Harry Jones (rugby union, born 1989)

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Harry Jones
Birth nameHarry Ainsley Jones
Date of birth (1989-08-26) 26 August 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly half
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–present Canada 20 (38)
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team competition
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima Team competition

Harry Ainsley Jones (born 26 August 1989) is a rugby union fly-half who plays for Greater Sydney Rams [ citation needed ] and Canada. Jones made his debut for Canada in 2012 and was part of the Canada squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. [1]

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Career

In June 2021, Jones was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics sevens team. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Profile". Official Site 2015 Rugby World Cup. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  2. Awad, Brandi (25 June 2021). "Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. Davidson, Neil (25 June 2021). "Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics". Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.