Richard Parks

Richard Parks

Birth name	Richard David Parks
Date of birth	(1977-08-14) 14 August 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Pontypridd, Wales
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	233 lb (106 kg)
School	Rougemont School Monmouth School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back row Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–1998 1999–2003 2003–2004 2004–2006 2006–2007 2007–2009 Newport Pontypridd Celtic Warriors Leeds Tykes Perpignan Dragons 62 97 24 45 11 30 (10) (0) (0) (10) (0) (5) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–2003 Wales 4 (0)

Richard David Parks (born 14 August 1977) is a former Wales international rugby union player turned extreme endurance athlete and television presenter.

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. In May 2009 he was forced to retire from rugby due to a shoulder injury.^[1]