Name Kenny Edwards Date joined 2013 Weight 106 kg | Height 1.85 m Role Rugby Player | |
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Kenny Edwards (born 13 September 1989) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He plays at lock and second-row.
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- Kenny edwards
- Early life
- Club career
- Personal life
- References
Kenny edwards
Early life
Born in Levin, New Zealand, Edwards is of Māori and Cook Island descent and played his junior football for the Levin Knights and the Pukekohe Pythons, before being signed by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.
As a youngster, Edwards played for the Junior Kiwis.
In 2007, Edwards played for the Australian Schoolboys.
Club career
In 2008, Edwards played for Manly Warringah Sea Eagles' NYC team, however his contract was terminated at the start of 2009 due to disciplinary reasons.
He instead joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons for the 2009 season, again playing in the NYC competition. Later on, he had his contract terminated once again for disciplinary reasons which forced him to sit out the 2011 season.
In 2012 Edwards joined the Southport Tigers in the Gold Coast Rugby League competition. After acting as a trainer in one of the Tigers' under-17s matches, Edwards was accused of repeatedly inciting his team to fight their opponents. He was subsequently banned for the rest of the season, but had the charges downgraded on appeal and was allowed to play for Southport in the final series.
Edwards joined the Parramatta Eels on a one-year contract for the 2013 season. On 25 July 2013, the contract was extended for another two seasons. He then made his NRL debut for the Eels during round 26 of the 2013 NRL season.
On 22 September 2013, Edwards was named at second-row in the 2013 New South Wales Cup team of the year.
In October 2014, Edwards was named in the New Zealand Māori squad to play the Queensland Murri team.
On 5 June 2014, Edwards again extended his contract with the Eels, signing until the end of 2017.
During the 2015 NRL season, Edwards was handed a 9 month playing ban and missed the entire season for taking a urine sample on behalf of fellow Parramatta player Kaysa Pritchard. .
In 2017, Edwards missed the first 7 rounds of the season after pleading guilty to a domestic violence charge, having poured alcohol over the head of his partner during an argument. In his second game back, Edwards was the first player to be sinbinned after the NRL changed the rules to outlaw players slapping opposition players. Edwards was shown throwing a chair across the change rooms after the incident.. Kenny Edwards played his 50th NRL match against the St George Illawarra Dragons in round 15 of the 2017 NRL season.
On 28 July 2017, during Parramatta's victory over Brisbane, Edwards delivered a late tackle on Brisbane player Jonus Pearson, who was lying on the ground following a high tackle by Parramatta player Nathan Brown. Edwards was later cited over the incident and faces a $1500 fine if he enters an early guilty plea..
Personal life
Edwards is the cousin of Penrith Panthers player James Tamou. He has two children, a daughter named Malia-Rose Edwards and a son named Kymani Edwards.