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One Christmas was so much like another, in those years around the | :00:20. | :00:24. | |
sea-town corner now. And out of all sound except the distant speaking | :00:24. | :00:33. | |
of the voices I sometimes hear a That I can never remember whether | :00:33. | :00:36. | |
it snowed for six days and six nights when I was 12 or whether it | :00:36. | :00:41. | |
snowed for 12 days and 12 nights when I was six. All the Christmases | :00:41. | :00:44. | |
roll down toward the two-tongued sea, like a cold and headlong moon | :00:44. | :00:51. | |
bundling down the sky that was our street. And they stop at the rim of | :00:51. | :00:54. | |
the ice-edged fish-freezing waves, and I plunge my hands in the snow | :00:54. | :01:01. | |
and bring out whatever I can find. In goes my hand into that wool- | :01:01. | :01:04. | |
white bell-tongued ball of holidays resting at the rim of the carol- | :01:04. | :01:13. | |
singing sea. It is Christmas time. Time for the | :01:13. | :01:17. | |
Christmas derbies. Time for the Scarlets against the Ospreys. Time | :01:17. | :01:25. | |
to play. In Welsh rugby, tribalism reins. There is no sweeter victory, | :01:25. | :01:29. | |
no skelp more precious than that of your nearest neighbour. This river | :01:29. | :01:33. | |
divides the Scarlets and the Ospreys. Fierce rivals for the | :01:33. | :01:38. | |
status of the best in the West. Over there is the Ospreys, cross | :01:38. | :01:43. | |
the river and you are in the heart of the rugby country for the | :01:43. | :01:47. | |
Scarlets. You can guarantee there will be no love lost between these | :01:47. | :01:54. | |
sides today. Welcome to Scrum V Live. Whether it was Neath against | :01:54. | :01:57. | |
Llanelli or Swansea against the Scarlets, this fixture has always | :01:57. | :02:02. | |
been a fiery. This time it is the Ospreys coming to down. A crucial | :02:02. | :02:07. | |
time for both coaches after disappointing weeks in Europe. | :02:07. | :02:12. | |
Mouth-watering match ups on the menu as when it superhero squares | :02:12. | :02:17. | |
up to a teenage sensation. Six nation places up for grabs and | :02:17. | :02:20. | |
there are points to prove. Precious little festive goodwill on offer | :02:21. | :02:28. | |
today. It is all served up by a team of pundits tastier than a | :02:28. | :02:38. | |
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The boys have arrived and they are ready for action. After two weeks | :02:38. | :02:45. | |
of the Heineken Cup, the Pro12 is back. We are live from Parc y | :02:45. | :02:49. | |
Scarlets. It is beginning to sell up. A sell-out crowd expected in | :02:49. | :02:55. | |
Llanelli. 15,000 fans are expected to turn up. Those vocal home fans | :02:55. | :02:59. | |
will boost the Scarlets. Recent history favours the Ospreys. They | :02:59. | :03:05. | |
have not lost to their rivals in this fixture since Christmas 2007. | :03:05. | :03:09. | |
Plenty of supporters in the supporters Barnett keeping warm. 20 | :03:09. | :03:19. | |
Good afternoon and welcome it to Parc y Scarlets. It is filling up | :03:19. | :03:21. | |
and the rain has stopped. I hope you've had a great Christmas Day | :03:22. | :03:27. | |
and ready for this feast of rugby. I'm with someone you may recognise. | :03:27. | :03:32. | |
Former Ospreys, Lions and Wales centre, Scott Gibbs. Merry | :03:32. | :03:38. | |
Christmas. This fixture is incredibly spicy. The fans love it. | :03:38. | :03:41. | |
You have played in many of them, what is it about it? | :03:41. | :03:45. | |
I don't think there is any game like Scarlets against the Ospreys | :03:45. | :03:49. | |
to evoke so many feelings. Your mouth salivates and it makes your | :03:49. | :03:56. | |
blood boil. Always the sufferers crowd. They seldom dull game. A lot | :03:56. | :03:59. | |
at stake today. You mention the crowd. The Ospreys | :03:59. | :04:04. | |
game out for a warm-up earlier. They had a grating. | :04:04. | :04:09. | |
Looking back when I used to come here, I was booed and got spat on | :04:09. | :04:14. | |
but that was part of the celebrations. These guys are on a | :04:14. | :04:18. | |
winning streak against the Auld enemy. They will be under pressure | :04:18. | :04:24. | |
today to perform. I'd just like the way the Scarlets are. They are | :04:24. | :04:27. | |
probably in a better shape at the moment, not withstanding their | :04:27. | :04:31. | |
recent losses. A sell-out crowd expected. That | :04:31. | :04:34. | |
makes a real different to the players? | :04:34. | :04:39. | |
It does. It is Christmas time and we expect to see bums on seats. I'm | :04:39. | :04:42. | |
sure there's plenty of apathy of the field because the crowds have | :04:42. | :04:47. | |
been poor since the players have returned from the World Cup. It is | :04:47. | :04:51. | |
Scarlets against the Ospreys and it signify is a huge game in the | :04:51. | :04:53. | |
calendar and that is what we expect today. | :04:53. | :04:58. | |
This isn't the only Wales derby this festive period. It was the | :04:58. | :05:01. | |
East will start the on Friday night when the Blues welcome to the | :05:01. | :05:11. | |
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league appearance in Wales, Gavin Henson is back in the Blues colours. | :05:14. | :05:18. | |
Casey Laulala gets behind his man. A brilliant pass out the back door | :05:18. | :05:24. | |
and a great finish by Alex Cuthbert. Gavin Henson with the clearance | :05:24. | :05:30. | |
kick. Dear me. Welcome back to Wales. Tremendous pressure coming | :05:30. | :05:34. | |
from the Blues. The Dragons want to hold out as half-time approaches. | :05:34. | :05:37. | |
Bradley Davies is over. Has he got the ball down? | :05:37. | :05:45. | |
You may award the try. Yes. Try a right on half-time. | :05:45. | :05:50. | |
Leigh Halfpenny. He steps on the gas and gets past the first line of | :05:50. | :05:53. | |
defenders and get it out to Alex Gough but for the corner. Nobody | :05:53. | :06:02. | |
can stop him from there. That victory lifts the Blues into | :06:02. | :06:08. | |
the top four. Today's game, the Scarlets are seven points off the | :06:08. | :06:12. | |
top four and the Ospreys, a victory could mean they take over from | :06:12. | :06:17. | |
Leinster at the top of the table. Perhaps an unfamiliar position for | :06:17. | :06:26. | |
Gavin Henson at 15. Good for Welsh Nice to see him back on the field. | :06:26. | :06:32. | |
We've all had an opinion on Gavin Henson and where he has been. He's | :06:32. | :06:37. | |
got 15 games to solidify himself a Cardiff contract or it might be the | :06:37. | :06:42. | |
panto next Christmas. We would like to see him back in good form. | :06:42. | :06:47. | |
This fixture doesn't need any more Spice but the attention levels have | :06:47. | :06:52. | |
been ramped up. Last week, Scott Johnson chose to publicly | :06:52. | :06:58. | |
criticised Nigel Owens for his comments on Twitter. | :06:58. | :07:03. | |
I think it's not good for our game that is occurring. An official you | :07:03. | :07:07. | |
are meant to respect. It is not one of those things you can switch on | :07:07. | :07:15. | |
and off. It is our players trying to do the right thing and we can do | :07:15. | :07:18. | |
without officials being allowed to sit do something ate to -- | :07:18. | :07:21. | |
different to the players. This is Nigel Owens you are | :07:21. | :07:25. | |
concerned about? Definitely. Last year he went on | :07:25. | :07:29. | |
Facebook and apologised for a forward pass he gave to as against | :07:29. | :07:33. | |
the Scarlets. He is bantering with players from the opposition this | :07:33. | :07:38. | |
week. I don't think that's appropriate behaviour for a sport. | :07:39. | :07:45. | |
Scott Johnson clearly angry. He has chosen first week. As he got a | :07:45. | :07:48. | |
point? I think he's got a very strong | :07:48. | :07:53. | |
point. A potential conflict of interest with Nigel Owens being | :07:53. | :07:56. | |
part of a huge celebration. There is lots at stake. This is | :07:57. | :08:02. | |
professional sport. When we try and create the theatre around it. I | :08:02. | :08:06. | |
love Nigel Owens as a referee, certainly, but I think he has a | :08:06. | :08:11. | |
strong case there. Also, for Scott Johnson to be strong about this, I | :08:11. | :08:15. | |
think it is a Vouvray -- a very prudent way the Ospreys are dealing | :08:15. | :08:20. | |
with it. I think there is a bigger picture here. Scott Johnson can | :08:20. | :08:24. | |
control how his team plays and that is outside of his control. | :08:24. | :08:28. | |
A Nigel Owens has around 17,000 followers on Twitter so this went | :08:28. | :08:34. | |
out to a lot of people. Does it undermine his authority? | :08:34. | :08:39. | |
Be some, that is his preference. He has every right to the one Twitter | :08:39. | :08:46. | |
and be vocal -- to go on Twitter. This should be policed from a | :08:46. | :08:52. | |
governing body perspective as he is an employee of the rugby union. He | :08:52. | :08:56. | |
is a prominent referee and these things should be controlled. | :08:56. | :09:01. | |
I'm sure this debate will continue. Back to the rugby and plenty of | :09:01. | :09:11. | |
First of all, compliments of the season to you. Is that sidestep | :09:11. | :09:15. | |
something you're always wanted? He didn't bring the wig either. | :09:15. | :09:18. | |
Let's talk about the Blues on Friday night. What are your | :09:18. | :09:22. | |
thoughts? The Welsh Derby's, form goes out | :09:22. | :09:27. | |
the window. Casey Laulala and Leigh Halfpenny were awesome. Good to see | :09:28. | :09:30. | |
Gavin Henson back. A few nice touches but he needs more | :09:30. | :09:33. | |
confidence. This time last year, this was | :09:33. | :09:39. | |
postponed because of frozen conditions. It is quite mild today. | :09:39. | :09:42. | |
The pitch conditions are something of a worry, aren't they? | :09:42. | :09:48. | |
A little bit of a worry. It will hinder the Scarlets. They like to | :09:48. | :09:51. | |
play the expansive running game and it helps the Ospreys because they | :09:51. | :09:55. | |
are happy to pick and Gove. The battle at Ten is absolutely | :09:55. | :09:59. | |
huge. Two different types of players. | :09:59. | :10:03. | |
Rhys Priestland came out of the blue this year. An attacking player | :10:03. | :10:10. | |
who likes ball in hand. A bit of with the boot in Europe but then | :10:10. | :10:14. | |
you have Dan Biggar who likes to control games. Sometimes criticised | :10:14. | :10:20. | |
for not attacking play but what he does do is kicking goals. | :10:20. | :10:23. | |
And the hooker's? Good chance for Matthew Rees? | :10:23. | :10:31. | |
Both looking at the number one spot. Huw Bennett has it at the moment. | :10:31. | :10:35. | |
Richard he bird with Adam Jones should have an advantage. | :10:35. | :10:39. | |
The Ospreys are short in the locks. I watched Lou Reed in Munster and | :10:39. | :10:48. | |
he was outstanding? He was very good. The Ospreys have | :10:48. | :10:51. | |
two back rows in the second row. They are short of three second rows. | :10:51. | :10:55. | |
They have enough power to dominate the scrums. | :10:55. | :11:00. | |
The atmosphere here is fantastic at pitch-side. | :11:00. | :11:06. | |
That is an intriguing match-up. The number tens. Rhys Priestland at a | :11:06. | :11:11. | |
cracking World Cup. Dan Biggar was sniffing around him and once his | :11:11. | :11:15. | |
jersey. Dan Biggar was highly rated in the | :11:15. | :11:20. | |
Ospreys camp. You can see why. He is a solid performer but stands a | :11:20. | :11:25. | |
bit too shallow for me as a number 10. Rhys Priestland, I think, has | :11:25. | :11:29. | |
set the world alight from a number 10 perspective. We are into the | :11:29. | :11:34. | |
home of Phil Bennett and Barry John. He is in the mould because he hits | :11:34. | :11:41. | |
the ball square and gives time to is outside men. These games are won | :11:41. | :11:44. | |
on decision-makers and it is a big day for Rhys Priestland to deliver | :11:44. | :11:48. | |
for the Scarlets. We will look forward to that. We | :11:48. | :11:52. | |
have discussed how important this game is in terms of bragging rights. | :11:52. | :11:56. | |
Those have belonged with the Ospreys. Today the Scarlets will | :11:56. | :12:06. | |
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have a chance to exercise the and he is through. | :12:11. | :12:17. | |
Dan Biggar has a deceptive. Can he go all the way? Under the post for | :12:17. | :12:21. | |
another one for the Ospreys. Richard Fussell. The Scarlets at | :12:21. | :12:28. | |
sixes and sevens. Nobody will stop It is not something we have spoken | :12:28. | :12:33. | |
about. It is there and it never goes away, particularly when it is | :12:33. | :12:37. | |
a local derby. We were second best by a long way that day and we | :12:37. | :12:47. | |
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We haven't spoken about it it all. What happened last year has | :12:48. | :12:53. | |
happened and removed on straight after that. | :12:53. | :12:59. | |
It is a 60. Hammering for the Scarlets. | :12:59. | :13:03. | |
They sometimes bring it up in the Welsh squad and hopefully we can | :13:03. | :13:09. | |
set it's straight because we haven't beaten them for a while. | :13:09. | :13:12. | |
Revenge on the Scarlets minds today. In the context of this season, both | :13:12. | :13:16. | |
coaches have had disappointing weeks in Europe and are desperate | :13:16. | :13:20. | |
to put things right. Phil still caught with them -- caught up with | :13:20. | :13:25. | |
them a few moments ago. The Ospreys, like the Scarlets, on the back of | :13:25. | :13:29. | |
Heineken disappointments. How important is today's game? | :13:29. | :13:32. | |
It was disappointing last week and we've got to get ourselves of the | :13:32. | :13:40. | |
ground. They are a tough outfit and as long as we play well and the | :13:40. | :13:43. | |
scoreboard can look after itself. We need to concentrate on other | :13:43. | :13:47. | |
stuff. You are up of the back of two | :13:47. | :13:52. | |
narrow defeats a dismal stuff. How important does that make this Pro12 | :13:52. | :13:56. | |
clash? This is a huge much for both teams. | :13:56. | :14:00. | |
A local derby and everybody wants to see it. It is a huge game in its | :14:00. | :14:03. | |
own right. Never a dull moment with you. Just | :14:03. | :14:08. | |
before Christmas you saying about Nigel Owens the referee treating | :14:08. | :14:13. | |
with Scarlets players. -- on Twitter with the Scarlets players. | :14:13. | :14:19. | |
Have you spoken to him? I haven't. It is about any official. | :14:19. | :14:23. | |
Scott Johnson saying about Nigel Evans treating with a few of your | :14:23. | :14:28. | |
players. Do you have a few on that? Not really. I don't think we'll | :14:28. | :14:33. | |
ever get rid of it. It could be an issue but in this particular | :14:33. | :14:36. | |
instance I don't think there was much of an issue. | :14:36. | :14:40. | |
What can we expect from the Scarlets, style wise? | :14:40. | :14:45. | |
We got to be mindful of the opposition as well. They are very | :14:45. | :14:48. | |
effective with the ball so we have to make sure we are in the right | :14:48. | :14:58. | |
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areas. We will look to play some Perhaps the most compelling head- | :14:58. | :15:05. | |
to-head is on the wing. In one corner a 17 stone giant against a 5 | :15:05. | :15:15. | |
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ft 7 inch flier. It is David George North has made a phenomenal | :15:50. | :15:54. | |
impact this year. He has said Shane Williams is his hero but he will | :15:54. | :15:59. | |
need to put that sentiment to one side today. Yes, they are back to | :15:59. | :16:03. | |
domestic affairs. They have been pals on the World Cup scene and | :16:03. | :16:08. | |
they have a lift the World Cup over the last couple of years. The | :16:08. | :16:12. | |
health of Welsh three quarters is looking good with George North | :16:12. | :16:17. | |
coming through after Shane Williams's retirement. He was on | :16:17. | :16:24. | |
the biggest stage at the World Cup. Is the hype justified? I think it | :16:24. | :16:29. | |
is. On the field, his ability and his appetite for work and the | :16:29. | :16:32. | |
ground he covers his synonymous with the new type of rugby player. | :16:32. | :16:37. | |
A great asset for the Scarlets and this region. The real clash of | :16:37. | :16:42. | |
styles today. Shane Williams is always looking for work and George | :16:42. | :16:47. | |
North is a giant who is so difficult to bring down. Shane | :16:47. | :16:51. | |
Williams makes more of an impact because he turns up that first or | :16:51. | :16:59. | |
second receiver trying to create and make plays happen. George North | :16:59. | :17:03. | |
is known for his strength, the physiology. He has the ability to | :17:03. | :17:10. | |
break tackles and bring people with him. If the Scarlets can create | :17:10. | :17:17. | |
momentum through his inertia, they will have some quick ball. That | :17:17. | :17:26. | |
will make a great game. What is your prediction? My loyalty is with | :17:26. | :17:31. | |
the Ospreys but this is home field advantage. Let's not discount the | :17:31. | :17:35. | |
emotion that has been taken out of the size of over the last two weeks. | :17:35. | :17:40. | |
The Ospreys were clearly beaten by a better side. The Scarlets are in | :17:40. | :17:44. | |
better shape and I think the scrum has improved exponentially. I think | :17:44. | :17:52. | |
the Scarlets will win by five. can now cross to our commentary | :17:52. | :18:02. | |
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team. Jonathan Davies and Gareth the crowd are building up nicely, | :18:07. | :18:13. | |
ready for this one. With a second row unavailability, it is Ryan | :18:13. | :18:19. | |
Jones and Jonathan Thomas who take up those positions. Paul James and | :18:19. | :18:24. | |
Adam Jones make their first league start of the season. Two of the | :18:24. | :18:34. | |
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League's leading try-scorers on the appearance in the Ospreys line-up. | :18:41. | :18:45. | |
If there is talk of him going further afield, not yet. He has a | :18:45. | :18:55. | |
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job to do for the Ospreys today and something special as you would | :19:02. | :19:10. | |
expect with a their biggest gate to date in their new ground. It is | :19:10. | :19:16. | |
such a pleasure to see this ground full. I hope it will be an exciting | :19:16. | :19:21. | |
game. The atmosphere is terrific at the moment. How nice it would be to | :19:22. | :19:26. | |
see the spectators coming to watch every regional game. It is a | :19:26. | :19:33. | |
fantastic atmosphere. George North back after his dead leg so Liam | :19:33. | :19:38. | |
Williams goes to fullback. Rhys Priestland continues as a first | :19:38. | :19:47. | |
choice number 10. Plenty experience on both benches. If anything, the | :19:47. | :19:51. | |
Scarlets with a slight edge. think the set piece is crucial | :19:51. | :19:57. | |
today. The Scarlets can play that expansive game. The man in the | :19:57. | :20:02. | |
middle is Nigel Owens. The man in the middle is the man of the moment. | :20:02. | :20:09. | |
What a prospect with two contrasting styles on the wing, | :20:09. | :20:12. | |
George North and Shane Williams. But Shane Williams has come up | :20:12. | :20:17. | |
against the best and the biggest of them throughout his career. It is | :20:17. | :20:23. | |
an interesting match-up. You put friendship aside and I am sure that | :20:23. | :20:27. | |
George will not want to see Shane running at him with a space but I | :20:27. | :20:34. | |
am sure it Shane will not want to see George running at him with. | :20:34. | :20:42. | |
the elements for a pulsating Boxing Day derby. A nice bit of | :20:42. | :20:52. | |
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athleticism to get things under way for the Scarlets. An early test for | :20:53. | :21:03. | |
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Barry Davies. A little bit too far. from it and let it go. That is a | :21:12. | :21:17. | |
poor kick from Dan Biggar. One thing about him is that you have | :21:17. | :21:21. | |
got to learn to control the game. But that is not only by kicking. | :21:21. | :21:27. | |
You have got to control the game by bringing players into it. Field | :21:27. | :21:33. | |
position is crucial. It was a good run from Ryan Jones but ball- | :21:33. | :21:42. | |
retention of the ball when the tackle came in. -- poor retention. | :21:42. | :21:51. | |
That was a forward pass. Ryan Jones running across field. You want to | :21:52. | :22:01. | |
see him running straight. Aaron Shingler can run a bit. This is the | :22:01. | :22:08. | |
first big scrum. The pitch is not in great condition. A lot of water | :22:08. | :22:13. | |
down in West Wales but also a number of games on this pitch. | :22:13. | :22:19. | |
Munster and then Llanelli against Leinster in the British and Irish | :22:19. | :22:27. | |
Cup. The pitch is cutting up already. And are not too much | :22:27. | :22:34. | |
sunshine either. Let's hope this area of our game, the scrummage, it | :22:34. | :22:38. | |
has been so disappointing. It is a crucial part of the game but | :22:38. | :22:44. | |
something has got to be done. battle on the near side of the | :22:44. | :22:48. | |
scrum is a very interesting one. Adam Jones with all the experience | :22:49. | :22:53. | |
in the World Cup against Rhodri Jones, a late addition to the Wales | :22:53. | :22:56. | |
squad for the Australia game, get his second start of the season. But | :22:56. | :23:06. | |
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it has gone down on the other side. Slipping the blind. -- bind. A | :23:09. | :23:13. | |
little bit too far for Dan Biggar but it will give the Ospreys a good | :23:13. | :23:23. | |
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from this side. It is the other after breaking his thumb. A very | :23:46. | :23:55. | |
solid front three for the Ospreys. Nice take from Ryan Jones. That was | :23:55. | :24:02. | |
a very good driver. Well done by the Ospreys. They went to ground. | :24:02. | :24:11. | |
Kahn Fotuali'i wants ball carriers. Jonathan Thomas and Paul James. | :24:11. | :24:20. | |
Ryan Jones ready for the next one. Dan Biggar. Tommy Bowe is calling | :24:20. | :24:24. | |
for the kick. It is coming in his direction but Liam Williams safely | :24:24. | :24:30. | |
underneath it. Well read by the fullback. Again, I am not sure it | :24:30. | :24:34. | |
is the right option that early on in the game. The cover was there | :24:34. | :24:38. | |
are so it might be an opportunity to show they are going to go wide | :24:38. | :24:43. | |
to stretch the defence and creates bigger gaps but I would like to see | :24:43. | :24:51. | |
it go through the hands first of all. Ashley Beck up to half way. | :24:51. | :25:01. | |
:25:01. | :25:02. | ||
Still going. Very strong running. That is a good ball. Rhys | :25:02. | :25:07. | |
Priestland calls for the clean catch and it is awarded. He wastes | :25:07. | :25:12. | |
no time at all. He does not want a the Ospreys to have time to go back | :25:12. | :25:22. | |
:25:22. | :25:34. | ||
to defend. Shane Williams is there Fotuali'i just standing in front of | :25:34. | :25:43. | |
him. Yes, just watch this. That is the right decision. It is a great | :25:43. | :25:48. | |
tackle. The crowd are not happy but watch this. He knows, if he stays | :25:49. | :25:56. | |
on his feet, that is a great opportunity for a steel but, | :25:56. | :26:01. | |
unfortunately, he just falls over. Once he loses his footing, no | :26:01. | :26:08. | |
option but to give the penalty to the Ospreys. It is a very good kick, | :26:08. | :26:13. | |
a great take. Good rugby. He gets up on his feet but he is pushed | :26:13. | :26:21. | |
over by a the second Row, Dominic Day. But it does not matter, that | :26:21. | :26:26. | |
is a penalty. He has got to stay on his feet. It was just an accident | :26:26. | :26:36. | |
:26:36. | :26:36. | ||
Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds | :26:36. | :27:28. | |
Rhys Priestland. Is that too that is pretty untidy. It was | :27:28. | :27:34. | |
knocked forward. The Ospreys will be disappointed with their line-out | :27:34. | :27:41. | |
in the opening half a dozen minutes. A couple have gone astray. I think | :27:41. | :27:51. | |
:27:51. | :28:01. | ||
the first knock-on is by the Kahn Fotuali'i's did. It is a scrum | :28:01. | :28:11. | |
:28:11. | :28:20. | ||
this scrum. Every scrum does now. It is a shame because it is such a | :28:20. | :28:30. | |
:28:30. | :28:34. | ||
far side to make sure he does bind. That is what the first penalty was | :28:34. | :28:39. | |
given away for. That is why Nigel Owens is on the far side. Pressure | :28:39. | :28:49. | |
:28:49. | :28:51. | ||
on that scrum. But that has been knocked forward but Liam Williams | :28:51. | :29:01. | |
:29:01. | :29:07. | ||
could take advantage. Just running across, the rugby league style. You | :29:07. | :29:11. | |
would think they would ask some questions first to pull the defence | :29:11. | :29:16. | |
in. Both have done their homework and they are defending very tight. | :29:16. | :29:26. | |
:29:26. | :29:30. | ||
way to get the ball over the wing. I would like to see the blitz | :29:30. | :29:40. | |
:29:40. | :29:46. | ||
minutes of the game and all the problems are with you guys. It all | :29:46. | :29:49. | |
ends here or you won't take part in the game. I have given the mark. | :29:49. | :29:59. | |
:29:59. | :30:00. | ||
Get on it. Nobody moves. That is good. | :30:00. | :30:04. | |
Nigel Owens is fed up with the scrummaging in the first 10 minutes. | :30:04. | :30:11. | |
He hasn't shied away from yellow- carded and props in the past. What | :30:11. | :30:21. | |
:30:21. | :30:31. | ||
a mess. Davies. | :30:31. | :30:40. | |
Good hands. Space in the outside for George North. Liam Williams in | :30:40. | :30:46. | |
support. A buzz of excitement from the crowd. A good hit on Matthew | :30:46. | :30:54. | |
Rees but it went backwards. The Scarlets still in possession. | :30:54. | :31:00. | |
Offside against the Ospreys. It will be the first chance for points | :31:00. | :31:04. | |
of the afternoon after the first time any defence has been beaten. | :31:04. | :31:09. | |
Very good hands. Give-and-take. A lovely ball. Just when you want a | :31:09. | :31:18. | |
miss-pass, that is when he passes it. Great cover. Amazing from Kahn | :31:18. | :31:22. | |
Fotuali'i. Straight and give. Simple hand. When the mist pass is | :31:22. | :31:26. | |
needed, he puts the big man into space. That is a great tackle by | :31:26. | :31:33. | |
the Ospreys. There is the offside. You can pick any of them. Six and | :31:33. | :31:40. | |
seven leading the charge. From the turnover ball, they were away. This | :31:40. | :31:45. | |
will be quite an interesting kick. It should be an easy kick for Rhys | :31:45. | :31:48. | |
Priestland because the pressure of the situation, pressure of missing | :31:48. | :31:54. | |
kicks against Munster, this now would be a little test for Rhys | :31:54. | :31:57. | |
Priestland and one he should just focus and follow-through and Neal | :31:57. | :32:07. | |
it. -- nail it. No problems at all. Its first | :32:07. | :32:17. | |
:32:17. | :32:21. | ||
scrum is that if the scrum is under pressure, you are going to penalise. | :32:21. | :32:26. | |
Throw the ball in and that goes out between the blind-side wing forward | :32:26. | :32:29. | |
and the number 8 and the scrum-half has to be quick enough to get it | :32:29. | :32:36. | |
away. That should help to relieve the pressure. Be difficult restart | :32:36. | :32:42. | |
in these conditions. The height on That horrible heavy drizzle has | :32:42. | :32:50. | |
returned. That will make handling that much more difficult. Aaron | :32:50. | :32:55. | |
Shingler is under pressure from Jonathan Thomas. | :32:55. | :33:01. | |
He read that very well. Jon Davies utilising the left foot. | :33:01. | :33:06. | |
Joe Bearman was ready for the inside pass. The ball was kept | :33:06. | :33:10. | |
alive by Ashley Beck. That is a very good ball from | :33:10. | :33:13. | |
Ashley Beck because he was going nowhere. | :33:13. | :33:22. | |
Justin Tipuric, the Ospreys captain. Jonathan Thomas in midfield. | :33:22. | :33:30. | |
Trying to hold him up. They have numbers on that side. | :33:30. | :33:40. | |
:33:40. | :33:42. | ||
Bishop gives it to Shane Williams. Tom Smith takes it on. Tom Smith | :33:42. | :33:48. | |
using Bowman. A very good hits. That is a turnover. That is a great | :33:48. | :33:52. | |
tackle. That is what you call aggressive | :33:52. | :33:55. | |
defending ended brings its own reward. | :33:55. | :34:05. | |
:34:05. | :34:07. | ||
Watch this hit. A great run by a Joe Bearman but bang. Come on, son. | :34:07. | :34:17. | |
:34:17. | :34:31. | ||
From the aggressive tackle, a great Dominic Day and Lou Reed the | :34:31. | :34:33. | |
second-row partnership for the Scarlets. | :34:33. | :34:37. | |
You've got to love the intensity of these derbies. A full crowd. | :34:37. | :34:41. | |
Fantastic. I wish we could replicate this far more often in | :34:41. | :34:46. | |
the Pro12. You read's take. There is a penalty | :34:46. | :34:50. | |
coming. Driving underneath when he is in | :34:50. | :34:57. | |
the air. It always can be a danger. Luckily, | :34:57. | :35:02. | |
Lou Reed is able to come down. Just watch his legs. | :35:02. | :35:06. | |
Someone is driving in a standing player, the supporting player. They | :35:06. | :35:10. | |
are not actually attacking the jumper but attacking the guy who is | :35:10. | :35:16. | |
supporting him. Just as dangerous, really. He is lucky because they | :35:16. | :35:26. | |
:35:26. | :35:36. | ||
years since the Scarlets last beat the Ospreys in the lead. -- in the | :35:36. | :35:45. | |
league. This kick to taking over 450 points in the Celtic League in | :35:45. | :35:55. | |
:35:55. | :36:01. | ||
World Cup players a while to get back into League action. A couple | :36:01. | :36:11. | |
:36:11. | :36:16. | ||
of weeks of Heineken Cup action, of his first attempt and knew the | :36:17. | :36:20. | |
moment it left his boot that the second one was covering the same | :36:20. | :36:26. | |
way. The Scarlets open up a six points lead after 15 minutes. | :36:26. | :36:32. | |
You picked up in the opening 15 minutes that the winners are doing | :36:32. | :36:36. | |
something? Both of them are standing on the | :36:36. | :36:42. | |
touchline, looking for the crossfield kick. | :36:42. | :36:46. | |
Scarlets deserving the lead? Great from Dominic Day. A couple of | :36:47. | :36:51. | |
penalties but I think the defence will win the game tonight. | :36:51. | :36:58. | |
That was a good tackle on Rob McCusker. | :36:58. | :37:05. | |
That is a very good, long kick from Rhys Priestland. As they said, it | :37:05. | :37:12. | |
is weird what they do. Surely you should try and keep it tight first | :37:13. | :37:17. | |
and bring the defences in. Maybe they have done their work. That is | :37:17. | :37:21. | |
a very good kick. And lucky, though. He is just not getting the height | :37:21. | :37:26. | |
on the ball. The idea is very good from Dan Biggar to try and create | :37:26. | :37:30. | |
the space but the execution isn't. Just watch. It's difficult to get | :37:30. | :37:36. | |
aloft on it when the field is so wet. To get that kind of loft from | :37:36. | :37:40. | |
the drop-kick. Frustration written all over the | :37:40. | :37:44. | |
face of Tommy Bowe. He knew that if that had gone to hand, you would | :37:44. | :37:48. | |
have had a good run. It is good seeing them try to | :37:48. | :37:51. | |
utilise their most attacking players, especially Tommy Bowe on | :37:51. | :37:57. | |
this occasion. Joe Bearman gets in on the Scarlets | :37:57. | :38:04. | |
it show. That looked like a training move. | :38:04. | :38:14. | |
:38:14. | :38:18. | ||
Probably the best of the afternoon He is back there, ready for the | :38:18. | :38:28. | |
:38:28. | :38:37. | ||
ball. So is Paul James and Ryan Too many bodies everywhere. | :38:37. | :38:47. | |
:38:47. | :38:49. | ||
Great work by Aaron Shingler. There he goes, number six. | :38:49. | :38:53. | |
He is taking off his feet. He had the ball. He lost his seat after he | :38:53. | :39:03. | |
:39:03. | :39:13. | ||
the scrum formation. Just watch, just watch where Sean Lamont is. He | :39:13. | :39:17. | |
is at the back of the scrum. It will be interesting to see which | :39:17. | :39:22. | |
way they go. The scrum has got to go right. They should have utilised | :39:22. | :39:32. | |
:39:32. | :39:43. | ||
a very good kick once again. Unlucky with the bounce. Rhys | :39:43. | :39:47. | |
Priestland was happy for the ball to go straight into the 22 so he | :39:47. | :39:57. | |
:39:57. | :40:05. | ||
Scarlets. 75% possession for the Scarlets. | :40:05. | :40:09. | |
Even though the Ospreys have had almost 60% of the ball. | :40:09. | :40:13. | |
Watch this scrum. They have willed it so they have to attack from the | :40:13. | :40:18. | |
right-hand side. Unfortunately, they did go quick enough to utilise | :40:18. | :40:26. | |
the right-hand side of the scrum. They should have utilised that. | :40:26. | :40:32. | |
Pretty much halfway through the first half. Just those two Rhys | :40:32. | :40:42. | |
:40:42. | :40:49. | ||
Priestland penalties. A reward by Incredibly slow ball from the | :40:49. | :40:54. | |
Ospreys. They haven't created quick ball. | :40:54. | :40:59. | |
They haven't scored many bonuses -- bonus point in the Pro12. An | :40:59. | :41:09. | |
:41:09. | :41:19. | ||
amazing statistic when you look at need tries. The pack of forwards | :41:19. | :41:23. | |
they have, it says a lot. They need to get that quick ball and get | :41:23. | :41:30. | |
their backs. Tommy Bowe and Shane Williams. Incredible. | :41:30. | :41:35. | |
Holding back, surely, on Dan Biggar by Rob McCusker. Opened up the gap | :41:35. | :41:37. | |
for Rhys Priestland. There was an advantage knock-on being played | :41:38. | :41:44. | |
initially. Rob McCusker could find himself a bit of trouble. | :41:44. | :41:47. | |
Definite obstruction. I can't give advantage for the | :41:47. | :41:54. | |
block. That's a deliberate knock-on. You didn't try to catch it. | :41:54. | :41:58. | |
That is a very good decision. It is no good the crowd venting | :41:58. | :42:07. | |
their frustration. That is a penalty. Deliberate knock-on. And | :42:08. | :42:15. | |
then watch this. Later on in that phase of play, here we go. There is | :42:15. | :42:20. | |
Rhys Priestland. Keep an eye on a number 10, Dan Biggar. There is the | :42:20. | :42:26. | |
blocker, Rob McCusker. We are not used to theatrical from Dan Biggar. | :42:26. | :42:31. | |
The referee will see that. There was no advantage from the | :42:31. | :42:38. | |
deliberate knock-on. Dominic Day with the take. A good | :42:38. | :42:44. | |
drive from the Scarlets, led by Matthew Rees. Adam Jones is OK to | :42:44. | :42:54. | |
come in from where he did. Aaron Shingler has very good feet. | :42:54. | :42:59. | |
Battle of the backroom so far. Great play. Great play. He has | :42:59. | :43:08. | |
isolated the scrum-half. Great play by Justin Tipuric, there. | :43:08. | :43:16. | |
A bit of width. Ashley Beck. Shane Williams to chase. | :43:16. | :43:22. | |
Rhys Priestland down and up in one movement. Now there is a chance to | :43:22. | :43:30. | |
go. Unfortunately, they are up against their opposite numbers. A | :43:30. | :43:35. | |
great opportunity for Barry Davies to attack. | :43:35. | :43:45. | |
:43:45. | :43:45. | ||
He took it. The back line is still there. | :43:45. | :43:49. | |
Advantage is being played. They will have to come back for it after | :43:49. | :43:54. | |
that. Time out. | :43:54. | :43:58. | |
This will be interesting but the game is loosening up. The game is | :43:58. | :44:04. | |
so quick. Two 4 words are waiting in the middle of the field. | :44:04. | :44:08. | |
When we get out here, nobody will be calling for offside holding on. | :44:08. | :44:14. | |
If somebody does, I will be penalising it. This is not soccer. | :44:14. | :44:19. | |
It is being dealt with. Off the feet. | :44:19. | :44:29. | |
:44:29. | :44:37. | ||
doesn't want any help in that particular job. Dan Biggar hoping | :44:37. | :44:41. | |
to push the Ospreys into a decent attacking position. | :44:41. | :44:45. | |
You have got 70 per cent territory in your favour, are you happy with | :44:45. | :44:52. | |
the score? We're not accurate enough at the moment and we can't | :44:52. | :44:59. | |
sustain enough pressure. It is a real battle. It is a local derby. | :44:59. | :45:09. | |
:45:09. | :45:17. | ||
Biggar at pace. John be a man was standing still outside him. -- Joe | :45:17. | :45:27. | |
Bearman. This is a chance. It was not going to reach Andrew Bishop | :45:27. | :45:36. | |
but if Tommy Bowe had held on to it, he could have slid in. Numbers. | :45:36. | :45:41. | |
Shane Williams gives and takes but, behind the first runner, but should | :45:41. | :45:48. | |
have been taken. It is a great tackle. He dislodges the ball a | :45:48. | :45:53. | |
little bit. But plenty of players are there and Tommy Bowe just drops | :45:53. | :46:00. | |
it. This is a big scrum for the Scarlets. No need to say how could | :46:00. | :46:05. | |
this player is, but away from his wing, he creates the extra man and | :46:05. | :46:13. | |
that should have been a try. never know where he is going to pop | :46:13. | :46:19. | |
up next. Even though the pass was not on the money, they should have | :46:19. | :46:24. | |
made better use of it. But now that chance has gone because of the free | :46:24. | :46:30. | |
kick has been given away at the scrum. An early drive. Why would | :46:30. | :46:34. | |
you do that? Some proper forwards don't know what is happening, | :46:34. | :46:37. | |
referees don't know what is happening, how are we supposed to | :46:37. | :46:46. | |
know? That is the problem. Nobody knows. No, it was not dislodged, he | :46:46. | :46:55. | |
got the pass away. But there is the run-up, Andrew Bishop. Tommy Bowe | :46:55. | :47:00. | |
should it take that. He usually would. He will be disappointed with | :47:00. | :47:08. | |
that. The best opportunity of the match gone. Still waiting for our | :47:08. | :47:15. | |
first try. A quarter of an hour of the first half remaining. A spate | :47:15. | :47:24. | |
of knock-ons in the end. Again, the line-out is not great. Not on | :47:24. | :47:32. | |
either side. They have both had their problems. A great attacking | :47:32. | :47:42. | |
:47:42. | :47:49. | ||
position. Tommy Bowe is there. Barry Davies is there. I just hope | :47:49. | :47:57. | |
the scrum works. It was a disaster. Just a little bit happening on the | :47:57. | :48:04. | |
floor between Rhys Thomas and Richard Hibbard. Tom Smith going in | :48:04. | :48:14. | |
:48:14. | :48:22. | ||
those positions. They have got an arm or binding around each prop. | :48:23. | :48:28. | |
Others have got at least one arm free. What are you implying, | :48:28. | :48:34. | |
Gareth? You are not saying he's throwing punches, are you? In this | :48:34. | :48:44. | |
:48:44. | :48:56. | ||
Scarlets forced to stand up on it. It is bubbling. Might as well get | :48:56. | :49:02. | |
it out of the way, isn't it? One of pig, mighty bust-up. Then get it | :49:02. | :49:09. | |
out of the way. It is slowly building. You have got to go for | :49:09. | :49:19. | |
:49:19. | :49:38. | ||
it in field where there is more grass than mud. He is worried about | :49:38. | :49:42. | |
his Standing foot, that is what he is worried about. He does not | :49:42. | :49:52. | |
:49:52. | :50:06. | ||
points of the afternoon. That is a very good kick. An excellent kick | :50:06. | :50:11. | |
by Dan Biggar. He has been in such good form this season and puts the | :50:11. | :50:15. | |
Ospreys on the board. That is a very good kick because it is | :50:15. | :50:20. | |
difficult to get a good connection on the ball when conditions | :50:20. | :50:30. | |
:50:30. | :50:44. | ||
That is a very good kick. It isolated Tommy Bowe. Good support | :50:44. | :50:49. | |
by the Ospreys for their winger though. Not much option now. I | :50:49. | :50:59. | |
:50:59. | :51:03. | ||
think it will be the scrum-half. Kahn Fotuali'i took a long time. | :51:04. | :51:08. | |
have seen him do that a couple of times. He puts his leg in and then | :51:08. | :51:13. | |
just plays with it. He is putting himself under pressure. This game | :51:13. | :51:23. | |
:51:23. | :51:27. | ||
is going to be about territory more are not afraid to go for that safe | :51:27. | :51:32. | |
ball at the front with Ryan Jones. There is no need to go anywhere | :51:32. | :51:42. | |
:51:42. | :51:52. | ||
else because all they want to do is pressure but Dan Biggar is back | :51:52. | :51:58. | |
there. Look at him, he is digging in for the ball. They should be | :51:58. | :52:03. | |
placing that ball for him further out. He is taking a stride. That is | :52:03. | :52:13. | |
:52:13. | :52:14. | ||
very good play by Dan Biggar. Good cover. He tried to pick it up. | :52:14. | :52:21. | |
crowd come alive. The Ospreys playing themselves back under | :52:21. | :52:28. | |
pressure. You think the Scarlets will try to disrupt this. The | :52:28. | :52:33. | |
Ospreys don't want to get a nudge or anything on here. They make try | :52:33. | :52:40. | |
to get them under pressure. He has got to get it out quick. Ben Morgan | :52:40. | :52:50. | |
:52:50. | :52:52. | ||
going for the line. Rhys Thomas. He has got there! Rhys Thomas knows | :52:52. | :53:02. | |
:53:02. | :53:02. | ||
the way to the try-line. Back came from a very good drive. The scrum | :53:02. | :53:10. | |
was under pressure. But Rhys Thomas did well. It was very difficult to | :53:10. | :53:20. | |
:53:20. | :53:21. | ||
see. That is a good drive. He just bumps Ryan Jones off. Ryan Jones | :53:21. | :53:26. | |
get bumped off and then good support by Matthew Rees behind him. | :53:26. | :53:36. | |
:53:36. | :53:39. | ||
That is a very good tries. Jonathan Thomas tries to get the foot under. | :53:39. | :53:47. | |
Any afters? I think he had a word with him. And I don't think it was, | :53:47. | :53:55. | |
what are you doing on New year's Eve? That all came from Kahn | :53:55. | :54:05. | |
:54:05. | :54:12. | ||
Fotuali'i being so slow. He has got The Scarlets use of the possession, | :54:12. | :54:22. | |
:54:22. | :54:26. | ||
used the territory they have had, and open a ten-point gap. These | :54:26. | :54:36. | |
:54:36. | :55:09. | ||
willing runner. That is different, look how quick that ball is. | :55:09. | :55:19. | |
:55:19. | :55:28. | ||
Bearman keeps the ball alive. Barry Williams. Jonathan Thomas has lost | :55:28. | :55:38. | |
:55:38. | :55:40. | ||
that again. Rhodri Jones picks up. Rhys Priestland. Great play. Good | :55:40. | :55:47. | |
defence by the Ospreys. And a nicely slotted through by Rhys | :55:47. | :55:52. | |
Priestland. Be sensible thing in the end, just pushing them back and | :55:52. | :56:00. | |
keeping the Ospreys pinned back in their own half. Here is the hit. | :56:00. | :56:10. | |
:56:10. | :56:33. | ||
delivered by Ryan Jones. They did not want the ruck to form. Not the | :56:33. | :56:39. | |
best passport Barry Davies. That is another turnover. Scott Williams. | :56:39. | :56:46. | |
The contact area is being dominated by the Scarlets at the moment. | :56:46. | :56:51. | |
You can feel the big hits going in down here. We heard Jonathan saying | :56:51. | :56:55. | |
about territory being important. How important is that first try | :56:55. | :57:01. | |
going to be? Territory and turnovers are going to win this | :57:01. | :57:07. | |
game. The Ospreys shot themselves in the foot. To silly kicks when it | :57:07. | :57:11. | |
was not on. A good scrummage from the Scarlets and they deserved a | :57:11. | :57:18. | |
the drive. Is it getting a bit fruity out there? There is a little | :57:18. | :57:25. | |
bit of a niggled going on. What actually goes on in these derby | :57:25. | :57:31. | |
matches? There will be plenty of banter. Who why you? What have you | :57:31. | :57:41. | |
:57:41. | :57:44. | ||
done? You were never like that though. No, I was a good boy. | :57:44. | :57:49. | |
Even Dan Biggar pointing out two Kahn Fotuali'i the errors of his | :57:49. | :57:57. | |
ways. I just feel the difference at the moment is that the Scarlets | :57:57. | :58:02. | |
look a little bit sharper. They are coming from a depth and holding | :58:02. | :58:06. | |
their ankles. The Ospreys are slightly more lethargic on | :58:06. | :58:14. | |
turnovers and are isolated. final five minutes of the first | :58:14. | :58:19. | |
half. A game that was always going to be decided by small margins. Who | :58:19. | :58:25. | |
can capitalise on the half chances that come their way? A big five | :58:25. | :58:30. | |
minutes now. The Scarlets would like a few more points. Three | :58:30. | :58:38. | |
points for a converted try for the Ospreys. Territory and possession | :58:38. | :58:43. | |
has gone against them but they are still in this game. They have had | :58:43. | :58:48. | |
one try-scoring opportunity which they did not capitalise on. They | :58:48. | :58:53. | |
will come back and they will play the territory. That has gone | :58:53. | :59:01. | |
against Paul James on this occasion. That is twice. It is all on the far | :59:01. | :59:08. | |
side. It is between Paul James and Rhys Thomas. One thing I don't | :59:08. | :59:16. | |
understand here, in that position, when it is the Scarlets's ball, | :59:16. | :59:21. | |
don't give penalties away because it is in a kickable position. You | :59:21. | :59:26. | |
should have confidence in your defence. There is the downward hit, | :59:26. | :59:30. | |
so I believe. Why give the three points away when you just give them | :59:30. | :59:36. | |
the ball, put them under pressure, and be squeaky clean in that scrum. | :59:36. | :59:46. | |
:59:46. | :59:53. | ||
any other game you play. It is the macho props. | :59:53. | :00:03. | |
:00:03. | :00:09. | ||
opportunity being thrown his way. The Scarlets doing what they need | :00:09. | :00:15. | |
to, just building slowly but steadily with half-time approaching. | :00:15. | :00:17. | |
I think these fellas have taken every opportunity. Every | :00:17. | :00:27. | |
:00:27. | :00:38. | ||
their time now. They need to see off the last three minutes without | :00:38. | :00:41. | |
conceding and they will be more than happy. | :00:41. | :00:46. | |
I would imagine this would go along without a shadow of a doubt with a | :00:46. | :00:56. | |
:00:56. | :01:03. | ||
Just hanging back, the chasers. Dan Biggar replies. | :01:03. | :01:07. | |
And again, that is a poor kick because they did not take the ball | :01:07. | :01:11. | |
to the opposite defensive line. An easy opportunity for them to catch | :01:11. | :01:18. | |
Rhys Priestland knew that Tommy Bowe had chased. | :01:18. | :01:25. | |
Yes. That is a very good kick. The Scarlets will now have the ball | :01:25. | :01:29. | |
into their opposite number. Letters from the 22 which came from the | :01:29. | :01:34. | |
kick-off. Dan Biggar has got to take the kick closer. | :01:34. | :01:41. | |
Good kick from Rhys Priestland. He knew that there would be no chance | :01:41. | :01:45. | |
of a counter-attack. Look at this. He has got should | :01:45. | :01:49. | |
take it a little bit closer. The kick is too far away. A great chase | :01:49. | :01:54. | |
but just look at that. You would think that somebody in the Ospreys | :01:54. | :01:58. | |
coaching set-up would talk about these things all the time. I | :01:58. | :02:02. | |
remember doing it for Wales. You've got to kick closer to the defensive | :02:02. | :02:09. | |
line. Surely someone from the Ospreys should tell him that now. | :02:09. | :02:17. | |
They are all on the touchline. Don't wait until half-time. | :02:17. | :02:24. | |
Dominic Day has carried well and tackled well. The body just being | :02:24. | :02:28. | |
pushed over in Gareth Davies's way. Jonathan Thomas not from behind the | :02:28. | :02:35. | |
back feet. Away-goals Gareth Davies. Jon Davies on his shoulder. Lovely | :02:35. | :02:39. | |
hams from the scrum-half. They've got a chance. | :02:39. | :02:42. | |
Rhodri Jones takes the hit from Andrew Bishop. | :02:42. | :02:48. | |
Great tackle. Not just if they did concede will | :02:48. | :02:53. | |
they be happy but if they get another try, they will be delirious. | :02:53. | :02:59. | |
Look at the running, the angles are different. The angles are different. | :02:59. | :03:03. | |
The ball is freed. There is no fullback. | :03:03. | :03:07. | |
Barry Davies is back there, so is Justin Tipuric. | :03:07. | :03:14. | |
Well played, Barry Davies. Rob McCusker has turned him. Well done, | :03:14. | :03:22. | |
Barry Davies. Saved the try. It's got to go wide here. Why is the | :03:22. | :03:26. | |
kicking with an overlap? Why would you kick with an overlap? | :03:26. | :03:29. | |
That would have been a perfect response from the Ospreys. They | :03:29. | :03:33. | |
didn't have the courage of their convictions and that has put the | :03:33. | :03:39. | |
ball out of play. That is the end of the first half. A first half | :03:39. | :03:42. | |
which the Ospreys will be very disappointed with and the Scarlets | :03:42. | :03:47. | |
will be absolutely delighted. They have the only try of the first half | :03:47. | :03:49. | |
through Reece Thomas and a healthy lead. | :03:49. | :03:54. | |
It is a healthy lead and I feel the Scarlets have taken every | :03:54. | :03:56. | |
opportunity but the Ospreys have had opportunities to go and they | :03:57. | :04:01. | |
have stuck with this crossfield kick which is not great. They have | :04:01. | :04:07. | |
to look at depth and create the overlap from turnovers. Even in the | :04:07. | :04:11. | |
last second, he saw the opportunity to go wide but look for the kick | :04:11. | :04:21. | |
:04:21. | :04:22. | ||
Lou Reed going past there. He has had a great game at number 8. We | :04:22. | :04:25. | |
know about the Scarlets in territory and possession. What are | :04:25. | :04:28. | |
they doing different he to the Ospreys? | :04:28. | :04:32. | |
Taking their opportunities. They haven't made as many mistakes. | :04:32. | :04:35. | |
Their defence has been great and their kicking has been slightly | :04:35. | :04:40. | |
better. As you saw them, the Ospreys are kicking it out. The | :04:40. | :04:44. | |
first option to be to throw it through the hands. Less mistakes | :04:44. | :04:48. | |
from the Ospreys in the second half. However the 10 battle gone? | :04:48. | :04:52. | |
I think Rhys Priestland has got the edge. He is running with ball in | :04:52. | :04:56. | |
hand. The Ospreys are looking to kick more possession away than run | :04:56. | :05:02. | |
it. They are not taking their opportunities. Tommy Bowe knocked | :05:02. | :05:07. | |
it on in the first half. Dominic Day is hobbling off in the | :05:07. | :05:11. | |
back row. He went down in the last minute of the game and let us hope | :05:11. | :05:17. | |
it is not serious for him. It has been a typical derby with a | :05:17. | :05:22. | |
bit of a nickel. The teams run-up to a full house here at Parc y | :05:22. | :05:29. | |
Scarlets. 15,000 people here to watch the game. Rhys Priestland | :05:29. | :05:32. | |
kicking the Scarlets into a 6-0 lead. Dan Biggar reduced the gap | :05:32. | :05:37. | |
for the Ospreys but the decisive moment came when Rhys Thomas | :05:37. | :05:43. | |
barrelled over for this try. The burly prop is the Scarlets top try- | :05:43. | :05:53. | |
:05:53. | :05:55. | ||
overwhelming. 71% to the Scarlets and that is reflected in the score | :05:55. | :06:03. | |
board. 16-3. A healthy lead into The Scarlets are doing most things | :06:03. | :06:07. | |
right. It has been a typical derby with a bit of handbags. | :06:07. | :06:13. | |
There is a bit of bite about the game and nobody is taking ownership | :06:13. | :06:16. | |
from an Ospreys perspective. The use of Scarlets ball is different | :06:16. | :06:20. | |
and that is why Rhys Priestland is the Welsh starter and Dan Biggar | :06:20. | :06:25. | |
isn't. He is at the helm of every decision when it's on the go. Quick | :06:25. | :06:30. | |
hands, squareness and depth is there. When it isn't, he puts the | :06:30. | :06:33. | |
merge and his kicking more intellectually. | :06:33. | :06:39. | |
It was nip and tuck in the first 20 minutes. There were two. Let us | :06:39. | :06:49. | |
:06:49. | :06:51. | ||
using the pivot. Look at this. Depth and squareness on the ball. | :06:51. | :06:56. | |
Maybe didn't need the cut out there. We have only seen George North with | :06:56. | :07:01. | |
the ball twice today. Once on this occasion and secondly in the 30th | :07:01. | :07:06. | |
minute. I'd like to see him get involved of number 10 and number 12 | :07:06. | :07:10. | |
in the second half. This was the Ospreys opportunity. They had very | :07:10. | :07:16. | |
little possession in that phase of play and certainly in the red zone, | :07:16. | :07:23. | |
as they call it. It gets some momentum. A lucky bounce there. | :07:23. | :07:28. | |
Unlike Llanelli, they didn't have the squareness and the depth and it | :07:28. | :07:36. | |
was a Liam Williams dislodged The try came from sustained | :07:36. | :07:41. | |
pressure on the Ospreys scrum-half, pressure on the Ospreys scrum-half, | :07:41. | :07:48. | |
Kahn Fotuali'i. We saw Aaron Shingler and Sean | :07:48. | :07:51. | |
Lamont putting pressure on. That has been the difference. The | :07:52. | :07:57. | |
pressure, the conversion. The conversion by the Scarlets, Reece | :07:57. | :08:00. | |
conversion by the Scarlets, Reece Thomas, very dry. He worked hard in | :08:00. | :08:06. | |
the scrum and notice the scrum is infinitely better for the Scarlets | :08:06. | :08:11. | |
know that Garin Jenkins is the scrum doctor. Massive improvement | :08:11. | :08:17. | |
from the Scarlets and they are in the riding seed. You need to be | :08:17. | :08:22. | |
bold in these derbies. That is why they have taken the spoils. | :08:22. | :08:28. | |
You mentioned Gary Davies. You mentioned Jonathan Humphreys on the | :08:28. | :08:34. | |
opposing side. There is no bigger rivalry in rugby | :08:34. | :08:42. | |
than those two. It went up in the first half to go in. ---Garin | :08:42. | :08:46. | |
Jenkins. He left under a cloud but he says there is more spirit in the | :08:46. | :08:51. | |
Scarlets and that is what we have seen. A spirited Llanelli scullers | :08:51. | :08:55. | |
performance. We have spoken a lot about Ashley | :08:55. | :08:59. | |
Beck in the centre. He has been knocking on the door of the Wales | :08:59. | :09:05. | |
set up. We saw Jamie Roberts limp off in the game against the Dragons. | :09:05. | :09:15. | |
:09:15. | :09:16. | ||
Well warren Gatland be paying sterling over the last couple of | :09:16. | :09:22. | |
weeks in these garrisons encounter. -- in at the Saracens encounter. He | :09:22. | :09:27. | |
is showing some great skill but hasn't had that space to create | :09:27. | :09:31. | |
anything today. It has all been a little bit punched in midfield for | :09:31. | :09:36. | |
the Ospreys, unlike Priestland and his midfield. They've had the | :09:36. | :09:45. | |
The battle of the fly-halves. Rhys Priestland is edging it at the | :09:45. | :09:49. | |
moment. The rain is continuing to fall and contain -- control will | :09:49. | :09:55. | |
play a bigger part? Absolutely. I talked about the | :09:55. | :09:59. | |
differences and Dan Biggar runs of the line. We haven't seen him | :09:59. | :10:03. | |
distribute well but Rhys Priestland exposes that 15 metres Channel and | :10:03. | :10:09. | |
get players and the ball into wide situations. We've seen it twice in | :10:09. | :10:13. | |
the first half to great effect. It has been a loose encounter with | :10:13. | :10:18. | |
plenty of opportunities. Do you see it tightening up? | :10:18. | :10:23. | |
The Ospreys have to be bold if they want to rescue a winger and | :10:23. | :10:26. | |
continue this winning streak against the Scarlets. For the | :10:26. | :10:29. | |
Scarlets, they shouldn't be frightened of losing this game. | :10:29. | :10:34. | |
They have to go out and play again. The second half is coming up soon. | :10:34. | :10:44. | |
:10:44. | :10:56. | ||
Plenty more rugby all over the The referees have been told that if | :10:57. | :11:02. | |
anybody is above, they need to be sent off. I think that's ridiculous. | :11:02. | :11:09. | |
Eight referee like Alan reliant should have the scope to make that | :11:09. | :11:19. | |
:11:19. | :11:24. | ||
It is a four day turnaround for the Scarlets as they are back in action | :11:24. | :11:29. | |
on Friday against the Dragons. On New year's Day, the Ospreys play | :11:29. | :11:33. | |
the Blues at the Liberty Stadium. You can catch that full interview | :11:33. | :11:41. | |
with Shaun Edwards on a scrum five at 10pm on BBC Two Wales. -- on | :11:41. | :11:46. | |
Scrum V Live. For a chance to watch the best of Welsh sport throughout | :11:46. | :11:56. | |
:11:56. | :12:06. | ||
It takes just one second to score a goal. One second to break into the | :12:06. | :12:13. | |
history books. One second to break a rule, to break hearts. One second | :12:13. | :12:19. | |
to break your opponent. One second to break a record. One moment, one | :12:20. | :12:27. | |
chance, one second. Great athletes don't count the seconds, they make | :12:27. | :12:32. | |
the second count. That is the difference. | :12:32. | :12:38. | |
That is the Sports Review programme next Friday at 9pm straight after | :12:38. | :12:48. | |
:12:48. | :12:50. | ||
this programme. We touched on the battle of the tens. Rhys Priestland | :12:50. | :12:56. | |
reputation hugely enhanced by the World Cup. Has Dan Biggar done | :12:56. | :13:00. | |
enough to suggest he might be knocking on the door? | :13:00. | :13:04. | |
He is in the mix. On today's performance and I think on some of | :13:04. | :13:08. | |
the kicking strategy implemented by the Ospreys has not gone to their | :13:08. | :13:13. | |
favour. The execution has been poor. We heard Jonathan talk about that. | :13:13. | :13:18. | |
It is incumbent on him as the man who wants to get into that fly-half | :13:18. | :13:24. | |
position to up his game. He needs greater efficiency and accuracy in | :13:24. | :13:29. | |
his game to complete these plays. The spirit of rugby in the Scarlets | :13:29. | :13:33. | |
is great. They want to play at every juncture and it is the | :13:33. | :13:37. | |
negativity, the destructiveness of the Ospreys, trying to slow them | :13:37. | :13:41. | |
down. At the moment I can't see where the Ospreys can come back | :13:41. | :13:47. | |
into this game. Inaccuracy and inefficiency at scrum time has cost | :13:47. | :13:53. | |
them dearly. They need to step up in the front five but they also | :13:53. | :13:58. | |
need leadership and that comes from the half-back pair. | :13:58. | :14:02. | |
One man who certainly has been enjoying this 15,000 sell-out here | :14:02. | :14:06. | |
is Rupert Moon. Well done on getting a sell-out. | :14:06. | :14:12. | |
What have you don't go that we invested three years ago. | :14:12. | :14:15. | |
Our chief Executive and chairman made decisions about investing in | :14:15. | :14:19. | |
supporters which is creating one of the biggest club houses in the | :14:19. | :14:23. | |
world for 2000 people but also making the decision to allow every | :14:23. | :14:28. | |
registered child under the age of 18 throughout Wales and the team | :14:28. | :14:32. | |
manager to come and referee, to come here for free. | :14:32. | :14:36. | |
Would you say there is a problem with attendances in Wales? | :14:36. | :14:42. | |
We are 7% up. Year on year it is going up for us and it is more | :14:42. | :14:46. | |
about the experience. I want my kids to have a great experience and | :14:46. | :14:49. | |
in the clubhouse, they have everything they can desire. It is | :14:49. | :14:52. | |
more than just winning. Can the other regions take | :14:52. | :14:57. | |
something from that the smack it is difficult for the others, the city | :14:57. | :15:00. | |
centre sites don't have a club house. | :15:00. | :15:05. | |
Our house is our home and it is the heart and soul of everything we do. | :15:05. | :15:10. | |
Rugby is so important but it is also about traditional family stuff. | :15:10. | :15:13. | |
Are you going to get what you want for Christmas today? | :15:13. | :15:23. | |
:15:23. | :15:52. | ||
I hope so. I hate watching but with The teams are back-up, the second | :15:52. | :16:02. | |
:16:02. | :16:07. | ||
half is upon us. Let's cross now to Dominic Day was helped off at the | :16:07. | :16:12. | |
end of the first half so Sione Timani has come on to replace him. | :16:12. | :16:16. | |
That could be a big blow to the Scarlets because Dominic Day had a | :16:16. | :16:26. | |
:16:26. | :16:27. | ||
very influential first half. think the Ospreys have got to have | :16:27. | :16:31. | |
quick ball and they have got to put it through the hands. They have got | :16:31. | :16:41. | |
:16:41. | :16:51. | ||
to bring Ashley Beck into the game running of the ball. That is what | :16:51. | :16:59. | |
they have got to do. Not kick the possession away. Look at that. | :16:59. | :17:04. | |
Shane Williams kept it alive. have got to go through the phases | :17:04. | :17:07. | |
and build pressure. Put the Scarlets under pressure in the | :17:08. | :17:15. | |
right areas. That is one for Liam Williams to take. Tommy Bowe got in | :17:15. | :17:21. | |
there first. I think it came off his shoulder. Jonathan Davies's | :17:21. | :17:29. | |
relieving kick is a good one. very good kick. But, again, going | :17:29. | :17:33. | |
through the phases and doing well and then becoming infatuated with | :17:33. | :17:38. | |
kicking. They need to build a the phases. I think the Ospreys kick a | :17:38. | :17:42. | |
little bit too early. They have got Craig ball carriers and they did | :17:42. | :17:47. | |
carry the ball enough. They have got Joe Bearman, Richard Hibbard, | :17:47. | :17:57. | |
:17:57. | :18:03. | ||
was. Dan Biggar new, unfortunately for the Ospreys, it had been | :18:03. | :18:13. | |
knocked on. I have got to say, I think he gave a forward pass. | :18:13. | :18:23. | |
:18:23. | :18:35. | ||
is not a knock on. Is it accidental offside? Yes it is. Could a | :18:35. | :18:42. | |
reaction by Dan Biggar, but in vain in the end. That was not a free | :18:42. | :18:47. | |
kick as well. Liam Williams did not move. Very unlucky there, the | :18:47. | :18:53. | |
Ospreys, because it was a lovely pass. They have started the second | :18:53. | :18:59. | |
half a lot better. A very good scrum. Far more purpose at the | :18:59. | :19:05. | |
beginning of this second half from the Ospreys. Keeping ball in hand. | :19:05. | :19:09. | |
That talking to at half time, some of it led by Shane Williams, has | :19:09. | :19:15. | |
done the world of good. They just need to carry ball. They kicked it | :19:15. | :19:25. | |
:19:25. | :19:40. | ||
too much possession away. This is a fly through, but with this ground, | :19:40. | :19:50. | |
:19:50. | :20:16. | ||
indeed. That is a great kick. Excellent kick from Dan Biggar and | :20:16. | :20:21. | |
just the start to the second half the Ospreys would have wanted. | :20:21. | :20:25. | |
is a great kick and that is what they wanted. He has got a balance | :20:25. | :20:31. | |
the approach of this game. Him and Kahn Fotuali'i, they have got to | :20:31. | :20:35. | |
vary the play, bring their players into the game, know when to kick | :20:36. | :20:42. | |
and when not to kick. They have got plenty of time but they can't | :20:42. | :20:52. | |
:20:52. | :21:00. | ||
from Ryan Jones. But taken back by Liam Williams and a brilliant play | :21:00. | :21:07. | |
from the fullback. A great hit by Andrew Bishop. It is all happening | :21:07. | :21:14. | |
out there at the beginning of the second half. Justin Tipuric is in. | :21:14. | :21:21. | |
He is up there after it. Back goes Sean Lamont. Justin Tipuric is | :21:21. | :21:26. | |
after it. So is Rhys Priestland. That is great play from a Justin | :21:26. | :21:32. | |
Tipuric. He has won that penalty for his team. Great play. A good | :21:33. | :21:42. | |
:21:43. | :21:45. | ||
chase. He read the angles well. Just watch him. There is the past. | :21:45. | :21:51. | |
He is just onside. He just chases, Sean Lamont comes across, he stays | :21:51. | :21:59. | |
on his feet. Very good. Exactly the right option. The Ospreys, after | :21:59. | :22:07. | |
this play, there it is, the penalty. They will now go for the scrum. | :22:07. | :22:17. | |
:22:17. | :22:19. | ||
They are confident. The pressure comes on. That is a good scrum by | :22:19. | :22:26. | |
the Ospreys. Very well controlled by a Joe Bearman. They will reset. | :22:26. | :22:29. | |
The Ospreys will try and do the same again. A little bit better | :22:29. | :22:38. | |
this time. Even though they have got to back row players in the | :22:38. | :22:45. | |
second row, there is nothing wrong with that scrum. A great front row. | :22:45. | :22:55. | |
:22:55. | :23:01. | ||
Solid. Again, a good scrum. It has gone down. Another penalty to come. | :23:01. | :23:09. | |
We know what is happening now. same again until either the try or | :23:09. | :23:15. | |
the penalty try is awarded. If a the Scarlets come away from here | :23:15. | :23:19. | |
without conceding a try, they will have done well, because they are | :23:19. | :23:29. | |
:23:29. | :23:41. | ||
ball in hand, put pressure on, and then gone wide. Not gone too early. | :23:41. | :23:51. | |
:23:51. | :23:59. | ||
A lot of penalties given at scrums comes the drive in field once again. | :23:59. | :24:05. | |
Shane Williams. It looked as though it was all happening just right for | :24:05. | :24:11. | |
Joe Bearman. But it is the other number rate, Ben Morgan, who gets | :24:11. | :24:17. | |
away the clearance kick. Ospreys will be disappointed with | :24:17. | :24:25. | |
that. He went the wrong way. You can't go against the grain. | :24:25. | :24:30. | |
looked as though at the wheel was perfect from a Joe Bearman. In the | :24:30. | :24:40. | |
:24:40. | :24:49. | ||
end, not tidy between eight and not illegally. Kahn Fotuali'i has a | :24:49. | :24:58. | |
look to see what is available. Could take from Ryan Jones. There | :24:58. | :25:08. | |
is space on the outside. Great timing from Sean Lamont. Offside. | :25:08. | :25:13. | |
The Scarlets have not heard the whistle. It was a great hit from | :25:13. | :25:21. | |
sure Lamont but the back line-out of the traps too quickly. I don't | :25:21. | :25:31. | |
:25:31. | :25:31. | ||
think he was offside. They all stood their ground. A great hit by | :25:31. | :25:37. | |
a Sean Lamont on Barry Davies. you throw a long pass, you are | :25:37. | :25:43. | |
putting your colleague under pressure. I don't think that is | :25:43. | :25:52. | |
offside. That is the wrong call. He is out of the blocks so quickly. | :25:52. | :26:02. | |
:26:02. | :26:13. | ||
happy coming away with anything apart from a penalty try. Three | :26:13. | :26:18. | |
points, but what a chance for the Ospreys there. A big kick just to | :26:18. | :26:28. | |
:26:28. | :26:34. | ||
but they will have a three more points. The gap narrowing at the | :26:34. | :26:40. | |
beginning of the second half. It is a different Ospreys side in | :26:40. | :26:45. | |
the second half. We have just got ourselves a bit of territory and we | :26:45. | :26:52. | |
are top -- on top in the scrum. We lacked a bit of patience there. But | :26:52. | :26:55. | |
we have just told the boys they have got to lift themselves and | :26:55. | :26:58. | |
play a little bit more territory and keep the ball a little bit | :26:59. | :27:05. | |
longer. How were you do that? Kicking the ball more accurately | :27:05. | :27:15. | |
:27:15. | :27:20. | ||
and getting out of our territory is correct but I do feel carrying | :27:20. | :27:27. | |
the ball has got them back into this game, not taking too much away. | :27:27. | :27:33. | |
James King has come on for Ryan Jones in the second row. That was a | :27:33. | :27:43. | |
:27:43. | :27:43. | ||
very good kick. Liam Williams. He court that above his head but | :27:43. | :27:48. | |
somehow managed to scramble it back. For it has got to come to this | :27:48. | :27:55. | |
corner. Shane Williams is at an that is a lovely kick. That is a | :27:55. | :28:02. | |
superb kick. Nothing Joe Bearman could do about that. Phil Bennett, | :28:02. | :28:06. | |
one of the legends of Llanelli, appreciating Rhys Priestland's | :28:06. | :28:15. | |
territorial pray. It has taken the sting out of the Ospreys. Good | :28:15. | :28:25. | |
:28:25. | :28:30. | ||
tackle. I think he did lose the their game at the end his 10 | :28:30. | :28:40. | |
:28:40. | :28:46. | ||
minutes. Just under half an hour North. Shane Williams attract him | :28:46. | :28:55. | |
every inch of the way. That was the old head. He realised George 0 was | :28:55. | :29:04. | |
carrying the ball in one hand. He went for the arm and a knock-on. | :29:04. | :29:09. | |
followed him every inch of the way, and got the tackle in with perfect | :29:09. | :29:14. | |
timing. Excellent play by Shane Williams. He is a good defender as | :29:15. | :29:20. | |
well. Paul James departs and another international, Ryan | :29:20. | :29:30. | |
:29:30. | :29:46. | ||
on the smallest of things. One bit of magic, one mistake. There is no | :29:46. | :29:50. | |
let up on that pressure on that Scarlets scrum, though. | :29:50. | :29:56. | |
This is where they will get field position, no. As I said, just take | :29:56. | :30:01. | |
it. There is plenty of time left. The scrum has gone down. Line-out | :30:01. | :30:06. | |
with low pressure. Three points is enough, isn't it, to bring them | :30:06. | :30:11. | |
back into the game. Of those nine penalties conceded by | :30:11. | :30:21. | |
the Scarlets, five have come at scrum time. | :30:21. | :30:31. | |
:30:31. | :30:45. | ||
You see Garin Jenkins pursuing some away to the far corner. | :30:45. | :30:54. | |
It still isn't out, though. Nice take from Shane Williams. It is not | :30:54. | :30:59. | |
the conditions for Shane Williams, really. They've got numbers. | :30:59. | :31:05. | |
A pass to Barry Davies. At pace. He has men on the outside. Bishop. | :31:05. | :31:10. | |
Back comes Sean Lamont with the tackle. Great play by the Ospreys. | :31:10. | :31:18. | |
Very good play. They still have numbers on. He | :31:18. | :31:23. | |
doesn't need to do that. He needs to offload. The Ospreys still have | :31:23. | :31:28. | |
the ball with numbers on the outside. They go in the opposite | :31:28. | :31:33. | |
direction. Ashley Beck with a bit of a show. | :31:33. | :31:39. | |
Barry Davies in the corner. That is a very, very well worked try. | :31:39. | :31:48. | |
I think is very block? -- I think, is there a block? | :31:48. | :31:57. | |
Try all No try, please? Was there anything in the lead-up? | :31:57. | :32:03. | |
He can't go back, can he? That his short there but that is a try. He | :32:03. | :32:13. | |
:32:13. | :32:20. | ||
can't not give that. A very well Yes, the try is good. You can award | :32:20. | :32:30. | |
:32:30. | :32:34. | ||
are right back in this one. They have a sparkling quarter of an hour | :32:34. | :32:40. | |
since half-time. Was there a block? This is what | :32:40. | :32:47. | |
they questioned? I'm not sure. Jonathan Davies commits to it, more | :32:47. | :32:53. | |
than anything else. Does he come in? Is it forward? It doesn't | :32:53. | :33:01. | |
matter. Can't see. Great finish. Just don't kick the ball away. They | :33:01. | :33:08. | |
are on about game management. Run the game whilst there being your | :33:08. | :33:16. | |
play. Dan Biggar pushes it wide. The | :33:16. | :33:23. | |
Scarlets are ahead by the skin of their teeth. | :33:23. | :33:29. | |
Is this a block. I think Jonathan Davies can it's too early. It is a | :33:29. | :33:34. | |
grey area but that is a great, great try. | :33:34. | :33:38. | |
I think the pass has gone soon enough. | :33:38. | :33:42. | |
Jonathan Davies had time to drift on to his players. Momentum is a | :33:42. | :33:49. | |
massive thing. Here they go trying to steal the | :33:49. | :33:53. | |
momentum back to the Scarlets. They need something no because the | :33:53. | :34:03. | |
:34:03. | :34:16. | ||
Scott Williams, not that one. That is a problem. The Scarlets | :34:16. | :34:22. | |
need to slowdown, get possession, keep it and keep calm in the first | :34:22. | :34:26. | |
-- in the second half as in the first half. The Ospreys have turned | :34:26. | :34:31. | |
the tables and they are returning for the Scarlets. Everybody is | :34:31. | :34:35. | |
looking for the ball to carry it. They are making significant strides | :34:35. | :34:39. | |
into the middle of the Scarlets defence, which creates the space | :34:39. | :34:43. | |
out wide. You can see the balance running of Ashley Beck now coming | :34:43. | :34:53. | |
:34:53. | :35:08. | ||
Scarlets. Ben Morgan slips the tackle. | :35:08. | :35:12. | |
Now go and attack Richard Hibbard outside. There he is. He could have | :35:13. | :35:16. | |
gone. Great rip from Richard Hibbard from | :35:16. | :35:20. | |
Aaron Shingler. They have the chance to go wide. It | :35:20. | :35:30. | |
:35:30. | :35:31. | ||
is still on. Gives Shane Williams the chase. | :35:31. | :35:38. | |
Williams times it very well indeed. Didn't get up to early. Excellent | :35:38. | :35:48. | |
cover by the Scarlets fullback. Great step. Kick! Kick! | :35:48. | :35:56. | |
He gets passed Kahn Fotuali'i but Shane Williams is back there. | :35:56. | :36:03. | |
A few lazy runners, there. Lazy runners. Give it quick. | :36:03. | :36:13. | |
:36:13. | :36:25. | ||
way. The quality of the play of the | :36:25. | :36:32. | |
passing isn't helping the Scarlets. The Ospreys are very clinical and | :36:32. | :36:38. | |
efficient know. Hence out. Rut is called. | :36:38. | :36:48. | |
:36:48. | :37:01. | ||
Flicked on by Sione Timani. Great play, great turnover. They | :37:01. | :37:06. | |
need to attack down the left blind hand side. | :37:06. | :37:09. | |
It would have been raised Thomas against Ashley Beck but they didn't | :37:09. | :37:19. | |
notice. Penalty coming Scarlets way. 20 minutes of the second half has | :37:19. | :37:29. | |
:37:29. | :37:40. | ||
been fantastic. Great play from was on his feet when he went in | :37:40. | :37:44. | |
there first but then he played the ball on the ground because Shane | :37:44. | :37:49. | |
Williams didn't let go. The penalty goes against the Ospreys. Stephen | :37:49. | :37:56. | |
Jones is coming on and Liam Williams is coming off. Priestland | :37:56. | :38:06. | |
:38:06. | :38:15. | ||
everybody up and running by Friday. They face the Dragons. A great | :38:15. | :38:21. | |
welcome for Stephen Jones. He is a still what for the Llanelli | :38:21. | :38:27. | |
Scarlets. The Ospreys play the Blues on New | :38:27. | :38:33. | |
year's Day. It is a tough time. Always been a | :38:33. | :38:37. | |
tough time for sportsmen at Christmas to turn around players. | :38:37. | :38:47. | |
:38:47. | :39:02. | ||
North is there. Andrew Bishop still on 100%. | :39:02. | :39:12. | |
:39:12. | :39:18. | ||
Good acceleration. Good and Reece Thomas. Phil John. He is | :39:18. | :39:24. | |
in space. Still going, Phil John. The ball has been spilt. | :39:24. | :39:30. | |
Great tackle, again. It suddenly opened up when Phil | :39:30. | :39:33. | |
John found himself with a bit more space than he thought. | :39:33. | :39:38. | |
Justin Tipuric has had a great game. Great hands. Good acceleration. A | :39:38. | :39:48. | |
:39:48. | :39:48. | ||
great tackle, again. Justin Tipuric dislodged the ball. If you were a | :39:48. | :39:53. | |
betting man, which way would you Even a betting man would be on the | :39:53. | :39:57. | |
fence. There is a big substitution coming | :39:57. | :40:07. | |
:40:07. | :40:08. | ||
on now. George Stowers is looking to come on to carry the ball. Hanno | :40:08. | :40:12. | |
Dirksen is a ball carrier as well. Two physical players to go up the | :40:12. | :40:18. | |
middle. A big scrum again. That could be | :40:18. | :40:22. | |
significant at the end of this game. This scrum with 20 minutes it to go | :40:22. | :40:30. | |
could play a huge part. Kahn Fotuali'i is under pressure and so | :40:30. | :40:36. | |
is Dan Biggar. Good kick. Under pressure, there. Dan Biggar will | :40:36. | :40:43. | |
breed a huge sigh of relief. Look at that. He looked to pass, there. | :40:43. | :40:50. | |
A very good kick. Look at that focus on the ball. There is only | :40:50. | :40:56. | |
one place that his eyes are placed, on the that ball. His head is down | :40:57. | :41:01. | |
and a good follow-through. Very good clearance. That is a tough | :41:01. | :41:08. | |
kick from where he was standing from a poor pass. | :41:08. | :41:12. | |
Tom Smith departs and George Stowers, another international, a | :41:12. | :41:22. | |
:41:22. | :41:33. | ||
Davies. Stephen Jones had to turn with the ball behind him. Scott | :41:33. | :41:36. | |
Williams on the charge. Penalty coming for the Scarlets. He goes | :41:36. | :41:42. | |
for the gap. Ryan Bevington just hold on to him. That was so | :41:42. | :41:46. | |
important from the replacement prop. There was a huge gap there. The | :41:46. | :41:53. | |
ball is out. They are going back for the penalty. | :41:53. | :42:02. | |
They were playing a long advantage. Well, this is it. They overrun | :42:02. | :42:05. | |
Stephen Jones and there is no option. That is the high tackle. It | :42:05. | :42:15. | |
:42:15. | :42:30. | ||
is Tommy Bowe. There was no malice points because a two-point | :42:30. | :42:35. | |
advantage is nowhere near enough at the moment. Andrew Bishop is still | :42:35. | :42:45. | |
:42:45. | :43:07. | ||
He knows just how important this one is. Safely negotiated. That is | :43:07. | :43:14. | |
a huge relief for the Scarlets. They get a five point lead again. | :43:14. | :43:19. | |
I am joined by Morgan Stoddart, one of the best runners in Wales. How | :43:19. | :43:22. | |
is it coming a long? It has been positive so far. | :43:23. | :43:28. | |
Training has been going well with the physiotherapist. All positive. | :43:28. | :43:32. | |
When could we see you back in the Scarlets shirt? | :43:32. | :43:36. | |
Hopefully some time in March if we had continues as it is. | :43:37. | :43:40. | |
Would you be targeting the summer tour to Australia? | :43:40. | :43:44. | |
I have got to get back to the Scarlets team and I've got to try | :43:44. | :43:49. | |
and play for Wales as much as possible. That is the target. | :43:49. | :43:53. | |
Scarlets to win this or what? Hopefully. It is still close. | :43:53. | :43:59. | |
Good luck with the rehabilitation. A mistake from the Ospreys. Put the | :43:59. | :44:02. | |
ball out on the full. They could find themselves deep inside their | :44:03. | :44:11. | |
own 22. This scrum has got to be solid for the Scarlets. They don't | :44:11. | :44:16. | |
want to retreat back to their own 22. As we said at the start of the | :44:16. | :44:26. | |
:44:26. | :44:43. | ||
game, or territory is crucial in best of friends, they have played | :44:43. | :44:53. | |
:44:53. | :45:14. | ||
second, for them, can go with them block was very good. The problem | :45:14. | :45:19. | |
here, Adam Jones is down according the back of his head. There is the | :45:19. | :45:23. | |
bouncing ball. Barry Davies will be disappointed with that. He should | :45:23. | :45:30. | |
have taken it. Every time Adam Jones is injured, the whole of | :45:30. | :45:40. | |
:45:40. | :46:07. | ||
I think it was from that last Still everything to play for. The | :46:07. | :46:14. | |
Ospreys second in the league, looking to go top temporarily. | :46:14. | :46:20. | |
does not look comfortable. Here is the try. There is the past. Ferrie | :46:20. | :46:30. | |
:46:30. | :46:39. | ||
crisp passing and a good finish by it is the Scarlets who ring the | :46:39. | :46:45. | |
changes in the front row. Ken Owens and Deacon Manu come on to the | :46:45. | :46:52. | |
field. Matthew Rees and at least Thomas are the ones making way. -- | :46:52. | :47:02. | |
:47:02. | :47:22. | ||
scarlet front row fares. You have got to try and bring George North | :47:22. | :47:28. | |
in here. Could we put on the the Scarlets's back line. A better | :47:28. | :47:38. | |
:47:38. | :47:44. | ||
scrum as well. George Stowers Fotuali'i. He is not having the | :47:44. | :47:49. | |
happiest of afternoon's. I think he is a very good player but he is | :47:49. | :47:57. | |
just having problems getting the ball away. Was that back? It did | :47:57. | :48:05. | |
look back to me. I thought that went back, a knock forward. -- Not | :48:05. | :48:10. | |
forward. I think Rhys Webb would be a good substitution now because I | :48:10. | :48:14. | |
think he is a very sharp, very strong with a good eye for the | :48:14. | :48:21. | |
break. Adam Jones not very comfortable. Let's hope it is | :48:21. | :48:30. | |
nothing serious. Aaron Jarvis will see out the game for the Ospreys. | :48:30. | :48:39. | |
There is Rhys Webb. Biding his time at the moment. Just over a dozen | :48:39. | :48:49. | |
:48:49. | :48:58. | ||
minutes left. There is George not Scarlets have got to do. Keep the | :48:58. | :49:04. | |
ball in hand for a little bit. have won the impotence back because | :49:04. | :49:08. | |
it was all the Ospreys. But now they have got another penalty and | :49:09. | :49:18. | |
:49:19. | :49:24. | ||
the chance to get some daylight. This will be an interesting one. | :49:24. | :49:30. | |
Off his feet? He did not actually come off his feet of his own accord. | :49:30. | :49:36. | |
He was tackled. Fact tackle area is just ridiculous. That could have | :49:36. | :49:46. | |
:49:46. | :49:55. | ||
gone either way and it is show -- so crucial. The call, leave the | :49:55. | :50:04. | |
ball go, is so crucial. This is a big kick. Another important kick | :50:04. | :50:08. | |
for Rhys Priestland which he puts safely through again and that is | :50:08. | :50:13. | |
vital for the Scarlets with acres and minutes remaining. The Ospreys | :50:13. | :50:23. | |
:50:23. | :50:30. | ||
need two scores. He is on his feet there. How difficult is that for | :50:30. | :50:40. | |
:50:40. | :50:49. | ||
Ospreys. They have a the capability to pick the tempo at. Keep the ball | :50:49. | :50:59. | |
in hand. Did that go forward? Play on. The referee just checking with | :50:59. | :51:06. | |
the touch judge. Eventually, he gets a response from Neil Hennessy. | :51:06. | :51:16. | |
:51:16. | :51:35. | ||
The call came from the assistant on to try and win it at the death | :51:35. | :51:43. | |
for the Ospreys. Dan Biggar with three penalties to go with Barry | :51:43. | :51:47. | |
Davies's try. They want some Matthew Morgan magic to try and | :51:47. | :51:57. | |
:51:57. | :52:24. | ||
game. He has had a big game. Stephen Jones just once to get the | :52:24. | :52:29. | |
Scarlets back down field and make the Ospreys attack from depth. | :52:29. | :52:38. | |
Tommy Bowe prepares to do just that. Aaron Shingler is on hand again to | :52:38. | :52:48. | |
:52:48. | :52:51. | ||
receive. Stephen Jones. Scott Williams on the switch. The overlap | :52:51. | :53:01. | |
:53:01. | :53:13. | ||
three points first. Get yourself a losing bonus point and get yourself | :53:13. | :53:21. | |
back within striking distance. need to score twice. Matthew Morgan | :53:21. | :53:31. | |
:53:31. | :53:40. | ||
replace Lou Reed. Johnathan Edwards and open-side so it will be either | :53:40. | :53:50. | |
Rob McCusker or Aaron Shingler in the second row. Matthew Morgan put | :53:50. | :53:55. | |
over a long range one in Treviso to grab the Ospreys a draw in the | :53:55. | :54:00. | |
Heineken Cup. He has got underneath it that one and he has pushed it | :54:00. | :54:08. | |
just wide. The Ospreys still have nothing at the moment. They have | :54:08. | :54:18. | |
:54:18. | :54:18. | ||
Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds | :54:18. | :55:05. | |
eight minutes to try and change Good angle, he came late, on to the | :55:05. | :55:12. | |
pass from Justin Tipuric. This is what they need to do, carry the | :55:12. | :55:22. | |
:55:22. | :55:27. | ||
comfortable now. We could well have to completely new front rows coming | :55:27. | :55:37. | |
:55:37. | :55:41. | ||
on. Mefin Davies is the replacement hooker. Possibly a temporary | :55:41. | :55:51. | |
:55:51. | :55:51. | ||
Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds | :55:51. | :56:35. | |
Deacon Manu, against Ryan Bevington, This is a big kick for Matthew | :56:35. | :56:42. | |
Morgan. Only he knows if he can get it but they still need two scoring | :56:42. | :56:50. | |
opportunities. It is too far for him. That is a very good kick. | :56:50. | :56:55. | |
have got to get there quick. They are walking. The clock is against | :56:56. | :57:04. | |
them. Six minutes and a bit. The forwards are discussing as they | :57:04. | :57:14. | |
:57:14. | :57:41. | ||
at the tail. Jonathan Thomas in the They still need to score twice. | :57:41. | :57:51. | |
:57:51. | :57:54. | ||
They are going to go for the try they can to keep them at bay and | :57:54. | :58:01. | |
use up as much time as possible. The Ospreys can still win this. If | :58:01. | :58:06. | |
they score in this play, five minutes left. The Scarlets will be | :58:07. | :58:11. | |
passive in their defence but they have got to get something from this. | :58:11. | :58:18. | |
No challenge from the Scarlets at. Joe Bearman has smuggled it back. | :58:18. | :58:24. | |
Good drive. It is still there. Right up to the try-line. The | :58:24. | :58:31. | |
Scarlets trying to keep them at bay. They are just short. Kahn Fotuali'i | :58:31. | :58:37. | |
trying to direct the troops. Shane Williams is ready if needed. But it | :58:37. | :58:47. | |
:58:47. | :58:47. | ||
is the big boys first. Slow ball. Very slow. Jonathan Thomas. The | :58:47. | :58:57. | |
:58:57. | :58:59. | ||
Ospreys need to score twice to win it. Time is ticking. Quick ball. | :58:59. | :59:05. | |
That is far better ball but they do not use it. Look at the defensive | :59:05. | :59:15. | |
:59:15. | :59:15. | ||
line. It has got to come quicker. Again, plenty of defenders. There | :59:15. | :59:25. | |
:59:25. | :59:33. | ||
is a penalty again. Ryan Bevington. chance gone. They didn't use the | :59:33. | :59:38. | |
possession they had. The Scarlets have survived. Confident enough to | :59:38. | :59:41. | |
go for another pass before getting the clearance kick in. A great kick | :59:41. | :59:49. | |
it is. He has knocked it on right in front. That is it. Game, set and | :59:49. | :59:56. | |
match, Scarlets. They won't score twice. I just feel | :59:56. | :00:01. | |
that sometimes... His left leg, his right leg slips. He is watching the | :00:01. | :00:08. | |
touch line and he knocks it on. They didn't use the ball quickly | :00:08. | :00:14. | |
enough when it was there. Slow ball, all the time. The Ospreys will be | :00:14. | :00:21. | |
looking back thinking, they may be their own worst enemies. A couple | :00:21. | :00:29. | |
of kicks charged down in the first half. The Ospreys gave away a try | :00:29. | :00:39. | |
:00:39. | :00:54. | ||
and when they needed kick -- quick Scarlets looked to run down the | :00:54. | :01:02. | |
clock from hereon in. George North has had little opportunity. Stephen | :01:02. | :01:12. | |
:01:12. | :01:23. | ||
Jones, as ever, running things case. -- manufacture as the kick. | :01:23. | :01:30. | |
There is nothing at all Shane Williams can do. They are cheering | :01:30. | :01:40. | |
at Parc y Scarlets as though the game has been one. It will be one. | :01:40. | :01:44. | |
They have just kicked this. Shane Williams not releasing | :01:44. | :01:48. | |
quickly enough. You have got to quit -- it to kick | :01:48. | :01:58. | |
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I think that Justin Tipuric has had a big Nick game, so has Rhys | :02:05. | :02:11. | |
Priestland. Rhys Thomas has done exceptionally well. For me, from | :02:11. | :02:18. | |
the back of a scrum going backwards, like a RaboDirect Pro12 man of the | :02:18. | :02:23. | |
match is Aaron Shingler. He has been about the field so much. I had | :02:23. | :02:28. | |
to give it to a forward. It has been a forwards game. Rhys | :02:28. | :02:37. | |
Priestland's kicking has been immense and his control of the game. | :02:37. | :02:41. | |
I think that the Ospreys came out of the blocks a little bit too slow. | :02:41. | :02:45. | |
Their tactical game was wrong in the first half when the kicked far | :02:45. | :02:55. | |
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too much ball and that has cost Rhys Priestland has put the ball | :02:58. | :03:02. | |
wide of the posts, it doesn't matter as far as the Scarlets are | :03:02. | :03:12. | |
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concerned. They have done enough. from the Ospreys. | :03:21. | :03:25. | |
They will be looking for the losing bonus point. | :03:25. | :03:32. | |
They have to carry and go through the phases. It is not over yet for | :03:32. | :03:38. | |
them. They have got to keep going. Good tackle on Tommy Bowe. That was | :03:38. | :03:46. | |
Scott Williams. It was, wasn't it? It is very difficult. | :03:46. | :03:52. | |
That was Scott Williams with the tackle. And the ball has been | :03:53. | :03:58. | |
stolen. Will the Scarlets get the last word? Gareth Davies keeps it | :03:58. | :04:05. | |
alive. It is over the touch line. They have got their first win over | :04:05. | :04:09. | |
the Ospreys in four years. They had to weather the storm at the | :04:09. | :04:15. | |
beginning of the second half but they did it successfully. It is the | :04:15. | :04:18. | |
Scarlets that finished stronger. The Ospreys have nothing to show | :04:18. | :04:22. | |
for their visit to Parc y Scarlets and the Scarlets are delighted with | :04:22. | :04:31. | |
A tremendous win for the Scarlets. In the first half, the Ospreys | :04:31. | :04:35. | |
kicked away too much possession. The Scarlets made the most of the | :04:36. | :04:38. | |
opportunities and turn pressure into points. That was the | :04:38. | :04:42. | |
difference. They made the most of their possession and territory | :04:42. | :04:46. | |
while the Ospreys didn't. A very good win for the Scarlets. | :04:47. | :04:50. | |
Opportunities were limited and even though the Ospreys fought their way | :04:50. | :04:54. | |
back into it, the Scarlets still had enough to come through in the | :04:55. | :05:03. | |
end. One try each. 17 points from the boot of Rhys Priestland proved | :05:03. | :05:09. | |
decisive in the end. It was a real ding-dong battle. It is the | :05:09. | :05:15. | |
Scarlets who pulled through and the Ospreys haven't taken the | :05:15. | :05:20. | |
opportunity to go top of the table. The Scarlets first win over their | :05:20. | :05:30. | |
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closest opponents for four years. Scarlets 22-14 oz praise. -- the | :05:30. | :05:34. | |
Ospreys. It was the Scarlets in the | :05:34. | :05:37. | |
ascendancy in the first half. Reece Thomas's try gave them a country | :05:38. | :05:42. | |
lead. The Ospreys were a transformed team after the break. A | :05:42. | :05:48. | |
series of attacks from the Scarlets line. The defence held up for a | :05:48. | :05:50. | |
while but Barry Davies found his while but Barry Davies found his | :05:50. | :05:56. | |
way to the corner. It was the cool head of Rhys Priestland that one | :05:56. | :06:06. | |
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Tom Shanklin has come in from the cold. Jamie Roberts has been | :06:07. | :06:13. | |
treating -- on Twitter. We have brought him into the warm. It | :06:13. | :06:23. | |
The rain held off and it could have gone either way. The Ospreys played | :06:23. | :06:27. | |
themselves back into the game with a try from Barry Davies and Dan | :06:27. | :06:33. | |
Biggar's boot. It was a well deserved win for the Scarlets. | :06:33. | :06:37. | |
It went back and forth but there was perhaps a crucial period in the | :06:37. | :06:41. | |
second half where the Ospreys were exerting pressure up down on that | :06:41. | :06:45. | |
half of the field and the Scarlets soak it up. | :06:45. | :06:55. | |
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The Scarlets but a better body of for a few minutes. They started to | :06:59. | :07:04. | |
be bold and started to play to their strengths, increasing the | :07:04. | :07:07. | |
pressure on territory. For me it was the defining moments on the | :07:07. | :07:12. | |
clock. Had they converted this opportunity, it would have been a | :07:12. | :07:19. | |
close-up match. Kahn Fotuali'i under pressure and | :07:19. | :07:23. | |
Shane Williams within inches. This is the tame -- the time they have | :07:23. | :07:29. | |
to go for the killer blow. Dominic Day went off at half-time | :07:29. | :07:33. | |
and you looked at them and thought the Ospreys front five had started | :07:33. | :07:39. | |
to come into the game. They started to come into the game. They started | :07:39. | :07:42. | |
too late and played too much catch- up. That said, Llanelli should all | :07:42. | :07:47. | |
the control, all the composure and were accurate from the kick-off. | :07:47. | :07:51. | |
We can join Aaron Shingler, man of the match. | :07:52. | :07:56. | |
Congratulations on your performance. You were able to do it on the back | :07:56. | :07:58. | |
of a retreating scrum. Is that how it felt? | :07:58. | :08:03. | |
It was a little bit under pressure. You've got to deal with it. The | :08:03. | :08:06. | |
forwards did well but they were powerful. | :08:06. | :08:10. | |
What was the moment you thought the game was for the taking? | :08:10. | :08:14. | |
When we read more than a scrum -- and when we went more than a score | :08:14. | :08:21. | |
up. The boys kicked very well and put us in good positions under | :08:21. | :08:28. | |
pressure. You have come to the fore this | :08:28. | :08:30. | |
season so how are you feeling about your performance? | :08:30. | :08:36. | |
I'm pleased. I've had a good run of games. That is exactly what I want | :08:36. | :08:42. | |
to be selected. You are the RaboDirect Pro12 man of | :08:42. | :08:45. | |
the match. Compliments of the season. | :08:45. | :08:55. | |
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Tom, we spoke about the Ospreys exerting pressure. They did | :09:03. | :09:06. | |
eventually crossed for a try but there was an issue perhaps with | :09:06. | :09:10. | |
obstruction? A little bit. It was good play. A | :09:10. | :09:20. | |
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In the second phase, the ball comes out again. What happens eventually, | :09:28. | :09:33. | |
when we see the ball, his Ashley Beck gets the ball in his hand. | :09:33. | :09:40. | |
Another phase. This is the crucial part. | :09:40. | :09:45. | |
Now, I think that's five. Jonathan Davies has made an attempt to come | :09:45. | :09:49. | |
in there and beat a tackle. He wasn't blocked to try and get out. | :09:49. | :09:53. | |
He makes a move into the tackle. The ball comes to Barry Davies and | :09:53. | :09:57. | |
I wasn't quite sure if that was a try but they got away with it and | :09:57. | :10:04. | |
it was given. The crucial thing was Jonathan | :10:04. | :10:07. | |
The crucial thing was Jonathan Davies rushing up in the tackle. | :10:07. | :10:10. | |
There were a couple of course that Nigel Owens made today that were | :10:11. | :10:15. | |
marginal. The discipline in defence for the Scarlets was impeccable. | :10:16. | :10:20. | |
For the Ospreys, they are struggling to create quick ball so | :10:20. | :10:24. | |
they can play. We've seen that they have enormous strength behind the | :10:24. | :10:29. | |
scrum but they can't. We've got the Ospreys captain at | :10:29. | :10:33. | |
the touch line. Bad luck on the defeat. Did it get | :10:33. | :10:38. | |
away from you or did the Scarlets win it and the -- did the Scarlets | :10:38. | :10:41. | |
win it? We managed to call it back in the | :10:41. | :10:45. | |
second half and we thought we had the chance to take it but we didn't. | :10:45. | :10:49. | |
The pressure on the line with the scrums, the two penalties, how did | :10:49. | :10:53. | |
you see that? I'm not sure what happened at the | :10:54. | :10:58. | |
end but I thought we put them under pressure. The referee had to make | :10:58. | :11:00. | |
the decision and it didn't go well way. | :11:00. | :11:04. | |
Good luck for the rest of the holiday season. | :11:04. | :11:07. | |
This game was full of crucial moments where it could have tipped | :11:07. | :11:12. | |
either way. One involved Justin Tipuric. He was penalised for going | :11:13. | :11:22. | |
off his feet in a rut. What do you It looks like he has his hands on | :11:22. | :11:26. | |
the ball and as he is taken over, the ball pops out. I thought it was | :11:26. | :11:34. | |
a bit unlucky and it puts a damper on a very good performance. | :11:34. | :11:39. | |
So many of these calls are so tight. It is a knife-edge. | :11:39. | :11:43. | |
They are marginal calls, like the scrum. The spectators don't know. | :11:43. | :11:48. | |
It is a split-second decision. Justin Tipuric, as an openside | :11:49. | :11:52. | |
flanker, like all of the flankers, they have an ability to slow the | :11:52. | :11:58. | |
ball down and he was unlucky to get that decision. For me, from an | :11:58. | :12:02. | |
Ospreys perspective, they are the only side in the top 10 of the | :12:02. | :12:06. | |
Pro12 that hasn't got a bonus point because they can't create quick | :12:06. | :12:11. | |
ball and the use of ball was awful. Go back to the decision-makers. | :12:11. | :12:15. | |
Rhys Priestland today was a masterclass in game management, | :12:15. | :12:19. | |
playing in the right areas and he gave his side every opportunity. | :12:19. | :12:23. | |
The Scarlets sneaking closer to the top four spot. Are they contenders | :12:23. | :12:27. | |
for the title? If they keep playing like this, | :12:27. | :12:33. | |
definitely. It was a battle of the tens today. Rhys Priestland was | :12:33. | :12:37. | |
outstanding today. His attacking kicks were the difference. He was | :12:37. | :12:41. | |
attacking to space and giving the backs something. Dan Biggar wasn't. | :12:41. | :12:46. | |
His kicks were long and not hitting the space. | :12:46. | :12:50. |