Shaun Edwards OBE is a former rugby league player and current rugby union coach. He is the defence coach of Wales, a post he has held since 2008. In November 2011 he left London Wasps after 10 years with the club, latterly as head coach. Edwards generally played in the half-backs in rugby league. He played for Wigan in the Rugby Football League Championship and then Super League between 1983 and 1997. He also had spells with Balmain Tigers, London Broncos and Bradford Bulls. He remains the most decorated player in Rugby League history - playing for Wigan, Edwards won a record eight championships and a record nine Challenge Cups. In total he played in eleven Challenge Cup finals, also a record. He was voted Man of Steel in 1990 and is an inductee of the Wigan Hall of Fame. Edwards played 36 times for Great Britain, and played for England in 1995 and '96 and Ireland in 1998. In all, he appeared in three Rugby League World Cups. 

October 17th, 1966 in Wigan (Age 58)