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Warren Gatland urges Wales to 'create something very special' on back of England win

Warren Gatland
Image: Warren Gatland wants wales to build on their success against England

Warren Gatland wants Wales to try and "create something very special" by building on their memorable Six Nations victory over England.

Wales are two wins away from marking head coach Gatland's final Six Nations campaign at the helm with a title and Grand Slam glory.

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"The biggest challenge for us now is to not be happy with beating England and accepting where we are at the moment, but try and build further and create something very special," Gatland said.

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Gatland says his players deserve to celebrate following their 21-13 Six Nations victory over England in Cardiff

"It would be pretty special if we could win the championship in my final year with Wales, and sign off like that.

"I was really proud of the performance. The second half was as good as it gets, and a lot of people out there might sit up and take a little bit of notice of that.

"Eddie (England head coach Jones) said they were coming down to spoil our party. Well, maybe we've spoilt theirs.

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 during the Guinness Six Nations match between Wales and England at Principality Stadium on February 23, 2019 in Cardiff, Wales.
Image: Wales created history and kept on course for a Grand Slam after a thrilling win over England

"The great thing about the Six Nations is that anyone is potentially capable of beating anyone else on their day.

"That's what we want. We don't want England - or France, like they did in the past - dominating this tournament. We want unpredictability, teams being tactically astute, and upsets.

"It (Wales' 21-13 victory) was a bit of an upset - not for us, because we were pretty confident in ourselves and how we've worked. We expected to win, but for a lot of people out there this would have been an upset."

Dan Biggar was in fine form for Wales against England
Image: Dan Biggar was in fine form for Wales against England

Wales' 12th successive win - a new national record - owed much to the second-half introduction of fly-half Dan Biggar, whose brilliant game management relentlessly drove his team home.

Biggar provided the cross-kick assist for wing Josh Adams' game-clinching try, yet he also knows that this season's Six Nations job is nowhere near complete.

"We are in a great position, but we are fully aware that one slip-up would probably mean we don't win the championship," Biggar said.

"It (the Grand Slam) would be the perfect way to finish off what has been a great reign by Warren.

"We've won 12 on the bounce now, so we are going into games full of confidence. We're on a great run, but we know the next two games will present very difficult challenges."

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