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Twickenham can be 'fortress' - Robshaw

Wednesday, September 10 2014 by SNTV
  • Intro:

    England captain and Harlequins flanker Chris Robshaw says the spirit of London 2012 can inspire the hosts to glory in the 2015 Rugby World Cup

    Script:

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Chris Robshaw, England captain

    (Q: As captain of England do you feel under pressure as there is a lot of expectancy on England going into the 2015 IRB Rugby World Cup?)

    "I think there is always pressure on England isn't there, for a nation and for a rugby proud nation. We want to go out there and deliver, especially like you said being at home, being at Twickenham and you want to make that home a real fortress. You look at the power and ability of what the Olympics did to the nation and how everyone got behind them and that excitement and hopefully we can create that kind of buzz as well."

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Chris Robshaw, England captain

    (Q: With New Zealand, South Africa, Samoa and Australia coming during the Autumn do you see it as a chance to lay down a marker ahead of the World Cup?)

    "Yeah all the big boys are coming then, like you said, and of course everyone wants to play at Twickenham don't they. They want to get that familiarity with the pitch and they want to think and know that they can win there. But as a home nation you need to make it an extremely hard place to play, you need to put a couple of markers down, like you said and get a lot of wins and create that kind of fortress feel, that so when people do come in the World Cup, hopefully they have that in the back of their minds."

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