Scotland centre Huw Jones revealed he was “tempted” by the prospect of a transfer to France however he in the end felt that remaining with buoyant Glasgow was the appropriate choice for his profession general.
The on-form 30-year-old was the topic of current curiosity from Top 14 aspect Montpellier and was additionally linked with Bayonne.
However, he ended hypothesis about his future final week by signing a brand new two-year deal to commit his future to Warriors till 2026.
Jones, whose accomplice is anticipating a child in the beginning of April, admitted the prospect of following Scotland colleagues Blair Kinghorn and Ben White to France did maintain some enchantment.
“I’ve said in the past that I’d be open to a move to France, so, yeah, it was certainly tempting,” he mentioned, talking from the Scotland camp forward of Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations match away to Italy.
“Like you do with all big decisions, you’ve got to weigh up the pros and cons and all that and I think when it came down to it, it was a rugby decision.
“I thought it would be a shame to pass up what’s happening at Glasgow at the moment. I think since (head coach) Franco (Smith) came in, since I came back to the club (from Harlequins in 2022), I’ve seen a real growth in the squad.
“The way we train, the way we play, I think we’re getting better and better. I think we’ve got a real momentum at the moment and I want to stay part of that.
“We’ve obviously got a baby on the way in the next couple of weeks, we’re pretty settled in Glasgow, we’ve got loads of friends around and my family live just outside Edinburgh, so it’s nice to be staying put.”
Jones might be with out his trusty centre accomplice Sione Tuipulotu for the rest of the Six Nations after his Glasgow team-mate sustained a knee harm within the win over England per week previous Saturday.
Bath’s Cam Redpath is predicted to fit in alongside Jones in Rome, though Glasgow’s Stafford McDowall and Northampton’s Rory Hutchinson are different contenders.
“I think we’ve got great depth throughout the squad but definitely at centre,” mentioned Jones.
“I’m gutted for my mate (Sione), but Cam, Hutch and Staff are all really good players. They’ve all played well this season and I think we’re blessed in that position right now.
“Losing Sione isn’t great but with the guys who are able to step up, we can have confidence in them.”
Scotland have gained two of their opening three championship matches however their controversial dwelling defeat by France – after they had been denied what gave the impression to be a official late match-winning attempt – has left them with solely a slim likelihood of catching leaders Ireland over the course of the final two matches.
A uncommon second-place end nonetheless seems to be properly inside their grasp, nonetheless.
“If Ireland take it out of our hands (by beating England on Saturday), so be it,” mentioned Jones. “We’ve got to focus on what we can control and this weekend we’ve got a massive game, Italy away. They’ll be up for it, they’ve improved.
“Last season was a close game against them and we were at home.
“They’re a threat to what we want to achieve so we’ve got to go there with the mindset of putting together our best performance of the championship so far.
“Against Wales, we just had a good first half and probably the last five minutes. France, again, we probably could have managed it better.
“England was a positive step forward but I think we should be looking to have our best performance now because we’re going to need it.”
Source: www.impartial.co.uk