Ryan Jones
@RyanJonesOnline
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Joined December 2011
If a picture could sum up the behaviours of great teams this is it, you win together and you loose together - sometimes the margins are great and sometimes they are small - these @WelshRugbyUnion and @EnglandRugby lads gave everything yesterday - great test match!! ππͺπ
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A little piece of this medal belongs to everyone that has supported me throughout my rugby career but more importantly, to those that have truly inspired me to support those charities close to my heart π
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Sport is so beautiful and yet can be so cruel! Just an incredible @SixNationsRugby match and a tournament that @WelshRugbyUnion can and should be proud of! π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ.
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RWC 2011 all over again!! π€¬π€ͺπ€£.
Lockdown 3.0 - Day 2. Any other dads in the same boat? π€π
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Game Ready!! π€π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώπ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώβ€οΈ
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I love my Nan;. βDarling, it was lovely to see you on the television again with that bicycle rider Barry Wigginsβ . πππππππππππππ@GeraintThomas86
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For one week and one week only, I am Scottish! π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ @SixNationsRugby.
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My 6 yr old: "Dad you were quite good at rugby weren't you? But @AlunWynJones is REALLY REALLY REALLY good isn't he?!". Me: "yep" π.
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#ryansgardenmarathon through the 40km mark and through Β£5000 raised ππππthank you x πππͺπ¬
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Is emotional and all consuming. Iβd rather go into battle with a warrior who isnβt a singer than a singer who isnβt a warrior!! (2)
Taulupe Faletau still not singing the anthem, Hadleigh Parkes has learnt pretty quickly.
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Count myself as one of the luckiest guys I know to not only have been fortunate to have experienced the magic of the Six Nations but to have been part of the teams I was. πβ€οΈ.
Few players epitomise Walesβ 21st century success quite like Ryan Jones. On his 40th birthday we take a look back at his #GuinnessSixNations career!
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*Breaking News* as the try that was but wasnβt but now is, itβs confirmed AWJ is to meet Hartley in Leigh Delamare services for paper/scissor/stones to decide the winner in the event of a draw they have both been asked to bring conkers. #wonderifwesternmailrunthisstory.
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βIβm starting rugby dad, but Iβm wearing what I want!!β π you go girl x πͺππ. @UnderArmourUK
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Grow up you dipstick!! Seen more shocking behaviour from my 3 and 6 yr old play fighting in the garden. Silly yes, wreckless yes but donβt make it something itβs not. π
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Give me a better solo forwards try?? πππ.
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#ryansgardenmarathon is done!.Thank you to everyone whoβs messaged and donated - you are all amazing and I couldnβt have done it without you x.To all those people within the NHS THANK YOU β€οΈ.To everyone the only limits you have are the ones you set yourself πͺππ
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Iβve been away for a few days and just got home:. Daughter: βLook dad I can twerk!β . Me: π³πβthatβs awesome, sweetheart!! Your GROUNDED!!!β . π.
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RWC semi-final 2011 - Wales v France π³π³π³π³π³π³π³π³π³π³π³π³π³π€―π€―π€―π€―π€―π€―π€―π€―π€―π€―π€―π€―π€―π₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ίπ’π’π’π’π’π’π’π’π’π’π’π’π’π€¬π€¬π€¬π€¬π€¬π€¬π€¬π€¬π€¬π€¬π€¬π€¬π€¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬π¬.
If you could turn back time and change the outcome of one Rugby World Cup match, which one would it be?. Comment below π.
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Donβt you dare question my passion for my country and that magic red jersey, I didnt always sing the anthem, no ones prouder than me of that jersey and boy do I miss it but stood facing your loved ones under immense pressure with the expectation of a nation on your shoulders (1)
Taulupe Faletau still not singing the anthem, Hadleigh Parkes has learnt pretty quickly.
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I have no doubt that Iβll finish this challenge now (he says with two fingers up to fate ππ€£), having run 300 mile in 3 weeks and with 165 to go in 6 days - Iβve been preparing mentally for it to hit but it hasnβt. chase failure, you might just surprise yourself.
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This very fixture against @Springboks on this exact day in 2004, Saturday November 6th, I won my first Cap for @WelshRugbyUnion it was a game we lost 38-36, a game to be forgotten if you like, but a moment to treasure foreverβ¦.
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I imagine it must be like being a rugby player being lectured/written about by know-it-alls with no knowledge or practical experience π³ππ¬π
Know-it-alls who lecture me on journalism while having no knowledge or practical experience of the job. Pet hate No 1. Block party time.
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So thatβs a wrap the last rider has crossed the line of #ryans100for100 and together youβve raised an incredible Β£26,677.28 for our #nhsheroes . Thank you firstly to all the riders and sponsors, thank you to all ourβ¦
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I didnβt realise there were so many Scots wearing red and green, currently living in Dublin!!!!.
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The incredible @AlunWynJones to win his 150th YES 150th Cap!! What a truly incredible achievement, so well deserved a giant of a man with a β€οΈ the size of a lion.
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For everyone out there involved with childrenβs sports clubs, no matter what the sport is or what role that volunteer plays they do it because they βlove itβ - parents/carers/spectators please watch ππ.
RTs Appreciated. Message from an Unknown Coach. Today I heard a comment made about me behind my back, I started to turn around and look but decided better of it, I know I make mistakes.
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231 miles run - just the 234 to go in the next 9 days π¬π€
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We all have a male colleague, a neighbour, a friend, a dad, a brother, a boyfriend, a husband, son or someone we know! Please reach out and tell them itβs ok, encourage them to talk to someone x
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Dear Mark (@MarkDrakeford). Please can you open sport and leisure facilities sharpish! Thanks. From .Ryan.
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The greatest stadium on earth!! I ******* love this place and would give it all up for one more run out!!! π¬π
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Wouldnβt it be great if all parents and coaches on the sidelines of all pitches, courts and arenas across wales watched and tried to take this on board π
Frank Martin discusses the sad reality of parents attempting to coach their kids from the sideline
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"Here kitty kitty kitty" π³π. *WARNING please do not try to pet massive lions, LIONS BITE!
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I havenβt thought this through but I jut want to do something to support the local NHS. So Iβm going to run a blinking marathon in my garden π i appreciate itβs a tough financial time for everyone but if youβve got anything to spare that would be amazing. Thanks xβ€οΈ.
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Got to love the NZ press ππ what a load of b******s
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The wonderful and powerful side of our sport! There's a place in rugby for everyone ππ @WelshRugbyUnion
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The crowd have arrived π¬β€οΈπUpdate: after short IT stop weβre back up and running - didnβt realise slope in garden or how much turning hurts knees and feet ππππ€―
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Iβve read some s**t on here! As we settle into yesterdayβs announcement and the questions, anxiety, heart break and isolation it will bring many please donβt suffer in silence. If your mental health is suffering pls reach out to someone anyone; friends, family or professionals π€
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So tomorrow Iβm doing my first potential 24hr race or 10 x up and down Pen-y-Fan whichever comes first! Thatβs the same elevation as Everest ππ - think the excitement is in the unknown and the suffering! Whats the worst that could happen huh??? π³π€·ββοΈπ€ͺ
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Hope @WelshRugbyUnion boys are awesome and make history today. I donβt miss playing π€ but on days like this in front of 74,500 people against the @AllBlacks in @principalitysta I miss the hope and opportunity to do something amazing, the excitement, emotion and enjoyment of it!.
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Update time: #ryans100for100 has raised a staggering Β£32,000 for our #NHSheroes ππ THANK YOU x
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Breaks my heart that some dirty b******s think it's ok to enjoy the beach and then leave all their rubbish behind! #pickitupyoulosers
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Win together and lose together but always proud of @WelshRugbyUnion. Not the game I expected but.@IrishRugby deserved winners ππππ #greatsecondhalf #nailbiting
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Hey @willcarling is this yours - itβs got your bench press personal best for a number plateβ¦.
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βWhen you go Home, tell them of us and say, For your Tomorrow, we gave our Todayβ. We will remember them x
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Well done to the team, super proud of you all x π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
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The @wattbike is all set-up and ready to go for #ryans100for100. Thank you all for supporting over Β£19,000 raised so far for our #nhsheroes πππ
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Such an amazing experience @WelshRugbyUnion today, not only two wins for the men and women but got to share the field and a few πΊ with @GeraintThomas86 π.
From one champion to another π
Former Wales captain @RyanJonesOnline presents @LeTour winner @GeraintThomas86 with a different-coloured jersey at today's match. π΄ Pleser wahodd ti i'r stadiwm, Geraint!
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So my punishment for losing at FIFA to a very smug 11 yr old is to let the world know Iβm crap at FIFA l!!!
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π³π€£π#embarassingpic.
In 2008, head coach Warren Gatland named his first @SixNationsRugby squad - one that would go on to clinch the Grand Slam. Next week, he names the final squad of his tenure for the championship he has helped Wales win on three occasions. #TBT
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Lining up for the national anthem with your son on #MothersDay? Priceless. βΊοΈπ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
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With January transfer window fast approaching my Twitter sources tell me Gareth Bale heavily linked with a move to @dragonsrugby #watchthisspace @davidjusteat π.
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As a parent I actively encourage my children to play OUR WONDERFUL game because safely coached in a safe environment it's AMAZING for them!
Should tackling in rugby be banned in schools?.
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Well as sporting experiences go the carnival that is @LeTour on @alpedhuez with @GeraintThomas86 in yellow and winning the stage was just incredible!!!!! β°π΄ββοΈπ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώπ
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Can someone kill me now Iβm being made to watch Love Island!!!!! π³π.
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Scared yet chuffed to announce my 4th and greatest challenge yet! Starting Friday 24th April at 1pm I am going to attempt to run 100miles on a treadmill in my kitchen!! Story here:
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Mines the best!!! π³πππππ
π₯ Sir Gareth Edwards.π₯ Phil Bennett.π₯ Ieuan Evans.π₯ @RyanJonesOnline.π₯ @ShaneWilliams11.π₯ @Jamiehuwroberts. π If this doesn't get you in the mood for #WALvSCO. #SixNations
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πππππππππππππΒ£35,000 - you boys and girls are the best!! Thank you!!! X
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π³ an amazing rugby day!! π big big statement by wales today πͺππ
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Regrettably, I have to announce my retirement as a professional rugby player with immediate (cont) http://t.co/DKbDgDNoWg.
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100% deserves it!!.
Super happy to be nominated for #SPOTY 2018!! Itβs been an incredible year and the support Iβve received has been amazing!! Every vote counts tonight so π€π
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So Iβve done a few tough-ish challenges but @10yfanofficial is by far the toughest - mental and physical challenge of summitting Pen-Y-Fan 10 times in 24 hrs - chuffed with my time of 13:11 but WILL NOT BE GOING BACK! #brutal #painful despite #amazingatmosphere #amazingvoluteers
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When two wollyβs rock up to an event in Black Tie and itβs casual!!!! π#anothereventanotherwrongdresscode
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An amazing career by an amazing bloke. Reaching the topβs the easy bit but staying there is tough and what people didnβt see was you cared!! You did it all mate and am proud to have shared some of it with you. πππ
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Best thing Iβve seen this morning! Youβre mad!!! π¬π
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Almost 16yrs ago to the day they said then we wouldnβt win at Twickenhamβ¦. best of luck #DafyddJenkins β€οΈ x
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Success isnβt winning itβs how many of those boys and girls turn-up next week, next season. whether they have developed a love of the game because the club/coaches/parents have given them a βpositive rugby experienceβ thatβs success #itsnotthebritishlions
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Iβve had the same broom for 20 yrs - 17 new heads and 14 new handles π¬ #onlyfoolsandhorses
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We also have a duty to make sure itβs about more than rugby, that these boys and girls, when visiting our sport are welcomed and then leave having had a great experience every time so they develop a love of all sports/exercise/activity and all the benefits and magic they offerπ
Success isnβt winning itβs how many of those boys and girls turn-up next week, next season. whether they have developed a love of the game because the club/coaches/parents have given them a βpositive rugby experienceβ thatβs success #itsnotthebritishlions
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8 mountains done on day one for @Rugbyforheroes and @Newhorizons_16 charities! .Few tired legs this morning!! .πππππππ more today!
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Why our sport is great! For 240mins they battled and to a man gave 100% but in the end respect was earned and friendships forged! ππ
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To all you amazing rugby people out there whether you be clubs, Hubs or clusters, players, coaches, spectators, volunteers, whether you are new to rugby, been in and around our game for a while or even yet to experience rugby - have an amazing Xmas whatever your doing π x
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In my mind I was travelling significantly quicker than that!!!! ππ it was as painful as it looked!!!
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9am - 145km done. 16 sets of 1km and weβre done - I can get off this bloody thing and you lot donβt have to read this crap anymore!!. Absolutely delighted that this has raised more than the Β£3,000 needed to take theβ¦
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MY FAVOURITE RUGBY PIC π
Check out the new Disability Rugby section on the WRU Game Locker, find out more information and download resources!
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3 days out from @SixNationsRugby 2022 and just been reminded that on Feb 2nd 2008 @WelshRugbyUnion beat @EnglandRugby at βHQβ for the first time in some 20yrs π€― . Wow π€― so long ago π¨βπ¦³
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Today i will be mostly wearing a vest and hat with corks on, drinking fosters and eating BBQ food with me Sheila!!.
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π the whole @LeTour is just about having fun - the 1000βs of people on the mountain make it incredible!!
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Having had highs and lows, can't help but feel for those @EnglandRugby guys! @ChrisRobshaw and lancaster conducted themselves with dignity.
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Overwhelmed by the response to todays news, all the messages and kind words. Thank you x #itsbeenamazing #verylucky #livedmydream.
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"Dad dad dad, we saw a horse with 5 legs today!!"π³.Now how does a father explain that to his 4 yr old daughter!!!! π¬π.
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To all those in the emergency services and armed forces working this weekend - THANK YOU and Merry Christmas ππππ.
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Fab 'Dad and daughter day!' .Apart from: "Dad can you not talk, your a bit boring!" π³π‘ #needtodoitmore
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There's NO place in rugby for the booing and whistling at todays @WelshRugbyUnion game!! #respectthekicker.
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