“I like his aggression and energy” – Alun Wyn Jones dream forward pack is sensational

BACK-ROW

• 6. Sam Warburton (Wales)
• 7. Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
• 8. Taulupe Faletau (Wales)

Jones on McCaw: “I’m not comfortable with any of the comparisons with McCaw. He has two World Cups. I don’t. I’ve got those holes in my CV. A legend.”

Jones on Faletau: “At his best he matches anything a back-row can throw at him. There’s games where we were almost like a machine. All the parts working together, the cogs all meshing.”

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