WRU eye Jones as part of new ticket for Wales

ADAM Jones is on the Welsh Rugby Union's “wanted list” as they search for a permanent new coaching ticket.

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The legendary prop has been recalled by the WRU ahead of the summer tour of Japan but is not a permanent fixture in the coaching set-up.

Jones spent the Six Nations as a coach of Wales on secondment from Harlequins.

RugbyPass has reported that Jones is on the WRU’s “wanted list” to work alongside Danny Wilson and Steve Tandy in the long term, so Quins are preparing for that situation.

The report says that Northampton Saints scrum coach Matt Ferguson, who is leaving the club at the end of the season, is set to become a Harlequins target if Jones switches to Test match coaching on a permanent basis.

Heading to the Far East with Jones and Sherratt will be Wilson, T Rhys Thomas and Gethin Jenkins.

Leigh Halfpenny has also reportedly been contacted about a role this summer.