Paul Doran-Jones
| Full name | Paul Doran-Jones | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 2, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 116 kg (18 st 4 lb)[1] | ||
| School | Old Swinford Hospital Wellington College |
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| University | Trinity College Dublin | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| Youth clubs | |||
| Lansdowne Kings Country |
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| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2003–2007 2007–2009 2008-2008 2009–2011 2011- |
Leinster London Welsh London Wasps Gloucester Northampton Saints |
0 39 0 8 |
(0) (15) (0) (0) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2003 2004 2006 2009– |
England U-18s Ireland U-19s Ireland U-21s England |
4 |
(0) |
Paul Doran-Jones (born 2 May 1985) is a rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Aviva Premiership for Northampton Saints. He plays as a prop.
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Club career [edit]
Capable of playing both sides of the scrum, Doran-Jones' career started at Lansdowne Rugby Club in Dublin whilst he was at University in the city.
He had a spell with King Country in New Zealand and four seasons with Leinster from 2003 to 2007. He then joined London Welsh, representing them during the 2007–08 season and 2008–09 season. He was also a part of the London Wasps side in their Guinness A League triumph in 2008.[2]
Doran-Jones joined Gloucester Rugby for the 2009–10 season.[3] But, after two seasons at the club it was announced that he will join Northampton Saints at the end of the 2010-11 season.
International career [edit]
He had represented England at U18 level. After moving back to Ireland, he represented the Ireland U19s team at the 2004 Junior World Cup in South Africa.[4] He later represented Ireland U21's at the 2006 IRB U21 World Championship.[5] He qualified to represent Ireland through his mother.[6]
On 9 November 2009, Doran-Jones was called up to the England Squad for the Autumn Internationals following injury to Dave Wilson.[7] He made his England debut on 14 November 2009 at Twickenham against Argentina as a substitute for Tim Payne.[8]
References [edit]
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Northampton Saints". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "Wanderers win but Wasps take the title". Northampton Saints official site. 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2010-01-16.[dead link]
- ^ "Gloucester win Doran-Jones chase". BBC. 2009-05-26. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ "Ireland Under 19 World Cup Squad". Irish Rugby official site. 2004-03-16. Retrieved 2010-01-16.[dead link]
- ^ "Ireland U21 22–26 Argentina U21". BBC. 2006-06-13. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ Kitson, Robert (2009-11-11). "Paul Doran-Jones reunited with old friend James Haskell for England". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ "Doran-Jones called up by England". BBC. 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ Harlow, Phil (2009-11-14). "England 16–9 Argentina". BBC. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
