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England match ‘a special one’ for players and fans, says Jones

Stephen Jones spoke to the press today at the Vale Hotel.

England match ‘a special one’ for players and fans, says Jones

Wales attack coach Stephen Jones is readying himself for a huge challenge against England at Twickenham a week on Saturday.

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The teams will meet in round four of the 2020 Guinness Six Nations in a crunch clash which will see two of the tournament’s biggest rivals go head to head.

“England were impressive against Ireland. They are very physical and bring a huge amount of line speed. We’ve got to make sure we embrace that challenge from an attack perspective,” Jones said. “We need to have quick ball to play against them. With George Ford and Owen Farrell they have got a huge kicking game with a huge amount of variety.

“They look to shake teams defensively, but we have to try and win the aerial battle and enjoy the physical battle of taking it to them.”

Former fly-half Jones continued: “It’s exciting going up to Twickenham – it’s always a great place to play. It’s a good challenge and they are always physical games.

“We’re expecting nothing different on this occasion. When we get the opportunity to move ball – on our terms – we’ve got to make sure we do so.

“We’ve got to make sure we’re smart with the way we play against that defence. There is a huge amount of history and passion associated with the game and this won’t be any different.

“It’s a special one for the players and supporters.”

Wales hope to have 2019 Grand Slam winners George North, Liam Williams and Josh Navidi available for the trip to Twickenham.

North suffered a head injury in the 27-23 defeat by France while Williams and Navidi haven’t played Test rugby since last year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan.

“George is going through the protocols,” said Jones. “It’s well documented George has had concussion. I think his last was four years ago, but he’s doing well with our medical team and he’s in a good place. We’ve got elite medical staff looking after him and nothing will be rushed.

“He’s doing very well. Every box will get ticked properly and that’s the most important thing. He’s going down the correct path and he’s in good spirits.

“Liam is training with us which is great. He’s getting the volume into his working week.

“The key is how his training goes this week and next. We have to put him through those scenarios and then it (whether he faces England) will be a discussion next week.

“The situation with Liam and Josh is they’re in our environment. They’re working hard getting the load that’s needed to make them available for selection.”

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