Wales captain Dafydd Jenkins wants no more pats on the back for near misses or heroic, but doomed, fightbacks.

 

Jenkins takes his team to Twickenham on Saturday for round two of the Six Nations with one outcome on his mind – winning.

 

No more hard luck stories, or dreamy what-might-have-beens, as followed the dramatic 27-26 home defeat to Scotland last week.

 

“England v Wales is always massive because of the history involved in the fixture. It is a must win game for us because of where we are in the tournament,” said Jenkins.

 

“It is all about winning – it doesn’t really mean anything if you don’t win. Twickenham would be a great place to win for any Welshman, but especially for me as I play over there.

 

“I’m looking to get one over on Henry Slade and my Exeter Chiefs clubmates.”

One of those will be Cardiff-born wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, who is on the bench in England’s unchanged side from their opening round win over Italy in Rome.

 

He had the choice of opting for England or Wales, but Wales coach Warren Gatland has pointed out there were no special plans for him following his decision to turn his back on the nation of his birth.

“We haven’t even spoken about him, he’s made his decision so good luck to him. There’s been no mention of his name,” said Gatland.

 

“It doesn’t add any extra spice. There are a lot of players from both countries who are dual-qualified. I hope things go well for him.”

 

England insist Feyi-Waboso is ready to face Wales after Steve Borthwick selected an unchanged team for the clash at Twickenham.

 

Feyi-Waboso made his Test debut as a late replacement in the round one victory over Italy and he continues on the bench for the visit of Gatland’s men.

 

The 21-year-old wing sensation has pledged allegiance to England despite being born and raised in Cardiff, prompting Gatland to remark that his decision had not gone down well across the border.

 

Borthwick had no hesitation giving Feyi-Waboso, who has been in electric form for Exeter this season, the opportunity to win his second cap.

 

“Not from my point of view. He came on and did really well against Italy. He has been an incredibly calm, composed and mature character,” Borthwick said.

 

Taking his Wales team to Twickenham won’t hold any fears for Gatland.

 

He has nothing but good memories of games at the home of English rugby, having won titles with both club and country at the 82,000-seater venue.

 

And with England players calling on the crowd to get behind them to make life even more difficult for the young Welsh side, Gatland is looking to instill confidence in his group.

 

“The first four times I went there we won three Premiership finals and a Heineken Cup final with Wasps. I don’t find it intimidating at all!” added Gatland.

 

What he failed to point out is that his first game in charge of Wales in 2008 was also at Twickenham when his Welsh side won there for the first time in 20 years.

 

His ‘Class of 2012’ then lifted the Triple Crown at HQ before his 2015 team knocked England out of their own World Cup.

 

“It’s a great stadium to enter when you have all the fans there. I love the atmosphere and it’s even more special if you can walk away with a win.

 

“That’s not easy to do, but we’ve prepared well this week, and we need to build on the second half against Scotland last weekend.

 

“For us, it’s about starting well and stopping the crowd singing ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ too early and too often. We need to silence them a bit – that becomes an important factor.

 

“We need to start a lot better than last week, and we need to reduce the number of turnovers. We had around 38 per cent of turnovers against us last week and that really hurt us.”

 

Jenkins will be leading a side showing seven changes from the defeat to Scotland, with loose-head prop Gareth Thomas and centre George North coming back into the starting XV, while lock Will Rowlands returns to the replacements’ bench.