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Huw Jones
Full nameHuw Richard Forbes Jones
Date of birth (1993-12-17) 17 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
SchoolMillfield, Somerset
UniversityUniversity of Cape Town
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Fullback / Winger
Current team Template:Rut Stormers / Template:Rut Western Province
Youth career
2014–present Template:Rut Western Province
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 False Bay ()
2014 Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers (10)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–present Template:Rut Western Province 16 (45)
2015–present Template:Rut Stormers 23 (25)
Correct as of 25 October 2016
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016- Scotland 3 (10)
Correct as of 19 November 2016

Huw Richard Forbes Jones (born 17 December 1993) is a Scottish rugby union player, currently playing Super Rugby with South African side the Template:Rut Stormers and Currie Cup rugby with Template:Rut Western Province.[1] His regular position is outside centre, but he can also play as a full-back or winger.

Rugby career

False Bay and UCT Ikey Tigers

After finishing his schooling at Millfield in Somerset, Jones moved to South Africa where he worked at Bishops Preparatory School in Cape Town for his gap year. He played club rugby for False Bay in 2013 and after the club's Director of Rugby Kevin Musikanth was appointed as the head coach of the Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers Varsity Cup side, Jones followed Musikanth by enrolling at the University of Cape Town for 2014.[2] He made a total of nine appearances for UCT during the 2014 Varsity Cup competition, scoring a try in their match against Template:Rut UP Tuks[3] as UCT finished second in the pool stage.[4] After beating Western Cape rivals Template:Rut Maties in the semi-finals, the Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers won the final against Template:Rut NWU Pukke in Potchefstroom. Jones opened the scoring for the visitors by scoring a try in the fourth minute and helped them clinch the title in dramatic fashion as they fought back from 33–15 down with five minutes to go to achieve a 39–33 victory[5] to win the competition for the second time.

Western Province/Stormers

On the back of his performances for the Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers during the 2014 Varsity Cup, Jones was called up to the Vodacom Cup side of local provincial side, Template:Rut Western Province. He made his first class debut for them during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition, starting in their match against the Template:Rut Free State XV in Round Six of the competition. He took just eleven minutes to score his first try at senior level, setting Western Province on their way to a 28–15 victory.[6] He also started their final group game of the competition against the Template:Rut SWD Eagles in George.[7]

In the latter half of 2014, he appeared for the Template:Rut Western Province U21 side in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, making three starts and scoring two tries in their match against the Template:Rut Sharks U21 side in Durban.[8]

In 2015, Jones was included in the Template:Rut Stormers wider training group prior to the 2015 Super Rugby season.[9] He scored a try in a trial match against the Template:Rut Cheetahs[10] and was also included in their final squad.[11] He was named on the bench for their opening match of the competition against the Template:Rut Bulls in Pretoria and came on as a replacement in the final minute of the match to make his Super Rugby debut.[12] He also played off the bench in their next five matches, playing less than ten minutes on each occasion. He was promoted to the starting lineup for their Round Eight match against New Zealand side the Template:Rut Hurricanes in Wellington, starting in the outside centre position. In the 64th minute of the match, Jones scored his first Super Rugby try, but it was not enough as the home side won 25–20.[13] He reverted to his role as a replacement for the Stormers, making a further six appearances off the bench throughout the remainder of the competition before starting their final match of the regular season, a 12–34 defeat to the Template:Rut Sharks.[14] The Stormers finished top of the South African Conference[15] to qualify for the finals, but Jones was not involved in their 19–39 defeat to the Template:Rut Brumbies in the qualifier to be eliminated from the competition.[16]

He was included in Template:Rut Western Province's squad for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division and made his Currie Cup debut in their Round Three match away to the Template:Rut Blue Bulls, playing off the bench in a 29–47 defeat.[17] He made his first start three weeks later against the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup),[18] the start of an extended run in the team that saw him make a total of four starts and four appearances as a replacement during the competition, scoring one try in their home match against the Blue Bulls.[19] The final two of these appearances occurred in the play-offs after Western Province finished third on the log during the regular season;[20] a last-minute substitute appearance in their 23–18 victory over the Blue Bulls in their semi-final match[21] was followed by another appearance off the bench in the final, which the Template:Rut Golden Lions won 32–24 in Johannesburg.[22]

Jones was once again involved in the Stormers' 2016 Super Rugby season, making six appearances off the bench prior to the international break, during which time he earned his first international call-up for Scotland.

International

In May 2016, Jones was called up to the Scotland squad for their 2016 summer tour of Japan.[23]

In November 2016, Jones played for Scotland against the Australia national rugby union team, scoring the first try of the match. He followed this with Scotland's second try in the first half. He was subsequently named "Man of the Match".

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Huw Jones". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Millfield Old Boy Jones Blossoming With South African Experience". In At The Side. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UCT 1ST XV 16–26 FNB UP - TUKS". South African Rugby Union. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2014 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB NWU-PUKKE 33–39 FNB UCT 1ST XV". South African Rugby Union. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 28–15 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 23–14 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks U21 15–47 Western Province U21". South African Rugby Union. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  9. ^ "DHL Stormers set sail for Hermanus". Stormers. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Stormers on top of Cheetahs". SuperSport. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – DHL Stormers : 2015 Vodacom Super Rugby". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Bulls 17–29 DHL Stormers". South African Rugby Union. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Hurricanes 25–20 DHL Stormers". South African Rugby Union. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  14. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 34–12 DHL Stormers". South African Rugby Union. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Vodacom Super Rugby". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  16. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Stormers 19–39 Brumbies". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  17. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 47–29 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  18. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 27–37 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  19. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 29–14 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  20. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  21. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 18–23 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  22. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Xerox Golden Lions 32–24 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  23. ^ "Huw Jones joins Scotland squad" (Press release). Scottish Rugby Union. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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