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Norman Fender
Birth nameNorman Henry Fender
Date of birth(1910-09-02)2 September 1910
Place of birthCardiff, Wales
Date of death24 October 1983(1983-10-24) (aged 73)
Place of deathYork, England
SchoolNinian Park School
Occupation(s)labourer
licensee
Rugby league career
Position(s) Forward
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1931-38 York 228 (100)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1932–38 Wales 9 (3)
1932 Great Britain[1] 0 (0)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1927–31 Cardiff RFC ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1930–31 Wales[2][3] 6 (3)

Norman Henry Fender (2 September 1910 – 24 October 1983) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby footballer who played rugby union for Cardiff as a flanker and rugby league with York. He won six caps for Wales at rugby union,[2][3] and also represented Wales at rugby league.[1] In 1932/33 he toured Australasia with Great Britain.[4]

Playing career[edit]

International honours[edit]

Norman Fender won caps for Wales (RU) while at Cardiff RFC in 1930 against Ireland, and France, and in 1931 against England, Scotland, France, and Ireland,[2][3] represented Great Britain (RL) while at York on the 1932/33 tour to Australasia playing in 14 tour (non-Test matches), scoring 11-tries, and won caps for Wales (RL) while at York 1932...1938 9-caps.[1]

County Cup Final appearances[edit]

Norman Fender played loose forward, and scored a goal in York's 9–2 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1936 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1936–37 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 17 October 1936.

Club career[edit]

Norman Fender made his début for York on Saturday 29 August 1931, and played his last match on Sunday 18 September 1938.

Honoured at York Rugby League[edit]

The first seven players to be inducted into the York Rugby League Hall of Fame during March 2013 were; Geoffrey Pryce, Gary Smith, Vic Yorke, Norman Fender, Willie Hargreaves, Basil Watts and Edgar Dawson.[5]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883–1983. Grafton Street, London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218060-X.
  • Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  5. ^ "Knights launch York Rugby League Hall of Fame". yorkpress.co.uk. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

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