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Gareth Anscombe meets newborn son in plane video call after Wales team-mate found out first

Gareth Anscombe has opened up on a "crazy 24" hours which saw him meet his newborn son via FaceTime on a plane in Johannesburg.

The Wales fly-half flew out to South Africa for this summer’s tour a few days late after reaching an agreement with head coach Wayne Pivac that allowed him to hang around back home as late as possible in the hope he would be there to witness the birth of his second child with his wife Milica.

After leaving it as long as possible, Anscombe boarded a flight to South Africa which landed on Sunday morning. As soon as he touched down and turned his phone back on, he was greeted with a video call from his wife and their new son, Theo.

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