Q&A with Adam Jones

by Adam D Fri 18 Nov 2011, 3:35 pm

Thats right folks, Adam Jones, the Wales prop, has agreed to answer your questions.

Its been a few months since our last one, so lets make the questions even better than usual.

Spoiler:

Adam Jones has won caps at Wales U21 level and reached the semi-finals of the IRB U21 World Championship tournament in 2002. He made his senior debut against England in 2003 and has one international try to his name, against Scotland in 2004.

A constant member of Wales's 2005 Grand Slam winning team, Jones was one of the senior members of the Argentina tour in 2006. This followed on from consistent displays for Wales throughout the 2006 RBS Six Nations.

Jones started his domestic career at Neath where he was a try-scorer in the Celtic League Cup Final against Munster in 2003. Jones is now an Ospreys regular, having made 75 appearances for his club at the end of the 2006–2007 season.

After receiving a call-up to Gareth Jenkins's national squad for the 2006 Invesco Perpetual Series Jones played in all four matches, starting against Australia, Canada and New Zealand and coming off the bench in the match against the Pacific Islands. RBS Six Nations performances in 2007 against Scotland, Italy and England were followed by an inclusion in Wales's squad ahead of the two-Test tour of Australia in May the same year.

Jones featured in the first Test loss in Sydney but was to play no part in the second Test after suffering a calf injury in training. In June he was named in Gareth Jenkins's 41-man preliminary Rugby World Cup 2007 summer training squad and made the final cut of 30 in August, and also played in the Invesco Perpetual Summer Series clash with Argentina at the Millennium Stadium.

Jones made two appearances for Wales at the Rugby World Cup, making the starting line-up for the Pool B opener against Canada in Nantes and also playing against Australia at the Millennium Stadium.

January 2008 saw Jones named in Warren Gatland's RBS Six Nations squad. He featured in four matches of the Grand Slam winning campaign, against England, Scotland, Ireland and France.

Jones was among a number of Welsh players who played starring roles in the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa before sustaining a dislocated shoulder in the second Test in Pretoria. He committed his long term future to the Ospreys in October 2009 when he signed a deal which will keep him at the Liberty Stadium until 2012.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Adam for agreeing to answer our questions - he had just landed in Italy ahead of this weekends game when he emailed me - top bloke!

So lets hear your questions below!

by munkian Fri 18 Nov 2011, 3:47 pm

Does he think he has another Lions tour in him ? Would love to see him tear into the Wallabies.

by Glas a du Fri 18 Nov 2011, 4:22 pm

How big an influence has Lyn Jones been on your career?

by Glas a du Fri 18 Nov 2011, 4:27 pm

What career are you likely to follow after rugby?

by Glas a du Fri 18 Nov 2011, 4:30 pm

Have we seen the last major upheaval of Welsh domestic rugby?

by Glas a du Fri 18 Nov 2011, 4:32 pm

What is your main rugby playing ambition?

by red_stag Fri 18 Nov 2011, 4:33 pm

Is rugby becoming a young man's game?

by Glas a du Fri 18 Nov 2011, 4:34 pm

How close are the Welsh regions to winning the European Cup?

by Glas a du Fri 18 Nov 2011, 4:35 pm

Who are your heroes? Rugby or non rugby.

by Glas a du Fri 18 Nov 2011, 4:36 pm

What's your favourite film?

by Glas a du Fri 18 Nov 2011, 4:38 pm

Who's the most underestimated talent in the Ospreys?

by Glas a du Fri 18 Nov 2011, 4:38 pm

What is your favourite sport apart from rugby?

by Glas a du Fri 18 Nov 2011, 4:39 pm

What is your party trick?

by Glas a du Fri 18 Nov 2011, 4:41 pm

Which of your Wales colleagues is most likely to make the best coach?

by Adam D Fri 18 Nov 2011, 4:58 pm

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by mckay1402 Fri 18 Nov 2011, 6:09 pm

Who do you see in the youth set up coming through as a potential replacement for you and would you consider coaching when you retire?

by BridgendBoyo Fri 18 Nov 2011, 8:25 pm

What are your opinions regarding scrummaging? Are you happy with the current state of play or do you think something needs to be done to avoid the endless re-setting of scrums?

by Cari Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:06 pm

Is there an opponent who does, or ever had you nervous about facing them?

by Irish Curry Fri 18 Nov 2011, 10:56 pm

What do you think is the hardest position on the field?

by Adam D Sat 19 Nov 2011, 9:23 am

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@adamjones3 @606v2rugby With Welsh world class Props being in short supply. How can we fix this?

by Smirnoffpriest Sat 19 Nov 2011, 9:54 pm

What can we do to make you sign for the Scarlets? Wink

by RuggerRadge2611 Sat 19 Nov 2011, 9:58 pm

Who is the best loosie you have ever played against?

by **Ozzy3213** Sat 19 Nov 2011, 10:16 pm

If you cut your hair off would it have the Samson effect and you'd lose your scrummaging powers?

by Cari Sun 20 Nov 2011, 9:21 am

What would you consider has been the highlight of your professional career, and what has been the lowest?

by Adam D Sun 20 Nov 2011, 1:31 pm

A certain Mr Shane Williams tweeted a question for Adam:

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@606v2rugby @adamjones3 Who is the best pound for pound drinker he knows?  He'll get it!!

by Cari Sun 20 Nov 2011, 1:37 pm

ooh I wonder if the answer is Adam! laughing

by HERSH Mon 21 Nov 2011, 11:09 am

Justice_4_Bakkies where you surprised he got a ban for clearing you out of the ruck?

If Bath came knocking on your door would you be tempted to link up with Geech again?

Also I congratulate you on the fact that you obviously like your food & beer (like most props) and yet still manage to ply your trade at the top of the game.

by Luckless Pedestrian Mon 21 Nov 2011, 11:36 am

Do you ever get tired of being a professional rugby player?

If you hadn't gone into rugby, what profession would you have chosen?

Apart from Wales and the Ospreys, are there any other teams you support?

What shoe size are you?

by red_stag Mon 21 Nov 2011, 12:16 pm

In your opinion, what is the Worlds Best Front Row?

by Smirnoffpriest Mon 21 Nov 2011, 4:56 pm

Which do you prefer? Clarks, Peters or Jenkins pies?

by red_stag Mon 21 Nov 2011, 4:58 pm

I thought they were all Clarks pies?!!!

by Smirnoffpriest Mon 21 Nov 2011, 5:12 pm

No way it's only Clarks in Cardiff - in most of Wales there are mass produced Peter's pies and in Carmarthenshire and around that area there's Jenkins bakers

by red_stag Mon 21 Nov 2011, 5:14 pm

Are you serious? Whats the difference. I'm headed to Wales in few weeks to see Blues, Dragons and Scarlets play. I will be getting a pie Very Happy

by Smirnoffpriest Mon 21 Nov 2011, 5:18 pm

The clarks pies are nice (lot better pastry than Greggs) but Jenkins are a family bakers and make the best pasties/pies in the land (and remember this is a land famous for it's pies - just look at Adam Jones Laugh

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Remember though you can't get Clarks pies outside of Cardiff (unless they sell them in the valleys)

You know it makes sense!

by Cari Mon 21 Nov 2011, 5:40 pm

I don't think I've ever had a Peter's or Jenkins pie. As for Claaaark's pies - Staggy you had one when we all went to the Heino buffet? I'm not that keen on them censored

by Glas a du Mon 21 Nov 2011, 6:22 pm

Are Duncan Jones and/or Iestyn Thomas under rated?

by Glas a du Mon 21 Nov 2011, 6:24 pm

Do you think sportsmen's wages have become obscene?

by Glas a du Mon 21 Nov 2011, 6:24 pm

Do you like Horse racing?

by Glas a du Mon 21 Nov 2011, 6:25 pm

What about pigeons or greyhounds?

by Glas a du Mon 21 Nov 2011, 6:26 pm

Apart from your own, who has the mist attractive wife/partner in the ospreys?

by Glas a du Mon 21 Nov 2011, 6:27 pm

Who's the strongest rugby player you know?

by Glas a du Mon 21 Nov 2011, 6:28 pm

Would you change anything in your career?

by Glas a du Mon 21 Nov 2011, 6:29 pm

You're not considered a puncher/fighter, how do you keep your cool but motivated?

by Glas a du Mon 21 Nov 2011, 6:30 pm

Has a non professional player or coach ever taught you anything that has stayed with you in your professional career?

by Cari Mon 21 Nov 2011, 7:51 pm

What shampoo and hair products do you use?

by Glas a du Mon 21 Nov 2011, 8:02 pm

Where is your favourite chippy?

by HERSH Tue 22 Nov 2011, 9:20 am

How did you get the part in the lumber jack Berocca advert?

by Thomond Tue 22 Nov 2011, 1:36 pm

Who has better hair, you or Duncan?

by Luckless Pedestrian Tue 22 Nov 2011, 1:44 pm

Have you ever done karaoke? If so, what did you sing?

by Adam D Tue 22 Nov 2011, 1:49 pm

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@606v2rugby A Jones: does he agree that he is a better rugby player when he is thinner? Or is dieting something he does to keep coach happy?

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