Under pressure

Warren Gatland deals with the gathering storm clouds like he does most things — with both barrels. He spoke to Simon Lewis ahead of tonight’s Six Nations pipe-buster against England.

WARREN Gatland is nothing if not resilient but if tonight’s Six Nations showdown with old enemies England ends badly it will push even the beleaguered Wales coach’s survival instincts to the limit.

Defeat for Wales to Martin Johnson’s side under the lights and possibly the roof at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff will leave the 2008 Grand Slam winner from New Zealand without a Test victory in eight games and, even armed with a contract signed in October that takes him through to the end of the 2015 World Cup, that may be one loss too many to bear.