Brendon Edmonds
{{Short description|NZ rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2014}}
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| name = Brendon Edmonds (Doogie)
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ongaonga, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|112|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
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| school = Central Hawkes Bay College / Ongaonga Primary
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| ru_position = Prop
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| superyears1 = 2014
| superyears2 = 2015–16
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| super2 = {{Rut|Highlanders}}
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| superapps2 = 24
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| superpoints2 = 5
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Brendon Edmonds (born 28 November 1990) is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played as a prop for {{Rut|Hawke's Bay}} in the ITM Cup{{cite news | url=http://www.hbmagpies.co.nz/ | title=Hawke's Bay Magpies The Team | work=Hawke's Bay Magpies | accessdate=4 May 2014}}{{cite web | url=http://www.itsrugby.fr/joueur_26897.html | title=Brendon Edmonds itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics | work=itsrugby.co.uk | accessdate=4 May 2014}} and the {{Rut|Highlanders}} in Super Rugby.{{cite web | url=http://www.hurricanes.co.nz/team/players/brendon-edmonds | title=Brendon Edmonds Hurricanes Player Profile | work=Hurricanes | accessdate=4 May 2014 | archive-date=15 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215083709/http://hurricanes.co.nz/team/players/brendon-edmonds | url-status=dead }}
Career
Hailing from the Hawke's Bay Region, Edmonds played during the 2006-2008 seasons for the Central Hawkes Bay College 1st XV along with the likes of Dominic Bird, Mua Sala & Andrew Burne. Edmonds then represented Hawkes Bay at Under 16, 18 and 20 level before making his senior breakthrough in 2011 where he came on in the ITM Cup Championship final in Palmerston North against Manawatu, helping his Magpies side win the title and get promoted to the 2012 ITM Cup Premiership. However it was the following year that Edmonds began making a name for himself with some strong displays in a good campaign for the Magpies.
He was not initially named in any Super Rugby squads for the 2014 season, but some injuries to front-row players at the Hurricanes saw him called up to their wider training squad. He debuted on 18 April 2014 as a second-half substitute in a 39–20 victory for the Hurricanes over the{{Rut|Blues}} in Wellington.{{cite web | url=http://sarugby.net/matchbreakdown.aspx?id=114224&category=&leagueid=1574&homeid=16234&awayid=16224&fullview=true | title=Hurricanes vs Blues 18 April 2014 Match Breakdown | work=SA Rugby | accessdate=4 May 2014}}
Edmonds signed for the{{Rut|Highlanders}} for the 2015 Super Rugby season.{{cite press release | url=http://www.thehighlanders.co.nz/our-news/latest-news/623-highlanders-bolster-forward-stocks-for-2015 | title=Highlanders Bolster Forward Stocks for 2015 | publisher=Highlanders | date=1 October 2014 | accessdate=1 October 2014 | archive-date=14 September 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914090935/http://www.thehighlanders.co.nz/our-news/latest-news/623-highlanders-bolster-forward-stocks-for-2015 | url-status=dead }} He was described as a powerful scrummager with a high work rate who performed well in the successful 2015 Super Rugby season for the Highlanders as they won the Super Rugby championship.{{Cite web|url=http://thehighlanders.co.nz/our-team/player-profiles/639-brendon-edmonds|title=Brendon Edmonds {{!}} The Highlanders|website=thehighlanders.co.nz|access-date=2016-10-05}}
His career was ended by a serious knee injury against the Western Force on April 1, 2016 which left him with nerve damage in his left knee.
Personal life
Edmonds is a New Zealander of Māori descent (Ngāti Kahungunu descent).{{cite web|url=https://npec.co.nz/wp/2015/06/30/5-players-from-ngati-porou-named-in-maori-all-blacks/|title=5 players from Ngāti Porou named in "Maori All Blacks"|website=
Ngāti Porou East Coast|date=2015-06-30|access-date=2024-02-22}}
References
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Category:New Zealand rugby union players
Category:Ngāti Kahungunu people
Category:Hawke's Bay rugby union players
Category:Hurricanes (rugby union) players
Category:Highlanders (rugby union) players
Category:Māori All Blacks players
Category:People from Waipukurau