Prop Rhodri Jones believes he is producing some of his best rugby after building momentum in his game at Dragons RFC.
The loosehead will be a key figure back at his old stamping ground on Saturday afternoon against an Ospreys team that thrive at the set piece.
Jones, 32, spent six years with the Ospreys, joining from the Scarlets. He moved to the Dragons in 2022 to hunt regular game time and this afternoon set to be his 31st appearance.
“I feel that I am playing my best rugby. I feel I have matured, and you gain a lot of experience as you get older,” he said.
“I’ve really enjoyed this season; it is the most that I have played. That’s what I wanted when coming here, to get a run of games.
“It’s been nice to play every week and my body has held up well after a period a few seasons ago when I wasn’t playing as much as I wanted and I couldn’t stay fit enough. Now I have sorted those concerns out.
“I’ve always had confidence in myself, I just needed to play. I found the start of the season was better for me because we were playing every week and I could get consistency,” added Jones, who has won 24 Wales caps.
“I was able to adapt, and I would see something that I wanted to improve and would do that, with my performances gradually getting better.
“I didn’t really enjoy the season being stop-start after Christmas, but we’ve had a few games in a row to finish.”
I’ve always had confidence in myself, I just needed to play. I found the start of the season was better for me because we were playing every week and I could get consistency...
