Edwin Cocker (born 03/11/ 1980) is a New Zealand

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player who plays for the

New Zealand Sevens The New Zealand national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, Summer Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games. They have won a record twelve World Rugby Sevens Series titles. The team has been o ...

team. He has a twin brother Sione, who plays Sevens for

Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

. His father Kepelielie was a rugby union player for

. Edwin was an alumnus of

St Paul's College, Auckland St Paul's College is a Catholic secondary school for boys owned by the Marist Brothers and located in the central Auckland suburb of Ponsonby on a spacious 7.3 hectare campus. The Marist Brothers first opened a school on the site ( Sacred Heart ...

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* New Zealand rugby union players 1980 births Living people New Zealand twins New Zealand sportspeople of Tongan descent Rugby union players from Auckland New Zealand international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players People educated at St Paul's College, Auckland Otago rugby union players {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-stub