Scotland centre-slash-fullback Huw Jones will leave Harlequins after just one season in the Premiership, returning to Glasgow Warriors ahead of the 2022/23 season.
With further Scotland caps surely on his mind having flitted in and out of the national squad in recent seasons despite a high-scoring start to his test career.
He re-joins Danny Wilson’s squad in a move aimed at increasing depth across the backline. The man who won a Currie Cup with the Stormers sits one appearance shy of 50 appearances in Glasgow colours. Running out on to the pitch first on his first game back? Could be.
Jones scored 12 tries in total during his previous five-year stint at Scotstoun, but latterly fell out of favour with Dave Rennie and was often overlooked at centre in favour of, say, Nick Grigg. Before moving south he had appeared more regularly at fullback during Danny Wilson’s early tenure but left to find form and favour.
Last summer’s switch to Harlequins has seen him score seven tries in his 27 appearances for the London outfit to date; he was selected four times in the official Premiership Team of the Week, and was named as the league’s Player of the Round on two separate occasions in the 2021/22 season.
We wanted to add to our midfield to bring depth to an already strong position and the fact Huw can genuinely play other outside back positions will further enhance our squad depth for next season.
Danny Wilson, Glasgow Head Coach
Tries in all three November Tests in 2017 – against Samoa, New Zealand and Australia – were followed by an unforgettable brace against England in the 2018 Guinness Six Nations, part of a haul of 13 tries for his country.
The eventual scorer of the above try, Sean Maitland, also announced a new contract this week as he extended his career at Saracens for one more year.