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Alun Wyn Jones gets thunderclap treatment from Twickenham crowd as conversion attempts go a bit wrong

If there were ever two moments which proved Alun Wyn Jones is actually human, it was his two conversion attempts during the last throes of his runout for the Barbarians.

Jones, an 18-year veteran of the game, announced his retirement from international rugby shortly before the Baa-baas' game against the World XV at Twickenham on Sunday. Having turned out for Swansea, the Ospreys, Wales and the Lions, that Barbarians box was left unchecked and Jones sought to put that right before he hung up his boots for good.

He was given the honour of captaining Eddie Jones' Barbarians team and, in a try-laden match which saw the Baa-baas earn a 48-42 win, he was tasked with trying to slot two conversions, such is the tradition with outgoing players in these exhibition clashes.

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