Berwyn Jones
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Personal information
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| Full name | Thomas Berwyn Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 February 1940 Rhymney, Wales |
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| Died | 11 January 2007 (aged 67) Ross-on-Wye, England |
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Playing information
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Rugby union
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby league
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Representing  Great Britain
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Belgrade 1962 | 4x100 metres |
Representing  Wales
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Perth 1962 | 4x100 metres |
Thomas Berwyn Jones (13 February 1940 — 12 January 2007 (aged 66)) born in Rhymney, was a Welsh sprint athlete, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, playing representative level rugby league for Great Britain, and Commonwealth XIII, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 690), Bradford Northern, and St. Helens, as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5, he died in Ross-on-Wye.
Jones had a brief career in rugby union with hometown club Rhymney RFC in the South Wales Valleys, but it was in athletics that he looked set to excel until switching to rugby league.
He won the Bronze medal in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, alongside Alf Meakin, Ron Jones, and David Jones. He also won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay while competing for Wales at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
He had been touted as a potential Olympian for 1968 when he was invited to try out for Wakefield Trinity in 1964. He had been a member of the Great Britain 4 x 110 yards relay team and a British record-holder (10.3 seconds) and champion over 100 metres.
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