Gatland targets Six Nations title
Jamie Roberts and George North scored second half tries as Wales came from behind to win at the Principality Stadium. Wales next face France, also unbeaten after two games, in Cardiff in two weeks and Gatland upped the stakes by admitting their Championship hopes were on the line.
"We had to dig deep and use everything we had in the tank to grind out the victory, especially after a six-day turnaround. For us now it's about the next two weeks and if we beat France then we are potentially playing England for the Championship.
"It's still early days with France and it always takes a new coach a few games to make an impact but the two-week break will stand us in good stead," said Gatland.
On Saturday, Gareth Davies crossed inside seven minutes for his sixth in seven Tests, despite appeals for offside from Scotland. Tommy Seymour hit-back and the boot of captain Greig Laidlaw put Scotland ahead until 15 minutes from time.
"There are no easy games as we've seen the improvement of all sides. Both teams went hard at each other, Scotland made the breakdown tough for us and it could have gone either way. The two sides we have played so far have employed very similar tactics, so we changed it up a bit in the second half and played a bit more for territory and it was a proper Test match.
"But our set-piece was excellent, we got better as the game went on and maybe the difference was we took our chances. You need guys like George North and Jamie Roberts for big moments and that's something we have been working on," added Gatland, whose team opened their campaign with a 16-16 draw against Ireland.
North's try was his first after a five-game drought.
"Sometimes players go through a period of not scoring. For whatever reason his recent form hasn't quite matched up to when he burst onto the scene. But he looked dangerous and it's pleasing to see him have that confidence. Hopefully he can kick on from here," Gatland stated.
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