Alun Wyn Jones finds the perfect words as special entrance planned for Wales v Italy match

Alun Wyn Jones has opened up on just how much it will mean to him to walk out with his children when he wins his historic 150th Wales cap against Italy.

The Lions captain has recovered from two lots of surgery in time to reach the milestone in the final game of the Six Nations at the Principality Stadium. He has revealed his two daughters - six-year-old Mali and Efa, who is three - will accompany him as he takes the field.

His family couldn’t be there when he became the most-capped player in rugby history in October 2020, as his record-breaking 149th Test versus Scotland was played behind closed doors in Llanelli. Now his wife Anwen and their children can be there amid a 60,000-plus crowd as he starts in the second row.

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“Obviously I’ve been fortunate to have had a few milestones already or people keep telling me anyway,” he told the WRU.

“My first one was in Patagonia, the 50th was in Twickenham and my 100th was in Eden Park, New Zealand. Obviously my family couldn’t come when I did the world record in Parc y Scarlets in the Nations Cup. To do this one in front of my home crowd, to have my family there and my wife and daughters is huge for me. That’s the significance of the milestone or whatever you want to call it and the day.

“To be the first to do anything is an honour and a privilege, but I think to do it for Wales and to pull this jersey on as many times as I have isn’t wasted on me, particularly when you realise what rugby means to the nation. There will be people who will have played far more games of rugby than me for their local club across Wales.

"They’ve got their place in their local history and I’ve got people here that saw me come into this squad as