professional era of rugby union in Wales, Jones led Neath to qualification of the Heineken Cup. Their European form proved an advantage in the Welsh leagues, with Neath winning both the Premiership and Welsh Cup in 1996, the latter title one they reclaimed in 2001. In Neath debut season of the 1996–97 Heineken Cup, Neath narrowly missed out on a knock-out spot behind Brive and Harlequins. Jones' time at Neath saw him unlock a number of later World Class international. It was Jones that signed up an unsuccessful district scrum-half and helped turn Shane Williams in to a quality winger. At the turn of regional rugby in 2003, Jones remained with his region to coach the collective Neath-Swansea Ospreys team. Their first season saw the team fall in the 2003–04 Heineken Cup, finishing bottom of their pool. However they showed promise in the 2003–04 Celtic League, form which they continued into the next season by claiming the 2004–05 Celtic League title. It wasn't until the 2006–07 Heineken Cup season where the Ospreys made way in the competition; despite not making the knock out round, the Ospreys had finished second in their pool and narrowly missing on finishing top or as the best runner-up. Although they did secure their second Celtic League title, after beating the Newport Gwent Dragons 27–13 to finish top of the table. In May 2008, Jones left the region by mutual agreement, shortly after winning the EDF Anglo/ Welsh Cup against Leicester Tigers. He leaves the region after a successful 14 years as a coach with Neath that formed a large part of the region. Part-time coaching During the 2008/09 Welsh Premiership season, Jones acted as a part-time consultant for Ebbw Vale RFC. His dealing with the Newport Gwent Dragons coach Paul Turner while with Ebbw Vale, saw Jones later become an attack consult for the region at the back end of 2008. However the time at the region was short lived, after he left his post in February 2009 to take up a post at an Abu Dhabi school. London Welsh In June 2011, Jones was appointed head coach of London Welsh. He immediately gaining promotion to then Aviva Premiership for 2012/13. Jones made some good signings to make his team competitive, including Rugby World Cup winning scrum-half Piri Weepu. Their first ever game in the Premiership was against 2012 runners-up Leicester Tigers, of which they