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Jones: I'm ready

Wales fly-half Stephen Jones has declared himself fit to start the World Cup - just six weeks after fearing he would be ruled out of the tournament altogether.

Jones admitted it was "touch and go" whether he would need surgery on a hip flexor injury, suffered during Wales' pre-World Cup training camp in Brittany. But on his return to the St Nazaire Rugby Club, Jones came through a full training session and confirmed he is fit to play in Sunday's opening clash against Canada.

"I am ready to go now," he said. "When I had the injury out here I wasn't sure what the state of play was. It was touch and go whether I needed an operation. If that was the case I would have missed the whole season."

He added: "My body is fine, that is not a problem. I am itching to get back out there. It's great.

"I have been back training for a while and I have enjoyed getting back on the pitch instead of just working in the gym. It is great to be back with the boys."

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