Wales 33-30 Japan
Date:
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Marius Van Der Westhuizen (SARU)
Attendance: 73,969
Wales v Japan Match Reports
Wales snatched a late 33-30 win over Japan in front of a full house at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. The teams were level at 30-30 in the final minute of the match before replacement fly-half Sam Davies stepped up to score the winning drop-goal. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Wales leave it late to beat impressive Japan
- Guardian: Wales are run close by inspired Japan before late Sam Davies drop goal
- Independent: Sam Davies' last-gasp drop goal gives Welsh second consecutive win
- Telegraph: Sam Davies spares Welsh blushes with last-gasp drop goal to avoid colossal upset
- Daily Mail: Sam Davies scores last-minute drop goal to spare blushes against inspiring Brave Blossoms
- Sky Sports: Last-gasp Wales beat Japan 33-30 in Principality Stadium thriller
- ESPN: Last minute drop goal earns Wales Japan Win
- Wales Online: Nerveless Sam Davies drop goal spares woeful hosts humiliation
- South Wales Argus: Davies drop goal saves Welsh blushes
- Sydney Morning Herald: Wales survive huge scare to edge Japan 33-30
- WRU: Davies' boot saves Wales blushes
Wales v Japan - Match Highlights
Wales v Japan - Match Stats
Wales: (14) 33
Try: Lydiate (11'), Roberts (23'), Warburton (52')
Conversion: Halfpenny (13', 24', 53')
Penalty: Halfpenny (43', 60', 70')
Drop-Goal: Sam Davies (80')
Japan: (13) 30
Try: Yamada (38'), Fukuoka (55'), Lotoahea (74')
Conversion: Lotoahea (39'), Tamura (57', 75')
Penalty: Tamura (5', 9', 63')
Man of the Match: Amanaki Lelei Mafi (Japan)
Wales v Japan - Team Line-ups
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Nicky Smith
- 2 Scott Baldwin
- 3 Samson Lee
- 4 Cory Hill
- 5 Alun Wyn Jones
- 6 Dan Lydiate
- 7 Sam Warburton (CAPTAIN)
- 8 James King
Backs
- 9 Lloyd Williams
- 10 Gareth Anscombe
- 11 Alex Cuthbert
- 12 Jamie Roberts
- 13 Jonathan Davies
- 14 Leigh Halfpenny
- 15 Liam Williams
Replacements
- 16 Kristian Dacey
- 17 Rhys Gill
- 18 Scott Andrews
- 19 Jake Ball
- 20 Ross Moriarty
- 21 Gareth Davies
- 22 Sam Davies
- 23 Keelan Giles
Japan Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Satoshi Nakatani
- 2 Shota Horie
- 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama
- 4 Kyosuke Kajikawa
- 5 Samuela Anise
- 6 Malgene Ilaua
- 7 Shunsuke Nunomaki
- 8 Amanaki Lelei Mafi
Backs
- 9 Fumiaki Tanaka
- 10 Yu Tamura
- 11 Kenki Fukuoka
- 12 Harumichi Tatekawa (CAPTAIN)
- 13 Timothy Lafaele
- 14 Akihito Yamada
- 15 Kotaro Matsushima
Replacements
- 16 Takeshi Hino
- 17 Koki Yamamoto
- 18 Heiichiro Ito
- 19 Uwe Helu
- 20 Shuhei Matsuhashi
- 21 Yuhimaru Mimura
- 22 Keisuke Uchida
- 23 Amanaki Lotoahea