Gary Parcell
Australia international rugby league footballer (1933–2020)
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Gary Parcell was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. A Queensland interstate and Australia international representative forward, he played his club football in Ipswich for Brothers.[1]
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| Born | 21 July 1933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 November 2020 (aged 87) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Matt Parcell (grandson) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Queensland Maroons forward, Percy Parcell, Gary, like his father, played for the Ipswich Rugby League's Brothers club.[2]
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, Noel Kelly, Barry Muir and Ron Boden, with Boden originally from NSW.[3]
In 1959 Parcell was first selected for the Australian national team, becoming Kangaroo No. 356.[4]
Parcell is the grandfather of current Hull KR player Matt Parcell.[5]