You don’t have to work within the sport to grasp Alun Wyn Jones’s reluctance to engage with the media. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. Told with unflinching honesty, this is the ultimate story of what it takes and what it means to play for your country: what it means to belong. It promotes real insight into the personal drive and determination that have developed an exceptional rugby player and leader. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data.

Jones verteld ons zijn verhaal in een oprechte manier, verteld veel over spelers met wie hij heeft mogen spelen (zoals mijn grote held, Paul O'Connell) en wat hem heeft gebracht waar hij nu is. However, in his new autobiography the reserved second-row did somewhat let his guard down to give out some rare praise. At Ospreys he would bug Lyn Jones on Monday mornings for a one-to-one review of his performance at the weekend. Born in Swansea, AWJ made his test debut for Wales in June 2006 against Argentina, and came to prominence in the 2007 campaign before Wales won the Grand Slam in 2008. The sensitive manner in which Fordyce discusses Alun Wyn’s insightful memories of his dad’s strength and personality strikes a personal chord.

What it takes to earn the right to be there, and what it feels like to make the sacrifices along the way. And his face burned with embarrassment when, a week after that 2019 Slam, he and wife Anwen received a standing ovation from fellow diners when they popped out for a meal in Mumbles. As generally acknowledged by Welsh rugby followers (and others) AWJ has been the leader of the national team for many years more recently being given the captain title, yet no sour grapes. This is how the story of Alun Wyn Jones's journey begins, the story that every child who has dreamed of playing rugby for their country starts with - from the tightness in your stomach to the look on your teammates' faces, the adrenaline starting to flow within. He has worked with young players at Fulham, Chelsea, QPR and Wrexham, promoting resilience, tenacity and self-discipline.

A good, gentle read providing a fairly candid insight into the mind of Alun Wyn Jones and his dedication to the game of rugby, to Wales, the thrill of Lions rugby and, probably most significantly, the character of Warren Gatland. He was named as the best player of the 2019 Six Nations Championship and in 2021 was picked as captain for the Lions tour of South Africa. Thus, even if you’ve read a thousand autobiographies you probably haven’t read anything quite like Belonging. Jones articulates how his interactions with players stimulated his desire, determination and dedication to improve his career. At its heart, again and again, we get to understand the mindset of the world’s most-capped player, one of the all-time greats, yet someone who still pinches himself that he’s sitting on the same bus as Neil Jenkins.From the tightness in your stomach to the look on your team-mates’ faces, the adrenaline starting to flow within.

Check out the five players who received a rare bit of praise from the most capped international player of all-time.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Someone who never takes selection for granted, so much so that he views the eve-of-Test meal as the Last Supper because it might never happen again. He offers sharp analysis of colleagues he has worked with – Shaun Edwards, Gavin Henson, Fox Davies, Leigh Halfpenny – and there is recognition that he can improve as both as a father and a husband. He’s lived the equivalent of three years in Test-match weeks, he’s played nearly 20% of Wales’ games ever.