JONNY May is preparing himself for possibly the biggest match of his career after being selected to line-up against Wales tomorrow night.

The England wing has kept his place in the starting line-up for the Six Nations opener after an impressive autumn internationals showing, in which he opened his try-scoring account in a white jersey against the formidable New Zealand.

The 24-year-old, who started his rugby career at Royal Wootton Bassett before moving to Hartpury College, has shaken off a cold, which meant he missed the last game for Gloucester against Brive before joining up with Stuart Lancaster’s squad.

Now May is confident he is fully prepared to step into the cauldron that is the Millennium Stadium tomorrow evening.

“It could definitely be up there with the biggest game I have ever played in,” he said ahead of the trip to Cardiff.

“The rivalry between the nations and to open up the Six Nations at the Millennium Stadium with a night game is going to be right up there.

“We can’t let the occasion get the better of us and we have got to go down there with clear heads and believe in ourselves and put out the performance we know we can do.

“It is a huge, huge game but myself and everyone else here are used to playing in big games. In the Premiership we play against great sides and against great players and we get used to it.

“Even though it is a little bit different and a little bit bigger profile, when you get to England level you are prepared for it because we’re used to the environment of having to prepare for a big game every week.

“I’ll just prepare the same way I always do and that will just be working hard every day on trying to get better and make sure after the first couple of training days I have near enough got through as much work as I need to do.

“Most of my preparation is done so at the end of the week I can be as relaxed as possible knowing that I have done my preparation and believe in myself that it is going to go my way.”

At the start of the World Cup year England head into the tournament as joint favourites to lift the trophy alongside Ireland.

May believes that England have the potential to win every game but knows that will be a tough ask given the quality of the opposition, starting tomorrow night in Cardiff.

“If we come together the way we know we can, and we play individually, and collectively, to the level we know we can, we’ll have a good chance of winning every game but I know all the other teams will be saying that as well,” he added.

“There are great players and great teams and I think every game will come down to the day and a few moments in the game.

“Each team has got to make sure they are on the right side of those moments, because those key moments in the game will be the difference because they are all going to be really close games.

“It is really important to keep working hard and focusing on one day and one week at a time.

“If you look at it as this game, this game, this game, then it can get overwhelming and we have got a massive game on Friday and we have just got to make sure we are all ready for it.”

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