{"id":9865,"date":"2016-03-08T22:11:35","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T22:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=9865"},"modified":"2016-03-08T22:11:35","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T22:11:35","slug":"roberts-expects-england-match-to-settle-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/03\/08\/roberts-expects-england-match-to-settle-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Roberts expects England match to settle title"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jamie Roberts believes that this weekend\u2019s clash with England will settle the 2016 Six Nations title.
\nRoberts was also quick to admit that matches against England take on an extra importance for supporters on both sides of the border.
\n\u201cYou can already feel it\u2019s a big week, we all love playing against England,\u201d said Roberts.
\n\u201cWe know the stakes are high and as a team we feel we have delivered when the stakes are at their highest. Just think back to Twickenham in 2013 or the World Cup last year.
\n\u201cI don\u2019t expect England to lose against France if the grand slam is riding on it and I\u2019d back us to beat Italy at home. So whoever wins this weekend probably wins the six nations.\u201d
\nSince signing for Harlequins at the end of last year, Roberts is now a permanent resident behind enemy lines in Cambridge.
\nPlaying alongside Mike Brown and Danny Care, as well as ex-England skipper Chris Robshaw every week, has given Roberts a new reason to get one over on the old enemy.
\n\u201cThe WhatsApp<\/em> group will be hyping up as the week goes on I\u2019m sure. It\u2019s great to play against the guys who you play and train with every week at club level. The bragging rights certainly last a little longer.
\n\u201cI share lifts with Chris Robshaw quite often and I think the way he\u2019s come back from the World Cup exit has shown the character of the man.
\n\u201cI spoke at his testimonial launch in January and I apologised to the crowd that it might not be as lucrative as it might have been after England\u2019s World Cup exit. He took it well and quipped back at me,\u201d said Roberts.
\nWhen asked about his club teammate and England livewire Mike Brown, the Welsh centre was quick to point out his winning mentality.
\n\u201cHe\u2019s an amazingly passionate player\u00a0and a bit of an angry man. He\u2019s one of England\u2019s really quality players, and if we don\u2019t shut him down early then he will create problems for us.\u201d
\nIt goes without saying that when Wales take on England the pressure on the players is increased. Roberts is fully aware of the importance of Saturday\u2019s match not only for bragging rights but in deciding the Six Nations Championship too.
\n\u201cWe love playing against England, it means so much to the players and fans on both sides. We know that even those not that interested in rugby will probably be watching us on Saturday.\u201d
\nThis weekend will be Wales\u2019 first match back at Twickenham since losing to South Africa in the quarter-finals of last year’s World Cup and their first against England since their famous victory the week before.
\nRoberts is clear that playing at the home of English rugby holds no fear for him and his teammates.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s an amazing place to play. Twickenham is certainly one of the great stadiums in world rugby. Most of us know what it takes to win there and the experience in our squad will help us when we\u2019re on the pitch.\u201d
\nWith the championship expected to be decided in London this weekend, Roberts believes that it could be one moment that changes the match.
\n\u201cOne missed tackle, one penalty, one unforced error, it could be something as small as that to decide this match.\u201d
\nRoberts was confirmed to start at centre once again this weekend, as Wales coach Warren Gatland named an unchanged XV from the victory against France.
\nDon\u2019t forget to check out our new podcast where we look ahead to the Wales v England match here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jamie Roberts believes that this weekend\u2019s clash with England will settle the 2016 Six Nations title. Roberts was also quick to admit that matches against England take on an extra importance for supporters on both sides of the border. \u201cYou can already feel it\u2019s a big week, we all love playing against England,\u201d said Roberts. \u201cWe know the stakes are high and as a team we feel we have delivered when the stakes are at their highest. 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