Des Jones
| Full name | William Desmond Jones | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 October 1925 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tumble, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 August 1987 (aged 61) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Pontarddulais, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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William Desmond Jones (25 October 1925 — 15 August 1987) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Born in Tumble, Jones attended Gwendraeth Grammar School and was a police officer by profession.[1]
Jones gained his solitary Wales cap playing in the second-row against England for a 1948 Five Nations match at Twickenham which finished in a 3–3 draw.[2] He was picked for Wales from Llanelly, a club he captained.[3] In 1951, Jones was in the Llanelly side that faced the touring Springboks and scored a try.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Des Jones – Lock". aberavonrugby.co.uk. 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Wales Draws At Twickenham". The Guardian. 19 January 1948.
- ^ "Des Jones Returns For Visit To Neath". Llanelli Star. 17 September 1949.
- ^ "Springboks win a poor game at Llanelly". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 24 October 1951.
External links
[edit]- Des Jones at ESPNscrum