Lyn Jones

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lyn Jones
Occupation	Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 5, 1964(1964-06-05)
Age	60
Birthplace	Cwmafan
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Wales
Horoscope	Gemini

Lyn Jones Biography

Lyn Jones is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on June 5, 1964 in Cwmafan, Wales, United Kingdom.

Jones began his elite playing career in 1983 for Neath RFC. At the club, he was described by Brian Thomas (Neath’s team manager) as “The fittest, fastest, cleverest and best back-row forward in Britain”. Towards the end of 1987, Jones suffered a severe knee injury taking him out of rugby for over a year. On returning to Neath mid-way through the 1988/89 season, Jones took a sabbatical from rugby for personal reasons. He returned to the club in March 1990 where he struggled to find form and make a way back into the side. For the 1990/91 season – the season that launched the Welsh Premiership – Jones moved to Llanelli RFC.

It was at Llanelli where Jones made more of a name for himself, achieving the Premiership title in 1993 and consecutive Welsh Cup titles in 1991, 1992 and

1993. It was in 1993 where Jones finally got his international chance for Wales, being selected for Wales’ experimental tour to Africa due the absence of the Welsh first team players being involved in the Lions tour to New Zealand. He earned his first cap on 22 May 1993, starting at 7 against Zimbabwe. With rumoured issues within the Club, Jones left Llanelli for the 1994/1995 season and joined Treorchy RFC who has just been promoted to Division 1. It was at Treorchy where Jones began to coach, acting as a player- coach for the Rhondda Valley based team.

Lyn Jones Net Worth

Lyn Jones is one of the richest Rugby Union Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lyn Jones 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Lyn Jones (born 1964) is a former Wales international rugby union player, and now works as a coach. A flanker, Jones has experience at various different levels of the game, both as a player and a coach. Jones played most of his playing career for Neath RFC. He started his coaching career at the same club. He has coached professional clubs in Wales and England, and since 2018 has been head coach of the Russian national rugby union team.

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In June 2011, Jones was appointed head coach of London Welsh. He immediately gaining promotion to then Aviva Premiership for 2012/13. Jones made some good signings to make his team competitive, including Rugby World Cup winning scrum-half Piri Weepu. Their first ever game in the Premiership was against 2012 runners-up Leicester Tigers, of which they won 38–13. Their first victory came in round 3, after they beat Exeter Chiefs 25–24, with the victory backed up the following week away to Sale Sharks; 29–19. The season continued to look promising after they gained their win by the eighth round. At the halfway point of the season, London Welsh sat 12 points clear of relegation sitting in 10th place. After losing to Sale Sharks, who sat in the relegation zone, in round 15, London Welsh found themselves crashing down the table.

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Mabelkis Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Lyn Jones celebrates birthday on June 5 of every year.

His first match in charge was a 15–8 win over Ulster in the opening round of the 2013–14 Pro12 season. In round 3, Jones helped the Dragons end a 10-match losing run against the Scarlets after a comprehensive 23–16 victory. By the end of the season, Jones had improved the Dragons positioning from the previous season up to 9th on the table and with 7 wins. The 2014/15 season proved even more successful, with the advancement to the knock-out rounds of the 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup, only to lose to Edinburgh 45–16 in the semi-final.