Charles Jones (rugby union, born 1893)
| Birth name | Charles William Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 June 1893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 January 1960 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Birkenhead, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles William Jones (18 June 1893 - 19 January 1960)[1] was a Welsh international rugby union player, between 1922 and 1923 he played 29 matches for Leicester Tigers.
Career
[edit]Jones made his international debut for Wales on 17 January 1920 in the first game of the 1920 Five Nations Championship, Wales won 19-5.[2] He played in further internationals against Scotland and France.[3]
He made his Leicester Tigers debut on 16 December 1922 in a 16 all draw against Bristol at Welford Road.[4] He was a regularly for the rest of the 1922/23 season featuring in 20 of the remain 28 games that season, including the historic game in Paris against Racing, the club's first overseas game.[4] His final appearance for the club was in November 1923 against Llanelli.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Charles Jones". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Wales (3) 19 - 5 (5) England (FT)". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "International matches". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ a b c Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.