Jonty Parkin Rugby player

Jonathan "Jonty" Parkin (born in Sharlston, West Riding of Yorkshire) was an English rugby league footballer of the 1910s, '20s and '30s. He toured Australia three times, twice as captain of Great Britain, earning 17 Test caps. He played at Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Scrum-half/Halfback, and also captained England for whom he made 12 appearances, as well as 17 for Yorkshire. Parkin gave the Wakefield club 17 years' service, playing 349 times.