Jones extends Glasgow deal amid interest from France

Huw Jones has put an end to speculation over his future by signing a contract extension with Glasgow Warriors.

The Scotland centre has been heavily linked with French clubs Montpellier and Bayonne after catching the eye of the Top 14 pair with world-class performances for club and country over the past year.

Glasgow confirmed they held off “significant competition” to secure the 30-year-old on a new twoyear contract and hailed the contract announcement as a “statement of intent”.

Jones joins fellow Scotland internationals Scott Cummings, Jamie Bhatti and Johnny Matthews – as well as young talents Gregor Hiddleston, Angus Fraser and Nathan Mcbeth – in extending his stay at Scotstoun.

“When it came down to it, it was a really easy decision to be honest,” Jones told the Warriors website.

“We’ve got a really good thing going here in Glasgow, and we fully believe that we’re on our way to becoming one of the top teams in Europe – we’re going strongly in the league and in the knockout stages in the Champions Cup, and we’ve got a playing group that is constantly improving. That’s an environment that I really want to be a part of going forward.

“Off the field, too, I’m incredibly settled in Glasgow. We’ve got a baby on the way in the next five weeks, which is hugely exciting, and we have great connections to our families across the UK. We’ve got a superb support network around us and that’s such an important thing for us as a family, so it was a no-brainer to be staying.

“I love all of the boys here