{"id":9647,"date":"2023-05-24T12:51:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T12:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/alun-wyn-jones-wales-legend-to-captain-barbarians-after-announcing-international-retirement\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T12:51:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T12:51:27","slug":"alun-wyn-jones-wales-legend-to-captain-barbarians-after-announcing-international-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/alun-wyn-jones-wales-legend-to-captain-barbarians-after-announcing-international-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Alun Wyn Jones: Wales legend to captain Barbarians after announcing international retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Alun Wyn Jones has the most caps of any rugby player in the world<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alun Wyn Jones will captain the Barbarians against the World XV at Twickenham after announcing his international retirement.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Israel Folau starts on the wing for the World XV, who are skippered by Italy’s Michele Lamaro.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Steve Hansen is coaching the World XV while ex-England coach Eddie Jones takes charge of the Barbarians.<\/span><\/p>\n

It will be the first time Jones has returned to Twickenham since <\/span>he was sacked<\/span><\/a> in December.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) will be flying a Pride flag at Twickenham this Sunday (14:00 BST) and <\/span>Hansen has welcomed<\/span><\/a> the decision, saying the stance is a “positive consequence” of Folau’s selection.<\/span><\/p>\n

Folau, 34, was <\/span>sacked by Rugby Australia<\/span><\/a> in 2019 for making anti-gay comments on social media.<\/span><\/p>\n

The two teams are invitational, meaning the coaches select players from any country to participate. The game is not a Test match as, while it is played at Test level, no caps are awarded.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a statement released on Wednesday, the RFU said it “supports the LGBTQ+ community” and understands if they “feel unwelcome” and “disheartened by the appeared acceptance of anti-LGBTQ+ viewpoints on the pitch”.<\/span><\/p>\n

It said the RFU is “challenging, and will continue to challenge, exclusionary behaviour and micro aggressions to ensure everyone feels respected, empowered and accountable”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Team line-ups<\/h3>\n

Barbarians<\/strong>: Anscombe; Radwan, Tamanivalu, Kerevi, Li; Cooper, Maunder; Waller, Dolly, Pieretto, AW Jones (captain), Lewies, Wainwright, Yamamoto, Luatua. <\/span><\/p>\n

Replacements<\/em>: Thacker, West, Sadie, Simmons, Vailanu, Hougaard, Cruden, Johnson.<\/span><\/p>\n

World XV<\/strong>: Piutau; Folau, Radradra, Laumape, Nkosi; Hastings, Phipps; W Jones, Brown, Kebble, Ratuniyarawa, Hockings, Negri, Lamaro (captain), Mata.<\/span><\/p>\n

Replacements<\/em>: Dee, Dell, Street, N Cannone, Murphy, Hall, Patchell, Rasaku.<\/span><\/p>\n

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