Former British Judo Cadet Champion and European Youth Olympian Will Jones has been selected to captain the Wales Under-20 rugby team this weekend as they take on their Italian counterparts on Friday 3 February at the Stadio Giovanni Mari in Milan,Italy.

Openside flanker Jones, who currently plays at Welsh side Ospreys, had captained the Wales Under-18 team in 2016 and will also be winning his first Under-20 cap on Friday.

Jones won the British Cadet title in 2014 at -90kg and fought at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival in Tblisi, Georgia losing out to Spain’s Lucas Monreal Ciaurriz.