Danny Jones (rugby league)

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Danny Jones
Personal information
Full name Daniel Peter Jones[1]
Born (1986-03-06)6 March 1986
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
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Hampstead, London, England
Playing information
Position Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003–2006 Halifax[lower-alpha 1] 54 17 132 2 334
2007–2010 Keighley Cougars
2011 Halifax
2012–2015 Keighley Cougars[lower-alpha 2] 153 33 444 7 1027
Total 207 50 576 9 1361
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010–2013 Wales 12 0 3 0 6
Source: [2]
  1. ↑ statistics include 2011 season
  2. ↑ statistics aggregate both spells at club

Danny Jones (6 March 1986 – 3 May 2015) was a professional rugby league footballer, playing at international level for Wales and at club level for Halifax and Keighley Cougars. His position was Stand-off or Scrum-half.[3]

Playing career

Jones played for Halifax amateur teams, Ovenden and King Cross before turning professional and signing for Halifax.[4] He made his first team debut aged 17 years and 200 days in what was to be his only Super League appearance, Halifax's last game of Super League VIII in 2003.[4] He remained with Halifax until 2006 when he joined Keighley Cougars for the start of the 2007 season. After four seasons with Keighley, he returned to Halifax for the 2011 season but then moved back to Keighley in 2012.[2]

International honours

Jones was a Wales international, having made his debut in a loss to Italy in 2010. He was named in the Wales squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.[5]

Death

During a League One match between Keighley and London Skolars on 3 May 2015, Jones was substituted in the fourth minute of the game after reporting feeling unwell. Soon after he went into cardiac arrest, he received treatment at the scene by the match doctor and was transferred by air ambulance to the Royal Free Hospital where he subsequently died.[6][7] The match was abandoned after the incident.[7] A post-mortem revealed that the cardiac arrest was caused by a previous undetected, hereditary, heart disease.[8]

Keighley announced on 4 May that the number 6 shirt number worn by Jones during the 2015 season would be retired with immediate effect.[9] The main stand at Cougar Park was named The Danny Jones Stand at the end of May.[10]

Jones's widow, Lizzie, performed the traditional Challenge Cup Final hymn, Abide With Me before the 2015 Challenge Cup Final, to say "thank you to players, fans and officials for their support since her husband's death" .[11] Lizzie also performed at the BBC Sports personality of the Year awards on 20 December 2015. She sang Danny Boy presumably as a tribute to her husband and a homage to the fact that the awards ceremony was held in Northern Ireland.

References

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External links

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