Smith eyes World Cup after Jones tip
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If a young Welsh prop is looking for an endorsement, few carry as much weight as one from Adam Jones.
Having amassed a combined 100 caps for Wales and the British and Irish Lions, Jones knows a good front-rower when he sees one.
So when he
tipped Ospreys loose-head Nicky Smith to win a place in Wales' World Cup squad,
people took notice.
"My father was shooting up the stairs to tell me," says 21-year-old Smith.
"For someone like him [Jones], a British Lion and one of Wales' arguably best tight-heads, to pay that compliment means the world to me.
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Having amassed a combined 100 caps for Wales and the British and Irish Lions, Jones knows a good front-rower when he sees one.
So when he
tipped Ospreys loose-head Nicky Smith to win a place in Wales' World Cup squad,
people took notice.
"My father was shooting up the stairs to tell me," says 21-year-old Smith.
"For someone like him [Jones], a British Lion and one of Wales' arguably best tight-heads, to pay that compliment means the world to me.
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