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Which team did Stephen Jones (rugby union) play for between May 1999 and Jul 2002?
Stephen Jones ( rugby union ) Stephen Michael Jones ( born 8 December 1977 ) is a Welsh rugby union coach and former player who played primarily at fly-half . He played more than 100 times for Wales and six times for the British & Irish Lions . Jones was the record cap holder for Wales until he was overtaken by Gethin Jenkins on 15 March 2014 . He remains as Wales most-capped back . With more than 900 points , Jones is sixth in the List of leading rugby union test point scorers , and the second-highest Wales player on the list behind Neil Jenkins . At the end of the 2012–13 season , Jones retired from playing professional rugby to take up a coaching position at London Wasps and in August 2015 he joined the Scarlets as backs coach . Club career . Llanelli RFC . Jones was born in Aberystwyth . He joined Llanelli RFC in 1996 , staying there until the 2003–04 season . He played his last Welsh club season for the Llanelli Scarlets , the Llanelli side in the Welsh regional setup introduced that year . In his Welsh top-level career , he made more than 200 appearances and scored almost 2,000 points . Clermont Auvergne . In 2004 , he joined Clermont Auvergne , formerly known as Montferrand . He had a successful club career with Clermont and he was chosen by French journalists as the fly-half of the season in his second year at the club . Scarlets . After two years at Clermont he returned to play for the Scarlets in 2006 . Back in Llanelli , Jones and the team had an excellent run in the Heineken Cup in 2007 and reached the semi-finals after wins home and away against Ulster and Toulouse , and a comfortable home victory against 2006 winners Munster in the quarter-finals . The Scarlets ultimately came unstuck against Leicester in the semi-final . Jones ended speculation over his future by signing a new three-year contract with the Scarlets . He had been heavily linked with a move to French club Biarritz after triggering a clause in his contract allowing him to talk to other clubs . London Wasps . On 11 April 2012 , it was announced that Jones would be leaving the Scarlets for a second time to join London Wasps at the end of the 2011–12 season . He agreed to a two-year contract that could see him move into a coaching role at the end of his playing career . In February 2013 , Jones announced that he would retire from playing a year early , at the end of the 2012–13 season , and move into coaching with Wasps . Return to Scarlets . On 12 January 2015 , it was announced that Jones would be returning to Scarlets at the end of the 2014-15 season as backs coach . Representative career . Wales . Jones made his international debut for Wales in 1998 against South Africa . Jones played a prominent role in Wales Grand Slam triumph of 2005 . As a fly-half , he scored the majority of the teams points , his best game being the victory in Paris , in which he scored 14 points including a drop goal and made a 60-metre break that led to Martyn Williams first try . In the championship decider against Ireland at the Millennium Stadium , he scored another 16 points and steered Wales to their first Grand Slam for 27 years . He was later named fly-half of the championship for 2005 . In October 2006 head coach Gareth Jenkins named Jones as captain to lead Wales through to the 2007 World Cup . On his appointment of Jones , Jenkins said Stephen has all the attributes to make a magnificent captain of his country . He has the respect and regard of his players , leadership qualities that are evident for all to see and the talent and ability to lead from the front at game time . Jenkins had a change of heart however , as Jones was replaced by Gareth Thomas as captain for the tournament itself , as Jones was not assured of his place in the Welsh team due to the emergence of James Hook . In his eight outings as Wales captain , Jones led Wales to only one win with six defeats and one draw . In the 2008 RBS Six Nations , Jones made four appearances in his second Grand Slam championship win with Wales . He scored seven conversions and 10 penalties , adding up to 44 points , despite starting the tournament as second choice to James Hook . In the 2009 RBS Six Nations , Jones made five appearances in the competition with Wales . An improvement to the previous years competition he proved to be the in-form player , cementing his place as the first-choice number 10 for Wales . Jones almost prevented Ireland from winning the Grand Slam in the last minute of the final game of the tournament , but his 50-yard penalty kick fell short . Jones became the record cap holder for Wales on 26 September 2011 versus Namibia , overtaking the record of 100 caps set by Gareth Thomas . Jones was selected as part of the 30-man Welsh squad for the Rugby World Cup 2011 . He played his 103rd Test against France in the semi-final which Wales lost , coming off the bench to replace James Hook in the 45th minute . His 104th and final cap came in the third-place play-off match against Australia on 21 October 2011 . British & Irish Lions . Having been part of the Wales team that won the 2005 Six Nations Championship Grand Slam with Wales , Jones was the in-form fly-half selected for the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand . With four fly-halves in the squad , Jones was involved in just two of the tour matches , starting against the New Zealand Māori and replacing Jonny Wilkinson against Wellington . For the first Test , both Jones and Wilkinson were selected in the starting line-up ahead of Ronan OGara and Charlie Hodgson , with Jones at fly-half and Wilkinson at inside centre ; however , Jones lost his place in the team for the second Test , with Wilkinson taking over at fly-half . Having lost both of the first two matches , Sir Clive Woodward restored Jones to the starting line-up for the dead rubber third Test , in which he scored 14 points as the Lions lost 38–19 . Woodwards decision to select Wilkinson ahead of Jones was questioned by the media , many of whom doubted whether the English fly-half should even have been picked for the tour , having only recently recovered from a serious shoulder injury . On 21 April 2009 , Jones was named in the squad for the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa . During 2009 , Jones cemented his place as Wales first-choice number 10 and earned his place in the Lions squad . He started all three Tests and broke the Lions record for most points scored against South Africa in the second Test . Personal life . Jones has a son , Seb Joseff Jones , who was born to his fiancée Gwen at the University Hospital of Wales , Cardiff , on 8 July 2011 . At the 2014 National Eisteddfod in Llanelli , Jones was honoured by the Gorsedd of Bards for services to Wales . A Welsh speaker , Jones is one of several players to have been featured in the S4C series Rygbi a Mwy . Further reading . - Stephen Jones : A Thinking Mans Game : My Story by Stephen Jones and Simon Roberts ( Mainstream Publishing , 2009 ) , External links . - Scarlets Profile - Wales Profile - Lions Profile