Harry Jones

Career

Although little is recorded about Jones, he is listed as originally playing rugby for Porth Scarlets a now defunct Rhondda club By the time he was selected to represent Wales in 1902, he was playing club rugby for Penygraig Reconstruction Finance Corporation, a more successful valley club that had supplied several players to the international squad since 1896. The 1902 Championship had already begun, with Wales victorious over England in their opening fixture, when Jones was called in as a replacement for Llanelli"s Nathaniel Walters.

Jones" first game was a home match against reigning Home Nations Champions Scotland.

After this victory the Welsh selectors kept faith with the side, refusing to make a single change for the final game of the tournament, away to Ireland. Wales beat Ireland 15-0, and lifted their third Championship and Triple Crown titles.

International matches played

Wales

Ireland 1902

Scotland 1902.

Achievements

• Jones played in just two international matches, but became a Triple Crown winner when he represented Wales during the 1902 Home Nations Championship. Although Scotland were favourites to win, a fluent Welsh team won the game comfortably, scoring four tries to Scotland"s one. Despite now being a Championship winner and never playing in a losing game, Jones was replaced the next season by George Travers, and never represented Wales again.