Don Parkinson

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Don Parkinson
Personal information
Full nameDonald Parkinson
Born (1936-10-01) 1 October 1936 (age 88)
Huntly, New Zealand
Playing information
Position Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Taniwharau
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Waikato
1968–71 New Zealand 42000

Don Parkinson is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in 1968.

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Playing career

From Huntly, Parkinson played for the Taniwharau Rugby League Club and represented Waikato. [1] A hooker, Parkinson represented the Kiwis in 1968. [2] [3]

Later years

In 2005 Parkinson was fined and sentenced to 400 hours' community work after he had mistakenly shot another hunter while out deer hunting. [4]

References

  1. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN   978-1-86969-366-4.
  2. Past Kiwis Caps P Archived 2014-10-29 at archive.today nzrl.co.nz
  3. Huntly's rugby league legends go on parade stuff.co.nz, 8 December 2008
  4. Hunter escapes prison after shooting accident nzherald.co.nz, 17 June 2005