Alun Wyn Jones

For other people named Alun Jones, see Alun Jones (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Wyn Jones (rugby union).

Alun Wyn Jones
OBE
Jones during a match against Harlequins, October 2008
Date of birth (1985-09-19) 19 September 1985 (age 39)
Place of birthSwansea, Wales
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight121 kg (19 st 1 lb)[1]
SchoolLlandovery College
UniversitySwansea University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–2006 Swansea 35 (15)
2005–2023 Ospreys 257 (120)
2023 Toulon 5 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–2006 Wales U21 20 (5)
2006–2023 Wales 158 (45)
2009–2021 British & Irish Lions 12 (0)

Alun Wyn Jones[2][3] 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[4] the second most Wales caps as captain. He retired from rugby in 2023.

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.

  1. ^ a b "Alun Wyn Jones". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ^ Alun Wyn are his given names and his surname is Jones.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference remember was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Alun Wyn Jones' international record as Wales and Lions great calls it a day". The Independent. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Veterans salute third Grand Slam". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "Alun Wyn Jones set for freedom of home city | Ospreys". www.ospreysrugby.com.


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