Harrison Edwards

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Harrison Edwards
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Personal information
Born (2000-10-19) 19 October 2000 (age 23)
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022–24 Canterbury Bulldogs 171004
2024– North Queensland 00000
Total171004
Source: [1]
As of 16 April 2024

Harrison Edwards (born 19 October 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock , prop and second-row forward for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Background

Edwards was born in Penrith, New South Wales and raised in the Mid North Coast town of Pacific Palms. He played his junior rugby league for the Forster Tuncurry Hawks. [2] [3]

Playing career

In 2018 and 2019, Edwards played for the Sydney Roosters in the Jersey Flegg Cup. [4]

He would then play in the NSW Cup for the North Sydney Bears, making seven appearances during the 2021 season, before moving to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. [5]

Edwards made his first grade debut from the bench in the Bulldogs' 24–10 victory over the Newcastle Knights in round 20 of the 2022 season. [6] [7]

In April 2024 after playing 17 NRL matches with the club, Edwards was released by the Bulldogs, immediately signing a long-term contract with the North Queensland Cowboys. [8]

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References

  1. "Harrison Edwards - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Edwards grateful for NRL debut". YouTube .
  3. "Port Sharks maul Hawks 36-6 | Photos". 4 June 2017.
  4. "Harrison Edwards". May 2019.
  5. "NSWRL - Harrison Edwards". nswrl.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  6. "Young Pup to make NRL debut as Waddell suspension forces changes". 28 July 2022.
  7. "Edwards grateful for NRL debut". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs . 6 August 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  8. Read, Brent; Carayannis, Michael (16 April 2024). "NRL market watch: Cowboys, Bulldogs, Broncos in two-player swap deal, Parramatta fight to keep Ethan Sanders and Blaize Talagi". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) . Sydney, New South Wales: News Corporation Australia. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.