Ed Quirk (rugby union)

Ed Quirk (born 28 August 1991 in Brisbane, Australia) is a rugby union footballer who plays professionally for the Japanese Super Rugby team, the Sunwolves. He usually plays as a blindside flanker.

Ed Quirk

Birth name	Ed Quirk
Date of birth	(1991-08-28) 28 August 1991
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
School	Brisbane State High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Blindside Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015 2017- Queensland Country Canon Eagles 1 (0) Correct as of 4 November 2015 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2015 2016–present Reds Sunwolves 39 37 (5) 0 Correct as of 19 May 2017 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2011 Australia 13 (5) Correct as of 2 June 2013

Quirk attended Iona College before moving to Brisbane State High School in Brisbane, Queensland where he was a member of the school's First XV rugby union side. He graduated from State High in 2008.

He made his debut with Queensland Reds during the 2010 Super 14 season against the Hurricanes in Brisbane. In 2015 he also played for Queensland Country in the National Rugby Championship.

Quirk was a member of the Australia under 20 team that competed in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.[1]