| Date of birth | 7 August 1948 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Brynamman, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 April 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Teacher | ||||||||||||||||
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Bleddyn Jones (7 August 1948 ― 27 April 2021) was a Welsh rugby commentator who worked principally for BBC Radio Leicester, commentating on Leicester Tigers matches since 1987.[1] As a player, he made 333 appearances for Tigers, mostly at fly-half between 1969 and 1978, scoring 42 tries.[2][3] He was not capped internationally. In his professional life he worked as a teacher. For the opening of the Caterpillar Stand at Welford Road in 2007, Jones was voted by readers of the Leicester Mercury into the "Walk of Legends" Team, ahead of Les Cusworth, Andy Goode and Joel Stransky.[2] Bleddyn died on 27 April 2021, aged 72.[4]
References
- ↑ BBC - Leicester - Sport - Van Hopkins: A Tribute
- 1 2 http://www.leicestertigers.com/news/12482.php%5B%5D
- ↑ "Tigers Legends: Bleddyn surprise as voters name him top fly-half". Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ↑ Leicester Tigers legend Bleddyn Jones dies aged 72
External links
- Video about Bleddyn mostly in Welsh: http://www.wedi7.com/Items/Archive/Default.aspx?id=1119
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