Don Parkinson


Don Parkinson is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in 1968.

Playing career

From Huntly, Parkinson played for the Taniwharau Rugby League Club and represented Waikato. A hooker, Parkinson represented the Kiwis in 1968.

Later years

In 2005 Parkinson was fined and sentenced to 400 hours' community work after he had mistakenly shot another hunter while out deer hunting.