Because Swansea has a Presiding Officer, the Lord Mayor only gets to chair ceremonial councils. Today was my first opportunity to do so as we honoured Welsh Rugby captain, Alun Wyn Jones with the award of Freedom of the City.
Alun is the world's most-capped lock forward and Wales' joint most capped player alongside Gethin Jenkins. He has also won nine caps for the British & Irish Lions and is one of a small group of Welsh players to have won three Grand Slams. He was named as the best player of the 2019 Six Nations Championship.
This was the first time I had met Alun, and you could not get a nicer, more modest, more unassuming man. As well as being a rugby icon, he has also acted as an Ambassador for the City. It is a well-deserved honour and I was pleased to be able to be part of it.
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