Wales captain Sam Warburton says Saturday's Pool A clash will be the highest profile of his career

Wales
Thursday 24 September 2015 at 5:03pm

Wales captain Sam Warburton says Saturday's Rugby World Cup pool stage clash against England is the highest-profile game of his career.

Speaking after Warren Gatland named his side to face the old enemy at Twickenham, Warburton described it as 'one of the biggest Wales v England games in history.'

The 26 year old says he copes with the build up to big games by 'switching on and off,' only thinking about the match a couple of days before.

Gatland has picked an all-Lions back-row teaming Warburton with Dan Lydiate and Taulupe Faletau, despite calls for him to start in-form Justin Tipuric.

Gatland says his side's rugby will do the talking on Saturday. Credit: PA

Gatland says he wants his side's rugby to 'do the talking' when the two teams meet on Saturday evening. He acknowledged the importance of the game, but says he's comfortable with Wales record against England since he took the helm.

Liam Williams, Samson Lee and Paul James were all injury worries, after last week's Uruguay game, which saw Cory Allen sidelined with a torn hamstring. Williams is back in the starting line-up for Saturday and Lee is on the bench, but Gatland says he didn't want to risk James.