Clive Jones (rugby)

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Clive Jones
Personal information
Full nameClive Jones
BornWales
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
≤1972–72 Aberavon RFC
Rugby league
Position Loose forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1972–74 Warrington 24+2160018
1975–78 Leigh 83+29110033
1979 Oldham 2+20000
Total161170051
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1975–78 Wales 40000
Source: [1]

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Clive Jones (birth unknown) is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, and has coached rugby league. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Aberavon RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Warrington (Heritage No. 730), Leigh (Heritage No. 848) [3] [4] [5] and Oldham (Heritage No. 823), [6] as a loose forward, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums, [1] [7] and has coached club level rugby league (RL) for Culcheth Eagles ARLFC (in Culcheth, Warrington, of the North West Men's League).

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Playing career

International honours

Clive Jones won caps for Wales (RL) while at Leigh in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand, and France. [1]

Club career

Clive Jones changed rugby football codes from rugby union to rugby league when he transferred from Aberavon RFC to Warrington, he made his début for Warrington on Sunday 20 August 1972, and he played his last match for Warrington on Sunday 15 December 1974, he transferred from Warrington to Leigh, he transferred from Leigh to Oldham, he made his début for Oldham on Sunday 1 April 1979, and he played his last match for Oldham on Sunday 15 April 1979.

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