#Latest news with #dualCodeThe Sun23-05-2025SportThe SunMark Jones dead at 59: Wales rugby star dies after heart attack in gym as touching tributes paid to ‘giant'FORMER Wales dual-code rugby international Mark Jones has died suddenly at the age of 59. Wales Rugby League said Jones died of a heart attack while at a gym in the Middle East. 1 Neath said news of the death of their former player had left the club "heartbroken" and paid tribute to "a real force of nature". Jones began his senior rugby career in union with local side Tredegar Ironsides before joining Tredegar RFC, then on to Neath in 1985 - at the time one of the powerhouses of Welsh rugby. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY..
The Sun23-05-2025SportThe SunMark Jones dead at 59: Wales rugby star dies after heart attack in gym as touching tributes paid to ‘giant'FORMER Wales dual-code rugby international Mark Jones has died suddenly at the age of 59. Wales Rugby League said Jones died of a heart attack while at a gym in the Middle East. 1 Neath said news of the death of their former player had left the club "heartbroken" and paid tribute to "a real force of nature". Jones began his senior rugby career in union with local side Tredegar Ironsides before joining Tredegar RFC, then on to Neath in 1985 - at the time one of the powerhouses of Welsh rugby. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY..