Ady Spencer
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Ady Spencer born in Warrington
, Cheshire
, England
is a former professional rugby league
player. He made history at University as the first player to win full Cambridge blues in both Rugby Union and Rugby League. He was regarded as the instrumental Cambridge player in the period of dominance over the Rugby League Dark Blues in the mid 1990s. He also played for Great Britain U19s in Rugby League before going up to Cambridge.
Ady Spencer's position of choice was as a and he often appeared from the interchange bench.
Ady Spencer became the focus of national controversy when he was banned by the Rugby Football Union in 1994 for his appearance in the 1994 Rugby Union Varsity match having already played Rugby League at a professional level (albeit unpaid) with the London Crusaders. Rugby Union was professionalised several months later after a high profile campaign by MP's and media to highlight the case.
He made 58 appearances for London Broncos in the European Super League
1996-1999. He also played for London Crusaders and London Skolars
.
Ady once went on tour to Goa with the Nosmos. He scored regularly on the tour and was named Lakshi Man for 2001.
Ady also achieved moderate fame in the North-West of England for his ant-shaving antics. He was a minor legend on the Lancashire and Cheshire under-19s ant shaving circuit. Fans of the sport still talk fondly of his trademark banana-swipe on the delicate chin of a young leafcutter ant during the 1986 cup semi-final with Colin "The Blade" McCormack. Footage can be found on YouTube.
He is now the London Business Development Manager for the RFL.
Warrington
Warrington is a town, borough and unitary authority area of Cheshire, England. It stands on the banks of the River Mersey, which is tidal to the west of the weir at Howley. It lies 16 miles east of Liverpool, 19 miles west of Manchester and 8 miles south of St Helens...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is a former professional rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player. He made history at University as the first player to win full Cambridge blues in both Rugby Union and Rugby League. He was regarded as the instrumental Cambridge player in the period of dominance over the Rugby League Dark Blues in the mid 1990s. He also played for Great Britain U19s in Rugby League before going up to Cambridge.
Ady Spencer's position of choice was as a and he often appeared from the interchange bench.
Ady Spencer became the focus of national controversy when he was banned by the Rugby Football Union in 1994 for his appearance in the 1994 Rugby Union Varsity match having already played Rugby League at a professional level (albeit unpaid) with the London Crusaders. Rugby Union was professionalised several months later after a high profile campaign by MP's and media to highlight the case.
He made 58 appearances for London Broncos in the European Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
1996-1999. He also played for London Crusaders and London Skolars
London Skolars
London Skolars are a rugby league club based at the New River Stadium, Wood Green, Haringey in North London. They were founded in 1995 and have been semi-professional since 2003, operating in Championship One...
.
Ady once went on tour to Goa with the Nosmos. He scored regularly on the tour and was named Lakshi Man for 2001.
Ady also achieved moderate fame in the North-West of England for his ant-shaving antics. He was a minor legend on the Lancashire and Cheshire under-19s ant shaving circuit. Fans of the sport still talk fondly of his trademark banana-swipe on the delicate chin of a young leafcutter ant during the 1986 cup semi-final with Colin "The Blade" McCormack. Footage can be found on YouTube.
He is now the London Business Development Manager for the RFL.