Ned Jenkins (28 July 1904 – 8 November 1990) was an international rugby union lock who represented Wales and played club rugby for Aberavon. Like teammate Tom Arthur, Jenkins was an amateur boxer.
Jenkins joined Aberavon in 1925 at the height of their 'golden era' which saw the team crowned Welsh Club Champions four consecutive years from the 1923/24 to the 1926/27 season. Jenkins would later captain Aberavon for three seasons in the late early 1930s and was part of the joint Neath / Aberavon team that narrowly lost to the 1930 touring South Africans.
Jenkins was first capped for Wales against Scotland on 3 February 1927. In the programme for the match, Jenkins was described as 'the fourth member of the Glamorgan Constabulary on duty today, and not the least clever by any means'.[3] Jenkins played in five Five Nations Championships, including John Bassett's 1931 Championship winning side. Of the 1931 tournament matches, the encounter with Ireland was the most notable, with heavy injuries on both sides as Wales chased the Championship and Ireland the Triple Crown. Jenkins himself suffered a neck injury that caused him some paralysis, though he finished the game on the pitch.[4] Wales won the game 15-3, helped by the fact that Ireland lost Crowe to a concussion in the second half.
Jenkins was also selected to face two touring sides, the 1927 Waratahs and the 1931 South Africans.
Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN0-7083-0766-3.
Thomas, Wayne (1979). A Century of Welsh Rugby Players. Ansells Ltd.
jenkins, july, 1904, november, 1990, international, rugby, union, lock, represented, wales, played, club, rugby, aberavon, like, teammate, arthur, jenkins, amateur, boxer, birth, nameedward, macdonald, jenkinsdate, birth, 1904, july, 1904place, birthtonyrefail. Ned Jenkins 28 July 1904 8 November 1990 was an international rugby union lock who represented Wales and played club rugby for Aberavon Like teammate Tom Arthur Jenkins was an amateur boxer Ned JenkinsBirth nameEdward Macdonald JenkinsDate of birth 1904 07 28 28 July 1904Place of birthTonyrefail WalesDate of death8 November 1990 1990 11 08 aged 86 Place of deathPorthcawl WalesHeight1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Weight106 5 kg 16 st 11 lb SchoolCefn Cribbwr SchoolOccupation s Police officer 1 Rugby union careerPosition s LockAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points 1923 19241925 1935Kenfig Hill RFCCardiff RFCAberavon RFCBridgend RFCGlamorgan Police RFCGlamorgan County RFC International careerYearsTeamApps Points 1927 1932Wales 2 21 0 Contents 1 Rugby career 1 1 International matches played 2 Bibliography 3 ReferencesRugby career editJenkins joined Aberavon in 1925 at the height of their golden era which saw the team crowned Welsh Club Champions four consecutive years from the 1923 24 to the 1926 27 season Jenkins would later captain Aberavon for three seasons in the late early 1930s and was part of the joint Neath Aberavon team that narrowly lost to the 1930 touring South Africans Jenkins was first capped for Wales against Scotland on 3 February 1927 In the programme for the match Jenkins was described as the fourth member of the Glamorgan Constabulary on duty today and not the least clever by any means 3 Jenkins played in five Five Nations Championships including John Bassett s 1931 Championship winning side Of the 1931 tournament matches the encounter with Ireland was the most notable with heavy injuries on both sides as Wales chased the Championship and Ireland the Triple Crown Jenkins himself suffered a neck injury that caused him some paralysis though he finished the game on the pitch 4 Wales won the game 15 3 helped by the fact that Ireland lost Crowe to a concussion in the second half Jenkins was also selected to face two touring sides the 1927 Waratahs and the 1931 South Africans International matches played edit Wales 5 nbsp England 1928 1930 1931 1932 nbsp France 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 nbsp Ireland 1927 1928 1930 1931 1932 nbsp New South Wales Waratahs 1927 nbsp Scotland 1927 1928 1930 1931 1932 nbsp South Africa 1931Bibliography editSmith David Williams Gareth 1980 Fields of Praise The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union Cardiff University of Wales Press ISBN 0 7083 0766 3 Thomas Wayne 1979 A Century of Welsh Rugby Players Ansells Ltd References edit Smith 1980 pg 223 Welsh Rugby Union player profiles Smith 1980 pg 224 Thomas 1979 pg 71 Smith 1980 pg 471 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ned Jenkins amp oldid 1183268589, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
