Jacob Jones (on loan)
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Player Biography
On-loan from Leigh Leopards but a man who is in incredibly familiar surroundings at London Broncos.
Jacob is an all action second row who joined the club in 2017 before loan spells at Coventry Bears - which was the club he then joined on a permanent basis in 2019.
Re-joining Broncos in 2021 Jones enjoyed a fine season in the Championship scoring 5 tries in 20 games where he attracted the attention of Leigh Leopards, who he was to join in 2022.
Jones rejoined Broncos on loan for a third spell at the club in 2023 where he was part of the squad that achieved promotion back to the Super League
In 2024 Jones joined Broncos for a fourth time, again on loan, where he will remain for the season.
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