Ed Jenkins

Who is Ed Jenkins?

Ed Jenkins is the current vice-captain of the Australia 7s team that competes in the IRB Sevens World Series. The most experienced campaigner in the youthful Australian Sevens squad, vice-captain Ed Jenkins is the second-leading try scorer in the team with 13 five-pointers this season.

Jenkins, alongside skipper Bernard Foley, is a Commonwealth Games silver-medallist and helped end Australia’s eight-year title drought on the world circuit at the London Sevens last year, scoring a try against Argentina in the semi-final to help secure Australia’s first Cup final appearance since Brisbane 2002.

His identical twin brother Jono plays Super Rugby for the Waratahs. Jenkins went to Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview in Sydney.

Jenkins featured for the Shute Shield-winning Sydney University side throughout 2010 before Sevens duty saw him miss the finals series.

Jenkins captained the Australia side which won Gold in the Cup Final of the 2012 Japan Sevens tournament.