Honours
- England U20
- World Rugby Under 20 Championship
Champion (1): 2024
| Date of birth | 20 October 2004 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (13 st; 180 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ioan Jones (born 20 October 2004) is an English rugby union player who plays at full back for Premiership Rugby side Gloucester Rugby.
Jones grew up playing football as a central midfielder and was in the academies of EFL Championship sides West Brom and Reading, before concentrating on rugby union. He played at Minchinhampton RFC up until U16 level, before being picked up by the Gloucester Rugby development pathway programme. He attended Katharine Lady Berkeley's School in Gloucestershire and Dean Close School in Cheltenham. [3] [4]
He made his Gloucester Rugby debut in the Premiership Rugby Cup, coming off the bench to score the winning try away at Saracens in a 29-20 win in September 2023. [3] [5] He graduated from the club’s academy into the senior squad ahead of the 2024-25 season. [6]
He played for the England U18 side in 2022 and 2023. [7] [8] He played for the England U20 side which won the 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship. [9] [10]
He is eligible to play for Wales through his father. [3] [10]
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