Glasgow v Blues Scrum V Live

The Blues fans have got used to seeing their stars shine in red.

Now they desperately need the big guns to fire in blue. With just

four runs remaining, the Blues are still in the race for the play-offs.

They are within touching distance of the top four. They face fourth-

placed Glasgow tonight to welcome back some of their international

stars. The tension is mounting. There is all to play for. It is a

tough test for the Blues tonight. Does go, remarkably, have lost just

one of the last 14 games in the RaboDirect PRO12. Good evening and

welcome to Scrum V. I am joined by Jonathan Davies and Shane Williams.

It is tied at the top, seven teams are vying for the top four places.

It is a big ask for the Blues. Glasgow would be the favoured side.

They do play some good rugby. They beat the Osprey is quite

convincingly. A matured performance. It is going to be tough for the

Blues tonight. It is going to be tough to beat them on their home

patch. The Blues can call on a number of star players. Who are the

key men for you? The backers there are exciting. It all depends on the

pack. It is a very young front five. A few changes in the back row as

well. As Shane said, they are on a great run of form. The national

side hasn't found that knack of winning, but they have, so if they

can get on a good platform in the front, that back line could win it

for the Blues. It is a game they have to win. If they don't win,

they can say goodbye to the play- offs. A keen night for Bradley

Williams. This is what happened against Ireland at the start of the

Six Nations. A chance for redemption tonight. And possibly

the captaincy with responsibilities. A rush of blood, he was lucky it

wasn't a red card because it was a yellow, depending on the referee,

it could have been read. He knew that, he said it all week in the

press. He looked at it and said, it is exactly that. It is great when

your mates look after you, but... Like he said, -- like you said, he

has done exceptionally well to fight for his players. Now, some

Glasgow news. That is the warmest I have ever

been at this Firhill ground. Of the captain, one of the five men

returning. Look out for a reinforced bench with players like

Richie Gray. This pitch is two Players might take goal-kicks from

the ten-metre line. This is going to be the last-ever appearance of

Scrum V at Firhill. Welcome to The Dragons are in action tonight

as well. We will have news from that game as well. If you prefer

your commentary in Welsh, find it on the Red Button. In the

commentary box, Tom Shanklin and this game. The best conditions I

have ever seen here. I didn't realise the sun shone in Glasgow.

The Blues will miss the leadership of their captain. And they are

missing the other half on pitch side. They little bit of a

lightweight pack, but if they can get the Blues for the ball, they

our way with a win if they have any realistic ambitions of making the

halfway. He needs something to trace that. He gives the Blues a

great opportunity, Duncan Weir. Plenty of room either side. Duncan

Weir, his first cap for Scotland in the Six Nations. Both teams know

the importance of this game. The first whistle of the evening, not

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the ball because of this small Tom James, making his one hundredth

appearance for the Blues. And that is Graeme Morrison suffering from

the first to tackle. That was a great hit by Jamie Roberts.

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Unfortunately, he kicked a Glasgow Williams. Mamma Moitika, he has cut

himself. He has been a great player for the Blues. No one actually

knows his age. Carol mac, unfortunately, the most experienced

player in the team, sees his game last less than three minutes. It is

Peter Murchie coming on. He will be the fullback. Stuart Hogg will go

into centre. His right knee, a tackle on him. That is bad. That is

a ligament. The foot just a, ground. -- just stuck on the ground. A

change for the Blues in the back row is temporary as Mamma Moitika

get some stitches. It is Kristian Dacey coming on. He is in the back-

row this evening. You don't often pack. That is what you might expect

this evening. If there is one area of the Blues may struggle is the

scrum. If they can get a clean ball off the scrum... Look at the backs,

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Hooker pops up. They were going for the Blues. That was a good passage

of game from Glasgow but great giving them a chance to clear their

lines. There is always going to be This is going to go a long way.

Such a small pitch. He didn't catch it will add tall, Halfpenny.

too bad. He will take that. A line- out on a halfway line. Jamie

Roberts chatting to Ceri Sweeney. They want to get into the game.

Bets on whether he goes down indeed. That would have been seven

points. No one claimed it. Peter Murchie almost got at the end of it.

A bit of loose kicking by the Blues. They need to kick deep, get

territory, because all they have kicked so far has been in their

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packing down in that scrum. -- bit of territory won by the Cardiff

They want to keep the ball in hand shining lights of the Six Nations

in what was a disappointing 6th Nations for Scotland. He was very

dangerous for Scotland. But the Scottish backs a lack a bit of

line-out, it would always be difficult. There is a lot of

pressure on Ceri Sweeney to get the are great. There are conditions for

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recovers speedily. -- Graeme the ball in hand as they go through

three phases. -- the faces. It was just forward. It was a well thought

out more for and Alex Dunbar will be very disappointed. He is letting

the chi runner, but sometimes you Molitika has had five stitches in

an eye injury and he has a bad leant over the left eye. I don't

know how that will affect his vision. Elsewhere, Edinburgh scored

three and the Scarlets have scored ways. They should maybe to deny

behind them as well as look at the Blues to gain a little bit of

territory now. Glasgow have a yen back row. But they have had a lot

been impressed by Chris for Salle and Ryan Wilson. Rob Harley loves

to tackle. He looks like a typical The Dragons are 16-6 down. Dan

Lydiate has also been yellow-carded. There are probably looking for a

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the idea of right but Colin Shaw could not hang on to it. Some

lovely play there. You cannot blame the pass on that. Eyes off the ball

and on the try-line. AB the concentration level is not quite

is a retreating scrum created again. get it to the ground first. Ryan

Wilson thinks he has the try. can tell a lot from the reaction of

the players. It could have just bounced off the grass. Does he have

control? That is a try. I think he just about got there before he lost

it. As bangers there is contacting him the floor and the arm then it

should be a try. It all came from the Cardiff Blues scrum on the

five-metre line. Here we go. Does the had come off it? That was the

angle. I would give that. He is taking his time. The try is awarded

by Jim Yuille. Glasgow take the lead. To be fair to Glasgow, they

have looked the most dangerous side in this opening period. They

probably deserve the try for the pressure they put on the Cardiff

Blues. It is still early doors. Cardiff Blues need to settle down a

little bit and play in the right tough night it is going to the for

too long. We have yet to see Casey Laulala or touch the ball. It is

cut to be a huge loss for the Cardiff Blues next season without

him. He creates everything. Alastair Kellock delivers the line-

out ball. A lovely offload. It has gone forward. Great work by Colin

Shaw. If we take a look at the replay, they wear, a great offload.

Stuart Hogg did not really have any support on his side. But they broke

the Cardiff Blues line three or having the instincts of a centre to

be in the right place at the right much to the disbelief of Alastair

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on. That was great play by Al Kellock. The best play the Blues

had. But it went over to Mamma again stop -- in Scarlets. The

Dragons at half-time are training 19-9. Elsewhere, Ulster a leading

Aironi. Not great news for any of the Welsh

clubs. The Scarlets were in the airport at the same time as Cardiff.

Their flight was delayed. It has not upset their preparations too

much. But it is not the start they would have wanted because it is so

tight at the top. The battle for the minor places is on. The Blues

are in 7th with 45, then Scarlets on 50, Ulster on 50, Glasgow 51,

Ospreys 53 and Leinster ahead on 56. And they are home and dry, pretty

much guaranteed. That tackle was pretty high on

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there, he is a recognised kicker. A was a decent touch. A lot of space,

a decent kick. It just bounced out. It was pretty tight. A very good

kick. Putting more pressure on the Blues defence. They have been

winning their line-outs, but they have not been getting a clean ball,

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and they cannot utilise the back Murchie. A great tackle. That was

Navidi, and good defence. It was on wide. As a winger, when you step in,

you have got to make a tackle otherwise it is going to be more

than likely a try. Has not had many games for the Blues, Jamie Roberts,

with a few injuries, but he had a great Six Nations. He has got to be

on form for next weekend. This is April, this is his first league

start of the season. For one game centre, Hogg, it didn't get

anywhere. Scott Andrews might have had a chance for and intercept. It

went over the top of his head. He doesn't find himself in that

kick the ball back to the Blues now. They need to build momentum and

pressure. Halfpenny, he has been in the game a lot. But a lot of his

kicks are going down to a position Weir. He did well. He bounced off

the knee. But he is very elusive. Dan Parks was saying that since

Thom Evans came onto the scene, he has never seen another player with

the raw pace and elusiveness of Alex Cuthbert. His nickname, the

Blues, they have been calling him rags to riches. He has come from

nowhere, driving a Renault Clio, then winning end up -- winning a

Grand Slam, and upgrade into a cabriolet car. You never know, of

the way he is doing, he may need their left-hand drive before long!

I do not know what you are trying to save.

The Glasgow coach, it is interesting before kick-off, the

Sean Lineen, he is going to take charge of the Scotland Under 20s,

and Glasgow are not happy at all to be losing the man who looks like he

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might take them up to the semi- was a golden opportunity for

Glasgow. They had a man spare. That penalty. Does go will know that was

another opportunity. -- Glasgow. Simple. All players, they should be

able to execute a simple to on one. If we look here, but was a fairly

long advantage. The Blues defence was set. The line was broke, the

ball was slowed down. The Blues were able to recover. Are they will

prefer three points than a potential seven. Glasgow have

looked shop this first half. It is a tough place to come and play. --

the game. Even though they could not get a second try, they get

further points in Duncan Weir's penalty. They are up to 10-0.

still yet to put points on the half remaining. The Blues yet to

That was Chris Cusiter, very good player. Without him at the base,

directing the scrum, they would be half the team they are. Only

Leinster have lost fewer games than Glasgow in the league. That is

some blood. They have been told to get on without him. He joins the

line-out late. The referee, referee's us know. Glasgow let off,

let the Blues former drive. Did the protector get too far of the ball-

carrier? That is one of the best line-out balls the Blues have won.

He blew it very late if that was the case. It has gone against Josh

that occasion. He is not the quickest on the whistle, the

like a Cheshire cat all week. It gives them a chance to stake his

claim for the Heineken Cup next weekend. He would be extremely

disappointed not to be playing. Especially when you play it a

former team, you tend to play well ground like this. It is not easy to

hit the hole as initially. -- holes initially. They could not control

it. Lovely footwork from Casey Laulala. The offload just did not

stick. Only as far as a Leigh this a chance for. Or is it a kick

to the corner? It is not the easiest. With looks like the

Cardiff Blues will try to take the points. He just could not get his

hands free. Glasgow have done a great job in slowing the Cardiff

has to take his hat off when he the first choice kicker for the

Cardiff Blues at the start of the has not got much room. He is on the

concrete. He also has a camera dropped short and wide. He did not

have much of their run up. The register their first points in this

half with only a couple of minutes away the penalty. George Clancy has

been very quick in this aspect of play. No support junior. Three

Glasgow players. It was he off his feet going for the ball? Such a

grey area. Different a referee is penalty scoring opportunity and

Glasgow have an opportunity to take a chance instead. It is a chance to

misses. You would have expected him to put that one over. A naughty

They are not in the changing rooms. The last play of the first half, it

should be. The difference has been the offloading from Glasgow. The

day continued to probe. -- they for the penalty miss with a drop

missed kicks from Duncan Weir means the Cardiff Blues do not concede

any more points towards the end of the first half. But they have not

scored any either. When try coming fairly early from Ryan Wilson ant

at half-time, the Cardiff Blues are looking at survival. They would try

to get back into this but they have an awful lot of work to do. The

The Cardiff Blues struggled to find any fluency early on. The pressure

eventually told. Duncan Weir stretched the lead with a penalty.

At half-time, 10-0. Glasgow edge on They have not been in the game to

be honest. Glasgow have dominated. The Glasgow forwards have been in

carrying the ball well and the offload. They should be further in

front because they had opportunities which they have flown.

What is your general impression of the first half? Glasgow have

dominated the game. The only consolation for all the Cardiff

Blues so far is that there are only 10 points down. The forwards are

playing some great rugby. The Cardiff Blues defensive line is

very lethargic. There is no rush at all and it is allowing the of

floats and the tackle which is killing the Cardiff Blues at the

moment. A couple of spurned opportunities for Glasgow. Both of

you have eluded to those chances. This is the first round. You have

the de Miranda. This is a miss-pass. Another missed chance. What happens

next? Just the offload. He go slow on the Op -- outside. But there is

a know where pass again. They are targeting a particular area?

they do not scored this try I do not know. That run was a massive

miss. As soon as that it happened, the defence was short so they

blitzed. They might have stopped and pushed. If you are short and

you blitzed and you do not get it, you are in big trouble. There was

an overlap there and we both said it was a try. You are taught that

in school at 11 years of age. It is to a guest when have you put the

winger in the corner. As a professional player, it is

unforgivable. That was a chance and they should be seven points further

ahead. They should be further in front because they dominated the

whole first half. Another area they demonstrate -- they dominated his

the scrum. -- is the scrum. whole front row goes out. How

difficult is that for Lloyd Williams and for Maama Molitika or.

They go down. You can see how strong their art by the fact they

took a scrum after a scrum. As Shane Williams mentioned, the speed

is slow. Because of the lack of speed of the try-line, the momentum

took Jamie Roberts over. If you like speed was quicker, they could

have tackled short of the line. But there are lethargic. They do not

know if there blitzing or drifting. They are being cut to pieces at the

moment. The Cardiff Blues were expecting a tough and aggressive

defence. They did very well there. Jamie Roberts is a big guy. If he

will commit yourself to a tackle, you have to commit 100%. They to be

more physical in the contact area. Let us cross to Firhill. Welcome to

the programme. Glasgow had an excellent season and there in pole

position for a play-off place. How about a visit for Glasgow to fly

the flag for Scotland Kazakh it is hugely influential for us to finish

in the top four. One of the issues we have is a player drain. You seem

to have the opposite in Scotland. There has been a massive change in

Scottish rugby. There to try at prop up players and make progress

in terms of Scottish rugby. will they do in the second half?

has been an amazing performance by Glasgow. They have had a few Six

Nations players back. Thank you. There is plenty more sport coming

away throughout the weekend. could feel myself sliding down. I

was out of control at the time. I am glad those days are over.

learn a lot of things with football. They make friends and they feel

part of something. It is important for the City that we do this.

I was growing up and when I started taking kicking seriously, he was

the best kicker at the time. We were warming up and I was thinking

that is my technique. Sport West is up next featuring an interview with

Another chance to relive the Grand The Dragons Art Rodney Parade. We

can show you what is happening tonight. They are struggling a

A yellow card was shown to done Lydiate. They are tracing the Blues

in 7th. But at the moment they are struggling. A couple more scores

for you. Buster mac are 31-7 up against a rainy. -- of stuff. The

Ospreys play tomorrow at the Liberty Stadium and they welcome a

familiar face. Williams, setting off. Shane

Shane Williams to the corner. He is going down. He goes all the way in

for a try. Everyone looking forward to seeing

you back in an osprey's jersey. You have been pressed back into service

Burley. I am looking forward to it. It has been a long time. It is my

second game of the year, but I have been training with the guys anyway,

and hopefully I will be fit enough. An important game because you were

currently third, but a win would take you back to second. That means

a home semi-final. Yes, an important time in the RaboDirect

PRO12. And home games are important. And Treviso are important, they

have played a lot of rugby, they have scored the most tries. It is

going to be a nice, open game for me. And hopefully my legs will cope.

The referee for tomorrow, what sort of reception will he get? I am not

sure. What is done is done. Get on with it. I hope he has a hostile

reception. On the back of the lens to win, a fantastic win for the

Ospreys. That should give a momentum for the end of the season.

It would be great if the Ospreys could have a home draw in the play-

off semi-final. Thanks, and the teams are on their way back out.

The Blues have 40 minutes to get their game back contract. -- back

RedZone. We cross back to Firhill. Thank you. No changes to either

side during the interval. 40 minutes for the Blues. To try to

keep their hopes alive. They want to be in the last stages of the

RaboDirect PRO12 League, and they have got a huge game at Leinster at

the Heineken Cup, so they need some momentum for that. But they are

concentrating on the job in hand for the next 40 minutes. Was this

knocked on? No, it is going to be a line-out. I thought that was a

knock-on. Lucky for the Blues. It of the Blues are keeping it in hand,

doing just enough. And they go as any chance of developing any

further. -- they goes. Let's have a look at this. Maybe he came around

the back. That has been the difference between the two sides.

Glasgow do not seem to be making too many mistakes whilst the Blues,

on the other hand, have been. There is plenty of quality in this Blues

team. They can easily outscored about the attacks of Glasgow. They

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are pushing the blows further back. defence early in the second half

with continued possession for Navidi just opposite him. The Blues

are camped on the try-line. The The Blues slow it down but can they

keep them out? And there comes the try. It had to come, really, such

was the pressure from the Blues. And it is Ryan Wilson. His second

try. A lot of pressure on the Blues. Difficult to stop someone like that

in their tracks. All stemmed from a penalty. If we look, there you go,

you have got the number eight look -- running at a number 15, and only

one winner. It was sensible of Cusiter to pick out the mismatch.

They were just so patient, going through the faces, keeping hold of

the ball. There is a great sense of urgency. They wanted and they do it

at a greater pace. And that is the end result. It will be interesting

to see the offloads statistics. They seem to get through the tackle

and offload. It stops the Blues resetting their defence because

they are always on the back foot. Duncan Weir adds the extra. It is

17-0, with a real mountain facing the Blues. How are the other teams

getting on? The Coke shop the Blues, what is

the best way of getting back? Maintaining possession and playing

in the right area. Stopping them from going forward. Is their

defence causing you a problem? is, but we are lacking our own

going forward. That is the problem. We are not holding the ball. But do

not write us off just yet. will be hunting a bonus point in

the remaining 35 minutes. Good pressure. Good pressure by Stuart

experienced players up front. Sam Warburton, Xavier Rush, Gethin

Jenkins. They are struggling. and it is telling in the scrums. As

Justin said, you cannot write them off because they have some quality

players on the field and it is about maintaining possession more

than anything and cutting out Treviso and the Ospreys looking

like they will try to leapfrog over Glasgow. And then Scrum V on Sunday,

5:30pm, bringing all the weekend's highlights and seeing exactly what

the situation is with only three games remaining before the play-

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defenders. They were off the line bit? It is certainly picking up

pace. A forward pass claimed, and given. That has been the story for

the blows. A quick ball, six men to the right against thaw mac Glasgow

defenders. A shame, that, because all the hard work they did up the

field, Scott Andrews taking it full bonus points this evening,

putting them on 55 above the Ospreys and Glasgow for the time

being. Glasgow could join them or better them should they get a bonus

point. Scarlets on 50 before this evening. Edinburgh, having such a

hand side. Duncan Weir, pinning the takes so much time, the scrum. You

lose 15-20 minutes per game because of the issues in the front row.

Substitutes ready to come on for Glasgow. That could beat a double

or crippled change in a second. -- is high-fives all round. Halfpenny,

he will triaged go for goal. - McQuay well tried to go for goal.

few changes now. When you what on the field and you see a player go

off, it is difficult seeing a better player coming on, showing

you the strength of the Glasgow Bank tonight. -- bench. This may be

slightly longer, but a better angle and a better run-up for Leigh

Halfpenny than the one he rushed at the end of the second have -- end

supplies the Cardiff Blues with their first points this evening.

Down the road in Edinburgh, they are leading the Scarlets. The

Scarlets are down to 13 men at the moment. The Dragons are trailing

For the moment, it looks as if the Ospreys and the ones who will be

flying the flag in the last four. What are attempting to do so. -- or

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side again. Jamie Roberts is down. He is in a lot of pain. He just did

that knee. It is not look good. This does not look good at all.

Jamie Roberts is down and clutching the left leg. Here he hit his knee

initially against England in Twickenham. You do not strap a knee

up as heavily as that without a problem. He looks in pain. This

would be the type of game that would suit Dafydd Hewitt. He loves

tight games. A very good career. smacked the knee into the ground.

Straight away. The Cardiff Blues are guilty of another penalty. A

potential three points to Glasgow. I hope he is all right.

concerned looks at the faces of the Cardiff Blues. I think it was more

of a bang than anything. They are taking him off as a precaution. You

have to look at the bigger picture of the next weekend. He does not

look good walking off. At least he is walking off rather than being

helped off. Let us hope it is not right. The Cardiff Blues will be

thankful that the Glasgow outside- half has not got his kicking boots

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Toby Faletau has scored for the Cardiff Blues. It was a lovely

little kick in the end. He did not have many other options. This is

the best attacking chance the Cardiff Blues have had. They need

to convert this now. The need to score. They need to put themselves

in this game. Ruaridh Jackson replaces Duncan Weir. Apart from

his goal kicking, he played all right. Richie Gray has come on and

has stripped away and made an impact. The are such an athletic

second row. The Cardiff Blues take the initial online. A man was

the Cardiff Blues wanted to take quickly but not from the right spot.

They will have to go to the corner. There is too much pressure on the

scrum. In in the line-out ball. There is plenty of time, there is

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line of attack. The Glasgow number 8 seems to be in some pain. You do

not usually get a big man like him yelping out loud. I do not think

the ball was meant for John Yapp. His knee and was caught. He is in

pain. Poor man. Nobody likes to see the structure coming on. He

sometimes get that with the hard ground. You get twists and turns.

His contribution has been pretty significant, Ryan Wilson. He has

been responsible for both tries. He first run came after 50 minutes of

the first half. Then four minutes into the second half, he eventually

capitalised on all the pressure Glasgow had been piling on. Not a

bad replacement. John Barclay. Jon Welsh is another one who got his

first cap in the Six Nations. He converted from loose to tight-head

prop this season. There will be very happy with the first half.

When you look both line-outs, especially with the late changes

being made today, you always thought Glasgow had more strength

on the bench than what the Cardiff Blues had. A lot of the Serbs get

used. The Cardiff Blues need to be careful because there is a game --

a big game next week. They do not want to be taking too many risks on

players. We may be able to learn a bit more about Jamie Roberts.

a word with one of the Blues medical staff and it has a twist on

the knee rather than a bang. It was the same one that he injured while

playing against England. They did Hopefully, it is not too bad. He

for that it is difficult when you're out there as a player

because you have to try and keep yourself up for the game. It might

be worth trying to keep warm and doing some drills. If Jimmy was not

available next weekend, would Dafydd Hewitt be the natural

choice? The safer bet at the moment would be Dafydd Hewitt. Ever tend

to go with him. It'll be interesting to see if Gavin Henson

will come on. With Dafydd Hewitt, you know exactly what you will get.

He is running and tackling. That is an unfortunate sight. The

couple of metres from the pitch. Most pitches would be well air and

standing now wider. Tom James was running up this side. The Dragons

have lost at Rodney Parade. That is probably them out of a chance of

In maximum of 15 points to be for Glasgow. They just need a good

Tyrrell took a bank. -- took a bang. Marc Breeze and Richie Rees are

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night. -- this is Treviso. But has had a tough time today. Richie Rees

on now. Leaving the Blues next year. We don't know where he is going. He

is keeping that close to his chest. But he will want to speed the team

up. I do seem to remember that you said it was Connacht he was going

need a softer pass when you were running so fast through a hole like

tackled by Hewitt. In from the side. is not straight down the middle.

wonky throw. A bit of a shame again, as we have a look at it. Didn't

look too bad, but the referee a free kick, but because this has

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happened so often, it has turned Dunbar is clean through. Gets the

pass back and Glasgow have their third try. Every time they come

forward, every time they up the pace, they seem to break the Blues

line, and they have three tries word. Dunbar, created the break.

Two really good runs from that passage of play. Kellock takes it

off Cusiter. They create a whole. Some good support play by Fusaro.

An easy conversion for Ruaridh Jackson. Now, Glasgow are

definitely hunting a bonus point. Dunbar has not looked very good all

game, to be further. But a great finish. 21 points, the Blues have

to claw back. Before the injury to Wilson, they

had the best passages of play throughout the game. It is a shame.

It was. It has been in patches. Not for long enough periods. As you

said, the quality is there. They just need to keep hold of the ball

more than anything and make less mistakes. Gavin Hanson will get his

chance. He is coming on for the final 15 minutes. He is replacing

Alex Cuthbert. He is going on the He has not had much this season. He

will want to get involved as much as the can. The trouble is with the

Blues, there are so many good contract until the end of this

season. Which is why game time is so important to him. We know how

well he can play. We still hope he can produce. He needs to if he is

are a stemming from. Such a part -- a huge part of the game. They

cannot launch anything. The scrum, it is being disrupted, they are

being turned every ball they get, they are losing it. It relieves the

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Can they pick up the pace from Hanson, but he was travelling at

four plays. Again, that is what we are saying. The Blues need to keep

the ball, and they seemed to lose possession straight away. John Yapp

to Parks and Nathan Trevett replaces him. Trevett, making his

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down there. They have got a dozen minutes to get another try.

Blues defence came right up to stop the past. The only option was to

smash. The Blues tried to play out of their own half. Just one defeat

in the last 14 for Glasgow. That was against the Scarlets in January.

After a shaky start to the season, just one defeat since then. It is

an incredible record which is why they are in the top four. And they

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are staying there by the look of it. because John Barclay has been

knocked down. It was accidental. He is out cold. The players were

shouting he was out. That was great play by the referee. But Moitika,

both players were head down. It only takes a small knock on your

head and you are out. Another injury in this game. It has been

fairly brutal in that respect. have got to be very careful, any

knock to the head, they have to be very careful indeed and it is a

shame for John Barclay. Let's go down to pitch side.

A real good game at Murrayfield. Edinburgh leading the Scarlets. The

Scarlets did come back to 23-23, some great games there. -- so a

great game. It is 26-23, the Scarlets are right

back in there. They are on a good run. We wins and three bonus points

in the last three games. -- three wins. Along with the delay at the

lying motionless. The physio signalled for the stretch of

straight away. The referee knew straight away. Even though the ball

was in play, he stopped the game immediately because there is always

the potential it was going to be a serious injury. Player welfare must

come first. Let's hope he is all for Glasgow. He is replacing

Cusiter, crew has had a great game. He has directed play very well. He

will be happy with his performance tonight. I think Cusiter is still

on third. He may be replacing John Barclay because they are no more

forwards. Who will go in the back row? You normally put your biggest

player there, so it could be Dunbar. He has been impressive tonight.

has. He has broken the line a few times. He looked hungry for the

ball when it was in his hand. He is running hard. And he is getting

through the tackles. The Blues will be very disappointed they have not

been able to kind of bring the passion and pace that the Glasgow

have brought. They have not been able to up the tempo that Glasgow

have. No. They have a few times, but they are just making too many

clean-cut opportunities. They have gone down there and they have

They're getting rid of so many players. At that of the players

know they were not be there next season under that of the players

are injured. They have a huge game to come next week. There is

pressure on everyone. As a player leaving, they want to make sure

they represent themselves well. The boys leaving have been there for a

long time and they do not want to end on a low. A couple of lovely

tries from Ryan Wilson before he went off. Then Alex Dunbar. Another

lovely angle. Looking for support. A nice try by Chris Fusaro. The can

see how long it takes to get a player of to make sure they are

secure in the structure. If it is something to do with the neck, you

have to be so careful. The way things stand at the moment, the all

important games, Leinster far and away and looked to have secured

their home fixture. Munster have not played tonight was a Ospreys

play tomorrow night. At the moment, it looks like Ulster will be and 55

and Glasgow will also be on 55. The Scarlets are sitting on a losing

bonus point at the moment. They are just in touch with that group. The

Cardiff Blues are on 45 and looked to have lost too much ground.

they lose this one, it is hard to get back into the play-offs. But

look behind them at the Dragons, everyone wants to play in the

Heineken Cup. It is a huge competition. It is the best

competition we have in the northern hemisphere. It is the close this

thing a lot of players would get to international rugby. 10 minutes to

go. 21 points. Three tries, it will be tough. They would definitely

have to regroup and start thinking about next week which is the bigger

picture. That will have to be their main focus. The final touches being

put in place and everybody is ready to live together. The second player

being stretchered off the field for Glasgow this evening. Sympathetic

applause from the players, officials and the crowd. You'll be

carried off this evening. As he said with Jamie Roberts, they let

us hope it is not too bad a situation. The oxygen cylinder is

out there. That is the more serious injury are we have seen this

evening by the looks of it. I hope it is just a bang on the head and

he recovers and be taken off as a precaution. It is always difficult

to carry on when there has been a long stoppage and there have been a

With also getting a bonus but against a Rowney, Glasgow needed

closer to the line. A little bit more work to get to the try-line.

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Cardiff Blues. Dafydd Hewitt with a the replacements used by Glasgow.

Josh Navidi did just enough. Chris to Tom James a rather than Gavin

Stuart Hogg was on the floor, not allowed to play the ball. A blind

pass, edited was mad for Gavin Henson but Tom James gathered.

little bit. Just over five minutes remaining. Any crumbs of

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going forward. It is a very the support. He picks out Colin

Shaw and Glasgow have the bonus point try. They solidified their

position in the top four as it looks like curtains for the Cardiff

Blues for the lead this season. creator making the half-break. A

good angle. A good finish by Colin Shaw. Good support by Glasgow. That

is a bonus point. To be honest, they have looked the better team

all through the game. As hard as it is for me to say, they probably

deserve the bonus point. Roddy Jackson with the extra, not that

they needed. They are way Clear and their dominance has been complete.

The Cardiff Blues had to win to try and hang on to any chance of making

the play-offs. They now are no they have one big game ahead of them in

Europe otherwise it is survival and fending off and making sure they

had in Europe next season. -- making sure they are in Europe next

season. It will be a long journey home for the Cardiff Blues. It will

be a very quiet playing departing Glasgow at 7 o'clock tomorrow

morning. -- a very quiet plain -- the match by the local broadcasters.

He would have got my vote. Dangerous every time. I have been

impressed by Stuart Hogg in the centre. He has done a very good job

on the drift defence. He has been a Lineen's reputation further

six-23 at Edinburgh. Coming back to draw level and then just losing out

by a kick. It was so close for the Scarlets. They will get one bonus

point. They are still just about in the hunt for the top four places.

The Cardiff Blues will not even get the consolation of a try. The only

positive the Cardiff Blues can take out is that they did not have too

many injuries tonight. Jamie Roberts is the only a really scared

they have got. -- the only scare they have got. The Cardiff Blues

are giving it their best shot to the last. It is all in vain now.

They are trying to get some didn't work for them all evening.

Glasgow consolidate their position in the top four. They have pushed

up the Ospreys. Glasgow dominating and Glasgow beating the Blues, 31-3.

A comprehensive drubbing for the They were dreadful defensively. But

also, we said at the start, if they are having a platform, they would

be dangerous, but it was destroyed. The scrum was demolished by Glasgow.

In the line-out, the overthrows, there were five out of the 12 that

went missing, if you don't get those right, you have got no chance

and that was a very poor performance. But a very good

performance by Glasgow. They have got to pick themselves up for

Ospreys are out of the top four which games -- which makes

tomorrow's game with Treviso even more significant. Glasgow, they are

dangerous. We know we can drop into 5th. But you have got to win your

home games. Treviso, they have got some good players in their ranks.

It is going to be difficult. I am back anyway, so we should be all

You have got to win all your games now. It is so tight. You have to

win all your games and you cannot rely on other sides turning over

because the top four will go out and try to win everything. That

performance last week will give them that momentum to get the