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Harold "Hal" James Jones (22 December 1907 – 16 October 1955) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Neath RFC, Maesteg RFC, Cardiff RFC, Glamorgan Police RFC and Glamorgan County RFC, as a lock, i.e. number 4 or 5,[1][2] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Wigan and Keighley as a Шаблон:Rlp, or Шаблон:Rlp, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[3][4]

Background

Hal Jones was born in Ogmore Vale, Wales, he and his wife; Ida were the landlord, and landlady of The Goat public house in Steeton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged 47 in Staincliffe, Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Playing career

Rugby league career

Harold Jones made his début for Wigan in the 7–8 defeat by Leigh at Mather Lane (adjacent to the Bridgewater Canal), Leigh on Saturday 31 August 1929, he scored his first try for Wigan in the 23–6 victory over Wakefield Trinity at Central Park, Wigan on Wednesday 1 January 1930, he scored his last try for Wigan in the 15–8 victory over Widnes at Naughton Park, Widnes on Saturday 4 March 1933, he played his last match for Wigan in the 10–11 defeat by Halifax at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 11 November 1933.[5] and played right-Шаблон:Rlp, i.e. number 10, in Keighley's 5–18 defeat by Widnes in the 1937 Challenge Cup Final during the 1936-37 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1937, in front of a crowd of 47,699.

International honours

Hal Jones won caps for Wales (RU) while at Neath RFC in 1929 against England, and Scotland.[1][2] Jones also won three caps for Wales (RL) in 1935–1936 while at Keighley.[3][6]

Harold Jones was selected for Great Britain while at Keighley for the 1936 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand but did not play in any of the test matches, although he did play in some of the games against representative sides.

Honoured at Keighley

Harold Jones is a Keighley Cougars Hall of Fame Inductee.[7]

References

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External links

Шаблон:Great Britain squad – 1936 Australia & New Zealand Tourists

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  3. 3,0 3,1 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок Statistics (RL) at rugbyleagueproject.org не указан текст
  4. Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North – Volume 1". R. E. Gate. Шаблон:ISBN
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