Jones learnt his rugby under the tutelage of Laurie Daniel who was a former Welsh international who played for Pontypool and Newport.
Steve coached Pontypool to second place in the Welsh Division 1 in season 2001/2.
In 2002/3 he coached Pontypool to the league championship, losing only 4 games in the process.
In September 2005, he left Pontypool RFC to take up the coaching role at Newbridge.
The game attracted a crowd of around 3,000 with famous former players such as Eddie Butler, David Bishop and Byron Hayward all taking part.