Diccon Edwards
| Born | Diccon Edwards 13 March 1973 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 4 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Rugby coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Diccon Edwards (born 13 March 1973) is an English former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales. He is currently coach of Leeds Carnegie Academy[1] and Otley RUFC.
He played club rugby union for Selby RUFC, Wakefield, Leicester Tigers, Newport RFC,[2] Leeds Carnegie and Selby and rugby league for Castleford.[3]
He was educated at Pocklington School and played for England Under-16s [4] and Under-18s.[5] He also played for England Colts and Under-21 levels and made his Yorkshire début during the 1992/93 season. He also toured South Africa with the North in 1995.[6] and played for the North against Queensland.[7]
He played once for the Wales (RL), qualifying through his Welsh father.[8]
He retired through a shoulder and neck problem.[9]
References
- ^ "Leeds Carnegie : Rugby : 1st Team : Coaches : Diccon Edwards". Retrieved 18 November 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Newport Personnel : Diccon Edwards". blackandambers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Diccon Edwards". www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012.
- ^ "International Honours 16Group Yorkshire Schools". schoolsrugby.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Schools Rugby Team Fixture List". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ Official match programme England North v New Zealand Barbarians 24 November 1996
- ^ Official match programme England North v Queensland 20 November 1996
- ^ The Independent
- ^ "Archive news from the York Press".
- Wakefield Rugby Football Club—1901-2001 A Centenary History. Written and compiled by David Ingall in 2001.