James Jones
| Height | 180 |
| Weight | 76 |
| Date Of Birth | 17/05/1978 |
| Place Of Birth | Swansea |
| Managed | Wales RL Management |
James Jones has been Wales’ leading match official for a number of years after transferring over from rugby union in 2013. He became Wales' first dual code rugby international referee in 2021 when he refereed Ukraine v Russia. This after taking charge of four official international rugby union test matches.
Once the second choice referee to Nigel Owens in Wales, his rugby union career also saw him refereeing games in the European Cups, French Top 14, Pro12 and English Premiership, as well as games in the Welsh Premiership, British and Irish Cup and WRU National Cup. He also refereed in the World Sevens and was considered to referee the 2009 Sevens World Cup Final, had Wales not been one of the teams in the game.
Since coming over to rugby league, he has refereed at League 1, been a match official in Super League and has refereed community international matches.
But now his primary focus is to drive match official recruitment and training, and to set up a support and coaching structure for new and existing match officials in Wales.
RUGBY LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL MATCHES REFEREED
06/10/2021 - Ukraine v Russia (FJ Heroj Polet Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia)
Once the second choice referee to Nigel Owens in Wales, his rugby union career also saw him refereeing games in the European Cups, French Top 14, Pro12 and English Premiership, as well as games in the Welsh Premiership, British and Irish Cup and WRU National Cup. He also refereed in the World Sevens and was considered to referee the 2009 Sevens World Cup Final, had Wales not been one of the teams in the game.
Since coming over to rugby league, he has refereed at League 1, been a match official in Super League and has refereed community international matches.
But now his primary focus is to drive match official recruitment and training, and to set up a support and coaching structure for new and existing match officials in Wales.
RUGBY LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL MATCHES REFEREED
06/10/2021 - Ukraine v Russia (FJ Heroj Polet Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia)
