Edward Fairhurst (born May 7, 1979, in

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) is a Portfolio Manager and Financial Planner with RBC Dominion Securities and a former Canadian international

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player. Fairhurst played primarily as a scrum half throughout his career making his debut for the Canada national team in May 2001. He was subsequently selected to the national squad for the

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, the

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Rugby World Cup in France and the

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. in New Zealand. From 2001 - 2005 Fairhurst was a member of the national Seven-a-Side rugby team competing in 15 tournaments on the IRB Seven's World Series. In 2005 he was selected to the 2005 Seven-a-Side Rugby World Cup in Hong Kong. In 2006 Fairhurst signed with the

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from the

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. He would play a year at Cardiff before moving to the south-west of England to play for the

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for the 2007–08 and 2008-09 seasons. In 2009, Fairhurst joined

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. Edward holds both Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) and Certified Financial Planning (CFP) designations along with Securities, Options, Derivatives and Insurance (LLQP) licenses and is a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI). In October 2012, Fairhurst announced his retirement from international rugby with 57 international appearances; the most by any Canadian scrum half.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fairhurst, Edward 1979 births Living people Canadian rugby union players Cardiff Rugby players Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Wales Canada international rugby union players Canada international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England Canadian expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in England Expatriate rugby union players in Wales Rugby union scrum-halves