Full name | Paul Doran-Jones | ||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 2 May 1985 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||
Weight | 121 kg (19 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||
School |
Old Swinford Hospital Wellington College |
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University | Trinity College Dublin | ||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||
Current status | |||||||||||||
Current team | Gloucester Rugby | ||||||||||||
Playing career | |||||||||||||
Position | Prop | ||||||||||||
Youth clubs | |||||||||||||
Lansdowne Kings Country |
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Professional / senior clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2003–2007 2007–2009 2008 2009–2011 2011–2013 2013-2015 2015– |
Leinster London Welsh Wasps Gloucester Rugby Northampton Saints Harlequins Gloucester Rugby |
0 39 0 49 40 19 21 |
(0) (15) (0) (5) (0) (0) (0) |
National team(s) | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2009 2009 |
England Saxons England |
6 |
(0) |
Paul Doran-Jones (born 2 May 1985) is a rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Aviva Premiership for Gloucester Rugby. He plays as a prop.
Capable of playing both sides of the scrum, Doran-Jones' career started at Lansdowne Rugby Club in Dublin whilst he was at University in the city.
He had a spell with King Country in New Zealand and four seasons with Leinster from 2003 to 2007. He then joined London Welsh, representing them during the 2007–08 season and 2008–09 season. He was also a part of the London Wasps side in their Guinness A League triumph in 2008.
Doran-Jones joined Gloucester Rugby for the 2009–10 season. But, after two seasons at the club it was announced that he will join Northampton Saints at the end of the 2010–11 season.
On 29 January 2013, Paul Doran Jones left Northampton Saints to join Harlequins on a two-year contract from the 2013-14 season.
On 28 January 2015, it was announced that Doran Jones would rejoin Gloucester Rugby for the 2015-16 season.
He had represented England at U18 level. After moving back to Ireland, he represented the Ireland U19s team at the 2004 Junior World Cup in South Africa. He later represented Ireland U21's at the 2006 IRB U21 World Championship. He qualified to represent Ireland through his mother.