George Parsons (rugby): Difference between revisions

'''George W. Parsons''' (21 April 1926&nbsp;– 24 November 2009) was a Welsh [[List of dual-code rugby internationals|dual-code international]] [[rugby union]], and professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]], and at club level for [[Abertillery RFC]], [[Cardiff RFC]], [[Newport RFC]] (two spells), and [[Newbridge RFC]], as a [[Rugby union positions#Locks|lock]], i.e. number 4 or 5,<ref name="Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)"/><ref name="Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)"/> and representative level rugby league (RL) for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] and [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]], and at club level for [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]], [[Rochdale Hornets]] and [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]], as a {{rlp|sr}}, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested [[Scrum (rugby)#Rugby league|contested scrumsscrum]]s.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)"/><ref>{{cite book|first1= Graham|last1= Williams|first2= Peter|last2= Lush|first3= David|last3= Farrar|title= The British Rugby League Records Book|publisher= London League|isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6|year= 2009|pages= 108–114}}</ref>