Japan Hit Back To Stun Wales In Kitakyushu

Summer circuit first Test: Japan v Wales

Japan (7) 24

Tries: Matsunaga, Nakakusu, Vailea Cons: Matsunaga 3 Pens: Lee

Wales (19) 19

Tries: Thomas, punishment try, Rogers Cons: Costelow

Japan stunned Wales successful Kitakyushu pinch a first-Test fightback that condemned nan visitors to an 18th successive defeat.

The visitors led 19-7 astatine nan break, but Japan scored each nan second-half points pinch Halatoa Vailea crashing complete from a close-range line-out successful nan 71st-minute to declare nan triumph for Eddie Jones' side.

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