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Alun Wyn Jones

アリン・ウィン・ジョーンズ　/　ありん・うぃん・じょーんず

Rugby union player from United Kingdom

September 19, 1985 (age 40)　・　Swansea, United Kingdom

rugby union player

My Take

Alun Wyn Jones is the kind of athlete I instinctively revere. The world's most-capped rugby union player at 158 caps for Wales plus twelve for the Lions, he was a 198cm lock who simply refused to leave the trenches until retiring in 2023. Rugby rewards the unglamorous workhorse over the flashy star, and Jones is the platonic ideal of that ethos, hauling his teammates forward year after year and earning an OBE for it. I love that he stayed rooted, studying at Swansea University and pouring his soul into his home region. Longevity and grit move me far more than spectacle, and he is grit incarnate.

Overview

Alun Wyn Jones (born 19 September 1985) is a Welsh former rugby union player who played as a lock. He played most of his career for the Ospreys and for the Wales national team. He is the world's most-capped rugby union player, with 158 caps for Wales and 12 for the British & Irish Lions, and also holds the records for the most Wales caps and the second-most Wales caps as captain. He retired from rugby in 2023.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Alun Wyn Jones
Name (Japanese): アリン・ウィン・ジョーンズ
Reading: ありん・うぃん・じょーんず
Born: September 19, 1985 (age 40)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Ox
Origin: Swansea, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: 198 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: rugby union player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Swansea University

Awards & achievements

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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