Alun Wyn Jones
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Alun Wyn Jones[4][5] OBE (born 19 September 1985) is a Welsh former international rugby union player who played as a lock. He played most of his career for Ospreys and for the Wales national team. He is the world's most-capped rugby union player, with 158 caps for Wales and 13 for the British & Irish Lions, and also holds the records for the most Wales caps and[6] the second most Wales caps as captain. He retired from rugby in 2023.
Date of birth | (1985-09-19) 19 September 1985 (age 38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 121 kg (19 st 1 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Llandovery College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Swansea University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jones was the captain of the British & Irish Lions for their 2021 tour to South Africa, and is one of only four players to have been selected to play on four Lions tours,[nb 1] in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021. He is one of seven Wales players to have won three Grand Slams.[nb 2] He was named the best player of the 2019 Six Nations Championship and was nominated for World Player of the Year in 2015 and 2019.