It's all over! The referee Matthew Carley has blown their whistle to end the game.
Jarrod Evans makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
Harry Hockings (Japan) is shown a yellow card
This is dangerous for the defence as Alex Mann bursts through to advance the Wales attack.
Jarrod Evans comes on.
Dan Edwards comes off.
Freddie Thomas comes on.
Dafydd Jenkins comes off.
Kazuma Ueda comes on.
Kippei Ishida comes off.
Liam Belcher comes on.
Dewi Lake comes off.
Sho Furuhata comes on.
Kenta Kobayashi comes off.
Shinya Komura comes on.
Seungsin Lee comes off.
Japan make a substitution with Tyler Paul coming on.
Japan make a substitution with Kanji Shimokawa coming off.
A gap opened in the defence and Dylan Riley took full advantage.
The Japan supporters go wild as Seungsin Lee successfully kicks the penalty goal.
The Wales supporters go wild as Dan Edwards successfully kicks the conversion.
Wales are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Nick Tompkins touching down.
Spellbinding play by Tomos Williams is finished off with a try.
The Japan supporters go wild as Seungsin Lee successfully kicks the conversion.
Japan are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Faulua Makisi touching down.
What a run here by Naoto Saito as they get over the gainline!
Seungsin Lee adds the points for Japan.
The touch judges raise their flags as Dan Edwards kicks the conversion.
Nothing was going to stop Louis Rees-Zammit from scoring as they record the try for Wales.
What a run here by Louis Rees-Zammit as they get over the gainline!
Tomos Williams sets up the try.
Wales decide to make a substitution, with Taine Plumtree getting some game time.
Wales decide to make a substitution, with Aaron Wainwright being replaced.
Wales decide to make a substitution, with Keiron Assiratti getting some game time.
Wales decide to make a substitution, with Archie Griffin being replaced.
Wales decide to make a substitution, with Rhys Carre getting some game time.
Wales decide to make a substitution, with Nicky Smith being replaced.
Japan decide to make a substitution, with Shuhei Takeuchi getting some game time.
Japan decide to make a substitution, with Keijiro Tamefusa being replaced.
Japan decide to make a substitution, with Harry Hockings getting some game time.
Japan decide to make a substitution, with Epineri Uluiviti being replaced.
Seungsin Lee makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
The second half kicks off.
The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
More power was needed in that penalty goal attempt by Seungsin Lee as it drops short.
Josh Adams (Wales) is shown the red card
Trouble here as Louis Rees-Zammit breaches the defence.
Faulua Makisi (Japan) is shown a yellow card
Seungsin Lee takes the penalty but the ball didn't come round, staying right of the posts.
Trouble here as Seungsin Lee breaches the defence.
Epineri Uluiviti (Japan) is shown a yellow card
This is dangerous for the defence as Yoshitaka Yazaki bursts through to advance the Japan attack.
Seungsin Lee converts the try.
A series of passes by Japan results in a try for Kippei Ishida
A gap opened in the defence and Kippei Ishida took full advantage.
Spellbinding play by Yoshitaka Yazaki is finished off with a try.
A gap opened in the defence and Dylan Riley took full advantage.
A gap opened in the defence and Epineri Uluiviti took full advantage.
Dan Edwards has kicked a conversion.
A stunning solo try from Dan Edwards
The defensive line has been broken as Dan Edwards goes through the gap.
That's a great try assist by Tomos Williams.
The defensive line has been broken as Max Llewellyn goes through the gap.
We are underway as the referee Matthew Carley blows their whistle.
Wales face off against Japan in Internationals on Sat 15th November 2025 at Principality Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:40 and is broadcast on TNT Sports, Discovery+. In South Africa it’s at 19:40 SAST on SuperSport, 06:40 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 04:40 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 09:40 EST in the US.
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6 mins against 13 men? Wales is the new defintion of dogsh*t.
What a very sorry sight.
These days I reckon the Welsh fans just go to the Principality stadium to sing the anthem.
Hats off to them 🫡
Closer to the truth than you realise! It’s a great day out; stadium in the city centre. Fall out of the pub straight into the stadium. Just exemplifies the difference in the hemispheres. For the SH, a match is 80 minutes, but in the NH, the match is at least a day and sometimes a whole weekend.