Rhodri Jones (born 23 December 1991) is a

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

international

rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...

player. Jones was born in

Aberystwyth Aberystwyth (; ) is a University town, university and seaside town and a community (Wales), community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is the largest town in Ceredigion and from Aberaeron, the county's other administrative centre. In 2021, the popula ...

, and is a Welsh-speaker. He currently plays for the

Dragons RFC Dragons RFC () are one of the four professional rugby union regional teams in Wales. They play in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup/ European Rugby Challenge Cup. They play their home games at Rodney Parade, ...

, having previously played for Ospreys, Scarlets and

Llanelli ; ) is a market town and community (Wales), community in Carmarthenshire and the Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is on the estuary of the River Loughor and is the largest town in the Principal areas of Wales, ...

. His position is loosehead prop. He has had 15 appearances for Llaneli and 100 for the Welsh region side the

Scarlets The Scarlets () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams and are based in Llanelli, Wales. Their home ground is the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the United Rugby Championship and in European Professional Club Rugby c ...

. Jones has also represented the Wales U20 national side. In November 2011 Jones was named in the senior

training squad for the match versus Australia on 3 December 2011.Wales Squad
/ref> He made his debut for Wales against the

Barbarians A barbarian is a person or tribe of people that is perceived to be primitive, savage and warlike. Many cultures have referred to other cultures as barbarians, sometimes out of misunderstanding and sometimes out of prejudice. A "barbarian" may ...

on 2 June 2012 at the

Millennium Stadium The Millennium Stadium (), known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium () for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales. Located in Cardiff, it has a retractable roof and is the home of the Wales national rugby union team; it has ...

. At the end of the 2015–16 it was announced that Jones had signed for the Ospreys and he would link up with then at the end of the

tour to New Zealand. Jones joined

in 2022.

References

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Dragons RFC profile
1991 births Living people Rugby union players from Aberystwyth Rugby union props Scarlets players 21st-century Welsh sportsmen Wales international rugby union players Welsh rugby union players Ospreys (rugby union) players Dragons RFC players {{Wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub