The Ospreys say Gareth Anscombe isn’t being released back to them for the United Rugby Championship game with Connacht on Saturday.
Instead, the fly-half will stay in camp with Wales. The call means Anscombe will not have played for five weeks by the time Wayne Pivac’s team face New Zealand in Cardiff on November 5, perhaps sparking concern that the 31-year-old will be undercooked for the game with the current Rugby Championship title holders.
The 32-cap player suffered a rib injury playing for the Ospreys against Glasgow Warriors on October 1, the victim of a charge at a ruck from the opposition’s replacement hooker George Turner.
