Six Nations: England captain Chris Robshaw on track to face Wales despite shoulder injury

England captain Chris Robshaw says he opted not to undergo shoulder surgery in order to be fit for next month's Six Nations opener against Wales in Cardiff.

Robshaw is set to return to action on Saturday when his club Harlequins take on Leicester in the Aviva Premiership.

The flanker has been sidelined since stretching shoulder ligaments during Quins' European Champions Cup clash against Leinster on December 7, but he would have faced three months out had he decided to have an operation.

He should now be back to full fitness for England's February 6 showdown with Wales which comes two years after they suffered a record 30-3 defeat at the Millennium Stadium that painfully ended their Grand Slam hopes.

You don't want to be on the sofa watching on TV as everyone else is going into battle. We want to try and rectify what happened there two years ago.

"You don't want to miss out on these occasions, especially going back to the Millennium, you simply don't," Robshaw told the Daily Telegraph.

"You don't want to be on the sofa watching on TV as everyone else is going into battle. We want to try and rectify what happened there two years ago.

"I wanted to be in Cardiff. That was in my mind when I hurt my shoulder.

"I saw a couple of specialists who went through the options. Once I knew that rest and rehab could do the job, then it was decided to go down that route. You want to be out there playing. Simple as that."

Robshaw resumed contact training last week and is now poised for a busy run-up to the Six Nations with Quins facing Leicester ahead of Champions Cup games against Wasps and Castres.