Andy Fenby
| Full name | Andrew Mark Fenby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 October 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | St Asaph, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Rydal Penrhos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Newcastle University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Chartered Accountant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wing Fullback |
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| Current team | Saracens | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| ?–2004 | Llandudno | ? | (?) |
| 2004–2009 | Blaydon | 82 | (390) |
| 2009 | Newcastle Falcons | 3 | (10) |
| 2009–2012 | Llanelli | 12 | (10) |
| 2009–2013 | Scarlets | 68 | (100) |
| 2011 | Carmarthen Quins | 1 | (5) |
| 2012 | Llandovery | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | London Irish | 61 | (140) |
| 2016– | Saracens | 0 | (0) |
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Correct as of 11:48, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2008 | Northumberland | 1 | (5) |
| 2008 | England Counties | 1 | (10) |
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Correct as of 09:36, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
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Andrew Mark "Andy" Fenby (born 24 October 1985) is a Welsh rugby union footballer who plays for Saracens as a fullback or on the wing. Fenby's professional career started relatively late, as he earned his first professional contract with Newcastle Falcons at the age of 24. After a brief cameo for the Falcons at the end of the 2008–09 season, he returned to Wales to sign for the Scarlets. The emergence of fellow wing George North on the international scene gave Fenby the opportunity to play regularly for the Scarlets during the Autumn internationals and the Six Nations, before he finally nailed down the left wing position during the 2012–13 season. A record of 14 tries in 28 appearances that season resulted in a transfer to London Irish in 2013. After initially retiring from professional rugby at the end of the 2015–16 season, he returned to the sport in October 2016, signing a three-month contract with Saracens.
Born in St Asaph, Denbighshire, Fenby grew up in Rhos-on-Sea, Conwy, and attended Rydal Penrhos in Colwyn Bay between the ages of 11 and 18; while there, he reached the rank of Welsh #2 in Under-19 squash, while also playing for the school's rugby union 1st XV and Llandudno RFC.
Upon leaving school in 2004, Fenby attended Newcastle University to study business, accounting and finance. However, a broken scaphoid bone prevented him from competing in contact sports during his first year in Newcastle, and so committed his sporting time to playing squash, eventually becoming part of the university's elite sports programme.
During his time at university, Fenby joined Blaydon RFC in 2004, playing in National Division Three North. Initially, he only played for the club's third team, but he gradually progressed up the ranks, eventually making it into the first team scoring an impressive 11 tries from just 13 games during the 2005-06 season. With his try-scoring exploits gaining him a regular place in the first team, Fenby helped Blaydon claim the title the following season and promotion to National Division Two with 25 tries. After a tough first season where Fenby's tries (18 for a struggling team) helped them stay up, Blaydon became a regular fixture in the third tier. Over four seasons with the north-east club, Fenby averaged almost a try a game with 76 in 82 games across all competitions. While at Blaydon, he was also called up to the county team, helping Northumberland to reach the County Championship Shield final against Cornwall in 2008, which Northumberland won 25–11, although he did not actually play in the final at Twickenham.
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