‘Colossus’ Jones back to face Munster

Ospreys boss Steve Tandy is not disguising the impact Alun Wyn Jones’s likely return from injury will have on his team as they prepare to upset the odds in Saturday’s Guinness PRO12 semi-final at Thomond Park.

Wales captain Jones is set to make a long-awaited return to the Ospreys second row this weekend, having not played for the Welsh region since January. A shoulder injury suffered against France in the final round of the Six Nations eight weeks ago has kept the British & Irish Lion sidelined as Ospreys have limped into the semis in the fourth and final play-off place.

Munster have had more than their fair share of talismanic locks and in Wales captain, Jones, Ospreys boss Tandy has another, whose expected return will be a massive boost for the men in white as they attempt to become the first away side in league history to win a play-off semi-final.