Iorwerth Jones (3 April 1903 – 31 August 1983) was a Welsh

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, and professional

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footballer who played in the 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for

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, and at club level for

Llanelli RFC Llanelli Rugby Football Club () is a Welsh rugby union club founded on 30 March 1872. The club's historic home ground was Stradey Park in Llanelli, but they moved in 2008 to the new Parc y Scarlets in adjacent Pemberton. The club song is " ...

, as a number eight, and club level rugby league (RL) for

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.Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate.

Background

Jones was born in

Loughor Loughor (; ) is a town in Swansea, Wales. Historic counties of Wales, Historically in Glamorgan, it lies on the estuary of the River Loughor (). The town has a community (Wales), community council under the name Llwchwr. The town is bordered by ...

, Wales, and he died aged 80 in

Penclawdd Penclawdd () is a village in the north of the Gower Peninsula in the county of Swansea, Wales. Historically, it was part of Glamorgan. Penclawdd is most famous for its local cockle industry which goes back for many years to Roman times. It fa ...

, Wales.

International honours

Iorwerth Jones won

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s for

(RU) while at Llanelli RFC in 1927 against Australia, and in 1928 against England, Scotland, Ireland, and France.

References

External links

Search for "Jones" at rugbyleagueproject.org

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Statistics at wru.co.uk
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