Dan Parks
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| Dan Parks | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Daniel Arthur Parks | ||
| Date of birth | May 26, 1978 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hornsby, Australia[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1] | ||
| Weight | 14 st 2 lbs (90 kg) [1] | ||
| Nickname | Parksy, | ||
| School | Marsden High School | ||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby player | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fly-half | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Eastern Suburbs RUFC West Harbour RUFC Southern Districts RUFC |
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| Professional clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 2001-2003 2003-present |
Leeds Tykes[2] Glasgow Warriors[2] |
101 |
(1008) |
| National team(s) | |||
| 2004 | Scotland | 37 | (86) [3] |
Daniel Arthur Parks (born May 26, 1978 in Hornsby, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby union player. He plays professional rugby for Glasgow Warriors and represents Scotland at fly-half.
Dan Parks was brought up in Sydney, Australia and played rugby for the Eastern Suburbs RUFC, West Harbour RUFC, and Southern Districts RUFC. He also represented New South Wales at under-21 level. During his playing days in the Sydney rugby union competition, Dan broke a long standing point scoring record for the third fifteen's highest scoring replacment in a friendly game.
After moving to the UK in September 2001 to pursue his professional rugby career, Dan joined Leeds Tykes. In 2003 he joined the Glasgow Warriors and has been an important attacking component of the team.
Dan qualified to play for Scotland via his maternal grandmother who was born in Ayrshire, and he made his Scotland debut in February 2004 against Wales[3] [4] [5] [6]. This accumulation of points means he has become the highest all-time points scorer for the club, with 773 point up to the end of 2006/07[7]. Parks was also named Player of the Season in 2006/07[7]. Over his Glasgow career, he has made regular appearances for the Scottish national side, including in the Six Nations and the 2007 World Cup[3]. For his World Cup performance, Parks was voted Scotland's Player of the Tournament [8]
His uncharacteristic display on Scotland's last Six Nations (2008) game against Italy led to wide-spread outrage among the Scottish press, with many people believing that his poor passing caused Italy's interception. Others, however, believe that the Italian offence was off-side before the interception and not noticed by the referee. The event has caused many to call for Park's dismissal from the Scottish side, although no reports have been made to this effect.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d RWC 2007 player profile - Dan Parks. rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved on 2 November 2007.
- ^ a b European Rugby Cup: Player Records - Dan Parks. ERC.com. Retrieved on November 2, 2007.
- ^ a b c scrum.com player profile - Dan Parks. scrum.com. Retrieved on 2 November 2007.
- ^ Statistics - Season 2004/2005. glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ Statistics - Season 2005/2006. glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ Statistics - Season 2006/2007. glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ a b Glasgow Warriors. glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ Parks voted Scots' player of World Cup by his peers. The Scotsman.com (12 October 2007).
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