Ryan Jones (rugby player)

Ryan Jones

Player information
Full name	Ryan Paul Jones
birthday	March 13, 1981
place of birth	Newport , Wales
society
society	Ospreys
position	Number eight , winger
Clubs as active
Years	society	Games (points)
2003-2004	Celtic Warriors	16 (5)
2004–	Ospreys	78 (55)
National team
Years	National team	Games (points)
2004–	Wales	55 (5)
2005, 2009	British and Irish Lions	3 (0)
Status: October 24, 2009 National team October 12, 2011

Ryan Paul Jones (born March 13, 1981 in Newport ) is a Welsh rugby union player who is used as a winger or number eight . He is the captain of the Welsh national team and active for the Ospreys .

Jones did not start rugby until he was 17, having previously been a goalkeeper in football . His first professional season he spent with the Celtic Warriors , which disbanded after this season. He then switched to the Ospreys, with whom he won the Celtic League title in his first season .

In the same season Jones completed his first international match for Wales against South Africa . He was part of the selection team that won the Six Nations Grand Slam in 2005 . The Welsh was able to repeat this success in 2008 with Jones as captain. Because of this achievement, he was nominated for Player of the Year by the International Rugby Board . His teammate Shane Williams won the election.

In 2005 he was part of the British and Irish Lions tour . However, he only joined the squad when Simon Taylor was injured. His non-nomination for the Lions' 2009 tour to South Africa comes as a big surprise, as he has had many successes as captain of the Welsh and Ospreys in the past. His form fluctuations in the run-up to the nominations, however, moved the coaching team to initially not accept him into the ranks of the Lions. He moved into the squad during the tour after Stephen Ferris was injured. He had to leave after only one day because he was diagnosed with a concussion .

Web links

• Profile at the Welsh Rugby Union
• Profile at the Ospreys ( Memento from January 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ IRB Player of the Year nominees announced. (No longer available online.) IRB, September 24, 2008, archived from the original on October 28, 2008 ; accessed on March 22, 2009 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Shane Williams: IRB Player of the Year 2008. (No longer available online.) IRB, November 23, 2008, archived from the original on March 1, 2009 ; accessed on March 22, 2009 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Simon Thomas: What now for Wales captain Ryan Jones following his Lions omission? Western Mail, April 22, 2009, accessed April 22, 2009 . 
4. ^ Jones called up after Ferris blow. BBC, June 9, 2009, accessed June 9, 2009 . 
5. ^ Ryan Jones ruled out of the British and Irish Lions tour. The Guardian, June 12, 2009, accessed June 14, 2009 .