Jessie Joe Parker
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Jessie Joe Parker is a Papua New Guinea
n rugby league
footballer, who was scheduled to sign for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
, however he did not return to England in time for pre season training despite being granted extra leave and time to sort out a visa. However he did not sort it in time and was released from his Wakefield contract. HE previously for Featherstone Rovers
in the Co-operative Championship. He has played for the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team
, he represented them at the 2008 World Cup and the 4 Nations in Australia in 2010. His position of preference is at centre, although he is something of a utility player.
side Northern Pride
for 2009, but during the World Cup he caught the eye of Wayne Bennett and trialed with St George Illawarra but ended heading to the UK.
In 2009, Parker joined Championship big spenders Featherstone Rovers
on a two year contract at The Chris Moyles Stadium. He signed with the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
for 2011.
. He went on to play for PNG in the World Cup. He was named as part of the Papua New Guinea
squad for the 2009 Pacific Cup
.
He played for Papua New Guinea in the 2010 Four Nations tournament. He played at both centre and fullback in the tournament.
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
n rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer, who was scheduled to sign for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
, however he did not return to England in time for pre season training despite being granted extra leave and time to sort out a visa. However he did not sort it in time and was released from his Wakefield contract. HE previously for Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
in the Co-operative Championship. He has played for the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team
Papua New Guinea national rugby league team
The Papua New Guinea national rugby league team represents Papua New Guinea internationally in the sport of rugby league football.In Papua New Guinea, Rugby league is highly popular and is regarded as the country’s national sport. The national side are known as the Kumuls...
, he represented them at the 2008 World Cup and the 4 Nations in Australia in 2010. His position of preference is at centre, although he is something of a utility player.
Club
After several impressive seasons in the PNG domestic league, he had signed for Cairns based Queensland CupQueensland Cup
The Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...
side Northern Pride
Northern Pride RLFC
The Northern Pride RLFC is a Queensland rugby league club founded in 2007. Based in Cairns, Queensland they compete in the Queensland Cup.-History:...
for 2009, but during the World Cup he caught the eye of Wayne Bennett and trialed with St George Illawarra but ended heading to the UK.
In 2009, Parker joined Championship big spenders Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
on a two year contract at The Chris Moyles Stadium. He signed with the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
for 2011.
International
Parker was named in the Papua New Guinea training squad in August, 2008 for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
. He went on to play for PNG in the World Cup. He was named as part of the Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea national rugby league team
The Papua New Guinea national rugby league team represents Papua New Guinea internationally in the sport of rugby league football.In Papua New Guinea, Rugby league is highly popular and is regarded as the country’s national sport. The national side are known as the Kumuls...
squad for the 2009 Pacific Cup
2009 Pacific Cup
-Semifinals:-Third place Playoff:-Final:-Telecast Details:The Pacific Cup will be shown in the UK, Australia, and throughout the Pacific.*In Australia all matches will be broadcast by NRL.com while the Nine Network will show a one hour highlight package each weekend.*In Britain matches will be...
.
He played for Papua New Guinea in the 2010 Four Nations tournament. He played at both centre and fullback in the tournament.