Ron Jones (rugby union)
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Full nameRonald Elvet Jones
Born24 February 1943
Neath, Wales
SchoolNeath Grammar School
UniversitySt Luke's College, Exeter
| Full name | Ronald Elvet Jones | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 February 1943 Neath, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Neath Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | St Luke's College, Exeter | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||||||||||||||||
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Ronald Elvet Jones (born 24 February 1943) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Born in Neath, Jones attended Neath Grammar School and was a Welsh Secondary Schools representative player.[1]
A back-row forward, Jones was rugby captain at St Luke's College, Exeter. He appeared for Devon during his time in Exeter and also played some his early rugby at Swansea, with which he faced the touring 1963–64 All Blacks as a 20-year old. Based in England, Jones taught physical education at Bablake School and was a Coventry player at the time of his Wales call up. He won five caps across their 1967 and 1968 Five Nations Championship campaigns.[2]
Jones was later deputy head of Bablake School.[3]