won 38–13. Their first victory came in round 3, after they beat Exeter Chiefs 25–24, with the victory backed up the following week away to Sale Sharks; 29–19. The season continued to look promising after they gained their win by the eighth round. At the halfway point of the season, London Welsh sat 12 points clear of relegation sitting in 10th place. After losing to Sale Sharks, who sat in the relegation zone, in round 15, London Welsh found themselves crashing down the table. On 7 March 2013, London Welsh were deducted 5 points due to player registration irregularities, and the appeal was denied and the deduction upheld. This saw London Welsh fall to the bottom of the table, and in danger of relegation. Despite a final win in the last round against Worcester Warriors, London Welsh were comfortable relegated from the Premiership. Jones later left the club after the club agreed to release him a year early due to personal reasons. Return to Wales With-in a week of leaving London Welsh, Jones joined the Newport Gwent Dragons as Director of Rugby. His first match in charge was a 15–8 win over Ulster in the opening round of the 2013–14 Pro12 season. In round 3, Jones helped the Dragons end a 10-match losing run against the Scarlets after a comprehensive 23–16 victory. By the end of the season, Jones had improved the Dragons positioning from the previous season up to 9th on the table and with 7 wins. The 2014/15 season proved even more successful, with the advancement to the knock-out rounds of the 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup, only to lose to Edinburgh 45–16 in the semi-final. After another poor run of form in the 2015–16 Pro12, the pressure built on the Newport Gwent Dragons management. In April 2016, Jones missed the Dragons 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup quarter-final win over Gloucester due to illness, and a fortnight later, Jones left the club by mutual consent after a period away through illness. Welwitschias In November 2016, the Namibia Rugby Union announced the appointment of Jones as the head coach of the – a Namibian team playing in the South Africa Currie Cup competition - where he would work with the national head coach Welshman Phil Davies. He first took the side into the 2017 Rugby Challenge before taking the team into the 2017 Currie Cup First Division. Although his