Dick Jones (rugby, born 1920)
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| Full name | Richard William Thomas Jones[a] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1920[1] Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 14 st 4 lb (91 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard William Thomas Jones (24 November 1920 – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales XV and Glamorgan County RFC, and at club level for Aberavon RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Swinton, St. Helens and Hunslet, as a prop or second-row.[2][5]
Club career
[edit]Jones started his career in rugby union with Aberavon RFC. He switched to rugby league in 1947, joining Swinton after a successful trial.[6] He transferred to St Helens a year later before joining Hunslet in 1949.[7]
He also went on to play for Doncaster and Bramley.[8]
International honours
[edit]Jones represented Wales XV in rugby union while at Aberavon RFC in the 'Victory International' non-Test matches between December 1945 and April 1946.
In rugby league, he won three caps for Wales between 1947 and 1949 while at Swinton and St. Helens.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Jones's forename is stated as Robert in some sources
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Profile - Dicky Jones". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Player Summary: Bob Jones". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Player Summary: Dick Jones". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "New Forward". Manchester Evening News. 17 April 1947. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hunslet sign two Welsh forwards". Yorkshire Observer. 27 October 1949. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Two newcomers in Bramley team". Yorkshire Observer. 4 December 1952. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
[edit]- 1920 births
- Aberavon RFC players
- Footballers who switched code
- Glamorgan County RFC players
- Hunslet F.C. (1883) players
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby union forwards
- St Helens R.F.C. players
- Swinton Lions players
- Doncaster R.L.F.C. players
- Bramley R.L.F.C. players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players