James Fender
Birth nameJames Fender
Date of birth (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001
Place of birthSwansea, Wales
Height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight121 kg (19 st 1 lb)
SchoolBishopston Comprehensive School
UniversityNeath Port Talbot College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Ospreys
Youth career
South Gower RFC
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020– Ospreys 4 (0)
2022– →Cornish Pirates (loan) 9 (5)
Correct as of 22 March 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020–2021 Wales U20 9 (0)
Correct as of 15 October 2022

James Fender is a Welsh rugby union player, currently playing for RFU Championship side Cornish Pirates. His preferred position is lock.[1] Fender is on loan from Ospreys for the 2022–23 season.

Professional career

As a youth player, Fender was part of the Ospreys academy. He played for South Gower and Neath Port Talbot College,[2] as well as Swansea RFC.[3]

For the 2022–2023 season, Fender was loaned to RFU Championship side Cornish Pirates.[4]

Fender represented Wales U20 in the U20 Six Nations tournament in 2020 and 2021.[5]

Fender was recalled to the Ospreys squad ahead of their URC tour to South Africa, and made his debut as a replacement on 26 November 2022, against the Bulls.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "James Fender". Cornish Pirates. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Orders, Mark (13 June 2019). "The six Welsh rugby teens who've today been given their big chance to make it". WalesOnline. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Player – SWANSEA RFC". Swansea RFC. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "James Fender: Cornish Pirates bring in Ospreys lock on loan". BBC Sports. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Wales U20 squad announced for Six Nations - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Orders, Mark (25 November 2022). "Bulls v Ospreys team news as old Wales warhorse returns for visitors". WalesOnline. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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