And the Wales forwards coach believes the battle of the two packs will be overseen by the best scrum controller in the world in referee Jerome Garces. The Frenchman was the man in the middle when Wales last beat England at Twickenham in the 2015 World Cup.
“International rugby is based on a few decisions or a bounce of the ball. It’s nip and tuck and we’re very fortunate to have Jerome Garces as referee,” said McBryde.
“Both sides are very familiar with him, but he’s a world class referee. We’ve enjoyed it every time we’ve played against England with him and this will be no different.
“It’s a case of having composure and taking the right options. He knows exactly what he is looking for, he likes to see the props in, which isn’t going to be an issue I don’t think.
“There are certain things that referees are looking for. Currently they are looking at the loose head props to make sure they aren’t hinging and are scrummaging straight.
“I think we have been very legal with the way we have gone about the scrum in recent years. I know that there is a reputation we have built for ourselves and a maturity about our front row players too.
“Perhaps in the past Rob Evans was guilty, but he is now making really good decisions with regards to his scrummaging. We have developed a maturity over the last couple of years that, hand in hand with our familiarity with Jerome, should mean we will be OK on Saturday.”
England head coach attempted to ramp up the pressure on Wales outside half Rhys Patchell by suggesting he may find it more difficult to play against the English than the Scots. But McBryde has no concerns whatsoever about the temperament of the young Scarlet.
“I don’t know what Eddie has said, but any player wearing the No 10 jersey is going to be put under pressure. There’s nothing different there,” said McBryde.
“Rhys is surrounded by a number of players from his region and the cohesion and familiarity that brings will hopefully help him to stand-up under the pressure of international rugby – just as we saw last Saturday.
“Eddie has said he is going to put us under pressure, but the same goes for us. Shaun Edwards will be banging the drum in terms of putting England under pressure.
“When the stakes are high there is no quarter asked and none given. That’s what it will be like on Saturday.”
