Jim Parsons (rugby union)
| Full name | Michael James Parsons | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 March 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chipping Norton, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | The King's School, Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||
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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.
An Oxfordshire farmer, Parsons played his rugby for Oxford and Northampton.
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.