He was a member of the winning Welsh team who beat the 1905 touring All Blacks in a game considered one of the greatest in the history of rugby union.

He would later fight in World War I as a member of the Welsh Guards[4] but was wounded badly at the Battle of the Somme, leaving injuries that affected his health throughout the rest of his life.

Jones was one of a line of players chosen from clubs in the South Wales valleys to bolster the Welsh forward pack.

Jones was a powerful man with a heavy tackle and was used as an impact player; although recognised as a lock forward his international career saw him play in several positions including one game where he was given the number 8 shirt against Ireland in 1905.

The All Blacks had proven incredibly strong in their previous games in their scrummage tactics, using seven men instead of the usual eight, but using a wedge formation to force their opponents back and then use the additional man to great advantage when the ball was eventually released.

Harding had played the All Blacks earlier in the tour, when he faced them with county side Middlesex, and this insight may have explained the Welsh tactic.

As part of the Glamorgan County side, Jones had played very well in the team's narrow defeat by the South Africans; but in the international he looked tired and ragged, and his normal excellent scrummaging was poor.

Played on a near frozen pitch, the game was a close match, with Jones scoring a try just minutes before the final whistle, which gave Wales the victory.

[3] Jones finished his international rugby league career just a few months later when he represented Wales for a second and final time in a 35–18 win over England.