Perhaps appropriately, Mount Pilatus towers above Stadion Allmend where Wales kick-off their Group D campaign. But the good ...

The Japanese Rugby Football Union confirmed on Friday that the match, which kicks off at 2pm locally, would have an extended ...

Mikuni World Stadium, Kitakyushu Date: Saturday, 5 July Kick-off: 06:00 BSTCoverage: Watch live on BBC One Wales and BBC iPlayer; listen live on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru & BBC Sounds; text ...

A 24-19 defeat to Japan results in a record 18th Test defeat for Wales in a losing streak that now stretches back 21 months.

Wales reveal their devastation at wilting in the Kitakyushu heat to lose 24-19 to Japan and suffer a record 18th successive ...

Matt Sherratt says he is more concerned by the prospect of a greasy match ball than the the sweltering conditions facing ...

If all goes to plan for Craig Bellamy, Wales will head across the Atlantic this time next year to compete in a second ...

Lock Ben Carter returns to the international fold as a starter for the first Test in Kitakyushu (kick-off 6am) with back row forward Aaron Wainwright and Rhodri Williams on the bench. Uncapped ...

Even so, Sherratt wanted to see why Wales' players wanted to tour Japan. "I wondered what their motivation was and why they were coming here," said Sherratt.

John Kear has stepped down as Wales head coach after more than a decade in charge. Appointed in 2014, the 70-year-old guided ...

When Wallaby legend Gary Ella and his wife decided to depart Sydney for a calmer lifestyle, little did he know he was set to ...