Denzil Jones
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| Full name | Denzil Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | second ¼ 1926 Merthyr Tydfil district, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 December 2010 (aged 84) Margam, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Denzil Jones (birth registered second ¼ 1926[1] – 25 December 2010), also known by the nickname of "Buck" (after actor Buck Jones), was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Taibach RFC and Aberavon RFC, as a prop, i.e. number 1 or 3, and club level rugby league (RL) for Wigan, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.
Background[edit]
Denzil Jones' birth was registered in Merthyr Tydfil district, Wales, he worked at the Margam Knuckle Yard. and he died aged 84 in Margam, Wales.
Playing career[edit]
Notable rugby union tour matches[edit]
Denzil Jones played, and was captain, in the combined Aberavon RFC/Neath RFC teams' 0–22 defeat by South Africa at Talbot Athletic Ground, Aberavon on Saturday 17 November 1951.[2]
Rugby league club career[edit]
Denzil Jones' made his début for Wigan in the 34-3 victory over Barrow at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 January 1953, and scored his first try for Wigan in the 37-5 victory over Liverpool City at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 7 March 1953.
Genealogical information[edit]
Denzil Jones was married to Betty Smart.[3] They had children; Ralph Jones (birth registered during first ¼ 1948 (age 75–76) in Neath district), Pamela Jones (birth registered during fourth ¼ 1951 (age 72–73) in Neath district), and Robert D. Jones (birth registered during second ¼ 1959 (age 64–65) in Neath district).
References[edit]
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Tourists". aberavonwizards.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Obituary at thisisannouncements.co.uk". thisisannouncements.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.