Gatland happy to carry pressure of defeats

Warren Gatland is fresh to transportation nan unit of his worst losing tally arsenic Wales caput coach.

Gatland saw South Africa easiness past his makeshift Wales broadside pinch a five-try triumph astatine Twickenham.

The Test conclusion was nan seventh successful a statement for Wales, their longest agelong since losing 8 successive games betwixt 2012 and 2013.

Gatland was only successful complaint for 2 of those games, arsenic he prepared nan British & Irish Lions, but has seen his 2nd stint successful complaint falter up of a two-Test circuit to Australia successful July.

"I understand really important results are and I'm rather happy for that unit to travel connected maine alternatively than nan players," he said.

"But we're not focussing connected conscionable that [winning] because it tin beryllium conscionable different added outer pressure.

"We conscionable want players to get amended arsenic individuals astatine this level and making amended decisions successful this intensity.

"One point that was really effective astatine nan World Cup was that our sole attraction was not purely connected winning but connected becoming a really difficult squad to hit and past nan results look aft themselves.

"There are times erstwhile you guys [the media] for illustration to adhd that unit from extracurricular [but] I work together 100% world rugby is astir winning."

Gatland did spell 8 Tests without a triumph betwixt 2010 and 2011, punctuated pinch a tie against Fiji.

Gatland is by acold Wales’ longest-serving coach – successful complaint for 12 years until he near aft nan 2019 World Cup only to return astatine nan extremity of 2022.

During his first spell, he won 85 of nan 151 games pinch a triumph complaint of much than 56%.

However, that complaint for his 2nd stint is down to 32% aft conscionable six wins from 19 games - including a whitewash during nan Six Nations.

He offered his resignation to Welsh Rugby Union main executive Abi Tierney aft that first Wooden Spoon successful 21 years, which was turned down.

Gatland has stuck pinch his scheme to humor young talent pinch 4 much caller caps astatine Twickenham connected Saturday successful Ellis Bevan, Eddie James, Jacob Beetham and James Ratti. And he believes that will guidelines Wales successful bully stead.

"Absolutely I consciousness much optimistic astir nan circuit ahead," he said aft nan South Africa loss.

"There were a batch of positives to take, particularly erstwhile we were nether nan pump pinch 2 early cards. I deliberation a fewer calls didn't spell our way.

"But we've sewage to place definite areas wherever we tin get better. We will look astatine nan effect disconnected nan chair but besides nailing large moments.

"We were blameworthy of missing a fewer opportunities successful onslaught but besides we weren't meticulous successful defence erstwhile we sewage caught retired a fewer times.

"But that is astir acquisition and a batch of players retired location will person learned a batch from it."