Dan Biggar calls for the spirit of 2015 as Wales target Twickenham success

Dan Biggar believes Wales will need to replicate their “roll the sleeves up job” of a famous World Cup win seven years ago when they target Guinness Six Nations success against England.

That 2015 triumph at Twickenham remains the last time England were toppled on home soil by their fierce rivals.

It was an against-the-odds victory as Wales wiped out a 10-point deficit to win 28-25 despite losing injured trio Liam Williams, Scott Williams and Hallam Amos, and ending the game with scrum-half Lloyd Williams as an emergency wing.

Biggar, among four starting XV survivors going back for more on Saturday, kicked 23 points and was the architect of a pool-stage victory that nudged England closer to the World Cup exit door.

“It was just a brilliant evening, a brilliant result, brilliant character and roll the sleeves up job,” he said.

“I think for any team going away and winning in places like Twickenham, you have got to really roll your sleeves up, and that is what we will have to do on Saturday.

“I remember we went back to the Vale (Wales’ training base), and I was straight in the cryotherapy chamber at 3am because we were playing four days later!

“We made a decision that night that we weren’t going to go away and let it slip. We decided we wanted to dig in as much as we could and get a huge win.

“We had to deal with a lot of injuries as well. I ended up playing the last 15-20 minutes at full-back and Lloyd Williams obviously had to come on to the wing. It’s crazy that it was seven years ago now.”

Biggar, who wins his 98th cap on Saturday, is no stranger to playing at Twickenham, but for a number of his colleagues – young prospects like Taine Basham, Dewi Lake and Jac Morgan – it will be a new experience.

“We realise it’s a very