Ciaran Parker

Ciaran Parker (born 5 October 1995) is an English rugby union player. He plays as a prop for Cardiff Rugby.

Ciaran Parker
Birth nameCiaran Joseph Parker
Date of birth (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995
Place of birthStockport, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight120 kg (19 st; 260 lb)
SchoolSt Ambrose College
UniversityManchester Metropolitan University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2017 Sale Sharks 12 (0)
2014 → Chester (loan) 4 (0)
2016 → Yorkshire Carnegie (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2020 Munster 13 (0)
2020–2021 Jersey Reds 10 (5)
2020 → Leinster (loan) 3 (5)
2021–2023 London Irish 6 (0)
2023– Cardiff Rugby 0 (0)
Correct as of 11 December 2021
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
England U18
2015 England U20 9 (0)
Correct as of 13 August 2016

Professional career

Sale Sharks

Parker made his full debut for Sale on 17 January 2015, when he was used as a replacement in their 2014–15 Champions Cup Round 5 defeat at the hands of French side Clermont Auvergne.[1][2] For the 2016–17 season, he was dual-registered with Championship side Yorkshire Carnegie.[3]

Munster

Parker joined Irish Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Munster on a one-year development contract in August 2017.[4] Though Parker has previously represented England at underage level , he was qualified to play for Ireland.[5] Parker made his competitive debut for Munster on 1 September 2017, coming off the bench against Benetton in round 1 of the 2017–18 Pro14.[6]

He extended his development contract with Munster for a further season in March 2018,[7] and made his Champions Cup debut for the province on 9 December 2018, featuring off the bench in their 30–5 win against French pool 2 opponents Castres.[8] He signed a contract extension with Munster in February 2019, a deal that saw Parker progress to a senior contract for the 2019–20 season.[9]

Jersey Reds

After being released by Munster,[10] Parker joined RFU Championship side Jersey Reds ahead of the 2020–21 season.[11]

Loan to Leinster

Parker joined Irish province Leinster, who play in the United Rugby Championship and Champions Cup, on a three-month loan in September 2020.[12]

London Irish

Parker joined Premiership Rugby club London Irish, where former Munster head coach Declan Kidney is the current director of rugby, in October 2021.[13]

References
  1. "Dimes tells Sale Sharks: Now it's time to put the record straight". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. "REPORT: Clermont set for Sarries showdown". EPCR. 17 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  3. "Yorkshire Carnegie: Seven new signings in starting line-up for new-look Carnegie". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. "Squad Update". Munster Rugby. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  5. "Munster add to front-row options with signing of Sale Sharks prop". The 42. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. "Munster Off to Flying Start". Munster Rugby. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  7. "Player Contract Update". Munster Rugby. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  8. "Report | Hanrahan Leads Munster To Castres Win". Munster Rugby. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  9. "Contract Update | Five Players Put Pen To Paper". Munster Rugby. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  10. "Player Update". Munster Rugby. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  11. "Reds unveil first batch of new signings". Jersey Reds. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  12. "Leinster sign former Munster player Parker on three-month loan". The42. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  13. "Kidney brings Redmond and ex-Munster prop Parker to London Irish". The42. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.


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