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Wales just about edge Japan to halt home Test hoodoo
- On Saturday, Jarrod Evans kicked a last-second penalty in Cardiff to lift the Wales national rugby union team to a 24-23 win over the Japan national rugby union team, securing Steve Tandy's first victory as Wales head coach.
- Facing more than two years without a home win, Wales national rugby union team played 20 minutes a man down after Josh Adams' yellow was upgraded to a 20-minute red card.
- Dan Edwards, Louis Rees-Zammit and Nick Tompkins scored tries while Edwards and Evans combined for nine kicking points and Seungsin Lee added a 13-point haul.
- Japan's late ill discipline, including replacement Harry Hockings' yellow card, gave Wales a final shot that Jarrod Evans landed from outside the 22 near the left touchline.
- The victory secures Wales national rugby union team a seeding for the 2027 Rugby World Cup draw next month, helping them avoid two heavyweight nations in their pool.
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The IndependentJarrod Evans ends Wales losing home run with last-kick penalty to beat Japan
The victory secured Wales a top-12 seeding for the Rugby World Cup.
·Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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