Birth name | Myles Edwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19 May 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Handsworth, West Midlands, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 124 kg (19 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Fairfax Academy Worcester Sixth Form College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Myles Edwards (born 19 May 1997) is an English rugby union player who plays for Toshiba Brave Lupus in the Top League.
A late starter, he began playing rugby at the age of sixteen. He joined the Worcester Warriors AASE development programme, combining rugby with studying at Worcester Sixth Form College. [1]
After a year at Sixways, he moved to France with Top 14 side La Rochelle, where he spent during the 2016-17 season. [2] That was followed by a season with Pro D2 outfit Aurillac for the 2017-18 season. [3] On 31 May 2018, Edwards left to join Pro D2 rivals Oyonnax on a two-year deal from the 2018-19 season. [4]
On 19 May 2020, Edwards returns to England to join Wasps in the Premiership Rugby from the 2020-21 season. [5] However, Edwards left Wasps to sign for Japanese side Toshiba Brave Lupus in the Top League competition. [6]