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Popular Wales and Scarlets back-row forward Dafydd Jones will be the guest of honour at a special Testimonial Dinner being staged at Parc y Scarlets on Saturday, July 9. More than 300 are expected to attend the event at The Quinnell lounge. “It promises to be one of the ‘must attend’ events of the year for sports fans,” said one of the organisers, Albert Francis. “Dafydd Jones has been a tremendous servant to Llanelli RFC and the Scarlets rugby region. He’s a popular guy with the fans and this testimonial year tribute is well deserved as he has had to retire from rugby because of injury. “There’ll be plenty of stars in the audience, including Scarlets rugby heroes from today and from yesteryear.” The MC for the evening will be Scarlets legend Rupert Moon and the entertainment will be provided by comedian Harry Scott. Dafydd Jones played 201 games for Llanelli and the Scarlets, scoring 24 tries, and earned his first Wales cap against Fiji on 9 November 2002, going on to represent his co...

Popular Wales and Scarlets back-row forward Dafydd Jones will have a birthday treat at The Ashburnham Golf Club in Pembrey on Friday afternoon (June 24). A celebrity golf tournament is being staged at the club as part of his testimonial year. Jones is 32 on Friday and recently announced his retirement as a player after a series of injury blows. The day is being sponsored by Mark Burch, of the Haverfordwest-based Burch Wealth Management firm, and has been organised by Ashburnham stalwart Albert Francis, who recently received the MBE from The Queen for his charity work. Mr Francis said: “It will be a shotgun start at 1pm at ‘The Ash’. The competition is for teams of four and there will be two celebrities per team. It’s a great chance for autograph hunters or for someone who wants to help caddy for the day!” Mr Francis added: “I am very grateful to everyone who has supported the day as Dafydd has been a great servant for the Scarlets and for Wales. He played 201 games for Llanelli and the...

Former Scarlets and Wales rugby star Dafydd Jones will reveal the heart-breaking decision to retire early from the sport in an extensive televised interview on S4C’s live magazine programme, Wedi 7. Jones, who won 42 caps for Wales, had been forced to retire earlier this week after a serious shoulder injury kept him out of the game for fourteen months. On the Monday, 10 January edition of Wedi 7 (7pm, English subtitles available), Dafydd joins presenter John Hardy in the Llanelli-based studio to discuss his career highs and lows and his new role coaching the Scarlets’ Academy squad.