Hook and Anscombe called up by Wales

James Hook and Gareth Anscombe have been called up by following injuries to Scott Williams and Hallam Amos.
Williams picked up a knee injury in the 28-25 win over last Saturday and so did wing Hamos who suffered a shoulder injury.
Full-back Liam Williams was concussed in the win over England in which Williams and Amos were injured. The Scarlet will miss Thursday's game with but could face .
“They'll both be assessed by a consultant, so at this moment in time we've brought in James Hook and Gareth Anscombe,” said Wales assistant coach Rob Howley..
“James covers many positions – 12, 13, 10 and 15 – and Gareth with his experience in has that ability to play at 10 and 15 as well.
“We're delighted to have both of them in the squad, the door opens for them.
“Obviously it's a blow to lose another two players but the resilience, the character we showed in Twickenham on Saturday, I'm sure you'll see that in abundance over the next four of five weeks.
“We haven't sat down to pick the Fiji side yet and whether James comes in to that mix or not we'll have to wait and see.”

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