Gatland is 'running out of players'
It has been something of a horror World Cup campaign injury-wise for coach Warren Gatland, and there were more on Saturday with fullback Liam Williams (concussion), wing Hallan Amos (shoulder) and centre Scott Williams (knee) all suffering injuries late on in the game.
"We lost another couple of players – we are running out of players in Wales," said Gatland.
"They all dug deep and they have all worked so hard.
"We have such a limited pool of players to choose from. I'm so proud of them."
In the dying seconds England had a chance to level at 28-28 but rather than give Owen Farrell – who like Wales flyhalf Dan Biggar landed all of his goal-kicks – another shot from out wide, they opted for a line-out in the hope of a match-clinching try.
But Wales defended the catch and drive before claiming a famous win.
"We were debating with a few minutes to go would England take a shot at goal, but they went for the corner," said Gatland, who started his career as Wales coach with a come-from-behind win over England at Twickenham in 2008.
"It could easily have ended up a draw as well."
Gatland, who guided Wales to the semifinals of the 2011 World Cup in his native New Zealand, said the fact his players had been able to play more with ball in hand during the second half had been the key to their victory.
"It's a tough place to come and win," Gatland remarked of Twickenham.
"We said at half-time that we have been here before in 2008, when we were behind.
"We dug deep, had a good second half. and stayed in the match.
"The second half we got our hands on the ball a bit more and we played a bit more in the wider channels. We got outside them a little bit"
Wales next play Fiji, the team that knocked them out of the 2007 World Cup in France, at the Millennium Stadium on Thursday.
AFP
