Summary

  • Wales beat Japan to end a 10-game losing streak at home

  • Jarrod Evans kicks an 83rd minute winning penalty

  • Dan Edwards, Louis Rees-Zammit and Nick Tompkins cross for Wales

  • Kippei Ishida and Faulua Makisi score Japan's tries

  • Josh Adams is shown a 20 minute red card for a reckless clearout

  • Victory for Wales ensures crucial world ranking points to remain in the top 12 for the World Cup draw on 3 December.

  1. Postpublished at 18:21 GMT

    Wales 7-7 Japan

    James Hook
    Former Wales fly-half on BBC Radio Wales

    It was great to see Rees-Zammit in full flight again, he can get the crowd on their feet.

    The pass should've gone to Tomos Williams there though.

  2. Rapid Rees-Zammitpublished at 33 mins

    Wales 7-7 Japan

    Japan lose control of the ball and Louis Rees-Zammit bursts away from his 22.

    Incredible pace by the wing but he never once looked like passing and knocks on when scrum-half Tomos Williams was in support.

    Another wasted opportunity.

  3. Bunker decisionpublished at 32 mins

    Wales 7-7 Japan

    It will remain a yellow card for Japan number eight Makisi.

  4. Postpublished at 18:17 GMT

    Wales 7-7 Japan

    James Hook
    Former Wales fly-half on BBC Radio Wales

    It'll be interesting to see if Japan go against their mantra and try and slow things down now they're down to 13.

    They certainly haven't slowed things down so far.

  5. Postpublished at 31 mins

    Wales 7-7 Japan

    Wales maul it against the 13 men to suck in some defenders.

    They rumble forward and then captain Dewi Lake peels off, only for tight-head Archie Griffin to knock on from the next phase.

    What a waste.

  6. Sin-binpublished at 29 mins

    Wales 7-7 Japan

    The TMO alerts referee Matthew Carley to a tackle on fly-half Dan Edwards.

    Did Faulua Makisi make contact with his head? He did. The number eight is sent to the sin bin for a bunker review.

    Japan are down to 13 men for another four minutes.

    A yellow card to Faulua MakisiImage source, Getty Images
  7. Postpublished at 18:12 GMT

    Wales 7-7 Japan

    James Hook
    Former Wales fly-half on BBC Radio Wales

    At some point one team has to grab control of this game. Wales really need to slow things down.

  8. Missed penaltypublished at 27 mins

    Wales 7-7 Japan

    It's the 14 men who get the chance to strike next after an interception by Seungsin Lee.

    Wales are then penalised for a number of penalties and Lee points to the posts.

    He pushes it wide and it remains level-pegging.

  9. Postpublished at 26 mins

    Wales 7-7 Japan

    Wales kick the penalty to the 22.

    Ball off the top and Ben Thomas carries hard but then Aaron Wainwright has the ball dislodged by a terrific tackle from number eight Faulua Makisi.

    Japan clear their lines.

  10. 'Reckless'published at 18:08 GMT

    Wales 7-7 Japan

    Gareth Delve
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

    He's dropped his head as he's approached the tackling zone. That looked reckless.

  11. Sin-binpublished at 24 mins

    Wales 7-7 Japan

    Japan lock Epineri Uluiviti is shown yellow after clumsily taking out Alex Mann off the ball.

    Reckless and it gives Wales a big chance to take control.

    Epineri Uluiviti of Japan is given a yellow cardImage source, Huw Evans Picture Agency
  12. Postpublished at 24 mins

    Wales 7-7 Japan

    Five Japan handling errors in 24 minutes. If they had been a little more accurate then Wales would be trailing.

    Instead they have a chance to put the pressure on in the Japan half after Alex Mann is clattered off the ball.

  13. Postpublished at 18:05 GMT

    Wales 7-7 Japan

    Gareth Rhys Owen
    BBC Radio Wales commentator

    It's taken me 23 minutes to talk us through the teams, this game just hasn't stopped!

  14. Relentless pressurepublished at 24 mins

    Wales 7-7 Japan

    James Hook
    Former Wales fly-half on BBC Radio Wales

    Wales are trying to slow the game down and you can't blame them.

    The pressure Japan are putting on Wales is relentless, I can't get over the ruck speed here.

  15. Postpublished at 21 mins

    Wales 7-7 Japan

    Japan full-back Yoshitaka Yazaki cuts through after a contested kick goes loose.

    Blair Murray is left for dead but Dan Edwards comes up with a crucial tackle and there's a knock-on.

    Wales with a scrum 10m from their own line.

  16. Postpublished at 20 mins

    Wales 7-7 Japan

    Gareth Delve
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

    This is breathless rugby, Wales really need to find control at some point in this game.

  17. Postpublished at 18 mins

    Wales 7-7 Japan

    Japan test the Welsh defence again with a patient attack but after 13 phases they get too loose just outside the 22 and a pass goes into touch.

    Wales just can't get any control. Impressive start by the visitors.

    Charlie Lawrence is tackledImage source, Getty
  18. Postpublished at 17 mins

    Wales 7-7 Japan

    James Hook
    Former Wales fly-half on BBC Radio Wales

    Japan will want to keep the intensity they've started with.

    Wales have been too slow at the start of this game, Japan aren't afraid to move the ball.

  19. try

    Converted trypublished at 14 mins

    Ishidia try, Lee con

    It's been coming.

    Another Japan line break and the ball is spread to the right for wing Kippei Ishida to cross.

    Good, calm handling.

    The conversion is added by fly-half Seungsin Lee.

    Japan's wing Kippei Ishida dives over the line to scoreImage source, Getty Images
  20. Postpublished at 12 mins

    Wales 7-0 Japan

    Japan have bossed it since that early score but Alex Mann gets over the ball just outside the 22 and wins a timely penalty to release the pressure.

    It came after a lively break by left wing Tomoki Osada.