Chris Jones (rugby player)
| Full name | Christopher Michael Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 June 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| University | Sheffield Hallam University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Lock / Flanker | ||
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| Current team | Yorkshire Carnegie | ||
| Youth Career | |||
| Altrincham Kersal Fylde |
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2001–2011 2011–2014 2014- |
Sale Sharks Worcester Warriors Yorkshire Carnegie |
138 | (90) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2003-2007 2004-2007 |
England Saxons England |
12 |
(5) |
Christopher Michael Jones (born 24 June 1980 in Manchester) is an English rugby union rugby player. He plays as a lock or flanker for Yorkshire Carnegie in the RFU Championship.
His rugby union career blossomed at . He went on to take a Business Studies course at Sheffield Hallam University and was two years into it when Sale Sharks invited him to join them. He played for Cheshire at U18 and U20 level, then briefly with Fylde before joining Sale Sharks.
He made a startling rise to the England Sevens squad, and was nominated for the 2003 PRA Young Player of the Year Award. He was part of the England A team that beat France A, Scotland A and Italy A in their 2003 Six Nations and also went on the unbeaten England tour to North America and Japan that year.
He played for England in the uncapped match against the Barbarians at Twickenham in May 2003. His outstanding Line-out jumping has made him a constant threat to other Premiership teams, while a series of long range tries for Sale Sharks has underlined his athletic capabilities.
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