Bert Jones (rugby union, born 1918)

Not to be confused with Bert Jones (rugby, born 1906).

Herbert Arthur Jones (22 August 1918 - 5 December 1998) was an English international rugby union player.^[1]

Bert Jones

Full name	Herbert Arthur Jones
Date of birth	(1918-08-22)22 August 1918
Place of birth	Landkey, Devon, England
Date of death	5 December 1998(1998-12-05) (aged 80)
Place of death	North Devon, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1950 England 3 (0)

A farmer from Landkey, Devon, Jones made three appearances for England as a lock in the 1950 Five Nations Championship, debuting against Wales at Twickenham. He purportedly lost his place in the side for the final fixture against Scotland due to a fight he had with the French forwards in the match at Colombes.^[2]

Jones captained the combined Devon and Cornwall team against the touring 1951–52 Springboks.^[3]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players