Ospreys Head Coach
Mark Jones
- Role
- Head Coach
- Team
- Ospreys
- Nationality
- Welsh
- Age
- 46
- In charge since
- Dec 2024
- Matches
- 26
- Record W-D-L
- 10-2-14
- Win rate
- 38.5%
Record in our match database since Sep 2025
as of- 26 Matches
- 10 Won
- 2 Drawn
- 14 Lost
- 38.5% Win rate
Mark Jones has overseen 26 completed Ospreys matches in our database since September 2025 — 10 won, 2 drawn, 14 lost. That is a 38.5% win rate, with 583 points scored and 686 conceded.
Records are computed from the WeTalkRugby match database and cover matches we hold data for within this tenure. They are not an official all-time record.
Record by competition
— means no data from the provider| Competition | P | W | D | L | Win % | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All matches · Ospreys All competitions | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 38.5% | 583 | 686 |
| United Rugby Championship Sep 2025 – Oct 2026 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 38.1% | 457 | 561 |
| Challenge Cup Dec 2025 – Apr 2026 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.0% | 126 | 125 |
Last five matches
Every match in our database
26 matchesUnited Rugby Championship 21P · 8W · 2D · 11L
- Won v Dragons RFC 38–31
- Lost v Lions 19–35
- Lost v Sharks 24–41
- Lost v Leinster 14–68
- Won v Scarlets 27–20
- Lost v Cardiff Rugby 21–24
- Won v Sharks 21–17
- Lost v Connacht 14–21
- Lost v Benetton Rugby 19–31
- Won v Ulster 21–10
- Won v Dragons RFC 19–13
- Drawn v Lions 24–24
- Won v Cardiff Rugby 33–22
- Won v Scarlets 26–19
- Lost v Munster 10–26
- Lost v Edinburgh Rugby 17–19
- Drawn v Dragons RFC 19–19
- Lost v Glasgow Warriors 17–42
- Won v Zebre Parma 24–0
- Lost v Stormers 10–26
- Lost v Bulls 40–53
Challenge Cup 5P · 2W · 0D · 3L
Career
- Ospreys Head Coach 2024– 26 matches in our data
Honours
- Super Rugby Aotearoa (Crusaders, defence coach) 2020
- WRU National Cup (RGC 1404) 2017
About Mark Jones
Mark Jones is the head coach of the Ospreys, a 47-cap Wales wing turned defence specialist who took charge in December 2024.
Mark Jones is the head coach of the Ospreys, taking charge in December 2024 after Toby Booth’s early departure, having already been named as his successor.
Born in Builth Wells in November 1979, he was a wing who made 85 appearances for Llanelli and 77 for the Scarlets region, and won 47 Wales caps between 2001 and 2009, scoring 13 tries.
A coaching career built on defence
Jones was Scarlets skills coach from 2010 to 2015 and interim Wales attack coach during the 2013 Six Nations title campaign. He was head coach at Rotherham Titans and then RGC 1404, winning the WRU National Cup in 2017, and worked as Namibia backs coach in 2019. He moved to New Zealand in 2020 as Crusaders defence coach and Canterbury attack coach, winning Super Rugby Aotearoa, then returned to Worcester Warriors as defence coach until the club’s collapse in 2023. He was interim Wales Under-20 head coach in 2023 before joining the Ospreys as defence coach that July.
The job
He inherits the hardest brief in the league. The WRU confirmed in August 2026 that one Welsh region will be cut by 2028, and every result at Ospreys is now read against that backdrop.
Style
A defence and skills specialist — the Crusaders and Ospreys both hired him specifically for that — with a player-development-first approach.
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Who is the head coach of Ospreys?
Mark Jones is the head coach of Ospreys.
When did Mark Jones take charge?
Mark Jones took over at Ospreys in December 2024, around 1 years ago.
What is Mark Jones's record?
From 26 matches in our database: 10 wins, 2 draws and 14 defeats — a 38.5% win rate.
What nationality is Mark Jones?
Mark Jones is Welsh.
How old is Mark Jones?
Mark Jones is 46 years old.
What has Mark Jones won?
Honours include: Super Rugby Aotearoa (Crusaders, defence coach) (2020), WRU National Cup (RGC 1404) (2017).