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Gatland: Jones could lead the Lions
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Warren Gatland believes his Wales Grand Slam captain Ryan Jones is in pole position to become the next British and Irish Lions skipper.
"At the moment he is a candidate to captain the Lions and he is a front-runner," said Gatland.
"But between now and next year there's a huge amount of water to go under the bridge. He is only going to be Lions captain if Wales are successful in the Six Nations next year."
He added: "Let's be frank about that - if Wales haven't been successful they are not going to pick a captain from a nation who haven't performed in the Six Nations.
"We have to continue to perform, to give him an opportunity to do that. But at the moment he is one of the front-runners."
