Anthony Windham Jones
Anthony Windham Jones also known as Windham Jones or Wyndham Jones (1879 - 23 October 1959) was a Wales, Welsh international rugby union half back who played club rugby for Cardiff RFC, Cardiff and Mountain Ash RFC, Mountain Ash. Jones was capped just once for Wales national rugby union team, Wales, but this was during the 1905 Home Nations Championship, making Jones a Grand Slam (rugby union), Grand Slam winning player. Rugby career Windham Jones came to note as a rugby player when he played for Cardiff during the 1902/03 season. Despite playing for one of Wales' premier clubs, by 1905 he was representing Mountain Ash, a second tier club of the period. It was while playing for Mountain Ash that Windham Jones was given his one and only Welsh international cap. The 1905 Home Nations Championship saw Wales win the Championship and the Grand Slam, and in the opening game of the tournament, Swansea RFC, Swansea pairing Dicky Owen and Dick Jones (rugby union), Dick Jones, the 'Dancing ...
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Llanelli
Llanelli ("St Elli's Parish"; ) is a market town and the largest community in Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is located on the Loughor estuary north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town had a population of 25,168 in 2011, estimated in 2019 at 26,225. The local authority was Llanelli Borough Council when the county of Dyfed existed, but it has been under Carmarthenshire County Council since 1996. Name Spelling The anglicised spelling “Llanelly” was used until 1966, when it was changed to Llanelli after a local public campaign. It remains in the name of a local historic building, Llanelly House. It should not be confused with the village and parish of Llanelly, in south-east Wales near Abergavenny. Llanelly in Victoria, Australia was named after this town of Llanelli, using the spelling current at that time. History The beginnings of Llanelli can be found on the lands of present-day Parc Howard. An Iron A ...
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