England match like Wales’ World Cup final – George

Men’s Six Nations – Wales v England

class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>Date: Saturday, 15 March class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″> Kick-off: 16: 45 GMT

England vice-captain Jamie George says the Six Nations finale in Cardiff will be like a “World Cup final” for Wales as they seek to end a 16-match losing streak.

The two sides meet on Saturday with England in contention to win their first title since 2020.

But Wales will be desperate to stop their record losing run against their biggest rivals, according to George.

“Wales are going to be so motivated – England against Wales in Cardiff is huge”, the hooker told the BBC’s Rugby Union Weekly podcast.

“It will be their World Cup final. It doesn’t get much bigger than Wales against England in Cardiff”.

Wales have yet to win this Championship, but George is wary of the improvements they have made since Matt Sherratt’s appointment as interim boss.

“Everyone has seen the progress in the team, so they are not going to roll over and give it to us”, he added.

“So we are going to have to be ready. It is a six-day turnaround and there are challenges there, but we will be ready to go in Cardiff.

” For us we are going there looking to win the tournament.

“Obviously there are certain things we can’t control with that, but we will be highly motivated”.

Despite Wales ‘ travails over the past 18 months, World Cup winner Matt Dawson says England must expect a backlash at the Principality Stadium.

“I have a sneaky suspicious something weird could happen down at the Principality”, Dawson said on Rugby Union Weekly.

Meanwhile England have called Bath centre Max Ojomoh into their training squad as a replacement for club-mate Ollie Lawrence.

Lawrence sustained a serious Achilles tendon injury in the win over Italy and is set for a lengthy spell out of action.