CARDIFF : Wales coach Warren Gatland insisted there are "a lot of positives" for his side despite their comprehensive home 34-10 defeat to Ireland in the Six Nations opener at the Principality Stadium on Saturday.Wales were outmuscled up front and outscored by four tries to one as Ireland cantered to victory to spoil Gatland’s homecoming following his re-appointment to the head coach role he last held at the 2019 Rugby World Cup."There’s a lot of positives," Gatland told reporters. "We could have got over the line a couple of times in the first half.
It could have been closer and then it’s a different game. It could have been an interesting last 20 minutes had we taken some chances."I thought the second half was a huge improvement.
We spoke about putting them under pressure with line speed. We created a number of chances but we weren’t clinical enough. The entries into the 22 were the same.
That’s a big work-on for us."Gatland believes unforced errors also hampered his side, whose only score came via fullback Liam Williams. "We’ll continue to work on things," he said. "There were some good moments and we made some nice breaks.