Wales will aim to harness the passion of their home crowd but the game will be decided by form, not historical enmity, with England in pole position.
Matt Sherratt has introduced a level of positivity that has been absent from Welsh rugby for some time, but the must seize upon that momentum
The enduring class of Taulupe Faletau, Liam Williams and Josh Adams on their returns gives Wales hope after a wretched year.
No one is expecting Wales to beat South Africa but the performance will go a long way to proving Gatland retains the faith of his players
Gatland’s second coming as Wales boss has been terrible as just six wins in 22 matches have been recorded and they are currently on a record equalling loss of 10 straight 10 matches with Australia preparing to visit Cardiff next Sunday.
Former Wales scrum-half Mike Phillips has said that Warren Gatland deserves to be kicked out in an impassioned post online, adding it was nuts that the Welsh Rugby Union ever re-hired him.
The former centre spent 15 seasons with the Scarlets first team and another two at Clermont before deciding to finish up.
Experienced tighthead has “never retired from Test rugby” but says his current focus is on his family and contract in France.
World Rugby has announced a new strategy aimed at transforming the landscape of high-performance match officiating worldwide.