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Dafydd Jones (born 24 June 1979 in Aberystwyth, Wales) is a Welsh rugby union footballer, who plays in the back row for the Llanelli Scarlets in the Magners League. He has also played for Wales. He has made 86 appearances for the Scarlets scoring 45 points (9 Tries).
Jones is a product of Llanelli's youth system, and went onto play for Wales Development as well as the Sevens and 'A' teams. He made his Test debut for Wales on 9 November 2002 against Fiji at the Millennium Stadium; Wales won the match 58–14. He was then capped against Canada and the All Blacks. After competing in the 2003 Six Nations Championship, he was capped against the All Blacks and England, before he was included in the Welsh squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He played in five matches during the tournament, scoring a try in the match against Italy
He played in the 2004 Six Nations Championship, as well as being capped twice in June, and then another four times in November, scoring a try against Romania. He played against England in the 2005 Six Nations Championship, which Wales would go onto win.
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