Huddersfield Daily Examiner

FAMILIAR FACES IN YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE COLOURS AS LAUND HILL STAGES REAL FEAST OF RUGBY

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GLASGOW have pitched in Scotland internatio­nal Huw Jones for a debut in their European Champions Cup clash with Montpellie­r.

The centre will line up at Scotstoun tonight against a side coached by Vern Cotter, the former Huddersfie­ld player and man who gave him his first internatio­nal cap.

Warriors head coach Dave Rennie also knows Jones well, having come face to face with him in South African rugby, and he believes the 23-year-old former Stormers player can hit the ground running after scoring tries in all three of Scotland’s autumn internatio­nals.

Rennie told glasgowwar­riors.org: “Huw has really impressed everyone since showing up, he showed exactly what he can do for Scotland and here’s hoping that he hits the ground running for us.

“He’s one of a handful of boys making their debuts in this competitio­n. It’s a step up but they’ve shown they’re up to the challenge and it’ll be a big day for them.”

Glasgow have won all 10 of their Guinness PRO14 games this season but, like Montpellie­r, have lost both Champions Cup games against Leinster and Exeter.

There is little room for error in this month’s double-header between the teams and Montpellie­r flanker Jacques du Plessis admits his side have their work cut out in Scotland.

The South African told his club’s website: “I have watched some of their matches. They are a great team, fast, with a lot of Scotland internatio­nals. It will be a tough battle.

“If I’m not mistaken, they are first in their group in PRO14.” YORKSHIRE Carnegie bring their next game ‘On The Road’ to Huddersfie­ld YMCA on Saturday – with two wellknown names in their squad.

The Leeds-based Championsh­ip club play their British & Irish Cup clash with Dragons Premiershi­p Select at Laund Hill with Harry Davey and Ollie Fox in their squad.

The teenage duo have been making a big mark on dual registrati­on with Huddersfie­ld RU Club in National 2 North, particular­ly stand-off Davey.

Only last weekend, Davey scored a fine intercepti­on try, landed two conversion­s (Richard Piper also scored a try) and kicked six penalties as Gareth Lewis’s side defeated Sedgley Park at Lockwood Park.

And the previous week he notched 28 of the 31 points Huddersfie­ld scored in their excellent victory down at Leicester Lions.

Scrum half Fox has found opportunit­ies more limited as Huddersfie­ld have got players back to fitness, but both he and Davey have impressed at Headingley.

Up until signing at Lockwood Park, Davey had been a regular for Carnegie in the Premiershi­p Rugby Under 18 Academy League.

A Silcoates student, where he was first-team captain, his crisp goalkickin­g helped lead the school to the NatWest Vase semi-finals, where they narrowly lost out to Royal Latin School from Buckingham­shire at Saracens’ Allianz Park.

He has been a part of the England Under 18 training squad along with Fox, who was in the party which faced Scotland and France in March.

Fox, a student at Pontefract New College, has previously been on dual registrati­on with Sandal.

Both Davey and Fox featured in the squad when Carnegie lost 32-3 at Jersey Reds in their B&I Cup opener, but they did not feature in the 19-8 win against London Scottish which was played at Ilkley.

Now, they will be hoping to get game time in this third tie of the season, in what is a big occasion for YMCA.

The match features in a feast of rugby which kicks off at Noon with a Masters Rugby League match between Huddersfie­ld and Boothtown, when former Fartown players will be on show.

Yorkshire Carnegie kick off at 1.30pm and then, at 3pm, YMCA are in action themselves against Northern in North 1 East.

“It should be a brilliant afternoon of rugby from start to finish and we hope as many people as possible will come along and make the most of it,” said YMCA director of rugby Damon Scholes.

“We know Carnegie will be bringing a big contingent of their own supporters across, but our aim is to introduce a

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