Arthur Jones (rugby union)
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John 'Arthur' Jones (1857-20 January 1919)[1] was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff Rugby Football Club and international rugby for Wales. He was awarded just a single cap for Wales.
Personal life
Educated in Monmouth School, Jones became an Admiralty agent before becoming a colliery director. Jones began what was to become a long standing tradition between Welsh rugby and the coal mines, and was the first colliery employee to represent Wales, a list that would run to over a hundred members.[2] Jones would spend his later life undertaking various duties, including High Sheriff of Glamorgan and later governor of the University of South Wales and Monmouthshire.
Rugby career
Jones came to prominence as a rugby player while representing Cardiff. Jones was a founding member of the Cardiff club in 1876. In 1877, while only 20 years old, he became secretary of Cardiff RFC and was a member of the committee after that.
in 1883 Jones was selected to represent Wales as part of the Home Nations Championship. In the very first encounter between Scotland and Wales, Jones was part of a ten man pack, the only time Wales had ever used such a heavy forwards tactic. Under the captaincy of Charlie Lewis, Jones was one of three new caps for Wales, the others being Newport's Horace Lyne and Dr. A Griffin, a stand-in from Edinburgh University. Wales lost the game by three goals to one, and the next match saw Wales switch back to nine forwards and Jones was never selected for the national team again.
International matches played
Wales[3]
Scotland 1883
Bibliography
- Smith, David (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.
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References
- ^ Arthur Jones player profile Scrum.com
- ^ Wales team visit Big Pit Welsh Rugby Union website
- ^ Smith (1980), pg 468.