Samuel Logan Edwards (born 18 November 1968) is a New Zealand former

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footballer.

Domestic career

Edwards played for the dominating

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provincial side of the early 1990s alongside such talent as Quentin Pongia, Mike Dorreen, Whetu Taewa and coach Frank Endacott. This side continued its success as the Canterbury Cardinals in the 1994 Lion Red Cup. In 1993 he was selected for the

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tour of Britain and France. Edwards spent the New Zealand off-season in England, playing for the

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from 1988/89 to 1989/90 then Swinton from 1989/90 to 1990/91. He then played for the Oldham Bears ( Heritage № 982) during the 1991/92 season.

Auckland Warriors

In 1995 he joined the new Auckland Warriors franchise in the

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. He played fourteen matches for the new club but was not re-signed for 1996. He also forced his way back into the Kiwis in 1995, being an unused substitution in the test against France and playing against Australia. Injury however stopped him making the

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squad. He was to join the

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in 1996 however a court ruling during the Super League war stopped the launch of the club until 1997.

Return to Canterbury

He currently resides in

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and in 2005 he was named in the Canterbury Dream Team. In 2007 he was to coach the Canterbury under-18 side alongside Mike Doreen before the competition was cancelled by the

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.''Axeing of under-18 series leaves players reeling'' The Press
19 June 2007 In 2009 he is the Canterbury Bulls under 18 assistant coach, under Doreen.

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