Full name James Cecil Parke
Born
July 26, 1881, Clones, Monaghan
Died
February 27, 1946, Conway (aged 64 years 216 days)
Major teams Ireland
Position Centre
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Span | Mat | Start | Sub | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | GfM | Won | Lost | Draw | % | |
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All Tests | 1903-1909 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
Five/Six Nations | 1903-1909 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 29.41 |
Test debut | Wales v Ireland at Cardiff, Mar 14, 1903 match details |
Last Test | Ireland v France at Lansdowne Road, Mar 20, 1909 match details |
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James Parke was born in Clones, County Monaghan and played rugby with both Monkstown and Dublin University and between 1901 and 1908 played ten times for Leinster.
Between 1903 and 1907, he won twenty international caps for Ireland, leading his country on two occasions. As a tennis player he won the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title in 1914. He won the Australian Men's singles and doubles tennis tides in 1912. He was Singles Champion of Europe in 1907 and played for Britain in the Davis Cup.
In 1908 he won an Olympic silver medal in the Men's Doubles. He won eight Irish Lawn Tennis Singles titles, four doubles and two mixed tides. In 1914 he was ranked No.6 and in 1920 he was ranked No.4.
He played golf for Ireland in 1906. He was also a top-class track and field sprinter and a cricketer. He played chess for the Clones team when he was just nine years old.
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