CAPTAIN Sam Warburton is thrilled that Wales coped with the pressure to keep alive their Six Nations title hopes with a determined display in Edinburgh.

Wales fought back from their English humbling to record a record eighth win on the spin against Scotland, taking the spoils 26-23 thanks to tries by scrum-half Rhys Webb and centre Jonathan Davies plus 16 points from the boot of full-back Leigh Halfpenny.

Wales had to defend doggedly for several spells of pressure on their line and openside Warburton believes the reward for their resilience is a shot at the title.

“My first game against Scotland was in 2010,” said the captain. “I have played against them five times and that was the toughest match they have been involved in.

“They were impressive and it’s going to take a big performance for anyone to come up to Murrayfield and win because it’s extremely tough.

“It was really important to grind the win out. Every game becomes a must-win and there is a lot of pressure on every game we turn up now.

“It would take a mathematical miracle to win the Six Nations with three wins. We came up knowing if we lost that was the Championship race over for us so we were under a lot of pressure to deliver the win.

“That’s why I am so delighted. Murrayfield is a tough place to come and we got the win.”

Wales boss Gatland, who felt Finn Russell should have been red-carded for taking Dan Biggar out in the air, was delighted with the performance but wants his charges to be more cutthroat in Paris in a fortnight.

“We went out and played more rugby than last week and the possession and territory were pretty favourable,” he said.

“The disappointing thing was we had chances to put the game to bed and we allowed them back into the game. We were relieved more than anything with the win and get the campaign back on track.”