Ceri Jones is a former Welsh international rugby union player. Normally a loose-head prop he could also play tight-head prop.
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| Full name | Ceri Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 June 1977 Newport, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jones played for Newport High School Old Boys, Usk and Newport before making his name at Harlequins. He originally joined Quins on loan from Newport in February 2003, before signing a full-time contract at the end of the 2002/03 season. He made his debut in the Premiership fixture away to Bristol in March 2003 and went on to make over 200 top-flight appearances.[4]
Ceri played for Worcester Warriors.[5] He suffered a serious Achilles injury against Saracens on 14 April 2013 and is undergoing long-term rehabilitation.[6] Amid concerns about his future playing career, he was confirmed as Scrum Coach at Worcester.[7]
Jones attained his first Wales cap in the 29–23 loss to Australia in Sydney on 26 May 2007.[8] His second and final cap came a week later when he started against Australia.[9]
References
- ^ "Ceri Jones". Premier Rugby. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Ceri Jones". Newport RFC. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Squad Profiles: Wales Senior Player Archive". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Player Biog". Harlequins. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Ceri Jones". Worcester Warriors. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Worcester Warriors: Sam Vesty and Ceri Jones join coaching staff". BBC. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ "Experienced Jones eager to pass on knowledge". Worcester Warriors. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Australia 29 Wales 23". Welsh Rugby Union. 24 May 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Australia 31 Wales 0". Welsh Rugby Union. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2013.