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| Born | 19 October 2000 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Prop, Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 23 July 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harrison Edwards (born 19 October 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock, hooker and prop forward for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
Background
[edit]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
[edit]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 Canterbury's 24–10 victory over the Newcastle Knights in round 20 of the 2022 NRL season.[6][7]
In April 2024 after playing 17 NRL matches with the club, Edwards was released by the Canterbury club, immediately signing a long-term contract with the North Queensland Cowboys.[8] Edwards appeared in 15 games for North Queensland in the 2024 NRL season as they finished 5th on the table. He played in both finals games for North Queensland as they were eliminated in the second week by Cronulla.[9] Edwards played 21 matches for North Queensland in the 2025 NRL season as the club finished 12th on the table.[10]
2025
[edit]On 12 October 2025 he made his debut for the Prime Minister's XIII in the 28-10 win over PNG Prime Minister's XIII in Port Moresby[11]
2026
[edit]On 6 May, the Eels announced that they had signed Edwards for the rest of 2026 and the 2027 season after being released by the Cowboys.[12]
Statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
4 | ||
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2024 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
1 | ||
 North Queensland Cowboys |
15 | |||
| 2025 | 21 | |||
| 2026 | North Queensland Cowboys |
1 | ||
 Parramatta Eels |
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| Totals | 54 | 1 | 4 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Harrison Edwards - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ↑ "Edwards grateful for NRL debut". YouTube.
- ↑ "Port Sharks maul Hawks 36-6 | Photos". 4 June 2017.
- ↑ "Harrison Edwards". May 2019.
- ↑ "NSWRL - Harrison Edwards". nswrl.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ↑ "Young Pup to make NRL debut as Waddell suspension forces changes". 28 July 2022.
- ↑ "Edwards grateful for NRL debut". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "The Mole: Cowboys show improvement in 2024 but worrying finals stat sparks thorny question". www.nine.com.au.
- ↑ "The Mole's season review: 'Leaderless' Cowboys prove $10m gamble on Jason Taumalolo was a flop". www.nine.com.au.
- ↑ Daniel Nuttall (12 October 2025). "Zero for seven?! Aussie's double hat-trick powers PM's XII past PNG despite horrific kicking". FoxSports.au.
- ↑ "Harrison Edwards joins Parramatta Eels". Parramatta Eels. 6 May 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Canterbury Bulldogs profile Archived 1 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine
- NSWRL profile (Archived)
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- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
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- North Queensland Cowboys players
- Northern Pride RLFC players
- People from the Mid North Coast
- Prime Minister's XIII players
- Rugby league players from Penrith, New South Wales
- Rugby league second-rows
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