Huw Jones (rugby union)

Huw Jones

Personal information
Full name	Huw Richard Forbes Jones
Born	17 December 1993 Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
School(s) attended	Millfield, Somerset
University	University of Cape Town
Club information
Playing position	Centre / Fullback / Winger
Current club	Stormers
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–	Western Province	10	(10)
2015–	Stormers	14	(5)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 2 November 2015. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 2 February 2015.

Huw Richard Forbes Jones (born 17 December 1993 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player, currently playing Super Rugby with South African side the Stormers.^[1] His regular position is outside centre, but he can also play as a full-back or winger.

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 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 UP Tuks^[3] 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^[4] to win the competition for the second time.

Western Province

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.^[5] He also started their final group game of the competition against the SWD Eagles in George.^[6]

In the latter half of 2014, he appeared for the Western Province U21 side in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, making three starts and scoring two tries in their match against the Sharks U21 side in Durban.^[7]

In 2015, Jones was included in the Stormers wider training group prior to the 2015 Super Rugby season.^[8] He scored a try in a trial match against the Cheetahs^[9] and was also included in their final squad.^[10]

References

1. "SARU Player Profile Huw Jones". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
2. "Millfield Old Boy Jones Blossoming With South African Experience". In At The Side. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
3. "Match Breakdown: FNB UCT 1ST XV vs FNB UP - TUKS". South African Rugby Union. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
4. "Match Breakdown: FNB NWU-PUKKE vs FNB UCT 1ST XV". South African Rugby Union. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
5. "Match Breakdown: DHL Western Province vs Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
6. "Match Breakdown: SWD Eagles vs DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
7. "Match Breakdown: Sharks U21 vs Western Province U21". South African Rugby Union. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
8. "DHL Stormers set sail for Hermanus". Stormers. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
9. "Stormers on top of Cheetahs". SuperSport. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
10. "2015 Stormers Super Rugby season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 February 2015.