Belonging: The Autobiography

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Alun Wyn Jones wrote: ‘Kyle Sinckler is good fun, a connection between us in Adam Jones, the tight-head ahead of me for so long for Ospreys and Wales for so long, a coach for him in his formative years was a good icebreaker. From the rain swept pitches of Swansea to making his test debut against Argentina in Patagonia in 2006, from touring with the Lions in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021 to losing a father and building a family, Belonging is the autobiography of one of the most compelling figures in World rugby. Belonging is the story about how the boy from Mumbles became the most capped rugby union player of all time. He has collaborated on bestsellers for Peter Crouch, Geraint Thomas and Jamie Redknapp, among others.

This personal dedication to developing character by working hard and achieving personal satisfaction was evident at a young age. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, he drew hope from a consultant’s view that the injury could be rehabbed and set about installing altitude equipment and a hyperbaric chamber at his house. This section on “ hunan hyder” (self-belief) has excellent discourse on issues such as how you react to being subbed. His performances as captain of Wales underline his standing as a rugby player, a leader and role model.

He played in goal for Mumbles Rangers, sailed boats (he sunk one), flew kites on the beach, played guitar and drums. Martin Johnson, former England rugby captain and World Cup winner 'An exceptional player and leader of men. He was subsequently selected for the 2013 Lions Tour of Australia, and the 2017 Lions Tour of New Zealand.

Throughout the text, he extols his gratitude for the support of his wife, Anwen, and children, his Mum and Dad and his Welsh-speaking maternal grandmother. But is it also about perthyn – belonging: playing for Wales, working his way through the age grades and club rugby and his regional side. When he got the all-clear to fly out to South Africa to join his Lions team-mates, he barely left his aeroplane seat to reduce the risk of contracting Covid. I saw Alun Wyn Jones as ‘Mr Angry’, he even mentions being seen like this in his book, however I never thought that’s who he truly was.

As we know, he became a colossus: 148 Wales caps (and counting), 12 Lions caps, four World Cups, multiple Six Nations titles and Grand Slams. So, too, the fact that Wales have fallen agonisingly short in two of his World Cups, beaten by slender margins in semi-finals that might easily have been won.

He’s lived the equivalent of three years in Test-match weeks, he’s played nearly 20% of Wales’ games ever.What it takes to go from sitting, crossed legged on the hall floor at school, watching the 1997 Lions Tour of South Africa to being named the 2021 Lions Captain. People think they know him but unless you read this book you will never know the REAL Alun Wyn Jones' – Warren Gatland‘One of the greatest, and seemingly indestructible, players in history' – A Daily Mail Book of the YearBelonging is the story about how the boy from Mumbles became the most capped rugby union player of all time. Feeling the bond to the great players not long gone, and feeling the ties to the millions in front rooms and pubs across the hillsides and the valleys, coast to coast. Thus, even if you’ve read a thousand autobiographies you probably haven’t read anything quite like Belonging. I’ve got ‘grumpy bastard’ in the locker,” the Wales and Lions captain admits in the book, published by Macmillan.