FULL-BACK Chris Pennell has made 147 appearances for Worcester Warriors but he hasn’t played an Aviva Premiership match at Twickenham.

The 27-year-old has run out at the home of English rugby in the Middlesex Sevens but tomorrow afternoon’s match against Saracens will be something special.

“I picked up a few knocks in our first game against Northampton Saints but, with the break for European matches, I am feeling really good and can’t wait to get out at Twickenham,” he said.

“I have played Middlesex Sevens at Twickenham but I have never played a game of 15-a-side rugby there.

“I am massively looking forward to it and I am sure there will be a decent crowd with a lot of Worcester fans.

“The atmosphere will be great. It’s going to be a superb occasion for us as a club and as players to take to the field and show what we can do. We have players in our squad with experience of playing at Twickenham in big games, which will be important.

“I am sure a lot of younger guys will look to our leaders to calm things down and get everyone focused.”

Pennell made his England debut on their 2014 summer tour to New Zealand and starred for England Saxons as they beat Ireland Wolfhounds in January this year.

He recognises Warriors must soak up a lot of pressure against a star-studded Saracens side who won the title last season.

“Saracens have got a great squad and are champions for a good reason,” said Pennell.

“They have been incredibly successful for four or five years and are good at executing their game-plan. It means we have to be ready to be put under a lot of pressure.

“Saracens are a team who don’t make many mistakes and thrive off the opposition making errors. It will be massively important that we do ourselves justice. As long as we can stay in control, I am confident we can be in the mix after 80 minutes.”

Warriors pipped Northampton on their Premiership return with the last kick of the game and have also recorded a 28-20 victory over Newcastle Falcons.

Pennell admitted: “The most important thing is we are learning how to come out on top in tight games.

“It’s something we have not managed to do in the past. We have a lot of youngsters who don’t know any different.

“The history of us, a club, would suggest that on the occasions when a match is very tight we won’t be able to come out on top. But we see this as a fresh start and a new opportunity and we have to decide how we want to behave in tight situations.

“We want to come out on top and if we are there or thereabouts after 70 minutes against Saracens, then we will back ourselves to stay in control and to win the match.”