Parks excited by Connacht future

New Connacht signing Dan Parks last night predicted ‘a very bright future’ for the western province.

Parks, who joins Eric Elwood’s outfit from the Cardiff Blues at the end of this season on a two-year deal, is the RaboDirect’s all-time leading points scorer with 1,322 points — 473 ahead of Ronan O’Gara. Out-half Parks also amassed 67 caps for Scotland since his international debut in 2004 and also represented New South Wales at U21 level and played in the English Premiership with Leeds during the 2001 season.

Parks said: “It’s been a huge decision in my life to move away from Cardiff to Connacht but a move which I am thrilled about. There is a fantastic mix of youth and experience at the club and for me I am really excited about the future of Connacht rugby. I will be looking to bring that experience to Galway.”