Wales relished the pressure, claims Jones

ALUN-WYN JONES says Wales thrived on being put under a piercing spotlight that accompanied them all the way to Edinburgh for their make-or-break clash against Scotland.

Wales’ victory — only their fourth at Murrayfield since 1985 — has kept them in the RBS 6 Nations title shake-up.

Defeat in the Scottish capital, though, would have seen a trip to Italy on February 26 gripped by a fear of potential wooden spoon status for the losers.

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