When the surgeon and the physio are happy, hopefully I will be able to put my hand up before the end of the season. The Ospreys will assess him when they report for training for the first time after lockdown next week. But Williams couldn’t back up his eye-catching display against the Azzurri and found himself benched for the game with France, with Gareth Davies taking the shirt.Back the jersey went to Williams for the match with England at Twickenham, but he didn’t hold it for long.For the game with Scotland, which ended up being postponed, Rhys Webb had been named at No.
Initially, it had been hoped that revised dates would be found to complete the competitions. We may see more doing that.”Oliver Farr may have to pinch himself when he looks at the exalted company he is keeping near the top of the leader board in the Hero Open at the Forest of Arden club. Webb showed he could still baffle defences with the best of them when he went on the narrow side against England before sending out a skilful back-of-the-hand pass to put Justin Tipuric over.Possibly, the English defenders on the open side that day are still looking for the Welsh replacement.Williams and Davies, too, have tricks in their armouries, which is all well and good.But what Pivac wants most is someone he can depend on to run matters without any dramas — without any costly missed tackles or bad decisions.He wants a scrum-half who can hit a high level of form and keep it there on the big stage.Well, we don’t know for definite when Anscombe will be returning.The Ospreys will assess him when they report for training for the first time after lockdown next week.The expectation is it will take time for him to move back up the gears.He has been out for close on a year and patience will be required before he reaches his pre-injury performance levels.But if or when he does return to his best, there will be a debate, because Anscombe offers vision and a running game to trouble defences.
Gareth Anscombe has played 27 Tests for Wales since his debut in 2015 There are fewer crueller things in sport than missing a World Cup through injury. The 28-year-old played a key role in Wales ' Grand Slam success earlier this year, with the fly-half named as the man of the match in the crucial win over Ireland. He has added to his game at Northampton, confounding the old adage that it’s well-nigh impossible for an old dog to learn new tricks.For club and country, he has shown refreshing variety to his game, underpinned by the qualities of courage and spirit that have long been his hallmarks. Gareth Anscombe is a New Zealand-born rugby union player who plays for the Wales national rugby union team. And for the autumn there seems more than a decent chance Tomas Francis will be back.The worth of a player can often be gauged from how much he is missed. Everyone is happy and the surgeon is happy," Anscombe added. If that is the case, then the big Exeter Chief is worth a lot.For Wales had too many scrum issues in the Six Nations, conceding eight penalties. The greatest challenge might be the mental one. Pivac will already be turning his mind to what he needs to do to make Wales winners againRugby in Wales is slowly opening up again after the enforced hibernation which has seen many players, coaches and staff members furloughed.The first games in the PRO14 are derbies planned for August 22, with another round of neighbourly jousts pencilled in for the following weekend.Wayne Pivac will be watching the games closely, with a potentially busy autumn schedule to plan for.It took a supercomputer to finally solve the Sum of the Three Cubes problem that had puzzled mathematicians for more than 60 years, but that particular poser was a breeze compared to answering the question of who is the best No. The Welsh Cup along with the FAW Women’s Cup, FAW Amateur Trophy, FAW Youth Cup, FAW U16 Girls’ Cup and the FAW Regions’ Cup had all been suspended following the coronavirus outbreak. Wales were dealt a big blow prior to the 2019 Rugby World Cup when Gareth Anscombe was ruled out due to injury. Well, we don’t know for definite when Anscombe will be returning. The Blues just seemed to lose a little bit of what they were all about.“They have always had to compete with other sports in that area – such as rugby league and basketball.
Mentally, it can be very challenging to keep going back to the well.“You have to give New Zealand rugby credit, though.
Post was not sent - check your email addresses! More likely, it’s a short cut to a season or three of chaos.Of course, a coach always has to have an eye to the future, but the best ones manage to take care of the present as well.As soon as someone comes along who’s playing better than Alun Wyn Jones, then that is the time for Pivac to think about dispensing with the old warrior.Between them the trio boast a combined age of 99, but, as yet, there’s nothing flaky about their performances.It’s up to the younger element to challenge them and Wales’ other seasoned battlers.That said, at some point Pivac will need to plan for the World Cup.The immensely powerful Sale Sharks prop will hope not.He had forced his way into the Wales starting XV, only for the game with Scotland to be postponed.