Wales beat Barbarians as North signs off in style

Wales beat Barbarians as North signs off in styleImage source, Huw Evans Picture AgencyImage caption, Wales fly-half Dan Edwards scored two triesByGareth GriffithsBBC Sport WalesPublished3 minutes agoCommentsBarbarians (5) 31Tries: Koch, North 2, Nankivell, Arata Cons: Plummer 2, NorthWales (14) 33Tries: Hardy, Edwards 2, Morgan-Williams, Mee Cons: Edwards 2, Costelow 2Wales warmed up for their Nations Championship campaign with a 33-31 victory against Barbarians at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham.In sweltering sunshine with temperatures reaching 32C (90F), Wales fly-half Dan Edwards scored 12 points, including two tries, while there were further scores from scrum-halves Kieran Hardy and Reuben Morgan-Williams and wing Ellis Mee.But the day belonged to Wales great George North who bowed out in style in his final game before retirement with two Barbarians tries.After coming on as a second-half replacement, North's opening try came with his first touch and he also added a conversion with the final kick of the game. South Africa prop Vincent Koch, Munster centre Alex Nankivell and Uruguay scrum-half Santiago Arata also scored for the invitational side.Wales had enjoyed a morale-boosting Six Nations win against Italy in March.This - uncapped - victory represented successive wins for the the first time since the 2023 World Cup but Wales know there is a lot to improve before the start of the Nations Championship.This fixture was staged outside World Rugby's official window so Wales' team was picked solely from the four domestic regions with Tandy missing 12 English and French based players.Scrum-half Tomos Williams, lock Dafydd Jenkins, props Nicky Smith and Rhys Carre and Louis Rees-Zammit will come back into the equation for the Nations Championship start next week when Wales face Fiji at Cardiff City Stadium.Tandy will name his squad for that tournament early next week which also includes away matches in Argentina and South Africa.Empty seats but vital...