CAPTAIN Chris Robshaw says England are ready for Sunday’s vital RBS Six Nations encounter at the Aviva Stadium.
Ireland and England bring unbeaten records in this year’s competition into the game so Robshaw admits the stakes are high. “Both sides know what this game means,” Robshaw said.
“I think both sides are fully aware there’s two unbeaten sides going into it and so if you come out on top you put yourself in a very good position. So that’s exactly what we’ve got to do. Both teams are pretty evenly matched. We’ve had a two-week build-up for this week. We’re ready for it.”
Having watched Ireland take the title on television in 2014 Robshaw wants his team to claim silverware. “The worst bit of last year was probably seeing it happen, then be photographed doing it and being put across every paper — the extreme of the two camps.
“When you’re sat there thousands of miles apart, you’re pretty helpless. It was tough to take. We all had a beer together after and said ‘we’ve got to continue learning from this. We are getting better, but it’s one thing getting better, you’ve got to be picking up that silverware’.
“Silverware matters to everyone. As a player, you want to be judged on what you’ve won. It’s all well and good picking up caps and playing x amount of times for your country, which is incredible, but you want to win stuff.
“You want to win stuff for your country and be top of the pile come the end. No matter what it is, no matter what competition you’re playing, you always want to be seen as successful.”
