British and Irish Lions star Adam Jones faces six months on the sidelines as a result of suffering a shoulder injury in the second Test against South Africa.

Jones was brought in for the game in Pretoria to tackle South African forward Tendai "The Beast" Mtawarira. The Welshman put in an immense display as he terrorised the Springboks scrum, but his tour was cut shot after a bad tackle from Bakkies Botha.

Botha was banned for the third Test for making the tackle, but the damage was done to Jones. He had to have his shoulder put back into place before he flew back home. Jones now needs to have surgery to repair torn shoulder ligaments and will be out for a lengthy period of time.

Jones' impact on the Lions was felt when he was forced off in the second Test. The Lions were leading 19-8 when the prop forward went off and his team ended up losing the match and the Test series 28-25.

"I am proud of what the squad and I have achieved on the tour. Personally I will always remember playing in the two first Tests and especially running on for my debut in the starting XV at Loftus Versfeld," said Jones.
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