The prop star is the lone survivor from the 2007 Rugby World Cup thriller, when Warren Gatland’s men were dumped out at the pool stage after a 34-38 defeat.
It was the lowest point in all of Jenkins’ 108 international appearances, and he is desperate not to let it happen at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.
He said: “I remember drawing with them a few years ago – there was a down dressing room after that game… and I remember the 2007 game in France.
“Not many of us played in the 2007 game. It was a down-point in my career and in that of everyone who played, but Saturday is a chance to beat Fiji on our own patch.”
Jenkins will stretch his record number of caps to 109 when he leads Wales out as captain at the Millennium Stadium, given the armband with Sam Warburton rested. They gained a measure of revenge over Fiji with a thumping 66-0 win during the 2011 World Cup.
But Jenkins has warned his teammates to expect the unexpected against a Fiji side sprinkled with stardust.
He said: “Fiji are always going to bring an expansive game and try and take to us on out wide. We know what to expect, but we have to concentrate on our game and keep doing the things we did well on Saturday.”
The Cardiff Blues prop made an instant impact on his introduction against the Aussies. He was part of the scrum drive that led to Wales’ penalty try.
His number one shirt, that he has almost exclusively held since 2002, is under threat from Bath’s Paul James and emerging Osprey Nicky Smith. But Jenkins has welcomed the fresh competition in the squad.
He said: “There’s always been a lot of competition in my position, Gats has mentioned Nicky Smith coming through, Paul James has been snapping at my heels for quite a while now and he’s got his chance to play last week.
“So I’m determined to make the most of the game on the weekend, we’ll try and learn our lessons from [the defeat to Australia] and all the focus for the rest of the week is going into Fiji.”
