England may be drawing on their 2013 pain of losing in Cardiff ahead of Friday's match at the Millennium Stadium but Wales are also looking to avenge last year's defeat at Twickenham, according to Leigh Halfpenny.

While much is made of England's Millennium Stadium implosion the last time they visited Cardiff two years ago, subsiding to a record 30-3 defeat, Wales fell away 11 months ago in south-west London. Only Halfpenny's superb goal-kicking kept them in the contest, but his six penalties were eclipsed as England prevailed 29-18.

And to rub salt into Wales' wounds, full-back Halfpenny suffered a dislocated shoulder late in the contest that meant a lengthy lay-off, sidelining him from last summer's two-Test South Africa tour.

"We were disappointed last year to have gone there and not perform to the standards we set ourselves," he said. "And that is something that has been with us since. We will use that hurt to full effect.

"We have done our analysis and things and it was not easy to watch. The performance wasn't the standard it should be, so Friday night is an opportunity to put that right. I think the pressure we have is what we put on ourselves to perform. That's what we put on ourselves and what we need on Friday night."

Halfpenny is among 13 of the side that started at Twickenham who return for the latest England clash on Friday, which comes just under eight months before the countries meet in a crunch World Cup pool game. Both countries ended their autumn campaigns earlier this season with notable victories - Wales beating South Africa, while England toppled Australia - which has set the scene perfectly for match number 126 between two of rugby's oldest and fiercest rivals.

"There is always that buzz about Wales versus England and the history that goes with it," Halfpenny added. "We got that monkey off the back in November, beating a southern hemisphere team, so that breeds confidence and we have come into camp, trained hard and prepared well for Friday's game."