GARETH Davies made his name in Wales\u2019 last encounter with England, so it’s no surprise that this weekend’s title decider with England holds no fear for him.
\nWith Wales trailing at Twickenham in a vital World Cup pool match in September last year, Davies stepped up when his team needed him most to score the decisive try.
\nThe match has gone down as one of Wales\u2019 greatest victories, but Davies has been quick to brush off the victory and look ahead to Saturday.
\n\u201cLast September was a great moment for myself and a great moment for Wales as a nation. Warren Gatland said himself it was one of the biggest victories in Welsh rugby history. But it doesn’t change anything for this week,\u201d said Davies.
\nThe Scarlets scrum-half believes that he\u2019s now more ready to take on England in their own back yard than he was last year.
\n\u201cThe more international rugby you play the more you improve as a player. As a side we\u2019re comfortable playing anywhere and against anyone. I think we proved that in the World Cup at Twickenham.\u201d
\nWith Wales naming an unchanged side from their victory over France last time out, attention has focussed on Rhys Webb\u2019s inclusion on the bench after completing 80 minutes for Osprey\u2019s in his comeback from injury.
\nDavies has been the first choice number nine since Webb\u2019s injury and has impressed in both the World Cup and his recent six nations performances.
\n\u201cHaving Rhys back in the squad maybe adds a little more pressure for me \u2013 but I enjoy it. The more competition the better, it\u2019s great to have Rhys back in the mix and it benefits the whole squad,\u201d said Davies.
\nEngland are the only side who can complete the grand slam this season and Eddie Jones\u2019 side have impressed so far in the campaign.
\nHowever, Davies isn\u2019t too bothered about how England are shaping up, preferring to focus on his own side’s talents.
\n\u201cWe\u2019ve got to start well. So far in this campaign we\u2019ve started a bit slow in the opening 20 minutes. If we come out all guns blazing and play a nice high tempo game then we can come away with the win.
\n\u201cEngland have got new management but we\u2019re not looking too much at them. We\u2019re just looking to get our own house in order. I don\u2019t think it\u2019ll be a particularly hostile atmosphere.\u201d
\nDavies did, however, give his thoughts on England\u2019s competing scrum-halves \u2013 Ben Youngs and Danny Care.
\n\u201cTo me it doesn\u2019t make a difference which scrum-half lines up against me. They\u2019re both great players but I think Danny is a bit more lively. Although I expect Ben Youngs to start \u2013 he really does run the game well for them. I\u2019m really looking forward to the battle.\u201d
\nWith the title on the line, Davies is in no doubt that it\u2019s the result that matters more than anything this weekend.
\n\u201cIt wasn\u2019t the prettiest of matches against France last time out, but we came away with the win and the forwards played exceptionally well.
\n\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter how you win, as long as you win. Confidence is a huge part of my game, and I just want to keep playing well.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
GARETH Davies made his name in Wales\u2019 last encounter with England, so it’s no surprise that this weekend’s title decider with England holds no fear for him. With Wales trailing at Twickenham in a vital World Cup pool match in September last year, Davies stepped up when his team needed him most to score the decisive try. The match has gone down as one of Wales\u2019 greatest victories, but Davies has been quick to brush off the victory and look […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":9914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[151,4],"tags":[760,3557,154,328,1028,339,332,1029],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-9913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rugby","category-sport","tag-gareth-davies","tag-rhys-webb","tag-rugby-2","tag-six-nations","tag-twickenham","tag-wales","tag-wales-rugby","tag-warren-gatland"],"yoast_head":"\n