William Keri Jones (born 13 January 1945) is a Welsh dual-code international

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, and professional

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footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for

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, and at club level for

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, as a

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, i.e. number 11 or 14, and representative level rugby league (RL) for

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, and at club level for

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( Heritage № 669), as a , i.e. number 2 or 5. He was also an accomplished track and field athlete having represented Wales at the 1966 Jamaica Commonwealth Games.

Background

Keri Jones was born in

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, Wales.

International honours (Rugby union)

Keri Jones won 5-caps for

(RU) while at Cardiff RFC. Jones was capped five times as a

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for Wales, winning all his caps in the 1967-68 season. He scored two tries for Wales. Jones was selected for the

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but did not play in any of the internationals against . He did play in the match against

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, and in five other games against regional opposition, scoring a try in the win over South Western Districts.

International honours (Rugby league)

Keri Jones won

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s for

(RL) while at Wigan in the

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against France, and New Zealand.

References

External links

Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (statistics currently missing due to not having appeared for both Great Britain, and England)Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
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