Neil Edwards (born 20 August 1964) is a former

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international

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player.

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Edwards played club rugby for Rosslyn Park before moving on to Harlequins and then to

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Provincial career

He played for

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. It was the Anglo-Scots side that drew him into Scotland's net. His grandfather George Watt from Dundee gave him the Scottish ancestry required; his grandfather notable for designing the London Planetarium!

International career

He was capped by Scotland 'B' once against Ireland 'B' on 28 December 1991. He represented

six times from 1992 to 1994. He won a place when Alex Snow, the Heriots forward, opted to go for England selection, rather than play for Scotland. Edwards took the reverse path to Snow; he was England's radar and went on their training camp in Portugal, before deciding to rather play for Scotland. Edwards made his international debut on 18 January 1992 at

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in the

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match. Of the 6 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 4 occasions. He played his final match for Scotland on 15 January 1994 at

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in the

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match. He also played for the

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. Edwards played eleven times for the

, captaining them in 1994 on their three match tour of

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Business career

He became a chartered surveyor. Edwards is the Managing Director of Green Parking Ltd.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Neil 1964 births Living people Barbarian F.C. players Harlequin F.C. players Northampton Saints players Rosslyn Park F.C. players Rugby union locks People from Carshalton Rugby union players from the London Borough of Sutton Scotland 'B' international rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Scottish Exiles (rugby union) players Scottish rugby union players