William Keri Jones (born 13 January 1945) is a Welsh dual-code international

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, and professional

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footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for

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, and at club level for

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, as a

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and representative level rugby league (RL) for

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, and at club level for

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, as a . He was also an accomplished track and field athlete having represented Wales at the 1966 Jamaica Commonwealth Games.

Background

Keri Jones was born in

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, Wales.

International honours (Rugby union)

Keri Jones won 5-caps for

(RU) while at Cardiff RFC. Jones was capped five times as a

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for Wales, winning all his caps in the 1967-68 season. He scored two tries for Wales. Jones was selected for the

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but did not play in any of the internationals against . He did play in the match against

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, and in five other games against regional opposition, scoring a try in the win over South Western Districts.

International honours (Rugby league)

Keri Jones won

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s for

(RL) while at Wigan in the

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against France, and New Zealand.

References

External links

Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Keri 1945 births Living people 20th-century Welsh sportsmen Barbarian F.C. players British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Wales Cardiff Metropolitan University RFC players Cardiff RFC players Dual-code rugby internationals Great Britain national rugby league team players Neath RFC players Rugby league players from Neath Rugby league wingers Rugby union players from Neath Rugby union wings Wales international rugby union players Welsh rugby league players Welsh rugby union players Wigan Warriors players