Welsh Rugby Union disbanded their union, is generally accepted as the reason for the absence of a Neath representative. The WRU was a founding member of the International Rugby Football Board, now known as World Rugby, in 1886 with Scotland and Ireland, with Mullock and Horace Lyne the Welsh representatives at the formal signing of the union in 1887. It wasn't until 1934 that the name, the Welsh Rugby Union, was adopted. The WRU are responsible for the running of Welsh rugby, including 320 member clubs, the Welsh national team and National Leagues and Cups. The Welsh Rugby Union has a major role
Kingsley Jones (Welsh rugby union flanker) Kingsley Jones (Welsh rugby union flanker) "not to be confused with Kingsley Jones (Welsh rugby union prop), Wales and British Lions international rugby union player" Kingsley Jones (born 19 June 1969) is a Welsh rugby union coach, currently in charge of the Canadian national team. A former Welsh international player, Jones has played and coached at various levels, from playing at the amateur level to the professional level in Wales and England. He since gone on to become a professional coach at club and international level. Jones often appears on BBC 2 Wales' regular Sunday rugby union programme Scrum V.