:00:32. > :00:38.After two victories in Europe, Edinburgh or home to focus on league
:00:39. > :00:42.matters. Alan Solomon's men have the best defensive record in April 12
:00:43. > :00:45.and Junaid Wellcome the Welsh side currently sitting ninth in the
:00:46. > :00:52.league, coming up live it is Edinburgh against raccoons. A warm
:00:53. > :00:56.welcome to BT Murrayfield. The campaign has gone off the boil
:00:57. > :01:02.lately, they did well in Europe at April 12, not so great. Tonight they
:01:03. > :01:06.need a win against Dragons and alongside me as Andy Nichol. A huge
:01:07. > :01:10.game tonight but particularly for the home side. Very much so. They
:01:11. > :01:14.started really well. Not as affected by the World Cup are some of the
:01:15. > :01:18.other teams in April 12 but they have come back with two good wins in
:01:19. > :01:24.the last few weeks and that will bring them confidence for the whole
:01:25. > :01:28.match. Who will be key tonight? There is six months ago no one in
:01:29. > :01:32.Scotland have heard of John Hardie. It was a controversial selection to
:01:33. > :01:36.bring him to the World Cup squad but he was a revelation. He was
:01:37. > :01:40.outstanding. I could make it easy was Scotland boss best player in the
:01:41. > :01:45.world. It is not a like-for-like replacement but he is a brilliant
:01:46. > :01:49.signing Fred and Brad on the back line the new wing, you don't know
:01:50. > :01:55.much about him but Duncan Hobbs was telling me he's adaptable and
:01:56. > :02:00.flexible. He has moved from right to left on economic play outside centre
:02:01. > :02:04.and has lots of talent -- and can play outside. These guys might
:02:05. > :02:09.deliver the tries for studies gored against Munster a couple of weeks
:02:10. > :02:13.ago and Edinburgh are so strong defensively but have struggled to
:02:14. > :02:19.score tries so far. Janet is an opportunity. They had to do this
:02:20. > :02:22.last year, they got their defence sorted out and when they went to the
:02:23. > :02:26.Champions Cup they were really effective in that way. Now they need
:02:27. > :02:31.to build on that and develop their game and that has to be an attacking
:02:32. > :02:34.sense. They have the players, Matt Scott and Christine in the midfield
:02:35. > :02:43.have that ability. They have held view and Tom Brown and the talent.
:02:44. > :02:46.They have Phil Burley that is the next stage in Edinburgh's
:02:47. > :02:51.development. They must get the attacking game going. Lots of
:02:52. > :02:57.pressure on climb to put on a big performance after not featuring much
:02:58. > :03:01.in the World Cup? I think he has to relax and play his game. Possibly
:03:02. > :03:06.trying too hard? There was lots of expectation brim to be starting nine
:03:07. > :03:10.in the World Cup and it didn't work for him and medium-term Simi Mdaka
:03:11. > :03:17.ladies trying too hard and at nine he cannot that. You've got to let
:03:18. > :03:24.the game do it in a relaxed manner. I want him to express himself. This
:03:25. > :03:26.match live on BBC Two Scotland at Edinburgh against Dragons, enjoy
:03:27. > :03:34.this in the company of Arab country team, John Beatty and Hugh Dell
:03:35. > :03:37.McClellan. -- our common Terry. COMMENTATOR:
:03:38. > :03:42.Decent performances so far and results but tonight in the Guineas
:03:43. > :03:49.Pro12, both teams need to get back on track in terms of their
:03:50. > :03:58.aspirations for a top six place. Dragons in blue, the first to take
:03:59. > :04:06.the field, two is the one in the league, both against Italian teams.
:04:07. > :04:10.Number one back in the front row. Jackson failed a fitness test last
:04:11. > :04:17.week and is back. Jones is a replacement at number ten for Toby.
:04:18. > :04:24.Keep a night on Ollie Griffiths, one of Wales' best up-and-coming young
:04:25. > :04:33.players at number seven. -- keep an eye. Captain Reiner Landman, a key
:04:34. > :04:38.figure in the middle as ever. Edinburgh enjoying the fray in their
:04:39. > :04:42.customary red and black home stretch. Their only defeat this
:04:43. > :04:48.season at Murrayfield was against Munster. That game ended in the most
:04:49. > :04:53.dramatic fashion possible, with the attempted drop goal by Sam
:04:54. > :05:02.Hidalgo-Clyne, five personnel changes to the Edinburgh starting
:05:03. > :05:09.line-up tonight, two positional changes as they take the field.
:05:10. > :05:15.Splendid, if called, bitterly cold evening year at Murrayfield. The
:05:16. > :05:27.usual front row Fred and brain such good form. Powerful looking black
:05:28. > :05:33.role -- back row. Greg Thompson moves to full-back with Chris Dean
:05:34. > :05:37.at the centre. Mike Allen could make his debut after injury from the
:05:38. > :05:45.bench. The caption is Mike Coleman at number six. Various McClair from
:05:46. > :05:50.Italy is the referee. 44th match in this competition. The Dragons are in
:05:51. > :06:00.blue are left, Edinburgh have the ball and will set the game in
:06:01. > :06:06.motion. Massive match for both teams as Dickie and Andy Nichol mentioned.
:06:07. > :06:12.Both teams have aspirations to a top six place with a top six place with
:06:13. > :06:14.an eye to next season but they really have not translated their
:06:15. > :06:17.European form in really have not translated their
:06:18. > :06:23.European form in any shape or form, particularly Edinburgh after their
:06:24. > :06:31.three defeats and they have it from the first engagement. The referee
:06:32. > :06:39.has declared the advantage is over and the first opportunity for
:06:40. > :06:39.Edinburgh to use the width of the fantastically appointed Murrayfield
:06:40. > :06:55.pitch. Again, this is a first turn over to
:06:56. > :07:02.the Welsh. Ray Cole left. Snap kick through. Has to be careful with the
:07:03. > :07:08.balance. Good job on the retrieval. This time the referee takes no
:07:09. > :07:15.prisoners and goes for the first decision. -- careful on the bounce.
:07:16. > :07:18.Huge game for both teams? Good action start with Edinburgh into
:07:19. > :07:23.their attacking shape, came down the left wing and -- left wing and lost
:07:24. > :07:27.the ball on the turnover. Quite predictable, back attack, hit the
:07:28. > :07:31.wing and another group of forward to the inner field and they turned it
:07:32. > :07:37.over. It started with a bad kick-off that was too low and another
:07:38. > :07:43.turnover. Cracking start to a game, two teams, and the Dragons are not
:07:44. > :07:50.expecting to put up a fight, but I think they will. Dragons are
:07:51. > :07:56.notoriously filly paid up members of the awkward squad, ridiculous on
:07:57. > :08:03.their own patch. The wide expanses of Murrayfield might test their
:08:04. > :08:09.resolve. Edinburgh, definitely, will be looking to play a more expansive
:08:10. > :08:14.game if they can stretch the Dragons' defence. Here they come
:08:15. > :08:24.again. On the left they've already had one of the ball. Tonks goes in.
:08:25. > :08:44.A bit static. Coming left again, Tonks joins the
:08:45. > :08:52.line. This time it is to Miss -- Toulis. First touch of the ball for
:08:53. > :08:56.John Hardie. Out again to Burnley and this time Edinburgh turning back
:08:57. > :09:02.in words, Welsh foot on the ball. Have some extra men on the outside,
:09:03. > :09:05.Edinburgh, but don't go that way initially. Years ago this time,
:09:06. > :09:13.plenty men but a loose pass. Well taken by the skipper. It will hang
:09:14. > :09:16.onto it. Good skills, I like the way Phil Burley is making an extra
:09:17. > :09:20.couple. How they are trying to fight for an extra one or two metres every
:09:21. > :09:26.time they are in contact. Coming left again. This time the rush
:09:27. > :09:33.offence from the Dragons, trying to go for the maul. It has been called.
:09:34. > :09:40.It's the ground but the Dragons have it. Good defence for the Dragons
:09:41. > :09:45.because Edinburgh were firing on all cylinders, Coleman down the right
:09:46. > :09:49.wing, Burnley doing well, the pass was doing well and Burley got
:09:50. > :09:54.caught. Because you are the players shouting for a maul. There is
:09:55. > :10:00.Burley's back. That is turnover. Good defence. Clearly Edinburgh have
:10:01. > :10:09.an intense tonight. In terms of what we will watch, ball in hand, going
:10:10. > :10:13.through their rhythm, playing wide, attacking and trying to hit them and
:10:14. > :10:18.get the ball wide to the wings, the more they keep doing it the more it
:10:19. > :10:25.the Dragons will maybe start falling off tackles. Edinburgh have been
:10:26. > :10:33.camped in the Dragons' half for the first four and a half minutes.
:10:34. > :10:45.Plenty of possession. The Dragons' defence has been fairly solid.
:10:46. > :10:59.Keep your space. There is the middle. You need to get close, OK?
:11:00. > :11:08.Make sure you take the space. The usual formalities of trying to
:11:09. > :11:13.organise the scrum. This Scottish front row did well in the World Cup.
:11:14. > :11:26.Dealt with most teams pretty effectively. Apologies if you heard
:11:27. > :11:31.any indiscreet language there. Some untoward vocabulary and the first
:11:32. > :11:37.penalty ghost Edinburgh -- goes to Edinburgh. These common issue but no
:11:38. > :11:42.issues underfoot. No, this turf is, as everyone knows, Stanning now.
:11:43. > :11:46.Keep your eyes on Sean Knight, left the field. He is struggling because
:11:47. > :11:55.Dickinson has got him. He went to his knees and went down on his
:11:56. > :12:02.chest, penalty. Pretty much accepted the Edinburgh forward front three
:12:03. > :12:08.are amongst the best in Europe as a unit if not individually performing
:12:09. > :12:21.at the highest level. It is the first opportunity to help double
:12:22. > :12:24.Klein is two held out hope Klein -- Hidalgo-Clyne. A reasonably
:12:25. > :12:40.straightforward attempt. He has turned it back. Beautifully
:12:41. > :12:46.carried it in. He knew as soon as he He has turned it back. Beautifully
:12:47. > :13:25.had stroked it. The He has turned it back. Beautifully
:13:26. > :13:34.Welsh. Edinburgh using every inch of that line to attack the Welsh, first
:13:35. > :13:37.aerial bombardment. Tonks comes in but Burley takes the responsibility.
:13:38. > :15:24.Captures beautifully. Coming left again, they
:15:25. > :15:28.Captures beautifully. Coming left them up this time. It is a tackle!
:15:29. > :15:38.Dragons get it to the ground. Edinburgh quickly up, Hardy leading
:15:39. > :15:47.the charge, number seven. Stop! For! It is the. Edinburgh have a
:15:48. > :15:53.chance to hold it back. A whole group of people here on the left.
:15:54. > :16:04.Early eventually, as Christine on his shoulder. -- he has Chris Dean.
:16:05. > :16:09.Over the top again, this time from Hidalgo-Clyne, beautifully judged
:16:10. > :16:16.kick into the corner, perfect position, time to put more pressure,
:16:17. > :16:23.ten minutes in Edinburgh lead. Their previous rock, where so many
:16:24. > :16:34.Edinburgh bodies went in and the Dragons didn't put anyone in, maybe
:16:35. > :16:38.for bodies in the ruck on that left wing. Edinburgh was a huge challenge
:16:39. > :16:49.at the line but the mechanics of the Dragons' line, fairly solid under
:16:50. > :17:05.pressure. Wait! Again, the kick up the middle. Plenty of time to try --
:17:06. > :17:13.Yazidi like it's Munster, airborne. That is Dorian Jones who sends it
:17:14. > :17:20.back. Some ping-pong now. Shorter this time from Tonks. He is after it
:17:21. > :17:25.himself. Their challenge although McRae, it was more the blocking
:17:26. > :17:29.player. He did not get back quickly enough. I saw the kick go up and I
:17:30. > :17:34.thought wise Matt Scott underneath the ball but he had to get back ten
:17:35. > :17:38.metres because he knew where it was following and his mistake was if we
:17:39. > :17:41.see it again Matt Scott did not start running towards his own try
:17:42. > :17:48.line and it is a penalty. Watch the kick go up. Different piece of play.
:17:49. > :17:54.It's a funny rule because if the kid goes up and you're underneath the
:17:55. > :18:03.ball you have to go back. Lazy return. Lack of attention. He has
:18:04. > :18:11.just cost Edinburgh the best of 20 or 30 metres and a good opportunity
:18:12. > :18:19.for the Dragons. Here is our man of the moment, Lee Griffiths -- Lee
:18:20. > :18:25.Griffiths. One to watch, expected to break into the Welsh national setup
:18:26. > :18:30.soon. Play on. He says it is the knee. There is a video online of how
:18:31. > :18:33.the All Blacks nullified Pocock and they just kept running at him and
:18:34. > :18:38.just out the Dragons are doing lots of running at Hardy, that maul was
:18:39. > :18:41.only in play for a second and they went round the corner of Hardy is
:18:42. > :18:46.not really in the game at the moment. He has been run. Here he
:18:47. > :18:55.will have to tackle. He has proven he can tackle and will tackle. That
:18:56. > :19:01.will tie him up. Some of the ball stuff, holding Burley back. He has
:19:02. > :19:04.managed to extricate himself. The Welsh School left with the longer
:19:05. > :19:17.pass, Burley got there, covered the ground well. -- the Welsh goal left.
:19:18. > :19:21.That is a good tackle this time. The wells are broken through and it did
:19:22. > :19:25.not go over the top. Tonks gets it. Takes off his chest and his arm. The
:19:26. > :19:29.Edinburgh players appealing that came off his chest. It looked like
:19:30. > :19:35.that to me on first sight but what do you make of this? The ball goes
:19:36. > :19:44.wide, a quick tackle. Nice off-load, comes in and goes for the chip. If I
:19:45. > :19:48.was a neutral comments came off his hands first. I think he knew that
:19:49. > :19:58.himself was not at his reaction. He fully expected to be pulled up. I'm
:19:59. > :20:02.keeping an eye on soft hits. You have to hold your horses. That will
:20:03. > :20:06.be a technical term! We have discussed the top -- besotted
:20:07. > :20:11.before. If you're against a scrummaging pack and I think Ross
:20:12. > :20:15.Ford is alleging the Dragons on the last scrum went in gently so if they
:20:16. > :20:18.are gentle and you put normal weight through it looks like you are
:20:19. > :20:24.pushing early. Let's watch this. Dickens, he gets his feet up under
:20:25. > :20:28.his body like a power left. Watch dickens, look at that, left leg
:20:29. > :20:43.forward. Get us in a very powerful position. Same thing. Second time
:20:44. > :20:46.you are pushing early. That is exactly the point we were talking
:20:47. > :20:49.about. They are deemed to be pushing early but you could almost say they
:20:50. > :21:00.are just leaning and the wells are letting them come on. Watch this. He
:21:01. > :21:04.can only see Nell, so he is saying Nell is pushing early, look at their
:21:05. > :21:10.number one. They have a case in point for a soft hit. Watch that
:21:11. > :21:17.again, their loosehead prop, Stankovich, the All Black, the
:21:18. > :21:21.Kiwi, against him, Nell was high and did not put much weight through. As
:21:22. > :21:29.a neutral, I think Ford has a point. First attempt at the post for
:21:30. > :21:37.the wells. Successful Dorian Jones, three penalties against Ulster in
:21:38. > :21:41.the last match will stop Jason Tovey is in 80% kicker when he is there.
:21:42. > :21:48.We will rely heavily on Dorian Jones but they have Jason Tovey on the
:21:49. > :21:53.bench. 3.8 and the Dragons are back in this game with virtually their
:21:54. > :22:01.first attempt on the Edinburgh line. They looked sharp. Kicking a lot,
:22:02. > :22:13.but that is loose and has given Edinburgh the chance. Dupre has chip
:22:14. > :22:26.-- has dipped the shoulder. Hidalgo-Clyne was left again half a
:22:27. > :22:34.gap, Hidalgo-Clyne again. Tom Bryan takes its down, Burley takes him on,
:22:35. > :22:43.passes round the back, Dupre barging his way through again. Early Burling
:22:44. > :22:47.all the way through. Five metres out, they have a penalty coming.
:22:48. > :22:52.Hidalgo-Clyne knows that and took the option of the kick to nothing.
:22:53. > :22:57.Some adventure from Burley and they knew where they were. Just that
:22:58. > :23:06.fraction defeated them, that last fraction. Good stuff from Edinburgh.
:23:07. > :23:12.Fantastic by Dupre. He is like some kind of wild rhinoceros because he
:23:13. > :23:16.has put two players on their backsides just with that lean and
:23:17. > :23:22.the bank, you almost go down into the player. That little pass around
:23:23. > :23:29.the back from Burley, watch this. Like the man up. Bash! You cannot
:23:30. > :23:33.teach that. You can either do it or you cannot. That is sit down and
:23:34. > :23:37.shut up. Edinburgh have gone to the corner, so now we have a drive was
:23:38. > :23:46.not the wells have tried to disrupt it but have missed the target. All
:23:47. > :23:53.the way past. Still, Edinburgh have it with a chance to read attack the
:23:54. > :24:03.line, they are three metres out. That is Nell's distance. Going
:24:04. > :24:09.right. Dupre's again. Inches short. Edinburgh still have it and another
:24:10. > :24:15.penalty coming. They have the advantage. They are almost too
:24:16. > :24:26.close. This time they are in. That looks good to me. Guess who? Nell. I
:24:27. > :24:34.say what is clever, they did two hits left as normally teams keep
:24:35. > :24:38.going and they went, right. Any reason why you cannot award the
:24:39. > :24:43.tri-? He was low and driving and knows he's caught it. He is walking
:24:44. > :24:47.back and saying, why are you running the tape? He has the air of a
:24:48. > :24:54.confident man striding back. And that is why. It is there. We can see
:24:55. > :25:04.that that is good because there he goes. Down it comes. I have a
:25:05. > :25:16.decision. You may award the try. Thank you. He is given the try as
:25:17. > :25:21.good. Nell celebrates. The two South African born players in concept
:25:22. > :25:28.because I think Dupre is really flying around to night, everything
:25:29. > :25:32.he has done has been great, useful breaking, early is playing well and
:25:33. > :25:37.Nell had the power. Give someone the ball and was strong and low enough
:25:38. > :25:42.underneath the tackle, even if he was hit it kept going. A very good
:25:43. > :25:44.try. Technique, textbook stuff from Nell, who is specialising in these
:25:45. > :26:05.distances now. That is the view from the back of
:26:06. > :26:11.the post. That is Hidalgo-Clyne, steers the ball beautifully, guides
:26:12. > :26:16.it around to take it to ten points-3 Edinburgh lead with nearly 20
:26:17. > :26:20.minutes gone in this first half. That was the key moment because the
:26:21. > :26:24.ball was heading left and they took it out and gave it to the right as
:26:25. > :26:29.the penalty because there are hands on the ball. Various blue hands,
:26:30. > :26:32.that is a penalty and one pass out, Nell is low enough, you can see he
:26:33. > :26:45.is thinking, picks the ball up, plop. Meanwhile, Edinburgh have
:26:46. > :26:51.retrieved the ball on the restart. This time the Edinburgh defence has
:26:52. > :27:01.run to quickly forward, but Dorian Jones has come back at them. Gone to
:27:02. > :27:09.John Purdy who is making his long awaited comeback for the Dragons. --
:27:10. > :27:14.John pride the. Let's go to the touchline and join Andy Nichol. It's
:27:15. > :27:19.been a good starter Edinburgh, tidy. He needed the try he just got
:27:20. > :27:23.from Nell because they had lots of territory and possession and had to
:27:24. > :27:29.convert it. Now it is important, these next few minutes, because the
:27:30. > :27:32.Dragons got ones in the 22 and we have three points, you must
:27:33. > :27:35.consolidate this and gets down the other end of the park and trying to
:27:36. > :27:45.build the score. Myers the tray I again warning the Edinburgh front
:27:46. > :27:53.row. -- the referee again warning. Plenty of food for thought already
:27:54. > :27:59.for the Dragons' management. Head coach, a conundrum or two to deal
:28:00. > :28:04.with because Edinburgh are varying their play in such a way that you
:28:05. > :28:10.cannot really combat it all of a sudden. Coming at them at all
:28:11. > :28:14.angles. That is the signal from Hidalgo-Clyne to Burley. This might
:28:15. > :28:20.go up in the air. This time the front row comes good and they get
:28:21. > :28:23.that decision. They have established themselves, this front row, is
:28:24. > :28:29.arguably one of the best in Europe and stop they are good. Nell has
:28:30. > :28:34.been the dark horse of Scottish rugby because he was brought across
:28:35. > :28:37.as a project signing. That was Stankovich. Nell was brought across
:28:38. > :28:43.as someone who would eventually become eligible for Scotland. Lots
:28:44. > :28:50.of misgivings about him. He is his own man, he is confident and tight
:28:51. > :28:53.head props are probably the most important people on the team because
:28:54. > :28:57.if you can get the scrum on the right-hand side, you can do all of
:28:58. > :29:01.these attacks to be right. Normally because the scrum is loaded
:29:02. > :29:06.naturally, look at that, he's been pulled back. Because the scrum is
:29:07. > :29:10.naturally low on the left with the loosehead writer probably goes
:29:11. > :29:18.clockwise. If Nell Scott -- stops it he is worth dollars. Page this time,
:29:19. > :29:28.he has Matt Scott to call on. Again, going right. Flat-footed in the
:29:29. > :29:36.retrieving of the ball. They have plenty men can exhibition stuff with
:29:37. > :29:41.the passing as well. Advantage blue. The Dragons are teasing. Look at
:29:42. > :29:48.that. Welcome to Edinburgh. My name is hardy. Dorian Jones just taking a
:29:49. > :29:55.fraction too long with that, it goes to Burley, who has tongs inside,
:29:56. > :29:58.Tonks looking to the right. Trying to tease the Welsh defence to come
:29:59. > :30:03.forward, that they have kicked that way because Edinburgh are running at
:30:04. > :30:13.pace. We now have a gap on their left hand side. Nell goes to ground.
:30:14. > :30:19.Not quite swallowed -- swallow like, but he got it, which is the main
:30:20. > :30:26.thing. The display coming in. Or bounce.
:30:27. > :30:34.You can see the frustration, but all sorts of stuff coming through
:30:35. > :30:40.Edinburgh tonight. Real zip, it is not always the scrum-half picking up
:30:41. > :30:47.the ball from the back of rocks, twice it was Tom Brown. It is almost
:30:48. > :30:48.like a kick pass, scrummage will have ascendancy, they are
:30:49. > :30:52.like a kick pass, scrummage will have ascendancy, they are playing
:30:53. > :30:56.with real spirit, and they have changed the game. They realised last
:30:57. > :31:04.year they had become a bit predictable, Edinburgh. Now they are
:31:05. > :31:07.much more fluid. Looks good. I will tell you one thing, Nel is covering
:31:08. > :31:32.the ground tonight, he's all over the pitch. The timing of the shelf
:31:33. > :31:40.is a problem. -- the shove. He's doing his best, Marius Mitrea,
:31:41. > :31:46.communicating fairly clearly to the players. I don't think there is an
:31:47. > :32:02.issue with that. Trying to get them to speed up the engagement.
:32:03. > :32:25.REFEREE: Crouch... A massive shove there from Edinburgh. They certainly
:32:26. > :32:31.had the momentum. Charlie Davies turns left, fancies a dance and off
:32:32. > :32:37.he goes. He showed in his last game how lethal the country. This time
:32:38. > :32:41.they have more men on the right-hand side, there is plenty of pace for
:32:42. > :32:59.Edinburgh. Tom Brown easing away, back they come. Look at these
:33:00. > :33:19.mobility of the Edinburgh forwards, Dupre 's takes it one-handed. -- Du
:33:20. > :33:26.Preez. They are stretched, the Dragons here. They are offside too.
:33:27. > :33:31.Nel again, driving up the middle. They are just about under the post.
:33:32. > :33:38.Here they come again, this time it is Toolis. Edinburgh cranking it up
:33:39. > :33:48.now, they always seem to have men over. Huge pass from Burleigh. Scott
:33:49. > :33:53.this time, almost all the way, five metres out. Here it comes again, the
:33:54. > :33:57.Dragons are all over the race, they have come past the line but
:33:58. > :34:09.Edinburgh have turned back into the corner. Held up and driven forward,
:34:10. > :34:17.only committing three men. Here they come again. That's the power pack.
:34:18. > :34:22.Nel goes to ground. Hidalgo-Clyne fancies it, he has lost it though,
:34:23. > :34:26.and they have a penalty. We must be getting close to the point where
:34:27. > :34:33.Marius Mitrea begins to think about going to the pocket. Yes, two bits
:34:34. > :34:42.of strength, one from Ross Ford who got hit and stayed on his feet.
:34:43. > :34:54.Earlier on, Scott who went through two tackles on stayed up. And there
:34:55. > :34:59.is a warning. That's a fairly direct warning from Marius Mitrea to the
:35:00. > :35:04.Welsh captain, to Rynard Landman that there have been too many
:35:05. > :35:10.infringements. Surprised they are taking the points, John? No, keep
:35:11. > :35:16.taking the point. I tell you what I am surprised about, Edinburgh are
:35:17. > :35:23.looking really good. Very organised. They are trying to get the ball
:35:24. > :35:33.wide. It is 15 man rugby though. That's what I mean, they are playing
:35:34. > :35:38.wing to wing. Scrummage is good, not seen too many line-outs but every
:35:39. > :35:54.one of the backs is having a crack. Tom Brown, Matt Scott, Will Helu.
:35:55. > :36:00.The man in the moon and way above us on the east stand side will be
:36:01. > :36:05.enjoying it if he has any Edinburgh links because it is a glorious
:36:06. > :36:09.setting here at Murrayfield. The conditions are ideal for both teams
:36:10. > :36:18.really, there is no excuse. The pitch is firm, overhead and
:36:19. > :36:24.underfoot. Marius Mitrea penalise link again, penalising the Welsh at
:36:25. > :36:29.the breakdown. They are really under the cosh. This is brilliant
:36:30. > :36:34.disruption, just watch Ross Ford. He doesn't give up, he thinks, I will
:36:35. > :36:40.drive beyond the ball. Just make sure he kicks it, in comes
:36:41. > :36:45.Dickinson, then Ross Ford goes back in again, but you cannot just flop
:36:46. > :36:53.on a ball, you have got to stay on your feet. 29 minutes into the game,
:36:54. > :37:53.we have a change in the Edinburgh team. Greig Tonks has left the
:37:54. > :37:54.we have a change in the Edinburgh he goes, and the fellow second row
:37:55. > :39:33.in behind him, he goes, and the fellow second row
:39:34. > :39:47.takes over it is looking laboured actually.
:39:48. > :40:01.This time a slack pass. They are all over them like a rational. Try
:40:02. > :40:07.again. Just not letting the Dragons out in any shape or form this time.
:40:08. > :40:13.Charlie Davies has no option but to put it up in the air. Here is
:40:14. > :40:21.Kinghorn. He didn't get away with that. Changed his mind halfway in
:40:22. > :40:29.the motion. Eventually deemed to have nudged it. He flies this ball
:40:30. > :40:44.out, I don't think it was meant for him. I think it was meant for
:40:45. > :40:45.Coman. He is rangy, seems to have most of the bits in the ammunition
:40:46. > :41:01.box. This is a thigh injury. Perhaps the
:41:02. > :41:06.pressure the Welsh front row is under, perhaps it is looking to
:41:07. > :41:11.creak at times. There is a bit of heaving and blowing going on. I
:41:12. > :41:15.don't know if we can make the picture wider but the amount of
:41:16. > :41:20.people on sending instructions to people on the team is incredible.
:41:21. > :41:25.You've got one man injured, and this might even be tactical to get
:41:26. > :41:29.instructions on, but the whole stack of people with headphones on. Look
:41:30. > :41:39.at them, seven sets of people, look at them! Look to the left. I think
:41:40. > :41:43.that injury might be tactical. Let's have a quick word with Andy Nichol
:41:44. > :41:48.on the touchline to see if he can get behind what's going on here. I
:41:49. > :41:51.think this is a really important seven minutes for Edinburgh because
:41:52. > :42:03.they have dominated this game. I think they need one more try and it
:42:04. > :42:09.will be a very good 34 minutes. Edinburgh are looking further
:42:10. > :42:14.ahead, haven't managed to get the magical try tally this season. There
:42:15. > :42:20.is certainly a feeling in some quarters that this might be the
:42:21. > :42:29.night they could do it. It's by no means a fantastically strong Dragons
:42:30. > :42:39.side, notoriously difficult to break down. Hardy with a penalty. He made
:42:40. > :42:44.the tackle. He has got to release the man before he plays the ball. A
:42:45. > :42:51.frustrating night, a pretty isolated game. Thought he was in with a big
:42:52. > :42:56.hit, big turnover. Wraps up the player. If that's the penalty, no,
:42:57. > :43:05.that's not the penalty. The penalty was before that. Well, no surprise
:43:06. > :43:09.that the Dragons are taking their time. They are trying to run the
:43:10. > :43:15.clock I suppose, it's as simple as that. They want to get as much time
:43:16. > :43:20.on the ball as they can, even if that means slowing the game down.
:43:21. > :43:29.They have a chance here for the posts, which would bring them closer
:43:30. > :43:37.to Edinburgh. Looks very good, that is a good kick. Andy made a good
:43:38. > :43:42.point for Edinburgh, for all of their dominance, not having many
:43:43. > :43:50.points. He goes to ground, has to leave the ball. He is accused of
:43:51. > :43:53.doing that little bit back. Not the second one. Marginal because he
:43:54. > :44:05.wasn't really wrapping up the man in the tackle. 13-6 Edinburgh are
:44:06. > :44:12.leading. Suddenly there are some questions being posed of this
:44:13. > :44:20.Edinburgh side. Kinghorn, still feeling his way into the team. He
:44:21. > :44:31.has got bags of potential. Right in the middle of the field this time.
:44:32. > :44:49.They are not rushing, are they? The return hasn't been spectacular in
:44:50. > :44:53.terms of points on the board despite Hidalgo-Clyne's kicking efforts to
:44:54. > :45:00.tally up to the 13 points they have got. It is no means a comfortable
:45:01. > :45:06.lead. I keep saying, it is the possession that should have led to
:45:07. > :45:17.more than this. Under enormous pressure, you could see at building.
:45:18. > :45:23.The referee is going to have a word. Stankovich has been fingered, it is
:45:24. > :45:30.him getting the finger pointed at him. Quite clearly, he is under the
:45:31. > :45:35.pressure that has taken the scrum down. He's up against Nel. You
:45:36. > :45:42.should be parallel to the ground, you just let yourself go at the
:45:43. > :45:47.waist and down you go. This is a key last few minutes. Here he is up
:45:48. > :45:55.against Nel. He was just heading down the whole time. There was only
:45:56. > :46:02.one winner, as soon as Nel had him engaged he had him and he knew it.
:46:03. > :46:08.So, Edinburgh have three minutes on this first have to try and convert
:46:09. > :46:13.or extend their lead and convert some of this possession into more
:46:14. > :46:20.points. The first part of it is not even completed because the throw is
:46:21. > :46:26.not straight. It reminded me of the last lineout against Australia when
:46:27. > :46:32.you just had to win the ball! Don't go there! You just had to win the
:46:33. > :46:41.ball and it drifted away to the right, simple line-out. Let's see if
:46:42. > :46:53.the Dragons do any better. Running about, pushing and shoving. They
:46:54. > :47:08.will be quite content to maintain their possession. Two minutes left.
:47:09. > :47:13.Kinghorn, kind of lost his way there. Didn't really commit
:47:14. > :47:20.himself. Hidalgo-Clyne to Burleigh, who has looked very sharp. You just
:47:21. > :47:30.feel that if the game goes on the way it is going that the Dragons'
:47:31. > :47:43.legs will tire. The extended arm of Nel. Here they come again. Excellent
:47:44. > :47:48.split run there. Here is Kinghorn, breaks inside. A chance for
:47:49. > :47:55.Edinburgh. Great tackle. They come again, Kinghorn still there, still
:47:56. > :48:08.running. Patience is the key at this point. Hidalgo-Clyne goes right. To
:48:09. > :48:23.Matt Scott, here they go. Beautiful. Out of the back door,
:48:24. > :48:30.Hidalgo-Clyne, it is Nel! Double moving I suspect is going to be the
:48:31. > :48:43.issue. You can hardly see, he is ghosting his way to the line! He is
:48:44. > :48:52.hungry for tries! WP Nel. He is down, up and over. The collective
:48:53. > :48:57.Edinburgh view is that that is fine. Nothing wrong with this, he's
:48:58. > :49:09.allowed to do that. He's basically still moving, he didn't stop, did
:49:10. > :49:21.he? That's fine, you can do that. You can do that. I'm just checking
:49:22. > :49:27.one more angle to see. The only issue is if he does an extra snake,
:49:28. > :49:42.if he does an extra snake, there is one or two in here, but he picks it
:49:43. > :49:49.up. REFEREE: I'm seeing the player propelling himself towards the try
:49:50. > :50:04.line so that is movement. I would agree, he crawled on his elbow. This
:50:05. > :50:19.is propulsion. Propulsion with his elbow. Crawled on his elbow. 30
:50:20. > :50:28.seconds to go. Well, all round there are blank looks trying to work that
:50:29. > :50:32.one out. Ten seconds, and we will have this line-out completed if
:50:33. > :50:36.nothing else, and anything could happen. The referee is right of
:50:37. > :50:40.course because if you are crawling... We were watching the
:50:41. > :50:47.ball and they are watching the crawling. You can put the ball down
:50:48. > :50:57.and move, but if you crawl... Your time, Marius, your time. The last
:50:58. > :51:05.play the Welsh have, if they have any sense I suspect they will hoof
:51:06. > :51:11.it. It is just delivered off the pitch. Nel is the most disappointed
:51:12. > :51:16.man I suspect in Murrayfield at the moment because he was caught
:51:17. > :51:21.crawling on his elbow and that denied Edinburgh a second try they
:51:22. > :51:26.might have had. With the possession may have had, they should have had
:51:27. > :51:32.more than the one try they got in the 18th minute. That has taken us
:51:33. > :51:39.to half-time, and Edinburgh are head, leading by 13 points to the
:51:40. > :51:45.Dragons' six. And you can be sure we will be
:51:46. > :51:51.looking at that try that never was by WP Nel. Ahead at half-time, what
:51:52. > :51:56.do you think about that 40 minutes from Edinburgh, Andy Nichol? It has
:51:57. > :52:01.been very competent, but if they got that try it would have been a fairer
:52:02. > :52:04.reflection because they have dominated territory and possession
:52:05. > :52:09.and they have not been able to find that inspiration to get the second
:52:10. > :52:13.try which I think they deserved. In many ways that is how they have been
:52:14. > :52:18.playing a lot of this season, dominating games but not getting
:52:19. > :52:22.lots of tries. The build-up was really good. If they could just make
:52:23. > :52:27.that final pass, they could take it to the next level, which is there.
:52:28. > :52:31.There was a lot of good stuff from Edinburgh in the first half, they
:52:32. > :52:37.just haven't quite got the killer pass to open up the defence and
:52:38. > :52:42.score the try. We spoke about John Hardie and how important he would be
:52:43. > :52:47.for Edinburgh, what do you think of his performance? He does what he
:52:48. > :52:53.does, which is to be really physical in defence, perpetual motion. He was
:52:54. > :52:58.brought in four turnovers, I don't think he got one but he has been
:52:59. > :53:04.very physical. The whole Edinburgh side, the back row, with Du Preez as
:53:05. > :53:09.well, very physical. The set scrum is really solid and they are
:53:10. > :53:14.bringing physicality to the game as well. So, only one try for Edinburgh
:53:15. > :53:20.so far. Let's talk about the first one and the build-up to it. This is
:53:21. > :53:29.where Edinburgh were really dominating. He goes down the
:53:30. > :53:34.blindside, good retention. WP Nel is coming in to support it. There is a
:53:35. > :53:39.penalty advantage already being given, they kept their composure,
:53:40. > :53:45.then an injection of pace. Look at the body angle of WP Nel. There is
:53:46. > :53:51.no way anybody is going to stop him from that distance at that height.
:53:52. > :53:57.Massive power in the legs as well. He has been a revelation. We all
:53:58. > :54:01.know that his scrummaging has been very good, that's one of the reasons
:54:02. > :54:06.Edinburgh brought him in, but over the last 12 months we have seen this
:54:07. > :54:13.loose play. Really bright player, he knew it was the right time and he
:54:14. > :54:17.injected that pace. The fact that Edinburgh's front Row has become
:54:18. > :54:21.such a dominant force, it is a great weapon against any team. Yes, but
:54:22. > :54:29.they have got to use that to develop their game. With Ford, Dickinson and
:54:30. > :54:34.Nel, they are dominating but they've only scored one try. Let's talk
:54:35. > :54:40.about the try that wasn't given, and I'm guessing you don't agree with
:54:41. > :54:48.the referee. No, we will come to the end of it. Look at the off-loading,
:54:49. > :54:52.Chris Dean gets very close. WP Nel, good decision here, and for me he's
:54:53. > :54:57.allowed to do that. If that happens to anybody else in the park and you
:54:58. > :55:00.are tackled and you manipulate your body to bring the ball back to
:55:01. > :55:07.recycle it, you are allowed to do that. That is a try that I'm
:55:08. > :55:12.surprised has not been given. Can you understand why there is a
:55:13. > :55:18.suggestion of double movement? That last angle there is the one that
:55:19. > :55:23.shows a second movement, but you are allowed to move your body round to
:55:24. > :55:29.get the ball. If Edinburgh got that, that would have been a fair
:55:30. > :55:33.reflection on the first 40 minutes. Let's have a look at Phil Burleigh
:55:34. > :55:39.and the impact he has had on the first half because he does break
:55:40. > :55:44.things down sometimes, doesn't he? Yes, he controls things well. He
:55:45. > :55:49.should take that, it is a tough one but he should still take it. He is
:55:50. > :55:55.breaking up his game. Up to that point he had made some passes, then
:55:56. > :56:01.it is a nice little dink. Look at him here, it is a great pass to Du
:56:02. > :56:07.Preez but he gets himself back in the game and offers up some support
:56:08. > :56:11.and goes and recycles it. That is great play. You are not there in the
:56:12. > :56:17.pocket controlling things, you are going for a second effort. He has
:56:18. > :56:23.had a good 40 minutes. Does he not play like a centre playing at ten?
:56:24. > :56:29.Yes, possibly. Maybe that's why they have not been creating so many
:56:30. > :56:32.tries. But if he keeps playing like that and the players around him can
:56:33. > :56:37.respond to it, there's every chance they can get some tries from
:56:38. > :56:44.somewhere. Frustration from Edinburgh's point of view, but there
:56:45. > :56:53.was another decision you didn't agree on with the referee over the
:56:54. > :56:56.knock-on. This is a charge down. That's not a knock-on. If that
:56:57. > :57:02.happens again at the other end of the park and it goes over the try
:57:03. > :57:08.line and he dives on the ball, that is a try so I don't see why this has
:57:09. > :57:14.been seen as a knock-on. That is a charge down so that was a strange
:57:15. > :57:22.decision. He goes up, his hands are up. It is still a charge down. It
:57:23. > :57:27.hit his hands and hit his chest, but whatever! Edinburgh ahead at
:57:28. > :57:33.half-time in this match, but Glasgow are also in action tonight. Quite a
:57:34. > :57:46.few matches this evening, and look at that. My goodness, Glasgow got
:57:47. > :57:52.absolutely spanked by Northampton last week, expected tonight to go
:57:53. > :58:01.back to Scotstoun, a place they barely lose Tom and that is a
:58:02. > :58:05.surprise. Treviso wouldn't be a really big game for Glasgow, but
:58:06. > :58:11.after losing last week the way they did, that game tonight at Scotstoun
:58:12. > :58:16.is massive. To be losing at half time is really disappointing. Look
:58:17. > :58:21.at what Leicester have done to Treviso in the last few weeks,
:58:22. > :58:26.Glasgow would be looking at this as a bonus point win so that is very
:58:27. > :58:30.disappointing. We have often seen Glasgow port in first half
:58:31. > :58:34.performances and being there or thereabouts, but then they are up
:58:35. > :58:39.their performance in the second half so maybe there's not too much to
:58:40. > :58:43.worry about. That's the sign of a champion side, and that's what
:58:44. > :58:49.Glasgow are, they can soak up the pressure and eventually find a way.
:58:50. > :58:54.This last 40 minutes over at Scotstoun is really important, they
:58:55. > :58:57.must win it. They lost a few games with so many players out in the
:58:58. > :59:03.World Cup, and they really need to get back on course tonight.
:59:04. > :59:08.Edinburgh in action tonight, ahead at half-time, but this is the next
:59:09. > :59:13.lot of fixtures for Edinburgh, and we will be live over in Belfast next
:59:14. > :59:17.week for Ulster against Edinburgh. Then we have Glasgow Warriors as
:59:18. > :59:23.well, the double-header, then between that we have London Irish
:59:24. > :59:27.double-header as well, the away leg and the home leg, so five huge
:59:28. > :59:30.matches coming up basically into the New Year. Yes, proper grown-up
:59:31. > :59:50.fixtures. I think Edinburgh can look to do
:59:51. > :59:54.well there. And you've got the 1782 back to back, all the history that
:59:55. > :59:59.goes with that. Both sides know each other so well. Edinburgh won it last
:00:00. > :00:03.year. Both sides will be looking forward to those results. And
:00:04. > :00:08.Edinburgh got to the final of the Challenge Cup last year. So far they
:00:09. > :00:15.have started very well indeed. They are in pool 5 sitting at the top on
:00:16. > :00:19.8 points after a very good win against Grenoble and Agen. To win
:00:20. > :00:25.two games against French opposition is very good. Agen, gren other, you
:00:26. > :00:28.never know what the French will do in the Challenge Cup, how serious
:00:29. > :00:33.they take it. But it is looking good. If Edinburgh can go back to
:00:34. > :00:37.back with London Irish they've almost secured a quarterfinal. They
:00:38. > :00:40.got so much from last year's trip to the final and they want more of it.
:00:41. > :00:44.That's why they are really focused on that. It is great to see. And
:00:45. > :00:47.that double-header on that. It is great to see. And
:00:48. > :01:03.Irish becomes oh so important, on that. It is great to see. And
:01:04. > :01:07.in Europe. If you come very difficult to play against, you can
:01:08. > :01:12.win these close games. That's what they did last year. I just want to
:01:13. > :01:16.see them develop their game, which I think they can do. They've got no
:01:17. > :01:20.concern going down London Irish. London Irish have signed well over
:01:21. > :01:25.the summer, but not really performed so well this year. I think Edinburgh
:01:26. > :01:27.can really think let's go back to back, challenge ourselves and see if
:01:28. > :03:39.we can beat them here and go back, challenge ourselves and see if
:03:40. > :03:52.understand substituted with Kinghorn in full-back.
:03:53. > :04:01.John Hardie didn't quite time it right, didn't get the angle. Slipped
:04:02. > :04:06.off the shoulder in the tackle. The Welsh need to make an impact early
:04:07. > :04:17.on, because they were under the cosh for most of the first half. Rarely
:04:18. > :04:22.broke through the Edinburgh defence. And out it goes. To the first
:04:23. > :04:28.throw-in and maybe John can guide us through the issue of standing on the
:04:29. > :04:33.line. You've got be kidding me. I don't think you can stand on the
:04:34. > :04:37.line. But back to Andy's point, I think if you are going to be harsh
:04:38. > :04:43.on Edinburgh their second row and a pair of wings around from being a
:04:44. > :04:53.very good side. I think the second rows, they can be pretty good,
:04:54. > :04:59.Toolis but they are missing from big wingers. Well, that was clever...
:05:00. > :05:04.We'll look at this again if we can. That was grand larceny by the Welsh,
:05:05. > :05:09.because they've almost butchered it. That was very clever the way they
:05:10. > :05:16.didn't challenge the line and then ran round the line and nicked it
:05:17. > :05:21.basically. It simple but devastatingly effective. Over the
:05:22. > :05:26.top again and that man Burleigh almost playing like an auxiliary
:05:27. > :05:32.full-back there. Plenty of time. Takes his mark. A very confident
:05:33. > :05:41.performance from the number 10 this evening.
:05:42. > :05:49.It followed the line, went over the line and the Welsh have returned it
:05:50. > :06:04.to play quickly. Again Dorian Jones sets it up. Du Preez is underneath
:06:05. > :06:09.it. A challenge but it is fine. Hidalgo-Clyne, over the top, well
:06:10. > :06:16.taken. Dragons to come back. Another flat kick Burleigh takes. He's going
:06:17. > :06:20.to have another go. It is King King underneath it. Just about got it ing
:06:21. > :06:22.to have another go. It is King King underneath it. Just about got it --
:06:23. > :06:45.King he or horn underneath it. A drink Edinburgh need to wake up.
:06:46. > :06:50.This is a game they should be winning. Nobody from the Blues can
:06:51. > :06:56.going against them. Nobody commits. You can come right round and commit
:06:57. > :07:02.and act of theft in a public place. It wasn't even theft. It was so
:07:03. > :07:12.straightforward. Edinburgh could not have presented to them in a more
:07:13. > :07:22.simple fashion. That was loose but gathered eventually and taken in by
:07:23. > :07:29.Ed Jackson. Showing no sign of his fitness test failure last time out.
:07:30. > :07:36.Steams be mobile enough. Impetus from the Dragons They are looking
:07:37. > :07:40.better. Looks like a team that might have had a rocket at half-time. Or
:07:41. > :07:46.they might have put something this their soup. Over it goes again. This
:07:47. > :07:59.time it is Kinghorn who waits. Calls for the mark. Took a while for the
:08:00. > :08:13.ref to register that mark. Edinburgh are looking a bit flat compared to
:08:14. > :08:24.the vibrant first half performance. Alan Soloman sending messages. Some
:08:25. > :08:34.communication there about something the Welsh are wanting to do which I
:08:35. > :08:38.didn't quite follow. I think it was our grand larceny theme, if you can
:08:39. > :08:44.stay with that. He needs to be told that that's going to happen. A good
:08:45. > :08:52.break by Dorian Jones. He's on his own. Left a bit loose. Almost makes
:08:53. > :08:59.it. Managed to knock it, an accidental knock-on. Scythed through
:09:00. > :09:05.the Edinburgh defence. Edinburgh half asleep. That's a knock-on by
:09:06. > :09:19.Ross Ford. Edinburgh looking Ross Ford.Edinburgh looking
:09:20. > :09:24.Edinburgh looking y. I think so far Dickinson isn't having everything
:09:25. > :09:30.his own way. I think Nel is dominating Stankovich. But a couple
:09:31. > :09:37.of tackles. You cannot let a 10 run up the pitch and get in behind him.
:09:38. > :09:41.If they got the ball away quickly, half the team were offside. Could
:09:42. > :09:47.have got a penalty. The Dragons are well spread out on the back line.
:09:48. > :09:52.This is a key scrum. I don't think Edinburgh have been that dominant.
:09:53. > :10:10.They can't even get themselves lined up!
:10:11. > :10:18.The referee is extremely patient. He's issued at least one warning to
:10:19. > :10:24.the Welsh that they need to sharpen up. And that seems to have been
:10:25. > :10:33.effective. Edinburgh no longer being penalised for the early push. Here
:10:34. > :10:38.is the secondary. That's better. Much more efficient. This time they
:10:39. > :10:43.get good reward. They hadn't done that in the first half. First half
:10:44. > :10:51.was easy-peasy. He is just saying, just you watch yourself. That's a
:10:52. > :10:57.statement of, hang on, we want to prove ourselves. Well, he was
:10:58. > :11:04.telling them in the first half and our friend Boris is off. Boris
:11:05. > :11:11.Stankovich, 10 minutes. He's on his bike. Dragons down to 14 men. A key
:11:12. > :11:20.point in this game. Still half an hour to go and Stankovich is in the
:11:21. > :11:25.bin. There he is, number 1, Stankovich collapses. But I think
:11:26. > :11:29.the pressure is on the far side too. Stankovich, watch his back. He's
:11:30. > :11:34.doing his best, but Nel is straight and then he folds in. He can't do
:11:35. > :11:39.anything else, as the other side of the scrum has gone backwards. He
:11:40. > :11:45.would be scrummaging at fresh air. He isn't happy. Edinburgh got away
:11:46. > :11:57.with that. Tom Brown has joined the centre of the attack here now. Take
:11:58. > :12:04.the direct route, the Jonah Lomu line. If we can call it that. Du
:12:05. > :12:10.Preez's basketball pass to Burleigh. Hidalgo-Clyne, if he can hold on to
:12:11. > :12:19.it and regroup. Plenty of options now for Edinburgh. McKenzie has had
:12:20. > :12:24.a quiet match. They are a bit thin on the ground. Burleigh this time.
:12:25. > :12:38.They have plenty of space... A flat pass is good, says the referee.
:12:39. > :12:47.Edinburgh being to rock 'n' roll. A dummy pass, through it goes. It is
:12:48. > :12:58.loose. McKenzie is on it though. McKenzie going to ground. Hardie
:12:59. > :13:04.taken in by Chris Dean this time. Here's Nel. Nel will be annoyed I
:13:05. > :13:12.suspect. Wants to get that second try. Been denied by the referee and
:13:13. > :13:16.the TMO. Another bunch of men on the left-hand side. Can't get it away
:13:17. > :13:26.though. Strangled by the Welsh defence. They go left, have to go
:13:27. > :13:32.left. Ross Ford tackled by two blue shirts. They've men over here.
:13:33. > :13:46.Edinburgh have men over. Seven metres. A loose hand. And the ball
:13:47. > :13:53.is knocked on. It is very difficult in these situations, always a close
:13:54. > :13:57.call whether the ball is a knock-on or not. No, he was going for the
:13:58. > :14:02.tackle. I don't think that was deliberate. Edinburgh are going
:14:03. > :14:09.through the motions but they can't break them down just yet. But you do
:14:10. > :14:14.get the feeling if they were to get one more score after this kind of
:14:15. > :14:17.pressure, I'm not saying the Dragons would buckle but they would find it
:14:18. > :14:21.difficult to get back in the game? I agree. If they could score against
:14:22. > :14:26.this lot, I like what they are doing. They are being adventurous.
:14:27. > :14:34.They go around the corner come into midfield, hit up and they go. Let's
:14:35. > :14:38.get Andy Nicholls' view. They are showing more composure there. A
:14:39. > :14:42.number of occasions they had them on the rack and there was space. They
:14:43. > :14:47.needed the angle and needed to pass, but they are not and iffing. I've
:14:48. > :14:51.been impressed with Blair Kinghorn, he is cutting good lines but they
:14:52. > :15:01.are not getting that final pass. They need to show composure. The
:15:02. > :15:10.Welsh have brought Phil Price on for Nick cross well. Confirmation there
:15:11. > :15:33.of the change. And still That's the first scrum since
:15:34. > :15:40.Stankovich. That's the explanation for the change. They need a prop on.
:15:41. > :15:48.So it is Phil Price's job now to try and get a handle on WP Nel, but
:15:49. > :15:53.Shaun Knight this time has been penalised. Edinburgh, they sense
:15:54. > :15:57.they have the upper hand and have a man advantage They could get a
:15:58. > :16:03.two-man advantage and a penalty try here... I think Andy is right. They
:16:04. > :16:08.are playing so much rugby so quickly. Just use your tactical
:16:09. > :16:14.advantage in a place you now have dominance. They brought on the
:16:15. > :16:21.substitute. You are a man up. Let's drill them in the scrums.
:16:22. > :16:30.And that's the penalty. If I was a betting man I would take another
:16:31. > :16:38.scrum, John. What do you think? I think you're odds on. Thank you.
:16:39. > :16:44.Just leave the money on the table. That's the easiest money, like
:16:45. > :16:54.taking sweeties off a bairn. Down they go. They are really under the
:16:55. > :16:58.cosh here, the Dragons. You have to wonder whether Marius Mitrea would
:16:59. > :17:05.take the ultimate sanction if this goes down. I think if Edinburgh
:17:06. > :17:09.hooked this, keep it at Du Preez's feet, keep Nel straight on the
:17:10. > :17:16.right-hand side and get walking forward, they would find it hard to
:17:17. > :17:22.deny them something. They are being shuffled out. Well, that's the
:17:23. > :17:28.penalty again. There's the card. Another card. And that's the man who
:17:29. > :17:32.has just come on. This is going to be uncontested. Can you make a
:17:33. > :17:41.hooker be a prop? We are heading that way. Let's follow the action.
:17:42. > :17:51.Yes, he's called the uncontested scrum. Phil Price has gone now.
:17:52. > :17:58.Here's how it happened. He's just not caught him at all. He's all over
:17:59. > :18:06.the place. He's loose. He's down. He was so far under Nel that he was no
:18:07. > :18:11.longer scrummaging. All at sea. They are five metres out. Edinburgh have
:18:12. > :18:18.gone to the corner this time. A two-man advantage. A line-out drive.
:18:19. > :18:24.13 men against 15. The first part of it done. In they go. And here they
:18:25. > :18:29.go. They've been held so far. Trying to drag them to the touchline.
:18:30. > :18:35.Hidalgo-Clyne has lent his little bit of weight. Here they come again.
:18:36. > :18:41.They are round the back. All over the place. Burleigh's gone in. Two
:18:42. > :18:54.metres perhaps, one metre, even less... They have turned it over!
:18:55. > :19:08.Referee, came right in the side. On the far side as we are watching it,
:19:09. > :19:20.Edinburgh driving it. Landman, it is uncontested scrum. This is what
:19:21. > :19:32.happened. Mitrea is calling for anybody on the bench who can place
:19:33. > :19:38.loose-head for the Dragons. And now you negate all your front row
:19:39. > :19:43.players. Well, the Ed at the end players are clearly not happy with
:19:44. > :19:49.that. This is basically saying we only have on the bench a loose-head
:19:50. > :19:59.or a tighthead. But neither of those problems can play the other side.
:20:00. > :20:13.He's now asking them to bring a front row player on.
:20:14. > :20:22.Let's go down to Andy. He will reveal all no doubt. This is a crazy
:20:23. > :20:29.situation, Dan. They've clearly got the advantage. The referee pinged a
:20:30. > :20:33.second player for the same offence. All the advantage Edinburgh should
:20:34. > :20:39.have has been negated by that. This is where the law is an ass. How can
:20:40. > :20:46.it go to uncontested scrums now? They need to deal with this. He's
:20:47. > :20:56.running up the tunnel. Somebody else is coming on. Number 16. Rhys
:20:57. > :21:04.Thomas. You are so dominant that not through injury but through stupidity
:21:05. > :21:09.two of them are off the pitch. And they've got an injury in the in-goal
:21:10. > :21:18.area, the Dragons, so Rhys Thomas has come on. They've managed to get
:21:19. > :21:23.him back on his feet, but one of the Dragons players was being looked at
:21:24. > :21:28.by the physiotherapist for some medical attention. That's an
:21:29. > :21:35.uncontested scrum for you. We're back to where we started. It is all
:21:36. > :21:45.very messy. Edinburgh really have to make the Dragons pay now. A two-man
:21:46. > :21:49.advantage is bound to be at least a 10-point differential in the game.
:21:50. > :21:55.If they don't get it, the frustration will pile on Edinburgh.
:21:56. > :22:03.There's number 16, Rhys Thomas. He's been around the block hasn't he?
:22:04. > :22:08.Edinburgh now are in this strange position of thinking we can't
:22:09. > :22:11.dominate scrums, what do we do? So maybe a line-out drive, maybe smash
:22:12. > :22:25.up the middle and get your shape going. Needs a straight throw. It
:22:26. > :22:28.was a bit untidy. So another tidy. So another conundrum here for
:22:29. > :22:33.Edinburgh - what do they do? They are going to try to punch the hole
:22:34. > :22:41.up the middle, to try to create something where the Dragons are
:22:42. > :22:48.thinnest at the moment. This time Edinburgh open it up. Kinghorn may
:22:49. > :22:58.good all the way. He's five metres out. He spilled it and the Dragons
:22:59. > :23:02.have it. That lack of composure is costing Edinburgh. They are behind
:23:03. > :23:05.their own line but this time Du Preez will come and take. They have
:23:06. > :23:12.acres of space here on the left-hand side if they can get the ball out
:23:13. > :23:20.quickly enough. It's Hardie. Takes position back to front. Look how
:23:21. > :23:25.thin the Dragons are out there. They've spun what's left of their
:23:26. > :23:41.team now across the field. They look exceedingly thin. Edinburgh, a slack
:23:42. > :23:45.pass, kept in play. Du Preez turns it nicely into Helu. Only four
:23:46. > :23:51.Dragons players out hire and there's the gap. Let's see what they make of
:23:52. > :23:56.this.ed inside. Needs another man to finish the job. In they come. They
:23:57. > :24:08.have plenty of players here. It is Nel again. Goes to ground.
:24:09. > :24:15.The long pass again. Forced to go to ground with it. The Dragons
:24:16. > :24:24.defending manfully here. Out it goes. Burleigh, and this time it is
:24:25. > :24:29.Toolis. There's a penalty coming. This time they have it, the extra
:24:30. > :24:37.men. This time it's Hardie for the line I think. They are going to take
:24:38. > :24:42.another ot look at this, as there are all sorts of potential issues.
:24:43. > :24:56.Dickinson I think eventually made it.
:24:57. > :25:05.I have a four-player incident in the middle of the 22. I think it was 10,
:25:06. > :25:13.blue. A tip tackle. I want to check that as well. First the
:25:14. > :25:40.blue. A tip tackle. I want to check the play. Alasdair Dickinson,
:25:41. > :25:46.blue. A tip tackle. I want to check forward. Dickinson is nowhere near
:25:47. > :25:57.touch. The flag is not in touch. There's a last minute role that he
:25:58. > :25:59.makes. My only thought at the time before that was it is a slightly
:26:00. > :27:45.forward pass, but before that was it is a slightly
:27:46. > :27:49.somebody down the head, but I don't think that was intentional. It is
:27:50. > :27:55.all kicking off. Alasdair Dickinson has scored a try for Edinburgh, that
:27:56. > :28:01.is for sure, to take the score to 18-6. What we also have is a third
:28:02. > :28:03.yellow card. Dorian Jones, number 10, for the Dragons, has left the
:28:04. > :28:10.game. We all take a deep breath and start
:28:11. > :28:31.again. Just to catch up, Hidalgo-Clyne
:28:32. > :28:37.takes a long, hard look. That's a beautiful kick, a beautiful
:28:38. > :28:43.conversion from the far touch line. Here are the Dragons, what's left of
:28:44. > :28:48.them. Here is the tackle. He let go of him, did he drill him into the
:28:49. > :28:54.ground? I don't know. You've got to bring them down safely. Marginal. It
:28:55. > :28:59.is almost that Toolis tipped over. If you look at his leg, he
:29:00. > :29:08.maintains, he's nearly on the ground all the time. Anyway, job done. 20-6
:29:09. > :29:15.for Edinburgh. Here's the try again. Dickinson cartwheeling over the line
:29:16. > :29:25.to take the point. Two tries for Edinburgh now. They have a 20 point
:29:26. > :29:33.to 6 lead. Jason Tovey has come on at number 22. The regular number 10.
:29:34. > :29:38.Number 1 Boris Stankovich is back on. That's him getting off the
:29:39. > :29:45.ground there. Stankovich is back on and Tovey has come on, so by my
:29:46. > :29:52.sound aarithmetic I think we are still two men down for the Dragons.
:29:53. > :29:58.Certainly looks thin in defence now. They have to keep the ball and try
:29:59. > :30:06.and retain position, but Edinburgh has turned it. It was towards the
:30:07. > :30:13.Dragons line, so it was a knock-on. He is telling Mark Scott he ripped
:30:14. > :30:20.it forward. So this one is now contested, John, but this is, how
:30:21. > :30:29.the ball, as he put it, was ripped and taken forward. I'm no so sure.
:30:30. > :30:55.That was ripped at and went backwards. Should have been play on.
:30:56. > :31:00.We are back to contested scrums. Do you know, if Edinburgh don't score
:31:01. > :31:05.four tries tonight, they will be annoyed with themselves because they
:31:06. > :31:20.got it in them. They've dominated the scrums in the second half.
:31:21. > :31:24.They've got a better chance. The Dragons piling forward now. They
:31:25. > :31:32.need to get something on the board to salvage this predicament they
:31:33. > :31:44.have. Edinburgh are trying to keep them off the ground, didn't quite
:31:45. > :32:01.make it. Again, Edinburgh contest in every ball. They can't really afford
:32:02. > :32:15.to spin it too much, because basically there is no one mayor.
:32:16. > :32:26.Edinburgh are tucking themselves to a standstill here. This time
:32:27. > :32:38.Kinghorn just didn't quite manage to keep his feet in play. Clever play
:32:39. > :32:46.by Jason Tovey, he dragged his foot the touchline to make sure they got
:32:47. > :32:51.a line-out. When they went to these uncontested scrums earlier on, I
:32:52. > :32:58.found it really annoying because they are bringing on props who can
:32:59. > :33:04.only play on one side of the pitch. Tovey, he's clever. One of the more
:33:05. > :33:21.experienced players. This is a bit of a rumble now, 21 and 18. That's
:33:22. > :33:39.number 21 just there, and going off is number three, Shaun Knight. When
:33:40. > :33:49.Phil Price was sin-binned, Fairbrother couldn't come on
:33:50. > :33:56.loosehead. Edinburgh have also replaced John
:33:57. > :33:58.Hardie with Hamish Watson. Hamish Watson with the headband there, at
:33:59. > :34:17.the back of the scrum. From all action Hardy to the dynamic
:34:18. > :34:24.figure of Watson. That grinds to a halt, and suddenly the game has
:34:25. > :34:30.become extremely scrappy. It has become scrappy but it lost momentum
:34:31. > :34:33.in the middle of it. We had the sin-bins, Edinburgh were
:34:34. > :34:39.pressurising, didn't score the tries they wanted to score, lost shape a
:34:40. > :34:43.little bit, they are keeping Nel on because they realise he is
:34:44. > :34:47.dominating the scrums. Fair play to the Dragons, they have defended
:34:48. > :34:54.well, a bunch of pretty much unknown players but they are sticking with
:34:55. > :35:00.it here at Murrayfield. The scrum taken apart a bit in the second half
:35:01. > :35:06.but their backs have defended well. There is Phil Price coming back on,
:35:07. > :35:11.so that is one of the sin-binned players coming back on, and it means
:35:12. > :35:18.Stankovich can go back off again. He has been a bit of a yo-yo this
:35:19. > :35:30.evening. He is a veteran, and I think Nel just polished his boots a
:35:31. > :35:53.little bit. Nic Cudd has come on at 20 as well.
:35:54. > :36:04.That goes down as banter. It's a little more than banter. All good
:36:05. > :36:15.fun but the serious bit of this is that Edinburgh still haven't managed
:36:16. > :36:22.to unshackle themselves. Edinburgh have dominated possession without
:36:23. > :36:30.ever really nailing this team. Unless the legs begin to go in the
:36:31. > :36:34.last quarter of the game, this time that may be a sign that it's
:36:35. > :36:41.happening, certainly in the forwards. They have been under so
:36:42. > :36:45.much pressure. That shows you what Nel can do. All good props can take
:36:46. > :36:51.the pressure, take the pressure, then ease your way forward, and Nel
:36:52. > :36:58.was under a bit of pressure to start with and then moved it forward. You
:36:59. > :37:04.can talk about stand-offs all you like, but these guys are the blokes
:37:05. > :37:10.that make the team tick. If you go backwards in scrums, you lose the
:37:11. > :37:18.match normally. So Nel and Dickinson have been key to all that is good
:37:19. > :37:30.about Edinburgh. Literally worked their weight in gold. How much is
:37:31. > :37:34.gold per tonne? Because he will be about 110 kilograms. Somebody can
:37:35. > :37:42.tweet this, how much he is worth in gold. Straying into unchartered
:37:43. > :37:47.waters in more ways than one there. That is a difficult ball to take,
:37:48. > :37:53.maybe slightly high. Du Preez having a look at the referee there, I think
:37:54. > :37:57.he had visions of being called to account for that slightly loose
:37:58. > :38:07.tackle. Slipped over the shoulders, which is always a difficult thing to
:38:08. > :38:12.judge. Edinburgh really need to start converting points. I think
:38:13. > :38:19.Edinburgh look best when they are controlled and they lose -- use
:38:20. > :38:29.their power. When they go out well, they are flying into rucks, the ball
:38:30. > :38:36.comes back quickly, they drive their balls. This is a good drive from
:38:37. > :38:44.Edinburgh, tidy, controlled. The word control is what it is all
:38:45. > :38:49.about, that patients. Loose, loose, my God, it is all over the place.
:38:50. > :38:57.He's fed up with taking his cards out. If you are going to do it
:38:58. > :39:01.anywhere, you should do it in front of the posts. In front of the post
:39:02. > :39:16.you are committing a cynical foul to stop a drive. -- try. Kinghorn will
:39:17. > :39:24.get as near to the post as he can. Does anyone know how much 110
:39:25. > :39:43.kilograms of gold is worth? They are all over the place. They are trying
:39:44. > :39:52.to wield them -- the maul. This time it is Watson who has got the ball on
:39:53. > :39:58.the penalty is coming. They are just about there. Du Preez has been
:39:59. > :40:07.robbed at the last minute, and this time it is another card. It was Nic
:40:08. > :40:14.Cudd who was the offending player. He can basically just point the card
:40:15. > :40:21.at any one of them and put them off. REFEREE: Two penalties for side
:40:22. > :40:31.entries so it is another card. Your discipline must improve. It is
:40:32. > :40:41.another one. He has been abundantly clear that discipline has just
:40:42. > :40:51.disintegrated completely. Two of the Dragons come back on meanwhile, one
:40:52. > :41:00.of them is the number ten. REFEREE: 14, blue. 14 blue is what Marius
:41:01. > :41:04.Mitrea has called and we are going for another scrum. If there is any
:41:05. > :41:15.justice, this will be a penalty try. Dorian Jones has come back on,
:41:16. > :41:25.number ten, for the Welsh. It is anybody's guess, there are so many
:41:26. > :41:34.coming off. Nail this scrum, keep the ball middle, Locke it over the
:41:35. > :41:38.tried -- try line. Then get another one and make it a night to remember
:41:39. > :41:50.because this lot are starting to annoy me, the Dragons. They are
:41:51. > :41:59.holding them, but here they come this time.
:42:00. > :42:14.Back it comes. In they go. McKenzie. Over the top again, over the top
:42:15. > :42:21.they come. It is like they are queueing up, the Edinburgh players
:42:22. > :42:26.now. Way over on the far side we have got four players screaming for
:42:27. > :42:34.the ball. It's that man Nel again who goes for the line. This time
:42:35. > :42:40.they are through. That had to come. It took a while, but it had to come.
:42:41. > :42:43.Good, straightforward stuff. Just keep knocking on the door,
:42:44. > :42:53.eventually somebody opens it for you. Nel to the right, and Ben
:42:54. > :43:01.Brown. It was a good, long pass, Nel takes it. Pick it up, smash-up, keep
:43:02. > :43:19.going, come from the right, that's a good try. That has to be as near a
:43:20. > :43:32.bank. Nel is going off. No, it is Dickinson going off. Both. I can see
:43:33. > :43:35.Dickinson, Ford and Nel. They've replaced the whole front row. You
:43:36. > :43:42.can give some thought your man of the match selection and I will come
:43:43. > :43:47.back to you for that shortly. Tom Brown's try has given Edinburgh
:43:48. > :44:02.three tries, they have seven minutes or thereabouts after kick. Tried to
:44:03. > :44:07.pull it round, it didn't work, however a comfortable lead now for
:44:08. > :44:12.Edinburgh. This is how it was finished off. Phil Burleigh is now
:44:13. > :44:22.leaving the field as well for Edinburgh, so Burleigh has done his
:44:23. > :44:30.stint. Someone has tweeted me that 110 kilograms in gold is roughly
:44:31. > :44:36.worth between 1,000,000 and ?2.5 million, depending on the quality of
:44:37. > :44:42.the gold. We have a debut for Edinburgh with Mike Allen coming on,
:44:43. > :44:47.in place of Burleigh. It is going to mean some sort of adjustment, and
:44:48. > :44:52.there's a penalty here for the Dragons, and they take it at pace.
:44:53. > :44:59.That looked forward to me, but Marius Mitrea, the man who counts.
:45:00. > :45:17.In they go. The last thing Edinburgh want to do
:45:18. > :45:22.is concede the score now because they need to get to the other end of
:45:23. > :45:32.the field and clinch that bonus which has eluded them all season.
:45:33. > :45:55.Here they go, there is a chance here for Edinburgh. It is Will Helu and
:45:56. > :46:00.he is bundled into touch. He was the way down the left wing, he should
:46:01. > :46:08.have kept this ball alive. I think he's taken an injury as well. The
:46:09. > :46:24.referee is checking if he would have scored a try. He's asking if that
:46:25. > :46:35.was a knock-on first, I think. When he stalled, he was clearly in touch.
:46:36. > :46:40.I remember as a young boy Ian McGeechan coaching us, and he said
:46:41. > :46:48.you never ever dive in touch. Any youngsters watching, get off the
:46:49. > :46:53.touchline and keep the ball infield, in play. Kennedy is on for Edinburgh
:46:54. > :47:00.at the back of the scrum. In the final few minutes, some fresh legs.
:47:01. > :47:10.Edinburgh need their hands on the ball. Here he comes again, this time
:47:11. > :47:19.it is Brown. A long pass into the middle. A bit of pace suddenly
:47:20. > :47:28.injected by 22, Mike Allen. Watson fancies a rumble. There is a gap.
:47:29. > :47:35.That gap opened beautifully for him, and he just felt his way through it.
:47:36. > :47:43.Here they come. Edinburgh with the ball at this point, it is number 12,
:47:44. > :47:53.Matt Scott, who completes the deal. Your man of the match, John? Great
:47:54. > :47:59.try. The man of the match tonight, the try was great, the mascot was
:48:00. > :48:04.good, there is the man of the match. If he's worth a million in
:48:05. > :48:10.gold, I'm surprised, but he's a prop who could have scored two tries, he
:48:11. > :48:21.scored one, but everything that helped Edinburgh in the first half
:48:22. > :48:30.was with the tight head. That is another couple of points added
:48:31. > :48:35.there, and the lead extends. That is just gassed. The boy spots the gap,
:48:36. > :48:42.nicely picked up. I think Matt Scott has played one of his quiet, strong
:48:43. > :48:49.games tonight. He's not done lots of glory stuff, but strength. Just
:48:50. > :48:59.finished what was started beautifully. There is the end
:49:00. > :49:09.result. 32-6. Our million-dollar man has been acclaimed by the crowd as
:49:10. > :49:13.man of the match, Mr Nel. It has ended up being exactly the kind of
:49:14. > :49:19.night they want. A bit of a rocky period but enough now to be happy.
:49:20. > :49:24.Solomons will be happy, no big injuries, the scrum did well, lots
:49:25. > :49:29.of good stuff. I think, looking at some of the boys who have come on,
:49:30. > :49:36.if you look at Hamish Watson he has come on, Mike Allen has some gas to
:49:37. > :49:37.him, and Kennedy made one of the brakes of the night. We haven't seen
:49:38. > :50:18.Mike Allen really. brakes of the night. We haven't seen
:50:19. > :50:21.of this little lot. The bonus point to Edinburgh, and they are under
:50:22. > :52:05.pressure. He was being pulled down. to Edinburgh, and they are under
:52:06. > :52:12.line, they have rumbled over the line. This will be very interesting,
:52:13. > :52:24.comparing it to what Nel did. This looked as though he rolled it
:52:25. > :52:43.forward a bit. Jim Yuille, the TMO, is being asked if they can award try
:52:44. > :52:48.for this. He is crawling as well but the ball hadn't touched the ground.
:52:49. > :52:57.I will give him that, that's a good try. You may award the try. REFEREE:
:52:58. > :53:01.I may award the try, thank you. There we go, that's brought the
:53:02. > :53:10.house down! It's not exactly greeted with universal acclaim! Fair enough.
:53:11. > :53:14.They deserved it. Edinburgh didn't defend the maul. You cannot argue
:53:15. > :53:29.with it. A chance to complete the scoring or
:53:30. > :53:35.complete the action because after this kick has been completed, we
:53:36. > :53:42.have game over. For the record, there are two more points to the
:53:43. > :53:46.Dragons, which takes the final tally in a quite extraordinary match in
:53:47. > :53:52.some respects but quite satisfying result at the end of the evening for
:53:53. > :53:56.Edinburgh with their bonus point, their four tries from William Nel,
:53:57. > :54:05.Tom Brown and Matt Scott, at the end of the day a comfortable win.
:54:06. > :54:10.Glasgow also winning, as we said earlier. And the man of the match
:54:11. > :54:15.awarded to William Nel by the birthday boy, Beattie. You can tell
:54:16. > :54:20.by their faces they are not wholly enamoured by what happened, these
:54:21. > :54:27.Edinburgh players. Good display, scrum dominant in the end, work rate
:54:28. > :54:31.very good, defence very good. Ultimately had to much possession to
:54:32. > :54:37.let the Dragons into it but just that last try knocks the sheen off
:54:38. > :54:41.it because they were motoring, Edinburgh, weren't they? And they
:54:42. > :54:50.were pretty dominant but ultimately they could have scored five or six.
:54:51. > :54:52.It is a win. It is a great win but they are proud professionals and
:54:53. > :54:59.they will know they could have done better. We are almost at the point
:55:00. > :55:05.where we can join the man of the match, who is having a leisurely
:55:06. > :55:17.stroll. The million pound man is going to the corner, and here is the
:55:18. > :55:27.final score as we have it. 32-13. That was a bonus point win but it
:55:28. > :55:35.was hard work, wasn't it? We worked hard and at the end we had the bonus
:55:36. > :55:43.point won. You got one, we thought it was two, I guess you did as well.
:55:44. > :55:48.It didn't work out like that. Getting four tonight must be very
:55:49. > :55:59.important for the season's campaign? Yes, definitely, it was a great game
:56:00. > :56:03.for us to get our campaign back contract. You are the Guinness man
:56:04. > :56:17.of the match, and you get the award now. Congratulations.
:56:18. > :56:23.That was WP Nel. The players going off the pitch. It was tough for the
:56:24. > :56:29.boys tonight, wasn't it? Yes, they had to dig deep. Ultimately they got
:56:30. > :56:34.the four tries, so they got the five points. That was the least they
:56:35. > :56:38.could have got for it tonight. What was it, four yellow cards? At one
:56:39. > :56:47.point playing against 12 players and they didn't have that composure but
:56:48. > :56:54.they got there in the end. They have done the job. It wasn't pretty, it
:56:55. > :57:00.wasn't the most exciting rugby, but they got the five points on offer
:57:01. > :57:04.and that's what they needed to do. Yes, but there's times it was so
:57:05. > :57:08.frustrating to watch because there were chances to score the tries and
:57:09. > :57:14.they just didn't do it. That's probably where Edinburgh are at the
:57:15. > :57:18.moment. They are not going to set the game alight but they are getting
:57:19. > :57:24.the job done at the moment. You want to build on this platform. They have
:57:25. > :57:31.now done that. They have got a scrum here tonight, they dominated, forced
:57:32. > :57:34.a number of turnovers. There was space eventually that Matt Scott and
:57:35. > :57:39.Tom Brown were able to exploit so they started from a good platform.
:57:40. > :57:45.They won the game and did it with great credit and got the five points
:57:46. > :57:56.offered. Briefly Glasgow managed to get a victory tonight as well. They
:57:57. > :58:02.won 13-6. They got the victory, clearly they didn't play that well,
:58:03. > :58:04.it was a bit ugly but they won. Job done again. We will be back
:58:05. > :58:06.again next week Job done again. We will be back
:58:07. > :58:13.again next week on BBC Two Scotland, Edinburgh in action once
:58:14. > :58:24.again. We travel to Belfast. My goodness, after tonight, that is a
:58:25. > :58:30.very important win for them. It was hard work for Edinburgh but
:58:31. > :58:32.they got the job done. Will they win again next week? Join us for that.
:58:33. > :59:22.Thanks for your company, good night. The knives are sharpened,
:59:23. > :59:26.and the heat is on...