Eden Love

Eden William Love (14 October 1909 – 22 August 1991) was an Australian Rugby Union player and veterinarian who practised in Launceston, Tasmania.

Love was born in Burwood, New South Wales and attended Newington College (1921–1927). He graduated from the University of Sydney in Veterinary Science in 1935.

As a prop, Love played for the Australia national rugby union team in three test matches, making his debut in the Australia v New Zealand at Sydney on 2 July 1932.

During World War II, Love served as a Lieutenant in the Australian Army and as a member of C Company, 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion, was taken as a prisoner of war during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia in Java.