Edward Pettybourne (born 13 February 1988) is a former professional

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footballer who last played as a for the

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. He played at international level for

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and the

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. He previously played at club level in Australia in the

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for the

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and the

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, and in the

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for the

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, and in Europe in the

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for the

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( Heritage № 1054), and in the Betfred

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for

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, as a or .

Early years

Pettybourne was born in

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, New Zealand. A Mascot Jets junior, Pettybourne attended

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. He represented Australia at schoolboy level in 2005.

Playing career

South Sydney Rabbitohs

Pettybourne made his

début against the

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in round 19 of 2007. He scored his first try in first grade in round 1 of 2009 when South Sydney defeated arch-rivals the

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52-12. He played every game for South Sydney in 2009 and scored seven tries to be the club's fifth highest try scorer of the season. He made 526 tackles in 2009 which was the third highest in the club. Pettybourne was a mainstay of South Sydney for the next three years, playing in over 20 games in both 2011 and 2012. He played in all 3 semi-finals in 2012, with the club finishing one game shy of the grand final.

Wests Tigers

With Souths unwilling to match the offer from

, Pettybourne joined his new club from 2013. Pettybourne said, " Madge, and the coaching staff said they wanted to keep me, but it was my choice. I just bought a house so I wanted to make sure I was comfortable paying it off, but it was more for my family." Pettybourne stayed at the

for one season, playing in 12 games and failing to score any points.

Wigan Warriors

Pettybourne joined

club

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for the 2014 Super League season. He made his début in the opening game of the season against

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. On the 19 December 2014, Wigan announced that Pettybourne had been released from his contract for personal reasons. He left the Club half way through a two-year contract, after 18 games.

Gold Coast Titans

On 15 January 2015, Pettybourne signed a one-year contract with the

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starting effective immediately. On 10 July 2015, he re-signed with the Titans on a two-year contract.

Red Star Belgrade

On 5 June 2021, it was announced that Pettybourne had left Brooklyn Kings and signed for

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following the postponement of the

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2021 season.

Limoux Grizzlies

On 6 July 2021, it was reported that he had signed for

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in the

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On 6 November 2022, Pettybourne announced his retirement from rugby league.

Representative career

New Zealand

In 2009, Pettybourne chose to represent New Zealand instead of playing for Australia. He was called up for the

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squad at the

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as a late replacement for the injured

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and Bronson Harrison, but did not make any appearances for the team.

Samoa

In April 2013, Pettybourne played for

in the

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against fierce pacific rivals

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United States

Later in the year, he was selected to play for the

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for the

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. He played in all four of the US' world cup matches.

Coaching career

On 9 March 2021 it was reported by

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that he would take over the role of interim head coach for their fixture with

, until Olivier Janzac could take over on 15 March, following the dismissal of Fabien Devecchi.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pettybourne, Eddy 1988 births Living people Brooklyn Kings captains Brooklyn Kings players Burleigh Bears players Gold Coast Titans players Keighley Cougars players Limoux Grizzlies players New Zealand emigrants to Australia New Zealand people of American Samoan descent New Zealand people of Samoan descent New Zealand rugby league players North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players Red Star Rugby League players Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Christchurch Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows Samoa national rugby league team players Samoan sportspeople South Sydney Rabbitohs players Toulouse Olympique players United States national rugby league team players Villeneuve Leopards coaches Villeneuve Leopards players Wests Tigers NSW Cup players Wests Tigers players Wigan Warriors players