Huw Jones (bishop)

Huw Jones is a retired Welsh Anglican bishop who served as the Bishop of St. David's from 1996 to 2001.

Ministry

His first pastoral appointment was as a curate at Aberdare from 1959 to 1961, followed by the curate of St Catherine's, Neath from 1961 to 1965, Vicar of Crynant from 1965 to 1969, then the Vicar of Cwmafan (Cwmavon)(Michaelston-Super-Avon) from 1969 to 1973. His next appointment was as the Sub-Warden of St Michael's College, Llandaff from 1974 to 1978. He also became a Lecturer in the Faculty of Theology at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire from 1974 to 1978; becoming Assistant Dean of Faculty from 1977 to 1978. He became a Diocesan Ecumenical Officer in 1979. He was appointed Dean of Brecon Cathedral and Vicar of Brecon, St Mary and Battle with Llanddew, from 1982 to 1993.

Episcopal career

He was consecrated an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of St Asaph in 1993. He was elected and enthroned Bishop of St David's in 1996. He retired at the end of 2001.

Huw Jones (rugby union)

Huw Richard Forbes Jones (born (1993-12-17)17 December 1993 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is an English rugby union player, currently playing with South African university team UCT Ikey Tigers, provincial team Western Province and Super Rugby team the Stormers. His regular position is outside centre, but he can also play as a full-back or winger.

Career

False Bay and UCT Ikey Tigers

After finishing his schooling at Millfield in Somerset, Jones moved to South Africa where he worked at Bishops Preparatory School in Cape Town for his gap year. He played club rugby for False Bay in 2013 and after the club's Director of Rugby Kevin Musikanth was appointed as the head coach of the UCT Ikey Tigers Varsity Cup side, Jones followed Musikanth by enrolling at the University of Cape Town for 2014. He made a total of nine appearances for UCT during the 2014 Varsity Cup competition, scoring a try in their match against UP Tuks as UCT finished second in the pool stage. After beating Western Cape rivals Maties in the semi-finals, the UCT Ikey Tigers won the final against NWU Pukke in Potchefstroom. Jones opened the scoring for the visitors by scoring a try in the fourth minute and helped them clinch the title in dramatic fashion as they fought back from 33–15 down with five minutes to go to achieve a 39–33 victory to win the competition for the second time.