Overview
- Substitute Jarrod Evans landed the decisive penalty in the final moments at Principality Stadium to edge Japan by a point.
- The win ended Wales’ run of 10 consecutive home Test defeats and delivered Steve Tandy his first victory as head coach.
- The result confirmed Wales will be a top‑12 seed for the Rugby World Cup pool draw on December 3, reducing the risk of a tougher group.
- Wales played 20 minutes a man down after Josh Adams’ red card, while Japan received yellow cards for Faulua Makisi, Epineri Uluiviti and Harry Hockings.
- Dan Edwards, Louis Rees‑Zammit and Nick Tompkins scored for Wales with Edwards converting, as Japan’s Kippei Ishida and Makisi crossed and Seungsin Lee kicked 13 points; Eddie Jones rued poor late‑game management despite pride in his team.