World Cup Pool A: England v Wales |
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Venue: Twickenham, London Date: 26 September Kick-off: 20:00 BST
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Coverage: Live on BBC Radio 5 live and sports extra, BBC local radio, plus live text commentary on every match on the BBC Sport website.
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Further coverage: BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC local radio.
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Wales will set out to "smash" rookie centre Sam Burgess - just like the rest of his England team, says coach Warren Gatland.
The two sides meet in Saturday's World Cup Pool A match at Twickenham, kick-off 20:00 BST.
League convert Burgess, 26, has played only 112 minutes of international rugby union and will line up opposite Jamie Roberts, who has 70 Wales caps.
"We won't be trying to single out Sam Burgess at all," said Gatland.
"We will be going out there to smash him like everyone else," he added.
Bath's Burgess bowed out of the 13-man code in 2014's NRL Grand Final. He put in a man-of-the-match performance when South Sydney Rabbitohs won their first title in 43 years. And Gatland believes that sort of experience will serve Burgess well.
"He's got inexperience at rugby union, but not at big occasions," said the Wales coach.
"We're not rubbing our hands together about one player thinking there's a weakness there - that is not the way we look at it.
"When you underestimate a player, it comes back to bite you."
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