Ospreys v Dragons Scrum V Live

87 caps and 58 tries for Wales, two Lions tours, two Grand Slams and a

world player of the year award. After 138 appearances for the

Ospreys and 50 for the opponents, the curtain is about to fall on the

career of one of the game's great Shame might take centre-stage

because Ospreys co-stars have been untouchable in recent weeks. --

Three wins on the bounce in the Pro 12, they are a form team right now.

So catch them if you can, but blink and you will miss it because they

are in opposite Shane for the very first time is the League's fastest

winner, Chavhanga. There's a Grand Slam battle in the back row, too.

Ryan Jones and Tipuric in the lead roles for the Ospreys. Can they

contain the Dragons' double act? It A drop goal to win it. He's hit the

post! The last time they met it was the width of a post that separated

them, but it was the Brabants who emerged victorious. They did the

double over the Ospreys last season. Which just goes to show, when it

comes to Welsh Derby's you can comes to Welsh Derby's you can

throw the form book out of the window. Victory for the Ospreys

last we put them in pole position for a home semi-final. Victory

tonight would all but guarantee it. Good evening and welcome to Scrum V

Live from a very lively Liberty Stadium. They are expecting a

season best crowd, all here to give Shane Williams what the Ospreys

hope will be a winning send-off, but the Dragons are here to try and

spoil that party. I'm joined by Kingsley Jones and Rob Jones. He

has been a pretty worthy opponent in the fastest man in the League

tonight. If fantastic, the occasion, the crowd, a great evening. We hope

to see some expansive rugby. But he is up against the fastest man

probably in the league. A great player, he knows where the try-line

is at his coming to real form as well. Shane hasn't scored a try for

the Ospreys in 18 months. But what a battle that is going to be.

You've got two fantastic winners against each other. There are

individual battles all over the pitch. We were hoping Charteris was

going to get internet but he's pulled out injured. But it's the

back row that's getting you salivating. I can't wait. New look

at Orr players vying for three positions for the summer tour to

Australia. Tipuric, Lydia to -- Lydiate, Ryan Jones and Faletau

fighting for the number eight spot. Tipuric's form has been outstanding

of late. Biggar has been good. Good, young players really coming into

form. You can see that reflect in the Ospreys performance. A big

talent tonight but both sets of back rows. The Dragons have lost

their last two, the Ospreys have won their last three. They'll still

caught up with both sets of What's changed for the Ospreys?

We've managed to get on a bit of a run. It was usually so deliver them

winning the game in the manner we did it Leinster. We managed to roam

on from there. Our boys are in particularly good form. It's a good

place to be right now. Yeah, things are going well. There's huge hype

tonight surrounding Shane Williams, justifiably so, but will that be an

advantage or disadvantage to the Dragons? I don't think it will give

either of us a advantage a disadvantage. These two teams will

raise to the occasion. It will be a good game of rugby. Shane has done

everything that can possibly be done in the game. We understand

what the significance of this game is, but we've got a massive crowd

here tonight, that's great, but we understand that this is the

business part of the season. First and foremost, we need to win this

game. The making a return to the Liberty Stadium tonight his former

An exciting night and a great occasion. I think the Ospreys are

in for a tougher game than last week. There's lots to talk about

about Shane tonight. But there's an intriguing battle on the other wing.

Look out for Aled Brew going for interception tonight. He makes his

own luck, but he's got his hands for tonight. The Blonde bombshell.

Dirksen. He has got pace and power. He's got an element of cockiness

and he knows where the line is. Dirksen versus Bruno tonight. --

rule. Can the Ospreys overcome the Dragons and send Shane with a

victorious cent of, or will be Dragons upset form once again?

Welsh-language, tree is on the red button tonight. -- Welsh language

- absolutely perfect conditions for an end of the season special game.

With so much at stake, that is exactly what we have at the Liberty

Stadium this evening. Ashley Smith is the one who is leading out the

Dragons. After the late withdrawal of Luke Charteris. The Dragons

holding a bit of a Koudou sign over the Ospreys. They've won four of

starting line instead of Charteris, who hasn't recovered from his

shoulder injury. Not a bad back row. Ashley Smith is the skipper behind

a mask, 17 years old, making his League first start this evening. An

exciting back three. Adam who's always a threat in midfield. --

Adam Hughes. There's only one man who could lead out the Ospreys this

evening. He's had a farewell for Wales at the Millennium Stadium.

Now, on his home patch, Shane Williams takes the field. The crowd

rise as one to show their appreciation for a fantastic

servant of Neath, Ospreys and Welsh Bearman is the only one whose eight

non-national. Adam Jones is in January, but compared to the

Dragons throwback, he's a seasoned campaigner. Tom Smith may not be

the biggest name in the Ospreys line-up, but he's the only one

who's played every single league home outing possibly for Shane, and

less the Ospreys cancer cure a home semi-final. -- cannot secure a home

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Tipuric was straight in there, as needed to be a solid tackle. Could

he have offloaded? The pressure coming on from Bishop. Desperate

defence. Amos brings him to ground. Alun Wyn Jones is on the left wing.

Shane Williams couldn't get the ball clear. Risky defence but

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the ball at the moment. They are doing their talking through their

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Tremendous pace from the Ospreys in gone forward. Even though Biggar

gets the ball to ground, it is in vain. It's a knock-on. The Ospreys

did everything but the important thing - they didn't score. What a

shame. Chance lost at the end. Nearly four minutes in, I've hardly

said a word and I'm absolutely exhausted just watching that

opening from the Ospreys! If there has been a better side -- start

from a side, especially the Ospreys, passing off his left hand, he's got

options, picking off guys that are flat, putting them through gaps.

Hold on to your hats, this could be break by Hanno Dirksen about four

minutes ago now! Young Hallam Amos knows this is some baptism of fire.

The Dragons fullback has had to put in a couple of very important

tackles already. What a night for him. Now then, the Ospreys scrum

initially. They got shot of it before the pressure came and that

has allowed Lewis Robling to clear the decks. Evans will be in livid

with himself for not managing to get that ball away. Three or four

Ospreys and support. A little bit draw breath, they don't know what

has hit them in the first five, but evening. Ryan Jones, straight

through the middle! Amos, again, with the last line of defence. Tom

Isaacs is the scrum-half who has been converted to centre. He

reverts to his old position. Hibbard on the wing. He stretches

out and loses it. And again, the Ospreys tantalisingly close, but

held up by the Dragons. execution by the Ospreys is

fantastic. Dan Biggar, right decision, beautifully executed and

VAT from Faletau is an excellent Ospreys... Great start. Ryan Jones

caught them napping and went straight through the little --

middle. I'm sure Amos was glad that Ryan Jones looked for support

rather than burying him in the Robling. Very good kick. The only

thing the Dragons can take out of the seven minutes is that it is

still 0-0. They won't have faced an opening like this for a long, long

ball to throw in. The Dragons must feel like the Ospreys have three or

outside him. He knows when it is a slowdown ball and he can just call

on the juggernaut pack to take it up and then you can do that from

of the evening. It has gone against the Ospreys. On halfway. Failing to

stay on their feet, Ryan Jones in take it. That is the technique

these days, you don't go for the ball immediately, you cover the

over 50 metres. A good strike by Lewis Robling. That is a belter!

Would you believe it? The first 10 minutes come up Ospreys have 90%

possession, 90% territory, Dragons have the most importance that of

all, they go ahead 3-0. -- important stat. An amazing start by

the Ospreys and yet the Dragons are 3-0 up. The only time the Dragons

have touched the ball is to kick it to clear their lines or the penalty.

The Ospreys have created all of the opportunities. But they have to

take the opportunities they create. They have failed to capitalise on

their good work. Thank you. A great advantage. It could have been

dangerous if Chavhanga had taken it cleanly. Bearman doing it just

enough to force the knock-on. tries for the Dragons for Chavhanga.

Wet and windy nights in Rodney Parade are probably not up his

street. A lovely sunny night like now and he will be looking to do

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then? You don't see much of that present for the Dragons after the

Adam Jones will say OK, you did do movement, the options Ospreys have

got is creating havoc. Forward runners creating overlaps, but they

are not finishing the he's off. -- the ease off. Runners off the ball

are so important. It creates the space on the outside. The pods they

have got after the phase play have been unpredictable. Three guys

offering themselves as runners rather than settling behind the

as possible. Ryan Jones played it on to Joe Bearman. It could be four

on two on the far side. Dragons desperate to get defenders across.

It has been slowed down. A touch unnecessarily by the Ospreys.

just managed to offer aid -- offload that earlier and they were

been done by Dragons. -- being done. Good defending, but then plunging

simple three points if that is what the Ospreys we require, and that is

what it is. That is an amazing stat after 15 minutes' play. Are you

sure somebody hasn't pressed the for the season and puts the Ospreys

back level at 3-3. You said you were impressed with the way the

Ospreys are mixing up their game. Playing with ball in hand a lot to

start with. A nice kick to the corner, a drive. They have built up

the pressure to win three points. saw you talking... A potential

employer? I passed my class 3 HGV looking to keep possession. It is

an awful lot easier carrying the ball than having to make all of

those tackles. Well picked off by Always a threat, steaming down that

channel. He's between 10 and 12 at Owens's recognition of the Ospreys

doing what they want in a scrum. That would have required Adam Jones

to go backwards at quite a rate of knots and he tends not to do that

centre at outside-half in the Robling. The Dragons have only been

down in Ospreys territory twice and they have come away with two

penalties. If you had looked at those stats and tried to predict

the score, you would not have said 6-3 Dragons. A well-weighted kick

from Dan Biggar. Every opportunity to get underneath it. Well played

with. Nigel Owens just checking with Neil Hennessy, the touch judge,

or whether it had been knocked on and indeed it had. A hard one for

Steve Jones to take, it was not meant for him. A nasty bottle. --

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in the Magners League. That was blind side and Ryan Jones claims

the try. The touch judge is happy and Ryan Jones get that try just

when the Ospreys had been brought short again. He snuck over on the

blind side. A cheeky try, but the appetite for rugby this guy is

sowing at the moment is incredible. Bishop does very, very well, the

injection of pace. Ryan Jones ferreting at the base. He only has

a yard to go. A very difficult tackle to bring off. Dragons

defenders possibly thinking Rhys Webb was about to get rid of it. He

Confident young man, in form at the moment. Midway through the first

half, the Ospreys lead 10-6. This is a great one from web. The almost

does it single-handedly. But it is Bishop of comes in at pace. He cuts

inside, nearly gets there. That's where the damage is done. But

Kingsley mentioned the mix, which is on evidence here. The decision

making and the execution with the Ospreys is very precise at the

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Welsh cause off the bench in the Dragon's team. Just missed two

do you get Temple in the game? Ospreys are in complete control,

slowing down when they need to, kicking to the touch when they can.

Rhys Webb has been central. He was the one who tapped the free-kick.

He did early on in the first five to 10 minutes. He looks really

lively at the moment. He seems to be controlling the tempo of the

game. The way back for the Dragons is to get some territory. It looks

like... There were forwards stood at first receiver. We need a

Robling and all of those guys stepping up and taking control of

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If he was still allowed a ruck, he would probably get out of the way

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Williams gets a touch. But there's not much we can do from there. --

kicking that. It was a considered decision. No real effort from Aled

Brew to go up for the ball, just interfere enough with Biggar to

force the knock-on again. But even the Ospreys' kicking game is better

than the Dragons at the moment. is, it's varied, precise. So often

you see the Ospreys Sinti -- simply kicking for kickings sake. But they

are far more considered at the everybody giving everything. But

early on, if the Ospreys were hitting the holes, Dirksen, Evans,

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Ryan Jones - all of those coming to have been able to string a few

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wide. It's on from halfway. Isaacs, Dirksen on the outside. Across

crumbs Brew. -- comes Brew. That was a leg chopper! Faletau smuggled

it back illegally. Gavin Smithy didn't need to do that. He has

heard Dirksen. That is Jevon Groves their, defending two Ospreys backs.

He does enough to allow the cavalry to arrive in the shape of Aled Brew.

No arms in a tackle, just straight across the legs with the shoulder.

He brings him down. What a game! Jevon Groves, a remarkable job

there. That was a missed opportunity will stop -- for the

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Eye and the, another 30 seconds the fills the lungs a bit more, lets

the legs recover. -- the pressure moved it to that side please - is

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as he can in trying to Boss it. Nathan Williams or Nathan Boka's

to pick the bones out of that, in part of three minutes so far. --

this scrum. The referee is trying to boss it, this is what played the

REFEREE: Third consecutive scrum, down, off. It's right because he

called it on the first one. Stay up for the scrummage. Didn't take the

hit. Nigel Owens was good to his word. Straight down on his right

knee. It means that Dan Way will have to come on. Ospreys will go

for another scrum, no doubt about that. Yeah. You can put your

mortgage on that. One of the back row boys will have to come off.

now. Which side are they going to be an man down? Looks like Aled

Brew on the blind side of that for Nathan Williams to try to shore

one. Phil Price is another replacement prop for the Dragons,

after that... How long do you think we have been here now? Coming up to

they know they are so dominant in this passage of play. It is the

difference between five or seven run out. Yellow card wasn't enough.

They were not going to stay in that corner all night. It is five points

with two more to come. I know this will sound crazy. I feel for the

Dragons on that last one. The instructions were so delayed. I

think the Ospreys engaged early and drove it through. But it works for

them, they'd get the decision, which had been coming. Under the

That really does look painful at the moment. Dan Biggar adds two

points after all of the huffing and puffing in the far corner. The

coming at you all day. But he will. He will be back for more. Great

following up from Aled Brew. As Sean Holley said before, look for a

tonight. Early doors, it must have looked so different. A bit of sun,

ball in hand, a chance to run. All of this art and, where has he come

quite correct! Any kids watching, the head might have been in the

wrong place. Don't try that one. is not shied of getting stuck in,

Aled Brew. Hanno Dirksen trying to balance in the corner position. --

bit risky. You have to trust your Very effective between Hibbard,

Bearman and Dan Biggar. What a lovely cake again from Dan Biggar.

Couldn't have got more of this kick 22 was short lived and the ball was

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right. The bounce took the sting Dragons to do. They have just

managed to do it. Unlucky. Dan Biggar tries to throw the right

pass. Aled Brew has come in. Hanno Dirksen had been 100%, he

would have been calling for the short ball. He is busy looking out

for Aled Brew at the moment, I think! I don't know what the boys

will pick out of this first half. or it should be if the Dragons get

it away safely. Just put it over the side and regroup in the

changing room. Pressure again on Wayne Evans. Knocked on and that is

of a mighty relief to the Dragons. He nearly pinched it. They were

still trying until the death, the Ospreys. The Ospreys started on

fire, full of pace and invention. They had to wait for Ryan Jones to

get them try and then the power of the scrum gave them a second. They

are well in the driving seat at The players are just coming off now.

Ryan Jones will be the last man off for the Ospreys. We talked about

the Ospreys tempo, what about that scrum? Most of the good things have

come from the scrum. Whether it be free kicks, penalty. We know it is

a leaf fall tall, us scrum, the Ospreys are well run out for it. --

belief all too all. The big question, if you are the Dragons,

how do you negated? First and foremost, they will be a big

challenge. The speed of the introduction of the ball, they need

to get the ball in quickly and get Faletau off the base very quickly.

His Ross with the story of the half. -- here is Ross. It was an

emotional start at the Liberty Stadium. Shane led the team out for

possibly his last-ever appearance. His team-mates rose to the occasion

and burst out of the plot. But the Dragons struck first room rawest --

Lewis Robling. Ospreys possession eventually told when Ryan Jones

went over. Pressure in the scrum led to a yellow card for Nathan

Buck and after a series of collapsed scrums, Nigel Owens lost

patience and awarded a penalty try. the Ospreys. They were fantastic

early on. Only two tackles made by early on. Only two tackles made by

the Ospreys. 49 tackles by the Dragons. That sums up the quality

of the play, it was fantastic, adventurers, they played with tempo

and pace. If they continue that, there will be a lot more tries in

the second period. Plenty of enterprise early on from the

Ospreys and that possession eventually told when Ryan Jones

crashed over. The Ospreys started in electric fashion, cutting the

Dragons defence to ribbons. The ball carrier had a lot of options

in the first half. The Dragons defence is too worried about the

runners behind Ian Evans. He runs a great angle and you can see the

Dragons defenders focused on behind. They were not clinical enough to

finish off these opportunities. In the next example, Ian Evans again.

He uses the short Angkor, but he cuts Toby Faletau out of the

creative line, creating three against two. Yet again, the Ospreys

don't get over. Ryan Jones, the old head, got over the line himself.

was clear from the off that the Ospreys wanted to put plenty of

pace on the game. One man in charge of that, Rhys Webb at scrum-half,

he wanted to raise the tempo. has had a fantastic first half.

Playing with real pace and tempo. It has become a hallmark of the way

It has become a hallmark of the way the Ospreys have played over the

last couple of weeks. He has done it more often than not from a free-

kick. He has taken it quickly and he knows whether spaces. On to read

-- two or three occasions early on, he identified where the opportunity

was and created space out wide. This was late on in the half. Acres

of space on the right hand side. He identifies where it is because he

plays with his head up. He almost gets Dirksen away. The great tackle

by Aled Brew, who has been impressive. But Rhys Webb is

putting his hand up to be included in the Welsh squad for Australia.

First-half performance was fantastic. Another man who has

spoken of his ambitions to get back in the Wales set up his Andrew

Bishop and he has impressed you. has done his chances no harm. He

has been very, very good with the ball in hand. Certainly in the

opening 15-20 minutes. Very prominent. He looks a lot sharper

on his feet these days. Always looking for on offload. He is big

and strong and always solid. It is his defensive work as well. He has

been known for making tackles and putting his body on the line when

it matters. Again tonight, we have seen both sides of him. He seems to

have gone up a level in terms of his performances in recent weeks.

We saw how the Ospreys scrum was beginning to tell in terms of

pressure on the Dragons. The scrum was always going to be an issue in

this game, particularly after last week. On the Dragons ball, they

have a strategy. They want to chase the hit and get it to Toby Faletau

quickly so they can get it away. But they have no answer to the

power of the Ospreys pack. Inevitably a yellow card and when

the next one comes along, Nigel Owens has no option but to go under

the sticks. He has been far more decisive than last week's referee.

Thank you. There's no shortage of sport to keep you entertained on

BBC Two Wales and it continues later with sport Wales. I'm Lisa

Laser beam. I had nearly 10 seasons there, a super club with great

support. Hopefully we can put one of the stories I could tell. Senior

rugby in 94, there was an away trip. Sitting on the bus and being handed

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a can of Heineken on the way up to speak which will have a big bearing

on the play-off shake-up at the end of the season, Leinster verses

Ulster. The Scarlets will be keeping a close eye on this one.

All staff are one of the teams competing hard for them for that

final. They have been two tries. It's currently 13-8 for Leinster.

Neatly poised, that one. If things stay the same, Leinster will have

done the Scarlets a favour because the Scarlets could then creep above

Ulster with victory tomorrow. course they will. It's important

the Scarlets get every help they can. It's important they win their

games and get the bonus points to give them every chance. It is down

to other teams in the league. At the moment, Leinster's seen to be

helping them. Let's have a look at the table as it stands. Taking into

account the two games going on tonight. The Scarlets still in 6th

place as things stand. The big game is against Munster tomorrow. The

Ospreys still in second and will remain so if they win this game

tonight. Looking ahead to that game tomorrow, scallops and Munster, it

is absolutely crucial, the Scarlets struggle with injuries at the

moment. At one training session only 14 players were fit to train.

Jonathan Davies is out for the rest of the regular season with a hernia

problem. That could hamper their chances. They could do. But they

seem to be unearthed in an awful lot of good players and introducing

them to the Pro 12. This seemed to be playing well. With so much at

stake, I'd like to think that the Scarlets will go out and perform.

Losing that game will probably make a massive dent in that opportunity.

I don't think it is Ulster they need to worry about. Glasgow are

the side who are performing well. They've got some consistency in the

way they are playing and they are getting the results. It's important

that this Galle it's just keep plugging away and get every point

available to them. The other Welsh region in action on Sunday, Blues

against Edinburgh. Blues are out of the play-off places and they had a

turbulent weeks. They just got pride to play ball. They have. A

number of players will be leaving the club and finishing their

careers. Hopefully they will have an atmosphere similar to tonight,

which will help spur them on. They need a good performance to finish

off because ultimately, up until now, over the past month or so they

haven't performed very well. They seem to have fallen away slightly.

They have the look forward to next year with something good behind

them. Two begins, so good luck to both the scallops and the Blues in

their encounters. We can go back to This is the Shane Williams farewell

game. Tell us about his contribution. You played with him.

He's had a massive contribution, both to the team and to Welsh rugby

in general and promoting the sport around the world. He is

recognisable everywhere in rugby circles. I think it's great that

everybody has turned out tonight to give him a good send-off. I am

chuffed for him. He will be sorely missed but I'm sure he'll still

have a lot to contribute to rugby even when he is retired. As a

player, what is seen the big crowd make to the atmosphere? It makes a

big difference, were you don't have to take 20 umbrellas and cults, etc.

As you go and will warm up part of the years. The Dragons have it all

to do in the second half. The Ospreys look as though they are

peaking just at the right time. that's what the best teams do, they

make sure they ramp their performances up at the business end.

Ospreys are desperate to get a home draw. They did a good job in the

first half. They got their rewards with some penalty kicks and those

couple of tries. If the Dragon's Den an early score in this half,

they are not out of it. But if the Ospreys get anything more than

three points, they will be home to the red zone, where he will join

Rick O'Shea. They are commenting on the game and all aspects of Welsh

rugby during the second half. Get in touch with them via text and

Twitter. Welsh language commentary is available on the red button. The

return to our commentary team tonight, Stewart Davies and Gareth

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second half. They have 14 men to feet going at last and brings the

crowd alive. They'd love to see him bodies. Back again towards the

Hibbard falling over and then Bearman coming in and protecting

Kibet. The penalty was going to go a lot of ground to make up on the

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feet again. That's fair enough. I felt Ieuan Evans was probably

nothing control in the contact their to offload. He chose to go

for the ruck. Watch Bevington when he comes in. Just goes off his feet

Dragons get the ball, especially if it is in the hands of that ban. One

of the most powerful runners in the completed, be its success or not,

the Dragons will be back up to 15. Both Nathan Buck and Lewis Evans

back onto the field. The crowd just under 14,500 - biggest of the

hunt. They need to capitalise on every opportunity they get. They

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Does he come down with a straight leg? I think he took a hit.

Probably more of a dead leg, hopefully. Oh, but it was across

the knee. You can see the pain on his face even before he hit the

Dragons, it is the scrum that is killing you at the moment. What are

you going to do? That that you'd weapon for them. That is a points

machine for the Ospreys. What about getting your own play? You have

players there who can do a bit of damage. We have got guys who can

attack, a very good front five. But it's difficult for us at the moment.

Shane Williams in a bit of space. Support from Ross Jones. The

Dragons scrambled defence is good enough for Wayne Evans. How is on

long enough for the cavalry to arrive a. -- hangs on long enough.

It's very much rearguard action from the Dragons. It is great to

see that the width that the Ospreys are trying to put on the ball.

Shane Williams growing the defence. Shane Williams knows they think

he's going to go for it, so he just tries to draw and gave a. The

Dragons marking up well. They snuff it out. But there's a lot of danger

out wide that the Ospreys. If it keeps going to him, I fancy Shane

who will be departing for Gloucester next season, has come on

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in his place. You just knew there over? No. I thought it may have

been. Great refereeing and great play for Martyn Thomas. Very brave

and from Martyn Thomas. He has won his team such an important penalty.

Aled Brew taking a clip three metres from his own line. He buys a

Keep your eye on Dan Biggar. Did not seem to be a lot in it. He is

laughing. It is all happening out there. Even the unexpected. Martyn

Thomas with brilliant defensive Willey. A lovely scoop. Never

really in possession. This is it got his left arm over his phi,

gently caressing his thigh, nothing I said Aled Brew would be up for

the game. Chopping away at Rhys Webb. He is blocking Adam Jones. He

has been a real nuisance. And he chopped down Hanno Dirksen in a

their outside-half for the next 10 minutes? We have a Ding Dong.

the ball on the far side. They have handbags. No. 2 White gets involved,

headlock on the player. Penalty against number two white? Yes, just

a penalty. Nothing to do untoward at the end of all that. Look at

head lock from Steve Jones, and all there. It is all happening.

done with that, couldn't play? They won't be twitching yet, but three

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magic in what could be his last appearance at the Liberty Stadium?

Leinster will have played fourth place on the Saturday night, May

12th. Second will play third on the Friday night. At the moment, it

will be the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium, but there's a bit of water

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numbers there... They had good The game fragments a little bit. It

could really turn on one of those little incidents. Another incident.

He tipped tackle. Up he goes. I can assure you, Tipuric in Dublin, went

off for exactly that. Legs above the waist, into the floor. Looking

at that one, Nathan Williams... A lovely offload from Hibbard,

isolated on the floor. Well brought down by Robling. He realises he is

isolated and a little pop ball. Phil, where are you with? I am with

referees. A lot of possession, but how important is it that you turn

that into points to nail the game? We are getting a little bit loose

and a little bit ahead of ourselves. The Dragons are put in some

pressure on and we have to be a bit more accurate with what we are

doing. How did you see the yellow card? It looked innocuous to me,

half gone. The Dragons have another chance to chip away at that lead.

That would increase the frustration this tackle, it is technically an

offence. To be fair to Nigel Owens, he is thinking common sense

prevails. We've had enough nonsense and he is managing the game pretty

well. But technically it's an offence. You wonder if it is one

for the citing commissioner rather than the referee. We will have to

wait for that. They are given far penalty. The Dragons are not done

yet. Back to a one score game. Given the way things have gone,

The crowd getting pretty agitated with all of these decisions.

Another loose pass by the Ospreys, piling the pressure on themselves.

That was brilliant by Tipuric. That could be the spur of the Ospreys

the touchline. He did well. They could follow what from Shane, but

he would have preferred a sniff. -- follow-up. Great from Tipuric, he

is having a very good game, showing his class this evening. But a good

scrambled defence from the Ospreys. The right decision from Shane, he

had nowhere to go, he was just hoping for a beneficial bounce.

he has given the team a line-out five metres out. That was brilliant

inch of the way for that Welsh expect from the Ospreys butt macro

but they've lost it - it's been unlikely source of Alan Brew. --

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across, is it? No, it's Alun Wyn word again, he is off. The penalty

don't think he'll be saying much of it very nicely. That is a rare

as well, replaced by Tom Smith. That's 21 from 21 for Tom Smith in

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need these days. Adam Hughes. Someone explain how Bearman didn't

there. He's picking Faletau up with the ball. You won't see a more

obvious holding on offence than Faletau on the floor tackle.

Bearman has let him go. Then he's picking them both up. Look at him

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talking to the ref, how much more Taken out in the air. Are you

telling me that is not worse than the tackle? As it happens, he comes

it. I'd rather be tackled at waist height and brought down to my head

from 10 ft or what ever. -- Bedford. -- for Joe Bedford. That's

the one thing that's kept the Dragons in it, 21 turnovers.

two-thirds of the game, those kind evening. Munster on 16. Glasgow, 57.

Ulster, 56 and scallops, 55. Those are the teams in the hunt. Leinster

are assured for top spot and a home game on the Saturday in the semi-

finals. They still lead Ulster, Sunday, we will be live from

Cardiff City Stadium. Then we will know what has happened between

Scarlets and Munster on S4C. 2pm on Sunday afternoon. Then a look back

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at the weekend. 6:00pm on Sunday Ospreys as the game progresses. --

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weather, but the band are giving it wide, stretched that defence as

five minutes before the interval, when they got that penalty try.

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have to give credit to the Dragons the yellow card is a nonsense, but

the whole Poor's, touch, Crouch, whatever the sequence is - what a

the left of the post. They needed ground to cover, that two-point gap.

The Ospreys final game comes, you expect them to win it, you expect

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them to go and chase a bonus. As Dragons needed that one. Shane

momentum out of it, but the pressure is still on. Props have

been on the scoresheet regularly for the Ospreys lately. Has the try

come? No, penalty. Double movement. You don't see a lot of the double

movement these days. But the tackle don't think you quite have the

luxury of the second movement. It was a recall and a place. Not just

a continuation of the tackle. had to free himself from the tackle

in order to try to get the ball over the try-line. It was a

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Ospreys are back downtown. Amos is eventually he did what he needed to

do and got the ball off the park. Shane Williams he looks up and sees

here. I wonder what was going through his mind? "come on, old man,

let's see what you've got left!" the Scarlets will be breathing a

sigh of relief because Ulster, at the moment, get nothing for that.

But there are five minutes left there as well. Doing them a favour.

Ulster surprisingly defeated Ulster surprisingly defeated

Connacht last week as well. That is the weight it would look if it was

to remain with the results as they points just to put them more than a

score clear. It is too nervous at more tape on that and call for Adam

on it yet, the forwards wanted. A good drive by the Ospreys, right up

to the try-line. Nigel Owens has a Whereas the ball? -- where is the

ball? It will be a scrum to the of the scrums, your decision for

man-of-the-match? A fantastic game, wonderful every -- effort from

everybody. I think the man that has really prevailed in the back row...

Ryan Jones in the middle of everything. He is my RaboDirect

fullback off to bring a prop back on. They conceded a penalty try in

the first half and they had to bring on a replacement prop. But

this time, they don't want to lose half, this could be the final play

in the last meetings between the teams, but they have been under the

cosh from the outset on this occasion. Just four penalties from

penalty try at the end of the first half. -- Last score. I thought that

was coming. In went the shoulder, down came the scrum. A penalty.

Shane Williams looking around. would have been worth a look.

think it was on. There is no fullback behind the try-line for

unfortunately. It was meant as a joke! Unfortunately, it is what the

pausing. It is just working in the into the final minute. It is the

same as what happened at the end of the first half. The Ospreys's

dominance at scrum time get them a second penalty try. The third try

of the evening to wrap up the win that will keep them very much in

contention for a home tie in the disintegration. The only reason, I

suppose, for the penalty try. Biggar puts over the conversion.

The ball straight out of play. A chance for one more play for the

Ospreys now can afford to throw everything at it just to give

themselves a little bit of a luxury at it, they have come to life again.

They can sense a bonus point with the Dragons. Their defence wins

them the penalty. It denies the Ospreys a bonus point. The Dragons

want to keep on playing. They want to see if they can get a converted

try. They have lost possession. Shane Williams in possibly his last

game at the Liberty Stadium, he has had a quiet evening, things have

not gone his way as far as the ball his final international and for

Wales against Australia and he has possibly done it again in his final

game at the Liberty Stadium. Shane's game again! Incredible. You

just can't put the little man down. What a way to finish. If this is

his final game at the Liberty Stadium, it could not have had a

better ending for Shane Williams and the Ospreys. Fabulous. What a

moment, what a finish. You felt the chance had gone. But in he goes.

How fitting. Wonderful finish. You fancy he has another couple of

games in him, the way the Ospreys are going, but this was his night

Shane Williams have the last word in terms of try-scoring, he has the

last kick as well. He puts over the conversion. He has a smile like a

Cheshire Cat and why not? The icing has come via Shane Williams.

Another unforgettable moment for him. Another trademark finish and

you can hear from the man himself. Congratulations. Who writes your

scripts? I don't know what it is about my last game. I don't seem to

be playing very well, but maybe that was a gentleman's agreement.

Fantastic game. The Dragons made it tough. What a crowd. We know what

playing for Wales meant you, and the Lions, what about your clubs?

It has been the core of everything I have achieved. It has just been

fantastic. It is my home now, my blood is black. On behalf of the

rugby public, thanks very much. What a fantastic way to end the

game. You literally could not have game. You literally could not have

scripted that. Shane Williams, blistering attack, the final try of