The 53-times-capped Welshman and former British Lion was selected following a public vote on http://www.irb.com/ and the deliberations of the Hall of Fame Induction Panel, chaired by the IRB Chairman Dr Syd Millar.
Edwards first played for Wales in 1967 at the age of 19. Between 1967 and 1978 Edwards won 53 caps for Wales, including 13 as captain. In a remarkable career, Edwards could never be budged from his perch as the top scrum-half in the country, winning all his caps in successive matches. His stand out season came in 1969 when he won the Welsh Player of the Year.
He is Wales’s youngest ever captain, gaining his first captaincy at the age of 20. During his era his Welsh side dominated the Five Nations Championship, winning the title seven times, including three Grand Slams. He also played ten times for the British Lions, playing for the legendary 1971 Lions team that was the only such team to win a series in New Zealand and for the unbeaten 1974 side in South Africa.
Edwards was made a Citizen of the British Empire (CBE) for services to sport, in the 2007 New Years Honours List and celebrated his 60th birthday last July.
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