Josiah Edwards-Giraud
| Born | Josiah Edwards-Giraud 25 December 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Hartpury University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Josiah Edwards-Giraud (born 25 December 2002) is an English professional rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for Premiership Rugby club Gloucester.
Career
[edit]Born in Bicester, he started playing rugby union at the age of five years-old. He was educated at Glory Farm Primary School and Cooper School, Bicester before studying studying Sports Business Management at Hartpury University. He played rugby for Bicester RUFC and Oxford Harlequins, before joining the rugby academy of Wasps, and then Gloucester Rugby.[2][3] While studying at Hartpury University, Josiah got into their Champ Rugby team for that season, playing 24 games for the first team, scoring 10 points, in a season where they finished 6th.
He made his debut for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby Cup against Exeter Chiefs on 12 September 2025, scoring a try in a 29-15 victory for his side.[4] He was named as a replacement for Gloucester's Rugby Premiership match against Sale Sharks on 25 September 2025, before making his debut as a replacement the following weekend in a 35-37 defeat to Northampton Saints.[5][6] He scored his first league try for Gloucester the following month on 17 October against Bristol Bears.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Josiah Edwards-Giraud". All Rugby. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ↑ Rice, Liam (18 May 2023). "Bicester rugby star Josiah Edward-Giraud helps England beat France". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ↑ Morgan, Charlie (21 October 2025). "British university rugby is becoming more like American college sports". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ↑ Tozer, Jack (13 September 2025). "Josiah Edwards-Giraud impresses for Gloucester in PREM Rugby Cup victory over Exeter Chiefs". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ↑ Sansom, Tom (25 September 2025). "PREM Rugby: Round One Team News as Owen Farrell makes Saracens return". Ruck. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ↑ "Gloucester vs. Northampton Saints 35-37". BBC Sport. 4 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Bristol win 12-try Prem thriller at Gloucester". BBC Sport. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ "Kingsholme in full roar' as Josiah Edwards-Giraud produces 'wonderful' flying finish". TNT Sports. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.