First: | RU |
Denzil Jones | |
Fullname: | Denzil Jones |
Birth Date: | second ¼ 1926 |
Birth Place: | Merthyr Tydfil district, Wales |
Death Date: | 25 December 2010 (aged 84) |
Death Place: | Margam, Wales |
Ru Position: | Prop |
Ru Club1: | Taibach RFC |
Ru Year1start: | ≤1951 |
Ru Year1end: | ≤51 |
Ru Club2: | Aberavon RFC |
Ru Year2start: | ≤1951 |
Ru Year2end: | 53 |
Club1: | Wigan |
Year1start: | 1953 |
Year1end: | 1960 |
Appearances1: | 140 |
Tries1: | 11 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 3 |
New: | yes |
Retired: | yes |
Updated: | 20 March 2013 |
Denzil Jones (birth registered second ¼ 1926[1] – 25 December 2010), also known by the nickname of "Buck" (after actor Buck Jones), was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Taibach RFC and Aberavon RFC, as a prop, i.e. number 1 or 3, and club level rugby league (RL) for Wigan, as a, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.
Denzil Jones' birth was registered in Merthyr Tydfil district, Wales, he worked at the Margam Knuckle Yard. and he died aged 84 in Margam, Wales.
Denzil Jones played, and was captain, in the combined Aberavon RFC/Neath RFC teams' 0–22 defeat by South Africa at Talbot Athletic Ground, Aberavon on Saturday 17 November 1951.[2]
Denzil Jones' made his début for Wigan in the 34-3 victory over Barrow at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 January 1953, and scored his first try for Wigan in the 37-5 victory over Liverpool City at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 7 March 1953.
Denzil Jones was married to Betty Smart.[3] They had children; Ralph Jones (birth registered during first ¼ in Neath district), Pamela Jones (birth registered during fourth ¼ in Neath district), and Robert D. Jones (birth registered during second ¼ in Neath district).