Evans strikes at last to give Wales crucial win over Japan
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For Wales, unwanted records continue to tumble. No home win since a 2023 World Cup warm-up against England, an historic loss to Argentina – during which Jac Morgan, the world-class Welsh captain dislocated his shoulder – and the first time that Los Pumas had scored over 50 points in meetings between the two sides,
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Steve Tandy's side showed character to claim a 24-23 victory after looking dead and buried with five minutes left on the clock. Winning is the most important thing but this was an abject performance and if Wales put in a similar performance over the next fortnight against New Zealand and South Africa the final score will be beyond embarrassing.
Wales make four changes to their XV to face Japan with Louis Rees-Zammit making his first international start since 2023.
Wales captain Jac Morgan will miss the rest of the autumn rugby internationals because of a dislocated shoulder.
Wales and Japan meet in Cardiff on Saturday with the winner to receive a big boost to their hopes of making the second band of seeds for the 2027 Rugby World Cup draw in December; Louis Rees-Zammits r