Skipper Jones not fazed by task of trying to navigate way to Grand Slam in Paris
Alun Wyn Jones says Wales will embrace the challenge of entering uncharted Six Nations Grand Slam territory in Paris on Saturday.
It is a new scenario for Jones and Co, with Wales' Six Nations Grand Slams (2005, 2008, 2012 and 2019) all having been clinched at home.
"It is an away game decider, and we are not going to shy away from that," Wales captain Jones said. "We know the significance away games have in this competition.
"It is one we have not experienced before (in terms of a Grand Slam), and it is going to be another week of weeks leading up to the game."
Wales lost on their last visit to Paris five months ago in a warm-up for the delayed Six Nations game against Scotland and Autumn Nations Cup campaign. But their recent Six Nations record in the French capital is a strong one, having toppled Les Bleus three times from the last four visits.
Jones, meanwhile, will become the first player to win four Six Nations Grand Slams if Wales win. He added: "In many ways, it is a similar situation (to the autumn) with no fans away in France, and that was a clinical game by them.
But that was before the start of a competition in a different situation. I don't want to be over the top, but the world had changed and we were going into a competition (Autumn Nations Cup) that we had not experienced before. We are a bit further down the line now with no crowds, where we are with the game and all that is going on to make it happen. But we still have to go up a few gears to go there and perform."