Jim Parsons (rugby union)

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| full_name = Michael James Parsons

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|03|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Chipping Norton, England

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| school = The King's School, Canterbury

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| position = Lock

| repyears1 = 1968

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Michael James Parsons (born 13 March 1943) is an English former international rugby union player.

Parsons was educated at The King's School, Canterbury.{{cite web |title=Sporting Hall of Fame |url=http://www.kings-archives.co.uk/sport/sporting-hall-of-fame/ |website=The King's School Archives}}

An Oxfordshire farmer, Parsons played his rugby for Oxford and Northampton.{{cite news |title=England Will Bank On Farming Trio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1018955618 |work=Evening Standard |date=13 January 1968}}

Parsons was capped four times by England as a lock in the 1968 Five Nations Championship, introduced as one of eight debutants against Wales at Twickenham. A knee injury brought an end to his career soon after.{{cite news |title=Wales clash brings back memories |url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/9547630.rugby-union-wales-clash-brings-back-memories/ |work=Oxford Mail |date=23 February 2012 |language=en}}