Jack Parr (rugby union)
| Full name | Sidney John Parr | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 August 1889 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Athboy, County Meath, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 28 February 1960 (aged 70) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Athboy, County Meath, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Sidney John Parr (21 August 1889 – 28 February 1960) was an Irish international rugby union player.
A native of Athboy, County Meath, Parr was a son of noted horse breeder Bernard Wauhope Parr.[1]
Parr, a wing-forward, played his rugby for Wanderers and was capped four times for Ireland. He made all of his appearances in the 1914 Five Nations Championship, featuring in wins over France and Scotland.[1]
During World War I, Parr served as an officer in the Royal Dragoons and received the Military Cross for demonstrating "distinguished service" at Loos.[2]
Parr married the sister of Irish rugby players George and Henry Stephenson.[3]
As owner of a Mitchelstown stud farm, Parr bred the 1954 Irish 2,000 Guineas–winning horse Artic Wind. Another of his horses, Mared, was the dam of Red Rum.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Walsh, Bernard (15 March 2016). "The History of the Parr Family". Athboy 100.
- ^ "Racecourse Chat". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1916.
- ^ "Parr - Stephenson". Irish Society (Dublin). 6 November 1920.
External links
[edit]- Jack Parr at ESPNscrum