George Parsons (rugby)

George Parsons
Personal information
Full nameGeorge W. Parsons
Born21 April 1926
Newbridge, Wales
Died24 November 2009(2009-11-24) (aged 83) or
27 November 2009(2009-11-27) (aged 83)
Llangynidr or Crickhowell, Wales
Playing information
Weight14 st 0 lb (89 kg)
Rugby union
PositionLock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Cardiff RFC
≤1945–45 Abertillery RFC
1945 Newport RFC 1
1945–46 Newbridge RFC
1946–47 Newport RFC 18
Total 19 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1947 Wales 1
Rugby league
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1948–57 St. Helens 296 45 40 0 215
1957–58 Rochdale Hornets 52 4 0 0 12
1958–60 Salford 42 3 0 0 9
Total 390 52 40 0 236
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1948–59 Wales 13 1 0 0 3
1951–53 Great Britain 2 1 0 0 3
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1960–63 Salford 117 36 4 77 31
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George W. Parsons (21 April 1926 – 24 November 2009) was a Welsh 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, and at club level for Abertillery RFC, Cardiff RFC, Newport RFC (two spells), and Newbridge RFC, as a lock, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for St. Helens, Rochdale Hornets and Salford, as a second-row. He coached Salford from 1960 to 1963.

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