Rhodri Jones

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Rhodri Jones
Birth nameRhodri Jones
Date of birth (1991-12-23) 23 December 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Aberystwyth, Wales
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight116 kg (18.3 st)
School Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn, Llandovery College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead prop
Current team Ospreys
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–2010 Llandovery 13 (15)
2010–2014 Llanelli 25 (0)
2013Carmarthen 1 (0)
2010–2016 Scarlets 101 (10)
2016–2022 Ospreys 57 (5)
2022– Dragons (25) (0)
Correct as of 11:47, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010–2011 Wales U20 12 (5)
2011– Wales 24 (0)
Correct as of 26 November 2022

Rhodri Jones (born 23 December 1991) is a Wales international rugby union player. Jones was born in Aberystwyth, and is a Welsh-speaker. [1] He currently plays for the Dragons RFC, having previously played for Ospreys, Scarlets and Llanelli. His position is loosehead prop. [2]

He has had 15 appearances for Llaneli and 100 for the Welsh region side the Scarlets. [3]

Jones has also represented the Wales U20 national side. [3]

In November 2011 Jones was named in the senior Wales training squad for the match versus Australia on 3 December 2011. [4] He made his debut for Wales against the Barbarians on 2 June 2012 at the Millennium Stadium. [3]

At the end of the 2015–16 it was announced that Jones had signed for the Ospreys and he would link up with then at the end of the Wales tour to New Zealand.

Jones joined Dragons RFC in 2022.

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References

  1. "Rhodri Jones – Player biography". Scarlets. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. Scarlets
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