Jack Jones (rugby, born 1890)

John Jones (25 January 1890 – death unknown), also known as Bedwellty Jones, was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Abertillery RFC, as a prop, i.e. number 1 or 3, and club level rugby league (RL) for Oldham, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[1]

John Jones
Personal information
Full nameJohn Jones
Born25 January 1890
Bedwellty, Wales
Diedunknown
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Blackwood Crusaders
Tredegar RFC
Brynmawr RFC
Pontypool RFC
≤1914–≥14 Abertillery RFC
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1914 Wales 4 1 0 0 3
Rugby league
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≥1914–15 Oldham 10 6 0 0 18
Source: scrum.com

Background

Jones was born in Bedwellty, Wales.

Rugby career

Jack Jones won caps for Wales (RU) while at Abertillery RFC in 1914 against England, Scotland, France, and Ireland.[2] Jones, a collier by trade, was a member of the 'Terrible Eight', the nickname the Wales pack was given by the press in the games against Scotland and Ireland in 1914. Both matches were reported as very abrasive contests.

Just two weeks after his final rugby union international for Wales, in which he scored his only international points, a try against Ireland, he turned professional when he joined rugby league team Oldham. He made his début for Oldham against St. Helens on 4 April 1914, and scored three tries in the match.

References

  1. Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1
  2. "Statistics at scrum.com". scrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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