Jenkins takes heart from Henson’s return

WALES coach Gareth Jenkins hailed Gavin Henson’s reappearance at international level as a “positive” element of his side’s last-ditch 29-23 defeat to Australia in Sydney.

Henson had 21 minutes of action after being out with a knee ligament strain since January, six of them as a first-half blood replacement for try-scoring skipper Gareth Thomas and the rest as he took over from Wales’ other try-scorer Jamie Robinson for the last 15 frenetic minutes.

Jenkins said: “Gav did well when he came on. It was right to bring him on in the second half and he proved he’s still skilled and has an appetite for the game.”