Welsh rugby still has deep-rooted issues that need to be sorted – Alun Wyn Jones

The 38-year-old was named in Warren Gatland’s preliminary World Cup squad before announcing his international retirement in May.

Alun Wyn Jones will lead the Barbarians in Cardiff on Saturday hoping Wales’ World Cup improvement is not a false dawn (Joe Giddens/PA)

Alun Wyn Jones hopes Wales making the last eight of the Rugby World Cup in France “does not paper over the cracks” in the game nationwide.

Jones – world rugby’s most capped player – will captain the Barbarians against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday with the curtain about to come down on his distinguished career.