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Matches: Wales 21 - 18 Australia

Teams: Australia | Wales

Wales and Australia go head-to-head at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday with both teams looking to end their autumn on a high.

With the James Bevan trophy, named after the Australian born man who captained Wales in their first international against England in 1881, at stake the two sides will rekindle a rivalry that began with a Welsh win in 1908.

The Wallabies have had the best of Wales in the recent past, with Wales' only success of the professional era coming with a 24-22 win at the Millennium Stadium in 2005. During last season's World Cup the Wallabies inflicted a home defeat on Wales that led to their eventual elimination at the hands of Fiji, so there will be no lack of bite come Saturday afternoon.

Wales v Australia Match Facts:

• The countries have met on 27 occasions - Australia lead the series 17-9, with one draw.
• Wales record win was a 28-3 success in 1975, while Australia boast a best of 63-6 (1991).
• The only drawn Test finished 29-29 at the Millennium Stadium in 2006.
• Shane Williams needs one try on Saturday to equal Gerald Davies' Welsh record of four against Australia.
• Wales field 10 survivors from the team beaten by Australia in last year's World Cup, including the entire front-five of Gethin Jenkins, Matthew Rees, Adam Jones, Ian Gough and Alun-Wyn Jones.
• Australia include just five survivors from that game in Cardiff; Drew Mitchell, Stirling Mortlock, Matt Giteau, Stephen Moore and Nathan Sharpe.
• Wales could climb to fourth in the International Rugby Board world rankings ahead of Monday's 2011 World Cup draw, but only if they win by 15 points or more and England lose to New Zealand.
• Wales have only beaten Tri-Nations opposition twice during rugby union's 13-year professional era - South Africa (1999) and Australia (2005).
• Australia are unbeaten on the European leg of their current tour, having defeated Italy, England and France.
• Saturday's game will be the 11th of Wales head coach Warren Gatland's reign - he has currently won six and lost four.

Wales v Australia Match Stats:

Played 27; Wales won 9; Australia won 17; One drawn match

First Test: Wales 9-6 Australia, National Stadium Cardiff Arms Park, December 12, 1908

Latest Test: Wales 20-32 Australia, Rugby World Cup, Millennium Stadium, September 15, 2007

Drawn Test Match: Wales 29-29 Australia, Millennium Stadium, November 4, 2006

Wales' largest winning margin: 25 points, Wales 28-3 Australia, National Stadium Cardiff Arms Park, December 20 1975

Australia's largest winning margin: 57 points, Australia 63-6 Wales, Ballymore, July 22 1991

Australia's winning sequence: Three tests, 26 May, 2007 to present day

Click here for a complete breakdown of all the previous clashes between Wales and Australia