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{{short description|England international rugby union footballer}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{infobox rugby biography
| name = Chris Jones
| image =
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| birth_name = Christopher Michael Jones
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|6|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Manchester]], England
| death_date =
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| height = {{convert|1.98|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|111|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.premiershiprugby.com/clubs/worcester_warriors.php?section=1 |title=Aviva Premiership Rugby – Worcester Warriors |work=web page |publisher=Premier Rugby |accessdate=24 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207055710/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/clubs/worcester_warriors.php?section=1 |archivedate=7 February 2012 }}</ref>
| school = [[Stockport Grammar School]]
| university = [[Sheffield Hallam University]]
| spouse =
| children =
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| ru_position = [[Rugby union positions#4. .26 5. Lock|Lock]] / [[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]
| youthclubs1 = Altrincham Kersal
| youthclubs2 = [[Fylde Rugby Club|Fylde]]
| years1 = 2001–2011
| years2 = 2011–2014
| years3 = 2014–2016
| clubs1 = [[Sale Sharks]]
| clubs2 = [[Worcester Warriors]]
| clubs3 = [[Yorkshire Carnegie]]
| apps1 = 138
| points1 = 90
| clubupdate =
| repyears1 = 2003–2007
| repyears2 = 2004–2007
| repteam1 = [[England Saxons]]
| repteam2 = [[England national rugby union team|England]]
| repcaps2 = 12
| reppoints2 = 5
| ru_ntupdate =
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'''Christopher Michael Jones''' (born 24 June 1980) is a retired English [[rugby union]] rugby player. He played as a [[Lock (rugby union)|lock]] or [[Flanker (rugby union)|flanker]], featuring for [[Sale Sharks]] and [[Worcester Warriors]] in the [[English Premiership (Rugby union)|English Premiership]] and [[Yorkshire Carnegie]] in the [[RFU Championship]].

His rugby union career blossomed at [[Stockport Grammar School]]. He went on to take a Business Studies course at [[Sheffield Hallam University]] and was two years into it when the [[Sale Sharks]] invited him to join them. He played for Cheshire at U18 and U20 level, then briefly with [[Fylde Rugby Club|Fylde]] before joining [[Sale Sharks]].

He made a startling rise to the [[England national rugby sevens team|England Sevens]] squad, and was nominated for the 2003 PRA Young Player of the Year Award.<ref name="Zurich Awards Nominations">{{cite web|url=http://www.scrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/48273.html|title=Zurich Awards Nominations|publisher=Scrum|date=15 September 2003|accessdate=3 July 2009}}</ref> He was part of the [[England Saxons|England A]] team that beat [[France A national rugby union team|France A]], [[Scotland A national rugby union team|Scotland A]] and [[Italy A national rugby union team|Italy A]] in their 2003 [[Rugby Union Six Nations Championship|Six Nations]] and also went on the unbeaten England tour to North America and Japan that year.

He played for [[England national rugby union team|England]] in the uncapped match against the [[Barbarian F.C.|Barbarians]] at [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]] in May 2003.<ref name="Barbarians ruin England's day">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/2936810.stm|title=Barbarians ruin England's day|publisher=BBC|date=25 May 2003|accessdate=3 July 2009}}</ref>

The year 2004 marked another leap forward. He was called up to the senior team by then head coach [[Clive Woodward]] from the start of the [[2004 Six Nations|Six Nations]]. He came off the bench against [[Italy national rugby union team|Italy]] for his debut cap and scored a try.<ref name="Italy 9-50 England">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/3481783.stm|title=Italy 9–50 England
|publisher=BBC|date=15 February 2004|accessdate=3 July 2009}}</ref> This earned him a starting position against [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] as a [[Flanker (rugby union)|flanker]] and again against [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] from where he continued to impress. He was selected for the [[2004 England rugby union tour of Australasia|2004 Summer tour]], starting against the [[All Blacks]] in Dunedin in the first Test.<ref name="New Zealand 36-3 England">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/3794011.stm|title=New Zealand 36–3 England
|publisher=BBC|date=12 June 2004|accessdate=3 July 2009}}</ref>

Sale Sharks director of rugby [[Kingsley Jones (rugby union, born 1969)|Kingsley Jones]] referred to him as 'the most hard done-by player in England' after he was hardly used during the 2005 Autumn test series.<ref name="Scarlets 24-23 Sale">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/rugby_union/welsh/4476522.stm|title=Scarlets 24–23 Sale|publisher=BBC|date=2 December 2005|accessdate=3 July 2009}}</ref>

Jones went on to collect more [[Cap (sport)|caps]] on the [[2006 England rugby union tour of Australia|2006 Summer tour of Australia]]<ref name="Australia 43-18 England">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/5081152.stm|title=Australia 43–18 England|publisher=BBC|date=17 June 2006|accessdate=3 July 2009}}</ref> and [[2007 England rugby union tour of South Africa|2007 Summer tour of South Africa]].<ref name="South Africa 55-22 England">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/6713353.stm|title=South Africa 55–22 England|publisher=BBC|date=2 June 2007|accessdate=3 July 2009}}</ref>

In the [[2005–06 Guinness Premiership|2005–2006 season]], Jones started the final as [[Sale Sharks]] won their first ever [[Guinness Premiership|Premiership]] title.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/5009064.stm
|title=Sale 45-20 Leicester
|publisher=[[BBC]]
|date=27 May 2006 |accessdate=9 February 2014}}</ref> He was also voted Sale's player of the year in 2006 and again in 2008.

On 22 May 2014, Jones officially joined [[Yorkshire Carnegie]] in the [[RFU Championship]] on a two-year contract from the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/19133/9321396/championship-leeds-carnegie-add-ex-england-international-chris-jones-to-sqaud|publisher=Sky Sports|title=Yorkshire Carnegie add ex-England international Chris Jones to squad|date=22 May 2014}}</ref>

On 19 May 2016 Jones announced his retirement from rugby after suffering a concussion against [[Nottingham R.F.C.|Nottingham]] in April of that year.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Carnegie captain Jones forced to retire|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/36334223|access-date=2021-10-05}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Jones married Donna on 28 June 2008 at [[Dromoland Castle]], [[County Clare]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. They live together in Cheshire.
Donna gave birth to their first child on 10 April 2009, Daniel William Jones. Their second child, Alánnah Monica Jones on 14 November 2011.
Their third child, Harrison Peter Jones on 23 February 2014 and their fourth child, William Christopher Jones was born on 22 September 2015.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.salesharks.com/player_info?id=11 Sale Sharks profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070822061248/http://www.england-rugby.com/englandrugby/index.cfm?fuseaction=News.News_Detail&storyid=5911 England profile]
* [http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/stats/profiles.php?player=4502&includeref=dynamic Guinness Premiership profile]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*https://web.archive.org/web/20120827035746/http://www.warriors.co.uk/warriors/matchcentre/players_warriors_first_team.php?player=4502&includeref=dynamic

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Chris}}
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[[Category:Alumni of Sheffield Hallam University]]
[[Category:England international rugby union players]]
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[[Category:Fylde Rugby Club players]]
[[Category:People educated at Stockport Grammar School]]
[[Category:Rugby union locks]]
[[Category:Rugby union players from Manchester]]
[[Category:Worcester Warriors players]]
[[Category:Sale Sharks players]]

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