330:
47:
386:
344:
358:
372:
265:, created one of the most devastating half-back pairings to play for Swansea. Known as the 'Dancing Dicks', Jones and Owen replaced the James brothers for Swansea, and would later bring their partnership to the Welsh team. The Welsh selectors tended to choose club pairings at half back, and when Newport's
296:
decider, Jones scored the winning try to lift the trophy for Wales. Jones scored two other tries in his international career, against
Scotland in 1904 and England in 1905. Jones should have also scored against Ireland, which would have given him a try against all the tournament teams, but had a try
312:
that allowed
England to score, but Wales could not get back into the game. The fact that this was the first time a Welsh team had lost to England since 1898 gave the selectors a big enough reason to change personnel for the next few matches. Although Owen would be selected again, Jones suffered a
291:
Jones made his debut against
Ireland in 1901. Although dropped for a time between 1902 and 1904, he reestablished himself with some excellent kicking and running against Scotland. Unfortunately for Jones he broke his instep in a club game in 1905 and did not play rugby again until late 1907. His
300:
In 1911 Owen and Jones were dropped after a terrible Welsh display against
England, in which Jones was constantly harried throughout the game by England's wing-forward,
573:
273:
were gradually replaced by Jones and Owen. The partnership would last for 15 games, a Welsh record for half-backs that was unbeaten until
17:
588:
335:
285:
568:
391:
445:
426:
377:
349:
363:
578:
246:
209:
28:
583:
120:
284:
Jones played for
Swansea for 12 seasons and was a member of the 'All White' team that beat the touring
480:
293:
238:
563:
558:
250:
167:
8:
441:
422:
305:
301:
270:
278:
552:
46:
266:
404:
242:
163:
304:. Wales only lost the match 11–6, mainly due to a first minute error by
309:
274:
262:
297:
disallowed in the 1903/04 season in
Belfast through poor refereeing.
419:
Prince Gwyn, Gwyn
Nicholls and the First Golden Era of Welsh Rugby
95:
438:
Fields of Praise: The
Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union
471:
234:
99:
476:
474:
269:
was injured in a match against
Scotland, he and his partner
403:
Jones is the great-grandfather of New
Zealand comedian
435:
233:(27 November 1878 – 24 November 1958) was a
550:
313:serious accident that ended his playing career.
316:
515:
494:
416:
529:
527:
508:
506:
45:
27:For other people named Richard Jones, see
574:Wales international rugby union players
536:
524:
503:
485:
436:Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980).
292:return in 1908 was against France in a
14:
551:
454:
440:. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
398:
24:
25:
600:
457:A Century of Welsh Rugby Players
384:
370:
356:
342:
328:
410:
256:
29:Richard Jones (disambiguation)
13:
1:
464:
589:Glamorgan County RFC players
352:1902, 1904, 1905, 1909, 1910
317:International matches played
249:and played county rugby for
51:Jones in Wales jersey (1905)
7:
417:Parry-Jones, David (1999).
10:
605:
481:Swansea RFC player profile
241:who played club rugby for
26:
569:Welsh rugby union players
521:Parry-Jones (1999) p 113.
500:Smith (1980), pg 131–132.
205:
183:
178:
153:
131:
126:
119:
114:
110:
105:
91:
79:
64:
56:
44:
18:Dick Jones (rugby union)
579:Rugby union fly-halves
455:Thomas, Wayne (1979).
380:1901, 1904, 1908, 1909
366:1905, 1908, 1909, 1910
542:Smith (1980), pg 468.
533:Smith (1980), pg 197.
491:Smith (1980), pg 133.
310:Benjamin "Ben" Gronow
245:. He won 15 caps for
512:Thomas (1979) pg.32.
231:Richard Hughes Jones
179:International career
168:Glamorgan County RFC
60:Richard Hughes Jones
584:Swansea RFC players
421:. Bridgend: seren.
41:
261:Jones, along with
243:Swansea Rugby Club
106:Rugby union career
37:
225:
224:
221:
220:
16:(Redirected from
596:
543:
540:
534:
531:
522:
519:
513:
510:
501:
498:
492:
489:
483:
478:
460:
451:
432:
399:Personal history
390:
388:
387:
376:
374:
373:
362:
360:
359:
348:
346:
345:
334:
332:
331:
302:'Cherry' Pillman
112:
111:
86:
83:24 November 1958
75:27 November 1878
74:
72:
49:
42:
36:
21:
604:
603:
599:
598:
597:
595:
594:
593:
549:
548:
547:
546:
541:
537:
532:
525:
520:
516:
511:
504:
499:
495:
490:
486:
479:
472:
467:
448:
429:
413:
401:
385:
383:
371:
369:
357:
355:
343:
341:
329:
327:
319:
271:Llewellyn Lloyd
259:
166:
162:
161:Swansea Trinity
157:
155:
127:Amateur team(s)
84:
70:
68:
52:
40:
35:
32:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
602:
592:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
545:
544:
535:
523:
514:
502:
493:
484:
469:
468:
466:
463:
462:
461:
459:. Ansells Ltd.
452:
446:
433:
427:
412:
409:
400:
397:
396:
395:
381:
367:
353:
339:
318:
315:
279:Gareth Edwards
258:
255:
237:international
223:
222:
219:
218:
215:
212:
207:
203:
202:
197:
192:
187:
181:
180:
176:
175:
172:
170:
159:
151:
150:
145:
140:
135:
129:
128:
124:
123:
118:
108:
107:
103:
102:
93:
92:Place of death
89:
88:
87:(aged 79)
81:
77:
76:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
50:
38:
33:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
601:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
556:
554:
539:
530:
528:
518:
509:
507:
497:
488:
482:
477:
475:
470:
458:
453:
449:
447:0-7083-0766-3
443:
439:
434:
430:
428:1-85411-262-7
424:
420:
415:
414:
408:
406:
393:
382:
379:
368:
365:
354:
351:
340:
337:
326:
325:
324:
323:
314:
311:
307:
303:
298:
295:
289:
287:
282:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
254:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
216:
213:
211:
208:
204:
201:
198:
196:
193:
191:
188:
186:
182:
177:
173:
171:
169:
165:
160:
152:
149:
146:
144:
141:
139:
136:
134:
130:
125:
122:
117:
113:
109:
104:
101:
97:
94:
90:
82:
80:Date of death
78:
67:
65:Date of birth
63:
59:
55:
48:
43:
30:
19:
538:
517:
496:
487:
456:
437:
418:
411:Bibliography
402:
321:
320:
299:
290:
283:
267:Lou Phillips
260:
257:Rugby career
230:
229:
226:
199:
194:
189:
184:
147:
142:
137:
132:
115:
85:(1958-11-24)
34:Rugby player
564:1958 deaths
559:1878 births
405:Dai Henwood
286:Australians
164:Swansea RFC
116:Position(s)
553:Categories
465:References
394:1904, 1909
294:Grand Slam
275:Barry John
263:Dicky Owen
71:1878-11-27
57:Birth name
39:Dick Jones
336:Australia
288:in 1908.
281:in 1971.
251:Glamorgan
206:1901–1910
156:1899–1911
392:Scotland
306:Bridgend
239:fly-half
200:(Points)
148:(Points)
121:Fly-half
378:Ireland
350:England
96:Swansea
444:
425:
389:
375:
364:France
361:
347:
333:
227:
322:Wales
247:Wales
235:Welsh
210:Wales
185:Years
133:Years
100:Wales
442:ISBN
423:ISBN
338:1908
277:and
195:Apps
190:Team
143:Apps
138:Team
308:'s
217:(9)
555::
526:^
505:^
473:^
407:.
253:.
214:15
174:()
98:,
450:.
431:.
158:?
154:?
73:)
69:(
31:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
