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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Duncan Jones | |
| Date of birth | March 8, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Blaengwynfi, Neath, Wales | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Blaengwynfi is a Village in the Neath Port Talbot area of South Wales. Neath (Castell-nedd is a Town and community situated in the principal area of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK with a 83 m) | |
| Weight | 17 st 4 lb (110 kg) | |
| Nickname(s) | Polar Bear | |
| School(s) attended | Cymer Afan School | |
| University(s) | Neath College | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Prop | |
| Current club | Ospreys | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1999–2003 2004– |
Neath RFC Ospreys |
87 (10) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 2003– | Wales | 50 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Duncan Jones (born 18 September 1978 in Blaengwynfi, Neath) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays at prop for the Ospreys in the Magners League and for Wales. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Blaengwynfi is a Village in the Neath Port Talbot area of South Wales. Neath (Castell-nedd is a Town and community situated in the principal area of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK with a Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 The Ospreys (Y Gweilch formerly the Neath-Swansea Ospreys ( Gweilch Tawe-Nedd) are a Rugby union team from Wales playing in the Celtic League The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international
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Career
First-class career
Jones was educated at Cymer Afan School and Neath College. Neath Port Talbot College (NPTC is a Further education institution established as two campuses in Afan Port Talbot and Neath Campus in Wales He has represented Wales at every level from Schools up to the national side, including the Grand Slam-winning Under-21 side of 1999.
During the early part of his career, Jones played at tighthead prop, but successfully converted to the loosehead position in 2001. [1]
He made his first-class debut for Neath RFC in 1999 and played for the club until the end of the 2002–03 season, when, following a reorganisation of Welsh rugby, he transferred to what was then the Neath-Swansea Ospreys. He made his debut for the Ospreys on January 10, 2004, against Stade Toulousain; as at February 2008, he has made 87 appearances for the team. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French Rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées.
In 2005–06, Duncan Jones took over as captain of the Ospreys, following an injury to Barry Williams, and he was appointed captain for the 2006–07 season,[2] during which he led the team to the Magners League title. Barry William Blenkhorn (born September 30, 1954) known professionally as Barry Williams, is an American Actor best known for his The 2006-07 Magners League was the sixth Celtic League season and the first with Magners as title sponsor
International career
He made his debut for Wales on November 25, 2001, coming on as a substitute in the Autumn International against Australia. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in Rugby union. In the 2002 Six Nations Championship, he made two appearances as a substitute, against France and Ireland. The 2002 Six Nations Championship was the third series of the Six Nations Championship. The France national rugby union team represents France in Rugby union. The Ireland rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in Rugby union, which is a popular sport throughout both the Republic of Ireland and
Jones made his first start for Wales in August 2003, playing in two warm-up matches, against Ireland and Scotland. The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international Rugby union. He was selected in the squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup and started in two pool games, against Canada and Italy, but suffered a fractured fibula during the game against Italy and had to return home, being replaced by Ospreys team-mate Paul James. The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby union world cup and was won by England. For the Canadian Rugby league team see Canada national rugby league team. For the rugby sevens side see Italian national rugby union team (sevens The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of For other uses see Fibula (disambiguation The fibula or calf bone is a Bone located on the lateral side of the Tibia Paul James is the name of Paul James (actor Paul James (basketball (born 1964 British professional basketball player and coach
He returned from injury in time to start three games in the 2004 Six Nations Championship; he also started in both Tests against Argentina and came on as a replacement against South Africa on Wales's mid-year tour. The 2004 Six Nations Championship was the fifth series of the Rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international Rugby union matches The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko
Jones played in the 2004 Autumn Internationals but a dislocated thumb, sustained during a Heineken Cup match between the Ospreys and Munster in January 2005,[3] meant that he was unavailable for the 2005 Six Nations Championship, in which Wales achieved the Grand Slam. The European Rugby Cup (known as the Heineken Cup because of the tournament's sponsorship by Heineken) is an annual Rugby union competition involving leading Munster Rugby (more commonly known as Munster) is an Irish professional Rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the Magners The 2005 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the sixth series of the Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy In Rugby union, a Grand Slam occurs when one team in the Six Nations Championship manages to beat all the others during one year's competition or when a touring side He returned to the Welsh team for a two-game tour to the USA and Canada in June 2005. For the American Rugby league team see United States national rugby league team. For the Canadian Rugby league team see Canada national rugby league team.
In 2005–06, Duncan Jones started in all but one of Wales's Autumn Internationals (he missed the game against Fiji) and in all their 2006 Six Nations Championship matches, following which he was chosen by new coach Gareth Jenkins to captain the side during a mid-year two-Test tour of Argentina. The Fiji National rugby union team is one of the strongest national rugby union teams of the world and the third from Oceania, even still as a second tier nation The 2006 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the seventh series of the Rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 Gareth Jenkins (born 11 September 1951) is a former Welsh Rugby union footballer and former head coach of the Welsh national team For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. In October 2006, Jenkins appointed Stephen Jones to captain Wales through to the 2007 Rugby World Cup,[4] but when Stephen Jones was rested for the Autumn International against the Pacific Islanders, Duncan Jones returned to captain Wales at home for the first time. Stephen Michael Jones (born 8 December 1977 in Aberystwyth) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who plays at for Llanelli The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international Rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987. The Pacific Islanders rugby union team (usually known as just Pacific Islanders) are an international Rugby union team started in 2004 that represents Fiji He played, as starter or substitute, in all four Autumn Internationals and all five matches in the 2007 Six Nations Championship, but was rested for the mid-year tour to Australia. The 2007 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the eighth series of the Rugby union Six Nations Championship and was won by, on points difference [5]
Jones was named in the Welsh squad for the 2007 World Cup, and started in the warm-up games against Argentina and France, but though he played in all four pool games during the tournament, he only started in one game, against Japan. For the Japanese Rugby League team see Japan national rugby league team. He subsequently featured as a substitute in a one-off Test against new World Champions, South Africa, in November 2007 and started in Wales's first two games in the 2008 Six Nations Championship, against England and Scotland. The 2008 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2008 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the ninth series of the The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international Rugby union.
Skills
Although "not the biggest guy" for a prop,[6] Duncan Jones makes up for his perceived lack of size with speed, mobility and ball-handling skills that would not disgrace a back. As well as being a good ball-carrier, he is also solid in the scrum and a hard-working defensive tackler.
On the field, Jones is instantly recognisable because of his curly, blond hair. His Ospreys and Wales front-row partner Adam Jones is equally recognisable by his shaggy dark hair and the two props are popularly known as the "Hair Bears". Adam Jones (born 8 March, 1981) is a Welsh Rugby union player currently playing for the Ospreys in the Magners League
References
- ^ Smith, Andy (2004). The International Rugby Who's Who. Cheltenham: SportsBooks Ltd. ISBN 1899807-23-3.
- ^ Duncan Jones to captain Ospreys (2006-06-27). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden
- ^ Duncan Jones doubt for Wales. RBS 6 Nations (2005-01-15). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign
- ^ Jenkins names 32 man squad for the Invesco Perpetual Series. WRU (2006-10-25). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a
- ^ "Jenkins hints at World Cup places", 2007-06-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering
- ^ Viner, Brian. "One half of the Hair Bears laid bare", The Independent, 2007-01-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France.