Lisa Edwards (rugby league)
Lisa Edwards (born 19 October 1992) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership. She primarily plays as a winger.
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| Born | 19 October 1992 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (11 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 19 August 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
In June 2018, while playing for the Mt Albert Lions, Edwards was selected for the New Zealand wider squad.[1] In August 2018, Edwards joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team.[2]
In Round 2 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, Edwards made her debut for the Warriors in a 10–22 loss to the St George Illawarra Dragons.[3]
On 22 October 2018, Edwards was named in the New Zealand Māori Ferns train on squad following the National Māori Tournament.[4]
In 2019, she played for the Auckland Vulcans at the National Women's Tournament.[5]
She is currently playing for the Howick Hornets in the Auckland Rugby League competition.
References
- "Kiwi Ferns wider squad named". NZRL.
- "Profiling all 22 players in our women's squad". NZ Warriors. 3 August 2018.
- "Dragons v Warriors: NRLW Round 2 preview". NRL. 11 September 2018.
- "Aucklanders in train-on squad". Auckland Rugby League. 6 November 2018.
- "Vulcans name final squad for Women's Nationals". Sporty. 25 July 2019.