Harold Jones (rugby)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold James Jones | |||||
| Nickname | Hal | |||||
| Born | 22 December 1907 Ogmore Vale, Wales | |||||
| Died | 16 October 1955 (aged 47) Staincliffe, Batley, England | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1929–29 | Neath RFC | |||||
| Maesteg RFC | ||||||
| 1929–30 | Cardiff RFC | 17 | ||||
| Glamorgan Police RFC | ||||||
| Glamorgan County RFC | ||||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1929 | Wales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1929–33 | Wigan | 108 | 23 | 69 | ||
| ≤1935–≥36 | Keighley | |||||
| Total | 108 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 69 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1935–36 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: ESPN | ||||||
Harold "Hal" James Jones (22 December 1907 – 16 October 1955 (aged 47)) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Neath RFC, Maesteg RFC, Cardiff RFC, Glamorgan Police RFC, and Glamorgan County RFC, as a Lock, i.e. number 4 or 5, and playing club level rugby league (RL) for Wigan and Keighley as a Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums,[1] he died in Staincliffe, Batley.
Playing career
Rugby league career
Harold Jones made his début for Wigan in the 7–8 defeat by Leigh at Mather Lane, Leigh on Saturday 31 August 1929, he scored his first try for Wigan in the 23–6 victory over Wakefield Trinity at Central Park, Wigan on Wednesday 1 January 1930, he scored his last try for Wigan in the 15–8 victory over Widnes at Naughton Park, Widnes on Saturday 4 March 1933, he played his last match for Wigan in the 10–11 defeat by Halifax at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 11 November 1933.[2]
International honours
Hal Jones won caps for Wales national rugby union team while at Neath RFC in 1929 against England, and Scotland.[3] Jones also won three caps for Wales national rugby league team in 1935–1936 while at Keighley.[4]
Harold Jones was selected for Great Britain while at Keighley for the 1936 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Honoured at Keighley
Harold Jones is a Keighley Cougars Hall of Fame Inductee.[5]
References
- ↑ Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North – Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1
- ↑ "Hal Jones Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ "Harold Jones". ESPN. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ↑ "League Management". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ↑ "Keighley Cougars Hall of Fame". halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Statistics at scrum.com
- Statistics at wru.co.uk
- Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com