Wales head coach Sean Lynn has praised the grit proven by his facet throughout their five-try victory over Japan.
Wales regarded comfy within the WXV contest at 29-5 till replacements Keira Bevan and Hannah Dallavalle had been yellow-carded inside two minutes of one another.
It left them defending for his or her lives within the ultimate 10 minutes in Kumagaya Metropolis with the hosts launching wave after wave of assault.
And whereas Japan carry the Courageous Blossoms nickname, Wales had been greater than worthy of the tag themselves as they refused to concede.
“We knew it was going to be one other powerful one,” stated Lynn.
“The grit we confirmed to go all the way down to 13 gamers and simply maintain them out on the finish, that for me is only a signal of how far this squad has come.
“Everyone instructed me how superb Japan is and for us to return away to win two Check matches is a tremendous achievement from all gamers and employees. An enormous pat on the again to everybody.”
Lynn’s post-match reward was echoed by co-captain Kate Williams.
Reflecting on the efficiency, she stated: “We had been courageous with the ball and I believe that confirmed within the tries that we scored. We could be actually happy with our set piece as effectively.
“One thing that we have to regularly work on is our self-discipline, however I am actually happy with the defensive effort, particularly in that final 20 minutes with the 2 yellow playing cards.”
