Lock back training with Wales after dislocating shoulder‘He has made a remarkable recovery,’ says Warren GatlandAlun Wyn Jones is on the verge of completing a miraculous return to the
British &
Irish Lions squad after a “remarkable recovery” from a dislocated shoulder. Warren Gatland confirmed that his initial tour captain is back in training with Wales this week and he is poised to make a final call on whether to fly Jones out to
South Africa on Tuesday.
Jones’s presence in the squad would be a huge boost for the Lions, who face South Africa A – packed with 11
World Cup winners – on Wednesday in what is shaping up to be an unofficial fourth Test. The 35‑year‑old sustained the injury in the early stages of the Lions’ victory against
Japan on 26 June and was effectively ruled out of the tour with Gatland appointing Conor Murray as his replacement as captain.