In total, these teams have met in 37 previous Tests, with Australia winning 22, Ireland 14 and the two sharing a draw at Croke Park in 2009.

Ireland have won the last three meetings, a run that included a series victory in Australia in 2018, and another triumph on Saturday would equal their longest winning streak against the Wallabies.

However, they still have a way to go to match Australia’s run of 11 victories in this match between 1981 and 1999.

Fans attending Saturday’s match will be hoping for a better spectacle than when the two teams last met in 2022.

In what was a disjointed match after Ireland captain Johnny Sexton was withdrawn due to injury during the warm-up, Bundee Aki and Jordan Petaia exchanged scores before Ireland flyhalf Ross Byrne took a penalty late for a 13-10 victory.