Adam Joness international career is not over, according to Wales forwards coach Robin McBryde. British and Irish Lions prop Jones, 33, was dropped from the Wales squad for Novembers Autumn international series. Wales play Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and South Africa in November and McBryde says there is still a chance for Jones to return. The door hasnt been closed on Adam. It will be good to see him really fighting for his place, said McBryde. Wales autumn Tests Saturday, 8 November: v Australia (14:30 BST) Saturday, 15 November: v Fiji (14:30 BST) Saturday, 22 November: v New Zealand (17:30 BST) Saturday, 29 November: v South Africa (14:30 BST) All games to be played at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff British and Irish Lion Jones, 33, won the most recent of his 95 caps in Wales 38-16 defeat by South Africa in June. He was subbed during the first Test in Durban and was subsequently left out of the 31-30 second Test defeat in Nelspruit. Wales head coach Warren Gatland also says it is not the end for Jones but believes recent changes to the scrummaging laws have dropped the value of tightheads by half over night. The challenge has been set for Adam and hopefully hell respond positively and it wont be that long before hes back with us, said McBryde. Mark Hammett, Joness boss at Cardiff Blues believes his player is unlucky to miss out on selection. I know how well Adams done for us, said Hammett. Im seeing a good agility, a real workload. So whoevers propping up their [Wales] scrum must be doing a damn good job. Meanwhile, McBryde says Ospreys number eight Dan Baker has some way to go before he can claim a regular place in the national side. Former Wales and British and Irish Lions wing Dafydd James believes Baker should replace Taulupe Faletau in the side to face Australia. But McBryde said Baker is still struggling with a neck injury he suffered during Ospreys 42-7 European Champions Cup win over Treviso. Were just monitoring Dan hes got to pass some tests but hes in and around training, McBryde said. Dans playing well but youve got to say Taulupe Faletau is world class in his position as an eight and its going to take something special to oust him from that position. Dans got a fair bit of work to do but hes heading in the right direction and hes coming in on the back of some strong performances for the Ospreys. WALES SQUAD Forwards: Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Paul James (Bath), Nicky Smith (Ospreys), Richard Hibbard (Gloucester), Emyr Phillips (Scarlets), Scott Baldwin (Ospreys), Aaron Jarvis (Ospreys), Samson Lee (Scarlets), Rhodri Jones (Scarlets), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Bradley Davies (Wasps), Luke Charteris (Racing Metro), Dan Lydiate (Racing Metro), James King (Ospreys), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues, capt), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Dan Baker (Ospreys), Taulupe Faletau (Dragons).
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:20:45 +0000
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