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Tandy aware of task after Wales battering

Wales head coach Steve Tandy insists Wales' record 52-28 defeat to Argentina has shown the magnitude of the job he has taken on.

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New head coach Tandy watched his side concede seven tries against the Pumas in Cardiff.

Wales will face Japan before tests against New Zealand and South Africa, and Tandy said: "I always knew it was going to be a challenge."We're 12th in the world for a reason. We want to build something people can identify with and are excited about going forward.

"There's disappointment to concede 50 points and some of those were avoidable with concentration.

"The day ended in disappointment, but there's a lot to like around the group," he said.

"You could see what we've done over the last two weeks coming out, to score four tries was a real positive and we left a few out there.

"I know today is the marker of how far we need to go. It's the line in the sand to probably give us something to work on.

"We've been together as new coaches for two weeks. We've seen a lot of things we've worked on come out, but Test match rugby is unforgiving."