Jacob Jones (born 15 February 1999) is an English professional
rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the
London Broncos
The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England.
The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
in the
Betfred Super League, on loan from the
Leigh Leopards.
He has previously played for the
London Broncos
The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England.
The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
in the
Betfred Championship. He spent time on loan from the
Broncos at the
Coventry Bears in
League 1, and later joined
Coventry on a permanent basis. He has spent time on loan from
Leigh
Leigh may refer to:
Places In England
Pronounced :
* Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan
** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
* Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Pronounced :
* Leigh, Dorset
* Leigh, Gloucestershire
* Leigh, Kent
* Leigh, Sta ...
playing for the
Widnes Vikings and
London in the
Championship, as well as the
Rochdale Hornets in
League 1.
Background
Jones was born in
Birmingham, West Midlands, England. He attended Loughborough College.
He played for the Birmingham Bulldogs, Crosfields ARLFC and the
Midlands Hurricanes
The Midlands Hurricanes are a semi-professional rugby league club jointly based in Birmingham and Coventry, West Midlands, England. They were founded as the Coventry Bears in 1998 and entered the third tier of the British rugby league system, ...
as a junior.
Playing career
London Broncos
Jones joined the
London Broncos
The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England.
The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
at the start of the
2017 season.
Coventry Bears
He spent time on loan from
London in 2017 at the
Coventry Bears in
League 1.
Jones again spent time on loan from the
Broncos in 2018 at
Coventry in
League 1.
He joined the Coventry Bears on a full-time basis ahead of the
2019 season whilst studying at
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 ...
. He played for England Universities. He was nominated for the League One young player of the year award at the end of the season.
Jones was offered another contract at the end of the 2020 season, but left to join the full-time professional
London Broncos
The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England.
The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
.
London Broncos
He joined the
London Broncos
The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England.
The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
first-team squad for the
2021 season.
Jones made his professional debut for the London Broncos in 2021 against the
Keighley Cougars.
Leigh Leopards
He joined the
Leigh Centurions
The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, who compete in the Betfred Super League.
The club was founded in 1878, and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern R ...
for the
2022 season.
Widnes Vikings
Jones spent time on loan from the
Leigh Leopards in 2023 at the
Widnes Vikings in the
Championship.
Rochdale Hornets
He spent time on loan from
Leigh
Leigh may refer to:
Places In England
Pronounced :
* Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan
** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
* Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Pronounced :
* Leigh, Dorset
* Leigh, Gloucestershire
* Leigh, Kent
* Leigh, Sta ...
in 2023 at the
Rochdale Hornets in
League 1.
London Broncos
He spent time on loan from the
Leopards in 2023 at the
London Broncos
The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England.
The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
in the Championship.
London Broncos in Super League
Jones returned on loan to the
London Broncos
The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England.
The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
at the start of the
2024 Super League season
Super League XXIX, known as the 2024 Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the 29th season of the Super League and 130th season of rugby league in Great Britain.
Wigan Warriors are the defending champions, having beaten Catalans ...
.
He made his
Super League
The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of wh ...
début against the
Catalans Dragons.
London Broncos 0-34 Catalans Dragons
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References
External links
Leigh Leopards profileSuper League profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Jacob
1999 births
Living people
Alumni of Loughborough University
Coventry Bears players
English rugby league players
Leigh Leopards players
London Broncos players
Rochdale Hornets players
Rugby league second-rows
Rugby league players from Birmingham, West Midlands
Widnes Vikings players