Only a Television Match Official decision at Twickenham stopped Tevita Kuridrani from making history in last year’s autumn Tests, but the runaway centre they call “K Train” has signified his intention to drive the northern hemisphere back into distraction with his trademark “choo choo” celebration.

The Yokohama crowd certainly saw Kuridrani yanking that chain enough times on Saturday, as he ran in a hat-trick in the Wallabies' 63-point waltz and the 6ft 4in, 17st powerhouse is determined to continue his try-scoring exploits at the Principality Stadium on Saturday, followed by his return to England’s HQ a week later.

“Yeah, last year I scored a few tries and was really close in that final match to getting the ‘grand slam’ and scoring in all five games we played on that tour,” he said. “I don’t know, but whenever I come over to the northern hemisphere there’s something special about it. Hopefully, that run will carry on this time around.”

If the Fijian-born outside centre has an itch to scratch in south-west London then he is particularly looking forward to facing Wales and not just because he has scored in two of their last three encounters. Remarkably, considering how often the countries seem to play each other nowadays, the 26-year-old has yet to come up against Jonathan Davies.