Ken Jones (rugby union, born 1921)

Ken Jones
OBE

Jones in 1950
Personal information
Birth name	Kenneth Jeffrey Jones
Born	(1921-12-30)30 December 1921 Blaenavon, Wales
Died	18 April 2006(2006-04-18) (aged 84) Newport, Wales
Education	West Monmouth Grammar School
Alma mater	St. Paul's Training College, Cheltenham Loughborough College
Occupation	Teacher
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	12 st 4 lb (172 lb; 78 kg)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint, long jump
Club	Newport Athletic Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best	100 m – 10.6 (1948)[1]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 1948 London 4×100 m European Championships 1954 Bern 4×100 m Representing  Wales British Empire and Commonwealth Games Vancouver 1954 220 yd
Rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1945–46 1945–46 1946–58 1948–49 Talywain Blaenavon Pontypool Newport Leicester 294 1 (443) (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1947–57 1949–56 1950 Wales Barbarians British Lions 44 5 3 (51) (12) (6)

Kenneth Jeffrey Jones OBE (30 December 1921 – 18 April 2006) was a Welsh sprinter and record breaking Welsh international rugby union footballer. He played for both Wales and the British Isles. He is best known in Wales for his contribution to Welsh rugby, but most notably for his winning try against the All Blacks in 1953.