AdvertisementAnalysis SportRugby UnionAustralian rugby Why Wallabies coach Les Kiss was laughing as Japan Test hung in the balance Iain Payten Updated August 10, 2026 — 11:46am ,first published 11:32am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Share A A AA quick flash of the Australian coaching box in the 68th minute of the Wallabies-Japan clash on Saturday caught an interesting moment: there was Les Kiss, laughing. Coach Les Kiss and captain Harry Wilson show their relief after the Wallabies escaped with victory in Japan. Les Kiss laughing in the Wallabies coaches box during the Japan Test. Wallabies players said they felt well prepared for the Osaka oven, having started a heat-acclimatisation plan on day one of camp in Sydney.