{"id":22322,"date":"2025-11-12T02:48:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T02:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/attack-gives-wales-reason-for-hope-at-start-of-steve-tandy-era\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T02:48:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T02:48:43","slug":"attack-gives-wales-reason-for-hope-at-start-of-steve-tandy-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/attack-gives-wales-reason-for-hope-at-start-of-steve-tandy-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Attack gives Wales reason for hope at start of Steve Tandy era"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Wales have a six-day turnaround to face a Japan side who pushed Ireland a lot closer than last weekend’s 41-10 scoreline<\/a> suggests.<\/p>\n

Sherratt was calling the shots as interim head coach in July when an 18-Test losing streak was ended in Kobe.<\/p>\n

That long-awaited victory came after the Brave Blossoms had enjoyed a comeback victory in Kitakyushu against weary Welsh legs in sapping conditions.<\/p>\n

It will be cooler in Cardiff this weekend but Eddie Jones’ men will still test the concentration of a defence that struggled to contain the slick Pumas.<\/p>\n

“Japan’s big thing is speed. They want to play the fastest game on the planet, they try to play low and multi-phase,” said Sherratt.<\/p>\n

“The speed battle is always big but against a team that thrive in that type of game it’s important for us to generate it in the middle of the field with go-forward and our ball movement.<\/p>\n

“This campaign we have talked about trying to create our own identity. That’s going to take a little bit of time and work on the parts of the game that are more about us.<\/p>\n

“We will pay due respect to all of the opposition but it’s a fresh start and we have to create how we play rather than worrying about the opposition at this stage.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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