Parker, Dai

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Born : 8 August 1904, Llansamlet

Died : 16 June 1965, Swansea

Position : Forward

Major Teams : Swansea, Wales.

Wales Caps : 10. Points : 11 (1 penalty, 4 conversions).

British Isles tour to New Zealand (4 caps) & Australia (1 cap) 1930

David Stewart Parker played as a forward for Wales on 10 occasions between 1924 and 1930 scoring 1 penalty goal and 4 conversions.

Dai made his debut for Swansea in 1923 and was the club’s leading points scorer for 5 consecutive seasons (1925/26 – 1929/30). He also captained the club in 1927/28 and led them against the touring Australian Warratahs in 1927.

Dai played in the England/Wales versus Scotland/Ireland commemorative game at Twickenham in 1930.

He was the brother of Tom (Swansea and Wales) and also Alf who played for Llanelli versus South Africa in 1931. See profiles for their details.