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'''Jimmy Edwards''' was a [[New Zealand]] former [[rugby league]] player who represented [[New Zealand national rugby league team|his country]] in the [[1954 Rugby League World Cup|1954 World Cup]].
'''Robert James Edwards''' (24 December 1926 – 30 July 2015) was a New Zealand [[rugby league]] footballer who represented [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] in the [[1954 Rugby League World Cup|1954 World Cup]].


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
Edwards played for the [[Marist Saints|Marist club]] in the [[Auckland Rugby League]] competition and also represented [[Auckland rugby league team|Auckland]], making his debut in the 1950 tour of Wellington and the South Island.<ref name=akl100>Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.</ref> He later played for Auckland against the touring [[United States national rugby league team|American All-Stars]] in 1953 and in a 5-4 defeat of [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] in 1954.
Edwards played for the [[Marist Saints|Marist club]] in the [[Auckland Rugby League]] competition and also represented [[Auckland rugby league team|Auckland]], making his debut in the 1950 tour of Wellington and the South Island.<ref name=akl100>Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. {{ISBN|978-1-86969-366-4}}.</ref> He later played for Auckland against the touring [[United States national rugby league team|American All-Stars]] in 1953 and in a 5–4 victory over [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] in 1954.


Edwards made his debut for the [[New Zealand Kiwis]] in 1951 on the tour of Great Britain. He played in a total of 17 Test matches, including a tour of Australia in 1952 and the [[1954 Rugby League World Cup|1954 World Cup]]. He had the distinction of being the first scorer in [[Rugby League World Cup]] history, with a try after only five minutes in the first match against [[France national rugby league team|France]] on 30 October 1954.
Edwards made his debut for the [[New Zealand national rugby league team]] in 1951 on the tour of Great Britain. He played in a total of 17 test matches, including a tour of Australia in 1952 and the [[1954 Rugby League World Cup|1954 World Cup]]. He had the distinction of being the first scorer in [[Rugby League World Cup]] history, with a try after only five minutes in the first match against [[France national rugby league team|France]] on 30 October 1954. He scored 20 tries in a total of 45 matches for the Kiwis.<ref name=remember>{{cite web| url=http://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2015/11/10/a_time_to_remember_.html| title=A time to remember...| publisher= [[New Zealand Warriors]]| date=11 November 2015| accessdate=29 January 2016}}</ref>

==Death==
Edwards died in the Auckland suburb of [[Mount Eden]] on 30 July 2015.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=robert-james-edwards&pid=175405073| title=Robert Edwards death notice| date=1 August 2015| work=New Zealand Herald| accessdate=6 February 2016}}</ref>


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==References==
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{{New Zealand 1954 Rugby League World Cup squad}}


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Latest revision as of 19:55, 15 December 2021

Jimmy Edwards
Personal information
Full nameRobert James Edwards[1]
Born(1926-12-24)24 December 1926
New Zealand
Died30 July 2015(2015-07-30) (aged 88)
Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Marist
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1950–1954 Auckland
1951–54 New Zealand 17 8 0 0 24
Source: [2]

Robert James Edwards (24 December 1926 – 30 July 2015) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1954 World Cup.

Playing career

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Edwards played for the Marist club in the Auckland Rugby League competition and also represented Auckland, making his debut in the 1950 tour of Wellington and the South Island.[3] He later played for Auckland against the touring American All-Stars in 1953 and in a 5–4 victory over Great Britain in 1954.

Edwards made his debut for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1951 on the tour of Great Britain. He played in a total of 17 test matches, including a tour of Australia in 1952 and the 1954 World Cup. He had the distinction of being the first scorer in Rugby League World Cup history, with a try after only five minutes in the first match against France on 30 October 1954. He scored 20 tries in a total of 45 matches for the Kiwis.[4]

Death

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Edwards died in the Auckland suburb of Mount Eden on 30 July 2015.[5]

References

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  1. ^ EDWARDS, Robert James - 1951 - 54 Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
  4. ^ "A time to remember..." New Zealand Warriors. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Robert Edwards death notice". New Zealand Herald. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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