Alun Wyn Jones reveals 'you could hear a pin drop' after Shaun Edwards' two words to team
Alun Wyn Jones has revealed exactly what Shaun Edwards said when he entered Wales camp for the first time.
The Wales legend featured as a guest on the latest episode of BBC Scrum V 'Top Five' with comedian Mike Bubbins, kicking off a brand new series of the show.
The pair were chatting about Wales' famous win over England in the 2013 Six Nations, where they beat the old enemy 30-3 at the Principality Stadium, securing the championship in the process.
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Bubbins and Jones discussed former defence coach Edwards' defensive mantra, before Bubbins asked what it was like when the northern Englishman came into camp for the very first time.
"I remember the first time he came in," began Jones. "New coaching staff, Gats was coming in and introducing everyone. I remember Shaun's two words when he described defence and it was, I can't do the accent, but - 'legalised violence'.
"You could hear a pin drop. In fairness to him, in the first meeting he set his intensity out. People underestimate how connected he was, and his feel for the team and being out there. He'd say - 'I've coached you to be the best you can. If I could do it for you, I'd be out there with you."
Bubbins then asked what Edwards was like in training. "He was different!" explained Jones. "None at all (off switch), he was wired energy. You had to protect yourself if you're doing a demonstration with him because he still had the fight in him. It was what we needed.
"We were very fortunate enough to have a team of doers. In fairness to the other coaching staff, they could see that we had a squad with appetite, and as long as they could feed that, we would keep going."
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Edwards recently said that if Andy Farrell gives him a call about coaching with the British and Irish Lions this summer, he'd "swim to Australia" himself.
The legendary coach also explained that you can never write off Wales in the Six Nations, citing the famous 2008 campaign to The Times.
“My great pal, Clive Griffiths, who was the 2005 Welsh defence coach, helped me so much when I first came into rugby union. He would always say to me, ‘When Wales have got a full team out, they’re a match for anybody,’” Edwards told the Times.
“Never, never, ever underestimate the Wales team, particularly in the Six Nations. I always remember when we beat England in my first game for Wales [in 2008], we went into a restaurant on the Monday as we were preparing for the Scotland game and the whole of the restaurant got up and started to applaud us.
“It was like at Wigan when we won the Challenge Cup so many times. It just shows that all the support is behind you.”
