WARREN GATLAND backed arch-rivals England to win a second Grand Slam in three years.
Red Rose boss Eddie Jones saw his men edge out Gatland’s Wales 12-6 at Twickenham on Saturday to set up a clean sweep.
Gatland said: “They’ve won their first two games so they’re in a good position to win the Slam.
“They’ve got a huge amount of depth and they are tough to beat at Twickenham.”
Scotland are next up on February 24 as England chase a historic third straight Six Nations crown.
But Jones is making sure there is no let-up in their planning by organising scrum wars with Georgia’s giant pack tomorrow and Wednesday.
The Aussie said: “We want to have the best scrum in the world and they’re the biggest, ugliest, strongest scrum pack in the world.
“Why wouldn’t we want to scrummage against them? It’s fantastic.”
Revved-up skipper Dylan Hartley added: “Every scrum has to be intense or you’ll get folded up like a travel map stuffed in your back pocket.”
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