Charles Jones (rugby union, born 1893)
| Birth name | Charles William Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 June 1893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 January 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Birkenhead, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles William Jones (18 June 1893 - 19 January 1960)[1] was a Welsh international rugby union player, between 1922 and 1923 he played 29 matches for Leicester Tigers.
Career
Jones made his international debut for Wales on 17 January 1920 in the first game of the 1920 Five Nations Championship, Wales won 19-5.[2] He played in further internationals against Scotland and France.[3]
He made his Leicester Tigers debut on 16 December 1922 in a 16 all draw against Bristol at Welford Road.[4] He was a regularly for the rest of the 1922/23 season featuring in 20 of the remain 28 games that season, including the historic game in Paris against Racing, the club's first overseas game.[4] His final appearance for the club was on November 1923 against Llanelli.[4]
References
- ^ "Charles Jones". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Wales (3) 19 - 5 (5) England (FT)". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "International matches". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ a b c Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.