On Thursday afternoon, former Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones would not rule out the possibility of a players strike for next Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations clash with England.
The Wales captain will miss the 2022 Six Nations as he requires surgery on a shoulder injury and the task of replacing the talismanic figure starts against the world champions.
Wales will be without the services of Alun Wyn Jones, Taulupe Faletau and Ross Moriarty for the remainder of the autumn international series due to injuries.
Wales' ongoing autumn international campaign has taken another blow as they await status on injuries to skipper Alun Wyn Jones, Ross Moriarty and Dan Biggar.
Alun Wyn Jones described the series defeat to South Africa following a 19-16 loss in the third and final Test at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday as 'disappointing'.
Alun Wyn Jones has urged his side to finish the ongoing tour of South Africa on a high as they take on the Springboks in the third and deciding Test on Saturday.
After a week full of drama, the Springboks have levelled the Castle Lager Lions Series thanks to their 27-9 win over the British and Irish Lions in Cape Town, meaning it is all to play for in the third Test next weekend.
Warren Gatland has named an intriguing matchday 23 to take on the world champions on Saturday and Joe Harvey heard from the British and Irish Lions boss.
The British and Irish Lions have received a major boost with Wales skipper Alun Wyn Jones set to rejoin the squad ahead of the Test series against the Springboks.
Having been in Edinburgh for the British and Irish Lions’ pre-tour match against Japan at Murrayfield, Joe Harvey has offered his thoughts on how the Lions are faring so far and the loss of Alun Wyn Jones.
There were plenty of surprises in Warren Gatland's British and Irish Lions 37-man squad, but selecting Alun Wyn Jones as his captain was far less of a revelation and one which could galvanise the tourists in South Africa.
The British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has revealed the decision to pick Alun Wyn Jones over Maro Itoje for a second-row starting place was a proverbial coin toss.