South Africa v Wales

Netball - Day 6

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

01.08.22

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194 – Nia Jones

WD, GD

Player Info

  • Position(s)

    WD, GD

  • Height

    5ft 7

  • Test Caps

    70

  • Debut

    02/06/2013 in NE '13

  • Time Period:

    Present, 2022 - 2012

Player Bio

Nia Jones is Welsh Feather #194

Nia gained her first cap in 2013 in the Netball Europe competition and has been a netball powerhouse for years!  First starting at 11 years old playing for Mold Netball Club, then Manchester Thunder Youth and Junior Dragons, before returning to Cardiff in 2010 to study at Cardiff Met where she and the team won BUCS.  Nia’s had a long Netball Super League career as well, playing for Cardiff Dragons (previously known as Celtic Dragons), Stars and Leeds Rhinos. 

Nia’s career highlights include being a silver medallist for multiple U17, U19, U21 competitions, finishing 6th at the World Youth Cup, being European gold medallists in 2013, playing in multiple Commonwealth Games!  Nia also captained Celtic Dragons in 2022 and was the captain of Welsh Feathers.

Nia Jones played Wing Defence and Goal Defence and was from North Wales. Out of 70 games Nia drew 1, won 36 and lost 33, which is a win rate of 47.14%

Countries Played AgainstNo. Times Played
Scotland10
Singapore1
Republic of Ireland4
Northern Ireland6
Australia2
England5
Trinidad & Tobago3
Barbados2
South Africa7
New Zealand4
Fiji2
Samoa2
Uganda7
Malawi3
Grenada2
Isle of Man5
Gibraltar2
Jamaica2
Sri Lanka1
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