David Jones (rugby, born c. 1901)

For other people with the same name, see David Jones.

For other people with the same name, see Davy Jones.

For the rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1900s for Wales (RU), Glamorgan County, Treherbert, Aberdare, Treherbert, Great Britain (RL), Wales, and Merthyr Tydfil, see David Jones (rugby). For the rugby union footballer of the 1900s for Wales, Monmouthshire, Pontymoile, Newport, Pontypool, and London Welsh, see David Phillips Jones. For the rugby league footballer of the 1960s for Wales, and Halifax, see David Jones (rugby league). For the current rugby union footballer for Wales, and (Llanelli) Scarlets, see Dafydd Jones. For the rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s for Wakefield Trinity, see David Jones (rugby league born c. 1965). For the rugby league footballer of the 1990s for Oldham, see David Jones (rugby league born 1967).

David L. Jones
Personal information
Full name	David L. Jones
Nickname	Dai
Born	c. 1901 Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Ebbw Vale RFC
	Risca RFC
≤1922–27	Newport RFC	51	6	0	1	21
	Total	51	6	0	1	21
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1926–27	Wales	5	0	0	0	0
Rugby league
Position	Prop, Second-row, Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1927–29	Wigan	64	10			30
Source: scrum.com

David "Dai" L. Jones (born c. 1901) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Ebbw Vale RFC, Risca RFC, and Newport RFC, as a Prop, i.e. number 1 or 3, and playing club level rugby league (RL) for Wigan, as a prop, second-row or loose forward/lock, i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.^[1]

International honours

Jones won caps for Wales (RU) while at Newport RFC in 1926 against England, and Scotland, and in 1927 against Ireland, France, and England.^[2]

Change of codes

Jones played for Wales (RU) against England in the Five Nations Championship on 15 January 1927, and less than a month later, played for Wigan (RL) against Pemberton RLFC in the Challenge Cup on 12 February 1927.

References

↑ Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1
↑ "Statistics at scrum.com". scrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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