{{Short description|Canada international rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Ed Fairhurst | birth_name = Edward Fairhurst | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|05|07|df=y}} | birth_place = Regina, Saskatchewan | height = {{convert|183|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|93|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} | position = Scrum-half / Fly-half / Fullback | repteam1 = Canada | repcaps1 = 57 | reppoints1 = 46 | repyears1 = 2001-2012 | repsevensyears1 = | repsevensteam1 = Canada | repsevenscomp1 = 15 | ru_sevensupdate = | years1 = 2006-2007 | years2 = 2007-2009 | apps1 = 9 | apps2 = 49 | points1 = 0 | points2 = 20 | clubs1 = Cardiff Blues | clubs2 = Cornish Pirates }} '''Edward Fairhurst''' (born May 7, 1979)<ref>[http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/12810.html Ed Fairhurst player profile] Scrum.com</ref> is a former Canadian international rugby union player.
Fairhurst played primarily as a scrum half throughout his career making his debut for the Canada national team in May 2001. He was subsequently selected to the national squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France and the 2011 Rugby World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rugbycanada.ca/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?leagueID=0&clientID=3817 |title=Canada names final 30 man squad for Rugby World Cup |access-date=2011-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012005526/http://www.rugbycanada.ca/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?clientid=3817&leagueid=0 |archive-date=2016-10-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in New Zealand.
From 2001 - 2005 Fairhurst was a member of the national Seven-a-Side rugby team competing in 15 tournaments on the IRB Seven's World Series. In 2005 he was selected to the 2005 Seven-a-Side Rugby World Cup in Hong Kong.
In 2002, Fairhurst was a member of the national Seven-a-Side rugby team competing in the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 June 2002 |title=Canada names Commonwealth rugby sevens team |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/canada-names-commonwealth-rugby-sevens-team-1.310288 |work=CBC Sports |access-date=12 May 2026}}</ref>
In 2006, Fairhurst signed with the Cardiff Blues from the University of Victoria in British Columbia. He would play a year at Cardiff before moving to the south-west of England to play for the Cornish Pirates for the 2007–08 and 2008-09 seasons.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
In 2009, Fairhurst joined RBC Dominion Securities in Vancouver, British Columbia. Edward holds both Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) and Certified Financial Planning (CFP) designations along with Securities, Options, Derivatives and Insurance (LLQP) licenses and is a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI).{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
In October 2012, Fairhurst announced his retirement from international rugby with 57 international appearances; the most by any Canadian scrum-half.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
Since retiring, Ed has been inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ed Fairhurst (2024) |url=https://www.gvshof.ca/inductees-2/all-inductees/32-rugby/405-ed-fairhurst-2024.html |access-date=2026-05-27 |website=www.gvshof.ca}}</ref> the University of Victoria Sports Hall of Fame,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ed Fairhurst (2024) - UVic Sports Hall of Fame |url=https://govikesgo.com/honors/uvic-sports-hall-of-fame/ed-fairhurst/67 |access-date=2026-05-27 |website=University of Victoria Athletics |language=en}}</ref> the BC Rugby Hall of Fame<ref>{{Cite web |title=BC Rugby Hall of Fame – BC Rugby |url=https://bcrugby.com/about-us/hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2026-05-27 |language=en-CA}}</ref> and the Rugby Canada Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-15 |title=Rugby Canada announces Hall of Fame Class of 2024 |url=https://rugby.ca/en/news/2025/01/rugby-canada-announces-hall-of-fame-class-of-2024 |access-date=2026-05-27 |website=Rugby Canada |language=en}}</ref>
==Notes== {{Reflist}}
{{Canada Squad 2003 World Cup}} {{Canada Squad 2007 World Cup}} {{Canada Squad 2011 World Cup}}
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