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-Good evening.

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-The clocks have gone forward,

-the sun's been shining across Wales.

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-It's Mother's Day -

-that's all the good news.

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-The bad news - we'll be

-discussing Welsh football...

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-..and the fall-out from the game

-on Friday night in Dublin.

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-Here's what's coming up.

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-The semi-finals

-of the WRU National Cup.

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-Rygbi Gogledd Cymru v Merthyr

-and Pontypridd v Cross Keys.

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-We head to Holyhead for Clwb Ni...

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-..to join

-Holyhead Celts basketball team.

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-Geraint Hardy puts his best foot

-forward as he goes for a walk...

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-..with British and Welsh race

-walking champion Bethan Davies.

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-We're also at The Racecourse.

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-Highlights of Wrexham against

-Torquay in the National Conference.

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-Plenty to come. I'm joined by

-former Wales striker Malcolm Allen.

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-We'll be discussing

-the Republic of Ireland game.

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-Nice to have you here,

-nice to be home.

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-I wouldn't have been here

-had we won the game.

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-We're glad you're here, I think!

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-We're not happy about the result

-though.

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-There's been a lot of debate

-after that scoreless draw...

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-..against the Republic of Ireland

-and Neil Taylor's red card.

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-Let's hear the reaction

-after the game in Dublin.

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-It was a competitive game.

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-We knew it was going to be tight,

-it always is.

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-We knew what the atmosphere

-would be like.

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-It turned out to be

-a very close match.

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-When it was 11 v 11, there was

-one team controlling the game...

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-..and that was us.

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-We've had Bale and Rambo back,

-they're a bit rusty...

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-..they've not been playing much.

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-We lacked that little bit

-of ruthlessness in the last third.

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-Hal Robson-Kanu

-has not been playing that regularly.

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-Neither has Sam Vokes.

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-That's international football.

-It's the same for Ireland.

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-We didn't create too much.

-We made it difficult for us.

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-Second half we played better,

-we had a lot of chances.

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-Obviously, we had the sending-off

-but the boys fought very hard...

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-..and to play the last 20

-with 10 men, a point's not too bad.

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-Of course Neil's upset,

-for two reasons...

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-..the red card

-and the injury to Seamus Coleman.

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-We knew he was a good player,

-the Republic's captain.

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-I hope it's not a nasty injury.

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-Of course it's never nice to see.

-It's an unfortunate tackle.

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-I wish the best for Coleman.

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-For us, going down to 10 men,

-we dug in well.

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-We're going to miss him

-in the next couple of games.

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-We have a strong team

-and we'll be back for the next one.

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-I think it's very tight,

-I don't think Wales are out of it.

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-Anyone who finishes ahead of Serbia

-will probably win the group.

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-It was always going to be tight.

-Austria have won tonight as well.

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-Plenty of debate after the scoreless

-game in Dublin on Friday.

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-As both teams walked out,

-you said it was a must-win game.

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-Do you still believe that?

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-We'll see at the end of

-the campaign if I was right or not.

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-Three points would have made

-the group a lot tighter.

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-Four points is still a big gap.

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-We're only halfway through the

-campaign and we're still unbeaten.

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-We missed a trick

-against the Republic on Friday.

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-They defended deeply and we

-didn't take advantage of that.

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-We didn't create enough chances

-in the final third of the pitch.

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-The passes weren't quick enough...

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-..the accuracy was lacking

-for the first 20 minutes.

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-Looking back, I think we should

-have got hold of that game.

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-Joe Allen did everything

-he could on his own...

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-..to grab the game

-and go on to win it.

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-One or two players

-were off form on Friday.

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-Let's look at the table

-after the weekend's games.

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-It's still close,

-as Martin O'Neill pointed out.

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-There are four teams

-towards the top.

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-Austria are level with Wales

-after losing two games.

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-There's four points in it.

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-I said at the start

-of the campaign...

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-..whoever takes points off Austria,

-the Republic, Serbia and Wales...

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-..whoever takes points from those

-four teams will win the group.

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-I still believe that.

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-We've taken three points off

-Austria, the Republic and Serbia.

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-Three drawn games.

-That's not been good enough.

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-We needed to win one of those.

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-Yes, it's still wide open but they

-have momentum, especially Serbia.

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-We're going there in June

-without Gareth Bale.

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-We've only won one game

-in six years without him.

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-That's a negative but when one door

-closes, another one will open.

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-Why not take a chance

-on an uncapped player?

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-Ben Woodburn and Harry Wilson

-are still young...

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-..but there are players there who

-are waiting for their best games.

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-We need a challenge, we need

-something to ignite the squad.

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-Chris Coleman has had

-a lot of success...

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-..and he's stuck with the players

-who've helped him succeed.

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-One or two should be looking

-over their shoulders.

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-There are players coming up behind

-them who could take their places.

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-There will be changes in Serbia,

-Bale's out, Taylor's out.

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-What about the reaction

-after Taylor's tackle?

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-The players have been roundly

-criticised in the newspapers.

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-It's unfair, it's unfair.

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-We know it's a serious injury.

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-I wish Seamus Coleman a speedy

-recovery, as does everyone in Wales.

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-He's a quiet, unassuming player...

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-..but he's a very influential player

-for Everton and the Republic.

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-Psychologically, it's going to be

-a long journey for him.

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-I hope he can get his career

-back on track.

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-For Neil Taylor,

-he'll be scarred by that incident.

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-He'll never get over that tackle.

-He has to learn to live with it.

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-The way it's all been reported...

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-..we've only had three players

-sent off in eight years.

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-None of the tackles

-were nasty tackles.

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-He mistimed this challenge, he knows

-what he did better than anyone.

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-It was a messy game by then too,

-for both countries.

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-There were one or two things

-I didn't like about the first half.

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-We rolled up our sleeves

-and came back out.

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-Every game

-is going to be competitive...

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-..when you play England, Scotland,

-Northern Ireland or the Republic.

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-We're Welsh, we want to win

-the right to win every game.

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-We crossed the line and

-it's a pity it all ended like that.

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-The way they're trying to tarnish

-Wales at the moment is wrong.

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-It's odd reading

-some of the reports.

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-You said it was a must-win game.

-Is Serbia in June a must-win game?

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-The four teams at the top

-of the group play one another.

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-That's going to be some day.

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-I said before the Republic game

-that it was a must-win game.

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-We had a scoreless game

-and finished the game with 10 men.

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-We have to take that

-and it could be a precious point.

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-The next game is as important as

-the semi-final against Portugal...

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-..last year in the Euros.

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-This one, without Gareth Bale,

-is one we must win.

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-If we don't win this one,

-what's going to happen next?

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-Questions will be asked

-of Chris Coleman.

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-I don't want to see him go...

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-..but he's already said he's leaving

-at the end of this campaign.

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-What would be the point

-of letting him manage Wales...

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-..with four games to go,

-you'd have to change things.

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-We'll talk further

-before the end of the programme.

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-We could talk for hours

-after everything that happened.

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-Ice hockey next and the Cardiff

-Devils success story continues.

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-They're celebrating

-their 30th anniversary this year.

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-They're going for the treble,

-they've already done the double.

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-The Belfast Giants

-were in town last night.

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-After winning against Fife last

-weekend, it was celebration time...

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-..as the Devils won the Elite League

-for the first time in 20 years.

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-The champagne really was on ice.

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-One team that's pushed them

-all season is the Belfast Giants.

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-The Devils went ahead

-in the first minute.

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-Sean Bentivoglio rounds off

-a slick move.

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-The goalie gets his hand to the puck

-but can't keep it out.

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-The Giants roared back

-after 13 minutes.

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-It was some effort by Chris Higgins.

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-The Devils stood fast in defence...

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-..but Higgins improvised

-to bring the scores level.

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-Some effort by Higgins.

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-Into the second period

-and the Devils were back in front.

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-Asselin isolated but retained

-the puck in the Giants' half.

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-The tactic paid off as Layne Ulmer

-set up Bentivoglio for his second.

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-The second of the night...

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-..and no problem

-for the star man on the night.

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-Don't blink or you'll miss this one.

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-Jim Vandermeer with the shot

-that caught everyone napping...

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-..from the goalie to the cameraman.

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-That made it 2-2 but the Devils

-struck back through Bentivoglio.

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-A hat-trick for Bentivoglio

-who's scored 19 this season.

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-The home team were ahead

-for the third time.

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-When Matthew Myers struck

-to make it 4-2...

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-..it seemed like it was all over.

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-Myers in the right place

-at the right time to pounce.

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-In such a competitive game,

-it was never going to be easy.

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-Before you ask,

-you can hold the puck...

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-..as long as you drop it

-or place it right away.

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-David Rutherford with the final goal

-but it was only a consolation.

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-The next challenge for the Devils

-is trying to win the Play-off cup.

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-Welcome back.

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-Rugby next and the semi-finals

-of the WRU National Cup.

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-There was a great game at

-Sardis Road yesterday live on S4C.

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-Here's the dramatic conclusion.

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-RGC 1404 beat Merthyr

-in the dying seconds.

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-There was 80 minutes on the clock...

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-..when Sam Jones

-plunged over the line to steal it.

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-An historic try with RGC

-into the final for the first time.

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-You can watch extended highlights

-of that match on our Facebook page.

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-Head over for a look.

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-The other semi-final saw

-Pontypridd take on Cross Keys...

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-..at the Talbot Athletic Ground.

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-Cross Keys have the ball

-in the Pontypridd half.

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-We're well into the game

-and the ball has been lost there.

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-Pontypridd have it

-through Dafi Davies.

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-Davies is tackled but

-Shellard is there in support.

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-Shellard carries the ball

-powerfully.

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-Ponty will spread it.

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-Hemi Barnes has it now.

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-Barnes is stopped in his tracks

-but Sweeney is there to spread it.

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-Joe Popple breaks the tackle.

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-Ceri Sweeney, with all his

-experience, gives Ponty the lead.

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-Cross Keys are inches short here

-as the Pontypridd forwards dig in.

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-The ball comes out to Prosser

-who launches the cross-field kick.

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-Matthew Powell is there

-to score for Cross Keys.

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-Ceri Sweeney launches another

-Pontypridd phase of attack.

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-Lockyer is tackled this time.

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-Wayne Evans, the scrum half,

-out to Mitch Auger.

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-Sweeney dummies

-and gives it back to Auger.

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-Auger, the prop,

-sends Ponty back into the lead.

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-Evans to Sweeney who slips through

-the defence with Lockyer in support.

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-Sweeney ignored Lockyer

-and this is Evans again.

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-Out to Cameron Lewis who dummies and

-finds the gap to score for Ponty.

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-SECOND HALF

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-The two teams are

-only separated by six points.

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-Ceri Sweeney out to Gary Williams.

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-Williams' long boot downfield

-is collected by Josh Prosser.

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-Prosser's skyscraper is difficult

-for Joe Davies in the sunlight.

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-He's done well there.

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-This an excellent run by the winger.

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-Davies back inside to Dafi Davies.

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-Dafi Davies goes under the posts...

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-..for an explosive start

-to the second half by Ponty.

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-Leonard to Darren Hughes.

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-Corey Hewlett has been tackled.

-The ball has been knocked-on.

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-Ponty can turn defence

-into attack here.

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-Evans and Sweeney want to

-spread the play as soon as possible.

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-Joe Davies on the right

-uses the little chip over the top.

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-Leon Andrews makes

-a mess of clearing that one.

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-Davies created the last one and now

-he's created and scored the next.

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-Sweeney.

-The ball went forward from Sam May.

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-Ponty are down to 14 men

-with Gary Williams in the sinbin.

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-Can Cross Keys take advantage?

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-Excellent play

-by Barney Nightingale.

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-Right through the middle

-and he may go all the way.

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-He's tackled but Rhys Fitzgerald

-is there to score the try.

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-Cross Keys have a glimmer of hope.

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-Scott Matthews, the captain,

-goes on a very powerful run.

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-Excellent by Matthews

-as Leonard grabs the ball.

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-Cross Keys have the wind in their

-sails. Nightingale out to Powell.

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-Powell will score his second try.

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-Two tries in two minutes

-for Cross Keys.

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-Cross Keys are

-certainly back in this game.

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-The Ponty defence

-looks pretty shaky.

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-Owain Leonard to Scott Matthews.

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-Matthews is leading by example

-out on the field.

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-Leonard has it for Cross Keys.

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-Prosser spots the gap and throws

-the perfect pass to Joe Goodchild.

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-Goodchild cuts inside

-as he is tackled.

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-He's been shoved over the try line.

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-Three tries in four minutes

-for Cross Keys. Amazing.

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-There's a minute left here

-and Ponty are in control.

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-It's advantage to the yellow shirts.

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-It's a penalty.

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-Cross Keys were penalised

-for arguing with the ref.

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-Ceri Sweeney, at 37 years of age,

-will take the kick.

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-It sails through the posts.

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-Ceri Sweeney, the former Welsh

-international, has 22 points today.

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-We have to praise Cross Keys for

-their revival but it's nearly over.

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-The referee has looked at his watch

-and Ponty are being patient.

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-Dane Blacker is in control

-at the back of the breakdown.

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-The ball is kicked dead.

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-Pontypridd are through to

-the final of the WRU National Cup.

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-Cross Keys came

-right back into that game.

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-Given another five minutes

-they might have won.

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-Our boys did enough today

-and we look forward to the final.

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-We'll have to focus

-on the league now.

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-We just wanted

-to make the final today.

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-We've proved a lot of people wrong

-this season.

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-Another semi-final defeat for us

-against our nemesis, Pontypridd.

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-They blew us away for sixty minutes.

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-They thoroughly deserved their lead.

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-Our boys showed massive heart

-to scare them in the final twenty.

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-We made a game of it.

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-Defeat for Cross Keys there.

-Ponty vs RGC 1404 in the final.

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-Plenty of cup excitement and next

-weekend the football takes over.

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-Sgorio will feature one

-of the Welsh Cup semi-finals.

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-Live on Saturday, Caernarfon against

-Bala Town in that semi-final.

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-We're looking forward to that.

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-It'll be played

-at the Belle Vue in Rhyl.

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-Malcolm Allen will be there. It

-promises to be a serene afternoon.

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-There'll be a huge atmosphere.

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-The place will be

-bouncing with fans.

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-Caernarfon

-is closing down for the day.

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-Neither side

-has ever been to a final.

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-History will be made.

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-I think Caernarfon would have wanted

-Bala from the three in the draw.

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-Bala like to get the ball down

-and try to play.

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-That will suit

-Caernarfon's style of play.

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-They have beaten

-Rhyl and Carmarthen already.

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-I don't know if they can turn up

-and play the game of their lives.

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-Bala are strong favourites.

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-I expect Caernarfon to have

-a real impact on these semi-finals.

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-They need Jamie Breese

-and Darren Thomas on top form.

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-They lifted their game to beat Rhyl

-to get to this game at Rhyl.

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-They know how to do it. It'll be

-a feast if it's like this match.

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-It's being played on grass,

-that's a factor.

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-Bala are battling

-well for second in the league...

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-..on these new synthetic surfaces.

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-Playing on grass will be different.

-Carl Owen's legs were gone here.

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-He found one last surge of energy

-to score that historic goal.

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-Iwan Williams and his team

-look delighted there...

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-..but he won't be

-pitch-side on Saturday.

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-No, he's been banned.

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-The other semi-final is

-between gap Connah's Quay and TNS.

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-We'll cover it all

-on S4C next weekend.

0:20:540:20:57

-Off to Holyhead next for Clwb Ni.

0:20:580:21:00

-We're not catching the Irish ferry

-like the Welsh fans this week...

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-..but rather meeting up with the

-Holyhead Celts Basketball team.

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-The new club's been here

-for three years.

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-We reformed the club

-that was here in the past.

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-We have 40 children here,

-from the age of six up to eighteen.

0:21:220:21:26

-Our Under 12 team plays

-in the regional league...

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-..against teams from Mold,

-the Wirral and Flint.

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-We're doing really well. We only

-started competing this season.

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-Basketball's been a part

-of Holyhead for a long time.

0:21:410:21:44

-It's been going since the 1990s.

0:21:450:21:47

-Tony Roberts started the club.

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-He's had hundreds, if not thousands,

-of kids come through this club.

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-It's a very exciting game.

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-It's action packed, there's lots

-of scoring, lots of baskets.

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-Everyone comes up and attacks.

-Everyone goes back in defence.

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-It's for everyone,

-it's for boys and girls.

0:22:050:22:08

-They play separately or together.

-It's an inclusive sport.

0:22:090:22:13

-With the social media

-and the Internet now...

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-..they see players like

-LeBron James and Stephen Curry...

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-..playing with an excitement

-and they want to do the same.

0:22:200:22:24

-I've played for the Celts

-for the past year.

0:22:240:22:27

-We've learnt so much, lots of

-skills, how to shoot, everything.

0:22:280:22:34

-We also play in the league

-and we're unbeaten.

0:22:360:22:40

-We've done really well.

0:22:400:22:41

-I've played basketball

-for the Celts for two years.

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-I like basketball because there are

-lots of different skills.

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-It's a very social sport.

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-There's more time to do things

-than in soccer or rugby.

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-I was one of these kids when

-I was their age, playing basketball.

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-I was lucky to go

-through to university and...

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-..to play for the Chester Jets,

-a professional basketball team.

0:23:120:23:16

-From there, I've been able

-to play and coach at a high level.

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-Basketball is increasing every year.

0:23:220:23:25

-In 2015, for 11-15 years olds...

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-..basketball was the second

-most popular sport in the UK.

0:23:280:23:32

-The club has been concentrating

-on getting ready to compete.

0:23:340:23:38

-We've done a good job of it

-this season.

0:23:390:23:41

-The next challenge is to get

-more groups within the club.

0:23:420:23:45

-Under 14, Under 16,

-Under 10 and so on.

0:23:450:23:49

-We want to grow from there.

0:23:490:23:51

-It's been three years

-but it doesn't feel like that.

0:23:510:23:54

-It's been a honour for me

-to be involved.

0:23:550:23:57

-One, two, three.

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-Great to meet the Celts.

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-We're going for a stroll

-after the break.

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-You'd better be ready though...

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-..because Bethan Davies

-won't be hanging around.

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-She's the current Welsh

-and British race walking champion.

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-As the weather improves, a pleasant

-walk becomes much more appealing.

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-That isn't the case

-for next item however.

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-Trying to keep up with Bethan Davies

-is far from pleasant.

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-She is the current Welsh and

-British race walking champion.

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-Geraint Hardy went to meet her.

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-Bute Park is always a nice place

-to come for a walk with the family.

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-Today I'm here to learn

-how to really walk.

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-I'll be taught by the best.

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-Bethan Davies from Cardiff is a

-Welsh and British walking champion.

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-She has been the sport's leading

-exponent in Wales for decades.

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-Before we start training,

-explain the rules to me.

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-There are two rules.

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-You have to have one foot

-on the floor at all times.

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-If you don't do that you get shown

-one of these cards.

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-This is a lifting card.

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-You must also keep a straight leg.

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-You land with a straight leg...

0:25:330:25:35

-..and it stays that way

-until it goes underneath the body.

0:25:350:25:39

-There are judges around the track.

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-You get a warning card first.

0:25:420:25:44

-If you break the rule

-you get a red card.

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-Three red cards

-means disqualification.

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-What's first?

0:25:500:25:51

-Let's start with

-an everyday walking style.

0:25:510:25:54

-Not a catwalk, a normal street walk?

0:25:540:25:56

-Not a catwalk, a normal street walk?

-

-How do you normally walk?

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-I think I walk like this.

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-Now you know

-what a normal walk feels like.

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-Next, walk with

-nice long arms and long legs.

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-Everything long.

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-Now we add in race walking arms.

0:26:150:26:17

-Just the same as running arms.

0:26:170:26:19

-I'm going to stand behind you

-as you backward punch.

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-Move your arm back

-and try to hit my hand.

0:26:230:26:25

-That's how you should be

-using your arms.

0:26:290:26:31

-The rules say you have to

-land with a straight leg.

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-A good way to practise is to stand

-on one foot and gently go down.

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-One...

0:26:410:26:42

-..two...

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-..three.

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-On the third one

-we'll go into a walk.

0:26:460:26:49

-For everything to work well

-lower down you need good posture.

0:26:500:26:54

-You need really good posture drill.

0:26:550:26:57

-One I use all the time before races

-and training is aeroplane drill.

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-You walk around the park like this.

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-Definitely. Nice good posture

-and race walking.

0:27:060:27:09

-Let's sort out your hips.

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-There's a common misconception

-about race walking.

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-The hips do wiggle

-but they don't sideways wiggle.

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-You're rotating

-forwards and backwards.

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-This one is quite tricky.

0:27:250:27:27

-You move your hips one way and

-your upper body the opposite way.

0:27:270:27:31

-You're going like this.

0:27:330:27:35

-Now, you are making me look stupid.

0:27:360:27:38

-I would like to race.

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-Let's race.

-On your marks, get set, go.

0:27:420:27:46

-Look at her go.

-I'm running and I can't catch up.

0:27:520:27:56

-Most kids dream about being

-a Usain Bolt or a Jessica Ennis.

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-How did you end up race walking

-from all the events?

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-It happened by chance.

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-I was in university and

-I had been a cross-country runner.

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-I'd done a few athletic events.

0:28:130:28:15

-I did race walking

-a few times at school.

0:28:150:28:17

-At university, they needed someone

-to do the race walking event.

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-I said I'd give it a go.

0:28:230:28:25

-Leeds Met happened to have the

-national centre for race walking.

0:28:250:28:30

-After the race the centre's coach

-asked me if I fancied having a go.

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-I said yes.

0:28:340:28:35

-You did quite well in that race?

0:28:360:28:38

-You did quite well in that race?

-

-I did OK.

0:28:380:28:39

-The commonwealth champion

-was in the race and she lapped me...

0:28:400:28:43

-..and it was only a mile.

0:28:430:28:45

-I can't have been going that fast.

0:28:450:28:47

-You race roughly over

-the distance of a half-marathon.

0:28:490:28:53

-My fastest time running

-that distance is 1 hr 45 minutes.

0:28:530:28:56

-I'm very proud of that. How quickly

-would you walk that distance?

0:28:570:29:00

-I can do 20K in 1hr 33.

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-A half marathon is another kilometre

-so add on five minutes.

0:29:050:29:09

-You'd beat me walking.

0:29:090:29:12

-That's good to know.

0:29:120:29:14

-It's not the most popular sport

-or event.

0:29:140:29:17

-How does it work with funding?

0:29:170:29:19

-Is balancing a real life with

-your professional career a battle?

0:29:190:29:24

-I'm currently funded

-by Welsh Athletics.

0:29:240:29:27

-That's my only funding source.

0:29:280:29:30

-They give me a small amount of money

-for travelling to races and kit.

0:29:300:29:35

-That support is fantastic.

-but it doesn't fund me to live.

0:29:350:29:42

-I do need to get jobs...

0:29:420:29:44

-..and it's quite difficult

-balancing them with my athletics.

0:29:440:29:49

-I have a neuroscience degree

-but since graduating I've been...

0:29:490:29:53

-..in and out of work

-doing more admin style jobs.

0:29:540:29:57

-Getting a part-time job

-in that field is very difficult.

0:29:570:30:02

-Things are going well.

-Welsh and British champion.

0:30:020:30:04

-You have success behind you

-and Tokyo 2020 must be the target.

0:30:040:30:08

-What's before that?

0:30:080:30:10

-The World Champs

-is in the UK this year.

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-That's what I'm aiming for.

0:30:130:30:15

-I've already got

-two qualifying times.

0:30:150:30:17

-I have to come top two in the trial.

0:30:170:30:19

-The trial is in June.

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-As long as everything keeps going in

-the right direction I'll make that.

0:30:210:30:25

-The other big aim

-is the Commonwealth Games.

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-I'm ranked around No.6

-but I'm aiming for a medal.

0:30:290:30:33

-It will be tough because the Aussies

-are very strong in the event.

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-On the day, anything can happen.

0:30:380:30:40

-Especially with the technical side

-of race walking.

0:30:410:30:44

-I have to push forward

-and go for it.

0:30:440:30:47

-We're crossing our fingers for you.

-Thanks for all your tips.

0:30:470:30:51

-They should get me to the front

-of all those shopping queues.

0:30:510:30:55

-Thank you, Bethan.

0:30:550:30:57

-Good luck to Bethan.

-I loved the moves, Geraint!

0:31:010:31:05

-The end of the programme

-is within sight tonight...

0:31:050:31:08

-..as is the end of Wrexham's season.

0:31:090:31:11

-Once again, they have to look

-to next season for any real success.

0:31:110:31:15

-Despite that, 3,000 fans were at

-the Racecourse for Torquay's visit.

0:31:160:31:20

-Mark Carrington has

-plenty of space ahead of him.

0:31:300:31:33

-Leo Smith asks for it.

0:31:340:31:36

-George Harry with the run and shot.

0:31:360:31:39

-The 18-year-old is starting

-his first game for the Dragons.

0:31:400:31:43

-Damon Lathorpe to Luke Young.

0:31:450:31:47

-Young looks up and shoots.

0:31:470:31:50

-It was an easy save for Chris Dunn

-but that's Torquay's best effort.

0:31:500:31:55

-Wrexham start the second half

-as this 3,000 strong crowd...

0:31:570:32:01

-..pray for a better 45 minutes.

0:32:010:32:03

-Carrington to McLeod.

0:32:030:32:06

-The referee points at the spot.

0:32:060:32:09

-Wrexham have a penalty

-20 seconds into the second period.

0:32:090:32:15

-Did McLeod handle that ball?

0:32:150:32:18

-George Harry, the 18-year-old.

0:32:180:32:22

-He's given Wrexham the lead

-in his first start for the club.

0:32:220:32:27

-He looked so confident.

0:32:270:32:30

-Young has three goals

-from his last five games.

0:32:310:32:34

-It was nearly four in six.

0:32:350:32:37

-Dunn had to get two solid hands

-on that effort.

0:32:370:32:41

-Keating. Young's early pass

-forces the Wrexham defence to turn.

0:32:440:32:48

-The ball falls to Sparkes.

0:32:480:32:52

-The effort from Sparkes

-was anything but flashy.

0:32:520:32:57

-Sparkes is being

-chased down by Carrington.

0:33:000:33:03

-Carrington blocked the shot.

0:33:040:33:06

-Young has space

-on the edge of the box.

0:33:080:33:10

-Penn dived in

-and gave away the penalty.

0:33:100:33:14

-Penn is claiming

-it happened outside the box.

0:33:140:33:18

-I don't think so.

0:33:180:33:20

-Jamie Reid versus Chris Dunn.

0:33:210:33:23

-Dunn got a hand to the ball.

0:33:240:33:27

-Torquay have equalized.

0:33:270:33:29

-Iffy Allen hurdles the tackle

-and releases Massanka.

0:33:320:33:36

-McLeod is the only man in the box

-and Massanka displays his skills.

0:33:360:33:40

-The support arrives from Barry.

-Allen, over the crossbar.

0:33:400:33:44

-It was a great run by Massanka.

0:33:440:33:47

-Wrexham couldn't

-make the most of it.

0:33:470:33:50

-Massanka beats McGinty in the air.

0:33:510:33:54

-McLeod in completely free.

0:33:540:33:56

-His shot went straight

-to Brendan Moore.

0:33:560:33:59

-It was poor. It wasn't good enough.

0:34:000:34:02

-Jordan White did a job for me

-after we lost players to concussion.

0:34:030:34:08

-Player welfare has to come first.

0:34:080:34:13

-Jordan was outstanding but

-otherwise it was a poor performance.

0:34:130:34:17

-Great to get a goal,

-especially on debut.

0:34:180:34:21

-It was a poor performance

-from the boys.

0:34:210:34:25

-Especially at home against

-a struggling team. We should win.

0:34:250:34:29

-Six games left and Wrexham are

-14 points short of the play-offs.

0:34:300:34:33

-They are also 14 points

-clear of the relegation zone.

0:34:340:34:36

-There's always next season!

0:34:370:34:40

-Next season, Wrexham may well be

-in the same league as Newport.

0:34:420:34:46

-They won't go up

-but Newport might be coming down.

0:34:460:34:49

-What are your thoughts?

0:34:490:34:50

-What are your thoughts?

-

-I think Newport will be going down.

0:34:500:34:54

-It's a difficult task

-for Mike Flynn.

0:34:540:34:56

-Dean Keates has done well

-at Wrexham, he's steadied the ship.

0:34:560:35:00

-Things weren't going well.

0:35:000:35:02

-Will he suffer from a lack of funds

-over the summer?

0:35:020:35:06

-He needs to get his squad sorted

-early doors.

0:35:060:35:09

-He has connections within the game

-to bring new players in.

0:35:090:35:13

-He'll need a good pre-season

-with them.

0:35:130:35:15

-Cardiff are comfortable, Swansea

-play Middlesbrough next week.

0:35:160:35:20

-How do you see that one going?

0:35:200:35:22

-How do you see

-the end of the season going?

0:35:230:35:25

-Every game is a challenge for them.

0:35:250:35:29

-I don't like the word pressure

-but they could still go down.

0:35:290:35:33

-After their last two games,

-they know they're in a real battle.

0:35:340:35:38

-Middlesbrough are a worse side

-than them.

0:35:380:35:41

-Are there three

-worse sides than them?

0:35:410:35:43

-Yes, I see Sunderland,

-Middlesbrough, I see Hull...

0:35:430:35:46

-..and I see Crystal Palace

-as worse teams that Swansea.

0:35:470:35:49

-You must win games.

-They have Middlesbrough next week.

0:35:500:35:54

-Then Tottenham, Watford and West Ham

-away. They must beat Middlesbrough.

0:35:540:35:59

-We're talking about the clubs

-but let's go back to the country.

0:36:000:36:04

-The next game is in Serbia

-and if Wales lose that game...

0:36:050:36:08

-..we know Chris Coleman leaves

-at the end of the campaign...

0:36:090:36:13

-..you think he might leave early.

0:36:130:36:15

-I don't want him to go

-but he said he was going.

0:36:150:36:18

-Five games to go, 15pts to play for.

0:36:180:36:21

-You want 20pts to win the group,

-maybe 19pts for the play-offs.

0:36:220:36:26

-Five games, 15pts,

-we only have seven points.

0:36:270:36:30

-If we lose in Serbia, I don't see

-the point of Chris staying.

0:36:300:36:35

-We need to build for the future.

0:36:350:36:37

-We could bring some new,

-younger players in.

0:36:380:36:40

-Chris has been faithful to those

-who brought him success.

0:36:400:36:44

-Fair play to him for doing that.

0:36:440:36:46

-Everything is cyclical and this

-might be the end of the road...

0:36:460:36:50

-..for some of these players.

0:36:500:36:52

-There are some in their 30s.

0:36:530:36:54

-Then again, a win in Serbia

-and it's party time in Belgrade.

0:36:550:36:58

-Don't invite me back if we

-win in Serbia. I won't be here.

0:36:580:37:03

-It's just the way

-things have gone recently.

0:37:030:37:06

-Maybe a change is the right thing.

0:37:060:37:10

-If we beat Serbia,

-we have a chance of going to Russia.

0:37:100:37:14

-It's all there for the taking.

0:37:140:37:17

-With the performances up to now...

0:37:170:37:19

-..there's been no spark

-in this campaign.

0:37:190:37:22

-I agree.

-We need to get the spark back.

0:37:220:37:25

-Malcolm, thanks for bringing

-the spark to Clwb2.

0:37:250:37:28

-We're both back next weekend

-on Sgorio on Saturday...

0:37:290:37:33

-..and on Sunday, we're in Blaenau

-Ffestiniog with Antur Stiniog.

0:37:330:37:37

-Also Sgorio tomorrow night on S4C.

-We'll see you next week. Ta-ra.

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