Dick Jones (rugby union, born 1906)
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Full nameRichard Jones
Date of birth5 January 1906
Place of birthShanghai, China
Date of death18 January 1986 (aged 80)
| Full name | Richard Jones | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 January 1906 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shanghai, China | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 January 1986 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Folkestone, Kent , England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Bedford School | ||||||||||||||||
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Richard Jones (5 January 1906 – 18 January 1986) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Jones was born to a Japanese mother in Shanghai, China. He attended Bedford School and was also based in England for his rugby, playing with London Welsh. His elder brother Bobby was capped for Wales. Another brother Jack was a London Welsh teammate and he also had a brother who represented East Midlands.[1][2]
In 1929, Jones gained his solitary Wales cap against England at Twickenham.[3]