When Cardiff\u2019s streets and The Principality Stadium are full of yellow daffodils and red roses it can only mean one thing: Wales v England in the Six Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year though, anthems and chants will be sung from the sofa and not from the 74,000 thousand seats in the venue.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rugby fan Brandon Smith watches the game every year and says, given the circumstances of this year\u2019s game, it will naturally feel very different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I think rugby brings people together and that\u2019s the beauty of it,” he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The game brings a community of people together so this year will be difficult for many people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe atmosphere you get [in the stadium] is incredible so it must be difficult for the players.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, this does not mean the event will go un-noticed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Culturally, the England v Wales Six Nations game is normally the biggest event in the Welsh sporting calendar. People of all ages come together to watch the match both at home and in town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gareth Davies plays for the Cardiff Blues in their partially sighted team. He says the England v Wales game matters more than all the others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cObviously every game is important but there\u2019s something different about Wales England. I think it\u2019s in our DNA to think \u2018as long as we beat the English it doesn\u2019t matter\u2019,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Allan Bateman is a former British and Irish Lion, so he knows a thing or two about facing England. He says there’s an added pressure when it comes to playing the English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter which team you\u2019re playing against but England always seem to be the one were we\u2019ve got to beat them, so you\u2019re always thinking \u2018we need to turn England over\u2019. You\u2019ve got that added pressure of wanting to beat them because they are the team to beat,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far fortune has favoured Wales with previous opponents Scotland and Ireland both picking up red cards in their matches. After England lost their first match to the Scots, the pressure is now on\u00a0 Wayne Pivac’s men to take the Triple Crown and chase the Grand Slam.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, Eddie Jones’ England are tipped to win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So while the Stadium and the streets of Cardiff will be empty, come 4.45pm on Saturday, the sofas of the nation will be full to bursting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n