Edinburgh v Ospreys Scrum V Live Pro 12


Edinburgh v Ospreys

Similar Content

Browse content similar to Edinburgh v Ospreys. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more!

Transcript


LineFromTo

The Pro12 is starting to get interesting so get your calculators

:00:16.:00:22.

out. The Irish big three are racing ahead and there is a mid field

:00:23.:00:25.

battle between the Welsh and the Scots for a place in Europe at

:00:26.:00:31.

stake. The victory of the Dragons last week over Glasgow means they

:00:32.:00:36.

are breathing hard over the Scarlets whose win over Edinburgh has kept

:00:37.:00:42.

them ahead of their Welsh rivals and has dealt a blow to hopes in the

:00:43.:00:46.

Scottish capital. But Edinburgh are in the race and could resurrect

:00:47.:00:50.

their campaign with victory tonight. Steve Tandy and his men crossed the

:00:51.:00:55.

border with mixed emotions. And 11 try win against Treviso led to a

:00:56.:01:00.

rise in optimism but they were brought back down to Earth by

:01:01.:01:05.

Munster a week later. The Ospreys are sitting pretty in the play-offs

:01:06.:01:09.

own but there the rest rivals have games in hand, the Pro12 is alive,

:01:10.:01:17.

four Welsh regions have something play ball. But the Ospreys, the

:01:18.:01:22.

former Crewe times champions, the team we will be looking at tonight.

:01:23.:01:30.

-- the macro times. They are at the Meggetland because of the worm

:01:31.:01:36.

infestation at Murrayfield. It is a city that has been a happy

:01:37.:01:40.

hunting ground in recent years. This is confirmation of the table.

:01:41.:01:46.

Munster and Leinster comfortably out in front.

:01:47.:02:04.

Good evening and welcome to Scrum V and it is the Williams boys joining

:02:05.:02:13.

me tonight, Shane and Martin. Shame, you are not moving back to Wales

:02:14.:02:18.

permanently just yet. Back out to Japan in April. I have been offered

:02:19.:02:26.

an extension. I will probably go for another two years coaching and a bit

:02:27.:02:31.

of playing. Looking forward to it. So you are winding down on playing?

:02:32.:02:37.

I have trained to do that for the last two seasons, but another game.

:02:38.:02:44.

-- trying to. Another game tonight, Dragons facing Ulster in Ravenhill

:02:45.:02:51.

and it is 15-0, Tommy Boase scoring. This was the first try by ruling

:02:52.:02:57.

Pienaar. Paddy Jackson knocked the conversion over. So there is still a

:02:58.:03:05.

conversion. Tonight's game, let's look at the Edinburgh side. A real

:03:06.:03:12.

foreign influence under Alan Solomons. Eight of the starting 15

:03:13.:03:17.

not Scottish. None of those are capped internationals, is that to

:03:18.:03:22.

the detriment of Scottish rugby? Definitely, they only have two

:03:23.:03:26.

professional teams and a small pool of players. With respect, those

:03:27.:03:35.

players are not household names. So dicing with death when you bring

:03:36.:03:42.

that foreign influence in. Dan Biggar and Justin Tipuric show have

:03:43.:03:47.

both been released from Wales to start. -- have both. We have talked

:03:48.:03:54.

about a lack of potency out wide in the Ospreys, have they addressed

:03:55.:03:58.

that? I think so, great input with Jeff Hassler, hungry and looking for

:03:59.:04:06.

work on the wing. They are not a conventional winger is that stay and

:04:07.:04:11.

hope to score tries, they look for work and they play extremely well.

:04:12.:04:18.

-- wingers. That is signing but players and to coincide with the

:04:19.:04:23.

Welsh players. Both will have the contact. As you can see, they are

:04:24.:04:31.

ready to kick off in Edinburgh. Welsh language commentary on your

:04:32.:04:35.

red button. You can get involved via text or Twitter, but over to the

:04:36.:04:39.

commentary team in Edinburgh. Scott Hastings and Gareth Charles.

:04:40.:04:45.

Thank you and welcome to Meggetland, home of several macro for the visit

:04:46.:04:53.

of the Ospreys on a Italy called night in Edinburgh. -- Emile RFC. --

:04:54.:05:08.

Boroughmuir. Not the record number of fans here but enough to boost the

:05:09.:05:15.

players. Peter Fitzgibbon is in charge this evening. And a good

:05:16.:05:26.

couple -- a good tackle early on by Justin Tipuric. Grayson Hart has to

:05:27.:05:36.

dig it out. Wicus Blaauw gets over the line. Great work by Sam Lewis.

:05:37.:05:47.

With Justin Tipuric back in work tonight -- back in action tonight,

:05:48.:05:52.

he has slipped to number six. We will see what effect they have in

:05:53.:05:56.

the breakdown area, winning the first penalty. Scott, it is good to

:05:57.:06:01.

see Scottish rugby back at its roots. It has come back to a smaller

:06:02.:06:12.

ground than Murrayfield where former internationals from many years ago

:06:13.:06:17.

in the 1970s and 1980s have played. They played for this club and plying

:06:18.:06:24.

their trade in their second -- in the second division. Edinburgh Rugby

:06:25.:06:32.

want more intimacy in this ground. They only get about 2,000, 3,000

:06:33.:06:35.

watching. The first line-out did not go

:06:36.:06:46.

according to plan to be Ospreys, can they get it right second time. They

:06:47.:06:52.

have the Canadian alongside James King this evening. Normally at

:06:53.:06:55.

number six. Hanno Dirksen will give chase, and

:06:56.:07:18.

so well Dan Biggar. Too early for the ball arrived. -- before.

:07:19.:07:28.

The referee says he jumped into him, but he is challenging for the ball

:07:29.:07:38.

so that is a freedom all as far as I am concerned. What is he supposed to

:07:39.:07:49.

do. -- free ball. Certainly a challenge by Hanno Dirksen, and

:07:50.:07:56.

import into the team. -- and import. He plays down in South

:07:57.:08:04.

Africa. -- an import. Grayson Hart has also come in. And to the fight

:08:05.:08:14.

has got away with that. -- Dougie Fife.

:08:15.:08:21.

A good bit of carrying, not the best off-load by Geoff Cross. It will be

:08:22.:08:32.

interesting, the width of the pitch is not as big as Murrayfield and

:08:33.:08:36.

that may affect the way Edinburgh play. Not a good pass by Geoff

:08:37.:08:42.

Cross, it it is unacceptable, that type of play from an international

:08:43.:08:50.

prop forward -- it is. These are the mistakes that have counted against

:08:51.:08:51.

Edinburgh this season. Because Blau is chasing round rather

:08:52.:09:23.

than pushing straight. -- Wicus Blaauw. Dan Biggar did not get off

:09:24.:09:33.

the bench against France last time. When you are on international duty

:09:34.:09:38.

and you get ten minutes of an international, it does not whet the

:09:39.:09:42.

appetite so he will want to get a ball 18 minutes under his belt and

:09:43.:09:48.

get Warren Gatland thinking about him as the Six Nations on hold. --

:09:49.:09:57.

80. Just checking back as he saw the touchline approaching.

:09:58.:10:07.

King took the ball initially in the line-out. A change of direction from

:10:08.:10:18.

Tito Tebaldi. A bit of room on the left-hand side for some Lewis. --

:10:19.:10:27.

Sam Lewis. The Ospreys using the web early on. -- width. That is a good

:10:28.:10:41.

ball. Dan Biggar fires it out. Lovely play I Tito Tebaldi. --

:10:42.:10:48.

Justin Tipuric. A beautiful ball out the back. Comfortable from the

:10:49.:10:54.

Ospreys, the way they attack. When Russia pay men -- when Justin

:10:55.:10:58.

Tipuric came in, the Edinburgh defence were left flat-footed.

:10:59.:11:06.

Plenty of room out wide. Look at the angle, he comes right back. The

:11:07.:11:12.

off-load is about angles and the running. A confidence booster for

:11:13.:11:20.

the Ospreys. Great way by Justin Tipuric. The opening half couple of

:11:21.:11:30.

minutes, he has proved his worth being released from the

:11:31.:11:36.

international squad. -- play. An excellent start for the Ospreys.

:11:37.:11:47.

Dan Biggar is comfortably over the 1,000 points mark in the league. He

:11:48.:11:57.

puts that wide. But the Ospreys will be pleased they have a 5-point lead

:11:58.:12:06.

after seven minutes. Let's go to the other side of the stand. To give you

:12:07.:12:11.

a flavour of Meggetland, it it is very much a club ground, the crowd

:12:12.:12:20.

on top of the play. Not the width. Boroughmuir RFC produced a lot of

:12:21.:12:25.

1970s great players. And Peter Wright, a Scottish prop. And

:12:26.:12:34.

latterly, Chris Custer. The man on the microphone on a pair -- when a

:12:35.:12:42.

penalty is given, he puts over to the crowd the reason for the

:12:43.:12:44.

penalty. The press room is very good. It was in the changing room of

:12:45.:12:50.

a leisure centre and you could book a badminton court!

:12:51.:13:08.

Risky play. The blind pass over the shoulder. It could have cost them.

:13:09.:13:20.

This type of players very risky. Edinburgh forcing too much of the

:13:21.:13:24.

early rugby. I would like to see them play the territory and put the

:13:25.:13:34.

pressure on. It is a good challenge in the front row for the Edinburgh

:13:35.:13:36.

team. There is often a delay between the

:13:37.:14:11.

scrum going down and the scrum half putting the ball in.

:14:12.:14:22.

There is plenty of experience in those two front rows. Dan Suter is

:14:23.:14:28.

the exception, the Ospreys tight head. It has gone down on this

:14:29.:14:33.

occasion. Ross Ford, Geoff Cross and Wicus

:14:34.:14:50.

Blaauw in the Edinburgh front row. Don't they go again on that side.

:14:51.:15:18.

Dan Suter lies face down on the floor. The way he went down, it

:15:19.:15:29.

seems to me his studs have gone. You don't bring a scrum down like that

:15:30.:15:35.

when the pressure comes on. It gives Edinburgh chance to get some

:15:36.:15:45.

territory and clear their lines. -- it gives Edinburgh a chance to get

:15:46.:15:55.

some territory. A five minute -- a five-man land -- a five man line for

:15:56.:16:00.

Edinburgh. Looking to get the drive on. And

:16:01.:16:24.

doing so pretty effectively. Grant Gilchrist pumping his legs as they

:16:25.:16:28.

get to the Ospreys 22. That is an excellent drive from Edinburgh.

:16:29.:16:43.

Grayson Hart rounds it off. But that was one for the forwards. From the

:16:44.:16:53.

set piece, didn't Edinburgh do well? Ross Ford was dropped from the

:16:54.:17:01.

Scotland team but has 86% success level at throwing in in the

:17:02.:17:04.

RaboDirect Pro12. Like all good scrum halves, Grayson Hart spot the

:17:05.:17:08.

gap and takes advantage. The simplest of inversions for Carl

:17:09.:17:30.

Bezuidenhout. The Edinburgh forwards coach will be pleased with that one.

:17:31.:17:37.

That all came from a forward effort from the drive. Excellent play by

:17:38.:17:42.

Edinburgh to get them ahead in this game.

:17:43.:18:04.

Joe Bearman. He is 35 today. Driven back by Izak van der Westhuizen.

:18:05.:18:18.

Solid defence from Edinburgh. Dan Biggar. Not the best of passes. Sam

:18:19.:18:36.

Lewis with no chance to control it. Good play by Dan Biggar to switch

:18:37.:18:48.

the play. He came to the blindside. But sometimes that left-hand pass

:18:49.:18:51.

overdoes it and it spirals downwards. Dan Suter is getting a

:18:52.:19:05.

bit of treatment. Let's get the latest from Ravenhill. Ulster

:19:06.:19:20.

against the Dragons. We saw Ulster opening the score and not long

:19:21.:19:25.

afterwards Tommy Bowe Cross for his first try of two. He is making his

:19:26.:19:29.

comeback after three months out with a groin injury. It would not be a

:19:30.:19:39.

huge surprise if he forced his way back into the Ireland team. This was

:19:40.:19:45.

his second try. Tommy Bowe comfortably under the posts. The

:19:46.:19:51.

Dragons are really under pressure at Ravenhill tonight. The half-time

:19:52.:20:01.

score is 24-0. A great win for the Dragons against

:20:02.:20:05.

Glasgow last week but a difficult task out in Ravenhill and they are

:20:06.:20:16.

suffering in that first half. Just a quarter of an hour up played here at

:20:17.:20:24.

Maggetland. Edinburgh slightly ahead. Peter Fitzgibbon is of the

:20:25.:20:41.

mind that Dan Suter is having trouble keeping up his side of the

:20:42.:20:55.

scrum. It was actually 31-0 at half-time outing Ulster. We would be

:20:56.:21:02.

happy with 31 points from both these teams in the first half year. It is

:21:03.:21:07.

a stop start at times and problems in the scrum for the Ospreys with

:21:08.:21:12.

Dan Suter under particular pressure. The referee has picked up a few

:21:13.:21:30.

times. -- picked him up. Carl Bezuidenhout has started the last

:21:31.:21:35.

two games at fly half. He has gone back to full back this evening but

:21:36.:21:45.

has kept the kicking duties. The linesman thought about it and

:21:46.:21:49.

eventually raised their flags. Not much wind around this ground and he

:21:50.:21:54.

struck it low. Pretty still conditions. He hits it low. The

:21:55.:22:05.

touch judges had a good luck but decided it was over. It has been a

:22:06.:22:14.

lovely day in Edinburgh today with blue skies but it has been called.

:22:15.:22:32.

-- cold. Scott Baldwin. Dan Biggar. Richard Fussell in the line. That

:22:33.:22:44.

was slightly behind Ashley Beck. A bit of afters between Ashley Beck

:22:45.:22:48.

and Harry Leonard. Ashley Beck thought the tackle was unnecessarily

:22:49.:22:59.

-- forceful. Sometimes when the passes behind the shoulder it takes

:23:00.:23:08.

the momentum above the move. Hanno Dirksen did well to stay in field.

:23:09.:23:16.

Sam Beard the Edinburgh centre came in from an offside position. Good

:23:17.:23:29.

position for the Ospreys. There is a penalty coming for the Ospreys. This

:23:30.:23:37.

is a decent drive as well. Hanno Dirksen has taken it on. A really

:23:38.:23:47.

good tackle I Sam Beard but they will come back for the penalty. A

:23:48.:23:54.

word between Tito Tebaldi and Dan Biggar. Sam Beard has come from the

:23:55.:24:15.

Bay of plenty. And he gave that tackle 20! -- plenty!

:24:16.:24:29.

Tito Tebaldi with the pass but an excellent tackle by Sam Beard. The

:24:30.:24:41.

scrum half delayed that pass slightly.

:24:42.:24:50.

It will be good to see the Ospreys in this line-out. Edinburgh with a

:24:51.:24:59.

great drive for their first try. If the Ospreys can get their body

:25:00.:25:03.

position right, they will fancy their chances to score. Just waiting

:25:04.:25:19.

for Justin Tipuric. A full line-out for the Ospreys. They have set it

:25:20.:25:37.

well. Edinburgh have conceded a penalty. No way through for Dan

:25:38.:25:44.

Biggar. Tito Tebaldi. James King with the carry. Joe Bearman. The

:25:45.:26:00.

Edinburgh defence at quickly and Peter Fitzgibbon was playing a long

:26:01.:26:04.

advantage from the line-out. Jonathan Spratt jogging up to have a

:26:05.:26:14.

word with Dan Biggar. Peter Fitzgibbon wants a word first with

:26:15.:26:38.

the Edinburgh captain. I have only seen the Edinburgh captain play a

:26:39.:26:43.

few times but from what I can gather, he is doing very well.

:26:44.:26:51.

Justin Tipuric could not hold onto the ball. Edinburgh can no clear

:26:52.:27:00.

their lines. Grayson Hart pushes them to the 22. Still not a bad

:27:01.:27:18.

position for the Ospreys. Scott Baldwin, sometimes they hooker gets

:27:19.:27:26.

the blame at the lift was not quite there last time. Better this time.

:27:27.:27:31.

Jonathan struck bringing in Hanno Dirksen. Richard Fussell in support

:27:32.:27:43.

to secure possession. A nice little move using the blindside wing.

:27:44.:27:49.

Duncan Jones in possession. Jeff Hassler at scrum half. Ashley Beck

:27:50.:27:55.

to Jonathan Spratt. Hanno Dirksen. Not held by Harry Leonard. Ashley

:27:56.:28:03.

Beck arrives. So there's Andres Strauss. Dan Biggar again. A change

:28:04.:28:17.

of direction. Jonathan Spratt back to the blindside. Edinburgh

:28:18.:28:24.

defenders they again and they have won the penalty. We saw it Sunday

:28:25.:28:30.

against Munster. The Ospreys are playing a wide game but sometimes it

:28:31.:28:36.

looks like going wide for the sake of going wide and not going forward.

:28:37.:28:43.

They reversed it down the blindside and Hanno Dirksen got a bit flat.

:28:44.:28:53.

Edinburgh will be confident on the defensive alignment because they

:28:54.:28:56.

were split open before by good intrusion. Sport Wales is next. An

:28:57.:29:04.

illuminating interview with Vincent Tan.

:29:05.:29:15.

Tomorrow, it is the Scarlets against Munster.

:29:16.:29:32.

And a round-up of the weekend 's offence on Sunday. Kingsley and

:29:33.:29:43.

Jonathan will join Ross in the studio.

:29:44.:29:50.

Next week 's classic game, it was a classic in Twickenham at 1988 and we

:29:51.:30:06.

will be reliving that. That was a cracking try, and that England Wales

:30:07.:30:12.

-- England and Wales coming up, write anticipation. -- great. That

:30:13.:30:26.

is interesting, to say the least. Dougie Fife is looking for work.

:30:27.:30:31.

After spending a good deal of time in Edinburgh territory and not

:30:32.:30:36.

adding to their score, Ospreys have defending to do.

:30:37.:30:48.

That is a great turnover from Jeff Hassler.

:30:49.:31:05.

Tito Tebaldi. There is a gap from where the fullback came but Cornell

:31:06.:31:21.

Du Preez is covering it. And the kicking battle continues.

:31:22.:31:30.

Trying to put the ball behind the winger, Dan Biggar. Breaking

:31:31.:31:42.

through, Jack Cuthbert. And Sam Beard goes over in the corner! And

:31:43.:31:47.

the kicking game of the Ospreys is punished, Jack Cuthbert initially

:31:48.:31:54.

with a rake, with Sam Beard for a second for Edinburgh. -- rake.

:31:55.:32:08.

Edinburgh latched on and we have seen more of him playing at

:32:09.:32:13.

fullback. Was this a forward pass? It was probably lateral. The big

:32:14.:32:19.

scented did well at Edinburgh punished a Blues kick in chase, but

:32:20.:32:26.

Jack Cuthbert broke the line and he gets the support on the other side.

:32:27.:32:38.

-- kicking. A blow for the Ospreys, having had so much possession, but

:32:39.:32:45.

Edinburgh get points. A clinical finish, a loose kick and a broken

:32:46.:32:50.

tackle. And good support play from Sam Beard, getting his first try for

:32:51.:32:52.

Edinburgh. He could not be any nearer the

:32:53.:33:22.

touchline, and good effort. He has given the post a real shaking. A ten

:33:23.:33:30.

point gap now, given Edinburgh a bit of a comfort zone. -- giving.

:33:31.:33:53.

That is the fullback with the clearance kick.

:33:54.:34:17.

Rory Grant and Mike Coman both went in. And when they spun out of the

:34:18.:34:38.

contact situation, they both fell and gave the referee... The referee

:34:39.:34:45.

wants them to stay on their feet. They are trying their best to get

:34:46.:34:49.

the ball from the Ospreys, they are in an offside edition so they get

:34:50.:34:59.

penalised. -- offside position. The Ospreys are looking to close the

:35:00.:35:07.

gap. Hanno Dirksen is on his own and looks to get support.

:35:08.:35:14.

Nobody is out on the left wing. Hanno Dirksen is slowly making his

:35:15.:35:20.

way back. He is told to release it and I think

:35:21.:35:34.

this will be a yellow if it is given. A couple of times, Edinburgh

:35:35.:35:43.

are giving away needless penalties Ulster for now, they have ten

:35:44.:35:50.

minutes without Geoff Cross. And the Ospreys, even though they are a man

:35:51.:35:57.

short in the scrum, going for goal. Each time the Ospreys have come down

:35:58.:36:01.

after that initial opening try, they have failed to convert points. They

:36:02.:36:08.

fancy points now and Dan Biggar will fancy three points. Get territory

:36:09.:36:12.

and put pressure on this Edinburgh scrum with a man up.

:36:13.:36:24.

Just about on the half hour mark, Dan Biggar gets the penalty and the

:36:25.:36:33.

Ospreys back within a converted try. Bill. You have had plenty of

:36:34.:36:40.

territory and possession but have conceded tries, is that a worry?

:36:41.:36:46.

Big-time. There was a schoolboy error in the way we fashioned our

:36:47.:36:51.

defence and the kick chase was bad with two sloppy tackles. What about

:36:52.:36:56.

the fact it is a club ground, have you had to modify things?

:36:57.:37:01.

Not overly, we are trying to get more powerful carries because of the

:37:02.:37:03.

compact nature. Thank you. We certainly have seen a lot of

:37:04.:37:21.

Justin Tipuric. And Hanno Dirksen. I would echo that. The Ospreys have

:37:22.:37:27.

had the ball and they look a bit more fluent when they have got it,

:37:28.:37:32.

but Edinburgh have and are fitted from one can to attack off a roof

:37:33.:37:39.

chase. -- loose chase. Edinburgh are in command and yet they have not had

:37:40.:37:42.

a lot of territory or possession. Leonard switches wide to Sam Beard.

:37:43.:38:03.

Just about hangs onto him. Grant Gilchrist on the far side of the

:38:04.:38:06.

field and his partner Izak van der Westhuizen.

:38:07.:38:19.

As Edinburgh vary the width... This time, it is the latter as far as

:38:20.:38:31.

Andre Strauss is concerned. -- Andries Strauss. One of three

:38:32.:38:37.

Edinburgh forward players driving up. Patient from Edinburgh. As they

:38:38.:38:51.

go up to the 22. Harry Leonard. Gilchrist again providing the go

:38:52.:39:00.

forward. Sam Beard and Ross Ford on the try-line. It is coming ever

:39:01.:39:08.

closer. Very effective stuff from Edinburgh. Grayson Hart is

:39:09.:39:22.

controlling things from scrum-half. It is the number eight, Cornell Du

:39:23.:39:36.

Preez. Close to the try-line. Plenty of possession.

:39:37.:39:44.

Leonard looks back inside for the inside ball. This is a really

:39:45.:39:52.

excellent and patient build-up by Edinburgh. And it is as easy as that

:39:53.:40:00.

for Grayson Hart to get a second, the defence just ran out of numbers.

:40:01.:40:04.

Great hold-up by Edinburgh, nothing fancy, but ever so effective! You

:40:05.:40:12.

have to applaud Edinburgh, the great driving. It was Izak van der

:40:13.:40:15.

Westhuizen who set it up because he got on the front but and got front

:40:16.:40:22.

but rugby going and each player got responsibility. For Grayson Hart to

:40:23.:40:25.

find space down that's near side is a defensive error. They just run out

:40:26.:40:32.

of numbers, the Ospreys. Absolutely sucked him and guilty of looking in

:40:33.:40:36.

on that ball and Grayson Hart, how simple was that? You should always

:40:37.:40:42.

have somebody out there and maybe Jeff Hassler was lazy to get back

:40:43.:40:51.

into the defensive alignment. That is terribly disappointing for the

:40:52.:40:56.

Ospreys to concede a try like that. For Edinburgh, deserved. They went

:40:57.:40:58.

through the phases and worked forward. They kept hold of the ball

:40:59.:41:08.

until the try came. And down to 14 men without Geoff Cross, so big

:41:09.:41:12.

impact and good carries from Mike Coman. A good strike again from Izak

:41:13.:41:20.

van der Westhuizen, successful this time from far out and a big gap

:41:21.:41:29.

opening just before half-time. Edinburgh will gain a lot of

:41:30.:41:34.

confidence from that. During their Heineken cup campaign, there were

:41:35.:41:38.

times that when they were laying multiple ways rugby, -- playing

:41:39.:41:46.

multiple phase rugby, they were messing up, but that was patient.

:41:47.:41:51.

Edinburgh have only been in the Ospreys 20 to three times and have

:41:52.:41:57.

come away with three tries. Evans has been yellow carded. Down to 14

:41:58.:42:00.

men. As Edinburgh have proved going down

:42:01.:42:15.

to 14 men is not necessarily a recipe for disaster. But it is for

:42:16.:42:18.

the Dragons because they have another try! They have already got a

:42:19.:42:25.

bonus point. Edinburgh on short of a bonus point here. -- are short. Only

:42:26.:42:34.

once previously this season have they had the winning bonus point.

:42:35.:42:45.

Interesting that they have old Roddy Grant off and it will be interesting

:42:46.:42:54.

to see if the Ospreys can finish off with a solid scrum and put Edinburgh

:42:55.:43:00.

under pressure and claw-back some of the lead Edinburgh have got.

:43:01.:43:10.

There is a lot of talk about the worth of the imports and Willem Nel

:43:11.:43:16.

has featured in every game this season. His contribution has been

:43:17.:43:23.

good. I did not think he was contributing an awful lot last

:43:24.:43:34.

season but the Edinburgh coach has brought a real understanding of the

:43:35.:43:40.

game. There has been criticism about bringing in the South African

:43:41.:43:46.

influence. Six South Africans and two New Zealanders started tonight

:43:47.:43:52.

was mat game. But it is up to the players in Scottish rugby to respond

:43:53.:43:55.

and put pressure on the overseas signings. So a lot of pressure for

:43:56.:44:13.

places now. The Ospreys desperate for points. Edinburgh have scored

:44:14.:44:27.

three tries. Dan Biggar obliges with his second penalty. That is three

:44:28.:44:32.

points of the deficit. Tito Tebaldi. A good kick. The

:44:33.:45:14.

breeze may be slightly favouring the Ospreys in this first half. Carl

:45:15.:45:25.

Bezuidenhout has kicked a long ball and it was returned with interest by

:45:26.:45:27.

the Ospreys. A bit of indecision but it bounced

:45:28.:45:46.

kindly in the end for Richard Fussell. A good challenge by Richard

:45:47.:45:55.

Fussell. The ball safely out of play. Let's go down to Phil Steele.

:45:56.:46:10.

Keep your eye on Dan Biggar. After he kicked that long-range penalty

:46:11.:46:12.

goal he came back holding his right knee. -- he does not look that

:46:13.:46:20.

happy. That will be a worry for the Ospreys. I think that came from the

:46:21.:46:30.

tackle that Sam Beard made about ten minutes ago when they told to Bali

:46:31.:46:37.

gave Dan Biggar a short pass. -- when Tito Tebaldi. A bad price from

:46:38.:46:44.

Tito Tebaldi putting the Ospreys midfield under pressure. -- a bad

:46:45.:46:58.

pass. That was loose by Tito Tebaldi. The referee deciding there

:46:59.:47:10.

is no time for the scrum at the end of the first half. That is a lot of

:47:11.:47:15.

talking to be done in the Ospreys changing room. They will be

:47:16.:47:18.

disappointed with that first-half performance. Edinburgh have a

:47:19.:47:21.

comfortable half-time lead. We are looking at some of the tries

:47:22.:47:43.

in the other game out in Ulster. Tommy Bowe scoring twice on his

:47:44.:47:46.

return after a three-month injury lay-off. The score is 38-3 to Ulster

:47:47.:48:02.

against the Dragons. It is a really tough night for the Dragons in

:48:03.:48:07.

Ravenhill. We will have a look at the story of that first-half but

:48:08.:48:11.

first of all, your old side have been under pressure. They started

:48:12.:48:19.

quite bright. A great try for Jeff Hassler in the corner. But since

:48:20.:48:25.

then it has been all Edinburgh. The Ospreys have been passive in the

:48:26.:48:28.

tackle and not getting on with the gain line. Edinburgh's defence has

:48:29.:48:39.

been very direct and aggressive. It has been quite a lacklustre

:48:40.:48:43.

performance, very lateral attack and have not created much. Let's remind

:48:44.:48:49.

ourselves of what happened in that first half. The Ospreys started

:48:50.:48:59.

rightly. Justin Tipuric showing some good handling skills for Jeff

:49:00.:49:04.

Hassler to cross. Edinburgh hit back strongly. Grayson Hart and Sam Beard

:49:05.:49:18.

scoring tries for Edinburgh. The Ospreys trying to get back into it

:49:19.:49:22.

and Geoff Cross saw a yellow card and Edinburgh played the last ten

:49:23.:49:31.

minutes of that half with ten men. But it didn't matter because Grayson

:49:32.:49:38.

Hart then scored his second try. As you can see, the Ospreys have most

:49:39.:49:43.

of the territory and possession but crucially, Edinburgh scored three

:49:44.:49:54.

tries. Pretty clinical for Edinburgh. Let's talk about that

:49:55.:50:09.

Jeff Hassler try first. Sam Lewis got a fantastic turnover in the

:50:10.:50:12.

first minute. The Ospreys are trying to put width on the ball. Poor

:50:13.:50:16.

defence from Edinburgh. They have got numbers. Look at just -- Jack

:50:17.:50:26.

Cuthbert Dom he is looking at Richard Fussell. It is a fantastic

:50:27.:50:32.

angle from Justin Tipuric and a good off-load. It was the perfect start.

:50:33.:50:36.

Edinburgh will be disappointed with their defence. Not long after that

:50:37.:50:47.

Grayson Hart scored a try for Edinburgh and it illustrates the

:50:48.:50:50.

negative of having a lightweight back five. That is why this can

:50:51.:51:02.

happen. When you think of the Ospreys you think of their dominance

:51:03.:51:08.

upfront. This is the downside of having more or less five back row

:51:09.:51:11.

players in your back five. It is poor defence. Fair play to Grayson

:51:12.:51:27.

Hart. Because he has seen the gap. That all comes down to the initial

:51:28.:51:30.

driving line-out and poor defence from the Ospreys. That gave

:51:31.:51:38.

Edinburgh a bit of impetus and it wasn't long after that that Sam

:51:39.:51:47.

Beard scored. The kick chase seemed to be well organised and players

:51:48.:51:51.

were chasing up in a line but it was just poor tackling. He steps and

:51:52.:52:01.

hand up -- hands of Joe Bearman. It is just sloppy tackling. The three

:52:02.:52:07.

tries have been from mistakes by the Ospreys. This should have been

:52:08.:52:14.

covered early on. A good finish in the end but he should not have

:52:15.:52:17.

broken that defensive line in the first place. Grayson Hart scored

:52:18.:52:23.

again when the Ospreys had a one-man advantage. It was just too easy.

:52:24.:52:30.

They went through a lot of phases. The Ospreys tackling has been

:52:31.:52:34.

passive. Edinburgh have been getting over the gain line all game. In the

:52:35.:52:42.

end it was just a walkover. The damage was already done and he

:52:43.:52:49.

crosses the line. It is a cracking weekend so far and it is a great

:52:50.:52:55.

period of time for rugby lovers because the Six Nations are

:52:56.:53:00.

dominating the schedules. Sport Wales is up next. If you pick

:53:01.:53:09.

a team of experts in all the different areas, they can all work

:53:10.:53:19.

together. We are not going to buy a player for ?40 million. The Scarlets

:53:20.:53:23.

welcomed Munster to West Wales tomorrow night. Can they claim the

:53:24.:53:28.

spoils at home to keep the heat on the top four? Join me on Sunday when

:53:29.:53:40.

Kingsley Jones and Jonathan Davies review the weekend's Pro12 action

:53:41.:53:46.

and we get the thoughts of Sam Warburton ahead of the big one. I

:53:47.:53:53.

could never play for anybody else and I know the passion the Welsh

:53:54.:53:59.

fans have for these matches. And then we travel back to Twickenham in

:54:00.:54:04.

1988. Adrian Hadley will go for the line. What the try!

:54:05.:54:12.

Plenty to look forward to on BBC Wales. The lights are -- the nights

:54:13.:54:18.

are getting longer and the touch rugby season is approaching and this

:54:19.:54:21.

week the head of rugby at the WRU announced a new touch initiative.

:54:22.:54:27.

Alex Cuthbert and George North both got involved. It is hoped it will

:54:28.:54:36.

inspire more people to have a go. If you want to get involved, you can

:54:37.:54:39.

check out a few websites to find out where the teams are near you. We

:54:40.:54:55.

will get back to tonight 's game and the Ospreys have a bit to do. They

:54:56.:55:01.

have some period is on the bench. Ryan Jones is there. I would be

:55:02.:55:08.

surprised if Ryan Jones does not come on soon. It is a very light

:55:09.:55:13.

back row and they have learnt their lesson from that driving maul. They

:55:14.:55:19.

need to calm down a bit. They seem to be going wide when they don't

:55:20.:55:22.

have to. They are not being direct enough. Ryan Jones will bring some

:55:23.:55:29.

leadership. He was in try scoring form against Treviso couple of weeks

:55:30.:55:36.

ago. But his dive has been quite heavily criticised. What do you make

:55:37.:55:49.

of this? Is it technically died if your foot does not come off the

:55:50.:55:55.

floor! This is how it should be done. I nearly put my back at! --

:55:56.:56:14.

out! The Ospreys are under pressure. It was this time last year

:56:15.:56:18.

when they did drop critical points in that race for the play-offs. If

:56:19.:56:24.

they want to get into the play-offs this year they will have to pick

:56:25.:56:27.

their game up in the second half. They are missing a lot of key

:56:28.:56:31.

international players. It is a concern of Dan Biggar is carrying a

:56:32.:56:36.

knee injury. They have had plenty of possession. I was surprised that

:56:37.:56:41.

they were going to the corner early on instead of building a lead. They

:56:42.:56:46.

need to do more with their possession and beam of clinical. --

:56:47.:56:53.

be more clinical. What will Steve Tandy be doing now? He will be calm

:56:54.:57:01.

in the dressing room. Steve Tandy is not much of a shelter. He is very

:57:02.:57:06.

technical in what he wants out of the players. They will know it is

:57:07.:57:09.

not their best performance. They started well but Edinburgh have done

:57:10.:57:21.

well. It is just about patients. They need to go through the phases

:57:22.:57:26.

rather than try and score out wide every time they get it. They need to

:57:27.:57:32.

get over the gain line. The Edinburgh contact area is strong at

:57:33.:57:34.

the moment. It is about ball retention. I have to ask you about

:57:35.:57:41.

the game a week Sunday, England against Wales. It feels like a cup

:57:42.:57:46.

final because whichever side loses will be out of the running for the

:57:47.:57:51.

Champion ship. Last weekend was the perfect weekend in terms of result

:57:52.:57:58.

-- results. We beat France and England beat Ireland narrowly. It

:57:59.:58:05.

has set it up. We know how dangerous this group of players is once they

:58:06.:58:10.

get some confidence. I expect us to go there and win. We have some key

:58:11.:58:18.

players backlight Jonathan Davies and hopefully Alun Wyn Jones.

:58:19.:58:22.

England are missing a few key players. Psychologically speaking,

:58:23.:58:31.

England have beaten New Zealand and Australia and France but they have

:58:32.:58:36.

not even scored a try against Wales in the Stuart Lancaster. Wales have

:58:37.:58:43.

to be confident. The performance against France showed the spirit

:58:44.:58:49.

they have in the camp. They will be full of confidence. The important

:58:50.:58:52.

thing is that Warren Gatland and Wales know they can play better. I

:58:53.:58:56.

think they have another gear whereas England are top of -- are on top of

:58:57.:59:01.

their game at the moment. I agree with Martin. I think Wales can go to

:59:02.:59:08.

Twickenham and win. The teams are back on the pitch. Let's rejoin our

:59:09.:59:10.

commentary team. Let's see if the Ospreys can get

:59:11.:59:23.

some inspiration from the Welsh performances and turn things around

:59:24.:59:27.

because they need to in the second half if they want to stay in the top

:59:28.:59:31.

four and keep themselves in the play-off places.

:59:32.:59:38.

Glasgow, who are fifth at the moment, Orrin Munster tomorrow. --

:59:39.:59:50.

are in Leinster. The Ospreys are starting the second half with

:59:51.:59:51.

intent. James King. Sam Lewis is brought down by Cornell

:59:52.:00:02.

Du Preez. Again, they go wide. Andries Strauss

:00:03.:00:30.

with the tackle. Justin Tipuric. Dan Biggar.

:00:31.:00:39.

The Ospreys have held on to possession. It is the commentator 's

:00:40.:00:49.

curse! Jonathan Spratt put boot to ball. That is an Ospreys advantage.

:00:50.:01:00.

Tito Tebaldi gets it away. Beard with a tackle, slipped away by Sam

:01:01.:01:03.

Beard. Two men waiting for Joe Bearman.

:01:04.:01:20.

Leaving the ball behind and the turnover, could be a chance to break

:01:21.:01:28.

away. That missed Jack Cuthbert but after the referee called advantage

:01:29.:01:34.

over. An opportunity for Edinburgh to break wide, they just delete the

:01:35.:01:40.

ball. This was the loose pass and it went immediately to Jack Cuthbert

:01:41.:01:47.

who had snow defence. A couple of mistakes from the Ospreys in the

:01:48.:01:53.

lead up to that. -- no defence. That is the difference between the teams,

:01:54.:02:01.

mistakes coming in from the Ospreys. The Ospreys, even though they go one

:02:02.:02:07.

way and the other and they stretched the Edinburgh defence, they cannot

:02:08.:02:10.

break it at the moment. Good tackle I Geoff Cross on Jeff Hassler. --

:02:11.:02:19.

life. A little bit more of that, variety in the attack. Edinburgh are

:02:20.:02:24.

not committing anybody to the break down, keeping men out wide ready for

:02:25.:02:30.

the next attack, the Ospreys are out wide. Dan Suter has had the ball

:02:31.:02:38.

ripped away from him. This is Hanno Dirksen, not known for

:02:39.:03:07.

his kicking game but a strong runner.

:03:08.:03:13.

This is a change of tack Tick. A high kick towards Jack Cuthbert --

:03:14.:03:30.

tactic. Well played. Stolen by Justin Tipuric. That was an

:03:31.:03:39.

opportunity perhaps, allowing Justin Tipuric to turnover the ball and see

:03:40.:03:43.

what might have happened. Dan Biggar is eager to get points on the board.

:03:44.:03:55.

A good open side. The one thing he did, the minute you get isolated on

:03:56.:04:00.

those balls, the turnover is inevitable. Jack Cuthbert did very

:04:01.:04:05.

well but the way Justin Tipuric latches onto the ball, he got his

:04:06.:04:09.

body position right, he went over the ball because Ross Ford got

:04:10.:04:13.

isolated. The Ospreys are finding it difficult

:04:14.:04:27.

to penetrate this Edinburgh defence. They are relying on the boot of Dan

:04:28.:04:29.

Biggar. He is on his way. Just adjusting the

:04:30.:04:48.

ball. He has a minute to take his kick.

:04:49.:04:53.

That is an excellent kick from Dan Biggar. And three much-needed points

:04:54.:04:59.

for the Ospreys as they tried to claw their way back into this game.

:05:00.:05:05.

Dan Suter is breathing a heavy sigh of relief because the Ospreys got

:05:06.:05:12.

turned over in the 22 Webber was an opportunity for Jack Cuthbert to dig

:05:13.:05:17.

deep and it was about him becoming the isolated player. Edinburgh 's

:05:18.:05:23.

isolated player was Ross board. It keeps the Ospreys within touching

:05:24.:05:26.

distance of this Edinburgh performance.

:05:27.:05:36.

Trying to take the Ospreys out of their own 22.

:05:37.:05:42.

It is the left boot of Richard Fussell which takes them down field.

:05:43.:05:53.

Only as far as Harry Leonard who has indicated he is going to put the

:05:54.:05:56.

ball back into the air, a clean catch. There is no fullback. Jack

:05:57.:06:05.

Cuthbert has dropped back with Cornell Du Preez. Sam Lewis, but it

:06:06.:06:12.

is Edinburgh 's ball. The referee says no, it is given

:06:13.:06:25.

away anyway. A loose pass. Did not find the man. James King stooped

:06:26.:06:33.

down from six foot three to pick it up. Dan Biggar this chase to Tito

:06:34.:06:41.

Tebaldi and does enough this time to introduce a slight knock-on. The

:06:42.:06:52.

Dragons have not given up. Ross Waddle has got a try for them but

:06:53.:06:57.

they are still trailing 38 points against eight at Ravenhill. And he

:06:58.:07:03.

got the late try against Glasgow last week to give them an excellent

:07:04.:07:11.

win. That when against Glasgow did the Ospreys a favour by keeping them

:07:12.:07:22.

in the top four -- win. That this Geoff Cross who has had a yellow

:07:23.:07:29.

cross. And if any more scrums go down, there is going to be a yellow

:07:30.:07:34.

card. That will be interesting because if Jess -- if Geoff Cross

:07:35.:07:41.

goes down and gets another yellow, that is a sending off, so Edinburgh

:07:42.:07:45.

on ice here. Both front rows have been warned. Both props have had ten

:07:46.:07:57.

minutes in the bin, last weekend at the Millennium Stadium.

:07:58.:08:06.

It would be interesting if they kept both teams out for 80 minutes! When

:08:07.:08:23.

was the last game of frog be used or without a single change? -- rugby

:08:24.:08:32.

you saw. You think sometimes it is just done by numbers. He has already

:08:33.:08:40.

given them a formal warning! He is just repeating himself! That is a

:08:41.:08:44.

formal, formal warning. Dan Suter has had problems. A bloke

:08:45.:09:00.

and put the edge on. -- a low can put. He has his edge over his

:09:01.:09:03.

opposite number. The ball is out. Beard with an

:09:04.:09:13.

important tackle for Edinburgh. Joe Bearman to James King. Tito

:09:14.:09:36.

Tebaldi. Turned back for Jeff Hassler. And he is trying to time

:09:37.:09:43.

his run. Straight through the middle and it did not quite work out. Jeff

:09:44.:09:49.

Hassler spent a bit of time on the Canadian sevens circuit and I spoke

:09:50.:09:52.

to Gareth recently, the formance director, he is keen when he sees

:09:53.:10:00.

people like this and Tyler getting opportunity to get 15 aside rugby.

:10:01.:10:07.

Jeff Hassler and Hanno Dirksen work hard off the ball, they always make

:10:08.:10:09.

good ground. I think we can see that Ross Ford

:10:10.:10:26.

try now, and over to Ross Harries. The Dragons have hit back at

:10:27.:10:29.

Ravenhill but still behind on the scoreboard. But something for the

:10:30.:10:34.

fans to cheer about, Ross Waddle making the score 38-8 with a

:10:35.:10:41.

conversion to come. A long night for the Dragons but at least they got

:10:42.:10:45.

some consolation. Back to you, Gareth.

:10:46.:10:52.

Izak van der Westhuizen just leaving the field after taking a bit of a

:10:53.:10:58.

knock-on the head. Waiting for his replacement. Let's go to the far

:10:59.:11:08.

side. Damp pitch side alongside me you can

:11:09.:11:13.

see Ryan Jones from the stand -- down. The big players are coming off

:11:14.:11:19.

for the Ospreys. The cavalry is arriving! Hopefully!

:11:20.:11:23.

Thank you. Ollie Atkins has come on for Izak van der Westhuizen. From

:11:24.:11:47.

Hobart. And Jeff Hassler is a handful when he gets going. Dan

:11:48.:11:58.

Biggar. That is a let off for the Ospreys. Not happy. As you can

:11:59.:12:00.

imagine. Tito Tebaldi has players outside

:12:01.:12:09.

him. A bit more of the aerial tennis

:12:10.:12:34.

coming into the game in the second half. There have been a couple of

:12:35.:12:41.

passes from Tito Tebaldi in front of Dan Biggar like that, does not quite

:12:42.:12:48.

find his man. Looking at the kicking, a lot of the players now,

:12:49.:12:55.

we see them kick end on end. As a result, there is more accuracy. But

:12:56.:13:02.

I would like to see a spiral kick, especially on a kick that Jack

:13:03.:13:06.

Cuthbert had because he gave the ball to the Ospreys but Richard

:13:07.:13:12.

Fussell at HMM disc kick in. With a spiral kick, you get it right into

:13:13.:13:19.

the 22. -- Richard Fussell at a great kick in. -- put. A good

:13:20.:13:30.

platform to work from four Grayson Hart.

:13:31.:13:44.

The defences up quickly. Ashley Beck did not look. Ashley Beck had a free

:13:45.:13:57.

pass. Tito Tebaldi spots at the gap. He is appended by his opposite

:13:58.:14:08.

number, Grayson Hart. The Italian scrum half is back on his feet.

:14:09.:14:13.

James King. He makes the ball available. Joe Bearman comes on a

:14:14.:14:21.

run. Another penalty coming to the Ospreys. And another three points if

:14:22.:14:29.

that is what they want. Dan Biggar should keep -- take the three

:14:30.:14:36.

points. The Ospreys are doing well to get themselves back into the

:14:37.:14:48.

game. Ashley Beck was almost gifted a try but instead they will go for

:14:49.:14:56.

three points. Edinburgh will have to be very careful about the number of

:14:57.:14:59.

penalties they are giving away or they will be down to 14 men again. A

:15:00.:15:05.

couple of replacements ready to come on for the Ospreys. Ryan Jones is

:15:06.:15:13.

among them. One just before half-time and to

:15:14.:15:36.

just after half-time for Dan Biggar and he has brought the Ospreys back

:15:37.:15:42.

within striking distance. Let's go down to Phil Steele. Ryan Jones is

:15:43.:15:50.

coming on. Three substitutes for the Ospreys.

:15:51.:16:04.

Sam Davies has slotted back to fullback. The two men up front are

:16:05.:16:18.

also on. Plenty of carriers for the Ospreys in the shape of Ryan Jones

:16:19.:16:20.

and Dan Biggar. The Ospreys have not shown any sign

:16:21.:16:48.

of panic in this game. The Ospreys will now try and put pressure on

:16:49.:16:56.

this Edinburgh eight. Grant Gilchrist safely takes the line-out.

:16:57.:17:05.

For once they are forced to kick from the line-out. A first touch for

:17:06.:17:13.

Sam Davies. Tito Tebaldi. Dan Biggar spots a gap in time the defence.

:17:14.:17:20.

Good pressure from Dan Biggar. Dan Biggar did well initially with

:17:21.:17:40.

the chip and chase and managed to get Grayson Hart on the floor but

:17:41.:17:45.

when Ashley Beck made the secondary tackled up in the scrum half on the

:17:46.:17:54.

deck, he gave away the penalty. Griff Rhys has joined Phil Steele.

:17:55.:18:04.

Ryan Jones is on. What are you looking for from him? A bit of

:18:05.:18:11.

physicality. A bit of maturity. Someone just to give us a clear

:18:12.:18:23.

focus. And Sam Davies as well? He has been playing well recently. We

:18:24.:18:26.

have played pretty well in this quarter of the game. And you feel

:18:27.:18:31.

you are still in it? Yes. A good head by Dan Biggar. -- a good

:18:32.:18:54.

hit. Edinburgh were jumping up and down when that was turned over and

:18:55.:19:00.

the referee agrees it was done legally. Another final warning.

:19:01.:19:17.

Individuals are coming in and playing the ball on the ground. Both

:19:18.:19:23.

back rows have been guilty of playing the man on the deck as well.

:19:24.:19:29.

They have been a lot of penalties in the scheme. -- in this game. It is

:19:30.:19:42.

the first penalty the Ospreys have given away in a kickable position

:19:43.:19:53.

quite a while. No wonder Mike Coman wants to go for goal.

:19:54.:20:10.

The crowd behind the posts immediately knew that one was safely

:20:11.:20:20.

over. The Ospreys have the score twice again as things stand.

:20:21.:20:28.

An excellent strike. Slightly against the run of play. Edinburgh

:20:29.:20:37.

will be delighted to extend their lead.

:20:38.:20:57.

That was straight out of place of the Ospreys will have a line-out

:20:58.:21:06.

back in the 22. Dan Biggar is in a hurry to get on with it. Let's talk

:21:07.:21:17.

to Martyn Williams in the studio. Do you expect the Welsh boys, Dan

:21:18.:21:21.

Biggar and Justin Tipuric, to stay on for the whole game? I do. I think

:21:22.:21:32.

Dan Biggar and Justin Tipuric need gametime. They will be desperate to

:21:33.:21:36.

stay on and lead the fight back for the Ospreys.

:21:37.:21:51.

Ryan Jones wearing 19. Ryan Jones is in possession in the Edinburgh 22.

:21:52.:21:59.

Tito Tebaldi. The replacement is trying to have an impact on the

:22:00.:22:04.

game. Jeff Hassler trying to time his run. That will be one for the

:22:05.:22:21.

TMO to sort out. Jeff Hassler thinks he got the first touch down here.

:22:22.:22:27.

Hanno Dirksen and Jeff Hassler work hard around the pitch. Let's watch

:22:28.:22:41.

it. Who got the first touch? Jeff Hassler's right hand might have

:22:42.:22:52.

beaten Cuthbert's left. You don't actually need downward pressure.

:22:53.:22:59.

Iain Ramage is the TMO. What busy make of this? -- what does he make

:23:00.:23:05.

of this? He is going to slow this one down. I

:23:06.:23:29.

don't think Jack Cuthbert got any piece of it. It is whether it is a

:23:30.:23:38.

try or a knock-on. The try is given. Jeff Hassler did get the

:23:39.:23:44.

touchdown. He has brought the Ospreys right back into it. The

:23:45.:24:00.

crowd stunned into silence but Iain Ramage had plenty of looks at it.

:24:01.:24:05.

Jack Cuthbert did not get any of the ball and Jeff Hassler's right-hand

:24:06.:24:24.

was enough. That was an important try for Jeff Hassler going into the

:24:25.:24:25.

final quarter of the game. Dan Biggar's kick is outside the

:24:26.:24:45.

right-hand upright. There is now a 3-point gap. It is closer than it

:24:46.:24:52.

has been since 15 minutes into the game. A flat line defence. Jeff

:24:53.:25:03.

Hassler's angles of running have impressed throughout this

:25:04.:25:09.

performance. He had to force himself between Jack Cuthbert and Grant

:25:10.:25:14.

Gilchrist. Tremendous determination from the winger.

:25:15.:25:25.

The Ospreys keeping the ball off the floor and winning the scrum.

:25:26.:26:08.

Sam Davies up on the far side of the scrum. Hanno Dirksen outside him.

:26:09.:26:20.

Dan Biggar, the two centres and Jeff Hassler on the open side.

:26:21.:26:33.

A decent looking Edinburgh scrum but the Ospreys get the ball away. Sam

:26:34.:26:42.

Davies to Hanno Dirksen. Ryan Jones. Tito Tebaldi. Dan Suter.

:26:43.:27:03.

Wicus Blaauw with the tackle. Ryan Jones with a good pass to Hanno

:27:04.:27:10.

Dirksen. That was better use of the blindside. They had players coming

:27:11.:27:15.

from a deeper angle and they had momentum. Previously, they have been

:27:16.:27:20.

too flat when they have executed that. Failing to stay on their feet.

:27:21.:27:26.

They have given away the penalty. Aisea Natoga coming onto the field,

:27:27.:27:57.

replacing Hanno Dirksen. Another powerful carrier of the ball. The

:27:58.:28:07.

Ospreys are trying to take this game from Edinburgh. Wicus Blaauw. Sean

:28:08.:28:20.

Kennedy, the replacement scrum half, with the kick. Sam Davies looks to

:28:21.:28:28.

have overrun it but he readjusted. Dan Biggar kicks it downfield and

:28:29.:28:31.

that is a huge gap there. Natoga made a mess of that. Good

:28:32.:28:55.

yardage game for Edinburgh. Bringing in a replacement winger. Probably

:28:56.:29:02.

got the biggest cheer from the crowd. A let-off because Edinburgh

:29:03.:29:10.

's kicking has not been dynamic in this game. A lot of kicks have been

:29:11.:29:16.

overcooked allowing Dan Biggar to return with a lot of interest, but

:29:17.:29:18.

they get away with with some territory for the mistake on

:29:19.:29:22.

replacement Natoga. A good steady scrum for Sean Kennedy

:29:23.:29:48.

to work from. All the way to Jack Cuthbert out. He is ready and

:29:49.:29:57.

waiting for Kennedy. Lovely delivery from Ollie Atkins to Gilchrist. --

:29:58.:30:09.

from Mike Coman. Every time they have been in the 22 of the Ospreys,

:30:10.:30:14.

they have come away with a try, not on that occasion. Justin Tipuric

:30:15.:30:20.

check got under the rib cage and got -- and held him up long enough.

:30:21.:30:25.

Edinburgh, the way they passed the ball, that allows the Ospreys

:30:26.:30:31.

defence to be reset and that was excellent defence from the Ospreys.

:30:32.:30:43.

Less than quarter of an hour remaining. A 3-point Edinburgh lead.

:30:44.:30:55.

At one stage, they had to 22 points to make up. -- 22.

:30:56.:31:05.

They could does very well. The scrum does look under pressure. -- Baker.

:31:06.:31:21.

The scrum-half is a Jack of all trades, comfortable in the centre

:31:22.:31:28.

and superb as a flanker. And can also play in scrum-half. Dan Biggar

:31:29.:31:34.

sits back again and he finds that relieving touch goal and suddenly

:31:35.:31:40.

Edinburgh are attacking from the ten metre line. Edinburgh is strong in

:31:41.:31:47.

the scrum but can they dominate in the 22 metre line? Edinburgh are

:31:48.:31:53.

playing faces of possession that we saw in the first half but they did

:31:54.:31:57.

not have continuity in the second half. -- raises. The play is

:31:58.:32:01.

disrupted. Illegal interference. There is a chance to open up a gap

:32:02.:32:18.

again. The Williams boys before were saying they are confident about

:32:19.:32:22.

Welsh victory in top -- in Twickenham, how do you see it? It

:32:23.:32:26.

took magic and brilliance from France in Paris to deny England

:32:27.:32:33.

victory. They holding towards home advantage. England were seething at

:32:34.:32:42.

the loss last year and is losing out on the championship. Wales have the

:32:43.:32:49.

ability to outplay England but that was a very good performance by

:32:50.:32:53.

England and they will take a lot from that. I am going to be going

:32:54.:32:57.

out, I am delighted. I have a feeling England might edge it. But

:32:58.:33:02.

if Wales play with that confidence we saw in the game against France

:33:03.:33:09.

last Friday night, rather than the game against Ireland in Dublin, that

:33:10.:33:11.

will be the difference between the teams, whether Wales can produce

:33:12.:33:17.

that sort of performance again. A long-range effort safely over. And

:33:18.:33:23.

as we approach the final ten minutes, the Ospreys have to get a

:33:24.:33:31.

converted try to win it again. A great kick by Edinburgh 's fullback.

:33:32.:33:38.

They are just finishing off. In the Six Nations, a four teams are right

:33:39.:33:46.

in with a couple of weekends to go. Every time the Six Nations is on,

:33:47.:33:51.

you cannot keep your eye off it. Jack Cuthbert takes pole advantage

:33:52.:33:57.

and slips into the arms of Tito Tebaldi. -- full. Kennedy, to

:33:58.:34:08.

Leonard. He slowed it down halfway. He has to be careful not to concede

:34:09.:34:14.

a penalty. A good off-load back, lost either prop and Ryan Jones

:34:15.:34:22.

spins it round to Ashley Beck who does well to step away from

:34:23.:34:30.

Dominguez. Scott Baldwin. Driven to ground I Ross Ford. Tito Tebaldi, to

:34:31.:34:40.

Dan Biggar. He is creating the angle for Sam Lewis. A knock and advantage

:34:41.:34:44.

is being played by Edinburgh at the moment. -- knock-on. Egg great

:34:45.:34:56.

off-load by Willem Nel. -- a great. Wrapped up by Baldwin. Everybody is

:34:57.:35:07.

looking at Natoga to see if he will come through to offside desertion. A

:35:08.:35:13.

catalogue of errors. -- offside position. Jonathan Spratt was

:35:14.:35:20.

looking more alert and it was a free ball for him. The Ospreys were out

:35:21.:35:26.

over the ten yard line. Edinburgh is still under pressure and alongside

:35:27.:35:34.

others is the Edinburgh winger, I wonder how good he is. On a Gaelic

:35:35.:35:45.

speaking channel. A bit of Dutch thrown in, maybe!

:35:46.:35:51.

Sam Davies waits. He gets it away well. A dangerous run out. Dan

:35:52.:36:05.

Biggar with a kick in goal. Duncan Jones. 35 years young. Dan Biggar,

:36:06.:36:21.

Sam Davies. Ashley Beck. Jonathan Spratt, they are running out of room

:36:22.:36:23.

on the right-hand side. Dan Baker got into the 22 before

:36:24.:36:30.

being brought down by Gilchrist. The Ospreys are getting ever

:36:31.:36:45.

nearer, a converted try would edge them ahead.

:36:46.:36:52.

Good build-up by the Ospreys. Can they finish it off now? Just like

:36:53.:36:59.

Edinburgh did in the first half. No, they lost the ball, and the number

:37:00.:37:04.

eight Cornell Du Preez puts boot to ball. The ball is still alive. And

:37:05.:37:12.

Sam Davies is looking for the safety of the touchline and just about

:37:13.:37:21.

makes it, very relieved. Dougie Fife did well, with Cornell Du Preez. Sam

:37:22.:37:29.

Davies managed to nudge the Edinburgh winger out of the way. It

:37:30.:37:34.

could have been a try either end, good pressure. And the mistake

:37:35.:37:39.

coming in at a crucial time for the Ospreys, a turnover ball allowing

:37:40.:37:43.

Edinburgh to kick the ball downfield. Edinburgh have a great

:37:44.:37:48.

opportunity to see out the game in this period of territory against the

:37:49.:37:53.

Ospreys. Ospreys will have to look for magic, will it be from a big

:37:54.:38:00.

ball like Dan Baker? From Natoga on the wing or will it be the magic and

:38:01.:38:04.

experience of Dan Biggar to get them out of this? Edinburgh have laid

:38:05.:38:10.

well this evening at Meggetland and maybe just edging it.

:38:11.:38:15.

But to take by Gilchrist. -- a good take. Kennedy. A deep pass. Now the

:38:16.:38:29.

Ospreys have to get a bit of defending in again.

:38:30.:38:49.

There is a penalty coming the way of Edinburgh and that could be

:38:50.:38:58.

telling. A gap will open up if they go for it. They want the try, a

:38:59.:39:04.

bonus point. Andries Strauss. He slips through far too easily! The

:39:05.:39:12.

last man Mike Coman cannot hang on to the inside ball, the try is

:39:13.:39:17.

denied and they will have to come back to the penalty. The Ospreys

:39:18.:39:24.

need to look at the defence. Andries Strauss found a great gap. This was

:39:25.:39:34.

the knock-on. An offside decision on Jonathan Spratt. He promised a

:39:35.:39:42.

yellow card at the start of the half and he delivers it against the

:39:43.:39:48.

Ospreys centre. Ashley Beck is leaving, so the Ospreys will have to

:39:49.:39:53.

finish with 14 men. And they need a score from somewhere if they are not

:39:54.:39:57.

going to come away from Meggetland with nothing. Mike Coman, the

:39:58.:40:05.

sensible option, win the game first and Edinburgh have an opportunity to

:40:06.:40:08.

perhaps get that bonus point in the victory. This kick is vitally

:40:09.:40:15.

important for the South African fullback playing his trade here for

:40:16.:40:17.

Edinburgh. -- plying. He has already kicked 13 points for

:40:18.:40:27.

the team. Converted two of the three tries and

:40:28.:40:40.

landed three penalties. This is to take a bonus point away from the

:40:41.:40:44.

Ospreys. Gets it just inside that left-hand side, just as enough. Now

:40:45.:40:51.

the Ospreys have to score from somewhere to get anything from this

:40:52.:40:57.

game. He just snatched it. He has extended that Edinburgh read to the

:40:58.:41:02.

two scores Ospreys now need. Can Edinburgh finish with a flourish and

:41:03.:41:14.

get that bonus point? Tom Habberfield is coming on instead of

:41:15.:41:22.

Tito Tebaldi. Duncan Jones, the Ospreys looking to get within strike

:41:23.:41:27.

range. Trying to get a losing bonus point.

:41:28.:41:40.

Tyler Ardron, one-handed to Scott Baldwin. Justin Tipuric in midfield.

:41:41.:41:46.

Ashley Beck, off the field. Just one man. Just one man outside

:41:47.:42:11.

Dan Biggar, so he took the hit. Baldwin looking to give the Ospreys

:42:12.:42:14.

a toehold in the Edinburgh 22. Jeff Hassler appearing everywhere he

:42:15.:42:37.

can. Less than two minutes remaining for the Ospreys now. Just cannot get

:42:38.:42:45.

asked that 22 metre line at the moment. Justin Tipuric is looking to

:42:46.:42:51.

free his hands in the tackle. But they have got the penalty and they

:42:52.:42:56.

have got the chance to reclaim a losing bonus point. That is Izak van

:42:57.:43:01.

der Westhuizen, who has been awarded the man of the match this evening.

:43:02.:43:13.

Another yellow card. It was Tomas Leonardi, the Argentine who has come

:43:14.:43:18.

off the bench. Dan Biggar will take that three points just to get a

:43:19.:43:22.

bonus point. They might have one last shot to score a converted try.

:43:23.:43:31.

Another Dan Biggar penalty. It gives the Ospreys something as they go

:43:32.:43:36.

into the final minute. They reclaim a losing bonus point.

:43:37.:43:49.

It also gives them the outside chance of sneaking a victory with a

:43:50.:44:01.

converted try. Then at ago waiting to come on. He may not have a

:44:02.:44:07.

chance. Edinburgh kick the ball dead. That is crazy from Edinburgh.

:44:08.:44:16.

That gives the Ospreys scrum on the half way line. The last attack of

:44:17.:44:22.

the game and it gives the Ospreys one last chance. Then at ago will

:44:23.:44:51.

come on for one play. -- Ben Atiga. It is all about what happens here. A

:44:52.:44:56.

good scrum allows the backs to attack. Alex Allan on the loose head

:44:57.:45:03.

for Edinburgh. He is celebrating his 22nd birthday today. This will be

:45:04.:45:13.

the final play of the game. The Ospreys look to have salvaged a

:45:14.:45:17.

point. Can they possibly sneak an extra three?

:45:18.:45:35.

Jonathan Spratt a lone figure on the right-hand side of the Ospreys

:45:36.:45:46.

attack. They are having trouble getting this scrum set. I don't

:45:47.:45:56.

think the referee would issue to cards for the last scrum of the

:45:57.:45:57.

game, would he? Ulster have cemented their position

:45:58.:46:14.

in third with a thumping victory over the Dragons. The Ospreys

:46:15.:46:20.

clinging on to fourth at the moment and Glasgow to play tomorrow night.

:46:21.:46:29.

A loose pass. Sam Davies to Isaiah in a toga. -- Isaiah in a toga.

:46:30.:46:52.

The more is called. That is enough. The Edinburgh skipper prevents a

:46:53.:47:03.

late Ospreys come back and gets Edinburgh back to winning ways after

:47:04.:47:08.

three defeats in a row. Edinburgh come away with a victory. They did

:47:09.:47:15.

not get a bonus point. The Ospreys did the losing. It is a hard-fought

:47:16.:47:21.

win for Edinburgh which keeps them in the hunt for European places.

:47:22.:47:27.

They have become the Ospreys 31-25. And a deserved victory. Edinburgh

:47:28.:47:36.

played very well in the first 40 minutes. My man of the matches Mike

:47:37.:47:43.

Coman the captain of Edinburgh. He played so well. This is a good

:47:44.:47:52.

Ospreys team. They are right up there in this league. Edinburgh at a

:47:53.:47:59.

work in progress. They will take a great deal of delight from that. It

:48:00.:48:09.

is a hard-fought victory for Edinburgh and a bonus point for the

:48:10.:48:15.

Ospreys. We can hear now the thoughts of Dan Biggar who is with

:48:16.:48:22.

Phil Steele. How frustrating was that? We were not clinical enough.

:48:23.:48:32.

We conceded a couple of soft tries and we were always chasing the game.

:48:33.:48:37.

It is hugely disappointing to come away with only one point. You did

:48:38.:48:44.

well to salvage that one point. We are not happy with one point. We

:48:45.:48:48.

have to look at ourselves in the mirror. We gave away some soft

:48:49.:49:01.

tries. How is your knee? It is fine. Nothing too serious. How good was it

:49:02.:49:06.

to get a full 80 minutes on the belt? It was great to play but just

:49:07.:49:13.

disappointing we did not pull through in the end. We need to show

:49:14.:49:22.

a bit more skill. How are you looking forward to being part of

:49:23.:49:26.

that squad for the Wales against an in game? If I can get myself in the

:49:27.:49:36.

squad and push for selection, that would be great. It would be

:49:37.:49:43.

something special to be a part of. Justin Tipuric is here. How are you

:49:44.:49:51.

feeling ahead of next week? It was a really tough game. A bit

:49:52.:49:55.

disappointed with the result. They are a physical side. They play the

:49:56.:50:00.

South African way and that is how they won tonight. He made a few too

:50:01.:50:09.

many errors. Silly errors. We did not execute things in their 22. Did

:50:10.:50:17.

you think you are going to sneak it at one stage? Definitely. We never

:50:18.:50:26.

gave up. It was one of our worst first halves all year. But we were

:50:27.:50:32.

still in it. Edinburgh were very physical. You had five back rowers

:50:33.:50:38.

in your back five. Did you feel you were lacking a bit there? No. We

:50:39.:50:45.

tried to help -- hold them up. You have to get them to the floor early

:50:46.:50:52.

and get over the ball. And was it nice to play at the club ground? A

:50:53.:50:59.

little bit difference. -- bit different. It makes things a bit

:51:00.:51:06.

real. How are you looking forward to token? -- Twickenham? It doesn't

:51:07.:51:15.

matter whether the game is for the wooden spoon or the Six Nations, it

:51:16.:51:22.

is always a tasty one. Hopefully we will have a good week in training.

:51:23.:51:28.

Do you think the English will remember last year's game? Last year

:51:29.:51:33.

's forgotten. It is a new chapter. We have to do the basics well. They

:51:34.:51:40.

are favourites. We have to show everybody what we can do.

:51:41.:51:47.

It was a great start for the Ospreys away from home. Jeff Hassler

:51:48.:51:54.

touching down after just six minutes. After that Edinburgh

:51:55.:51:58.

enjoyed a purple patch. Three tries in half an hour. Grayson Hart

:51:59.:52:03.

crossing for the first one. Jack Cuthbert with a break before putting

:52:04.:52:14.

Sam Beard away. Another one from Grayson Hart on the blindside. The

:52:15.:52:19.

Ospreys started well in the second half with two penalties. Then it was

:52:20.:52:28.

Edinburgh's turn to fight back. Jeff Hassler then scored his second try

:52:29.:52:36.

for the Ospreys. But ultimately, it was Edinburgh who struck back and

:52:37.:52:43.

one thanks to this last-minute penalty. Dan Biggar got a penalty to

:52:44.:52:56.

get a losing bonus point. The Ospreys did enjoy the greater share

:52:57.:52:59.

of territory and possession that they did not make it count. Shane

:53:00.:53:04.

Williams, you would probably take on a wave bonus point but the Ospreys

:53:05.:53:10.

are a bit more ambitious than that. It was disappointing. The Ospreys

:53:11.:53:20.

wanted to win that game. But they were the second-best team out

:53:21.:53:24.

tonight. Far too many errors. Too much complacency and defence. They

:53:25.:53:29.

gave themselves too much work to do in the second half. They started

:53:30.:53:35.

very well in the second half. But they lost the ball interiors and

:53:36.:53:40.

gave themselves too much to do. They chipped away at the lead and then

:53:41.:53:47.

Jeff Hassler got his second try. It looked at that stage as if perhaps

:53:48.:53:52.

they would get back into it. They came back into it well and got some

:53:53.:54:00.

momentum. We were calling for Ryan Jones and Sam Davies to come on. He

:54:01.:54:08.

is a great foot olive. He checks the defence with a dummy and it is a

:54:09.:54:16.

beautiful kick. That is sheer determination to score the try. We

:54:17.:54:25.

will freeze this in a minute. He does get downward pressure. It is a

:54:26.:54:32.

brilliant try. We thought they were coming back into it. But ill

:54:33.:54:38.

discipline and a lack of composure cost them. They were not clinical

:54:39.:54:51.

enough according to Dan Biggar. The Ospreys got into the Edinburgh 22

:54:52.:54:57.

several times but made mistakes. You can't afford to do that. It was

:54:58.:55:02.

always going to be a tough game away from home. When you go into the 22

:55:03.:55:07.

you have to get the points. They were far too many errors. It has

:55:08.:55:15.

been a miserable night of all four regional rugby fans because the

:55:16.:55:18.

Dragons were put to the sword against Ulster in Ravenhill. The

:55:19.:55:27.

final score was 38-8. This was the first try for Ulster. Then Tommy

:55:28.:55:34.

Bowe back after a groin injury showed he had lost none of it

:55:35.:55:45.

sharpness. Two tries for him. Great news for Ireland who face Italy in a

:55:46.:55:55.

week's time. Ross Ford will did cross late on for the Dragons to

:55:56.:55:59.

give them a consolation try. But that is a pretty heavy defeat out in

:56:00.:56:08.

Ravenhill. Let's have a look and see how those results leave the table.

:56:09.:56:44.

Let's look more closely at that Scarlets against Ulster game --

:56:45.:56:52.

Munster game. Jonathan Davies has been released to play in that game.

:56:53.:57:02.

It is fantastic to see Jonathan Davies back. He tried to make a

:57:03.:57:07.

comeback a few weeks ago but did not feel quite right. I fully expect him

:57:08.:57:14.

to come back in and start against England next week. He is that

:57:15.:57:23.

important to the team. The English backline is inexperienced and you

:57:24.:57:29.

are looking for people Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts and George

:57:30.:57:31.

North to intimidate them. Hopefully he'll come through that game and he

:57:32.:57:38.

will play at Twickenham. Do you think you will start, Shane

:57:39.:57:43.

Williams? -- do you think he will start? He was one of the players of

:57:44.:57:51.

the Lions tour. Providing he comes through unscathed for the Scarlets,

:57:52.:57:55.

I think he will slot straight acting. He has been the form 13 for

:57:56.:58:04.

Wales for the last two seasons. Wales will have to get George North

:58:05.:58:10.

involved earlier than in previous games if he is back on the wing.

:58:11.:58:16.

With Jonathan Davies back and George North running angles, it is

:58:17.:58:23.

exciting. Steve Tandy is with Phil Steele back in Edinburgh. ?1 gained

:58:24.:58:32.

or four lost? Definitely four lost. It was a disappointing first half.

:58:33.:58:37.

It is not a happy dressing room. It is disappointing. We fought back

:58:38.:58:41.

hard but you cannot concede sloppy tries away from home. But is the

:58:42.:58:51.

season still on track? Yes. We are disappointed tonight. We have a bit

:58:52.:58:56.

of a break now and we will have to regroup and win at least five or six

:58:57.:59:02.

games to get into the top four. What have you learned from last season?

:59:03.:59:08.

We have to be more clinical in what we do. Too many soft tries were

:59:09.:59:15.

conceded in the first half. That is not good enough. We have to come

:59:16.:59:23.

back. We have the Blues next up. That is at the Liberty Stadium. Yes,

:59:24.:59:28.

then we go to Glasgow. We will have to start picking up some big wins

:59:29.:59:37.

quickly. Some straight talking from Steve

:59:38.:59:42.

Tandy. Very briefly, disappointing for the Ospreys tonight. They are

:59:43.:59:50.

still in the mix. They are probably the only Welsh team will have a

:59:51.:59:53.

chance of getting in the top four. They have to regroup for the big

:59:54.:59:58.

derby game next up against the Blues. Thank you both for joining us

:59:59.:00:02.

tonight. That is all we have time for tonight. Commiserations to Steve

:00:03.:00:10.

Tandy and his players. But they are still in the hunt for the play-offs.

:00:11.:00:14.

Sport Wales is up next and there is some strong language in that. It is

:00:15.:00:18.

good night from us.

:00:19.:00:24.

Download Subtitles

SRT

ASS