Richard Parks Wales Rugby
Richard david parks born 14 august 1977 is a former wales international rugby union player turned extreme environment athlete.
Richard parks wales rugby. Welsh rugby richard parks made his wales debut on tour to south africa in 2002 ex wales rugby player richard parks is claiming a new british record for skiing solo to the south pole. Richard parks zodiac sign is a leo. Richard david parks born 14 august 1977 in pontypridd wales is a former wales international rugby union player turned extreme endurance athlete and television presenter. Richard now spends his life taking on expeditions and challenges which push the boundaries of human performance.
He became an extreme mountain climber following his retirement from rugby scaling the tallest mountain on each of the seven continents in a span of just seven months. He began playing rugby at rougemont school at eleven. He was named as one of the 100 most influential people in wales by business insider in 2012. Wales rugby tuesday 27 october 2020 608pm richard parks former welsh rugby international and multiple world record adventurer will present a new documentary on itv cymru wales looking at what it.
Former welsh rugby international and adventurer richard parks is used to challenging the norm and battling stereotypes and tonight tuesday 27 october 800pm on itv wales his latest project will be aired. Can i be welsh and black is a programme that coincides with the final week of black history month. Richard parks best known for being a rugby player was born in wales united kingdom on sunday august 14 1977. Top 10 must know facts about rugby player 1.
Richard in a nutshell. As a professional rugby player and back row forward richard made a name for himself as a hard and prolific tackler representing wales and the barbarians. Hes battled against the most extreme conditions on the planet and endured the hardest tackles against the giants of world rugby but when we speak richard parks is grappling his toddler son fred. Leos tend to have.
Richard parkss zodiac sign is leo. In rugby he represented newport rfc pontypridd rfc celtic warriors leeds tykes perpignan and newport gwent dragons over a professional career which spanned 13 years. Hero explorer richard parks on quitting rugby being inspired at his grandmothers funeral and coming close to death in an alaskan crevasse. In may 2009 he was forced to retire from rugby due to a shoulder injury.