Ed Chamberlain
Ed Chamberlain (born 8 February 1996) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward or centre for the Bradford Bulls in the Super League, on a season-long loan from Hull F.C.. He has featured for a number of clubs throughout his career, and played as a winger and fullback earlier in his career.
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| Full name | Edward Chamberlain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 February 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 13 lb (82 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Second-row, Wing, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ed Chamberlain (born 8 February 1996) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward or centre for the Bradford Bulls in the Super League, on a season-long loan from Hull F.C..
He has featured for a number of clubs throughout his career, and played as a winger and fullback earlier in his career.
Background
[edit]Chamberlain was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England.
Career
[edit]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 Championship.[3]
Leigh
[edit]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)
[edit]On 23 April 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Hull F.C. in the Super League on loan.[8] On 16 Jul 2024 it was reported that he had rejoined Hull FC on loan for the remainder of the 2024 season.[9]
Hull F.C.
[edit]On 9 July 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Hull F.C. in the Super League on a permanent basis.[10]
Bradford Bulls (loan)
[edit]On 11 November 2025 it was reported that he had signed for Bradford Bulls in the Super League on season-long loan[11]
International
[edit]He was named in the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ RLP
- ^ "Misery for Whitehaven as London Broncos run riot". News & Star. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Leigh sign Ireland international ahead of Championship return". Love Rugby League. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Featherstone Rovers: 1895 Cup final defeat to Leigh Centurions gives Brian McDermott's side signal of their progress". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
- ^ "Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 16-17 Leigh Leopards - Leigh claim first Wembley final win in 52 years". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Leigh Leopards 2023 season in review". www.leighleopards.co.uk.
- ^ Callum Walker (23 April 2024). "Leigh Leopards centre Ed Chamberlain makes Super League loan move". Love Rugby League.
- ^ "Hull FC loan Chamberlain for rest of the season". BBC Sport. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Leigh's Chamberlain and Holmes to join Hull FC next season". BBC Sport. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Callum Walker (11 November 2025). "Hull FC's Ed Chamberlain makes season-long loan move to Bradford Bulls". Total RL. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Ireland name Rugby League World Cup squad". sbs.com.au. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
External links
[edit]- Salford Red Devils profile
- Widnes Vikings profile Archived 18 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- SL profile
- 2017 RLWC profile Archived 12 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Ireland profile