Ospreys v Edinburgh

:00:35. > :00:40.It is another trip to the principality for Edinburgh Rugby,

:00:41. > :00:45.after late disappointment in Llanelli last week, a journey to

:00:46. > :00:54.Swansea. Victory is essential for them to get back into the top Bor of

:00:55. > :00:59.the Guinness Pro12. -- the top four. Welcome to the Liberty Stadium. What

:01:00. > :01:04.a place this is. The last couple of matches for Scottish teams in Wales

:01:05. > :01:07.have not ended well. Seven days ago, Edinburgh were in Llanelli and it

:01:08. > :01:13.didn't go well, and we know what happened at the possibility stadium.

:01:14. > :01:16.Andy, a hugely important game. Edinburgh have dropped out of the

:01:17. > :01:21.top four and they have to get back to winning ways. They have to do

:01:22. > :01:26.better than last week, like they did the second half of the second half

:01:27. > :01:33.last week. If they do that for 80 minutes, they have a chance, but

:01:34. > :01:36.this is a tough ask. They have been strengthened with Welsh

:01:37. > :01:44.internationals coming back, so it is tough for Edinburgh. Let's have a

:01:45. > :01:51.look at the table. Edinburgh have dropped to fifth, and getting adrift

:01:52. > :01:54.on 38 points as well. I don't think any of the teams around Edinburgh

:01:55. > :02:02.can afford for them to get further away. With five points for winning,

:02:03. > :02:07.that could change. Everyone around Edinburgh is looking to beat each

:02:08. > :02:12.other. Ospreys are in that mix, so this will be vital for both teams

:02:13. > :02:18.tonight. If Edinburgh could win, it will be a boost for their season.

:02:19. > :02:23.What will be key? Consistent performance. They were slow starters

:02:24. > :02:27.a week ago 20 miles up the road. They cannot afford that, because

:02:28. > :02:31.this is a better side than Scarlets last week. They have to have

:02:32. > :02:35.consistency and play with the intensity they showed in the second

:02:36. > :02:40.half. If they can do that, they have a chance. One man who will be up

:02:41. > :02:45.against it was playing in the under 20s a couple of weeks ago, Jamie

:02:46. > :02:50.Ritchie, back row forward, and he has a task ahead of him this

:02:51. > :02:56.evening. Playing against England under 20s two weeks ago, that is

:02:57. > :03:00.nothing compared to the challenge tonight, against Dan Lydiate, a

:03:01. > :03:05.British and Irish Lions, a proven international player. This is a real

:03:06. > :03:11.challenge for Jamie Ritchie. He is up for the challenge but this will

:03:12. > :03:18.be a test. And Sam Underwood and -- Sam Underhill and Baker make up a

:03:19. > :03:24.balanced Ospreys back row. That baby face! Quite interesting this

:03:25. > :03:28.evening, Edinburgh and Glasgow are welcoming back players from the

:03:29. > :03:31.international side. This is a break from the Six Nations. But

:03:32. > :03:36.Hidalgo-Clyne is not starting this evening. Glasgow have taken all four

:03:37. > :03:43.and put them back in the team against Munster tonight. Edinburgh

:03:44. > :03:49.only have one. This is a dichotomy, how do you give somebody who has not

:03:50. > :03:55.had much rug the, Dan Carter wants him to play, but he has not played

:03:56. > :04:00.in three or four weeks. Scrum-half is all about rhythm. It is a chicken

:04:01. > :04:06.and egg situation. He will get gametime tonight. Before the game,

:04:07. > :04:11.he was not confident about putting in a player who has not played. He

:04:12. > :04:20.got four minutes last week, did not play for two weeks before that. You

:04:21. > :04:23.need gametime as scrum-half. The coach came on the programme after

:04:24. > :04:27.the match with Llanelli and he was angry. There was a late call in that

:04:28. > :04:31.game and he felt they lost as a result of that. There has been a

:04:32. > :04:36.late change with the assistant referee to night. Evans was

:04:37. > :04:42.involved, the gentleman who gave the penalty last week, which was

:04:43. > :04:45.dubious. It has been said publicly for many years, although not as

:04:46. > :04:49.publicly as Allen said it last week, and credit to him for doing that.

:04:50. > :04:54.Evans has been taken off by Morrison, who is in charge of the

:04:55. > :04:58.referees, and Owens has been brought on. He has a modicum of experience.

:04:59. > :05:03.If we could get rid of the referee we could have a good game! It is

:05:04. > :05:12.interesting they made the change. He was calling for referees to not come

:05:13. > :05:18.from the countries that are playing. Owens is Welsh, but very

:05:19. > :05:23.experienced. In the Champions Cup and the Challenge Cup, the referee

:05:24. > :05:30.and the officials are the same international players. They need to

:05:31. > :05:34.get it sorted. The players are walking towards the pitch. A huge

:05:35. > :05:40.match for them. This should be a cracker. Live on BBC Two Scotland.

:05:41. > :06:12.Enjoy it, in the company of our commentary team.

:06:13. > :06:17.Ospreys are trying to prevent a record they would rather not have,

:06:18. > :06:22.which is that they have never lost three games in a row at home. That

:06:23. > :06:24.is their challenge to Mike, as Edinburgh try and prevent their

:06:25. > :07:06.record of losing three in a row. The referee tonight. The change in

:07:07. > :07:17.the assistant referees is that Nigel Owens has come in. Ospreys, in

:07:18. > :07:24.black, playing from left to right. It is fifth against seventh.

:07:25. > :07:29.Something has to give. Edinburgh, determined to improve on last week's

:07:30. > :07:34.performance where they were, as they felt, hard done by in the last play

:07:35. > :07:45.of the match, and the controversial decisions. That led to the one point

:07:46. > :07:52.lost. Slightly overcooked, and it runs the whole way. It is a very

:07:53. > :08:02.hard pitch, John Beattie. It is a long pitch, more than 100 metres. It

:08:03. > :08:08.is fully 70 metres wide. Bresler has cut his hair, which is confusing us

:08:09. > :08:13.all. One of these standard kick-offs, and then a silly long

:08:14. > :08:17.kick. It is going to be a much tougher game. I saw the Chief

:08:18. > :08:22.Executive Edinburgh Rugby before the game. They needed to win two of the

:08:23. > :08:26.three trips to Wales, and this is tougher than last weekend, which

:08:27. > :08:31.ended up being a cracker. Conditions much better than half an hour ago.

:08:32. > :08:38.It seemed to be light drizzle, but it became heavier. The surface will

:08:39. > :08:48.be greasy, hard underfoot underneath that. Ideal conditions at the

:08:49. > :08:55.moment. Nothing of the wind. The first penalty to Edinburgh for

:08:56. > :08:58.bringing down the scrum. The referee with a determined blast of his

:08:59. > :09:04.whistle. Nicky Smith was fingered for that. Already it would appear

:09:05. > :09:11.there was, in fact there is more than a suggestion that they will go

:09:12. > :09:20.down the line. Phil Burleigh down the line to the corner. Swansea

:09:21. > :09:25.football team play here, Premiership football. It is a very good surface.

:09:26. > :09:30.We saw in the first scrum that the studs stood not slip. It will be all

:09:31. > :09:38.about set pieces, can you keep the ball. The standard form these days

:09:39. > :09:47.is the catch and drive from this range. Edinburgh, and seeing an

:09:48. > :10:19.early foray. -- they fancy an early foray.

:10:20. > :10:26.Good position from Edinburgh. Committing plenty people to the

:10:27. > :10:39.break. That was a well taken fingertip

:10:40. > :11:00.pass. Kennedy again. Both wingers in concert below us on

:11:01. > :11:06.the left-hand side, but they have lost it. A good turnover for the

:11:07. > :11:09.Ospreys. And Dan Evans sends it long and high to Phil Burleigh. Edinburgh

:11:10. > :11:27.again have the chance to run. The Welsh crowd were appealing for a

:11:28. > :11:33.loose hand, but Edinburgh again picking up the loose balls. A bit

:11:34. > :11:37.scrappy at this stage. Trying to keep the ball, they eventually

:11:38. > :11:45.forced it into touch away on the far side. Nigel Owens has decided he is

:11:46. > :11:50.giving it to Edinburgh. A whiff of controversy at the start of the

:11:51. > :11:55.game. I think it is a very strange call. They are trying to drag him

:11:56. > :12:00.into touch. The scrum-half is in there, Leonard. That is the

:12:01. > :12:05.turnover, much earlier. I thought Fife had a chance, if he had got the

:12:06. > :12:13.ball earlier. That was really well picked up. It is enterprising staff

:12:14. > :12:18.from Edinburgh on the 22, but good defence by Ospreys. The Michael

:12:19. > :12:24.Allen Sam Beard, nation was one of the better aspects of Edinburgh's

:12:25. > :12:29.play. It is extraordinary having Michael Owen there. I know he is

:12:30. > :12:33.assistant referee but he is itching to press. You can see his right-hand

:12:34. > :12:38.fidgeting. He wants to press the button. Look at him watching. That

:12:39. > :12:45.is one of the great shots. That is one of the best referees in the

:12:46. > :12:51.world. He is six inches into the pitch. He just can't resist it. A

:12:52. > :12:55.late replacement in the officials. Alan Sullivan had a point last week,

:12:56. > :13:02.that you really have to have neutral officials at these games, especially

:13:03. > :13:05.last week's call which changed the game completely, a marginal offside,

:13:06. > :13:10.if at all, and Edinburgh lost because of it. He would not have

:13:11. > :13:15.been biased, just got the wrong call, but he has to appear to be

:13:16. > :13:29.neutral. It is a perception, to eliminate the perception.

:13:30. > :13:35.Phil Burleigh sends it to the corner, over the head of Evans. He

:13:36. > :13:40.was not confident it would go the whole way. Again, he has not found

:13:41. > :13:45.touch. Whether that is a deliberate ploy or not, we will see as the game

:13:46. > :13:51.progresses. Phil Burleigh fancied the run. Forcing the pass, just a

:13:52. > :13:58.split second and Kennedy was on his shoulder. A great game already. You

:13:59. > :14:03.can see Phil Burleigh, he wants to run tonight. Every time he gets the

:14:04. > :14:07.ball he is looking to break. That first scrum that we are probably not

:14:08. > :14:11.going to see a replay of, because Welsh television are giving us the

:14:12. > :14:18.pictures, if I was a forward, I would be so happy with that. There

:14:19. > :14:29.is an injury to one of the Edinburgh players. John Andress. There is an

:14:30. > :14:40.early score from one of the matches starting earlier tonight.

:14:41. > :14:47.We will also update you on the Glasgow against Munster match which

:14:48. > :14:51.is taking place at Rugby Park in Kilmarnock tonight. That has not yet

:14:52. > :14:56.started. We will update the scores as they develop. But our main focus

:14:57. > :15:05.tonight is the Ospreys -Edinburgh clash here at The Liberty Stadium.

:15:06. > :15:09.In that first scrum, number one, who we can see there, smashed Fia, the

:15:10. > :15:15.tight head prop. I keep saying that the tight head prop is the most

:15:16. > :15:17.important player. If Bell on the right can get the shunt on-again,

:15:18. > :15:46.that will send a message. -- Delve. There was an option further out to

:15:47. > :15:51.the right but they have spilled it. Almost an identical pattern to the

:15:52. > :15:56.early stages of last week's game. Ripped out of position in the tackle

:15:57. > :16:04.and Dan Lydiate knocked on. That came from the scrum. Untidy from the

:16:05. > :16:09.Ospreys. This was the break, and it was just ripped and ripped. He did

:16:10. > :16:16.not get to ground. Wisely staying up in contact. He did not want to get

:16:17. > :16:20.to ground too early. It was Owen Watkin who did the ripping. Let's

:16:21. > :16:26.have a view from Andy Nichol on the touchline. A much better start than

:16:27. > :16:30.seven days ago at Scarlets. Looking dangerous. Phil Burleigh has been

:16:31. > :16:35.confident. There was a real opportunity. I am at the end of the

:16:36. > :16:37.pitch, and there was a real opportunity. Michael Allen could

:16:38. > :16:43.have got the ball to Greg Thompson on the turnover. It has been all

:16:44. > :16:47.down this end. Edinburgh must get something from this pressure, even

:16:48. > :16:56.if it is just three points, a drop goal. Preferably a try, but they

:16:57. > :17:05.must get something. There was an exchange between the referee and the

:17:06. > :17:14.two props. Fia and Allan Dell. That is an interesting contest

:17:15. > :17:30.developing. Fia is making his first start for The Ospreys. That has gone

:17:31. > :17:35.Edinburgh's way again. A sign of confidence from Edinburgh, to give

:17:36. > :17:41.it another go. If I was Allan Dell, I have got him on toast. That was a

:17:42. > :17:46.traditional soft hit. The Welsh do it all the time. That just did not

:17:47. > :17:51.settle. Now you have Edinburgh saying, OK, we will scrum and if you

:17:52. > :17:54.mess up, we have a penalty. That must be in the mind of the referee.

:17:55. > :18:00.That is the psychology of what is going on here. One assumes the

:18:01. > :18:03.referee is making the assumption that Edinburgh have the upper hand.

:18:04. > :18:06.Let's see what happens when Sean Kennedy delivers. You could see them

:18:07. > :18:23.nudging before the push. This time, the penalty is delivered.

:18:24. > :18:32.It does not exactly please many of the Welsh. But illegal wheeling, I

:18:33. > :18:36.think has been decided. That gives Edinburgh, as you were saying, the

:18:37. > :18:48.chance to get some return on the early pressure in the first ten

:18:49. > :18:55.minutes. Did the referee say, thanks? Maybe that was Mr Owens with

:18:56. > :18:56.that call. Edinburgh, they know they have scrum ascendancy. This was the

:18:57. > :19:23.illegal wheel. Greig Tonks. A good, direct thumper from Greig

:19:24. > :19:27.Tonks. And we understand, John, you're hearing powers are not on the

:19:28. > :19:35.wane, despite your other powers sometimes waning! There we have it,

:19:36. > :19:39.the first blow to Edinburgh. Penalty, three points, Greig Tonks.

:19:40. > :19:45.A much better start than last week when they messed up the first

:19:46. > :19:49.kick-off. Here is the second. Badly defended. That is well taken and it

:19:50. > :19:55.is the first time Ospreys have made any entry into the Edinburgh half.

:19:56. > :19:57.They will be a bit sore about that, I suspect, the way they conceded a

:19:58. > :20:08.penalty. We know Owen Watkin poses a great

:20:09. > :20:30.threat. This is the first time the Edinburgh

:20:31. > :20:33.defence have been tested, and found wanting, because they did not

:20:34. > :20:40.release the tackle. The referee has come down heavily on that instantly.

:20:41. > :20:46.So often this happens, one team scores, one team concedes. That was

:20:47. > :20:55.badly approached by Toolis, whoever was lifting him. They were too deep.

:20:56. > :21:01.The allegation is the tackle did not release the body, and then went for

:21:02. > :21:10.the ball. This was the kick-off, really badly defended. It was a free

:21:11. > :21:18.ball, virtually. First shop for Sam Davies. 106 so far this season. Two

:21:19. > :21:27.tries, 12 conversions, 24 penalties. Still only at 62%, somewhat

:21:28. > :21:34.surprisingly. That has just given his tally little bit of a nudge. 37

:21:35. > :21:38.kicks from 59 converted. Maybe not a record he normally would have, but

:21:39. > :21:47.for the purposes often night, it has been a good start. He has Ospreys at

:21:48. > :21:52.level. Early in the game, finely balanced. No huge phases of

:21:53. > :22:04.possession. A couple of phases and then penalty.

:22:05. > :22:23.All of a sudden, what did not seem much of a threat has been delivered.

:22:24. > :22:36.Again, it is spilled, but illegally. And again... This is worth watching.

:22:37. > :22:43.He is a good young loosehead prop. I think that is an even battle, but

:22:44. > :22:49.Allan Dell against Fia is not. The key is, did he release the tackled

:22:50. > :22:53.player first before he goes to the ball, or not? It has presented Greig

:22:54. > :23:01.Tonks with, if I can say it, a relatively easy straightforward

:23:02. > :23:16.kick. Kicking off the left foot, of course.

:23:17. > :23:25.He shaved the post. The curse of the commentator. My apologies! It is not

:23:26. > :23:32.your fault, it is a bad kick. It was a sitter of a kick. You could hear

:23:33. > :23:36.something wrong. Left footed, left side of the post. The original

:23:37. > :23:42.penalty was a gift and that should have been 6-3. I think the referee

:23:43. > :23:51.is a bit whistle-happy. Very pernickety so far.

:23:52. > :23:59.Greig Tonks will be out to atone. His opposite number, Dan Evans,

:24:00. > :24:33.takes that comfortably. Again, and intervention which has

:24:34. > :24:39.favoured Edinburgh. And I think again, that is Allan Dell again

:24:40. > :24:46.going in on the ground. This is sealing off. Everyone watching knows

:24:47. > :24:51.what happens here. You look at the man coaching the Scottish forwards,

:24:52. > :24:57.and how low you have to be. If you come in, heading down the ruck.

:24:58. > :25:03.Baker goes in and seals off the ball. Watch him from behind. Is the

:25:04. > :25:10.rich and of travel is down and he never had his weight on his hands.

:25:11. > :25:14.Hands up, I am sorry, penalty. A quick word from the referee to the

:25:15. > :25:18.Ospreys captain while we were watching that, and I think that

:25:19. > :25:23.would be a stern word, if I can put it that way. Too many penalties

:25:24. > :25:31.mounting up now. Greig Tonks, further out, a bit more to the left.

:25:32. > :25:38.Does not make it any easier but it looked better and it finished

:25:39. > :25:42.better. It is just one of those things, isn't it? Further out,

:25:43. > :25:45.further to the left, you would have thought it might have been more

:25:46. > :25:54.difficult. But it counts for three points, the same as the rest of

:25:55. > :26:01.them. Edinburgh need to stick to this pattern. They are doing OK.

:26:02. > :26:11.That was a bad kick-off. Do you know what, there have been a few set

:26:12. > :26:17.piece errors. Tension, carelessness. Here it is again. Too high, too

:26:18. > :26:28.long. Just no chance at all of the chasing pack getting it. Last week,

:26:29. > :26:35.at the Scarlets game we saw some of the youngsters. We will keeping an

:26:36. > :26:44.eye on Jamie Ritchie today because it is important he goes well.

:26:45. > :26:55.Conditions are changing, as you say that. In the light drizzle. It is

:26:56. > :27:04.not really drizzle, but there you go.

:27:05. > :27:08.It was a slack pass, just forcing the game. It would have been better

:27:09. > :27:24.to hold on. That may be too long again. It will

:27:25. > :27:28.skid, but stop. It fell my sleeve for Phil Burleigh, and he can

:27:29. > :27:46.deliver it with some gusto up to midfield. -- it fell nicely.

:27:47. > :27:55.Phil Burleigh was looking for more mileage than that. This is almost

:27:56. > :28:11.qualifying as rain now. Beginning to make conditions difficult.

:28:12. > :28:14.We have not seen much of the Welsh international players making an

:28:15. > :28:47.impact. It was a big call to release the

:28:48. > :28:55.ball earlier. It was delayed, and bad handling again. Kicked to

:28:56. > :28:59.nothing. The referee allowed it to play on. He had indicated the

:29:00. > :29:04.advantage quickly, much to the displeasure of the local crowd. I am

:29:05. > :29:08.surprised the Ospreys are making it so complicated. They are playing a

:29:09. > :29:18.lot through their Number Ten, Sam Davies. When Edinburgh are in the

:29:19. > :29:22.opposition 22, that simple one pass game. But the Ospreys at the moment

:29:23. > :29:30.are a bit confused as to who is to get the ball. You think if the

:29:31. > :29:35.Ospreys would play a simpler game they would maybe catch Edinburgh out

:29:36. > :29:39.a bit more. You would also think they would be carrying more of the

:29:40. > :29:43.confidence from victory against Munster into this game. But they are

:29:44. > :30:24.riven by indecision at the moment. Particularly in midfield.

:30:25. > :30:31.Edinburgh felt they had it, but illegal again, according to the

:30:32. > :30:39.referee, who is having a huge influence on the breakdown, John. I

:30:40. > :30:43.think that is the case. That was John Andress. He tried to get out of

:30:44. > :30:48.the way but the opposition number three just kept him there. Players

:30:49. > :30:51.watching know that what happens at elite level is that if someone is on

:30:52. > :30:57.your side of the ruck, you can easily get the penalty. Watch John

:30:58. > :31:01.Andress. He comes in, he falls. He should have done that. The left knee

:31:02. > :31:07.was keeping him in there. Someone behind him was holding him. Sam

:31:08. > :31:17.Davies has put the Ospreys down the line. Just a swirling wind. The

:31:18. > :31:22.stadium is not fully enclosed. It has quite a fair amount of the pitch

:31:23. > :31:29.covered by the stand, the projecting stands. That means the wind comes in

:31:30. > :31:35.and swirls around inside. It is slightly favouring Edinburgh at the

:31:36. > :31:49.moment. But this is what they fancied, some traction.

:31:50. > :31:58.Edinburgh not committing that many men. Because then they have them

:31:59. > :32:05.lined up waiting. Very difficult for Ospreys to break the gain line. Here

:32:06. > :32:12.they come again. Edinburgh think they have it. Burleigh is working

:32:13. > :32:21.hard, but Leonard wins. Just a chip through and that is a kick wasted,

:32:22. > :32:29.but a penalty for offside. Some ironic cheers from the Welsh crowd.

:32:30. > :32:35.But Marius Mitrea said the blitz defence came up too early. I didn't

:32:36. > :32:41.see them up too early. Ospreys the last ten minutes much more time in

:32:42. > :32:45.Edinburgh's half. The momentum of the match has changed. There is a

:32:46. > :32:50.couple of Edinburgh players this side offside. That is a gentle kick

:32:51. > :33:00.through. They could have kept the ball alive. But they got the

:33:01. > :33:08.penalty. That may have come from our flag on the other side, Mr Owens. He

:33:09. > :33:15.had his hand on his hip, which is because he is pressing the button.

:33:16. > :33:22.Davies' left foot sure as anything. He turned away as soon as he had hit

:33:23. > :33:29.it. A perfect response again from the Ospreys then. Taking the match

:33:30. > :33:35.to 25 minutes actually. It is all about possession and trying to stick

:33:36. > :33:43.these phases together. Well they were all in front of the kicker. Way

:33:44. > :33:47.ahead of Greig Tonks. The whole shooting match raced ahead of him

:33:48. > :33:55.and nobody pulled them back. But play on.

:33:56. > :34:05.Good steal from Edinburgh. Beard on the charge. Now Edinburgh have a

:34:06. > :34:13.chance again. They need to be clever, they need to be patient.

:34:14. > :34:21.They need to come left. They're all lined up.

:34:22. > :34:31.Tonks breaks through and is almost there. This time they're through.

:34:32. > :34:37.This time they're up there and over the line and one of the easiest

:34:38. > :34:43.tries they will get. They really manufactured well that, because it

:34:44. > :34:49.was first of all a turnover. Edinburgh kept the ball sensibly and

:34:50. > :34:57.moved it one pass and two passes. Two does this turnover? It is

:34:58. > :35:02.Burleigh. That is fantastic. No, it is Beard. It is Beard and Tonks with

:35:03. > :35:08.the hand-off. Inside. Really well played. That is where you want

:35:09. > :35:16.people on your shoulder. That is the perfect range for a prop and Tonks

:35:17. > :35:28.adds the icing on the cake. I go back to this, the Po ten si of baird

:35:29. > :35:36.and Allen -- potency of Beard and Allen. Look at that handoff. Good

:35:37. > :35:42.play. Let's rejoin Andy Nicol. Well worked. Forwards and backs working

:35:43. > :35:47.together and when you get a turn over outside the 22, there is no

:35:48. > :36:01.time for the Ospreys to reorganise. A well worked try. Tonks set it up

:36:02. > :36:10.for Dell. We have seen this exit strategy a few time, catch it, drive

:36:11. > :36:16.it, put it opt blindside. A good tackle from Bresler. Ospreys aren't

:36:17. > :36:21.making much territory when they get over the halfway line. But they have

:36:22. > :36:27.a spare man here and this is dangerous. Slack let it go and that

:36:28. > :36:33.has run forward. Leonard was almost there and the potency, the dangers

:36:34. > :36:38.and just in midfield we see the Edinburgh No 6 there has taken a

:36:39. > :36:43.knock, Jamie Ritchie. It looks like he has taken a hefty knee knock.

:36:44. > :36:51.This was almost a great break. That final pass. The man to praise is

:36:52. > :37:01.Kennedy. Look at him with the beard in the background, 7s player.

:37:02. > :37:08.Bresler hands him off. Keeps ahold of his jersey, that is a great

:37:09. > :37:16.tackle. He used the touchline as an extra defender there. Ritchie just

:37:17. > :37:31.walking a bit Jingerly to join that group. There he is. ? The trials and

:37:32. > :37:36.tribulations of professional rugby. This was the steal, this is how it

:37:37. > :37:43.came to be. This is after the turnover. That is the break. He just

:37:44. > :37:50.sniffs. It is the safest thing to do - if in doubt pin your ears back and

:37:51. > :37:55.go between bodies. For people watching that, that is classic how

:37:56. > :38:00.to sell a dummy. The eyes go away with the ball and you go forward.

:38:01. > :38:04.And you have to make an assumption there is somebody on your inside

:38:05. > :38:10.that will take the pass and it worked perfectly. He was going to

:38:11. > :38:21.give a free kick. He just about gave it. That is Greig Tonks, his

:38:22. > :38:30.interventions have been Timmious and frequent. Using Burleigh as one

:38:31. > :38:35.foil. And then the two centres. We have seen the two wingers operating

:38:36. > :38:36.on the left-wing together. Plenty of variety in the Edinburgh play.

:38:37. > :38:52.Plenty pace. As we heard, if you're going to stay

:38:53. > :38:57.in the top four or top six, you have to beat the teams around you and it

:38:58. > :39:02.helps by beating them up in the scrum, because definitely Edinburgh

:39:03. > :39:09.still have them on a roll. Yes the key man is Bresler. You can see him

:39:10. > :39:19.with the blood pouring down his forehead. Dell can do all he wants,

:39:20. > :39:25.but unless Bresler also goes up, the scrum is worthless.

:39:26. > :39:34.That is a decent clearance by Burleigh. Takes them up to half way.

:39:35. > :39:39.Always forward momentum, crucial, Edinburgh taking more time. And you

:39:40. > :39:43.did remark at the end of the second half of last week's match there

:39:44. > :39:48.seemed to be just some lack of decision-making. But a bit more of a

:39:49. > :39:53.collective view being taken tonight and it is working. Very much more

:39:54. > :40:15.together. They have made good ground. That is

:40:16. > :40:23.the 10 metre line in the Welsh half. Phenomenal work rate from Watson

:40:24. > :40:28.already. Good feet by Ritchie. He just about made it and this time,

:40:29. > :40:37.well the Welsh were screaming for a penalty. But Marius Mitrea has gone

:40:38. > :40:42.the other way and I think it is Fia. Either that or Parry, the No 2. This

:40:43. > :40:47.happens a lot in rugby. No 2 there we will have to watch the replays to

:40:48. > :40:53.see whether he did commit a penalty. If he goes beyond the ball and takes

:40:54. > :40:59.the weight on his hand, he is not going for the ball. Good break.

:41:00. > :41:07.There is Parry coming in. He is make nothing effort to get up or away. He

:41:08. > :41:14.was on his knees I think. End result - we have got Greig Tonks again.

:41:15. > :41:20.Slightly more infield. Just in front of the 10-metre line. Not quite

:41:21. > :41:28.straight in front of the posts. Well within his range. Gives it a good

:41:29. > :41:36.hoof. It is just shaved left. He needs to reset his sights. He has

:41:37. > :41:44.just - slicing them left-footed to the left of the posts. Oh, not far,

:41:45. > :41:53.but far enough wide to be a none counter. We are into 10 minutes of

:41:54. > :42:00.the first half. Edinburgh are doing well. The Edinburgh midfield is

:42:01. > :42:01.firing. They have also managed to keep the territorial battle in their

:42:02. > :42:19.favour. He fancies another go. It is a long

:42:20. > :42:30.pitch. Normally there is much less space between the 10 metre line and

:42:31. > :42:34.the 22. Well a big shout for a scything tackle by Bresler. This

:42:35. > :42:38.time there is a penalty coming, but the Welsh have men spare. But they

:42:39. > :42:42.have been forced to the touchline again. Du Preez still playing

:42:43. > :42:57.advantage I think. And they will come back this time.

:42:58. > :43:02.That was Ritchie went in and bit a ball on the ground. He was late to

:43:03. > :43:06.the ruck. You have got to go for the ball before ruck it called. He is

:43:07. > :43:12.saying off his feet, I thought it was Ritchie coming in late. The

:43:13. > :43:16.saving grace for Edinburgh is it is in the Ospreys' half and there is

:43:17. > :43:25.only one option and that is to get up field as far as possible. Nigel

:43:26. > :43:36.Owens is going to take the line. This is how it happened. No that is

:43:37. > :43:45.the turn over later on. The man from Canada was slightly high there too.

:43:46. > :43:51.The replays showing him fingering Beard there with that neck-high

:43:52. > :44:06.tackle. It has been messy coming back to Leonard.

:44:07. > :44:15.The Edinburgh line speed is excellent. Saving their men and

:44:16. > :44:23.their challenges for the defence of line. That is a good challenge.

:44:24. > :44:29.Ospreys have it. Ospreys are home! Ospreys are in and it is Sam

:44:30. > :44:37.Underhill and a cleverly placed kick over the top and it was just a split

:44:38. > :44:42.second decision, but when it came out Underhill was there and he had a

:44:43. > :44:49.fairly easy task to get to the line. But this was a clever kick. Great

:44:50. > :44:54.kick, left-footed. Underhill is a big unit. Not going to be stopped. I

:44:55. > :44:59.thought they were looking for a penalty, but it is a clever kick and

:45:00. > :45:06.that is how to take a ball. Up high and you know to be fair to the

:45:07. > :45:15.Ospreys that is a well-worked try. Nine, ten, ten with the kick, look

:45:16. > :45:20.at 11 watching the ball. I saw him coming in, Underhill, big, strong

:45:21. > :45:22.boy. Edinburgh maybe disappointed with the defending there. It was

:45:23. > :45:39.well challenged by Ospreys. Davies has got the knack without a

:45:40. > :45:46.shadow of a doubt. He has it in spades and he has taken Ospreys back

:45:47. > :45:53.level. Ospreys 13, Edinburgh 13. It is a very good game now. It is a

:45:54. > :46:00.very balanced game, with some good youngsters out there, we have

:46:01. > :46:07.Underhill and Ritchie and we have seen the future of do countries

:46:08. > :46:15.internationalists. This team the Edinburgh team delayed their attack.

:46:16. > :46:19.So who is going to blink first before half time? That is the next

:46:20. > :46:33.question. A penalty and he is going to his

:46:34. > :46:39.pocket I think. Marius Mitrea is going to his pocket and he has had a

:46:40. > :46:48.word in his ear. Well now... He got a word in his ear from Owen again I

:46:49. > :46:57.think. He was asked lfs I think Nigel Owens said have a look at it.

:46:58. > :47:06.The Welsh player, it wasn't Leonard. It was Lydiate. He immediately asked

:47:07. > :47:12.for a replay. Well, the issue is the arm and the shoulder. Oh, it is a

:47:13. > :47:21.card. It is a card. It is a card for Dan Lydiate. Big, big decision on 37

:47:22. > :47:27.minutes. Do you know what it is, it is a really low tackle. So no matter

:47:28. > :47:31.what was happening there, never mind shoulder and arms, if you're going

:47:32. > :47:36.to tackle somebody above the ankle and below the key and they're coming

:47:37. > :47:43.straight at you. That is not a fair tackle. I thought he half went for

:47:44. > :47:50.it with his arm. He went in. His arm made contact first. But it was very

:47:51. > :47:53.low. It is a big decision, it has been made and Dan Lydiate sits out

:47:54. > :48:03.the next ten minutes. So Edinburgh are trying to force the Ospreys to

:48:04. > :48:14.blink. And they have an extra forward. They can drive a weakened

:48:15. > :48:23.pack. Will Ospreys commit a second body.

:48:24. > :48:31.That is a penalty. They have won it. Ospreys have won it. Ospreys have

:48:32. > :48:37.won the ball. I know we have to be neutral. But basic understanding of

:48:38. > :48:44.physics is the way to defend a maul is to spin it. You turn momentum

:48:45. > :48:48.into angular momentum. But there were so many Ospreys coming in

:48:49. > :48:54.almost on the back of maul and that what is made that. Look at 8. He is

:48:55. > :48:58.trying to spin it. Now he is no longer coming in from behind the

:48:59. > :49:08.ball and you have four black jerseys... Pushing a different way.

:49:09. > :49:11.Maybe I'm watching a different game. Now Edinburgh still have a numerical

:49:12. > :49:25.advantage here. Well maybe they had too much of an

:49:26. > :49:30.advantage. He has pinged them for an early shove. You would have to watch

:49:31. > :49:35.it again and even if we watched it again we might not no. Two key calls

:49:36. > :49:43.by the ref. The Ospreys got away with it. That gives the Ospreys the

:49:44. > :49:49.chance to clear it. We are in the final minute of the first half.

:49:50. > :49:54.13-13, which would probably be a fair reflection of proceedings. That

:49:55. > :49:59.maul defence is the way the Welsh defended the Scots last week.

:50:00. > :50:07.Alun-Wyn Jones was coming in way in the Scottish side of the maul.

:50:08. > :50:12.Interestingly we have all the Edinburgh players lining up. The

:50:13. > :50:14.wingers have come in this side. They're loading the left hand field

:50:15. > :50:35.of attack. Which may be a dummy run. We are into the red zone in terms of

:50:36. > :50:43.the clock. Leonard is in trouble here. Whoever gets the ball hoofs

:50:44. > :50:50.it. If Ospreys get it, they will boot it to touch, I have no doubt.

:50:51. > :50:55.They're trying to exit a bit more comfortably and this time they do

:50:56. > :51:01.and go to the dead-ball line and they have ended the first half with

:51:02. > :51:09.Marius mittry ya, who has had a crucial part to play. We have had

:51:10. > :51:17.two tries. Dell for Edinburgh. And Underhill for the Welsh and that has

:51:18. > :51:28.brought us to the interval at Party -- parity, because the score is

:51:29. > :51:35.13-13. We are now in the interval and I will interview Andy Nicol.

:51:36. > :51:41.There was such dominance for Edinburgh in the scrum, do you think

:51:42. > :51:45.they will be disappointed? I think they will be quite happy, but they

:51:46. > :51:51.were probably worth more than a draw. It is tight in the score and

:51:52. > :51:58.on the pitch. I thought Edinburgh shaded that. Tonks has missed a

:51:59. > :52:02.couple of penalties. Maybe 19-13 would be a fair result. But

:52:03. > :52:07.conditions are not great. It has been a better half than maybe we

:52:08. > :52:12.should have expected. You mentioned Greig Tonks missing the penalties.

:52:13. > :52:19.He missed one to the left and one to the right. Let's hope that is not

:52:20. > :52:28.decisive. It is going to be a tight game and taking chances like that is

:52:29. > :52:33.important. At those times is when Edinburgh were on the front foot.

:52:34. > :52:42.But at one stage at 13-6 if they had taken the two kicks, 19-6 that is

:52:43. > :52:47.demoralising for Ospreys. Let's not be too critical, because he had a

:52:48. > :52:56.great role to play in the try in the 26th minute. Yes a good try. The

:52:57. > :53:01.Ospreys had got the penalty and tried to run out from defence.

:53:02. > :53:08.They're still not going for the exit strategy of the kick. They take it

:53:09. > :53:13.to the 22 and you run the risk this may happen. Beard with a great

:53:14. > :53:16.turnover and look how deep Edinburgh are and go down and I thought they

:53:17. > :53:22.made the wrong decision going to the right. But they rectified it. They

:53:23. > :53:28.went once and went twice. But they kept the ball. That was the key. You

:53:29. > :53:31.can see the shape in attack, the forwards are up. Not the best pass,

:53:32. > :53:35.but Edinburgh took their time and got the ball and were organised and

:53:36. > :53:44.here is the benefit of having Tonks at full-back. He is so comfortable,

:53:45. > :53:51.because he has played a lot of rugby at 10. This is the key point, Beard

:53:52. > :53:57.with the turn over. But look how comfortable Tonks is. Ball in one

:53:58. > :54:01.hand, off-loaded it. That was a well taken and well created try. Lovely

:54:02. > :54:09.to see a prop running on the shoulder as well. He knew somebody

:54:10. > :54:12.would be there. Edinburgh had good shape in attack, they had play

:54:13. > :54:18.makers in the front line and support behind. That is what happened. He

:54:19. > :54:23.went through, Tonks went through. He didn't know who was there, but he

:54:24. > :54:27.knew there would be a player there. And a good try for Ospreys.

:54:28. > :54:37.Underhill getting over the line. It was a different try. They tried the

:54:38. > :54:42.sort of direct route a they won good lineout ball and Ospreys have big

:54:43. > :54:48.ball carriers in Baker and Lydiate and they have been quite prominent

:54:49. > :54:55.in the first half. Harry at hooker as -- Parry has hooker has been well

:54:56. > :55:03.as well. Sam Davies recognises this and goes back to the short is side,

:55:04. > :55:08.puts up the kick and Fife is not in the right position and he saw where

:55:09. > :55:15.the ball is coming from. Fife, it is hard to backtrack and get off the

:55:16. > :55:24.ground. He won the battle in the air and Underhill tracking the ball and

:55:25. > :55:34.finishes it well. The Edinburgh defence were flat-footed at that

:55:35. > :55:40.point and a lovely kick. He just got ahead of Fife in the air and got the

:55:41. > :55:43.try. For seven minutes of the second half, Ospreys were without Lydiate.

:55:44. > :55:49.What is your thoughts on that, should it have been a yellow card.

:55:50. > :55:55.It is a clear yellow. This what is Dan Lydiate is known for this short

:55:56. > :56:02.tackle. The law book says you have to use our arms. And you can see it

:56:03. > :56:07.close up here. He just goes so low, it is below the knee, there is no

:56:08. > :56:16.arms, that is just shoulder. That is dangerous. A foot was stuck in the

:56:17. > :56:20.ground, it could be a broken leg. It is dangerous for Lydiate as well. It

:56:21. > :56:30.is interesting, this is where if you're an experienced international

:56:31. > :56:37.you can have an influence. The referee had a look. We will talk

:56:38. > :56:42.more about this match. But we have been in Wales a lot. We were at

:56:43. > :56:47.Llanelli last Friday and Cardiff last Saturday and the second match

:56:48. > :56:51.of the Six Nations for the national side ended in disappointment. Are

:56:52. > :56:56.there some bright moments from that? Much so. We have had two defeats,

:56:57. > :56:58.but the England game was disappointing, there wasn't any

:56:59. > :57:05.positives to take from it. I thought there was real poz tifs last --

:57:06. > :57:13.positives last week. We had quick ball and the first try was an end

:57:14. > :57:27.result of this. There was so many talk points. Here is the early one.

:57:28. > :57:33.Davis' try. Biggar, if we stop it. Biggar is about to kick the ball.

:57:34. > :57:38.Davies never attempts to go back, so he is never onside. So Davies and

:57:39. > :57:48.Roberts come forward and Davies never goes back. That means he is

:57:49. > :57:53.offside. Irrespective of what happens, Davives is outside. It with

:57:54. > :58:02.auz great finish and he showed incredible pace. But it wasn't a

:58:03. > :58:10.try. So frustrating. The TMO said it was a try, we were all screaming and

:58:11. > :58:15.shouting he was offside. Yes and we have a TMO to get the tight

:58:16. > :58:22.decisions right. You couldn't expect the referee to get it right on the

:58:23. > :58:27.ground. This is what we didn't do against England. Look at the

:58:28. > :58:35.defence, Hardy comes in. And this what is was so good, the balance

:58:36. > :58:41.between the power and the pace. Scotland controlled this. Sometimes

:58:42. > :58:44.against England, it was England's defence controlling Scotland's

:58:45. > :58:50.attack. He gets through the first line and now look at the defence. It

:58:51. > :58:56.is all over the place. They're still making the tackles, but there is

:58:57. > :59:00.shape in the attack. You have the pace and the people coming in. This

:59:01. > :59:06.wept after many phases. 16 or 17 phases. And we missed out a few and

:59:07. > :59:13.they're just still recycling it and working hard. They controlled this

:59:14. > :59:22.all the way through. Laidlaw is in the pocket. Directing, getting the

:59:23. > :59:26.forwards into place. This is when Russell comes into his own. He knows

:59:27. > :59:38.there is no one behind. A great dink and a great team try. A joy to see

:59:39. > :59:45.the Scots forwards and backs going forward and knocking Welsh players

:59:46. > :59:53.on their backside. It is 16-13 and takes it into the 22 and loses

:59:54. > :59:59.control and James goes down. You thought international winger, drive

:00:00. > :00:04.time. He goes for to corner. But what a try-saving tackle that it.

:00:05. > :00:09.What this meant was it gave field position for Wales and after a

:00:10. > :00:14.couple of phases later it gave this field position, which led to

:00:15. > :00:22.Roberts' try. Scotland are leading and Roberts is a key, powerful

:00:23. > :00:31.player. You couldn't argue if he was his man. He came. Look for the angle

:00:32. > :00:38.he comes in. Nel looked up and didn't see Roberts. That was a good

:00:39. > :00:42.bit of play. This is a great finish and George North was outstanding.

:00:43. > :00:47.But you have to question Scotland's defence. North would have expected

:00:48. > :00:51.to get past there. When you come in twice or three times into the

:00:52. > :00:59.forwards, you bring it back in here and you can see hardy and their

:01:00. > :01:02.shoulders and hips are going straight across the pitch. They're

:01:03. > :01:07.trying to get across, but that is the area they have got to take. So

:01:08. > :01:19.if you play it on as North comes in, they have got to make the tackle.

:01:20. > :01:23.One of them had to make that tackle. Take nothing away from the finish,

:01:24. > :01:28.but he should have got smashed. Credit to Scotland, the game was

:01:29. > :01:39.lost, with the scoreline as it was, but they showed good perseverance.

:01:40. > :01:43.Jackson, who was on for 15, I thought he delayed the pass

:01:44. > :01:48.beautifully. But a good angle from Duncan Taylor, a good step, and the

:01:49. > :01:53.pace we saw in defence, we saw it in attack and Scotland finished on a

:01:54. > :01:57.high. Taylor in particular, a lovely angle but good handoff as well. We

:01:58. > :02:01.saw him earlier making a fantastic tackle. I would imagine he will

:02:02. > :02:07.start against Italy in Rome in a couple of weeks. Without doubt, he

:02:08. > :02:11.had a fantastic season for Saracens. I was keen to see how he would make

:02:12. > :02:18.the step up, and he did it brilliantly. I think Russell showed

:02:19. > :02:22.real leadership out there. That is a criticism I have had of the Scottish

:02:23. > :02:24.team as a whole. I saw real leadership from Duncan Taylor, in

:02:25. > :02:33.the way he communicated with Russell. OK, we have the second half

:02:34. > :02:36.of this match, Ospreys against Edinburgh coming up, but there are

:02:37. > :02:55.other matches this evening. Let's have a look at some of the scores.

:02:56. > :03:04.Glasgow need to pick up the points because they are at the wrong end of

:03:05. > :03:09.the table. This one kicked off just after 7pm, and the second half is

:03:10. > :03:14.almost underway. Edinburgh are out on the pitch and here are Ospreys

:03:15. > :03:20.now. It should be a fantastic second half. It is beautifully poised. Will

:03:21. > :03:22.it be unlucky for the visitors or the home side? Find out now without

:03:23. > :03:34.commentary team. Thank you. Possibly a statement of

:03:35. > :03:42.intent from the Edinburgh team, out waiting, ready to rock. Two changes

:03:43. > :03:47.for the Ospreys. Dan Lydiate will spend the next few minutes in the

:03:48. > :03:56.bin because he was yellow carded. We will bring you an update on the

:03:57. > :04:11.changes in just a minute. Edinburgh have got the game underway. Fia has

:04:12. > :04:23.left the field, replaced by Jarvis. And Sam Underhill has been

:04:24. > :05:04.withdrawn. No change in the Edinburgh side.

:05:05. > :05:12.Not releasing, and the referee again, holding on is the decision. A

:05:13. > :05:17.good start. A good start by Watson twice, but it was cracked now,

:05:18. > :05:29.straight off the bench, who got his hands round that ball.

:05:30. > :05:35.Cracknell came in, got right on him. He was first in, there is no ruck.

:05:36. > :05:41.Before he was called up for falling on his side, he won the penalty. It

:05:42. > :05:48.was a great break originally. He has been involved twice, the second

:05:49. > :06:01.time, the penalty. What a sign in -- what a site in full flow.

:06:02. > :06:07.That was enough for Greig Tonks to go over the line. He stretched his

:06:08. > :06:14.legs far enough to get it over the line. Just a reminder that we have a

:06:15. > :06:20.change, just as we look at that again, how he cleverly put his foot

:06:21. > :06:25.over the line to ensure he got the 22. We have Nigel Owens officiating

:06:26. > :06:35.on the stand side, the near stand side, a late change in the

:06:36. > :06:45.officials. One of the touch judges was withdrawn today. Ospreys on the

:06:46. > :06:48.move, surely time to raise the pace. Cracknell is making an immediate

:06:49. > :07:06.impact in the first few minutes of the second half.

:07:07. > :07:09.Cracknell is the go to man for the first few minutes of the second

:07:10. > :07:51.half. Good pressure from the Ospreys. And

:07:52. > :07:57.here is the penalty coming. They are bursting through the middle as well.

:07:58. > :08:02.Because they have a bit of momentum, the referee is letting them go. This

:08:03. > :08:09.time, overcooked. It just had too much pace on it. Ospreys are a man

:08:10. > :08:13.down but they are playing straight off the Warren Gatland Welsh team

:08:14. > :08:19.playbook, tween the 15 metre lines, smash up until you can get a back

:08:20. > :08:22.attack. That was a pointless rerun by the Welsh broadcasters. But

:08:23. > :08:30.before that, everything was good, clever. One pass, round the corner,

:08:31. > :08:34.get to the touchline, another pass, into midfield, keep it going with

:08:35. > :08:38.the one pass. I think the Number Ten, Davies is coming into the game

:08:39. > :08:43.now. And we have seen Baker get through tackles. Baker is putting

:08:44. > :08:49.people like him through the gap. Despite being a man down, they were

:08:50. > :08:52.causing Edinburgh trouble. They have adjusted well to the numerical

:08:53. > :08:59.discrepancy and they are playing the right type of game in the

:09:00. > :09:04.circumstance. He just turned around and proofed that. A very confident

:09:05. > :09:11.dispatch of the ball by Sam Davies. Every time we see him he gets

:09:12. > :09:16.better. He is mature ring in the role. It cannot be easy to be an

:09:17. > :09:26.understudy to Dan Biggar, but he has put Ospreys ahead.

:09:27. > :09:33.I was talking to some of the Edinburgh backroom staff and I said,

:09:34. > :09:37.what was the half-time team talk. It was that field position was good in

:09:38. > :09:41.the first half and they need to keep hitting the gain line. For the first

:09:42. > :09:56.time, they are deep in The Ospreys' half. A quick look at the score at

:09:57. > :10:00.Rugby Park. Glasgow 14, Munster 17. Two tries for Munster. Lots of rugby

:10:01. > :10:05.still to be played there, because they were late, but a big game for

:10:06. > :10:10.Glasgow. And this is a big game for both Ospreys and Edinburgh. And that

:10:11. > :10:20.is reflected in the way the match has been contested, nip and tuck all

:10:21. > :10:23.the way. Looking at that Dan Lydiate try again, he did flap with his arm

:10:24. > :10:25.but there was no attempt to make a tackle, and he could have broken a

:10:26. > :10:45.leg. A dangerous chop tackle. That was a good chase by Ospreys.

:10:46. > :11:20.Coming in low and hard, quite legitimately.

:11:21. > :11:32.He spotted the gap and turned the defence. In theory, Edinburgh should

:11:33. > :11:50.regain possession. And still the rain comes down. Dan Lydiate has

:11:51. > :11:54.come back on. Nicky Smith has been replaced by Gareth Thomas. That is

:11:55. > :12:23.the Ospreys back to full strength numerically.

:12:24. > :12:27.The Welsh line speed was so good that time they never had any go

:12:28. > :12:45.forward at all. It has been a bit flat, the

:12:46. > :12:54.atmosphere around The Liberty Stadium until half-time. This time

:12:55. > :12:57.it is a penalty again. I don't think the referee will getting -- be

:12:58. > :13:03.getting many Christmas cards from Wales this year. I do not know why

:13:04. > :13:08.Dan Lydiate is shaking his head. He was not even on the scene. He comes

:13:09. > :13:15.in. He is not allowed to go for the ball, that is a ruck. He was told,

:13:16. > :13:24.hands off, hands off. The crowd are booing and I have no idea why.

:13:25. > :13:34.Ospreys are making another change. It is Scott Otten, 21, who signed a

:13:35. > :13:38.new three-year deal this week. He has played 24 times already for the

:13:39. > :13:44.Ospreys, and he is replacing Sam Parry. He is a bit of the machine,

:13:45. > :13:51.Scott Otten. He can get about the field. Not your old-fashioned

:13:52. > :13:55.slowcoach poker. That will get me in trouble! He can get about the pitch.

:13:56. > :14:42.-- slowcoach hooker. Good possession, but again all that

:14:43. > :14:51.effort wasted. Off their feet going in. Come pounding the error, holding

:14:52. > :15:00.on first and then off the feat. I am surprised away way Edinburgh are

:15:01. > :15:05.chopping and changing direction. I can't see who that is, they are

:15:06. > :15:11.accusing of hitting and rolling to the left of his feet. And also

:15:12. > :15:42.Toolis, holding on. John Andress is going.

:15:43. > :15:56.That was messed up badly by Edinburgh. According to the referee

:15:57. > :15:59.the ball was not delivered back. He did the right thing if it was Tom

:16:00. > :16:16.Brown. I think it was whoever was on the left wing.

:16:17. > :16:27.A substitution again, number 22 coming on for Edinburgh. Chris Dean.

:16:28. > :17:15.On in midfield. Magnus Bradbury is on in place of

:17:16. > :17:21.Jamie Ritchie, as far as I can see. No, I can see Richie now. The

:17:22. > :17:28.confusion is some of the black substitutions we are seeing. Eli

:17:29. > :17:32.Walker is on, number 22. Ospreys are coming into a bit more control.

:17:33. > :17:49.Sorry, it is Matavesi who has come on. He is on for Engelbrecht in

:17:50. > :17:52.midfield. We are at a key stage now. We are changing the players in the

:17:53. > :17:56.Chesterfield, chopping and changing what we do, and Edinburgh have to

:17:57. > :18:00.get back in the game, get up the other end of the pitch and start

:18:01. > :18:06.scoring. At the moment, even when the Ospreys were down to 14, they

:18:07. > :18:15.were bossing things. It is all about possession, because neither side is

:18:16. > :18:19.establishing a pattern of play. The only lack of patent being identified

:18:20. > :18:23.in our difficulty identifying what has been going on because there were

:18:24. > :18:31.so many changes so quickly. Now an injury to an Edinburgh player in the

:18:32. > :18:32.field. In contrast with last week, they are not discussing the way

:18:33. > :19:19.forward. We are going to try again. 7264 is

:19:20. > :19:23.the official attendance. Slightly flat atmosphere, I think I said

:19:24. > :19:28.earlier, in the first half, but it has come to life in the second half.

:19:29. > :19:35.Everybody is aware of the importance of the game. Such a big stadium. I

:19:36. > :19:38.think it holds 20,000. Both ends of the stadium are closed. We have all

:19:39. > :20:06.of the crowd in the two stands. Michael Allen took one on the ear, I

:20:07. > :20:15.think. He is OK. I am not so sure he is, actually. He is looking a bit

:20:16. > :20:18.spaced out. Penalty coming up. They kicked to nothing because they knew

:20:19. > :20:24.the penalty was coming just inside the Edinburgh half. It is all very

:20:25. > :20:29.scrappy. Since the first minute, it has become a game of penalties. I

:20:30. > :20:32.don't know if players know that you can play for a penalty with certain

:20:33. > :20:36.referees, but everything here is ending in a penalty. Marginal

:20:37. > :20:42.decisions that you might be allowed to play in some other games, but

:20:43. > :20:46.tonight it is a penalty. It is stop start. If you can get your phases,

:20:47. > :20:52.set things up, someone will make a mistake and it will be a penalty.

:20:53. > :20:57.Especially if you are Ospreys. This is a big moment for Gilchrist,

:20:58. > :21:03.because he has been out so much. He has been out for 15 months with two

:21:04. > :21:08.injuries, really, if truth be told, if they are put together. It is a

:21:09. > :21:13.huge moment for him personally, and a big moment for Edinburgh and even

:21:14. > :21:26.for Scotland. Grant Gilchrist makes a welcome return. Hidalgo-Clyne has

:21:27. > :21:33.also come on in place of Kennedy. Gametime for both of these players.

:21:34. > :21:39.That was just inside the flag. Grant Gilchrist has replaced Anton

:21:40. > :21:49.Dressler. -- Anton Bresler. This is a big moment in the game. An injury

:21:50. > :21:54.to a Welsh player. Engelbrecht Has gone down. That was slide rule

:21:55. > :21:59.stuff, just inside the flag. Sam Davies is key. He is the ticking

:22:00. > :22:05.clock at the moment. He is playing well. In the last phase, they hit up

:22:06. > :22:11.and the forwards went round to the right. He did not feed them but came

:22:12. > :22:20.back. Everything they do seems to go through Davies. He is very composed.

:22:21. > :22:28.He is a problematic line-out. -- here is a problematic line-out. Do

:22:29. > :22:32.we throw it over the top? I can see Dan Lydiate getting ready. He is

:22:33. > :22:45.getting ready to smash Du Preez if it goes over the top.

:22:46. > :23:00.It did go over the top, and he was smashed as predicted.

:23:01. > :23:15.Critical moments for both teams. Ospreys feel a bit of momentum, and

:23:16. > :23:17.Cracknell has given them some of it. The same pattern, the forwards went

:23:18. > :23:32.round the corner and then they hit the stand-off.

:23:33. > :23:54.Edinburgh are trying to stem the tide at the moment.

:23:55. > :24:01.Sam Hidalgo-Clyne was taking umbrage at being held in the tackle there,

:24:02. > :24:21.off the ball. Just teasing their way through.

:24:22. > :24:30.Edinburgh can't afford to give anything away here. The screw is

:24:31. > :24:31.being turned. Incessant pressure from Ospreys. They need to get

:24:32. > :24:59.something from this. 17 phases. Drop goal. He spilled it.

:25:00. > :25:08.Drop goal attempt, I should have said, because it was not quite... It

:25:09. > :25:13.was well worked eventually, because they almost ran out of ideas. That

:25:14. > :25:19.is credit to the defence. Edinburgh, playing away from home, up against a

:25:20. > :25:22.team that has to win, and the defence was fantastic. They just

:25:23. > :25:27.kept dropping people down and Ospreys had to do something. They

:25:28. > :25:33.were going round the corner, round the corner and eventually had to go

:25:34. > :25:38.for a drop goal. Good defence. I suspect Andy had a good view of

:25:39. > :25:43.that. It was good defence. Ospreys have had a much better first 15

:25:44. > :25:48.minutes of the second half. I think Edinburgh just said, keep doing what

:25:49. > :25:51.we are doing, but Ospreys have raised their game, been really

:25:52. > :25:56.physical, winning the collisions until the last three minutes. That

:25:57. > :26:00.was really good defence. Great to see Gilchrist back in the park, with

:26:01. > :26:06.all the injuries he has had. He has made an impact already. His line

:26:07. > :26:09.speed has been good. As people like him and Hidalgo-Clyne come off the

:26:10. > :26:16.bench, he has 20 minutes now to make an impact here and get Edinburgh

:26:17. > :26:20.into a winning position. They have it in them, but they have to be

:26:21. > :26:25.tight now. This has turned into a 20 minute arm wrestle. It is cutting

:26:26. > :26:32.out the mistakes. Get down the other end. Field position is important.

:26:33. > :26:35.You get the feeling that if Edinburgh can weather this storm,

:26:36. > :26:41.there may yet be something in it for them. It is a 3-point game. We are

:26:42. > :26:47.20 minutes away from the end. There is a lot can happen in that period.

:26:48. > :26:55.Edinburgh still have a few more dice to roll.

:26:56. > :27:06.Certainly, the impact of Gilchrist in the scrum. Bergen has good

:27:07. > :27:11.technique. Penalty, refs. That is an easy penalty because they smashed

:27:12. > :27:16.them. I always look to see if the prop is taking equal pressure from

:27:17. > :27:20.both feet. Often they will dangle the outside leg, but Bergen did that

:27:21. > :27:26.proper weightlifting style, flat, flat back. In terms of how a tight

:27:27. > :27:32.head should set up, he put back his right leg on impact, he had his flat

:27:33. > :27:41.back and the legs looked powerful. Bergen made a big difference. That

:27:42. > :27:42.was well taken because Nigel Owens allowed it to carry on. He kept it

:27:43. > :27:58.in play without touching the line. They have Ospreys where they want

:27:59. > :28:23.them, in their own half. Considering the weather, the

:28:24. > :28:30.handling tonight has been fantastic. Impeccable. It has been difficult,

:28:31. > :28:34.but they are mostly catching. There was a big shout for a high tackle

:28:35. > :28:39.but, well... Nothing much in that really. The referee did not think

:28:40. > :28:49.anything of it, that is the important thing.

:28:50. > :28:55.That is twice he has done the Edinburgh defence. His technique in

:28:56. > :29:09.the air has been magnificent, Ben John. Leh nerd spotted a big gap. He

:29:10. > :29:13.cleverly played it with his foot. There was nothing for it, but he

:29:14. > :29:20.threw it away, Tom Brown, to make sure it was not played in. Fantastic

:29:21. > :29:24.play by the Ospreys scrum-half. That was the save that they are looking

:29:25. > :29:35.at on the Welsh TV. And that was the injury. Remember the trial when he

:29:36. > :29:37.competed? Ben John has been picked out by Welsh colleagues, but it was

:29:38. > :30:02.great vision. Is he going for his pocket? The

:30:03. > :30:10.captain is being told. Well, a word of warning to Burleigh. It could

:30:11. > :30:15.have been worse. Lets watch this. The words clearly from the referee

:30:16. > :30:24.was that the ball was still in the ruck and you cannot play the man.

:30:25. > :30:30.Well, I suppose. I always think if the scrum-half's Hamza on it... But

:30:31. > :30:32.did he come from behind, through the middle of the ruck? None of that

:30:33. > :30:54.matters. It is given. Sam Davies, beautifully taken.

:30:55. > :30:59.Extends the Ospreys' lead now to six points and this is the kind of gap

:31:00. > :31:08.that needs to be stopped, because this time we do in fact have Magnus

:31:09. > :31:15.Bradbury coming on. And he has replaced Jamie Ritchie this time.

:31:16. > :31:27.Bradbury for Ritchie. So the future is bright, they tell us, let's see

:31:28. > :31:29.what they can do. Blare Kinghorn, it would be good to see him stretch his

:31:30. > :31:50.legs on this pitch. Edinburgh making ground, keeping

:31:51. > :32:24.possession. Edinburgh have it again. Ospreys'

:32:25. > :32:27.defence stands firm. They have come up way up this side of the play. Now

:32:28. > :33:02.there is a chance for Edinburgh. Good momentum from Edinburgh. Du

:33:03. > :33:32.Preez again out on the left. There was a man over if he could get

:33:33. > :33:36.it away. He is bundled into touch. He specialises in that little sneak

:33:37. > :33:42.up the left-hand side. That is great play by Edinburgh. But this is

:33:43. > :33:48.brilliant, but ultimately a great coach would say you should have kept

:33:49. > :33:53.the ball. He should have straightened up. This is great

:33:54. > :33:57.stuff, don't get me wrong, but he has given away the ball. A couple

:33:58. > :34:03.of, I think the Edinburgh players are, that was great continuity, good

:34:04. > :34:11.stuff, Bradbury was involved - his mum was a great player! Bradbury

:34:12. > :34:16.will one day be an internationalist and Hidalgo-Clyne is coming on to a

:34:17. > :34:30.game. Shiells has come on to replace devil. Place Dell. Dell has had a

:34:31. > :34:39.good shift. It is still a six-point game. We are at 65 minutes. S. Again

:34:40. > :34:46.the Welsh crowd baying for action from the referee. And he has reached

:34:47. > :34:53.for his pocket. It is Neil Cochrane I think. Yeah. REFEREE: You're

:34:54. > :34:58.clearly off your feet and then played the ball. He is incredulous,

:34:59. > :35:08.but that is the end of it. The decision is taken any way. Edinburgh

:35:09. > :35:16.a man down and... Well Turner is going to come on. And sorry about

:35:17. > :35:24.the blips and beeps in the commentary. He took his weight. Some

:35:25. > :35:47.wiring problems I think. Maybe the water's got there eventually!

:35:48. > :36:02.Can Ospreys make this one man differential pay? They will have

:36:03. > :36:15.five minutes of the full complement. Leonard again.

:36:16. > :36:23.Tonks lets it run. That is a good kick. That gets Ospreys, you can see

:36:24. > :36:28.the skip in their step as they go up the field. That is the trouble with

:36:29. > :36:33.rugby, you pressurise and you're up on the opposition and you give away

:36:34. > :36:37.a penalty and the next minute you're defending near your own line. I

:36:38. > :36:42.wonder if the Ospreys have seen something. They do seem to hit up in

:36:43. > :36:47.the middle and they come left as if the Edinburgh defence is flooding

:36:48. > :36:50.around the corner. There was a suggestion that Leonard was going to

:36:51. > :37:05.come off I think. In fact he is coming off. And Tom Habberfield is

:37:06. > :37:10.coming on, another of the inspiring young Welsh players. Leonard has

:37:11. > :37:16.been key as well to the Ospreys tonight. Great vision, like all good

:37:17. > :37:21.players, whether a cricketer or whatever, a rugby player, a bit

:37:22. > :37:25.extra time and he sees things. He was kicking the ball into empty

:37:26. > :37:37.space. Let's see what Habberfield is made

:37:38. > :37:42.off. There is great hopes for him he is only 23. The average age of their

:37:43. > :38:01.team against Munster was only 23. Scrum is the choice. Little things -

:38:02. > :38:06.one thing you're away right up the right hands side, your hooker gets

:38:07. > :38:09.sin-binned, you come down, you concede the ball they get a scrum

:38:10. > :38:17.and they're right on the Edinburgh line attacking. Hamish Watson has

:38:18. > :38:26.gone off and No 16 George Turner has come on. Another adjustment from

:38:27. > :38:35.Edinburgh. And a big, big scrum this for Edinburgh. The ball is in

:38:36. > :38:42.Habberfield's hands of course. Edinburgh have to defend this a man

:38:43. > :38:51.down. In fact their hooker down. So Hunter is there to deliver that bit

:38:52. > :39:02.of it. I can't see that they have added anyone to the... Scrum.

:39:03. > :39:20.It is off the foot Marius Mitrea says. They have slowed Ospreys down

:39:21. > :39:25.again. Getting under the posts now. A penalty coming for offside. They

:39:26. > :39:31.have got men over on the left. Inside. Habberfield stuck. They got

:39:32. > :39:43.caught there. They have to come left. Maybe not the best choice.

:39:44. > :39:47.Otten goes to ground. Habberfield still advantage and they have lost

:39:48. > :39:53.it it went backwards, they can play on. And again the referee's whistle,

:39:54. > :39:58.he is going to take them back into the penalty in the middle. What do

:39:59. > :40:06.they do here? They won't want to settle for three. It is not a great

:40:07. > :40:12.return. They're going to go for goal and take the three points that are

:40:13. > :40:22.on offer. That may not be the best decision. It is eating into the

:40:23. > :40:26.clock as well. Which actually will suit Edinburgh, because that might

:40:27. > :40:30.have been another chance to have another go there, John. Yes could

:40:31. > :40:35.have been, but they knew they had the three points coming. It has been

:40:36. > :40:38.all Ospreys the last few minutes. Given the penalty and they knew if

:40:39. > :40:48.they would kept playing they would get the penalty or the points.

:40:49. > :40:59.Easy kick for the Ospreys and that has seized that gap a bit more.

:41:00. > :41:04.Because Ospreys are now looking increasingly comfortable. Do you see

:41:05. > :41:12.any way back for Edinburgh, Andy. It will be tough, Ospreys in the second

:41:13. > :41:18.half have upped the intensity and it was good defence, but now it is key

:41:19. > :41:23.for Edinburgh to get back into bonus point territory. Play-offs and

:41:24. > :41:28.winning European places is all about picking up losing bonus points. If

:41:29. > :41:33.you cannot win the game, they must try and get some points to get back

:41:34. > :41:38.and take at least one point from being at the Liberty Stadium here.

:41:39. > :41:43.The players deserve it. It has been good for large parts, or b been what

:41:44. > :41:48.they needed to do. But they must try and get one point. It is an

:41:49. > :41:54.eight-point score at the moment. That doesn't give them the one point

:41:55. > :41:59.they would need in terms of a losing bonus. They need to strike back

:42:00. > :42:12.quickly. Turned over. They have it the.

:42:13. > :42:19.They may have three or four minutes and Edinburgh have lost it. That is

:42:20. > :42:24.good pressure again by the Ospreys defence, John? Yes, the things that

:42:25. > :42:30.Edinburgh did really well last week that we watched, they have just made

:42:31. > :42:36.mistakes tonight. They have messed up the kick off. They have not kept

:42:37. > :42:43.the ball and that was Turner and last week we thought Turner was

:42:44. > :42:48.going to be a star. But an early carry and he knocked it on. It is

:42:49. > :42:55.funny how little things make a huge difference. Little sin-binings. You

:42:56. > :43:00.can have possession and you will cough it up. And Turner we saw last

:43:01. > :43:18.week had a real turn of speed. So there is a bit of respite for

:43:19. > :43:24.Edinburgh to get themselves together here and changes being rung again.

:43:25. > :43:29.Dan Lydiate has left the field. I think Lydiate never fulfilled the

:43:30. > :43:35.promise of a guy who went straight on to the British and Irish Lions

:43:36. > :44:01.and he never ever got back the form he showed when he was a kid.

:44:02. > :44:12.Welsh scrum. They're now no doubt looking at the clock with just a bit

:44:13. > :44:15.more interest. Because they know that everybody will be back to

:44:16. > :44:20.strength in a couple of minutes. And they have won another penalty.

:44:21. > :44:29.That's got the crowd on their feet again.

:44:30. > :44:36.And they're lifting the pace as well. They're putting Edinburgh

:44:37. > :44:39.under as much pressure for the closing stages as they can. They

:44:40. > :44:44.need Edinburgh going backwards - they need to be going forward. Bang

:44:45. > :44:50.on, the game started with Edinburgh dominating the scrum, it is ending

:44:51. > :44:57.with the Ospreys dominating. Or at least persuading the referee they're

:44:58. > :45:00.dominating. Steve Tandy the coach, the Ospreys don't mess around and

:45:01. > :45:06.they have a tremendous history and heritage here. Well taken at the

:45:07. > :45:12.tail. Here they come at pace. A bit of variety in their movement this

:45:13. > :45:17.time. Beginning to open the game. Looking for the tiring Edinburgh

:45:18. > :45:19.legs. An extra man outside, but chose to come inside. Habberfield

:45:20. > :45:44.delivers. That is spilled. A chance for

:45:45. > :45:54.Edinburgh. A latest score Glasgow 19, Munster 17. A Weir try. Huge

:45:55. > :46:04.potential for Glasgow to move up the table. That game not yet finished.

:46:05. > :46:06.And Edinburgh have spilled it. So the Glasgow/Munster game is half an

:46:07. > :46:21.hour behind us. Burleigh had no option. That was a

:46:22. > :46:25.great kick up the touchline. Two things - people always fear get

:46:26. > :46:34.Glasgow have two games in hands over most of the teams in the league. And

:46:35. > :46:39.the second thing is the Ospreys trust Ben John on the left-wing.

:46:40. > :46:44.Little kicks to him and they try to get him man on man. Of course one of

:46:45. > :46:52.the implications tonight of this game fis the Ospreys win, they can

:46:53. > :47:04.over take Edinburgh and that would be... Wait I understand that well

:47:05. > :47:08.Hamish Watson almost got back on. Cochrane we understand will not be

:47:09. > :47:18.returning. Turner's on, or he was on. Turner is on. Turner is still on

:47:19. > :47:25.but Cochrane is on the touch line. A great chance for the Ospreys to

:47:26. > :47:30.finish this now. They can see it coming.

:47:31. > :47:44.They're in. Ospreys score, Scott Otten. What a week for the young

:47:45. > :47:49.player. A new contract. And he has virtually put the game out of sight

:47:50. > :47:53.with a great try, a great finish in the far corner. Bang on. They have

:47:54. > :47:59.played simple stuff leading up to this. It is just all that one pass -

:48:00. > :48:07.bang, quick ball forward. The ball comes back. And another low tackle

:48:08. > :48:13.missed. That was Tonks with the missed tackle. Watch this. Falls

:48:14. > :48:19.open. Deep in the ruck, pick up, pick a body, hand off, run low. That

:48:20. > :48:25.is a good try. To be fair to the Ospreys that is a good try. And they

:48:26. > :48:30.have played the conditions and circumstances. 22 has come on again

:48:31. > :48:36.for Edinburgh. I shouldn't say again. It is Dean. Cochrane has

:48:37. > :48:38.returned. Tonks is now coming off and Blair Kinghorn is going back on

:48:39. > :48:53.to the pitch. The ball unfortunately for the

:48:54. > :49:02.Ospreys fails to convert. But that is now it has to be said, it looks

:49:03. > :49:09.like an unassailable lead. Yes the second half the Ospreys have upped

:49:10. > :49:15.their game. Ospreys have used the ball well and smashed up and their

:49:16. > :49:20.to. Davies has been has been dictating tactics. They come around

:49:21. > :49:25.the corn e pick up, get the ball back safely, lit the 10, 10 thinks -

:49:26. > :49:31.clever all practiced. Make some ground. Well taken, a chance for

:49:32. > :49:34.Edinburgh to run back. Oh, what a hit! What a smashing tackle in

:49:35. > :49:49.midfield. Edinburgh trying to salvage

:49:50. > :50:10.something. They're 14 points adrift at the moment.

:50:11. > :50:21.Just untidy ball. Gilchrist again. And illegally robbed on the ground.

:50:22. > :50:26.Marius Mitrea, offside is the call and more and more this game appears

:50:27. > :50:32.to have swung on the two yellow cards in terms of scores. Because

:50:33. > :50:38.one side has done much better and that side is all dressed in black

:50:39. > :50:45.and is the victorious side tonight I'm sure. When the Ospreys had their

:50:46. > :50:50.yellow card they got eight points. When Edinburgh had their yellow card

:50:51. > :50:54.they conceded three points. If Edinburgh can score seven points, it

:50:55. > :51:03.is a bonus point. If they can get a try off this, this game ills not

:51:04. > :51:07.dead -- is not dead totally. There is still a possibility for Edinburgh

:51:08. > :51:11.to get something out of the game. And to be fair too them, they

:51:12. > :51:13.deserve something out of this. They're having a good surge up the

:51:14. > :51:30.left. Look at the No 4. They're wheeling

:51:31. > :51:35.round and round. Coming around the back and challenging and then the

:51:36. > :51:41.ball is... It looked to me as if it was thrown out. Oh! In fact the

:51:42. > :51:45.referee has decided that is enough. Mitrea has called a halt to the

:51:46. > :51:50.proceedings, because we were in the red zone and the ball was delivered

:51:51. > :51:54.no matter how he has decided that is the end of the game. If they were

:51:55. > :51:59.going to get the bonus point they had to come infield. They were spun

:52:00. > :52:04.around. They were suckered at the end. They had to come infield and

:52:05. > :52:11.try and get a try at the posts. So I think at the end of it, that is the

:52:12. > :52:18.microcosm of whole game. The Ospreys cuter and smarter. They were

:52:19. > :52:22.outfought. Yes outfought and out-thought. Penalties were key and

:52:23. > :52:27.Edinburgh will be disappointed they didn't do better. They had the

:52:28. > :52:32.players. They had the possibility, they just didn't score enough

:52:33. > :52:37.points. Ospreys have protected their record of not having lost three

:52:38. > :52:43.games at home in succession. Edinburgh haven't won three, because

:52:44. > :52:54.the final score is Ospreys 27, Edinburgh 13. The harsh reality was

:52:55. > :52:59.Edinburgh didn't add to their score in the second half. We spoke and the

:53:00. > :53:03.importance of starting well in the second half and Ospreys did it and

:53:04. > :53:07.continued to put on pressure. You make the point they scored 13 points

:53:08. > :53:11.in first half. The performance in the first half gave them a chance.

:53:12. > :53:18.But the performance in the second didn't. Ospreys were able to just

:53:19. > :53:24.step sit up in the second half. They just had a bit more class in certain

:53:25. > :53:29.positions. They had that extra level to go to. This is where Edinburgh

:53:30. > :53:34.are now. If they're going to make that next step, this is where they

:53:35. > :53:38.have got to up their game in tight games like this. Almost unusual for

:53:39. > :53:42.Edinburgh. We have seen them put in bigger performances in the second

:53:43. > :53:48.half and add to their tally. But there was a much more intensity from

:53:49. > :53:52.Ospreys in the second half? Yes I think Steve Tandy the Ospreys coach,

:53:53. > :53:57.it looked like he gave them a rocket at half time. They upped their

:53:58. > :54:00.intensity, the way they were going to the tackles and won all the

:54:01. > :54:04.collisions in the second half, that Edinburgh were winning in the first.

:54:05. > :54:08.You don't win games only playing for 40 minutes. That is not saying they

:54:09. > :54:15.didn't try. For 15 minutes they were second best. Then they fought back.

:54:16. > :54:23.And again this is where they had to try and get a point. The second half

:54:24. > :54:29.was important, Ospreys used their bench. Otten, a young guy, he made a

:54:30. > :54:34.difference and scored the try that meant Edinburgh were going home. Yes

:54:35. > :54:38.the line-out didn't function. There was a good rearcs at -- reaction at

:54:39. > :54:46.the back and they got the ball and went through the phases. It is hard

:54:47. > :54:51.to defend where you are this close. Davies upped his game. And again you

:54:52. > :54:57.can can see how close they are. It is not real. Edinburgh are not

:54:58. > :55:05.dominating the contact. There was a couple of good tackles. But it is a

:55:06. > :55:11.missed tackle. Tonks comes out and Otten shrugs him off. Tonks there he

:55:12. > :55:16.goes into, he must make that tackle. He doesn't. The hand off and it is a

:55:17. > :55:21.try. That took the game away from Edinburgh. They come away without

:55:22. > :55:25.anything. Edinburgh played with 14 men at that point. So difficult to

:55:26. > :55:36.try and defend when you're camping on your line. The pressure and power

:55:37. > :55:42.from Ospreys told. Yes and Ospreys were down to 14 men for a while and

:55:43. > :55:47.that showed how both sides coped. The Ospreys didn't concede any

:55:48. > :55:54.points and everybody conceded a try. Again managing those situations when

:55:55. > :56:01.you're a man up is a sign of a good -- good side. Ospreys added three

:56:02. > :56:05.points when they played with 14 men. Now the start of the game, Edinburgh

:56:06. > :56:21.did start very well and got that try early on. Yes this was when

:56:22. > :56:33.Edinburgh were in the Assen Dan si. They -- asken Dan si. I liked it

:56:34. > :56:37.that, is there any holes in the defence, no, but Beard showed good

:56:38. > :56:46.strength and technique and then they go down the far side, a good bit of

:56:47. > :56:51.forward play. They're trying to eke out where is the space. Look at the

:56:52. > :56:55.shape in attack. They have the front line are going to take the ball up

:56:56. > :57:01.and the ball players in behind. There is good ball here. Tonks takes

:57:02. > :57:08.it and good awareness of where the line is. That was a good try. They

:57:09. > :57:14.just weren't table to replicate that in the sec half. That is what cost

:57:15. > :57:20.them. Such a lovely thing to see that. Tonks selling the dummy and

:57:21. > :57:27.looking around, man on the shoulder, good try. We didn't see any of that

:57:28. > :57:34.in the second half. In 40 minutes they didn't create any try-scoring

:57:35. > :57:39.opportunities. They will learn from that. They can't just play for 40

:57:40. > :57:47.minutes. They have got to play for the full 80. I would imagine they

:57:48. > :57:54.will be disappointed with that second half. You don't come to

:57:55. > :58:02.places like the this to a club with the nous and ability and expect to

:58:03. > :58:08.get anything if you don't play for the full 80 minutes. A good try from

:58:09. > :58:13.Ospreys. They came back into the game well. This was the try, it

:58:14. > :58:20.wasn't a good line-out. But nay didn't panic. Davies I thought his

:58:21. > :58:26.influence grew as the game went on. He makes a good decision. Ospreys

:58:27. > :58:32.try and pick up. It is a good line of defence from Edinburgh. He goes

:58:33. > :58:37.back down the short side. It is a good kick and John had the angle and

:58:38. > :58:42.he got off the ground ahead of Fife and Underhill supported him for the

:58:43. > :58:49.try. A good decision to make the kick and a good execution of getting

:58:50. > :58:58.off the ground first. He won the space in the air. A good try. A very

:58:59. > :59:08.smart kick over the top. That was the end of the second half. 13-13,

:59:09. > :59:15.Davies added the extras in. In the second half no points in the second

:59:16. > :59:21.half. Alan some Mons -- Solomons, I imagine your disappointed. Yes we

:59:22. > :59:32.miss twod kicks and that was a good try. Maybe if Dougie had beenoff

:59:33. > :59:36.seed he would have pick -- had been off set he would have picked up the

:59:37. > :59:40.ball. The second half was a reverse and when Neil went off with the nebl

:59:41. > :59:50.card, that -- yellow card that killed us. Gilchrist coming off, he

:59:51. > :59:55.looked like he was back in the mix? Yes it was good for him. He has had

:59:56. > :00:03.very little rugby. So we didn't want to give him 25 minutes. We thought

:00:04. > :00:08.that was about right. He did well. So it doesn't get any easier. What

:00:09. > :00:13.next for Edinburgh? No, I think that today I think the biggest factor was

:00:14. > :00:17.our discipline. We spoke about it at half time and we dominated

:00:18. > :00:21.possession and we have got to keep doing that. But we gave away

:00:22. > :00:26.penalties and a yellow card. I think that was the difference in the

:00:27. > :00:31.second half. Before we head off, you have more Welsh opposition coming

:00:32. > :00:37.up, but you're getting back up to Edinburgh. We we are looking forward

:00:38. > :00:41.to be back at Murrayfield. It is always a difficult period for all

:00:42. > :00:44.the clubs. Not justous over the Six Nations period. We have got to put

:00:45. > :00:52.in two big performances before the break. Thank you I will let you go,

:00:53. > :00:56.we are about to head off air. Thank you Alan. Andy a tough one and they

:00:57. > :01:03.will have to regroup after that second half? Last two peekest weeks

:01:04. > :01:08.take the positives bgs -- positives, but they have got to get back to

:01:09. > :01:16.whipping ways. There is a lot of rugby coming up on the BBC. Llanelli

:01:17. > :01:25.against Edinburgh next week. Of course Andy and I will be back next

:01:26. > :01:30.week, we will be in Rome for the international match.

:01:31. > :02:17.Tonight from all of us here, thanks for your company - bye for now.

:02:18. > :02:17.But keep it light, OK? No-one will get injured.

:02:18. > :02:23.Look, there's bound to be a lot of banter this weekend, OK?

:02:24. > :02:26.It's us, so it comes with the territory.

:02:27. > :02:30.But keep it light, OK? No-one will get injured.