Gareth Anscombe says there's "light at the end of the tunnel" as he posted a promising video of himself jogging in training.
The Wales and Ospreys fly-half hasn't been seen on a rugby field since August 2019 - having suffered a serious knee injury - but this latest post is certainly a big step in his recovery.
The 27-times capped Grand Slam winner hasn’t featured since Wales' World Cup warm-up match against England at Twickenham nearly 17 months ago.
Since then he has undergone three bouts of surgery in an attempt to repair the damage.
There had been some recent reports that suggested surgeons had 'done all they could for him' - only for his region to play down those fears last week.
And taking to Twitter, Anscombe's video certainly suggests he is heading in the right direction.
"No doubt this has been the hardest thing I've ever done, never thought I’d be this happy just to “jog” again," he posted.
"Just shy of 17 months out. Finally some light at the end of the tunnel."
On other social media platforms, he posted his excitement at 'dusting off' his boots ahead of the session.
Anscombe had been in line to be Wales' starting fly-half at the 2019 World Cup - only for injury to cruelly rob him of a place at the tournament.
It has also meant that he has yet to play a single game for the Ospreys - who he joined in 2019 after five years at the Cardiff Blues.
He had been expected to miss the remainder of this season, but Ospreys coach Toby Booth recently offered hope he could return to action before the end of the campaign.
“He’s going really well," said Booth.
“He’s around us a lot more now because he’s able to do big sessions and bits and pieces and he’s coming along nicely, which is really encouraging for him and us.”
“He’s in a scenario where we need to be very careful because of a double injury, as in the same injury taking a great amount of time.
“So we need to err on the side of caution, as we’ve done with Keelan Giles, who’s in the same boat.
“We’ll go as fast as his body lets him go. We are pretty confident from what we’ve seen that he’s going to get back.”
