Sonny Parker (rugby union)

For other people of the same name, see Sonny Parker (disambiguation).

Sonny Parker

Birth name	Sonny Toi Parker
Date of birth	(1977-08-27) 27 August 1977
Place of birth	Thames, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	16 st 3 lb (103 kg)
School	Sacred Heart College, Auckland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Current team London Welsh Youth career   New Zealand Maori Colts Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2004-2012 2012- Arix Viadana Pontypridd RFC Celtic Warriors Ospreys London Welsh 74 (95) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–2008 Wales 31 (30) Correct as of 11 September 2010 Coaching career Years Team 2017- London Welsh Amateur

Sonny Toi Parker (born 27 August 1977 in Thames, New Zealand) is a Welsh rugby union footballer who played for the Wales national rugby union team. He played for Pontypridd and the Celtic Warriors, before moving to the Ospreys when the Warriors region collapsed. He retired from Wales because of the demands of international rugby at the end of 2005 but was brought back by Gareth Jenkins for the 2006 Autumn internationals, and was subsequently selected in Wales' 2007 World Cup squad. Parker finished his Welsh career with 31 caps and six tries. He was the 1007th player to be capped by Wales. In 2012, it was confirmed that he was leaving Ospreys for newly promoted English side London Welsh. Parker is now the Richmond-based side's Team Manager.

External links

• Ospreys profile
• Pontypridd profile
• Wales profile
• Scrum.com stats