Jones demands Ospreys improvement

Ospreys second-row Alun Wyn Jones wants his team to "stop learning and get on with it" after losing to Munster in their PRO12 semi-final.

Jones, who returned from injury to captain his region on Saturday, was on the losing side as the Irish province won 23-3 at Thomond Park.

After the clash the Welsh international was upset with how they rolled over in the second-half, with their campaign now coming to an end.

"Once they scored in the second-half there was a big shift of momentum," the British and Irish Lions lock revealed to the Ospreys website.

"We felt we were in the arm wrestle for long periods but every time we got in the 22 we coughed up possession pretty easily.

"We knew we were going to be under pressure at set-piece time but when we did win the ball, we can't give it away that easy. Territory and possession will be interesting stats to look at, particularly in the first-half.

"Credit to Munster, they stifled us and put us under pressure. What we did with in the 22 was the most disappointing aspect. You can't cough it up unnecessarily against Munster.

"I think all teams would rather finish well than start well and then finish the season like we have, to falter at the end.

"The one saving grace for us was that recent form would count for nothing and that was the case for 60 minutes of that game. It was the same old, we had a lot of possession but what we did with it wasn't what we would have liked."

Summing up the Ospreys' season, Jones continued: "We've got a lot of young guys and, to a man, I think everybody is trying to do the right thing, to get us on the right foot. There's been some great parts to our season but we have got to stop learning at this time of year.

"I think you look at our season, the last three, in terms of play-off, falling out of the Champions Cup, then back in, then got to another play-off and faltered around this time of year.

"So it's something we definitely have to look at. There's plenty there to work on, but we've got to stop learning and get on with it."