Japan stunned Wales in Kitakyushu with a first-Test fightback that condemned the visitors to an 18th successive defeat. The tourists led 19-7 at the break, but wilted in the extremely hot and humid conditions in a match that took two hours to complete.

Flanker Josh Macleod will earn a first cap in almost three years when he starts for Wales against Japan in Kitakyushu on Saturday, as the visitors seek to end a record 17-game losing streak that has weighed heavily on the game in the country.