Huw Jones (field hockey)
Welsh field hockey player
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Huw Jones (born 15 September 1980) is a former field hockey player who represented Wales. He competed for Wales at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 Commonwealth Games. His brother is Zak Jones.[1]
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| Born | 15 September 1980 Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Jones, born in Nairobi,[2] played club hockey for Stourport Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League before joining Teddington Hockey Club in September 1999.[3] While at Teddington, he represented Wales at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[4]
He moved from Teddington to Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club[5] and then signed for Reading Hockey Club[6] and played for them for five years before joining Oxted Hockey Club for the 2013–14 season.[7]
While at Oxted in 2014, he was selected to represent the Welsh team[2] at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland in the men's tournament.[8]