Sam Parry

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Sam Parry
Birth nameSam Lewis Thomas Parry
Date of birth (1991-12-17) 17 December 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth Haverfordwest, Wales
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight113 kg (17 st 11 lb)
SchoolPendergast Junior School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Ospreys
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010–11
2011–2014
2011–2014
2014–
2019
Llandovery
Newport RFC
Newport Gwent Dragons
Ospreys
Bristol (loan)
0
15
54
83
4
(0)
(0)
(0)
(50)
(0)
Correct as of 12 October 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011
2020–
Wales U20
Wales
4
5
(0)
(5)
Correct as of 12 October 2022

Sam Parry (born 17 December 1991) is a Welsh international rugby union player. His position is hooker.

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Parry began his rugby career at Llandovery RFC before joining the Scarlets Under-18s and then the Newport Gwent Dragons academy. He made his senior debut for Newport Gwent Dragons against Bath on 15 October 2011. Parry joined the Ospreys for the 2014–15 season.

International

In May 2013 he was selected in the Wales national rugby union team training squad for the summer 2013 tour to Japan. [1]

In January 2014 he was called up to the Wales squad for the 2014 Six Nations Championship. [2]

Parry was called up for Wales for the Autumn Nations Series in 2020. [3] He made his debut off the bench against France. Parry later scored a try in the final match against Italy.

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References

  1. Wales squad
  2. Wales squad update
  3. "Seven uncapped in Wales' autumn squad". Welsh Rugby Union. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

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