Lee Jones (rugby union)

Lee Jones
Jones in 2017
Birth name Lee Jones
Date of birth (1988-06-28) 28 June 1988
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
School Selkirk High School
University Heriot-Watt University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)

2017–18
2018-		 Selkirk RFC
Currie
Glasgow Hawks		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2014
2014
2014–		 Edinburgh
→ Glasgow Warriors
Glasgow Warriors		 57
6
74		 (45)
(5)
(75)
Correct as of 24 May 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006
2008
2012–		 Scotland U20
Scotland U23
Scotland		 5
3
9		 (10)
(5)
(5)
Correct as of 10 June 2018
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2012– Scotland 7s 82 (185)

Lee Jones (born 28 June 1988) is a Scotland international rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro14. He plays primarily at Wing but can also cover at Scrum-half.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Jones was educated at Selkirk High School[1][2] and in 2012 graduated with BEng in Mechanical Engineering from Heriot Watt University.[3]

He first played for Selkirk RFC.[2] and the Borders’ under-16 and under-18 teams.

Jones was drafted to Currie in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season.[4]

Jones has been drafted to Glasgow Hawks in the Scottish Premiership for the 2018-19 season.[5]

Professional career

He joined Edinburgh Rugby in 2010 after some standout performances for his hometown club Selkirk RFC. He caught the attention of then coach Rob Moffat, who saw Lee Jones as a player that could bring pace, and lots of tries to the Edinburgh team.

After joining Glasgow Warriors in February 2013, Jones made his debut in an 8-6 win over Connacht at Scotstoun. He then signed a two-year deal with the club in November 2014. In March 2017, he signed an extension to his contact that would keep him with the Warriors until 2019.[6]

International career

Jones has played under-18, under-19 and under-20 grades and at 7s for Scotland.

His pace, and strength in the contact and an unquestionable eye for the try line resulted in a call up into the Scotland senior squad for the 2012 Six Nations Championship and started on the wing against England on 4 February,[7] scoring his first try for Scotland against France, and becoming injured after a head clash with Andrew Trimble in the Scotland vs Ireland game,[8] causing him to miss the game against Italy.To date he has won seven caps for Scotland.

In the summer Jones featured for Scotland 7s in the Commonwealth Games, scoring 14 tries, before extending his deal with the Warriors on a dual contract with Scotland 7s.

This season, Jones has played on the IRB World Series Sevens circuit as well as featuring for the Warriors.

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/17121806
  3. ↑ "Athlete Q&A – Lee Jones, Rugby Player". www.thewattclub.hw.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Pro-player draft".
  5. ↑ http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/18/08/21/tennent%E2%80%99s-premiership-clubs-decide-pro-player-draft
  6. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors winger Lee Jones signs new deal until 2019". BBC Sport. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  7. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/16812153
  8. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/17329510
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