Kenny Edwards

Kenny Edwards (born 13 September 1989) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League.

He previously played for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League.

Club career

Edwards joined the Parramatta Eels on a one-year contract for the 2013 season. On 25 July 2013, the contract was extended for another two seasons. He then made his NRL debut for the Eels during round 26 of the 2013 NRL season.

On 5 June 2014, Edwards again extended his contract with the Eels, signing until the end of 2017.

During the 2015 NRL season, Edwards was handed a 9 month playing ban and missed the entire season for taking a urine sample on behalf of fellow Parramatta player Kaysa Pritchard.

In 2017, Edwards missed the first 7 rounds of the season after pleading guilty to a domestic violence charge, having poured alcohol over the head of his partner during an argument. In his second game back, Edwards was the first player to be sinbinned after the NRL changed the rules to outlaw players slapping opposition players. Edwards was shown throwing a chair across the change rooms after the incident. Kenny Edwards played his 50th NRL match against the St George Illawarra Dragons in round 15 of the 2017 NRL season.

On 28 July 2017, during Parramatta's victory over Brisbane, Edwards delivered a late tackle on Brisbane player Jonus Pearson, who was lying on the ground following a high tackle by Parramatta player Nathan Brown. Edwards was later cited over the incident and faced a $1500 fine if he entered an early guilty plea.

On 15 May 2018, Edwards was stood down indefinitely by Parramatta after he allegedly fled from police following a random roadside check in Merrylands, Sydney. Edwards did not face Fairfield Local Court but attended a traffic offenders course, having been accused of abandoning a vehicle he was driving on a suspended licence. Edwards only raised the matter with the club on 7 May 2018, which was three weeks after allegedly running away from police after being approached by officers.

On 19 May 2018, Edwards was released by Parramatta. In his time at the club, Edwards missed over 35 games for Parramatta due to incidents off the field.

On 25 May 2018, Edwards signed a one and a half year deal to join Super League side Catalans Dragons.

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