Alun Wyn Jones: Lions need to hit the ground running against Japan

Alun Wyn Jones: Lions need to hit the ground running against Japan

HIGH AND MIGHTY: Alun Wyn Jones soars in the lineout during a training session at Murrayfield ahead of Saturday’s game against Japan. Picture: Inpho/Dan Sheridan

Alun Wyn Jones knows a thing or three about the opening game of a British & Irish Lions tour.

Saturday’s Test against Japan will be his fourth such match and playing at Murrayfield will make it a fourth different continent for the tour captain since his 2009 debut.

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