Huw Jones hoping Scotland will surprise Wales
Wednesday 22 February 2017 13:23, UK
Centre Huw Jones hopes he can provide the element of surprise to help Scotland shock Wales at Murrayfield on Saturday.
The Edinburgh-born centre, who plays his club rugby for South African Super Rugby franchise the Stormers, is having an impressive first Six Nations campaign.
While the majority of his Dark Blues team-mates will be familiar with Rob Howley's squad from their PRO12 clashes, Jones is stepping into the unknown this weekend, but the 23-year-old hopes it will be Wales who will be left scratching their heads at full-time.
"I see the fact I haven't played against most of these guys as an advantage as well as a disadvantage," he said ahead of his maiden Dragons showdown.
"I might not know what to expect from them, but they don't know what to expect from me too.
"I get a lot of my knowledge from my team-mates by asking them what they would do.
"Once you're out on the field it's not so much the analysis that goes through your head anyway but more the actual situation there and then.
"I'm all for a bit of analysis but at the end of the day you can't always predict what someone will come up with off the cuff, so you don't want to get it in your head they are going to play a certain way in case they do catch you off guard."
