Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Wales v Ireland - Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Britain - March 16, 2019 Wales' Gareth Anscombe Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra
(Reuters) -Wales flyhalf Gareth Anscombe has been selected to face New Zealand, the land of his birth, after returning to the side for the first time in over two years for their autumn international test in Cardiff on Saturday.
Auckland-born Anscombe is preferred to Rhys Priestland to start in the number 10 jersey as Wales coach Wayne Pivac juggles his options with the match falling outside the international window and leaving him short of his overseas-based players.
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