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Some of the big names were out of action but that was all that was

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missing from a Friday night Derby that otherwise had it all. This is

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crazy. Absolutely crazy. Eight tries in four games for the teenage

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sensation. He is in unstoppable form. Sam Davies started young as

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well. He has his sights set on the most famous Welsh jersey of them

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all. You can't come in and think you are third choice. You have to try to

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get in, and express yourself as much as possible. And we catch up with

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Wales women as they take on the Scots at their new home.

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Good evening and welcome to the last Scrum V Sunday

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before the autumn internationals kick off.

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Jonathan and Martyn have already selected their starting XV,

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But before we get stuck into that

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And if you missed this one on Friday,

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don't you dare leave your sofa now. It was awesome.

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Hadleigh Parkes's captained the side for the first time.

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The loosehead prop was released to the Blues alongside Boyd Williams on

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the bench. Five former Scarlets were in the Cardiff Blues. COMMENTATOR:

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Clear by partly. -- Berkeley. Shingler, oh! Great finish by Aaron

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Shingler! Great kick on the go by van der

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Merwe. And it is try number two for the Scarlets. It is as easy as that,

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it is Jonathan Evans. More direct from the Blues, first

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time with the ball in hand. Can they break out of their own defence?

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Patchell with a chance. There are many wide... oh, interception! What

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a gift for Tom James. In an attacking position, Lee-Lo

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gets the flat pass. Slips the tackle. Oh! Another interception,

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and a long run home for the Scarlets, van der Merwe on the

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outside. He should get there. He just jogs in the last 20 metres will

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stop and in a game of interceptions, a telling one.

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The pressure on the Blues scrum. Short ball to Shingler.

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Will Boyde bumped off it. Short. Great defence from scholars, I

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thought he was overdone. It really was good defending. The crowd were

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celebrating. Can Dolan forced back. -- great defence from Scarlets.

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Gets the pathway to Hadleigh Parkes and it has taken the Scarlets and 36

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seconds of the second half to get a bonus point.

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The ball has come out. Bouncing into the hands of Scully. Great finish.

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Bulbring is in the way. He was tackled by his brother. Is it the

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other way around? At the end of the first half. He has got to go TMO.

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This is crazy. Absolutely crazy. All credit to the Scarlets, they

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deserved their win and were the better side tonight. I have to

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comment on some huge decisions tonight. I don't understand the

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scrum at the end of the game. We received a yellow card and no

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penalty try. Some big moments in the game, but ultimately, I will not

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hide away, Scarlets deserved the win. We need to lick our wounds and

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build for a must win game now at Treviso. The Blues were unhappy at

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half-time, and a yellow card for Shingler, which was the wrong

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decision, I guess? I don't want to talk too much about the referee. But

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when both coaches aren't happy, we should look at it. I was happy to

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get the result and get five points. To stop them getting a bonus points,

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that is where we want to be. Sweet revenge for the Scarlets that lost

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twice to the Blues last season, home and away. Before we get on to the

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nitty-gritty, both coaches alluded to it, a big talking point on the

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night. We don't make a habit of criticising referees, but a number

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of grievances on both sides. Should the Blues have had a penalty try?

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Why was it waited so heavily against the Scarlets. Most personally, why

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was Aaron Shingler said to the sin-bin? The first thing is, before

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the International 's, it is a joke, they have to look at that. You need

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an experienced referee. It was a great atmosphere and a brilliant

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game, but unfortunately, everyone was talking about the referee as

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well. A feud dodgy decisions, that consistency is what the players

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want. -- few. Matthew Morgan went for the cross kick. He was the last

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man defending. Just watch, he goes up with it. If you go for an

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intercept with one arm, you are in the bin. This one, this is just...

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the best thing about this is, watch Stephen Shingler, showing the card

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to his brother. Get him off! You can mention the penalty before the

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scrum. If you show a yellow card for that, you have two chair a yellow

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card for a professional foul. The assistant referee and the TMO, that

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is when the team should be very issue recent -- efficient and look

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at it. You have got to get the right decision. For me, look at it. That

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could have changed the whole complexion of the game with ten

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minutes to go. The TMO has that the authority. Why the TMO hasn't come

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in to help the referee, is beyond me. Why can't they do that? The

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protocol is there. It was a farce in the end. I felt sorry for the

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referee in the end, because he lost control in the second half. Like the

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guys have said, the coaches, it did not affect the result. The Scarlets

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deserved the win. As we said on the night, it was a fantastic game. The

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carnage added to the atmosphere in a certain way. Scarlets deserved

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winners. The defence was solid. The defensive line speed was good. But

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looking at the Blues, they have been so efficient but they gifted tries.

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The first thing is, Hadleigh Parkes had been taken in. He just had to

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look up and put a grubber in. The line speed is good. It was a

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telegraphed pass. That is one try gifted to them, OK. But what again,

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the gap is too big. Look at the size of the gap. Matthew Morgan then

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should make the tackle but falls over. It is a great one-handed

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off-load. Paul defence. They are too wide apart. They go in, easy drive,

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not expecting the pick and drive, look at the gap between the

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forwards. The scrum-half should be behind, but unfortunately he is not.

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It is so big, the gap. If you look at it as a coach, it is just

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ridiculous. To gift three tries, but I thought Nick Williams is injured

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and might be out for a while. They have no penetrative runners, they

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couldn't break the Scarlets defence down. They really struggled to look

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as if they would score tries. The Scarlets deserved to win. Talking

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about penetrative runners can we talk about how the scholars have

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struggled to punch holes in defences, which is their major

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weakness. They picked guys yesterday, fringe players that are

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not used to starting, and some of them really enhanced their

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reputations. Will Boyde was top drawer, by an alias. Every team

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wants to win but they had more urgency in the breakdown area. They

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didn't have a seven, Cam Dolan goes in an arc. Look at the gap he leads

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himself. It only takes a split-second, you are not going to

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move someone as strong as Will Boyde. They do a job early on. Van

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der Merwe summed up how urgent they were in the penalty area. Back on

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his feet, scrappy from Lloyd Williams and Tomos Williams that

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came on. Watch Shingler, he makes the tackle, and they win the

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turnover. We have criticised the Scarlets pack this year, but without

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the ball, they did a job on the Blues in the contact area. Almost

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the point you made, Jonathan, it was a faux pas with the fixture where it

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was in the calendar, which meant the international players couldn't play.

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But the fringe players stepped up. Brilliant. It was a great

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atmosphere, it was a great game, littered with mistakes, but

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unfortunately people are talking about the refereeing decisions.

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Sometimes with the atmosphere, you need an experienced referee. He

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stepped in late, and I don't care what the protocol is, those four

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have to get it right. The TMO, the assistant referees, the mistakes

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were plain. I feel sorry for him, but a brilliant game. A fantastic

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game, we will find out what happened in the second Welsh derby of the

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weekend. But first, a round-up of Pro12 action from the rest of the

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weekend. COMMENTATOR: The forwards go again.

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Feeds it to Jackson. Crossfield kick. Gilroy is there. That is a

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great opening score for Ulster. The forwards are just snuffling

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their way closer to that line. But that is a red boot that has hacked

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that on. Lyttle, the teenager is over! What a try from the

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19-year-old. Ulster really need to make the

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territory count here -- monster. Scannell down into the corner, and

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finally Munster make the scoreboard ticked in their direction.

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Williams is going to have two get it out and see what his options are.

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Taute is over, that is a try! Munster are back within a score.

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The determination by the visitors as Copeland takes it on. Who is next?

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It is arch. He gets over the gain line, just. It goes back, Scannell

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in the pocket, drop goal attempt. It is given, and that is the win.

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Trailing 12-0 after 40 minutes, two second-half tries for the home side

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looked to spearhead Edinburgh's rushes. But in the dying moments,

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the visitors sent a try over. Edinburgh with their first victim --

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Zebre with the first victory of their Pro12 season. Four first half

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tries for the home side had the bonus point in the bag after 40

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minutes. The second coming from a Tommy Seymour break, finished off

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clinically by centre Mark Bennett. A horror show for the visitors, who

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now sit bottom of the table. A crowd of over 18,000 packed into

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the RDS to watch Leinster reverse last season's Pro12 final last year.

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Leinster scored two tries in the second half. Leinster go top and

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stretch their winning run at home to 19 games.

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A week before the start of the autumn internationals,

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Wales Women played their first test of the season.

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Rowland Phillips was at the helm, as they took on Scotland

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at their new home, the Cardiff Arms Park.

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Less than 24 hours after that one of the most exciting matches of the

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Pro12 this season, it is now the turn of the women's National side,

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who play Scotland in their first start at their new home. We have

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been at some fantastic clubs over the years, but it shows the respect

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that people are showing for the women's game in Wales. It is a

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fantastic stadium, in the capital of Wales, so that is great for us. The

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first time we have had an autumn test for a number of years. A chance

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for Rowland to try out his players. It is our prep for the Six Nations

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and the World Cup. A great opportunity to run out today and to

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see how the players are performing. Come on, guys! We spent a lot of

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time watching the women's sevens at the Olympics, and the quality was

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absolutely incredible. It helped the decision to come here today. Quite a

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lot of camaraderie it seems. I think so, definitely! It is all good fun.

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COMMENTATOR: Charlotte Harris driving to the line for Wales. A lot

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of Welsh forwards there. Alicia butchers, and the captain goes over

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for the first try for Wales and it had to come. In terms of women's

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rugby in general, is it making strides? Definitely. You can see

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that from the amount of girls here today. It is the first time in a

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while we have had a autumn international, possibly the first

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time ever, so it is really, really good.

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Here is Phillips crossing the 22. Bevan to the right-hand side.

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Brilliantly to Charlie Murray and that is as good as it gets for

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Wales. Amazing. Really exciting and we are going to win, so that is what

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we are most excited about. I have always loved rugby, and I love a bit

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more free-flowing rugby. There is a bit less emphasis on the power game,

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and a bit more skill. Butchers five metres short of the line now for

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Wales. Just needs a final touch and it comes to Kavanagh.

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We took some nice positive steps forward today, and we keep building

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on that. Confidence is a big thing, belief is a big thing, the value of

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rugby is huge. We saw plenty of that today. Really good for the women's

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game. There is so much interest, and the momentum is picking up in Wales.

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Congratulations to the women, getting their test season off to a

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winning start. Phil Steele was commentating on that one, and here

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he is with the Premiership round-up. Action kicked off on Tuesday, a

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repeat of the outcome from the last meeting, something to spare. No joy

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yesterday, though. Aaron Warren with this try, which competent at 15

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points scored by Jack Maynard. An eight try demolition of Swansea,

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Branwell grabbed a brace of tries, and looked like a top eight place.

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The wizards pounced back with six second-half tries, and a nice way

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for Richard Carter to celebrate his 300th appearance. Rapidly improving

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Bridgend made it four wins on the bounce in all, dishes. Ravens never

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looked in trouble. Mark Bennett scored this try. Don't rule them out

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for a top eight place. Game of the Pontypridd and Neath, sharing nine

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tries. An honourable mention for the All Blacks, who contributed to a

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real five slap of a match. Also worth a hat tip, four tries

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including this, the final one. Cardiff kept in touch with the top

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eight despite playing all of the last quarter without Johnny Edwards,

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who was red carded for a punch. They came from a hind to win. It is as

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you work in the top three. The gap between the bottom eight is

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still at three points with Cardiff and Bridgend looking best poised to

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take advantage of any slip-ups above.

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And before we move on, we'd like to offer our condolences

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to the family of former Llandovery and Aberystwyth player,

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Eifion Gwynne who passed away last week at the age of 41.

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And there was some sad news yesterday as well,

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The former Ebbw Vale, Wales and Lions number eight,

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who also became Wales' first ever coach.

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Habberfield was partnered at half-backs, last weeks hat-trick

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hero Giles made a return after training with the national squad. It

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was all change in the front row, Thomas partnering Harris.

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COMMENTATOR: Matavesi, leading with the elbow. That looked dangerous. He

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could be in trouble. Let's see what Ben Whitehouse makes of this one. It

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is a yellow card, ten minutes in the bin for imagery Arhip. Habberfield

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looks both ways. Coming back to the openside, Dan Lydiate. Another

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flying elbow from Lydiate. If there is to be consistency, he could find

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himself cooling down to ten minutes, two. Ben Whitehouse has decided to

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be more lenient on this occasion. Them and controlling things at the

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base. Out to Habberfield. That is too easy for Ospreys. Two flailing

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tackles, Ospreys on the scoreboard. Clean take in the middle of the

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line-out. Ospreys setting up the rolling maul. Powering towards the

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line. It is a try for Baldwin. What a message to send out to Rob Howley.

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Habberfield down into the midfield. Lovely dummy. What an off-load from

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Matavesi. The youngster cannot stop scoring. That is his seventh try and

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four games. Loose ball, only one winner here. Another try for the

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youngster. What a cool finish, Giles over the line. Eight tries in four

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games, bonus point for Ospreys. This game is beyond the Dragons now,

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surely. Keelan Giles taking the physical route now. Brendon Leonard.

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Like Habberfield did, between two tackles. Far too easy for Ospreys

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and they are running away with this one.

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The Dragons have five minutes left on the clock now. Can they bagged a

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consolation try? Keeping things tight. Matthew Screech wiggles over,

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a try for the Dragons, but nothing more than a consolation.

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We enter the closing moments here at the Liberty Stadium, Dragons still

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in possession and they are not giving up. There is an overlap. Nice

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pass, the winger sliding, another try for the Dragons, but it will

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offer little in the way of comfort. They are well beaten here tonight. I

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am proud of the boys. They deserved five points, but conceded a couple

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of tries at the back end, which is disappointing. Massive pride, there

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are so many proud players coming to international duty. But good to get

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the five points. A little bird tells me you have been calling yourself

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Josh Biggar, asking for a pay rise. After a performance like that, why

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not? It has been a tough week, switching position. But Luke Price,

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but they have been helpful with me. Thanks to those guys. This is a

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tough place to come against a good team, so no complaints. We need to

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take some belief, particularly from the last 10-15 minutes. We kept

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going. Obviously, on our own ground, it is a different kettle of fish, so

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we want to keep the same effort, improve. We need to improve for the

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game against Connacht. Leinster go top after their win

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against Connacht. Glasgow third, and those teams all on the same points.

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Very tight at the top. Munster into fourth, Ulster dropped to fifth. As

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we saw on Friday, Scarlets swap with the Blues, into the top six. We

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talked at the start of the programme about the missing internationals.

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The Ospreys supply more than any side, 12 in all. 12 in the squad

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initially, which makes the performance yesterday that bit more

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impressive. If ever the Dragons were going to go to the Liberty Stadium

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to win, with the missing players, but Ospreys, the pack was

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outstanding. So physical, the Dragons couldn't handle the

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physicality. When they had the ball, they couldn't make inroads. This was

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after two minutes, and they couldn't get over the gain line. They were

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manhandled. That is after two minutes in, spilling the ball. But

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really impressed when they had the ball. Controlling the tackle area,

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Scott Baldwin with the off-load to Arhip. Brilliant ball play. McCusker

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from Norway, he had a great game, he got them on the front foot. When

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they have two, they ground it out. The physicality, they couldn't

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handle them. When you think of the players that were out of the Ospreys

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pack yesterday, to do that to the Dragons, I would be worried, because

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they are in a rut at the minute. As well as Ospreys played, on the flip

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side, the Dragons were very poor yesterday. Scott Baldwin, what a

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message, he goes and scores a try. Putting his name back into the hat

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for Australia. We talked about the refereeing in the first Welsh derby,

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there was an interesting talking point yesterday. Arhip sent to the

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bin for leading with the forehand. Lydiate did something similar and

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got away with it. I'm not sure if I can spot the

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difference. Sometimes you have to give the player the benefit of the

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doubt. If you are going to offend someone, if you need a bit of space,

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your natural wood action is to go like that. Because you cannot extend

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it, you have to hit to defend yourself. It is all about

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consistency. Here is the first one. He gets up. He leads with it, that's

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it. That is nearly a red card. What's the difference here? What is

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the difference? I can't spot one. So you think neither of them should

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have been... ? Sometimes, yes, the players welfare is the most

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important thing but you have to give the benefit of the doubt because

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there, if you give a yellow card, it is something to spoil the game.

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Nearly a red card is one, which is a prop, and then you have a week

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forward does the same and doesn't get penalised. Where is the

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consistency and the referees to help the referee out? We talked about

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Keelan Giles and stop pressing this guy's claim for international rugby

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but he has done it again. Put him in the alliance map straightaway. He is

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a special talent. He has got that one thing that I wish I had, he has

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speed. I was really impressed with his all-round game. He defended well

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but you have to put it into context. You can only play what is in front

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of you. He will play for Wales many times. At 18 years of age, let him

:31:18.:31:24.

develop. Look at the first try. He runs a good angle. But he is there,

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he has pace, he looks for work and the playing for the Ospreys, they

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will develop him well, but realistically, you haven't got that

:31:42.:31:44.

great strength and depth for Wales. Those two boys in the Ospreys

:31:45.:31:52.

yesterday might well be called up. I would not brush them myself, put

:31:53.:31:57.

them in the camp, bring them along, but if we get injured, you might see

:31:58.:32:03.

him playing in the autumn. If he wants to stay under the radar, he

:32:04.:32:06.

has to stop playing so well. Now then, it's the most fabled

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jersey in Welsh rugby history. Sam Davies may have some strong

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competition in that Welsh squad, but the Ospreys pivot is determined

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to make his presence felt. Many congratulations on your call

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up. Take us back to the day when it happened. I was in training,

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preparing for the game against Lyon and then James King said, Sam, you

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might want to check your e-mails. I had a quick look and an e-mail came

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through saying, congratulations, you have been selected. Did you come in

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thinking, I am the third choice, or do you come in, I want to prove

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myself? Definitely. You cannot wrest back and watch the other guys do the

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wraps. You have to be stubborn, get in and express yourself as much as

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possible. Tell us about your religion ship with time bigger. You

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are schoolmates, rivals and now you are Welsh international team-mates.

:33:24.:33:28.

It is interesting and a talking point. We get on well but at the end

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of the day, the rivalry on the field can stay off the field and we remain

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mates off the field. It is getting a bit more competitive on the training

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partner. With Wales, Dan has 40 plus caps so he has the experience these

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games need. Like I said, it will only benefit us both. Nigel Davies

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going through. Can he make it to the corner? There is pedigree in the

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Davies family. Father Nigel enjoyed a decade-long test career and some's

:34:16.:34:19.

passion was evident from an early age. The first word he ever said was

:34:20.:34:26.

ball and I have pictures of him trying to keep the ball all over the

:34:27.:34:32.

house. It is something he has done from the moment he could speak, walk

:34:33.:34:38.

and talk is play with a ball. After every game he rings me and lets me

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know how he thinks I went and that is great for me, because it is good

:34:43.:34:45.

to have someone who knows so much about the game. Just keeps my feet

:34:46.:34:53.

on the ground and make sure I keep improving and he can help critique

:34:54.:35:00.

my game. Do you take that criticism better from him? Definitely. That's

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why it comes in handy if it comes from my father. That is where you

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need to work on it more. He has played internationally for the under

:35:15.:35:19.

20s, he has played for the Ospreys but I have always said, if you do

:35:20.:35:24.

ever get a Welsh cup, it is the beginning. It will be very emotional

:35:25.:35:31.

for me, having seen the journey he has gone through. A great delay!

:35:32.:35:37.

Brilliant from Sam Davies. Beautiful play. Let's talk about your

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opponents coming up. A lot of people are judging everyone else against

:35:45.:35:48.

the gold standard of New Zealand and some are coming to the conclusion

:35:49.:35:54.

that Australia are a soft target because they were beaten heavily by

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New Zealand. We are looking at this game as a real tough opposition as

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southern hemisphere teams always are and we are going to do our utmost.

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Hopefully a good start against Australia which builds momentum and

:36:16.:36:21.

just consistent performances then. That is a great upbeat note to

:36:22.:36:33.

finish on. Good luck, Sam. Good half an hour we had with Sam Davies and

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his position in the Welsh squad richly deserved. Another thing he

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mentioned in that interview was how he relishes the physical side of the

:36:45.:36:51.

game despite being a smaller player. A bit different when you have

:36:52.:36:56.

someone Albert running down your channel. I would not say when issue

:36:57.:37:00.

the physical side but he has played well this year. As Nigel said, he

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has played internationally so he knows what it is like to be in camp

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and he has stepped up a level. Rightly he is in the squad and we

:37:13.:37:15.

have to see what happens in the autumn. That shot of Nigel playing

:37:16.:37:24.

was your debut, Martin. A nice ginger mop of hair so you would not

:37:25.:37:30.

recognise me. Let's talk about Australia. First opponents in this

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autumn campaign. Before we talk about our prospects, I want to talk

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about the team because you have come up with a combined 15. I think the

:37:40.:37:49.

front five picks itself. It is a toss-up between Bradley Davies and

:37:50.:37:57.

Luke Charter. Back row, our best player is unfortunately injured. Got

:37:58.:38:06.

to pick Ross Moriarty, he was outstanding against New Zealand. I

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don't think Sam will be ready, he has not played much of the battle

:38:14.:38:16.

this year. He has not done himself justice. An interesting selection. I

:38:17.:38:25.

think they will start with this and hopefully the Williams will be fit,

:38:26.:38:30.

I would pick him at full-back because I know Lee Halfpenny is very

:38:31.:38:35.

comfortable in the wing. Start with the same set midfield, but it all

:38:36.:38:43.

depends on how they go in on selection for the autumn and which

:38:44.:38:49.

way they want to play, so whoever gets a ten berth on the bench, Scott

:38:50.:38:58.

Williams into centre, they mention evolving their game and I think that

:38:59.:39:02.

after seeing this selection and how they play, and what changes they

:39:03.:39:09.

make, subtle changes, because they have to evolve. The way we have

:39:10.:39:14.

played, people have worked us out so it will be a severe test. The

:39:15.:39:21.

biggest test traditionally is getting them up to speed to an

:39:22.:39:25.

international level. We always struggle starting. That will be the

:39:26.:39:33.

biggest challenge for the players because the Australians have been

:39:34.:39:37.

playing against the best against the world, they are up to pace, up to

:39:38.:39:45.

speed. We have the talent to beat the Australians, it's just whether

:39:46.:39:47.

they can get up to speed straightaway. It is managing

:39:48.:39:54.

expectations as well. I watched last weeks Test match against New

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Zealand, that was a real test and I think Australia will start as

:40:04.:40:06.

favourites on Saturday. They will have regrouped, have the Rugby

:40:07.:40:12.

Championship kind them and they will be hard to beat. I'm not saying we

:40:13.:40:26.

can't beat them, but if we play well, or don't play well, that is

:40:27.:40:31.

the range we can look at success rates but it will be a real tough

:40:32.:40:37.

ask and for me it is evolving. Results are the most important

:40:38.:40:42.

thing, seeing how Wales plays is important for me and seeing who the

:40:43.:40:47.

selection will be in ten, 12, 13 positions. In the modern game, you

:40:48.:40:54.

will be disappointed not to make the 15th but it is about the squad. If

:40:55.:40:58.

you are a player, you want the starting jersey. We found out in the

:40:59.:41:07.

summer, the bench is so important. That's where I could see where it

:41:08.:41:14.

you would put Moriarty because maybe Dan Baker is more of an impact

:41:15.:41:20.

player in the last half-hour. Yes, the old age debate of who will start

:41:21.:41:25.

20 years ago was a big thing but now you need 23 layers who can play test

:41:26.:41:32.

rugby. With the water comes you watch all the sites play rugby union

:41:33.:41:37.

and rugby league and the southern hemisphere sides they have composure

:41:38.:41:42.

and they are clinical and that happens. They try and play things,

:41:43.:41:47.

but if it is not on, they will be patient and they won't try it. They

:41:48.:41:52.

know they have time on their hands and that is where we need to see

:41:53.:41:58.

with Wales, they have been in positions and blown it, so hopefully

:41:59.:42:03.

with this squad developing and mature in, they now know what they

:42:04.:42:09.

need to win games and if you look at Argentina, how they have evolves,

:42:10.:42:13.

they got the Rugby Championship, date can't win by kicking goals,

:42:14.:42:20.

they have to play and that's where Wales have to show everyone they are

:42:21.:42:30.

trying to change. Showing change and attacking structures. You have

:42:31.:42:39.

beaten them, how do you do it? First when we have beaten them it was the

:42:40.:42:44.

fourth game. The Welsh toys should be confident. They did well in the

:42:45.:42:50.

summer. Those first two tests, we were fighting New Zealand there. I

:42:51.:42:59.

hope Ian Williams is fit. If we can overcome the two best players, a bit

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of luck, I see no reason why we can't be in with a shout. If we play

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well, we can win every game. I love that. We can beat them all!

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