Ospreys v Leinster

:00:17. > :00:23.The Ospreys have got them Ojo back after losing five of their first six

:00:24. > :00:43.games they have now won five in a row. -- mojo.

:00:44. > :01:08.Alun Wyn Jones... Beautiful play by Sam Davies. Hanno Dirksen over with

:01:09. > :01:13.a flourish. These teens are the joint most successful in Pro12

:01:14. > :01:17.history, for titles apiece and both on significant winning runs.

:01:18. > :01:20.Leinster have six in a row, a run of seeing them climbed to second and

:01:21. > :01:28.the Ospreys have won five in a row and are making up ground they lost

:01:29. > :01:32.at the start. Both sides on fire in the Pro12 but they are experiencing

:01:33. > :01:37.contrasting fortunes in Europe reflected in their team selections

:01:38. > :01:41.tonight. Leinster out of Europe so arrived fully loaded, the Ospreys

:01:42. > :01:45.can still make the knockout stages so resting key personnel. Alun Wyn

:01:46. > :01:54.Jones and Justin Tipuric warming the bench. An accomplished folk, Johnny

:01:55. > :02:01.Sexton. Good evening, welcome from Liberty Stadium. Martin, this is one

:02:02. > :02:06.of the greatest rivalries in the Pro12. Four games ending in draws.

:02:07. > :02:11.Something has to give. The reason it is a rivalry is because they have

:02:12. > :02:15.been the most successful teams coming up against each other, a poor

:02:16. > :02:20.start the season but that is down to the World Cup because they lose so

:02:21. > :02:23.many players both show when they have their players back Bay are some

:02:24. > :02:29.of the strongest teams in the competition. A huge matchup,

:02:30. > :02:33.individually and as a team. And there is no tastier head to head

:02:34. > :02:40.than the fly-halves, Johnny Sexton and Dan Biggar. The thought of as

:02:41. > :02:47.the best in Europe and the world. Has Dan Biggar usurps sexton? On

:02:48. > :02:52.form, no doubt Dan Biggar has had a bigger influence than Johnny Sexton.

:02:53. > :02:56.He has been fantastic for club and country, taking his game to another

:02:57. > :03:02.level. I would not write off Johnny Sexton. His pedigree, coming back to

:03:03. > :03:08.Leinster because of the World Cup as well. He is finding his feet again.

:03:09. > :03:12.A great matchup, the kind you pay money to see just to see them going

:03:13. > :03:19.head-to-head and both will thrive on it. Real competitors, vocal and

:03:20. > :03:25.great leaders. Two competitors, two angry young men and a man who knows

:03:26. > :03:30.a thing or two about fly-half play is in the commentary. Jonathan

:03:31. > :03:36.Davies, Martyn Williams said Johnny Sexton has been usurped by Dan

:03:37. > :03:40.Biggar. Do you agree? Yeah, a greater influence on the Welsh

:03:41. > :03:45.performance than Johnny but tonight will be different looking at the

:03:46. > :03:50.team sheets. The pack will lay for the stand-off and he is the one who

:03:51. > :03:55.will be in the driving seat tonight. A big job for the young Ospreys

:03:56. > :04:00.pack. They are the best players, Dan Biggar has come on leaps and bounds,

:04:01. > :04:06.he has matured and plays with confidence. The one thing that

:04:07. > :04:12.Johnny has the advantage on is bringing his back into effect. If

:04:13. > :04:16.you look at the centres, Ben Te'o, Johnny Sexton will be a threat and

:04:17. > :04:23.then he will create more space outside. Dan has got to work on

:04:24. > :04:34.that, Yasmin Broom player, he has to add that threat to his game -- has

:04:35. > :04:38.been a brilliant player. It is undoubtedly a critical period for

:04:39. > :04:41.the Ospreys, still fighting on two fronts and this week the scrum five

:04:42. > :04:53.cameras were allowed admittance behind-the-scenes.

:04:54. > :05:12.Plenty more of that on a scrum five Sunday. Tune in. We saw Tandy

:05:13. > :05:18.addressing his troops. Now, Chris Gibbs who caught up with us shortly

:05:19. > :05:22.ago. Selection, Leinster fully loaded, the Ospreys with strength on

:05:23. > :05:29.the bench, what is your thinking? Obviously Leinster are fully loaded

:05:30. > :05:33.putting a good side out. We have put youngsters in among the pack. We

:05:34. > :05:38.want to rest some players at some point, we don't want to but we

:05:39. > :05:45.cannot expect them to go all the way through with injuries with Josh and

:05:46. > :05:54.you have two stop putting the next lottery. We bring in Rory and Watkin

:05:55. > :06:01.in midfield. It will be a big game for those young fellows considering

:06:02. > :06:05.his Arab against. Your five from five, they do not get bigger than

:06:06. > :06:11.this? These are the games you get excited against. These games are

:06:12. > :06:15.always massive and physical encounters. They will come down here

:06:16. > :06:20.wanting to get the job done on us and we have a point to prove how

:06:21. > :06:24.physical we can be. If we look at the performances over the weeks, we

:06:25. > :06:31.have been where we need to be, we need to be on the money. Good luck.

:06:32. > :06:36.Phil Davies is on the analysis truck. Happy New Year. You think the

:06:37. > :06:40.back-row will be a key battle ground tonight. The Leinster back-row is

:06:41. > :06:48.the Irish back-row for the forthcoming Six Nations. Absolutely.

:06:49. > :06:52.Happy New Year. Arguably, yes, they have great experience, what I like

:06:53. > :06:55.is the way they try to get the go forward for Leinster through

:06:56. > :07:00.dominance of the gain line and the ball carrier. Some great clips here

:07:01. > :07:08.of Jamie Heaslip, a dummy and he was off controlling and again making the

:07:09. > :07:13.gain line. He is aware of the support and he is breaking tackles

:07:14. > :07:20.and getting Leinster going forward. Rhys Ruddock, uncompromising hitting

:07:21. > :07:24.Gareth Owen. Retaining the ball and shows a turn of speed and a hand off

:07:25. > :07:29.scoring against the Blues. And the Powerhouse in the Sean O'Brien, a

:07:30. > :07:34.British Lion. He loves to get over the gain-line, getting the ball in

:07:35. > :07:39.hand. The Leinster back-row and Leinster attack going forward.

:07:40. > :07:45.Fantastic power and ball control and footwork to get the attack moving

:07:46. > :07:50.forward. A handful for the Ospreys back-row to contain tonight. They

:07:51. > :07:59.have two Welsh internationals, James King and Dan Baker. Justin Tipuric

:08:00. > :08:02.is on the bench. As you say, the experience of Leinster, you have a

:08:03. > :08:08.youthful exuberance of the Ospreys and James King is becoming a key

:08:09. > :08:14.player for Ospreys, and accurate player, I coached him in under 20s,

:08:15. > :08:18.he is a key part. Sam Underhill, born in the USA, brought up in

:08:19. > :08:24.England and playing and studying in Wales. Man Of The Match in his

:08:25. > :08:28.debut. Dan Baker, the main ball-carrier, he will be looking to

:08:29. > :08:32.get his game and the level of his game up so he can get in contention

:08:33. > :08:37.for Six Nations and he needs a big big game against the Lions number

:08:38. > :08:43.eight, Jamie Heaslip. Very intriguing. We talked recently about

:08:44. > :08:48.how the returning internationals take credit for the Ospreys turning

:08:49. > :08:57.a corner. I know you have given a lot of credit to Dan Evans and Hanno

:08:58. > :09:01.Dirksen as unsung heroes. They have delivered the goods. Dan Evans since

:09:02. > :09:05.he signed for Ospreys has been fantastic. You doesn't make any

:09:06. > :09:11.mistakes which is the first and foremost the strength from a

:09:12. > :09:17.fallback. The reason he doesn't get picked internationally is lacking

:09:18. > :09:20.the speed at top level. He is superb. Hanno Dirksen has struggled

:09:21. > :09:25.over the last few months with injuries. 2030 minutes against

:09:26. > :09:31.Bordeaux and came off the bench making a huge impact. Over Christmas

:09:32. > :09:37.we have had two chances and two tries. Again, not the quickest on

:09:38. > :09:42.pace but you have two wingers with Jeff Hassler who do not slow down.

:09:43. > :09:48.That is what you want from the wingers. They need the characters

:09:49. > :09:53.against an experienced Leinster backline. Talking of physicality, we

:09:54. > :09:58.will talk about Ben Taylor but are expected Gary Ring Rose play for

:09:59. > :10:01.Leinster. A bloke who Brian O'Driscoll tips as the next big

:10:02. > :10:06.thing. It is testament to the strength of the Leinster squad they

:10:07. > :10:10.can leave him out. In Ben Taylor they have explosive player who

:10:11. > :10:16.Ospreys will need to contain. Anybody who follows rugby league, he

:10:17. > :10:22.played in Australia and Queensland, the toughest sport in the world. He

:10:23. > :10:26.gets great angles, he struggled for Leinster he broke his arm early on

:10:27. > :10:36.but he has come back and found his feet. He is so powerful. He loves

:10:37. > :10:43.the off-load. He is a huge threats tonight to a young Ospreys midfield,

:10:44. > :10:50.Owen Watkin is, attacking, good contrast. I am looking forward to

:10:51. > :10:54.seeing it. What goes through the mind of Owen Watkin, under 20s

:10:55. > :11:01.player, does he think I will have a crack at this or concerned? I think

:11:02. > :11:03.they will be bouncing for. Steve Tandy s team talk has done for him.

:11:04. > :11:07.Tandy's team talk has done for him. The question came up, second choice,

:11:08. > :11:12.but he has nothing to lose, the young kid. He's up against two

:11:13. > :11:18.hugely influential experienced players so I am looking for to

:11:19. > :11:22.seeing him and Sam Underhill. A great match ahead of us at Liberty

:11:23. > :11:27.Stadium. Worth mentioning Leinster have not won here since 2009 but

:11:28. > :11:31.they know a rare win tonight at the liberty takes them to the top of the

:11:32. > :11:39.league, can they do it will Ospreys win again? Will find out in the next

:11:40. > :11:48.80 minutes. There was Welsh language commentary on the red button.

:11:49. > :11:57.It is the two formed teams that are appearing at the Liberty Stadium

:11:58. > :11:59.this evening. Five from five for the home team, six from six for the

:12:00. > :12:15.visitors led out by Isa Nacewa. Changes upfront from the team that

:12:16. > :12:19.built Connacht last week but every single one of the pack are

:12:20. > :12:29.international and the back are powerhouse. A great balance. Rob

:12:30. > :12:40.Kearney means I soon as they were moves out of the wing. -- Isa

:12:41. > :12:45.Nacewa. Thornton with huge boots to fill. Sam Underhill is an emerging

:12:46. > :12:50.talent and Dan Baker recovering some of last year s form. Brendon Leonard

:12:51. > :12:54.of last year's form. Brendon Leonard back after missing the last three to

:12:55. > :12:58.partner Dan Biggar. A second ever start for Owen Watkin midfield.

:12:59. > :13:14.Dixon is in try scoring form. Paul James having the honour of

:13:15. > :13:20.being captain this evening with Alun Wyn Jones on the bench. Lloyd Ashley

:13:21. > :13:25.was the one who led the team for the opening half a dozen matches of the

:13:26. > :13:36.season. Alun Wyn Jones was on World Cup duty. Alun Wyn Jones and Justin

:13:37. > :13:42.Tipuric other big names on the bench. Cronin, Marty Moore and Ian

:13:43. > :13:52.Madigan are big-game players for Leinster.

:13:53. > :14:00.David Wilkinson of Ireland is the man in charge this evening. And a

:14:01. > :14:06.taste of what is to come in the Six Nations, Johnny Sexton against Dan

:14:07. > :14:13.Biggar. Ready? I get a sense that Lindstrand contemplate a night, and

:14:14. > :14:17.they need to play the big players playing well. But I get is that

:14:18. > :14:21.Leinster have come to winter night. They have the Six Nations on the

:14:22. > :14:26.horizon, they look to go through. A lot of the season undefeated after a

:14:27. > :14:33.weaker performance. Some international players need to get

:14:34. > :14:41.themselves into form. The rain comes to greet the kick-off from Johnny

:14:42. > :14:50.Sexton. Durston found his way to the try line last time that the liberty.

:14:51. > :14:57.Especially with the conditions as they are, wouldn't be surprised to

:14:58. > :15:02.see them taking this evening. Considering the weather we have had,

:15:03. > :15:08.it is lovely. I would imagine the Ospreys will kick a lot in their own

:15:09. > :15:12.half. Another -- not a great kick by Dan to start. To not get the destiny

:15:13. > :15:17.-- the distance. Attacking position from less -- Leinster right from the

:15:18. > :15:23.start. Getting away from the touchline. Carrie from tight

:15:24. > :15:30.furlong. Support from the Leinster pack. Runners inside and out to keep

:15:31. > :15:39.an eye on him. They have numbers outside. They

:15:40. > :15:52.rushed away the first would-be tackler but Dan Biggar hanging on in

:15:53. > :15:59.there. Leinster or re-cycling well. A little narrow at the moment. --

:16:00. > :16:13.Leinster are. Good setup again from Fitzgerald. Nice off-load to Sexton.

:16:14. > :16:22.Furlong, or Brian. A little pocket dynamo over number seven.

:16:23. > :16:28.Already a long period of defending for the Ospreys on or about their

:16:29. > :16:35.own 22. They still have not conceded any territory, they have kept them

:16:36. > :16:37.out there. The line speed has been good, they kept the communication,

:16:38. > :16:54.have not been sucked into the rucks. Not anyone going into the

:16:55. > :17:02.rocks just now, the defenders out there. They are not giving any

:17:03. > :17:06.yardage. This is the danger mark. Eventually the ball given away and

:17:07. > :17:11.the Ospreys win that first bout of defending. You have to applaud them,

:17:12. > :17:17.great defence. The little kick goes in. There is the danger. You got to

:17:18. > :17:24.go high on him, he is direct and will take you on. If you are doing a

:17:25. > :17:34.drift defence he will show you. Great defence by the Ospreys.

:17:35. > :17:38.Unfortunately is it -- it is a drop in 22, so it will go along and they

:17:39. > :17:47.will be defending again. Good discipline. So easy to give a

:17:48. > :17:56.penalty. That is a real gift for the Ospreys. Luke McGrath drops it. A

:17:57. > :18:03.nice little Robredo for the Ospreys -- little reprieve. Nice attacking

:18:04. > :18:06.scrum near the Leinster 40 metre line. Let's see what they will do

:18:07. > :18:14.with it. Really is an unexpected bonus, no pressure at all on Luke

:18:15. > :18:28.McGrath. Straight through the red bus. Wait for my call. He is back.

:18:29. > :18:38.Nice time, probably. Lovely tan. Especially stood next to Rob Howley.

:18:39. > :18:58.Baker hands it to Leonard. He is in no great hurry to get away.

:18:59. > :19:11.Paul James, back fully charged this week after resting last week. Scott

:19:12. > :19:21.Baldwin weights and gets. Bigger on the angle. -- Dan Biggar on the

:19:22. > :19:34.angle. Leonard tries to sneak his way through. Get it to scrum-half.

:19:35. > :19:39.Release white. What kind of variations have the Ospreys got?

:19:40. > :19:46.James King was back on the angle, inside the Baldwin. If someone comes

:19:47. > :19:57.out of the line, great speed from to that first tackle. Really determined

:19:58. > :20:04.running towards the try line. Free player committed a penalty. Now they

:20:05. > :20:08.should go for the try. Going out wide. Dan Evans takes it outside

:20:09. > :20:16.him, tackled by all Brian, an important tackle from the Irish

:20:17. > :20:26.flanker. -- Sean O'Brian. Going back for a bonded over here. -- for

:20:27. > :20:40.advantage. It is a clash of heads. It is a clash of heads, Ben Teo,

:20:41. > :20:48.comes in, buying. Ben Teal and Heaslip, isn't it? -- and Heslop.

:20:49. > :20:54.Jamie Heaslip has taken a real knock, but that is Jeff Hassler at

:20:55. > :20:59.his best. You mentioned at the top of the show they are two wingers who

:21:00. > :21:04.run their way to the contact, accelerate into the contact at our

:21:05. > :21:08.sole physical. Not the kind of guy he will look at videos going, what's

:21:09. > :21:16.frame coming off his left foot, you will come straight at you. He has

:21:17. > :21:23.got to go off. -- that our sole physical -- that are so physical. He

:21:24. > :21:28.is determined to try and say -- stay on but he will have to go. Yes, he

:21:29. > :21:33.would be coming back on either tonight. Looks like he has a nasty

:21:34. > :21:42.cut. You know as an ex-player who has had a real clout or not. Who has

:21:43. > :21:50.taken a Big Bang. They are already missing Cian Healy to injury. A big

:21:51. > :21:54.loss to them in the back row. He will be fined in four weeks. He will

:21:55. > :22:00.be in Dublin, bang on the head, but very durable. He plays week in, week

:22:01. > :22:09.out for Leinster. Always puts a shift in as well. 80 caps for

:22:10. > :22:22.Ireland. He was down earlier, took a knock-on the head as well. Sexton

:22:23. > :22:27.back for his second spell after France. Looking after Mike Phillips.

:22:28. > :22:50.Could have come back sooner. He's let -- Heslop certainly could

:22:51. > :22:55.not find his feet. Just sitting at the moment, which is better than a

:22:56. > :23:02.moment ago. It is good care because as a player you want to get back on

:23:03. > :23:07.with it, yes I'm OK, but hang on, he has got to go straight off, someone

:23:08. > :23:16.else can go on and get checked, stays off and then goes through the

:23:17. > :23:22.assessment. It is unfortunate for Leinster and Jamie Heaslip in

:23:23. > :23:31.particular. Does not look as though getting back on any time soon. He is

:23:32. > :23:33.tough, giving Dominic a little wink. The Ospreys are going for the

:23:34. > :23:55.corner. Dominic Ryan, number 20. Thorton scrambles it back. Ospreys

:23:56. > :23:59.could not get the drive they wanted on. Advantage of side, white.

:24:00. > :24:16.Offside. Jarvis. Sean O'Brian is over the ball. They

:24:17. > :24:19.have got to touch again because this is tougher than the last kick, so I

:24:20. > :24:29.would issue they would go for the same decision. -- assume. They will

:24:30. > :24:48.be looking for a better organised line-out initially.

:24:49. > :24:59.Again, though, the challenge from Leinster prevents the initial clean

:25:00. > :25:10.catch. Good work. Thornton stopped by Ryan. The ball is there. Leonard

:25:11. > :25:16.leads it to the forward 's. Just a metre or two to go. Brian is

:25:17. > :25:28.thumping away, Rhys Ruddock, Baldwin's progress. Ospreys taking

:25:29. > :25:39.their time. Release white. Sam Underhill again. Hands off, seven.

:25:40. > :25:45.Lost it as he tried to get it back while being slippery. That is a big

:25:46. > :25:51.call, you go for the try, you've got to come away with something. Great

:25:52. > :25:55.position. Something you see week in week out, the Ospreys, once they get

:25:56. > :26:01.in the 22 day pick and go and wait with the col for when they think it

:26:02. > :26:08.they have the numbers, probably just too many. There was an opportunity,

:26:09. > :26:31.for one second they had a three on two. Crunch. Bind. Set.

:26:32. > :26:40.Good, solid scrum from Leinster. Turns out to be an excellent scrum.

:26:41. > :26:49.Now, not just clearance, they can also claim the line-out if they find

:26:50. > :26:55.touch. Strong scrum, good relieving kick. A great fielder, so the

:26:56. > :27:01.Ospreys, try scoring opportunity has been missed. When you play against

:27:02. > :27:06.Leinster with all of their best players out, you think those are the

:27:07. > :27:13.opportunities you've got to take. Ten minutes up, both devices have

:27:14. > :27:17.held firm. Let's get update from pitch side. It is definitely HIV for

:27:18. > :27:26.Jamie, he had some blood around his mouth. -- HIA. He didn't look like

:27:27. > :27:30.he's on a died January from the way he's walking, so don't think he will

:27:31. > :27:41.be back. -- dry January only because you are.

:27:42. > :27:52.Strauss buries himself in the middle of that Leinster pack.

:27:53. > :28:02.Jeff Hassler was bumped off it by Rob Kearney as he approached. Dave

:28:03. > :28:15.Kearney, sorry. You got to go for the ball. Not the greatest kick. He

:28:16. > :28:26.was not looking at as low, was he. Brendan has given him a little note

:28:27. > :28:34.as well. -- knowledge. Not the clean catch. Leinster are not to terms

:28:35. > :28:43.with that long -- Osprey line-out earlier. The two Carney brothers

:28:44. > :28:51.working together defensively. Add a bit of space as well. Just as well

:28:52. > :29:01.he was there. Evans has too hurried kick in end, anywhere downfield.

:29:02. > :29:05.Here comes the reply. From Sexton. Superbly taken by Leonard. Looking

:29:06. > :29:13.to see where the gaps were behind. Sexton has plugged that one. He has

:29:14. > :29:20.worked out the angle expertly. That is a great kick. Very good kick.

:29:21. > :29:28.Realises he has too disrupted a bit from the kicking duel. He just has a

:29:29. > :29:38.clip -- has a look and rifles in. This is the take. Good to see him

:29:39. > :29:40.back. Even if it doesn't have the impact everyone hoped for, I think

:29:41. > :29:51.that's due to injury because when he plays he is a confident player. He

:29:52. > :29:57.scored six tries in his 37 games in his two years as a zebra, yet to get

:29:58. > :30:00.his first league scorer for the Ospreys. He must have been there top

:30:01. > :30:15.try scorer, mustn't he? Waited for the defender to land

:30:16. > :30:18.before planting him. Keep an eye on Luke Fitzgerald in the Six Nations,

:30:19. > :30:26.lots of talk about the starting 12 against Wales.

:30:27. > :30:55.Jack McGrath is the one who gave away the penalty.

:30:56. > :31:06.Again, good line speed. Three was too many. Off he goes. Once you are

:31:07. > :31:10.on the ground you are out of the game. The initial crawl was fine

:31:11. > :31:16.because no one held him, but as soon as they got a handling, Naismith was

:31:17. > :31:20.OK, now, there we are. Everyone should have moved either way and let

:31:21. > :31:30.him go 50 to the try line. -- out the way. That is each, play on.

:31:31. > :31:34.Forward from a foot rather than a hand. Good possession for the

:31:35. > :31:43.Ospreys. Especially in these conditions, it is teaming down.

:31:44. > :31:58.Leading by example. Bigger looking for the drop goal to break the

:31:59. > :32:02.deadlock. And he has slotted it. Nicely done, Dan Biggar. Good play,

:32:03. > :32:07.they went for the try in the first two line-outs, nothing came on it

:32:08. > :32:18.and with the pressure they have come the ball is a slow coming back, just

:32:19. > :32:27.a nice little dink and it is over. The rain has come down again. A

:32:28. > :32:35.lovely strike. Good awareness from Dan Biggar. It has been a bit of a

:32:36. > :32:36.stalemate in the 22 twos, defences on top, so they came away with

:32:37. > :33:09.something. -- in the 22s. Megraw setting it on

:33:10. > :33:22.the ten metre line. Lovely little kick. Superb skills. Cover by

:33:23. > :33:32.Hassler. Has done really well. Sexton getting physical. Some lovely

:33:33. > :33:37.skills. The one thing you cannot defend against, they have the

:33:38. > :33:40.vision, Leinster and keep their width and the execution to get the

:33:41. > :33:49.kick, everyone thought the kick was overcooked, but it will brilliant

:33:50. > :33:54.skills. -- but it was. The clear comes in from Dan Biggar. That is

:33:55. > :33:57.good. You watch the Leinster scrum-half, chases it down and

:33:58. > :34:03.forces him, this is a lovely kick. Brilliant skills. Good take-up,

:34:04. > :34:10.brilliant. Has obviously come back out of attainment, so much respect

:34:11. > :34:14.for the list of the Leinster squad, held with so much esteemed out in

:34:15. > :34:18.Dublin. To get the transfer, the kick in and keep his balance, great

:34:19. > :34:31.player, his reading of the game is good. Should have had more than just

:34:32. > :34:41.the one cap with Fiji. Evans in the wars. Running repairs for him. Sean

:34:42. > :34:48.Davis on at full-back. -- Sammy Davis. I don't know if they will

:34:49. > :35:00.employ a kicking game, he will help in that department, Sean Davis. It

:35:01. > :35:07.is going backwards. Great defence from the Ospreys. Still there and

:35:08. > :35:14.are still in control. It's it out to Sexton, the cross kick, and that is

:35:15. > :35:19.well weighted. Can he? Reaches out and makes it. Cross kick one way

:35:20. > :35:23.then the other, and this time Dave Kearney finishes off. If they have

:35:24. > :35:26.not learned from the previous kick, you've got to keep your wits. You

:35:27. > :35:33.cannot be sucked in. Must have been ball watching there. The kick is

:35:34. > :35:38.precise, the take and the finish is very good. Just watch, nothing

:35:39. > :35:49.really on. Look how tight they are. He has dropped back, has learned.

:35:50. > :35:52.Not reading the play or watching the opposite number. Sam Davies just

:35:53. > :35:57.coming on the field, full-back, not quite the same vision as Dan Evans,

:35:58. > :36:02.great thinking for stop it is a killer blow, because the Ospreys

:36:03. > :36:07.pack are doing terrifically well to stop, it is on was as if Johnny

:36:08. > :36:10.Sexton was on the front foot putting that kick on. They must have looked

:36:11. > :36:18.at it. The wing is alleged they defend tight and drop back, there is

:36:19. > :36:21.plenty of space outside the winger, the full-back is not across come got

:36:22. > :36:27.to hold your width. If you are back, you can drop back and sprint up,

:36:28. > :36:34.you've got to stand roughly against your winger.

:36:35. > :36:45.Johnny Sexton's kick for the try was a beauty. As the conversion was not

:36:46. > :36:54.too shabby either. Not much in it, but the position of the kick makes

:36:55. > :36:57.it easy for Carney to finish. As Martin said, that will be a blow for

:36:58. > :36:59.the Ospreys. I think they have really competed well in the first 20

:37:00. > :37:05.minutes. Try scorer, Carney, carrying the

:37:06. > :37:30.ball out to the 22. This will be interesting. Was that

:37:31. > :37:40.late by Sam Underhill on Johnny Sexton? We have an open site at and

:37:41. > :37:45.I think that looks good. It looked fine by me in normal time. Let's

:37:46. > :37:52.look. Nothing wrong with that at all, he is committed. I used to love

:37:53. > :37:59.the battles like that, if you play it on normal speed, he has jumped as

:38:00. > :38:02.well, Sexton. The black player could have pulled out of that can he

:38:03. > :38:05.grabbed him after he kicked it and grabbed into the ground. I want to

:38:06. > :38:15.be lies him and have a word with him. He in the air. He has jumped,

:38:16. > :38:19.and if Sam Underhill... I would be happy with that as a stand-off. As a

:38:20. > :38:25.challenge by a number seven, I don't think that is a penalty. But Sexton

:38:26. > :38:31.has to keep his foot out. If Kit Sexton kisses foot up Underhill has

:38:32. > :38:40.a mouthful of steel. Johnny Sexton is looking fine there. In fairness

:38:41. > :38:45.to him. I'm with Martin. As a stand-off you got to pull them on to

:38:46. > :38:48.you and you got to suffer the consequences was studies decision

:38:49. > :38:51.has gone with Johnny Sexton, next time he comes, Sexton will step it

:38:52. > :38:58.wasn't like that, that is what the game is about. He played great and

:38:59. > :39:03.he has got the penalty and put them on most down to be 22. The rest said

:39:04. > :39:08.Sam Underhill could have pulled out. I'm not sure. The fact Johnny Sexton

:39:09. > :39:14.dumped after he kicked it makes it look much worse than it is. They say

:39:15. > :39:24.he should have pulled out, to be honest. At is what the game is all

:39:25. > :39:31.about. -- that is. Haven't seen or Brian carrying too much in the

:39:32. > :39:41.opening quarter. -- Sean O'Brian. Feat. Ball was out. Good play, great

:39:42. > :39:45.steel. James King. Superb work by Owen Watkin. What a break, look to

:39:46. > :39:54.the outside, has law was not quite there. Nacewa leading by a country

:39:55. > :39:58.mile. The pressure, great work by Owen Watkin. That is what they see

:39:59. > :40:06.in this youngster. Just 19 years old. Just his second start for the

:40:07. > :40:25.Ospreys. That is a lovely play, just what come he gets away, put a bit of

:40:26. > :40:38.tome Salva Kiir -- toe. They cannot get to him on the inside. Baker,

:40:39. > :40:45.good feet, Owen Watkin again to receive.

:40:46. > :40:57.Just a little bit up right, Baker is struggling. He is a hobbling dad --

:40:58. > :41:01.badly, Dan Biggar. Or it would -- Owen Watkin again showing good

:41:02. > :41:05.awareness. Played every game for the under 20s last year, the Six Nations

:41:06. > :41:16.and the Junior World Championship. He is a -- he has a big limp. Greasy

:41:17. > :41:34.ball, it has rained a lot over the last 20 minutes. Time of. While Dan

:41:35. > :41:39.Baker is getting treated let's go back down to fill. He has lent, as

:41:40. > :41:42.you can gather ideas and the stain of that that's interesting because

:41:43. > :41:45.if that is confirmed as a concussion Wales play Ireland for weeks on

:41:46. > :41:49.Sunday and many people think the back broke Leinster had to start

:41:50. > :41:52.tonight could be the Irish back row for the Wales game. That would be

:41:53. > :41:57.interesting if concussion is confirmed. Dan Evans is off with a

:41:58. > :42:04.blood replacement, he is having some stitches put in. We have had a tweet

:42:05. > :42:08.from Dragons outside-half who says he is watching the game from his

:42:09. > :42:13.hospital bed in Newport having had the operation under your's today. He

:42:14. > :42:18.pulled a pectoral muscle, he's had the operation, great to know you're

:42:19. > :42:22.watching, best wishes for a speedy recovery. All to see you on the

:42:23. > :42:35.field soon. Tonight, you can sit in that seat and make some

:42:36. > :42:40.observations. Hope Jones is feeling OK. Best wishes for a speedy

:42:41. > :42:48.recovery. That is a cheeky effort. Free shark, penalty. I don't really

:42:49. > :42:51.understand why you take it as a drop goal when you have the penalty for

:42:52. > :43:02.Dubya have three points, it is worth sticking it up in the air. Free

:43:03. > :43:58.shot. A lovely strike from Dan Biggar.

:43:59. > :44:09.Ospreys back in the points. They will be quite pleased. The

:44:10. > :44:12.Ospreys... The concentration, the cross kick.

:44:13. > :44:17.Playing really well. They have been the better side. On the coaching

:44:18. > :44:23.front looking at the defensive strategy and structures and two

:44:24. > :44:32.cross kicks in, one came off and the other one nearly came off.

:44:33. > :44:38.Charging on the restarts as well. They make such a difference.

:44:39. > :45:02.James King did really well. Well played. Nicely done to Brendon

:45:03. > :45:14.Leonard. WHISTLE BLOWS

:45:15. > :45:32.Unlucky for Luke McGrath. I think it was knocked on. The extra

:45:33. > :45:40.man from the turnover and looking for the overlap.

:45:41. > :45:54.A clever clever kick. He saw Leonard sweep him too deep. A dink over the

:45:55. > :46:02.top. He could not get to it. It has been evident from the 25

:46:03. > :46:11.minutes, the first... The first passage of play with the Ospreys did

:46:12. > :46:20.not compete for the ball. Leinster, Strauss, Dominic Ryan, they are

:46:21. > :46:45.contesting hard. The Ospreys need to be wary as the game goes on.

:46:46. > :46:49.The crowd having no affect on Johnny Sexton. That is one way of shutting

:46:50. > :47:12.the crowd up. David Wilkinson had a word with Paul

:47:13. > :47:13.James before Johnny Sexton went for goal saying any requests have to

:47:14. > :47:32.come through him. This was the little chip.

:47:33. > :47:50.Unfortunate, good effort. You almost got away with it. If you

:47:51. > :47:55.have a chip in the middle, the winner is there as well. You watch

:47:56. > :48:01.Australia, the first is allowed. Great in the air.

:48:02. > :48:08.Most of the backs and sides are forward these days. Good contest so

:48:09. > :48:26.far, this. A bit of magic. The referee seems to think Leinster

:48:27. > :48:39.on top thing to the Ospreys they have to take the pressure.

:48:40. > :48:45.It becomes important where you play this game. The Ospreys have to play

:48:46. > :48:51.outside their own 22 if the scrum is under pressure. Solid as you like

:48:52. > :49:05.for Leinster. Sam Davies was the other side of the

:49:06. > :49:28.line when he took it. Dan Evans is coming back on the field.

:49:29. > :49:33.Both elements of the set piece have been testing for the Ospreys.

:49:34. > :50:23.Cleanly won by Thornton. Sexton thought he may have been

:50:24. > :50:32.inside but checked and knew he had to get rid of it quickly.

:50:33. > :50:59.Plenty of chasers. The chase was good, the kick would have been under

:51:00. > :51:08.pressure. Piling the pressure on their own 22. The Ospreys habitus

:51:09. > :51:26.scramble. When the Ospreys are back in the 22,

:51:27. > :51:46.they really put the squeeze on. Jeff Hassler has been struggling.

:51:47. > :52:44.Eli Walker comes on in place of him. I don't think it's a penalty. The

:52:45. > :52:54.crowd are not happy but... What is he going to do? What else can he do?

:52:55. > :53:03.Wear with Hanno Dirksen, not Hanno Dirksen, Eli Walker? -- where

:53:04. > :53:29.was...? Half-time at Murrayfield. Clermont and Bordeaux are both in

:53:30. > :53:30.the Ospreys group. That was a fair context -- contest. It is a contact

:53:31. > :53:46.sport! This is the first one... You can

:53:47. > :53:57.normally tell whichever team puts the ball in, it is solid. A lot of

:53:58. > :54:07.experience on the Ospreys front as well.

:54:08. > :54:11.When I play for Neath with practice the scrummage practice going

:54:12. > :54:31.backwards! Sexton not afraid to go aerial.

:54:32. > :55:22.Plenty of time for Dan Biggar. It wasn't ten metres. Offside by six

:55:23. > :55:47.yards! A free kick which means he can't go

:55:48. > :56:13.direct to touch. But they have got the tall frame of

:56:14. > :56:58.Devin Toner. Yes, frustrating they are so

:56:59. > :57:05.dominant but if they kicked the ball away, giving a penalty away they

:57:06. > :57:13.will be 30 or 40 yards up the field and it is Leinster position again.

:57:14. > :57:17.If they can keep their discipline... That one period where a series of

:57:18. > :57:23.pick and goes near to the Leinster try-line for the Ospreys was the

:57:24. > :57:27.only time Leinster have looked anything like uncomfortable. Since

:57:28. > :57:37.then, they have been well in control.

:57:38. > :57:44.Sam Underhill is a time to watch, only 19. Great tackle, held his

:57:45. > :57:53.ground. International big back row and he

:57:54. > :58:07.has gone toe to toe. It is good to know that if Justin

:58:08. > :58:09.Tipuric does need a rest, God forbid he gets injured, they have somebody

:58:10. > :58:30.who can step up in Sam Underhill. He held his ground and he didn't

:58:31. > :58:35.watch Sexton, if he went right he was not following, he stood there

:58:36. > :58:38.and held his space and defended his space for the inside ball. Great

:58:39. > :59:07.tackle. Ospreys have their day at the scrum.

:59:08. > :59:36.Aaron Jarvis getting the plaudits. There will be time for a restart

:59:37. > :59:47.after this. The Ospreys will be not too

:59:48. > :59:57.displeased, especially if this goes over. I think they will be happy

:59:58. > :00:07.apart from that kind of cross kick. They would have watched, if you go

:00:08. > :00:16.to analysis, cross kicks so you cannot do ball watch and take UI of

:00:17. > :00:50.your opposite winner. -- take your eye.

:00:51. > :00:59.The craned his neck to have a look. The wrong side of the post.

:01:00. > :01:10.Disappointment for Dan Biggar. He will have to put it behind him. Just

:01:11. > :01:11.a one school game. -- one score. One play before they get back to a dry

:01:12. > :01:18.changing room. Kicked this straight to touch. Dan

:01:19. > :01:36.Biggar looking to make amends. That is it. Half-time, boys.

:01:37. > :01:44.Interesting, very interesting first half. Everything to play for in the

:01:45. > :02:07.second period. A contest, four points in it. A one

:02:08. > :02:09.score game. Even in terms of possession, Leinster getting the

:02:10. > :02:30.edge in terms of territory. Martin, you mentioned how it would

:02:31. > :02:36.be a back-row battle, that is an area Leinster are edging making a

:02:37. > :02:39.nuisance of themselves. The conditions are difficult. We had a

:02:40. > :02:45.downpour after kick-off. Not just the back-row, Richard Strauss and

:02:46. > :02:48.Jack McGrath are inept at getting hold of the ball and making it

:02:49. > :02:55.different for Leonard. When I look at both sides on paper, a positive

:02:56. > :03:00.half apart from the cross kick. As you mentioned it, let us get the

:03:01. > :03:05.Phil Davies analysis. Jonathan Davies said you cannot afford to

:03:06. > :03:10.defend narrowly because they play with width and the Johnny Sexton

:03:11. > :03:16.cross was pure Leinster. Yeah, absolutely right. Spot-on. They have

:03:17. > :03:23.been doing it for years. You see Sexton did it early on where he put

:03:24. > :03:26.the clip in, kick in, putting it over the top. He reads it

:03:27. > :03:33.beautifully and chips forward. Before the try, Ospreys are slow to

:03:34. > :03:40.organise defensively. Jeff Hassler is in late.

:03:41. > :03:45.Sexton has identified it, they keep the ball under control, Sexton is

:03:46. > :03:50.aware what is happening, the Ospreys back line comes up and as you can

:03:51. > :03:53.see Leinster still driving and moving forward and sitting control.

:03:54. > :03:58.Sexton is aware of what is happening. There is the space. Dan

:03:59. > :04:02.Biggar comes out of the line quickly, the line follows and all of

:04:03. > :04:09.a sudden Sexton, beautiful kick, he checks Jeff Hassler, Kearney catches

:04:10. > :04:15.it and the momentum takes over for a great score. A smart try by

:04:16. > :04:24.Leinster. You have to keep your wits in defence. Smart Plato outmanoeuvre

:04:25. > :04:29.the Ospreys -- winds. -- smart play. We talked about Dan Biggar against

:04:30. > :04:34.Sexton at the top of the match, given his mastery of that play, is

:04:35. > :04:41.Sexton edging it now? You cannot judge it. Phil picks out the vision

:04:42. > :04:55.assessment but also the outside men... He is right out, a pretty

:04:56. > :05:13.cold move and they are so good. A quick line speed. Dan Biggar doing

:05:14. > :05:22.what he does best. They went for the try early on instead of the three

:05:23. > :05:27.points. There was nothing really on at times five or six phases, the

:05:28. > :05:29.defence was well-organised. It is great to see, coming away with

:05:30. > :05:41.something. A great decision making from Dan

:05:42. > :05:46.Biggar. Plenty to be positive about. A one score game as we said and the

:05:47. > :05:50.Ospreys despite a Gulf and experience in positions more than

:05:51. > :05:57.holding their own. Absolutely. The Ospreys will be happy. Going in at

:05:58. > :06:01.half-time and some great clips showing their tenacity without the

:06:02. > :06:07.ball, good tackling, Underhill throwing his body in front. The same

:06:08. > :06:14.with King and Baker. King is alert on the breakdown. Scruffy

:06:15. > :06:20.presentation by Leinster, Paul James a scrum-half pass and Watkin. A

:06:21. > :06:26.great break. Great aerial skills by James King. The Ospreys... Gathering

:06:27. > :06:33.the restart control the base. Baldwin is there. Leg drive and

:06:34. > :06:39.power, look at this from Underhill. A young fellow, 19, not afraid. Good

:06:40. > :06:43.leg drive. He set the Ospreys going forward, controlling the base of the

:06:44. > :06:48.ruck and Leonard puts a box ticking. The Ospreys will be happy, great arm

:06:49. > :06:52.wrestle and a really intriguing second half and the Ospreys are in

:06:53. > :07:01.the game with an experienced team playing well as a unit. Steve Tandy

:07:02. > :07:05.said what the boys lack of experience they will make up for in

:07:06. > :07:10.enthusiasm. Sam Underhill does not look like an 18-year-old. He is

:07:11. > :07:19.holding his own against Sean O'Brien. The shape, size and power,

:07:20. > :07:25.19 years of age. I know his captain the under 18. He is another one of

:07:26. > :07:31.the conveyor belt in regional rugby. So many in the system, she got

:07:32. > :07:38.penalised, nothing wrong with that. He was milking the penalty. He is

:07:39. > :07:43.behind Justin Tipuric, he will get much game time that he stepped up

:07:44. > :07:48.tonight. I wonder if we can convert into Welshman! Another 19-year-old

:07:49. > :07:53.who was thrust into the limelight, we have seen him before for Ospreys

:07:54. > :08:02.but not much. Owen Watkin has looked to the manner born. 19-year-old, up

:08:03. > :08:12.against Fitzgerald, British Lion, Ben Te'o. Great hip strength, great

:08:13. > :08:18.speed. There was a bit of toe and lovely kick. Great to see youngsters

:08:19. > :08:24.getting the opportunity. We cannot go out by the superstars the French

:08:25. > :08:29.and can buy but giving younger players an opportunity and I have

:08:30. > :08:34.been impressed with both. More than holding their own. On the bench

:08:35. > :08:39.there is a lot of firepower, four points in the game when might we see

:08:40. > :08:46.Alun Wyn Jones and others coming on? It is interesting. Alun Wyn Jones or

:08:47. > :08:51.Justin Tipuric will want to be on the field now. Depending on the

:08:52. > :08:55.first ten minutes, if Leinster get a score early on you could see them on

:08:56. > :09:00.after 15 minutes but it is nip and tuck and I expect him to hold them

:09:01. > :09:05.back. We must wait and see what Steve Tandy does. There was action

:09:06. > :09:45.tomorrow -- no action because of rescheduled European fixtures.

:09:46. > :09:54.The worst thing you have forgotten? Birthday? Oh, yeah. I forgot Ben s

:09:55. > :10:04.Birthday? Oh, yeah. I forgot Ben's birthday. They did their weights and

:10:05. > :10:08.routines, there were meetings and day in day out in any workplace

:10:09. > :10:17.regardless being it a joy to work you need to freshen it up. Plenty

:10:18. > :10:20.more on those features on scrum five Sunday at five o'clock. More

:10:21. > :10:25.revelations from the war buttons on top of the one he forgot his twin

:10:26. > :10:33.brother s birthday! His twin brother! Shocking stuff. He also

:10:34. > :10:37.said, repeating the point he made earlier that he will be happy to

:10:38. > :10:41.finish his career at the Blues, Sam Warburton and win trophies for them.

:10:42. > :10:46.Some may end his career at the Blues. Some of starting his Blues

:10:47. > :10:52.career Matthew Morgan he signed for the Blues on a two-year deal.

:10:53. > :10:55.Exciting times, a player who relishes playing with the ball in

:10:56. > :11:02.hand and on the pitch he should be at home. Yeah, a brilliant signing.

:11:03. > :11:05.It is so exciting, Matthew Morgan, unbelievable try. Such a shame he

:11:06. > :11:09.felt he had to go to Bristol in the first place. He should never have

:11:10. > :11:15.been lost to the Welsh system. Question marks over whether he is

:11:16. > :11:23.big enough, I hate this Shane Williams X Factor thing but the

:11:24. > :11:27.signing is 15, his best position and he will be a dangerous attacking

:11:28. > :11:33.threat. With Nick Williams the skill is coming back. Exciting times. Good

:11:34. > :11:43.signings and Jonathan, as Martin said, he has been signed principally

:11:44. > :11:48.as a 15, played much of his at ten. Do you think 15 is the best position

:11:49. > :11:55.for him? We have not seen enough of him, really. With the space he likes

:11:56. > :12:02.to be seen a full-back is the best position. The one thing is, we don't

:12:03. > :12:06.want to spoil him and put him everywhere. On the wing and the

:12:07. > :12:12.full-back or outside-half. For me, play full-back, he learned his trade

:12:13. > :12:19.and then he gets better week in, week out. If they think that where

:12:20. > :12:25.he wants to play, it is a great pitch for him to do that on. It is

:12:26. > :12:34.exciting times and is nice for him to be back in Wales. Back to

:12:35. > :12:39.tonight, when do you expect we might see Justin Tipuric and Alun Wyn

:12:40. > :12:47.Jones coming on? It is difficult, really, they are going quite well.

:12:48. > :12:52.If they... Some of the coaches say it is done before the game so maybe

:12:53. > :12:55.if there is an injury or they think the tactical change is right at that

:12:56. > :13:00.time, it is Steve Tandy's call. I time, it is Steve Tandy s call. I

:13:01. > :13:03.would think that it would be a waste to have those on the bench if they

:13:04. > :13:10.are not being used within 20 minutes. The teams are coming back

:13:11. > :13:17.out. Let us remind ourselves of what happened in the first half. Two

:13:18. > :13:24.teams coming in on a cracking run of form, bad news for Leinster. Dan

:13:25. > :13:29.Biggar kicked the Ospreys into the early lead but then the only try of

:13:30. > :13:40.the half, precision cross kick from Johnny Sexton to Rob Kinney. The

:13:41. > :13:44.Ospreys within touching distance. 10-6 is the current school. As both

:13:45. > :13:49.teams prepare for the kick-off, do you think Ospreys can pull it back?

:13:50. > :13:54.Anything is in this game. They have acquitted themselves well, a cliche

:13:55. > :13:55.but the first score is vital particularly if Leinster pull away

:13:56. > :14:06.with two scores. Welsh language commentary on the red

:14:07. > :14:15.Button. We can turn to Jonathan and Gareth Jones. Thank you. Just a

:14:16. > :14:25.4-point gap as Dan Biggar gets the second half under way. Leinster

:14:26. > :14:35.could go back to of the table this evening. Scarlet is to play against

:14:36. > :14:39.on Sunday. Edinburgh looking for a bonus point, they could also post

:14:40. > :14:45.the top the table. Getting interesting at this stage of the

:14:46. > :14:52.season, everyone trying to make the most of this week. Then the Six

:14:53. > :14:59.Nations loom large in a couple of weeks and lots of teams will lose

:15:00. > :15:08.lots of influential players again. Yes. Chief of them are the Ospreys.

:15:09. > :15:42.Hands off. That is good defensive work by

:15:43. > :15:45.Leinster. How many times have we seen that? The Irish provinces and

:15:46. > :16:02.national side. Lovely ball, but he just held up,

:16:03. > :16:12.ball and all tackle, cannot get to ground. It is a shame, very good

:16:13. > :16:32.attacking position. He must stay within 15.

:16:33. > :16:49.Use it. Take it in. Do you know what, I think it was close. Dixon

:16:50. > :17:01.has taken it back in. A little bit too far out. No hands,

:17:02. > :17:45.white? Again, the chase is very good. Doing

:17:46. > :17:52.really hard work pressurising Ospreys in their own third, Watkin

:17:53. > :17:55.on hand again. He really tracks the ball carrier so well. There is a

:17:56. > :18:05.Ukraine front of you, straight ahead. No chance for Jonathan

:18:06. > :18:17.strapped. -- there is a hooker. Did well to regather that one. They have

:18:18. > :18:24.a penalty. There is one opportunity there Querrey hooker was in the line

:18:25. > :18:25.against one of the backs, take him on but unfortunately they shifted

:18:26. > :18:47.it. Dan Baker is rediscovering some of

:18:48. > :18:58.his form. Maybe the greatest English players

:18:59. > :19:25.of all time, watching. Now, can they try and look for some

:19:26. > :19:28.spaces as they get across to bring down Dirksen. Baker looking to carry

:19:29. > :19:45.again. Release it, white! Told to release

:19:46. > :19:53.it and he didn't. The tackler must release quicker. The instruction was

:19:54. > :20:08.quite clear from David Wilkinson. Yes, I could hear him.

:20:09. > :20:17.Ospreys have worked hard to get themselves this far downfield. Dan

:20:18. > :20:26.Baker has been prominent in the ball carrying stakes. Sam, alongside him,

:20:27. > :20:37.is having an excellent game. They carry again, the first line of

:20:38. > :20:38.attack. Paul James still managed to gather and keep meant calling for

:20:39. > :20:53.the Ospreys, keep the attack alive. James lays it back. When the ball is

:20:54. > :21:02.so slow, there is so many defenders out there, you cannot go wide. Ball

:21:03. > :21:09.was out. Black feet. Where were the feature? The distance away from

:21:10. > :21:10.Brendon Leonard. -- feature? That has gone forward. Great tackle

:21:11. > :21:31.again. Outstanding. Smashed it. I am not sure. Let's have a look at

:21:32. > :21:42.this. Taking it in. There was no rock formed -- no ruck form. Great

:21:43. > :21:50.hit, chucks it anywhere. Who is this kid going to play for? England?

:21:51. > :21:57.Richard Hill is his mental. Not a bad mental. England is obviously

:21:58. > :22:04.well documented. They have not got an out and out seven for me.

:22:05. > :22:08.Convention which has lots. You got to wait two and a bit use them to

:22:09. > :22:13.qualify. I think we have quite a good few sevens of our own, so we

:22:14. > :22:18.are not that desperate frame, but he looks the real deal. Johnny Sexton

:22:19. > :22:23.is a big, physical man. One-on-one tackle, the guy spotted him in. I

:22:24. > :22:30.would not be surprised if he is looking at the Aviva. Using

:22:31. > :22:33.University in Wales. Born in Washington, DC and is from

:22:34. > :22:39.Gloucester, he only turned 19 in July. He is playing for Bridgend, so

:22:40. > :22:45.wouldn't be surprised if there is a knock-on the door frame into long.

:22:46. > :22:54.Could get a transfer fee for him as well, Ospreys. Well documented that

:22:55. > :23:04.England do really struggle for an out and out seven. 19 Comey does

:23:05. > :23:09.look the real deal. -- 19, he does. He has certainly enhanced his

:23:10. > :23:22.repetition tonight. Good scrum. Baker, Watkin, held up by Te'o. And

:23:23. > :23:27.they have done enough to win the scrum. I don't understand why you

:23:28. > :23:32.get the ball out of that scrum, you are going forward five metres out,

:23:33. > :23:39.from a stand-off, keep it in, keep it in. It was not a call from the

:23:40. > :23:45.referee, it was Asian between Leonard and Baker. Leonard maybe had

:23:46. > :23:48.a call from Dan Evans on the far side. Maybe they felt they were

:23:49. > :23:54.losing their shape a bit. Up to him to try and control it. No matter how

:23:55. > :24:03.many times you see the penalty given to decide going forward. That is

:24:04. > :24:07.just it, the ball going in, is it OK if we kept it in? He said, of

:24:08. > :24:10.course. He's going next time keep it in, it is OK. They're chatting with

:24:11. > :24:35.Dan Baker as well. They have certainly evened up the

:24:36. > :24:42.scrums, Ospreys last couple have been very good. -- Ospreys'. Good

:24:43. > :24:55.battle during the front rows. Line. Set. Behind the ball, black nine.

:24:56. > :25:00.That is what they needed when they were going the other way, Ospreys,

:25:01. > :25:05.that is the kind of control at eight when the scrum has skewed that

:25:06. > :25:09.brings you penalties. That look like Tamura broke his binding, so

:25:10. > :25:17.interesting to see that one again in slow motion. They were definitely

:25:18. > :25:33.going forward. 7243 fans agree with you. -- 7000 340. Let's see that one

:25:34. > :25:35.again. Little decisions make a huge difference in this type of tight

:25:36. > :25:56.game. Get in on the Leinster throw. That

:25:57. > :26:06.was knocked on. No advantage. Bring it in. Great read. Read where the

:26:07. > :26:16.call was going, get up and spoils the ball. Do you see a knock-on?

:26:17. > :26:22.Just got it in. It is an Ospreys scrum.

:26:23. > :26:42.Crouch. Bind. Set. No sign of any movement from the Osprey bench yet.

:26:43. > :26:50.Ten minutes into the second half. They are flying round the corner

:26:51. > :26:53.that time. I would bring them on one point because they have not looked

:26:54. > :26:59.like scoring a try yet, take the three points. I think he's

:27:00. > :27:03.penalising the cipher walking around -- the side for a walking foot

:27:04. > :27:06.appeals a Yad the upper hand on Alan Jarvis. No one is guilty, all six of

:27:07. > :27:43.them. It is a lottery. Just pulls the last one just before

:27:44. > :28:01.half-time. This one slightly longer, including the angle.

:28:02. > :28:23.Has he? Overcompensated. Two kicks he usually nails. It was just the

:28:24. > :28:29.heel in the ground and the grass. The knock-on the shoulders.

:28:30. > :28:45.Have to say, he fights well. Watkin, another 19-year-old who has really

:28:46. > :28:50.had his hand up this evening. Do you thing he knows Richard was watching

:28:51. > :28:57.him? I think he is enjoying himself was that he has had a great game.

:28:58. > :29:00.The ball is out, play on. They are making life difficult for Brendon

:29:01. > :29:12.Leonard this evening. It is on. Watkin. Back inside. White one,

:29:13. > :29:17.hands off. They are doing everything this side of legality to slow it

:29:18. > :29:25.down. They are just slowing it down by that split second. Forwards

:29:26. > :29:33.mainly out there, Eli Walker. Sean O'Brien as well. It is a penalty on.

:29:34. > :29:39.Not much else at the moment after that pass. They are building the

:29:40. > :29:45.pressure, hopefully now they'll take this kick, get back in, they have

:29:46. > :29:52.got the upper hand at the moment. This will not be a high-scoring

:29:53. > :29:56.game. It will be a couple of points in it, a try to get away from each

:29:57. > :30:00.other, but for me this is all about where the game is played, turn the

:30:01. > :30:06.pressure into points, because defensively both sides are doing

:30:07. > :30:11.very well. When you are on the ground you have got to let it go.

:30:12. > :30:17.Not a bad time to bring this one on if it is a 1-point game. Hope it is

:30:18. > :30:24.a 1-point game. The guys that have stepped in, everyday held their own.

:30:25. > :30:26.They are doing exceptionally well, the youngsters. Nothing between the

:30:27. > :30:38.forwards. Biggar is successful, Ospreys back

:30:39. > :30:51.within one point. Here comes Alun Wyn Jones. Popular

:30:52. > :31:22.as ever. He really is a talisman. It is absolutely chucking it down

:31:23. > :31:27.now. Monsoon weather. Eli Walker. Nice to get away from danger. Now it

:31:28. > :31:32.is about not making mistakes because it is atrocious out there! A bit of

:31:33. > :32:20.hail in the mix as well. Just as well that Sean O'Brien could

:32:21. > :32:32.not take it, and he knows it. He was in, wasn't he? Look at that. Off the

:32:33. > :32:40.shoulder, all the way home. That would have been a 7-point, in off a

:32:41. > :32:47.black. We picked him out before the game that doesn't make a mistake,

:32:48. > :32:51.Dan Evans. I don't think Sean O'Brien would have the legs to get

:32:52. > :32:57.there. You think? Alun Wyn Jones Jason him? He is fresh. -- chasing

:32:58. > :33:22.him. Crouch. It was a sharp but

:33:23. > :33:26.thankfully short shower. To flesh traders in that -- fresh players in

:33:27. > :34:22.Leinster front row. Crouch. Bind. Set. Lovely inside

:34:23. > :34:30.ball. Just really sped off the base of the scrum. Took the ball to the

:34:31. > :34:31.line there and they just fill the holes. Excellent defence by the

:34:32. > :34:49.Ospreys. Underhill again. James King. Going

:34:50. > :35:30.really well for the Ospreys tonight. A bit of a tussle going on in the

:35:31. > :35:34.scrum fuzzed up its great to see a good back like this in these gun

:35:35. > :35:41.without them collapsing all the time. Quite a few of those will be

:35:42. > :35:48.involved in a few weeks. Pat Furlong. The March reached, still

:35:49. > :35:54.just a 1-point game. -- the hour mark. I understand the Alun Wyn

:35:55. > :36:01.Jones replaced that -- replacement, it was always preplanned and 25

:36:02. > :36:04.minutes, player welfare issues, I can see Justin Tipuric just warming

:36:05. > :36:10.up, taking his tracksuit top off. Maybe it would have been just the --

:36:11. > :36:15.Justin Tipuric coming in except that Sam Underhill has done such a good

:36:16. > :36:20.job. Elsewhere, 23-13 Edinburgh up in the other game and Claremont are

:36:21. > :36:29.leading Bordeaux 22-10. The Ospreys host Claremont next week was a big

:36:30. > :36:41.day of club rugby tomorrow, I will be at Saint Helen 's first ones

:36:42. > :36:46.against Pontypridd. The holders, Bridgend, a good fuse guide this

:36:47. > :36:52.week. It is three and one, a leaked to central clash between Penarth and

:36:53. > :36:55.Dennis Powys. It is a three and one because it is the district cup match

:36:56. > :37:01.and a several Macs over ball designated match, run by Michel

:37:02. > :37:03.Morgan County for clubs in Glamorganshire, which is on its 60th

:37:04. > :37:09.anniversary this year, the silver ball. Good luck to both teams. Have

:37:10. > :37:10.a word with the committees and the winning team could get treble free

:37:11. > :37:30.beer tokens. Thank you. First scrum with the new part --

:37:31. > :37:35.prop went down and the ball stolen by Leinster. Then as they come in

:37:36. > :37:45.the side, given our way again. -- given away. Looks like a nothing

:37:46. > :37:55.penalty, but look. That is a great kick. -- a great kick. Just outside

:37:56. > :38:07.their own 22. Just squirts out of the side. A change of scrum-half,

:38:08. > :38:16.Eoin Reddan coming on to replace Luke McGrath. Good line-out ball by

:38:17. > :38:23.James King of the top, Watkin, looking for the return pass. Clear

:38:24. > :38:27.out again under rail, look at that. Superbly done by Brendon Leonard to

:38:28. > :38:37.bridge -- prevent the ball hitting the floor so it was not a knock-on,

:38:38. > :38:45.but that was. Taking advantage of Luke Fisher on the shoulder. Brendon

:38:46. > :38:50.Leonard did really well to get the keep order that. -- did really well

:38:51. > :39:23.to keep hold of that. Well, big round of applause, fully

:39:24. > :39:29.deserved. Justin Tipuric had been favourite coming on, but the young

:39:30. > :39:31.man going off, Sam Underhill, has had an outstanding evening.

:39:32. > :39:37.Brilliant performance from jail, absolutely brilliant. One of the new

:39:38. > :40:01.signings wearing 18. Ma'afu Fia. More injuries from

:40:02. > :40:06.Ireland. There he is, what King. Does not look good. No, how

:40:07. > :40:14.significant is that for Ireland as much as Leinster? -- there he is,

:40:15. > :40:18.not looking good. Maybe not as bad, actually, has straightened his arm

:40:19. > :40:34.now. Reid has come on in place of him.

:40:35. > :40:45.Let's see if the bench can produce the impact in the final quarter? The

:40:46. > :40:55.game still on a knife edge as Johnny Sexton has a look at Zebre up -- has

:40:56. > :41:01.a look up. Has gone forward from beggar. Needed a bit more time than

:41:02. > :41:13.he is odd. It looks happier like it went backwards. Let's have a word.

:41:14. > :41:19.Hang on. Anything that comes off the hand in any direction, the referee

:41:20. > :41:30.has to column can -- has to call knock-on. Give them the benefit of

:41:31. > :41:34.the doubt sometimes. The Ospreys have had plenty of the ball in the

:41:35. > :41:52.second half. Just the one Dan Biggar penalty. Big scrum from Ma'afu Fia.

:41:53. > :42:08.Probably the tide is scrum of the evening. Ospreys will not mind

:42:09. > :42:13.because they have got the put-in. I'm not sure who is dominant now

:42:14. > :42:17.because one is going forward, the other going forward and there is a

:42:18. > :42:23.bit of wheeling going on. Initially it was very solid from the Ospreys,

:42:24. > :42:26.Jack McGrath seemed to be getting a bit under, but on the fireside Nicky

:42:27. > :42:33.Smith does really well against Marty Moore. It is a good attacking

:42:34. > :42:46.platform. Or it was, now it's just a shambles.

:42:47. > :42:55.There we are against the head again. This grand is it -- the scrums are a

:42:56. > :43:02.bit of a lottery at the moment. Try score on the outside. Everybody stop

:43:03. > :43:15.for a second. They need to play the whistle, which has not been

:43:16. > :43:24.blown. They need a bit of space. Great tackle and lovely float, which

:43:25. > :43:32.sets up Noel Reid so nicely. That is class. We have mentioned him before

:43:33. > :43:39.the game, he is a very good player, he is going to Worcester next year,

:43:40. > :43:46.what a brilliant offer this is. The ball comes out, Tommy Ryan, held,

:43:47. > :43:53.secondary or up against him -- second row. Good steak for Noel Reid

:43:54. > :44:01.because he was going full is bid. Good support as well. Poor defence

:44:02. > :44:06.on the outside from the Ospreys. They created a huge dogleg.

:44:07. > :44:21.Incredible the Ospreys so much in the second half and the first

:44:22. > :44:25.meaningful attack from Leinster produces a try for Noel Reid. Big

:44:26. > :45:00.kick. Just the woodwork making it a one

:45:01. > :45:07.score game. The Ospreys are still there. This is what Leinster are

:45:08. > :45:13.capable of. Attacking the outside, feeding the inside, great support,

:45:14. > :45:17.lovely line taken by Noel Reid. He deserves the drive. A massive

:45:18. > :45:37.conversion. Plenty of time left. Owen Watkin the other youngster has

:45:38. > :45:42.departed. Sam Davies has gone to full-back.

:45:43. > :45:51.Interesting because they have played with Sam Davies at ten and Dan

:45:52. > :46:12.Biggar at 12. Dan Evans has gone up to the centre.

:46:13. > :47:20.Peter Dooley comes on to complete the new Leinster front row.

:47:21. > :47:25.Edinburgh continue their rise up the table. A couple of wins over

:47:26. > :47:41.Glasgow. Level on points for the Scarlets as

:47:42. > :48:07.things stand. Leinster can afford now to play the

:48:08. > :48:10.game as Ospreys have it all to do. Great kick. A superb kick from

:48:11. > :48:21.Johnny Sexton. He has rifled a couple of kicks and

:48:22. > :48:33.they've been aptly brilliant. Ten minutes to go as well.

:48:34. > :48:43.Just allowing time for Tom Habberfield to come on for Brendon

:48:44. > :48:52.Leonard. The Ospreys defend five metres from their own try line.

:48:53. > :49:28.Alun Wyn Jones backing himself right at the front.

:49:29. > :49:41.Roddick does so much of the unseen work. -- Rhys Ruddock.

:49:42. > :49:47.That is the only worry I have got about the Ospreys, they have about

:49:48. > :49:57.the creativity and pace so apart from...

:49:58. > :50:07.It is all happening here! They could easily have got the match-winning

:50:08. > :50:22.try them, Leinster. Dave Kearney had more time than he

:50:23. > :50:32.thought. He should have given it to Ben Te'o. They could have done it by

:50:33. > :50:37.hands. Apart from Eli Walker, they have got the creativity and pace to

:50:38. > :50:38.go from this area. The conditions are against them. It is so difficult

:50:39. > :50:54.in this weather. It is so difficult out there to

:50:55. > :51:27.handle. I think it is a penalty. Tom Denton

:51:28. > :51:54.has done really well. Tom Habberfield felt he was taken

:51:55. > :52:05.early which created the half chance in the first place.

:52:06. > :52:14.A lovely ball. Dominic Ryan does well.

:52:15. > :52:48.Inspector Gadget arms from Devin Toner! They will look at that one.

:52:49. > :52:50.And Johnny Sexton's reaction was the And Johnny Sexton s reaction was the

:52:51. > :53:11.main thing. I want to check if he lifted the

:53:12. > :53:21.legs beyond the horizontal. We are playing Ireland...!

:53:22. > :53:28.Nothing wrong with that at all. It isn't even a penalty. What do we

:53:29. > :53:40.know?! Well done, Dan Biggar. He said there

:53:41. > :53:47.is nothing in it. I do not think it is a penalty.

:53:48. > :53:57.They seem to accept it now. Only a penalty, no yellow card. He panics

:53:58. > :54:02.because of the way... It is a different mentality now because of

:54:03. > :54:05.the way the rules are interpreted. There has to be common sense. There

:54:06. > :54:10.was nothing wrong with that. Dan Biggar jumps into, the weight takes

:54:11. > :54:16.him over, the weight will take over. He was in the air. Johnny Sexton

:54:17. > :54:25.guided him back down. He is quick, this boy. Sean Cronin

:54:26. > :54:48.is. Nobody within metres of him. Again, so difficult in these

:54:49. > :55:05.conditions. The cross kick was what Sexton went

:55:06. > :55:23.for. He must be a good player, his

:55:24. > :55:24.nickname is nougat. Good speed.

:55:25. > :56:05.Not as golden as you! Leinster have the Ospreys in a

:56:06. > :56:54.stranglehold. Dave Cairney size -- slides in. Has

:56:55. > :56:59.he got the ball down? Tom Habberfield may have done.

:57:00. > :57:10.Miraculously well. I could not see from the angle. -- Dave Kearney.

:57:11. > :57:25.If he isn't sure, it hasn't been grounded.

:57:26. > :57:48.A great angle. He is thinking, I am going all the way.

:57:49. > :57:54.Yes, he has done. That is the end of the match.

:57:55. > :58:03.WHISTLE BLOWS Dave Kearney started it and it could

:58:04. > :58:15.be Dave Kearney that finishes it for Leinster.

:58:16. > :58:23.A great ball. Inside ball. The back-row is away from the ball. A

:58:24. > :58:41.great inside run, good finish. Johnny Sexton adds the two extra

:58:42. > :58:48.points. It does not look as if Leinster need them now. They are way

:58:49. > :58:50.clear and Johnny Sexton counterpart, the night s work has been done for

:58:51. > :58:56.him and Leinster. How much fight have the Ospreys got

:58:57. > :59:41.left? The final couple of minutes. Johnny Sexton has been voted Man Of

:59:42. > :59:45.The Match. Some of his cross kicking, tries and corner have been

:59:46. > :59:50.quite superb. He's in control of the game tonight. They have definitely

:59:51. > :00:09.won the kicking game. The crowd not happy with the Man Of

:00:10. > :00:35.The Match decision. They have exerted pressure when they

:00:36. > :00:42.needed to, they exerted control when they needed, taking chances. You

:00:43. > :00:59.cannot complain about the score. Two well created tries.

:01:00. > :01:10.Well, the Ospreys s winning run will come to an end. They lost five of

:01:11. > :01:15.their first six, on the next five and Leinster only two defeat for

:01:16. > :01:20.them both away from home. The Scarlets and the first match of the

:01:21. > :01:25.season at Edinburgh, since then, going from strength to strength. And

:01:26. > :01:36.going to the top of the table. WHISTLE BLOWS

:01:37. > :01:55.Ospreys trying to salvage something late on as the clock turns red.

:01:56. > :02:02.The visiting defence has been extremely well marshalled this

:02:03. > :02:10.evening. They have done it again. A job well done by Leinster. They have

:02:11. > :02:15.come and made a job. They want a fourth try and a bonus point. They

:02:16. > :02:19.know the wind is safe -- the winners say. Come I get extra? -- win is

:02:20. > :02:25.safe. This could go on a while, both teams

:02:26. > :02:43.want to score. They may not have got the bonus

:02:44. > :02:50.point but they have their first win at the Liberty Stadium since 2009.

:02:51. > :02:56.They will go to the top of the Pro12 with a convincing win over Ospreys.

:02:57. > :03:03.Three tries to nothing. They created the tries very well. They took their

:03:04. > :03:05.opportunities. The Ospreys missed a couple of kicks which could have put

:03:06. > :03:09.them in front and psychologically the game would have been different.

:03:10. > :03:19.When the opportunities came, they took them. Lovely break, flowed, it

:03:20. > :03:29.is one of those things. -- off-loads. Greater experience, they

:03:30. > :03:34.were very very clinical. Clinical, professional by Leinster. When they

:03:35. > :03:41.needed to, they got the points, they got the tries, two foil Dave Kearney

:03:42. > :03:45.and one for Noel Reid. They will go home with four points and sitting on

:03:46. > :03:52.top of the Pro12 table for the moment. The first time since 2009,

:03:53. > :04:00.Leinster have come to the Liberty and one beating Ospreys 22 points to

:04:01. > :04:06.nine. They had not won here in a long

:04:07. > :04:11.time. I did not start well for the visitors losing Jamie Heaslip early

:04:12. > :04:15.on. Dan Biggar kicked the hosts into a three nil lead. The precision

:04:16. > :04:19.cross kick set up the first try of the game. Dave Kearney was the

:04:20. > :04:30.beneficiary. Dan Biggar kept the scoreboard ticking over Ospreys and

:04:31. > :04:34.it was 10-6 at half-time. Some great skills from Ben Te'o. Fantastic

:04:35. > :04:41.break and a sweet off-loads for Noel Reid.

:04:42. > :04:53.It went the TMO but it was given. 22-9 to Leinster. They really are

:04:54. > :04:54.the form team in the Pro12. Scarlets dropped to second, Edinburgh have

:04:55. > :05:06.beaten Treviso. Scarlets play Connacht on Sunday.

:05:07. > :05:11.They could return to the top with victory. I guess on balance three

:05:12. > :05:17.tries to nil, worthy winners. Yeah, in the end it was an arm wrestle

:05:18. > :05:22.until the Ben Te'o break. Or defence from Ospreys. That is the

:05:23. > :05:29.difference, Ospreys have not quite got the X factor and the Stardust

:05:30. > :05:34.like Ben Te'o. One chance, in the balance and they scored. In the end,

:05:35. > :05:39.they were deserved winners. Good effort but too much experience and

:05:40. > :05:43.quality in Leinster. When conditions are like they were, atrocious at

:05:44. > :05:49.times with heavy rain and hail you do not want to be chasing. In the

:05:50. > :05:53.end, Dan Biggar put the early penalty away at the start of the

:05:54. > :06:00.second half and it could go either way. That little bit of class and X

:06:01. > :06:07.Factor that Ben Te'o bought and a great take. When you are chasing and

:06:08. > :06:12.missed the conversion still a glimmer of hope but in fairness

:06:13. > :06:15.three tries they were there. They were clinical. Ospreys had

:06:16. > :06:22.opportunities but could get over try line. They have a huge game against

:06:23. > :06:26.Clermont next week. Hopefully not too many injuries and players coming

:06:27. > :06:31.back. Johnny Sexton was Man Of The Match.

:06:32. > :06:36.Congratulations, how pleasing was it because Ospreys or five from five.

:06:37. > :06:41.We knew they were on a good run of form. They have been impressive in

:06:42. > :06:48.Europe as well. They have a big game next week. I thought we did really

:06:49. > :06:52.well to cope with the conditions and they are a quality side. You have

:06:53. > :06:57.had a tough couple of weeks in Europe, how much does that

:06:58. > :07:01.concentrate your minds on the Pro12? Yeah, sometimes the Pro12 games

:07:02. > :07:06.traditionally we have been taking the aisle off the ball because

:07:07. > :07:13.Europe has been so big. We are out of the competition and this was the

:07:14. > :07:20.big game for us. We wanted to finish the competition on a high. How did

:07:21. > :07:25.you go where conditions? Miserable, the ball was greasy before kick-off.

:07:26. > :07:40.It was tough but thankfully we did the right things. We were under

:07:41. > :07:46.pressure. Two... Are you more determined to push in the Pro12? The

:07:47. > :07:50.home draw for the play-offs and the reason why we are a tough pool is

:07:51. > :07:54.because we finished fifth or sixth last year. If we finish higher up

:07:55. > :08:00.now with the new format you get a more favourable draw and hopefully

:08:01. > :08:04.that will be the case going forward. Any banter between you and Dan

:08:05. > :08:12.Biggar? We are playing on two different teams, he did some good

:08:13. > :08:17.stuff tonight. My pack were good and gave me a good platform. Quality

:08:18. > :08:21.players playing well all season. A different scenario again in a few

:08:22. > :08:29.weeks' time if we are both playing. Well said. Thank you. Jonathan

:08:30. > :08:35.Davies has joined us in the studio express from commentary. We spoke

:08:36. > :08:41.about Johnny Sexton has not quite returned to the form of old since he

:08:42. > :08:45.came back to Leinster from racing. It wasn't vintage, it was a scrappy

:08:46. > :08:49.game. We did the basics well and that is what you need to do in these

:08:50. > :08:54.games. If you put the forwards in the right areas and take

:08:55. > :09:01.opportunities, three tries from an inside ball and the kick across so

:09:02. > :09:05.Ben Te'o with the float. That was the difference tonight, they have

:09:06. > :09:13.special players who can score things and if you look at the Ospreys young

:09:14. > :09:17.but they have not got the thrust and injection of pace so, for me, put

:09:18. > :09:22.them in the right areas and control the game so nothing brilliant from

:09:23. > :09:31.anyone, no will one outstanding individual. It was a scrappy game

:09:32. > :09:35.and they were clinical experience. Let's remind ourselves of what

:09:36. > :09:39.Johnny Sexton did right and as he mentioned, the forward pack gave him

:09:40. > :09:46.a platform to work from and in the conditions did well. That was a

:09:47. > :09:51.brilliant kick. It is one of those things come off the floor. What he

:09:52. > :09:59.did as well was he chipped in the first half of the cross kick for the

:10:00. > :10:05.try. It was a controlling influence in international stand-off. The good

:10:06. > :10:15.thing was he realised the importance of the conversion. He looks a lot

:10:16. > :10:23.happier that is back in Leinster. Huge expectation coming back from

:10:24. > :10:26.rusting Metro. He came back and it is hard to reintegrate yourself

:10:27. > :10:34.after World Cup, new coaching staff and players so it looks as if he is

:10:35. > :10:40.beginning to find his feet again. And he came in, there was Darcy and

:10:41. > :10:46.O'Driscoll. He came in, a youngster there, controlling it but then all

:10:47. > :10:50.of a sudden though he is a controller, he has youngsters

:10:51. > :10:54.outside of him and maybe people like Ben Te'o finding his feet. When you

:10:55. > :11:00.get someone like him you can off-load and he does something with

:11:01. > :11:06.it. I thought that the upper hand in the forwards instrumental for the

:11:07. > :11:12.performance but both did their job, no one really dominated that much.

:11:13. > :11:16.No Darcy or O'Driscoll at Leinster any more but they have Ben Te'o and

:11:17. > :11:22.that moment of magic in the second-half, a fantastic outside

:11:23. > :11:28.break and off-load. It was. As Martin said, quite an arm wrestle,

:11:29. > :11:35.until this well constructed try by Ben Te'o. The Ospreys have a good

:11:36. > :11:41.line in place, they are all forwards. For me, Dan Evans was deep

:11:42. > :11:46.in the 22. As the ball comes out, Eli Walker as well is a bit wide,

:11:47. > :11:50.tries to overcompensate to come off the line quicker and then Baldwin

:11:51. > :11:57.comes out in front of his inside defenders and that opens up Ben Te'o

:11:58. > :12:04.to go through. As you say, Dan Evans should be flatter tummy, Justin

:12:05. > :12:11.Tipuric can't quite get there. It was too deep again. A fantastic

:12:12. > :12:17.off-load and try for Noel Reid. An outstanding float, a great try and

:12:18. > :12:23.that is what started the momentum for Leinster. Pulling away from a

:12:24. > :12:28.determined Ospreys team. Great position from Leinster to finish but

:12:29. > :12:33.defensive deficiencies. The first thing you notice as a back is look

:12:34. > :12:41.at the defensive line. You have your Leinster backline, second row and

:12:42. > :12:48.then a hooker. They get a line wrong and it is still the off-load that

:12:49. > :12:54.creates a try because they did not give up support play. The Leinster

:12:55. > :12:59.head coaches with Phil. Congratulations on the win. Has

:13:00. > :13:08.going out of Europe concentrated minds? Yes, to a degree. We put

:13:09. > :13:12.everything into the four games so far in Europe, we are good at the

:13:13. > :13:18.way of the outcome we leave ourselves win, we went hard at all

:13:19. > :13:24.of those games. It is focused the mind on the league because this is

:13:25. > :13:32.our sole focus now. We still want to put in big performances at home

:13:33. > :13:41.against next week. The last three weeks we have had a big focus on

:13:42. > :13:46.these games. A tough game against the Ospreys. We are delighted. You

:13:47. > :13:52.came fully loaded tonight. That was vindicated as well.

:13:53. > :13:59.Want want to win every game we play. We have a lot of faith in our squad.

:14:00. > :14:03.It is really important over the course of the long season we have

:14:04. > :14:07.players coming and going at various stages as well. We would have a lot

:14:08. > :14:12.of faith in the guys who are here and some of the guys who played the

:14:13. > :14:14.last couple of weeks as well. The conditions were very, very

:14:15. > :14:20.difficult. It looked like it would be OK, but we had a lot of heavy

:14:21. > :14:27.showers out there and it made conditions very difficult. One blot

:14:28. > :14:32.on the landscape was Haslip, looking forward to the Four Nations - any

:14:33. > :14:37.news about Jamie? He had a ban early on. It is just a head knock. So,

:14:38. > :14:42.he's up and aboutch he'll follow the usual return to -- about and he'll

:14:43. > :14:49.follow the usual return to play protocols. He will be already to

:14:50. > :14:54.play against Wales? He will be. They will be praying that he is fit

:14:55. > :14:59.because the Irish forward pack and some of the backs as well are

:15:00. > :15:03.dropping like flies with the Four Nations not that far away. You

:15:04. > :15:10.wanted to make a remark about the defence. He pointed out Eli Walker

:15:11. > :15:14.was so detached at the end. That is a consequence of Johnny Sexton's

:15:15. > :15:19.first field kick. You could see Eli Walker was so wide. They were

:15:20. > :15:25.thinking the cross-field kick is such a weapon. As he said, Te'o

:15:26. > :15:29.spots him and he's got from Baldwin in particular to cross over and in

:15:30. > :15:37.fairness they took their chance. They were buried, it was the final

:15:38. > :15:43.nail in the coffin when the Ospreys were denied a second point and Tom

:15:44. > :15:48.Habberfield did his best, but he got there. Tipuric tries to get there.

:15:49. > :15:53.It is the inside ball. Look at the scrum, this is the finish. But the

:15:54. > :15:58.gap has opened up because the scrum has fallen the other way and there's

:15:59. > :16:03.no back row defender to get to him. It is a very, very good try. Again,

:16:04. > :16:07.they had the opportunity and they scored. Very, very clinical. They

:16:08. > :16:17.keep on going. Everyone gets involved in it. If anything, they

:16:18. > 2:09:23have got more creativity than the Ospreys. The do the same