down as wales captain ahead of the six nations tournament that starts next month. he first led his country in 2011 and 49 of his 69 caps have been as skipper. after leading the team to a world cup semi final and also a six nations grand slam, it s understood that he now wants to concentrate on keeping his place in what has become an increasingly competitive wales back row. his replacement, expected to be alun wynjones, will be confirmed next tuesday, when interim coach rob howley names his six nations squad. tomos dafydd reports. he‘ endured injury troubles. the blues flanker may want to focus on his own form and fitness withjustin putting pressure on his place in the back row. there is a lot of extra responsibility in the camp on the captain. sam has battled injuries over the last few years. sam will probably just want to step back a little bit, focus on his own performance, focus on getting over his injuries and help the team from a playing perspective. wash bert on has l