Chris Robshaw and England suffered a devastating 28-25 defeat to Wales at last year’s Rugby World Cup at Twickenham.
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Webb, 27, was arguably Wales’ stand-out player last season, scoring five tries in eight Tests, including a touchdown against England in Cardiff.
Wales have named an unchanged starting XV to face England at Twickenham on Saturday (4pm kick off). We watched him against Leinster last weekend and he probably needs a bit more time under his belt but we will gauge that over the next 24 hours before deciding whether to use him at the weekend.
“The experience Rhys brings is something any side would want in selection, but Gareth has been going really well and played particularly well against France”.
“We are 100 per cent behind Gareth and what he has achieved”. There is no substitute for speed or the ability to create breaks, and that is what Gareth has done in abundance.
Lloyd Williams has been his deputy while Scarlets scrum-half Aled Davies is also in the squad.
He continued: “Nobody in this environment works harder than the players and coaches, I can assure you of that”.
Gatland names his team at 11am with lock Luke Charteris back in the mix after missing out against France with a knee injury while loosehead Gethin Jenkins hopes to overcome a calf problem to back up Rob Evans from the bench.
Victory for England would keep them on course for a first Grand Slam since 2003, but a Wales win in south-west London means they would then need victory at home to tournament strugglers Italy on March 19 to secure a fourth Six Nations title of Gatland’s reign.
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The game at Twickenham pitches England, unbeaten in their opening three games, against a Welsh side a point adrift in second place in the Six Nations table after drawing with Ireland in their opener.
