Dan Cole More Excited This Time Round

England prop Dan Cole feels even more excited about the 2015 Rugby World Cup than he did before his first tournament four years ago.

A nightmare campaign ended with England being knocked out in the quarter-finals and having to deal with a number of off-field issues in the press.

Now older and wiser, although still only 28 but with over 50 caps to his name, Cole will be taking the lessons of 2011 with him into the World Cup later this year.

England are continuing their preparations in Denver before returning home ahead of the start of the tournament.

“The main difference is probably just that you feel a bit more comfortable,” Cole said in an interview with the England Rugby website.

“You are aware of the pressures that come with leading up to a World Cup. You know what to expect from the training camp, for example, because you’ve been through it once already.

“Excitement is just the same, if not greater, because those of us that were there last time didn’t have the greatest experience."