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Peter Frederick Hilton Jones (24 March 1932 – 7 June 1994) was a former New Zealand International Rugby Union player. He played for the All Blacks in 37 matches (including eleven test matches) between 1953 and 1960. Jones was brought into Ted Griffin's Northland Auckland team in 1950 as an eighteen-year-old and became an immediate sensation. He was part of the North Auckland side under Johnny Smith's captaincy, which beat South Canterbury in Timaru to win the Ranfurly Shield in 1950. By the end of his provincial career, Jones had scored 30 tries in 79 appearances for North Auckland Jones was listed at and when he made his debut in Bob Stuart's 1953-54 All Black side that toured Britain and France. By mid-tour he was weighed at . He played in the tests against England and Scotland and finished the tour with six tries from 12 appearances. With an impressive physique that averaged about in the second half of his career, Jones was also blessed with the speed of a sprinter. Rugby journalist Terry McLean reported that Jones was capable of running in 10 seconds. Jones played 37 times for New Zealand and scored 20 tries. He was probably best remembered for his memorable try in the series-ending test against the Springboks in 1956. ==References== * * *() *() *(【引用サイトリンク】title=Eden Park try-scorer shocked the nation ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Jones (New Zealand rugby union)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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