in Wales 2012 – Invited to meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace. 2012 – Alongside 737 Challenge design partner Limegreentangerine, won a national CIM Marketing Excellence Award, winning SME of the year at the 2012 CIM Marketing Excellence Awards. 2013 – Awarded an Honorary fellowship by Cardiff University. 2018 – Included in a list of 100 Brilliant, Black and Welsh people in Black History Month in the United Kingdom. References External links Richard Parks 737 Challenge Newport Gwent Dragons profile Pontypridd RFC profile Wales profile 1977 births Wales international rugby union players Welsh people of Jamaican descent British sportspeople of Jamaican descent Pontypridd RFC players Newport RFC players Leeds Tykes players Dragons RFC players British summiters of Mount Everest Summiters of the Seven Summits Black British sportsmen Sportspeople from Pontypridd Living people Rugby union players from Pontypridd Alumni of Michaelhouse