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His father, Steven Jones, was a police officer in the [[Gwent Constabulary]], based in [[Cwmbran]].His long time girlfriend Ailsa is a physiotherapist at [[Swansea City A.F.C.]] |
His father, Steven Jones, was a police officer in the [[Gwent Constabulary]], based in [[Cwmbran]].His long time girlfriend Ailsa is a physiotherapist at [[Swansea City A.F.C.]] |
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| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bassaleg Comprehensive School, Newport Neath College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ryan Paul Jones (born 13 March 1981 in Newport) is a rugby union footballer who plays at Template:Number 8 for the Ospreys and Wales.
Jones played junior football for Bristol City as a goalkeeper until the age of 14. He took up rugby union at age 17 to be with his friends at Risca RFC[citation needed]
In 2004, when the Celtic Warriors were disbanded he was offered a contract with the Ospreys,[citation needed] who went on to win the Celtic League in 2004-05.
He made his international debut for Wales against South Africa in November 2004.[citation needed] He featured in Wales' 2005 Grand Slam-winning side.
Many supporters were surprised when he was not initially selected for the 44-man squad for the Lions tour of New Zealand. He was later called up to cover for the injured Simon Taylor. He played so well in a 30-19 win over Otago that he was called up for the squad for the first test.[citation needed] He came on as a replacement and went on to start in the final two tests. He was considered by many to be one of the stars of the tour.[who?]
In January 2008, Jones was appointed captain of Wales by new coach Warren Gatland.[citation needed] In his first Six Nations tournament as captain, he led his team to a second Grand Slam in four years.[citation needed]
His father, Steven Jones, was a police officer in the Gwent Constabulary, based in Cwmbran.His long time girlfriend Ailsa is a physiotherapist at Swansea City A.F.C.