Glasgow calm fears over injured Jones’ Lions hopes

Despite recurring episodes of a niggling Achilles injury, Glasgow head coach Franco Smith is confident that Huw Jones will be fit for the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia this summer.

The center will miss Friday night’s Warriors’ United Rugby Championship semi-final against the Stormers in Scotstoun.

Smith has confirmed that Jones was sidelined for two months following Scotland’s Six Nations campaign.

It occasionally flares up, according to Smith, and it’s “just too close to the game to recover.”

“It was preferable to schedule the call earlier in the week so that we can be best prepared while also ensuring that you can recover quickly, hopefully as soon as possible.”

He needs to be managed for the entire season. That issue is exactly the same one that has flared up since he left the Six Nations.

Our medical team is working hard to ensure that he is back home as soon as possible.

Before departing for Australia, the Lions play their first warm-up game against Argentina in Dublin on June 20. Smith tempered concerns that Jones might not be able to play.

When Jones was questioned about the tour’s availability, Smith responded, “Yes, I definitely think so.”