WALES’ Six Nations campaign got off to a sensational start in Dublin yesterday with a last-gasp penalty kick sealing a classic victory.

Leigh Halfpenny kept his cool to claim the vital three points and send Welsh fans into the bars dreaming of a Grand Slam.

It was a win most pundits felt was beyond Warren Gatland’s men, and late on it looked like they were right.

But a fantastic display at the death earned the honours in what will go down as one of the great Six Nations games.

The win sets up Wales perfectly for Sunday’s encounter with Scotland in Cardiff and with games against England, who spluttered to victory at Murrayfield on Saturday, and Italy to come there will be quiet confidence of heading into a winner-takes-all finale with France.

Wales skipper Sam Warburton, who was forced off at half time with a dead leg, was delighted with his team’s gutsy display and was confident there is much more to come from them.

Flanker Warburton said the win was a fantastic start but believes improvement is needed.

“Two years ago Scotland was a really tricky Test match while England is always a tough match, so we are going to have to improve,” said the openside.

“It was a good win but I didn’t think that we were anywhere near our best and I do think that there is a lot more to come.

“What was good was that we finished strong and teams expect us to be pretty fierce in the last 20 minutes, that’s an advantage psychologically for us.

“It was horrible sitting on the bench not being able to influence the game again.

“I couldn’t watch Leigh’s penalty and I was just waiting to hear the silence from the crowd. We are chuffed to bits.”