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Hadleigh Parkes

Hadleigh Parkes

Cap No 1144

Profile Biog
DOB 05th Oct 1987
Birthplace Hunterville
Position Centre
Club/Region Scarlets
Height 1.88 m (6' 2“)
Weight 100.91 kg (15st 10lbs)

As far as international debuts are concerned, Hadleigh Parkes’ was a bit special. Having spent three years at the Scarlets qualifying to play for Wales, the Hunterville, New Zealand-born centre literally burst on to the Test scene against South Africa in the final game of the 2017 Under Armour Series at Principality Stadium.

He scored within seven minutes of his first game in a Welsh shirt, bagged a second try later in the first half, and carried off the man of the match award after helping Wales to beat the Springboks 24-22.

It was not a bad start for a player who had only been drafted into the Welsh squad for the four match autumn campaign a month earlier. He wasn’t available for selection until 2 December, but Warren Gatland gave him his chance at the earliest opportunity and neither coach nor player has looked back since.

When he left the family sheep farm in New Zealand with his now wife, Suzanne, the former Manawatu, Auckland Blues, Wellington Hurricanes and Southern Kings centre wasn’t thinking about anything other than doing a good job for his former Auckland coach, Wayne Pivac, at the Scarlets. He did that and more for the Welsh region and in more than 100 appearances for the Llanelli-based side has helped them to win the Guinness PRO12 (2017), reach a second final (2018) and play in a Champions Cup semi-final (2018).

A vital cog in the Welsh back line, he started four of the five Grand Slam matches in 2019, scoring a vital try in the clincher against Ireland, and featured in 11 of the record run of 14 successive victories in 2018/19. He learned his rugby at Palmerston North Boys’ High School and the University of Canterbury.

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First Team

Josh Adams

Josh Adams

Wing

Adam Beard

Adam Beard

Lock

Gareth Davies

Gareth Davies

Scrum Half

Seb Davies

Seb Davies

Lock

Elliot Dee

Elliot Dee

Hooker

Ryan Elias

Ryan Elias

Hooker

Wyn Jones

Wyn Jones

Prop

Dillon Lewis

Dillon Lewis

Tighthead prop

George North

George North

Centre

Aaron Wainwright

Aaron Wainwright

Back Row

Owen watkin

Owen Watkin

Centre

Tomas Williams

Tomos Williams

Scrum Half

Ken Owens

Ken Owens

Hooker

Justin Tipuric

Justin Tipuric

Back Row

Leon Brown

Leon Brown

Prop

Taine Basham

Taine Basham

Back row

Will Rowlands

Will Rowlands

Second Row

Nick Tompkins

Nick Tompkins

Centre

Kieran Hardy

Kieran Hardy

Half back

Ioan Lloyd

Ioan Lloyd

Fly half

Tom Rogers

Tom Rogers

Winger

Gareth Thomas

Gareth Thomas

Loosehead prop

Tommy Reffell

Tommy Reffell

Flanker

Harri O'Connor

Harri O'Connor

Tighthead prop

Sam Costelow

Sam Costelow

Fly half

Rio Dyer

Rio Dyer

Winger

Dafydd Jenkins

Dafydd Jenkins

Second Row

Teddy Williams

Teddy Williams

Second Row

Mason Grady

Mason Grady

Centre

Corey Domachowski

Corey Domachowski

Loosehead prop

Kemsley Mathias

Kemsley Mathias

Loosehead prop

Keiron Assiratti

Keiron Assiratti

Tighthead prop

Cai Evans

Cai Evans

Full back

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Joe Roberts

Centre

Cameron Winnett

Cameron Winnett

Full back

Alex Mann

Alex Mann

Flanker

Evan Lloyd

Evan Lloyd

Hooker

Hadleigh Parkes

Mackenzie Martin

Back Row

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