Des Jones
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Full nameWilliam Desmond Jones
Born25 October 1925
Tumble, Wales
Died15 August 1987 (aged 61)
Pontarddulais, Wales
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| Died | 15 August 1987 (aged 61) Pontarddulais, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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William Desmond Jones (25 October 1925 — 15 August 1987) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Born in Tumble, Jones attended Gwendraeth Grammar School and was a police officer by profession.[1]
Jones gained his solitary Wales cap playing in the second-row against England for a 1948 Five Nations match at Twickenham which finished in a 3–3 draw.[2] He was picked for Wales from Llanelly, a club he captained.[3] In 1951, Jones was in the Llanelly side that faced the touring Springboks and scored a try.[4]