It’s been billed as a battle between two desperate sides.
Wales and Australia each need a victory in Cardiff on Saturday amid hugely challenging spells that have left their coaches under pressure.
Questions are being asked about Wayne Pivac after the loss to Georgia and a woeful run of results this year, while his Wallaby counterpart Dave Rennie is also under scrutiny heading into a game that could see Australia finish 2022 with their worst set of results in a calendar year in the professional era.