Shaun Edwards has reiterated that Wales's emphatic 30-3 victory over England the last time the two sides met at the Millennium Stadium is not something his side have dwelled on.

The Red Rose suffered a crushing blow two years ago as their opponents retained the Six Nations crown in record-breaking style in Cardiff.

However, a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then, and assistant coach Edwards believes that Wales's 29-18 reverse at Twickenham last time out has far more relevance.

"A lot of people talk about what happened here in Cardiff, but we have never spoken about that," he told reporters. "We have only spoken about the last performance against England. Even to the fact where the players made themselves watch back the first half at Twickenham.

Wales head into tomorrow night's tournament curtain raiser with the weight of a nation on their shoulders once more, not least with the World Cup now on the horizon, and the former Wigan Warriors star believes that his side will take great confidence from their impressive victory over South Africa last November.

"We've just defeated South Africa for just the second time in a hundred years which helped get a monkey off our backs," he added. "Having said that, we'll always be judged on the Six Nations, and tournaments where you can get a trophy at the end of it. Obviously the two big competitions for us are the Six Nations and the World Cup."

Edwards, who also moved to play down England's injury fears ahead of the showdown, has been part of the Red Dragons' backroom staff since 2008.