Overview

• Eddie Jones named five changes to Japan’s lineup for Saturday’s second Test in Kobe, fielding four players on just their second caps.
• Scrum-half Naoto Saito returns to Japan’s starting XV in place of Shinobu Fujiwara after winning last month’s French Top 14 title with Toulouse.
• Interim coach Matt Sherratt has selected Dan Edwards at fly-half for his first start as Wales look to rebound from the Kitakyushu defeat.
• Wales have been forced into four lineup changes, highlighted by Freddie Thomas at lock after Ben Carter was ruled out with a concussion.
• Wales continue to bear the weight of an 18-match losing skid, a professional-era record for a Tier One country.