Paul Doran-Jones (born 2 May 1985) is an English retired

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player. He most recently played in the

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for

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. He played as a

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Club career

Capable of playing both sides of the scrum, Doran-Jones' career started at

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in Dublin whilst he was at university in the city. He had a spell with King Country in New Zealand and four seasons with

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from 2003 to 2007. He then joined

London Welsh London Welsh Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Cymry Llundain) was a rugby union club formed in 1885. Based in Old Deer Park, Richmond-upon-Thames, London Welsh RFC played in the English Premiership in the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seasons, ...

, representing them during the 2007–08 season and 2008–09 season. He was also a part of the

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side in their

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triumph in 2008. Doran-Jones joined

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for the 2009–10 season. But, after two seasons at the club it was announced that he will join

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at the end of the 2010–11 season. On 29 January 2013, he left

to join Harlequins on a two-year contract from the 2013-14 season. On 28 January 2015, it was announced that Doran Jones would rejoin

for the 2015-16 season. On 19 June 2017, Doran-Jones announced his return to Premiership rivals

from the 2017-18 season.

International career

Doran Jones had represented England at U18 level, and represented the Ireland U19 team at the 2004 Junior World Cup in South Africa. He later represented Ireland U21s at the 2006 IRB U21 World Championship. He qualified to represent Ireland through his mother. On 9 November 2009, Doran-Jones was called up to the England Squad for the

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following injury to Dave Wilson. He made his

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debut on 14 November 2009 at

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against

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as a substitute for Tim Payne.

Personal life

Doran-Jones was educated at

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. He was suspended from

for producing a non-consensual film showing him having sex with his then girlfriend in school accommodation using a hidden camera. No police charges were brought against Doran-Jones. Fellow pupil and future England rugby teammate

James Haskell James Andrew Welbon Haskell (born 2 April 1985) is an English former rugby union player who played for Wasps RFC and Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership, and internationally for England. In August 2019 he announced he would become a ...

was also suspended by the school for his involvement in the film’s distribution. He is married to presenter

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References

External links

Gloucester Rugby Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Doran-Jones, Paul 1985 births Living people England international rugby union players English people of Irish descent English people of Welsh descent English rugby union players Gloucester Rugby players Harlequin F.C. players Irish Exiles rugby union players London Welsh RFC players Northampton Saints players People educated at Old Swinford Hospital People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire Sportspeople from Enfield, London Rugby union players from the London Borough of Enfield Rugby union props Wasps RFC players