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The Wales captain will speak to the media in a final press conference tomorrow afternoon before the England game

The preparation for Wales against England culminates just 24 hours before the final chapter of the famous rivalry.

Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones spoke to the press this afternoon and outlined his three non-negotiable things for the weekend.

« It’s pretty simple rugby things. discipline. Keep the ball. Score more points than your opponent, « he said.

« It’s a basic answer, but pretty simple. This applies to every game and every opponent. Of course there is the additional sideline and the Wales-England circus, but we are in a different context of competition.

« The boys took a solid win last weekend. There are definitely parts that we want to improve. We want to let this positivity flow into the performance tomorrow.

« They (England) continued in a similar way to where they left off in February and March. We know the threat and intensity that they will bring.

« The strength in depth that they have in many positions is plain to see and the consistency they have. There are likely many names that may get under the radar and underpin many of their star performers. « 

We know our shortcomings and where we need to improve, and the focus is on us. We know what tomorrow is coming, but ultimately we will focus on ourselves and deal with the things we can control.

Compared to previous encounters, the structure of this encounter was relatively cautious, as only a few verbal grenades were thrown.

Wales have named a better known team than they did against Georgia, but they still have fresh faces in the form of Shane Lewis-Hughes, James Botham, Johnny Williams and Louis Rees-Zammit.

England is now in full swing and will come into play as the clear favorites.

Wales: Leigh Halfpenny; Josh Adams, Nick Tompkins, Johnny Williams, and Louis Rees-Zammit; Dan Biggar, Lloyd Williams; Wyn Jones, Ryan Elias, Samson Lee, Jake Ball, Alun Wyn Jones, Shane Lewis-Hughes, James Botham and Taulupe Faletau.

Replacements: Elliot Dee, Rhys Carre, Tomas Francis, Will Rowlands, Aaron Wainwright, Rhys Webb, Callum Sheedy, and Owen Watkin.

England: Elliot Daly; Jonathan Joseph, Henry Slade, Owen Farrell (Capt), Jonny May; George Ford, Ben Youngs; Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, Kyle Sinckler, Maro Itoje, Joe Launchbury, Tom Curry, Sam Underhill and Billy Vunipola.

Substitutions: Luke Cowan-Dickie, Ellis Genge, Will Stuart, Jonny Hill, Ben Earl, Jack Willis, Dan Robson, and Anthony Watson.

However, if you look at the XV, which could be chosen from the uninvolved players, it becomes clear to you that Welsh rugby is not really in a particularly bad place.

Here the Wales XV is not involved this weekend, that is arguably better than the one who enters the field. . .

« It’s not about taking in or dealing with something. It’s about increasing your own level of application. « 

« You have to have a performance for that. If we do better, we’ll be able to win the game.

« We’re just going to run our business. We have to focus much more on ourselves.

« We know your threats and what they will bring, but you can spend too much time focusing on the opposition. « 

We are not going to complain. For some of the guys who have played there regularly it’s a lot more domestic.

« They continued in a similar way to how they left off. We know the threat and the intensity it will bring.

« The strength in depth that they have in many positions is plain to see and the consistency they have.

« Faith is an interesting word. I always have faith. We know our shortcomings and what we need to improve. We know what’s coming, but we need to focus on ourselves. « 

« The guys won a lot. There are parts that we definitely want to improve, but it was a decent result against Georgia.

« Some of the guys are sticking to the kit and we will wear that positive attitude tomorrow. « 

Welsh legend Scott Quinnell recalled one of the most famous attempts in nation history, the 1999 Scott Gibbs Score.

« We have never practiced that because I passed the ball on, » says the former No.. 8th.

« So there was no point in practicing it. Howlers ran across the field and then he passed the ball to me and I just managed to juggle it to bring the line of defense.

« He did it to Os du Randt, for God’s sake, you know what I mean? He had just run over him in South Africa so I thought he would do the same.

« Then when he went from his left and then from his left again, I could have fallen over, to be honest.

« That side step outside of Hanley to get the try was just great. It was just a wonderful moment. ”

Wales boss Wayne Pivac spoke about the qualities of Johnny Williams this week after starting him against England when he was 12. . .

« He made us move forward under the circumstances. We needed that. He brought us the payline. He was strong in tackles, « said Pivac.

« I thought he had a solid all-round game defensively so it’s been a good start for him and we think more is to come.

« He’s a big, strong guy and we think he might play a similar role for us as Hadleigh Parkes, but he’s actually got a little bit more X-Factor about him so he’s someone else we believe that he deserves his chance. « .

« Where he has played his club rugby in the past, he will enjoy the big stage against England. « 

Stuart Barnes had some pretty clear opinions on Welsh skipper Alun Wyn Jones ahead of the England clash at the weekend.

Jones takes on Lions teammate Maro Itoje and Barnes expects the Englishman to dominate and secure the Lions armband for 2021 this weekend.

« Tomorrow, 26-year-old Itoje will face the famous Alun Wyn Jones (35), the captain of Wales, who appears to be going under.

« I can’t remember so few mentions of Jones in the comment when I’ve seen Wales. I don’t remember seeing those Grand Slam winning choke tackles one after the other with Justin Tipuric.

« His backlash is next to nonexistent and the Welsh lineout has been a fundamental weakness for their team.

To be honest, it was a rather reserved week. That could have something to do with England being such strong favorites for the game and there won’t be any fans around.

Alun Wyn Jones will be holding a press conference this afternoon and we will bring you the latest on it.

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