Rory Jones (born 1955) is a South African former soccer player. He was a professional soccer player for Berea Park 1973 and 1974,The Pretoria News, 17 January 1973.Sharpshoot Soccer Weekly 27 September 1974 and Highlands Park 1975 and 1976 in the National Football League.Rand Daily Mail Wed, 8 January 1975 In 1977, he joined Pretoria Callies in the newly formed multi-racial National Professional Soccer League and one of the first "White" players to sign for and play for a "Black" team at The Super Stadium, (now named after his teammate, Macro "Masterpieces" Moripe) in Attridgeville Township, west of Pretoria. He was also known as "Sikiza", someone with exceptional talent who could dribble the ball past all his opponents.Post Newspaper, Sunday, 20 November 1977.Pretoria News, Monday 5 December 1977.Pretoria News Monday 13 March 1978Pretoria News Friday,21 April 1978Pretoria News Friday 28 July 1978.Soccer- Through the years 1862-2002, By Peter RaathThe First Official History of South African Soccer, p. 193. Editor- Michele Usher, The Word Shop. He spent six weeks training and playing in the United Kingdom with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Arsenal and Chelsea in 1971. He was described by Highlands Park Manager Joe Frickleton as the best left wing in South Africa.Rand Daily Mail, Wednesday, 8 January 1975. He was named in the South Africa national team in 1978 against Rhodesia, by Joe Frickleton.
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