Adam Parker (rugby union)

Adam Parker

Birth name	Adam Grant Parker
Date of birth	(1973-04-21) 21 April 1973 (age 48)
Place of birth	Christchurch, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	240 lb (110 kg; 17 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1995-1996 Sydenham () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1999-2005 Toshiba () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1995 1996 South Canterbury Nelson Bays 2 5 (0) (0) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1998 2000-2004 New Zealand Maori  Japan 2 4 0 (0)

Adam Grant Parker (born Christchurch, 21 April 1973), was a New Zealand rugby union player who played as lock or as flanker. He played internationally for Japan.

Career[]

Parker started his career playing in 1995, playing for South Canterbury in the NPC, the following year he moved to Nelson Bays, earning 5 caps in the club. In 1999, Parker moved to Japan, where he joined Toshiba Fuchu, with which he won the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship in 2004, the same year he left the club.^[1] He was also a New Zealand Maori team member in 1998, where he was also a trialist.^[2] He was first capped for Japan on 19 May 2000, against Russia, at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium. Parker was also part of the 2003 Rugby World Cup squad, playing 4 matches at the tournament. His final cap for Japan was against Italy, on 4 July 2004.

References[]

External links[]

• Adam Grant Parker at New Zealand Rugby History
• Adam Parker international stats