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-Good afternoon and welcome to our

-final programme before Christmas.

-A week today, all the presents

-will have been opened...

-..our bellies will be full and

-the arguments will have started!

-Don't worry and don't make a

-mountain out of a molehill.

-We've got mountains and ocean waves

-for you today.

-A chance to meet one of Welsh

-football's quiet heroes.

-The solid central defender,

-James Chester.

-How about some rugby in the wind

-and rain of Merthyr Tydfil?

-A challenge for anyone...

-..but especially Bargoed,

-in the Foster's Cup.

-Top of the pile Cardiff Devils meet

-another frontrunner, Sheffield.

-That's in the Elite

-Ice Hockey League.

-I promised you ocean waves so we'll

-meet up with sailor Bleddyn Mon.

-But what about the mountains?

-We all know the saying

-"Keeping up with the Joneses".

-Well, you would never be able to

-keep up with today's studio guest.

-He is the adventurer, Eric Jones.

-Welcome to the programme.

-Thank you.

-You are about to celebrate

-a big birthday.

-Can I share the secret

-with our viewers?

-Of course.

-In seven days, I'll be 80.

-Are there big celebrations planned?

-No.

-I look forward to chatting with you

-later about your adventures.

-You have achieved so much,

-so sit back for a little while.

-Eric Jones is our guest today.

-Eric is accustomed to climbing

-mountains of ice...

-..but we have some more sedate ice

-for you now.

-You don't say that very often

-about ice hockey!

-Last night, the Cardiff Devils

-played Sheffield.

-Deja vu for the Devils as they

-welcomed the Steelers to Cardiff...

-..for the second successive week.

-The goalless first period was no

-indication of what was to come.

-Both goalminders were solid.

-The Steelers scored first two

-minutes into the second period.

-John Armstrong with the perfect pass

-and Levi Nelson struck.

-The Devils struck back

-with a very strange goal.

-The Steelers had possession although

-the Devils had a penalty advantage.

-Ben O'Connor went for the pass...

-..but the puck deflected off

-Davey Phillips and into the net.

-They all count.

-The final period

-was packed with excitement.

-Firstly, the Steelers'

-Zack Fitzgerald...

-..was sent off for five minutes.

-It was for an offence against

-Devils' player-coach, Andrew Lord.

-No doubt about that one.

-The Devils took full advantage.

-The Steelers were down to five

-players and trying to defend...

-..but it was too much in the end.

-Jake Morissette created the chance

-for Joey Martin to score.

-It was 2-1 to the Devils.

-The celebrations began but the

-Steelers struck back immediately.

-Guillaume Desbiens stole the puck

-and Jace Coyle scored.

-Coyle striking for the Steelers but

-there was no time to take a breath.

-Less than half a minute later,

-the Devils were back in front.

-Sean Bentivoglio laid the perfect

-pass to release Josh Batch...

-..and ensure the victory.

-3-2 was the score

-and the Devils looked solid...

-..after their recent thrashing

-by Nottingham.

-There's a chance for some revenge

-tonight as the teams meet again.

-The relief was clear

-at the final whistle.

-Two wins within a week against

-Sheffield is a huge boost.

-Not that Sheffield were too happy.

-They play Nottingham tonight before

-turning their attention to the Cup.

-It's a great view

-from the top of the Elite League.

-The Devils are flying high

-and Eric Jones is my studio guest.

-You never seem happier

-than on a mountain.

-We can see you now with another

-Welsh adventurer, Ioan Doyle.

-From North Wales to South America.

-You don't need to guess

-where these two feel at home.

-What is it about solo climbing

-that attracts you?

-It's the feeling of freedom.

-You don't need a partner

-or any equipment.

-You are totally alone.

-You have to rely on yourself.

-It's the purest way of climbing.

-It's also the most dangerous.

-The fact that danger is involved

-is what attracts me the most.

-You are on a steep cliff...

-..and your life depends

-on the tips of your fingers.

-Eric Jones with Ioan Doyle.

-I'm sure a lot of people have asked

-you - what's the attraction?

-It's been a big part of your life.

-Adventure.

-I've always been adventurous.

-I started climbing in Llanberis Pass

-with my friends.

-My friend found love in Llanberis

-so I was all alone!

-That's how I started climbing alone.

-I got a thrill climbing alone

-though it is dangerous.

-I have a four-year-old son.

-Boys like climbing.

-You've just carried on doing it!

-It's natural!

-Do you remember going abroad

-for the first time?

-You're from North Wales.

-There are incredible mountains

-on your doorstep.

-Do you remember seeing Europe's

-big mountains for the first time?

-Yes. I'd been climbing in North

-Wales for about three years.

-A few climbing friends said I had

-to go to Italy, to the Dolomites.

-I first went there in 1965.

-I saw the amazing mountains.

-You've seen some major changes

-in your life.

-You're about to reach

-a major milestone.

-Have the mountains changed at all?

-No.

-The glaciers have reduced however

-because of global warming.

-That's the biggest change

-I've seen over the years.

-Of course.

-We mentioned North Wales.

-Eric's been a familiar face on S4C

-for years.

-In S4C's early years...

-..a pioneering programme filmed Eric

-live in the Llanberis area.

-Let's see it.

-How are things going, Eric?

-This is John.

-It's going fairly well.

-I'm trying to relax.

-How are your hands?

-Quite well right now.

-They'll start hurting

-the further up I go.

-It's a bit wet and slippery here.

-I'll let you get on with it then.

-An early S4C programme.

-It's hard enough

-answering my silly questions...

-..but what's it like

-when you're on a rock face?!

-I was a little nervous.

-You sounded a little nervous.

-Was that because of TV?

-It was being done

-in English and Welsh.

-I spoke English and Welsh in turn.

-Once I settled down...

-..I forgot about the cameras

-and concentrated on the climb.

-It's great looking back.

-The cameras

-have followed you around.

-Your story is incredible.

-Is it nice

-having the cameras follow you?

-It's good for posterity I suppose.

-I'm not fond of cameras.

-I'm not happy

-in front of the cameras.

-I'd rather focus on climbing.

-I filmed with Leo Dickinson

-for years.

-The images are amazing.

-You mentioned going abroad.

-The Dolomites and the Eiger

-are iconic.

-What's it like when you climb solo?

-It's totally different.

-You're all alone.

-You have no-one to talk to.

-Halfway up a mountain,

-you're often on a ledge overnight.

-You're cold and wet

-and you're in a dangerous place.

-It showed what kind of personality

-you were.

-In everyday life,

-you may think you're a strong man.

-When you're on a ledge

-in the grip of nature...

-..you're very small and fragile.

-It's an incredible story.

-We have a lot more to discuss.

-It's great to have you here.

-We'll go to a break next.

-Plenty still to come.

-It's rugby when we come back.

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-Welcome back.

-We turn to rugby now and to

-the Foster's Challenge Cup.

-This week, Principality

-table-toppers Merthyr Tydfil...

-..were playing Bargoed,

-the team at the bottom.

-Surely there could only be

-one winner.

-Come on, you know the sporting world

-better than that by now!

-The win is nice, first and foremost.

-Bargoed is a good, honest place.

-They'll fly into us, we know that.

-I know

-they're coming up here strong.

-Last week, we went out and tried to

-put smiles on faces against Ponty.

-We wanted to take

-pressure off these boys.

-They are their own worst critics.

-Especially with all the success

-we've had in the past.

-Taking the pressure of the league

-away in the Foster's led to...

-..some really good play last week

-and we deserved that victory.

-Hopefully,

-we can build on that tonight.

-The rolling maul.

-Who has the ball?

-They are moving forwards

-towards the try line.

-They look liked being held up

-but the try has been given.

-Hooker, Sam Evans, is the scorer.

-As simple as that.

-Three line-outs in quick succession

-each followed by a driving maul.

-Sam Evans scores the

-first try of the evening.

-The ball slips

-through Locke's fingers.

-He's a safe pair of hands.

-Out to Weyman, the No8.

-He takes on a posse

-of Merthyr defenders.

-Bancroft on the right.

-This is the flanker, Coupe.

-Bancroft has options on both sides.

-Davies spins it out.

-Greg Callow goes all the way

-to score the try.

-He shoved the defender aside.

-Merthyr were trying to

-pressurize in the tackle area.

-Callow shoves his way clear

-and scores Bargoed's first try.

-Weyman to Callow.

-He hangs onto it.

-He's a powerful centre.

-Merthyr have stolen it

-under the shadow of the posts.

-They go to the left and James, the

-scrum half, looks to have scored.

-It's hard to tell from here.

-Merthyr have certainly scored

-their second try of this first half.

-There goes the scissors move.

-The Merthyr defence

-has been very powerful today.

-They've had a solid, organized

-defence for the whole game.

-They have a defence

-that poses a constant threat.

-Bancroft retains the possession

-and sets it up for Dyer.

-He runs a clever angle

-and he's found some space.

-Dyer is going to score.

-Bargoed have deserved to score

-the try at the start of this half.

-Patience paid off as Dyer eventually

-beat several men to score.

-This conversion

-could give Bargoed the lead.

-Straight down the middle.

-Bargoed lead by a point.

-Time is running out so they have

-to throw caution to the wind.

-Jarvis looked to have

-made a break there.

-Crossing is the decision.

-A penalty to the visitors with the

-gap 4 points with 9 minutes left.

-Jones takes aim.

-He missed with his last effort.

-He hasn't missed that one.

-There are men available here.

-They are five metres out.

-James out, has it gone forward?

-Was that one forward?

-Merthyr have made a mess of that

-and Bargoed can break away.

-He's trying to stride away but

-Bishop catches him and tackles him.

-This is an amazing end to the game.

-Bargoed are trying to seal the win.

-There are some very tired legs

-trying to get back in defence.

-Hallett kicks it dead.

-What a finish!

-A couple of our boys

-just didn't front up tonight.

-They treated it as the Foster's Cup.

-That's a bit disrespectful,

-to be honest with you.

-We didn't pay them half-wages this

-week because it was Foster's Cup.

-Every time you put the jersey on

-you have to put in a shift.

-We didn't do that today.

-Bargoed took advantage.

-Pontypridd against Ebbw Vale

-was the other game in Pool 3.

-Ponty dominated the first half.

-Ceri Sweeney waltzed over for

-the first try of the afternoon.

-The home team continued

-to take it to Ebbw Vale...

-..and Huw Dowden

-was the next to score.

-The visitors had a chance to fight

-back after a Ceri Sweeney kick.

-Ryan Gardner collected on the wing

-and beat the defence...

-..before offloading to Adam Lane.

-The home team racked up the tries

-in the second half.

-The last word went to Callum Hall

-who raced away for a final try.

-A comfortable win for Ponty.

-Despite losing,

-Merthyr are still top of Pool 3.

-What a result for Bargoed

-in that match.

-But what about the rest of the pools

-in the Foster's Challenge Cup?

-Let's find out what happened.

-In Pool 1,

-it was Bedwas versus Cross Keys.

-The visitors got off to a great

-start with Jacob Unwin scoring.

-The home team was happy

-to play counter-attacking rugby.

-A mistake in defence allowed Andy

-Evans to dive on the ball and score.

-Both sides were guilty of errors

-with neither one taking advantage.

-Adam Williams showed his power

-to extend the home team's lead.

-Bedwas were determined to leave

-an impression on the second half.

-A brilliant effort by Mike Callow

-rounded off with a victory roll.

-Bedwas did manage one last try

-before the final whistle.

-Taine Basham with the score.

-Newport were taking a break

-but Bedwas move above Cross Keys.

-The pass is for Craig Evans.

-Evans breaks through far too easily.

-Evans feeds the fullback, Banfield.

-Does Banfield have the pace?

-Yes, he does.

-He's put the visitors ahead.

-Adam Thresher is lifted

-and catches the ball.

-It's a prepared move by the backs.

-Richard Williams makes the break

-and David Watts is in support.

-Watts heads for the corner

-and Swansea have equalized.

-A scrum for the Quins.

-Gareth George is there.

-Out to Craig Evans.

-Evans with a perfect kick

-for the winger, Kieran Jones.

-Chris Banfield will score

-his second try of the game.

-He's crossed again.

-It's a strong scrum by the Quins.

-They are headed for the corner.

-It's going to be a try. The referee

-has given the penalty try instead.

-Quins look like extending their run

-of wins against Swansea to 10 games.

-Haydn Pugh to Callum Price.

-Chris Banfield is there

-to score his hat-trick.

-The star of the game

-shines right to the end.

-Both these sides were blooding fresh

-talent as Llandovery took the lead.

-Tom Powell with the opening try.

-Llanelli fought back with a try

-by young fullback, Leon Randall.

-A strong foundation by the pack...

-..allowed Nathan Hart

-to give the home team the lead.

-The No.8 looked like a wing

-sprinting past the Drover defence.

-He rounded it off with

-a try-scoring pass to Ed Curtis.

-The first half ended with

-the crucial bonus point try.

-Nathan Edwards

-side-stepping his way to the line.

-Edwards scored

-another try in the second half.

-Elliott Rees then crowned a

-good performance with a final try.

-Four out of four for the Quins.

-They are the

-runaway leaders of Pool 2.

-Bridgend lead Pool 4

-after beating Aberavon.

-The visitors started well with

-a great try by Michael Wilson.

-The visitors fought back

-at the Brewery Field...

-..with Matthew Edwards' first try.

-There was a chance for

-another score before half-time.

-Rapid passing by the backs

-allowing Kyle Maiden to score.

-In a competitive match, the visitors

-fought back after the break.

-They scored from

-an attacking line-out.

-Luke Davies tears the ball

-out of the maul...

-..before driving over the line.

-Bridgend fought back fiercely.

-Matthew Edwards scored

-his second try in the corner.

-Both sides claimed a bonus point

-by scoring four tries apiece.

-However, Bridgend denied their

-opponents a losing bonus point.

-Centre Joe Gatt dancing

-his way to the line to ground it.

-The second game in Pool 4

-was between Cardiff and Neath.

-Both these teams were trying to

-avoid being bottom of the table.

-Josh Guy scored first

-for the visitors.

-A massive gap in the Neath defence

-allowed Will Rees-Hole to reply.

-The Neath attack looked dangerous

-and Rory Morgan-Williams...

-..launched a perfect kick

-for Ed Howley to collect...

-..and offload to Gavin Evans

-who beat his man and scored.

-Cardiff stayed in the game thanks

-to Cameron Gibbon winning this race.

-However, Neath clinched the win with

-a third try scored by Leon Ward.

-It's tight at the top of Pool 4.

-Bridgend lead

-Aberavon and Neath at the moment.

-Lowri Wynn and Rhys Llwyd...

-..with the round-up

-from the Foster's Challenge Cup.

-This week's competition

-concerns rugby too.

-You could see two Pro12 derbies

-over the festive period.

-We have two pairs of tickets.

-These are the games.

-The Scarlets play Ospreys

-on Tuesday, 27 December.

-Scarlets play The Blues

-on New Year's Day.

-All you have to do

-is answer this question.

-Which Welsh region finished highest

-in last season's Pro12 competition?

-Send your answers to

-[email protected].

-Entries must be in by midday

-tomorrow, 19 December.

-Good luck.

-Two pairs of tickets.

-It's been a great afternoon

-for the Scarlets.

-They beat Toulon in

-the European Champions Cup.

-The final score was 22-21

-at Parc y Scarlets.

-Leigh Halfpenny

-kicked all Toulon's points...

-..but missed a last-minute kick.

-The Scarlets celebrated.

-Their hopes of qualifying

-are still alive.

-They stay third in their pool

-but a superb win against Toulon.

-It's a good start to the season

-of goodwill for the Scarlets.

-After the break, we'll be venturing

-into the sea. Don't go away.

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-Welcome back.

-I promised you mountains and ocean

-waves at the start of the programme.

-We've discussed mountains,

-so let's venture out to sea...

-..and to the Vendee Globe race.

-Welshman Alex Thomson was leading

-but it got a bit tighter last week.

-Let's find out

-what has been happening.

-The tempestuous southern oceans...

-..have left their mark on some

-of the Vendee Globe boats.

-It's a solo race and you can't

-receive any assistance.

-Romain Attansio had to steer

-his boat to Simon's Bay...

-..in order to spend two days

-fixing his rudder.

-I'm ready to go.

-I'm just waiting for the varnish

-to dry on the carbon plates.

-With seven boats already out,

-Romain is in 22nd and last place...

-..7,770 miles behind the leader,

-Armel Le Cleac'h.

-Welshman Alex Thomson is hot

-on the heels of the Frenchman.

-Flying down waves of 30 knots

-sometimes...

-..before coming to an almost

-complete standstill.

-It means you are thrown around

-all over the place.

-You can hear the water

-rushing over the deck.

-It's now that your mind starts

-to wonder what's going to happen.

-What happens if the structure fails

-or if you hit something?

-I do wonder why I do it sometimes.

-As the top two boats

-pass by New Zealand...

-..there is nothing

-that Alex Thomson...

-..who is sailing

-without a port-side foil...

-..can do but watch Armel Le Cleac'h

-stretch his advantage.

-We are currently about nine days

-to Cape Horn.

-That's generally the theme

-of what's happening.

-Probably going to go around it

-Christmas Day.

-The situation is changing a lot.

-Sometimes, I've got Banque Populaire

-two and a half days ahead.

-Sometimes, Banque Populaire

-is 12 hours ahead.

-And sometimes, the guys behind

-are within a day of me.

-The situation is fluid, shall I say,

-changing a lot.

-I'm trying not to get frustrated

-about it.

-There is nothing I can do.

-There is no point

-in getting frustrated.

-The boats behind Hugo Boss

-are battling with the wild sea.

-The storm should pass quickly,

-but it will be fierce.

-We expect winds

-of around 50 to 60 knots.

-The biggest problem for the boats

-is sailing at a decent pace...

-..to keep ahead or behind the storm.

-Sailing too close to the eye of the

-storm can be extremely dangerous.

-It's a lack of wind that

-is troubling Armel and Alex.

-There's 190 miles between them as

-their boats slow down tremendously.

-Strategically,

-the next few days are crucial.

-I am going to change my rhythm.

-I will calm down, allowing me to

-breathe, rest and do some repairs.

-A few things need some attention,

-but nothing serious.

-It has to be done to ensure

-the boat is 100% efficient...

-..ready for the next challenge.

-The next challenge...

-..is to be the first to reach

-Cape Horn by Christmas Day.

-The Vendee Globe.

-We'll continue following that.

-The daredevil Eric Jones

-is my studio guest.

-Have you done any sailing?

-No, it looks too dangerous for me.

-When I was on holiday,

-when my daughters were young...

-..my wife and children were strong

-swimmers but I'm a weak swimmer.

-My children said, "Mam, Dad doesn't

-like having water in his eyes."

-I'll stick

-to parachuting and climbing.

-Stick to parachuting!

-I'm sure you can relate

-to a solo sailor's mentality...

-..as he takes on the elements.

-There's a similarity to what you do.

-There's a similarity to what you do.

-

-It's very similar.

-Sailing on the oceans takes a lot

-more time than climbing a mountain.

-There's loneliness in both but

-I enjoyed being by myself at times.

-It's nice being alone sometimes.

-We have more sailing next.

-If the Vendee

-is the Everest of the seas...

-..next, the sailing challenge

-for teams, the America's Cup.

-It's one of the oldest competitions

-in the world.

-It all happens in Bermuda next year.

-It's hotting up with a Welshman

-in the middle of it all.

-When his team won the last regatta

-in Fukuoka, Japan, in November...

-..to win the sailing World Series...

-..Ben Ainslie realized

-the first part of the dream...

-..of building a British team...

-..that could win the America's Cup

-in Bermuda next May.

-Two and a half years ago, we started

-with a blank sheet of paper.

-To achieve what we have, on and off

-the water, I'm very proud.

-Our sights are now set

-on Bermuda for the America's Cup.

-No British team

-has ever won the Cup...

-..which has strong links to Wales.

-Marquis Paget,

-the first Marquis of Anglesey...

-..gave it as a prize at a regatta

-at the Isle of Wight in 1851.

-One member of the team is aiming

-to bring the Cup back to Anglesey.

-Born and bred on the island...

-..we spoke to Bleddyn Mon before

-he set sail for the Caribbean.

-We're on Traeth Bychan.

-It's a very important place for me.

-This is where the journey started.

-It's where I first went out

-on the water almost 20 years ago.

-We've had a busy summer

-in Portsmouth.

-We stopped testing two weeks ago.

-Since then, we've packed up, got the

-containers ready to go to Bermuda...

-..and had a break

-before it all ramps up next month.

-I'm home at the moment,

-having a little holiday.

-..and had a break

-before it all ramps up next month.

-I'm home at the moment,

-having a little holiday.

-It's a while since my last holiday,

-probably at the start of the year.

-It's nice to be back home relaxing.

-Bleddyn's idea of relaxing

-won't be to everyone's taste.

-I spend a lot of time on the bike

-on Anglesey and around Snowdonia.

-It's incredible.

-I couldn't do it in Portsmouth.

-We have a specific programme

-so biking doesn't fit in.

-It's nice to be out

-and enjoy the fresh air.

-Fresh air is something

-he has plenty of in Portsmouth too.

-We've had a very good summer.

-We sailed on the Solent in two

-boats. We tested a lot of things.

-We raced two boats

-against each other.

-It's been great.

-Sailing the boats every day

-has been incredible.

-Being out on the water...

-..and sailing the most modern and

-fastest boat in the world is great.

-As a sailing team,

-we have twelve sailors.

-Every boat has six sailors.

-My role in the team is to trim the

-wing - the large sail in the back.

-I'm also the grinder,

-who creates the power for the boat.

-Everything on the boat is powered

-by the people who sail it.

-We have to turn the pedestals

-to create the power.

-No-one's yet been named

-a team member for next year's Cup.

-There'll be six on the boat.

-Some of those could change for every

-race to ensure people are fresh.

-I'm working hard

-to get myself there next year.

-Until Christmas,

-we'll have one boat in Bermuda.

-After Christmas,

-we'll launch the racing boat...

-..which is the one we'll use

-for the Cup.

-It'll be an exciting time as it'll

-have the upgrades from the testing.

-It'll be the pinnacle of our design.

-Sailing it on the water

-will be great.

-Then we build

-for the first race in May.

-A big year for Bleddyn Mon.

-We'll be following him on Clwb.

-I'm joined by Eric Jones,

-the adventurer.

-You said you weren't keen

-on venturing into the water.

-Almost like Dai Jones!

-You've been on S4C with Dai.

-We delved into the archives.

-Here's Eric with Dai on an airplane.

-It's worth a look.

-How are you, Dai?

-How are you, Dai?

-

-Not good.

-It's nice outside.

-We're at about 3,000 feet.

-3,500.

-You'll jump at 4,000.

-You'll jump at 4,000.

-

-Yes.

-Good luck to you.

-Good luck to you.

-

-Thank you.

-Out into the fresh air.

-Superb.

-You jumped as if it was nothing.

-Dai Jones didn't look as happy.

-I felt for him...

-..as he'd never been in an airplane

-without a door and seats.

-Did he get a fright

-when you jumped out?

-When I jumped...

-..the pilot put the airplane

-on its side so he could see me.

-Dai got scared

-and grabbed the cameraman's legs.

-You were obviously

-enjoying yourself.

-I've never jumped. What's it like

-when you're plummeting to earth?

-It's an experience.

-The freedom of flying is incredible.

-When did you start?

-1961.

-A year before I started climbing.

-You enjoyed it immediately

-I'm sure.

-Yes.

-The problem was I didn't have much

-money. Parachuting is expensive.

-I started climbing

-and it took over my life.

-Climbing and parachuting.

-The poet Gwenallt

-said that when you turn 50...

-..you see what's affected your life.

-You turned 50

-and started basejumping!

-Basejumping

-is jumping from a fixed structure.

-How did you start doing that?

-I've done everything late in life.

-I solo climbed the Eiger

-when I was 43.

-I got married when I was 49 and

-started basejumping when I was 50.

-I jumped into the Cave of Swallows

-when I was 66.

-In Mexico.

-You talked about jumping.

-You've done the biggest waterfalls

-in the world, the Angel Falls.

-When I was 61.

-Incredible. What was that like?

-That's my question for everything!

-I can't imagine throwing myself

-from those huge waterfalls.

-Here's a picture.

-It's totally different

-to jumping out of a plane.

-When you jump out of a plane...

-..you don't know you're falling

-at over 100mph.

-When you jump off the Angel Falls,

-you know you're falling at 100mph.

-You see the rocks passing you.

-It's an amazing experience.

-The images are astounding.

-Eric, it's an experience

-to be in your company...

-..not to mention to attempt

-what you've done.

-After the break,

-we turn to football.

-We have a hero in the studio.

-We take a look at one of the quiet

-heroes of the Wales football team...

-..when we come back,

-defender James Chester.

-Subtitles

-Subtitles

-Welcome back.

-Football now and to Wrexham,

-who had lost three successive games.

-Everyone was under pressure during

-their visit to Sutton yesterday.

-Amankwaah with the throw

-for Wrexham.

-They fail to clear and the ball

-is in the back of the net.

-Riley is the man

-who turned the ball past Jalal.

-The defence fails to clear...

-..and Gomis pressurizes Riley

-who scores the own goal.

-Rooney back to Carrington.

-Carrington crosses

-but the ball flies over White.

-Kai Edwards' shot

-deflects off the defender.

-The ball falls to Rooney.

-Sutton try to clear it.

-Back to Barry and Kai Edwards.

-Rooney shoots once again. That

-effort was miles wide of the target.

-Wrexham are starting to press.

-Evans to White.

-He doesn't control it well.

-Rooney takes it up as the visitors

-continue to press.

-Rooney's effort

-bounces off a defender this time.

-Sutton scramble it away.

-Deacon

-gets the better of Carrington.

-Tubbs is there in support.

-Deacon has seen the run.

-Tubbs has been pushed

-towards the touchline.

-He shoots

-and Jalal had to make the save.

-Bailey has plenty of options

-to pick out for Sutton here.

-Deacon brings it down,

-turns and shoots.

-Jalal had to make the save again.

-SECOND HALF

-Amankwaah to Biamou.

-Biamou set up Tubbs for the shot.

-Wrexham were relieved to see

-that disappear wide of the post.

-The long throw.

-Dundas beats Rob Evans.

-Biamou shoots from

-the edge of the penalty box.

-It's wide again

-and Wrexham escape again.

-Not good enough.

-We conceded an own goal.

-The lads knew what their strengths

-were to get the ball wide.

-They had a lad who could

-launch the long throws.

-It missed the first man and Riley

-managed to find the top corner.

-Are there any positives

-from today's defeat?

-Not really.

-There was a good reaction

-by Rob Evans to being left out.

-He came on and won a few tackles.

-We need people to start competing

-for places going forward.

-Jordan White got 90 minutes in.

-That's a positive.

-We had a couple of half-chances

-at the end that we needed to take.

-Two games against Southport next.

-Are you worried

-because they are below you?

-We have that

-massive home game coming up.

-The club's position

-just isn't good enough.

-We've got to get a massive

-performance and three points.

-Will there be a few changes

-in January?

-Yes, it just

-hasn't been good enough.

-We had one high

-against Forest Green.

-Since then,

-we haven't scored a goal.

-It's not been good enough.

-Wrexham are closer to the bottom

-than the play-off places...

-..after losing three in a row.

-Big games against Southport

-coming up over Christmas.

-Dean Keates wasn't a happy man

-after Wrexham's defeat to Sutton.

-Eric Jones is my guest.

-We've discussed mountains

-but you're also a football man.

-Someone told me that you will

-celebrate your birthday in style.

-Where will you be on your birthday?

-Every time on my birthday,

-I like to go climbing or walking.

-This year, there is a big occasion

-at the Oval in Caernarfon.

-I like watching Porthmadog playing

-and also Caernarfon.

-They play each other on my birthday.

-I hope it will be a draw, 3-3.

-Three for Darren Thomas and three

-for Cai Jones for Porthmadog!

-Everyone's happy!

-Have you watched a lot of football

-during your lifetime?

-I lived in Flint during the 1970s.

-I used to go to watch Liverpool.

-At that time there would be

-15,000 standing on the Kop.

-The atmosphere was amazing.

-From being all alone

-on the rock face to a packed Kop.

-More football now and what a year

-it has been for Welsh football.

-The year of Euro 2016.

-The unforgettable summer.

-There were so many stars with Bale

-and Ramsey grabbing the headlines.

-However, one quiet hero

-was absolutely key.

-He is relatively new

-to the national set-up.

-It's the Aston Villa defender,

-James Chester.

-It's been two years since Chris

-Coleman made James Chester Welsh.

-He settled into the team quickly

-becoming a crucial component.

-However, he wasn't part of

-Tony Pulis' plans at West Brom.

-Luckily, nearby

-but now in a lower division...

-..another Birmingham giant

-was interested.

-There was also an old pal

-on the way to Aston Villa.

-I met up with

-James Chester recently.

-You went from the semi-finals

-of the European Championships...

-..to looking for a club.

-A bit surreal but what attracted you

-to Aston Villa?

-Once I got over the hurdle

-of going down a division...

-..there wasn't much left

-for me to think about.

-It was coming in

-and playing at a great club.

-Being in contention to play in every

-game like I've done since I moved.

-People are obsessed

-with playing in the Premier League.

-Is it an issue for you?

-Not after the year I had at West

-Brom, not playing as much as I want.

-Being in the Premier League

-didn't matter as much after that.

-It was more important for me to be

-in contention to play every week.

-Then Steve Bruce rocks up.

-That must have been a nice surprise.

-It can always work two ways.

-I'd never played under the gaffer.

-I might not have been

-his type of player.

-My time at Hull had been

-really successful under the gaffer.

-We got promotion

-and the run to the cup final.

-With his record I thought

-he was the perfect man...

-..to come in

-and try and get us going.

-You've even broken your nose

-in tribute to him.

-Following in his footsteps.

-Hopefully, it's in a better

-condition than the gaffer's.

-It was a really good job but it's

-taken 27 years for me to break it.

-Was there a relegation hangover

-hanging over the club?

-Are they over it now?

-We're moving in the right direction.

-We were unbeaten in seven games

-before the Leeds game.

-That was a decent run.

-If we go on runs like that,

-I'm sure by the end of the season...

-..we'll be there or thereabouts.

-Are Wales also having

-a bit of a post-Euros hangover?

-The expectations have changed a bit.

-Had we been in our current position

-a few years ago...

-..people would have been happy.

-We're still in contention

-for qualifying for the World Cup.

-Now we've tasted success

-in the Euros, we all want more.

-We're still unbeaten in the group.

-We've been a bit unlucky

-with conceding goals late on.

-We did that against Serbia but

-the Georgia game was disappointing.

-We're still only

-four points behind Ireland.

-We still have to play them twice.

-I don't see any reason

-why we can't beat them.

-The summer was unbelievable.

-What was it like in Brittany,

-Bordeaux and everywhere else?

-An incredible experience.

-Having done so well, it was

-a shame not to make the final.

-The experience as a whole,

-playing the games...

-..spending time with each other

-in the hotel in Dinard...

-..is something we'll remember

-for the rest of our careers.

-It was great our families

-were there with us.

-It was nice for them

-to be a part of it.

-Could Wales have won it?

-There wasn't any reason

-why we couldn't have done.

-Whoever scored first in

-the Portugal game was a huge factor.

-All of us look back

-at what might have been.

-You don't reach such heights

-very often in football.

-Hopefully, we can go again

-and go one step further.

-That first goal was amazing.

-I've never seen a header

-like Ronaldo's in my life.

-It's no consolation

-conceding that goal.

-It was amazing though.

-Have you watched it back?

-I have seen it back.

-On a personal note...

-..you're disappointed

-if you're down to mark him.

-If that's the only negative from

-the Euros, I'll hold my hands up.

-It was some jump.

-It's the end of the year

-so there are a couple of questions.

-Sporting highlight of the year

-apart from the Euros.

-That's very harsh.

-It is harsh but there is

-another great achievement this year.

-Leicester winning the Premier League

-has to be up there.

-It's something we won't see again

-for an awfully long time.

-Could you have gone there?

-I've heard reports

-that you might have gone there.

-It's not one of my finest decisions.

-Leicester came in with a bid when I

-was having a medical at West Brom.

-I spoke to Tony Pulis and decided

-West Brom was the right move.

-In hindsight,

-it would have been lovely...

-..to have

-a Premier League winners medal.

-It wasn't to be.

-Sportsman of the Year?

-It goes without saying

-it's Gareth Bale.

-He won the Champions League as well.

-Joe Allen and Rambo

-were also brilliant.

-Joe has taken the Premier League

-by storm since then.

-A few Liverpool fans

-must be wondering why they sold him.

-There wouldn't be any complaints

-if it was one of them three.

-On behalf of everyone,

-2016 will stay with us forever.

-Good luck next year.

-I hope it's a good year for you,

-for Wales and for Aston Villa.

-Thanks very much.

-Thanks very much.

-

-Thank you.

-It was great to meet James Chester.

-Aston Villa are performing much

-better since he arrived at the club.

-He was quite a player

-for Wales in France.

-Eric Jones has been my studio guest.

-He's an adventurer who's about

-to celebrate his 80th birthday.

-To look at you,

-you would never think you're 80.

-What is the next challenge for you?

-Only small ones these days.

-Like Trebor Edwards sang,

-I take one day at a time.

-I'm hoping to do some skiing

-and some easy climbing.

-If I'm here in a year...

-..I'll be singing

-Dafydd Iwan's song, Yma o Hyd.

-What is an easy climb for you?

-Everything must seem easy

-after what you've achieved.

-What you do isn't easy for me!

-We do have a surprise for you

-as it's your birthday.

-Catrin is bringing in a cake.

-It's just a little something

-from everyone at Clwb...

-..for you to enjoy at home.

-You are almost 80

-but still healthy and active.

-It's important to keep going.

-Yes, that is important.

-My wife bought a plaque

-which said...

-.."Life is like riding a bicycle.

-If you slow down you fall off".

-That is so true.

-Your family are used to you now but

-have they worried over the years?

-I don't know, I think the wife

-was happy to get rid of me.

-Have the girls

-followed in your footsteps?

-My eldest daughter, Rebecca, has

-done some climbing, but that's it.

-They have more sense than me.

-You have seen some wonders

-across the world.

-You have seen so much

-of what you can see in an atlas.

-There is also a lot I haven't done.

-I'd like to have my time

-all over again.

-Is there one thing that you're

-glad you've done, a highlight?

-My solo ascent of the Eiger.

-I had been thinking about that

-for years.

-I had to wait for days

-for the right conditions.

-In the end, it all went well.

-It was a project

-which ended successfully.

-An incredible solo ascent.

-It's been great to have your company

-in the studio.

-Thank you very much

-and I hope you enjoy your birthday.

-I hope it's a good game

-at the Oval too.

-Eric Jones

-has been our guest on Clwb.

-That's all we have time for

-in this programme.

-It's also all we have for you

-this year.

-There is plenty of sport on S4C over

-the coming days and over Christmas.

-Sgorio is back tomorrow and we have

-live football on New Year's Day.

-There is also rugby from the Pro12

-and the Principality Premiership.

-Clwb returns in the New Year

-but at a different time.

-We're now on at 10.00pm on Sundays.

-We're turning into a nightclub

-but the content will be the same.

-Thanks to Eric Jones

-for coming in today.

-We'll see you all soon.

-Merry Christmas and goodnight.

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