Jason Jones-Hughes (born 13 September 1976 in Sydney) is an Australian born

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player who played for the

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. The fact that he represented Wales caused friction between the two national rugby unions as he had played for the

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and was part of the Australian team that toured Argentina in 1997 before representing Wales. The

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ruled he was eligible to play for Wales as he had not played a full international match for

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and he had a Welsh qualification through his parents. In 2000 he was initially implicated in the "

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" scandal before being exonerated. A centre, he played his club rugby for Newport and was part of the 1999 Wales World Cup Squad hosted by Wales. Due to injuries he only attained three caps for Wales.More injury woe for Jones-Hughes
BBC.co.uk, 15 August 2001 He later joined

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before his injuries caused him to retire from rugby.

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