{"id":288770,"date":"2023-09-16T01:39:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T01:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=288770"},"modified":"2023-09-16T01:39:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T01:39:19","slug":"gareth-anscombes-start-vs-portugal-is-the-end-of-a-two-year-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/rugby-union\/gareth-anscombes-start-vs-portugal-is-the-end-of-a-two-year-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Gareth Anscombe&apos;s start vs Portugal is the end of a two-year battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Gareth Anscombe&#8217;s horror injury kept him out of Wales&#8217; 2019 World Cup side but Warren Gatland has handed the fly-half a start against Portugal to complete his miracle recovery<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It took the player two years to recover after rupturing his knee ligaments in 2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Due to playing for Japan&#8217;s side Suntory, Anscombe won&#8217;t take part in Six Nations<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The fly-half will provide necessary experience in a comparatively youthful side\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, live scores and results<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The long scar on Gareth Anscombe&#8217;s right knee remains visible. It is a reminder of the Wales&#8217; fly-half&#8217;s tortuous journey to Saturday&#8217;s World Cup clash with Portugal on the Cote d&#8217;Azur.<\/p>\n<p>Anscombe has had some rotten luck. When he ruptured his knee ligaments in August 2019 and missed that year&#8217;s global showpiece, it took the No 10 two years to recover.<\/p>\n<p>His recuperation involved three operations, the last of which saw surgeons deliberately break his tibia, totally realign his leg, and insert a bone graft from a deceased donor into his knee. Frankly, it is a miracle Anscombe is back playing rugby at all let alone competing at the sport&#8217;s highest level.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You&#8217;d like to think so,&#8217; Anscombe said with a smile, when asked if he was due a change in fortune.<\/p>\n<p>He most certainly is. Featuring at his second World Cup is a just reward for Anscombe&#8217;s impressive perseverance. It would have been easy for him to throw in the towel when at the height of his recovery misery, Anscombe&#8217;s wife Milica converted one of the family&#8217;s downstairs rooms into an emergency bedroom as he could not make it upstairs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/19\/75486197-12524095-image-a-6_1694803158580.jpg\" height=\"421\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gareth Anscombe has had a torturous journey back to playing rugby at the highest level<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/19\/75486193-12524095-image-a-7_1694803172496.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The fly-half suffered a horrific injury during an international tie against England in August 2019<\/p>\n<p>There have been many, many lows.<\/p>\n<p>They included another injury scare this summer when Anscombe hurt his thumb tackling George North in Wales&#8217; training camp in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>It threw the No 10&#8217;s participation in France into doubt.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I had a night in Turkey where I thought I was done again and that was devastating,&#8217; said Anscombe. &#8216;You have some dark thoughts then. But thankfully I had some luck on my side for once.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;To be backed by the medical and coaching staff to be picked having not played in the warm-up games was great.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m thankful for that. I just want to make the most of this opportunity now.&#8217; Anscombe is used to time on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;To even be back playing now is a success really because there were a lot of people who questioned whether I could do that,&#8217; he told MailSport in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Anscombe has had his highs since then. There was a match-winning kick in Wales&#8217; first victory on South African soil last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Now, having earned the backing of Warren Gatland despite missing Wales&#8217; World Cup preparation, he starts for Wales again on the biggest stage.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/19\/75486185-12524095-image-a-8_1694803177804.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Anscombe looked to be touch and go before the start of the tournament this year after injuring himself during Wales&#8217; training camp<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/19\/75486201-12524095-image-a-11_1694803512771.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old is keen to emulate the strong and speedy recovery of South Africa captain Siya Kolisi<\/p>\n<p>Anscombe is taking inspiration from South Africa captain Siya Kolisi, who has made a quicker-than-expected recovery from knee surgery to be fit for France.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It didn&#8217;t look great at the start and the initial prognosis was it was probably going to need surgery,&#8217; said Anscombe of his thumb injury.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Thankfully the scans came back better than first thought and it looked like there would be a chance of getting back right.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I had to be in a cast for a month which was difficult but at least I could still run.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You look at the likes of Kolisi who was out for a long time and he was superb in his first game back. It can be done. I know there is always a going to be a bit of rust.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If you look at Johnny (Sexton) he was out for a couple of months with his injury and his ban. It&#8217;s about making sure you train smart and make the most of every opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m trying to do that. I&#8217;m expecting there to be a little bit of rust but I&#8217;m hoping it will be fairly limited. I just want to do my role for the team.&#8217; Anscombe is one of 13 changes made by Wales head coach Gatland for Portugal from the team which claimed a thrilling yet controversial win over Fiji in round one.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/19\/75486231-12524095-image-a-12_1694803519971.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Warren Gatland has rolled the dice with a vastly changed side from the team that faced Fiji<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/19\/75486247-12524095-image-a-13_1694803522444.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Louis Rees-Zammit is one of only two players that keep their places in Wales&#8217; starting XV<\/p>\n<p>Only Taulupe Faletau and Louis Rees-Zammit retain their places. Anscombe&#8217;s attacking threat and ability to play flat to the gainline saw him preferred to Dan Biggar as Wales No 10 by Gatland as his team won a Six Nations grand slam in 2019. Since then, Anscombe has been largely injured.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old was nearly a victim of Welsh rugby&#8217;s financial crisis last season too. With money tight and underwhelming contract offers on the table, Anscombe&#8217;s former team-mates Cory Hill and Rhys Webb decided to turn their back on the World Cup to take club deals abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Anscombe has been able to play in France. He will join Japanese side Suntory after the tournament in a move which will mean he&#8217;ll definitely miss the 2024 Six Nations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It almost happened to me,&#8217; Anscombe said, when asked if he was nearly forced to quit Wales duty.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Thankfully, I found a way that didn&#8217;t have to happen but there were many guys looking down that path. It&#8217;s tough because clearly this is where you want to be. But you&#8217;ve got to do what&#8217;s right for your family. We&#8217;ve moved on.. Whenever you go through a lot of pain together as a group, it does bring you tighter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Sometimes the only way to do that is to experience some hardship.&#8217; Gatland will want his fringe players to impress against Pool C minnows Portugal who are ranked 16th in the world. The two sides have only ever met once before, in 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Wales were 102-11 victors then. Gatland&#8217;s side should win well and with a bonus point, but they will do well to emulate the class of 29 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Five more points would main a perfect start to Wales&#8217; World Cup, one they entered with little expected of them. Gatland has maintained Wales can do &#8216;something special&#8217; in France.<\/p>\n<p>Anscombe has already done that by returning to the field. Now, he wants more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think we&#8217;re heading in the right direction,&#8217; Anscombe said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;ve a hell of a lot to work on. We know there are parts of our performance we need to improve if we want to progress deep into this tournament.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But it (Fiji) was a great start. When you look at some of the youngsters we&#8217;ve got ready to go this weekend, it&#8217;s really exciting. We&#8217;ve just spoken as a team about improving our performance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I know everyone is excited to put their hand up and get a starting jersey, but we&#8217;ve got to be pretty disciplined in our approach.&#8217; The experience of Anscombe, Leigh Halfpenny, Dan Lydiate and Faletau complements what is on the whole a youthful Wales side for Portugal. Hooker Dewi Lake is captain.<\/p>\n<p>Second rows and Exeter team-mates Dafydd Jenkins and Christ Tshiunza have just 41 years between them and are the youngest lock pairing in Welsh rugby history.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/19\/75486237-12524095-image-a-10_1694803503194.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wales&#8217; victory against Fiji was not without controversy but has put a spring in the players&#8217; step<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/19\/75486265-12524095-image-a-9_1694803496121.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wales&#8217; youthfulness is exemplified by Dafydd Jenkins, who with Christ Tshiunza will form the youngest lock partnership in Welsh history on Saturday<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There has been an element of confidence brewing,&#8217; Anscombe said. &#8216;The more time we spend together, we always improve.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If you look back to the Six Nations, it was a new coaching group and a fairly volatile situation in Welsh rugby. We&#8217;ve just been able to get away from that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That has been really nice and hopefully it&#8217;s shown some improvement. You always need an element of luck in World Cups with injuries and decisions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We just hope to slowly go about our work and ride the wave. When Welsh fans get behind us, who knows what can happen.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>WALES VS PORTUGAL: MATCH DETAILS\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>Wales: <\/span>Halfpenny; Rees-Zammit, Grady, J Williams, Dyer; Anscombe, T Williams; Smith, Lake (captain), Lewis, Tshiunza, Jenkins, Lydiate, Reffell, Faletau\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Replacements:<\/span> Elias, Domachowski, Francis, Beard, Basham, Davies, Costelow, Adams<\/p>\n<p><span>Portugal: <\/span>Guedes; Pinto, Lima, Appleton (capt), Marta; Portela, Marques; Fernandes, Tadjer, Alves, Bello, Cerqueira, Granate, Martins, Simoes.<\/p>\n<p><span>Replacements: <\/span>Costa, Campergue, Ferreira, Freitas, Wallis, Lucas, Moura, Storti.<\/p>\n<p><span>Kick-off: <\/span>4.45pm, Saturday September 16\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Referee: <\/span>Karl Dickson (RFU)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Venue: <\/span>Stade de Nice<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12524095\/Gareth-Anscombes-horror-injury-kept-Wales-2019-World-Cup-Warren-Gatland-handed-fly-half-start-against-Portugal-complete-miracle-recovery.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Gareth Anscombe&#8217;s horror injury kept him out of Wales&#8217; 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