Ryan Paul Jones (born 13 March 1981 in Newport) is a former Wales international rugby union player who played at number eight, blindside flanker or second row. He has been involved in three Grand Slam wins, in 2005, as captain in 2008, and 2012. He is one of a small group of Welsh players to have won three Grand Slams including Alun Wyn Jones, Gethin Jenkins, Adam Jones, Gareth Edwards, Gerald Davies and JPR Williams.\n', '

Jones played junior football for Bristol City as a goalkeeper until the age of 14. He took up rugby union at age 17 to be with his friends at Risca RFC.\n', '

Ryan Jones studied at UWIC, now Cardiff Metropolitan University gaining a BSc (Hons) from 1999 to 2002. He played over a 100 games for UWIC RFC and captained the 1st\'s in his last year. \n', 'Ryan said of the University: \n', '"I was a student at Cardiff Met\'s Cyncoed Campus for three years. I was really inspired by the ethos of sporting excellence and University rugby was the springboard for my international career”\n', 'Ryan met his wife Alisa Jones at Cardiff Metropolitan University and was made an Honorary Fellow of the University in 2008.\n', '

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