Felix Jones (rugby union)
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Felix Jones is a Dublin-born Irish
international rugby union
player, currently contracted to Munster
in the RaboDirect Pro12
. He signed for Munster in 2009 having previously been a member of the Leinster
Academy. He plays primarily as a fullback but can also play on the wing.
and continued to play for the club right up to the take-off of his professional career, he was a member of Seapoint's All Ireland Junior Cup win in 2007.
He attended St. Andrew's College (Ireland) in Booterstown, Dublin where he played for the schools Junior & Senior Cup teams.
in February 2008.
in September 2009, and played 6 games before injuring his neck against Connacht
in December 2009. Jones made his comeback against Aironi
in September 2010, and played 3 games before injuring his knee against Ospreys in the same month. He was out of action until March 2011, when he returned against Cardiff Blues
. Jones has made the Fullback jersey his own at Munster, ousting Paul Warwick. He made his European debut for Munster against Brive
in April 2011. Jones was part of the Munster team that won the 2010-11 Magners League.
gave Jones a call-up to the Ireland Under-20 team which went on to achieve a Grand Slam in the 2007 Under-20's Six Nations Championship, scoring two tries in the opening fixture against Wales. In total, Jones earnt 5 caps for the Ireland Under-20 team.
He has represented Ireland A three times, and was a member of the squad which won the Churchill Cup
in 2009.
Jones was selected in Ireland's squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup
warm-ups in August. He earned his first cap as a substitute in the game against Scotland
on August 6, 2011. His second cap came against France
on August 13, 2011, again as a substitute. His first start for Ireland came against France on 20 August. However, an ankle ligament injury sustained in an awkward fall against France dashed Jones's hopes of playing at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, as the injury ruled him out for six weeks.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
international rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, currently contracted to Munster
Munster Rugby
Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...
in the RaboDirect Pro12
Celtic League (rugby union)
The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
. He signed for Munster in 2009 having previously been a member of the Leinster
Leinster Rugby
Leinster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Leinster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Dublin, representing the Irish province of Leinster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
Academy. He plays primarily as a fullback but can also play on the wing.
Education and early career
Jones played mini-rugby for Seapoint RFCSeapoint RFC
Seapoint RFC is acommunity based Irish rugby club located in Killiney, County Dublin. The club also provides a key focal point for players attending rugby schools who live in the Cabinteely/Killiney/Ballybrack and greater Dun Laoghaire area....
and continued to play for the club right up to the take-off of his professional career, he was a member of Seapoint's All Ireland Junior Cup win in 2007.
He attended St. Andrew's College (Ireland) in Booterstown, Dublin where he played for the schools Junior & Senior Cup teams.
Leinster
Jones played for Leinster in the Under-19 team (2 caps), the Under-20 team (4 caps) and the Leinster A team (13 caps) before making his Leinster first XV debut against ConnachtConnacht Rugby
Connacht Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Connacht that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 comprising teams from the Celtic nations plus Italy. Normally, it also competes in the second-tier pan-European club competition, the European Challenge Cup...
in February 2008.
Munster
He made his Munster debut against Glasgow WarriorsGlasgow Warriors
The Glasgow Warriors, formerly Glasgow Rugby, are one of two professional rugby union teams in Scotland, Edinburgh being the other. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12 and their home ground is Firhill Stadium, also the home of Partick Thistle Football Club.-History:Glasgow Rugby were created to...
in September 2009, and played 6 games before injuring his neck against Connacht
Connacht Rugby
Connacht Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Connacht that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 comprising teams from the Celtic nations plus Italy. Normally, it also competes in the second-tier pan-European club competition, the European Challenge Cup...
in December 2009. Jones made his comeback against Aironi
Aironi
Aironi Rugby are an Italian professional rugby club competing in the RaboDirect Pro12 and the Heineken Cup. They represent the Italian regions of Lombardy and Emilia Romagna.- Home ground :...
in September 2010, and played 3 games before injuring his knee against Ospreys in the same month. He was out of action until March 2011, when he returned against Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the team have played at Cardiff City Stadium since the start of the 2009/2010 season and are owned by Cardiff Rugby Football Club....
. Jones has made the Fullback jersey his own at Munster, ousting Paul Warwick. He made his European debut for Munster against Brive
CA Brive
Club Athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin is a French rugby union team founded in 1910 and based in Brive-la-Gaillarde in the département of Corrèze of the Limousin région . They wear black and white and play in the Stade Amédée-Domenech .- History :The club was created on 15 March 1910 established on...
in April 2011. Jones was part of the Munster team that won the 2010-11 Magners League.
Ireland
An injury to Luke FitzgeraldLuke Fitzgerald
Luke Matthew Fitzgerald is a Rugby Union footballer. He currently plays at winger or centre for Leinster. Having previously studied at Blackrock College he won two Leinster Schools Senior Cups, in 2004 and 2006. He won his first cap for Ireland in November 2006...
gave Jones a call-up to the Ireland Under-20 team which went on to achieve a Grand Slam in the 2007 Under-20's Six Nations Championship, scoring two tries in the opening fixture against Wales. In total, Jones earnt 5 caps for the Ireland Under-20 team.
He has represented Ireland A three times, and was a member of the squad which won the Churchill Cup
Churchill Cup
The Churchill Cup was an annual rugby union tournament, held in June, contested by representative men's teams from Canada, England, the United States, and other invited teams from a wide array of countries....
in 2009.
Jones was selected in Ireland's squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
warm-ups in August. He earned his first cap as a substitute in the game against Scotland
Scotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
on August 6, 2011. His second cap came against France
France national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
on August 13, 2011, again as a substitute. His first start for Ireland came against France on 20 August. However, an ankle ligament injury sustained in an awkward fall against France dashed Jones's hopes of playing at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, as the injury ruled him out for six weeks.