Huw Jones has surgery on issue he'll have for 'rest of his career'

Scotland and Glasgow Warriors centre Huw Jones has undergone surgery on the Achilles tendon that has dogged him for much of 2025.

The 31-year-old’s game time was limited after the Six Nations this year due to the injury, which once cast his hopes of making the British & Irish Lions tour in doubt. Not only did he make the tour, but he also starred in the Lions’ 2-1 series victory over Australia.

However, Glasgow boss Franco Smith recently revealed that the centre had returned from Down Under with “an injury that needs to be resolved and managed,” adding that “we will have more clarity regarding that early next week. He has already seen a specialist around that, so we will see what the outcome of that is.”

Surgery was clearly the best option for the Scot, meaning he will now miss the start of the new United Rugby Championship season, which begins on Friday, September 26, against the Sharks at Scotstoun. While there has been no confirmation over his recovery time, it surely jeopardises his hopes of participating in Scotland’s Autumn Nations Series campaign.

Jones shared a photo of himself in a hospital bed post-surgery on Instagram, assuring any followers that he will be “back soon”, alongside the message: “The things I do to avoid running a bronco,” as the centre will likely have missed Glasgow’s entire preseason.

Speaking earlier this year, Smith revealed that this Achilles issue is one that Jones is likely to battle with  “for the rest of his career.”

“Unfortunately since the Six Nations, Huw has been struggling with it,” Smith explained. “It’s not a muscle injury, it’s a tendon issue. It flares up and it takes a lot of time to get the inflammation gone, so he’s not been available.

“Unfortunately now for him, we have to go and have a deeper look to see if we can get him fixed and get the inflammation down so he’ll be able to play in any other game that hopefully we will play going forward.”

“Without becoming a doctor in five minutes, I can honestly state that it’s something that will be managed for the rest of his career. By the last five years of my own career, I had similar problems, so I can relate to what’s happening to him.

“Unfortunately, you pick up a little bit of wear and tear through the years. Now at the later stage of one’s career, it always influences things a little bit. But it is treatable, it is manageable and I’m sure he’ll be back fighting.”