Brendon Edmonds
Date of birth | 28 November 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Central Hawkes Bay College / Ongaonga Primary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brendon Edmonds (born 28 November 1990) is a former
Career
Hailing from the
He was not initially named in any Super Rugby squads for the 2014 season, but some injuries to front-row players at the Hurricanes saw him called up to their wider training squad.[3] He debuted on 18 April 2014 as a second-half substitute in a 39–20 victory for the Hurricanes over theBlues in Wellington.[4]
Edmonds signed for theHighlanders for the 2015 Super Rugby season.[5] He was described as a powerful scrummager with a high work rate who performed well in the successful 2015 Super Rugby season for the Highlanders as they won the Super Rugby championship.[6]
His career was ended by a serious knee injury against the Western Force on April 1, 2016 which left him with nerve damage in his left knee.
Personal life
Edmonds is a New Zealander of Māori descent (Ngāti Kahungunu descent).[7]
References
- ^ "Hawke's Bay Magpies The Team". Hawke's Bay Magpies. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Brendon Edmonds itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "Brendon Edmonds Hurricanes Player Profile". Hurricanes. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Hurricanes vs Blues 18 April 2014 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Highlanders Bolster Forward Stocks for 2015" (Press release). Highlanders. 1 October 2014. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "Brendon Edmonds | The Highlanders". thehighlanders.co.nz. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "5 players from Ngāti Porou named in "Maori All Blacks"". Ngāti Porou East Coast. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2024.