Geoff Parling rugby player
Geoff Parling rugby player

Geoff Parling

28th Oct 1983 1.98m/116kg No 4 Lock

The powerful lock forward has added great value to the Leicester second row and is becoming a regular in the England setup. The Newcastle University graduate cut his teeth in the Premiership with the Newcastle Falcons, but was named Newcomer of the Year by Leicester supporters in 2009/10 after his move to Welford Road.

With captaincy experience at the Falcons he is now a leader in the Tigers pack. The powerful lock forward has added great value to the Leicester second row and is becoming a regular in the England setup. The Newcastle University graduate cut his teeth in the Premiership with the Newcastle Falcons, but was named Newcomer of the Year by Leicester supporters in 2009/10 after his move to Welford Road.

In 2013 he was selected to tour Australia with the British and Irish Lions, and started the third and final test in which the Lions romped home against the Aussies to secure series victory.

In January 2015, Parling announced after 6 years at Welford Road he would move onto pastures new and join Exeter Chiefs for the 2015/16 season on a two year deal. Parling has secured a spot in Lancaster's 31 man squad for the 2015 RWC after a number of impressive performances in the pre World Cup warm up games with England.

In May 2017, Exeter Chiefs lock Parling is set to leave the club at the end of their current campaign to further his career in Japan and Australia.

He eventually signed for the Melbourne Rebels' 2018 Super Rugby season.

In November 2018, Parling moved from the Rebels locker room into the coaches ball pen when he was appointed Lineout Coach of the club where he served for 2 years and at the end of the 2020 Super Rugby AU season he was announced by Dave Rennie as the new Wallaby line out coach.

SL Sept '20

Career

rebels Melbourne Rebels
No 4 Lock
2017 - present
newcastle-falcons Newcastle Falcons
No 4 Lock
2003 - 2009
R2fRSPlg British & Irish Lions
No 5 Lock
2013 - 2013
leicester Leicester Tigers
No 4 Lock
2009 - 2015
england England
No 4 Lock
2012 - 2016
Exeter Chiefs Master Logo RGB White 2022-NoStar Exeter Chiefs
No 4 Lock
2015 - 2017
Barbarians_Logo Barbarians
No 4 Lock
2017 - 2017
Fuk Munakata Sanix Blues
No 4 Lock
2017 - 2020
australia Australia
Assistant Coach
2020 - 2021