Gary Parcell

Gary Parcell was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. A Queensland interstate and Australia international representative forward, he played his club football in Ipswich for Brothers.^[1]

Gary Parcell

Personal information
Born	(1933-07-21)21 July 1933
Died	30 November 2020(2020-11-30) (aged 87)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Brothers (Ipswich) Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1956–62 Queensland 14 1 0 0 3 1959–62 Australia 8 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
Relatives	Matt Parcell (grandson)

The son of Queensland Maroons forward, Percy Parcell, Gary, like his father, played for the Ipswich Rugby League's Brothers club.^[2]

In 1959, Queensland won the interstate series against New South Wales 3–1, but managed only seven players in a Kangaroo touring party of 26. They were Parcell Elton Rasmussen, Jim Paterson, Dud Beattie, Noel Kelly, Barry Muir and Ron Boden, with Boden originally from NSW.^[3]

In 1959 Parcell was first selected for the Australian national team, becoming Kangaroo No. 356.^[4]

Parcell is the grandfather of current Hull KR player Matt Parcell.^[5]