Derwyn Jones (born 14 November 1970, in

Carmarthen Carmarthen (, RP: ; cy, Caerfyrddin , "Merlin's fort" or "Sea-town fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community in Wales, lying on the River Towy. north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. The population was 14,185 in 2011, ...

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

) is a former

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Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player and Welsh international. He is the tallest Welsh player to be capped at 6 ft 10 inches tall, and weighed over 20 stone at his peak.

Career

Jones studied

sports science Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sport and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives. The study of sports science traditionally inc ...

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...

. Jones made his international debut on Saturday, 26 November 1994 against

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...

aged 24 where Wales lost 20-12. He went on to play in 17 of the next 19 Internationals, earning nineteen caps for Wales. He was notably knocked unconscious from behind by

Kobus Wiese Jakobus Johannes Wiese (born 16 May 1964) is a former South African rugby union player who played at lock for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1993 and 1996. He was a specialist number 2 jumper in the lineout, and rampant in th ...

at the beginning of a match against South Africa at

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in 1995. Wiese was fined and given a three-match ban. At club level Jones won the

SWALEC Cup The WRU Challenge Cup (currently known as the Specsavers Cup due to sponsorship), or its full name of the Welsh Rugby Union Challenge Cup, is Wales' premier knockout rugby union competition and is organised by the Welsh Rugby Union. On 26 Februar ...

twice in 1994 and 1997 and also played in the first

Heineken Cup The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the top-tier competition for clubs who compete in a pre ...

final with Cardiff in

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. Since retiring from active play, Jones has opened his own agency company, which represents over fifty elite rugby players across Europe.

Welsh International Record

*1994 v South Africa (Cardiff) L 20-12 *1995 v France (Paris) L 21-9 (FN) *1995 v England (Cardiff) L 23-9 (FN) *1995 v Scotland (Murrayfield) L 26-13 (FN) *1995 v Japan (Bloemfontein) W 57-10 (World Cup) *1995 v New Zealand (Johannesburg) L 34-9 (World Cup) *1995 v Ireland (Johannesburg) L 24-23 (World Cup) *1995 v South Africa (Johannesburg) L 40-11 *1995 v Fiji (Cardiff) W 19-15 *1996 v Italy (Rome) W 31-26 *1996 v England (Twickenham) L 21-15 (FN) *1996 v Scotland (Cardiff) L 16-14 (FN) *1996 v Ireland (Dublin) L 30-17 (FN) *1996 v France (Cardiff) W 16-15 (FN) *1996 v Australia (Brisbane) L 56-25 *1996 v Australia (Sydney) L 42-3 *1996 v Barbarians (Cardiff) W 31-10 *1996 v Italy (Rome) W 31-22 *1996 v Australia (Cardiff) L 28-19

References

External links

*http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=1936 *https://web.archive.org/web/20061030052150/http://www.ospreysrugby.com/ospreys_news_view.php?news_id=340 1970 births Living people Loughborough Students RUFC players People educated at Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera Rugby union players from Carmarthen Wales international rugby union players Welsh rugby union players Rugby union locks {{wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub