Jonny Fennell completed a BA in international studies at University College Dublin, and then moved on to read for a M.St in Historical Research, here at Oxford. He is currently reading for a D.Phil in History.

The pride of Pembroke, JF is the only no. 10 called Jonny that is equally comfortable playing a conservative English style of rugby or a more exciting Super 12-style expansive game. He has plied his trade in Ireland (De La Selle Palmerstown and St Mary’s college FRC) and Lyon, France where they are only just recovering from the stir ‘the body’ created among the women folk.

If there’s a ball involved Jonny’s probably good at the sport. He has proven his competence at cricket, badminton, golf and earned a blue for Gaelic football. And in Japan he showed that if rugby and history doesn’t work out, he’s always got baseball to fall back on…

But Jonny is most famous for his trademark goal kicking. He is one of the few players in world rugby who has to factor in the amount by which the grass will grow during his run up. Always the last to leave the field, Jonny is a truly hard competitor. And he would rather be playing flank…

“Bein Bua”