Don Parish (rugby league)

For other people with the same name, see Don Parish (disambiguation).

Don Parish
Personal information
Full nameDon William Parish
Born (1937-10-31) 31 October 1937 (age 86)
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1958–60 Macquarie
1961–67 Western Suburbs 65 17 179 5 419
1968–70 Wests (Illawarra)
Total 65 17 179 5 419
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1958–60 Country NSW 3 0 6 0 12
1959–61 New South Wales 5 3 8 0 25
1959–62 Australia 3 1 7 0 17
1962 City NSW 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1972–76 Western Suburbs 110 48 6 56 44
1977–78 Penrith 44 12 3 29 27
Total 154 60 9 85 39

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.