Jevon Groves (born 3 April 1988) is a
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
player. His usual position is back row forward.
He played for
Cardiff RFC
Cardiff Rugby Football Club () is a rugby union club based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The club was founded in 1876Parry-Jones (1989), pg 59 and played their first few matches at Sophia Gardens, shortly after which relocating to Ca ...
,
Glamorgan Wanderers RFC
Glamorgan Wanderers are a Welsh rugby union club based in Ely, west Cardiff in Wales. The club is located just to the north of Western Cemetery. They currently play in the WRU Admiral Championship.
Glamorgan Wanderers began as the Old Monkt ...
and
Cross Keys RFC
Cross Keys RFC () is a rugby union club located in the Wales, Welsh village of Crosskeys. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union, and is a feeder club for the Dragons (rugby union), Dragons regional team.
History
The club achieved first ...
.
Groves made his debut for Newport Gwent Dragons against the
Ospreys
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7 May 2010 as a second-half replacement.
Groves was offered a new contract by
Newport Gwent Dragons in May 2014 but chose to move on.
In the 2016–17 season, he joined
Hong Kong Football Club (rugby section), playing in the
Hong Kong Premiership.
International
He is a Wales Under 19 and Under 20 international. Groves captained the
Wales Sevens team for the
2010 Commonwealth Games rugby sevens tournament.
Wales Sevens squad
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References
External links
Newport Gwent Dragons profile
1988 births
Rugby union players from Pontypridd
Living people
Dragons RFC players
21st-century Welsh sportsmen
Cross Keys RFC players
Welsh rugby union players
Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Wales
Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
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