Perry-John Parker (born 25 June 1987 in Crawley, England) is a Professional
Rugby
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Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby union: 15 players per side
*** American flag rugby
*** Beach rugby
*** Mini rugby
*** Rugby sevens, 7 players per side
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player for Stade Dijonnais, Dijon, France. Parker is a second row who can play 4 or 5.
In 2012, Parker began playing for the Scottish side
Edinburgh Rugby
Edinburgh Rugby (formerly Edinburgh Reivers, Edinburgh Gunners) is one of the two professional rugby union teams from Scotland. The club competes in the United Rugby Championship, along with the Glasgow Warriors, its oldest rival. Edinburgh play ...
, having previously played an excellent season for
Esher RFC
Esher Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Surrey, England. Esher currently play in the third division of the English league system, National League 1, following their promotion as champions from the 2023–24 National ...
.
In the English championship.
In January 2014, Perry signed a loan deal with
Ospreys
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. After the Ospreys, Parker played for
Rotherham Titans
Rotherham Rugby Union Football Club, or Rotherham Titans is a rugby union club from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, currently playing in the third tier of the English rugby union league system, following their promotion from the National League ...
for a season before he signed with Rugby Rovigo, Italy.
In Parker's debut season for Rugby Rovigo, he had an outstanding campaign. Rovigo finished top of the league and went on to win the final in 2015/16 season, first win in 26 years. Parker signed a contract extension to remain with Rugby Rovigo until the end of 2017/18 season.
In 2018 Parker moved to sign for Stade Dijonnais, France.
References
External links
Edinburgh profilePerry-John Parker's Twitter account
1987 births
Living people
Edinburgh Rugby players
Ospreys (rugby union) players
Rotherham Titans players
Rugby Rovigo Delta players
Expatriate rugby union players in Italy
English rugby union players
English expatriate rugby union players
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