Dafydd Jones

Dafydd Jones (born 24 June 1979) is a retired Welsh rugby union footballer, who played in the back row for the Llanelli Scarlets in the Magners League. He has also played for Wales. He made 104 appearances for the Scarlets scoring 45 points (nine tries).

Jones was born in Aberystwyth. A product of Llanelli's youth system, he went on to play for Wales Development as well as the Sevens and 'A' teams. He made his Test debut for Wales on 9 November 2002 against Fiji at the Millennium Stadium; Wales won the match 58–14. He was then capped against Canada and the All Blacks. After competing in the 2003 Six Nations Championship, he was capped against the All Blacks and England, before he was included in the Welsh squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He played in five matches during the tournament, scoring a try in the match against Italy

He played in the 2004 Six Nations Championship, as well as being capped twice in June, and then another four times in November, scoring a try against Romania. He played against England in the 2005 Six Nations Championship, which Wales went on to win.

Dafydd Jones (disambiguation)

Dafydd Jones is a Welsh rugby union player.

Dafydd Jones may also refer to:

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Dafydd Jones (footballer)

for people of the same name see Dafydd Jones (disambiguation)

Dafydd Jones is a Welsh professional football midfielder who plays for Newport County.

Career

Jones is a product of the Newport County academy. He made his senior debut for Newport in the Football League Cup first round match versus Wolverhampton Wanderers on 11 August 2015 as a second-half substitute. Wolves won the game 2–1.

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Dafydd Jones (Dewi Dywyll)

Dafydd Jones or Dewi Dywyl (1803-1868) was a Welsh balladeer. His father was a carpenter in Llanybydder. Daffyd Jones gained the name Dewi Dywyll, which means Blind Davy, due to being blinded by accident. Along with writing ballads he also sang them.

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