Gary Parcell was an Australian professional

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footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. A

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interstate and Australia international representative forward, he played his club football in

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for Brothers. The son of Queensland Maroons forward, Percy Parcell, Gary, like his father, played for the

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's Brothers club. In 1959, Queensland won the interstate series against New South Wales 3-1, but managed only seven players in a Kangaroo touring party of 26. They were Parcell Elton Rasmussen, Jim Paterson,

Dud Beattie Dud Beattie (27 April 1934 – 19 April 2016) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. An Australian international and Queensland representative prop forward, he played in Ipswich, Queensland for the Railway ...

, Noel Kelly,

Barry Muir Barry Muir (18 September 1937 – 2 September 2022) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach. An Australian and Queensland representative , he played in twenty-two Tests between 1959 and 1964, as captain on two occasions. ...

and

Ron Boden Ronald James Boden (16 October 1936 – 24 August 2015) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played for Parramatta as a centre and also played for Australia, New South Wales and Queensland. Early life ...

, with Boden originally from NSW

In 1959 Parcell was first selected for the Australian national team, becoming Kangaroo No. 356. Parcell is the grandfather of current

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player

Matt Parcell Matt Steven Parcell (born 30 October 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Betfred Super League. He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos and Manly Warringah Sea Eagle ...

.Matt Parcell Has Emerged As A Serious Contender For The Broncos No 14 Jersey
''The Courier Mail''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parcell, Gary 1933 births 2020 deaths Rugby league players from Queensland Australia national rugby league team players Queensland rugby league team players Australian rugby league players Place of birth missing