Luke Charteris set to face Australia after Wales deal with Perpignan
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Luke Charteris will be available for Wales' clash with Australia on 1 December after a deal was struck to release the Perpignan lock.
That date falls outside the International Rugby Board's official window for Test matches and clubs are not obliged to release their players.
Perpignan confirmed to BBC Wales Sport that Charteris will instead miss the Test with Argentina on 10 November.
The French club have a tricky Top 14 match away to Biarritz that day.
Wales caretaker head coach Rob Howley hoped the agreement would lead to a new level of co-operation.
"We are delighted to have come to an agreement with Perpignan which will allow Luke to be available to be considered for selection for the Wallabies game," said Howley, who travelled to France alongside head coach Warren Gatland last month to begin discussions about the release of Wales' overseas contingent.
"This is a major step forward for us and shows that our trip out to France to talk face to face with the clubs has paid dividends.
"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."
The French club face league strugglers Agen at home on 1 December and have decided that they would be better served having the 6ft 9in Charteris available against Biarritz.
Charteris will also not be required to enter a training camp with Wales a week before the Pumas clash and will instead be able to play for Perpignan against Castres on 1 November.
However, there is no indication that a similar agreement has been reached over Wales fly-half James Hook, who also plays for Perpignan.
After opening the autumn series against Argentina in Cardiff, Wales then welcome Samoa, New Zealand and the Wallabies to the Millennium Stadium on successive weekends.
Wales still face being understrength against Australia as scrum-half Mike Phillips is at Bayonne, while props Gethin Jenkins at Toulon and Paul James at Bath are also not guaranteed to be released.
British and Irish Lions tight-head prop Adam Jones has already been ruled out for the autumn series, after the Osprey suffered a recurrence of a knee injury.
That leaves Wales with the prospect of being without their three front-line props against a Wallabies side they have not beaten in the past seven attempts.
Wales are also without first-choice blind-side Dan Lydiate for the autumn series after the Newport Gwent Dragons star suffered an ankle fracture.
Wales caretaker coach Howley has named a 35-man Wales squad for the four-Test series.
As part of their preparations for the autumn series, the Wales squad have returned to Spala in Poland for a training camp from Monday, 29 October to 5 November, although they will be without those players contracted to French and English clubs.
Wales squad for autumn Tests:
Backs: L Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues), Liam Williams (Scarlets); A Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), G North (Scarlets), H Robinson (Cardiff Blues); A Beck (Ospreys), J Davies (Scarlets), J Roberts (Cardiff Blues), S Williams (Scarlets); D Biggar (Ospreys), J Hook (Perpignan), R Priestland (Scarlets); T Knoyle (Scarlets), M Phillips (Bayonne), Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues).
Forwards: S Andrews (Cardiff Blues), R Bevington (Ospreys), P James (Bath), A Jarvis (Ospreys), G Jenkins (Toulon), S Lee (Scarlets); R Hibbard (Ospreys), K Owens (Scarlets), M Rees (Scarlets); B Davies (Cardiff Blues), L Charteris (Perpignan), I Evans (Ospreys), AW Jones (Ospreys); T Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons), R Jones (Ospreys), R McCusker (Scarlets), A Shingler (Scarlets), J Tipuric (Ospreys), J Turnbull (Scarlets), S Warburton (Cardiff Blues, capt).
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For me, a combo from Charteris, AWJ and Evans is preferred. Bradley seems off the boil at the moment, probably a symptom of a poor Blues team.
For years (going back to Robert Norster) they hardly had a second row worth considering for the Lions squad - in my view only Brent Cockbain, Craig Quinnell and Chris Wyatt made the grade, and too briefly in each case.
14: North
13: J. Davies
12: Roberts
11: Cuthbert
10: Hook
9: Phillips
8: R. Jones
6: Tipuric
7: Warburton
5: I. Evans
4: A.W Jones
3: James
2: Owens
1: Jenkins
Its because they are the only games worth commentating/talking about.......
I don't have time to follow the Top 14 but I hear James Hook is playing well so for me it's more important if Gats&co can get him released. Fingers crossed.
As for the article, I thought he had only moved because he had a clause that let him make every Wales match. Apparently that's fallen at the first hurdle.
With Charteris available gives wales 4 world class 2nd rows, another position with real strength.
We are ranked 6th in the world - not exactly something we can really brag about.
Samoa I expect Wales to beat (though tough)
Good record against ARG (though they are improving again and not to be taken lightly either)
AUS tight but Wales pip it, and ABs tight but ABs pip it.
Yes I would bring North inside and give Robinson a run at 14. Roberts has no had enough game time and Halfpenny has been playing behind a bad blues side. Hibbard for Rees, yes I can see that. Have you seen Shingler play 10 for London Irish? He's better than Priestland this season no wonder Scotland wanted him. If Wales don't do something with him it makes a mockery of the irb ruling
And I am confident we will get at least 1 win in AI's.
let the games begin
Last 6N game at Twicks was a good example of a young (though not so inexperienced) Welsh team against a young and building England team... I Said it straight after the win and will say it again .... The next few years will see some great Wales vs England fixtures.
SH wins will come (for both)
our current crop are good enough to change our record vs SH teams. We are still young and will only get better. get over it.