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,

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.

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RadioTimes.com has rounded up everything you need to know about how to watch Wales v Japan in the Autumn Internationals 2025 on TV and online. The game will be shown live on TNT Sports 1 from 5:30pm and Welsh language channel S4C from 5pm.

Wales 24 (Dan Edwards, Louis Rees -Zammit, Nick Tompkins tries; Edwards 3 conversions, Jarrod Evans penalty), Japan 23 (Kippei Ishida, Faulua Makisi tries; Seungsin Lee 2 conversions, 3 penalties). HT: 7-7

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

Japan head coach Eddie Jones hopes Wales' two-year winless run at home will be a "burden" for Steve Tandy's side on Saturday.