Lisa Edwards (rugby league)

Lisa Edwards
Personal information
Born (1992-10-19) 19 October 1992 (age 32)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight68 kg (10 st 10 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 New Zealand Warriors 1 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Howick Hornets 25 14 0 0 56
2024 Papakura Sea Eagles 1 2 0 0 8
Total 27 16 0 0 64
As of 8 June 2024

Lisa Edwards (born 19 October 1992) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership. She primarily plays as a winger.

Playing career

In June 2018, while playing for the Mt Albert Lions, Edwards was selected for the New Zealand wider squad.[1] In August 2018, Edwards joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team.[2]

In Round 2 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, Edwards made her debut for the Warriors in a 10–22 loss to the St George Illawarra Dragons.[3]

On 22 October 2018, Edwards was named in the New Zealand Māori Ferns train on squad following the National Māori Tournament.[4]

In 2019, she played for the Auckland Vulcans at the National Women's Tournament.[5]

She captained the Papakura Sea Eagles Womens Team in the Auckland Rugby League competition. Who took out the Auckland Rugby League Women's Premiership Competition 2024.

References

  1. ^ "Kiwi Ferns wider squad named". NZRL.
  2. ^ "Profiling all 22 players in our women's squad". NZ Warriors. 3 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Dragons v Warriors: NRLW Round 2 preview". NRL. 11 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Aucklanders in train-on squad". Auckland Rugby League. 6 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Vulcans name final squad for Women's Nationals". Sporty. 25 July 2019.