Name Lee Jones Role Rugby union | Height 1.8 m Weight 86 kg | |
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Education Heriot-Watt University, Selkirk High School Profiles | ||
Brilliant lee jones try cardiff blues v glasgow warriors 15th february 2014
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.
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- Brilliant lee jones try cardiff blues v glasgow warriors 15th february 2014
- Lee jones interview
- Amateur career
- Professional career
- International career
- References
Lee jones interview
Amateur career
Jones was educated at Selkirk High School and in 2012 graduated with BEng in Mechanical Engineering from Heriot Watt University.
He first played for Selkirk RFC. and the Borders’ under-16 and under-18 teams.
Jones has been drafted to Currie in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season.
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 Michael Bradley, 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.
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, scoring his first try for Scotland against France, and becoming injured after a head clash with Andrew Trimble in the Scotland vs Ireland game, causing him to miss the game against Italy.To date he has won four 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.