Halfpenny: More to come

12 April 2012

Leigh Halfpenny believes there is "plenty more to come" from Wales as they prepare for next Saturday's Triple Crown bid at Twickenham.

Wales will take a firm grip on this season's RBS 6 Nations Championship if they can claim only a second Twickenham victory since 1988. They have racked up 50 points and six tries in defeating Ireland and Scotland, form which has seen them installed as firm favourites to send England packing.

"The squad we have is tremendously talented - it is a special one to be a part of," Wales full-back Halfpenny said.

A third successive tournament win would not only secure a 20th championship Triple Crown, but also leave them two more victories away from collecting a second Six Nations title and Grand Slam of coach Warren Gatland's four-year reign.

"When I was growing up I watched Wales lose many times at Twickenham, and sometimes quite heavily, but everyone has put in the hard yards and our training camp in Poland last month has given us toughness to go with talent," continued Halfpenny.

"We know we can get a result, but we also know how hard it will be. We have won two from two in the Six Nations, but we cannot get carried away. There is a long way to go.

"It shows where we are at at the moment in that we have been able to overcome the loss of a number of players through injuries. We have strength in depth, and that is a key to winning campaigns."

One of England's biggest tasks will be trying to stop a giant-sized Wales back division containing the likes of Alex Cuthbert (6ft 6in), George North (6ft 4in), Jamie Roberts (6ft 4in) and Mike Phillips (6ft 3in).

Halfpenny, in comparison, is the small guy, although in size rather than stature following his match-winning exploits against Ireland and Scotland.

"It is great to be surrounded by so many big and talented players. It gives you a bit of confidence as the small guy," he added.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Sign up you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy notice .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in