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Wales beat Japan 28-21 in the World Nations Championship at Principality Stadium on 07 November 2026.
Try scorers
- Josh Adams (Wales) — 2 tries
- Archie Griffin (Wales) — 1 try
- Ben Gunter (Japan) — 1 try
- Kenta Fukuda (Japan) — 1 try
- Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales) — 1 try
- Warner Dearns (Japan) — 1 try
Leading ball carriers
- Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales) — 110 metres from 11 carries, 14 defenders beaten
- Josh Adams (Wales) — 83 metres from 10 carries, 3 defenders beaten
- Blair Murray (Wales) — 66 metres from 12 carries, 10 defenders beaten
- Kazuma Ueda (Japan) — 56 metres from 10 carries, 9 defenders beaten
- Jisu Lee (Japan) — 54 metres from 10 carries
Match statistics
| Player | Team | Min | Carries | Metres | Tackles | Beaten | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Rees-Zammit | Wales | 80 | 11 | 110 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| Josh Adams | Wales | 80 | 10 | 83 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Blair Murray | Wales | 80 | 12 | 66 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Kazuma Ueda | Japan | 80 | 10 | 56 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Jisu Lee | Japan | 71 | 10 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kippei Ishida | Japan | 80 | 6 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Jac Morgan | Wales | 80 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| Eddie James | Wales | 80 | 11 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Cornelsen | Japan | 80 | 15 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Hockings | Japan | 80 | 18 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Wainwright | Wales | 80 | 8 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 0 |
| Kenji Sato | Japan | 23 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Where they stand
- Japan sit 5th after 3 matches (1 won, 0 drawn, 2 lost, 4 points)
- Wales sit 5th after 3 matches (1 won, 0 drawn, 2 lost, 5 points)
Automated match report compiled from Octafield match data. Figures are taken from our own player-by-player match records for this fixture. This report contains no opinion or analysis.