Llewellyn aims to give Wales a hint of Sonny Bill

Llewellyn was paired with Scarlets' James, 6ft 4ins, for the first time against Japan.

It was Steve Tandy's sixth different centre partnership and signalled a move away from Wales' policy of fielding a ball-player in either Joe Hawkins or Ben Thomas in midfield.

"I really enjoyed it. It was the first that I have played with Eddie and I thought we played pretty well together," said Llewellyn.

"The first week of training was about making sure we had the combination locked down and I felt that happened really quickly."

Llewellyn has had 12 on his back just once for Gloucester this season and his only previous start at inside centre for Wales was against England in a World Cup warm-up game in August 2023.