Jones is a regular attendee at the festival, which in its fourth year welcomed nine teams from Special Needs schools and Units from across South Wales to the Caerphilly School.
This year, the Grand Slam winning captain was able to take along a special guest – the RBS 6 Nations Trophy.
WRU Video: A special feature on Ryan Jones and the Disability 6 Nations Festival
He said, “This is a great event which is so rewarding for the kids. I know they look forward to it all year round and I’m always only too pleased to help out for such a deserving group of youngsters.
“The kids are so receptive and the staff at the school put in so much hard work.”
Paul Taylor, Disability Sport Wales Officer for Caerphilly County Borough Council, said, “The great thing about this event is that it gives the children the chance to integrate and interact with children from other schools and despite the various disabilities experienced by the children, they all had smiles on their faces for the entire day.
“We are so grateful to Ryan for coming along, he has a great rapport with the children and it just makes their day for them.”
In a departure from RBS 6 Nations form, Italy won the competition, represented by St Julians of Newport, after beating Ireland (Ysgol Maes Dyfan, Barry) in the final.
In order to cater for demand, a Tri-Nations competition also took place with schools representing the southern hemisphere sides. Last year’s Six Nations winners St Cenydd Comprehensive, Caerphilly lifted this title, representing South Africa.
The RBS 6 Nations trophy will be on display at the Ospreys’ Magners League match against Ulster next Friday night (Liberty Stadium, March 28th) and at Stradey Park for Scarlets v Leinster on Saturday 29th March (5.30pm).
