Jason Jones-Hughes
Jason Jones-Hughes (born 13 September 1976 in Sydney)[1] is an Australian born rugby union player who played for the Wales national rugby union team. The fact that he represented Wales caused friction between the two national rugby unions[2] as he had played for the Australian Barbarians and was part of the Australian team that toured Argentina in 1997 before representing Wales.[3] The International Rugby Board ruled he was eligible to play for Wales as he had not played a full international match for Australia national rugby union team and he had a Welsh qualification through his parents. In 2000 he was initially implicated in the "grannygate" scandal before being exonerated.
| Birth name | Jason Jones-Hughes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 September 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A centre, he played his club rugby for Newport and was part of the 1999 Wales World Cup Squad hosted by Wales. Due to injuries he only attained three caps for Wales.[4] He later joined Munster before his injuries caused him to retire from rugby.
References
- Jason Jones-Hughes player profile Scrum.com
- Aussies slam rugby adverts BBC.co.uk, 17 September 1999
- Jason Jones-Hughes Newport profile Archived 17 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine blackandambers.co.uk
- More injury woe for Jones-Hughes BBC.co.uk, 15 August 2001