Chris Jones (rugby union)
| Birth name | Christopher Michael Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 June 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Stockport Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Sheffield Hallam University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Michael Jones (born 24 June 1980 in
His rugby union career blossomed at
He made a startling rise to the
He played for England in the uncapped match against the Barbarians at Twickenham in May 2003.[3]
The year 2004 marked another leap forward. He was called up to the senior team by then head coach
Sale Sharks director of rugby Kingsley Jones referred to him as 'the most hard done-by player in England' after he was hardly used during the 2005 Autumn test series.[6]
Jones went on to collect more caps on the 2006 Summer tour of Australia[7] and 2007 Summer tour of South Africa.[8]
In the
On 22 May 2014, Jones officially joined
On 19 May 2016 Jones announced his retirement from rugby after suffering a concussion against Nottingham in April of that year.[11]
Personal life
Jones married Donna on 28 June 2008 at Dromoland Castle, County Clare, Ireland. They live together in Cheshire. Donna gave birth to their first child on 10 April 2009, Daniel William Jones. Their second child, Alánnah Monica Jones on 14 November 2011. Their third child, Harrison Peter Jones on 23 February 2014 and their fourth child, William Christopher Jones was born on 22 September 2015.
References
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Worcester Warriors". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ "Zurich Awards Nominations". Scrum. 15 September 2003. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "Barbarians ruin England's day". BBC. 25 May 2003. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "Italy 9–50 England". BBC. 15 February 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "New Zealand 36–3 England". BBC. 12 June 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "Scarlets 24–23 Sale". BBC. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "Australia 43–18 England". BBC. 17 June 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "South Africa 55–22 England". BBC. 2 June 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "Sale 45-20 Leicester". BBC. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Yorkshire Carnegie add ex-England international Chris Jones to squad". Sky Sports. 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Carnegie captain Jones forced to retire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 October 2021.