Gatland sets Wales target of winning Triple Crown

CARDIFF (Reuters) - Coach Warren Gatland has set his Wales team the task of winning the Triple Crown after they beat Scotland 30-15 at the Millennium Stadium in the Six Nations on Saturday to remain unbeaten in the tournament.

Gatland's second successive win since taking charge came thanks to two tries from Shane Williams and one from James Hook.

The victory came on the back of their comeback win over England at Twickenham last week, their first at the home of English rugby for 20 years, and has put Wales within one game of the Triple Crown, against Ireland in Dublin on March 8.

"First of all this win (against Scotland) means we will not get the wooden spoon this year, but it has set us up for a shot at the Triple Crown and that's great news. There will be a lot at stake in the game in Dublin," Gatland told a news conference.

Williams looked to have set Wales on their way with his first try on 13 minutes but the boot of wing Chris Paterson kept Scotland in the game.

It was not until Hook and Williams, again, went over in the second half that Wales pulled away.

"We thoroughly deserved to win this game. There was only one side out there trying to play rugby and that was the players in red jerseys," said Gatland.

"Scotland didn't really threaten us once. They made it quite easy for us with their attacks from the rucks, which we had worked hard on this week.

"We have got some momentum now. We've still got a couple of levels to go before we can compete with the best in the world -- but when we get there we will be very good.