Sponsorship Opportunities

Hello, Thank you for considering sponsoring me!

“You will never make anything of yourself” – words that remain etched in my soul after someone significant wrote me off at 7. Oh, how I’m going to prove him wrong.

My name is Tobey Barnfield-Lee, currently living in Virginia, USA, based in Wales, UK and originally from Manchester, England, UK. I am genuinely passionate about Rugby, which I exercise as often as possible. My goal is to become one of the best athletes in my sport, and I need your help to turn the impossible into a reality.

I am currently looking for interested parties to help me on my journey to play rugby professionally in the US. Having gained an International Scholarship to attend UMW, where I graduated in May 2025, I am looking for interested parties to sponsor me to cover my training costs to be the best I can be and realise my dream of gaining a professional rugby contract in Major League Rugby later this year.

I am one of the most motivated and determined 22-year-olds you will ever find, and nothing will deter me from my goal of becoming a professional rugby player. With that goal firmly in place and having recieved an official offer from the University of Mary Washington in April 2021, I have embarked on a once in a lifetime opportunity to become the 1st Welsh qualified rugby player to gain a professional contract through Major League Rugby’s collegiate draft.

I am 5’10” and weigh in at a muscular 210 pounds; I am a skilful openside flanker with a love of the breakdown. I am a dominant tackler and a specialist jackaller. I have been playing Rugby Union for 10 years, starting at Sale FC. Over time I progressed through county and academy teams such as Sale Sharks and Mynydd Mawr. Over the last 4 seasons, I studied & played for the illustrious Llandovery College 1st XV, whose alumni include Alun Wyn Jones & George North. I was also a part of the Scarlets Under 18’s squad and played club rugby for Pontarddulais RFC. I was capped Internationally for Wales at the 2018 Under 18’s European Touch Rugby Championships.

Over the past 7 years, I have worked extremely hard on my mindset. I had to develop an unbreakable mindset that had various ways of lifting me back up no matter how many times I was knocked down. Between September 2017-June 2018, I broke my thumb and ankle within a space of 6 months which meant I didn’t play rugby for nearly 9 months; I was doubting my passion, ability and drive for the game and whether I would ever be fit enough to play again.

I look back and realise that sometimes situations and circumstances are sent to test us. I have the choice to grow throughout this; I choose to grow!

To excel, I need to push my limits constantly. I work hard, but at the same time, I know that the road to success will be costly. You are investing in something bigger than just a fundraiser by supporting me today. You’re changing my life. Thank you for being so supportive!