First: | RU |
Ned Jones | |
Fullname: | Edward Jones |
Birth Place: | Maesteg, Wales |
Death Place: | unknown |
Ru Club1: | Pontycymmer RFC |
Ru Year1start: | ≤1913 |
Ru Year1end: | ≤13 |
Ru Club2: | Bryncethin RFC |
Ru Year2start: | ≤1913 |
Ru Year2end: | ≥13 |
Ru Club3: | Maesteg RFC |
Ru Year3start: | ≤1913 |
Ru Year3end: | ≥13 |
Club1: | Wigan |
Year1start: | 1904 |
Year1end: | 10 |
Club2: | Broughton Rangers |
Year2start: | 1910 |
Year2end: | 15 |
Club3: | Bradford Northern |
Year3start: | 1915 |
Ru Teama: | Glamorgan |
Ru Yearastart: | ≤1913 |
Ru Yearaend: | ≤13 |
Ru Appearancesa: | ≥1 |
Teama: | Wales |
Yearastart: | 1913 |
Appearancesa: | 1 |
New: | yes |
Retired: | yes |
Updated: | 28 May 2010 |
Source: | [1] |
Edward Jones (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nicknames of "Ned" or "Neddy"/"Naddy", was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played representative level union (RU) for Glamorgan, and at club level Pontycymmer RFC, Bryncethin RFC and Maesteg RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Wigan,[2] and Broughton Rangers, as a .[1] [3] [4]
Ned Jones was born in Maesteg, Wales.
Jones started his rugby league career in England with Wigan in 1904, joining from rugby union club Pontycymmer RFC.[5] He signed for Broughton Rangers in December 1910.[6]
Ned Jones played in Broughton Rangers' 4–0 victory over Wigan in the 1911 Challenge Cup Final during the 1910–11 season at The Willows, Salford, in front of a crowd of 15,006.
He joined Bradford Northern in January 1915.[7]
Ned Jones won a cap for Wales while at Broughton Rangers in 1913.[1]