Huw Jones (rugby union)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Huw Richard Forbes Jones | ||
| Born |
17 December 1993 Edinburgh, Scotland |
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| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb) | ||
| Occupation | Professional rugby player | ||
| School(s) attended | Junior King's School, Canterbury. Millfield, Somerset | ||
| University | University of Cape Town | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Centre / Fullback / Winger | ||
| Current club | Stormers / Western Province | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014 | Western Province | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013 | False Bay | () | |
| 2014 | UCT Ikey Tigers | 9 | (10) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2014–2016 | Western Province | 16 | (45) |
| 2015– | Stormers | 23 | (25) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2016- | Scotland | 8 | (20) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 25 October 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 25 October 2016.
† Appearances (Points).
Huw Richard Forbes Jones (born 17 December 1993) is a Scottish rugby union player, currently playing Super Rugby with South African side the Stormers and Currie Cup rugby with Western Province. His regular position is outside centre, but he can also play as a full-back or winger.
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 UCT Ikey Tigers Varsity Cup side, Jones followed Musikanth by enrolling at the University of Cape Town for 2014. He made a total of nine appearances for UCT during the 2014 Varsity Cup competition, scoring a try in their match against UP Tuks as UCT finished second in the pool stage. After beating Western Cape rivals Maties in the semi-finals, the UCT Ikey Tigers won the final against 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 to win the competition for the second time.
On the back of his performances for the UCT Ikey Tigers during the 2014 Varsity Cup, Jones was called up to the Vodacom Cup side of local provincial side, Western Province. He made his first class debut for them during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition, starting in their match against the 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. He also started their final group game of the competition against the SWD Eagles in George.
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