Typically, James Slipper got the business of his Wallabies retirement done quickly and with a minimum of fuss. Having spoken with coach Joe Schmidt at a 6.30am coffee in Perth on Monday, Slipper dropped a message in the Wallabies’ WhatsApp group: “Yeah boys, my last one. Love ya.”

“Slips doesn’t like any attention,” Allan Alaalatoa said.

The most capped Wallaby ever will run on for his 151st and last Test match on Saturday night in Perth. It will bring down the curtain on a remarkable international career for the 36-year-old prop, who debuted for the Wallabies against England in 2010.

Stats highlighting Slipper’s longevity are so abundant you have to pick highlights. From that first night – when Max Jorgensen was just five – Slipper has started in 88 Tests, come off the bench 62 times a

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