Scarlets v Dragons

:00:15. > :00:20.There is a real buzz at Parc Y Scarlets. The team are having their

:00:21. > :00:25.best ever run inappropriate of, the fans are wondering where it might

:00:26. > :00:27.end, they are top of the table, unbeaten, and last week they served

:00:28. > :00:43.in a thrilling finale. That is the penalty. They have got

:00:44. > :00:49.to go now. It is asking a heck of a lot from there. It is all down to

:00:50. > :01:03.this one. Two minutes into stoppage time. Steven Shingler.

:01:04. > :01:12.It is struggling. It is struggling. It is struggling. But it has got

:01:13. > :01:17.there. And it is joy at Parc Y Scarlets. It is five wins in a row.

:01:18. > :01:24.The Scarlets keep their 100% record thanks to Steven Shingler.

:01:25. > :01:30.Tonight's opponents are the Dragons. It is the first Welsh derby

:01:31. > :01:36.of the season and they arrived with their star player in tow. Taulupe

:01:37. > :01:41.Faletau's moved to Bath was vetoed by the Welsh Rugby Union. He will be

:01:42. > :01:45.hoping to inspire his belated team-mates. They arrive with just

:01:46. > :01:50.two wins under their belts and they have not won in Llanelli since 2007.

:01:51. > :01:56.But they are the second highest of the wash weakens in eight plate. The

:01:57. > :02:03.Scarlets remain the only unbeaten side, sitting pretty at the top.

:02:04. > :02:09.Good evening and welcome to Scrum V from Parc Y Scarlets. I am joined by

:02:10. > :02:14.former Wales and Dragons back row forward, Colin Charvis. Is this a

:02:15. > :02:17.genuine renaissance we are witnessing at race macro? It is

:02:18. > :02:23.great to see them have that unbeaten start to the season. They have

:02:24. > :02:29.started unbeaten, it is how long they can keep that going for. The

:02:30. > :02:35.Dragons are the visitors tonight. Taulupe Faletau is there. Always a

:02:36. > :02:38.lot of scrutiny on that man, more so tonight. Will that have a

:02:39. > :02:44.galvanising effect or potentially a disruptive one? Any player of that

:02:45. > :02:47.quality coming back from the World Cup is going to bolster the side but

:02:48. > :02:53.all the players know they have still got jobs to do. But Toby is a good

:02:54. > :02:58.guy. He has been at the Dragons for a very long time. He will just roll

:02:59. > :03:02.up his sleeves and play as well has he usually does. He never gives less

:03:03. > :03:08.than 100% and the same can be said of Sean Holley. You have witnessed

:03:09. > :03:12.most of these victories so far this season at Parc Y Scarlets. They have

:03:13. > :03:16.got a pretty celebrated backline, several of them injured at the

:03:17. > :03:21.moment, but it is one of the unsung heroes you have paid attention to.

:03:22. > :03:24.The Scarlets have a history of bringing young players through and

:03:25. > :03:29.there is a young man who came off the bench last week I am looking

:03:30. > :03:34.forward to seeing start tonight. Tom Williams, brother of Lloyd Williams.

:03:35. > :03:39.When he came on last week, things began to happen around him. Solid in

:03:40. > :03:45.defence, and some players start to have an X factor about them. It was

:03:46. > :03:48.great to see him involved in both Scarlets tries. This was not perfect

:03:49. > :03:55.by any stretch but it is great to see him at this end of the field. He

:03:56. > :03:59.rode his luck on this one but it was a crucial score. I am keen to see if

:04:00. > :04:04.he can do the same tonight. But one area they will be looking at tonight

:04:05. > :04:09.is the line-out. Nearly 50% of the time they throw to the front so

:04:10. > :04:14.sides mark-up that area or they give them the space and then shut it off

:04:15. > :04:19.at the last minute as Munster did last week. Poor rolled Ken Owens was

:04:20. > :04:23.on the field last week and lost six line-outs for the Scarlets. They

:04:24. > :04:30.shortened the line-out and the ones they did not win, the possession was

:04:31. > :04:34.poor. But Lyn Jones and Kingsley Jones are wily characters so they

:04:35. > :04:39.will be looking to disrupt the ball. It is what I miss about Welsh

:04:40. > :04:44.derbies. It is a coaching battle as much as anything as well. There is

:04:45. > :04:49.definitely a competitive rivalry between the sets of coaches. Both

:04:50. > :04:52.sets have been working hard off the pitch. It is fair to say the

:04:53. > :04:57.Scarlets have laid the gauntlet down and taken it to a whole new level.

:04:58. > :05:04.The question is, who looks better on television? Wayne Pivac caught up

:05:05. > :05:11.with Phil Steele a few moments ago. Well done to you for your two year

:05:12. > :05:15.extension on your contract. Great news for you and the Scarlets. A

:05:16. > :05:20.great start to the season but how much does form go out of the window

:05:21. > :05:24.because it is a derby? Absolutely. We know the Dragons have come down

:05:25. > :05:28.here looking for the points and only one team can come away with them.

:05:29. > :05:33.Hopefully we have done enough work this week to cross the line. Not

:05:34. > :05:37.such a good start for you but you have got Taulupe Faletau back after

:05:38. > :05:42.all the hullabaloo. How great is it to have him back and what effect

:05:43. > :05:48.might that have on him? Toby is a simple fella who just wants to play

:05:49. > :05:53.from -- play rugby. He is back from the World Cup and he just wants to

:05:54. > :05:56.play rugby for us. You could have a father and son playing tonight. What

:05:57. > :06:01.are the chances of the young lad getting on to play with that? He is

:06:02. > :06:05.on the bench to do a job so hopefully he will get on at some

:06:06. > :06:11.stage. Let's hope it is a great derby and a good advert for Welsh

:06:12. > :06:16.rugby. In case you are wondering who Phil Steele was referring to, it is

:06:17. > :06:24.Regan King, whose son Jacob Cowley is on the bench and may be making

:06:25. > :06:27.his first serious appearance. -- senior appearance. The first Welsh

:06:28. > :06:32.derby of the season is about to get under way. Lots at stake for both

:06:33. > :06:36.teams. The Dragons try to end a miserable losing run down West and

:06:37. > :06:44.the Scarlets hoping to extend their best ever run. Keep in touch on

:06:45. > :06:48.social media. We look forward to hearing from you. Let's find out who

:06:49. > :06:50.is going to take the initiative in the first half in the company of

:06:51. > :07:02.Jonathan Davies and Gareth Charles. It is about East against West here

:07:03. > :07:05.and Taulupe Faletau back at number eight which means Ed Jackson, who

:07:06. > :07:15.has had a wonderful start to the season, moves back to number six.

:07:16. > :07:30.Ryan Lamb men -- Rynard Landman back in the team again to lead the team

:07:31. > :07:35.as well. Taulupe Faletau will be the centre of attention. Team-mates with

:07:36. > :07:43.Ken Owens and some of the other Scarlets in the World Cup just a

:07:44. > :07:45.short time ago. And now, in this first East, West Derby of the new

:07:46. > :08:05.season, rivals. Samson Lee rested so Peter Edwards

:08:06. > :08:09.Shingler back in the back row which has played so well for the

:08:10. > :08:14.Scarlets. And Jake Ball and Lewis Rawlins partners in the second row.

:08:15. > :08:21.Tom Williams that Sean Holley was talking about on the wing. Hadleigh

:08:22. > :08:26.Parkes joins countrymen Regan King in the centre. Harry Robinson back

:08:27. > :08:33.for the first time since next jury. And on the bench, 1 name which

:08:34. > :08:38.stands out. Almost as much attention as Taulupe Faletau, Jacob Cowley for

:08:39. > :08:44.the Scarlets, the 19-year-old son of Regan King. Will we get a father and

:08:45. > :08:50.son combination for the first time in the Pro12? Ben Whitehouse, and a

:08:51. > :08:57.band coming Welsh referee, in charge this evening as rain, on cue, start

:08:58. > :09:02.teeming down. Steven Shingler, whose last kick last week settled things,

:09:03. > :09:08.starts things with his first this evening. A big hit by Jake Ball on

:09:09. > :09:17.America. Were there any arms involved is the question. And as the

:09:18. > :09:24.Dragons put the ball safely out of play, let's have a look and see what

:09:25. > :09:30.exactly took place. He starts running across the field, outside

:09:31. > :09:40.the first offender. And he gets walloped by California. Ken Owens

:09:41. > :09:44.going low, Jake Ball going high. Welcome to Parc Y Scarlets fought to

:09:45. > :09:49.loop a valid towel. And welcome as well not just to Jonathan this

:09:50. > :09:53.evening but Martyn Williams alongside that this evening. I did

:09:54. > :10:04.say you are looking forward to one battle at number 7 where it is Nic

:10:05. > :10:11.Cudd against James Davies. It should be a fascinating battle. That is the

:10:12. > :10:18.other flank, Aaron Shingler, driven back in that tackle. Jake Ball puts

:10:19. > :10:24.his big frame to use with the ball rather than without it on that

:10:25. > :10:38.occasion. Carter steps back inside as the defence comes up. Jefferson.

:10:39. > :10:40.The deft hands of King. That is an easy outside break for him. He picks

:10:41. > :10:54.his head up and looks whose there. Ken Owens. The Scarlets taking the

:10:55. > :11:02.game to the Dragons early doors but the first battle on the floor one by

:11:03. > :11:03.Nic Cudd. Did not release. He was the first

:11:04. > :11:15.man into the tackle area. He is not the tallest of players and

:11:16. > :11:26.that always helps. It is always a race to get low early. There he is.

:11:27. > :11:38.That is a simple in and out. He sucks the other defender in. He

:11:39. > :11:40.clearly released there. The attack were going to hide to clear him out.

:11:41. > :12:07.Adam Warren, a former Scarlett. Easy for Tom Williams to deal with.

:12:08. > :12:11.You have got to be competitive for possession. That was a nothing

:12:12. > :12:17.kick. I don't think the coach will be happy with that. It was well

:12:18. > :12:32.covered by Tom Williams. It is going up. You were quick then. How did you

:12:33. > :12:42.know that? Greg Hands by Carter and King.

:12:43. > :12:53.Fair play, given the conditions, both teams giving it a go.

:12:54. > :13:02.Rhodri Williams using the touchline very cleverly. He knew it was going

:13:03. > :13:04.to be a close run thing so he made sure he had that one fought over the

:13:05. > :13:19.whitewash when he took it. This is going to be an interesting

:13:20. > :13:26.part of the game for the Scarlets after last week. Goes to the tail to

:13:27. > :13:33.Jefferson. He was not there last week so he was not a line-out

:13:34. > :13:39.option. Brilliant by Nic Cudd. Going back to the line-up, the Scarlets

:13:40. > :13:41.use Aaron Shingler more than anyone else at the start of the season and

:13:42. > :13:55.he was a huge loss last week. That is a great steel. The only

:13:56. > :13:58.thing is, when you know the play is on, you have to think that the

:13:59. > :14:04.Scarlets back row should get their first because they know what is

:14:05. > :14:12.going to happen. So often the unsung heroes, Nic Cudd.

:14:13. > :14:25.Just one outing as a replacement for the Scarlets in his time down here

:14:26. > :14:32.four years ago. A local boy. But he has made that seven assured his now

:14:33. > :14:39.with the Dragons. Andrew Gilroy has scored a try for Ulster very early

:14:40. > :14:47.at Munster. Interesting that seven for the Dragons, Ollie Griffiths,

:14:48. > :14:51.who was sensational last year for the Wales Under 20s. A different

:14:52. > :14:55.sort of player to Nic Cudd. Very dynamic with ball in hand. A nice

:14:56. > :15:13.option to bring off the bench. King not chancing it but the side

:15:14. > :15:20.but has found Aled Thomas at fullback. A nasty one for Dorian

:15:21. > :15:28.Jones to deal with but he has done so well. A very good kick as well.

:15:29. > :15:38.He did not have much of an angle and to get it to the halfway from there

:15:39. > :15:44.is a pretty decent return. Jonathan. On this, you have got Regan King

:15:45. > :15:49.against two forwards. You have got one there, marking that. He has got

:15:50. > :15:52.to try and get this guy. He will go in and out and leave him down there.

:15:53. > :16:08.That is easy when you can spot it. Brilliant pass from King to Aled

:16:09. > :16:15.Thomas. He has got such an array of passes. Always looking to create for

:16:16. > :16:22.someone else. He makes it look so easy as well. Plenty of time on the

:16:23. > :16:27.ball like all great players. That is just holding your depth and giving

:16:28. > :16:33.yourself time. Composure as well. He does not panic. He knows he is

:16:34. > :16:38.probably going to get hit. The good thing is, Aled Thomas knows the pass

:16:39. > :16:44.is going to be there so he can keep his depth as well.

:16:45. > :16:50.There was a chance to attack but not any more. They have got to scramble

:16:51. > :17:05.back just to regather possession on halfway.

:17:06. > :17:12.Perfectly judged in the end. Ashton Hewitt not sure whether he was going

:17:13. > :17:18.to commit or not. Hoping it was going to go out on the full. Eight

:17:19. > :17:22.and a half minutes gone and it is both sets of defence winning at the

:17:23. > :17:28.moment because there is a lot of kicking happening. It is not an

:17:29. > :17:32.aerial battle, just ticking for position really. If anything, the

:17:33. > :17:39.Scarlets are dominating territory and possession.

:17:40. > :17:46.And that slippery surface is always going to make it difficult to keep

:17:47. > :18:10.control. Jefferson, I think this happened

:18:11. > :18:15.when Nic Cudd went for the charge down. I think he stood on his foot.

:18:16. > :18:45.Any good openside would on an outside-half. These days there is

:18:46. > :18:51.nothing in those boots as well. Jonathan used to wear steel toe caps

:18:52. > :18:57.in his when he started, I think. Wayne Pivac has just signed a

:18:58. > :19:14.contract extension. Outside break, takes the defender in, just checks

:19:15. > :19:26.his run, gets his hands away. Here we go. Just landed on his planted

:19:27. > :19:35.foot. Shingler again in the line-out. Great play from Parkes.

:19:36. > :19:40.Looks for support. Dragged down eventually by Charlie Davies. Peter

:19:41. > :19:47.Edwards. Not who you want to give the ball to on a quick phase play.

:19:48. > :19:53.It was a great break from Hadleigh Parkes but it has all slowed down

:19:54. > :20:00.now. Jake Ball. That is a good run from Jake Ball. Have they created

:20:01. > :20:05.space on outside. He is over the try line. But they may have to check a

:20:06. > :20:19.couple of those passes on route. Did it go forward?

:20:20. > :20:24.We are going to check it. Derek, I just want to check the last pass,

:20:25. > :20:26.please. Is there any reason I cannot award the try. The last but one

:20:27. > :20:53.pass. The long pass of ten. I think that could be OK. It is the

:20:54. > :21:02.first pass they are particularly worried about.

:21:03. > :21:09.From that angle it looks like the pass is travelling backwards.

:21:10. > :21:14.I think that is a drive. We have got to give them. The linesman or

:21:15. > :21:39.assistant referee is right in line. That is the first one and I think

:21:40. > :21:48.they are OK with that one. I think it looks fine.

:21:49. > :21:53.The try is given. James Davies gets on the scoresheet again and the

:21:54. > :22:05.Scarlets take a 5-point lead. His third this season. That is a lovely

:22:06. > :22:09.ball. That is a great pass. They were short of defenders, they were

:22:10. > :22:22.narrow, and the past takes everyone out. That is a lovely try. Great

:22:23. > :22:30.support play. Great kick. Aled Thomas supplies the extras. A superb

:22:31. > :22:36.kick from Thomas. That makes it a 7 point. It is a lovely ball. It all

:22:37. > :22:50.came from Hadleigh Parkes' bust. It was good build-up. It was

:22:51. > :22:56.Hadleigh Parkes initially and even though it was slightly slow down...

:22:57. > :23:03.Jake Ball got them back on the front foot and great vision from Shingler.

:23:04. > :23:07.That is exactly what they would have wanted after getting seven points on

:23:08. > :23:14.the board. But Steven Shingler is struggling. Aled Thomas took the

:23:15. > :23:19.conversion rather than Shingler and he is still struggling with that

:23:20. > :23:21.foot. He is having a word with the sideline. That would be a big blow

:23:22. > :23:38.this is early for the Scarlets. Ken Owens gets them going again.

:23:39. > :23:44.James Davies. There is all sorts of pressure on the Dragons line-out.

:23:45. > :23:51.Delayed that path that little bit extra but so far allowed to

:23:52. > :23:59.continue. Shingler. Pops it up to Ken Owens.

:24:00. > :24:12.Lost by James Davies. Is there a chance to counter? Advantage has

:24:13. > :24:23.gone as Tovey puts it downfield. Shingler has stayed off. Dorian

:24:24. > :24:35.Jones. Taken by the outside-half. Great play. That is lovely play by

:24:36. > :24:39.Dorian Jones. A lovely little chip, trying to keep the ball alive. I

:24:40. > :24:52.think it was Faletau who knocked it on.

:24:53. > :25:01.Shingler is really struggling, isn't he? He stayed off the pitch then. He

:25:02. > :25:06.does not look comfortable at all. Fair play, he wants to stay on to

:25:07. > :25:10.defend. He is that much bigger than Dan Jones so he wants to stay in

:25:11. > :25:15.that ten channel just to defend this scrum. Although it is a ball for the

:25:16. > :25:22.Scarlets of course! He may have to defend. You knew they

:25:23. > :25:43.were going to lose the ball then! That was very unlucky for the

:25:44. > :25:50.Dragons. It was kicked out, it should have been play on, I think.

:25:51. > :25:57.Andrew Conway has replied and the conversion means the home side have

:25:58. > :26:38.gone ahead. I think he has penalised Screech

:26:39. > :26:41.therefore pulling down. Screech against Peter Edwards, plenty of

:26:42. > :26:49.experience there, he will be trying every trick in the book. Two

:26:50. > :26:54.35-year-olds. Munster against Ulster the only other game this evening.

:26:55. > :26:58.Separate against the Blues tomorrow. And on Sunday, Glasgow against

:26:59. > :27:19.Ospreys. Harry Robinson. The Scarlets are enjoying a good

:27:20. > :27:27.deal of possession in this opening quarter. Possession and territory. I

:27:28. > :27:32.can't remember the Dragons being in the Scarlets' half. Total dominance

:27:33. > :27:35.at the moment. The Dragons have got to keep possession. That possession

:27:36. > :27:53.statistic says it all. They have had one sniff down in the

:27:54. > :27:58.Scarlets' 22 and that is it. Aaron Shingler may just have managed to

:27:59. > :28:04.run-off that injury. Dan Jones has put his tracksuit top back on. The

:28:05. > :28:05.Dragons coaching setup just alongside us in the commentary

:28:06. > :28:21.point. That is good work by Elliot Dee. The

:28:22. > :28:30.scrum was coming under pressure and he hooked it back. That is a great

:28:31. > :28:41.heart break by Charlie Davies. -- half-break.

:28:42. > :28:51.That is a nice kick. Which way is it going to run? Is it going to run

:28:52. > :29:22.just over the try line and make life nice and easy for Harry Robinson?

:29:23. > :29:59.Paul Weller left. Great speed and support high Shingler. Aled Thomas

:30:00. > :30:08.as well. Red shirts around him. Aaron Shingler, good juggling skills

:30:09. > :30:14.by Harry Robinson. Real pressure on the drug is now. Phil John gets

:30:15. > :30:22.there. That is superb work by the Scarlets. And off-loading game at

:30:23. > :30:30.its very best and Phil John gets on the end of it. Once the first bust

:30:31. > :30:34.is made, it is difficult to organise your defence. The Scarlets knew that

:30:35. > :30:39.and kept the ball alive and this man does not get many tries. There is

:30:40. > :30:44.the first break, gets through, and then you are in big trouble, support

:30:45. > :30:48.comes streaming through, they don't panic, and other offload on the

:30:49. > :30:56.ground, another offload, it a lot but the tackler on the floor. A

:30:57. > :31:01.lovely half break again. The ball is there but you cannot defend against

:31:02. > :31:11.that speed of ball. I think Phil John was in it twice in the

:31:12. > :31:16.movement, I think. So popular in his 14th year with the Scarlets. Only

:31:17. > :31:22.one man has played more league games and him and that is the Connacht

:31:23. > :31:31.captain John Muldoon. Just pushed it. And that is a very satisfactory

:31:32. > :31:40.opening quarter for the Scarlets, the two tries already in the bank.

:31:41. > :31:44.Yes, they nearly scored a try similar last week against Munster.

:31:45. > :31:48.Brilliant support play, it is the attitude of both sides. The Dragons

:31:49. > :31:51.have kept everything they have had and they are paying the price for

:31:52. > :31:53.it. The Scarlets are showing how dangerous they are this season.

:31:54. > :32:01.Different attitude at the moment. With a bit of wit the net. Every

:32:02. > :32:04.time the Dragons have got the ball, they have looked a ticket. You do

:32:05. > :32:19.not want to give his Scarlets team possession. We have seen how

:32:20. > :32:22.dangerous they are. Knocked on, it'll be a Dragons scrum. We can't

:32:23. > :32:28.hear what the Dragons coaching team thinks about it. All the possession

:32:29. > :32:41.is gods of God and they are punishing you. Yes, we haven't

:32:42. > :32:45.exited as good as we can. And we haven't they very bones and is

:32:46. > :32:52.urgent personal errors. Logan is all about on airliners. Scarlets

:32:53. > :32:55.Fairplay and improve their line-up from last week. We need to get some

:32:56. > :32:57.possession of it is the territory in this bigger Scarlets tackle a little

:32:58. > :33:17.bit. His amazingly focused on top. No one

:33:18. > :33:33.wanted to strike there. As was used right, you lose that pressure. So

:33:34. > :33:39.difficult to overcome shoulder injuries. There it is, you see a lot

:33:40. > :33:44.of that now. The boldest in the middle of nowhere. The flag is and

:33:45. > :33:57.is cancelling his leg round answering singer back as well. It'll

:33:58. > :34:06.be prop, prop and pusher from now on. They will have to change it.

:34:07. > :34:12.REFEREE: Apart from this first grand, every

:34:13. > :34:15.problem has come from the site. You get your bind up as we have already

:34:16. > :34:24.and keep a double nice and high. Please do it otherwise I'll join the

:34:25. > :34:29.party. Join the party? Is he going to scrummage down ghost Michael C

:34:30. > :34:43.that. Come on then, and John Innes in here. But they have been around

:34:44. > :34:58.the block 20, these two props, Evans and Stankovich. This time it managed

:34:59. > :35:01.to get the ball away. Lovely step. Well played, Charlie Davies. He has

:35:02. > :35:14.met outside him. Does very well indeed. Jackson leaves in the end

:35:15. > :35:23.philanderer. Driven on by Kurd. Jackson manages to bring indomitable

:35:24. > :35:27.spills out. Illegally. Hand on it. Much better from the Dragons. It is

:35:28. > :35:31.this may have looked to play. It is this may have looked to play. At

:35:32. > :35:37.stake but Kerry by Ashton Hewitt. Great hopes him down in Newport.

:35:38. > :35:42.Great step in getting on the front foot of afforded them the best. You

:35:43. > :35:47.got a the points now. Charlie Davies look 12 foot -- look good as well.

:35:48. > :35:52.They are wrapping around and he is just looking the queues the decoy

:35:53. > :36:04.runners and their dignity defenders often.

:36:05. > :36:12.Simplest of kicks the Jason Tovey and after trying for minutes, the

:36:13. > :36:18.Dragons are on the board. That shift in the Scarlets. Darren Evans is

:36:19. > :36:26.with Phil Steele. You have had 60% possession and you how pleased they

:36:27. > :36:28.were the star? We're digging up the disease because we have put them

:36:29. > :36:33.under a bit of pressure the beginning of the game. We need to

:36:34. > :36:36.make sure another wiki concentration and don't give a Smith but into it

:36:37. > :36:41.and keep doing what we're doing. Phil John was in the move as well. I

:36:42. > :36:47.am sure I will hear about it as a -- after the game. A stern letter is on

:36:48. > :36:55.its way to Phil John from the front don't -- Rick pro-Union as we speak.

:36:56. > :37:04.The challenge from the kick-off by Aaron Shingler. Forcing the

:37:05. > :37:05.knock-on. But he got ugly, great hand time. Faletau will be

:37:06. > :37:36.disappointed he has not taken out. Aled Thomas. Amazing how the scrum

:37:37. > :37:38.has stayed at city has had a try. The officer don't want to at the

:37:39. > :37:58.party, do they? Ken Owens, captain captain. Shingler

:37:59. > :38:02.to Parks. Barkley into the gap, well play John Barclay. Aled Thomas is

:38:03. > :38:08.looking for the offload. It is into the hands of Lewis Rawlins. Again

:38:09. > :38:18.quick ball for Rhodri Williams, options available. John Barclay.

:38:19. > :38:23.King. Good ball, lasted. Into the hands of Adam Warren. He just gets

:38:24. > :38:25.the ball anywhere off the park. I tell you where the Dragons are

:38:26. > :38:28.really struggling is trying to control the pace of the ruck ball.

:38:29. > :38:34.They are getting very good placement, they are clearing out and

:38:35. > :38:37.the Dragons are not getting numbers into slow it down. They are really

:38:38. > :38:53.struggling. They are always on the back foot. 20 of support runners.

:38:54. > :39:02.Yeah, great running from Barkley. It is a good offload as well. Keeping

:39:03. > :39:11.the momentum going. The first couple of Roxanne Nic Cudd was in there.

:39:12. > :39:12.They have read only did the tackle area, they have looked so

:39:13. > :39:29.comfortable with ball in hand. Great angle chosen by John Barclay

:39:30. > :39:44.and it is Dorian Jones who is leaving the field for the Dragons.

:39:45. > :39:52.Jason Tovey has moved up to ten. Carl Meyer has come on at fullback.

:39:53. > :40:02.Scarlets building the pressure up again. Jake Ball looks hungry as

:40:03. > :40:10.evening. He's putting himself about isn't he? Almost worked perfectly.

:40:11. > :40:13.They knew exactly what was going on, the two centres were hinting that

:40:14. > :40:24.went down. It is good vision, that is. Very

:40:25. > :40:41.unlucky not to score the try. Adam Warren doing just enough to put

:40:42. > :41:02.off Regan King. Elliot Dee answered -- on hand to

:41:03. > :41:12.support Charlie Davies and finding himself in a bit of space. Jackson.

:41:13. > :41:22.Davies puts boot to ball. And Nick Scott is the one chasing it. John

:41:23. > :41:28.Barclay, not exactly what he meant but it has worked out well. Thomas

:41:29. > :41:33.making up ground to chase his own kick. Car may looks for the far

:41:34. > :41:38.corner. There is a big gap there which is being covered by Rhodri

:41:39. > :41:50.Williams. It is just too narrow from Karl Maier. Jason Tovey looking for

:41:51. > :42:00.evidence base. Good coming from Harry Robinson. I would like to see

:42:01. > :42:08.that again. Good work from Jason Tovey, came through the middle. Yes,

:42:09. > :42:34.the opposite number 7 frustration that Nic Cudd stolen it. But as a

:42:35. > :42:38.great battle. They are going to go. I think they've got to keep the ball

:42:39. > :42:44.in hand a little bit. If you look at number dash-macro one, he has stolen

:42:45. > :43:11.that. Jake Ball did not Clickimin from the side there.

:43:12. > :43:21.Jason Tovey hits the outside of the posts. Good clearance. On the

:43:22. > :43:28.Dragons needed those. To keep in touch. Jonathan. Yeah, let me just

:43:29. > :43:32.run this on a little bit. Let me stop it there. What happens is in

:43:33. > :43:38.all of these boys, they are in one line. There is actually fullback

:43:39. > :43:42.defending. If your answers left, that is a simple, simple try. I

:43:43. > :43:45.think the substitution of the just been made, stand-off had come off

:43:46. > :43:50.and I don't think anyone knew who was defending in the fullback is the

:43:51. > :43:57.fullback is defending any line. They are very fortunate to get away with

:43:58. > :44:04.that. Good spot from the SCUD attack as though. The grubber kick or been

:44:05. > :44:16.a better option now. Those less chance then the the ball.

:44:17. > :44:22.Frustration front Toby Faletau. This year from another back

:44:23. > :44:25.Frustration front Toby Faletau. This Charvis. What you think the

:44:26. > :44:28.Frustration front Toby Faletau. This in to do now question mark it is

:44:29. > :44:31.kind of questionable what they can do with eight minutes remaining but

:44:32. > :44:36.the nesting did now it to have a good bit of a chat, let's hold onto

:44:37. > :44:41.some ball for some time. At some time, they are going to get across

:44:42. > :44:45.that white line and they are not used to into licking and off-loading

:44:46. > :44:49.and passing. It is good to be very difficult for them to suddenly

:44:50. > :44:55.change strategy. You need to get themselves and build themselves into

:44:56. > :45:03.the physical of the game. They Salido want a legally more points

:45:04. > :45:09.before half-time. Robinson hunted down. Nic Cudd can't turn that one

:45:10. > :45:27.over. He is right at the bottom of the pile. James Davies, taking on

:45:28. > :45:32.the Dragons defenders. Quick feet, good exoneration. He is like a

:45:33. > :45:47.pinball. He bounces around the place. Really difficult to put down.

:45:48. > :45:56.It is on the skull as a that I agree with Colin, they play with a bit

:45:57. > :45:58.more be. And again it is on again. They are not committing many.

:45:59. > :46:07.Property and applied the Scarlets. They have to keep ball in hand, the

:46:08. > :46:11.Dragons, now I think. Carl Meyer sees the ball call over is heading

:46:12. > :46:16.to the 22. Good kick. That will force the kick from the fullback.

:46:17. > :46:20.Even if they want to keep ball in hand, not from such deep position.

:46:21. > :46:29.John Barclay had to juggle. He is glad he held onto that one. I don't

:46:30. > :46:34.really understand the kicking strategy sometimes. Surely it is

:46:35. > :46:37.better to take someone on. Once you try and beat one-on-one and then the

:46:38. > :46:40.back row knows what you're doing, then you can start respecting the

:46:41. > :46:43.ball. But it's what they really wanted to. They will be happy, those

:46:44. > :47:04.boys there. Four-man line call by the Scarlets.

:47:05. > :47:10.Unlike Lasley, they haven't lost a single line-out in the first half so

:47:11. > :47:14.far tonight. He is made huge difference hasn't he, Aaron

:47:15. > :47:15.Shingler, he has come back in. It has been a double bonus for them

:47:16. > :47:31.tonight. Faletau has had a very quiet

:47:32. > :47:47.evening. The Dragons being so much on the back foot.

:47:48. > :47:55.I thought again the Scarlet had a chance there as well. There are

:47:56. > :47:59.plenty of men coming out for the Scarlets. Two passes, you shift the

:48:00. > :48:06.point of attack and defenders have got to just readjust. The kick chase

:48:07. > :48:09.for the Dragons is not the greatest. It is where the second try came

:48:10. > :48:13.from. A lot of doglegs in it. It is not a lot of speed in the kick

:48:14. > :48:20.chase. I think Jiffy is right there. Opportunity missed. That change made

:48:21. > :48:25.by the Dragons will be a permanent one now. Head injury assessment for

:48:26. > :48:40.Dorian Jones. Jason Tovey will stay at ten and Carl Meyer at 15.

:48:41. > :49:03.The Dragons cannot get a foothold in this one at the moment. There's a

:49:04. > :49:16.lot of reassessing to be done during the half-time break.

:49:17. > :49:24.Good take by James Davies. Tried to get it. Now then, bounces

:49:25. > :49:29.beautifully up into his hands. After nothing at all the Dragons get a try

:49:30. > :49:39.just before half-time. Well, well, well. They had been hanging on. One

:49:40. > :49:44.loose pass, good opportunism by Jason Tovey, lovely little bounce

:49:45. > :49:48.and he strolls in. Could be going in just two points behind after being

:49:49. > :49:54.totally dominated the 36 minutes of this game but I thought if James

:49:55. > :49:59.Davies gives the past first of all, it is on. Unfortunately, he tried to

:50:00. > :50:03.take the tackle and rob the offload. That is their philosophy now. He

:50:04. > :50:08.gives it there and he's in the hold. He then gives it and the players

:50:09. > :50:13.have overrun him. The bounces favourable. Good night. Simple as

:50:14. > :50:17.that. They will not be happy with that, the players or the coaching

:50:18. > :50:23.staff. At was obviously a preplanned move. He has got to pass that all.

:50:24. > :50:28.Tom Williams is hitting that line and he has got to give it. The

:50:29. > :50:33.minute you do not make it, you are in trouble. He has just pushed that.

:50:34. > :50:40.He will be disappointed with that, Jason Tovey. He did so well to get

:50:41. > :50:42.on the end for the try. Could have added the two extra points but the

:50:43. > :50:49.Dragons are back in the game just before half-time. You can see he has

:50:50. > :50:54.dummied and tried to offload. Phil John not quite as quick get into the

:50:55. > :51:03.ground as when he scored the try. Good work from Jason Tovey. That is

:51:04. > :51:10.a bad miss, when you think of it. They get two points... Great hit,

:51:11. > :51:16.great take. Lewis Rawlins flattened Faletau. He has a couple of big hits

:51:17. > :51:21.tonight, Faletau, welcome back to the Pro12. He does get up though. He

:51:22. > :51:34.keeps going. It is incredible. I so thing is on for the past

:51:35. > :51:38.because if you look at the chaser the Dragons it is a lot of the front

:51:39. > :51:42.row defending the second man in. If you pick up as a coach now when the

:51:43. > :51:45.kick returns and say, look where their props are, two passes, you

:51:46. > :51:50.attack a prop and get on the outside of him, there is agreement to

:51:51. > :51:59.happen. You have to look up and see where it is.

:52:00. > :52:12.Munster lead at half-time against Ulster, 19-18. Robin Copeland

:52:13. > :52:13.getting a try just to edge ahead. Brilliant plate from Rhodri

:52:14. > :52:53.Williams. Car may. Strong running. Still

:52:54. > :52:56.alive. Ed Jackson. Not great Bulford Charlie Davies, as James Davies

:52:57. > :53:06.tries to get through again but he has an well, the scrum-half. Lovely

:53:07. > :53:11.pop-up to Landman. Screech. The Dragons have found a bit of

:53:12. > :53:15.confidence. He looks dangerous, Charlie Davies, around the fringes.

:53:16. > :53:23.Strong carrier. Jason Tovey back inside. And the break by Adam

:53:24. > :53:26.Warren. Nic Cudd on hand. Now the Scarlets have to be aware. They

:53:27. > :53:32.could going behind. There are men out there. Ashton Hewitt, good

:53:33. > :53:38.tackle, Harry Robinson. Kept the ball alive. He has stolen it as

:53:39. > :53:41.well. Early and work. They can head for the changing rooms just ahead

:53:42. > :53:46.but not as much as they would have thought. They had so much of that

:53:47. > :53:49.first half, the Scarlets. The Dragons, fighting back at the end

:53:50. > :53:54.and getting back within four points, thanks to that Jason Tovey

:53:55. > :54:02.dry. Entertaining stuff from both teams. And the Scarlets with two

:54:03. > :54:05.early tries will have been looking maybe to be far more comfortable

:54:06. > :54:12.place. As it is, they do have the lead at 12. Phil Steele is waiting

:54:13. > :54:16.for us. You looked as if you were given the real hairdryer treatment

:54:17. > :54:22.at that Jason Tovey try? What did you say? We started the game really

:54:23. > :54:25.well and we have been saying, keep hold of the ball, go through the

:54:26. > :54:31.phases and we will be in with a chance of victory. Line-out much

:54:32. > :54:39.better this week. Yeah, we have been having a bit of training this week

:54:40. > :54:43.so it is happy days. Well, for the second week running, it has been a

:54:44. > :54:48.drizzly night at Parc y Scarlets and it was a big welcome back to the

:54:49. > :54:52.Pro12 for Faletau from Jake Ball. The Scarlets were the ones who set

:54:53. > :54:55.the early pace and another try from man of the moment, James Davies.

:54:56. > :55:00.James Davies at the heart of the second try as well. A superb searing

:55:01. > :55:03.counterattack after the Dragons kicked deep and Phil John was the

:55:04. > :55:10.ultimate beneficiary of the second try. That'll be 20 yards when he

:55:11. > :55:14.tells the story in the clubhouse in a few weeks' time. Jason Tovey

:55:15. > :55:18.kicked one for the Dragons and on the stroke of half-time there was

:55:19. > :55:23.this. Jason Tovey hacking through after a line-out move gone awry and

:55:24. > :55:26.the Dragons in touch at half-time. As Jonathan Davies said, they were

:55:27. > :55:33.dominated for 38 minutes of that match. And they nearly went over

:55:34. > :55:35.again at the end. The Dragons are in touch when arguably they should not

:55:36. > :55:40.be. The Scarlets have had 63% possession in that first half.

:55:41. > :55:46.Colin, will be Dragons dressing room therefore the relatively pleased?

:55:47. > :55:49.The coaches have to have an extra nation for what has happened and the

:55:50. > :55:53.players take accountability for what has happened but if you look at that

:55:54. > :55:57.last passage for example a loose ball, Jason Tovey kicks through,

:55:58. > :56:01.arguably he had an opportunity to maybe get a bit closer to the posts

:56:02. > :56:05.and they are properly more guaranteed his own kick for another

:56:06. > :56:08.two bytes. I know he missed three points moments before but I am

:56:09. > :56:11.trying to back the Dragons here in thinking that when you are the

:56:12. > :56:19.underdog and you come to strike the park, all these adult things have to

:56:20. > :56:26.stick. You have to stay in contention until fully sniggered.

:56:27. > :56:29.Maybe I am a little bit biased but they have opportunity sustained her

:56:30. > :56:37.Jamaican been a but in that at the moment they are still intense. It

:56:38. > :56:40.could be a bit more. Sean Holley, you be watching this on with

:56:41. > :56:43.interest as always. On that first try, James Davies can do no wrong at

:56:44. > :56:48.the moment. Apart from the mistake at the moment -- at the end. The

:56:49. > :56:54.body land which about 30 minutes in from the Dragons was poor. The

:56:55. > :56:59.build-up in the first 25 minutes before from the Scarlets was superb.

:57:00. > :57:04.We looked at the line-out pre-match and it has been excellent in this

:57:05. > :57:07.first half. Watch Ashton Hewitt coming he comes in and takes the

:57:08. > :57:15.wrong man. Hadleigh Parks gets through and this is what really

:57:16. > :57:20.instigates the impetus to get forward. He is touring out

:57:21. > :57:25.opposition. There are forwards on the fringes of our top and these the

:57:26. > :57:28.Scarlets players, James Davies again, pulling into the outside

:57:29. > :57:31.channel, a good flash by Steve Shingler and now they are running

:57:32. > :57:38.off their outside feed. It is a great flat ball. It is a superb try.

:57:39. > :57:48.Great flat pass and that wide channel, that width that the

:57:49. > :57:53.Scarlets are playing with paid off. You look at the skills in these

:57:54. > :57:56.conditions. Those passes were given as legitimate passes, that is quite

:57:57. > :57:59.bowled a play that style of rugby and positions like this. I think the

:58:00. > :58:03.whole high-risk, high reward, they have got those 12 points on the

:58:04. > :58:07.board within 20 minutes. Which leaves the Dragons reeling and it is

:58:08. > :58:11.graded C teams that will play with endeavour. We have all been watching

:58:12. > :58:16.New Zealand for the last six weeks and that is what they do. It just

:58:17. > :58:18.shows that when you play with endeavour you will get the odd hack

:58:19. > :58:22.through and you have lost five points but that is so be it, think

:58:23. > :58:27.about it, you can keep the scoreboard ticking over, keep the

:58:28. > :58:31.defence guessing, who is going to off load next, were they to get

:58:32. > :58:34.tight, were big white, and that is what is really troubling the

:58:35. > :58:39.Dragons, the way that the Scarlets are moving things around and varying

:58:40. > :58:42.things up. It is difficult to deal with. That is exactly what they did

:58:43. > :58:45.without second try. We were looking down and it looked at one point as

:58:46. > :58:49.if they were twice as many Scarlets on the pitch as scholars. You have

:58:50. > :58:53.got to filling space in this game in the Scarlets were on top. The

:58:54. > :58:56.Dragons needed to be on their mettle. It comes in landscape. Is

:58:57. > :59:04.that the great click here from Jason Tovey but look at the grid -- two

:59:05. > :59:07.winners. He needs to be pushing. He gets too easily interrupted and does

:59:08. > :59:10.not make the first tackle. This boy is dangerous and now Hewitt is out

:59:11. > :59:13.of position again and he is dead. It is great play again from the

:59:14. > :59:19.Scarlets. Their support play has been fantastic. Phil John, 14

:59:20. > :59:23.seasons, on the floor, he gets up onto his feet really quickly and

:59:24. > :59:26.look how he gets into positions. He gives and is more time to get onto

:59:27. > :59:30.the ball again. We have put a speedometer on him, as we did with

:59:31. > :59:34.Peter Edwards last week. The front five for the Scarlets at this point

:59:35. > :59:40.will write on top, hitting rucks and carrying ball and that allows the

:59:41. > :59:46.Scarlets front row to play. That will be the half-time talk. Keep

:59:47. > :59:51.them out, don't give a snare. Did he get up to 25 mph? That was deeply

:59:52. > :59:53.impressive. You have been looking at the Battle of the sevens. We will

:59:54. > :00:18.look at the stats before the game. James Davies is rightly celebrated

:00:19. > :00:22.for his role in this team. He is top of the turnover stats. But Nic Cudd

:00:23. > :00:27.is playing well tonight as well. He is playing on his own and is not

:00:28. > :00:31.well supported so his stats are high and he is the only one in the team

:00:32. > :00:35.whose stats are high. If you look at the Scarlets, they are playing with

:00:36. > :00:43.purpose, they are hitting rucks well. Just track the ball, track the

:00:44. > :00:48.ball, wait for the off-load, a bit of work, move the ball. So he has

:00:49. > :00:53.got an easier role when it comes to the team sharing the workload. But

:00:54. > :00:57.he is so important to them. He will be scoring tries, off-loading,

:00:58. > :01:05.stealing ball. He will be doing an out and out seven role where Nic

:01:06. > :01:10.Cudd is out there on his own. You mentioned at the top of this

:01:11. > :01:15.half-time chat about the Tovey tried and how it was a very well taken try

:01:16. > :01:19.but if he had had more presence of mind he would have got under the

:01:20. > :01:24.posts and make that conversions a little bit easier and maybe they

:01:25. > :01:29.would be a little bit closer. It is a loose pass, 50-50, but he has an

:01:30. > :01:34.opportunity to put the ball down five or six metres closer to the

:01:35. > :01:38.posts. He could have made that final kick a bit easier for himself. The

:01:39. > :01:41.team will be buoyed by the fact they are up to eight points but they

:01:42. > :01:46.would feel a lot better if they were at 210 points. I am sure they will

:01:47. > :01:55.be discussing those things in the dressing room at half-time. The

:01:56. > :01:58.World Cup is nearly at an end. Australia and New Zealand contest

:01:59. > :02:04.the World Cup final at Twickenham tomorrow and you can follow it all

:02:05. > :02:08.on Radio Cymru from 2pm. On Sunday, the Ospreys recalled their big guns

:02:09. > :02:12.for the trip to face the defending champions Glasgow. And on Sunday

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:03:31. > :03:33.Scrum V programme. Wales may be out of the World Cup

:03:34. > :03:38.but there are still a few Welshmen in line for some big honours coming

:03:39. > :03:43.up over the next few weeks. Justin Tipuric is one of six Rigby nominees

:03:44. > :03:44.for try of the with this effort against Ireland in the World Cup

:03:45. > :03:58.warm-ups. Good hands by Justin Tipuric.

:03:59. > :04:05.Morgan. Back inside. Hallam Amos. Justin Tipuric. And that is what we

:04:06. > :04:09.wanted to see all game. Wales' counterattacking ability. Great

:04:10. > :04:15.handling. A lovely drive from Justin Tipuric.

:04:16. > :04:21.One of six contenders and today Alun Wyn Jones has been announced as one

:04:22. > :04:26.of six nominees for the world would be Player of the Year. He is in very

:04:27. > :04:29.esteemed company but he has had a fantastic season. You look at that

:04:30. > :04:35.list and Alun Wyn Jones would be a worthy winner. It is dominated by

:04:36. > :04:39.southern hemisphere players and the southern hemisphere has two teams in

:04:40. > :04:43.the final of the World Cup but Alun Wyn Jones has been in the engine

:04:44. > :04:48.room of that Wales pack so for him to be on the list, he could win

:04:49. > :04:56.that, it is amazing. We have seen the amount of effort he has put in

:04:57. > :05:03.for six or seven years. And he passed 100 international this season

:05:04. > :05:08.as well. Martyn Williams is the final tomorrow, the first time

:05:09. > :05:13.Australia and New Zealand will have contested the final. Tell us who is

:05:14. > :05:17.going to win and why. The bookies have got a 6-point game, New Zealand

:05:18. > :05:23.6-point favourites, and I think New Zealand are more complete team than

:05:24. > :05:26.Australia. As well as Australia have done, I think the All Blacks have

:05:27. > :05:29.been building and building throughout the tournament. People

:05:30. > :05:33.said they were slow in the group stages and did not hit their traps.

:05:34. > :05:39.They were great against France and came through a battle with South

:05:40. > :05:43.Africa. Richie McCaw, Dan Parkes, Conrad Smith. It may be the last

:05:44. > :05:48.time they see an All Black jersey and that motivation could be enough.

:05:49. > :05:58.We have spoken about the Battle of the number sevens. David Pocock and

:05:59. > :06:04.Michael Hogan -- Michael Hooper play together but they may be other days

:06:05. > :06:08.the best of all time tomorrow. As a back row, the All Blacks probably

:06:09. > :06:12.the best balanced in the world. But David Pocock has come back from two

:06:13. > :06:19.knee reconstructions and he has been the player of the tournament. We

:06:20. > :06:24.shall look forward with relish but we have got 40 minutes of Pro12

:06:25. > :06:29.action to save before that. It has just kicked off for the second half.

:06:30. > :06:30.Back to our commentary team, Martyn Williams, Gareth Charles and

:06:31. > :06:42.Jonathan Davies. We just courted limbs of one of the

:06:43. > :06:47.two replacements. He has just put the ball downfield, Aled Davies. And

:06:48. > :06:50.he is partnered by Dan Jones because Steven Shingler has failed to

:06:51. > :06:59.recover from that early knock-on his left foot. The first mistake of the

:07:00. > :07:05.second half. I just think that Carl Meyer lost that in the air. An

:07:06. > :07:21.opportunity to attack for the Scarlets.

:07:22. > :07:28.Jake Ball carries on where he left off in the first half. And Jones

:07:29. > :07:38.gets his first touch. Aled Davies. He picks out James Davies.

:07:39. > :07:48.Robinson in from the blindside wing. Nicking inroads before being dragged

:07:49. > :07:53.down by Adam Hughes. The Scarlets enjoying possession at the beginning

:07:54. > :07:57.of the second half, as they did in the first. Dan Jones appended by

:07:58. > :08:05.Faletau. Knock-on advantage. Taken by Jake Ball. King floated

:08:06. > :08:15.beautifully out to Williams. Hewitt just about covers. All that came

:08:16. > :08:18.from the first mistake by the replacement fullback. Lost the ball

:08:19. > :08:25.into touch and all the pressure has come from that.

:08:26. > :08:33.He could see where the space was. He put it outside Ashton Hewitt for Tom

:08:34. > :08:42.Williams to run onto. Such an intelligent pass from Regan King.

:08:43. > :08:48.Good, quick line-out ball from the Dragons. Not getting dragged in.

:08:49. > :08:56.Giving the half-backs a chance to get the time and space they need to

:08:57. > :08:57.get the clearance. Good kick. Carl Meyer obliges. Quickly taken by

:08:58. > :09:16.Robinson. Aled Thomas. Dan Jones slides it through. Meyer

:09:17. > :09:21.again. I think the Scarlets can look up and put it through the hands.

:09:22. > :09:26.They seemed to have a lot of numbers there. Let's see what happens. I am

:09:27. > :09:30.not sure whether it is just the Stephen Jones philosophy but there

:09:31. > :09:33.seems to be a change in attitude from the Scarlets this year.

:09:34. > :09:39.Certainly in the last couple of games when they have had a bit of

:09:40. > :09:42.time together. I think it has got Stephen Jones written all over it.

:09:43. > :09:50.An unbelievably positive player when he was playing. The training

:09:51. > :09:57.sessions, a lot of ball in hand. And they all look comfortable with ball

:09:58. > :10:03.in hand. Good tackle by Hughes. Play on again.

:10:04. > :10:06.Ben Whitehouse is letting the game flow this evening, fair play. He is

:10:07. > :10:20.having a good game. Williams. Is he going to back

:10:21. > :10:25.himself? Looked for Aled Davies on the inside and it eventually was

:10:26. > :10:30.knocked on by Hadleigh Parkes. You just wonder sometimes, they just

:10:31. > :10:34.need a bit more courage in their own conviction. I wonder whether he

:10:35. > :10:38.could have backed himself there. In fairness, I think it was the right

:10:39. > :10:44.decision to look inside. I don't know. You have got to have a crack

:10:45. > :10:49.there. Straighten up a little bit and have a crack on the outside. I

:10:50. > :10:55.would definitely have looked inside there. How long ago was that try

:10:56. > :11:03.against Australia? About a hundred years ago. My body feels like it was

:11:04. > :11:08.100 years. That was good work by Ed Jackson for the Dragons, just

:11:09. > :11:21.tracked the runner and got a big hand in the way to knock it down.

:11:22. > :11:28.If you run this on, stop it there is second, all you have got to do is

:11:29. > :11:35.straighten at and then you hold him and then go on the outside. Just

:11:36. > :11:42.hold this guy at. You run straight at him. If you run across the field,

:11:43. > :11:45.he is going to cover you. You run straight at him, make him stand and

:11:46. > :11:52.then get on the outside. That is what you try and do. If there is

:11:53. > :12:05.support on the inside, you should pass, as Denis Betts told me.

:12:06. > :12:18.Good angle! Well covered. Was that Tom Williams again? He is getting

:12:19. > :12:23.involved. James Davies just held up short. The Scarlets knocking on the

:12:24. > :12:28.door. It is that inject and of pace. If they go left, they have got to

:12:29. > :12:36.score. They are short on the left-hand side. Phil John fancies

:12:37. > :12:43.another one. Nic Cudd is there. There was a long advantage being

:12:44. > :12:53.played. The Scarlets, with slightly quicker ball, it was on on the left.

:12:54. > :13:01." I did not have a number but I believe it was number six". He has

:13:02. > :13:10.been clear, in fairness. He is a chip off the old block. Old Nigel

:13:11. > :13:17.Whitehouse. Ken Owens keeps him in there. So difficult for Ed Jackson

:13:18. > :13:23.to move there. He pinned him in. A big call from Ken Owens not to take

:13:24. > :13:27.the three and go for the try. A couple of weeks ago, they had their

:13:28. > :13:31.chance against Leinster and they went for the extra points and from

:13:32. > :13:36.then on, the game changed completely and they did not get the fourth try

:13:37. > :13:40.which was always on the cards. This time, even though it is a much

:13:41. > :13:54.closer affair, they are going for the jugular.

:13:55. > :14:02.Both of the Scarlets' wingers have been looking to get as involved as

:14:03. > :14:08.possible. Not just staying out wide on the wings, appearing in midfield.

:14:09. > :14:14.Certainly giving the Dragons' defence plenty to think about. It is

:14:15. > :14:30.a brave call her. They seem to think they have got the upper hand.

:14:31. > :14:42.Down on the far side... Stankovich having a right old battle there. And

:14:43. > :14:44.all the $2 G going on. Telling the linesman what he is doing, hands on

:14:45. > :15:12.his knees, apparently. Does Fortune favours the brave? The

:15:13. > :15:17.Scarlets going for a try rather than three simple points. They have done

:15:18. > :15:26.the first bit. A good looking scrum. Hadleigh Parkes gives them a target.

:15:27. > :15:34.Shingler in the shadow of the Dragons' posts. A gap opens up. Jake

:15:35. > :15:42.Ball tries to sneak through. Ken Owens. Someone is injured here. Hang

:15:43. > :15:47.on. You shout and scream again and you

:15:48. > :15:54.will be leaving the park. I promise you that. Back you go, it is a

:15:55. > :16:00.penalty year. It was a knock-on, it is now a penalty.

:16:01. > :16:02.Even though the scrum was a good one, they decide to go for safety

:16:03. > :16:19.first. I did not think that was out of the

:16:20. > :16:22.norm, did you? I think it was the fact he was claiming the penalty,

:16:23. > :16:28.screaming and shouting, trying to influence the ref. There was no

:16:29. > :16:30.sound. Maybe we could not hear what Landman was saying. He was not happy

:16:31. > :16:43.with it, Ben Whitehouse. After all the pressure, the Scarlets

:16:44. > :16:52.settle for three. Seven points the difference.

:16:53. > :17:00.Seven clear points. Really, the Dragons have not looked like scoring

:17:01. > :17:08.apart from that mistake so it just gives them that little bit of a

:17:09. > :17:12.buffer. I think you have got to give credit to the Dragons. They have

:17:13. > :17:23.been totally outplayed and yet they are still in this game. That should

:17:24. > :17:25.be a scrum to the Dragons. As it is, they have got to build from there

:17:26. > :17:36.own ten metre line. The Dragons are bit deep and they

:17:37. > :17:42.are struggling to get over the gain line.

:17:43. > :17:56.That could be useful. Well taken! Aled Davies to James Davies. Davies

:17:57. > :18:01.back inside. That is forward. I think everyone in the ground saw

:18:02. > :18:11.that. Everyone halfway down to Carmarthen saw it. Even the Scarlets

:18:12. > :18:17.fans shouted forward then. There are no one I'd the Scarlets fans around!

:18:18. > :18:21.There was a blatant knock-on from Lewis Rawlins from the kick-off and

:18:22. > :18:26.somehow Ben Whitehouse called advantage over. I think the referee

:18:27. > :18:31.was very well positioned to call that.

:18:32. > :18:36.He has got a great turn of pace, James Davies. Really explosive,

:18:37. > :19:08.isn't he? That time, Peter Edwards' needed hit

:19:09. > :19:12.the ground first. Stankovich. Thank you. They are having their own

:19:13. > :19:32.little game over there. He puts some distance on his kicks,

:19:33. > :19:39.Meyer, I have to say. He does connect. There goes the knee down,

:19:40. > :19:46.penalty. Look at the hooker tapping away. Get it in!

:19:47. > :19:59.Sloppy. So frustrating. The coaches are next to us in the box and

:20:00. > :20:06.immediately hands on the heads from Lyn Jones and Kingsley Jones.

:20:07. > :20:18.That says it all. They are struggling to get back in the game,

:20:19. > :20:26.to get possession, and that is poor play. I think he has apologised. He

:20:27. > :20:31.did not see the Scarlets' player regather the ball. Of course, it is

:20:32. > :20:38.the third and fourth place play-off tonight. South Africa against

:20:39. > :20:48.Argentina. They really want to be there!

:20:49. > :20:57.Dangerous ball. Aled Thomas doing very well. Robinson has left it

:20:58. > :21:12.behind. That is a clever little kick.

:21:13. > :21:19.Unlucky bounce, I have to say. If it stops there. But the pressure back

:21:20. > :21:23.on Harry Robinson. The Scarlets living dangerously and the Dragons

:21:24. > :21:27.feeding of the mistakes. If there was a counter right there, they were

:21:28. > :21:32.in with a chance, but there were no forwards there to do it. They are

:21:33. > :21:37.trying to clear their lines now. They have got to put a few more

:21:38. > :21:47.drives in. Aled Davies takes it upon himself. Meyer. Robinson needs to

:21:48. > :22:01.keep away from him on the ground. I think that was Tovey. Adam Hughes.

:22:02. > :22:12.The Dragons getting a rare chance to attack. Ed Jackson.

:22:13. > :22:20.Good defensive work by James Davies. I think he was surprised to be given

:22:21. > :22:24.that penalty because it did not look as if he actually had his hands on

:22:25. > :22:31.the ball, he had his hands on the carrier, Ed Jackson. He is straight

:22:32. > :22:39.in there. He has got his hand underneath in fairness.

:22:40. > :22:58.It has been a settled back row for the Scarlets, both John Barclay and

:22:59. > :23:03.James Davies have started every game this season. Lewis Rawlins started

:23:04. > :23:16.at six last week but otherwise it has been Aaron Shingler as well.

:23:17. > :23:23.James Davies again. Nic Cudd trying to get over it. Shingler gets over

:23:24. > :23:39.the gain line. Tom Williams again came off his

:23:40. > :23:40.wing. Parkes steps in at scrum half. Phil John veers back towards his

:23:41. > :23:55.forwards. Always looking to off-load, aren't

:23:56. > :24:00.they? That is very unlucky. Almost got the rib and it just slipped

:24:01. > :24:04.forward from his grasp. There are a lot of tired looking people out

:24:05. > :24:05.there really and there is only 55 minutes gone. This could open a

:24:06. > :24:22.little bit. The changes are coming so let's have

:24:23. > :24:25.a word with Phil Steele. No scheduled club matches tomorrow

:24:26. > :24:33.because of the World Cup final but there is a Premiership Rugby so my

:24:34. > :24:42.match is Cardiff against new board, the 427th meeting at Cardiff Arms

:24:43. > :24:46.Park tomorrow. -- against Newport. And exactly 52 years ago today,

:24:47. > :24:51.Newport beat the All Blacks at Rodney Parade. I say that because we

:24:52. > :25:13.have had some sad news this week as well. Al G Thomas as passed away.

:25:14. > :25:18.Commiserations to his family. And 43 years tomorrow, Llanelli beat the

:25:19. > :25:26.All Blacks and eight years ago tomorrow, that means we lost Ray

:25:27. > :25:31.Gravelle. A great friend to us all and as he always used to say, Phil

:25:32. > :25:39.Steele, not a bad fullback, not a good one either. And he would be

:25:40. > :25:43.very happy with the way the Scarlets are playing this season and the way

:25:44. > :25:53.they have got to the top of the table as the only unbeaten team in

:25:54. > :25:58.the Pro12 after five weeks. There is the new front row for the Dragons.

:25:59. > :26:23.Phil Price and Shaun Knight. And in between them, Rhys Buckley.

:26:24. > :26:35.That is brilliant from Aled Davies. King is in a bit of space. A cross

:26:36. > :26:41.comes Landman. High tackle. Parkes stands his ground and makes it

:26:42. > :26:49.available. Davies under pressure. Quickly taken by John Barclay. Good

:26:50. > :26:57.tackle. That could be a yellow. A reaction as well. Not very much

:26:58. > :27:08.going on here. They will not be a punch thrown. Lots of nasty faces. A

:27:09. > :27:12.bit of whistle-blowing. I have got that tackle there. Back

:27:13. > :27:29.you go. Ken Owens. Penalty try?

:27:30. > :27:51.REFEREE: 13 and the captain as well. High tackle against you, penalty

:27:52. > :27:59.only. You were never back ten or anywhere close to it. Nowhere near.

:28:00. > :28:06.It is going to be a yellow card. Let's have a quick chat please.

:28:07. > :28:12.Ideal with issues, you don't take the law into your own hands. I blew

:28:13. > :28:20.my whistle, I don't expect players running in. Please keep control of

:28:21. > :28:24.your players. Penalty here. I would like to see the high tackle

:28:25. > :28:33.again. It was a great line from Regan King.

:28:34. > :28:41.This is the high tackle. Let's have a look. A swinging arm in the back

:28:42. > :28:51.of the neck. He was going down. Penalty. Good tackle.

:28:52. > :28:58.Now there is a bit of defending to do for the Dragons with Adam Hughes

:28:59. > :29:05.in the bin. This is going to be a long ten minutes for the Dragons.

:29:06. > :29:08.Good counter drive though. No one panicked and Hadleigh Parkes joins

:29:09. > :29:17.Phil John as the try line comes nearer. There is no way Phil John is

:29:18. > :29:25.giving that ball away. Phil John has got a double for the evening. It is

:29:26. > :29:31.the Scarlets' third. That is very well worked. They kept their

:29:32. > :29:33.composure, got the platform, got it going forward and there is the try

:29:34. > :29:49.scorer. 844 Phil John. What were the odds on

:29:50. > :29:54.that tonight? Big-money on that tonight. I think the line-out is so

:29:55. > :29:59.much improved from last week. That was the Achilles' heel against

:30:00. > :30:04.Munster. And with the driving line-out, when you set it up, it is

:30:05. > :30:09.virtually impossible to stop. We can see the backs joining in. No matter

:30:10. > :30:13.-- no idea what they are doing really just adding weight. Phil John

:30:14. > :30:20.finally wriggles out and a mismatch against Charlie Davies. Simple and

:30:21. > :30:27.very effective. They rolled the counter drive and then Phil John

:30:28. > :30:29.knew exactly what he had to do. Turned away from Charlie Davies to

:30:30. > :30:39.get the ball to ground. That is three tries now and a whole

:30:40. > :30:45.quarter to go to look for a bonus point.

:30:46. > :30:56.Great discipline, great composure. And that is the last contribution

:30:57. > :31:03.from Phil John. He was looking for his hat-trick as well. Ken Owens

:31:04. > :31:07.will sleep better tonight after last week, he will have been very

:31:08. > :31:16.disappointed with the line-out last week but a huge weapon for the

:31:17. > :31:20.Scarlets tonight. Hadleigh Parks has looked very comfortable in midfield

:31:21. > :31:29.tonight. Typical Kiwi, makes the right decisions, nice little

:31:30. > :31:40.partnership with Regan King. Dan Jones. Show one goal.

:31:41. > :31:54.They need to avoid being too loose now. Don't get too carried away.

:31:55. > :32:04.Nic Cudd putting in some good work. Some great work. You have got to be

:32:05. > :32:08.thinking about a bonus point here now. But they do not need to push

:32:09. > :32:18.it, they have got plenty of time. Plenty of time left. Faletau was

:32:19. > :32:24.trying to get rid of it before he gathered it. It was very difficult

:32:25. > :32:31.there. The players were on him. He had a little luck. Let's go down to

:32:32. > :32:35.Phil Steele. Phil John, I cannot believe they took you off when you

:32:36. > :32:40.are on a hat-trick. I was hoping I would have the opportunity to score

:32:41. > :32:47.one. I scored one but it was disallowed years ago. You have won a

:32:48. > :32:52.lot of possession tonight. We had a poor week last week from what our

:32:53. > :32:56.standards are. This week we have put in a lot of working and I think you

:32:57. > :33:02.can see that it has worked for us tonight. Two tries and I. What is

:33:03. > :33:10.the total now? It is got to be nearly 100. In 11 of them in the

:33:11. > :33:18.league, that leaves 89 in the other competitions. Like a flash. That is

:33:19. > :33:22.why he is a correspondent for the BBC. Straight in. We did that all

:33:23. > :33:39.day. And just after Phil John departed,

:33:40. > :33:50.so did Faletau for the Dragons. Not such a successful night for him. A

:33:51. > :33:56.lot of talk about Faletau today. One thing, you know, thank you for

:33:57. > :34:00.showing that, that's great, he has had an absolutely fantastic World

:34:01. > :34:03.Cup, he comes back, a lot of talk about what he's going to do, if any

:34:04. > :34:12.player just Maxim and there's a job, that is him. Maybe not his best game

:34:13. > :34:17.tonight. But it will have been a difficult week for him. The Dragons,

:34:18. > :34:21.what do they want to do? Everyone is saying the right things. Ultimately

:34:22. > :34:25.it comes down to if the player wants to get away. The Dragons have got to

:34:26. > :34:29.try and make some money if he does want to get away but also if they do

:34:30. > :34:33.sell him after the Welsh Rugby Union has said no, he can still get picked

:34:34. > :34:41.for Wales. But is what people forget. They can come to a deal and

:34:42. > :34:51.the Dragons will take the flak. Do you know something we do not know? I

:34:52. > :34:55.am just saying what could happen. You have not been on the hotline to

:34:56. > :35:05.Stuart Davies. No, just doing my research.

:35:06. > :35:10.A lot going on this week. There is a big game tomorrow. Rugby league on

:35:11. > :35:34.Sunday. The driving line-out did for them

:35:35. > :35:41.from close range earlier. . James Davies. He does get past the first

:35:42. > :35:52.offender, doesn't he? Shingler, as she pops. I'm into the hands of

:35:53. > :35:59.Matthew Screech. Difficult to get away. He drives you into the ground.

:36:00. > :36:04.That is very harsh, I think. But is not a very good clearing kick. You

:36:05. > :36:09.are still in your own 22 and he says advantage over. I think maybe the

:36:10. > :36:16.option... It is not a great option, defensive line-out in your own 22 or

:36:17. > :36:24.a 7 man scrum underneath your posts. I know.

:36:25. > :36:29.Jake Ball slips it to James Davies again. The line-out is working like

:36:30. > :36:36.a dream tonight. They have not lost a single one. This will be difficult

:36:37. > :36:46.to stop as well. James Davies is looking for a double. This is James

:36:47. > :36:51.Davies, still in control. The Scarlets getting ever nearer. Have

:36:52. > :36:54.they got there again? Yes, they have. Another driving line-out,

:36:55. > :36:59.another double, this time it is James Davies. Everyone in the

:37:00. > :37:03.Scarlets camp happy except Phil John. Phil John will be thinking,

:37:04. > :37:10.there is my hat-trick on. James Davies has taken it. He is on a

:37:11. > :37:16.hat-trick now. And that is the bonus point secured. Dragons down to 14.

:37:17. > :37:22.It has lost a centre but it has made no difference. Pushover tries, they

:37:23. > :37:28.have brilliant composure and patience. I think this was Matthew

:37:29. > :37:42.Screech when he was on the floor. A loose boot. My first impression of

:37:43. > :37:54.this is, whether you have seen the guy on the floor, that is the thing.

:37:55. > :38:00.They are just driving on, I think. I do not think there is any intent. He

:38:01. > :38:04.has got up and made no complaint, Screech. That is the thing. There is

:38:05. > :38:13.a foot there. It is very difficult to see what they it is, to be

:38:14. > :38:16.honest. It is 17, Dylan Evans. I do not think he can see where he is and

:38:17. > :38:20.he has stepped over him. REFEREE:

:38:21. > :38:25.He could not see what he was doing but he made contact. Totally

:38:26. > :38:30.accidental. There is nothing there, we play.

:38:31. > :38:42.You have got to give a lot of credit debt of Matthew Screech. He was the

:38:43. > :38:44.one on the ground. Accidental fight, to the face, he just gets up and get

:38:45. > :39:08.on with it. Well, I think he had both posts but

:39:09. > :39:15.still could not get it between them but the Scarlets have their very

:39:16. > :39:20.first bonus point of the season. Another driving line, very well

:39:21. > :39:24.controlled. James Davies and Phil John get the plaudits for their

:39:25. > :39:29.tries but it is the guys up front, the front row, doing all the unseen

:39:30. > :39:35.work in front of them. All the guys at the back of God to do is drop

:39:36. > :39:41.over the line. Here is a big moment. The 19-year-old, and

:39:42. > :39:56.time, father and son combination, Regan King and son Jacob Cowley. In

:39:57. > :40:01.Llanelli via New Zealand and Australia. Paid a couple of games

:40:02. > :40:05.for Llandovery before making his Scarlets bowel. If he is half as

:40:06. > :40:20.good as his old man, he will be a decent player, this boy.

:40:21. > :40:31.A great moment, a moment to treasure. Let's see if they can

:40:32. > :40:33.conjure up a bit of magic between. We have certainly seen Regan King

:40:34. > :40:55.reducing enough magic over years. Hadleigh Parks has gone onto the

:40:56. > :41:02.wing. Harry Robinson is gone. Height is Jake Kohli and had leaking in the

:41:03. > :41:17.middle -- Regan King middle. Looking forward, ten channel again. Offered

:41:18. > :41:20.himself a lot of light. Or, lovely. Not the most auspicious first touch,

:41:21. > :41:43.it was not an easy pass. No, it was a poor pass.

:41:44. > :41:54.The Dragons, two wins this season. I don't think it's their best

:41:55. > :42:40.performance but totally outplayed tonight by the Scarlets.

:42:41. > :42:52.The Dragons have to keep on going. Ten minutes still to go. Keep on

:42:53. > :42:57.battling. A lucky break up a try in the first half. They still have had

:42:58. > :42:58.precious little possession to create sending their own, sustained

:42:59. > :43:26.possession. The dummy cost Aled Davies. Picked

:43:27. > :43:30.up why Pretorius. I don't think it was a dummy really. He had a little

:43:31. > :43:39.fumble really and that gave him a to nudge really to get to him. Yeah,

:43:40. > :43:50.little-known John Downey gathers it and this places close. Sarel

:43:51. > :44:00.Pretorius joined from the cheaters. Flip back by Cory Hill. What a name

:44:01. > :44:10.for a side, the cheaters. Offside, you cheaters. That is a shocker,

:44:11. > :44:14.that is. Cory Hill in the movement for the third time, as they build

:44:15. > :44:19.towards the try line. Shaun Knight, just a couple of meters. Pretorius

:44:20. > :44:26.is over and that is very well work in the Dragons. It was so similar

:44:27. > :44:29.and so effective. It is the first time they have kept the ball, they

:44:30. > :44:40.have picked Dan Drive, pick than dried, not many people in the ruck,

:44:41. > :44:45.go again, first man, bang, good tackle really by two players. But

:44:46. > :44:54.then again, the gap opens up on their is no opener at drive. Again,

:44:55. > :44:58.they go to early. Then it is Regan King those early. Yeah, he over

:44:59. > :45:07.reads the slide. He has done as well. He looks tired as well. He is

:45:08. > :45:14.sharp come Pretorius, isn't he? Great try scoring record. When they

:45:15. > :45:18.have been a will to keep the ball, the Dragons, they have looked

:45:19. > :45:32.dangerous. But they have kicked too much tonight. Jason Tovey succeeds

:45:33. > :45:40.the conversion. Ten point game. Incredible game in Ireland, Munster

:45:41. > :46:01.32, Ulster 28. Both have picked the bonus points. They boot on him,

:46:02. > :46:04.hasn't he? See him there going across field, he has still got

:46:05. > :46:11.beyond the tackle, which allowed his back role... Now there is a chance.

:46:12. > :46:13.Scott hits the line. Great tackle. Ollie Griffiths on hand like a good

:46:14. > :46:23.open side. But could not conduct does control the ball. It will be

:46:24. > :46:26.Dragons line. Again, great cover tackle from James Davies but if you

:46:27. > :46:30.are a dragon supporter or a fan, it is frustrating that they have waited

:46:31. > :46:34.until the game has gone really until they start running balls back.

:46:35. > :46:38.Exactly. If they are a bit or positive early on, they would have

:46:39. > :46:40.caused the Scarlets a lot more problems. Unfortunately for them,

:46:41. > :47:18.the throw drifts off centre. Stephen Jones can afford a little

:47:19. > :47:21.smile. Pascal Wayne Pivac. You would take this after the season, wouldn't

:47:22. > :47:25.you quit your marks across six now, isn't it gritty market is a good

:47:26. > :47:39.start. The aim was to be any top four after the World Cup top shop.

:47:40. > :47:48.Nicely weighted kick. Tom Williams. He is in. Now then, a chance to

:47:49. > :47:54.counter. Ashton Hewitt. Appended by Aled Davies but bought at the

:47:55. > :47:58.ground, not dumped. They had a chance there, actually. Try here

:47:59. > :48:04.makes a nervous couple of minutes at the end for the Scarlets. It is only

:48:05. > :48:10.a ten point gap. The Dragons have started playing. The commentators

:48:11. > :48:30.curse. Too many mistakes along the way. I thought they have a chance

:48:31. > :48:36.here. Only Dan Jones there as well. The cover came across. If they had

:48:37. > :48:41.gone to try and make it to the fullback and just went a little

:48:42. > :48:44.bit... But this, there it is, there's a chance, straight through.

:48:45. > :48:49.It is great cover by Aled Davies but I think he tries to get to the

:48:50. > :48:53.fullback and then Hewitt is on the outside. Try and get to the

:48:54. > :48:56.fullback. And he is on your outside and unfortunately, he committed a

:48:57. > :49:12.bit too early but great cover from 21 now. Aled Davies.

:49:13. > :49:18.Put my arm out the wrong way, it happens. They have got the

:49:19. > :49:26.ascendancy, the Dragons, since the Serbs have been made. Yeah, bonus

:49:27. > :49:42.point, might as well. Very good decision. Difficult as it died,

:49:43. > :49:54.everybody was a ball of the shop will stop which handles it, stop.

:49:55. > :49:59.Quick. Directing traffic at spaghetti Junction, he was then, to

:50:00. > :50:14.be honest. That is a poor, poor kick. Compounding mistakes from the

:50:15. > :50:21.Dragons. Jonathan, your man of the match call. Well, Alex Allan again

:50:22. > :50:26.tonight, I think he'd has been a dominant in performance but the

:50:27. > :50:31.standout player once again the thing of this guide, phenomena with ball

:50:32. > :50:39.in hand, jackal, two tries, James Davies is my Guinness by the match.

:50:40. > :50:47.Sorry, Phil John, two tries and not man of the match, but just did a bit

:50:48. > :50:54.more. Incredible start again. Leading tackles, two tries. Used to

:50:55. > :51:03.be John Fox 's brother but now is John is now James Davies is brother.

:51:04. > :51:07.His little brother. I know he used to... Used to be is brother. It used

:51:08. > :51:11.to be a bugbear of his was that he we would always mention Jonathan 's

:51:12. > :51:41.brother coming he has eclipsed that now. But he's still his brother. OK.

:51:42. > :51:55.I think the referee is a good game as well, I have to say. Tom Williams

:51:56. > :52:02.has been so busy tonight. He has popped up everywhere. Play on.

:52:03. > :52:10.Really messy since that bogus try. That's bonus try.

:52:11. > :52:17.He spent a lot of time on the cirque -- seven circuit. On loan from the

:52:18. > :52:24.Blues. He has himself no harm at all with this performance tonight.

:52:25. > :52:30.Usually play well, you know, if your contract is up, do it a bit for -- a

:52:31. > :52:34.year before, but it is a bit awkward when you have not got a contract.

:52:35. > :52:41.You got to play Fred now. He has done a very good job tonight.

:52:42. > :52:45.Hadleigh Parks is easy on the wing. He prefers it more must enter.

:52:46. > :52:53.Centre partnership with Regan King. It is with the good. Aled Davies,

:52:54. > :53:01.Scarlets, do they fancy one more shot? He will certainly fancy one

:53:02. > :53:14.more shot effect and get their hands on it. Any points will get them a

:53:15. > :53:23.bonus point. Nick Scott. Nice pick-up. Jason Tovey. Karl Maier. An

:53:24. > :53:28.awful long way to go. Pretorius. But hands by Phil Price. The times. Cory

:53:29. > :53:37.Hill, but the Pretorius again. Good movement year. Where has this move

:53:38. > :53:43.and been for 70 minutes. He has added something. Pretorius. But

:53:44. > :53:46.those, because he's tied up. Ollie Griffiths eventually arrives and

:53:47. > :53:57.they are coming within another shot at goal difference, possibly.

:53:58. > :54:01.Landman. Not knocked on. Adam Warren, looking to make a ball

:54:02. > :54:04.available. Regan King and Aled Davies looking to keep him out. And

:54:05. > :54:09.they arrive and get into ground in time. The Scarlets have done their

:54:10. > :54:14.defensive work and they have done more than enough to make it six wins

:54:15. > :54:21.out of six. What a start of the season for the Scarlets. 60 and a

:54:22. > :54:28.bonus point to boot. Things could hardly be getting any better for the

:54:29. > :54:33.men that West. Two tries in each half. The drug is sticking to their

:54:34. > :54:39.task but the Scarlets were worthy winners. To appease the James Davies

:54:40. > :54:44.and Phil John and the bonus point as well, the first of the season for

:54:45. > :54:47.them. So the scholars going from strength to strength, six in a row,

:54:48. > :54:56.the have seen of the Dragons by 25 points to 15. There's nice kind of

:54:57. > :55:01.symmetry to the Scarlets tries. James Davies and Phil John two each

:55:02. > :55:03.in either half. That was the first from the man of the match, he

:55:04. > :55:07.featured heavily in the second as well. It was Phil John on the end of

:55:08. > :55:13.act one, a barnstorming run by the big man. And then the kind of try

:55:14. > :55:17.that you more associate with Phil John X. It was the rolling maul.

:55:18. > :55:21.They gave him the fourth as well. The layout such a weakness last week

:55:22. > :55:27.became such a weapon this week the Scarlets. Interesting turnaround in

:55:28. > :55:31.fortunes for the Scarlets in just seven days. Let's have a look at the

:55:32. > :55:43.stats. Six D1 tackles made for the Scarlets. 103 for the Dragons. I

:55:44. > :55:50.told its own story. As good under Phil Steele. He is yet again that

:55:51. > :55:57.men James Davies. We will have to stop meeting like this. Graduations.

:55:58. > :56:05.How different was a performance must we? We have the ball of it better. I

:56:06. > :56:09.threw a few away at the start of the first half but I think we got into

:56:10. > :56:13.the parking bit better today and showed what we got over the line for

:56:14. > :56:17.science. Six on the trot, the last year been at home, you have got to

:56:18. > :56:19.the Leinster next week. How different will challenge the

:56:20. > :56:24.question mark of course, Leinster are great side and especially at

:56:25. > :56:26.home it will be a huge challenge. We are taking a lot of momentum into

:56:27. > :56:32.our games so we will be confident that we can come away with some

:56:33. > :56:38.points. Graduations again. Here we are again, the greatest father-son

:56:39. > :56:45.combo in Welsh sport. How proud were you that you got your son on the

:56:46. > :56:53.field with you there. Then if you little but there we are. Jacob, you

:56:54. > :57:00.are 18. Our job you're into Sagna dad? I just watch him and I've never

:57:01. > :57:05.really had your chance to be with him and stuff but it's weird. Some

:57:06. > :57:09.people say it is weird how we play the same but I don't know. Do you

:57:10. > :57:17.call him by his reckoning on the field or is it that question mark

:57:18. > :57:20.did you think you get this of opportunity Chris Barker doesn't

:57:21. > :57:24.happen very often I see Mark I thought I would have had the boots

:57:25. > :57:27.before I got this opportunity but as it is, conditions have looked after

:57:28. > :57:34.me. I am grateful we have got the opportunity. You must be very proud.

:57:35. > :57:37.Fantastic story and not just played together but look very similar as

:57:38. > :57:41.well. It has never happened at this level in April 12 Colin but it has

:57:42. > :57:49.happened in 18 you played in back in the day. Yes, many years ago playing

:57:50. > :57:55.for Swansea, Keith Cockroft and his son Dean played at. It is quite to

:57:56. > :58:02.play father and son shoring up the front row over but that was many

:58:03. > :58:05.moons ago. James Davies, it seems I gone was Groundhog Day. Every time

:58:06. > :58:09.we are here at Parc y Scarlets covering the Scarlets, we end up

:58:10. > :58:14.awarding this man man of match and waxing lyrical about him in the last

:58:15. > :58:17.ten to the show but again he has absently excelled himself. The way

:58:18. > :58:21.the team played really two suit is an open side of his nature. There

:58:22. > :58:26.was offload, running rugby, tracking, linking, that would very

:58:27. > :58:29.well for him and also went it came to scoring his tries coming he was

:58:30. > :58:30.on the end of passes. He had a really good job there. The second

:58:31. > :58:38.try came from a driving maul. When a really good job there. The second

:58:39. > :58:41.trigger to the driving game, at the back of that Longmore, keeping the

:58:42. > :58:47.ball secure at the back and that is kind of what helps and works. They

:58:48. > :58:50.are scoring from loose play, scoring from driving mauls, once they

:58:51. > :58:55.scarred scoring from first phase play, it is a very good side we are

:58:56. > :59:02.seeing. So we'll will be very pleased with our performances Wayne

:59:03. > :59:07.Pivac. Congratulation. It is a researching for. The areas I guess

:59:08. > :59:10.that we worked under in a week went well. The line-up is a big

:59:11. > :59:13.improvement from last week. Stopping their drive was important as well.

:59:14. > :59:17.Too late changes in the well, I think we scrambled pretty well. The

:59:18. > :59:23.set piece was a big improvement but still 20 to work on. There were a

:59:24. > :59:27.few points to work on. How different will next week be, going to Dublin?

:59:28. > :59:31.We have not been on the road for a few weeks but the luxury of being at

:59:32. > :59:34.home, there will be a big challenge their soppy are good challenge and

:59:35. > :59:37.players come in back from the Rugby World Cup. It's not a very good side

:59:38. > :59:41.and it will be a very massive challenge. Coaches don't like to

:59:42. > :59:46.single out players but Jane 's Davies' performance again, how well

:59:47. > :59:50.is he playing at the moment? It was not one of his top drawer

:59:51. > :59:54.performances, to be honest. He knows it is part of the try that we gave a

:59:55. > :59:56.win of her staff. He is a great player and he's playing well for us.

:59:57. > :00:16.It is nice to have him the side. Whenever you play Australia it is in

:00:17. > :00:27.the back of your mind that they are good side. But it has got to be New

:00:28. > :00:30.Zealand. A bit harsh on James Davies. The Scarlets were top coming

:00:31. > :00:36.into this game and they are still top. They are two points clear. They

:00:37. > :00:40.are the only team to be unbeaten after six rounds. The Dragons remain

:00:41. > :00:46.in eight which is where they were at the start of the round. Sean Holley

:00:47. > :00:50.is in our truck, patient as ever. A great contrast from the Scarlets in

:00:51. > :00:56.the second half. Low error count, short plays, they scored from two

:00:57. > :01:01.driving line-out. Credit Wayne Pivac and the forwards coach for getting

:01:02. > :01:06.it right. What is important in the driving maul is not just the catch

:01:07. > :01:10.but how you protect. Landman does not really know what to do, they

:01:11. > :01:15.risk it and go towards the middle to Lewis Rawlins, but it is Shingler

:01:16. > :01:19.and Jake Ball, they act as buffers behind the ball catcher and that is

:01:20. > :01:22.very important to stop the opposition coming through and

:01:23. > :01:27.splitting that front line to get to the ball. The ball is now at the

:01:28. > :01:32.back and it is about patients. The tactic was never to go from this.

:01:33. > :01:40.You see Hadleigh Parkes coming in, Harry Robinson, and it is great

:01:41. > :01:43.work. You can see where Jake Ball is now. He has provided that buffer.

:01:44. > :01:48.That is fantastic play. Again it is mirrored in the second one. Jake

:01:49. > :01:52.Ball caught this, Shingler is acting as a buffer and you can see the work

:01:53. > :01:55.they have done, they split the Dragons and that is exactly where

:01:56. > :02:00.they are going to go through with their forward pack. Fantastic type

:02:01. > :02:06.play and a contrast to the first half. A great bonus point win.

:02:07. > :02:12.We have not got a great deal of time left so I am going to change the

:02:13. > :02:16.subject because we have got a statement from the Welsh Rugby Union

:02:17. > :02:21.boating Warren Gatland saying the review of the World Cup is complete

:02:22. > :02:25.and despite speculation to the contrary he wants to keep his

:02:26. > :02:29.coaching team en masse. Lots of speculation that man is on the move,

:02:30. > :02:33.Ireland want him, England won him, he could be on the move because we

:02:34. > :02:38.have not heard from him, but is it a good move? I don't want to say

:02:39. > :02:44.anything about Shaun Edwards, with an angry face like that, I do want

:02:45. > :02:47.to incur his rough. But look how far they have brought the Welsh team.

:02:48. > :02:55.They have been an excellent coaching staff. He may be thinking, is this

:02:56. > :02:59.as far as I can go with Wales. Wales do need a succession because the

:03:00. > :03:03.staff are not going to stay together for ever. Shaun Edwards is English,

:03:04. > :03:07.you may want to be a head coach himself. There are too many

:03:08. > :03:11.questions to speculate on what is going through his mind. The main

:03:12. > :03:15.thing is that Warren Gatland has said he wants him as part of the

:03:16. > :03:20.staff, it is down to the Bath Rugby union. If Shaun Edwards wants to

:03:21. > :03:25.stay, the Welsh Rugby Union have got to make that happen. Wales have if

:03:26. > :03:31.not the best defence in the world, one of them. Arguably one of the

:03:32. > :03:36.best defences in international rugby. The question is, can he make

:03:37. > :03:40.it even better? You have got to keep evolving and get better and better

:03:41. > :03:45.and better. Maybe he is thinking, this is as far as I can take the

:03:46. > :03:51.team. We do defend very well and he is very integral, he is angry and

:03:52. > :03:56.motivating for the team, he has been a great servant for our country for

:03:57. > :04:01.a long time. If he stays that would be fantastic. Enjoy the bronze medal

:04:02. > :04:02.match tonight, enjoy the World Cup final tomorrow. Thanks for watching.

:04:03. > :04:59.See you on Sunday. The most fearless men in the

:05:00. > :05:02.Home Counties are back... We are now a highly efficient unit

:05:03. > :05:08.of elite detectorists. What are you called?

:05:09. > :05:11.The Dirt Sharks. It's an inscription in Latin.

:05:12. > :05:20.What does it say? I can't decide

:05:21. > :05:24.whether to wash the salad or not.