Kingsley Jones

Coach, Athlete

1969 –

84

Who is Kingsley Jones?

Kingsley Jones is a Welsh rugby union coach and former player. He is head coach of the Russian national team.

As a player, he won 10 caps for Wales between 1996 and 1998, once as captain. A flanker, he played his club rugby for Ebbw Vale RFC, Pontypridd RFC, Worcester Warriors and Gloucester.

He had a brief spell as player coach at Doncaster Knights, before moving to Sale Sharks as the forwards coach. He was later promoted to head coach then on to director of rugby at Sale, before leaving in February 2011, after seven years. He was then appointed head coach of Russia, leading them to the 2011 World Cup

Jones often appears on BBC 2 Wales' regular Sunday rugby union programme Scrum V.

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Born
Jun 19, 1969
Nantyglo
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on July 23, 2013

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