“My move to Trailfinders will 100% aid my game, and it will help me push my kicking game,” says Megan Jones after her move to the London club from Leicester Tigers was confirmed on Wednesday.
Jones signed for Leicester before the 2023/24 season after previously playing for Wasps and Bristol. The Red Roses star, who is currently in England camp as they prepare for their Six Nations grand slam decider against France on Saturday, has also had a prolific career in the sevens game.
She will join Trailfinders for the 2025/26 Premiership Women’s Rugby season, which begins in October after the conclusion of the Rugby World Cup.
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Jones told RugbyPass upon joining her new club: “In terms of aiding my game, yeah 100% [the move will help]. I think the grass is always green where you water it. It’s always my intention to better my game regardless of where I am.
“I’d love to push my kicking game, which I think Shings [assistant coach Steven Shingler] will bring, but then also being surrounded by some world-class players, I think will definitely help as well.”
The 28-year-old, who said she spoke to Red Roses teammates and Trailfinders players Abby Dow and Abi Burton about the club before signing, confirms she was looking at multiple clubs before choosing Trailfinders.
“It was a tough decision to make the move from Tigers, but I was keen to move on,” she said. “I wanted to reconnect with my family back down in London, but also, Trailfinders had that community feel. I’d been with Wasps for many years down in Acton, so it felt like a home-from-home in some sense.
“To see the way they play, I love the girls down there, reconnecting with some good friends as well. That was one of the selling points for me.
“Meeting with Barney [Maddison, head coach], the coaching team, I felt like they had a good ambition for the club and wanted to progress further, and I wanted to be involved in that journey with them.
“I love the rugby club vibe at Trailfinders, I love the energy that all the staff brought; they all want to push their game further. I love that passion side of things. I felt inspired going down, and I love the fact that they want to push the women’s game past what we could even probably imagine, which is amazing.”
Jones is capable of playing as a centre or a fly-half, and Trailfinders head coach Maddison said that he is open to playing her in both positions next season.
He added: “A signing of Meg’s calibre probably shows the direction that we’re wanting to take, and the ambition of the club generally. We are all really looking forward to working with her and can’t wait to have her join us.”
