Ioan Jones
| Date of birth | 20 October 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (13 st; 180 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ioan Jones (born 20 October 2004) is an English rugby union player who plays at full back for Premiership Rugby side Gloucester Rugby.
Early life
[edit]Jones grew up playing football as a central midfielder and was in the academies of EFL Championship sides West Brom and Reading, before concentrating on rugby union. He played at Minchinhampton RFC up until U16 level, before being picked up by the Gloucester Rugby development pathway programme. He attended Katharine Lady Berkeley's School in Gloucestershire and Dean Close School in Cheltenham.[3][4]
Club career
[edit]He made his Gloucester Rugby debut in the Premiership Rugby Cup, coming off the bench to score the winning try away at Saracens in a 29-20 win in September 2023.[3][5] He graduated from the club’s academy into the senior squad ahead of the 2024-25 season.[6]
International career
[edit]He played for the England U18 side in 2022 and 2023.[7][8] He played for the England U20 side which won the 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship.[9][10]
Personal life
[edit]He is eligible to play for Wales through his father.[3][10]
Honours
[edit]- England U20
- World Rugby Under 20 Championship
Champion (1): 2024
References
[edit]- ^ "Ioan Jones". its rugby. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Ioan Jones". All.Rugby. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Jaycock, Ben (3 March 2024). "Young Guns: Gloucester full-back Ioan Jones". Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Loveridge, Ashley (16 September 2023). "Minch RFC graduate set for Gloucester debut". Stroud Times. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Jones, John (4 March 2024). "Tonight's rugby news as Welsh legend dies and England star admits 'temptation' to join Wales". Walesonline. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Evely, John (12 September 2024). "Edinburgh Rugby v Gloucester Rugby team news: Val Rapava-Ruskin returns after surgery". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Evely, John (15 August 2022). "Bristol Bears, Bath Rugby, Gloucester and Exeter Chiefs youngsters named in England U18s squad". Somerset Live.
- ^ Savage, Angus (17 March 2023). "England U18: Squad named for men's U18 International v France". nextgenxv.com. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Morgan, Charlie (20 July 2024). "England U20: Where the world champions will be playing next season". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ a b Jones, John (13 March 2024). "The Welsh-qualified players who just won the Six Nations... with England". Walesonline. Retrieved 29 September 2024.