Gareth Jones (rugby player)
- Gareth Jones (rugby player)
Infobox Rugby biography
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birthname = Gareth Jones
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dateofbirth = birth date|1979|12|4
placeofbirth = Pontypridd, Wales, UK
dateofdeath = death date and age|2008|6|16|1979|12|4
placeofdeath = University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK
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Gareth Jones (December 4, 1979 – June 16, 2008) was a Welsh rugby union player who played as a scrum-half for Neath rugby club until his death in 2008.
Club career
Jones started his career with Glyncoch and then progressed to play for Beddau and Pontypridd, before making his debut for Neath in 2006 against Newport. He was also a part time decorator.
Death
After sustaining an injury to his neck during a game against Cardiff in the Premier Division in a ruck on April 20, 2008, Jones was taken to the University Hospital of Wales for treatment. During his time there, he received operations and treatment to help with his injury, but died on the afternoon of June 16. [cite web
title = BBC Sport: Scrum-half dies after neck injury
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7457473.stm
accessdate = 2008-06-18 ]
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