Nathan Rocyn-Jones

Nathan Rocyn-Jones
Birth name	David Nathan Rocyn-Jones
Date of birth	17 July 1902
Place of birth	Abertillery, Wales
Date of death	26 January 1984 (aged 81)
Place of death	Ribchester, England
University	Cambridge University
Notable relative(s)	Sir David Rocyn-Jones, father
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	Newport RFC
–	Cambridge University
–	St. Mary's Hospital
International career
Years	Team
1925	Wales

Last updated November 10, 2024

Nathan Rocyn-Jones FRCS (17 July 1902 – 26 January 1984) was a Welsh international rugby union full back who played club rugby for Newport Rugby Football Club and represented Cambridge. He won a single cap for Wales and after retiring from playing rugby became President of the Welsh Rugby Union.

Rugby career

Rocyn-Jones came from a long-line of medical practitioners and his father, Sir David Rocyn-Jones was Medical Officer for Health for Monmouthshire. While studying medicine at Cambridge, Rocyn-Jones represented the University, but it was while at St Mary's Hospital, London, would gain his one and only cap for Wales, when he was selected to face Ireland as part of the 1925 Five Nations Championship. The game took place at Ravenhill, Belfast, and Wales were led by Llanelli's Idris Jones. Wales were outclassed and lost 19-3.

Although Rocyn-Jones did not play for Wales again, he served the club later in his career, when, like his father before him, he was made President of the Welsh Rugby Union. His presidency lasted a year, but his time coincided with the 1964-65 Triple Crown winning team. During his presidency, Rocyn-Jones clashed with the Welsh selectors, which included past Welsh players like Cliff Jones, Harry Bowcott and Rees Stephens, over the nature of the Welsh play. Rocyn-Jones believed that the game was "essentially played for enjoyment and that too much emphasis could be placed on technical and tactical skill" .^[2]

International matches played

Wales^[3]

Ireland 1925

Bibliography

Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.

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References

↑ Welsh Rugby Union player profiles
↑ Smith (1980), pg 368.
↑ Smith (1980), pg 467.

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[1] Welsh Rugby Union player profiles

[Smith368-2] Smith (1980), pg 368.

[Smith467-3] Smith (1980), pg 467.

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