Warren Gatland delighted with Wales' win over Fiji in World Cup opener

Wales head coach Warren Gatland said he was pleased with his side's win over Fiji in the Rugby World Cup opener in Bordeaux on Sunday.

Josh Adams, George North, Louis Rees-Zammit and Elliot Dee scored tries for Wales as they survived a late fightback from Fiji eventually winning the encounter 32-26.

“Absolutely. With seven minutes to go I wondered about just going down to the changing rooms and waiting until the final whistle," said Gatland after his side's win.

“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. So that is exciting."

Gatland's men dominated the most of the first three quarters having a lead of 32-14 but tries from Josua Tuisova and Mesake Losilosi Doge in the last seven minutes brought Fiji close and Gatland rued the way they gave the opposition a chance.

“I was pretty frustrated and angry about the last period of the game, but it’s about being honest and making sure we learn from it.

“I am delighted with the win, but we made it a lot harder for ourselves than we needed to, made some dumb decisions in the last 15 minutes.

“We changed a few things at half-time. We really wanted to go for them up front in terms of taking it out of their legs.

“A few of their players looked a bit tired and we looked in control, but typical Fiji – they never say die, get a couple of sniffs of a try and come back at you.”