Mark Jones (rugby, born 1965) explained

Mark Jones
Birth Name:Mark Jones
Birth Date:22 June 1965
Birth Place:Tredegar, Wales
School:Tredegar Comprehensive
Height:1.97m (06.46feet)
Weight:104kg (229lb)
Ru Position:Back row
Clubs1:Tredegar RFC
Years3:1990
Clubs3:Neath RFC
Years4:1996
Years6:2001-03
Clubs6:Aberavon RFC
Repteam1:Wales[1] [2]
Repyears1:1987 - 98
Repcaps1:15
Reppoints1:8
Module:
Embed:yes
Year1start:1991
Year1end:95
Year2start:1995
Year2end:96
Club1:Hull FC[3]
Club2:Warrington
Appearances1:47+21
Points1:20
Appearances2:20+18
Points2:8
Teama:Wales
Teamb:Great Britain[4]
Yearastart:1991
Yearaend:96
Yearbstart:1992
Appearancesa:11
Pointsa:16
Appearancesb:1
Pointsb:0

Mark Alun Jones (born 22 June 1965) is a Welsh dual-code international professional rugby union and rugby league rugby player who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played representative level rugby union for Wales, and at club level for Tredegar RFC, Tredegar Ironsides RFC, Neath RFC, Ebbw Vale RFC, Pontypool RFC (2001–03), Aberavon RFC, as a flanker, i.e. number 6 or 7, or number eight,[1] [2] [5] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Hull FC (Heritage № 863) and Warrington (Heritage № 925), as a, or, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12.[4]

Background

Mark Jones was born in Tredegar, Wales. He signed for Hull FC from Neath RFC in October 1990 in a five-year deal worth about £120,000.[6] He signed for Warrington from Hull F.C. on 3 July 1995.[7] He was sold to Ebbw Vale RFC for a nominal fee in September 1996.[8]

International honours

Mark Jones won caps for Wales (RU) while at Neath in 1987 against Scotland, in 1988 against New Zealand (interchange/substitute), in 1989 against Scotland, Ireland, France, England, and New Zealand, in 1990 against France, England, Scotland, Ireland, and Namibia (2 matches), and while at Warrington in 1998 against Zimbabwe,[1] [2] won caps for Wales (RL) while at Hull in 1991 against Papua New Guinea, in 1992 against France, and England, in 1993 against New Zealand, in 1994 against France, and while at Warrington in 1995 against USA (two spells), in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup against France (interchange/substitute), and England (interchange/substitute), in 1996 against France, and England, and won a cap for Great Britain (RL) while at Hull in 1992 against France (interchange/substitute).[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU). espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU). wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180505034035/http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/matchcentre/squads_wales_player_archive.php?player=14834&includeref=dynamic. 5 May 2018. dead.
  3. Rothmans RL Yearbook 1995-96 by Raymond Fletcher and David Howes, page 76, published by Queen Anne Press,
  4. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL). rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  5. Web site: Jones admits that he has a 'problem. independent.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  6. Rothmans RL Yearbook 1991-92 by Raymond Fletcher and David Howes, published by Queen Anne Press
  7. Rothmans RL Yearbook 1996 by Raymond Fletcher and David Howes, page 115, published by Queen Anne Press
  8. Web site: Warrington's World Cup heroes – Mark Jones.