Kenny Edwards (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 13 September 1989 Levin, New Zealand | |||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Lock, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2013– | Parramatta Eels | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Kenny Edwards (born 13 September 1989) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He plays at lock and second-row.
Early life
Born in Levin, New Zealand, Edwards is of Māori and Cook Island descent and played his junior football for the Levin Knights and the Pukekohe Pythons, before being signed by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.
As a youngster, Edwards played for the Junior Kiwis.[2]
In 2007, Edwards played for the Australian Schoolboys.[3]
Club career
In 2008, Edwards played for Manly Warringah Sea Eagles' NYC team,[4] however his contract was terminated at the start of 2009 due to disciplinary reasons.
He instead joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons for the 2009 season, again playing in the NYC competition.[5] Later on, he had his contract terminated once again for disciplinary reasons which forced him to sit out the 2011 season.[3]
In 2012 Edwards joined the Southport Tigers in the Gold Coast Rugby League competition. After acting as a trainer in one of the Tigers' under-17s matches, Edwards was accused of repeatedly inciting his team to fight their opponents. He was subsequently banned for the rest of the season, but had the charges downgraded on appeal and was allowed to play for Southport in the final series.[3]
Edwards joined the Parramatta Eels on a one-year contract for the 2013 season.[3] On 25 July 2013, the contract was extended for another two seasons.[6] He then made his NRL debut for the Eels during round 26 of the 2013 NRL season.[7]
On 22 September 2013, Edwards was named at second-row in the 2013 New South Wales Cup team of the year.[8]
In October 2014, Edwards was named in the New Zealand Māori squad to play the Queensland Murri team.[9]
On 5 June 2014, Edwards again extended his contract with the Eels, signing until the end of 2017.[10]
Personal life
Edwards is the cousin of North Queensland Cowboys player James Tamou.[11]
References
- ↑ "Ken Edwards - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ↑ "Parramatta Eels dock Kenny Edwards second game". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Eels sign another bad-boy reserve grader...". Leyedeel.com. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "TOYOTA CUP TRIALS RAIDERS READY TO TACKLE TIGERS - LUKE SET TO STAR IN MOLLYMOOK CLASH". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "LATEST KEEBRA PARK FOOTY NEWS". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "Edwards Re-Signs with Eels". Parraeels.com.au. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (16 October 2014). "NRL 2013". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "2013 NSWRL.com.au VB NSW Cup Team of the Year - Announcement". Nswrl.com.au. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "Eels Named for NZ Maori". Parraeels.com.au. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "Eels Enforcers Re-Sign with Parramatta". Parraeels.com.au. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "Edwards Making Up For Lost Time in NRL". Nswrl.com.au. Retrieved 8 January 2015.