PERFORM OR WE'RE OUT, WARNS LAKE

WALES captain Dewi Lake says players who do not perform in Japan are at risk of being shelved by the next coaching team.

- PHIL BLANCHE

Interim head coach Matt Sherratt is in charge again for the two-Test series in the Far East having taken over from Warren Gatland during the Six Nations Championship in February.

The Welsh Rugby Union’s hunt for a permanent successor to Gatland remains ongoing, with new director of rugby Dave Reddin taking up the search since his appointment.

Lake says that is nothing to concern Sherratt’s squad as Wales seek to end an abysmal run of 17 consecutive Test defeats, but the Ospreys hooker accepts the series could have significant ramifications.

"We know the job we've got to do with the task at hand," Lake said.

"That's not to think about what's down the line.