Alun Wyn Jones

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Alun Wyn Jones
Personal information
Full name Alun Wyn Jones
Date of birth September 19, 1985 (1985-09-19) (age 23)
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight 18 st 10 lbs (119 kg)
School(s) attended Llandovery College, Bishop Gore School
University(s) Swansea University
Club information
Position(s) Lock
Current club Ospreys
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)

2005 ‐		 Swansea RFC
Ospreys
51 (15)
Representative teams**
2006 ‐
2009		 Wales
British & Irish Lions		 31 (20)
3 (0)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 30 May, 2009.

Alun Wyn Jones (born 19 September 1985) is a Welsh rugby union rugby player, currently playing for the Ospreys in the Celtic League. He has also played for the Welsh national team, having previously represented Wales at under-21 level. He made his Test debut for Wales in June 2006 against Argentina. Originally playing as a blindside flanker, he has shown himself to be more than capable in the second row. It was as a lock that he featured, and excelled, in Wales' 2007 Six Nations campaign. He was a member of the Wales side that completed the Grand Slam in the 2008 Six Nations Championship.

On Thursday 5th March 2009 it was announced that Jones would captain the Welsh international squad against Italy in the Six Nations Championship.

On Tuesday 21st April 2009 it was revealed that Jones was one of 13 Welsh Internationals that would go to South Africa as part of the British and Irish Lions squad. He scored a try in his debut for the Lions against the Royal XV.

Jones is also currently studying part time for a degree in law at Swansea University.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mockford, S. "Spotlight on Alun-Wyn Jones", Rugby World, May 2007

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Wales squad - 2007 Rugby World Cup
Forwards
Bennett • Charvis • Evans • Gough • Horsman • James, W. • Jenkins, Gethin • Jones, A. • Jones, A. W. • Jones, D. • Owen • Popham • Rees • Thomas, J. • Thomas, R. • Williams, M.
Backs
Cooper • Hook • James, D. • Jones, M. • Jones, S. • Morgan • Parker • Peel • Phillips • Robinson • Shanklin • Sweeney • Thomas, G. (c) • Williams, S.
Coach
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British and Irish Lions - 2009 South Africa tour
Forwards
Heaslip (Ireland) • Powell (Wales) • Wallace (Ireland) • Ferris (Ireland) • Quinlan (Ireland)(Selected but ruled out by ban) • Worsley (England) • M Williams (Wales) • A W Jones (Wales) • O'Connell (Captain) (Ireland) • O'Callaghan (Ireland) • Shaw (England) • Hines (Scotland) • Jenkins (Wales) • A R Jones (Wales) • Sheridan (England) • Vickery (England) • Murray (Scotland) • Flannery (Ireland)(Selected but ruled out by injury) • Mears (England) • Rees (Wales) • Croft (England) • Ford (Scotland) • R Jones (Wales)(Selected but ruled out by injury) • Hayes (Ireland) • Payne (England)
Backs
Byrne (Wales) • Kearney (Ireland) • S Williams (Wales) • Halfpenny (Wales)(Selected but ruled out by injury) • Monye (England) • Fitzgerald (Ireland) • Bowe (Ireland) • Shanklin (Wales)(Selected but ruled out by injury) • Roberts (Wales) • O'Driscoll (Ireland) • Earls (Ireland) • Flutey (England) • O'Gara (Ireland) • S Jones (Wales) • Phillips (Wales) • Ellis (England) • O'Leary (Ireland)(Selected but ruled out by injury) • Blair (Scotland) • Hook (Wales)
Coach
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