Arthur Emyr

Arthur Emyr Jones (born 22 July, 1962, Bangor, Wales), commonly known as Arthur Emyr,^[1]is a former Wales rugby union international. A winger, he played club rugby for Swansea RFC where he remains the club's all-time record try-scorer and also for Cardiff RFC. He also gained a Senior Wales Athletics vest.

Emyr attained 13 caps for Wales scoring 4 tries between 1989-1991. He was the 1990 Welsh Player of the Year. He was selected for the Wales squad for the 1991 Rugby World Cup.

After retiring from playing he developed a successful media career, initially as a television sports presenter then as Head of Sport at BBC Wales before joining the Welsh Government where he is now Head of Major Events.

References

^ Frank Keating (2006-11-07). "Alas Smith, you'll never be as ubiquitous as Jones". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2006/nov/07/alassmithyoullneverbeasu. Retrieved 2009-06-25.

External links

WRU profile

Wales squad – 1991 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Arnold · Collins · P. Davies · Davis · Delaney · Griffiths · Jenkins · Lewis · May · Morris · Moseley · Waters · Webster · Williams-Jones

Backs	Booth · Clement · A. Davies · Emyr Jones · D. Evans · I. Evans · Ford · Gibbs · Hall · R. Jones · Rayer · Ringer

Coach	Davies

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Name	Emyr, Arthur
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Date of birth	22 July 1962
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