Joel Edwards (rugby league)
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Joel Edwards is a rugby league
footballer for the Newcastle Knights
of the National Rugby League
. He primarily plays at lock.
, Edwards played his junior football for the Cessnock Goannas. He later played for the Newcastle Knights
Toyota Cup side in 2008, the Cessnock Goannas in 2009 and the Central Coast Centurions
in 2010. Edwards celebrated a winning NRL
debut in Round 15 against the Parramatta Eels
.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer for the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
of the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
. He primarily plays at lock.
Playing career
Hailing from Cessnock, New South WalesCessnock, New South Wales
Cessnock is a city in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about by road west of Newcastle. It is the administrative centre of the Cessnock City Council LGA and was named after an 1826 grant of land called Cessnock Estate, which was owned by John Campbell...
, Edwards played his junior football for the Cessnock Goannas. He later played for the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
Toyota Cup side in 2008, the Cessnock Goannas in 2009 and the Central Coast Centurions
Central Coast Centurions
The Central Coast Centurions are an Australian rugby league football club based in the Central Coast region in New South Wales. They compete in the New South Wales Cup and act as a feeder club to the NRL club Newcastle Knights...
in 2010. Edwards celebrated a winning NRL
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
debut in Round 15 against the Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
.