With a 6ft 5in frame and weighing in at around 18-and-a-half stone, Alun Wyn Jones is one of the most intimidating players in world rugby, striking fear into his opponents and often carrying entire teams on his back.
But while he has developed a fearsome reputation over a 17-year international career of highs and lows, the former Wales skipper is actually a massive softie.
Announcing his retirement from Test rugby on Friday, the 37-year-old, who is the world's most-capped rugby player of all time, explained how he had been in "ongoing dialogue with the coaching staff and the WRU" before making his decision to miss out on going to the fifth World Cup of his career.
