A wrapping arrangement (18) for an agricultural round baler (10) and a round baler is disclosed. The wrapping arrangement (18) comprising: a support frame (12); a wrapping mechanism (22) with at least one wrap material feeding means (24) mounted on the support frame (12), said at least one wrap material feeding means (24) including a supply (26) of wrap material (32); and at least one wrap material clamp and cutting device (20) operably mounted in functional relation to the at least one wrap material feeding means (24); said wrapping arrangement (18) comprises a clamp mechanism (36, 38, 40, 42) mounted proximate to the at least one wrap material clamp and cutting device (20), said clamp mechanism (36, 38, 40, 42) adapted to clamp a free end (34) of the wrap material (32) by a biasing clamping force for pre-positioning the wrap material for functional operation with the wrapping mechanism (22).