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Don Parish
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Full name	Don William Parish
Born	31 October 1937 (age 86); Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
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Don Parish is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s. An Australia international and New South Wales state representative goal-kicking fullback or three-quarter back, he played club football in Sydney's NSWRFL Premiership for the Western Suburbs club, as well as elsewhere in New South Wales. Parish later coached Wests and Penrith.

Playing career

Hailing from the country New South Wales town of Dubbo, Parish played for the Macquarie club, becoming their first international when he was selected to go on the 1959/60 Kangaroo tour.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In 1959 Parish scored a try and kicked three goals in the New South Wales team's loss to Queensland that attracted 35,261 spectators, smashing Brisbane's previous record for an interstate match of 22,817.^[4] Later that year he became Kangaroo No. 358^[5] when selected as a non-playing reserve in the Test series against New Zealand. Parish then toured with the 1959-60 Kangaroos and played in 12 matches (no Tests) and scored 55 points (7 tries, 17 goals).

Parish started playing first grade in the Sydney premiership for the Western Suburbs club in the 1961 NSWRFL season and that year toured New Zealand with the Australian side, making his Test debut. In the 12-10 First Test loss in Auckland he had the distinction of becoming the first Australian fullback to score a try in a Test match and was the tour's leading point-scorer with 58 points (4 tries, 23 goals).^[6] At the end of the season he played at fullback in Wests' loss to St. George in the grand final.

In 1962 Parish played in Australia's First Test loss to Great Britain, which was his last international match. That season he was the League's top point-scorer. In 1963 he again played fullback for Wests in another grand final defeat by St. George. Parish's last season playing for Wests was 1967.

Coaching career

Following his retirement from the playing field, Parish coached on the Southern New South Wales coast, taking the Illawarra Rugby League's Western Suburbs club to premierships in 1969 and 1970, as well as coaching the Illawarra group team to victory in the Country Divisional Championship.^[7]

At the end of the 1971 NSWRFL season Parish was appointed to take over from Ron Watson as Western Suburbs' first grade coach. He coached the club until 1976, moving to Penrith in 1977. Half-way through the 1978 NSWRFL season, Len Stacker was appointed to replace Parish as Penrith head coach at the season's end.^[8]

Sporting positions
Preceded by Barry Harris 1975-1976	Coach Penrith 1977–1978	Succeeded by Len Stacker 1979-1981
Preceded by Ron Watson 1970-1971	Coach Western Suburbs 1972–1976	Succeeded by Tommy Raudonikis 1976

References

^ "'Special' weekend promised". Daily Liberal. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
^ AAP (27 December 1959). "Injuries to Kangaroos change team". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
^ "Don Parish". Scanlens.
^ Goodman, Tom (28 May 1959). "Queensland beats N.S.W. in league by 17-15". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
^ Australian Rugby League. "Australian Players Register" (PDF). Australian Rugby League – Annual Report 2005. secure.ausport.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
^ Whiticker, Alan. "Don Parish". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
^ Humphries, Rod (27 October 1971). "Wests' nod to Parish". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
^ Clarkson, Alan (26 July 1978). "Stacker to coach Penrith next year". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 June 2011.

External links

Don Parish at stats.rleague.com

[1] "'Special' weekend promised". Daily Liberal. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2011.

[2] AAP (27 December 1959). "Injuries to Kangaroos change team". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 June 2011.

[3] "Don Parish". Scanlens.

[4] Goodman, Tom (28 May 1959). "Queensland beats N.S.W. in league by 17-15". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2011.

[5] Australian Rugby League. "Australian Players Register" (PDF). Australian Rugby League – Annual Report 2005. secure.ausport.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

[6] Whiticker, Alan. "Don Parish". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 12 August 2013.

[7] Humphries, Rod (27 October 1971). "Wests' nod to Parish". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 June 2011.

[8] Clarkson, Alan (26 July 1978). "Stacker to coach Penrith next year". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 June 2011.

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 ==Playing career==
-Hailing from the country [[New South Wales]] town of [[Dubbo]], Parish played for the Macquarie club, becoming their first international when he was selected to go on the [[1959/60 Kangaroo tour]].<ref>{{cite news|title='Special' weekend promised|url=http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/special-weekend-promised/805490.aspx?storypage=0|accessdate=19 June 2011|newspaper=Daily Liberal|date=7 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=AAP|title=Injuries to Kangaroos change team|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NHdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4-QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4461,310660|accessdate=19 June 2011|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=27 December 1959}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Don Parish|url=http://p1.la-img.com/695/11718/3055751_2_l.jpg|publisher=Scanlens}}</ref>
+Hailing from the country [[New South Wales]] town of [[Dubbo]], Parish played for the Macquarie club, becoming their first international when he was selected to go on the [[1959/60 Kangaroo tour]].<ref>{{cite news|title='Special' weekend promised|url=http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/special-weekend-promised/805490.aspx?storypage=0|access-date=19 June 2011|newspaper=Daily Liberal|date=7 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=AAP|title=Injuries to Kangaroos change team|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NHdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4-QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4461,310660|access-date=19 June 2011|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=27 December 1959}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Don Parish|url=http://p1.la-img.com/695/11718/3055751_2_l.jpg|publisher=Scanlens}}</ref>
-In 1959 Parish scored a try and kicked three goals in the [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales team]]'s loss to [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]] that attracted 35,261 spectators, smashing Brisbane's previous record for an interstate match of 22,817.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goodman|first=Tom|title=Queensland beats N.S.W. in league by 17-15|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RYNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6uQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7349,1130848|accessdate=11 December 2011|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=28 May 1959}}</ref> Later that year he became Kangaroo No. 358<ref>{{cite web|last=[[Australian Rugby League]]|title=Australian Players Register|url=https://secure.ausport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/98638/Australian_Rugby_League_2005.pdf|work=Australian Rugby League - Annual Report 2005|publisher=secure.ausport.gov.au|accessdate=16 June 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705170103/https://secure.ausport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/98638/Australian_Rugby_League_2005.pdf|archivedate=5 July 2009|df=dmy }}</ref> when selected as a non-playing reserve in the [[Test match (rugby league)|Test]] series against [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]]. Parish then toured with the 1959-60 Kangaroos and played in 12 matches (no Tests) and scored 55  points (7 tries, 17 goals).
+In 1959 Parish scored a try and kicked three goals in the [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales team]]'s loss to [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]] that attracted 35,261 spectators, smashing Brisbane's previous record for an interstate match of 22,817.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goodman|first=Tom|title=Queensland beats N.S.W. in league by 17-15|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RYNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6uQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7349,1130848|access-date=11 December 2011|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=28 May 1959}}</ref> Later that year he became Kangaroo No. 358<ref>{{cite web|last=Australian Rugby League|author-link=Australian Rugby League|title=Australian Players Register|url=https://secure.ausport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/98638/Australian_Rugby_League_2005.pdf|work=Australian Rugby League – Annual Report 2005|publisher=secure.ausport.gov.au|access-date=16 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705170103/https://secure.ausport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/98638/Australian_Rugby_League_2005.pdf|archive-date=5 July 2009 }}</ref> when selected as a non-playing reserve in the [[Test match (rugby league)|Test]] series against [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]]. Parish then toured with the 1959-60 Kangaroos and played in 12 matches (no Tests) and scored 55 points (7 tries, 17 goals).
-Parish started playing first grade in the Sydney premiership for the Western Suburbs club in the [[1961 NSWRFL season]] and that year toured New Zealand with the Australian side, making his Test debut. In the 12-10 First Test loss in Auckland he had the distinction of becoming the first Australian fullback to score a try in a Test match and was the tour's leading point-scorer with 58 points (4 tries, 23 goals).<ref>{{cite web|last=Whiticker|first=Alan|title=Don Parish|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/don-parish/summary.html|work=rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref>  At the end of the season he played at fullback in Wests' loss to St. George in the grand final.
+Parish started playing first grade in the Sydney premiership for the Western Suburbs club in the [[1961 NSWRFL season]] and that year toured New Zealand with the Australian side, making his Test debut. In the 12-10 First Test loss in Auckland he had the distinction of becoming the first Australian fullback to score a try in a Test match and was the tour's leading point-scorer with 58 points (4 tries, 23 goals).<ref>{{cite web|last=Whiticker|first=Alan|title=Don Parish|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/don-parish/summary.html|publisher=Rugby League Project|access-date=12 August 2013}}</ref> At the end of the season he played at fullback in Wests' loss to St. George in the grand final.
 In 1962 Parish played in Australia's First Test loss to [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]], which was his last international match. That season he was the League's top point-scorer. In 1963 he again played fullback for Wests in another grand final defeat by [[St George Dragons|St. George]]. Parish's last season playing for Wests was 1967.
 ==Coaching career==
-Following his retirement from the playing field, Parish coached on the Southern New South Wales coast, taking the [[Illawarra Rugby League]]'s Western Suburbs club to premierships in 1969 and 1970, as well as coaching the Illawarra group team to victory in the Country Divisional Championship.<ref>{{cite news|last=Humphries|first=Rod|title=Wests' nod to Parish|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CplXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4843,9939173|accessdate=19 June 2011|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=27 October 1971}}</ref>
+Following his retirement from the playing field, Parish coached on the Southern New South Wales coast, taking the [[Illawarra Rugby League]]'s Western Suburbs club to premierships in 1969 and 1970, as well as coaching the Illawarra group team to victory in the Country Divisional Championship.<ref>{{cite news|last=Humphries|first=Rod|title=Wests' nod to Parish|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CplXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4843,9939173|access-date=19 June 2011|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=27 October 1971}}</ref>
-At the end of the [[1971 NSWRFL season]] Parish was appointed to take over from [[Ron Watson (rugby league)|Ron Watson]] as [[Western Suburbs Red Devils|Western Suburbs]]' first grade coach. He coached the club until 1976, moving to [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]] in 1977. Half-way through the [[1978 NSWRFL season]], [[Len Stacker]] was appointed to replace Parish as Penrith head coach at the season's end.<ref>{{cite news|last=Clarkson|first=Alan|title=Stacker to coach Penrith next year|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4AtkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gOYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2289,8096343|accessdate=19 June 2011|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=26 July 1978}}</ref>
+At the end of the [[1971 NSWRFL season]] Parish was appointed to take over from [[Ron Watson (rugby league)|Ron Watson]] as [[Western Suburbs Red Devils|Western Suburbs]]' first grade coach. He coached the club until 1976, moving to [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]] in 1977. Half-way through the [[1978 NSWRFL season]], [[Len Stacker]] was appointed to replace Parish as Penrith head coach at the season's end.<ref>{{cite news|last=Clarkson|first=Alan|title=Stacker to coach Penrith next year|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4AtkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gOYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2289,8096343|access-date=19 June 2011|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=26 July 1978}}</ref>
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+{{S-sport}}
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+| before = [[Barry Harris (rugby league)|Barry Harris]]<br>1975-1976
+| after  = [[Len Stacker]]<br>1979-1981
+| title  = Coach<br>{{leagueicon|penrith|size=18}}<br>[[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]]
+| years  = 1977–1978
+}}
+{{Succession box
+| before = [[Ron Watson (rugby league)|Ron Watson]]<br>1970-1971
+| after  = {{nowrap|[[Tommy Raudonikis]]}}<br>1976
+| title  = Coach<br>{{leagueicon|western suburbs magpies|size=18}}<br>[[Western Suburbs Magpies|Western Suburbs]]
+| years  = 1972–1976
+}}
+{{S-end}}
 ==References==
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+{{Reflist}}
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