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| Full name | Edgar Lewis Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 May 1910 Sketty, Swansea, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 February 1986(1986-02-11) (aged 75) West Cross, Swansea, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edgar Lewis Jones (4 May 1910 – 11 February 1986) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, at invitational level for Barbarian F.C., and at club level for Gowerton RFC and Llanelli RFC, as a prop, and club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds.
Background
Jones was born in Sketty, Swansea, Wales, and he died aged 75 in West Cross, Swansea, Wales.
International honours
Edgar Jones won caps for Wales (RU) while at Llanelli RFC in 1930 against France, in 1933 against England, Scotland, and Ireland, and in 1935 against England.
References
- Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1
- "Statistics at scrum.com". scrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
Categories:- 1910 births
- 1986 deaths
- Footballers who switched code
- Llanelli RFC players
- Gowerton RFC players
- Barbarian F.C. players
- Leeds Rhinos players
- Rugby league players from Swansea
- Rugby union players from Swansea
- Rugby union props
- Wales international rugby union players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players