These days, you won't find any many critics questioning the rugby credentials of Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones, but this wasn't always the case...
1. Position change
He was originally a blindside flanker.
2. Personal life
Jones and his wife, Dr Anwen Jones, have two daughters.
3. Rugby Nickname
In his youth, apart from having long hair, he had a pair of white rugby boots on, at a time when it was black or nothing. Second rows wearing white rugby boots was quite unusual. That’s how he got the nickname Alun Gwyn Boots.
4. Close friends
Legendary Wales prop Adam Jones was best man at his wedding.
5. University
He is a Swansea University Law graduate
6. Lions history
During the Lions tour in 2017 he became one of only 7 Lions players to have beaten South Africa, Australia and New Zealand while touring these countries, following the 24-21 win in the second test
7. Father
His father, Tim Jones, was a respected solicitor who also played rugby for Swansea, and his funeral in 2016 drew hundreds from the legal world and rugby world.
8. Grand Slams
He is one of a small group of Welsh players to have won three Grand Slams including Ryan Jones, Adam Jones, Gethin Jenkins, Gerald Davies, Gareth Edwards and J. P. R. Williams.
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