Belonging: The Autobiography

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Belonging is the story about how the boy from Mumbles became the most capped rugby union player of all time. He is very honest about his love, but complicated relationship with a father who was a larger than life character, but also how he has sacrificed much of his own personal life to rugby.

Download the digital edition of Rugby World straight to your tablet or subscribe to the print edition to get the magazine delivered to your door. James Haskell, former England rugby player 'Alun's consistency over such a long time has been amazing, an incredible career. At Ospreys he would bug Lyn Jones on Monday mornings for a one-to-one review of his performance at the weekend. He is often presented in the media as being stand offish and not the shy and focused player that he sees himself to be.Martin Johnson, former England rugby captain and World Cup winner'An exceptional player and leader of men. In how he plays, how he competes, how he represents where he comes from and in how he treats people.

This is where the story of Alun Wyn Jones's journey begins, the story that every child who has dreamt of playing rugby for their country starts with. This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees.He doesn’t intend to coach because he doesn’t want to be an absent dad, as his own late father was when busy working all hours in his office. In 2010, he was sin-binned for tripping Dylan Hartley and Wales conceded 17 points while he was off the field. I’ve got ‘grumpy bastard’ in the locker,” the Wales and Lions captain admits in the book, published by Macmillan.

People think they know him but unless you read this book you will never know the REAL Alun Wyn Jones' – Warren Gatland‘One of the greatest, and seemingly indestructible, players in history' – A Daily Mail Book of the YearBelonging is the story about how the boy from Mumbles became the most capped rugby union player of all time. This section on “ hunan hyder” (self-belief) has excellent discourse on issues such as how you react to being subbed. Feeling the bond to the great players not long gone, and feeling the ties to the millions in front rooms and pubs across the hillsides and the valleys, coast to coast.People think they know him but unless you read this book you will never know the REAL Alun Wyn Jones' – Warren Gatland‘One of the greatest, and seemingly indestructible, players in history' – A Daily Mail Book of the YearBelonging is the story about how the boy from Mumbles became the most capped rugby union player of all time. He felt the reaction to him giving his jacket to the freezing-cold mascot at the Wales-Ireland Grand Slam game was over the top. The brilliant and combative autobiography from the most capped rugby player in history, Alun Wyn Jones. However, in his new autobiography the reserved second-row did somewhat let his guard down to give out some rare praise. From playing on the rain-swept pitches of Swansea to making his test debut against Argentina in Patagonia in 2006; from touring with the Lions in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021 to dealing with loss and creating a family - Belonging is the autobiography of one of the most compelling figures in world rugby.

Throughout the text, he extols his gratitude for the support of his wife, Anwen, and children, his Mum and Dad and his Welsh-speaking maternal grandmother.The most optimistic prognosis after the mishap against Japan was a three-month absence post surgery. As generally acknowledged by Welsh rugby followers (and others) AWJ has been the leader of the national team for many years more recently being given the captain title, yet no sour grapes.