| Dan Parks | |||||
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| Full name | Dan Parks | ||||
| Date of birth | May 26 1978 [1] | ||||
| Place of birth | Hornsby, Australia[1] | ||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb/14 st)[1] | ||||
| Rugby union career | |||||
| Position | Fly-half | ||||
| Clubs | |||||
| 2001-2003 2003-present |
Leeds Carnegie[2] Glasgow Rugby/Glasgow Warriors[2] |
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| correct as of October 2007. | |||||
| National team(s) | Caps | (points) | |||
| 2004-present | Scotland | 37 | (69) [3] | ||
| correct as of October 7 2007. | |||||
Daniel Arthur Parks (born May 26 1978 in Hornsby, New South Wales) is a Scottish 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. After moving to the UK in September, 2001 to pursue his professional rugby career, Dan joined Leeds Tykes. Then in 2003 he joined up with Glasgow Warriors, and has been an important and popular member of the squad ever since. Dan qualified to play for Scotland via his maternal grandfather who was born in Ayrshire. He made his Scotland debut in February 2004 against Wales[3]. However, he has proved to being a solid player. His accurate kicking, and ability to spot gaps in the opposition's defence is winning over his detractors. Dan Parks played in all three 2005 Autumn tests, particularly impressing against the all-conquering New Zealand in the final match of the series at Murrayfield. His positive attitude, and commitment won praise from coach, Frank Hadden, and Dan's fortunes improved along with those of the Scottish team who enjoyed more success in 2005-2006. Dan was first-choice fly-half for Glasgow since he arrived, and was top points scorer for his club in every season from 2003/04 to 2006-07 seasons, scoring tries, conversions, penalties and dropgoals. [4] [5] [6] [7]. 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[8]. Parks was also named Player of the Season in 2006/07[8]. 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 [9]
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 2003/2004. glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ 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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| Forwards | Barclay • Brown • Callam • Ford • Hamilton • Hines • Hogg • Kerr • Lawson • MacLeod • E. Murray • S. Murray • Smith • Taylor • Thomson • White |
| Backs | Blair • Cusiter • Dewey • Di Rollo • Henderson • Lamont • Lamont • Lawson • Parks • Paterson • Southwell • Walker • Webster |
| Coach | Hadden |
