4. CARDIFF-BORN IMMANUEL FEYI-WABOSO IS READY FOR WALES
STEVE BORTHWICK: (Any thoughts to stand Feyi-Waboso down?) “Not from my point of view. He came on and did really well (against Italy). He has been an incredibly calm, composed and mature character. He’s trained very well and in the little time I’ve known him he doesn’t seem to get fazed. I only have good things to say about him.”
JAMIE GEORGE: “First and foremost through his performances, I’ve been so impressed with everyone who has come into the squad. Manny is a very confident guy. He understands our defensive system because it’s pretty similar to the one at Exeter, which is beneficial. He isn’t fazed by anything.”
5. THE ADDED INTENSITY OF AN ENGLAND VS WALES TEST
STEVE BORTHWICK: “We expect the team and performance by Wales in the second half (against Scotland), we expect that standard. At the start of a tournament things like that can happen. Through the game the game they looked better and better and more cohesive. We’re expecting the very best version of a very good Welsh team.”
JAMIE GEORGE: “You just know when it’s England v Wales. As soon as the game finished on Saturday there’s a very different feel. There’s a huge amount of excitement. I don’t need to talk about the history of the game, it means a lot to people I this squad and to people in England. It’s very exciting to be back at Twickenham playing Wales.”
“It’s a big week, it’s a big week. There’s a huge excitement around the squad as a whole in terns of building on the performances. We’ve said it a million times since (last) Saturday, it’s not exactly where we wanted it to be. But the courage and endeavour to do try to do things a little bit differently, to play at a higher intensity, was there.
“Naturally as a player, you just want to go into the next thing. Steve has been trying to pull us back all week because it’s England-Wales and we are back at Twickenham…Everyone wants to put their hand up. We really want to try to build on the foundation we laid in Rome.”