Ospreys v Edinburgh Pro 12 Rugby

It is another trip to the principality for Edinburgh Rugby,

after late disappointment in Llanelli last week, a journey to

Swansea. Victory is essential for them to get back into the top Bor of

the Guinness Pro12. -- the top four. Welcome to the Liberty Stadium. What

a place this is. The last couple of matches for Scottish teams in Wales

have not ended well. Seven days ago, Edinburgh were in Llanelli and it

didn't go well, and we know what happened at the possibility stadium.

Andy, a hugely important game. Edinburgh have dropped out of the

top four and they have to get back to winning ways. They have to do

better than last week, like they did the second half of the second half

last week. If they do that for 80 minutes, they have a chance, but

this is a tough ask. They have been strengthened with Welsh

internationals coming back, so it is tough for Edinburgh. Let's have a

look at the table. Edinburgh have dropped to fifth, and getting adrift

on 38 points as well. I don't think any of the teams around Edinburgh

can afford for them to get further away. With five points for winning,

that could change. Everyone around Edinburgh is looking to beat each

other. Ospreys are in that mix, so this will be vital for both teams

tonight. If Edinburgh could win, it will be a boost for their season.

What will be key? Consistent performance. They were slow starters

a week ago 20 miles up the road. They cannot afford that, because

this is a better side than Scarlets last week. They have to have

consistency and play with the intensity they showed in the second

half. If they can do that, they have a chance. One man who will be up

against it was playing in the under 20s a couple of weeks ago, Jamie

Ritchie, back row forward, and he has a task ahead of him this

evening. Playing against England under 20s two weeks ago, that is

nothing compared to the challenge tonight, against Dan Lydiate, a

British and Irish Lions, a proven international player. This is a real

challenge for Jamie Ritchie. He is up for the challenge but this will

be a test. And Sam Underwood and -- Sam Underhill and Baker make up a

balanced Ospreys back row. That baby face! Quite interesting this

evening, Edinburgh and Glasgow are welcoming back players from the

international side. This is a break from the Six Nations. But

Hidalgo-Clyne is not starting this evening. Glasgow have taken all four

and put them back in the team against Munster tonight. Edinburgh

only have one. This is a dichotomy, how do you give somebody who has not

had much rug the, Dan Carter wants him to play, but he has not played

in three or four weeks. Scrum-half is all about rhythm. It is a chicken

and egg situation. He will get gametime tonight. Before the game,

he was not confident about putting in a player who has not played. He

got four minutes last week, did not play for two weeks before that. You

need gametime as scrum-half. The coach came on the programme after

the match with Llanelli and he was angry. There was a late call in that

game and he felt they lost as a result of that. There has been a

late change with the assistant referee to night. Evans was

involved, the gentleman who gave the penalty last week, which was

dubious. It has been said publicly for many years, although not as

publicly as Allen said it last week, and credit to him for doing that.

Evans has been taken off by Morrison, who is in charge of the

referees, and Owens has been brought on. He has a modicum of experience.

If we could get rid of the referee we could have a good game! It is

interesting they made the change. He was calling for referees to not come

from the countries that are playing. Owens is Welsh, but very

experienced. In the Champions Cup and the Challenge Cup, the referee

and the officials are the same international players. They need to

get it sorted. The players are walking towards the pitch. A huge

match for them. This should be a cracker. Live on BBC Two Scotland.

Enjoy it, in the company of our commentary team.

Ospreys are trying to prevent a record they would rather not have,

which is that they have never lost three games in a row at home. That

is their challenge to Mike, as Edinburgh try and prevent their

record of losing three in a row. The referee tonight. The change in

the assistant referees is that Nigel Owens has come in. Ospreys, in

black, playing from left to right. It is fifth against seventh.

Something has to give. Edinburgh, determined to improve on last week's

performance where they were, as they felt, hard done by in the last play

of the match, and the controversial decisions. That led to the one point

lost. Slightly overcooked, and it runs the whole way. It is a very

hard pitch, John Beattie. It is a long pitch, more than 100 metres. It

is fully 70 metres wide. Bresler has cut his hair, which is confusing us

all. One of these standard kick-offs, and then a silly long

kick. It is going to be a much tougher game. I saw the Chief

Executive Edinburgh Rugby before the game. They needed to win two of the

three trips to Wales, and this is tougher than last weekend, which

ended up being a cracker. Conditions much better than half an hour ago.

It seemed to be light drizzle, but it became heavier. The surface will

be greasy, hard underfoot underneath that. Ideal conditions at the

moment. Nothing of the wind. The first penalty to Edinburgh for

bringing down the scrum. The referee with a determined blast of his

whistle. Nicky Smith was fingered for that. Already it would appear

there was, in fact there is more than a suggestion that they will go

down the line. Phil Burleigh down the line to the corner. Swansea

football team play here, Premiership football. It is a very good surface.

We saw in the first scrum that the studs stood not slip. It will be all

about set pieces, can you keep the ball. The standard form these days

is the catch and drive from this range. Edinburgh, and seeing an

early foray. -- they fancy an early foray.

Good position from Edinburgh. Committing plenty people to the

break. That was a well taken fingertip

pass. Kennedy again. Both wingers in concert below us on

the left-hand side, but they have lost it. A good turnover for the

Ospreys. And Dan Evans sends it long and high to Phil Burleigh. Edinburgh

again have the chance to run. The Welsh crowd were appealing for a

loose hand, but Edinburgh again picking up the loose balls. A bit

scrappy at this stage. Trying to keep the ball, they eventually

forced it into touch away on the far side. Nigel Owens has decided he is

giving it to Edinburgh. A whiff of controversy at the start of the

game. I think it is a very strange call. They are trying to drag him

into touch. The scrum-half is in there, Leonard. That is the

turnover, much earlier. I thought Fife had a chance, if he had got the

ball earlier. That was really well picked up. It is enterprising staff

from Edinburgh on the 22, but good defence by Ospreys. The Michael

Allen Sam Beard, nation was one of the better aspects of Edinburgh's

play. It is extraordinary having Michael Owen there. I know he is

assistant referee but he is itching to press. You can see his right-hand

fidgeting. He wants to press the button. Look at him watching. That

is one of the great shots. That is one of the best referees in the

world. He is six inches into the pitch. He just can't resist it. A

late replacement in the officials. Alan Sullivan had a point last week,

that you really have to have neutral officials at these games, especially

last week's call which changed the game completely, a marginal offside,

if at all, and Edinburgh lost because of it. He would not have

been biased, just got the wrong call, but he has to appear to be

neutral. It is a perception, to eliminate the perception.

Phil Burleigh sends it to the corner, over the head of Evans. He

was not confident it would go the whole way. Again, he has not found

touch. Whether that is a deliberate ploy or not, we will see as the game

progresses. Phil Burleigh fancied the run. Forcing the pass, just a

split second and Kennedy was on his shoulder. A great game already. You

can see Phil Burleigh, he wants to run tonight. Every time he gets the

ball he is looking to break. That first scrum that we are probably not

going to see a replay of, because Welsh television are giving us the

pictures, if I was a forward, I would be so happy with that. There

is an injury to one of the Edinburgh players. John Andress. There is an

early score from one of the matches starting earlier tonight.

We will also update you on the Glasgow against Munster match which

is taking place at Rugby Park in Kilmarnock tonight. That has not yet

started. We will update the scores as they develop. But our main focus

tonight is the Ospreys -Edinburgh clash here at The Liberty Stadium.

In that first scrum, number one, who we can see there, smashed Fia, the

tight head prop. I keep saying that the tight head prop is the most

important player. If Bell on the right can get the shunt on-again,

that will send a message. -- Delve. There was an option further out to

the right but they have spilled it. Almost an identical pattern to the

early stages of last week's game. Ripped out of position in the tackle

and Dan Lydiate knocked on. That came from the scrum. Untidy from the

Ospreys. This was the break, and it was just ripped and ripped. He did

not get to ground. Wisely staying up in contact. He did not want to get

to ground too early. It was Owen Watkin who did the ripping. Let's

have a view from Andy Nichol on the touchline. A much better start than

seven days ago at Scarlets. Looking dangerous. Phil Burleigh has been

confident. There was a real opportunity. I am at the end of the

pitch, and there was a real opportunity. Michael Allen could

have got the ball to Greg Thompson on the turnover. It has been all

down this end. Edinburgh must get something from this pressure, even

if it is just three points, a drop goal. Preferably a try, but they

must get something. There was an exchange between the referee and the

two props. Fia and Allan Dell. That is an interesting contest

developing. Fia is making his first start for The Ospreys. That has gone

Edinburgh's way again. A sign of confidence from Edinburgh, to give

it another go. If I was Allan Dell, I have got him on toast. That was a

traditional soft hit. The Welsh do it all the time. That just did not

settle. Now you have Edinburgh saying, OK, we will scrum and if you

mess up, we have a penalty. That must be in the mind of the referee.

That is the psychology of what is going on here. One assumes the

referee is making the assumption that Edinburgh have the upper hand.

Let's see what happens when Sean Kennedy delivers. You could see them

nudging before the push. This time, the penalty is delivered.

It does not exactly please many of the Welsh. But illegal wheeling, I

think has been decided. That gives Edinburgh, as you were saying, the

chance to get some return on the early pressure in the first ten

minutes. Did the referee say, thanks? Maybe that was Mr Owens with

that call. Edinburgh, they know they have scrum ascendancy. This was the

illegal wheel. Greig Tonks. A good, direct thumper from Greig

Tonks. And we understand, John, you're hearing powers are not on the

wane, despite your other powers sometimes waning! There we have it,

the first blow to Edinburgh. Penalty, three points, Greig Tonks.

A much better start than last week when they messed up the first

kick-off. Here is the second. Badly defended. That is well taken and it

is the first time Ospreys have made any entry into the Edinburgh half.

They will be a bit sore about that, I suspect, the way they conceded a

penalty. We know Owen Watkin poses a great

threat. This is the first time the Edinburgh

defence have been tested, and found wanting, because they did not

release the tackle. The referee has come down heavily on that instantly.

So often this happens, one team scores, one team concedes. That was

badly approached by Toolis, whoever was lifting him. They were too deep.

The allegation is the tackle did not release the body, and then went for

the ball. This was the kick-off, really badly defended. It was a free

ball, virtually. First shop for Sam Davies. 106 so far this season. Two

tries, 12 conversions, 24 penalties. Still only at 62%, somewhat

surprisingly. That has just given his tally little bit of a nudge. 37

kicks from 59 converted. Maybe not a record he normally would have, but

for the purposes often night, it has been a good start. He has Ospreys at

level. Early in the game, finely balanced. No huge phases of

possession. A couple of phases and then penalty.

All of a sudden, what did not seem much of a threat has been delivered.

Again, it is spilled, but illegally. And again... This is worth watching.

He is a good young loosehead prop. I think that is an even battle, but

Allan Dell against Fia is not. The key is, did he release the tackled

player first before he goes to the ball, or not? It has presented Greig

Tonks with, if I can say it, a relatively easy straightforward

kick. Kicking off the left foot, of course.

He shaved the post. The curse of the commentator. My apologies! It is not

your fault, it is a bad kick. It was a sitter of a kick. You could hear

something wrong. Left footed, left side of the post. The original

penalty was a gift and that should have been 6-3. I think the referee

is a bit whistle-happy. Very pernickety so far.

Greig Tonks will be out to atone. His opposite number, Dan Evans,

takes that comfortably. Again, and intervention which has

favoured Edinburgh. And I think again, that is Allan Dell again

going in on the ground. This is sealing off. Everyone watching knows

what happens here. You look at the man coaching the Scottish forwards,

and how low you have to be. If you come in, heading down the ruck.

Baker goes in and seals off the ball. Watch him from behind. Is the

rich and of travel is down and he never had his weight on his hands.

Hands up, I am sorry, penalty. A quick word from the referee to the

Ospreys captain while we were watching that, and I think that

would be a stern word, if I can put it that way. Too many penalties

mounting up now. Greig Tonks, further out, a bit more to the left.

Does not make it any easier but it looked better and it finished

better. It is just one of those things, isn't it? Further out,

further to the left, you would have thought it might have been more

difficult. But it counts for three points, the same as the rest of

them. Edinburgh need to stick to this pattern. They are doing OK.

That was a bad kick-off. Do you know what, there have been a few set

piece errors. Tension, carelessness. Here it is again. Too high, too

long. Just no chance at all of the chasing pack getting it. Last week,

at the Scarlets game we saw some of the youngsters. We will keeping an

eye on Jamie Ritchie today because it is important he goes well.

Conditions are changing, as you say that. In the light drizzle. It is

not really drizzle, but there you go.

It was a slack pass, just forcing the game. It would have been better

to hold on. That may be too long again. It will

skid, but stop. It fell my sleeve for Phil Burleigh, and he can

deliver it with some gusto up to midfield. -- it fell nicely.

Phil Burleigh was looking for more mileage than that. This is almost

qualifying as rain now. Beginning to make conditions difficult.

We have not seen much of the Welsh international players making an

impact. It was a big call to release the

ball earlier. It was delayed, and bad handling again. Kicked to

nothing. The referee allowed it to play on. He had indicated the

advantage quickly, much to the displeasure of the local crowd. I am

surprised the Ospreys are making it so complicated. They are playing a

lot through their Number Ten, Sam Davies. When Edinburgh are in the

opposition 22, that simple one pass game. But the Ospreys at the moment

are a bit confused as to who is to get the ball. You think if the

Ospreys would play a simpler game they would maybe catch Edinburgh out

a bit more. You would also think they would be carrying more of the

confidence from victory against Munster into this game. But they are

riven by indecision at the moment. Particularly in midfield.

Edinburgh felt they had it, but illegal again, according to the

referee, who is having a huge influence on the breakdown, John. I

think that is the case. That was John Andress. He tried to get out of

the way but the opposition number three just kept him there. Players

watching know that what happens at elite level is that if someone is on

your side of the ruck, you can easily get the penalty. Watch John

Andress. He comes in, he falls. He should have done that. The left knee

was keeping him in there. Someone behind him was holding him. Sam

Davies has put the Ospreys down the line. Just a swirling wind. The

stadium is not fully enclosed. It has quite a fair amount of the pitch

covered by the stand, the projecting stands. That means the wind comes in

and swirls around inside. It is slightly favouring Edinburgh at the

moment. But this is what they fancied, some traction.

Edinburgh not committing that many men. Because then they have them

lined up waiting. Very difficult for Ospreys to break the gain line. Here

they come again. Edinburgh think they have it. Burleigh is working

hard, but Leonard wins. Just a chip through and that is a kick wasted,

but a penalty for offside. Some ironic cheers from the Welsh crowd.

But Marius Mitrea said the blitz defence came up too early. I didn't

see them up too early. Ospreys the last ten minutes much more time in

Edinburgh's half. The momentum of the match has changed. There is a

couple of Edinburgh players this side offside. That is a gentle kick

through. They could have kept the ball alive. But they got the

penalty. That may have come from our flag on the other side, Mr Owens. He

had his hand on his hip, which is because he is pressing the button.

Davies' left foot sure as anything. He turned away as soon as he had hit

it. A perfect response again from the Ospreys then. Taking the match

to 25 minutes actually. It is all about possession and trying to stick

these phases together. Well they were all in front of the kicker. Way

ahead of Greig Tonks. The whole shooting match raced ahead of him

and nobody pulled them back. But play on.

Good steal from Edinburgh. Beard on the charge. Now Edinburgh have a

chance again. They need to be clever, they need to be patient.

They need to come left. They're all lined up.

Tonks breaks through and is almost there. This time they're through.

This time they're up there and over the line and one of the easiest

tries they will get. They really manufactured well that, because it

was first of all a turnover. Edinburgh kept the ball sensibly and

moved it one pass and two passes. Two does this turnover? It is

Burleigh. That is fantastic. No, it is Beard. It is Beard and Tonks with

the hand-off. Inside. Really well played. That is where you want

people on your shoulder. That is the perfect range for a prop and Tonks

adds the icing on the cake. I go back to this, the Po ten si of baird

and Allen -- potency of Beard and Allen. Look at that handoff. Good

play. Let's rejoin Andy Nicol. Well worked. Forwards and backs working

together and when you get a turn over outside the 22, there is no

time for the Ospreys to reorganise. A well worked try. Tonks set it up

for Dell. We have seen this exit strategy a few time, catch it, drive

it, put it opt blindside. A good tackle from Bresler. Ospreys aren't

making much territory when they get over the halfway line. But they have

a spare man here and this is dangerous. Slack let it go and that

has run forward. Leonard was almost there and the potency, the dangers

and just in midfield we see the Edinburgh No 6 there has taken a

knock, Jamie Ritchie. It looks like he has taken a hefty knee knock.

This was almost a great break. That final pass. The man to praise is

Kennedy. Look at him with the beard in the background, 7s player.

Bresler hands him off. Keeps ahold of his jersey, that is a great

tackle. He used the touchline as an extra defender there. Ritchie just

walking a bit Jingerly to join that group. There he is. ? The trials and

tribulations of professional rugby. This was the steal, this is how it

came to be. This is after the turnover. That is the break. He just

sniffs. It is the safest thing to do - if in doubt pin your ears back and

go between bodies. For people watching that, that is classic how

to sell a dummy. The eyes go away with the ball and you go forward.

And you have to make an assumption there is somebody on your inside

that will take the pass and it worked perfectly. He was going to

give a free kick. He just about gave it. That is Greig Tonks, his

interventions have been Timmious and frequent. Using Burleigh as one

foil. And then the two centres. We have seen the two wingers operating

on the left-wing together. Plenty of variety in the Edinburgh play.

Plenty pace. As we heard, if you're going to stay

in the top four or top six, you have to beat the teams around you and it

helps by beating them up in the scrum, because definitely Edinburgh

still have them on a roll. Yes the key man is Bresler. You can see him

with the blood pouring down his forehead. Dell can do all he wants,

but unless Bresler also goes up, the scrum is worthless.

That is a decent clearance by Burleigh. Takes them up to half way.

Always forward momentum, crucial, Edinburgh taking more time. And you

did remark at the end of the second half of last week's match there

seemed to be just some lack of decision-making. But a bit more of a

collective view being taken tonight and it is working. Very much more

together. They have made good ground. That is

the 10 metre line in the Welsh half. Phenomenal work rate from Watson

already. Good feet by Ritchie. He just about made it and this time,

well the Welsh were screaming for a penalty. But Marius Mitrea has gone

the other way and I think it is Fia. Either that or Parry, the No 2. This

happens a lot in rugby. No 2 there we will have to watch the replays to

see whether he did commit a penalty. If he goes beyond the ball and takes

the weight on his hand, he is not going for the ball. Good break.

There is Parry coming in. He is make nothing effort to get up or away. He

was on his knees I think. End result - we have got Greig Tonks again.

Slightly more infield. Just in front of the 10-metre line. Not quite

straight in front of the posts. Well within his range. Gives it a good

hoof. It is just shaved left. He needs to reset his sights. He has

just - slicing them left-footed to the left of the posts. Oh, not far,

but far enough wide to be a none counter. We are into 10 minutes of

the first half. Edinburgh are doing well. The Edinburgh midfield is

firing. They have also managed to keep the territorial battle in their

favour. He fancies another go. It is a long

pitch. Normally there is much less space between the 10 metre line and

the 22. Well a big shout for a scything tackle by Bresler. This

time there is a penalty coming, but the Welsh have men spare. But they

have been forced to the touchline again. Du Preez still playing

advantage I think. And they will come back this time.

That was Ritchie went in and bit a ball on the ground. He was late to

the ruck. You have got to go for the ball before ruck it called. He is

saying off his feet, I thought it was Ritchie coming in late. The

saving grace for Edinburgh is it is in the Ospreys' half and there is

only one option and that is to get up field as far as possible. Nigel

Owens is going to take the line. This is how it happened. No that is

the turn over later on. The man from Canada was slightly high there too.

The replays showing him fingering Beard there with that neck-high

tackle. It has been messy coming back to Leonard.

The Edinburgh line speed is excellent. Saving their men and

their challenges for the defence of line. That is a good challenge.

Ospreys have it. Ospreys are home! Ospreys are in and it is Sam

Underhill and a cleverly placed kick over the top and it was just a split

second decision, but when it came out Underhill was there and he had a

fairly easy task to get to the line. But this was a clever kick. Great

kick, left-footed. Underhill is a big unit. Not going to be stopped. I

thought they were looking for a penalty, but it is a clever kick and

that is how to take a ball. Up high and you know to be fair to the

Ospreys that is a well-worked try. Nine, ten, ten with the kick, look

at 11 watching the ball. I saw him coming in, Underhill, big, strong

boy. Edinburgh maybe disappointed with the defending there. It was

well challenged by Ospreys. Davies has got the knack without a

shadow of a doubt. He has it in spades and he has taken Ospreys back

level. Ospreys 13, Edinburgh 13. It is a very good game now. It is a

very balanced game, with some good youngsters out there, we have

Underhill and Ritchie and we have seen the future of do countries

internationalists. This team the Edinburgh team delayed their attack.

So who is going to blink first before half time? That is the next

question. A penalty and he is going to his

pocket I think. Marius Mitrea is going to his pocket and he has had a

word in his ear. Well now... He got a word in his ear from Owen again I

think. He was asked lfs I think Nigel Owens said have a look at it.

The Welsh player, it wasn't Leonard. It was Lydiate. He immediately asked

for a replay. Well, the issue is the arm and the shoulder. Oh, it is a

card. It is a card. It is a card for Dan Lydiate. Big, big decision on 37

minutes. Do you know what it is, it is a really low tackle. So no matter

what was happening there, never mind shoulder and arms, if you're going

to tackle somebody above the ankle and below the key and they're coming

straight at you. That is not a fair tackle. I thought he half went for

it with his arm. He went in. His arm made contact first. But it was very

low. It is a big decision, it has been made and Dan Lydiate sits out

the next ten minutes. So Edinburgh are trying to force the Ospreys to

blink. And they have an extra forward. They can drive a weakened

pack. Will Ospreys commit a second body.

That is a penalty. They have won it. Ospreys have won it. Ospreys have

won the ball. I know we have to be neutral. But basic understanding of

physics is the way to defend a maul is to spin it. You turn momentum

into angular momentum. But there were so many Ospreys coming in

almost on the back of maul and that what is made that. Look at 8. He is

trying to spin it. Now he is no longer coming in from behind the

ball and you have four black jerseys... Pushing a different way.

Maybe I'm watching a different game. Now Edinburgh still have a numerical

advantage here. Well maybe they had too much of an

advantage. He has pinged them for an early shove. You would have to watch

it again and even if we watched it again we might not no. Two key calls

by the ref. The Ospreys got away with it. That gives the Ospreys the

chance to clear it. We are in the final minute of the first half.

13-13, which would probably be a fair reflection of proceedings. That

maul defence is the way the Welsh defended the Scots last week.

Alun-Wyn Jones was coming in way in the Scottish side of the maul.

Interestingly we have all the Edinburgh players lining up. The

wingers have come in this side. They're loading the left hand field

of attack. Which may be a dummy run. We are into the red zone in terms of

the clock. Leonard is in trouble here. Whoever gets the ball hoofs

it. If Ospreys get it, they will boot it to touch, I have no doubt.

They're trying to exit a bit more comfortably and this time they do

and go to the dead-ball line and they have ended the first half with

Marius mittry ya, who has had a crucial part to play. We have had

two tries. Dell for Edinburgh. And Underhill for the Welsh and that has

brought us to the interval at Party -- parity, because the score is

13-13. We are now in the interval and I will interview Andy Nicol.

There was such dominance for Edinburgh in the scrum, do you think

they will be disappointed? I think they will be quite happy, but they

were probably worth more than a draw. It is tight in the score and

on the pitch. I thought Edinburgh shaded that. Tonks has missed a

couple of penalties. Maybe 19-13 would be a fair result. But

conditions are not great. It has been a better half than maybe we

should have expected. You mentioned Greig Tonks missing the penalties.

He missed one to the left and one to the right. Let's hope that is not

decisive. It is going to be a tight game and taking chances like that is

important. At those times is when Edinburgh were on the front foot.

But at one stage at 13-6 if they had taken the two kicks, 19-6 that is

demoralising for Ospreys. Let's not be too critical, because he had a

great role to play in the try in the 26th minute. Yes a good try. The

Ospreys had got the penalty and tried to run out from defence.

They're still not going for the exit strategy of the kick. They take it

to the 22 and you run the risk this may happen. Beard with a great

turnover and look how deep Edinburgh are and go down and I thought they

made the wrong decision going to the right. But they rectified it. They

went once and went twice. But they kept the ball. That was the key. You

can see the shape in attack, the forwards are up. Not the best pass,

but Edinburgh took their time and got the ball and were organised and

here is the benefit of having Tonks at full-back. He is so comfortable,

because he has played a lot of rugby at 10. This is the key point, Beard

with the turn over. But look how comfortable Tonks is. Ball in one

hand, off-loaded it. That was a well taken and well created try. Lovely

to see a prop running on the shoulder as well. He knew somebody

would be there. Edinburgh had good shape in attack, they had play

makers in the front line and support behind. That is what happened. He

went through, Tonks went through. He didn't know who was there, but he

knew there would be a player there. And a good try for Ospreys.

Underhill getting over the line. It was a different try. They tried the

sort of direct route a they won good lineout ball and Ospreys have big

ball carriers in Baker and Lydiate and they have been quite prominent

in the first half. Harry at hooker as -- Parry has hooker has been well

as well. Sam Davies recognises this and goes back to the short is side,

puts up the kick and Fife is not in the right position and he saw where

the ball is coming from. Fife, it is hard to backtrack and get off the

ground. He won the battle in the air and Underhill tracking the ball and

finishes it well. The Edinburgh defence were flat-footed at that

point and a lovely kick. He just got ahead of Fife in the air and got the

try. For seven minutes of the second half, Ospreys were without Lydiate.

What is your thoughts on that, should it have been a yellow card.

It is a clear yellow. This what is Dan Lydiate is known for this short

tackle. The law book says you have to use our arms. And you can see it

close up here. He just goes so low, it is below the knee, there is no

arms, that is just shoulder. That is dangerous. A foot was stuck in the

ground, it could be a broken leg. It is dangerous for Lydiate as well. It

is interesting, this is where if you're an experienced international

you can have an influence. The referee had a look. We will talk

more about this match. But we have been in Wales a lot. We were at

Llanelli last Friday and Cardiff last Saturday and the second match

of the Six Nations for the national side ended in disappointment. Are

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

but the England game was disappointing, there wasn't any

positives to take from it. I thought there was real poz tifs last --

positives last week. We had quick ball and the first try was an end

result of this. There was so many talk points. Here is the early one.

Davis' try. Biggar, if we stop it. Biggar is about to kick the ball.

Davies never attempts to go back, so he is never onside. So Davies and

Roberts come forward and Davies never goes back. That means he is

offside. Irrespective of what happens, Davives is outside. It with

auz great finish and he showed incredible pace. But it wasn't a

try. So frustrating. The TMO said it was a try, we were all screaming and

shouting he was offside. Yes and we have a TMO to get the tight

decisions right. You couldn't expect the referee to get it right on the

ground. This is what we didn't do against England. Look at the

defence, Hardy comes in. And this what is was so good, the balance

between the power and the pace. Scotland controlled this. Sometimes

against England, it was England's defence controlling Scotland's

attack. He gets through the first line and now look at the defence. It

is all over the place. They're still making the tackles, but there is

shape in the attack. You have the pace and the people coming in. This

wept after many phases. 16 or 17 phases. And we missed out a few and

they're just still recycling it and working hard. They controlled this

all the way through. Laidlaw is in the pocket. Directing, getting the

forwards into place. This is when Russell comes into his own. He knows

there is no one behind. A great dink and a great team try. A joy to see

the Scots forwards and backs going forward and knocking Welsh players

on their backside. It is 16-13 and takes it into the 22 and loses

control and James goes down. You thought international winger, drive

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

What this meant was it gave field position for Wales and after a

couple of phases later it gave this field position, which led to

Roberts' try. Scotland are leading and Roberts is a key, powerful

player. You couldn't argue if he was his man. He came. Look for the angle

he comes in. Nel looked up and didn't see Roberts. That was a good

bit of play. This is a great finish and George North was outstanding.

But you have to question Scotland's defence. North would have expected

to get past there. When you come in twice or three times into the

forwards, you bring it back in here and you can see hardy and their

shoulders and hips are going straight across the pitch. They're

trying to get across, but that is the area they have got to take. So

if you play it on as North comes in, they have got to make the tackle.

One of them had to make that tackle. Take nothing away from the finish,

but he should have got smashed. Credit to Scotland, the game was

lost, with the scoreline as it was, but they showed good perseverance.

Jackson, who was on for 15, I thought he delayed the pass

beautifully. But a good angle from Duncan Taylor, a good step, and the

pace we saw in defence, we saw it in attack and Scotland finished on a

high. Taylor in particular, a lovely angle but good handoff as well. We

saw him earlier making a fantastic tackle. I would imagine he will

start against Italy in Rome in a couple of weeks. Without doubt, he

had a fantastic season for Saracens. I was keen to see how he would make

the step up, and he did it brilliantly. I think Russell showed

real leadership out there. That is a criticism I have had of the Scottish

team as a whole. I saw real leadership from Duncan Taylor, in

the way he communicated with Russell. OK, we have the second half

of this match, Ospreys against Edinburgh coming up, but there are

other matches this evening. Let's have a look at some of the scores.

Glasgow need to pick up the points because they are at the wrong end of

the table. This one kicked off just after 7pm, and the second half is

almost underway. Edinburgh are out on the pitch and here are Ospreys

now. It should be a fantastic second half. It is beautifully poised. Will

it be unlucky for the visitors or the home side? Find out now without

commentary team. Thank you. Possibly a statement of

intent from the Edinburgh team, out waiting, ready to rock. Two changes

for the Ospreys. Dan Lydiate will spend the next few minutes in the

bin because he was yellow carded. We will bring you an update on the

changes in just a minute. Edinburgh have got the game underway. Fia has

left the field, replaced by Jarvis. And Sam Underhill has been

withdrawn. No change in the Edinburgh side.

Not releasing, and the referee again, holding on is the decision. A

good start. A good start by Watson twice, but it was cracked now,

straight off the bench, who got his hands round that ball.

Cracknell came in, got right on him. He was first in, there is no ruck.

Before he was called up for falling on his side, he won the penalty. It

was a great break originally. He has been involved twice, the second

time, the penalty. What a sign in -- what a site in full flow.

That was enough for Greig Tonks to go over the line. He stretched his

legs far enough to get it over the line. Just a reminder that we have a

change, just as we look at that again, how he cleverly put his foot

over the line to ensure he got the 22. We have Nigel Owens officiating

on the stand side, the near stand side, a late change in the

officials. One of the touch judges was withdrawn today. Ospreys on the

move, surely time to raise the pace. Cracknell is making an immediate

impact in the first few minutes of the second half.

Cracknell is the go to man for the first few minutes of the second

half. Good pressure from the Ospreys. And

here is the penalty coming. They are bursting through the middle as well.

Because they have a bit of momentum, the referee is letting them go. This

time, overcooked. It just had too much pace on it. Ospreys are a man

down but they are playing straight off the Warren Gatland Welsh team

playbook, tween the 15 metre lines, smash up until you can get a back

attack. That was a pointless rerun by the Welsh broadcasters. But

before that, everything was good, clever. One pass, round the corner,

get to the touchline, another pass, into midfield, keep it going with

the one pass. I think the Number Ten, Davies is coming into the game

now. And we have seen Baker get through tackles. Baker is putting

people like him through the gap. Despite being a man down, they were

causing Edinburgh trouble. They have adjusted well to the numerical

discrepancy and they are playing the right type of game in the

circumstance. He just turned around and proofed that. A very confident

dispatch of the ball by Sam Davies. Every time we see him he gets

better. He is mature ring in the role. It cannot be easy to be an

understudy to Dan Biggar, but he has put Ospreys ahead.

I was talking to some of the Edinburgh backroom staff and I said,

what was the half-time team talk. It was that field position was good in

the first half and they need to keep hitting the gain line. For the first

time, they are deep in The Ospreys' half. A quick look at the score at

Rugby Park. Glasgow 14, Munster 17. Two tries for Munster. Lots of rugby

still to be played there, because they were late, but a big game for

Glasgow. And this is a big game for both Ospreys and Edinburgh. And that

is reflected in the way the match has been contested, nip and tuck all

the way. Looking at that Dan Lydiate try again, he did flap with his arm

but there was no attempt to make a tackle, and he could have broken a

leg. A dangerous chop tackle. That was a good chase by Ospreys.

Coming in low and hard, quite legitimately.

He spotted the gap and turned the defence. In theory, Edinburgh should

regain possession. And still the rain comes down. Dan Lydiate has

come back on. Nicky Smith has been replaced by Gareth Thomas. That is

the Ospreys back to full strength numerically.

The Welsh line speed was so good that time they never had any go

forward at all. It has been a bit flat, the

atmosphere around The Liberty Stadium until half-time. This time

it is a penalty again. I don't think the referee will getting -- be

getting many Christmas cards from Wales this year. I do not know why

Dan Lydiate is shaking his head. He was not even on the scene. He comes

in. He is not allowed to go for the ball, that is a ruck. He was told,

hands off, hands off. The crowd are booing and I have no idea why.

Ospreys are making another change. It is Scott Otten, 21, who signed a

new three-year deal this week. He has played 24 times already for the

Ospreys, and he is replacing Sam Parry. He is a bit of the machine,

Scott Otten. He can get about the field. Not your old-fashioned

slowcoach poker. That will get me in trouble! He can get about the pitch.

-- slowcoach hooker. Good possession, but again all that

effort wasted. Off their feet going in. Come pounding the error, holding

on first and then off the feat. I am surprised away way Edinburgh are

chopping and changing direction. I can't see who that is, they are

accusing of hitting and rolling to the left of his feet. And also

Toolis, holding on. John Andress is going.

That was messed up badly by Edinburgh. According to the referee

the ball was not delivered back. He did the right thing if it was Tom

Brown. I think it was whoever was on the left wing.

A substitution again, number 22 coming on for Edinburgh. Chris Dean.

On in midfield. Magnus Bradbury is on in place of

Jamie Ritchie, as far as I can see. No, I can see Richie now. The

confusion is some of the black substitutions we are seeing. Eli

Walker is on, number 22. Ospreys are coming into a bit more control.

Sorry, it is Matavesi who has come on. He is on for Engelbrecht in

midfield. We are at a key stage now. We are changing the players in the

Chesterfield, chopping and changing what we do, and Edinburgh have to

get back in the game, get up the other end of the pitch and start

scoring. At the moment, even when the Ospreys were down to 14, they

were bossing things. It is all about possession, because neither side is

establishing a pattern of play. The only lack of patent being identified

in our difficulty identifying what has been going on because there were

so many changes so quickly. Now an injury to an Edinburgh player in the

field. In contrast with last week, they are not discussing the way

forward. We are going to try again. 7264 is

the official attendance. Slightly flat atmosphere, I think I said

earlier, in the first half, but it has come to life in the second half.

Everybody is aware of the importance of the game. Such a big stadium. I

think it holds 20,000. Both ends of the stadium are closed. We have all

of the crowd in the two stands. Michael Allen took one on the ear, I

think. He is OK. I am not so sure he is, actually. He is looking a bit

spaced out. Penalty coming up. They kicked to nothing because they knew

the penalty was coming just inside the Edinburgh half. It is all very

scrappy. Since the first minute, it has become a game of penalties. I

don't know if players know that you can play for a penalty with certain

referees, but everything here is ending in a penalty. Marginal

decisions that you might be allowed to play in some other games, but

tonight it is a penalty. It is stop start. If you can get your phases,

set things up, someone will make a mistake and it will be a penalty.

Especially if you are Ospreys. This is a big moment for Gilchrist,

because he has been out so much. He has been out for 15 months with two

injuries, really, if truth be told, if they are put together. It is a

huge moment for him personally, and a big moment for Edinburgh and even

for Scotland. Grant Gilchrist makes a welcome return. Hidalgo-Clyne has

also come on in place of Kennedy. Gametime for both of these players.

That was just inside the flag. Grant Gilchrist has replaced Anton

Dressler. -- Anton Bresler. This is a big moment in the game. An injury

to a Welsh player. Engelbrecht Has gone down. That was slide rule

stuff, just inside the flag. Sam Davies is key. He is the ticking

clock at the moment. He is playing well. In the last phase, they hit up

and the forwards went round to the right. He did not feed them but came

back. Everything they do seems to go through Davies. He is very composed.

He is a problematic line-out. -- here is a problematic line-out. Do

we throw it over the top? I can see Dan Lydiate getting ready. He is

getting ready to smash Du Preez if it goes over the top.

It did go over the top, and he was smashed as predicted.

Critical moments for both teams. Ospreys feel a bit of momentum, and

Cracknell has given them some of it. The same pattern, the forwards went

round the corner and then they hit the stand-off.

Edinburgh are trying to stem the tide at the moment.

Sam Hidalgo-Clyne was taking umbrage at being held in the tackle there,

off the ball. Just teasing their way through.

Edinburgh can't afford to give anything away here. The screw is

being turned. Incessant pressure from Ospreys. They need to get

something from this. 17 phases. Drop goal. He spilled it.

Drop goal attempt, I should have said, because it was not quite... It

was well worked eventually, because they almost ran out of ideas. That

is credit to the defence. Edinburgh, playing away from home, up against a

team that has to win, and the defence was fantastic. They just

kept dropping people down and Ospreys had to do something. They

were going round the corner, round the corner and eventually had to go

for a drop goal. Good defence. I suspect Andy had a good view of

that. It was good defence. Ospreys have had a much better first 15

minutes of the second half. I think Edinburgh just said, keep doing what

we are doing, but Ospreys have raised their game, been really

physical, winning the collisions until the last three minutes. That

was really good defence. Great to see Gilchrist back in the park, with

all the injuries he has had. He has made an impact already. His line

speed has been good. As people like him and Hidalgo-Clyne come off the

bench, he has 20 minutes now to make an impact here and get Edinburgh

into a winning position. They have it in them, but they have to be

tight now. This has turned into a 20 minute arm wrestle. It is cutting

out the mistakes. Get down the other end. Field position is important.

You get the feeling that if Edinburgh can weather this storm,

there may yet be something in it for them. It is a 3-point game. We are

20 minutes away from the end. There is a lot can happen in that period.

Edinburgh still have a few more dice to roll.

Certainly, the impact of Gilchrist in the scrum. Bergen has good

technique. Penalty, refs. That is an easy penalty because they smashed

them. I always look to see if the prop is taking equal pressure from

both feet. Often they will dangle the outside leg, but Bergen did that

proper weightlifting style, flat, flat back. In terms of how a tight

head should set up, he put back his right leg on impact, he had his flat

back and the legs looked powerful. Bergen made a big difference. That

was well taken because Nigel Owens allowed it to carry on. He kept it

in play without touching the line. They have Ospreys where they want

them, in their own half. Considering the weather, the

handling tonight has been fantastic. Impeccable. It has been difficult,

but they are mostly catching. There was a big shout for a high tackle

but, well... Nothing much in that really. The referee did not think

anything of it, that is the important thing.

That is twice he has done the Edinburgh defence. His technique in

the air has been magnificent, Ben John. Leh nerd spotted a big gap. He

cleverly played it with his foot. There was nothing for it, but he

threw it away, Tom Brown, to make sure it was not played in. Fantastic

play by the Ospreys scrum-half. That was the save that they are looking

at on the Welsh TV. And that was the injury. Remember the trial when he

competed? Ben John has been picked out by Welsh colleagues, but it was

great vision. Is he going for his pocket? The

captain is being told. Well, a word of warning to Burleigh. It could

have been worse. Lets watch this. The words clearly from the referee

was that the ball was still in the ruck and you cannot play the man.

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

did he come from behind, through the middle of the ruck? None of that

matters. It is given. Sam Davies, beautifully taken.

Extends the Ospreys' lead now to six points and this is the kind of gap

that needs to be stopped, because this time we do in fact have Magnus

Bradbury coming on. And he has replaced Jamie Ritchie this time.

Bradbury for Ritchie. So the future is bright, they tell us, let's see

what they can do. Blare Kinghorn, it would be good to see him stretch his

legs on this pitch. Edinburgh making ground, keeping

possession. Edinburgh have it again. Ospreys'

defence stands firm. They have come up way up this side of the play. Now

there is a chance for Edinburgh. Good momentum from Edinburgh. Du

Preez again out on the left. There was a man over if he could get

it away. He is bundled into touch. He specialises in that little sneak

up the left-hand side. That is great play by Edinburgh. But this is

brilliant, but ultimately a great coach would say you should have kept

the ball. He should have straightened up. This is great

stuff, don't get me wrong, but he has given away the ball. A couple

of, I think the Edinburgh players are, that was great continuity, good

stuff, Bradbury was involved - his mum was a great player! Bradbury

will one day be an internationalist and Hidalgo-Clyne is coming on to a

game. Shiells has come on to replace devil. Place Dell. Dell has had a

good shift. It is still a six-point game. We are at 65 minutes. S. Again

the Welsh crowd baying for action from the referee. And he has reached

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

clearly off your feet and then played the ball. He is incredulous,

but that is the end of it. The decision is taken any way. Edinburgh

a man down and... Well Turner is going to come on. And sorry about

the blips and beeps in the commentary. He took his weight. Some

wiring problems I think. Maybe the water's got there eventually!

Can Ospreys make this one man differential pay? They will have

five minutes of the full complement. Leonard again.

Tonks lets it run. That is a good kick. That gets Ospreys, you can see

the skip in their step as they go up the field. That is the trouble with

rugby, you pressurise and you're up on the opposition and you give away

a penalty and the next minute you're defending near your own line. I

wonder if the Ospreys have seen something. They do seem to hit up in

the middle and they come left as if the Edinburgh defence is flooding

around the corner. There was a suggestion that Leonard was going to

come off I think. In fact he is coming off. And Tom Habberfield is

coming on, another of the inspiring young Welsh players. Leonard has

been key as well to the Ospreys tonight. Great vision, like all good

players, whether a cricketer or whatever, a rugby player, a bit

extra time and he sees things. He was kicking the ball into empty

space. Let's see what Habberfield is made

off. There is great hopes for him he is only 23. The average age of their

team against Munster was only 23. Scrum is the choice. Little things -

one thing you're away right up the right hands side, your hooker gets

sin-binned, you come down, you concede the ball they get a scrum

and they're right on the Edinburgh line attacking. Hamish Watson has

gone off and No 16 George Turner has come on. Another adjustment from

Edinburgh. And a big, big scrum this for Edinburgh. The ball is in

Habberfield's hands of course. Edinburgh have to defend this a man

down. In fact their hooker down. So Hunter is there to deliver that bit

of it. I can't see that they have added anyone to the... Scrum.

It is off the foot Marius Mitrea says. They have slowed Ospreys down

again. Getting under the posts now. A penalty coming for offside. They

have got men over on the left. Inside. Habberfield stuck. They got

caught there. They have to come left. Maybe not the best choice.

Otten goes to ground. Habberfield still advantage and they have lost

it it went backwards, they can play on. And again the referee's whistle,

he is going to take them back into the penalty in the middle. What do

they do here? They won't want to settle for three. It is not a great

return. They're going to go for goal and take the three points that are

on offer. That may not be the best decision. It is eating into the

clock as well. Which actually will suit Edinburgh, because that might

have been another chance to have another go there, John. Yes could

have been, but they knew they had the three points coming. It has been

all Ospreys the last few minutes. Given the penalty and they knew if

they would kept playing they would get the penalty or the points.

Easy kick for the Ospreys and that has seized that gap a bit more.

Because Ospreys are now looking increasingly comfortable. Do you see

any way back for Edinburgh, Andy. It will be tough, Ospreys in the second

half have upped the intensity and it was good defence, but now it is key

for Edinburgh to get back into bonus point territory. Play-offs and

winning European places is all about picking up losing bonus points. If

you cannot win the game, they must try and get some points to get back

and take at least one point from being at the Liberty Stadium here.

The players deserve it. It has been good for large parts, or b been what

they needed to do. But they must try and get one point. It is an

eight-point score at the moment. That doesn't give them the one point

they would need in terms of a losing bonus. They need to strike back

quickly. Turned over. They have it the.

They may have three or four minutes and Edinburgh have lost it. That is

good pressure again by the Ospreys defence, John? Yes, the things that

Edinburgh did really well last week that we watched, they have just made

mistakes tonight. They have messed up the kick off. They have not kept

the ball and that was Turner and last week we thought Turner was

going to be a star. But an early carry and he knocked it on. It is

funny how little things make a huge difference. Little sin-binings. You

can have possession and you will cough it up. And Turner we saw last

week had a real turn of speed. So there is a bit of respite for

Edinburgh to get themselves together here and changes being rung again.

Dan Lydiate has left the field. I think Lydiate never fulfilled the

promise of a guy who went straight on to the British and Irish Lions

and he never ever got back the form he showed when he was a kid.

Welsh scrum. They're now no doubt looking at the clock with just a bit

more interest. Because they know that everybody will be back to

strength in a couple of minutes. And they have won another penalty.

That's got the crowd on their feet again.

And they're lifting the pace as well. They're putting Edinburgh

under as much pressure for the closing stages as they can. They

need Edinburgh going backwards - they need to be going forward. Bang

on, the game started with Edinburgh dominating the scrum, it is ending

with the Ospreys dominating. Or at least persuading the referee they're

dominating. Steve Tandy the coach, the Ospreys don't mess around and

they have a tremendous history and heritage here. Well taken at the

tail. Here they come at pace. A bit of variety in their movement this

time. Beginning to open the game. Looking for the tiring Edinburgh

legs. An extra man outside, but chose to come inside. Habberfield

delivers. That is spilled. A chance for

Edinburgh. A latest score Glasgow 19, Munster 17. A Weir try. Huge

potential for Glasgow to move up the table. That game not yet finished.

And Edinburgh have spilled it. So the Glasgow/Munster game is half an

hour behind us. Burleigh had no option. That was a

great kick up the touchline. Two things - people always fear get

Glasgow have two games in hands over most of the teams in the league. And

the second thing is the Ospreys trust Ben John on the left-wing.

Little kicks to him and they try to get him man on man. Of course one of

the implications tonight of this game fis the Ospreys win, they can

over take Edinburgh and that would be... Wait I understand that well

Hamish Watson almost got back on. Cochrane we understand will not be

returning. Turner's on, or he was on. Turner is on. Turner is still on

but Cochrane is on the touch line. A great chance for the Ospreys to

finish this now. They can see it coming.

They're in. Ospreys score, Scott Otten. What a week for the young

player. A new contract. And he has virtually put the game out of sight

with a great try, a great finish in the far corner. Bang on. They have

played simple stuff leading up to this. It is just all that one pass -

bang, quick ball forward. The ball comes back. And another low tackle

missed. That was Tonks with the missed tackle. Watch this. Falls

open. Deep in the ruck, pick up, pick a body, hand off, run low. That

is a good try. To be fair to the Ospreys that is a good try. And they

have played the conditions and circumstances. 22 has come on again

for Edinburgh. I shouldn't say again. It is Dean. Cochrane has

returned. Tonks is now coming off and Blair Kinghorn is going back on

to the pitch. The ball unfortunately for the

Ospreys fails to convert. But that is now it has to be said, it looks

like an unassailable lead. Yes the second half the Ospreys have upped

their game. Ospreys have used the ball well and smashed up and their

to. Davies has been has been dictating tactics. They come around

the corn e pick up, get the ball back safely, lit the 10, 10 thinks -

clever all practiced. Make some ground. Well taken, a chance for

Edinburgh to run back. Oh, what a hit! What a smashing tackle in

midfield. Edinburgh trying to salvage

something. They're 14 points adrift at the moment.

Just untidy ball. Gilchrist again. And illegally robbed on the ground.

Marius Mitrea, offside is the call and more and more this game appears

to have swung on the two yellow cards in terms of scores. Because

one side has done much better and that side is all dressed in black

and is the victorious side tonight I'm sure. When the Ospreys had their

yellow card they got eight points. When Edinburgh had their yellow card

they conceded three points. If Edinburgh can score seven points, it

is a bonus point. If they can get a try off this, this game ills not

dead -- is not dead totally. There is still a possibility for Edinburgh

to get something out of the game. And to be fair too them, they

deserve something out of this. They're having a good surge up the

left. Look at the No 4. They're wheeling

round and round. Coming around the back and challenging and then the

ball is... It looked to me as if it was thrown out. Oh! In fact the

referee has decided that is enough. Mitrea has called a halt to the

proceedings, because we were in the red zone and the ball was delivered

no matter how he has decided that is the end of the game. If they were

going to get the bonus point they had to come infield. They were spun

around. They were suckered at the end. They had to come infield and

try and get a try at the posts. So I think at the end of it, that is the

microcosm of whole game. The Ospreys cuter and smarter. They were

outfought. Yes outfought and out-thought. Penalties were key and

Edinburgh will be disappointed they didn't do better. They had the

players. They had the possibility, they just didn't score enough

points. Ospreys have protected their record of not having lost three

games at home in succession. Edinburgh haven't won three, because

the final score is Ospreys 27, Edinburgh 13. The harsh reality was

Edinburgh didn't add to their score in the second half. We spoke and the

importance of starting well in the second half and Ospreys did it and

continued to put on pressure. You make the point they scored 13 points

in first half. The performance in the first half gave them a chance.

But the performance in the second didn't. Ospreys were able to just

step sit up in the second half. They just had a bit more class in certain

positions. They had that extra level to go to. This is where Edinburgh

are now. If they're going to make that next step, this is where they

have got to up their game in tight games like this. Almost unusual for

Edinburgh. We have seen them put in bigger performances in the second

half and add to their tally. But there was a much more intensity from

Ospreys in the second half? Yes I think Steve Tandy the Ospreys coach,

it looked like he gave them a rocket at half time. They upped their

intensity, the way they were going to the tackles and won all the

collisions in the second half, that Edinburgh were winning in the first.

You don't win games only playing for 40 minutes. That is not saying they

didn't try. For 15 minutes they were second best. Then they fought back.

And again this is where they had to try and get a point. The second half

was important, Ospreys used their bench. Otten, a young guy, he made a

difference and scored the try that meant Edinburgh were going home. Yes

the line-out didn't function. There was a good rearcs at -- reaction at

the back and they got the ball and went through the phases. It is hard

to defend where you are this close. Davies upped his game. And again you

can can see how close they are. It is not real. Edinburgh are not

dominating the contact. There was a couple of good tackles. But it is a

missed tackle. Tonks comes out and Otten shrugs him off. Tonks there he

goes into, he must make that tackle. He doesn't. The hand off and it is a

try. That took the game away from Edinburgh. They come away without

anything. Edinburgh played with 14 men at that point. So difficult to

try and defend when you're camping on your line. The pressure and power

from Ospreys told. Yes and Ospreys were down to 14 men for a while and

that showed how both sides coped. The Ospreys didn't concede any

points and everybody conceded a try. Again managing those situations when

you're a man up is a sign of a good -- good side. Ospreys added three

points when they played with 14 men. Now the start of the game, Edinburgh

did start very well and got that try early on. Yes this was when

Edinburgh were in the Assen Dan si. They -- asken Dan si. I liked it

that, is there any holes in the defence, no, but Beard showed good

strength and technique and then they go down the far side, a good bit of

forward play. They're trying to eke out where is the space. Look at the

shape in attack. They have the front line are going to take the ball up

and the ball players in behind. There is good ball here. Tonks takes

it and good awareness of where the line is. That was a good try. They

just weren't table to replicate that in the sec half. That is what cost

them. Such a lovely thing to see that. Tonks selling the dummy and

looking around, man on the shoulder, good try. We didn't see any of that

in the second half. In 40 minutes they didn't create any try-scoring

opportunities. They will learn from that. They can't just play for 40

minutes. They have got to play for the full 80. I would imagine they

will be disappointed with that second half. You don't come to

places like the this to a club with the nous and ability and expect to

get anything if you don't play for the full 80 minutes. A good try from

Ospreys. They came back into the game well. This was the try, it

wasn't a good line-out. But nay didn't panic. Davies I thought his

influence grew as the game went on. He makes a good decision. Ospreys

try and pick up. It is a good line of defence from Edinburgh. He goes

back down the short side. It is a good kick and John had the angle and

he got off the ground ahead of Fife and Underhill supported him for the

try. A good decision to make the kick and a good execution of getting

off the ground first. He won the space in the air. A good try. A very

smart kick over the top. That was the end of the second half. 13-13,

Davies added the extras in. In the second half no points in the second

half. Alan some Mons -- Solomons, I imagine your disappointed. Yes we

miss twod kicks and that was a good try. Maybe if Dougie had beenoff

seed he would have pick -- had been off set he would have picked up the

ball. The second half was a reverse and when Neil went off with the nebl

card, that -- yellow card that killed us. Gilchrist coming off, he

looked like he was back in the mix? Yes it was good for him. He has had

very little rugby. So we didn't want to give him 25 minutes. We thought

that was about right. He did well. So it doesn't get any easier. What

next for Edinburgh? No, I think that today I think the biggest factor was

our discipline. We spoke about it at half time and we dominated

possession and we have got to keep doing that. But we gave away

penalties and a yellow card. I think that was the difference in the

second half. Before we head off, you have more Welsh opposition coming

up, but you're getting back up to Edinburgh. We we are looking forward

to be back at Murrayfield. It is always a difficult period for all

the clubs. Not justous over the Six Nations period. We have got to put

in two big performances before the break. Thank you I will let you go,

we are about to head off air. Thank you Alan. Andy a tough one and they

will have to regroup after that second half? Last two peekest weeks

take the positives bgs -- positives, but they have got to get back to

whipping ways. There is a lot of rugby coming up on the BBC. Llanelli

against Edinburgh next week. Of course Andy and I will be back next

week, we will be in Rome for the international match.

Tonight from all of us here, thanks for your company - bye for now.

But keep it light, OK? No-one will get injured.

Look, there's bound to be a lot of banter this weekend, OK?

It's us, so it comes with the territory.

But keep it light, OK? No-one will get injured.