Stacey Jones, one of the modern game's true greats, will bring the curtain down on his glittering career after the Catalans Dragons' game against Harlequins on Saturday Jones was one of the original players at new NRL side New Zealand Warriors when the franchise was set up in 1995 Jones quickly established himself in the national side, playing in the 1995 and 2000 World Cups Jones's week-in, week-out excellence in the NRL earned him the nickname of "the Little General" His superb displays for New Zealand saw him win the Golden Boot as the sport's outstanding player in 2002 Jones led the Warriors to the 2002 Grand Final and crossed for a superb individual try, but the day ended in disappointment as the Sydney Roosters won 30-8 After 238 NRL appearances and 654 points for the Warriors, Jones decided to make the switch to the Catalans Dragons Jones was tempted out of international retirement for the 2005 Tri-Nations, and racked up the air miles as he flew home for the birth of his child before returning to Britain Jones shrugged off the jet-lag to put in a masterful performance in the final as the Kiwis stunned Australia with a 24-0 win Jones broke his arm in his second match for the Dragons, but his skills quickly endeared him to the French club's passionate supporters
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