Sam Edwards (rugby league)

Samuel Kingi Edwards was a Maori New Zealand former international representative rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s.

He has two daughters: Naomi Cramer a Family Lawyer in Auckland, Marryna Edward and two sons Robert Edward and NZ born Morvin Edwards who later became a renowned rugby league player of his own right.^{[citation needed]}

His mother was Ani Kingi from Torere affiliated to Ngai Tai. His father was Patrick Edwards of Whakatohea, Opotiki. He had two full brothers: Patrick Edwards, Robert Edwards and two half brothers Jackie Edwards and John Edwards two half sisters Harriet Edwards and TeAorangi Haare.^{[citation needed]}

Joseph Edwards former Auckland Blues player and rugby unions player is his great nephew.^{[citation needed]}

While he played in Auckland, he was selected to play for the New Zealand national team as well as the New Zealand Māori team.^[3][4]

During the 1958 Auckland Rugby League season Edwards played for Marist. He played alongside Neville Denton. He would go on to form a formidable New Zealand front row trio partnering prop Maunga Emery and joined by Jock Butterfield at hooker.^[5][4] Edwards was selected to go on the 1965 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France.^[5]