How will Wales fare on Nations Championship return?

BBC Sport Wales provides a recap of what has happened so far in the inaugural Nations Championship and what will occur during the next month? Wales have won three Tests under head coach Steve Tandy Wales will start their international season next weekend when they return to the Nations Championship. Steve Tandy's side face four games as they host Japan, New Zealand and Australia in Cardiff before a final play-off match at the Allianz Stadium completes the November schedule. The autumn games begin the road to the 2027 World Cup in Australia in a year's time. BBC Sport Wales provides a recap of what has happened so far in the inaugural running of the global tournament and looks at what lies in wait over the next month.

The Nations Championship pits the northern hemisphere teams who compete in the Six Nations – England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy – against southern hemisphere giants South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina, plus invited sides Fiji and Japan. All teams play each of the six nations in the opposing hemisphere once, with three rounds of fixtures having already been staged in July and now another three in November. Their results will rank the teams within their own hemisphere, from one to six, before a final play-off weekend at the Allianz Stadium