About Des Jones
Lived 1925 – 1987 (aged 61). Des Jones was a rugby union player.
William Desmond Jones (25 October 1925 — 15 August 1987) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Born in Tumble, Jones attended Gwendraeth Grammar School and was a police officer by profession.
Jones gained his solitary Wales cap playing in the second-row against England for a 1948 Five Nations match at Twickenham which finished in a 3–3 draw. He was picked for Wales from Llanelly, a club he captained. In 1951, Jones was in the Llanelly side that faced the touring Springboks and scored a try.
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Des Jones was born on 25 October 1925.
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Des Jones died on 15 August 1987.
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Des Jones was a rugby union player.
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