Siôn Parry

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|10|29}}

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| height = 183 cm

| weight = 96 kg

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| school = Whitchurch High School

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| position = Flanker

| years1 = 2018–2019

| clubs1 = Bedwas

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| years2 = 2019–

| clubs2 = Pontypridd

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| repyears1 = 2023–

| repteam1 = {{nrut|Canada}}

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Siôn Parry (born October 29, 1998) is a Welsh Canadian rugby union player.{{cite news |title=Pontypridd's Parry earns Canada call-up |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/66115610 |work=BBC Sport |date=July 5, 2023 }}

Early life

Parry hails from Rhiwbina in the outskirts of Cardiff and was educated at Whitchurch High School.{{cite news |last1=James |first1=Ben |title=Welsh rugby player makes Test debut against superstars after video spotted |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/semi-pro-welsh-rugby-player-27627511 |work=Wales Online |date=August 31, 2023 |language=en}}

Rugby career

An openside flanker, Parry played for Bedwas in the 2017–18 season of the Welsh Premier Division, then moved on to Pontypridd.{{cite web |last1=Parsons |first1=David |title=The Ponty Carpenter Who’s Off To Tour With Canada |url=https://www.dai-sport.com/the-ponty-carpenter-whos-off-to-tour-with-canada/ |website=Dai Sport |date=July 7, 2023}} Parry, whose mother is from Ontario, was called up by Canada in 2023 after their Welsh-born coach Kingsley Jones saw a highlights video of Parry that had been sent to him by a mutual contact. He gained two caps in 2023, both against Tonga, the first off the bench and the second as part of the starting lineup.

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