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[2] – 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, and club level rugby league (RL) for Wigan, as a prop.
Background
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
Notable rugby union tour matches
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.[3]
Rugby league club career
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.
Personal life
Denzil Jones was married to Betty Smart.[4]
References
- ↑ Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com Archived 21 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "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.
External links
- Obituary at bmdsonline.co.uk
- Jones, Denzil Family Announcements
- (archived by web.archive.org) Quiz Answers 2
- 1926 births
- 2010 deaths
- 20th-century Welsh sportsmen
- Aberavon RFC players
- Rugby league players from Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
- Rugby league props
- Rugby union players from Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
- Rugby union props
- Taibach RFC players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players
- Wigan Warriors players