Edgar Thomas (Eddie) Stapleton, (21 November 1930 – 13 November 2005) was an outstanding Australian Rugby union winger who made his mark with the Wallabies and the St George Rugby Club in Sydney in the 1950s.
Stapleton was a strong bulky winger and he played 16 test matches for Australia between 1951 and 1958, touring New Zealand with the Wallabies in 1952, 1955 and 1958.
He was captain when St George won the premiership in 1957, and he retired from the Wallabies the following season.
In 1960, the All Blacks stopped in Australia for warmup matches on their way to a tour of South Africa.
He had lost none of his dash and repaid the selector's confidence in him by scoring the first try for the All Blacks who easily won the match.