Wales reap the benefits of Pivac's first-year experiments

The knives were being sharpened for coach Wayne Pivac after his first year in charge of Wales ended with a paltry three wins from 10 games but a matter of weeks later he is being feted as his team eye what would be an extraordinary Grand Slam.

Saturday's 40-24 victory over England followed wins over Ireland and Scotland, both of whom had a man sent off, and suddenly, somehow, Welsh fans are no longer lamenting the good old days of Warren Gatland.Following his hugely successful fellow New Zealander was always going to be a tough gig for Pivac and a string of injuries made things harder as they lost four out of five in the 2020 Six Nations, beating only Italy and Georgia in the year.

By the time England arrived in Cardiff for Saturday's game he was able to recall many of his big guns, but it was the new brigade that made the most impact, particularly tryscoring scrumhalf Kieran Hardy and replacement flyhalf Callum Sheedy. "We’ve had time together and a good bond in the group. They enjoy winning and hopefully we can press on further."

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