James William Parsons (born 27 November 1986) is a New Zealand retired Rugby union player who played as a hooker for the Blues in Super Rugby[1][2] and North Harbour in the ITM Cup.
After being called up to the All Blacks squad as injury cover, he made his international debut against Scotland on 15 November 2014.
[citation needed] In 2015, he gave up his starting spot to the retiring Keven Mealamu in his 50th appearance for the Blues against Highlanders at Eden Park.
Parsons was recalled to the New Zealand team in 2016 due to Nathan Harris's injury, where he played as a substitute against Australia at Westpac Stadium during the Bledisloe Series.
However, his season was cut short when he suffered an injury during a training session, preventing him from playing further that year.