“We don’t fear going away from home, as we showed in the Six Nations, and we’re going up there full of confidence and looking to get the result we want”.
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With Wales to play England in one of the crunch matches of Pool A on Saturday, there are doubts about front row pair Paul James and Samson Lee, Aaron Jarvis has a damaged rib while full back Liam Williams left Sunday’s game with a thigh injury.
England will know, however, that the scoreline flattered them and they will know there is much work to be done before Lancaster’s men tackle the twin threat of Wales and Australia in the next fortnight.
When asked if Burgess, who has spent only 10 months in rugby union, would cope with starting against Wales, Catt replied: “Yes”.
The squad were officially welcomed to Rugby World Cup 2015 on Monday in a ceremony at the Guildall in central London, attended by the Duke of Cambridge.
“The injuries don’t make Wales any weaker”.
Though they finished the game in style, 2003 World Cup victor Greenwood was not quite convinced by the start made by England.
Next they face England in a match that could determine their progress from pool play.
“England at Twickenham in their World Cup, it doesn’t get much bigger than that…we don’t need to get any motivation for it – everyone is up for it. We don’t fear them at all“.
Wales, fielding largely a shadow XV, scored eight tries against Uruguay – Allen’s treble, two for scrum-half Gareth Davies, plus touchdowns by Lee, Hallam Amos and Justin Tipuric – while fly-half Rhys Priestland kicked seven conversions.
“We’re carrying five props and at the moment we’ve only got three who can take the field, and we have to have four, so we may have to make a hard call and replace one of the props”.
“Unfortunately, I will be watching you with my brother, so I will need a Wales win more than ever!”
“We’ve got to be better mentally because we switched off in an area in which we probably can’t afford to”, said the British and Irish Lions tighthead. It’s not all about individuals but I think putting pressure on each other is great.
“Having said all that, they grasped the game with 15 minutes to go and came out of it with a bonus-point win, and they will have learned a huge amount there”.
“We talked (today) about our decision-making on the ball”, he said.
“I’ll go back to Gloucester and walk the dog on Wednesday”.
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“I’ve never been as a fan either, so it will be a new experience for me”.
