'It means more': Alun Wyn Jones says injury battle makes Lions captaincy more special

Alun Wyn Jones. Picture: INPHO/Billy Stickland

Alun Wyn Jones says captaining the British & Irish Lions against South Africa in Saturday’s first Test means more to him having fought back to fitness from a dislocated shoulder less than four weeks ago.

Jones, 36, will become the first player of the professional era in rugby to reach double figures for the Lions in Test match appearances when he takes the field for the 10th consecutive Test at Cape Town Stadium this weekend and the four-time tourist said all he needed was a chance of making the tour to spark his drive to recover from the injury he suffered against Japan at Murrayfield on June 26.