Sam Warburton has claimed that Wales are fitter now than they were before the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
The Welsh were knocked out in the semi-finals of the tournament four years ago, losing 9-8 to France.
Warburton, 26, is pleased with the physical prowess that the squad is showing ahead of this year's competition.
"We are in a better place physically," the flanker is quoted as saying by BBC Sport. "I think we started off from a better place from day one anyway.
"We probably got to the fitness levels that we were at in 2011 a couple of weeks ago and we've got a nice three-week block now until Ireland and we've still got to go up (a level) again."
Wales continue their World Cup preparations on August 29 when they face Ireland in Dublin.
