Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones off injured early in Japan Test

Wales secondrow walked off holding his left arm after a ruck

British & Irish Lions  captain Alun Wyn Jones goes off injured early in the match against Japan at Murrayfield. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho
British & Irish Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones goes off injured early in the match against Japan at Murrayfield. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho

British and Irish Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones was forced off after eight minutes of the team's Test against Japan at Murrayfield on Saturday with a serious-looking arm injury.

The lock suffered the injury in a ruck and walked off holding his left arm, in some distress and helped by a doctor.

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