Norman Fender

Norman Fender

Full name	Norman Henry Fender
Date of birth	2 September 1910(1910-09-02)
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Date of death	24 October 1983(1983-10-24) (aged 73)
Place of death	York, England
School	Ninian Park School
Occupation(s)	labourer licensee
Rugby league career
Position	Forward
Professional clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1931-?	York
National teams
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1932-1938 1932	Wales Great Britain	9 0	(3) (0)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Flanker
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
1927-1931	Cardiff RFC
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1930-1931	Wales	6	(3)

Norman Henry Fender (2 September 1910 - 24 October 1983)^[1] 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 and also represented Wales at rugby league. In 1932/33 he toured Australasia with Great Britain.^[2]

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, 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.^[3]

Bibliography

• Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. Grafton Street, London: Willow Books. ISBN 000218060X. 
• Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0708307663. 

References

1. ^ Norman Fender player profile Scrum.com
2. ^ Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-108…114]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
3. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2008-12-31. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Norman_Fender/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 

External links

• Fender the first of York's Lions
• GB too strong in Christchurch…
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Statistics at scrum.com
• Statistics at wru.co.uk
• Fender gets the plaudits

Persondata
Name	Fender, Norman
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	2 September 1910
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Date of death	24 October 1983
Place of death	York, England