- Chris Jones (rugby union)
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Chris Jones Personal information Full name Christopher Michael Jones Date of birth 24 June 1980 Place of birth Manchester, England Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Weight 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) [1] School(s) attended Stockport Grammar School University(s) Sheffield Hallam University Club information Position(s) Lock / Flanker Current club Worcester Warriors Youth clubs Years Club Altrincham Kersal
FyldeSenior clubs* Years Club Apps (points) 2001 ‐ Sale Sharks
worcesterwarriors138 (90) Representative teams 2003 -
2004 ‐England A
England
12 (5)* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.Not to be confused with Chris Jones (rugby player born 1982).Christopher Michael Jones (born 24 June 1980 in Manchester) is an English rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock or flanker for The Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership.
His rugby union career blossomed at Stockport Grammar School. He went on to take a Business Studies course at Sheffield Hallam University and was two years into it when Sale Sharks invited him to join them. He played for Cheshire at U18 and U20 level, then briefly with Fylde before joining Sale Sharks.
He made a startling rise to the England Sevens squad, and was nominated for the 2003 PRA Young Player of the Year Award.[2] He was part of the England A team that beat France A, Scotland A and Italy A in their 2003 Six Nations and also went on the unbeaten England tour to North America and Japan that year.
He played for England in the uncapped match against the Barbarians at Twickenham in May 2003.[3] His outstanding Line-out jumping has made him a constant threat to other Premiership teams, while a series of long range tries for Sale Sharks has underlined his athletic capabilities.
The year 2004 marked another leap forward. He was called up to the senior team by then head coach Clive Woodward from the start of the Six Nations. He came off the bench against Italy for his debut cap and promptly scored a try.[4] This earned him a starting position against Scotland as a flanker and again against Wales from where he continued to impress. He was selected for the 2004 Summer tour, starting against the All Blacks in Dunedin in the first Test.[5]
Sale Sharks director of rugby Kingsley Jones referred to him as 'the most hard done-by player in England' after he was hardly used during the 2005 Autumn test series.[6]
Jones went on to collect more caps on the 2006 Summer tour of Australia[7] and 2007 Summer tour of South Africa.[8]
Jones was awarded Player of the year for Sale sharks in 2006, the year Sale won the premiership and again in 2008.
Jones married Donna on 28 June 2008 at Dromoland castle, county Clare, Ireland. They live together in Mere, Cheshire. Donna gave birth to their first Child on 10 April 2009, a boy, Daniel William Jones.
References
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Worcester Warriors". web page. Premier Rugby. http://www.premiershiprugby.com/clubs/worcester_warriors.php?section=1. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ "Zurich Awards Nominations". Scrum. 2003-09-15. http://www.scrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/48273.html. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ^ "Barbarians ruin England's day". BBC. 2003-05-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/2936810.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ^ "Italy 9–50 England". BBC. 2004-02-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/3481783.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ^ "New Zealand 36–3 England". BBC. 2004-06-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/3794011.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ^ "Scarlets 24–23 Sale". BBC. 2005-12-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/rugby_union/welsh/4476522.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ^ "Australia 43–18 England". BBC. 2006-06-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/5081152.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ^ "South Africa 55–22 England". BBC. 2007-06-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/6713353.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
External links
Worcester Warriors squad Forwards Abbott • Balding • Best • Douglas • Fortey • Gillies • Gulliver • Hayes • Horstmann • Ceri Jones • Chris Jones • Kvesic • Lutui • Muagututia • Mullan • Percival • Porter • Sanderson • Shervington • Taumoepeau • TomaszczykBacks Coach Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- England international rugby union players
- English rugby union players
- People from Manchester
- Worcester Warriors players
- Rugby union locks
- Alumni of Sheffield Hallam University
- Old Stopfordians
- Fylde Rugby Club players
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