| Birth name | David Phillips Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 December 1881 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pontymoile, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 January 1936 (aged 54) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Llantarnam, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Usk Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Jack Jones, brother 'Tuan' Jones, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | mining surveyor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Phillips Jones more commonly known as 'Ponty' Jones (10 December 1881 – 9 January 1936)[1] was a Welsh international rugby union wing player who played club rugby for several teams, most notably Pontypool and London Welsh. He won a single cap for Wales in 1907.
Jones was a mining surveyor by profession,[2] and was also a classically trained harpist.[3] A keen sportsman, he also played soccer and once had a Welsh amateur trial. During the First World War he joined the British Army and served in the South Wales Borderers.[3] He died of pneumonia in 1936.