Tom Parker Rugby player

Thomas "Tom" Parker (29 March 1891 – 25 November 1967) was a Welsh international rugby union flanker who played club rugby for Swansea. Parker made his debut for Swansea in 1913 and captained his club in the 1920/21 season Parker would play 15 times for Wales, seven of them as captain. He was surprisingly one of the most successful captains in the history of Welsh rugby with 6 wins and 1 draw, all played during the 1920s, a decade that is seen as the worst period in Welsh rugby.

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Tom Parker
Birth dateMarch 29, 1891
Birth place
Llansamlet , Wales
Date of deathNovember 25, 1967
Place of death
Wales , Tredegar
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