Wales beat Japan 31-22 to end record 18-game losing run

Kobe: Wales edged Japan 31 22 in Kobe on Saturday to end their record 18 game losing streak and pick up their first win since the 2023 World Cup. A...

Kobe: Wales edged Japan 31-22 in Kobe on Saturday to end their record 18-game losing streak and pick up their first win since the 2023 World Cup.

A Josh Adams try and a Kieran Hardy double gave the Welsh a half-time lead and Dan Edwards scored another late in the game to kill off Japan's comeback in 32 Celsius conditions under a closed roof.

It was Wales's first win since they beat Georgia in October 2023, and their losing streak had been a record for a Tier One country in the professional era.

They lost 24-19 to Japan in last week's first Test after squandering a half-time lead and there was almost a repeat performance.

Japan scored on the stroke of half-time and added two more tries after the break but Edwards, making his first Wales start, scored in the 75th minute to secure the long-awaited win.