Japan
22 - 31
Wales
12 Jul 2025
Stage: Regular Season Round 1
Kobe Misaki Stadium
Wales triumphed over Japan with a score of 31-22 in a closely contested friendly match. Josh Adams opened the scoring for Wales with an early try, followed by a conversion from Dan Edwards. Japan responded with a penalty from Seungsin Lee but faced setbacks with Faulua Makisi's yellow card. Kieran Hardy's impressive performance saw him score two tries, both converted by Edwards, extending Wales' lead. A late first-half try from Shuhei Takeuchi kept Japan in the game, closing the gap at halftime. In the second half, Japan's Warner Dearns and Dylan Riley crossed the line, but Wales maintained their composure. Edwards capped off the match with a try, securing a hard-fought victory for Wales, who had previously lost to Japan just a week earlier.
Broadcasters
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Weather
Temperature: 31.8°C (Feels like 33.7°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 7.7 km/h, gusting to 16.8 km/h Humidity: 61% Cloud Cover: 35%
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 8' try Josh Adams
- 9' conversion Dan Edwards
- 23' penalty Seungsin Lee
- 27' yellow_card Faulua Makisi
- 27' try Kieran Hardy
- 28' conversion Dan Edwards
- 35' try Kieran Hardy
- 36' conversion Dan Edwards
- 36' substitution Yota Kamimori
- 36' substitution Keijiro Tamefusa
- 36' substitution Mamoru Harada
- 37' yellow_card_complete Faulua Makisi
- 39' try Shuhei Takeuchi
- 40' conversion Seungsin Lee
- 40' substitution Josh Adams
- 40' substitution Epineri Uluiviti
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 43' substitution Nicky Smith
- 48' penalty Dan Edwards
- 49' substitution Alex Mann
- 52' substitution Faulua Makisi
- 55' substitution Naoto Saito
- 55' substitution Ichigo Nakakusu
- 58' try Warner Dearns
- 59' substitution Dewi Lake
- 59' substitution Archie Griffin
- 61' try Dylan Riley
- 62' conversion Seungsin Lee
- 63' substitution Johnny Williams
- 66' substitution Freddie Thomas
- 74' try Dan Edwards
- 75' conversion Dan Edwards
- 75' substitution Josh MacLeod
- 80' full_time