Former Emus skipper named in Northern Territory squad for richest competition in southern hemisphere

Matt Findlay
Updated January 18 2017 - 3:13pm, first published 3:00pm
SEVENS HEAVEN: Former Orange Emus skipper Ben Parkes has risen rapidly through the Northern Territory's rugby pathways. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK
SEVENS HEAVEN: Former Orange Emus skipper Ben Parkes has risen rapidly through the Northern Territory's rugby pathways. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

When former Orange Emus skipper Ben Parkes uprooted and moved to Darwin in 2015, playing rugby wasn’t on his radar – let alone rugby sevens.

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Matt Findlay

Matt Findlay

Journalist

Formerly a sports specialist, I'm based at Orange and shift between wide-spread range of subjects here and, often, across the entire Central West region of NSW as well. I have almost a decade of experience in the media and marketing industries both here in Australia and internationally, along with journalism I have experience in content strategy, brand development, and digital and social media. Along the way, I've been fortunate to win a handful of media awards and be nominated for several others too.

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