Steve Fenwick - Centre
Wales RLHeritage No | 330 |
Date Of Birth | 23/07/1951 |
Place Of Birth | Nantgarw |
Height | 178 |
Weight | 83 |
Education | Caerphilly Grammar Technical School |
Clubs | Cardiff City Blue Dragons, Bridgend Ravens, Beddau, Taffs Well |
Honours | Wales RL, Wales, British and Irish Lions, Wales B |
Invitational | World XV, Crawshays, Barbarians |
Managed | Newport |
Steven Paul Fenwick won 30 rugby union caps for Wales and four for the British and Irish Lions. His two caps for Wales in rugby league makes him a dual code international. He played rugby as a schoolboy for Caerphilly Grammar Technical School, and later joined Taffs Well. In 1971 he switched to Beddau where he played 51 games before moving on the first class team Bridgend. While at Bridgend Fenwick earned all of his 30 international caps for Wales, making his début against France in 1975, in which he scored a try after only five minutes. He was a member of the 1977 British Lions tour to New Zealand, in which he played in all four Tests. He also captained Wales in the Centenary game against the All Blacks in 1980. He also played for a World XV on 9 August 1980 against Argentina in Buenos Aires, losing 36-22. In 1981, he turned professional with Cardiff City Blue Dragons and played 86 times for the club, scoring 25 tries, kicking 232 goals and three drop goals. A former teacher, he set up in business with a former Wales and Lions player Tommy David, another player who had turned to league.
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