Six Nations: Wales head coach Warren Gatland reflects on victory over Italy

Warren Gatland declared himself "pretty satisfied" after Wales launched their bid to retain the Six Nations title with a hard-fought 23-15 win over Italy in Cardiff.

Italy captain Sergio Parisse praised the Azzurri's back division after they competed strongly with Wales' much-vaunted threequarters. Campagnaro proved the star performer but there were also strong displays from the likes of wing Leonardo Sarto and fly-half Tommaso Allan. "As a captain, I am very proud of what the youngsters achieved today," said Parisse, who delivered one of his trademark world-class performances. "They were facing some of the most talented backs on the international stage, but they showed they can compete at this level. "Before this match against Wales we were worried about our young backs because we conceded a lot of tries in the November Tests. "I think we are happy for the performance but obviously, a loss is a loss so we are not happy about the result. "I said to the guys 'we musn't just think we've played a good game (against Wales) and in France next week it's going to be easier'. "In France, it's going to be 30 times more difficult. We must keep working and building in this tournament." Italy coach Jacques Brunel added: "We are lucky to have so many good young backs. Our average today was around 22 years old. They must take confidence from this if they want to be part of the 2015 World Cup. "We are obviously happy with the way the forwards performed today, they had some 600 caps between them. "I would like to underline their performance, even if there were some misunderstandings in managing the scrum from the referee."