Myles Edwards (born 19 May 1997) is an

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player who players for

Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. They are based in Fuchu, Tokyo, as is their local rival Suntory Sungoliath. They won the second ever Top League championship in the 2004-5 season and the Microsoft Cup ...

in the

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. A late starter, he only began playing rugby at the age of sixteen. He joined the

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AASE development programme, combining rugby with studying at

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. After a year at Sixways, he moved to France with

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side

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, where he spent during the 2016-17 season. That was followed by a season with

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outfit

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for the 2017-18 season. On 31 May 2018, Edwards left to join Pro D2 rivals

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on a two-year deal from the 2018-19 season. On 19 May 2020, Edwards returns to England to join

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in the

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from the 2020-21 season. However, Edwards left Wasps to sign for Japanese side

in the

competition.

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