Lee Jones earned the chance to sign for Edinburgh with a string of strong performances both for the Scotland 7s team in the IRB World Series and for his previous club Selkirk.
After an impressive debut season (2010/11) Jones became a regular in the capital club's starting line-up, scoring tries in both the RaboDirect PRO12 and some crucial scores in the Heineken Cup - book-ending the club's European pool campaign with cricual scores: the first a try that kick-started the away comeback against London Irish at the Madejski Stadium in round 1 and the last t secure a bonus-point over the Irish Exiles at Murrayfield to book a home quarter-final for the club.
His pace, a strength in the contact that defies the laws of physics and an unquestionable eye for the try line earned the young Borderer his first full Scotland cap as the starting winger against England in the nation's opening match of the 2012 RBS 6 Nations campaign at Murrayfield Stadium in front of a capacity crowd.
He made his debut in international sevens when Scotland opened their 2009-2010 IRB World Series campaign in Dubai in December. Previously, he had played for Scotland in three age groups. While a pupil at Selkirk High School, he played for Scotland’s under-18 A team in the age group’s 2006 FIRA/AER European championship in Italy, and the following year he was on the right wing in all of Scotland’s five matches in the IRB’s under-19 world championship, scoring a try in each of the two matches against Fiji.
He followed up with his under-20 international debut as a replacement wing against France at Falkirk in Scotland’s opening match in the age group’s 2008 Six Nations championship. A week later he played the same role against Wales under-20 at Rodney Parade, Newport, and he went on to start on the left wing in the March games against England (at Falkirk) and Italy (at Mogliano). In June that year he started on the right wing in four of Scotland’s five matches in the IRB’s under-20 world championship in Wales, scoring a try against Samoa.
Lee has also played for Borders’ under-16 and under-18 teams. The Selkirk High School former pupil is due to shortly complete a degree in mechanical engineering at Heriot-Watt University.
