Shannon Parry

Shannon Michelle Parry OAM (born 27 October 1989) is an Australian rugby player. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.[1][2][3][4][5][6] She also competed at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and has appeared in four Rugby World Cup's — 2010, 2014, 2017 and 2021.

Shannon Parry
Parry in 2018
Date of birth (1989-10-27) 27 October 1989
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–Present Australia 19 (0)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2013–Present Australia 17
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam competition
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold CoastTeam competition

Rugby career

2010–13

Parry plays for Australia and was a member of the squad to the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup that finished in third place. She was in the squad to the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens as defending champions.[7]

2014–17

Parry was in Australia's 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.[8] She was co-captain of Australia's team at the 2016 Olympics, defeating New Zealand in the final to win the inaugural Olympic gold medal in the sport.[9] In 2017 Parry was named Captain of the Female Australian 15 Player Squad.

2020–22

Parry was named in the Australia squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10] The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14-12 in the quarterfinals.[11]

Parry was named in Australia's squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand.[12][13] She then made the Wallaroos squad for a two-test series against the Black Ferns at the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[14][15] She was selected in the team again for the delayed 2022 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[16][17]

References
  1. Newman, Beth (14 July 2016). "Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced". www.rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. "Rio Olympics: Australia's men's and women's sevens squads unveiled". foxsports.com.au. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. "Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games". ABC.net.au. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. "Australia's Olympic Sevens squads announced". Rugby News.net.au. 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. "Australia name a mix of veterans, young guns for men's, women's Olympic sevens squads". ESPN.com.au. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  6. "Key players return as Australia name Olympic sevens squads". worldrugby.org. 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  7. Sporting Sheilas (2 June 2013). "Shannon Parry Named in Rugby Sevens Squad to Defend World Cup Title". Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  8. Sean (RUGBY15.CO.ZA) (16 June 2014). "Wallaroos Finalise IRB Women's Rugby World Cup Squad". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  9. "Australia wins gold in women's rugby sevens". Sky News. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  10. Williamson, Nathan (2 July 2021). "Australia announces Olympic Sevens squads | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au". www.rugby.com.au.
  11. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  12. Williamson, Nathan (19 May 2022). "Wallaroos announce squad for Pacific Four". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  13. Woods, Melissa (19 May 2022). "Nine new Wallaroos for Pacific Four rugby". 7NEWS. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  14. "Wallaroos name 32-player squad". ESPN.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  15. "Maya Stewart, Emily Robinson, and Asatasi Lafai named in Wallaroos squad to face Black Ferns". nsw.rugby. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  16. Williamson, Nathan (7 September 2022). "Wallaroos confirm Rugby World Cup squad". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  17. Worthington, Sam (7 September 2022). "Rugby stars to play two World Cups in a month". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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