The Exeter back-row made his Wales debut in the summer - with his sister now close to joining him

For Kane James' parents, Chris and Audrey, Wales internationals in the family could soon be a little like buses.

It's only been a matter of months since James pulled on the Welsh jersey for the first time in the summer. Unsurprisingly, the Exeter back-row finds himself back in Steve Tandy's squad for the autumn.

But, on the other side of the world, his sister Crystal is edging ever closer to a first Wales cap of her own. It may come in Japan this weekend, it may not.

However, having been a part of Sean Lynn's squad for the Barbarians match in the summer and now the tour of Japan, the Gwalia Lightning and Ealing Trailfinders loosehead prop is clearly edging closer to representing her country - just as her brother did mere months ago.

"It's pretty cool," admits Kane. "It's both of our dreams to play for Wales and having both of us in the squad at the same time is a pretty proud moment for our family, especially our parents, who have worked very hard to put us in positions to get into the squad."

Despite both playing at the highest level, James admits that conversations with his sister don't revolve around rugby. "We usually just say if we're in the team or not - that is pretty much it!"

The two weren't exactly smashing into each other in the garden as children either, with James instead aiming that treatment on his younger brother.

"I'd say my sister is quite quiet and humble, so she wasn't (involved) - it was usually me and my younger brother, so I'd throw him about," he laughs. "But we both played from a young age.

"She actually had a couple of years away from it and played a bit of netball. We'd always talk about it though, saying 'You should definitely be playing rugby. We think you could do pretty well.'

"And then she got back into it around 14 or 15, playing for Cardiff Quins and then she moved over to Hartpury. And she's been involved with Wales for a good few years."

Crystal, 19, is now combining her rugby career with studying nursing at Brunel in London, while Kane is currently on an undergraduate accounting and finance course at the University of Exeter.

The story of how their parents met has been told before. After a successful career as a player with Swansea RFC, Chris moved into coaching. Audrey, meanwhile, was born on the small island of Niue - fewer than 2,000 people live there and there's just one weekly flight connecting it to New Zealand.

Their paths crossed in Australia, where Chris was playing rugby and Audrey had moved to seek work. They later settled in Wales.

Juggling two aspiring rugby players wasn't always easy.

"It's difficult," admits Kane. "A lot of the times, we would be playing on different days, so they could come up. But if we're both playing on the same day, I'm not sure. I guess they'll roll a dice!"

Prior to pulling on the Welsh jersey, James played for England Under-20s - while he also qualified for New Zealand through his mother's roots.

However, there was only ever one choice for the Pembrokeshire-born back-row.

"It's always been my dream and passion to play for Wales," he said. "I grew up watching the likes of Taulupe Faletau and Sam Warburton play in the back row for Wales.

"I was inspired by them, so it was a proud moment to play [against Argentina] and something that I had worked towards for a while."

Having worn that red jersey once, the next step would be to pull it on in Cardiff - the city where the former Corpus Christi High School pupil was raised. Father Chris, having endured the "plane trip from hell" to see his son's first cap, would probably appreciate the next one being a little closer to home.

"My dad flew out all the way to Argentina," he said. "He had to drive from Cardiff to Heathrow, then fly from there to Barcelona, then to Rio de Janeiro on to Buenos Aires, then had an hour taxi to the other airport, then flew to San Juan.

"He had a long journey to see me play, which I was very grateful for.

"He's probably been the main driver in getting me to this position now. From a young age, he was drilling me for a long time. He wouldn't have told me, 'Well done,' at all growing up!

"As soon as he finished his rugby career, he wanted to to get the best out of me and push me along as far as possible. He'd take me running all the time.

"The few boys that would want to join in with me and my dad, he'd have us tackling each other. If I didn't have a mate there, he'd be running at me himself. He's been a massive part of in my development."