Nick Fenton-Wells

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Nick Fenton-Wells
Birth nameNicholas Sean Fenton-Wells
Date of birth (1986-08-11) 11 August 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb)
School Diocesan College
University UNISA, UCT
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Hooker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013–2016
2016–2019		 Stormers
Saracens
Bedford Blues
Bristol Bears 		2
2
53
42		 (0)
(0)
(35)
(25)
Correct as of 7 Jun 2012
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2012 Western Province 18 (25)
Correct as of 28 May 2012
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 Stormers 2 (0)
Correct as of 28 May 2012

Nick Fenton-Wells (born 11 August 1986) is a South African former rugby union footballer. He played as a Flanker for the Bristol Bears in Premiership Rugby, for Stormers in Super Rugby and Western Province in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup as well as previously representing the Ikey Tigers in the Varsity Cup. [1]

He agreed to join Saracens in July 2012. [2] On 7 May 2014, Fenton-Wells sign a permanent deal with RFU Championship side Bedford Blues after joining them on loan from Saracens. [3]

In April 2016 he agreed to join Championship play off rivals Bristol for the 2016 season. [4]

In December 2017 he played his first game for Bristol in his new position of Hooker, having transitioned from the back row. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "UCT star in Premier XV squad". News24. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Fenton-Wells signs for Saracens". Saracens. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Bedford Blues sign Saracens flanker Nick Fenton-Wells on a permanent basis". Bedfordshire News. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Nick Fenton-Wells to join Bristol from Bedford Blues at season end". BBC Sport. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "FENTON-WELLS ENJOYING CHALLENGE OF HOOKER ROLE". Bristol Rugby. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.


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