Ed Craig Explained

Ed Craig
Birth Name:Edward James Craig
Birth Date:20 July 1996
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Height:186cm (73inches)
Weight:108kg (238lb)
Ru Position:Hooker
Amatyears1:2016–
Amatteam1:Eastwood
Years1:2017
Apps1:2
Points1:0
Years2:2019
Apps2:7
Points2:10
Ru Clubupdate:23 November 2020
Superyears1:2020
Super1:Reds
Superapps1:2
Superpoints1:5
Superyears2:2021
Super2:Rebels
Superapps2:2
Superpoints2:0
Superyears3:2022–
Super3:Waratahs
Superapps3:1
Superpoints3:0
Super14update:1 May 2022

Ed Craig (born 20 July 1996) is a teacher at SHORE school in North Sydney where he teaches PDHPE and Christian studies. Previously, Craig was a PDHPE teacher at Barker College in Sydney.[1] He has played rugby union for the NSW Waratahs[2] the Melbourne Rebels[3] and the Queensland Reds.[4] He played for Australian Schoolboys and Australian Under 20s and for Sydney in the National Rugby Championship (NRC). Craig is currently playing in the Sydney Shute Shield competition for his home club Eastwood. His position is hooker.

Early life and junior rugby

Ed Craig (Edward James Craig) was born in Sydney (Eastwood) in Australia and played junior club rugby with Hillview Rugby Club (now Central Eastwood),[5] junior rep rugby with Eastwood Rugby Club and school rugby with Epping Boys High School.

He played in the EBHS 1st XV (2012-2014), Combined High Schools (CHS) 1st XV and Combined States in the 2013 Australian Schoolboy Rugby Championships. In 2014, Craig captained the CHS 1st XV[6] and played in the NSW 1st XV[7] which won the Australian Schoolboy Rugby Championships.[8] He played for Australian Schoolboys in their NZ tour 2014[9] against Fiji and New Zealand.[10] [11] Craig won the Volvo Australian Schools Rugby Scholarship in 2014.[12]

Rugby career

Craig was part of the NSW Waratahs Gen Blue squad and played for NSW in the Australian Super Under 20s Championship.[13] [14] [15] In 2016 he joined the Australian Under 20s side for the World Rugby U20s Championships in Manchester, England, where he played against Scotland and NZ.[16]

Craig plays club rugby for Eastwood in Sydney's Shute Shield competition. He played colts 1st XV (2014-2015), and then 1st and 2nd Grade behind Eastwood’s two contracted NSW Waratah Super Rugby hookers Hugh Roach and Damien Fitzpatrick (2016-2018).[17] Craig played hooker for Eastwood’s 1st Grade side (2019-2022).

He played for the Greater Sydney Rams in the National Rugby Competition (NRC) (2017) and the Sydney NRC (2019).[18] [19] Craig has played 150 games for Eastwood - 130 in first grade - with 41 tries and 205 points.[20]

In February 2020 Craig got his first Super Rugby cap with the Queensland Reds as replacement for injured Reds and Wallabies hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa.[21] In October 2020 he finished Eastwood's Shute Shield season with a narrow Grand Final loss to Gordon. In November 2020 he signed with the Melbourne Rebels for the 2021 Super Rugby season, and was backup hooker for the NSW Waratahs in 2022.[22]

Outside rugby

Craig has a Bachelor of Education (Health and Physical Education) from the University of Sydney. He teaches Christian Studies and PDHPE and coaches rugby at Sydney's SHORE school.

Super Rugby statistics

Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
2 0 2 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 TT0 0 1 96 48 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 5 65 1 0 0 0 5 0 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Linkedin . 1 February 2022 . Linkedin Profile . Linkedin.
  2. Web site: New South Wales Waratahs vs Crusaders - Line-up - Super Rugby Pacific 2022 - 30 Apr, 2022 - ESPN .
  3. Web site: 29 Dec 2022 . Rebels Add More Depth for 2021 . melbournerebels.rugby . en.
  4. Web site: Queensland Reds on Instagram: "50 games apart - congrats Ed on your debut, and Nella on the half-century! #RedsFamily #REDvSUN #StandUp". https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B84y7IMgaY1 . 2021-12-26 . registration. 2020-11-09. Instagram. en.
  5. Web site: Central Eastwood Rugby. Central Eastwood Rugby. en. 2019-09-15.
  6. Web site: Ed Craig playing for CHS 1st XV v GPS 1st XV. Green and Gold Rugby Forum. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190901064512/https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/2d0af0be04313254b440125d25a45cdb?width=650 . 2019-09-01 .
  7. Web site: Ed Craig Australian combined High school Captain and Oliver Green CHS Football Captain - Epping Boys High School. eppingboy-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. 2019-09-01.
  8. Web site: NSW I wins Australian Schoolboys Championships for 2014. www.rugby.com.au. en. 2019-09-01.
  9. Web site: 2020-10-01 . Ed Craig . 2022-12-30 . schoolsrugby.com.au . en-US.
  10. Web site: Aussie Schools Leave On Tour Rugby365. rugby365.com. en. 2019-09-01.
  11. Web site: Australian Schoolboy Team Lists - 2010-2018. Schools Rugby. 1 September 2019.
  12. Web site: RUPA: 2014 Volvo Australian Schools Rugby Scholarships announced . 2019-09-01 . rupa.rugby. 20 September 2016 .
  13. Web site: 2015-11-12. NSW Waratahs 2016 Gen Blue training squad announced. 2019-09-15. Rugby News. en-US.
  14. Web site: 2015-02-03. NSW Under 20s doing the business. 2019-09-02. Green and Gold Rugby. en-US.
  15. Web site: 2015-12-18. Waratahs Under 20s have solid first hit out. 2019-09-02. Green and Gold Rugby. en-US.
  16. Web site: Edward Craig. www.ultimaterugby.com. en. 2019-09-01.
  17. Web site: 2017 Shute Shield Season Preview: Eastwood. 2017-03-09. Rugby News. en-US. 2019-09-01.
  18. Web site: Sydney confirms NRC squad. NSW Waratahs. 1 September 2019.
  19. Web site: | Latest Rugby News | NSW Waratahs. 8 October 2019 .
  20. Web site: Fusesport game stats. Fusesport Shute Shield game statistics. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024225550/https://nswpremresults.fusesport.com/drawresult.asp?id=601735&seasonid=751 . 2020-10-24 . 2020-11-24. nswpremresults.fusesport.com.
  21. Web site: Reds call up Sydney club player to help solve hooking crisis. www.couriermail.com.au. 2020-02-10.
  22. Web site: Shore thing: Waratahs send SOS for Shute Shield schoolteacher ahead of Crusaders battle . 2022-12-30 . The Roar . en-US.