What is Ryan Jones?
[[File:Ryan Jones. Wales Grand Slam Celebration, Senedd 19 March 2012.jpg|thumbnail|right|Jones in March 2012]] '''Ryan Paul Jones''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (born 13 March 1981) is a [[Wales|Welsh]] [[international]] [[Rugby football|rugby]] player. He played for [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] from 2004 to 2014. He also played for [[Ospreys (rugby team)|Ospreys]] at the [[Liberty Stadium]]. Jones was born in [[Newport, Wales]]. He was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in 2021.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63377|supp=y|page=B19|date=12 June 2021}}</ref> In July 2022, Jones announced he was diagnosed with a rare form of early-onset [[dementia]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ryan-jones-rugby-is-walking-eyes-closed-into-a-catastrophe-i-feel-like-my-world-is-falling-apart-cqxgjrrcd | title=Ryan Jones: Rugby is walking eyes closed into a catastrophe – I feel like my world is falling apart }}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.scrum.com/wales/rugby/player/14631.html Information] {{multistub|sports-bio|UK}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Ryan}} [[Category:Welsh rugby union players]] [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Living people]]