Mike Parkinson

Mike Parkinson
Birth name	Ross Michael Parkinson
Date of birth	30 May 1948
Place of birth	Wairoa, New Zealand
Date of death	17 January 2009 (aged 60)
Place of death	Matauri Bay, New Zealand
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
School	Gisborne Boys' High School
Notable relative(s)	Johnny Smith (father-in-law)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Midfield
All Black No.	709
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1968, 1971–77	Poverty Bay
National team(s)
Years	Team
1970, 1974 ; 1972–73	New Zealand Maori; New Zealand

Ross Michael Parkinson (30 May 1948 – 17 January 2009) was a New Zealand rugby union player. Playing as a midfield back, Parkinson represented Poverty Bay at domestic level, and was a member of the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. He represented New Zealand in 20 international matches, seven of them at full test level, from 1972 to 1973. He also played for Auckland Maori, the North Island and a combined Poverty Bay-East Coast selection against the Lions in 1971.^[1] Parkinson died on 17 January 2009 while on holiday in Northland.^[2]

References[]

^ Knight, Lindsay. "Mike Parkinson". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
^ "Rugby: Former All Black Mike Parkinson dies". New Zealand Herald. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2015.

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[1] Knight, Lindsay. "Mike Parkinson". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 January 2015.

[2] "Rugby: Former All Black Mike Parkinson dies". New Zealand Herald. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2015.

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