Alun Wyn Jones will to become rugby union’s most-capped international when he leads Wales out against Scotland on Saturday.
The second-row forward will play in his 149th Test, one more than former New Zealand captain Richie McCaw.
Here, the PA news agency looks back at Jones’ career in pictures.
Jones, left, is tackled by McCaw in a test in 2006, the year of his international debut (David Davies/PA)
Jones belts out the national anthem before the 2008 Six Nations clash with England at Twickenham (David Davies/PA)
Jones gives Wales a team talk before a Six Nations game against Italy (Rebecca Naden/PA)
Jones celebrates the Lions’ third-Test win against the Springboks. Nine of his caps have come for the Lions (David Davies/PA)
Jones scores against South Africa in 2010 (David Davies/PA)
Jones celebrates Wales’ Six Nations Grand Slam win in 2012 (David Davies/PA)
Jones, centre right, and his team meet Prime Minister David Cameron after the Lions’ victorious 2013 tour (Chris Harris/The Times/PA)
Jones and Wales team-mate Gethin Jenkins, centre, meet Prince Harry, left (Anthony Devlin/PA)
Jones is tackled by New Zealand’s Sam Whitelock and Jerome Kaino during the third test of the Lions’ 2017 series. Kaino was sin-binned for the tackle (David Davies/PA)
Jones lifts the Six Nations trophy during the 2019 Grand Slam winners celebration welcome at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay. It was his third Grand Slam win, following 2008 and 2012 (Simon Galloway/PA)
Alongside his wife Dr Anwen Jones at the 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards (Jane Barlow/PA)
