Wales finally snapped a 18 Test defeat with a 31-22 victory over Japan in Kobe on Saturday.
With a 21-10 lead at halftime, Wales resisted Japan’s comeback in the second half to win their first victory since the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Wales had been doing the year-end international without a back-to-back summer tour to Australia and victory. They also lost their first test to Japan last week.
Warren Gatland left his role as head coach midway through this year’s Six Nations, with Matt Shellatt taking over on a tentative basis.
Sherrat ended his campaign last week with defeats to Ireland, Scotland and the UK before the Kitacuches were in a shortage again.
However, thanks to the tries of Josh Adams, Kieran Hardy and Dan Edwards, Wales finally got their long-awaited victory on Saturday.