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11/07 13:05 CST Wales edge Japan 28-21 in Nations Championship after late Adams
try and ruck penalty
Wales edge Japan 28-21 in Nations Championship after late Adams try and ruck
penalty
CARDIFF, Wales (AP) --- Wales squeezed past Japan 28-21 in Nations Championship
rugby on Saturday.
Winger Josh Adams scored the decisive try for Wales in the 69th minute and came
up with a last-minute ruck penalty on his 22 to prevent a draw by Japan.
Adams scored two tries and fellow wing Louis Rees-Zammit grabbed his first try
of the year; the pair of flyers made a difference as Wales lost five lineouts
and kicked away too much hard-won possession.
Japan was largely contained when it went through the phases but feasted on
Wales errors to stay in the contest to the final whistle. Japan rued missing
chances in the 22, not just in the last minute but at the end of the first half
when it was on the Welsh tryline but was turned over by prop Nicky Smith.
New flyhalf Riku Kitahara fit in smoothly as did replacement Shinya Komura in
his first test of the year.
Japan, at 1-3, goes to England next weekend.
Wales, at 2-2 after a July win over Fiji, hosts New Zealand next.
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