Michael James Parsons (13 March 1943 â 22 February 2026) was an English 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.
Parsons died at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, on 22 February 2026, at the age of 82.