Hannah Jones (born 14 November 1996) is a Welsh Rugby Union professional player who plays centre for the Wales women's national rugby union team and Gloucester Hartpury. She made her debut for the Wales national squad in 2015 and represented them at the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship.
| Date of birth | 14 November 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Swansea, South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5.3 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66.82 kg (10.522 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Amman Valley Comprehensive School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Hartpury College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career edit
Jones began playing rugby at the age of seven, initially as part of a mixed team at Crynant RFC. She then played for her primary and secondary school teams and her university women's rugby team,[1] before signing with Gloucester-Hartpury in 2019.[2]
International career edit
Jones was called up to the Wales women's squad for both the 2013 and 2014 Women's Six Nations Championships but did not receive any play time during either tournament.[3]
She made her international debut against Scotland in 2015, where she scored her first international try at The Gnoll. She then made her first start in the Six Nations in the opening game against Ireland in 2016.[3]
In January 2017, she was named in the Wales Women squad for the 2017 Six Nations with her performance subsequently securing her name in the Wales squad for the 2019, and later for the 2020, Championship.[4]
Jones represented Wales in the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship, where she also captained the squad's match against Scotland after skipper Siwan Lillicrap was benched due to injury.[5]
In 2019, following Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series tournaments in France and Ukraine, Jones and Wales teammate Jasmine Joyce travelled to Australia to work on their sevens rugby skills. Jones' hard work paid off, and thanks to the six months she spent playing professional sevens in Australia, she was named in the 19-woman GB Sevens training squad for the 2021 Olympic Games in Japan.[6]
Jones has won 35 Caps in her rugby career to date. She was selected in Wales squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[7][8]
Personal life edit
Jones was born in Singleton Hospital, Swansea. As a child she attended Brynaman Primary School, followed by Amman Valley Comprehensive School. She then attended Hartpury College, which allowed her to combine rugby training with a degree in sports therapy.[1]
Alongside playing for the Great Britains sevens team, Jones is training to become a PE teacher.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Hannah Jones". Hartpury University and Hartpury College. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Hannah Jones". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ a b "Hannah Jones". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Hannah Jones". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ April 2021, Gary Heatly Friday 23. "Hannah Jones: Stand-in skipper looking to help 'elusive' Welsh backline click". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Gloucester-Hartpury's Jones chasing Olympic dream". Gloucester Rugby. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ Jones, Liz (2022-09-21). "Wales Rugby World Cup squad named". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ "Wales: Siwan Lillicrap captains 32-player Rugby World Cup squad featuring 19 tournament debutants". Sky Sports. 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-10-10.