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    LONDON, England -- Wales prop Chris Horsman will miss Saturday's test against Australia after his club Worcester refused to release him for the match. Saturday's game at the Millennium Stadium falls outside the official International Rugby Board test window, meaning that Worcester were not obliged to release the player, who had been named among the replacements earlier on Tuesday. Instead Worcester, bottom of the Premiership, want him to play in their league game against Leicester. "It is disappointing. We were expecting Chris to play. It is not what you want," said Wales coach Gareth Jenkins, who will no doubt cast a jealous eye at England on Sunday when they take on the All Blacks without any players withheld. England, who are playing four tests in November, won the right to get their players released in the High Court, in return offering hefty compensation to the clubs and a promise that no player will feature in all four games. Horsman should be available for Wales's other games against the Pacific Islands, Canada and New Zealand. Wales lock Brent Cockbain is out of the first three tests after being banned for 20 days on Tuesday for stamping, while playing for the Ospreys against Sale in the Heineken Cup. |
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Horsman should be available for Wales' following three tests.
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