Jenson Windley
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| Full name | Jenson Windley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 2006 (age 19) Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half, Stand-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 16 August 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jenson Windley (born August 2006) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half or stand-off for Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
He has spent time on loan from Castleford at Sheffield Eagles in the RFL Championship.
Background
[edit | edit source]Windley was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, England.
Windley played junior rugby league for West Hull ARLFC. He joined the Castleford Tigers development system at scholarship level.[3]
In September 2022, Windley progressed to Castleford's academy squad.[3] During the 2023 academy season, he made ten appearances and scored nine tries. In 2024, he served as academy captain[4] and made eleven appearances and scored nine tries, as well as a further eight appearances and five tries for the reserves.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Castleford Tigers
[edit | edit source]In April 2024, Windley signed a two-year contract with the Castleford Tigers alongside nine academy teammates.[5] He was selected as 18th man against Leigh on 1 August and assigned squad number 38.[6] On 23 August, Windley made his Super League debut for Castleford against the Warrington Wolves.[7][8] He was voted Man of the Match and praised by supporters and team captain Joe Westerman.[9][10] The following week, in his second appearance, Windley scored his first try in Castleford's win against Hull FC.[11][12] He maintained his place in the first team for the final rounds of the season; he was sin-binned against Leigh in round 25,[13] and also deputised at hooker and loose forward.[14][15]
Sheffield Eagles (loan)
[edit | edit source]On 29 May 2025, it was announced that Windley would join Sheffield Eagles in the Championship on a one-month loan deal.[16] He scored a try on debut against York Knights,[17] and was named player of the match against Doncaster.[18] At the end of June, his loan deal was extended until the end of the season.[19] In round 18 against London Broncos, Windley scored a try in another player-of-the-match performance,[20][21] which proved to be his final appearance before being recalled by Castleford.
Statistics
[edit | edit source]| Club | Season | Tier | App | T | G | DG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Super League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2025 | Super League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| → File:Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles (loan) | 2025 | Championship | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Career total | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
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