Raymond Bark-Jones

Raymond Bark-Jones

Birth name	Raymond Bark-Jones
Date of birth	(1911-08-29)29 August 1911
Place of birth	Blundellsands, Liverpool, England
Date of death	2 February 1995(1995-02-02) (aged 83)
Place of death	Sefton, England
School	Uppingham School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Waterloo R.F.C. () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1933 Wales[1] 2 (0)

Raymond Bark-Jones (29 August 1911 – 2 February 1995

Bark-Jones was educated at Uppingham School, Rutland and from there was accepted into Cambridge University. While at Cambridge he played in the 1932 December Varsity match, along with future Wales international Vivian Jenkins. Bark-Jones played impressively and was tipped as a future Welsh cap by the Western Mail^[3] and just a few weeks later, in the Welsh trials, was chosen to represent Wales.

Bark-Jones' first international game was a Welsh victory over his birth country, England. Wales had failed to win at

Bark-Jones was injured at the age of 22 and was forced to retire from rugby. His son Richard Bark Jones continued the rugby tradition at Uppingham, Cambridge and Lancashire.

His family carry on the Rugby tradition with his great-grand sons Sam Halliwell playing 1st team rugby at Shrewsbury and William Halliwell playing 15 A's Rugby. A quote from his son Richard Bark- Jones, "he was one of the best rugby players and a great father". A quote from his son Neville Bark-Jones, "he was gentle off the pitch yet fearful on".^{[citation needed]}

International matches played

Wales^[5]

•  England 1933
•  Scotland 1933

Bibliography

• Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. London: Willows Books.
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• Griffiths, Terry (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House.
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• Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
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