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Edgar Jones (rugby)

Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 20, 2026
Entity authorityQ5337317 ↗
Source-derived summary

Edgar Lewis Jones (4 May 1910 – 11 February 1986) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, at invitational level for Barbarian F.C., and at club level for Gowerton RFC and Llanelli RFC, as a prop, and club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds.

Background

Jones was born in Sketty, Swansea, Wales, and he died aged 75 in West Cross, Swansea, Wales.

International honours

Edgar Jones won caps for Wales (RU) while at Llanelli RFC in 1930 against France, in 1933 against England, Scotland, and Ireland, and in 1935 against England.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Edgar Jones (rugby)” as welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Edgar, Jones and rugby.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1910, 1986, 1930, 1933—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1910-05-04. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Edgar, Jones and rugby providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Edgar Jones (rugby)”, the useful work is to connect “welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5337317. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1910, 1986, 1930 and 1933.

Critical limits

A concise life account rarely captures disputed attribution, private networks or the changing language used to describe a career. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Edgar Jones (rugby)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.