{"id":8654,"date":"2016-02-02T16:41:06","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T16:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=8654"},"modified":"2016-02-02T16:41:06","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T16:41:06","slug":"roberts-relishes-partnering-davies-in-six-nations-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/02\/02\/roberts-relishes-partnering-davies-in-six-nations-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Roberts relishes partnering Davies in Six Nations opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CENTRES\u00a0Jamie Roberts and Jonathan Davies will\u00a0be paired together for the 40th time when\u00a0the RBS Six Nations kicks off on Sunday.<br \/>\nDue to Wales&#8217;s injury woes, Roberts was paired with four different midfield partners during the World Cup. Davies&#8217;s return will give a boost to the squad as well as adding stability and experience to the Welsh midfield.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8691\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8691\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/6-nations.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8691\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8691\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/6-nations.jpg\" alt=\"Jamie Roberts ahead of Sunday's game at the Aviva Stadium\" width=\"740\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8691\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/6-nations.jpg\" alt=\"Jamie Roberts ahead of Sunday's game at the Aviva Stadium\" width=\"740\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <strong>Jamie Roberts at today&#8217;s press conference ahead of Sunday&#8217;s game in Dublin.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nRoberts said: &#8220;I&#8217;ve played a lot of rugby with Jon over the years. He&#8217;s come back in and he&#8217;s bouncing about the place.<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s important that myself and Jon as senior players set the standards and help to develop younger players.<br \/>\n&#8220;We set ourselves high standards and the responsibility lies on us\u00a0to drive the standards.&#8221;<br \/>\nDavies&#8217;s knee ligament injury ruled him out of last year&#8217;s World Cup campaign but Roberts said the Scarlets-bound centre has had a good month with Clermont.<br \/>\nAfter the World Cup, Roberts took some time out of the game himself. &#8220;If anything it&#8217;s made me hungrier and happier,&#8221; he said.<br \/>\nSince Roberts joined Harlequins last summer, he has worked\u00a0on different aspects of his game.<br \/>\nHe said: &#8220;I&#8217;m looking to improve my passing game and kicking game and playing that expansive style of rugby.<br \/>\n&#8220;That&#8217;s one of the reasons I opted for Harlequins in my career move.<br \/>\n&#8220;I&#8217;m really enjoying my rugby at the moment. That step away from professional rugby has really made me appreciate it.<br \/>\n&#8220;You can only be the best at your job if you love what you do.&#8221;<br \/>\nHis studies at Cambridge University allowed Roberts\u00a0to play in the Oxford and Cambridge Varsity game in December.<br \/>\nRoberts enjoyed the more relaxed environment in preparation to the Varsity game. He said how some of the lads would turn up late after lectures but joked he didn&#8217;t miss training as he didn&#8217;t attend lectures.<br \/>\nThe Wales centre hopes he has four or five more years left to play. When it comes to training he says he has to &#8220;box cleverer&#8221; to take care of his body.<br \/>\nLooking ahead to this Six Nations campaign, Roberts said Wales have been working on becoming more clinical.<br \/>\nThe 29-year-old said Wales create chances all over the field but have struggled to show\u00a0it on the scoreboard. &#8220;You look back over the last few years and our inability convert those chances into tries has let us down somewhat,&#8221; he said.<br \/>\nRoberts warned against Ireland &#8220;if you&#8217;re not on top of your game you&#8217;re second best&#8221;. Gatland&#8217;s men lost 26-3 the last time they visited the Aviva Stadium for the Six Nations \u00a0in 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CENTRES\u00a0Jamie Roberts and Jonathan Davies will\u00a0be paired together for the 40th time when\u00a0the RBS Six Nations kicks off on Sunday. Due to Wales&#8217;s injury woes, Roberts was paired with four different midfield partners during the World Cup. Davies&#8217;s return will give a boost to the squad as well as adding stability and experience to the Welsh midfield. Roberts said: &#8220;I&#8217;ve played a lot of rugby with Jon over the years. He&#8217;s come back in and he&#8217;s bouncing about the place. 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