Dai Jones (rugby union)
| Full name | David Charles Jenkin Jones | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 April 1916 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Morriston, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 February 2000 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st (196 lb; 89 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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David Charles Jenkin Jones (30 April 1916 – 20 February 2000) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Jones was the son of a local businessman in Morriston.[1]
A sturdy front-row forward, Jones played for Swansea and was his club's only representative in the Welsh XV when he debuted in 1947. He remained with the national side for two further seasons and gained a total of seven caps.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Death of a Swansea footballer's father". Herald of Wales. 4 January 1947.
- ^ "Only One Swansea Man In Welsh Team". South Wales Evening Post. 10 January 1947.
- ^ "International clash". South Wales Evening Post. 15 January 1949.
External links
[edit]- Dai Jones at ESPNscrum