Adam Jones calls time on Wales career after Six Nations omission

• ‘I am more than just injury cover’

• Warren Gatland left prop out of Six Nations training squad

Wales prop Adam Jones has said “I feel like I am more than just injury cover” after announcing his retirement from international rugby. Jones, 33, won 95 Wales caps and played in five Tests for the British and Irish Lions. He is among a group of just six Wales players to have featured in three Grand Slam-winning teams.

The Cardiff Blues prop, though, was left out of Wales coach Warren Gatland’s 34-man RBS 6 Nations training squad, following his omission from the autumn international series earlier this season. Gatland opted for current No1 Samson Lee, plus Aaron Jarvis and Scott Andrews as his tighthead props in the Six Nations, which kicks off when Wales host England on 6 February.

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