Wallabies and international rugby great James Slipper is set to bow out of the Test arena in Perth, with Australia’s most-capped player to play his final international game in Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup blockbuster.

The long-tenured Slipper, one of just three players in Test history to reach the 150-game mark, has confirmed the Wallabies clash with New Zealand at Optus Stadium will be his last.

The 36 year-old reached the century-and-a-half milestone against the All Blacks last Saturday and will retire behind only Welsh second-rower Alun Wyn Jones (171) and New Zealand lock Sam Whitelock (153) in terms of Tests played.

In a full circle moment, Slipper’s Wallabies career will finish where it started in Perth, 15 years on from his debut as a 21 year-old against England at Subiaco Oval.

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