Warren Gatland reflected on a "pretty significant" victory for his team after Wales brought the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals within sight by beating Fiji 32-26 at Stade de Bordeaux.Wales held their nerve in a frantic and pulsating Pool C clash.
It was tense throughout, especially when Fiji scored twice in the last seven minutes and centre Semi Radradra knocked on close to the line in the game's last play.At 32-14 ahead deep inside the final quarter, Wales looked home and dry, but Fiji had other ideas.Asked if he had his heart in his mouth during the closing stages, Gatland said: "Absolutely.
With seven minutes to go I wondered about just going down to the changing rooms and waiting until the final whistle."I am absolutely delighted with the result.
I think it is pretty significant for us."With 65 minutes on the clock we were comfortable, and we needed to control that. We gave away some unnecessary penalties, lost a little bit of composure."We’ve always been a team that builds on confidence and get better in tournaments.