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Shaun Edwards
Shaun Edwards, OBE (born 17 October 1966) is an English rugby union coach and former rugby league footballer, who is the defence coach for the France national team. A scrum-half or stand-off, Edwards is the most decorated player in rugby league history, with 37 winner's medals. In 2015, he was the 25th person inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame.
Edwards captained England in both rugby league and rugby union at schoolboy level. He played for Wigan in the first division and Super League between 1983 and 1997, and also had spells with Balmain Tigers, London Broncos (twice) and Bradford Bulls. Playing for Wigan, Edwards won a record eight championships, and a record nine Challenge Cups. In total he played in eleven Challenge Cup finals, also a record. He was voted Man of Steel in 1990 and is an inductee of the Wigan Hall of Fame.
Edwards played 36 times for Great Britain, as well as for England in 1995 and 1996 and Ireland in 1998. In all, he appeared in three Rugby League World Cups.
After retiring from playing he joined London Wasps in rugby union as assistant coach in 2001, and was head coach from 2005 to 2011. During his time at the club, they won two Heineken Cups, four Premiership titles, an Anglo-Welsh trophy and the European Challenge Cup.
In 2008, he became Wales' defence coach, and won four Six Nations championships, including three Grand Slams. He was also defence coach for the British & Irish Lions on their tour of South Africa in 2009. He joined France in 2020 and won the Grand Slam in 2022 and the Six Nations title in 2025 and again, in 2026.
Edwards was born in Wigan, Lancashire, England. His father, Jackie Edwards, played for Warrington from 1955 to 1964, as a stand-off or scrum-half, until a severe spinal injury ended his career prematurely at age 24. His uncle Bobby Edwards played one match for Warrington in the halves against New Zealand at Wilderspool Stadium on Saturday 23 September 1961.
Edwards was England schoolboy captain at both rugby league and rugby union, and had been pursued by several clubs.
His younger brother, Billy-Joe, also played rugby league for Wigan until his death, in a car crash, in 2003. His son James was an academy player at Wasps and played at scrum-half. Edwards is a Roman Catholic, and his uncle, Fr John Johnson, was the sub-dean of Wigan and the parish priest of St John's and St Mary's churches in the town until he retired in 2023.
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Shaun Edwards
Shaun Edwards, OBE (born 17 October 1966) is an English rugby union coach and former rugby league footballer, who is the defence coach for the France national team. A scrum-half or stand-off, Edwards is the most decorated player in rugby league history, with 37 winner's medals. In 2015, he was the 25th person inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame.
Edwards captained England in both rugby league and rugby union at schoolboy level. He played for Wigan in the first division and Super League between 1983 and 1997, and also had spells with Balmain Tigers, London Broncos (twice) and Bradford Bulls. Playing for Wigan, Edwards won a record eight championships, and a record nine Challenge Cups. In total he played in eleven Challenge Cup finals, also a record. He was voted Man of Steel in 1990 and is an inductee of the Wigan Hall of Fame.
Edwards played 36 times for Great Britain, as well as for England in 1995 and 1996 and Ireland in 1998. In all, he appeared in three Rugby League World Cups.
After retiring from playing he joined London Wasps in rugby union as assistant coach in 2001, and was head coach from 2005 to 2011. During his time at the club, they won two Heineken Cups, four Premiership titles, an Anglo-Welsh trophy and the European Challenge Cup.
In 2008, he became Wales' defence coach, and won four Six Nations championships, including three Grand Slams. He was also defence coach for the British & Irish Lions on their tour of South Africa in 2009. He joined France in 2020 and won the Grand Slam in 2022 and the Six Nations title in 2025 and again, in 2026.
Edwards was born in Wigan, Lancashire, England. His father, Jackie Edwards, played for Warrington from 1955 to 1964, as a stand-off or scrum-half, until a severe spinal injury ended his career prematurely at age 24. His uncle Bobby Edwards played one match for Warrington in the halves against New Zealand at Wilderspool Stadium on Saturday 23 September 1961.
Edwards was England schoolboy captain at both rugby league and rugby union, and had been pursued by several clubs.
His younger brother, Billy-Joe, also played rugby league for Wigan until his death, in a car crash, in 2003. His son James was an academy player at Wasps and played at scrum-half. Edwards is a Roman Catholic, and his uncle, Fr John Johnson, was the sub-dean of Wigan and the parish priest of St John's and St Mary's churches in the town until he retired in 2023.
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