Belonging: The Autobiography

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When he got the all-clear to fly out to South Africa to join his Lions team-mates, he barely left his aeroplane seat to reduce the risk of contracting Covid.

He was subsequently selected for the 2013 Lions Tour of Australia and the 2017 Lions Tour of New Zealand. In his own words, Alun Wyn has written a book describing his Rugby years and the pride he feels on being asked to play for Wales. Seen by many as one of the greatest Welsh players of all time he has won three Grand Slams for Wales, and was named the best player of the 2019 Six Nations Championship. However, in his new autobiography the reserved second-row did somewhat let his guard down to give out some rare praise. His performances as captain of Wales underline his standing as a rugby player, a leader and role model.As we know, he became a colossus: 148 Wales caps (and counting), 12 Lions caps, four World Cups, multiple Six Nations titles and Grand Slams.

In 2010, he was sin-binned for tripping Dylan Hartley and Wales conceded 17 points while he was off the field. Olivier Magne, former French rugby captain Alun Wyn Jones is the most capped rugby player of all time.He is currently a consultant addressing growth mindsets to promote sports, education, and business performance.

A good, gentle read providing a fairly candid insight into the mind of Alun Wyn Jones and his dedication to the game of rugby, to Wales, the thrill of Lions rugby and, probably most significantly, the character of Warren Gatland. This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees.

He has worked with young players at Fulham, Chelsea, QPR and Wrexham, promoting resilience, tenacity and self-discipline. Martin Johnson, former England rugby captain and World Cup winner'An exceptional player and leader of men. Martin Johnson, former England rugby captain and World Cup winner 'An exceptional player and leader of men. It would also be an asset in schools and sports clubs as a practical text promoting motivation, determination and humility. A complicated man but as he says at the end the book allows the reader to learn more about the man behind the legendary feats on the pitch.

The top-right hand corners of four pages in the middle of the book had been folded in to form triangles about an inch deep. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.His status within Wales and the wider rugby fraternity puts him on a par with other greats such as Barry/The King, Gareth, JPR, JJ, etc, and he is recognisable simply as “ Alun Wyn”. 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. Told with characteristic honesty, this is his unique personal story of what it takes and what it means to play for your country: what it means to belong. He is often presented in the media as being stand offish and not the shy and focused player that he sees himself to be.