Norman Fender
Birth name | Norman Henry Fender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 2 September 1910 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 24 October 1983 | (aged 73)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | York, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Ninian Park School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | labourer licensee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[]
International honours[]
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[]
Norman Fender played loose forward, and scored a goal in York's 9-2 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1936 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1936–37 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 17 October 1936.
Club career[]
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[]
The first seven players to be inducted into the York Rugby League Hall of Fame during March 2013 were; Geoff, , Vic Yorke, Norman Fender, Willie Hargreaves, Basil Watts and Edgar Dawson.[5]
Bibliography[]
- 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[]
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Knights launch York Rugby League Hall of Fame". yorkpress.co.uk. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
External links[]
- 1910 births
- 1983 deaths
- British publicans
- Cardiff RFC players
- Dual-code rugby internationals
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league players from Cardiff
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union players from Cardiff
- Wales international rugby union players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players
- York Wasps players