That meant there had to be uncontested scrums for the final half-hour, with lock Alun-Wyn Jones on for Jones.
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Five more players - Wales duo Mike Phillips and Alun-Wyn Jones, Ireland flanker Stephen Ferris plus England pair Riki Flutey and Lee Mears - could also taste their first action as a Lion off the bench.
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His rapid progress means that Wales have a crop of locks - including Alun Wyn Jones, Ian Evans and Luke Charteris - in their mid-20s who should be peaking come the 2011 World Cup.