Jon Scales

Jon Scales (born 28 July 1974) is an English former rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Newcastle Gosforth and Leeds Tykes, as a wing, and club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds, Bradford Bulls and Halifax Blue Sox, as a wing.

Jon Scales
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Scales
Born (1974-07-28) 28 July 1974
Leeds, England[1]
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
19??–93 Newcastle Gosforth
1999 Leeds Tykes 11 10 0 0 50
Total 11 10 0 0 50
Rugby league
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–95 Leeds
1995–98 Bradford Bulls
2000 Halifax Blue Sox 1 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]

Career

Scales started his career in rugby union with Newcastle Gosforth before switching to rugby league to sign for Leeds in March 1993.[3] He failed to establish a place in the first team, and moved to the Bradford Bulls in 1995.[4] In 1996, he scored a hat trick in the Challenge Cup semi final in a 28–6 victory over former club Leeds.[5] He also scored in the final against St. Helens but the team went on to lose 32–40. He left the club at the end of the 1998's Super League III, and switched back to rugby union to play for Leeds Tykes. He later had a spell playing rugby union in France.

In 2000, he spent a month on trial at Halifax Blue Sox, but made just one first team appearance before being released.[6] He returned to rugby union to play for Sedgley Park.

References
  1. "Jon Scales". Yorkshire Carnegie. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. rugbyleagueproject.org
  3. Hadfield, Dave (30 March 1993). "Rugby League: Bateman recalled by Britain". The Independent. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  4. Hadfield, Dave (18 August 1995). "Centenary waits for the revolution". The Independent. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  5. Robinson, John (24 March 1996). "Scal-Ectric; Leeds `reject' Jon's hat-trick revenge". The People. London. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  6. "Sox End Scales Shay Trial Time". Halifax Courier. 27 July 2000. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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