Lyn Jones
| Full name | Richard Lyn Jones | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 June 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Cwmafan, Wales | ||
| School | Ysgol Gyfun, Ystalyfera | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Neath RFC Llanelli RFC Treorchy RFC Neath RFC Ebbw Vale RFC | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1993 | Wales | 5 | (0) |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2003–08 2011-13 2014-16 |
Ospreys London Welsh NG Dragons | ||
Richard Lyn Jones (born 5 June 1964) is a former Wales international rugby union player. A flanker, he played his club rugby for Neath RFC.
Coaching
He was appointed Head Coach of the Ospreys when the regional team was created in 2003 but left by mutual agreement on 16 May 2008 and joined Newport Gwent Dragons in November 2008. In June 2009 he took up a coaching role in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
In June 2011 Jones was appointed Head Coach of London Welsh RFC.[1]
In June 2013 Jones was appointed Director of Rugby at Newport Gwent Dragons.[2] Following the departure of Darren Edwards in February 2014 he took over the Head Coach role on an interim basis[3] until the appointment of Kingsley Jones as Head Coach in June 2014.[4] Lyn Jones left his role as Director of Rugby at Newport Gwent Dragons in April 2016.
Personal
His son Luc Jones is a professional rugby union player.
References
External links
- Lyn Jones profile Scrum.com