Derek Edwards (rugby league)

Derek Edwards is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, and Keighley, as a Fullback, i.e. number 1.

Derek Edwards won caps for Great Britain while at Castleford in 1968 against France, in 1970 against Australia, and in 1971 against New Zealand (3 matches).

Derek Edwards was selected for the Great Britain Squad while at Castleford for the 1968 Rugby League World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. However, along with Christopher "Chris" Young of Hull Kingston Rovers, he did not participate in any of the three matches.

Derek Edwards won caps for Yorkshire while at Castleford as a substitute in the 12-14 defeat by Lancashire at Salford's stadium on 3 September 1969, as a substitute in the 42-3 victory over Cumberland at Hull Kingston Rovers's stadium on 1 October 1969, playing Fullback in the 15-21 defeat by Cumberland at Whitehaven's stadium on 14 September 1970, playing Fullback in the 22-42 defeat by Lancashire at Leigh's stadium on 29 September 1971, and playing Fullback in the 17-12 victory over Cumberland at Wakefield Trinity's stadium on 20 October 1971.