Ed Chamberlain

Not to be confused with Ed Chamberlin.

Ed Chamberlain (born 8 February 1996) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre and winger for Leigh Leopards in the Betfred Super League.

Ed Chamberlain

Personal information
Full name	Edward Chamberlain
Born	(1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 28) Warrington, Cheshire, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	12 st 13 lb (82 kg)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing, Fullback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2015–18 Widnes Vikings 22 3 7 0 26 2015(loan) → Whitehaven 12 3 30 0 72 2016(loan) → Whitehaven 18 5 18 0 56 2017(loan) → Workington Town 10 2 0 0 8 2017(loan) → Bradford Bulls 5 3 0 0 12 2018(loan) → Salford Red Devils 3 0 4 0 8 2018–21 Salford Red Devils 15 6 46 0 116 2020(loan) → London Broncos 1 0 0 0 0 2021(loan) → London Broncos 6 0 1 0 2 2022– Leigh Leopards 30 17 13 0 94 2024 →Hull F.C. (loan) 0 0 0 0 0 Total 122 39 119 0 394 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2017– Ireland 6 2 3 0 14
Source: ^[1]^[2] As of 23 April 2024

Background

Chamberlain was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England.

Career

He has previously played for the Widnes Vikings in the Super League, and on loan from Widnes at Whitehaven and the Bradford Bulls in the Championship, Workington Town in League 1 and Salford in the Super League. Chamberlain has also spent time on loan from Salford at London during the 2019 RFL Championship season.

He has been dual-registered with Whitehaven in the Kingstone Press Championship.^[3]

Leigh

On 20 October 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Leigh Centurions in the RFL Championship^[4] On 28 May 2022, Chamberlain played for Leigh in their 2022 RFL 1895 Cup final victory over Featherstone.^[5] On 12 August 2023, Chamberlain played for Leigh in their 17-16 Challenge Cup final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers. It was Leigh's first major trophy in 52 years.^[6] Chamberlain played 16 games for Leigh in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished fifth on the table and qualified for the playoffs. Chamberlain played in their elimination playoff loss against Hull Kington Rovers.^[7]

Hull F.C. (loan)

On 23 Apr 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Hull F.C. in the Super League on loan^[8]

International

He was named in the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.^[9]

References

1. loverugbyleague
2. RLP
3. "Misery for Whitehaven as London Broncos run riot". News & Star. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
4. "Leigh sign Ireland international ahead of Championship return". Love Rugby League. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
5. "Featherstone Rovers: 1895 Cup final defeat to Leigh Centurions gives Brian McDermott's side signal of their progress". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
6. "Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 16-17 Leigh Leopards - Leigh claim first Wembley final win in 52 years". www.bbc.co.uk.
7. "Leigh Leopards 2023 season in review". www.leighleopards.co.uk.
8. Callum Walker (23 April 2024). "Leigh Leopards centre Ed Chamberlain makes Super League loan move". Love Rugby League.
9. "Ireland name Rugby League World Cup squad". sbs.com.au. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

External links

• Salford Red Devils profile
• Widnes Vikings profile
• SL profile
• 2017 RLWC profile
• Ireland profile