Reg Edwards (rugby union)
| Full name | Edmund Reginald Edwards | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1887 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 May 1951 (aged 63) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Montreal, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
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Edmund Reginald Edwards (1887 – 1951) was a Welsh-born English international rugby union player.
Originally from Pontypool, Edwards went to school in England, but played his rugby back in Wales with Newport, which he debuted for in the 1909-10 season. He was a prop and made over 200 appearances for Newport, including two seasons as captain after the war. Prior to his England call up, Edwards unsuccessfully attended Welsh trials.[1]
Edwards, a butcher by trade, gained 11 England caps in the early 1920s. This included all four matches of their 1921 Five Nations grand slam, as well as participation in further grand slam successes in 1923 and 1924. His last match, against the "Invincible" All Blacks at Twickenham in 1925, is remembered for the historic sending off of New Zealand forward Cyril Brownlie, an incident Edwards was involved in. Brownlie was caught by the referee stamping on Edwards, although the All Blacks argued that he had been responding in kind.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Edmund Reginald Edwards". www.historyofnewport.co.uk.
- ^ "The most unwanted records in rugby". NZ Herald. 13 March 2018.
- ^ "The first red card". ESPN.com. 6 May 2011.
External links
[edit]- Reg Edwards at ESPNscrum