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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.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090314232449/https://www.irishrugby.ie/21_16450.php</ref>
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.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090314232449/https://www.irishrugby.ie/21_16450.php</ref>



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,<ref name="6n-starting" /> scoring his first try for Scotland against France, and becoming injured after a head clash with [[Andrew Trimble]] in the Scotland vs Ireland game,<ref name="6n-bbc-injury" /> causing him to miss the game against Italy.To date he has won seven caps 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,<ref name="6n-starting" /> scoring his first try for Scotland against France, and becoming injured after a head clash with [[Andrew Trimble]] in the Scotland vs Ireland game,<ref name="6n-bbc-injury" /> causing him to miss the game against Italy.To date he has won seven caps for Scotland.

Revision as of 13:31, 24 October 2020

Lee Jones
Jones in 2017
Birth nameLee Jones
Date of birth (1988-06-28) 28 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
SchoolSelkirk High School
UniversityHeriot-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
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006
2008
2009
2012–		 Scotland U20
Scotland U23
Scotland Club XV
Scotland		 5
3

10		 (10)
(5)

(5)
Correct as of 3 November 2018

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 many 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 Club XV and 7s for Scotland. He played in Scotland Club XV match against Ireland Club XV in March 2009, Scotland winning 31-18.[7]

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,[8] scoring his first try for Scotland against France, and becoming injured after a head clash with Andrew Trimble in the Scotland vs Ireland game,[9] 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Glasgow Warriors winger Lee Jones signs new deal until 2019". BBC Sport. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  7. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090314232449/https://www.irishrugby.ie/21_16450.php
  8. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/16812153
  9. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/17329510
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