:00:16. > :00:22.The Pro12 is starting to get interesting so get your calculators
:00:23. > :00:25.out. The Irish big three are racing ahead and there is a mid field
:00:26. > :00:31.battle between the Welsh and the Scots for a place in Europe at
:00:32. > :00:36.stake. The victory of the Dragons last week over Glasgow means they
:00:37. > :00:42.are breathing hard over the Scarlets whose win over Edinburgh has kept
:00:43. > :00:46.them ahead of their Welsh rivals and has dealt a blow to hopes in the
:00:47. > :00:50.Scottish capital. But Edinburgh are in the race and could resurrect
:00:51. > :00:55.their campaign with victory tonight. Steve Tandy and his men crossed the
:00:56. > :01:00.border with mixed emotions. And 11 try win against Treviso led to a
:01:01. > :01:05.rise in optimism but they were brought back down to Earth by
:01:06. > :01:09.Munster a week later. The Ospreys are sitting pretty in the play-offs
:01:10. > :01:17.own but there the rest rivals have games in hand, the Pro12 is alive,
:01:18. > :01:22.four Welsh regions have something play ball. But the Ospreys, the
:01:23. > :01:30.former Crewe times champions, the team we will be looking at tonight.
:01:31. > :01:36.-- the macro times. They are at the Meggetland because of the worm
:01:37. > :01:40.infestation at Murrayfield. It is a city that has been a happy
:01:41. > :01:46.hunting ground in recent years. This is confirmation of the table.
:01:47. > :02:04.Munster and Leinster comfortably out in front.
:02:05. > :02:13.Good evening and welcome to Scrum V and it is the Williams boys joining
:02:14. > :02:18.me tonight, Shane and Martin. Shame, you are not moving back to Wales
:02:19. > :02:26.permanently just yet. Back out to Japan in April. I have been offered
:02:27. > :02:31.an extension. I will probably go for another two years coaching and a bit
:02:32. > :02:37.of playing. Looking forward to it. So you are winding down on playing?
:02:38. > :02:44.I have trained to do that for the last two seasons, but another game.
:02:45. > :02:51.-- trying to. Another game tonight, Dragons facing Ulster in Ravenhill
:02:52. > :02:57.and it is 15-0, Tommy Boase scoring. This was the first try by ruling
:02:58. > :03:05.Pienaar. Paddy Jackson knocked the conversion over. So there is still a
:03:06. > :03:12.conversion. Tonight's game, let's look at the Edinburgh side. A real
:03:13. > :03:17.foreign influence under Alan Solomons. Eight of the starting 15
:03:18. > :03:22.not Scottish. None of those are capped internationals, is that to
:03:23. > :03:26.the detriment of Scottish rugby? Definitely, they only have two
:03:27. > :03:35.professional teams and a small pool of players. With respect, those
:03:36. > :03:42.players are not household names. So dicing with death when you bring
:03:43. > :03:47.that foreign influence in. Dan Biggar and Justin Tipuric show have
:03:48. > :03:54.both been released from Wales to start. -- have both. We have talked
:03:55. > :03:58.about a lack of potency out wide in the Ospreys, have they addressed
:03:59. > :04:06.that? I think so, great input with Jeff Hassler, hungry and looking for
:04:07. > :04:11.work on the wing. They are not a conventional winger is that stay and
:04:12. > :04:18.hope to score tries, they look for work and they play extremely well.
:04:19. > :04:23.-- wingers. That is signing but players and to coincide with the
:04:24. > :04:31.Welsh players. Both will have the contact. As you can see, they are
:04:32. > :04:35.ready to kick off in Edinburgh. Welsh language commentary on your
:04:36. > :04:39.red button. You can get involved via text or Twitter, but over to the
:04:40. > :04:45.commentary team in Edinburgh. Scott Hastings and Gareth Charles.
:04:46. > :04:53.Thank you and welcome to Meggetland, home of several macro for the visit
:04:54. > :05:08.of the Ospreys on a Italy called night in Edinburgh. -- Emile RFC. --
:05:09. > :05:15.Boroughmuir. Not the record number of fans here but enough to boost the
:05:16. > :05:26.players. Peter Fitzgibbon is in charge this evening. And a good
:05:27. > :05:36.couple -- a good tackle early on by Justin Tipuric. Grayson Hart has to
:05:37. > :05:47.dig it out. Wicus Blaauw gets over the line. Great work by Sam Lewis.
:05:48. > :05:52.With Justin Tipuric back in work tonight -- back in action tonight,
:05:53. > :05:56.he has slipped to number six. We will see what effect they have in
:05:57. > :06:01.the breakdown area, winning the first penalty. Scott, it is good to
:06:02. > :06:12.see Scottish rugby back at its roots. It has come back to a smaller
:06:13. > :06:17.ground than Murrayfield where former internationals from many years ago
:06:18. > :06:24.in the 1970s and 1980s have played. They played for this club and plying
:06:25. > :06:32.their trade in their second -- in the second division. Edinburgh Rugby
:06:33. > :06:35.want more intimacy in this ground. They only get about 2,000, 3,000
:06:36. > :06:46.watching. The first line-out did not go
:06:47. > :06:52.according to plan to be Ospreys, can they get it right second time. They
:06:53. > :06:55.have the Canadian alongside James King this evening. Normally at
:06:56. > :07:18.number six. Hanno Dirksen will give chase, and
:07:19. > :07:28.so well Dan Biggar. Too early for the ball arrived. -- before.
:07:29. > :07:38.The referee says he jumped into him, but he is challenging for the ball
:07:39. > :07:49.so that is a freedom all as far as I am concerned. What is he supposed to
:07:50. > :07:56.do. -- free ball. Certainly a challenge by Hanno Dirksen, and
:07:57. > :08:04.import into the team. -- and import. He plays down in South
:08:05. > :08:14.Africa. -- an import. Grayson Hart has also come in. And to the fight
:08:15. > :08:21.has got away with that. -- Dougie Fife.
:08:22. > :08:32.A good bit of carrying, not the best off-load by Geoff Cross. It will be
:08:33. > :08:36.interesting, the width of the pitch is not as big as Murrayfield and
:08:37. > :08:42.that may affect the way Edinburgh play. Not a good pass by Geoff
:08:43. > :08:50.Cross, it it is unacceptable, that type of play from an international
:08:51. > :08:51.prop forward -- it is. These are the mistakes that have counted against
:08:52. > :09:23.Edinburgh this season. Because Blau is chasing round rather
:09:24. > :09:33.than pushing straight. -- Wicus Blaauw. Dan Biggar did not get off
:09:34. > :09:38.the bench against France last time. When you are on international duty
:09:39. > :09:42.and you get ten minutes of an international, it does not whet the
:09:43. > :09:48.appetite so he will want to get a ball 18 minutes under his belt and
:09:49. > :09:57.get Warren Gatland thinking about him as the Six Nations on hold. --
:09:58. > :10:07.80. Just checking back as he saw the touchline approaching.
:10:08. > :10:18.King took the ball initially in the line-out. A change of direction from
:10:19. > :10:27.Tito Tebaldi. A bit of room on the left-hand side for some Lewis. --
:10:28. > :10:41.Sam Lewis. The Ospreys using the web early on. -- width. That is a good
:10:42. > :10:48.ball. Dan Biggar fires it out. Lovely play I Tito Tebaldi. --
:10:49. > :10:54.Justin Tipuric. A beautiful ball out the back. Comfortable from the
:10:55. > :10:58.Ospreys, the way they attack. When Russia pay men -- when Justin
:10:59. > :11:06.Tipuric came in, the Edinburgh defence were left flat-footed.
:11:07. > :11:12.Plenty of room out wide. Look at the angle, he comes right back. The
:11:13. > :11:20.off-load is about angles and the running. A confidence booster for
:11:21. > :11:30.the Ospreys. Great way by Justin Tipuric. The opening half couple of
:11:31. > :11:36.minutes, he has proved his worth being released from the
:11:37. > :11:47.international squad. -- play. An excellent start for the Ospreys.
:11:48. > :11:57.Dan Biggar is comfortably over the 1,000 points mark in the league. He
:11:58. > :12:06.puts that wide. But the Ospreys will be pleased they have a 5-point lead
:12:07. > :12:11.after seven minutes. Let's go to the other side of the stand. To give you
:12:12. > :12:20.a flavour of Meggetland, it it is very much a club ground, the crowd
:12:21. > :12:25.on top of the play. Not the width. Boroughmuir RFC produced a lot of
:12:26. > :12:34.1970s great players. And Peter Wright, a Scottish prop. And
:12:35. > :12:42.latterly, Chris Custer. The man on the microphone on a pair -- when a
:12:43. > :12:44.penalty is given, he puts over to the crowd the reason for the
:12:45. > :12:50.penalty. The press room is very good. It was in the changing room of
:12:51. > :13:08.a leisure centre and you could book a badminton court!
:13:09. > :13:20.Risky play. The blind pass over the shoulder. It could have cost them.
:13:21. > :13:24.This type of players very risky. Edinburgh forcing too much of the
:13:25. > :13:34.early rugby. I would like to see them play the territory and put the
:13:35. > :13:36.pressure on. It is a good challenge in the front row for the Edinburgh
:13:37. > :14:11.team. There is often a delay between the
:14:12. > :14:22.scrum going down and the scrum half putting the ball in.
:14:23. > :14:28.There is plenty of experience in those two front rows. Dan Suter is
:14:29. > :14:33.the exception, the Ospreys tight head. It has gone down on this
:14:34. > :14:50.occasion. Ross Ford, Geoff Cross and Wicus
:14:51. > :15:18.Blaauw in the Edinburgh front row. Don't they go again on that side.
:15:19. > :15:29.Dan Suter lies face down on the floor. The way he went down, it
:15:30. > :15:35.seems to me his studs have gone. You don't bring a scrum down like that
:15:36. > :15:45.when the pressure comes on. It gives Edinburgh chance to get some
:15:46. > :15:55.territory and clear their lines. -- it gives Edinburgh a chance to get
:15:56. > :16:00.some territory. A five minute -- a five-man land -- a five man line for
:16:01. > :16:24.Edinburgh. Looking to get the drive on. And
:16:25. > :16:28.doing so pretty effectively. Grant Gilchrist pumping his legs as they
:16:29. > :16:43.get to the Ospreys 22. That is an excellent drive from Edinburgh.
:16:44. > :16:53.Grayson Hart rounds it off. But that was one for the forwards. From the
:16:54. > :17:01.set piece, didn't Edinburgh do well? Ross Ford was dropped from the
:17:02. > :17:04.Scotland team but has 86% success level at throwing in in the
:17:05. > :17:08.RaboDirect Pro12. Like all good scrum halves, Grayson Hart spot the
:17:09. > :17:30.gap and takes advantage. The simplest of inversions for Carl
:17:31. > :17:37.Bezuidenhout. The Edinburgh forwards coach will be pleased with that one.
:17:38. > :17:42.That all came from a forward effort from the drive. Excellent play by
:17:43. > :18:04.Edinburgh to get them ahead in this game.
:18:05. > :18:18.Joe Bearman. He is 35 today. Driven back by Izak van der Westhuizen.
:18:19. > :18:36.Solid defence from Edinburgh. Dan Biggar. Not the best of passes. Sam
:18:37. > :18:48.Lewis with no chance to control it. Good play by Dan Biggar to switch
:18:49. > :18:51.the play. He came to the blindside. But sometimes that left-hand pass
:18:52. > :19:05.overdoes it and it spirals downwards. Dan Suter is getting a
:19:06. > :19:20.bit of treatment. Let's get the latest from Ravenhill. Ulster
:19:21. > :19:25.against the Dragons. We saw Ulster opening the score and not long
:19:26. > :19:29.afterwards Tommy Bowe Cross for his first try of two. He is making his
:19:30. > :19:39.comeback after three months out with a groin injury. It would not be a
:19:40. > :19:45.huge surprise if he forced his way back into the Ireland team. This was
:19:46. > :19:51.his second try. Tommy Bowe comfortably under the posts. The
:19:52. > :20:01.Dragons are really under pressure at Ravenhill tonight. The half-time
:20:02. > :20:05.score is 24-0. A great win for the Dragons against
:20:06. > :20:16.Glasgow last week but a difficult task out in Ravenhill and they are
:20:17. > :20:24.suffering in that first half. Just a quarter of an hour up played here at
:20:25. > :20:41.Maggetland. Edinburgh slightly ahead. Peter Fitzgibbon is of the
:20:42. > :20:55.mind that Dan Suter is having trouble keeping up his side of the
:20:56. > :21:02.scrum. It was actually 31-0 at half-time outing Ulster. We would be
:21:03. > :21:07.happy with 31 points from both these teams in the first half year. It is
:21:08. > :21:12.a stop start at times and problems in the scrum for the Ospreys with
:21:13. > :21:30.Dan Suter under particular pressure. The referee has picked up a few
:21:31. > :21:35.times. -- picked him up. Carl Bezuidenhout has started the last
:21:36. > :21:45.two games at fly half. He has gone back to full back this evening but
:21:46. > :21:49.has kept the kicking duties. The linesman thought about it and
:21:50. > :21:54.eventually raised their flags. Not much wind around this ground and he
:21:55. > :22:05.struck it low. Pretty still conditions. He hits it low. The
:22:06. > :22:14.touch judges had a good luck but decided it was over. It has been a
:22:15. > :22:32.lovely day in Edinburgh today with blue skies but it has been called.
:22:33. > :22:44.-- cold. Scott Baldwin. Dan Biggar. Richard Fussell in the line. That
:22:45. > :22:48.was slightly behind Ashley Beck. A bit of afters between Ashley Beck
:22:49. > :22:59.and Harry Leonard. Ashley Beck thought the tackle was unnecessarily
:23:00. > :23:08.-- forceful. Sometimes when the passes behind the shoulder it takes
:23:09. > :23:16.the momentum above the move. Hanno Dirksen did well to stay in field.
:23:17. > :23:29.Sam Beard the Edinburgh centre came in from an offside position. Good
:23:30. > :23:37.position for the Ospreys. There is a penalty coming for the Ospreys. This
:23:38. > :23:47.is a decent drive as well. Hanno Dirksen has taken it on. A really
:23:48. > :23:54.good tackle I Sam Beard but they will come back for the penalty. A
:23:55. > :24:15.word between Tito Tebaldi and Dan Biggar. Sam Beard has come from the
:24:16. > :24:29.Bay of plenty. And he gave that tackle 20! -- plenty!
:24:30. > :24:41.Tito Tebaldi with the pass but an excellent tackle by Sam Beard. The
:24:42. > :24:50.scrum half delayed that pass slightly.
:24:51. > :24:59.It will be good to see the Ospreys in this line-out. Edinburgh with a
:25:00. > :25:03.great drive for their first try. If the Ospreys can get their body
:25:04. > :25:19.position right, they will fancy their chances to score. Just waiting
:25:20. > :25:37.for Justin Tipuric. A full line-out for the Ospreys. They have set it
:25:38. > :25:44.well. Edinburgh have conceded a penalty. No way through for Dan
:25:45. > :26:00.Biggar. Tito Tebaldi. James King with the carry. Joe Bearman. The
:26:01. > :26:04.Edinburgh defence at quickly and Peter Fitzgibbon was playing a long
:26:05. > :26:14.advantage from the line-out. Jonathan Spratt jogging up to have a
:26:15. > :26:38.word with Dan Biggar. Peter Fitzgibbon wants a word first with
:26:39. > :26:43.the Edinburgh captain. I have only seen the Edinburgh captain play a
:26:44. > :26:51.few times but from what I can gather, he is doing very well.
:26:52. > :27:00.Justin Tipuric could not hold onto the ball. Edinburgh can no clear
:27:01. > :27:18.their lines. Grayson Hart pushes them to the 22. Still not a bad
:27:19. > :27:26.position for the Ospreys. Scott Baldwin, sometimes they hooker gets
:27:27. > :27:31.the blame at the lift was not quite there last time. Better this time.
:27:32. > :27:43.Jonathan struck bringing in Hanno Dirksen. Richard Fussell in support
:27:44. > :27:49.to secure possession. A nice little move using the blindside wing.
:27:50. > :27:55.Duncan Jones in possession. Jeff Hassler at scrum half. Ashley Beck
:27:56. > :28:03.to Jonathan Spratt. Hanno Dirksen. Not held by Harry Leonard. Ashley
:28:04. > :28:17.Beck arrives. So there's Andres Strauss. Dan Biggar again. A change
:28:18. > :28:24.of direction. Jonathan Spratt back to the blindside. Edinburgh
:28:25. > :28:30.defenders they again and they have won the penalty. We saw it Sunday
:28:31. > :28:36.against Munster. The Ospreys are playing a wide game but sometimes it
:28:37. > :28:43.looks like going wide for the sake of going wide and not going forward.
:28:44. > :28:53.They reversed it down the blindside and Hanno Dirksen got a bit flat.
:28:54. > :28:56.Edinburgh will be confident on the defensive alignment because they
:28:57. > :29:04.were split open before by good intrusion. Sport Wales is next. An
:29:05. > :29:15.illuminating interview with Vincent Tan.
:29:16. > :29:32.Tomorrow, it is the Scarlets against Munster.
:29:33. > :29:43.And a round-up of the weekend 's offence on Sunday. Kingsley and
:29:44. > :29:50.Jonathan will join Ross in the studio.
:29:51. > :30:06.Next week 's classic game, it was a classic in Twickenham at 1988 and we
:30:07. > :30:12.will be reliving that. That was a cracking try, and that England Wales
:30:13. > :30:26.-- England and Wales coming up, write anticipation. -- great. That
:30:27. > :30:31.is interesting, to say the least. Dougie Fife is looking for work.
:30:32. > :30:36.After spending a good deal of time in Edinburgh territory and not
:30:37. > :30:48.adding to their score, Ospreys have defending to do.
:30:49. > :31:05.That is a great turnover from Jeff Hassler.
:31:06. > :31:21.Tito Tebaldi. There is a gap from where the fullback came but Cornell
:31:22. > :31:30.Du Preez is covering it. And the kicking battle continues.
:31:31. > :31:42.Trying to put the ball behind the winger, Dan Biggar. Breaking
:31:43. > :31:47.through, Jack Cuthbert. And Sam Beard goes over in the corner! And
:31:48. > :31:54.the kicking game of the Ospreys is punished, Jack Cuthbert initially
:31:55. > :32:08.with a rake, with Sam Beard for a second for Edinburgh. -- rake.
:32:09. > :32:13.Edinburgh latched on and we have seen more of him playing at
:32:14. > :32:19.fullback. Was this a forward pass? It was probably lateral. The big
:32:20. > :32:26.scented did well at Edinburgh punished a Blues kick in chase, but
:32:27. > :32:38.Jack Cuthbert broke the line and he gets the support on the other side.
:32:39. > :32:45.-- kicking. A blow for the Ospreys, having had so much possession, but
:32:46. > :32:50.Edinburgh get points. A clinical finish, a loose kick and a broken
:32:51. > :32:52.tackle. And good support play from Sam Beard, getting his first try for
:32:53. > :33:22.Edinburgh. He could not be any nearer the
:33:23. > :33:30.touchline, and good effort. He has given the post a real shaking. A ten
:33:31. > :33:53.point gap now, given Edinburgh a bit of a comfort zone. -- giving.
:33:54. > :34:17.That is the fullback with the clearance kick.
:34:18. > :34:38.Rory Grant and Mike Coman both went in. And when they spun out of the
:34:39. > :34:45.contact situation, they both fell and gave the referee... The referee
:34:46. > :34:49.wants them to stay on their feet. They are trying their best to get
:34:50. > :34:59.the ball from the Ospreys, they are in an offside edition so they get
:35:00. > :35:07.penalised. -- offside position. The Ospreys are looking to close the
:35:08. > :35:14.gap. Hanno Dirksen is on his own and looks to get support.
:35:15. > :35:20.Nobody is out on the left wing. Hanno Dirksen is slowly making his
:35:21. > :35:34.way back. He is told to release it and I think
:35:35. > :35:43.this will be a yellow if it is given. A couple of times, Edinburgh
:35:44. > :35:50.are giving away needless penalties Ulster for now, they have ten
:35:51. > :35:57.minutes without Geoff Cross. And the Ospreys, even though they are a man
:35:58. > :36:01.short in the scrum, going for goal. Each time the Ospreys have come down
:36:02. > :36:08.after that initial opening try, they have failed to convert points. They
:36:09. > :36:12.fancy points now and Dan Biggar will fancy three points. Get territory
:36:13. > :36:24.and put pressure on this Edinburgh scrum with a man up.
:36:25. > :36:33.Just about on the half hour mark, Dan Biggar gets the penalty and the
:36:34. > :36:40.Ospreys back within a converted try. Bill. You have had plenty of
:36:41. > :36:46.territory and possession but have conceded tries, is that a worry?
:36:47. > :36:51.Big-time. There was a schoolboy error in the way we fashioned our
:36:52. > :36:56.defence and the kick chase was bad with two sloppy tackles. What about
:36:57. > :37:01.the fact it is a club ground, have you had to modify things?
:37:02. > :37:03.Not overly, we are trying to get more powerful carries because of the
:37:04. > :37:21.compact nature. Thank you. We certainly have seen a lot of
:37:22. > :37:27.Justin Tipuric. And Hanno Dirksen. I would echo that. The Ospreys have
:37:28. > :37:32.had the ball and they look a bit more fluent when they have got it,
:37:33. > :37:39.but Edinburgh have and are fitted from one can to attack off a roof
:37:40. > :37:42.chase. -- loose chase. Edinburgh are in command and yet they have not had
:37:43. > :38:03.a lot of territory or possession. Leonard switches wide to Sam Beard.
:38:04. > :38:06.Just about hangs onto him. Grant Gilchrist on the far side of the
:38:07. > :38:19.field and his partner Izak van der Westhuizen.
:38:20. > :38:31.As Edinburgh vary the width... This time, it is the latter as far as
:38:32. > :38:37.Andre Strauss is concerned. -- Andries Strauss. One of three
:38:38. > :38:51.Edinburgh forward players driving up. Patient from Edinburgh. As they
:38:52. > :39:00.go up to the 22. Harry Leonard. Gilchrist again providing the go
:39:01. > :39:08.forward. Sam Beard and Ross Ford on the try-line. It is coming ever
:39:09. > :39:22.closer. Very effective stuff from Edinburgh. Grayson Hart is
:39:23. > :39:36.controlling things from scrum-half. It is the number eight, Cornell Du
:39:37. > :39:44.Preez. Close to the try-line. Plenty of possession.
:39:45. > :39:52.Leonard looks back inside for the inside ball. This is a really
:39:53. > :40:00.excellent and patient build-up by Edinburgh. And it is as easy as that
:40:01. > :40:04.for Grayson Hart to get a second, the defence just ran out of numbers.
:40:05. > :40:12.Great hold-up by Edinburgh, nothing fancy, but ever so effective! You
:40:13. > :40:15.have to applaud Edinburgh, the great driving. It was Izak van der
:40:16. > :40:22.Westhuizen who set it up because he got on the front but and got front
:40:23. > :40:25.but rugby going and each player got responsibility. For Grayson Hart to
:40:26. > :40:32.find space down that's near side is a defensive error. They just run out
:40:33. > :40:36.of numbers, the Ospreys. Absolutely sucked him and guilty of looking in
:40:37. > :40:42.on that ball and Grayson Hart, how simple was that? You should always
:40:43. > :40:51.have somebody out there and maybe Jeff Hassler was lazy to get back
:40:52. > :40:56.into the defensive alignment. That is terribly disappointing for the
:40:57. > :40:58.Ospreys to concede a try like that. For Edinburgh, deserved. They went
:40:59. > :41:08.through the phases and worked forward. They kept hold of the ball
:41:09. > :41:12.until the try came. And down to 14 men without Geoff Cross, so big
:41:13. > :41:20.impact and good carries from Mike Coman. A good strike again from Izak
:41:21. > :41:29.van der Westhuizen, successful this time from far out and a big gap
:41:30. > :41:34.opening just before half-time. Edinburgh will gain a lot of
:41:35. > :41:38.confidence from that. During their Heineken cup campaign, there were
:41:39. > :41:46.times that when they were laying multiple ways rugby, -- playing
:41:47. > :41:51.multiple phase rugby, they were messing up, but that was patient.
:41:52. > :41:57.Edinburgh have only been in the Ospreys 20 to three times and have
:41:58. > :42:00.come away with three tries. Evans has been yellow carded. Down to 14
:42:01. > :42:15.men. As Edinburgh have proved going down
:42:16. > :42:18.to 14 men is not necessarily a recipe for disaster. But it is for
:42:19. > :42:25.the Dragons because they have another try! They have already got a
:42:26. > :42:34.bonus point. Edinburgh on short of a bonus point here. -- are short. Only
:42:35. > :42:45.once previously this season have they had the winning bonus point.
:42:46. > :42:54.Interesting that they have old Roddy Grant off and it will be interesting
:42:55. > :43:00.to see if the Ospreys can finish off with a solid scrum and put Edinburgh
:43:01. > :43:10.under pressure and claw-back some of the lead Edinburgh have got.
:43:11. > :43:16.There is a lot of talk about the worth of the imports and Willem Nel
:43:17. > :43:23.has featured in every game this season. His contribution has been
:43:24. > :43:34.good. I did not think he was contributing an awful lot last
:43:35. > :43:40.season but the Edinburgh coach has brought a real understanding of the
:43:41. > :43:46.game. There has been criticism about bringing in the South African
:43:47. > :43:52.influence. Six South Africans and two New Zealanders started tonight
:43:53. > :43:55.was mat game. But it is up to the players in Scottish rugby to respond
:43:56. > :44:13.and put pressure on the overseas signings. So a lot of pressure for
:44:14. > :44:27.places now. The Ospreys desperate for points. Edinburgh have scored
:44:28. > :44:32.three tries. Dan Biggar obliges with his second penalty. That is three
:44:33. > :45:14.points of the deficit. Tito Tebaldi. A good kick. The
:45:15. > :45:25.breeze may be slightly favouring the Ospreys in this first half. Carl
:45:26. > :45:27.Bezuidenhout has kicked a long ball and it was returned with interest by
:45:28. > :45:46.the Ospreys. A bit of indecision but it bounced
:45:47. > :45:55.kindly in the end for Richard Fussell. A good challenge by Richard
:45:56. > :46:10.Fussell. The ball safely out of play. Let's go down to Phil Steele.
:46:11. > :46:12.Keep your eye on Dan Biggar. After he kicked that long-range penalty
:46:13. > :46:20.goal he came back holding his right knee. -- he does not look that
:46:21. > :46:30.happy. That will be a worry for the Ospreys. I think that came from the
:46:31. > :46:37.tackle that Sam Beard made about ten minutes ago when they told to Bali
:46:38. > :46:44.gave Dan Biggar a short pass. -- when Tito Tebaldi. A bad price from
:46:45. > :46:58.Tito Tebaldi putting the Ospreys midfield under pressure. -- a bad
:46:59. > :47:10.pass. That was loose by Tito Tebaldi. The referee deciding there
:47:11. > :47:15.is no time for the scrum at the end of the first half. That is a lot of
:47:16. > :47:18.talking to be done in the Ospreys changing room. They will be
:47:19. > :47:21.disappointed with that first-half performance. Edinburgh have a
:47:22. > :47:43.comfortable half-time lead. We are looking at some of the tries
:47:44. > :47:46.in the other game out in Ulster. Tommy Bowe scoring twice on his
:47:47. > :48:02.return after a three-month injury lay-off. The score is 38-3 to Ulster
:48:03. > :48:07.against the Dragons. It is a really tough night for the Dragons in
:48:08. > :48:11.Ravenhill. We will have a look at the story of that first-half but
:48:12. > :48:19.first of all, your old side have been under pressure. They started
:48:20. > :48:25.quite bright. A great try for Jeff Hassler in the corner. But since
:48:26. > :48:28.then it has been all Edinburgh. The Ospreys have been passive in the
:48:29. > :48:39.tackle and not getting on with the gain line. Edinburgh's defence has
:48:40. > :48:43.been very direct and aggressive. It has been quite a lacklustre
:48:44. > :48:49.performance, very lateral attack and have not created much. Let's remind
:48:50. > :48:59.ourselves of what happened in that first half. The Ospreys started
:49:00. > :49:04.rightly. Justin Tipuric showing some good handling skills for Jeff
:49:05. > :49:18.Hassler to cross. Edinburgh hit back strongly. Grayson Hart and Sam Beard
:49:19. > :49:22.scoring tries for Edinburgh. The Ospreys trying to get back into it
:49:23. > :49:31.and Geoff Cross saw a yellow card and Edinburgh played the last ten
:49:32. > :49:38.minutes of that half with ten men. But it didn't matter because Grayson
:49:39. > :49:43.Hart then scored his second try. As you can see, the Ospreys have most
:49:44. > :49:54.of the territory and possession but crucially, Edinburgh scored three
:49:55. > :50:09.tries. Pretty clinical for Edinburgh. Let's talk about that
:50:10. > :50:12.Jeff Hassler try first. Sam Lewis got a fantastic turnover in the
:50:13. > :50:16.first minute. The Ospreys are trying to put width on the ball. Poor
:50:17. > :50:26.defence from Edinburgh. They have got numbers. Look at just -- Jack
:50:27. > :50:32.Cuthbert Dom he is looking at Richard Fussell. It is a fantastic
:50:33. > :50:36.angle from Justin Tipuric and a good off-load. It was the perfect start.
:50:37. > :50:47.Edinburgh will be disappointed with their defence. Not long after that
:50:48. > :50:50.Grayson Hart scored a try for Edinburgh and it illustrates the
:50:51. > :51:02.negative of having a lightweight back five. That is why this can
:51:03. > :51:08.happen. When you think of the Ospreys you think of their dominance
:51:09. > :51:11.upfront. This is the downside of having more or less five back row
:51:12. > :51:27.players in your back five. It is poor defence. Fair play to Grayson
:51:28. > :51:30.Hart. Because he has seen the gap. That all comes down to the initial
:51:31. > :51:38.driving line-out and poor defence from the Ospreys. That gave
:51:39. > :51:47.Edinburgh a bit of impetus and it wasn't long after that that Sam
:51:48. > :51:51.Beard scored. The kick chase seemed to be well organised and players
:51:52. > :52:01.were chasing up in a line but it was just poor tackling. He steps and
:52:02. > :52:07.hand up -- hands of Joe Bearman. It is just sloppy tackling. The three
:52:08. > :52:14.tries have been from mistakes by the Ospreys. This should have been
:52:15. > :52:17.covered early on. A good finish in the end but he should not have
:52:18. > :52:23.broken that defensive line in the first place. Grayson Hart scored
:52:24. > :52:30.again when the Ospreys had a one-man advantage. It was just too easy.
:52:31. > :52:34.They went through a lot of phases. The Ospreys tackling has been
:52:35. > :52:42.passive. Edinburgh have been getting over the gain line all game. In the
:52:43. > :52:49.end it was just a walkover. The damage was already done and he
:52:50. > :52:55.crosses the line. It is a cracking weekend so far and it is a great
:52:56. > :53:00.period of time for rugby lovers because the Six Nations are
:53:01. > :53:09.dominating the schedules. Sport Wales is up next. If you pick
:53:10. > :53:19.a team of experts in all the different areas, they can all work
:53:20. > :53:23.together. We are not going to buy a player for ?40 million. The Scarlets
:53:24. > :53:28.welcomed Munster to West Wales tomorrow night. Can they claim the
:53:29. > :53:40.spoils at home to keep the heat on the top four? Join me on Sunday when
:53:41. > :53:46.Kingsley Jones and Jonathan Davies review the weekend's Pro12 action
:53:47. > :53:53.and we get the thoughts of Sam Warburton ahead of the big one. I
:53:54. > :53:59.could never play for anybody else and I know the passion the Welsh
:54:00. > :54:04.fans have for these matches. And then we travel back to Twickenham in
:54:05. > :54:12.1988. Adrian Hadley will go for the line. What the try!
:54:13. > :54:18.Plenty to look forward to on BBC Wales. The lights are -- the nights
:54:19. > :54:21.are getting longer and the touch rugby season is approaching and this
:54:22. > :54:27.week the head of rugby at the WRU announced a new touch initiative.
:54:28. > :54:36.Alex Cuthbert and George North both got involved. It is hoped it will
:54:37. > :54:39.inspire more people to have a go. If you want to get involved, you can
:54:40. > :54:55.check out a few websites to find out where the teams are near you. We
:54:56. > :55:01.will get back to tonight 's game and the Ospreys have a bit to do. They
:55:02. > :55:08.have some period is on the bench. Ryan Jones is there. I would be
:55:09. > :55:13.surprised if Ryan Jones does not come on soon. It is a very light
:55:14. > :55:19.back row and they have learnt their lesson from that driving maul. They
:55:20. > :55:22.need to calm down a bit. They seem to be going wide when they don't
:55:23. > :55:29.have to. They are not being direct enough. Ryan Jones will bring some
:55:30. > :55:36.leadership. He was in try scoring form against Treviso couple of weeks
:55:37. > :55:49.ago. But his dive has been quite heavily criticised. What do you make
:55:50. > :55:55.of this? Is it technically died if your foot does not come off the
:55:56. > :56:14.floor! This is how it should be done. I nearly put my back at! --
:56:15. > :56:18.out! The Ospreys are under pressure. It was this time last year
:56:19. > :56:24.when they did drop critical points in that race for the play-offs. If
:56:25. > :56:27.they want to get into the play-offs this year they will have to pick
:56:28. > :56:31.their game up in the second half. They are missing a lot of key
:56:32. > :56:36.international players. It is a concern of Dan Biggar is carrying a
:56:37. > :56:41.knee injury. They have had plenty of possession. I was surprised that
:56:42. > :56:46.they were going to the corner early on instead of building a lead. They
:56:47. > :56:53.need to do more with their possession and beam of clinical. --
:56:54. > :57:01.be more clinical. What will Steve Tandy be doing now? He will be calm
:57:02. > :57:06.in the dressing room. Steve Tandy is not much of a shelter. He is very
:57:07. > :57:09.technical in what he wants out of the players. They will know it is
:57:10. > :57:21.not their best performance. They started well but Edinburgh have done
:57:22. > :57:26.well. It is just about patients. They need to go through the phases
:57:27. > :57:32.rather than try and score out wide every time they get it. They need to
:57:33. > :57:34.get over the gain line. The Edinburgh contact area is strong at
:57:35. > :57:41.the moment. It is about ball retention. I have to ask you about
:57:42. > :57:46.the game a week Sunday, England against Wales. It feels like a cup
:57:47. > :57:51.final because whichever side loses will be out of the running for the
:57:52. > :57:58.Champion ship. Last weekend was the perfect weekend in terms of result
:57:59. > :58:05.-- results. We beat France and England beat Ireland narrowly. It
:58:06. > :58:10.has set it up. We know how dangerous this group of players is once they
:58:11. > :58:18.get some confidence. I expect us to go there and win. We have some key
:58:19. > :58:22.players backlight Jonathan Davies and hopefully Alun Wyn Jones.
:58:23. > :58:31.England are missing a few key players. Psychologically speaking,
:58:32. > :58:36.England have beaten New Zealand and Australia and France but they have
:58:37. > :58:43.not even scored a try against Wales in the Stuart Lancaster. Wales have
:58:44. > :58:49.to be confident. The performance against France showed the spirit
:58:50. > :58:52.they have in the camp. They will be full of confidence. The important
:58:53. > :58:56.thing is that Warren Gatland and Wales know they can play better. I
:58:57. > :59:01.think they have another gear whereas England are top of -- are on top of
:59:02. > :59:08.their game at the moment. I agree with Martin. I think Wales can go to
:59:09. > :59:10.Twickenham and win. The teams are back on the pitch. Let's rejoin our
:59:11. > :59:23.commentary team. Let's see if the Ospreys can get
:59:24. > :59:27.some inspiration from the Welsh performances and turn things around
:59:28. > :59:31.because they need to in the second half if they want to stay in the top
:59:32. > :59:38.four and keep themselves in the play-off places.
:59:39. > :59:50.Glasgow, who are fifth at the moment, Orrin Munster tomorrow. --
:59:51. > :59:51.are in Leinster. The Ospreys are starting the second half with
:59:52. > :00:02.intent. James King. Sam Lewis is brought down by Cornell
:00:03. > :00:30.Du Preez. Again, they go wide. Andries Strauss
:00:31. > :00:39.with the tackle. Justin Tipuric. Dan Biggar.
:00:40. > :00:49.The Ospreys have held on to possession. It is the commentator 's
:00:50. > :01:00.curse! Jonathan Spratt put boot to ball. That is an Ospreys advantage.
:01:01. > :01:03.Tito Tebaldi gets it away. Beard with a tackle, slipped away by Sam
:01:04. > :01:20.Beard. Two men waiting for Joe Bearman.
:01:21. > :01:28.Leaving the ball behind and the turnover, could be a chance to break
:01:29. > :01:34.away. That missed Jack Cuthbert but after the referee called advantage
:01:35. > :01:40.over. An opportunity for Edinburgh to break wide, they just delete the
:01:41. > :01:47.ball. This was the loose pass and it went immediately to Jack Cuthbert
:01:48. > :01:53.who had snow defence. A couple of mistakes from the Ospreys in the
:01:54. > :02:01.lead up to that. -- no defence. That is the difference between the teams,
:02:02. > :02:07.mistakes coming in from the Ospreys. The Ospreys, even though they go one
:02:08. > :02:10.way and the other and they stretched the Edinburgh defence, they cannot
:02:11. > :02:19.break it at the moment. Good tackle I Geoff Cross on Jeff Hassler. --
:02:20. > :02:24.life. A little bit more of that, variety in the attack. Edinburgh are
:02:25. > :02:30.not committing anybody to the break down, keeping men out wide ready for
:02:31. > :02:38.the next attack, the Ospreys are out wide. Dan Suter has had the ball
:02:39. > :03:07.ripped away from him. This is Hanno Dirksen, not known for
:03:08. > :03:13.his kicking game but a strong runner.
:03:14. > :03:30.This is a change of tack Tick. A high kick towards Jack Cuthbert --
:03:31. > :03:39.tactic. Well played. Stolen by Justin Tipuric. That was an
:03:40. > :03:43.opportunity perhaps, allowing Justin Tipuric to turnover the ball and see
:03:44. > :03:55.what might have happened. Dan Biggar is eager to get points on the board.
:03:56. > :04:00.A good open side. The one thing he did, the minute you get isolated on
:04:01. > :04:05.those balls, the turnover is inevitable. Jack Cuthbert did very
:04:06. > :04:09.well but the way Justin Tipuric latches onto the ball, he got his
:04:10. > :04:13.body position right, he went over the ball because Ross Ford got
:04:14. > :04:27.isolated. The Ospreys are finding it difficult
:04:28. > :04:29.to penetrate this Edinburgh defence. They are relying on the boot of Dan
:04:30. > :04:48.Biggar. He is on his way. Just adjusting the
:04:49. > :04:53.ball. He has a minute to take his kick.
:04:54. > :04:59.That is an excellent kick from Dan Biggar. And three much-needed points
:05:00. > :05:05.for the Ospreys as they tried to claw their way back into this game.
:05:06. > :05:12.Dan Suter is breathing a heavy sigh of relief because the Ospreys got
:05:13. > :05:17.turned over in the 22 Webber was an opportunity for Jack Cuthbert to dig
:05:18. > :05:23.deep and it was about him becoming the isolated player. Edinburgh 's
:05:24. > :05:26.isolated player was Ross board. It keeps the Ospreys within touching
:05:27. > :05:36.distance of this Edinburgh performance.
:05:37. > :05:42.Trying to take the Ospreys out of their own 22.
:05:43. > :05:53.It is the left boot of Richard Fussell which takes them down field.
:05:54. > :05:56.Only as far as Harry Leonard who has indicated he is going to put the
:05:57. > :06:05.ball back into the air, a clean catch. There is no fullback. Jack
:06:06. > :06:12.Cuthbert has dropped back with Cornell Du Preez. Sam Lewis, but it
:06:13. > :06:25.is Edinburgh 's ball. The referee says no, it is given
:06:26. > :06:33.away anyway. A loose pass. Did not find the man. James King stooped
:06:34. > :06:41.down from six foot three to pick it up. Dan Biggar this chase to Tito
:06:42. > :06:52.Tebaldi and does enough this time to introduce a slight knock-on. The
:06:53. > :06:57.Dragons have not given up. Ross Waddle has got a try for them but
:06:58. > :07:03.they are still trailing 38 points against eight at Ravenhill. And he
:07:04. > :07:11.got the late try against Glasgow last week to give them an excellent
:07:12. > :07:22.win. That when against Glasgow did the Ospreys a favour by keeping them
:07:23. > :07:29.in the top four -- win. That this Geoff Cross who has had a yellow
:07:30. > :07:34.cross. And if any more scrums go down, there is going to be a yellow
:07:35. > :07:41.card. That will be interesting because if Jess -- if Geoff Cross
:07:42. > :07:45.goes down and gets another yellow, that is a sending off, so Edinburgh
:07:46. > :07:57.on ice here. Both front rows have been warned. Both props have had ten
:07:58. > :08:06.minutes in the bin, last weekend at the Millennium Stadium.
:08:07. > :08:23.It would be interesting if they kept both teams out for 80 minutes! When
:08:24. > :08:32.was the last game of frog be used or without a single change? -- rugby
:08:33. > :08:40.you saw. You think sometimes it is just done by numbers. He has already
:08:41. > :08:44.given them a formal warning! He is just repeating himself! That is a
:08:45. > :09:00.formal, formal warning. Dan Suter has had problems. A bloke
:09:01. > :09:03.and put the edge on. -- a low can put. He has his edge over his
:09:04. > :09:13.opposite number. The ball is out. Beard with an
:09:14. > :09:36.important tackle for Edinburgh. Joe Bearman to James King. Tito
:09:37. > :09:43.Tebaldi. Turned back for Jeff Hassler. And he is trying to time
:09:44. > :09:49.his run. Straight through the middle and it did not quite work out. Jeff
:09:50. > :09:52.Hassler spent a bit of time on the Canadian sevens circuit and I spoke
:09:53. > :10:00.to Gareth recently, the formance director, he is keen when he sees
:10:01. > :10:07.people like this and Tyler getting opportunity to get 15 aside rugby.
:10:08. > :10:09.Jeff Hassler and Hanno Dirksen work hard off the ball, they always make
:10:10. > :10:26.good ground. I think we can see that Ross Ford
:10:27. > :10:29.try now, and over to Ross Harries. The Dragons have hit back at
:10:30. > :10:34.Ravenhill but still behind on the scoreboard. But something for the
:10:35. > :10:41.fans to cheer about, Ross Waddle making the score 38-8 with a
:10:42. > :10:45.conversion to come. A long night for the Dragons but at least they got
:10:46. > :10:52.some consolation. Back to you, Gareth.
:10:53. > :10:58.Izak van der Westhuizen just leaving the field after taking a bit of a
:10:59. > :11:08.knock-on the head. Waiting for his replacement. Let's go to the far
:11:09. > :11:13.side. Damp pitch side alongside me you can
:11:14. > :11:19.see Ryan Jones from the stand -- down. The big players are coming off
:11:20. > :11:23.for the Ospreys. The cavalry is arriving! Hopefully!
:11:24. > :11:47.Thank you. Ollie Atkins has come on for Izak van der Westhuizen. From
:11:48. > :11:58.Hobart. And Jeff Hassler is a handful when he gets going. Dan
:11:59. > :12:00.Biggar. That is a let off for the Ospreys. Not happy. As you can
:12:01. > :12:09.imagine. Tito Tebaldi has players outside
:12:10. > :12:34.him. A bit more of the aerial tennis
:12:35. > :12:41.coming into the game in the second half. There have been a couple of
:12:42. > :12:48.passes from Tito Tebaldi in front of Dan Biggar like that, does not quite
:12:49. > :12:55.find his man. Looking at the kicking, a lot of the players now,
:12:56. > :13:02.we see them kick end on end. As a result, there is more accuracy. But
:13:03. > :13:06.I would like to see a spiral kick, especially on a kick that Jack
:13:07. > :13:12.Cuthbert had because he gave the ball to the Ospreys but Richard
:13:13. > :13:19.Fussell at HMM disc kick in. With a spiral kick, you get it right into
:13:20. > :13:30.the 22. -- Richard Fussell at a great kick in. -- put. A good
:13:31. > :13:44.platform to work from four Grayson Hart.
:13:45. > :13:57.The defences up quickly. Ashley Beck did not look. Ashley Beck had a free
:13:58. > :14:08.pass. Tito Tebaldi spots at the gap. He is appended by his opposite
:14:09. > :14:13.number, Grayson Hart. The Italian scrum half is back on his feet.
:14:14. > :14:21.James King. He makes the ball available. Joe Bearman comes on a
:14:22. > :14:29.run. Another penalty coming to the Ospreys. And another three points if
:14:30. > :14:36.that is what they want. Dan Biggar should keep -- take the three
:14:37. > :14:48.points. The Ospreys are doing well to get themselves back into the
:14:49. > :14:56.game. Ashley Beck was almost gifted a try but instead they will go for
:14:57. > :14:59.three points. Edinburgh will have to be very careful about the number of
:15:00. > :15:05.penalties they are giving away or they will be down to 14 men again. A
:15:06. > :15:13.couple of replacements ready to come on for the Ospreys. Ryan Jones is
:15:14. > :15:36.among them. One just before half-time and to
:15:37. > :15:42.just after half-time for Dan Biggar and he has brought the Ospreys back
:15:43. > :15:50.within striking distance. Let's go down to Phil Steele. Ryan Jones is
:15:51. > :16:04.coming on. Three substitutes for the Ospreys.
:16:05. > :16:18.Sam Davies has slotted back to fullback. The two men up front are
:16:19. > :16:20.also on. Plenty of carriers for the Ospreys in the shape of Ryan Jones
:16:21. > :16:48.and Dan Biggar. The Ospreys have not shown any sign
:16:49. > :16:56.of panic in this game. The Ospreys will now try and put pressure on
:16:57. > :17:05.this Edinburgh eight. Grant Gilchrist safely takes the line-out.
:17:06. > :17:13.For once they are forced to kick from the line-out. A first touch for
:17:14. > :17:20.Sam Davies. Tito Tebaldi. Dan Biggar spots a gap in time the defence.
:17:21. > :17:40.Good pressure from Dan Biggar. Dan Biggar did well initially with
:17:41. > :17:45.the chip and chase and managed to get Grayson Hart on the floor but
:17:46. > :17:54.when Ashley Beck made the secondary tackled up in the scrum half on the
:17:55. > :18:04.deck, he gave away the penalty. Griff Rhys has joined Phil Steele.
:18:05. > :18:11.Ryan Jones is on. What are you looking for from him? A bit of
:18:12. > :18:23.physicality. A bit of maturity. Someone just to give us a clear
:18:24. > :18:26.focus. And Sam Davies as well? He has been playing well recently. We
:18:27. > :18:31.have played pretty well in this quarter of the game. And you feel
:18:32. > :18:54.you are still in it? Yes. A good head by Dan Biggar. -- a good
:18:55. > :19:00.hit. Edinburgh were jumping up and down when that was turned over and
:19:01. > :19:17.the referee agrees it was done legally. Another final warning.
:19:18. > :19:23.Individuals are coming in and playing the ball on the ground. Both
:19:24. > :19:29.back rows have been guilty of playing the man on the deck as well.
:19:30. > :19:42.They have been a lot of penalties in the scheme. -- in this game. It is
:19:43. > :19:53.the first penalty the Ospreys have given away in a kickable position
:19:54. > :20:10.quite a while. No wonder Mike Coman wants to go for goal.
:20:11. > :20:20.The crowd behind the posts immediately knew that one was safely
:20:21. > :20:28.over. The Ospreys have the score twice again as things stand.
:20:29. > :20:37.An excellent strike. Slightly against the run of play. Edinburgh
:20:38. > :20:57.will be delighted to extend their lead.
:20:58. > :21:06.That was straight out of place of the Ospreys will have a line-out
:21:07. > :21:17.back in the 22. Dan Biggar is in a hurry to get on with it. Let's talk
:21:18. > :21:21.to Martyn Williams in the studio. Do you expect the Welsh boys, Dan
:21:22. > :21:32.Biggar and Justin Tipuric, to stay on for the whole game? I do. I think
:21:33. > :21:36.Dan Biggar and Justin Tipuric need gametime. They will be desperate to
:21:37. > :21:51.stay on and lead the fight back for the Ospreys.
:21:52. > :21:59.Ryan Jones wearing 19. Ryan Jones is in possession in the Edinburgh 22.
:22:00. > :22:04.Tito Tebaldi. The replacement is trying to have an impact on the
:22:05. > :22:21.game. Jeff Hassler trying to time his run. That will be one for the
:22:22. > :22:27.TMO to sort out. Jeff Hassler thinks he got the first touch down here.
:22:28. > :22:41.Hanno Dirksen and Jeff Hassler work hard around the pitch. Let's watch
:22:42. > :22:52.it. Who got the first touch? Jeff Hassler's right hand might have
:22:53. > :22:59.beaten Cuthbert's left. You don't actually need downward pressure.
:23:00. > :23:05.Iain Ramage is the TMO. What busy make of this? -- what does he make
:23:06. > :23:29.of this? He is going to slow this one down. I
:23:30. > :23:38.don't think Jack Cuthbert got any piece of it. It is whether it is a
:23:39. > :23:44.try or a knock-on. The try is given. Jeff Hassler did get the
:23:45. > :24:00.touchdown. He has brought the Ospreys right back into it. The
:24:01. > :24:05.crowd stunned into silence but Iain Ramage had plenty of looks at it.
:24:06. > :24:24.Jack Cuthbert did not get any of the ball and Jeff Hassler's right-hand
:24:25. > :24:25.was enough. That was an important try for Jeff Hassler going into the
:24:26. > :24:45.final quarter of the game. Dan Biggar's kick is outside the
:24:46. > :24:52.right-hand upright. There is now a 3-point gap. It is closer than it
:24:53. > :25:03.has been since 15 minutes into the game. A flat line defence. Jeff
:25:04. > :25:09.Hassler's angles of running have impressed throughout this
:25:10. > :25:14.performance. He had to force himself between Jack Cuthbert and Grant
:25:15. > :25:25.Gilchrist. Tremendous determination from the winger.
:25:26. > :26:08.The Ospreys keeping the ball off the floor and winning the scrum.
:26:09. > :26:20.Sam Davies up on the far side of the scrum. Hanno Dirksen outside him.
:26:21. > :26:33.Dan Biggar, the two centres and Jeff Hassler on the open side.
:26:34. > :26:42.A decent looking Edinburgh scrum but the Ospreys get the ball away. Sam
:26:43. > :27:03.Davies to Hanno Dirksen. Ryan Jones. Tito Tebaldi. Dan Suter.
:27:04. > :27:10.Wicus Blaauw with the tackle. Ryan Jones with a good pass to Hanno
:27:11. > :27:15.Dirksen. That was better use of the blindside. They had players coming
:27:16. > :27:20.from a deeper angle and they had momentum. Previously, they have been
:27:21. > :27:26.too flat when they have executed that. Failing to stay on their feet.
:27:27. > :27:57.They have given away the penalty. Aisea Natoga coming onto the field,
:27:58. > :28:07.replacing Hanno Dirksen. Another powerful carrier of the ball. The
:28:08. > :28:20.Ospreys are trying to take this game from Edinburgh. Wicus Blaauw. Sean
:28:21. > :28:28.Kennedy, the replacement scrum half, with the kick. Sam Davies looks to
:28:29. > :28:31.have overrun it but he readjusted. Dan Biggar kicks it downfield and
:28:32. > :28:55.that is a huge gap there. Natoga made a mess of that. Good
:28:56. > :29:02.yardage game for Edinburgh. Bringing in a replacement winger. Probably
:29:03. > :29:10.got the biggest cheer from the crowd. A let-off because Edinburgh
:29:11. > :29:16.'s kicking has not been dynamic in this game. A lot of kicks have been
:29:17. > :29:18.overcooked allowing Dan Biggar to return with a lot of interest, but
:29:19. > :29:22.they get away with with some territory for the mistake on
:29:23. > :29:48.replacement Natoga. A good steady scrum for Sean Kennedy
:29:49. > :29:57.to work from. All the way to Jack Cuthbert out. He is ready and
:29:58. > :30:09.waiting for Kennedy. Lovely delivery from Ollie Atkins to Gilchrist. --
:30:10. > :30:14.from Mike Coman. Every time they have been in the 22 of the Ospreys,
:30:15. > :30:20.they have come away with a try, not on that occasion. Justin Tipuric
:30:21. > :30:25.check got under the rib cage and got -- and held him up long enough.
:30:26. > :30:31.Edinburgh, the way they passed the ball, that allows the Ospreys
:30:32. > :30:43.defence to be reset and that was excellent defence from the Ospreys.
:30:44. > :30:55.Less than quarter of an hour remaining. A 3-point Edinburgh lead.
:30:56. > :31:05.At one stage, they had to 22 points to make up. -- 22.
:31:06. > :31:21.They could does very well. The scrum does look under pressure. -- Baker.
:31:22. > :31:28.The scrum-half is a Jack of all trades, comfortable in the centre
:31:29. > :31:34.and superb as a flanker. And can also play in scrum-half. Dan Biggar
:31:35. > :31:40.sits back again and he finds that relieving touch goal and suddenly
:31:41. > :31:47.Edinburgh are attacking from the ten metre line. Edinburgh is strong in
:31:48. > :31:53.the scrum but can they dominate in the 22 metre line? Edinburgh are
:31:54. > :31:57.playing faces of possession that we saw in the first half but they did
:31:58. > :32:01.not have continuity in the second half. -- raises. The play is
:32:02. > :32:18.disrupted. Illegal interference. There is a chance to open up a gap
:32:19. > :32:22.again. The Williams boys before were saying they are confident about
:32:23. > :32:26.Welsh victory in top -- in Twickenham, how do you see it? It
:32:27. > :32:33.took magic and brilliance from France in Paris to deny England
:32:34. > :32:42.victory. They holding towards home advantage. England were seething at
:32:43. > :32:49.the loss last year and is losing out on the championship. Wales have the
:32:50. > :32:53.ability to outplay England but that was a very good performance by
:32:54. > :32:57.England and they will take a lot from that. I am going to be going
:32:58. > :33:02.out, I am delighted. I have a feeling England might edge it. But
:33:03. > :33:09.if Wales play with that confidence we saw in the game against France
:33:10. > :33:11.last Friday night, rather than the game against Ireland in Dublin, that
:33:12. > :33:17.will be the difference between the teams, whether Wales can produce
:33:18. > :33:23.that sort of performance again. A long-range effort safely over. And
:33:24. > :33:31.as we approach the final ten minutes, the Ospreys have to get a
:33:32. > :33:38.converted try to win it again. A great kick by Edinburgh 's fullback.
:33:39. > :33:46.They are just finishing off. In the Six Nations, a four teams are right
:33:47. > :33:51.in with a couple of weekends to go. Every time the Six Nations is on,
:33:52. > :33:57.you cannot keep your eye off it. Jack Cuthbert takes pole advantage
:33:58. > :34:08.and slips into the arms of Tito Tebaldi. -- full. Kennedy, to
:34:09. > :34:14.Leonard. He slowed it down halfway. He has to be careful not to concede
:34:15. > :34:22.a penalty. A good off-load back, lost either prop and Ryan Jones
:34:23. > :34:30.spins it round to Ashley Beck who does well to step away from
:34:31. > :34:40.Dominguez. Scott Baldwin. Driven to ground I Ross Ford. Tito Tebaldi, to
:34:41. > :34:44.Dan Biggar. He is creating the angle for Sam Lewis. A knock and advantage
:34:45. > :34:56.is being played by Edinburgh at the moment. -- knock-on. Egg great
:34:57. > :35:07.off-load by Willem Nel. -- a great. Wrapped up by Baldwin. Everybody is
:35:08. > :35:13.looking at Natoga to see if he will come through to offside desertion. A
:35:14. > :35:20.catalogue of errors. -- offside position. Jonathan Spratt was
:35:21. > :35:26.looking more alert and it was a free ball for him. The Ospreys were out
:35:27. > :35:34.over the ten yard line. Edinburgh is still under pressure and alongside
:35:35. > :35:45.others is the Edinburgh winger, I wonder how good he is. On a Gaelic
:35:46. > :35:51.speaking channel. A bit of Dutch thrown in, maybe!
:35:52. > :36:05.Sam Davies waits. He gets it away well. A dangerous run out. Dan
:36:06. > :36:21.Biggar with a kick in goal. Duncan Jones. 35 years young. Dan Biggar,
:36:22. > :36:23.Sam Davies. Ashley Beck. Jonathan Spratt, they are running out of room
:36:24. > :36:30.on the right-hand side. Dan Baker got into the 22 before
:36:31. > :36:45.being brought down by Gilchrist. The Ospreys are getting ever
:36:46. > :36:52.nearer, a converted try would edge them ahead.
:36:53. > :36:59.Good build-up by the Ospreys. Can they finish it off now? Just like
:37:00. > :37:04.Edinburgh did in the first half. No, they lost the ball, and the number
:37:05. > :37:12.eight Cornell Du Preez puts boot to ball. The ball is still alive. And
:37:13. > :37:21.Sam Davies is looking for the safety of the touchline and just about
:37:22. > :37:29.makes it, very relieved. Dougie Fife did well, with Cornell Du Preez. Sam
:37:30. > :37:34.Davies managed to nudge the Edinburgh winger out of the way. It
:37:35. > :37:39.could have been a try either end, good pressure. And the mistake
:37:40. > :37:43.coming in at a crucial time for the Ospreys, a turnover ball allowing
:37:44. > :37:48.Edinburgh to kick the ball downfield. Edinburgh have a great
:37:49. > :37:53.opportunity to see out the game in this period of territory against the
:37:54. > :38:00.Ospreys. Ospreys will have to look for magic, will it be from a big
:38:01. > :38:04.ball like Dan Baker? From Natoga on the wing or will it be the magic and
:38:05. > :38:10.experience of Dan Biggar to get them out of this? Edinburgh have laid
:38:11. > :38:15.well this evening at Meggetland and maybe just edging it.
:38:16. > :38:29.But to take by Gilchrist. -- a good take. Kennedy. A deep pass. Now the
:38:30. > :38:49.Ospreys have to get a bit of defending in again.
:38:50. > :38:58.There is a penalty coming the way of Edinburgh and that could be
:38:59. > :39:04.telling. A gap will open up if they go for it. They want the try, a
:39:05. > :39:12.bonus point. Andries Strauss. He slips through far too easily! The
:39:13. > :39:17.last man Mike Coman cannot hang on to the inside ball, the try is
:39:18. > :39:24.denied and they will have to come back to the penalty. The Ospreys
:39:25. > :39:34.need to look at the defence. Andries Strauss found a great gap. This was
:39:35. > :39:42.the knock-on. An offside decision on Jonathan Spratt. He promised a
:39:43. > :39:48.yellow card at the start of the half and he delivers it against the
:39:49. > :39:53.Ospreys centre. Ashley Beck is leaving, so the Ospreys will have to
:39:54. > :39:57.finish with 14 men. And they need a score from somewhere if they are not
:39:58. > :40:05.going to come away from Meggetland with nothing. Mike Coman, the
:40:06. > :40:08.sensible option, win the game first and Edinburgh have an opportunity to
:40:09. > :40:15.perhaps get that bonus point in the victory. This kick is vitally
:40:16. > :40:17.important for the South African fullback playing his trade here for
:40:18. > :40:27.Edinburgh. -- plying. He has already kicked 13 points for
:40:28. > :40:40.the team. Converted two of the three tries and
:40:41. > :40:44.landed three penalties. This is to take a bonus point away from the
:40:45. > :40:51.Ospreys. Gets it just inside that left-hand side, just as enough. Now
:40:52. > :40:57.the Ospreys have to score from somewhere to get anything from this
:40:58. > :41:02.game. He just snatched it. He has extended that Edinburgh read to the
:41:03. > :41:14.two scores Ospreys now need. Can Edinburgh finish with a flourish and
:41:15. > :41:22.get that bonus point? Tom Habberfield is coming on instead of
:41:23. > :41:27.Tito Tebaldi. Duncan Jones, the Ospreys looking to get within strike
:41:28. > :41:40.range. Trying to get a losing bonus point.
:41:41. > :41:46.Tyler Ardron, one-handed to Scott Baldwin. Justin Tipuric in midfield.
:41:47. > :42:11.Ashley Beck, off the field. Just one man. Just one man outside
:42:12. > :42:14.Dan Biggar, so he took the hit. Baldwin looking to give the Ospreys
:42:15. > :42:37.a toehold in the Edinburgh 22. Jeff Hassler appearing everywhere he
:42:38. > :42:45.can. Less than two minutes remaining for the Ospreys now. Just cannot get
:42:46. > :42:51.asked that 22 metre line at the moment. Justin Tipuric is looking to
:42:52. > :42:56.free his hands in the tackle. But they have got the penalty and they
:42:57. > :43:01.have got the chance to reclaim a losing bonus point. That is Izak van
:43:02. > :43:13.der Westhuizen, who has been awarded the man of the match this evening.
:43:14. > :43:18.Another yellow card. It was Tomas Leonardi, the Argentine who has come
:43:19. > :43:22.off the bench. Dan Biggar will take that three points just to get a
:43:23. > :43:31.bonus point. They might have one last shot to score a converted try.
:43:32. > :43:36.Another Dan Biggar penalty. It gives the Ospreys something as they go
:43:37. > :43:49.into the final minute. They reclaim a losing bonus point.
:43:50. > :44:01.It also gives them the outside chance of sneaking a victory with a
:44:02. > :44:07.converted try. Then at ago waiting to come on. He may not have a
:44:08. > :44:16.chance. Edinburgh kick the ball dead. That is crazy from Edinburgh.
:44:17. > :44:22.That gives the Ospreys scrum on the half way line. The last attack of
:44:23. > :44:51.the game and it gives the Ospreys one last chance. Then at ago will
:44:52. > :44:56.come on for one play. -- Ben Atiga. It is all about what happens here. A
:44:57. > :45:03.good scrum allows the backs to attack. Alex Allan on the loose head
:45:04. > :45:13.for Edinburgh. He is celebrating his 22nd birthday today. This will be
:45:14. > :45:17.the final play of the game. The Ospreys look to have salvaged a
:45:18. > :45:35.point. Can they possibly sneak an extra three?
:45:36. > :45:46.Jonathan Spratt a lone figure on the right-hand side of the Ospreys
:45:47. > :45:56.attack. They are having trouble getting this scrum set. I don't
:45:57. > :45:57.think the referee would issue to cards for the last scrum of the
:45:58. > :46:14.game, would he? Ulster have cemented their position
:46:15. > :46:20.in third with a thumping victory over the Dragons. The Ospreys
:46:21. > :46:29.clinging on to fourth at the moment and Glasgow to play tomorrow night.
:46:30. > :46:52.A loose pass. Sam Davies to Isaiah in a toga. -- Isaiah in a toga.
:46:53. > :47:03.The more is called. That is enough. The Edinburgh skipper prevents a
:47:04. > :47:08.late Ospreys come back and gets Edinburgh back to winning ways after
:47:09. > :47:15.three defeats in a row. Edinburgh come away with a victory. They did
:47:16. > :47:21.not get a bonus point. The Ospreys did the losing. It is a hard-fought
:47:22. > :47:27.win for Edinburgh which keeps them in the hunt for European places.
:47:28. > :47:36.They have become the Ospreys 31-25. And a deserved victory. Edinburgh
:47:37. > :47:43.played very well in the first 40 minutes. My man of the matches Mike
:47:44. > :47:52.Coman the captain of Edinburgh. He played so well. This is a good
:47:53. > :47:59.Ospreys team. They are right up there in this league. Edinburgh at a
:48:00. > :48:09.work in progress. They will take a great deal of delight from that. It
:48:10. > :48:15.is a hard-fought victory for Edinburgh and a bonus point for the
:48:16. > :48:22.Ospreys. We can hear now the thoughts of Dan Biggar who is with
:48:23. > :48:32.Phil Steele. How frustrating was that? We were not clinical enough.
:48:33. > :48:37.We conceded a couple of soft tries and we were always chasing the game.
:48:38. > :48:44.It is hugely disappointing to come away with only one point. You did
:48:45. > :48:48.well to salvage that one point. We are not happy with one point. We
:48:49. > :49:01.have to look at ourselves in the mirror. We gave away some soft
:49:02. > :49:06.tries. How is your knee? It is fine. Nothing too serious. How good was it
:49:07. > :49:13.to get a full 80 minutes on the belt? It was great to play but just
:49:14. > :49:22.disappointing we did not pull through in the end. We need to show
:49:23. > :49:26.a bit more skill. How are you looking forward to being part of
:49:27. > :49:36.that squad for the Wales against an in game? If I can get myself in the
:49:37. > :49:43.squad and push for selection, that would be great. It would be
:49:44. > :49:51.something special to be a part of. Justin Tipuric is here. How are you
:49:52. > :49:55.feeling ahead of next week? It was a really tough game. A bit
:49:56. > :50:00.disappointed with the result. They are a physical side. They play the
:50:01. > :50:09.South African way and that is how they won tonight. He made a few too
:50:10. > :50:17.many errors. Silly errors. We did not execute things in their 22. Did
:50:18. > :50:26.you think you are going to sneak it at one stage? Definitely. We never
:50:27. > :50:32.gave up. It was one of our worst first halves all year. But we were
:50:33. > :50:38.still in it. Edinburgh were very physical. You had five back rowers
:50:39. > :50:45.in your back five. Did you feel you were lacking a bit there? No. We
:50:46. > :50:52.tried to help -- hold them up. You have to get them to the floor early
:50:53. > :50:59.and get over the ball. And was it nice to play at the club ground? A
:51:00. > :51:06.little bit difference. -- bit different. It makes things a bit
:51:07. > :51:15.real. How are you looking forward to token? -- Twickenham? It doesn't
:51:16. > :51:22.matter whether the game is for the wooden spoon or the Six Nations, it
:51:23. > :51:28.is always a tasty one. Hopefully we will have a good week in training.
:51:29. > :51:33.Do you think the English will remember last year's game? Last year
:51:34. > :51:40.'s forgotten. It is a new chapter. We have to do the basics well. They
:51:41. > :51:47.are favourites. We have to show everybody what we can do.
:51:48. > :51:54.It was a great start for the Ospreys away from home. Jeff Hassler
:51:55. > :51:58.touching down after just six minutes. After that Edinburgh
:51:59. > :52:03.enjoyed a purple patch. Three tries in half an hour. Grayson Hart
:52:04. > :52:14.crossing for the first one. Jack Cuthbert with a break before putting
:52:15. > :52:19.Sam Beard away. Another one from Grayson Hart on the blindside. The
:52:20. > :52:28.Ospreys started well in the second half with two penalties. Then it was
:52:29. > :52:36.Edinburgh's turn to fight back. Jeff Hassler then scored his second try
:52:37. > :52:43.for the Ospreys. But ultimately, it was Edinburgh who struck back and
:52:44. > :52:56.one thanks to this last-minute penalty. Dan Biggar got a penalty to
:52:57. > :52:59.get a losing bonus point. The Ospreys did enjoy the greater share
:53:00. > :53:04.of territory and possession that they did not make it count. Shane
:53:05. > :53:10.Williams, you would probably take on a wave bonus point but the Ospreys
:53:11. > :53:20.are a bit more ambitious than that. It was disappointing. The Ospreys
:53:21. > :53:24.wanted to win that game. But they were the second-best team out
:53:25. > :53:29.tonight. Far too many errors. Too much complacency and defence. They
:53:30. > :53:35.gave themselves too much work to do in the second half. They started
:53:36. > :53:40.very well in the second half. But they lost the ball interiors and
:53:41. > :53:47.gave themselves too much to do. They chipped away at the lead and then
:53:48. > :53:52.Jeff Hassler got his second try. It looked at that stage as if perhaps
:53:53. > :54:00.they would get back into it. They came back into it well and got some
:54:01. > :54:08.momentum. We were calling for Ryan Jones and Sam Davies to come on. He
:54:09. > :54:16.is a great foot olive. He checks the defence with a dummy and it is a
:54:17. > :54:25.beautiful kick. That is sheer determination to score the try. We
:54:26. > :54:32.will freeze this in a minute. He does get downward pressure. It is a
:54:33. > :54:38.brilliant try. We thought they were coming back into it. But ill
:54:39. > :54:51.discipline and a lack of composure cost them. They were not clinical
:54:52. > :54:57.enough according to Dan Biggar. The Ospreys got into the Edinburgh 22
:54:58. > :55:02.several times but made mistakes. You can't afford to do that. It was
:55:03. > :55:07.always going to be a tough game away from home. When you go into the 22
:55:08. > :55:15.you have to get the points. They were far too many errors. It has
:55:16. > :55:18.been a miserable night of all four regional rugby fans because the
:55:19. > :55:27.Dragons were put to the sword against Ulster in Ravenhill. The
:55:28. > :55:34.final score was 38-8. This was the first try for Ulster. Then Tommy
:55:35. > :55:45.Bowe back after a groin injury showed he had lost none of it
:55:46. > :55:55.sharpness. Two tries for him. Great news for Ireland who face Italy in a
:55:56. > :55:59.week's time. Ross Ford will did cross late on for the Dragons to
:56:00. > :56:08.give them a consolation try. But that is a pretty heavy defeat out in
:56:09. > :56:44.Ravenhill. Let's have a look and see how those results leave the table.
:56:45. > :56:52.Let's look more closely at that Scarlets against Ulster game --
:56:53. > :57:02.Munster game. Jonathan Davies has been released to play in that game.
:57:03. > :57:07.It is fantastic to see Jonathan Davies back. He tried to make a
:57:08. > :57:14.comeback a few weeks ago but did not feel quite right. I fully expect him
:57:15. > :57:23.to come back in and start against England next week. He is that
:57:24. > :57:29.important to the team. The English backline is inexperienced and you
:57:30. > :57:31.are looking for people Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts and George
:57:32. > :57:38.North to intimidate them. Hopefully he'll come through that game and he
:57:39. > :57:43.will play at Twickenham. Do you think you will start, Shane
:57:44. > :57:51.Williams? -- do you think he will start? He was one of the players of
:57:52. > :57:55.the Lions tour. Providing he comes through unscathed for the Scarlets,
:57:56. > :58:04.I think he will slot straight acting. He has been the form 13 for
:58:05. > :58:10.Wales for the last two seasons. Wales will have to get George North
:58:11. > :58:16.involved earlier than in previous games if he is back on the wing.
:58:17. > :58:23.With Jonathan Davies back and George North running angles, it is
:58:24. > :58:32.exciting. Steve Tandy is with Phil Steele back in Edinburgh. ?1 gained
:58:33. > :58:37.or four lost? Definitely four lost. It was a disappointing first half.
:58:38. > :58:41.It is not a happy dressing room. It is disappointing. We fought back
:58:42. > :58:51.hard but you cannot concede sloppy tries away from home. But is the
:58:52. > :58:56.season still on track? Yes. We are disappointed tonight. We have a bit
:58:57. > :59:02.of a break now and we will have to regroup and win at least five or six
:59:03. > :59:08.games to get into the top four. What have you learned from last season?
:59:09. > :59:15.We have to be more clinical in what we do. Too many soft tries were
:59:16. > :59:23.conceded in the first half. That is not good enough. We have to come
:59:24. > :59:28.back. We have the Blues next up. That is at the Liberty Stadium. Yes,
:59:29. > :59:37.then we go to Glasgow. We will have to start picking up some big wins
:59:38. > :59:42.quickly. Some straight talking from Steve
:59:43. > :59:50.Tandy. Very briefly, disappointing for the Ospreys tonight. They are
:59:51. > :59:53.still in the mix. They are probably the only Welsh team will have a
:59:54. > :59:58.chance of getting in the top four. They have to regroup for the big
:59:59. > :00:02.derby game next up against the Blues. Thank you both for joining us
:00:03. > :00:10.tonight. That is all we have time for tonight. Commiserations to Steve
:00:11. > :00:14.Tandy and his players. But they are still in the hunt for the play-offs.
:00:15. > :00:18.Sport Wales is up next and there is some strong language in that. It is
:00:19. > :00:24.good night from us.