Edward Kosi (born 28 January 1999) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL). He attended De La Salle College, Māngere East and played all his junior footy for Mangere East Hawks
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| Full name | Edward Kosi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 January 1999 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 11 August 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
edit2021
editKosi made his first grade debut in round 8 of the 2021 NRL season, starting on the wing for the New Zealand Warriors against North Queensland.[2]
2022
editIn round 7 of the 2022 NRL season against Melbourne, Kosi was responsible for multiple errors which lead to tries in New Zealand's record 70-10 loss at AAMI Park.[3][4] The following day, Kosi was the only player demoted to reserve grade from the New Zealand Warriors side following the defeat. In round 22 of the 2022 NRL season, Kosi scored two tries for New Zealand in a 42-18 victory over Canterbury.[5][6] Kosi played a total of eleven games for the New Zealand Warriors as they finished 15th on the table.[7]
2023
editKosi played 11 games for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2023 NRL season and scored five tries as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals.[8]
Statistics
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 2021 |  New Zealand Warriors
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5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 11 | 8 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 11 | 5 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| Totals | 32 | 17 | 68 |
References
edit- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Round 8 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Warriors punished for costly mistakes in Storm's Anzac Day masterclass". wwos.nine.com.au. 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Storm's 'astronomical' spine hand Warriors a record-breaking reality check — 3 Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au. 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Warriors veteran 'winds back the clock' as Walsh delivers 'classy' display: 3 Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au. 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Edward Kosi dropped from Warriors team to play Raiders after howler against Storm". www.stuff.co.nz.
- ^ "Warriors farewell 15 players after return to New Zealand". www.foxsports.com.au. 6 September 2022.
- ^ "NRL 2023: New Zealand Warriors season review". www.sportingnews.com. 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Edward Kosi". 31 May 2024.