British and Irish Lions: Wales great Alun Wyn Jones to captain squad
Wales great Alun Wyn Jones will be confirmed as captain of the British and Irish Lions when head coach Warren Gatland names his 36-man squad on Thursday for the tour of South Africa.
He will be going on his fourth Lions tour, after being a key part of the series in 2009, 2013 and 2017.Jones has won a world record 157 international caps and has started the last nine Lions Test matches, including captaining the team to victory in the decisive third Test against Australia in Sydney in 2013.
In 2017, skipper Sam Warburton was on the bench for the first Test against New Zealand with Peter O'Mahony the captain, before Warburton returned to lead the side in the second and third Tests.
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