After spending Biggar’s glad his team-mates

over a 34-year period have actually come in the last eight fixtures.

Wales’ Dublin record is highly impressive since 1984 – winning 10 and drawing one of their 18 games at either Lansdowne Road, Croke Park or the Aviva Stadium.

The away triumphs have included moments that have gone into rugby folklore.

In 1988 Wales won the Triple Crown for the first time in a decade courtesy of a dramatic injury time Dublin penalty by Paul Thorburn.

In 2000 a new-look side put together by Graham Henry in the wake of the residency scandal marched on Dublin and clinched a surprise 23-19 triumph.

The Irish were on fire at the time, having won three games on the trot with a youngster by the name of Brian O’Driscoll having dazzled with a hattrick of tries in France.

But Wales held firm and a Nathan Budgett try, supplemented by fantastic Neil Jenkins goalkicking, won the day. Guess who Ireland were coached by at the time? Warren Gatland, no less.

There was the Shane Williams game in 2008 when the mercurial Welsh wing produced his moment of magic to seal a 16-12 win en route to the Grand Slam.

The following year at the Millennium Stadium it was Ireland’s turn, when Ronan O’Gara’s dramatic last-gasp drop goal ensured the Irish won their first Grand Slam in 61 years.

So what is in store this time around at the Aviva Stadium?

Well the one thing recent history tells us is that this is the most difficult match of the lot to call correctly, with home advantage going out of the window.

Perhaps that makes a complete nonsense of the nine point start Ireland have been given with the bookies. citing his experience of the big occasion as a major factor in his recall. So has it been a tough few weeks watching from the sidelines? “It’s incredibly frustrating,” admitted the 28-year-old. “I’m a terrible spectator anyway, but when you are not out there where you can make a difference, it’s frustrating, it’s difficult. “Probably a few years ago I would have worried about whether I would get the jersey back, but I have matured, I’ve gained more experience. “It is out of your hands anyway, the coaches pick the team. Rhys played well against Scotland and deserved all the praise he had. For me, it almost drives you on, to make sure you do all the things you need to do.”

Which brings us to Saturday’s showdown at the Aviva Stadium and another duel with Johnny Sexton, a player Biggar has come up against many times at both regional and international level.

Of course, the Leinster star is also a player who kept Biggar away from the coveted British and Irish Lions Test jersey in New Zealand last summer, adding a bit of extra spice to one of the game’s key individual battles.

“First and foremost, he’s an absolutely fantastic player,” said Biggar, when the inevitable questioning turned to Sexton and the Irishman’s qualities.

“You see how important he is for Ireland and Leinster. He is a vital cog.

“I like Johnny a lot. He has that