Huw wouldn’t want to play with Glasgow?
Hmatches has any Scottish player shown such a nose for the line. Jones’s tries against Samoa and the All Blacks in this autumn series have taken his tally to six in just 10 Tests. And while he was the odd man out in the all-Glasgow Warriors back line for both matches in the past two weekends in that he has yet to play for the club, he is looking forward to the prospect of linking up with Hogg and the rest of them on a regular basis. “It’s very exciting,” he said, “I’d say it’s a nice weapon for us that we’re going to be playing week in, week out, with each other with Glasgow and hopefully when we come together for Scotland games.
“It’ll be nice for us to all gel together for the remainder of the season and it’s always good to have those combinations.”
The level of understanding he already has with them was demonstrated on Saturday when Hogg and Tommy Seymour combined to send Jones in for the try that got Scotland within a score in the closing stages and again when he provided the pass that sent the full-back into space on his final charge towards the All Black line.
The centre thought he has set up the match-winning try and explained: “It wasn’t a planned move but he shouted and I saw him so I gave him the ball.”
Meanwhile, Glasgow Warriors have signed Max McFarland on a partnership contract with Scotland 7s until the end of the season.
A product of the Leinster Academy, Irish-born McFarland qualifies for Scotland through his grandfather from Glasgow and represented Scotland 7s at the 2014 Grand Prix Series in Manchester.
The 24-year old has represented Ireland at all age grade levels up to and including U20s and won the All Ireland League with his club Clontarf in 2015.