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For other people with the same name, see David Jones.
For other people with the same name, see Davy Jones.
For the rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1900s for Wales (RU), Glamorgan County, Treherbert, Aberdare, Treherbert, Great Britain (RL), Wales, and Merthyr Tydfil, see David Jones (rugby). For the rugby union footballer of the 1900s for Wales, Monmouthshire, Pontymoile, Newport, Pontypool, and London Welsh, see David Phillips Jones. For the rugby league footballer of the 1960s for Wales, and Halifax, see David Jones (rugby league). For the current rugby union footballer for Wales, and (Llanelli) Scarlets, see Dafydd Jones. For the rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s for Wakefield Trinity, see David Jones (rugby league born c. 1965). For the rugby league footballer of the 1990s for Oldham, see David Jones (rugby league born 1967).

David L. Jones
Jones in 1928
Personal information
Full nameDavid L. Jones
Bornc. 1901
Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Ebbw Vale RFC
Risca RFC
≤1922–27 Newport RFC 51 6 0 1 21
Total 51 6 0 1 21
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1926–27 Wales 5 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
PositionProp, Second-row, Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1927–29 Wigan 64 10 30
Source: scrum.com

David "Dai" L. Jones (born c. 1901) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Ebbw Vale RFC, Risca RFC, and Newport RFC, as a Prop, i.e. number 1 or 3, and club level rugby league (RL) for Wigan, as a prop, second-row or loose forward/lock, i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.[1]

International honours

Jones won caps for Wales (RU) while at Newport RFC in 1926 against England, and Scotland, and in 1927 against Ireland, France, and England.[2]

Change of codes

Jones played for Wales (RU) against England in the Five Nations Championship on 15 January 1927, and less than a month later, played for Wigan (RL) against Pemberton RLFC in the Challenge Cup on 12 February 1927.

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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