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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Stockton-on-Tees" title="Stockton-on-Tees">Stockton-on-Tees</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Weight</th><td class="infobox-data">117 kg (18 st 6 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">School</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ian_Ramsey_Church_of_England_Academy" title="Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy">Ian Ramsey C of E School</a> and <a href="/wiki/Durham_School" title="Durham School">Durham School</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">University</th><td class="infobox-data"><a 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vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>Apps</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(Points)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2003–2009</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Falcons" title="Newcastle Falcons">Newcastle Falcons</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 116</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (40)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2009–2015</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 93</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (15)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2015–2017</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Exeter_Chiefs" title="Exeter Chiefs">Exeter Chiefs</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 50</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (5)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2017–2018</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Munakata_Sanix_Blues" title="Munakata Sanix Blues">Munakata Sanix Blues</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 12</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2018</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Rebels" title="Melbourne Rebels">Melbourne Rebels</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 11</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>2003–2018</b></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Total</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>282</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(60)</b></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0ffff;">International career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Years</b></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>Apps</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: 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title="British & Irish Lions">British & Irish Lions</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 3</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0ffff;">Coaching career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Years</b></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Team</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2020—</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> <i>forwards</i></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p>  </p><p><b>Geoff Parling</b> (born 28 October 1983) is an English <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> coach and former player. His usual playing position was <a href="/wiki/Lock_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lock (rugby union)">lock</a>. </p><p>Parling played for <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Falcons" title="Newcastle Falcons">Newcastle Falcons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Exeter_Chiefs" title="Exeter Chiefs">Exeter Chiefs</a> in <a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">Premiership Rugby</a>, he won three English titles as a player, two with Leicester in <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Premiership_Rugby" title="2009–10 Premiership Rugby">2010</a> and <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Premiership_Rugby" title="2012–13 Premiership Rugby">2013</a> then again with Exeter in <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Premiership_Rugby" title="2016–17 Premiership Rugby">2017</a>. He played in Japan for <a href="/wiki/Munakata_Sanix_Blues" title="Munakata Sanix Blues">Munakata Sanix Blues</a> and for <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Rebels" title="Melbourne Rebels">Melbourne Rebels</a> in <a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby" title="Super Rugby">Super Rugby</a>. He won 29 caps for <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a>, appearing at the <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015 Rugby World Cup</a> and won three caps for the <a href="/wiki/British_%26_Irish_Lions" title="British & Irish Lions">British & Irish Lions</a> on the <a href="/wiki/2013_British_%26_Irish_Lions_tour_to_Australia" title="2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia">2013 tour to Australia</a>. </p><p>Since retiring from playing Parling has been a forwards coach, including for the <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> national team. </p><p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geoff_Parling&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Leicester</b> </p><p>2x <a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">Gallagher Premiership</a>: <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Premiership_Rugby" title="2009–10 Premiership Rugby">2010</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012-13_Premiership_Rugby" class="mw-redirect" title="2012-13 Premiership Rugby">2013</a> </p><p><b>Exeter</b> </p><p>1x <a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">Gallagher Premiership</a>: <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Premiership_Rugby" title="2016–17 Premiership Rugby">2017</a> </p><p><b>Lions</b> </p><p>1x <a href="/wiki/2013_British_%26_Irish_Lions_tour_to_Australia" title="2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia">Test Series</a>: <a href="/wiki/2013_British_%26_Irish_Lions_tour_to_Australia" title="2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia">2013</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playing_career">Playing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geoff_Parling&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Club_level">Club level</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geoff_Parling&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Club level"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Parling was born in <a href="/wiki/Stockton-on-Tees" title="Stockton-on-Tees">Stockton-on-Tees</a>, England. After attending <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_University" title="Newcastle University">Newcastle University</a>, he began his club career at Newcastle Falcons. Parling became a first team regular in the <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Guinness_Premiership" class="mw-redirect" title="2005–06 Guinness Premiership">2005–06 season</a>, winning the players' player of the year award.<sup id="cite_ref-Newcastle_profile_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Newcastle_profile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Parling captained Newcastle on several occasions during the 2006–07 season.<sup id="cite_ref-Petrarca_Padova_6_Newcastle_Falcons_50_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Petrarca_Padova_6_Newcastle_Falcons_50-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the runner-up for the Gatorade Performance of the Guinness Premiership Season 2008–09. </p><p>Parling signed a contract to play for <a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a> for the 2009/10 season.<sup id="cite_ref-Allen_and_Parling_sign_for_Tigers_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Allen_and_Parling_sign_for_Tigers-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Parling's debut for <a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a> came against the club he had just left, and his first start for the club was in the <a href="/wiki/Heineken_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Heineken Cup">Heineken Cup</a> clash with <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton Treviso</a>. He also played in the Friendly match against <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a>, which the Tigers won 22–17.<sup id="cite_ref-Leicester_22-17_South_Africa_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Leicester_22-17_South_Africa-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Injuries to other Tigers players helped him to hold down a starting berth at lock, and the Tigers topped the table. They went on to win the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Guinness_Premiership" class="mw-redirect" title="2009–10 Guinness Premiership">2009–10 Guinness Premiership</a> final 33–27 against <a href="/wiki/Saracens_F.C." title="Saracens F.C.">Saracens</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Parling stole a vital line-out in the final minute of the game, which was right on the Tigers' try-line. He was voted Newcomer of the Year by Tigers supporters.<sup id="cite_ref-Hamilton_named_Supporters'_Player_of_the_Season_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hamilton_named_Supporters'_Player_of_the_Season-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Parling won a second Premiership title in 2013, this time defeating Northampton Saints in the final.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 29 January 2015, it was announced Parling had signed for <a href="/wiki/Exeter_Chiefs" title="Exeter Chiefs">Exeter Chiefs</a> on a two-year deal.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He started the final as Exeter Chiefs defeated <a href="/wiki/Wasps_RFC" title="Wasps RFC">Wasps</a> to be crowned champions of the <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Premiership_Rugby" title="2016–17 Premiership Rugby">2016–17 English Premiership</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_level">International level</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geoff_Parling&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: International level"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Parling represented England at Under 16s, Under 18s, Under 19s, and Under 21 level.<sup id="cite_ref-Wales_U21_19-26_England_U21_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wales_U21_19-26_England_U21-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Parling was added to the revised <a href="/wiki/England_Saxons" class="mw-redirect" title="England Saxons">England Saxons</a> squad as cover for Nick Kennedy on 25 January 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-England_Saxons_EPS_Update_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-England_Saxons_EPS_Update-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played in the wins against Ireland A and Italy A.<sup id="cite_ref-England_Saxons_17-13_Ireland_A_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-England_Saxons_17-13_Ireland_A-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Leicester_Tigers_star_handed_England_Saxons_start_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Leicester_Tigers_star_handed_England_Saxons_start-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Parling was selected in the 44-man <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> squad to tour Australia in June 2010, and played in the first game against the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Barbarians" title="Australian Barbarians">Australian Barbarians</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Australian_Barbarians_28_England_28_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Australian_Barbarians_28_England_28-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> though missed out on selection for the second as a result of a neck injury.<sup id="cite_ref-Tiger_Parling_missed_England_match_through_injury_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tiger_Parling_missed_England_match_through_injury-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2012, Parling was called up to the England senior squad in preparation for their Six Nations campaign as an injury replacement for Louis Deacon. He earned two caps off the bench before starting at lock against Wales, in a tightly fought loss. His good performance (particularly at the line-out) saw him retained at lock for the following wins against France and Ireland, where he put in even better performances which saw him run the offensive and defensive line-outs well. He finished the tournament as the first-choice lock, ahead of <a href="/wiki/Tom_Palmer_(rugby_union)" title="Tom Palmer (rugby union)">Tom Palmer</a>. </p><p>In April 2013, Parling was selected for the <a href="/wiki/2013_British_%26_Irish_Lions_tour_to_Australia" title="2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia">2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia</a>. He played in each Test, coming on as a replacement in the first Test and starting in the second and third. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_tries">International tries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geoff_Parling&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: International tries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Try</th> <th>Opposing team</th> <th>Location</th> <th>Venue</th> <th>Competition</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a></td> <td>London, England</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Six_Nations_Championship" title="2013 Six Nations Championship">2013 Six Nations Championship</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002013-02-02-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">2 February 2013</span></td> <td>Won </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Super_Rugby_statistics">Super Rugby statistics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geoff_Parling&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Super Rugby statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>As of 15 July 2018<sup id="cite_ref-Player_Statistics_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Player_Statistics-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i></dd></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; line-height:90%; font-size:95%; width:60%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Games</th> <th>Starts</th> <th>Sub</th> <th>Mins</th> <th>Tries</th> <th>Cons</th> <th>Pens</th> <th>Drops</th> <th>Points</th> <th>Yel</th> <th>Red </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Super_Rugby_season" title="2018 Super Rugby season">2018</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Rebels" title="Melbourne Rebels">Rebels</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>467</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total</th> <th>11</th> <th>6</th> <th>5</th> <th>467</th> <th>0</th> <th>0</th> <th>0</th> <th>0</th> <th>0</th> <th>0</th> <th>0 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_career">Coaching career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geoff_Parling&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Coaching career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After retirement from playing in 2018 Parling became lineout coach for the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Rebels" title="Melbourne Rebels">Melbourne Rebels</a>. </p><p>In September 2020 Parling was appointed as <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a>'s forward coach in <a href="/wiki/Dave_Rennie" title="Dave Rennie">Dave Rennie</a>'s new coaching team.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geoff_Parling&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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