Nick Edwards

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Nick Edwards
Date of birth (1984-02-24) February 24, 1984 (age 38)
Place of birthSydney, Australia
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 United States 1 (5)
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2009–2016 United States 29
Correct as of 25 December 2020

Nick Edwards (born February 24, 1984) is an Australian-born American former rugby union player. He played for the USA Eagles sevens team and made his debut in 2009.

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Career

In 2013, Edwards along with 16 other players signed residency contracts with USA Rugby. [1] He was in the New York Sevens squad that played at the 2013 World Club 7s that was held at the Twickenham Stadium. [2] [3] He was included in the squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow. He was later named in the squad for the 2013 Gold Coast and Dubai Sevens. [4] [5]

Edwards captained the Eagles at the 2014 USA Sevens in Las Vegas. [6] He played at the 2014 Gold Coast Sevens at the beginning of the 2014–15 Sevens World Series but missed out on selection for the 2014 Dubai and South African Sevens before earning his way back into the squad for the 2015 Wellington Sevens. [7]

At the 2015 Hong Kong Sevens the US sevens team drew with England to win their pool. [8] Their loss to Samoa in the Cup quarter-finals saw them into the Plate semis, they beat Argentina but lost to Australia in the finals. [9] [10] [11] Edwards and the Eagles won the Bowl finals at the Japan Sevens. [12] [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Curtis (This Is American Rugby.com) (12 January 2013). "7's Residency Contracts Announced" . Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. ↑ London24.com (3 August 2013). "New York Sevens announce squad for World Club 7s at Twickenham". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Paul Morgan (23 July 2013). "New York Pick Six Eagles For World Club 7s". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Mike Dolan (25 September 2013). "USA Name Sevens Squad For Gold Coast Sevens" . Retrieved 23 May 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ SAPA (28 November 2013). "Squads for Dubai Sevens named" . Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  6. ↑ ur7s.com (USA Rugby) (18 January 2014). "Matt Hawkins names Nick Edwards captains as USA squad is announced for Las Vegas on HSBC World Sevens Series". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Pat Clifton (5 February 2015). "Edwards Earned His Way Back". Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Wise, Chad (28 March 2015). "Draw with England enough for Eagles to win Hong Kong pool". Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  9. ↑ Wise, Chad (28 March 2015). "Samoa knocks Eagles out of Hong Kong Cup contention". Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  10. ↑ Wise, Chad (29 March 2015). "Eagles into Hong Kong Plate Final against Australia". Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  11. ↑ Wise, Chad (29 March 2015). "Eagles finish Hong Kong Sevens with Plate Final loss". Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  12. ↑ Wise, Chad (4 April 2015). "Eagles steamroll Portugal, reach Tokyo Sevens Bowl Semifinals". Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  13. ↑ Wise, Chad (4 April 2015). "Eagles to contest Bowl at Tokyo Sevens". Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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