William Jones (rugby union)
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Full nameWilliam John Jones
Born4 February 1894
Cefneithin, Wales
Died15 July 1978 (aged 84)
Nantgaredig, Wales
Position
Forward
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| Born | 4 February 1894 Cefneithin, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 July 1978 (aged 84) Nantgaredig, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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William John Jones (4 February 1894 – 15 July 1978) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Jones was born in Cefneithin and attended Carmarthen Grammar School.[1]
A forward, Jones played for Llanelly and was capped for Wales against Ireland at Cardiff in the 1924 Five Nations. He was invited to be a reserve for their next fixture in Paris, but had to make himself unavailable owing to the illness of his wife.[2]
Jones was working as a school teacher in the village of Cross Hands at the time of his Wales cap. He was later the primary school headmaster of future Wales cap Carwyn James.[3]