James Phillips Jones
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James 'Tuan' Jones was a Welsh
international rugby union
utility player who played club rugby for several teams, most notably Pontypool
and Guy's Hospital
. He only won a single cap for Wales
, but was selected for the 1908 Anglo-Welsh tour
to Australia and New Zealand.
and David
were capped for Wales like James, while the youngest brother Edwin played for club team, Pontypool. As the brothers had the common surname of Jones, the brothers were separated by their nicknames. James was more often known as 'Tuan' and David as 'Ponty'.
Jones left Wales after leaving Christ College, Brecon
, moving to London to follow a medical career. While in London, he played for Blackheath, Guy's Hospital and Welsh exiles, London Welsh. While representing Guy's Hospital, he was offered a place on Arthur Harding
's Anglo-Welsh team, which toured Australaisa in 1908. He and brother Jack, both made the trip, Jack played in all three tests against New Zealand, while James played alongside him in the final two tests at Wellington and Auckland.
Despite a British Isles tour and captaining both Guy's Hospital and Blackheath, it took Jones until 1913 to be selected for the Welsh national team. His one and only game for Wales was against Scotland as part of the 1913 Five Nations Championship
. Under the captaincy of Billy Trew
, Jones was part of a winning Welsh side and scored one of two tries.
Jones, a doctor by profession, later emigrated to Australia and practised in Melbourne
. As an old British Lion he was introduced to the 1959 team
when they toured Australia. He died in Melbourne in 1964.
1913
International matches played for the British Isles New Zealand
1908, 1908
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
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...
utility player who played club rugby for several teams, most notably Pontypool
Pontypool RFC
Pontypool Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in the town of Pontypool. Pontypool RFC has a long history within Welsh rugby and is one of the most notable clubs, being present at the formation of the Welsh Rugby Union in 1881, but disbanding before the turn of the 19th century...
and Guy's Hospital
Guy's, Kings and St. Thomas' Rugby Football Club
Guy's, Kings and St. Thomas' Rugby Football Club is the name given to the modern amalgam of three formerly distinct hospital rugby clubs each with a long history, having all been founded in the nineteenth century. The teams from Guy's Hospital and St Thomas' Hospital were the first to merge...
. He only won a single cap for Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
, but was selected for the 1908 Anglo-Welsh tour
1908 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
The 1908 British Isles tour to New Zealand and Australia was the seventh tour by a British Isles team and the fourth to New Zealand and Australia. The tour is often referred to as the Anglo-Welsh Tour as only English and Welsh players were selected due to the Irish and Scottish Rugby Unions not...
to Australia and New Zealand.
Rugby career
Jones was one of four rugby playing brothers; JackJack Jones (rugby player)
John "Jack" Phillips Jones was a Welsh international centre who played club rugby for Pontypool Rugby Club and Newport Rugby Football Club. He won 14 caps for Wales and was known as The Prince of Centres.-Rugby career:...
and David
David Phillips Jones
David Phillips Jones more commonly known as Ponty' Jones was a Welsh international rugby union wing player who played club rugby for several teams, most notably Pontypool and London Welsh. He won a single cap for Wales in 1907.Jones was a mining surveyor by profession, and was also a classically...
were capped for Wales like James, while the youngest brother Edwin played for club team, Pontypool. As the brothers had the common surname of Jones, the brothers were separated by their nicknames. James was more often known as 'Tuan' and David as 'Ponty'.
Jones left Wales after leaving Christ College, Brecon
Christ College, Brecon
Christ College, Brecon is a co-educational, boarding and day independent school, located in the market town of Brecon in mid-Wales. It caters for pupils from eleven to eighteen.Christ College was founded by Royal Charter in 1541 by King Henry VIII...
, moving to London to follow a medical career. While in London, he played for Blackheath, Guy's Hospital and Welsh exiles, London Welsh. While representing Guy's Hospital, he was offered a place on Arthur Harding
Arthur Harding
Arthur Flowers Harding was an English-born international rugby union player who played for and captained the Wales national team. Often called 'Boxer' Harding, he was a member of the winning Wales team who beat the 1905 touring All Blacks in a game considered one of the greatest in the history of...
's Anglo-Welsh team, which toured Australaisa in 1908. He and brother Jack, both made the trip, Jack played in all three tests against New Zealand, while James played alongside him in the final two tests at Wellington and Auckland.
Despite a British Isles tour and captaining both Guy's Hospital and Blackheath, it took Jones until 1913 to be selected for the Welsh national team. His one and only game for Wales was against Scotland as part of the 1913 Five Nations Championship
1913 Five Nations Championship
The 1913 Five Nations Championship was the fourth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship. Including the previous Home Nations Championships, this was the thirty-first series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby...
. Under the captaincy of Billy Trew
Billy Trew
Billy Trew was a Welsh international centre, outside half and wing who played club rugby for Swansea Rugby Football Club. He won 29 caps for Wales and is seen as one of the key players of the first Golden Age of Welsh rugby union...
, Jones was part of a winning Welsh side and scored one of two tries.
Jones, a doctor by profession, later emigrated to Australia and practised in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. As an old British Lion he was introduced to the 1959 team
1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand
In 1959 the British Lions rugby union team toured Australia and New Zealand. The Lions won the two test matches against but lost the international series against the All Blacks by three matches to one. They also played two matches in Canada, on the return leg of the journey.Although New Zealand...
when they toured Australia. He died in Melbourne in 1964.
International matches played
Wales ScotlandScotland 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...
1913
International matches played for the British Isles New Zealand
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
1908, 1908