Edward Jenkins (born 26 May 1986) is the former captain of the
Australia national rugby sevens team
The Australia men's national rugby sevens team participates in international competitions such as the World Rugby Sevens Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens. The current captain of the team is Nick Malouf, and the head coach is John Manenti ...
that competes in the
IRB Sevens World Series. The most experienced campaigner in the youthful Australian Sevens squad, Jenkins is one of
Australia's
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most capped sevens players.
Jenkins went to
Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview
Saint Ignatius' College Riverview is an Australian independent single-sex primary and secondary day and boarding school for boys, conducted in the Jesuit tradition, located in Riverview, a small suburb located on the Lane Cove River on the ...
in Sydney.
Jenkins helped end Australia's eight-year title drought on the world circuit at the
2010 London Sevens, scoring a try against Argentina in the semi-final on the way to Australia's first tournament win on the circuit since the 2002 Brisbane Sevens.
Jenkins was a silver-medalist at the
Rugby sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
The rugby sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was the fourth Commonwealth Games at which rugby sevens was played.
Rugby sevens was one of only two sports contested only by males with no women's competition (the other being boxing). The rugby ...
. He led the Australian Sevens team to win the
2012 Japan Sevens. Jenkins captained the Australia side which won the
2012 Japan Sevens tournament. He competed at the
2016 Summer Olympics.
His identical twin brother Jono plays
Super Rugby for the
Waratahs.
Jenkins played for the
Perth Spirit
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is p ...
in the
Australian Rugby Championship
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in 2007, scoring a hat-trick of on debut against the
East Coast Aces
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.
[ He featured for the Shute Shield-winning Sydney University side throughout 2010 before Sevens duty saw him miss the finals series.]
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1986 births
Living people
Australian rugby union players
Australia international rugby sevens players
Australian twins
Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic rugby sevens players for Australia
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Australia
Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Rugby union players from Sydney