"We can't be having that"- Wales lock Dafydd Jenkins insists England won't win Six Nations in Cardiff
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Wales second row Dafydd Jenkins, stated that his side cannot allow England to win the 2025 Guinness Six Nations at Principality Stadium Saturday afternoon.
England who put aside Italy, 47-24 at Twickenham last Sunday have still got a chance of lifting silverware when they head to the Welsh capital. Albeit they will have to wait until the final whistle in Paris before the celebrations begin if they are to be successful.
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For Wales they will be aiming to put an end to a torrid run of 16 consecutive Test defeats. If they were to stop the chances of England claiming the Championship they will need to pick up their first win at home for the first time in eight games at Principality stadium.
"This is the game you dream of playing in as a kid," said Jenkins. "It's sold out. Pretty sure they (England) can win the Championship, so we can't be having that in Cardiff, can we.
"I probably started watching rugby properly in that 2011 World Cup, so seeing Wales have success there really inspired me to go on and play and want to play in the Welsh jersey, in these big games against England.
"Obviously seeing the success that Welsh team had, has brought through another generation now, which hopefully we can do. But yeah, this game is a special one, and one we're definitely up for."
The 22-year-old who captained his side during the 2024 Championship plays in the Gallagher Premiership for Exeter Chiefs, so there will be bragging rights on the line, right?
"If I go back to Exeter with a win I'd be a lot happier, in terms of you can start ripping into a few of the other boys," Jenkins added. "I've taken my fair share of stick off them, so it'd be nice to hand out a bit."
Jenkins produced a standout performance in Edinburgh in the last round of Six Nations, but one player that has stood out all tournament is Wales' captain, Jac Morgan. He is currently ranked number one in the tackle chart with 73 and has been leading his side with some impressive performances that his counterparts will be inspiring off.
On Morgan's brilliant showing in this year's Six Nation, Jenkins added: "He's an incredible player. He is a class bloke, very humble, and someone I love playing with and playing for.
"You always know he is going to give everything, and you always know he is going to be one of the best players on the pitch, whoever we are playing against. Having people like – Jac, Taulupe, Tomos – does help the team forward. They are special players.
"He (Morgan) is above everyone else. For me, he is the best seven in Britain at the moment. If you are talking about a Lions tour, he's on there for sure, isn't he."
With those performances under interim head coach Matt Sherratt, Wales have looked like they've improved vastly. Despite the result against Scotland meaning that Wales joined Italy as the only Tier one Nation team to have lost 16 consecutive Test matches in the professional era, they have been some good moments.
"Seeing Jac doing special things really inspires you to think we do have the sort of team to start winning games and hopefully win Championships in the future. But I think the coaching staff that's come in, in terms of Jockey (Sherratt) with the attack, it's making us look like a real threat in attack I feel.
"I think our set-piece has been good, the last couple of games, it's something we want to be a dominant pack with. So there's a lot of positives to take into the next game, obviously we all know the situation in terms of the losses, but I think from taking the positives out of the games you can see there's actually a progression going forward."
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