George Ford has insisted that he will take the opportunity with both hands as he prepares for his first World Cup with England.
Much of the build-up to the tournament has been dominated by the battle between Ford and Owen Farrell to start at fly-half against Fiji in next Friday's opener, and the 22-year-old appears to be in possession of the place.
After taking part in a packed schedule to get ready for the World Cup, Ford claims that he is ready to produce his best form in the biggest stage.
"We've been doing four weights sessions, two speed sessions and two conditioning sessions each week," the Bath fly-half told Men's Fitness. "It's probably the hardest couple of weeks I've ever had in pre-season. But I understand what the coaches are trying to do. If we can keep our skills high and our minds clear when we're almost dead, we'll be able to stay in the game against the top teams for the full 80 minutes and beyond.
"World Cups don't come around very often, especially in your own country.
"Rather than just play in it I'm going to attack it. This is an opportunity for us to do something really special."
Ford has scored 124 points in 13 games for England.
