Josh Adams grabbed two tries ⁠and Louis ‌Rees-Zammit rounded off the scoring as Wales claimed a bonus-point 28-21 victory over Japan in ⁠the Nations ⁠Championship, but there will be much for their coach, Steve ⁠Tandy, to ponder after a lacklustre display.

It was a third win ⁠in five Tests for Wales, an ​improvement on the ‌harrowing 18-match ‌losing streak that followed the 2023 World ‌Cup, but in a game that lacked quality in general, the home side struggled at the set-piece in particular.

The prop Archie Griffin also scored tries for Wales, who will bank the win ​but know bigger tests await when they host New Zealand and Australia in the next two weekends.

Japan showed energy ⁠and tenacity in defence but, especially in ​the ​second half, battled ​to get into the home side's ​22 ‌as scores ​for the ​flanker Ben Gunter, lock Warner Dearns and replacement scrum-half Kenta Fukuda kept them in the contest.