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That was well worth the early start - Wales finish 2026 on a high by winning successive Tests for the first time since 2024.

It’s a tough ask to make it a hat-trick - England are next up - but the signs are promising ahead of the Six Nations.

Sean Lynn’s side will aim to claim some scalps in the championship in April and May.

The head coach has strong options and better competition for starts, that after giving opportunities to the likes of Amy Williams, Seren Lockwood, Branwen and Nel Metcalfe and Jorja Aiono.

They have been backed up by an experienced core - forwards Sisilia Tuipulotu, Kate Williams and Alex Callender have been immense and are right in the mix for next year's Lions tour to New Zealand.

It was an encouraging four-Test block in the WXV Global Series with a thumping win against South Africa and this convincing victory against Japan after they ground it out in tough conditions in Tokyo last weekend.

The only disappointment was defeat by USA, but that was a narrow one against an Eagles side that beat Ireland and Italy (twice), and gave England a few problems last night.

Things are looking up as Wales build towards the 2029 World Cup.

That was a lovely start to another bumper sporting day - enjoy it!

Siwan Lillicrap
Former Wales captain on BBC Radio Wales

That was perfect timing from Amy Williams, it's much nicer to be sat in that changing room with 19 points on the board, it's a great position for Wales to be in.

Lleucu George is having an amazing game, we've seen great variation from her kicks and she's really stretching this Japanese defence.

This is what we spoke about before the game, strength in depth. That's what competition does, it doesn't leave complacency.

Wales have changed their half-backs again with Lleucu George starting at 10 and Keira Bevan dropping to the bench.

Seren Lockwood, who finished on the wing at Tokyo, starts at scrum-half.

Lockwood and Bevan impressed together against South Africa in September, sparking the expansive game on the plastic pitch in Cardiff until the young scrum-half suffered a head injury.

The duo found the going tougher last week in testing conditions and George, pictured above, came on to add a bit more control with her kicking game.

Do Wales need to settle on their 9-10 partnership or do they just go with horses for courses?

Boss Sean Lynn also gave Kayleigh Powell a crack at fly-half in the win against the Barbarians in the summer.

Japan have made three changes to their starting line-up with open-side flanker Jennifer Nduka, wing Mele Yua Havili Kagawa and full-back Komachi Imakugi recalled.

Japan: Imakugi; Tsunokawa, Langford, Kataoka, Havili Kagawa; Harada, Tsukui (capt); Komaki, Nagaoka, Kitano, Kawamura, Sato, Asari, Nduka, Bodman.

Replacements: Kuge, Mine, Fuji, Nishimura, Korai, Seo, Ito, Nishimura.