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Super Saturday - a thrilling climax to an exhilarating season. There was

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something to play for in every game. Could the Ospreys claim their place

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at Europe's top table? Would the Scarlets have what it took to make

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the play-offs? Six games - more than 40 tries.

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How did your team perform on Super Saturday? Good evening. Welcome to

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the programme. We did have an exciting toned the Pro12 season.

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Martin Williams was here yesterday as the league table swapped and

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changed. Gwn Jones is with us. I will bring you the latest from

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various leagues and I have been to Bedlinog RFC. Two of our regions had

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something to play for yesterday. The Scarlets going for the semi-final

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spot and the Ospreys hoping to qualify for Europe. Two of them had

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one last shot at it. Scarlets need to gain one more than

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Ulster. What the Ospreys need to do is win. Ulster must do no worse than

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the Scarlets in Limerick. The first opportunity to get some of

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this early Scarlets pressure to translate into points. No problem at

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all. A beautiful kick through.

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Saili has spotted the gap. He will go under the post completely.

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He spotted that was on. It is a good try.

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Williams bursts through a tackle. Support from Shingler. Parkes gets

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it to Evans, who will seal a deal in the corner. This, I have got a

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feeling, will be something of an exciting afternoon.

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It did look a little forward on that... It has gone forward out of

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the hands. Back inside to Paddy Jackson. This

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is where they scored their first try from, this situation.

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Pienaar using the left-hand side. Best is over.

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And once again they have to question the Ospreys close quarter defence.

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Solid defence so far. There's a lot of Scarlet players sucked in around

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the fringeses. They keep on coming. There it is. It was an easy wriggle.

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There is a time for Ospreys to take a lead into half time. 14-12 is

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reflection of where Scarlets have been in this game. Game on a knife

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edge at the moment. The Ospreys have got it again. There is the line...

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Webb fails to come to this blindside and takes it on his own. Smith

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acting as the emergency scrum-half. Matavesi and he's there. Josh

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Matavesi and the Ospreys are rewarded for their persistence.

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Webb with a dink over the top. Trimble takes it. Trimble's ahead.

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Trimble got a boost. Incredibly he's into the 22. Can Webb catch him? Out

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of the blue Andrew Trimble and that is an absolute hammer blow for the

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Ospreys so close to half time. That was well played.

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I don't think Parkes was expecting that.

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O'Mahony, and if the Scarlets cannot do it for themselves they are doing

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it for Munster. It would be hard enough to imagine the rugby without

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not having a try at some point. That's a try.

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Oh, he's going to go... Way over... That was the easiest try. Scannell's

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second of the day. It gives you an indication of how tired and how long

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this season has been for the Scarlets.

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And now it is the Ospreys having to defend on their own line. The

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Ospreys have at least got the possession.

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In goes Chris Henry... They have been their own worst enemies at the

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moment, Ospreys. Just before half time that try from Ulster, superb

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today. Sam Davis, up to the 22. Grabham to the corner. Did he get

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the ball down? He's all right there. That's a great finish. Pienaar takes

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it... He is looking for the wrap around. Golding. How easy was that?

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It was Madame Tussaud's defence which the Ospreys. Ospreys not

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giving up yet. Sam Davis and here is Grabham with the walk-in. A second

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try for the Ospreys from Grabham and a bonus point as well.

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Still the Ulster forwards twant to get involved as well. -- want to get

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involved as well. And here's Franco Van Der Merwe.

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The Ospreys mistakes today have handed Ulster this on a plate. Their

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European Cup hopes are gone. 31-15, the Scarlets have been

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defeated and the Scarlets find themselves out of the play-offs, but

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they are in the champion's Cup. The season is over.

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Two disappointing defeats for the Scarlets and the Ospreys on the

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final day of the regular season and that defeat meant the Scarlets'

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result was academic in terms of getting into the top four. We start

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with the Ospreys. 13 years of regional rugby they will not be in

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the champion's Cup. That will hurt, wobt it? -- won't it? As players

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when you know champion's Cups games and the Challenge Cup is not the

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same. Dan Biggar and Dan Webb who thrive

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on the big matches they will not be in them in the Champion's Cup. When

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you look at Clare month and bore due, to come one game of getting the

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Cup they punched above their weight there. However you try and, you

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know, paper over the cracks, it is a disappointment not to be in the top

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six. Is it as big a deal as a lot are making it out to be. They can

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win the Challenge Cup. The money Ospreys get is the same in both

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tournaments. If you think of the teams they may be up against, maybe

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Bath or Gloucester, they are good Anglo--Welsh Derbies which will

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bring people to the gates. Selling the Ospreys commercially at the top

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table of European matches as they have been. Apart from this season

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they have not made much of an impact in Europe in the champion's Cup for

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some time, really. And certainly not, we talked about, what is this

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their year? Will they win it? They haven't. They are in a competition

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where some of the other sides may not put a lot of priority to it

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initially. Once they get through, who knows, they might be able to win

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it. Financially they don't do it. We talked about whether this might stop

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some big flames coming to the club because they are not involved in

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European matches. I don't think it is a big consideration. Most of the

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guys will come over to play in Europe. You don't think this,

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Martin, will necessarily halt their recruitment charges - people will

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they are not on the European Cup, I don't want to go there? One or two

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might get picked up over the summer. Most of the deals are done before

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Christmas or just after Christmas for next year. For me, I think the

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Ospreys, this is just a blip. They start of the season - it killed

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them, they have been chasing the season ever since. We know with the

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Ospreys, when they have all their stars playing they are one of the

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best sides in the league. It is a blow to the ego and Motoationally it

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will be difficult. Do they really go for the Challenge

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Cup or do they concentrate in getting into the top six in the

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league? Welsh regions don't have the squads big enough to try and compete

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in both. I think it is a bit of a myth that we are signing players

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which might help our region become European champions. We are nowhere

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near that. When you look at the likes of foreign players we do sign,

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I don't think they come to win the Heineken Cup to the Ospreys, they

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came because they had an opportunity to play. They are fine players and

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wanted to better themselves. It was not Conrad Smith you play to get you

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over the match. You look across the Pro12 and there are a very few top

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quality international stars. Just finished the World Cup over being

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tempted to play in our league. It is a problem for Wales. We are not

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going for the high echelon of stars anyway. I don't think it will make

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any impact to their recruitment. What of the Scarlets then? They are

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the sole representatives in the Cup. It could have been more for them

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this season? It is a glass half full way of looking ate it. -- looking at

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it. Whether they would have gone on to

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win, I don't know. Some good sides in that top four. When you look back

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and probably the turning point of the season was the Ospreys game, you

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think they have won at the Liberty, the first they have beaten the

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Ospreys in I don't know how long. I backed them for a semi-final. Didn't

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back it up, the week after the Blues games they got outplayed by the

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Blues. It has been positive for the Scarlets up to the last two or three

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weeks. I would be disappointed if I was the fans, supporters, management

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they haven't got. Another game for the season left.

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They have won a few with the last kick of the ball, but lost a few.

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They have not looked dominant, then the wheels came off back row over

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Christmas, they were stuffed by Glasgow and bounced back to some

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extent, in some of the games, they beat the Ospreys at the Liberty

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Stadium, but in crucial matches they were not at the races. They have

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been inconsistent but far better than we expected to be and finished

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top in the Welsh region. They would have been happy with that

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at the start of the season but the league does not like, you sit where

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you are because of the inconsistencies. If they had got

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through to the last four, they would have beaten them anyway. They should

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be pleased with their season. Other things have affected performances,

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but Shane Williams said it is the worst season for regional rugby

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since it began, would you go along with that? I would. The league table

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does not lie. Statistics show, there were glimpses, I think the Ospreys

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did well in the Champions Cup, the Dragons got to the semi-finals, but

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all in all, to have one team in the Champions Cup, that is

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disappointing, I would not argue with Shane, it probably is the worst

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year of regional rugby since it began. The, we will have one team in

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the World Cup, that when by Ulster over the Ospreys secured them a

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semifinal spot, let us find out how the other top four contenders got

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on. There was a battle between the top two sides as Galway were the

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winners of this match securing that all-important home semifinal

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play-off in a fortnight's time. 22-macro edging closer to the

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Glasgow line. They have reset themselves -- Connacht. Try for

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Connacht. Johnny Gray, the Glasgow captain

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making those precious few extra yards. Try in sight for the Glasgow

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Warriors. Whether they keep it tight, they keep it tight and the

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loosehead bundles over, the equalising try for Glasgow, they are

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back in the game. Muldowney in the middle of the

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line-out. It is a bit of a melee, at that loose with the boot, Muldowney,

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he recklessly comes through and the big tight head prop could be in

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trouble. The referee left with no option there. Red card, Glasgow are

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a mile down for this final half-hour. -- man. A close rumble,

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it goes out to Shane O Leary, and that is tried for O'Halloran. -- a

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try. Leinster went into this game knowing a bonus point win that could

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be enough to guarantee them a home semifinal while Treviso needed a win

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to secure the only Italian spot in the Champions Cup. The parish ran

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away with the full five points, Johnny Sexton crossing for the first

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of three tries as they took a lead at half-time. Leinster secured the

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bonus point before the Italians even got on the scoreboard as they were

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blown away by the Irish, Ringrose ran in the final try. A

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comprehensive win for Leinster. An interesting one between Glasgow and

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Connacht. The rise of Connacht has been remarkable and all season, some

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of the more cynical spectators have expected them to drop down the

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table. What do you tribute their form to? It is like the Leicester

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City story. A combination of things, the World Cup played a part, they do

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not lose so many players. The fact they have this unique ground, a

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howling gale every time they play, requires a different attitude and

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they are used to that. They have an innovative coach, they recruited

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strategically well in certain positions. They have developed well,

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Henshaw is one of their own products. The way they play, when

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you look at the statistics, they passed the ball more than anyone,

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kept the ball, recycled the ball, perhaps a product of plane into the

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wind a lot, they gained confidence, they play, keep the ball in hand and

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they have beaten the Glasgow in a game they wanted to win and that

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shows how far they have come. Glasgow are almost the opposite,

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they lost two players to the World Cup and in the Six Nations, Glasgow

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on the other hand lose more players than any team in the lake and they

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suffered during the international periods, but they have the class to

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search, the won nine games in a row. They are a quality outfit. What

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helps Glasgow, there are only two teams in Scotland, all resources are

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pumped their way. They recruited smartly, some real gems. That is the

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frustrating thing, when you look at the team sheet of Connacht and

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Glasgow compared to the Scarlets or the Ospreys or Cardiff Blues, the

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players are not better, so that is frustrating for the fans, why are

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the regions not getting to the heights of Glasgow and Connacht. The

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World Cup has helped Connacht. I think Glasgow, they are quality

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outfit. It is baffling, Glasgow have won so many against Wales

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opposition. The top four-week know has been settled, who will win it? I

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think Glasgow are the best side and on a surge. We will see. Ulster

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looked pretty good yesterday, a quality game against the Ospreys.

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They will fancy it. It is open but I will put my pound for what it is

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worth of Glasgow. I said Leinster and I will stick with them. They

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have a lot of experience. Home semifinal against Ulster, I think

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Leinster. The Blues and the Dragons had nothing to play for yesterday

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but you can be sure that both wanted to end their campaigns with a

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victory. Edinburgh needed a win to stand any

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chance of qualifying for the Champions Cup and enjoyed an early

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lead before the Blues took control. Ember are trying desperately to keep

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it on the field of play, they have done that through Watson. He has

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done well. Driven on, on the fringes. By the big men up front.

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Again the return ball. Lovely off-load to Watson. It is first

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blood to Edinburgh. Out from the base, as they line up out wide. He

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is dangerous with his feet. The gaps appear and it easy duck down for the

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Scottish international Matt Scott. Am scum, allowed on the far side. --

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Anscombe. The first try for the Blues. Again they win back

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possession, this could be awkward. It is going to be a try. It is Tom

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Brown who has got the touchdown. As to the far side, Anscombe is well

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marshalled. He did well to get it back to 38. Straight through, the

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Blues. -- Lee-Lo. Dolan gets the all important touchdown. He stretches

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his legs, streaming through, he is on the inside bowl, it has not gone

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forward. Smith goes over. With nine consecutive Pro12 12

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defeats, Dragons had seven changes. They travelled to bottom of the

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table 75 back row. The Welsh region looking to end on a positive note

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that the Italians had it all to play for -- Zebre. The visitors took an

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early lead but the home side hit back as Van Zyl crossed for the

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second converted try of the day. Down at half-time, the coach rang in

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the changes for the Dragons. 30 six crossed for the first try for the

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Dragons. The Italians then showed that they were able to play with

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flair and freedom -- Landman. Five conversions and four penalties.

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There was more to come from Zebre as 29-macro ran in their fifth try.

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Landman got his second try -- Haimona. No Welsh region has made it

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to the semi-finals this year. The other three will compete in the

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Challenge Cup next season. Leinster will be home to Ulster on the 20th

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of May,. Pretty depressing afternoon for the Dragons. They have now lost

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their last ten Pro12 12 games in a row. How can they go from coming

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within ten points of a team like a Montpelier to that? That was a sign

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that they were not at their strongest. They put all their effort

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into the four games prior to this, this was an end of term atmosphere.

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Some of them were already on the beach. These things happen from time

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to time, that was hugely disappointing. There was a lot going

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on in the region at the moment. Perhaps they took their eye from the

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ball. That is disappointing to end the season like that. Kingsley Jones

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is in temporary charge, there has been some calls perhaps for Nigel

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Davies to come in as director of rugby. He knows the region, is that

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the right kind of appointment for you? I am not sure. The Blues did

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that with Danny Wilson, the cost had done it, I would see a young guy

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given the role, they cannot afford a big-name, just to shake it up, come

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from the outside, an Australian or someone from New Zealand to shake

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the place up and give them a lift, it is a difficult period for the

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Dragons, they need to make a decision. He would probably want to

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bring in his own coaching team, the board at the Dragons have to make

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that decision. What about the Blues? It was a bizarre game. And Brown

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were totally dominant. The Blues just surged back in -- Edinburgh.

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They could have rolled over. They did not show great character. It was

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a really positive end to what has been a positive end to the season,

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since Christmas, they have turned a corner, gone from winning five games

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last season to winning 11 this year, a huge improvement for Danny Wilson.

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Exciting times for the Blues, they recruited well for next season. For

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once, in a long time, they're making good strides. One thing that is

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functioning well is their attack, only Glasgow have scored more tries.

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Their defence, still a bit soft around the fringes, is that what

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they need to work on? I am sure they will. Danny is a details man. Gethin

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does some defensive work with them and he is a hard task masters. They

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will do something. -- taskmaster. The extra leadership role, some of

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the senior professionals are probably taking that on this season

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and that is probably because they believe in the coach and can see a

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way forward where is in the last few years, the international players

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have said we will play with the Blues but we are not invested

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emotionally. Now you can see these guys wanting to make a difference.

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If your best players are doing that, it is only good for the rest of the

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youngsters coming through and it gives a sense of purpose for

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everyone when they are training and playing.

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It's, with all due respect Zebre will not make any impact in the

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champion's Cup next year at all. People might argue the Scarlets

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didn't. If one is finishing seventh and the other 11th and they get in

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above you, it doesn't seem right at all. We will talk about Wales and

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the looming tour to New Zealand in a few moments. News of a very special

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mascot. You may have noticed that Leicester City, nicknamed the Foxes

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have been in the news, following their remarkable season, winning

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football's Premier League, motivated by their popular manager. There is a

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Welsh rugby club known as the Foxes, who have had the season of their

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lives, but their team talks are done by an unexpected member of the club.

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Yesterday, I went along to meet them.

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Hi Hi, here sits the village of Bedlinog. Many believe it means the

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fox's grave and the team's name is the "Foxes. It was founded in 1971.

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Since then they have made their way up the various leagues. Now in

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Division One, they are this champion's. Last week they won the

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Swalec Cup with a last gasp kick. Liam Jones has done it. Bedlinog are

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the champions. One person celebrating the win was

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six-year-old Rhys Jones who delivers the prematch talks and his dad is

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the back coach. Tell me how the season has gone for them? Quite

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good. They are winning lots of games. Will you be a Bedlinog player

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in the future? Yes. I think you will be the captain, I am sure. What will

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you tell them this afternoon? We can just win.

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Pass then run. Whoever is last and score a try, because you are

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powerful. Those at the back.

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Squeeze them through. One, two, three... Squeeze.

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They will play in the final of the Glamorgan golden ball. Today they

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face Leicester. Why do you think Bedlinog and the players are so

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willing to play for this club? What makes it special? It is the village

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itself and that sort of gives the players something extra, I think. We

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have players from all over the borough playing for us. It is not

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just Bedlinog players. They have come aboard - part of the family,

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the bonding and the way they play together on the field and how they

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react together off the field as well. Winners of the division or

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not, they were not letting the Foxes have it their own way. You must be a

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happy coach when you look at what you have achieved? We have probably

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picked the worse day to play. We look tired, but take it, if we win

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today it is an open Derby and cap the season off with a win. Hero of

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last weekend Liam Jones took the foxed back in the lead on the stroke

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of half time. We have come from division seven all the way to

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Division One and we're in the championship, which is every club's

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dream. In a village of less than 3,000 people it is a massive

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achievement. People said we couldn't go to the

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championship at the beginning of last year, I knew with the squad of

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players we had w the experience, we were good enough to get there all

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day long. We will do well in the championship next year. I think we

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can compete at that level - no problem at all. He's a team mascot

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every game. First nt the shower every game, last

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out of the shower. He comes on half time. He has Fa cakes, he goes

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around the supporters selling them. Three penalties had taken Nelson

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into the lead and then the Foxes drags themselves back to even the

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score. Liam Jones had a chance to snatch an unexpected victory. Local

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bragging rights - and time to celebrate being champions of the

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league. A squeeze... One, two, three...

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Thank you for the warm welcome we had at Bedlinog RFC and to the

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President for giving me one of the club's badges. Congratulations on

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securing promotion to the championship and as well to the

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Swalec other teams. Now to the Principality and the semi-final

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kicked off between the Swalec Cup winners Landovery and Ebbw Vale.

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And this is catch and kinds territory. It is the lineout and it

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is Ronnie Kinds in the back steering. In his words they put all

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the ugly ones at the front to push and he will get the glory again.

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He's done it for Ebbw Vale. Maynard's exit taken by Dan Heyman.

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That is an outrageous by Heyman. He has support from Rosser. What a

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score. Luke Lewis, taken by grif grif.

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-- Griffiths. Miles has broken off and the flanker

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has sneaked over, on the blind. Waddle. Can he make the line? Is he

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held up? That would have been a miraculous

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tackle if he could have pulled that off. Let's look. He wrapped himself

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around and under and that's no try. Miles scored one from a similar

:35:19.:35:22.

situation. And there's plenty of bump and grind

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from Landovery for this one and they are over as well.

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That's it. Ebbw Vale are in the final.

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And Ebbw Vale will meet Pontypridd next Sunday. And

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Well, Martin, you will be there - Ebbw Vale the visitors against

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Pontypridd, how do you see that going? Pontypridd will be

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disapointeded they didn't get to the cup final. It takes an effort to go

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there and beat them. They have won the last four seasons. This will be

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the fifth season in the row. Ebbw Vale have done brilliant the last

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two seasons. They will be partying up there.

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Enjoy it. We will look forward it to. A couple of extra bits of news

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to you and good luck to Mike Phillips who announced he will play

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with Sale Sharks in England next season. And many, many

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congratulations to Derek Bevan on a remarkable career which came to an

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end yesterday. We all wish you a very, very happy retirement.

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Congratulations to Derek and to Mike as well. What a legend Bevan is. Now

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the tour to New Zealand is looming. Warren Gatland wicks his squad this

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week. It -- picks his squad this week. We went to meet one of the

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quieter members of the Welsh squad. Some players have a habit of going

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unnoticed. This guy has played more than 130

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times for his region, but has always avoided the glare of publicity.

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# Who are you # Who, who, who

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# Who are you... A fixture in the Welsh squad since 2013 he can play

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anywhere in the back pack. He will be on the plane to New Zealand next

:37:45.:37:47.

month. James, it seems you have been around

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for quite some time now. Still your profile is fairly low. You are kind

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of under the radar. If you google James King you get a picture of a

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female model. Is that how you like - to be out of the radar? . I e-Ied

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about 103 games. I am happy to -- I played about 103 games. Born in

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Australia, English parents - you were eligible before you played test

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rugby for all three countries. Was there a danger you would pick any of

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the other two? I consider myself Wales. My schooling was done in

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North Wales. All my rugby was in the North Wales as well. I went to

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school in Ellesmere. There was another sport you were interested in

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before? I used to be a keen tennis player. I went quite far with that.

:38:45.:38:53.

. Talking about playing rugby with my friends and we went to mould

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rugby club. Something told me your mode of transport for the first year

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was a moped. It is true. I was living with Johnnie and I didn't

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have a way to get to training and didn't think of the logistics none

:39:09.:39:14.

of us had a driving licence. I had a scooter which got stolen three

:39:15.:39:18.

times. Not just by random people, I found it in the skip one day.

:39:19.:39:24.

Judgment day, you mention a fantastic occasion - a hum dinninger

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of a game and you walked away with the Man of the Match award? It was

:39:29.:39:32.

nice to get it. To get that was special for me. You talked about the

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length and time being in the Ospreys, it is a highly competitive

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environment, you look at the back row. You have mentioned Olly

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Cracknell, Liddiate and your good self, does that inspire you to great

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heights, or do you think sometimes I wish there were not so many guys

:39:55.:40:00.

competing for the same shirt? In the academy we signed a new back rower

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every week. It keeps you on our toes. You can never rest. We have

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Under hill and Cracknell they have had Man of the Match awards

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themselves. They had a conversation and said how old are you? There was

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nearly 20 years between them. It shows whatever age people are there

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are people pushing behind you. You can never take your foot off the

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burner, because you have to train the next day and you won't be

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picked. There is something looming on the

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near horizon - a tour to ne Zealand, the double world champions, Jamie

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Roberts was on Scrum V the other week and he said it is a tour you

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approach with excitement and trepidation. Is that how you feel

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about it? To be picked Vy for the league. If I go on that tour it is a

:40:54.:41:00.

tour of a lifetime. We have come painstakingly close to beating the

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All Blacks a few times. If we won a test out there I think the whole of

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Wales would go and party or a bank holiday would be made. To win a test

:41:10.:41:14.

out there would be brilliant. I have taken the liberty to speak to a

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couple of your team-mates and asked them to describe you in one word.

:41:18.:41:23.

The word which came up the most was "tiethd." I would say -- was

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"tight." I would say careful. Once you pig by backed on your

:41:32.:41:35.

neighbour's Internet for a couple of months before they found out. I

:41:36.:41:39.

moved in, they had a password on it and they didn't change their admin

:41:40.:41:47.

password. Their router went down and I restarted it and took the liberty

:41:48.:41:53.

until I got my installed. Keen to dispel the rumours of being tight

:41:54.:41:57.

with his cash, once the interview was over James insisted on taking me

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for a coffee. Thank you very much. Excuse me, mate, James is going to

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take care of that. Unbelievable! He did pay, really. Those rumours

:42:17.:42:21.

are harsh and unfonded. A top bloke. Very much under the radar and we

:42:22.:42:26.

talked about his versatility as well. He plays anywhere in the back

:42:27.:42:33.

five. Is that a bonus or a handicap? In his case it has given him the

:42:34.:42:37.

opportunity to be on benches and squads. If you are going to be a

:42:38.:42:41.

starting player in a Test match in the starting or second row, you have

:42:42.:42:44.

to have something about you in which you impact the game. You stro be a

:42:45.:42:53.

good carrier, have to bring something unique. He's very

:42:54.:42:57.

consistent. He's the modern professional. Extremely fit, well

:42:58.:43:01.

prepared and dedicated. To make that extra step to be a regular starter

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he's got to have something about him and I think he probably lacks that.

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Back row is where there's one vacancy. We know Jason Tiperick will

:43:11.:43:16.

not be there. What's no pole position?

:43:17.:43:27.

It is a toss-up between Jenkins and Davis. Jenkins had a fantastic end

:43:28.:43:36.

of season. He is a similar player to Sam Warburton. I would give James

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Davies a go. Over a 12 month period he has been so consistent, brings

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more of an attacking threat and he deserves to be in that 37 man squad

:43:49.:43:55.

for that side. Another one who I was impressed with was Rory Cracknell.

:43:56.:44:06.

Ross Moriarty was superb, but Cracknell looks like a real find. A

:44:07.:44:10.

lot of options in the back row, some headaches for Warren Gatland. We

:44:11.:44:15.

looked at the squad earlier, and you cannot see many coming or going

:44:16.:44:19.

really. Scott Williams would come in if he is fit, they will tinker with

:44:20.:44:26.

a few others, the wing looks a little bit weak, not sure who will

:44:27.:44:30.

play there, whether Leigh Halfpenny will be there, we do not know. I do

:44:31.:44:36.

not think there will be any great surprises, no one can really think

:44:37.:44:41.

at the moment. I personally like Sam Davies, I think he is the best

:44:42.:44:47.

attacking ten in Wales, he puts it through the hands beautifully. Who

:44:48.:44:52.

should go? I do not think he will go, but if we could take three

:44:53.:44:58.

terms, one eye on the future, he would be someone I would seriously

:44:59.:45:02.

consider. Briefly, this England game coming up, for many people, and

:45:03.:45:07.

unnecessary game, but given that none of the regions got through to

:45:08.:45:11.

the latter stages of the Pro12 12, it is essential. Mixed feelings.

:45:12.:45:17.

Wales against England is special. I did not agree with that, but when

:45:18.:45:22.

you look at it, if that game was not there, most of the Welsh players

:45:23.:45:26.

would have to wait five weeks and hit the field running against New

:45:27.:45:37.

Zealand. That England game has become very important for Warren

:45:38.:45:39.

Gatland and his team. I think you should go for the strongest team,

:45:40.:45:42.

the last few years, the first test on any tour we have struggled. If we

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can use that game as part of the tour really and field are strongest

:45:46.:45:51.

15... England are missing players. If Saracens are playing the day

:45:52.:45:56.

before, half their pack is missing and we can go to Twickenham and then

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face New Zealand with confidence. That is all we have got time for,

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thank you to my guests and it is the final weekend of the road 12

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regular-season and unfortunately it is the final weekend for the Welsh

:46:12.:46:15.

regions and this is a good time to look back at the best bets. Good

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night. Top of the props, built for comfort and speed and that is where

:46:24.:46:33.

else is Megan York. There was Pete the meat dishing out a dummy and the

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delicious de Vrij gain. Clubman of the year, he replayed every minute

:46:42.:46:49.

of every game. As for superstars, Stuart Hogg the limelight for

:46:50.:46:57.

Glasgow. Can he get the bounce? N! This man had at night for scoring

:46:58.:47:03.

tries. He is like stretch Armstrong and Inspector Gadget rolled into

:47:04.:47:15.

one. Bundy jumped into the picture. For the magic moments, there was

:47:16.:47:25.

marvellous Matavesi. Bernardo. Regal Regan. He was like a father to one

:47:26.:47:33.

young Scarlett. Talk about defensive... Is that a difficult

:47:34.:47:37.

line to straddle the then made on the one hand and someone's boss on

:47:38.:47:44.

the other. No. Australia up next, do you think... But one over them?

:47:45.:47:50.

Otherwise we are out of the World Cup. Tough day. Tough day, yes. The

:47:51.:48:00.

youngsters, Owen Watkin. Sam Arnold hell. And another Moriarty. Top

:48:01.:48:12.

team, the Wales under 20s Grand Slam is. Best referee, World Cup final,

:48:13.:48:25.

say no more. Do not forget the post man. And the one who went down like

:48:26.:48:34.

a badly packed parachute. Shame, that shirt! You think you will get

:48:35.:48:41.

away with that? I was hoping you did not see it. Even at five foot seven,

:48:42.:48:45.

he is still big in Japan. And a World Cup win over England, it

:48:46.:48:56.

is always a scream.

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