Lewis Jones (rugby, born 1931)

Lewis Jones

Jones in New Zealand with the British Lions in 1950
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Lewis Jones
Born	(1931-04-11)11 April 1931 Gorseinon, Wales
Died	4 March 2024(2024-03-04) (aged 92)
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Full-back, Centre, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1948 Neath 1950–1952 Llanelli Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1950–1952 Wales 10 0 9 6 45 1950 British Lions 3 1 4 4 27
Rugby league
Position	Fullback, Wing, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1952–1964 Leeds 385 144 1244 0 2920 1964–1969 Wentworthville Total 385 144 1244 0 2920 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1957 Rest of World 1 0 0 0 0 1953–1963 Wales 2 0 5 0 10 1955 Other Nationalities 2 1 9 0 26 1954–1957 Great Britain 15 5 66 0 150
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1964–1971 Wentworthville 156 132 4 20 85 1977–1978 Dewsbury RLFC Total 156 132 4 20 85
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Benjamin Lewis Jones (11 April 1931 – 4 March 2024) was a Welsh rugby union and rugby league player who played in the 1950s and 1960s. A dual-code rugby international, he won ten caps for Wales and three for the British Lions in rugby union, and two for Wales and 15 for Great Britain in rugby league.

In rugby union, he played as a full-back, centre and wing for Llanelli and Neath before turning professional and playing rugby league for Leeds, Wentworthville and Dewsbury RLFC, as well as Other Nationalities.^[2][3] Rugby league historian Robert Gate has described Lewis Jones as "arguably the most devastating attacking back Wales has ever produced."^[4]