:00:20. > :00:28.Life is good at Osprey, it is a case of happy days and tries galore.
:00:28. > :00:31.The players are enjoying their rugby and hitting the form of their lives.
:00:31. > :00:35.The Ospreys are running away with this one. With the Lions leading
:00:35. > :00:40.from the front, the Ospreys are unbeaten. It is a happy camp but
:00:40. > :00:43.don't let the smile fool you. If the joke is a happy camp but don't let
:00:43. > :00:47.the smile fool you. If the jokers in the pack don't Dan is on
:00:47. > :00:52.record-breaking form, his right boot will punish you. A fantastic effort
:00:52. > :00:57.from Dan Biggar. On the wing they have a secret weapon. A second for
:00:57. > :01:03.Eli Walker. The Ospreys have scored 16 tries so far this season, more
:01:03. > :01:05.than anyone else in the league. Twice as many as tonight's
:01:05. > :01:12.opponents. It is Ulster's turn to test their mettle in the Lion's den.
:01:12. > :01:18.It is always close between these two -- between these two. Two of the
:01:18. > :01:21.last few games were settled by single point. Ulster finished top
:01:21. > :01:22.last season but fell at the final hurdle in their quest to be
:01:22. > :01:34.champions. The Ospreys are unbeaten and in
:01:34. > :01:38.second place. For fans queueing to enter the Liberty Stadium this
:01:38. > :01:43.evening, that it is a big night for the Ospreys. The rain has stopped
:01:43. > :01:45.but we have had two hours of early evening sunshine at the Liberty and
:01:46. > :01:47.they are expecting a season best crowd so far of around 10,000
:01:47. > :01:57.supporters. Hello, good evening, welcomed the
:01:57. > :02:02.Scrum V Live. What has been the secret of the Ospreys' success? The
:02:02. > :02:06.form of Dan Biggar and Tito Tebaldi has been a contributing factor. Dan
:02:07. > :02:10.Biggar last week smashed through the 1000 point barrier and on the
:02:10. > :02:17.subject of Tito Tebaldi, Sean Holley is in our analysis truck and perhaps
:02:17. > :02:21.the Ospreys are not missing others as much as they thought they might?
:02:21. > :02:25.It is Daniel Biggar that is driving the Ospreys forward. It is usually
:02:25. > :02:30.quite tight at the Liberty between Ulster and the Ospreys but I fancy
:02:30. > :02:33.the Ospreys tonight. It is the presence of the Ospreys forward
:02:33. > :02:37.which is impressive at the moment. They go forward, it frightens
:02:37. > :02:42.opposition teams. The whole team is on the same page. The synergy
:02:42. > :02:49.between forwards and backs is there. From this great maul, you can see.
:02:49. > :02:53.The Lions plays are good at giving the whole squad a boost. The set
:02:53. > :02:59.pieces are not quite right yet and the new forwards, but they will get
:03:00. > :03:04.that right. It really stands out, the forwards' handling ability like
:03:04. > :03:07.this sublime pass against Connacht lacked a week. Look tonight for some
:03:07. > :03:11.early kicking game from the Ospreys but also some great interplay
:03:11. > :03:16.between forwards and backs. This guy has been on the Ospreys' radar since
:03:16. > :03:22.he was 15. He has the ability to get over the line in tight situations,
:03:22. > :03:27.Eli Walker has that. He is electric, agile and strong. The Ospreys missed
:03:27. > :03:33.his talent last year and it cost them. Watch out for Eli Walker.
:03:33. > :03:36.Thank you, former Wales and Ospreys hooker Huw Bennett is with us
:03:36. > :03:42.tonight. We will hear from him and Phil Steele and they will join us at
:03:42. > :03:44.half-time. Scrum V is on the radio, Welsh language commentary on the red
:03:44. > :03:46.button. With enhanced our commentary team, Jonathan Davies and Gareth
:03:47. > :03:59.Charles. Thanks very much, Johann Muller
:03:59. > :04:05.leading the way. As usual a very strong team. An international front
:04:05. > :04:09.row, head of Muller himself and the back row that has got all the
:04:09. > :04:15.elements, a grafter, a carrier and affection. Late change behind these
:04:15. > :04:20.Darren Cave come into midfield for Daren Payne, who is suffering from
:04:20. > :04:24.food poisoning. Luke Marshall, a threat in midfield and Craig
:04:24. > :04:36.Gilroy, we are used to seeing him on the wing rather than fullback.
:04:36. > :04:44.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE For the first time this season, the
:04:44. > :04:53.five Osprey Lions are there together in the pack. That is a daunting
:04:53. > :04:58.prospect for anybody to faith. -- to face. Not too bad behind, there is
:04:58. > :05:01.Biggar, Beck and Bishop and plenty of firepower in Walker, Fussell and
:05:01. > :05:20.hassle. -- Haslett. Tyler Ardron in the back row for the
:05:20. > :05:25.first time. The other Canadian import this season, interesting to
:05:26. > :05:29.see how he fits in with Joe Bierman and Justin Tipuric. Yes, really
:05:29. > :05:34.looking forward to tonight. It is not a bad evening, fantastic
:05:34. > :05:43.condition, there was football last night. This should be a cracking
:05:43. > :05:51.game. Both teams won away from home last year. The Ospreys undefeated so
:05:51. > :05:56.far, as Paul Marshall comes around the sides far too quickly. He got
:05:56. > :06:00.his hands on the ball, it would be nice to see the replay because they
:06:00. > :06:04.are training with hands on the ball. He can shoot at the line. To the
:06:04. > :06:06.naked eye I thought he came a bit early but let's see if he was
:06:06. > :06:58.offside with the hands on the ball. Cave had to make sure he was not
:06:58. > :07:04.challenging Richard Fussell in the air.
:07:04. > :07:13.WHISTLE BLOWS Darren Cave was the one who was
:07:13. > :07:19.picked out, not making enough of an effort to get away after the tackle
:07:19. > :07:24.had been completed. He was then impeding the ball coming back to the
:07:24. > :07:30.Ospreys, although he was not actually in contact with the ball.
:07:30. > :07:39.He was there in the way. A very good kick. Yes, this is the penalty.
:07:39. > :07:44.Let's see, heat pushes onto the ball. He is on side, definitely on
:07:44. > :07:49.side, I think. His hands on the ball, that was not a penalty. It was
:07:49. > :07:54.a similar incident, Kieran Read against Argentina. New Zealand
:07:54. > :07:57.score. The same thing, the timing -- they are timing the run so well now
:07:57. > :08:09.the scrum-halves have to get the ball away very quickly.
:08:10. > :08:17.The Ospreys looking to stay on their feet and set up the drive. This is
:08:17. > :08:26.where they are good, the Ospreys. So powerful, so well drilled.
:08:26. > :08:35.No room whatsoever, Rory Best was leading the charge down. He might
:08:35. > :08:41.have to be a yard quicker, Dan. The ball was slow coming back and he did
:08:41. > :08:47.not have that much depth. He is a little bit flat there. Because the
:08:47. > :08:52.chase was very good, Rory Best came out of the blocks well. I don't
:08:52. > :08:56.think he was thinking of doing that, the ball came out too slow and
:08:56. > :08:59.he did not have time to get back in the box. Just five in the line for
:08:59. > :09:24.Ulster. I think Nick Williams has hurt
:09:24. > :09:32.himself, he bounced off the tackle Eli Walker. A big off-load. Bearman
:09:32. > :09:40.looking to keep it alive but a little bit overambitious. I thought
:09:40. > :09:50.he had lined him up there. Nick Williams, I thought he had... I am
:09:50. > :09:55.sure a lot of people were looking forward to the battle between Tommy
:09:55. > :09:59.Broward Eli Walker. Tommy Bowie is suffering with a dead leg. Andrew
:09:59. > :10:01.Trimble, 50 caps Ireland. Not great delivery from the line from Ulster.
:10:01. > :10:34.Pressure on the scrum-half. He unluckily runs into his own man
:10:34. > :10:39.here. Ryan Bevington, but once he realised he wasn't a winner, decided
:10:39. > :11:11.to keep it. He turns away, Bevington does exceptionally well.
:11:11. > :11:15.See how the first scrum of the evening eventually shapes up, when
:11:15. > :11:33.they get down. Plenty of caps around, plenty of
:11:33. > :11:40.experience as well. All three in the Ulster front row the wrong side of
:11:41. > :11:52.30. Maybe the right side for experience.
:11:52. > :12:09.That is interesting. There is a very good crowd in here tonight as well.
:12:09. > :12:17.Two nights of top-class sport for the city to enjoy. And both sides
:12:17. > :12:19.going extremely well. The swans in the pouring rain last night but
:12:19. > :12:37.thankfully the condition is much better tonight.
:12:37. > :13:02.He took his eye off the ball there, Hassler. The defender coming towards
:13:02. > :13:06.him, just watch. He didn't get under it, that is what it was. He didn't
:13:06. > :13:10.time his jump very well and the ball was too far away. I have been very
:13:10. > :13:15.impressed with this guy's strong running though. He really has made
:13:15. > :13:23.an impression. Joined from the prairie wolf pack.
:13:23. > :13:47.These scrums are taking an age already.
:13:47. > :13:52.That is better looking from Ulster. I think it was going to give a free
:13:52. > :14:09.kick against Bevington there again. Gilroy will pose an attacking
:14:09. > :14:15.threat. A big hit on Robbie Diack. Tipuric and Bearman together, a good
:14:15. > :14:18.topple -- double tackle together. The outside defences going up very
:14:18. > :14:21.quickly by the Ospreys. It just needed somebody who was aware
:14:21. > :14:28.whether whole was, he could have put them through.
:14:28. > :14:33.You can see how the Ospreys are pushing outside, they are looking
:14:34. > :14:35.for the inside balls to see if there is lazy defending on the inside. So
:14:35. > :15:04.far, there hasn't been. Stopped in his tracks. They have got
:15:05. > :15:09.to stop him. It is a great battle. They are asking questions of the
:15:09. > :15:19.Ospreys defence. Jackson looks inside. Still making yards, great
:15:19. > :15:23.tackle. And Marshall has to pick up and just start again, which is what
:15:23. > :15:36.they have done. They are keeping their patience well. Again, he went
:15:36. > :15:41.backwards. It has gone forward. And round one goes to the Ospreys'
:15:41. > :15:48.defence. They asked a lot of questions there but there were some
:15:48. > :15:51.great tackles. I think they have realised that Nick Williams is the
:15:51. > :15:58.ball-carrier. Every time he has got it, they have lined him up and
:15:58. > :16:08.absolutely smashed him. Joe Bearman goes highly. Backe goes.
:16:08. > :16:18.Good tackle, led by Joe Bearman. He is the one getting treatment at the
:16:18. > :16:22.moment. There he is. One thing I have noticed, run it on, stop it
:16:22. > :16:29.there, just watch, they target Adam Jones there. Run it on a little bit,
:16:29. > :16:36.stop it there. There we go. On this occasion, run it on, he comes on the
:16:36. > :16:39.inside run. He has spotted the gap but Trimble came on the wrong
:16:39. > :16:43.angle. He should have come on the outside, not the inside. That is
:16:43. > :16:47.what they are trying to do, they are running decoy runners and targeting
:16:47. > :16:53.the front row around the pack. Very good play by Ulster. But again,
:16:53. > :16:55.great defence by the Ospreys. It is a very intriguing battle at the
:16:55. > :17:04.moment. Ten minutes played and it is a free
:17:04. > :17:31.kick apiece from the scrums. The Ospreys replying in kind. Good
:17:31. > :17:34.take by Paul Marshall. A little bit too quick in the end and it has
:17:34. > :17:39.snuck out the side and Ryan Bevington and Richard Hibbard were
:17:39. > :17:41.there. Ashley Beck with the kick into space. Plenty of time for Mike
:17:41. > :17:53.Allen. And a decent clearance kick as well
:17:53. > :17:57.from the Ulster left wing. It is interesting now that from free
:17:57. > :18:02.kicks, they are putting balls in the air. Contesting. Sometimes they are
:18:02. > :18:06.looking for the variation. If you put the ball in the air, you are
:18:06. > :18:11.contesting for it. There is Ryan Bevington going in. They eventually
:18:11. > :18:14.get it back. But as I said, if they get a free kick, put an abandoned,
:18:14. > :18:20.you are contesting for possession. Sometimes, take a couple of drives
:18:20. > :18:25.and try to get some field position. But is not straight. Not the
:18:25. > :18:39.strictest of the rose from Richard Hibbard. -- straight test.
:18:39. > :18:49.Yes, definitely on the Ospreys' side.
:18:49. > :18:56.Ulster are going to be forced into making an early change behind. The
:18:56. > :19:00.referee has not noticed yet. Paul Marshall trying to tell him before
:19:00. > :19:04.he sets the scrum. Now they will get the opportunity. It is Craig Gilroy
:19:04. > :19:56.having to leave. It is the third time now. So, that
:19:57. > :20:06.is three penalties. One penalty and two free kicks gone against them.
:20:06. > :20:09.Interesting, the next decision. Yes, I dare say Alun Wyn Jones will
:20:09. > :20:15.do his best to have a word with Peter Fitzgibbon. Indeed, he takes
:20:15. > :20:50.this very opportunity to do so. Yes. Slow ball for Paul Marshall. Nick
:20:50. > :20:52.Williams is waiting but so are the Ospreys defence. Chris Henry is the
:20:52. > :21:08.one to take it on first. Good running. Knock-on. It spills
:21:08. > :21:14.out again. Trying to use the dummy runner. He came back on the angle.
:21:14. > :21:21.It was Marshall receiving at this time but could not hold on to it.
:21:22. > :21:29.Let's go down to the touchline. I Hammond joined by Hugh Bennett. The
:21:29. > :21:36.scrums have been a little bit iffy so far. What is going on? Not one
:21:37. > :21:40.team has become the power pack, so to say. The referee is holding back
:21:40. > :21:44.and that is adding to the extra tension there. If we look at this
:21:44. > :21:52.scrum, it is the Ospreys ball. We will see if anything changes. We
:21:52. > :21:58.have two experienced packs. There we go. The penalty has gone the other
:21:58. > :22:08.way. One penalty for one, one for the other? We will have two C. What
:22:08. > :22:13.about the line-out? No team has really found their feet yet. The
:22:13. > :22:23.line-out has not gone to plan for the Ospreys as yet. They have
:22:23. > :22:27.another line-out. The key thing is not to make mistakes. I am sure it
:22:27. > :22:34.will turn out right. Happy birthday to Ian Evans today. He is 28 years
:22:34. > :22:45.of age today. And he has had some new teeth, so they tell me. Yes, I
:22:45. > :22:48.saw a flash of them. An international hooker and he does not
:22:48. > :22:52.really know what is going on in the scrum either. A penalty to the
:22:52. > :22:57.Ospreys and then a penalty to Ulster. It is very tricky. Great
:22:57. > :23:04.take by Dan Biggar. A chance to spread. Ahead of Trimble but Joe
:23:04. > :23:10.Bearman was lined up. He did extremely well not to die with that
:23:10. > :23:20.one. He has to go to ground. That is great work. I think Robbie Diack had
:23:20. > :23:27.in them. Great play by him. Great play by the flankers. Henry
:23:27. > :23:30.eventually got underneath him and the other flank, Robbie Diack, was
:23:30. > :23:36.the one who got him in the first place. This is a real, real test,
:23:36. > :23:40.this match. 17 minutes gone and there has not really been a scoring
:23:41. > :23:45.opportunity yet. Defences have been great. And if anything, Ulster just
:23:45. > :23:51.have the edge attacking wise. Field position. But we always knew this
:23:51. > :23:56.was going to be one of the big games. There we are. An ankle
:23:56. > :24:08.problem for Craig Gilroy. Jarrod Payne has been starting as
:24:08. > :24:13.fullback. He was meant to start in the centre tonight, the New
:24:13. > :24:20.Zealander. But he cried off late with food poisoning. Plenty of time
:24:20. > :24:26.for Paul Marshall to pick his spot, pretty much. As Hugh Bennett said on
:24:26. > :24:34.the touchline, no one really has got the upper hand on any area of the
:24:34. > :24:41.game. The scrum has been sort of slightly scrappy, the line-outs have
:24:41. > :24:47.not really been good. No one has dominated. Possession and territory,
:24:47. > :24:52.I feel Ulster have a slight advantage.
:24:52. > :24:57.This will be an interesting call. Anything that happens like that.
:24:57. > :25:04.REFEREE: I know you genuinely contested for
:25:04. > :25:10.possession but you still must be careful when he is in the air. It is
:25:10. > :25:14.a penalty. But be careful. I think that is good refereeing. That is
:25:14. > :25:19.fair enough. If it was a good contest in the air, it is not his
:25:19. > :25:25.job to support the man. Yes, he goes up in the air. He has to be careful
:25:25. > :25:30.of not talking the arm on the way down. Just watch, he flaps at the
:25:30. > :25:34.ball. He did not really take his arm off, nothing like that. But is a
:25:34. > :25:44.good decision by the referee. Penalty, nothing more.
:25:44. > :25:55.Now then, attacking position, Ospreys. Almost a quarter of the
:25:55. > :26:02.game gone and we are still waiting for our first points. I have not
:26:02. > :26:10.seen a scoreless draw for a while. What odds would you get on that now?
:26:10. > :26:19.Michael Laudrup, are you watching? That is what he had the orange boots
:26:19. > :26:25.on for. He needs runners. He is a little too far away from him. Robbie
:26:25. > :26:29.Diack and Williams tried to hold him up again but it did not work this
:26:30. > :26:34.time. It is a penalty. It is a similar position to earlier. It was
:26:34. > :26:37.Robbie Diack and Hendry last time. You could see what they were trying
:26:37. > :26:48.to do but that time, they flopped over on him. That is the danger of
:26:48. > :26:59.the two-man tackle. Nick Williams, turning. I think the presence of
:26:59. > :27:06.Tyler Ardron pulled them down. Yes, Tyler Ardron, I have to concentrate
:27:06. > :27:22.saying that. Tyler Ardron, got it, locked in.
:27:22. > :27:29.That's it, exactly halfway through the first half, the game of chess is
:27:29. > :27:38.finally broken with the first points going to Dan Biggar. That is where
:27:38. > :27:41.the Ospreys are very good. They do turn possession into points. They
:27:41. > :27:47.have not had much pressure whatsoever.
:27:47. > :28:10.Nick Williams has called for it. Great take. Again, the Ospreys are
:28:10. > :28:15.very quick to try and pounce on the secondary ball. Tyler Ardron offside
:28:15. > :28:24.there. But they will be happy with that, the Ospreys. Jackson
:28:24. > :28:27.immediately goes backtracking. He knew his kick was not a good one. A
:28:27. > :28:38.chance to counterattack. Straight out to Richard Fussell. Eli
:28:38. > :28:43.Walker, early ball. Good tackle by Luke Marshall. That is what you want
:28:44. > :28:48.to do to Eli Walker, give him the yearly pass. Joe Bearman is doing
:28:48. > :28:59.everything tonight, feet, hands. Give it, running off the ball.
:28:59. > :29:06.Lovely dummy from Dan Biggar. That is good play by Henry. Overlap.
:29:07. > :29:16.Richard Hibbard just blocked the scrum-half, Paul Marshall. Just
:29:16. > :29:23.watch. He says he went in from the side. It was more of a block than
:29:23. > :29:27.anything. Just watch. Richard Hibbard overruns it. And then
:29:27. > :29:29.unfortunately just takes Marshall out of the way. There is Joe
:29:29. > :29:47.Bearman. Good hands. Interesting to see Richard Hibbard
:29:48. > :29:54.with his socks rolled down around his ankles. Even though Hawking is
:29:54. > :29:57.becoming an art again these days. It used to happen back in the days that
:29:57. > :30:08.the hookers would have a couple of shin pads on. Yes, if somebody saw
:30:08. > :30:10.no shin pads on, they would absolutely kick their shins. That is
:30:10. > :30:35.what they would do. Very good defence by the Ospreys.
:30:35. > :30:40.They will wait to see the chink in the armour, they will not panic. It
:30:40. > :30:47.is a good tussle, a very good tussle, two good sides. They have to
:30:47. > :30:58.go right because they are short on the left-hand side now.
:30:58. > :31:10.The line speed onto Nick Williams is brilliant. He has not been giving an
:31:10. > :31:14.inch. Looking for the deep past, he tried to force the past. Good play,
:31:14. > :31:25.good play. By both sides. Great defence.
:31:25. > :31:32.Allen is trying to create space on the left wing. The only is sometimes
:31:32. > :31:35.the timing of the decoy doesn't give the ball carrier the option because
:31:35. > :31:38.what you have to try to do there is hold and hold and hold your line so
:31:38. > :31:43.you are still an option because once the decoy runs through to early they
:31:43. > :31:48.drifted ride and pulled the runner up so you have to really time the
:31:48. > :31:52.decoy run so that you are an option. Because once you go in front of the
:31:52. > :32:13.ball you might as well be playing American football.
:32:13. > :32:22.He was offside, the winger, a good call by the referee. A good
:32:22. > :32:25.clearance. You know now this is not going to be a runaway score by
:32:25. > :32:32.either side. It is a tough, tough encounter. They both know how
:32:32. > :32:34.important it is, towards the latter end of the season because these two
:32:34. > :32:55.sides will be pushing for top four. Absolutely smashed. Good tackle. The
:32:55. > :33:11.defence has been brilliant for both sides.
:33:11. > :33:19.A decent looking reply from the Ulster ten.
:33:19. > :33:34.That is a good kick as well. Two good kicks, a very good kick.
:33:34. > :33:44.Ardron, right in his face. Not for the first time Paul Marshall has
:33:44. > :34:09.awkward ball from the line, shall we say?
:34:09. > :34:20.The defences of both sides are brilliant.
:34:20. > :34:25.Jackson, weighing up the options. He had a look to the right-hand side,
:34:25. > :35:03.straight down the middle. We will have a second look at it,
:35:03. > :35:07.but the officials weren't. There is no doubt what the home crowd
:35:08. > :35:16.thought. It is Marshall just keeping it in on the touchline. Bearman had
:35:16. > :35:23.thought about it and in the end take it out. Does he knock this on? No.
:35:23. > :35:38.Took his hands away. There are two things, he could have
:35:38. > :35:58.stepped straight out, but what he did was very good though.
:35:58. > :36:47.That is a poor kick from the Ulster stand-off.
:36:47. > :36:53.Alun Wyn Jones gets over the gain-line, but it is given against
:36:53. > :37:27.Tyler Ardron. Again, the defence is proving not
:37:27. > :37:34.just difficult to impossible to break down so far. -- not just
:37:34. > :37:39.difficult, but impossible to break down so far. If we run it on here,
:37:39. > :37:46.the Ospreys create the overlap. You have got numbers here. This defender
:37:46. > :37:50.does so well because he stops the past to go out wide. You are running
:37:50. > :37:55.on, Tebaldi has to through the dummy because he stepped out of the line.
:37:55. > :37:58.Very good defence bike Ulster but the opportunity was on the left --
:37:58. > :38:11.was on the right-hand side. Again, good play by both sides.
:38:12. > :38:20.Ashley Beck looks for something different.
:38:20. > :38:38.They are flying up in midfield, the Ospreys. Flying up as a unit.
:38:38. > :38:43.Even when they have looked to have gone on the outside, the Ospreys are
:38:43. > :39:32.not giving anything up. They have had most possession,
:39:32. > :39:36.Ulster, but the Ospreys' defence has been superb. Both defences have been
:39:36. > :40:08.superb, actually, and also disciplined.
:40:08. > :40:11.Great defence by the Ospreys on this occasion. They are throwing
:40:11. > :40:29.everything at them. Let's hear from you again. You have
:40:29. > :40:37.played in games like this and it is very tight. How important is Dan
:40:37. > :40:43.Biggar in a game like this? Definitely, certain areas around the
:40:43. > :40:47.field, it is free points. We have seen one penalty kick, great touch
:40:47. > :40:52.finders. He is getting ten or 20 yards, 30 or 40 and that is key. It
:40:52. > :41:04.is about getting down. -- it is now getting downfield. For a 23 oldest
:41:04. > :41:07.is. It is Best against Hibberd. How many plays of line-out do
:41:07. > :41:14.professional teams have? How many variations of sorrow? You properly
:41:14. > :41:19.have an average of eight set-ups, each set-up will carry eight or ten
:41:20. > :41:22.calls so you are talking around 80 extra line-outs but you are not
:41:22. > :41:26.going to lose everyone in the game. You see what position you have got
:41:26. > :41:31.coming up in the week and try to cut them down as much as you can. 80
:41:31. > :41:32.different variations of line-out calls in the professional game. A
:41:32. > :42:05.bit different from our day. Well, it may be low on points but it
:42:05. > :42:07.is not on intensity. These are two well matched sides just sizing each
:42:07. > :42:50.other out. That was a bit of a mess. I think
:42:50. > :42:56.this could be. Here we go. Anything could happen here. Let's listen.
:42:56. > :43:01.There was a little bit of handbags between both sides. The back three
:43:01. > :43:09.grabbed around the neck and pulled him down. Black three.
:43:09. > :43:12.REFEREE: You reckon it is a penalty, speak to
:43:12. > :43:24.number three. Well, it is an untidy passage of
:43:24. > :43:30.play. What is coming in from all kinds of angles. Paul Marshall
:43:30. > :43:32.wasn't anywhere near the ball. Adam Jones was a little bit too near Paul
:43:32. > :43:48.Marshall. One, two, three, got him, hold him
:43:48. > :44:30.down. I think you thought he was away then
:44:30. > :44:37.because the path he thought had beaten I think it was Ashley Beck, a
:44:37. > :44:48.lovely, lovely pass but recovered exceptionally well. Just watch. He
:44:48. > :45:05.has just gone on the outside of him really, he recovered very well.
:45:06. > :45:13.Defence is so much about confidence in yourself and the men around you.
:45:13. > :45:32.The referee has got to sort the scrum out, hasn't he?
:45:32. > :45:44.I think they will be enjoying this game. The purists. Defence. I have
:45:44. > :45:50.to say, I think, both sides defensively have been great but also
:45:50. > :45:55.the discipline. Not one penalty in a kickable position. What's happening
:45:55. > :46:06.here now? Oh, hang on. Let's see what he has
:46:06. > :46:11.got to say. REFEREE:
:46:11. > :46:17.Listen to what I am telling you. Go back, I don't need you. On the
:46:17. > :46:21.engagement, you either drop on your bind or you are going in from an
:46:21. > :46:25.angle. This is the second penalty against you. There's the possibility
:46:25. > :46:29.of a yellow card if you don't your behaviour.
:46:29. > :46:35.If the captain is asking him, can I ask you something, he should give
:46:35. > :46:42.them the right to ask him something. He has explained his position, a
:46:42. > :46:49.possibility, there is no possibility, it is a yellow card
:46:49. > :46:52.next. He should run up to him now and have a word with him. He did do
:46:52. > :47:13.exactly that. Fair play. He bursts through. Just slip that
:47:13. > :47:17.the vital moment but it is a great position is for the Ospreys. Richard
:47:17. > :47:22.Hibbard takes it on but Justin Tipuric was in front of him. Was not
:47:22. > :47:28.intentional but it was just bad timing from the Ospreys.
:47:28. > :47:35.Such a nice move, bringing in Ashley Beck on the different angle. And the
:47:35. > :47:38.Ospreys were certainly on the front foot but unfortunately for them, the
:47:38. > :47:44.lines of running a little bit too confused. Just watch, this is clever
:47:44. > :47:49.play. If we run it on from here, stop it there, just watch him
:47:50. > :47:55.running, he will run straight across their, and run it on, he gets in the
:47:55. > :47:59.way, takes a defender, he runs on the inside shoulder of the referee.
:47:59. > :48:18.That's the way to do it. Very clever play.
:48:18. > :48:24.Hold down illegally because that was the first real line-out drive we
:48:24. > :48:32.have seen this evening. And it was going at a rate of knots. He has
:48:32. > :48:39.been making himself such a nuisance in the first half, slowing the ball.
:48:39. > :48:50.Their years. Oh, hang on. Dirty play.
:48:50. > :48:56.Alun Wyn Jones was making a real nuisance of himself, but did one of
:48:56. > :49:06.the Ulstermen take the law into his own hands? Yes, it is a net grab.
:49:06. > :49:10.They can go back and check for dirty play. I am not sure if this came
:49:10. > :49:16.from the assistant referee. That was on the shoulder. That is not
:49:16. > :49:22.really, no, I think you thought about it but then thought better of
:49:22. > :49:31.it. That is more WWF than the other one. That is nothing. If that is a
:49:32. > :49:37.penalty, I think the game is going in the wrong direction. I think it
:49:37. > :49:40.is very good that he has asked the question, he has asked the question,
:49:40. > :49:47.but I do not think that is a penalty.
:49:47. > :49:53.Let's have a look. That is the grab. He is holding him back. He is trying
:49:53. > :50:09.to stop him. That is not a penalty. Hang on, is that an elbow? That is
:50:09. > :50:16.not really an elbow. It looked like a net grab from there, you could see
:50:16. > :50:36.what he was talking about but that is no problem.
:50:36. > :50:42.REFEREE: There was an elbow by white five in
:50:42. > :50:59.the face. Reverse the penalty. Penalty black. Just a penalty.
:50:59. > :51:02.REFEREE: Same as I said earlier, you cannot
:51:02. > :51:20.go up around there. The crowd are happy but I think that
:51:20. > :51:24.is very harsh. Hang on, this is it coming up here. That is not an
:51:24. > :51:30.elbow. And our boys if you pull your arm away and smashed him in the
:51:30. > :51:34.face. -- an elbow. Alun Wyn Jones has been brilliant baking a nuisance
:51:34. > :51:39.of himself. Some of the officials just keep your nose out, right, this
:51:39. > :51:44.is a contact sport. This is a contact sport. Look at the size of
:51:44. > :51:48.these blokes ripping into each other. It is just bordering on
:51:48. > :52:00.pathetic. There is bound to be contact. That is not an elbow. I am
:52:00. > :52:13.sorry to say. I am with you on that one. So this will be the final kick
:52:13. > :52:16.of the first half. And it is struck superbly by Dan Biggar. Straight
:52:16. > :52:23.down the middle and that is a real bonus for the Ospreys in such a
:52:23. > :52:31.tight game. Dan Biggar with the penalties for the Ospreys. Alun Wyn
:52:31. > :52:37.Jones, a really intense first half. What was it like to play in?
:52:37. > :52:44.Probably a bit too eager at times in the red zone, V-22, but we need to
:52:44. > :52:53.be a bit more clinical. And you have got Dan Biggar. Yes, he will keep
:52:53. > :52:57.the scoreboard ticking over. They have got Dan Biggar to keep the
:52:57. > :52:59.scoreboard ticking. It will be intense in the second half. Here is
:52:59. > :53:09.the story of the first half. Not a great deal to talk about in
:53:09. > :53:14.terms of scores. No tries but plenty of big hits. It has been a game
:53:14. > :53:22.ruled by defences on both sides. But Dan Biggar has had two opportunities
:53:22. > :53:26.and he has kicked both of them. That is all that is separating these two
:53:26. > :53:32.sides. It is always close when the Ospreys take on Ulster. Let's take a
:53:33. > :53:36.look at those statistics. The Ospreys just behind in terms of
:53:36. > :53:40.possession and territory. They had been into the opposition 22 on three
:53:40. > :53:44.occasions and crucially, they have come away with points. They have
:53:44. > :53:56.made fewer tackles. An intriguing game, I think it is
:53:56. > :54:00.fair to say, even though it has not -- there has not been any tries. One
:54:00. > :54:07.for the purists, I guess. Looking at those defences, they are watertight
:54:07. > :54:11.at the moment. Yes, it is a story of defence at the moment, sadly. Ulster
:54:11. > :54:18.have come here and they have come here direct. But they are playing
:54:18. > :54:21.into one of the Ospreys' strengths, the blitz defence. Dan Biggar will
:54:21. > :54:27.kick the penalties anywhere in the opposition half. Sean Holley has
:54:27. > :54:34.been looking at that Ospreys blitz defence. We said it would be tight.
:54:34. > :54:42.But this just gives me a chance to show you one or two technical
:54:42. > :54:46.aspects of the Ospreys's blitz defence. I want to show you the
:54:46. > :54:49.outside foot of these defenders. The outside foot is up and they are
:54:49. > :54:55.telling the opposition that they are coming up from out two in. A very
:54:55. > :55:01.aggressive blitz defences they have adopted over the last decade. Alun
:55:01. > :55:07.Wyn Jones comes in, Ian Evans, coaches call that a plus one
:55:07. > :55:11.defender. It slows it up. But he should be out here giving wit to
:55:11. > :55:20.allow them to blitz defence on the next phase. This is the gain line.
:55:20. > :55:24.Richard Fussell has redeveloped as a fullback. He is covering on the
:55:24. > :55:33.sweep. Even in that tight sequence, you are vulnerable. Thank you very
:55:33. > :55:38.much. That is the key thing with the blitz defence. Everyone has to be
:55:38. > :55:46.working to the same system at the same time. Yes, but like Sean Holley
:55:46. > :55:51.alluded to, this is not the first time they have done the blitz
:55:51. > :55:55.defence. They have mastered it. Good players coming in and they need to
:55:55. > :56:01.speed up. Again, it is a job for the senior members to pass down as well.
:56:01. > :56:05.Some enormous individual hits going into night. The new guy, Tyler
:56:05. > :56:11.Ardron, we have seen him putting himself about a bit. Joe Bearman is
:56:11. > :56:16.doing some pretty special things. Definitely. I am not sure if it is
:56:16. > :56:20.those boots. You talk about talismanic for Ulster, Nick
:56:20. > :56:24.Williams. He is running hard but Joe Bearman is putting him down. This is
:56:24. > :56:29.the Joe Bearman you know, the individual skills. I don't know. You
:56:29. > :56:37.may have been watching the football team last night. Who else has stood
:56:37. > :56:43.out for you so far for the Ospreys? It has been a game of watertight
:56:43. > :56:47.defences. I have mentioned Dan Biggar. The difference in the score
:56:47. > :56:51.is Dan Biggar. But everyone is putting in the big tackles. It is
:56:51. > :56:56.just a matter of in the second half 20 minutes to go, who will start
:56:56. > :57:00.missing the tackles and that will be the crucial factor of the game
:57:00. > :57:07.continues like this. The statistics were pretty equal. It is a bit of a
:57:08. > :57:13.peculiar half-time chat. What are the coaches saying right now? It is
:57:13. > :57:17.quite cagey. Pretty much the same messages as before the game. The
:57:17. > :57:24.game plans will not have changed too much. But as the home team, the
:57:24. > :57:27.Ospreys were be looking to be the aggressors. They need to keep
:57:27. > :57:29.possession a little bit more, build some possession and territory and
:57:29. > :57:35.get some penalties that allow them to strike. But also tactically, they
:57:35. > :57:39.need to make a few extra passes and get that into play together that I
:57:39. > :57:43.talked about before the game. This is an example. The forwards go
:57:43. > :57:53.around the corner. Trying to stretch the Ulster defence. Give this extra
:57:53. > :57:56.pass, to Ryan Bevington. That will make Ulster a little bit more
:57:56. > :58:01.vulnerable on the next phase. That is crucial for the second half, that
:58:01. > :58:08.the Ospreys make some inroads into territory and capitalise on their
:58:08. > :58:11.chances. That second half is fast approaching and there is plenty more
:58:11. > :58:19.sport coming your way on BBC Wales television this weekend. A beautiful
:58:19. > :58:24.time, amazing time, I am so proud that I have been able to leave my
:58:24. > :58:34.mark on boxing. It is looking more and more comfortable. The Cardiff
:58:34. > :58:38.Blues get the try. Without the money that European rugby generates,
:58:38. > :58:45.Cardiff Blues, Ospreys, the Dragons, the Scarlets, they are a
:58:45. > :58:49.financial gumtree and they know it. Make sure you tune in for that on
:58:49. > :58:52.Sunday. Before we move on, do you know someone who goes the extra mile
:58:52. > :58:58.to help others take part in sport? If you would like to nominate an
:58:58. > :59:06.unsung hero, the address is on the screen.
:59:06. > :59:12.Nominations close on the 16th of October. As you saw in that
:59:12. > :59:17.trailer, we will be discussing that European row rambling on over the
:59:17. > :59:20.future of the Heineken Cup. One potential consequence of that is we
:59:20. > :59:25.will see more players leaving Wales. A lot of players, Adam Jones,
:59:25. > :59:28.Richard Hibbard, Alun Wyn Jones, all out of contract at the end of the
:59:28. > :59:33.season. Another one is Jonathan Davies of the Scarlets. We caught up
:59:33. > :59:37.with him in the week. The allure of going away from home, we have seen
:59:37. > :59:42.it happen with other players from Wales, it is a temptation?
:59:42. > :59:48.Potentially it is. You speak to the boys and they are enjoying
:59:48. > :59:52.themselves and obviously, they are getting very well paid. But I think
:59:52. > :59:55.that the end of the day, personally, you just want to win big
:59:55. > :59:58.competitions and be competing for those things. As long as you are in
:59:58. > :00:01.a club that is competing and winning big games, being involved in big
:00:01. > :00:13.games, that is the most important thing for me. Huw Bennett, you went
:00:13. > :00:16.to France to yourself, lots of reasons for going, playing a
:00:16. > :00:19.different competitions, the better money you can earn over the channel.
:00:19. > :00:24.What were the main factors when you make that decision? There is no
:00:24. > :00:29.denying the fact Jonathan alluded to there. At the time I was renewing my
:00:29. > :00:35.contract, it was one salary cap came into Wales so it was a no-brainer,
:00:35. > :00:38.not to re-sign players and a lot of players went to England, myself went
:00:38. > :00:43.to France. That was partly the reason. You can't get away from what
:00:43. > :00:50.Jonathan said, there is a lot more money. Now, and is a big factor will
:00:50. > :00:54.come into play, competitions. Our region is not being involved in the
:00:54. > :00:58.Heineken Cup, that is another reason to go and leave Wales. On that
:00:58. > :01:02.subject you have played in the Heineken Cup, you know how special
:01:02. > :01:06.it can be. If it does disappear from the rugby calendar, how catastrophic
:01:06. > :01:13.will that be? And bobbing well, it is too to say it is one of the
:01:13. > :01:17.pinnacle competitions. These guys who play Heineken Cup next week,
:01:17. > :01:20.they know they need to play the Heineken Cup to get selected for the
:01:20. > :01:24.autumn internationals. If they haven't got that there, what is
:01:24. > :01:28.going to be the stepping stone ready for the international games? Every
:01:28. > :01:30.rugby fan is keeping his or her fingers crossed that it will be
:01:30. > :01:35.rescued. We can only watch the space. Let's go down to the
:01:35. > :01:43.touchline and fill it with a familiar face to Ospreys fans. Here
:01:43. > :01:44.he is in the 2004-2005 season, he has gone back to New Zealand but is
:01:44. > :01:59.here for a visit, Jason spice. What brings you here? We're here to
:01:59. > :02:03.make a place to come to so I thought it was a good chance to come back
:02:03. > :02:09.and catch up with my mates. You are playing tomorrow? Yes, playing
:02:09. > :02:13.bridge and college at 5pm. Good luck with that. What have you made of the
:02:13. > :02:18.Ospreys' performances since you left and went back to New Zealand? Yes, I
:02:18. > :02:24.have kept in touch with a lot of guys here. Sean Holley set a good
:02:24. > :02:29.platform in terms of the culture of this club. Now you have the new
:02:30. > :02:37.brigade of Steve Tandy and co-, probably building on that. Aims are
:02:37. > :02:40.encouraging and you can see it out there in the defence, they are
:02:40. > :02:44.looking pretty strong. You said about their forward power. You would
:02:44. > :02:48.have played with Alun Wyn Jones and Adam Jones and boys like that,
:02:48. > :02:53.Richard Hibbard, when they were making their way in the game. How
:02:53. > :02:56.nice is it to see them as being absolute stalwart is of the Ospreys
:02:56. > :03:01.and Wales? They are superstars in their own right. The best thing
:03:02. > :03:08.about them as they are great people. They were pretty green when I was
:03:08. > :03:13.playing with them. They are streetsmart and world-class. That is
:03:13. > :03:17.the sort of thing you need. Lovely to see you back in Wales. A quick
:03:17. > :03:21.cup of coffee with some of the Ospreys laps later? Coffee will be
:03:21. > :03:30.fine. Thank you for time. I should tell you that Dragons lead 9-0 at
:03:30. > :03:34.Rodney Parade against Zebre. One reminder for you, we talked
:03:34. > :03:37.about players playing outside of Wales. There has been some
:03:37. > :03:40.speculation in the papers over the last day or two about George North
:03:40. > :03:44.and whether he will be eligible to play for Wales in that fourth autumn
:03:44. > :03:49.international against Australia. We understand the WRU have been told by
:03:49. > :03:51.his representatives that it is in his contract that he will be
:03:51. > :03:56.eligible to play in that game against Australia. The teams are on
:03:56. > :04:01.the way back out. Last season both sides in this fixture won the away
:04:02. > :04:09.game, Ospreys won out there and Ulster macro won here. It is a
:04:09. > :04:13.psychological factor, they have come here to wind-macro -- they have come
:04:13. > :04:17.here to win. It has been a battle of defence in the first half, now the
:04:17. > :04:24.second half, if you see them slip of the tackles that is where we will
:04:24. > :04:30.see... I am pretty sure the Ospreys are not going to want to be defeated
:04:30. > :04:33.on the home patch. Where and when will the holes appear? The Ospreys
:04:33. > :04:36.are back on the pitch which means we can go back to our commentary team.
:04:36. > :04:41.It is Jonathan Davies and Gareth Charles.
:04:41. > :04:50.Nothing at all in this one. No clear-cut chances for tries, just
:04:50. > :04:55.two Dan Biggar penalties in the first half. Yes, the scrum will be
:04:55. > :04:59.the same because the next infringement is a yellow card. There
:04:59. > :05:04.could be a significant swing, an advantage, to whoever loses a
:05:04. > :05:09.player. I do feel that two very good sides and the difference has been
:05:09. > :05:12.two penalties by Dan Biggar. They have turned the pressure into points
:05:12. > :05:17.and that has been the only difference. Two great kicks from two
:05:17. > :05:24.penalties. Maybe the territory and possession just is where the
:05:24. > :05:27.penalties have been given. Very little to choose between the teams
:05:27. > :05:34.in the first half in terms of stats, just those two Biggar penalties.
:05:34. > :05:45.Michael Allen has told clearly not to follow the kick.
:05:45. > :05:52.10,000 crowd here tonight, great for the Ospreys. Was he offside there? I
:05:52. > :05:57.am sure Dan Biggar will go for goal. Even if he wasn't as soon as the
:05:57. > :05:58.rest shouted you have to listen. He did shout twice, we heard him from
:05:58. > :06:13.here. The Dragons have got a try, they
:06:13. > :06:20.lead 16-0 against Zebre, unbeaten at Rodney Parade.
:06:20. > :06:30.As he offside? Yes, stay there, good call. I think it is the assistant
:06:30. > :06:39.referee again. His second kick was a great kick. He is on form. This is
:06:39. > :06:40.what you want. 63 points in the first four games before tonight for
:06:40. > :06:50.Dan Biggar. Three from three so far this
:06:50. > :06:56.evening. Never looks like missing. That is a silly error by the winger.
:06:56. > :07:00.That is a schoolboy error which now puts it away. Talking about Grail
:07:00. > :07:02.Gold -- great goal kickers, one of the best in my opinion may be the
:07:02. > :07:31.best. Riise Patchell and Rhys Priestland,
:07:31. > :07:32.all playing well. Very good for Wales. A great try again by the
:07:32. > :08:00.Ospreys. Good play, very good play. A clever
:08:00. > :08:03.kick, Nick Williams did exceptionally well to capture it.
:08:03. > :08:11.Just fell a bit too close to the touchline. They have kept in very
:08:11. > :08:17.quiet this evening. Must have been a ploy. When goes forward it gives the
:08:17. > :08:19.whole side, the Ulster side, a lift, so they have taken the space away
:08:19. > :08:32.from him. Keep the penalty and then knock it
:08:32. > :08:36.over, 12. You are talking about discipline and that is two cheap
:08:36. > :08:39.penalties Ulster have given away in the first three minutes of the
:08:40. > :08:42.second half. Very cheap and if he nails this, 12 points in this game
:08:42. > :08:59.is a big margin. Luke Marshall not happy that he
:08:59. > :09:07.wasn't given time to roll away. He is in there with a tackle on Bishop.
:09:07. > :09:09.It is difficult to roll away that quickly. If he is still battling for
:09:09. > :09:36.it with his hands. Apart from the first one he has not
:09:36. > :09:41.had an easy kick. Got it, and other clean strike straight down the
:09:41. > :09:52.middle. It is 12 for Biggar, 12 for the Ospreys.
:09:52. > :10:00.Suddenly in the first four minutes of the second half, the game has
:10:00. > :10:04.been transformed. A minute before the second half time whistle went,
:10:04. > :10:10.it has been a costly five minutes for the Ulster side. Very costly.
:10:10. > :10:13.They would have thought they were turning around half-time in a three
:10:13. > :10:17.point gain, five minutes into the second-half suddenly they have to
:10:17. > :10:24.get a couple of scores and the Osprey defence and discipline has
:10:24. > :10:26.been such that opportunities have not been so much few and far between
:10:26. > :10:39.but pretty much nonexistent. Nothing going Ulster's way at the
:10:39. > :10:57.beginning of the second half. Alun Wyn Jones playing with a smile
:10:57. > :11:09.on his face. At the beginning of the second-half
:11:09. > :11:14.this is the shepherd Broz-macro collusion -- for Luke Marshall, who
:11:14. > :11:37.got caps against America in the summer. Comes on in midfield.
:11:37. > :11:50.This is an important scrum because they have been warned. At halfback
:11:50. > :11:56.partnership has been flourishing. He had big shoes to fill, didn't he,
:11:56. > :11:58.Tebaldi? One of the reasons it has been flourishing is the strength of
:11:58. > :12:28.this Osprey attack. A testing time for the referee, I
:12:29. > :12:35.have to say as well. Because if it goes down, he has to make a
:12:35. > :12:40.decision. And he has stepped over to see what is happening between Tom
:12:40. > :12:42.Court and Adam Jones. Team-mates for a short while on the Lions tour. Tom
:12:42. > :12:48.Court and Adam Jones. Team-mates for Court joined them in Brisbane and
:12:49. > :12:58.that shows what cooking is not about. The ball was there in the
:12:58. > :13:01.channel but it wasn't struck back. It has gone in, he said. Not many
:13:01. > :13:15.complaints from Arden. He said it goes in, didn't it? It
:13:15. > :13:18.was Ulster going forward and even though it was Tom Court who went to
:13:18. > :13:23.ground first that forward movement enough to convince Peter Fitzgibbon
:13:23. > :13:29.that that is the way the penalty should go. This is a big kick for
:13:29. > :13:34.Jackson because you know you will not get many opportunities and
:13:34. > :13:39.Biggar hasn't missed one so it puts pressure on the opposition kicker.
:13:40. > :13:48.You know you can't afford to miss the kicks. He has got it, a good
:13:48. > :13:52.kick. No problem at all, the first points of the evening for Paddy
:13:52. > :13:56.Jackson and four Ulster come almost ten minutes into the second half. It
:13:56. > :14:00.is a good response because when you play against good kickers you know
:14:00. > :14:02.you have to be on top of your game because you can't afford to miss
:14:02. > :14:43.them because you know they are not going to miss them.
:14:43. > :15:03.It was maul call. Again, they have done it really well.
:15:03. > :15:25.You could see Justin Tipuric trying to get into ground. We have seen
:15:25. > :15:42.this with the national side, they do it so well. The back row.
:15:42. > :15:48.That was a strike, I think. Nick Williams did well to hold that one
:15:48. > :16:03.in. Putting it straight back down there,
:16:04. > :16:06.that is the instruction. He was looking for space because Richard
:16:06. > :16:14.Fussell had kicked it and he was the fullback. But again, good play from
:16:14. > :16:22.Dan Biggar. That is a good reply. He saw Richard Fussell going ahead.
:16:22. > :16:41.Watch this now. This is a strike, kids. That is what it is! If Brian
:16:41. > :16:47.Moore is watching this, he will be very excited with that. Terrible
:16:47. > :17:05.line-out ball. How can he be in an offside position
:17:05. > :17:13.if he has not touched the ball? I'm not sure about that. I would like to
:17:13. > :17:14.see that again. That is an interesting one. Let's see what
:17:14. > :17:39.happens. It came off Alun Wyn Jones' back.
:17:39. > :17:47.That has got to be accidental. That is accidental, isn't it? I am not
:17:47. > :17:56.sure if he gave it because of that. Off his back, whatever.
:17:56. > :18:01.Jackson again strikes it well and the Battle of the number tens is
:18:01. > :18:10.living up to the Battle the defences. And we are back away 1's
:18:10. > :18:30.game. Good response by Ulster. Well taken penalties. It is as you were.
:18:30. > :18:44.Safely underneath it. Nick Williams and Alun Wyn Jones just having their
:18:45. > :18:51.own little private battle. A bit too far, that kick. You have to be
:18:51. > :18:57.careful you are not isolated. Good work from Tyler Ardron. Dan Biggar,
:18:57. > :19:06.lovely bit of footwork. Same way again, I think. Rituals as --
:19:06. > :19:16.Richard Fussell stands in at number ten. Again, great defence because it
:19:16. > :19:25.is a great tackle against the best defender in the game, the touchline.
:19:25. > :19:29.Just wanted to see what the matter was between Alun Wyn Jones and Nick
:19:29. > :20:03.Williams. Here we go again. Again, there is nothing in that.
:20:03. > :20:06.That is handbags. Quick, get on with the game, quick. There is nothing
:20:06. > :20:16.happening, get the game on. REFEREE:
:20:16. > :20:33.Nothing in it, mate. Play the line-out.
:20:33. > :20:53.He couldn't take it cleanly. Richard Hibbard with some great cleaning up
:20:53. > :21:02.work. It is a knock-on advantage for the Ospreys anyway. Alun Wyn Jones
:21:02. > :21:12.drives on. And lays it back. Bishop juggles. And so does Ashley Beck.
:21:12. > :21:19.That would have been an interesting one to sort out. That sleight of
:21:19. > :21:26.hand was like Paul Daniels there. That is what the crowd have enjoyed
:21:26. > :21:39.most so far this evening. That is a good kick as well. Unlucky. It will
:21:39. > :21:44.be a scrum to Ulster but let's see who we can speak to on the
:21:44. > :21:49.touchline. A 6-point game now, what are the thoughts with 25 minutes to
:21:49. > :21:54.go? It has been a little scruffy tonight. We have not built any
:21:54. > :21:58.sustained pressure. We want to keep the ball for longer periods in their
:21:58. > :22:04.half. We are inviting pressure on ourselves. Confident that if you get
:22:04. > :22:08.the territory that Dan Biggar is the man? Yes, we want to convert some of
:22:08. > :22:13.our pressure and build our own scoreboard. Congratulations on not
:22:13. > :22:18.having matchsticks in your eyes tonight. Your wife has given birth
:22:18. > :22:24.to your third child. Yes, it has been a long week. Congratulations. I
:22:24. > :22:29.have been talking to Tom Smith who had that horrific knee injury in a
:22:29. > :22:34.week or so ago, the Ospreys flanker, he is going in for an operation on
:22:34. > :22:40.Tuesday. He has a long period of rehabilitation that he will have to
:22:40. > :22:46.endure. Best wishes to him. He has had some rotten luck. Good luck to
:22:46. > :22:51.him. Yes, very much so. Good wishes, a speedy as recovery as possible
:22:51. > :23:02.from at horrendous knee injury. A penalty again to Ulster and they can
:23:02. > :23:16.close the gap to just one click. -- kick.
:23:16. > :23:21.REFEREE: The scrum is starting to turn on and
:23:21. > :23:33.off the mark before the ball comes in. Listen to me, I am watching the
:23:33. > :23:40.scrum. Rectify that. There you are. You have got to keep them steady,
:23:40. > :23:45.not turn in. The scrum has to be squarer and steady before the ball
:23:45. > :23:52.comes in. And it was not. It is wheeling and moving. And as Alun Wyn
:23:52. > :23:55.Jones said, you think that is all are doing? But mostly on that
:23:55. > :24:01.occasion, the way that Peter Fitzgibbon saw it. Another chance
:24:01. > :24:08.taken by Paddy Jackson. And now we are back to a one kick game. We are
:24:08. > :24:19.approaching the final quarter. There is no getting away from them. Well,
:24:19. > :24:25.as I said before, Mornington, -- momentum, it is a big thing in sport
:24:25. > :24:31.and at the moment, nine points for Ulster and as the coach said, they
:24:31. > :24:48.need a bit of time in the opposition half. Great tackle.
:24:48. > :24:58.It works its way to Marshall. His kick was charged down. Why did he
:24:58. > :25:03.have two kick? It was turnover ball. That was an opportunity for Ulster.
:25:03. > :25:08.You could see the men in midfield saying, give us a chance. But that
:25:08. > :25:19.let the Ospreys off the Hook. There is the knock-on. Why did he kick?
:25:19. > :25:27.Especially in such heavy traffic as well. He needed a pinpoint accurate
:25:27. > :25:29.kick to put any kind of pressure at all on the Ospreys. Let's see what
:25:29. > :25:58.happens with the scrum. Great scrum from the Ospreys. It is
:25:59. > :26:02.all happening here. Ryan Bevington, there are many spare going left for
:26:02. > :26:11.the Ospreys. Tyler Ardron. Dan Biggar, straightening up. Ashley
:26:11. > :26:15.Beck tries to come back on the angle. Jackson had followed him.
:26:15. > :26:24.That is who they have got to target, Jackson.
:26:24. > :26:35.The crowd of over 10,000 trying to get behind the Ospreys. Richard
:26:35. > :26:42.Hibbard. Ashley Beck has a look. Tries to slide it through. But to
:26:42. > :26:50.foreign field. Now then, can Ulster spot a chance to try and break out?
:26:50. > :26:55.There is a chance on the short side. Joe Bearman comes to join in but it
:26:55. > :27:01.has all slow down. They have to be careful here. Richard Fussell is
:27:01. > :27:04.caught up. That is the exact spot we were talking about. It was being
:27:04. > :27:09.guarded by Ian Evans and Joe Bearman. It was a sensible kick by
:27:09. > :27:22.Marshall in the end. Here is a man who should know a
:27:22. > :27:28.thing or two about goal-kicking. It is Neil Jenkins. The legend of
:27:28. > :27:34.Wales. You have coached Dan Biggar since the age of 14. How good is it
:27:34. > :27:38.for you to see him doing this? Outstanding. There are a lot of boys
:27:38. > :27:42.who were in the academy when I first started and he was one of the
:27:42. > :27:45.youngest ones. It is always a pleasure to see the young kids
:27:45. > :27:50.coming through. He has done exceptionally well for Wales and the
:27:50. > :27:55.Ospreys. It is always a pleasure to see them do well. What makes him
:27:55. > :27:59.stand out as a kicker? His work ethic more than anything. It has
:27:59. > :28:08.always been a big part of his game, his all-round game. He is excellent.
:28:08. > :28:14.But he has had a big work ethic from a young age and that is no different
:28:14. > :28:18.now. Anyone impressed? You are naming the squad after the second of
:28:18. > :28:23.the Heineken cup games? We are just looking in general at the minute.
:28:23. > :28:28.Dan Biggar and a couple of the other backs as well. But just general
:28:28. > :28:35.tonight to see who is standing out. Thanks for your time. Always great
:28:35. > :28:41.to hear from you. Robin McBryde is also here but I am going to leave
:28:41. > :28:44.him alone. The importance of kicking is underlined. A loose one has given
:28:44. > :29:00.Ulster a decent position. Mike Allen, followed every inch of
:29:00. > :29:07.the way. More tries to drive them towards the 22. Discipline is here
:29:07. > :29:10.now. Ulster have got the bit between their teeth at the moment. They are
:29:10. > :29:14.only three points behind but they have scored the last nine. And they
:29:14. > :29:27.are the ones bossing the game to a certain extent.
:29:27. > :29:34.Trying to create a bit of space. Hallam Amos has got a second try.
:29:34. > :29:42.The dragon is looking to preserve that 100% home record this season.
:29:42. > :29:46.-- the Dragons. They really have picked up the pace and putting the
:29:46. > :29:49.pressure on. Looking to work the blind side again. The pressure is
:29:49. > :29:58.really on the Ospreys at the moment. Rory Best. Ashley Beck doggedly
:29:58. > :30:05.hanging on. They have got to be careful here. Richard Fussell is
:30:05. > :30:10.defending in the line now. Paddy Jackson looks for an inside ball.
:30:10. > :30:17.Trimble is good. He is shadowing everyone, waiting for the pass. Good
:30:17. > :30:23.defence again. But Ulster will be patient. There he is again, Trimble.
:30:23. > :30:28.Looking for the slip past but it has gone forward. Looking for the
:30:28. > :30:33.miracle ball. Tyler Ardron has got it. Andrew Trimble may well have
:30:33. > :30:41.been better off hanging onto it and keeping on building the pressure.
:30:41. > :30:48.Michael Allen will try to put the pressure straight back on. The
:30:48. > :30:53.Ulster /to come back in support now. That is Henderson with a carry. He
:30:53. > :31:10.is a good player, Henderson is good. Offside. Well, well, well. As we
:31:10. > :31:14.mentioned, first half discipline was great with both sides except for the
:31:14. > :31:18.last minute and then the first couple of minutes of the second
:31:18. > :31:25.half. The Ospreys giving penalties away. That is the best passage of
:31:25. > :31:28.play throughout the game by Ulster. And there is a warning, the yellow
:31:28. > :31:37.could be crucial. The birthday boy giving that one
:31:37. > :31:58.away. Evans coming in, he steps away,
:31:58. > :32:01.Fussell bumps him, doesn't it? Just watch, number six. Ardron gets his
:32:01. > :32:19.hand in there. Finds a whole. The easiest of the night from Paddy
:32:19. > :32:22.Jackson was Ulster back level and with a quarter of an hour left to
:32:22. > :32:30.play, not -- nothing whatsoever between the teams. To be honest I
:32:30. > :32:32.think it deserved it, they have certainly taken the game to the
:32:32. > :32:56.Ospreys in the second half. James King on, Sam Lewis on. And Tom
:32:56. > :32:59.Court, who is suffering from cramp, as Paddy Jackson was taking the
:32:59. > :33:22.kick, has been replaced by Callum Black.
:33:22. > :33:28.Just when the Ospreys had pulled clear, Ulster stuck to their guns
:33:28. > :33:43.and chipped away at that lead. I tell you what, powerful placement
:33:43. > :33:50.from Ulster. You have Wilson and Henderson. They are big all -- they
:33:50. > :34:05.are big, and they? They will play the territorial game.
:34:05. > :34:09.Good play by Trimble. Takes it quickly as well. Black wasn't
:34:09. > :34:32.expecting the hit from behind. Fussell will want it to go dead, and
:34:32. > :34:46.it will. As far as the dropout is concerned.
:34:46. > :34:57.The Ospreys have got two open side As now, but this is not the kind of
:34:57. > :35:03.game that looks like breaking up any time soon. It has been tight
:35:03. > :35:09.throughout. A good call by Roger Wilson. Incredible to think how he
:35:09. > :35:21.ended up with one cap for Ireland. Ulster for a second thought they had
:35:21. > :35:36.got the penalty. They were looking forward to a shot at goal.
:35:36. > :35:47.He goes in. He is in there. Just watch the extra role here. He knows
:35:47. > :35:58.he is isolated. Let's have an extra role.
:35:58. > :36:06.Not the way it is meant to be but the Ospreys will accept the position
:36:06. > :36:09.anyway. They need to get possession, go through the phases, keep the
:36:09. > :36:18.ball. They haven't had much ball, the Ospreys.
:36:18. > :36:27.He definitely looked at Richard Hibbard coming there. Hibbitt is
:36:27. > :36:33.coming and he knocks the ball on. -- Hibbard. Far too much work to do in
:36:33. > :36:47.the end, Mike Allen. And a game as tight as this can
:36:47. > :36:51.hinge on little things like that. Yellow when Robert -- Ulster are
:36:51. > :36:58.still looking at a yellow card. It could be very significant of a
:36:58. > :37:14.yellow card comes here. Just about to go into the final ten.
:37:14. > :37:34.That is a strike. Well done, Richard Hibbard.
:37:34. > :37:41.I tell you what, this is the type call. Did Fussell have his hands on
:37:41. > :37:45.the ball? I would like to see that again. Did he push it when he had
:37:45. > :37:49.his hands on the ball, or just before? I don't think, Dan Biggar
:37:49. > :37:54.didn't need to throw the miracle pass there. They hadn't had
:37:54. > :37:58.possession and they throw a little miracle pass. They need to build the
:37:58. > :38:05.phases and get their noses back in front again. It is a real tight one.
:38:05. > :38:10.It was a real tight one. The kicker will always assume the ball is held.
:38:10. > :38:14.Ball in hand. He had his hands on the ball, that is not a penalty.
:38:14. > :38:20.Hands on the ball there, not a penalty. That is so harsh on David
:38:20. > :38:28.McIlwaine. That should be an Ulster try. This is the pass, look. Try and
:38:28. > :38:32.bring Hassler into the game, OK, but not when you haven't had possession,
:38:32. > :38:37.you haven't had phases in the opposition half.
:38:37. > :38:48.Ben John is on. It is good to see Alan Jarvis back to full fitness as
:38:48. > :38:55.well, came on as a replacement against Connacht. The broken leg he
:38:55. > :39:03.suffered last year. Now getting back in amongst it.
:39:03. > :39:09.That was a lucky break for the Ospreys and Ulster will feel rightly
:39:09. > :39:17.aggrieved. That is not a great kick, that is.
:39:17. > :39:23.It is very difficult for the forwards, when they have got their
:39:24. > :39:30.heads down in the ruck, to get out to the ten metre area. Is this
:39:30. > :39:38.within range of Paddy Jackson? 20 years of Joe Cole psyche on Sport
:39:38. > :39:43.Wales, Scarlets, Glasgow tomorrow night S4C, the red button commentary
:39:43. > :39:49.and then we are back on Sunday afternoon, Blues against Edinburgh.
:39:49. > :39:57.A round-up of all the weekend 's action, 6:45pm and in the spotlight
:39:57. > :40:19.will be the ongoing Heineken debate. A big kick, is it within his range?
:40:19. > :40:24.It looks good, it is their! That is a superb strike from Paddy Jackson
:40:24. > :40:27.the first time and with only seven minutes remaining Ulster have edged
:40:27. > :40:46.ahead at Liberty. Well, what a turnaround in the
:40:46. > :40:52.second half. 15 unanswered points and they are showing some character,
:40:52. > :40:55.art Ulster. That is why they fannish -- finished on top of the pile last
:40:55. > :41:04.year even though they were beaten by Leinster in the final play-offs.
:41:04. > :41:13.Now, Ospreys have to dig deep and fight their way back. You feel like
:41:13. > :41:23.there is a slightly deflated... Eli Walker has had such a quiet evening.
:41:23. > :41:30.Everyone seems a bit deflated here but it is only three... I think they
:41:30. > :41:37.have to counter here. Double tackle comes in. They have to
:41:37. > :41:56.be careful now not to be isolated. They are at sixes and sevens at the
:41:56. > :42:01.moment, trying to chase the -- trying to chase the game a little
:42:01. > :42:05.bit. There is no need to change the game. They are only three points
:42:05. > :42:30.behind. There is no need to chase the game yet.
:42:30. > :42:39.It is a very vocal Ulster forwards, Ospreys haven't seen enough of Eli
:42:39. > :43:02.Walker on the charge. I just think they have chased the
:43:02. > :43:11.game a little bit, no possession, no territory does it for you. This now
:43:11. > :43:19.is the chance. -- this now is the chance for Ulster to really put the
:43:19. > :43:24.boot in here. They have Rory Best, Roger Wilson, they can all calm them
:43:24. > :43:28.down and try to run this cock down for the five and a half minutes. I
:43:28. > :43:32.think the second half has been very, very positive from Ulster and also
:43:32. > :43:39.the impact off the bench has been very good.
:43:39. > :43:48.Ulster will be more than happy to see those seconds ticking away and
:43:48. > :44:08.get them ever nearer a second consecutive victory at the Liberty.
:44:08. > :44:19.It was a 3-point game last year, 16-13 was the score them. They have
:44:19. > :44:26.come to kill this game off, haven't they? Fussell has to recover. He has
:44:26. > :44:39.had an immense game. That pressure again forcing the
:44:39. > :44:43.Ospreys to put the ball out of play. Take the time, set up the line-out,
:44:43. > :44:55.use another minute. Get nearer the finish line.
:44:55. > :45:03.Unbeaten so far, three wins and a draw. A draw in Leinster for the
:45:03. > :45:10.Ospreys. What would they give now for a draw at home against Ulster? A
:45:10. > :45:17.share of the spoils rather than a losing bonus point that they are
:45:17. > :45:24.sitting on at the moment. And this will suit Ulster even more. Plus the
:45:24. > :45:29.fact that there is going to be a yellow card. The Ospreys will finish
:45:29. > :46:00.with 14 men, as Adam Jarvis is sent to the sin bin. Not rolling away.
:46:00. > :46:17.There is Jarvis, lying on the wrong side.
:46:17. > :46:26.Not so much pressure on Jackson this time as there was last time. But the
:46:26. > :46:29.result is exactly the same. It is six from 64 Paddy Jackson and it
:46:29. > :46:38.looks as though he has guided Ulster home to victory. He is my man of the
:46:38. > :46:42.match. Dan Biggar slotted everything in the first half. He has been under
:46:42. > :46:55.pressure. Great performances by a few of the four words. --/the and
:46:56. > :47:06.the Ospreys Park. But it comes down to goal-kicking.
:47:06. > :47:11.The Ospreys have just over two minutes to save this game. A
:47:11. > :47:18.converted try will still do it. Justin Tipuric in a bit of space.
:47:18. > :47:30.Tremendous play by the Ospreys, right at the death. The ball is out.
:47:30. > :47:34.There were numbers on the left. It is a penalty coming and it will be
:47:34. > :47:45.14 apiece to finish the game. Stop the clock then. Stop the clock. Now
:47:45. > :47:53.then. It is the quick tap and go from the Ospreys. Richard Hibbard.
:47:53. > :48:01.The crowd find their voice again. They realise this is a chance for
:48:01. > :48:06.the Ospreys to save this one. Sam Lewis, five metres out. Patience,
:48:06. > :48:13.patience. Alun Wyn Jones, the skipper.
:48:13. > :48:18.There is no regular scrum-half therapy moment. Richard Hibbard with
:48:18. > :48:25.the pick and go. Just over a minute remaining.
:48:25. > :48:34.The ball bobbles loose. It is a knock-on. Back into the hands of
:48:34. > :48:39.Duncan Jones, it safely goes for the Ospreys. The final minute of the
:48:39. > :48:45.game. The final throw of the dice for the Ospreys, as Justin Tipuric
:48:45. > :48:49.takes it on. Right up to the try line. What a finish. It has been a
:48:49. > :49:01.titanic struggle for both sides. It has. The ball is there. They have
:49:01. > :49:06.got to go again. Knock-on. They have lost it, have they? Yes, they have
:49:06. > :49:11.lost it. It looks as if Ulster may have just about crept home.
:49:12. > :49:19.Bodies live in -- bodies lying all over the place. The bloodied face of
:49:19. > :49:38.Richard Hibbard. I felt that they lost direction
:49:38. > :49:44.really. They had to give him direction.
:49:45. > :49:56.Ulster will now though that one steady scrum and one clearance kick
:49:56. > :50:03.should see them home. 17 seconds remaining. But the Ospreys know they
:50:03. > :50:11.have one more effort to give it everything, as they just tried.
:50:11. > :50:22.Good work at the breakdown by Ulster.
:50:22. > :50:32.Adam Jones has to come back on because Jarvis has been sin binned.
:50:32. > :50:35.Ben John makes way. That was timely. They know they have still have
:50:36. > :50:46.forwards out there to battle and contest this scrum. This is it. Time
:50:46. > :50:54.comes back on. 17 seconds counts down.
:50:54. > :51:04.This is a quick strike, they have had a goods gram. -- they have had a
:51:04. > :51:11.good scrum. Ulster know that as soon as they have borne out, they can put
:51:12. > :51:18.it dead behind the goal line because the 80 minutes are up. This is a big
:51:18. > :51:45.scrum. Big, big scrum, this. One more phase
:51:45. > :51:51.of play. Can the Ospreys squeeze something out of it? Will they go
:51:51. > :51:54.for the strike? Here comes the drive from the Ospreys. What a scrum to
:51:54. > :52:07.finish on. Ulster have not cleared it yet. And off-site given anyway.
:52:07. > :52:13.-- an offside given anyway. And after a huge, huge struggle, Ulster
:52:13. > :52:18.have done the job. Just put it over the dead ball line.
:52:18. > :52:30.What a turnaround. Yes, disappointing. That will do for
:52:30. > :52:36.Ulster for the second year, they have come to the Liberty Stadium and
:52:36. > :52:41.eaten the Ospreys. The Ospreys' unbeaten record has gone. Was he
:52:41. > :52:47.offside? Well, the referee was there. Right at the very end, the
:52:47. > :52:55.offside call was given but it did did not really matter. A turnaround
:52:55. > :52:58.from Ulster. It is the Ulstermen celebrating at the Liberty Stadium.
:52:58. > :53:10.The Ospreys have lost their unbeaten record and the game.
:53:10. > :53:16.It was a game of watertight defences and impeccable kickers. Dan Biggar
:53:16. > :53:21.the man with the advantage in the first half, kicking the home side
:53:21. > :53:26.into a half-time lead. Paddy Jackson imperious with the boot. One Munster
:53:26. > :53:29.penalty. That was one of six successful kicks, ultimately giving
:53:29. > :53:42.Ulster the lead. Equal in terms of forays into the
:53:42. > :53:46.opposition 22. Pretty equal in terms of penalties and free kicks
:53:46. > :53:50.conceded. Indiscipline creaking in in that second half. Let's see how
:53:50. > :53:54.that makes the table up this evening. The Ospreys have gone top
:53:54. > :53:58.courtesy of the losing bonus point but of course, we have a round of
:53:58. > :54:01.fixtures to come tomorrow. Glasgow still in second. Ulster into the
:54:01. > :54:09.play-off spots for the first time this season. Another was region in
:54:09. > :54:13.action tonight, the Dragons faced Zebre at Rodney Parade. That game is
:54:13. > :54:18.still going on. There is roughly five or ten minutes to go. The
:54:18. > :54:28.Dragons are leading by 37 points. Three tries so far. One more would
:54:28. > :54:38.give them a bonus point. Hallam Amos was recalled to the side. He has
:54:38. > :54:42.scored two tries. The Dragons are unbeaten at home this season under
:54:42. > :54:50.the new regime of Lyn Jones and Kingsley Jones. It was a strangely
:54:50. > :54:56.compelling game. Both kickers on top of their game. Ulster the deserved
:54:56. > :54:59.winners in the end? Yes, it was a game defences and it did not
:54:59. > :55:02.change. It was the story of the boot. It was a shame that the
:55:02. > :55:15.Ospreys could not get the territory and possession. A very dramatic
:55:15. > :55:19.finish. The Ospreys could have snatched it at the end. It was a
:55:19. > :55:24.contentious decision with regard to that offside. We will have a look at
:55:24. > :55:30.it again. At the end of the day, it had gone over 80 minutes. The guy
:55:30. > :55:37.was going to do that anyway. Maybe a little bit of frustration. The 80
:55:38. > :55:42.minutes had gone. There was nothing else they could do really. We can go
:55:42. > :55:46.to Sean Holley in the analysis truck. The Ospreys were playing at
:55:46. > :55:51.home and they had home advantage. Was it a lack of composure that cost
:55:51. > :55:54.them in the end? Yes, they have won the last ten games at the Liberty
:55:54. > :55:59.Stadium and it is a real downer going into Europe next week. They
:55:59. > :56:04.lost their composure towards the end of that second half. It stemmed from
:56:04. > :56:10.field position. They did not need to do anything extravagant. You can see
:56:10. > :56:14.Ulster have marked them up. The ball was on for the space for Ashley
:56:14. > :56:18.Beck. This resulted in the turnover and the field position, ironically,
:56:18. > :56:23.there was a penalty and they kicked to touch. But that it is not good
:56:23. > :56:29.enough. The law states that you have to retreat. Justin Tipuric,
:56:29. > :56:33.intelligent player, moves back but Joe Perman and Cole do not. That was
:56:34. > :56:42.a kickable penalty and the defining moment. -- Joe Bearman. Just right
:56:42. > :56:45.at the death, the lack of building phases and composure. Richard
:56:45. > :56:51.Hibbard, a stall what throughout the game, unfortunately, you can see the
:56:51. > :56:56.delight for the Ulster players. Were you surprised at that lack of
:56:56. > :57:01.composure? We have seen the Ospreys clinical this season, scoring tries
:57:01. > :57:09.for fun. None tonight. Yes, both teams. They know how to score tries.
:57:09. > :57:14.They could not get into the game in the first half because of an element
:57:14. > :57:17.of frustration with the defence. In the second half, they were pushing
:57:17. > :57:23.things. Frustration could be a big factor. Can you give an excuse, it
:57:23. > :57:28.was slippery? No you can't. They should not be making those mistakes.
:57:28. > :57:32.It is not the best way to go into next week in Europe but I am sure
:57:32. > :57:37.that Alun Wyn Jones will be saying the right things. Ulster, Fairplay,
:57:37. > :57:46.true to form, away from home, they have won again, the same as last
:57:46. > :57:53.year. You were looking intently at some of those scrums tonight. No
:57:53. > :57:57.side dominating. The new laws, I know you have been studying them,
:57:57. > :58:00.have improved things this season? Well, if you look at the game
:58:00. > :58:03.tonight, you would have to say no. If you look at the statistics from
:58:03. > :58:07.the start of the season, including the friendlies, up until the first
:58:07. > :58:14.game, the statistics show, great, collapsed scrums, dropped
:58:14. > :58:17.significantly but it is slowly starting to come back to where it
:58:17. > :58:22.was last year. There are a number of factors, of course. One being that
:58:22. > :58:28.they are new laws and the players are still sussing them out. But also
:58:28. > :58:31.they are doing now, three games in, they are working out how to bend the
:58:31. > :58:42.rules, what their strengths are, using the that way. Another would be
:58:42. > :58:47.the referees' interpretation. It has a real big hindrance when they play
:58:47. > :58:54.the next game. Being really diligent on the angle that the ball comes in,
:58:54. > :58:58.the timing. We could talk about these scrums all night but we have
:58:58. > :59:04.run out of time. Don't forget, on Sunday, the Cardiff Blues against
:59:04. > :59:06.Edinburgh. Sport Wales is up next. We will be looking back at joke as
:59:06. > :59:11.are the 's career.