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Shaun Edwards

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Monday, 17th October, 1966
Current Age
59 years and 235 days

Competitions Won

Test Series
1989 Great Britain vs New Zealand, 1992 New Zealand vs Great Britain, 1993 Great Britain vs New Zealand
European Championship
1996
English Championship
1986/87, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96
Premiership Trophy
1986/87, 1991/92, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1996
Challenge Cup
1984/85, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95
Regal Trophy
1985/86, 1986/87, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1992/93, 1994/95, 1995/96
Lancashire Cup
1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1992/93
World Club Challenge
1987, 1991, 1994
Charity Shield - UK
1985/86, 1987/88, 1991/92

Honours & Awards

Man Of Steel Award
1990
English Hall Of Fame
2015

Biography

It is hard to believe that the same player who had such an inauspicious stay with grand finalists Balmain in 1989 would later go on to captain both Great Britain in an Ashes series and champion English club Wigan. The cheeky pivot played in eight consecutive Challenge Cup successes with the Wigan club (1988-95) and captained his country in the First Test of the 1994 Kangaroo Tour. Edwards seemed to self-destruct when he was sent from the field for a high tackle on Bradley Clyde but Great Britain went on to record a memorable 8-4 win with 12 men. Despite Edwards' return, the Ashes ultimately stayed with Australia in the deciding two Tests of the series.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 36 4 40 18-18 - - - 72 - 2 1 30 9 1 75.00% List
Other International Matches - 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
The Ashes - 4 2 6 --- - - - - - - 1 2 4 - 33.33% List
World Cup - 11 - 11 6-6 - - - 24 - 1 - 8 2 1 72.73% List
Tour Matches Wigan WarriorsWIG - 7 - 7 4-4 - - - 16 - - - 2 5 - 28.57% List
Tour Matches Great Britain Under 21sGRE - 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 4 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches Great BritainGBR - 21 4 25 7-7 - - - 28 - 1 1 16 8 1 64.00% List
Test Series 3 12 4 16 2-2 - - - 8 - - 1 9 6 1 56.25% List
European Championship 1 2 - 2 1-1 - - - 4 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches Great Britain Chairman's XIIIGB - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - 5 7 12 1-1 - - - 4 1 - - 7 4 1 58.33% List
NRL Finals - - 2 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
English Championship 7 268 7 275 165-165 18 2 2 698 - - - 218 49 8 79.27% List
Premiership Trophy 5 20 - 20 13-13 - - - 52 - - - 16 4 - 80.00% List
Super League - 57 13 70 32-32 2 - - 132 - - - 50 16 4 71.43% List
Challenge Cup 9 68 1 69 33-33 - 1 1 133 - - - 59 8 2 85.51% List
Regal Trophy 7 44 2 46 19-19 - 1 1 77 - - - 39 6 1 84.78% List
Lancashire Cup 5 31 - 31 30-30 4 - - 128 - - - 27 4 - 87.10% List
World Club Challenge 3 4 - 4 1-1 - - - 4 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
UK Top Division 7 325 20 345 197-197 20 2 2 830 - - - 268 65 12 77.68% List
Other   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Charity Shield - UK 3 3 1 4 --- - - - - - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  546 36 582 322-322 24 4 4 1,340 1 3 1 455 110 17 78.18% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Great Britain 1985-94   32 4 36 15-15 - - - 60 - 2 1 27 8 1 75.00% List
England 1995-96   3 - 3 1-1 - - - 4 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
Ireland 1998   1 - 1 2-2 - - - 8 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Great Britain 1985-1988   1 - 1 1-1 - - - 4 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Great Britain 1985, 1987-89, 1991-92   10 - 10 6-6 - - - 24 - 1 - 7 2 1 70.00% List
England 1995   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

England - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Great Britain U21 1985   1 - 1 1-1 - - - 4 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
GB Chairman's 1987   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
BalmainBalmain 19891989 NSWRL Winfield Cup   5 7 121-1 - - - 4 1 - - 7 4 1 58.33% List

NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Balmain 1989   5 7 12 1-1 - - - 4 1 - - 7 4 1 58.33% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
WiganWigan 1983/84   24 - 246-6 1 - - 26 - - - 14 9 1 58.33% List
WiganWigan 1984/85   34 - 3411-11 1 - - 46 - - - 25 8 1 73.53% List
WiganWigan 1985/86   31 3 3413-13 - - - 52 - - - 26 6 2 76.47% List
WiganWigan 1986/87   40 - 4023-23 6 - - 104 - - - 38 2 - 95.00% List
WiganWigan 1987/88   29 2 3115-15 - - - 60 - - - 24 5 2 77.42% List
WiganWigan 1987/88   1 - 1--- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
WiganWigan 1988/89   31 1 3215-15 - - - 60 - - - 27 5 - 84.38% List
WiganWigan 1989/90   31 1 3225-25 10 - - 120 - - - 26 5 1 81.25% List
WiganWigan 1990/91   32 - 3215-15 1 - - 62 - - - 24 6 2 75.00% List
WiganWigan 1991/92   35 - 3539-39 2 - - 160 - - - 31 4 - 88.57% List
WiganWigan 1991/92   1 - 1--- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
WiganWigan 1992/93   43 - 4342-42 - 1 1 169 - - - 36 6 1 83.72% List
WiganWigan 1992/93   1 - 11-1 - - - 4 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
WiganWigan 1993/94   32 2 3418-18 - - - 72 - - - 28 6 - 82.35% List
WiganWigan 1994/95   1 - 1--- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
WiganWigan 1994/95   33 1 3420-20 1 1 1 83 - - - 31 2 1 91.18% List
WiganWigan 1995/96   21 - 217-7 - 2 2 30 - - - 20 1 - 95.24% List
WiganWigan 1996   21 3 2417-17 1 - - 70 - - - 20 3 1 83.33% List
WiganWigan 1997   1 - 1--- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
LondonLondon 1997   19 4 2313-13 - - - 52 - 1 - 13 7 3 56.52% List
BradfordBradford 1998   10 2 125-5 - - - 20 - - - 7 5 - 58.33% List
LondonLondon 1998   8 1 94-4 1 - - 18 - - - 5 4 - 55.56% List
LondonLondon 1999   11 5 165-5 - - - 20 - - - 13 3 - 81.25% List
LondonLondon 2000   4 - 41-1 - - - 4 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Wigan 1983-97   442 13 455 267-267 23 4 4 1,118 - - - 373 70 12 81.98% List
London 1997-00   42 10 52 23-23 1 - - 94 - 1 - 33 16 3 63.46% List
Bradford 1998   10 2 12 5-5 - - - 20 - - - 7 5 - 58.33% List

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Max Turner, Cymru RL, Derek Farrar, Alan Katzmann, Tim Costello

Sources: Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Richard Bailey's Rugby League World , Match Video, David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Castleford Tigers Heritage , RFL Player Registers, News Reports, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, 2006 Official Rugby League Annual