Clive Jones (rugby)

Clive Jones (birth unknown) is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, and has coached rugby league. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Aberavon RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Warrington (Heritage No. 730), Leigh (Heritage No. 848)[3][4][5] and Oldham (Heritage No. 823),[6] as a loose forward, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums,[1][7] and has coached club level rugby league (RL) for Culcheth Eagles ARLFC (in Culcheth, Warrington, of the North West Men's League).

Clive Jones
Personal information
Full nameClive Jones
BornWales
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1972–72 Aberavon RFC
Rugby league
PositionLoose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1972–74 Warrington 24+21 6 0 0 18
1975–78 Leigh 83+29 11 0 0 33
1979 Oldham 2+2 0 0 0 0
Total 161 17 0 0 51
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1975–78 Wales 4 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

[2]

Playing career

International honours

Clive Jones won caps for Wales (RL) while at Leigh in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand, and France.[1]

Club career

Clive Jones changed rugby football codes from rugby union to rugby league when he transferred from Aberavon RFC to Warrington, he made his début for Warrington on Sunday 20 August 1972, and he played his last match for Warrington on Sunday 15 December 1974, he transferred from Warrington to Leigh, he transferred from Leigh to Oldham, he made his début for Oldham on Sunday 1 April 1979, and he played his last match for Oldham on Sunday 15 April 1979.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. RL Record Keepers' Club
  3. "Statistics at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. "They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. "Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. "Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  7. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
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