Wales give Taulupe Faletau time to recover ahead of second Test against Japan

Wales will allow back row Taulupe Faletau time to recover before deciding on their line-up to face Japan in Saturday’s second Test in Kobe.

The 34-year-old number eight, a three-time British & Irish Lions player, was replaced early in the second half in last week’s 24-19 opening Test defeat in Kitakyushu and did not train with the Wales squad on Tuesday.

Jones said: “With him, no. He has played more than 100 internationals and been a Test match player since 2011.

“If you don’t look after those older players they will break so we are just looking after him, which is a key thing.

“If I was a 34-year-old player for Wales and someone offered me a session off, I would bite their hand off. ”

Lock Ben Carter has been released from the squad after he sustained a concussion on Saturday.

Carter suffered a head injury after just 27 seconds in a heavy collision which forced referee Damian Schneider to immediately stop play.

Carter underwent several minutes of treatment on the field and a stretcher was called before the the 24-year-old was substituted, to applause from the crowd.

James Ratti came on as his replacement and Wales went on to suffer a narrow 24-19 defeat, their 18th successive Test loss.