Quiots: Wales v Scotland 1952

On Saturday 21st June 1952, Llanhilleth’s Fred Parker represented Wales in the international quoits games against Scotland at the Argoed Arms Hotel. Argoed. His brother Alf was a reserve.

Scotland triumphed 135 to 128.

Fred played in every Wales international match between 1949 and 1962, scoring 229 points in his 13 appearances, winning 8. His combined score of 229 was the highest individual tally. In the same period, Alfie played in 6 and was a reserve 3 times, with a combined score of 105 winning 2 of his 6 matches.