Gareth Anscombe is back in full training and edging towards a rugby return from the shoulder injury that sparked fears he could miss a second successive World Cup.
The 35-cap Wales international sustained the problem during the Test against Australia in November. Initially the injury looked so bad there were fears he could be out for six months, with one report suggesting he could even be off limits for the global tournament in France this autumn.
Such a scenario would have been especially cruel for a player who saw his hopes of playing at the 2019 World Cup dashed by a major knee injury in a warm-up match against England.
