Keri Jones (rugby)

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Keri Jones
Personal information
Full name	William Keri Jones
Born	(1945-01-13) 13 January 1945 Neath, Wales
Playing information
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	73 kg (11 st 7 lb)
Rugby union
Position	Wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Cardiff C.o.E.
	Neath RFC
1965–68	Cardiff RFC	60	32	0
	Barbarian F.C.
	Total	60	32	0	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1967–68	Wales	5	2	0	0
1968	British Lions	0	0	0	0
Rugby league
Position	Wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1968–72	Wigan	57	38	0	0	114
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1970	Great Britain	2	0	0	0	0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

William Keri Jones (born 13 January 1945 in Neath)^[1] is a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Cardiff RFC, as a Wing, i.e. number 11 or 14, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and at club level for Wigan, as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.

International honours (Rugby union)

Keri Jones won 5-caps for Wales (RU) while at Cardiff RFC.

Keri Jones was capped five times as a wing for Wales, winning all his caps in the 1967-68 season. He scored two tries for Wales.^[2]

Keri Jones was selected for the 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa but did not play in any of the internationals against South Africa. He did play in the match against Rhodesia and in five other games against regional opposition, scoring a try in the win over South Western Districts.^[3]

International honours (Rugby league)

Keri Jones won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Wigan in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup against France, and New Zealand.

References

↑ Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. pp. p12:30. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
↑ Griffiths, page 2:38-2:41
↑ "Keri Jones". lionsrugby.com. Retrieved 8 December 2012.

External links

v t e British and Irish Lions – 1968 South Africa tour

Forwards	Arneil Coulman Doyle Goodall Horton Larter McBride Millar O'Shea Pullin Stagg J Taylor R Taylor Telfer Thomas West J Young

Backs	Bresnihan Connell Davies Edwards Gibson Hiller Hinshelwood Jarrett John Jones Kiernan (c) Raybould Richards Savage Turner R Young

Coach	Dawson; Manager: David Brooks

v t e Great Britain squad - 1970 Rugby League World Cup

Frank Myler (c) Kevin Ashcroft John Atkinson Paul Charlton David Chisnall Ray Dutton Tony Fisher Bob Haigh Dennis Hartley Keith Hepworth Chris Hesketh Syd Hynes Keri Jones Doug Laughton Mal Reilly Mick Shoebottom Alan Smith Jimmy Thompson Cliff Watson Coach: Johnny Whiteley

Persondata
Name	Jones, Keri
Alternative names
Short description	Welsh rugby union and rugby league player
Date of birth	13 January 1945
Place of birth	Neath
Date of death
Place of death

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