Ed Fairhurst
| Birth name | Edward Fairhurst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 May 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Regina, Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edward Fairhurst (born May 7, 1979)[1] is a former Canadian international rugby union player.
Fairhurst played primarily as a scrum half throughout his career making his debut for the Canada national team in May 2001. He was subsequently selected to the national squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France and the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[2] in New Zealand.
From 2001 - 2005 Fairhurst was a member of the national Seven-a-Side rugby team competing in 15 tournaments on the IRB Seven's World Series. In 2005 he was selected to the 2005 Seven-a-Side Rugby World Cup in Hong Kong.
In 2006 Fairhurst signed with the
In 2009, Fairhurst joined
In October 2012, Fairhurst announced his retirement from international rugby with 57 international appearances; the most by any Canadian scrum-half.[citation needed]
Notes
- ^ Ed Fairhurst player profile Scrum.com
- ^ "Canada names final 30 man squad for Rugby World Cup". Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2011.