| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | J. Brian Edgar | |||||
| Born | 26 March 1936 Great Broughton, Cumberland, England |
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| Died | 5 October 2001 (aged 65) Seaton, Cumbria, England |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Weight | 15 st 00 lb (95.3 kg; 210.0 lb) | |||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1954–68 | Workington Town | 384 | 99 | 27 | 0 | 303 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Cumberland | 13 | |||||
| 1962 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958–66 | Great Britain | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Brian Edgar (born 26 March 1936 in Great Broughton, Cumberland — died 5 October 2001 in Seaton, Cumbria) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level played for, and captained, Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Workington Town, playing at Prop, or Second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.
Edgar won a cap for England while at Workington in 1962 against France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Workington in 1958 against Australia, and New Zealand, in 1961 against New Zealand, in 1962 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand, in 1965 against New Zealand, and in 1966 against Australia (3 matches).[1]
Edgar and Leeds' Joseph "Joe" Thompson are the only Forwards to be selected for three Australasian tours.