JAMIE ROBERTS IS nearing an international return after joining his Wales team-mates at a training camp in Poland.
The centre, who missed the tour to Australia after undergoing knee ligament surgery in April, could feature against Argentina in Cardiff on November 10.
Wales will also play host to Samoa, New Zealand and Australia on consecutive weekends at the Millennium Stadium.
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“I feel as though I’m getting back into the groove and becoming battle hardened again,” Roberts said.
“All players want to play and it was a particularly difficult place for me to be this summer, watching Wales play in Australia and come so close.
“The way things panned out for Wales on tour is motivation enough in itself for all of us as we go into a tough campaign this autumn.
“And we are back out in Poland and putting in all the hard work necessary to ensure we are best placed to achieve our aims this November.”
Meanwhile, Wales received a welcome boost on Monday with French side Perpignan agreeing to release second row Luke Charteris for the clash with Australia on December 1.
In return, Wales will allow Charteris to be available to play for his club on November 10.
“We have reached a compromise which allows Perpignan to have Luke available to them when they need him most and see no reason why we can’t build on this relationship in the future,” interim head coach Rob Howley said.
Jamie Roberts closes in on return with Wales
JAMIE ROBERTS IS nearing an international return after joining his Wales team-mates at a training camp in Poland.
The centre, who missed the tour to Australia after undergoing knee ligament surgery in April, could feature against Argentina in Cardiff on November 10.
Wales will also play host to Samoa, New Zealand and Australia on consecutive weekends at the Millennium Stadium.
“I feel as though I’m getting back into the groove and becoming battle hardened again,” Roberts said.
“All players want to play and it was a particularly difficult place for me to be this summer, watching Wales play in Australia and come so close.
“The way things panned out for Wales on tour is motivation enough in itself for all of us as we go into a tough campaign this autumn.
Meanwhile, Wales received a welcome boost on Monday with French side Perpignan agreeing to release second row Luke Charteris for the clash with Australia on December 1.
In return, Wales will allow Charteris to be available to play for his club on November 10.
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