Huia Edmonds (born 20 October 1981) is an Australian retired professional

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footballer. He played for the Waratahs,

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and the

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before earning four caps for

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playing at hooker. He later played for

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in England and

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in France.

Early life

Edmonds was born in

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and educated at Erindale College in

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. He played for the

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team in 1998 and the Australian under-19 and under-21 teams in 2000 and 2002 respectively.

Rugby career

In 2002 he was recruited by the NSW Waratahs and made his Super 12 debut against the Bulls. Edmonds spent several seasons in South Africa, playing for Western Province in the Currie Cup and the

in Super 14, before returning to Canberra to join the

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for the 2007 season. In 2010, Edmonds made his test debut against Fiji. He then went on to score his maiden test try against Wales in the Spring Tour. He was scheduled to sign for Saracens for the 2011 season, however due to injury to his shoulder followed by a broken foot this deal fell through. Edmonds signed for English side

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on a two-year contract in 2012. He then moved to France in late 2014 to join

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team

, where he played for three seasons. Edmonds joined Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Club in Canberra as the assistant coach.

References

External links

SARugby.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Edmonds, Huia 1981 births Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players Rugby union players from Ashburton, New Zealand ACT Brumbies players New South Wales Waratahs players Stormers players Western Province (rugby union) players Rugby union hookers Living people Gloucester Rugby players New Zealand emigrants to Australia Australian expatriate rugby union players in England People educated at Erindale College RC Narbonne players Australian expatriate rugby union players in France 21st-century Australian sportsmen