Name Jon Scales | Role Composer · jonscales.com | |
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Education Appalachian State University Albums Plot/Scheme, Character Farm & Other Short Stories, One-Track Mind Genres Jazz, Jazz fusion, World music Associated acts Victor Wooten, Howard Levy, Jeff Coffin, Casey Driessen Similar People Jeff Coffin, Casey Driessen, Kofi Burbridge, Yonrico Scott Profiles | ||
Jon Scales (born 28 July 1974) is an English former rugby league and rugby union player who played as a winger. He played for Newcastle Gosforth and Leeds Tykes in rugby union, and Leeds, Bradford Bulls and Halifax Blue Sox in rugby league.
Career
Scales started his career in rugby union with Newcastle Gosforth before switching to rugby league to sign for Leeds in March 1993. He failed to establish a place in the first team, and moved to Bradford Bulls in 1995. In 1996, he scored a hat trick in the Challenge Cup semi final in a 28–6 win against former club Leeds. He also scored in the final against St. Helens but the team went on to lose 32–40. He left the club at the end of the 1998 season, and switched back to rugby union to play for Leeds Tykes. He later had a spell playing rugby union in France.
In 2000, he spent a month on trial at Halifax Blue Sox, but made just one first team appearance before being released. He returned to rugby union to play for Sedgley Park.