Jenson Windley (born August 2006) is an English professional

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in the

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, on a month-long loan from

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road (currently known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship reasons) and compete in the Super League, t ...

in the

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Background

Windley was born in

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, East Yorkshire, England. Windley played junior rugby league for West Hull ARLFC. He joined the

development system at scholarship level. In September 2022, Windley progressed to Castleford's academy squad. During the 2023 academy season, he made ten appearances and scored nine tries. In 2024, he served as academy captain and made eleven appearances and scored nine tries, as well as a further eight appearances and five tries for the reserves.

Playing career

Castleford Tigers

In April 2024, Windley signed a two-year contract with the

alongside nine academy teammates. He was selected as 18th man against

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on 1 August and assigned squad number 38. On 23 August, Windley made his

debut for Castleford against the

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. He was voted Man of the Match and praised by supporters and team captain Joe Westerman. The following week, in his second appearance, Windley scored his first try in Castleford's win against

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. He maintained his place in the first team for the final rounds of the

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; he was sin-binned against

in round 25, and also deputised at and .

Sheffield Eagles (loan)

On 29 May 2025, it was announced that Windley would join

in the

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on a one-month loan deal.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Windley, Jenson 2006 births Living people Castleford Tigers players English rugby league players Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Kingston upon Hull Sheffield Eagles players 21st-century English sportsmen