Lee Jones (rugby union)
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| Birth name | Lee Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Charline Jones (wife) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lee Jones (born 28 June 1988) is a Scotland international rugby union player. He played for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro14. He plays primarily at Wing but can also cover at Scrum-half.
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]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 rugby for Selkirk RFC[2] and later for 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
[edit]Jones 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 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 contract that would keep him with the Warriors until 2019.[6] He signed a further 2 year deal in April 2019.[7]
International career
[edit]Jones has played under-18, under-19 and under-20 grades and at Club XV and 7s for Scotland. He played in Scotland Club XV match against Ireland Club XV in March 2009, Scotland winning 31-18.[8]
Jones's 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,[9] scoring his first try for Scotland against France, and becoming injured after a head clash with Andrew Trimble in the Scotland vs Ireland game,[10] causing him to miss the game against Italy. To date he has won ten caps for Scotland, most recently against New Zealand in 2017.
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.
Jones has played on the IRB World Series Sevens circuit as well as featuring for the Warriors. He competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lee Jones". Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Edinburgh sign Jones until 2014". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Athlete Q&A – Lee Jones, Rugby Player". www.thewattclub.hw.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Pro-player draft".
- ^ "Tennent's Premiership clubs decide pro-player draft | Scottish Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors winger Lee Jones signs new deal until 2019". BBC Sport. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Lee Jones: Scotland wing extends Glasgow Warriors stay". BBC Sport. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Irish Rugby : Ireland Suffer Club International Defeat". www.irishrugby.ie. Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Scotland select Jones and Denton". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Jones flies home to make recovery". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 - Preview". Scottish Rugby Union. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- 1988 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Heriot-Watt University
- Edinburgh Rugby players
- Glasgow Warriors players
- Rugby union wings
- Scotland A international rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby sevens players
- Scottish rugby union players
- Selkirk RFC players
- Rugby union players from Edinburgh
- Currie RFC players
- Male rugby sevens players
- Glasgow Hawks players
- Scotland Club XV international rugby union players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Scotland
- People educated at Selkirk High School
- Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games