Steve Jones (rugby Player Born 1977)

For the Wales international of the 1980s see Steve Jones (rugby player born 1951)

Steve Jones
Personal information
Full name Steve Jones
Date of birth (1977-04-20) 20 April 1977 (age 36)
Place of birth Neath, Wales
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Club information
Current club Newport Gwent Dragons
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
2003–2013 NG Dragons 180 (45)
Representative teams
2000–2005 Wales 5 (0)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of 16 March 2012 (UTC).

Steve Jones (born 20 April 1977, Neath) is a former Wales international rugby union player. A hooker, he attained 5 international caps for the Wales national rugby union team. Jones was first capped for Wales against Japan in 2001. He played club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons for 10 years and set the record for the most caps for the region with 180.

On the 17th April 2013 Jones confirmed his retirement after a long struggle with a hip injury.


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