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-Welcome to Clwb2.

-We have a special programme tonight

-as we remember a very special man.

-It's exactly 40 years since the

-death of Formula 1 driver Tom Pryce.

-The best ever from Wales,

-it's an incredible story...

-..and what's more incredible is

-very few people know the story.

-We'll hear more later.

-Here's what else is coming up.

-The only way is Essex

-for the Wrexham players.

-A trip to Braintree for the Dragons

-in the English National League.

-In rugby, the WRU National Cup

-grabs the headlines.

-We'll have the quarter-finals

-and lots of mud!

-Jiw jiw - no, not Jeifin Jenkins

-but Jamie Jones...

-..the snooker player who hopes

-to challenge the world's best...

-..and conquer

-the Snowdonia Marathon!

-Another big weekend for the Cardiff

-Devils - in the cup and league.

-As I said, we'll be remembering

-Tom Pryce tonight...

-..the Welsh racing driver.

-I'm joined by one of his

-close friends, Cledwyn Ashford.

-A warm welcome to you.

-We'll talk football later.

-We start with Tom Pryce.

-You know him so well,

-you didn't even call him Tom!

-No, he was Maldwyn to me. He was

-Mald to his mother and father.

-He was Thomas to his wife

-but he was Maldwyn to me.

-He was always Maldwyn

-and always will be.

-It's quite a story.

-As I mentioned at the start, not

-everyone knows Tom Pryce's story.

-Let's learn more

-about the Ruthin racing driver...

-..who was ready to take on

-the world of Formula 1.

-Tom Maldwyn Pryce was born and

-raised in the rural Vale of Clwyd.

-He had a keen interest in

-racing cars right from the outset.

-I remembering him coming home

-and doing his homework at night.

-He'd lie on the floor

-doing his homework.

-He'd be there for two minutes.

-On the back of his homework book,

-he had pictures of motor cars.

-When he went to school the following

-morning, all his sums were wrong...

-..but the pictures of motor cars

-were very accurate.

-He was ten years old

-when he started.

-He worked on a bread round

-at night, on the bread van.

-The fields

-were quite slippery and muddy...

-..and he'd put his foot down

-and swing the vehicle around...

-..until the bread and cakes

-flew everywhere.

-He was an apprentice

-tractor mechanic.

-He moved to Brands Hatch

-to become a racing driver.

-He won his first car in a race

-and rose through the classes.

-His first taste of Formula 1

-was with the small team, Token...

-..in the team's first ever race

-in 1974.

-Unfortunately,

-the car had countless problems.

-The gear linkage broke,

-I couldn't change gears at all.

-I had to come in to try and fix it.

-I had to change them for the

-right one, for the right strength.

-It was too late by then anyway.

-That's not a big problem though.

-No, it's just a new motor problem.

-We have problems with new motors.

-The car seemed to be flying

-until then.

-Yes, it was moving extremely well.

-I was starting to settle down.

-I wasn't going to try

-anything fantastic.

-I was just settling down

-in the race.

-We'll be going to Monaco.

-After that, depending on the car,

-we'll keep going in the Grand Prix.

-Following the problems, and

-since Pryce was too inexperienced...

-..according to the authorities...

-..Token were refused permission

-to race in Monaco.

-As a result, Pryce decided

-to compete in the Formula 3 race.

-Pryce won the race by 20 seconds...

-..proving a point to the organisers

-along the way.

-I don't think I've seen such

-inspired driving in my whole life.

-He was quite incredible. He just

-drove the wheels off the car.

-I joined a queue,

-unfortunately not at the top...

-..and I thought the guy

-was going to be world champion.

-He didn't come

-to Williams unfortunately...

-..and he was right not to do so,

-but I rated him very, very highly.

-With lots of offers on the table,

-Pryce joined the Shadow team.

-He climbed to the top of his game

-in less than four years.

-A Welshman had a permanent place

-in a Formula 1 car.

-He accomplished great feats

-in his first season in 1975.

-He was on pole in Monaco

-and Silverstone...

-..along with a podium finish

-in Austria from 15th on the grid.

-He won his first Formula 1 race, the

-race of champions, in Brands Hatch.

-The story of Tom Pryce.

-I'm joined by Cledwyn Ashford.

-You knew him well

-and followed his career.

-It must be strange looking back

-at the old photos of cars and Tom.

-It's very strange. The memories

-flood back, as if it were yesterday.

-I was in college at the time.

-The first photo is of Token,

-in Silverstone at that time.

-I remember him being very excited

-about his first race.

-We all hoped he would win the race

-but he didn't have a chance.

-He had a brand new car.

-They only finished building it

-the previous night.

-The mechanics were too tired,

-to take the car to Silverstone.

-Maldwyn drove the lorry overnight

-to Silverstone...

-..and he was racing

-the following morning.

-We were stood on the first corner.

-He spun on the first corner

-but continued with the race.

-As you heard him say,

-his gear lever was broken.

-That was the end of the race

-for him.

-There have been complaints

-that the sport has changed so much.

-These were different drivers

-in a different era.

-You heard them say,

-"He drove the wheels off the car."

-He was a superb driver. In the rain,

-in wet weather, he was incredible.

-He would be mentioned in

-the same breath as Lauda and Hunt.

-He was considered to be

-the best in the rain.

-He was so disappointed in Monaco,

-he wanted to drive in that race.

-He was incensed

-that he wasn't allowed to drive.

-A Formula 3 team owner

-asked him to drive his car.

-In he went and I don't know

-if everyone knows this story.

-He won the race but during the race

-there was a fuel leakage...

-..behind his back.

-The petrol was coming out

-of the pipe over his back.

-By the end of the race, his back

-was almost burnt with petrol.

-He jumped out of the car,

-everyone thought he was excited...

-..but the petrol

-was coming through his jacket.

-He won the race

-and people in Formula 1...

-..started taking notice of him.

-This was a time when racing drivers

-were famous around the world...

-..and there were

-one or two playboys too.

-The man from Ruthin

-wasn't one of them.

-He was a very quiet man. He was shy,

-he didn't like talking to the media.

-When he was racing, you couldn't

-speak to him before a race.

-You stayed out of the way.

-He had close friends, closer than I

-was, and they attended the races...

-..but you left him alone

-before a race.

-All he wanted to do was race.

-Once the race was over, he would

-head straight for his caravan.

-He had no desire to be a star.

-He was one of the sport's quiet men.

-The sport has changed so much today.

-Was he a star in Wales at the time?

-It's odd how things happen.

-Back then, no.

-When he was on top of his game...

-..I never thought he had

-the praise he deserved in Wales.

-He was a Welsh hero. He received

-more attention after his death.

-People didn't realise

-how good he was at the time.

-You mentioned his death there.

-Part of the story is the horrific

-end to Tom Pryce's life.

-Exactly 40 years ago to this day,

-this part of the story ended.

-The horrific crash

-at the South African Grand Prix.

-Pryce had qualified first at the

-Kyalami Grand Prix in South Africa.

-But during the race

-on Sunday March 5, 1977...

-..exactly 40 years ago today...

-..Pryce was tragically

-killed in an accident.

-Renzo Zorzi's car had broken down

-on the side of the track.

-A 19-year-old steward raced onto the

-track with a fire extinguisher...

-..right into the path

-of Pryce's car.

-Both were killed on the spot.

-Pryce's family

-still remember that sad day.

-I was listening to the radio

-to try and hear what was happening.

-I heard about it there.

-Gwyneth was out on her rounds

-working as a district nurse.

-There were people

-waving at me from their houses.

-I didn't understand

-what they wanted.

-I went into some house in Pwllglas.

-I would always put the news

-on the radio before leaving there.

-For some reason that was

-the only day I ever decided...

-..not to switch on that radio.

-I could see another district nurse

-coming up behind me.

-I reached the gate at home and

-there were people waiting for me.

-I was immediately fearful

-that there had been an accident.

-I must say

-a cold shiver ran down my back.

-A couple of the journalists

-were staring at me.

-I suppose they were

-sensation seekers.

-I'm sure they'd heard before I had.

-Then Alan Rees came up and said

-"Nella, there's been an accident.

-"A bad accident

-and Thomas has been killed."

-I couldn't believe it.

-You just don't because

-it's such an extraordinary thing...

-..for someone to say to you.

-I couldn't possibly take it in,

-just like that.

-Tom Pryce died exactly

-40 years ago to this day.

-We're remembering him on Clwb2.

-It's such a tragic story, Cledwyn.

-You also knew him through

-your father's connection.

-He was part of the story.

-My father was a policeman

-in Llansannan.

-Jack Pryce was a policeman

-in Nantglyn.

-That's where they started

-to become friends.

-Our fathers were best friends.

-I didn't know the connection

-between my father and Jack...

-..until I read it in a book.

-My father was a policeman...

-..and unfortunately, Jack and

-Gwyneth received some bad news...

-..about the death of their son.

-My father was the one

-who broke the news to them...

-..when Jack was working

-on a local farm.

-I didn't know this

-but Jack was so impressed...

-..with the way Dad had handled it,

-he became a policeman after that.

-That's how they became friends.

-Unfortunately,

-on the day Maldwyn was killed...

-..my parents were in Wrexham

-and Dad took the phone call...

-..informing him

-of what had happened.

-If it had happened in this country,

-this would never have happened.

-In South Africa, there was no way

-of stopping the media reporting it.

-Jack was in the garden

-when he heard.

-Gwyneth was in work

-as a district nurse.

-By the time Dad arrived,

-they already knew.

-It's hard to comprehend

-hearing such sad news.

-It was a romantic time

-for Grand Prix, it still is...

-..but that was a special time.

-It was also a dangerous time.

-Almost 50 drivers died in the '60s

-and '70s. It was a strange time.

-Maldwyn lost two good friends,

-Tony Brise and Roger Williamson...

-..during that time.

-Niki Lauda had a serious accident

-the previous year. He almost died.

-It was such an interesting time.

-Maldwyn and James Hunt

-had some great duels in Formula 3.

-Two very different men, I suspect.

-Two very different men, I suspect.

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-Very different.

-James Hunt won the race

-in Silverstone.

-I joined Maldwyn and his father

-in a marquee...

-..I called it a tent,

-but it was a marquee!

-James Hunt was there

-handing out glasses of champagne.

-I took a glass. I was there

-not knowing what to do.

-I drank the champagne

-and took the glass home with me.

-When we moved house,

-my daughter Non broke the glass!

-I never forgave her, but I did!

-I never forgave her, but I did!

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-I'm sure you did.

-There was always a great

-rivalry between him and Hunt.

-He could have been world champion,

-many people say that.

-It's a pity

-he's not remembered more.

-There is a memorial to him

-in Ruthin.

-You helped secure that memorial

-to him.

-We were very fortunate,

-there were eight of us.

-One was David Richards, the owner

-of Prodrive and Aston Martin.

-Dave Richards

-was a very good friend.

-Maldwyn drove a rally car

-for Dave Richards.

-Everyone was looking forward

-to the first race on the Epynt.

-He crashed into a bridge

-in his first race.

-Dave and Maldwyn were close friends.

-When we'd have meetings,

-we'd arrive in our modest cars...

-..and Dave Richards

-would arrive in a helicopter.

-Bernie Ecclestone gave us

-two tickets to 10 Grand Prix...

-..to raise money for the memorial.

-That's how we managed

-to get it all together.

-It's great he has a memorial...

-..and it's been great

-to hear your stories.

-We could go on all night!

-We'll talk about football later.

-I'm sure you have a lot to say

-about Wrexham when we return.

-We'll be right back.

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-Welcome back.

-Cledwyn Ashford and I looked back

-at the life of Tom Pryce in Part 1.

-We turn our attention now

-to Cledwyn's other interest...

-..Wrexham Football Club.

-They headed to Braintree yesterday.

-Braintree kick-off this game

-at the Ironmongery Direct Stadium.

-If Wrexham want to win away again

-they will need an iron defence.

-Jennings has conceded

-an early corner kick.

-Harry Lee will take it.

-Midson goes up for it.

-Cheek finds the back of the net.

-Braintree lead after 30 seconds.

-The corner was won

-almost directly from kick-off.

-The next touch found the back

-of the net. Braintree 1-0 Wrexham.

-Dean Keates is furious that Wrexham

-have let one in so cheaply.

-Midson fails to claim it

-and Shenton takes it away.

-Shenton with a lovely ball

-over the defence.

-Izale McLeod

-sets it up for Massanka.

-Wrexham have equalized.

-Two goals in the first four minutes.

-That was very easy. McLeod to

-Massanka and we're all square.

-Jennings.

-The ball breaks to Massanka.

-Carrington has space on the flank.

-The effort is tipped over the bar

-by Dave Beasant's son, Sam.

-Riley with the pass.

-White shows his strength.

-Massanka shields it

-and plays it to Anthony Barry.

-Rutherford is there in support

-and he cuts inside his man.

-Rutherford to White.

-The ball is loose and it's a goal.

-Ollie Shenton for Wrexham.

-Shenton's on loan from Stoke

-and that's his first for Wrexham.

-White had a chance

-but Shenton had oodles of time.

-The corner to the near post.

-The keeper comes for it.

-Carrington can clear.

-It's been deflected

-towards Reece Hall-Johnson.

-He shoots and scores

-but it won't count!

-Hall-Johnson wasn't offside but

-Midson blocked the goalie's view.

-A good decision.

-We challenged them last week as a

-group who had not won an away game.

-Not since October.

-We went to Solihull

-and we weren't great but won 1-0.

-Then we're behind here

-in the first minute...

-..and you wonder what's going on.

-After twenty minutes

-we settled the nerves...

-..and there was only

-one team in it after that.

-A crucial away win for Wrexham.

-Ten games left and eight points

-between Wrexham and the play-offs.

-You never know

-with Wrexham on a good run.

-A fortnight Friday, Wales play

-against the Republic of Ireland.

-A huge night in Dublin.

-Recently, a representative team from

-the Welsh Premiership academies...

-..took on their Irish counterparts

-in what has become an annual event.

-There was a trophy for the winner

-this year - the John Coughlan Cup.

-For the last six years, the Welsh FA

-and the Irish FA have come together.

-There's been an annual event held in

-Wales and Ireland every other year.

-The introduction of a cup

-has added spice to the competition.

-There are about twenty academies

-in Wales we can select from.

-Over three to five contact days

-we've selected eighteen...

-..to come on this five day window..

-On a windy night at Maes Tegid

-Ireland started the stronger.

-Daniel Grant gave them the lead

-after twelve minutes.

-Ten minutes later

-and Ireland went further ahead.

-Eoin Hunter taking

-advantage of some defensive errors.

-Wales carved out their best chance

-in the second half.

-Michael George's perfect pass led

-to Andrew Vale just shooting wide.

-Ireland made it 3-0 when Jordan

-O'Reilly beat Iwan Roberts in goal.

-And the Irish

-still weren't satisfied with that.

-Matt Barrett smashed home a fourth

-when Wales failed to clear a corner.

-A 4-0 defeat for Wales

-meant there was plenty to discuss...

-..before the second game

-within 48 hours time.

-We fell short there

-and it is disappointing.

-We have a chance.

-We can put it right tomorrow.

-We put that to bed last night

-and we can't do anything about it.

-What we can do is go and prepare

-properly for tomorrow.

-The nerves are gone now I think.

-Last night was quite

-an experience for us.

-We have nothing to lose tomorrow so

-we can hopefully go out and win it.

-Playing for Wales

-at any level is really great.

-Semi-pro or professional,

-a cap for Wales is superb.

-We have to show

-plenty of heart tomorrow.

-If we go about things

-the right way...

-..I think we can score

-the four goals that we need.

-Off to Newtown and Wales hoping for

-a better result against the Irish.

-Wales started well

-but Ireland scored first.

-Jordan Muldoon beating his man

-and Iwan Roberts between the sticks.

-Wales could have equalized

-before the break.

-Cameron Keetch's shot

-was too hot for the keeper...

-..but Hughes-Jones didn't take

-advantage of the loose ball.

-Danny Williams almost scored

-in the second half.

-His shot missed the target

-so the Irish claimed the win...

-..and the

-John Coughlan Memorial Cup.

-Pikey said before the game

-we had to show more character.

-I think we did that.

-We could have scored three

-or four goals in the first half.

-Much better than Tuesday.

-We asked for that reaction

-and they gave it to us.

-We changed our pattern

-and went more direct.

-We were in their faces.

-We took on the disappointments

-of Tuesday and applied them today.

-That was magnificent

-and we can only be proud of them.

-Smiles all round

-despite those defeats.

-The second game was better.

-Cledwyn Ashford is with me.

-You have experience of working

-with boys of that age.

-You have several irons in the fire.

-You work with Wrexham,

-the trust, Schools soccer.

-Where does it all start and end?

-It all started in 1974.

-That's when I started teaching

-and running local clubs.

-I moved up to county level

-and finally national schools level.

-I was made one of

-the schools selectors in 1997.

-James Collins was one of the first.

-I'm now working with

-Osian Roberts and his staff...

-..with the U15s and U16s.

-That's a pleasure.

-It must be quite a role as a mentor.

-Here are some pictures of you.

-Here you are in the classroom...

-..and I understand you're the man

-who teaches them the anthem.

-What kind of voices do you find?

-These things are important.

-Gary Speed started that

-and Chris Coleman has continued it.

-Osian Roberts is very keen

-they know the anthem.

-The boys are very good about.

-The non-Welsh speakers

-really try hard too.

-It isn't an easy anthem to learn.

-They pick it up pretty quickly.

-You've just come back from Qatar.

-These days even young players

-get to see the world.

-I feel very lucky

-as a retired teacher.

-I'm now getting

-some very nice trips.

-Osian and his staff are keen

-they get good experiences.

-There was an invitation sent

-to go to Qatar.

-We went out there and played games

-against Ajax and the Qatari team.

-That was an incredible experience

-for those young boys.

-It was clear from that trip

-how respected Osian is worldwide.

-The people in Qatar

-showed him so much respect.

-Thanks for joining us to talk about

-that and the sad fate of Tom Pryce.

-It's quite a story. I'm sure

-we'll be meeting up in Dublin.

-There's one headline from the

-Welsh Premier League this weekend.

-They were celebrating at Park Hall.

-The New Saints confirmed their place

-as the Welsh champions yet again.

-They beat Bangor yesterday 4-0.

-Champions for the sixth season

-in succession.

-That's a familiar sight.

-It's quite a task

-lifting that trophy.

-From soccer to rugby.

-The quarter-finals

-of the WRU National Cup.

-We start with a traditional mudbath.

-Pontypool trying to pull off

-a shock at Cross Keys.

-This is the place

-for some proper cup tie romance.

-Pandy Park, home of Cross Keys,

-welcomes nearest rivals, Pontypool.

-Darren Hughes.

-Andrews down to Danny Hodge.

-Pooler try to drive in to disrupt

-the drive before it starts.

-The drive is picking up speed here.

-They are over

-for the first try of the game.

-Straight from the set piece.

-Excellent play.

-It looks like the captain

-is claiming it.

-Leadbetter.

-Matthews had called for it.

-Great play by Ieuan Jones.

-Trowbridge scores thanks

-to this little kick by the No.8.

-That's the try

-that takes Cross Keys...

-..through to the semi-finals

-of the WRU National Cup.

-There was only one team

-in it at Carmarthen, the visitors.

-It wasn't quite a walk in The Park

-for Dale Stuckey...

-..but the winger certainly had

-some fancy footwork in reserve...

-..to open the scoring

-after twelve minutes.

-Stuckey got stuck in again

-six minutes later.

-He collects the kick and takes off.

-More evidence of some silky skills

-to set up fullback Gary Williams.

-Easy for Williams

-and easy for Ponty too.

-It was more or less over

-by half-time.

-Dale Stuckey rounded off a superb

-half with a second try of his own.

-Ceri Sweeney secured the win

-with the boot.

-The Quins consoled

-themselves with a penalty try.

-Eirias Park was packed

-for RGC 1404's big match...

-..against the holders, Llandovery.

-Late-comers would have missed

-Sam Jones' try in the first minute.

-The visitors responded with a

-lovely try for scrum half, Lee Rees.

-Cunning and crafty.

-There were three more tries

-in the first half.

-That left it 19-17

-to Llandovery at half-time.

-Things went a bit bonkers

-in the second half.

-Afon Bagshaw was playing his 100th

-game for RGC and he celebrated.

-Rhodri Wall won't want to see this

-again as RGC turned the tide.

-Carwyn ap Myrddin had also scored

-for the Northwalians...

-..by the time

-Tom Hughes broke clear...

-..to set up Bagshaw

-for his second try.

-RGC stretching their lead to 34-22.

-The holders were determined

-not to yield just yet.

-The Drovers drove and drove

-and Mike Evans scored a try.

-Jack Maynard

-banged over the conversion.

-Maynard then rounded off

-another move under the posts...

-..to set up another easy conversion.

-Five tries apiece with

-Llandovery now ahead by two points.

-However, there was

-one more try to come.

-Huw Worthington crashing over

-in the final minute.

-Glory for RGC after

-quarter-final despair last year.

-Two leading Premiership clubs met

-at a rain-sodden Eugene Cross Park.

-It was a valleys derby match.

-Ebbw Vale versus Merthyr.

-There wasn't much running rugby

-in the mud...

-..but the fans still

-found plenty to scream about.

-There were several incidents of

-grievances turning into fisticuffs.

-Gwyn Morris decided that

-Jonathan Davies, the Ebbw No.8...

-..and Osian Davies, the

-Merthyr flanker needed early baths.

-Unfortunately, they hadn't

-hit the cold showers...

-..before the argument resurfaced.

-Both sides tried to entertain the

-crowd with some adventurous play.

-The Ebbw defence could do nothing to

-stop the former London Welsh prop...

-..Nathan Travett from scoring

-the first points of the game.

-If the rugby in the first half

-was poor, the second half was worse.

-There were few chances to score.

-The best chance fell

-to centre, Teri Gee.

-Although the ball

-went out of play...

-..James Lewis' illegal shoulder

-charge stopped Gee from scoring.

-Matthew Jarvis knocked over his

-first of two penalties from there.

-That sealed the win

-for the visitors.

-The Ironmen one step nearer

-their first ever final...

-..and showing the rest that they

-are a force to be reckoned with.

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-Welcome back.

-We have snooker next, the perfect

-way to relax on a Sunday night.

-It continues to be

-a popular sport in Wales...

-..with 15 Welsh players in the first

-round of the recent Welsh Open.

-Clwb2 went to meet one of them,

-Jamie Jones...

-..who's been busy changing clubs...

-..and preparing

-for the Snowdonia Marathon.

-I was practising

-in Neath Con Club for a year.

-I moved there last January. Didn't

-have any idea it would shut down.

-I got my table in there

-and started practising.

-The secretary came in

-and said it was shutting down.

-That was a bit of a nightmare

-cos I'd only just moved in there.

-I was on Twitter and Facebook

-asking people...

-..if they were willing for me

-to put a table in the club.

-Luckily,

-Ian Terry come to my rescue.

-Average club table would just be...

-..put the table up,

-put the cloth on and away you go.

-With a professional set up,

-you need under table heaters...

-..the cloth

-is an ultra shaven cloth.

-In the club, it's a lot thicker.

-The lighting in the club is shades.

-Professional lighting,

-you don't get many shadows.

-It's expensive to set up, but as

-a professional, you need to do it.

-My performance in the Welsh Open

-wasn't great, if I'm honest.

-Every year I go up there, I feel

-more pressure than the other events.

-I played a young boy, Tyler Rees,

-in the first round.

-I thought as an inexperienced

-amateur player...

-..I thought he would go for a lot

-of balls and make it easy for me.

-That wasn't the case whatsoever.

-He played very well. His safety

-and shot selection was very good.

-I won 4-1 but it could have been

-the other way around.

-An old friend of mine,

-I practised with him years ago.

-Both of us never settled down.

-It was a funny old game.

-I could have won 4-2 but was on

-the other end of that loss, 4-2.

-Dominic's a great player.

-He showed his class

-in a couple of the frames.

-My downfall is I do tend to

-go missing in a couple of events.

-The top players perform

-to their best...

-..every tournament

-or other tournament.

-I'll have a good tournament

-and then I'll go missing for a bit.

-Consistency has got to improve.

-I started exercising really

-to help my snooker.

-I feel more switched on

-and more alert when I'm practising.

-I feel a lot happier in myself

-which is a great thing in snooker.

-A lot of it is in the mind.

-If you're not feeling

-too good about yourself...

-..you see things

-that aren't there sometimes.

-You see problems around the table

-because you're not feeling good.

-Me and my friend

-go running together.

-He had the bright idea

-to do the Snowdonia Marathon.

-I went out for a few beers Christmas

-and thought, you won't pull me in.

-I woke up to a text message saying

-congratulations, I'm in it.

-I've been chucked in the deep end.

-I've heard it's a grueller.

-Money can't buy stuff like that.

-You've got to get up and do it.

-It'll probably be one of

-the biggest achievements of my life.

-I feel good

-about where I am in the game.

-I know I'm better than that

-without sounding like a bighead.

-I just believe I'm a lot better

-than I'm doing at the moment.

-I'm trying to practise

-and work my way up the rankings.

-I'm not happy where I am.

-I believe I can go further.

-I'll do everything in my power

-to win tournaments...

-..and get into the top 16.

-Good luck to Jamie Jones, especially

-with the Snowdonia Marathon.

-Ice hockey next and it's been a

-busy weekend for the Cardiff Devils.

-They were in Manchester on Friday...

-..and another victory

-against Manchester Storm, 4-2.

-The Devils are seven points

-clear at the top.

-That was the starter

-to tonight's main course...

-..the final of the challenge cup

-against Sheffield Steelers.

-With the big game in Cardiff,

-the Ice Arena was packed.

-There's also a huge rivalry

-between these two sides.

-There was an electric atmosphere.

-Things started well with the Devils

-stealing the puck from the Steelers.

-Joey Martin and Sean Bentivoglio

-setting up Gleason Fournier...

-..to open the scoring

-with a scorching shot.

-The Steelers came charging back

-towards the end of Period 1.

-It was quite a goal

-scored by Robert Dowd.

-You have to celebrate that goal.

-Look at this pass

-by Zack Fitzgerald.

-A miracle reverse pass

-and Dowd on hand to score.

-In the final minute

-of the first period...

-..the Devils had a man sinbinned.

-Giant Canadian John Armstrong

-plays a one-two...

-..with the sideboards and

-Mattieu Roy finishes expertly.

-That's how it stayed until

-the end of the second period.

-Sean Benivoglio was the star of the

-next move starting and finishing it.

-The pass to Martin and then

-the shot into the roof of the net.

-A huge lift for the fans.

-The Devils almost grabbed another

-goal before the end of the period.

-Joey Martin denied by a superb stop

-by Mustukovs to keep it all square.

-That didn't last long

-in the third period.

-Haddad and Asselin setting up

-Layne Ulmer for the winning goal.

-The Steelers weren't

-about to roll over mind you.

-They nearly equalized

-whilst missing a player.

-Instead of breaking hearts Guillaume

-Desbiens smashed up the goal.

-The final seconds were torture.

-The Devils were down a man

-and the Steelers pressing hard.

-The hooter finally sounded and

-the celebrations could really begin.

-After losing to

-Nottingham Panthers last year...

-..this is a huge win

-for the team from Wales.

-Another victory against

-the Steelers in a big final.

-Injured captain, Jake Morrisette,

-lifting the trophy.

-A second win in

-three seasons for the Devils.

-More to come hopefully as they

-celebrate their 30th birthday.

-Happy birthday, Devils.

-A fantastic night

-for the Cardiff Devils.

-Congratulations to them.

-That's all from us for another week.

-On next week's programme...

-..we'll find out how the Welsh women

-footballers fared in Cyprus...

-..and we'll have rowing

-on the high seas.

-Osian Roberts will be my guest

-before Wales' huge game in Dublin.

-Thanks for your company

-and goodnight.

-S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf.

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