Jones: O’Connell has one Test left

Former Australian rugby coach Eddie Jones has branded Munster legend Paul O’Connell “a fading star” with nothing more than one Test match performance left in his 33-year-old legs.

Jones, who led his native Australia to the epic 2003 World Cup final in Sydney, believes former Lions skipper O’Connell will be the British & Irish Lions’ weakest link on the forthcoming three-Test tour of Australia.

“Lock is a position where I feel the Lions are a little lacking,” Jones explained.