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==Playing career== |
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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 |
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. |
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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. 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> |
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. 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> |
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| Full name | Robert James Edwards[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 December 1926 New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 July 2015 (aged 88) Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert James "Jimmy" Edwards (24 December 1926 – 30 July 2015) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country in the 1954 World Cup.
Playing career
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.[2] He later played for Auckland against the touring American All-Stars in 1953 and in a 5-4 defeat of 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 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.[3]
Death
Edwards died in the Auckland suburb of Mount Eden on 30 July 2015.[4]
References
- ^ EDWARDS, Robert James - 1951 - 54 nzleague.co.nz
- ^ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
- ^ "A time to remember..." New Zealand Warriors. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Robert Edwards death notice". New Zealand Herald. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.