Wales fly-half Anscombe signs for Bayonne

Wales fly-half Gareth Anscombe has joined French Top 14 club Bayonne from Gloucester.

The 33-year-old has signed a one-year deal with the club that are currently fourth in France’s top flight.

Anscombe played a season in the English Premiership after his deal with Japanese club Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath fell through because of a groin injury.

He started his career in his native New Zealand before moving to Cardiff in 2014, making his Wales debut, qualifying through his Welsh mother, a year later.

He also spent four seasons at Ospreys from 2019.

Anscombe was left out of Warren Gatland’s 2025 Six Nations squad before being re-called for the final three matches by interim head coach Matt Sherratt.