Jones wary of 'ultimate team player' O'Connell


Wales star Alun-Wyn Jones has hailed Ireland captain Paul O'Connell as "the ultimate team player" ahead of next Saturday's Six Nations showdown in Cardiff.



The rival second-row giants, Test team-mates on the last two British and Irish Lions tours, will be pivotal figures in a game that could shape this season's title destiny.



O'Connell, 35, is poised to win his 100th cap at the Millennium Stadium, while 29-year-old Jones will find himself just 12 short of that landmark following an encounter laced with intriguing individual battles.



Both players have hit levels of sustained world-cla…

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