:00:20. > :00:28.Glyn Jones' Ospreys are champions of the Celtic League! The Ospreys, they
:00:29. > :00:31.are champions for the second time in three years.
:00:32. > :00:37.COMMENTATOR: The Ospreys have some silverware, they are cup champions.
:00:38. > :00:44.Leaving the team after five years at the club, the region said Jones left
:00:45. > :00:49.by mutual consent. He is returning to the UK to take charge of London
:00:50. > :00:59.Welsh. London Welsh promoted to the Aviva Premiership. Return to rugby
:01:00. > :01:03.after five years away... Tremendous liberations at Rodney Parade, for
:01:04. > :01:09.the first time in six years, the Dragons have beaten the Scarlet!
:01:10. > :01:20.Yes, Lyn Jones is back on how sweet it would be if his new charges could
:01:21. > :01:24.get one over on his old team, Toby July two -- Toby Faletau will be
:01:25. > :01:30.there to help them. There are Lions in both sides, as we have seen for
:01:31. > :01:33.the visitors, Faletau and led by Alun Wyn Jones who has admitted he
:01:34. > :01:36.has been an angry man in the last few weeks. If the Dragons are to
:01:37. > :01:41.beat their regional rivals, they will have to overturn recent
:01:42. > :01:44.history, the Ospreys have won their last eight matches against Welsh
:01:45. > :01:53.opposition. They last lost against the Dragons if you believe in omens.
:01:54. > :01:57.Good evening and welcome to the Liberty Stadium in Swansea, Tom
:01:58. > :02:02.Shanklin is with me. As mentioned, a wobbly period for the Ospreys, two
:02:03. > :02:06.defeats in Europe, no match points, how frustrated will they be and will
:02:07. > :02:13.they be a wounded and dangerous animal? They have had a bit of poor
:02:14. > :02:17.run of form. I do not think they have picked their strongest team and
:02:18. > :02:23.the Dragons team are greatly coached and so will will be interesting to
:02:24. > :02:27.light. You mention the team, Ryan Jones omitted, Alan Jones on bench
:02:28. > :02:34.but most interestingly of all, Dan Biggar on fullback. Yes, they have
:02:35. > :02:37.not gone with their strongest team, and they could be a kick up the
:02:38. > :02:42.backside from their poor form, I would be fuming if I was Dan Biggar,
:02:43. > :02:49.because it is a two way battle between him and Priestland. You have
:02:50. > :02:55.got Matthew Morgan, a very exciting player, but conditions are good so I
:02:56. > :03:02.expect a good game. But these coaches are known very well by Sean
:03:03. > :03:09.Holley, how frustrated will be Dragons be -- Ospreys beat and how
:03:10. > :03:12.can Dragons exploit that? There have been comments this week and I am
:03:13. > :03:15.amazed there is no Ryan Jones this week because the Ospreys have never
:03:16. > :03:19.lost three games in a row here at the Liberty Stadium and only one try
:03:20. > :03:23.in the last three games. What is happening? They have got to grips
:03:24. > :03:26.with their set piece yet, it is not functioning. The new scrum laws have
:03:27. > :03:32.not really worked out. The teams are prepared coming to the Liberty
:03:33. > :03:38.Stadium now. They only commit one player in the defensive tackle
:03:39. > :03:42.contest and there are many Ospreys players. They get lines began a slow
:03:43. > :03:46.them down. We want to see this, fluid attack, Ashley Beck cutting
:03:47. > :03:54.the line, quick ball from the forwards. A real crucial for him
:03:55. > :04:00.will be Andrew Coombs, having Abe back row in the second row. They
:04:01. > :04:06.will really make this a tough battle for the Ospreys tonight. Thank you,
:04:07. > :04:09.Sean. Kick-off is imminent, the teams are about to leave the
:04:10. > :04:12.dressing rooms, four other games on tonight so we will keep you abreast
:04:13. > :04:17.of the scores as we go. Welsh language commentary on the red
:04:18. > :04:23.button, Scrum V radio is under way on radio Wales. We can trust now to
:04:24. > :04:28.our live commentary team, Jonathan Davies and Gareth.
:04:29. > :04:35.COMMENTATOR: Even though the hour does not go back for another day or
:04:36. > :04:41.so, winter has certainly arrived. You can feel the cold wind blowing
:04:42. > :04:45.through the Liberty. As I dare say that the Ospreys have with the way
:04:46. > :04:51.their recent results have gone. The Dragons have not settled on their
:04:52. > :05:01.first choice front row, Parry makes a second start as hooker, a big game
:05:02. > :05:12.expected from Faletau, he scored a big try here last year. And with
:05:13. > :05:21.Jason Toby suffering concussion, Lewis Robling gets a first start in
:05:22. > :05:22.the centre. And there will be British middle -- precious little
:05:23. > :05:32.opportunity for the they know what a big game it is for
:05:33. > :05:36.them, two defeats in the Heineken Cup which means they are pretty much
:05:37. > :05:43.out of that run. A defeat at home to Ulster last time they were here at
:05:44. > :05:46.the Liberty so they need to win all stop Aaron Jarvis makes a first
:05:47. > :05:51.start since breaking his leg against New Zealand last November. The
:05:52. > :05:55.double celebration in the second row, with Alun Wyn Jones making it
:05:56. > :06:02.100 league games and James King making it 50. 50 also for Justin
:06:03. > :06:11.Tipuric in the back row. Dan Biggar makes his first start at 15 at this
:06:12. > :06:15.level with the injury to Richard, with Jonathan Spratt alongside
:06:16. > :06:19.Andrew Bishop. The two Jones boys provide most of the caps on the
:06:20. > :06:22.bench, in the Ospreys. At the Dragons have an Adam Jones of their
:06:23. > :06:31.own with more than 150 league appearances. There will be
:06:32. > :06:37.one-minute's silence and this for two great servants of and Swansea
:06:38. > :06:41.rugby. The former Swansea prop, spent many years as administrator
:06:42. > :06:46.with Swansea and the Ospreys and Phil John, former coach and manager
:06:47. > :07:08.of the underage teams here at the Ospreys.
:07:09. > :07:55.And the man in charge this evening becomes the first man to referee 100
:07:56. > :08:02.Celtic League games, number one, Nigel Owens. He is refereeing at the
:08:03. > :08:12.top of his game at the moment and he is joined, going all over the world
:08:13. > :08:21.in the big games and huge respect for Nigel Owens. Good luck to him. A
:08:22. > :08:36.good achievement and my thoughts are with their families.
:08:37. > :08:47.The last Welsh region to beat them was the Dragons, 20 odd months ago.
:08:48. > :09:25.Dan Biggar in the unfamiliar shirt of 15.
:09:26. > :09:36.The Dragons will want Faletau to get into the game as much as possible.
:09:37. > :09:44.Good kicking games, a very good turnover there. Another turnover
:09:45. > :09:52.there, a double turnover. Space behind, a chance for Ross Wardle to
:09:53. > :10:18.bring in Hallam Amos. Quickly taken by Jonathan Spratt.
:10:19. > :10:27.Great off-load from Amos to Jevon Groves in support.
:10:28. > :10:33.Couldn't release it in time, though. That made defensive work easier but
:10:34. > :10:40.that is great work by Wardle. Looking for the off-load but not
:10:41. > :10:45.forcing it when it wasn't on. Very loose at the moment, plenty of
:10:46. > :10:47.turnovers and plenty of gaps in the Ospreys defence. You don't see that
:10:48. > :10:56.very often. German groves did well. -- Jevon
:10:57. > :11:12.Groves. Welsh drug but not quite so well
:11:13. > :11:16.directed. Everybody stood and watched, he did not have enough draw
:11:17. > :11:22.on it, slowly drawing but just not enough. Worth a shot from that
:11:23. > :11:40.position, I suppose. Nothing much on.
:11:41. > :11:47.He is into space and Tom Prydie against his own team gets the early
:11:48. > :11:51.score! A little bit of luck for the Dragons but they will take that all
:11:52. > :11:57.night long and Tom Prydie may not be showing a but he will be delighted.
:11:58. > :12:01.He is very happy. A little bit of luck. Just watch, the ball comes,
:12:02. > :12:07.overlap, throws a dummy and then little kick, a lovely Rick O'Shea.
:12:08. > :12:13.Step, and I think just watch. The scrum-half there, Tom Habberfield
:12:14. > :12:20.just gets caught up in the feet of Coombs. An easy run in four Tom
:12:21. > :12:28.Prydie and what they start for the Dragons. They deserved it, only five
:12:29. > :12:32.minutes gone but they have come up with a lot of confidence, spread the
:12:33. > :12:37.ball. They have been looking for the off-load and that worked perfectly
:12:38. > :12:46.from Andrew Coombs. The return ball of Tom Prydie and was easy enough
:12:47. > :12:49.for the right winger. Kris Burton, well struck conversion attempt and
:12:50. > :12:55.that is a dream start for the Dragons. A very good start for the
:12:56. > :13:19.Dragons. An even bigger test of character now
:13:20. > :13:20.for the Ospreys. Any nagging doubts that will have been there will have
:13:21. > :13:53.been magnified. UMPIRE: He went for the ball. Aaron
:13:54. > :14:01.Jarvis disconnected with Richie Rees' boot there. He is OK, to take
:14:02. > :14:08.his place in the scrum. Watch the number nine. He is covering here, he
:14:09. > :14:13.has got it all covered, got his job, the Rick O'Shea, he reacts well but
:14:14. > :14:19.all of sat on his feet get caught up in that tackle and he's gone. That
:14:20. > :14:25.is the luck that the Dragons made the most of. That is a slack start
:14:26. > :14:28.by the Ospreys, to be honest. Defensively, there does not seem to
:14:29. > :14:30.be much communication and it hit them up the run but the Dragons have
:14:31. > :15:37.taken advantage of it very well. And did he touch it? I do not think
:15:38. > :15:58.he did. I think he let it go. He missed it. It was a great dummy.
:15:59. > :16:07.That was a good clearance kick by Kris Burton.
:16:08. > :16:19.It was a great tackle and a great intercept.
:16:20. > :16:26.They followed up after the kick by Kris Burton, despite being told
:16:27. > :16:46.where to stay by Nigel Owens. There is the charge down. Why does
:16:47. > :16:50.Kris Burton even kick this? Put the Morisi down. And then they are out
:16:51. > :16:56.of the game. He just had to put it down. Now he has kicked it, they
:16:57. > :17:04.are offside. He is going to take three points. That is understanding
:17:05. > :17:21.the game and put in the ball down. -- putting the ball down.
:17:22. > :17:33.The top scorer in the RaboDirect League.
:17:34. > :17:43.That is the charge down. But the ball dam. It is a drop out 22. Now,
:17:44. > :18:13.they kick come and they are offside. You could never put them onside.
:18:14. > :18:23.That was well judged by Kris Burton. Interesting to see how the back
:18:24. > :18:28.three play with Biggar out of position. When you play fullback is
:18:29. > :18:32.sometimes, you can appreciate when you play stand-off where the
:18:33. > :18:43.fullback in opposition will stand. And where to put the ball and
:18:44. > :18:48.spread him around a little bit. If I were in the running for Number 10,
:18:49. > :18:57.I would want to play in the number 10 position.
:18:58. > :19:15.That was a lovely kick. It was a well-judged kick by Daniel Evans.
:19:16. > :19:43.The Dragons do not want to give penalties away. Giving field
:19:44. > :19:45.position away. It is a fine line between slowing it down and knowing
:19:46. > :20:33.when to give it up as a bad job. Then the Ospreys will be looking to
:20:34. > :20:45.dominate up front. He just managed to smuggle that
:20:46. > :21:02.back in time. That was a lovely inside ball to
:21:03. > :21:09.Jeff Hassler. Great hands by the Ospreys. Doing well to get the ball
:21:10. > :21:23.back. The Dragons trying to come up as
:21:24. > :21:51.quickly as possible. To keep the Ospreys behind the gain-line.
:21:52. > :22:12.That was a loose ball. Coombs got through. The Dragons did well.
:22:13. > :22:28.The Dragons skipper, leading the way defensively.
:22:29. > :22:35.Despite the attention for the injured player, Kris Burton being
:22:36. > :22:43.told to get on with it and he duly put sit out to play and we can go
:22:44. > :22:48.down to the -- the pitch. Your thoughts are no Ryan Jones and
:22:49. > :22:55.Biggar. I do not think Dan Biggar will want to be fullback. He would
:22:56. > :23:08.want to be at 10. But needs must for the Ospreys in the absence of
:23:09. > :23:14.their player. Now I shall Owens, 100 games in the Celtic League as
:23:15. > :23:20.referee. What makes him so good -- Nigel Owens. He has confidence and
:23:21. > :23:25.authority. He is respected. He has humour and empathy for the game and
:23:26. > :23:29.a good knowledge. He is one of the finest. That is all from here at
:23:30. > :24:07.the moment. A good tackle. I think he was held
:24:08. > :24:16.up. Yes. He is. That was a good tackle. They tried to get the ball
:24:17. > :24:20.de ground. Too many people, too many Ospreys players around the
:24:21. > :24:32.ball. He was in big trouble. They have got him. Three men in the
:24:33. > :24:44.tackle. James King, Bishop, Tipuric. They were all in there. Justin
:24:45. > :24:50.Tipuric had a sterling effort last week. It was a disappointing
:24:51. > :24:55.Ospreys performance, especially in the first half. They have a good
:24:56. > :25:01.history. They are very proud. They will be disappointed, losing the
:25:02. > :25:07.first two games. The first, Leinster, home. They did not have
:25:08. > :25:17.the spark. Leinster are very experienced. An experience Taina --
:25:18. > :25:19.Heineken Cup side. And there is the player with an Achilles injury at
:25:20. > :26:02.the moment. Interestingly, Aaron Jarvis. Adam
:26:03. > :26:05.Jones has admitted he is not having the best time with the new
:26:06. > :26:21.scrummage laws at the moment. REFEREE: You have had three scrums,
:26:22. > :26:48.three down. That is not good enough. Ulster, 8-3 ahead against the Blues.
:26:49. > :27:01.It is a tough game. They have to show consistency. Show what they
:27:02. > :27:09.can do. Our thoughts are with Matthew Rees. All the best. He had
:27:10. > :27:11.surgery a couple of days ago and we hope for good news on the back of
:27:12. > :27:59.that. She dangerous in midfield. He
:28:00. > :28:09.slipped the tackle or stop -- dangerous. It is going to be
:28:10. > :28:15.another super solo effort. A bit and magic from Matthew Morgan. He's
:28:16. > :28:23.set so liked the Liberty Stadium. Justin Tipuric is the beneficiary.
:28:24. > :28:28.-- he set alight the stadium. He looks who is in front of him. And
:28:29. > :28:34.there is the missed tackle. He slips away. He worked in
:28:35. > :28:46.partnership with the fullback. The tackle was made, great offload.
:28:47. > :29:02.Great support play. And that is what he can do. I thought he was in.
:29:03. > :29:09.It was a simple conversion for Dan Biggar. The Ospreys go ahead. The
:29:10. > :29:15.ball comes out. Run it on and stop it. There is the prop, saying,
:29:16. > :29:23.watch out. Running on. He is not sure. That was the break. That led
:29:24. > :29:28.to the try. That is the problem, what you have to spot. A prop
:29:29. > :29:31.forward, uncertain, his centre is uncertain. There is a missed tackle.
:29:32. > :30:10.And they are away. -- mistackle. Alun Wyn Jones was there to save
:30:11. > :30:20.the day for the Ospreys. Great enterprise by both of the teams.
:30:21. > :30:22.That was very good play by the Dragons, created out wide, looking
:30:23. > :30:50.for the offload, looking for space. Behind the line, the difference
:30:51. > :30:58.between the first charge down really and that is a Scrum V. Good play by
:30:59. > :31:10.Richie Rees. The Scarlets at 10-10 in Italy against Zebre.
:31:11. > :31:18.Stephen Shingle who is starting at ten this evening.
:31:19. > :31:31.A great cover tackle on Faletau. He will be soaring the morning. -- saw
:31:32. > :32:05.in the morning. That is it, get it out, quick! They
:32:06. > :32:11.are all in front of him at the moment. They are having
:32:12. > :32:16.difficulties. Just taking that away from Burton. Taking candy from a
:32:17. > :32:18.baby. Some things are proving difficult for them because the
:32:19. > :32:27.defensive team are getting the eight-man shove an. -- shove on. A
:32:28. > :32:34.great steel there. I just think though that if you know you will be
:32:35. > :32:39.under pressure, you must work on the Channel one ball. Richie Rees is a
:32:40. > :32:43.very competent scrum-half so get in, quick strike, get the ball away. And
:32:44. > :33:40.get someone running deep to get over the gain-line.
:33:41. > :34:01.Let's go back and find Phil Steele with more company. The Ospreys back
:34:02. > :34:06.coach is with me. No other player even in Wales who could do that?
:34:07. > :34:10.What is positive if we have got the confidence to shift the ball through
:34:11. > :34:15.and allowing them to have the one versus one. I saw you in training
:34:16. > :34:22.yesterday, making a big play of Ryan Jones having to play the role of
:34:23. > :34:29.Faletau, do you think you have corralled Toby fairly well? We have
:34:30. > :34:34.allowed many of them to come back onto us and that's an offer from
:34:35. > :34:44.that. It is a decent effort. Thanks very much. It certainly is that,
:34:45. > :34:50.plenty of entertainment. A try apiece in the opening quarter.
:34:51. > :34:58.They did well to get a kick in from that position. Going against the
:34:59. > :35:00.grain though, that's the trouble. Stepping back into the attack when
:35:01. > :35:29.he is kicking. I don't think Screech was sure where
:35:30. > :35:38.to go there. Run in pairs, do a little off-load, they are all doing
:35:39. > :35:51.it as one Lima. They are not making much yardage -- doing it as ones.
:35:52. > :35:53.Certainly a feature of the opening quarter, the number of clicks that
:35:54. > :36:38.have been charged down. -- kicks. Superb take, Dan Biggar. Doing all
:36:39. > :36:58.right at that position. Good run and very good off-load but
:36:59. > :37:03.it did not go into the hand. Tyler Ardron got the one-handed pass in
:37:04. > :37:11.but Tipuric couldn't quite get to it. He has now changed, and Kris
:37:12. > :37:16.Burton just looked up to see where he wanted to put the ball. And it
:37:17. > :37:28.was just a split second after Nigel Owens had called advantage over.
:37:29. > :37:36.Couple of mistakes now, putting themselves under pressure. I
:37:37. > :37:41.wouldn't be surprised if the Ospreys tried to strangle the scrum, get a
:37:42. > :37:47.penalty out of it, get six points clear. A great attacking position.
:37:48. > :37:56.Matthew Morgan has come over to the blindside. They are playing like
:37:57. > :37:59.210s now. Very difficult now to get the ball to Adam Jones -- playing
:38:00. > :38:38.like 210s now. That is the penalty. Matthew Morgan,
:38:39. > :38:39.very difficult to split it. Get the ball to Matthew Morgan on the
:38:40. > :39:05.left-hand side of the scrum. There it is, tackle a cyst. Clearly
:39:06. > :39:12.on the ground, isn't he? -- tackle assist.
:39:13. > :39:24.REFEREE: Time-out? Phil Steele, back to you. That rate by Matthew Morgan,
:39:25. > :39:30.what do you make of it? A single individual bringing a crowd to its
:39:31. > :39:33.feet. Well drilled defences, we do not see those line breaks very
:39:34. > :39:38.regularly and we have got an individual here who can make
:39:39. > :39:47.remarkable breaks and nearly a great finish. Like against Edinburgh. It
:39:48. > :39:51.is not what the -- nice what the Ospreys are doing, they have got
:39:52. > :40:02.options left and right from a number of pieces.
:40:03. > :40:11.Applause in the background for Adam Jones coming onto the field. And
:40:12. > :40:20.three more points supplied as the Ospreys tried to build a first-half
:40:21. > :40:29.cushion. There he is, Adam Jones joins the fray for the injured Aaron
:40:30. > :40:35.Jarvis. Ulster have got a second try, they lead by 13-3. That penalty
:40:36. > :40:42.comes from a single knock-on from the Dragons. That is how important
:40:43. > :40:45.field position is. When you know you will be under pressure with their
:40:46. > :40:47.ball carrying, you need to be secure and play the ball in the opposition
:40:48. > :40:57.half. The Blues slowly falling further
:40:58. > :41:23.behind at Ravenhill. You can imagine what the atmosphere
:41:24. > :41:26.will be like there. There is the cut out ball. Good cover defence, not
:41:27. > :41:43.enough space for Walker. No Alex Cuthbert for the
:41:44. > :41:47.internationals, of course. North and Walker, the only specialist wingers.
:41:48. > :41:52.You have got Halfpenny and Liam Williams. Halfpenny has played most
:41:53. > :41:59.of his career at that position, hasn't he?
:42:00. > :42:05.Adam Jarvis we have heard as got eyes on his drive from our man on
:42:06. > :42:42.the sideline. -- ice on his thigh. That is a clear sign of blocking.
:42:43. > :42:55.The ball is supposed to be at the front.
:42:56. > :43:03.Can they stay on their feet and get a drive on? They could come short
:43:04. > :43:17.side here because Eli Walker is out of position here.
:43:18. > :43:43.Richie Rees calling for ball carriers to get into position.
:43:44. > :43:48.It is all very close quarters stuff. There is no width at all with the
:43:49. > :44:11.Dragons at the moment. You could throw a blanket over them.
:44:12. > :44:17.They need more width. Tell the wingers to spread out. Comfortable
:44:18. > :44:28.defending for the Ospreys at the moment. They may be thinking about a
:44:29. > :44:34.drop goal. This time, he gets it. A very good kick. They were going
:44:35. > :44:40.nowhere with ball in hand but they have come away with points and a
:44:41. > :44:46.drop goal for Kris Burton. Sits back in the pocket, great strike,
:44:47. > :45:24.watching it and over it goes. That is a very good kick.
:45:25. > :45:58.Good running and good tackle. It is a good build up by the Ospreys.
:45:59. > :46:08.In the end, a disappointment for the Ospreys. They had been patient
:46:09. > :46:18.and structured up until then. One little slip. It was not the
:46:19. > :46:35.greatest pass. There are a few injuries at the moment.
:46:36. > :46:47.Phil Steele. We can go back to the pitch. They comment on the Dragons
:46:48. > :46:52.play, a different side this season. There is is a good contest.
:46:53. > :46:58.Fancying their chances against Ospreys comes from time. And nice
:46:59. > :47:09.offload for the first try. They are looking busy. It is a good contest.
:47:10. > :47:21.A number rate? -- No. 8. He is looking good, lots of potential.
:47:22. > :47:30.The Ospreys are looking to go top of the league, albeit temporarily,
:47:31. > :48:05.if they win this evening. They are in third. Dragons are in 6th.
:48:06. > :48:18.Robin Copeland has a try for the Blues. 16-eight the score at
:48:19. > :48:32.Ravenhill. So much pace, away from the scrum.
:48:33. > :48:41.There is the 8-9 combination that worked the Dragons way from the
:48:42. > :48:49.danger area. Faletau, 26 caps for Wales already.
:48:50. > :49:28.And true macro was in the way from Habberfield's pass. That was a let-
:49:29. > :49:35.off for the Dragons. -- Coombs. You have to tighten up the defence on
:49:36. > :49:45.the fringes. Tipuric spotted it. He just breaks. There was no guard
:49:46. > :49:51.whatsoever. A good scrambled defence. You can feel the pressure
:49:52. > :50:17.now. It was a good tackle. Amos. The Dragons will be happy to go in
:50:18. > :50:30.three behind. Penalty. It is a free play now. Go for it.
:50:31. > :51:06.Tyler Ardron has carried the ball well.
:51:07. > :51:15.A very interesting article with Alun Wyn Jones in the Guardian
:51:16. > :51:18.newspaper, saying how cheesed off he was after the defeat against
:51:19. > :51:24.Leinster in the first round of the Heineken Cup. Still carrying it
:51:25. > :51:44.around weeks later. It was very honest and very frank.
:51:45. > :51:54.Three more and with half-time approaching, Ospreys have a six-
:51:55. > :52:01.point lead. They have slowly in come back into this. A few mistakes
:52:02. > :52:07.from the Dragons have given them that. They could have turned the
:52:08. > :52:24.intensity, but the pressure on, come away with.S -- with points.
:52:25. > :52:36.Can the Dragons press home from here? No. The ball turned over. To
:52:37. > :53:05.two passes. It is arm. Great play and good support play, Dan Biggar.
:53:06. > :53:15.If Los Tejas had kept his feet, he would have released Hassler a
:53:16. > :53:40.second time -- if Justin Tipuric had kept his feet.
:53:41. > :53:56.Just kick it out. Great work in the break down by Andrew Coombs. Now
:53:57. > :54:01.they can put it out. They were playing advantage anyway. It will
:54:02. > :54:11.be a kick. Presumably they do not want to run from their own line.
:54:12. > :54:16.Andrew Coombs better do it himself. Kris Burton puts it over and brings
:54:17. > :54:32.to an end an entertaining first half. Phil Steele.
:54:33. > :54:41.I was hoping to have a word with Alun Wyn Jones. Absolutely livid
:54:42. > :54:47.when he ran past me, put us out of the way, very annoyed about the
:54:48. > :54:53.fact they conceded possibly a try- scoring opportunity. And when Alun
:54:54. > :54:59.Wyn Jones is in that mood, you do not argue with him. But he has gone
:55:00. > :55:09.in, I would not like to be the on the end of the rocket at at half-
:55:10. > :55:16.time. Nigel Owens, in charge of his 100
:55:17. > :55:20.Celtic to the game. Dragons scored first. Ospreys hit back with a
:55:21. > :55:30.scintillating break from Matthew Morgan. Dan Biggar playing in the
:55:31. > :55:36.unfamiliar position of fullback. Penalties to give them a buffer.
:55:37. > :55:47.Kris Burton, he brought Dragons back within range with this. It is
:55:48. > :55:58.finely balanced at half-time. 16-10. They are ahead in terms of
:55:59. > :56:01.possession and territory. Five handling errors for Ospreys, that
:56:02. > :56:15.will be a source of frustration. A looking at the first half, you
:56:16. > :56:19.mentioned your thoughts, last time we were here at the Liberty Stadium,
:56:20. > :56:26.it was a cagey affair, the Ulster game, this one is a loser. No lack
:56:27. > :56:29.of commitment, both going at each other and a very competitive
:56:30. > :56:34.Dragons side. Their mindset might be better going into this game,
:56:35. > :56:38.given the European adventure for the Ospreys. But they are good for
:56:39. > :56:47.the half-time lead and there have been good performances. The game is
:56:48. > :56:53.a long way from over. You have been impressed with the Dragons defence.
:56:54. > :56:58.It started off well, great line speed, getting off the line quickly
:56:59. > :57:02.and put in the Ospreys attack under pressure. Ospreys did not have many
:57:03. > :57:06.options. I have been disappointed with the Dragons, they have not
:57:07. > :57:11.been clearing their lines from kick-offs. But the Ospreys, they
:57:12. > :57:18.should have capitalised. Two mistakes, knock-ons by the line and
:57:19. > :57:24.Alun Wyn Jones would be fuming going in. Looking at the first try,
:57:25. > :57:30.occurring after three minutes. Tom Prydie will be pleased to go over
:57:31. > :57:35.against his old side. A poor kicking game from the Ospreys early
:57:36. > :57:40.on. The Dragons do not look like they believe they can win again. We
:57:41. > :57:44.can look at the first try. They came out with a plan to get
:57:45. > :57:51.territory and put pressure on the Dragons. This box kick, there is no
:57:52. > :57:56.chase from Jeff Hassler. This was very early in the game. Matthew
:57:57. > :58:01.Morgan into position, drilling it through but there is nowhere. It
:58:02. > :58:06.gave the Dragons the ball back to counter-attack. A change in the
:58:07. > :58:16.Ospreys 22 restarts, kicking at field, which is dangerous. Here it
:58:17. > :58:20.goes midfield. Toby Faletau. Probably the Dragons most dangerous
:58:21. > :58:29.player. He targeted Aaron Java's. He knew there was a mismatch. It
:58:30. > :58:35.only took a half tackle. It allows you to attack both sides of the
:58:36. > :58:39.ruck. You make your own luck and that was a nice one for Tom Prydie
:58:40. > :58:44.to score against his old team. We can see glimpses of what is going
:58:45. > :58:47.on in the dressing room. We saw Toby Faletau in the build up to the
:58:48. > :58:54.try, another barnstorming performance. We have talked about
:58:55. > :58:59.what a coup it was to resign him. He is a talisman. World-renowned on
:59:00. > :59:04.the back of the Lions performance. It was his tackle that stopped
:59:05. > :59:09.Matthew Morgan scoring another sensational individual effort. The
:59:10. > :59:15.corner flag in as well. Plenty of value for money from Toby Faletau.
:59:16. > :59:22.He did bring down Matthew Morgan. Justin Tipuric was on hand to
:59:23. > :59:28.finish it off. It is not just his support play, he
:59:29. > :59:33.has other attributes. He is clever. Working in tandem with Andrew
:59:34. > :59:38.Bishop, using short arms to hold on Kris Burton. Watch what he does.
:59:39. > :59:44.This is clever play, making a tackle, taking the player to ground.
:59:45. > :59:50.No other Ospreys player engages. He is very clever. This is what he is
:59:51. > :59:57.good at, sniping. He could play in the backs if you asked him to.
:59:58. > :00:00.Matthew Morgan knows, to make the break, he speaks on the outside
:00:01. > :00:05.shoulder looking for the offload and does not get it. He fights with
:00:06. > :00:08.Andrew Coombs for the race to get to Matthew Morgan, not just
:00:09. > :00:19.watching him, running under the sticks. He looked inside, he saw
:00:20. > :00:27.the defence coming in. And you get over the line.
:00:28. > :00:35.We questioned the wisdom of putting Dan Biggar at that position but when
:00:36. > :00:40.you see what he can do with ball in hand, you have to put him somewhere
:00:41. > :00:45.on the pitch? Unique natural ability and flair and he certainly has that.
:00:46. > :00:50.He has had a great Game 15 but what was pleasing for the Ospreys was
:00:51. > :00:54.that they identified the prop and you have got to be getting the fast
:00:55. > :00:59.ones outside but he did everything but score the try. Thanks, guys. The
:01:00. > :01:03.second hardest moments away and we have to wait two more weeks before
:01:04. > :01:07.international rugby returns to our screens.
:01:08. > :01:18.It's that time again. Every year, we come, a pilgrimage. Because in this
:01:19. > :01:24.earth we believe. In this earth, our dreams are harvested and recycled
:01:25. > :01:31.every season. Upon the soil they tread and we follow. Every
:01:32. > :01:37.footstep. Every sidestep. We worship this ground they walk on. Within
:01:38. > :01:43.this soil, the hopes of a nation grow. The mud, the blood, the sweat
:01:44. > :01:57.and the tears run deep. We are of this land. On this piece
:01:58. > :02:07.of ground, the weight of our expectations lies. Wales are
:02:08. > :02:11.storming to the title! Around this field, our spirits world. On this
:02:12. > :02:19.grass, a patchwork of moments and memories etched into our minds,
:02:20. > :02:26.carved into our souls. And on this soil, side-by-side they stand,
:02:27. > :02:31.rooted like giant trees. There is a force that helps them fuse together
:02:32. > :02:37.and float across this green carpet. The wheels of a human Schachter
:02:38. > :02:43.warring -- tractor roaring forwards, never backwards. Wherever we sit, we
:02:44. > :02:48.are behind them. And the earth beneath these men vibrates to be rid
:02:49. > :03:02.of the beating heart of a land and the people ready to unite around
:03:03. > :03:05.this piece of our earth. We are all very excited about that. More sport
:03:06. > :03:11.to come tonight with sport Wales following Scrum V live, Abe preview
:03:12. > :03:17.of the Rugby league World Cup. -- eight preview. We have a big
:03:18. > :03:21.interview with Warren Gatland who will tell us where next for Wales as
:03:22. > :03:26.he is a busy man this weekend, he will be in the studios on Monday at
:03:27. > :03:33.7:30pm and a documentary about 50 years since Newport beat the all
:03:34. > :03:40.Blacks. The big build-up to the first ever Premier League South
:03:41. > :03:44.Wales derby, Bluebirds and swans, a special one-off documentary about
:03:45. > :03:48.the two Welsh football sides. This weekend marks the end of the BBC
:03:49. > :03:52.Wales live longer Wales season, part of a campaign encouraging people to
:03:53. > :03:55.live more healthily in Wales and do more exercise. As you can see, Phil
:03:56. > :03:59.Steele has been put through his paces by one of the stars of the
:04:00. > :04:06.campaign, Tara. She is a Swansea fitness expert, you have may be seen
:04:07. > :04:11.on the telly before, this is reminiscent of the one we did with
:04:12. > :04:15.Sam Warburton, two very physically well disposed gentleman. I know Phil
:04:16. > :04:18.treats his body as a temple and he is down on the touch-line now
:04:19. > :04:27.talking to Tara hoping we can find out exactly how he got on.
:04:28. > :04:33.This lady made me have legs like a dressage horse today! What is it all
:04:34. > :04:37.about? I took part in this with the people in the DVLA, I got six of the
:04:38. > :04:43.troop to get superfit and get the sedentary workers fit at and
:04:44. > :04:50.healthier -- fitter. This is the live longer Wales weekend. I am a
:04:51. > :04:56.typical view of Scrum V and I used to play a bit, I was pretty fit,
:04:57. > :05:02.used to be a PE teacher, I like a curry once a week, sometimes, what
:05:03. > :05:06.should I be doing at my age? Moving a bit more, so many people sit down
:05:07. > :05:09.so much in their jobs, they sit down when they get to work and get home,
:05:10. > :05:13.so try to stay as active as possible. That does not mean that
:05:14. > :05:17.you have to train for hours in a gym, just being moving and doing
:05:18. > :05:21.active things with your family is really important to get your
:05:22. > :05:26.circulation going. Also nutrition, you can be good 80% of the time,
:05:27. > :05:30.even clean whole foods, good vegetables, things like that and
:05:31. > :05:35.then you can have your curry from time to time. What are the catches?
:05:36. > :05:43.Remake of these are my little surprise to say thank you for
:05:44. > :05:51.joining, sexy sprouts. Chocolate sprouts and I must say taste like
:05:52. > :05:55.sprouts covered in chocolate! Live longer, Wales! The boys nodding
:05:56. > :06:00.sagely after that advice. A couple of other games going on, the Blues
:06:01. > :06:11.had a tough assignment a wave at Ravenhill after they beat Toulon.
:06:12. > :06:18.Jared Payne struck again for Ulster, they were taken into a 16-3
:06:19. > :06:22.lead but none of the match from last week, Robin Copeland has struck back
:06:23. > :06:27.for the Blues at Ravenhill crossing for a try in the number eight jersey
:06:28. > :06:32.and a penalty from Leigh Halfpenny has taken the score to 16-11 so the
:06:33. > :06:37.Blues far from out of that one at Ravenhill, capacity crowd and a very
:06:38. > :06:41.tough place to play as we know but the Blues' renaissance continues.
:06:42. > :06:44.They will try to make that what will be another great result for them.
:06:45. > :06:52.The other scores then, Glasgow against Munster, 3-3, and Zebre
:06:53. > :06:58.currently beating the Scarlets, they have shown they can win in the PRO12
:06:59. > :07:02.and it could be a tough night for the Scarlets. Let's get back to this
:07:03. > :07:07.game with the Ospreys and the Dragons, the Dragons appear to be
:07:08. > :07:15.back out on the pitch. Where do you see this much going, Tom? I think it
:07:16. > :07:19.has to be the way of the Ospreys. I think they need to keep the line
:07:20. > :07:23.speed going. I want to see Matthew Morgan closing up the game, taking
:07:24. > :07:26.control and we know he can score tries from anywhere on the pitch but
:07:27. > :07:34.we need to see the tactical play from him. As the game breaks down,
:07:35. > :07:38.we will see a tremendous line breaker and Dan Biggar is coming
:07:39. > :07:41.back from fullback, looking accomplished but he is giving them
:07:42. > :07:48.options left and right of a second time almost so the wingers must come
:07:49. > :07:57.looking. Walker and Jeff Hassler have got to come forward as well .
:07:58. > :08:05.Kick-off is nearly upon us so we can go back to our commentary teams now.
:08:06. > :08:10.COMMENTATOR: Thanks very much, Ross. No changes as far as I can see at
:08:11. > :08:14.the interval. Phil Steele lasted five minutes training with Tara so I
:08:15. > :08:21.think he needs to eat more of those chocolate sprouts! He was very
:08:22. > :08:38.conscientious, he had his own medicine ball. Nice T-shirt!
:08:39. > :08:50.Nigel Owens just making sure there is no serious afters.
:08:51. > :08:55.Alun Wyn Jones and Andrew Coombs will be in the wells come together
:08:56. > :09:53.before long. They are not so happy with that.
:09:54. > :10:03.Richie Rees comes round to clear and Dan Evans not taking the ball
:10:04. > :10:08.cleanly. You can sense a bit of uncertainty with everyone. Was
:10:09. > :10:11.Richie Rees offside then? Did he come round? He came from outside
:10:12. > :10:25.there. Taken back in, I felt. Could have
:10:26. > :10:32.had another 20 metres on that line-out. Eight massive drive there,
:10:33. > :10:40.good position. -- a massive drive. Dragons did very well to stop it.
:10:41. > :11:24.Back on the angle again. I think they need a bit more with.
:11:25. > :11:31.Dan Biggar is playing well but there is no wit there, nobody hitting
:11:32. > :11:35.holes in the outside centre. You need that and to keep the wit in the
:11:36. > :11:41.defences as well so the gaps are bigger. Dragons starting off a
:11:42. > :11:50.little bit and Ospreys are edging ever forward. Alun Wyn Jones and
:11:51. > :11:55.Hibbard, lots of work to get through. A terrific amount of ball
:11:56. > :12:08.carrying by two and four for the Ospreys in particular.
:12:09. > :12:18.They are getting nearer and nearer. Still the pressure is on and still,
:12:19. > :12:22.the support is plentiful. That is not the pass he wanted there. Bishop
:12:23. > :12:33.halted in his tracks. The crowd thought he was offside. A
:12:34. > :12:39.drop goal attempt by Matthew Morgan and that adds three to the Ospreys'
:12:40. > :12:44.score. There was only one player on his outside. That was Jeff Hassler,
:12:45. > :12:56.the winner. A good strike, three points. -- the winger. A long
:12:57. > :13:01.build-up by the Dragons. Matthew Morgan says OK, let's go away with
:13:02. > :13:11.something and let's put a two point distance between us. Two score
:13:12. > :13:14.distance is what I am trying to say. They have to change their tactic a
:13:15. > :13:32.little bit now, Dragons. They need to score the try I think.
:13:33. > :13:42.Good yardage made by the Ospreys and in a good field position once again.
:13:43. > :13:45.Ball up the jumper, trying to set something up once again. Dan Evans
:13:46. > :13:49.will be slightly disappointed with that because he was on his favoured
:13:50. > :13:59.left foot, did not get the contact he wanted to push them back towards
:14:00. > :14:04.or over the halfway. A former Dragon comes on to replace another Gwent
:14:05. > :14:27.person or at least Cornishman. Great off-load to Tipuric. He backs
:14:28. > :14:29.himself to get there and he does, brilliant! Brilliant, Justin
:14:30. > :14:41.Tipuric! They have slowly taken the game away
:14:42. > :14:47.from the Dragons, the Dragons have given it everything but
:14:48. > :14:53.unfortunately, too much power. Just watch. The gap opens up, lovely
:14:54. > :14:57.off-load, support is there. ABB pass should have been the one to the
:14:58. > :15:05.outside but hey, when the bounce favours you, it is a great try. I
:15:06. > :15:12.don't think Bishop will be too happy, but great try. Second try for
:15:13. > :15:17.Justin Tipuric in his 50th league appearance and with the extras
:15:18. > :15:25.coming from Dan Biggar, now the Ospreys look almost home with only a
:15:26. > :15:28.few minutes of the second half gone. Different game now for the Dragons'
:15:29. > :15:45.chief executive. And he is there again or stop
:15:46. > :16:23.underneath the restart to feed Joe Tipuric is a very confident player.
:16:24. > :16:35.Do you go for him and Warburton for Wales in the autumn? It is a tough
:16:36. > :16:38.call. You forget a certain... But that is what the Wales coach once,
:16:39. > :17:05.the players playing well. -- wants. The way that Dan Lydiate plays his
:17:06. > :17:17.game, defensively, tops -- tackles. It is tough. There is a lot of talk
:17:18. > :17:22.about playing left and right with Tipuric and Warburton. Such a fine
:17:23. > :17:30.player. There is a lot of dirty work, very tough calls. You cannot
:17:31. > :18:12.even shift 1 away. It is a tough call, but a nice position to be in.
:18:13. > :18:26.Hallam Amos gets there first. That was cool-headed from the youngster.
:18:27. > :18:31.It was a great break. The first thing that Morgan wants to do is to
:18:32. > :18:37.look for space. He gets on the outside of Lewis Evans. When you
:18:38. > :18:42.have a fullback, puts the accelerator on, maybe not the right
:18:43. > :18:53.option, Dan Biggar, but great defence. A good position for the
:18:54. > :19:03.Ospreys. Now, the Dragons are struggling to cope with the power
:19:04. > :19:08.of the Ospreys pack. Adam Hughes comes on further Lewis Robling and
:19:09. > :19:09.the change in the back row seems Ieuan Jones coming on for Jevon
:19:10. > :19:29.Groves. And now a bit of defending for the
:19:30. > :19:50.Dragons to do. Adam Jones complaining that he had
:19:51. > :20:09.nothing to bind on to. Eli Walker, Ready, with the
:20:10. > :20:42.headband. A good Ospreys scrum. I think Toby Faletau has been
:20:43. > :20:57.caught in the face. Tipuric sliced through. The crowd
:20:58. > :21:48.was willing him on to a hat-trick. Morgan is very difficult to bring
:21:49. > :22:04.down. That was lazy defending. We will see a yellow card. I think it
:22:05. > :22:08.will be a scrum, as well. Jones, his first outing this evening, it
:22:09. > :22:12.lasted a matter of seconds, and they could miss him because he
:22:13. > :22:21.could easily slot into No. 8 instead of Toby Faletau. I think it
:22:22. > :22:31.was a tackle on Eli Walker. There is the clear-out.
:22:32. > :22:41.The try was on. I think this is the injury. The tackle. That does not
:22:42. > :22:47.look too good. I hope it is a stinker when you have a shooting
:22:48. > :22:49.pain down your arm, from a hit to the muscle on top of the shoulder.
:22:50. > :23:09.I just hope that is all right. I think he catches the top of his
:23:10. > :23:14.head. Just ahead of us will be a concerned coach.
:23:15. > :23:20.Just checking on the injury, nothing coming down yet. No. I do
:23:21. > :23:27.not know what is going on now. Grey at events by the Dragons, how do
:23:28. > :23:33.you get backing, attacking wise? Some moments of magic. Tipuric's
:23:34. > :23:37.tries, great individual effort. Morgan causing problems early in
:23:38. > :23:44.the game. There is a lot of good with the game. We have got parity
:23:45. > :23:50.with set pieces. But 14 points from the two tries, the Ospreys have
:23:51. > :23:54.started this half well and they are attacking on the inside ball, which
:23:55. > :24:02.we have tried to eradicate. But they are still trying to do that.
:24:03. > :24:07.How good is Tipuric? He is outstanding. His individual
:24:08. > :24:10.performance. We have monitors. Even the things you are not seeing at
:24:11. > :24:16.home, he is always doing something to influence the game. Thanks for
:24:17. > :24:20.that. We hope the injury is not too serious.
:24:21. > :24:30.Yes, we all do but the neck braces out. -- is out. The right-hand side
:24:31. > :24:45.of the screen. It is difficult. He makes the
:24:46. > :24:49.tackle. What the head, just jarring of the neck and head. I hope this
:24:50. > :25:17.is just a precaution. Fingers crossed. It has finished in
:25:18. > :25:27.Italy, fraser macro 16, Scarlets 16. -- fraser macro. Zebre, 16. That
:25:28. > :25:40.shows how well they are improving. It all started this evening with
:25:41. > :25:44.Tom Prydie getting over after a couple of minutes and some magic
:25:45. > :25:50.from Matthew Morgan and great support from Justin Tipuric, giving
:25:51. > :25:57.him his first. And the bounce gave him and the Ospreys their second,
:25:58. > :26:03.as well. Those are the tries we have had at the Liberty Stadium.
:26:04. > :26:06.This game is -- was meant to be played tomorrow night, but it was
:26:07. > :26:16.moved because of the Swans. He is moving his arms. That is a
:26:17. > :26:39.good sign. He is talking. Sport Wales is up next, looking
:26:40. > :26:46.forward to the Rugby League World Cup. A couple of big games tomorrow,
:26:47. > :27:02.England and Australia, and then Wales and Italy. Good luck to Wales
:27:03. > :27:08.tomorrow. England and Australia is a massive game. That would be worth
:27:09. > :27:10.watching, if you have not seen a rugby league game before, England
:27:11. > :27:45.and Australia will be a belter. We can look at the try, the latest
:27:46. > :27:52.one, at Ravenhill. Richard Smith, playing on the wing. It was a very
:27:53. > :28:02.good finish. That has kept them in the game, Cardiff Blues. 27-21
:28:03. > :28:09.after that. This has been a long stoppage. I hope that Toby Faletau
:28:10. > :28:20.is OK. We will try to get information as quickly as possible.
:28:21. > :28:26.The first Premiership derby is almost upon us and we will be
:28:27. > :28:38.looking forward on BBC television to that on Monday night. Bluebirds
:28:39. > :28:42.and Swans. Next Friday, we will be at the home of the Dragons. They
:28:43. > :28:51.have concerns over Toby Faletau at the moment. Your thoughts are
:28:52. > :28:59.welcome, always, by whichever means. The one bit of good news this week,
:29:00. > :29:07.Jonathan, then maybe peace in our times as far as European rugby goes.
:29:08. > :29:16.We are all in together now, which is good. Sean has something to show
:29:17. > :29:22.us. I want to show you detail on the
:29:23. > :29:25.second Tipuric try, which comes from a line-out. Excellent play
:29:26. > :29:43.from the Ospreys forwards. Apologies for that. Even I knew
:29:44. > :29:49.that was not a line-out! We will try to sort it out. At least it
:29:50. > :29:54.looks like the parties are agreed on the rugby terms. We will have to
:29:55. > :30:13.see what happens to the governance, he will run the show.
:30:14. > :30:28.They have got all the gizmos out there anyway. And they are actually
:30:29. > :30:32.pumping air into what looks like a kind of sleeping bag contraption.
:30:33. > :30:47.Underneath Toby Faletau at the moment.
:30:48. > :30:58.Let's hope that it is all just precautionary and that Toby Faletau
:30:59. > :31:02.will be OK for the Autumn internationals. Pretty much as
:31:03. > :31:10.expected, the three players without caps there, Corey Allen Eli Walker
:31:11. > :31:15.and Rhodri Williams. Depict James Hook at the wing position or move
:31:16. > :31:20.Halfpenny to the wing? Liam Williams, that is the position to be
:31:21. > :31:30.made there, the back row is a big decision, Luke Charteris back in
:31:31. > :31:40.there as well. Everybody hopes that Toby Faletau is all OK and this is
:31:41. > :31:41.all just precautionary. The Osprey and dragon medical team working in
:31:42. > :31:59.tandem. Sympathetic applause around the
:32:00. > :32:05.Liberty Stadium asked Toby Faletau, popular whoever he is playing for or
:32:06. > :32:13.against, such an unassuming young man and such a talent. Hopefully, it
:32:14. > :32:20.is just a bang on the head and nothing too untoward. Sometimes we
:32:21. > :32:27.don't appreciate the effort the medical staff but in. They do and
:32:28. > :32:34.absolutely fantastic job in all the regions. Dragons one man short with
:32:35. > :32:40.the sin-bin and a scrum in disarray. And that is a penalty try. Nigel
:32:41. > :32:46.Owens has gone straight behind the posts. No doubt whatsoever. The
:32:47. > :32:51.scrum was under incredible pressure and Nigel Owens awards the five
:32:52. > :33:00.points for the Ospreys underneath the posts. A very quick decision by
:33:01. > :33:03.Nigel Owens Lewis Evans is way offside, comes in, does not disrupt
:33:04. > :33:12.that they are going back at a rate of knots. -- does not disrupt but
:33:13. > :33:20.they are going back. That is an easy decision. Richie Rees is OK to try
:33:21. > :33:26.to pick up after the ball went out from Joe Bearman's feet. But from
:33:27. > :33:28.there, two more for Dan Biggar. And now it is just a matter of by how
:33:29. > :33:44.many. That is a very quick turnaround in
:33:45. > :33:59.the second half, one opportunist try and then... He is away. Tipuric
:34:00. > :34:04.reading the play, once again. I am not sure about that, you can see Dan
:34:05. > :34:08.Biggar is a stand off and coming in all the time so it he is taking the
:34:09. > :34:13.play away from Matthew Morgan a little bit and now they have got no
:34:14. > :34:16.wit in the attack on the outside channels and I don't think many
:34:17. > :34:18.sides in Wales do that well at the moment. Liam Williams is it quite
:34:19. > :34:23.well. Dan Biggar try to get the underhand
:34:24. > :34:44.pass. And again, good old, lovely
:34:45. > :35:14.heartbreak and in a good field position.
:35:15. > :35:30.That is a very good steel, very good position. Sam Parry did
:35:31. > :35:51.exceptionally well there. Let's see if there is any news of
:35:52. > :35:54.the injury, to Toby Faletau. Phil? I have had a word with some of the
:35:55. > :35:58.Dragons medical team and they understand that at this moment in
:35:59. > :36:04.time that it is a neck injury and that it is precautionary and that
:36:05. > :36:07.Toby is in the changing room now being reassessed but he is not
:36:08. > :36:13.thought to be going to hospital straight away so the early
:36:14. > :36:19.indications are that it is better than perhaps we thought it looked at
:36:20. > :36:21.the time. What was astounding was the ovation that he had as he was
:36:22. > :36:29.brought out on the stretcher. All the Ospreys fans a tremendous
:36:30. > :36:32.applause, brilliant medical staff, the Ospreys lads carrying the
:36:33. > :36:37.stretchers were all wearing the Ospreys crest and they are the
:36:38. > :36:40.Ospreys' stretcher bearers and the spirit of rugby was in evidence all
:36:41. > :36:46.the way through. Toby such a great player and also popular as well.
:36:47. > :36:52.Hopefully the news I just gave you is portent of good news to come. I
:36:53. > :36:56.think Phil Steele is being paid by the word tonight! Take a breath, for
:36:57. > :37:16.God's sake! Or take a sprout! From the way he recovered from the
:37:17. > :37:21.hit, he felt his head, maybe a little twinge and a couple of weeks
:37:22. > :37:29.ago before a soft encounter against the block.
:37:30. > :37:41.You just think the power, possession, territory... Sam Parry
:37:42. > :37:50.just down on his orgies and so is Dan Way. -- on his haunches.
:37:51. > :38:00.Territory, look 65% possession will be more, 67%. Total domination in
:38:01. > :38:22.the second half. Are redoing man of the match now? --
:38:23. > :38:31.we doing. Francisco Chaparro coming on to replace Dan Way.
:38:32. > :38:42.He has carried well tonight, Dan. Six out of six kicks. I think he has
:38:43. > :38:45.been comfortable there. I think he has come into the ten position more
:38:46. > :39:07.than the back position. Oh, dear me. Destroyed. Absolutely
:39:08. > :39:53.destroyed, the scrum. Burton looks around and... Not going
:39:54. > :39:56.to hand. Nothing going the way of the Dragons at the moment, they need
:39:57. > :40:03.all the breaks they can possibly get.
:40:04. > :40:15.There we are, this is the past, good intercept, read well. Andrew Trimble
:40:16. > :40:21.gets a try for Ulster which means they secure a home bonus point.
:40:22. > :40:25.Another try would get a bonus for the Blues, tough place to go to,
:40:26. > :40:36.Ulster. That is a good effort out there.
:40:37. > :40:40.Dragons not only without Toby Faletau but also Ieuan Jones who is
:40:41. > :41:22.in the sin-bin. A tough night at the office for
:41:23. > :41:28.those Dragons. Up against such a formidable front three, five. The
:41:29. > :41:34.back row is not bad either. Owen Evans, 24, Sam Parry will be 22 in
:41:35. > :41:42.December. And Francisco Chaparro only just turned 24. Kris Burton has
:41:43. > :41:48.got it on its shoulder there, but the defence away.
:41:49. > :42:05.REFEREE: Support your body weight and play it. You down first.
:42:06. > :42:12.A great run off the base of the scrum by Lewis Evans.
:42:13. > :42:23.Kris Burton goes for the long touch-line. Just watched Tipuric
:42:24. > :42:28.here. They are so tough to call there. I think he is on his feet and
:42:29. > :42:51.was then thrown over. Very difficult as a referee, as a player.
:42:52. > :42:59.Good work by Screech right up to the try-line, almost. Good line speed,
:43:00. > :43:13.Hibbard. They had to keep the ball a little
:43:14. > :43:33.bit, didn't they? Still advantage being played and
:43:34. > :43:41.luckily for Andrew Bishop. There is the initial knock-on, it is a good
:43:42. > :43:53.hit but you have to carry the ball a bit. More secure than that. That is
:43:54. > :43:57.not the best pass, I think he should have delayed diving pass. -- have
:43:58. > :44:03.done a diving pass. Ieuan Jones back on the field, the
:44:04. > :44:56.Dragons scrum back to eight. Pressure by the Dragons. Making it
:44:57. > :45:07.difficult for the Ospreys to clear their lines.
:45:08. > :45:27.Tom, you have something to say. The Dragons are doing what they always
:45:28. > :45:32.do, slowing down the ball, making it difficult for the Ospreys but
:45:33. > :45:36.with 20 minutes to go, if they want to get back in the game, they have
:45:37. > :45:40.to do something different. They cannot take the Ospreys on
:45:41. > :45:46.physically. Something different, more attacking chips. What a great
:45:47. > :45:53.field position kick that was, but they have to do something different.
:45:54. > :46:01.They have to have the ball, that is the first thing! Once they have the
:46:02. > :46:04.ball, they have to keep it. Unfortunately, a couple of knock-
:46:05. > :46:22.ons. That was a good kick. Tito Tebaldi. The Italian
:46:23. > :46:27.international scrum-half. It is a double change for the Dragons in
:46:28. > :46:39.the front row. Hugh Gustafson, you can just see, one of those.
:46:40. > :46:46.What a breakout. Tipuric was there and still is. That was a great run
:46:47. > :47:02.by Bearman. Joe Bearman having a breather after
:47:03. > :47:41.that 60 metre run. Again, recover from Hallam Amos.
:47:42. > :47:46.They fancy a sweeping move to the left. That was not the best of
:47:47. > :47:55.passes to Dan Biggar, who was inviting the tackle.
:47:56. > :48:31.That came off the prop. Our, straight through the tackle.
:48:32. > :48:38.Tipuric on his outside. That is why you have a fullback all your
:48:39. > :48:43.shoulder. Unfortunately, nobody got with him. He was looking for
:48:44. > :48:50.support. The next one next to him was Tipuric. Substitutions, the
:48:51. > :48:52.biggest ball carriers going off, Alun Wyn Jones and Richard Hibbard
:48:53. > :49:13.going off. They have put in a shift. In the first half in particular,
:49:14. > :49:15.Richard Hibbard and Alun Wyn Jones carried and carried and carried a
:49:16. > :49:34.bit more. Because of the long injury to Toby
:49:35. > :49:39.Faletau, which we will bring you news off if we have any, it means
:49:40. > :49:47.that sport Wales has been pushed back the ten minutes.
:49:48. > :49:52.Duncan Jones has been for staff. Bevington will come back on for a
:49:53. > :50:29.second spell -- forced off. A powerful looking Ospreys scrum
:50:30. > :50:37.again. And that is the penalty they wanted. This will give them field
:50:38. > :50:45.position. A difficult position for the Dragons to defend. Ospreys
:50:46. > :50:54.looking for a fourth try and the bonus point. They have picked up
:50:55. > :51:00.two winning bonus points so far this season. They have improved
:51:01. > :51:19.their bonus points this year. I think they only had two last year.
:51:20. > :51:50.They all want the ball. They are hungry for the bonus points. It
:51:51. > :52:07.will be a long ten minutes for the Dragons.
:52:08. > :52:32.Tipuric in a whole. -- the hole. The Liberty crowd are groaning as
:52:33. > :52:35.the bonus point drive goes begging. It was a great late run by a
:52:36. > :52:49.Tipuric. Jeff Hassler has to score. He has
:52:50. > :52:55.got to give that. He did not need the extra step. He would be looking
:52:56. > :53:07.and is going, that would have been a hat-trick. But the ball should
:53:08. > :53:12.have gone to Hassler. Lyn Jones, back at the Liberty Stadium for the
:53:13. > :53:31.first time in charge. It has not been a great night by any means.
:53:32. > :53:37.They still have to clear the decks from here because you can bet the
:53:38. > :53:54.pressure will come on from the Ospreys scrum.
:53:55. > :54:39.Adam Hughes is the one who's stepped offside. And it is more of
:54:40. > :54:49.the same. It is unrelenting from the Ospreys. Tyler Ardron has had a
:54:50. > :55:05.good game this evening. But Sam Lewis will see it out. He has done
:55:06. > :55:31.well. I think he has become impress if. -- impressive.
:55:32. > :55:41.Scott Baldwin, he gets the Bowness try. They did their best to drive
:55:42. > :55:47.him off the path, but they were always in control and it was good
:55:48. > :55:55.enough to get a fourth try and the bonus point. All the emphasis went
:55:56. > :56:02.on trying to drive them over. Unfortunately, they neglected the
:56:03. > :56:09.right-hand side. They are going, get them over the touchline. The
:56:10. > :56:22.drive is on. That was good timing by Scott Baldwin. Over he goes.
:56:23. > :56:30.Might have been in the mix for the third hooker position for Wales
:56:31. > :56:34.after taking the shirt in Japan, but Phillips held off that
:56:35. > :56:39.challenge. The Dragons could not hold off the challenge of the
:56:40. > :56:56.Ospreys scrum, the pack drive. That was a great strike by Dan
:56:57. > :57:28.Biggar. He keeps -- keeps up his 100% record.
:57:29. > :58:06.They survived, somehow! That was great play. So many ways you
:58:07. > :58:13.thought that the Ospreys could have got on the scoreline again. He gets
:58:14. > :58:45.up, goes again! The crowd are just shy of 9000.
:58:46. > :59:05.Ulster had been the Cardiff Blues, they got a 50 try. -- have beaten.
:59:06. > :59:37.Jonathan, your man of the match. Have a guess. I think my man of the
:59:38. > :59:47.match tonight is a certain Ospreys player, Mr Tipuric. He has been
:59:48. > :59:54.immense. Thoroughly deserved man of the match performance. Fantastic.
:59:55. > :00:21.The Dragons captain has not given up, has he? Leading by example,
:00:22. > :00:36.Andrew Coombs. A flick... Falls into the hands of
:00:37. > :00:42.Francisco Chaparro and the Dragons get a totally unexpected try.
:00:43. > :00:55.There we are, bounce favours the Dragons. Well scored.
:00:56. > :01:06.Wait, -- well, some consolation as Chaparro gets on the scoresheet late
:01:07. > :01:24.on. Nicely struck by Kris Burton. They
:01:25. > :01:32.have kept on fighting and they have got a bit of a reward. Like them to
:01:33. > :01:39.you, Phil. I have just seen Toby Faletau taken to hospital in a neck
:01:40. > :01:46.race and a stretcher and he will get the best assessment their -- neck
:01:47. > :01:48.brace. Thank you, for that update, Phil. Further updates over the
:01:49. > :01:56.weekend let's hope they bring more good news. For Toby and his family.
:01:57. > :02:10.The Dragons and for Welsh rugby in general as well.
:02:11. > :02:20.They have lost it and lost it far too easily in the second half, and
:02:21. > :02:33.that is great footwork by Ben John. Good play by Ben John.
:02:34. > :02:36.I think the Ospreys fans thought that he was tackled without the
:02:37. > :02:46.ball. Good feet here, bang, inside,
:02:47. > :03:36.outside. That was all right. The TMO, Tim Hayes, checking
:03:37. > :03:39.initially, Nigel initially said that both went to the ball, Jonathan
:03:40. > :03:50.Spratt said he was tackled without the ball. Let's have a look. The
:03:51. > :03:57.ball is released, no, nothing in it. If you play that at normal speed, it
:03:58. > :04:09.may be a little bit ahead but this is the one. He goes in and doesn't
:04:10. > :04:12.make a tackle. If you play that at normal speed, there is nothing in
:04:13. > :04:18.that. He pushes the other player, that is the first thing. He put his
:04:19. > :04:24.arm across, doesn't hold him back, does he? No. I wouldn't be surprised
:04:25. > :04:30.if they give a penalty. Nothing clear there, play on, says
:04:31. > :05:17.Tim Hayes. Against the head, there is a
:05:18. > :05:21.chance, spilt by... That is shock. Tebaldi was in some shock, he it on.
:05:22. > :05:30.-- so much shock. Pushed off the ball, surprise,
:05:31. > :06:01.knock-on. . We have reached the final minutes.
:06:02. > :06:11.Of a game that has lasted a long, long time. The second half has
:06:12. > :06:16.lasted 50 minutes. One more reset scrum before we can finally bit good
:06:17. > :06:17.night to it. It has got the Ospreys back to winning ways though, that is
:06:18. > :06:50.the important thing for them. The final play of the Ospreys try to
:06:51. > :07:02.make this scrum count. Ieuan Jones drives away.
:07:03. > :07:13.They may as well put the ball up the back because they will not get a
:07:14. > :07:20.bonus point and they may end up conceding. That brings an end to the
:07:21. > :07:24.Dragons' suffering. The Ospreys back to winning ways with a bonus as
:07:25. > :07:30.well. Injury to Toby Faletau, which hopefully is not too serious we will
:07:31. > :07:35.keep an eye on that over the coming days. Powerful performance to the
:07:36. > :07:39.Ospreys and good luck to Tony. We hope it is good news for Toby
:07:40. > :07:48.Faletau, but it is good news for the Ospreys. Four tries and powerful
:07:49. > :07:54.performance and they have beaten the Jaggers by 40-17.
:07:55. > :08:00.STUDIO: Commiserations to the Dragons tonight, congratulations to
:08:01. > :08:05.the Ospreys. Edinburgh are 33 ahead against Treviso in Murrayfield,
:08:06. > :08:10.Glasgow 6-13 behind two Munster, the top of the table clash. Ulster beat
:08:11. > :08:13.the Blues 39-21 and the bonus point victory for them and the draw we
:08:14. > :08:20.mentioned earlier, Zebre 16, Scarlets 16. That's how I look how
:08:21. > :08:24.that leaves the table as things stand. Ospreys have gone top of that
:08:25. > :08:28.victory but of course, Glasgow and Munster are still playing so eight
:08:29. > :08:32.victory for either of those will take them above the Ospreys. The
:08:33. > :08:40.Dragons remain in sixth after that result and Scarlets are in seventh.
:08:41. > :08:45.We all saw that lengthy injury delay during the second half, Toby Faletau
:08:46. > :08:48.injuring his head during a tackle and he was stretchered off, there
:08:49. > :08:52.was a very long delay while the paramedics sought to him. The
:08:53. > :08:57.paramedics sought to him on the pitch, he was stretchered off with a
:08:58. > :09:02.neck brace on to a standing ovation and we are told that he has now been
:09:03. > :09:06.taken to Morriston Hospital for assessment but the news seems to be
:09:07. > :09:11.that it is precautionary so we wish Toby Faletau all the very best from
:09:12. > :09:15.everyone here on Scrum V for a swift and speedy recovery. Back to the
:09:16. > :09:20.game then. At half-time, we spoke about it being a close game in the
:09:21. > :09:24.balance, ultimately in the second half the Dragons could not live with
:09:25. > :09:29.the Ospreys. They outplayed them, great reaction from the Ospreys,
:09:30. > :09:33.they have gone two losses in Europe and come out here and played like
:09:34. > :09:36.they did, it was pleasing. Disappointed with the Dragons. They
:09:37. > :09:40.started well, scored a try but apart from that, you need to look at ways
:09:41. > :09:44.of breaking things down. We can get to the man of the match, the
:09:45. > :09:49.undisputed man of the match, Justin Tipuric is with Phil Steele.
:09:50. > :09:53.I am sure you will not mind me by asking about Toby, a message for
:09:54. > :10:01.him? It is never nice to see a player injured and a close friend
:10:02. > :10:05.and I hope for the best for him, we just hope he is well. Let's hope it
:10:06. > :10:10.is precautionary, you're the man of the match, well done that. What did
:10:11. > :10:16.the Ospreys do differently that they have not done in the past three? It
:10:17. > :10:20.has been a tough three weeks, we have been so frustrated, we let
:10:21. > :10:24.ourselves and our fans down and our coaches and it has been a hard two
:10:25. > :10:27.weeks, we got our heads down and worked hard. Extra training
:10:28. > :10:36.individually which is getting us this winter day. Alun Wyn Jones, you
:10:37. > :10:40.gave me a livid look at half-time. What happened? We didn't say
:10:41. > :10:45.anything at all, we could feel things getting leaves and we started
:10:46. > :10:47.the second half like that and then some individual skills and
:10:48. > :10:55.collaboration with the bench was pretty good tonight. And Justin was
:10:56. > :11:01.my question to you, the past two weeks, how have they been for you?
:11:02. > :11:04.No disrespect to the Dragons but there has been a different level of
:11:05. > :11:11.competition but a lot of work has been going on and you get asked
:11:12. > :11:18.these questions all the time but a good grind on the boys, and we
:11:19. > :11:23.needed the win before we split up. I am sure you pass on your best wishes
:11:24. > :11:29.to Toby. Two yes, all Ospreys are doing that. Thank you, skip. Act to
:11:30. > :11:36.you. STUDIO: Alun Wyn Jones could not
:11:37. > :11:40.quite muster a smile after that victory. No secret that Justin
:11:41. > :11:44.Tipuric is a special player, but Sean Holley, he seemed to be
:11:45. > :11:54.operating on a different level. Credit to the coaching team for game
:11:55. > :11:57.but to basics. Going back to the special try but from his team-mates
:11:58. > :12:02.at the line-out, looking at this angle, one at the front but good
:12:03. > :12:06.separation and a nice bloke from Joe Bearman, the threat from Jeff
:12:07. > :12:09.Hassler on the inside rooms at the Dragons have got three defenders
:12:10. > :12:17.flying out on the outside creating a gap for Habberfield. This is a
:12:18. > :12:21.one-on-one and at half-time, this guy can play in the wax so he
:12:22. > :12:25.deserves that bounds. He was everywhere to light, instrumental in
:12:26. > :12:28.the play of the Ospreys, not just attack but so acute around the ball
:12:29. > :12:37.in defence. Clever holding people up. You can use him in the fringes
:12:38. > :12:42.to be a playmaker and bring people off a forward effort. He is very
:12:43. > :12:45.clever, great feet, bowling two hands. A consummate player and what
:12:46. > :12:53.Warren Gatland has now is a real selection problem. Certainly does.
:12:54. > :12:59.Sean, I looked at you when he scored that second try. Here is
:13:00. > :13:03.exceptional. Lots of grunt out in the modern game but in Tipuric, he
:13:04. > :13:07.sees the bigger picture and that instant feel for what is the right
:13:08. > :13:10.decision. Notwithstanding the fact that he should have put Walker or
:13:11. > :13:16.Jeff Hassler in for a try but a lovely player and I enjoy to see him
:13:17. > :13:20.playing like that. White back in the autumn internationals just two weeks
:13:21. > :13:24.away, might we see him and Sam Warburton reunited in the same back
:13:25. > :13:27.row? That was a debate for a lots of last year and towards the end of Six
:13:28. > :13:33.Nations, we saw how effective they were as a pair. Coaching headaches
:13:34. > :13:38.are good things sometimes. I do not envy Warren Gatland that but they
:13:39. > :13:41.are a good combination playing together, while Britain has hinted
:13:42. > :13:52.that he is trying to get comfortable with a left, right option . Thank
:13:53. > :13:55.you for your company tonight. A welcome win for the Ospreys here at
:13:56. > :13:58.the Liberty Stadium after a miserable two weeks in Europe where
:13:59. > :14:03.they found themselves bottom of the pool, they have returned to the
:14:04. > :14:06.liberty in style with a 40-17 win over the beleaguered Dragons. Last
:14:07. > :14:11.words to Toby Faletau who went off stretchered, or the very best from
:14:12. > :14:22.everyone Scrum V for a swift and speedy recovery.
:14:23. > :14:52.# And it feels like we could do this all night. We could do this all
:14:53. > :14:55.night yeah, everything is all right. We've got the keys to open paradise.