:00:21. > :00:26.When the RaboDirect PRO12 kicked off the Ospreys knew they would be
:00:26. > :00:32.without their World Cup stars but they had faith in those left behind.
:00:32. > :00:42.New leaders have emerged. The veterans have blended with the
:00:42. > :00:44.
:00:44. > :00:52.young talent. They are six points clear at the top of the table.
:00:53. > :01:01.Hanno Dirksen. Good try. It has been 15 man rugby all the way. A
:01:01. > :01:07.mean defence. This is a region on a roll. The Ospreys season is off to
:01:07. > :01:14.a cracking start. They are hoping that will continue tonight on the
:01:14. > :01:18.road in Scotland. We can remind ourselves of the table. Victory
:01:18. > :01:28.tonight will see Ospreys match their best ever start to the season.
:01:28. > :01:32.Then, they went on to win the Championship. Glasgow are 5th. Most
:01:32. > :01:38.of the World Cup stars will not be returning for another couple of
:01:38. > :01:47.weeks. Tommy Bowe is in the squad tonight. Chris Cusiter is among the
:01:47. > :01:56.returning Scottish players. Welcome to the shower from Firhill Stadium.
:01:56. > :02:00.I guess the challenge for all these countries is to reintegrate the
:02:00. > :02:06.returning national players. That is the biggest challenge. In the case
:02:06. > :02:10.and Wales, they are talented players, full of confidence having
:02:10. > :02:16.played in the World Cup, but they have practised and trained in a
:02:16. > :02:19.specific way for the past few months. They have just brought
:02:19. > :02:25.Tommy Bowe back. The rest of the group, the players who have played
:02:25. > :02:30.so well. It should not be too difficult for them. What has been
:02:30. > :02:40.an advantage for the Ospreys is they have had an experienced core
:02:40. > :02:41.
:02:41. > :02:46.of veterans. Ian Gough, Mefin Davies. Jonathan Thomas. These have
:02:46. > :02:51.experience, real quality. It is having the balance of experience
:02:51. > :02:57.and quality. That has served them well in the first six matches. They
:02:57. > :03:04.have played a great rugby. A it has been about the blend for the
:03:04. > :03:14.Ospreys. A lot of youngsters. We have looked at one youngster in
:03:14. > :03:16.
:03:16. > :03:22.particular. What do you know about Morgan? Very little. He is a
:03:22. > :03:29.talented player with huge potential. He has the ability to create
:03:29. > :03:38.something out of nothing. He reminds me of Shane Williams. I
:03:38. > :03:45.think Glasgow will target him. There is a westerly wind coming in.
:03:45. > :03:50.That could be tricky for the fullbacks. It is getting pretty
:03:50. > :03:55.cold on the touch line. Scotland's World Cup finished earlier than
:03:55. > :04:04.Wales. They have more internationals to call on and they
:04:04. > :04:10.have closer to a full-strength side. Chris Cusiter, one of the most
:04:10. > :04:15.underrated scrum-halves. The they have played reasonably well. They
:04:15. > :04:20.had a great win against the Blues. They will be looking for a result
:04:20. > :04:26.and it will be a big result if they get it but I expect to be Ospreys
:04:26. > :04:29.to put in the good work we have seen so far. We can cross to the
:04:30. > :04:32.commentary team. On the red button commentary team. On the red button
:04:32. > :04:39.commentary team. On the red button commentary team. On the red button
:04:39. > :04:47.you have Welsh language commentary. We have Andy Nicol and first, make
:04:47. > :04:55.web. The Ospreys trying to turn its six
:04:55. > :05:05.victories in 27. The side showing only five survivors after
:05:05. > :05:06.
:05:06. > :05:11.Northampton. Ospreys have plenty of old heads in the pack. Mefin Davies
:05:11. > :05:16.going stronger and Ian Evans hoping to have an international future, as
:05:16. > :05:26.well as an international past. Tommy Bowe is welcomed back from
:05:26. > :05:32.
:05:32. > :05:42.World Cup duties. Graeme Morrison leading out Glasgow. 100 and 50th
:05:42. > :05:47.
:05:47. > :05:56.appearance for him. Rob Harley continues as stand in captained.
:05:56. > :06:02.Richie Gray is the only international in the pack. Gordon
:06:02. > :06:09.Reid is in. Chris Cusiter and Morrison returning. The powerful
:06:09. > :06:15.centre pairing of Rob Dewey and Morrison. On the bench, Dougie Hall
:06:15. > :06:25.and John Barclay could provide options. Ryan Bevington the only
:06:25. > :06:35.Wales' World Cup player on duty. The referee is 38-year-old Carlo
:06:35. > :06:35.
:06:35. > :07:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:07:22. > :07:27.Damasco from Italy. Duncan Weir the posts. An easy three points
:07:27. > :07:36.this time if he wants them. Alongside me Andy Nicol. Confident,
:07:36. > :07:44.Glasgow. Chris Cusiter is trying to inject pace into the game. There
:07:44. > :07:54.was an opportunity for a quick penalty. As a former scrum-half it
:07:54. > :08:04.drove you insane. You can see the frustration of Chris Cusiter.
:08:04. > :08:25.
:08:25. > :08:34.Duncan Weir. 25 successful shots at Glasgow have their reward for that
:08:35. > :08:44.bright opening. It was about pace. Putting passes in. Tom Ryder taking
:08:45. > :09:06.
:09:06. > :09:16.it on. Ospreys have not really had plat form after that response from.
:09:16. > :09:32.
:09:32. > :09:40.This is Mefin Davies who recently can see it is a good line-out.
:09:40. > :09:50.Getting up really high. Slightly forward. You can see what the
:09:50. > :09:51.
:09:51. > :10:00.Ospreys are trying to do. They almost achieved it. Justin Tipuric
:10:00. > :10:05.is bound for three-week us. -- band. The Ospreys have rested the
:10:05. > :10:15.majority of their first-choice players. There have been a lot of
:10:15. > :10:17.
:10:17. > :10:22.academy players doing duty in the two cup defeats. You can see why
:10:22. > :10:29.they have six out of six victories in the RaboDirect PRO12. They have
:10:29. > :10:36.a strong, experienced pack. That is what you need. Duncan James, Mefin
:10:36. > :10:46.Davies, a lot of experience. scrum was steady enough for Chris
:10:46. > :11:09.
:11:09. > :11:18.Cusiter. Looking to give Seymour pedalling into his 22 -- Mike it
:11:18. > :11:25.sense him. That looked like a good kick. And did it landed in and go
:11:25. > :11:30.into touch? It crossed the line just before the halfway line. It
:11:30. > :11:40.looked like it would be a line-out, but they are just inside the
:11:40. > :12:15.
:12:15. > :12:22.of the corner flag? I think Tommy Bowe once a TV replay! -- he wants
:12:22. > :12:30.a replay. What do you make of the tactics of Morgan? Looking to play
:12:30. > :12:36.in the corners. They are having a first look. It is the right thing
:12:36. > :12:42.to do. I am looking forward to see this. He looks like a great
:12:42. > :12:52.prospect. Another stand-off that you guys in Wales produce. Can we
:12:52. > :13:11.
:13:11. > :13:21.have a few of them up here, credit this season. He is seeing
:13:21. > :13:26.
:13:26. > :13:32.what is on. From a distance, it looked close. It looks like Glasgow
:13:32. > :13:42.might have been the beneficiaries. Matthew Morgan, a Wales Sevens
:13:42. > :13:42.
:13:42. > :14:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:14:54. > :15:04.think the referee was querying it, curse of the commentator strikes!
:15:04. > :15:22.
:15:22. > :15:32.They lose the ball. Ospreys are good. That is a result of the
:15:32. > :15:48.
:15:48. > :15:53.doesn't come out for Jonathan Thomas quickly enough. There is
:15:53. > :15:59.Rhys Webb;, who faces a battle for that shirt with Kahn Fotuali'i. He
:15:59. > :16:05.is on the bench. He is a great player. He played in the autumn
:16:05. > :16:11.Test and he was man of the match. He was outstanding. He had a good
:16:12. > :16:21.World Cup and he is a good signing for the Ospreys. He may well be fly
:16:22. > :16:27.
:16:27. > :16:33.half this evening. That was another messy scrum. I think it was Gordon
:16:33. > :16:39.Rees who was penalised. Glasgow seem to have a good push. There is
:16:40. > :16:48.a lot of v of pressure, but you can see a flee went down and the
:16:48. > :16:58.referees -- knee went down and the referee has deemed that against the
:16:58. > :16:58.
:16:58. > :17:08.rules. So from way inside his own half. At half time Ross Harrys chat
:17:08. > :17:10.
:17:10. > :17:18.with the new Samoans. This is Matthew Morgan. 11 and a half stone
:17:18. > :17:25.soaking wet, but enough beet in that to get the distance and the
:17:25. > :17:29.Ospreys lead 6-3. That was a great kick. That is sailing over. That
:17:29. > :17:39.could be almost from his own 10- yard line. Thought he was
:17:39. > :18:09.
:18:09. > :18:16.threatening the student flats for a on the left-wing position, the
:18:16. > :18:26.blind side flanker. Morgan loses it in contact to athrough counter
:18:26. > :18:42.
:18:42. > :18:52.attack. But that has gone wrong as defence. So they go over the white
:18:52. > :18:59.
:18:59. > :19:04.line, rather than trying to get I think it was Seymour getting his
:19:04. > :19:09.boot to it inside this near touchline. But it has gone into
:19:09. > :19:14.Touche any way. You don't want Tommy Bowe getting the ball in
:19:14. > :19:19.space. But Tommy Seymour, why try and kick that? Just let it go out.
:19:20. > :19:29.It was an impossible kick to try and keep it in play. Now the
:19:30. > :19:30.
:19:30. > :20:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:20:15. > :20:20.Ospreys have the throw. Mervyn turnover this time though. The kick
:20:20. > :20:29.for Seymour to chase, but he started from way back, so Russell
:20:29. > :20:33.manages to get to it first. All penalties so far if you're just
:20:33. > :20:43.joining us, two big ones from the boot of Matthew Morgan after Weir
:20:43. > :20:55.
:20:55. > :21:05.opened the scoring for Glasgow. And to work with on this side. A chilly
:21:05. > :21:22.
:21:22. > :21:28.over the touchline and they will be back inside the Glasgow half. Here
:21:28. > :21:33.is Tom Shanklin with Phil Steel. What have you made of Morgan's kick
:21:33. > :21:39.something For a small guy he has kick it a long way. They have got
:21:39. > :21:44.such a good wind that he needs to put the kicks through into space.
:21:44. > :21:51.You spotted something about Ian Gough. He Saturday started his grow
:21:51. > :22:01.bag a few weebgts earlier. He is putting you to -- weeks early. He
:22:01. > :22:01.
:22:01. > :22:11.is putting you shame. 6-3 is the Ospreys lead as the lir suit Gough,
:22:11. > :22:25.
:22:25. > :22:30.another chance for Morgan to shoot at goal as Dewey looks less than
:22:30. > :22:35.satisfied with that decision. think he thinks he got that away
:22:35. > :22:39.before they hit the ground. Dewey is in there, they're up on the
:22:40. > :22:43.grounds. No, it's a penalty. Dewey was saying he was on the way down
:22:44. > :22:51.and he was entitled to do it. But as soon as you hit the ground you
:22:51. > :23:00.cannot do that. It is the right decision by Damasco. Dewey has
:23:00. > :23:09.played rugby with Edinburgh and Ulster. Matthew Morgan, a product
:23:09. > :23:15.of Bridgend college. Well he is nailing them tonight. Three out of
:23:15. > :23:23.three for Matthew Morgan. We wondered if Dan Biggar's boot would
:23:23. > :23:27.be missed. Not so far. You expect him to do the running, but he his
:23:27. > :23:37.kicking has been very good. Very impressed with the start by the
:23:37. > :24:11.
:24:11. > :24:15.back, with the chip and chase. What is it about that far touchline?
:24:15. > :24:22.is very tight. This is a football stadium and you're very tight to
:24:22. > :24:26.the stands and that can alter your radar and Dan Parks who is down
:24:26. > :24:32.with the Blues, he knows this ground so well and Fussell does not.
:24:32. > :24:38.You can see it. Well out really. One each from Glasgow and Ospreys.
:24:38. > :24:48.The radar not quite working. Home of Partick Thistle of course and
:24:48. > :24:48.
:24:48. > :24:58.the in the Scottish first division. Rob Harley, most tackles in the
:24:58. > :25:08.
:25:08. > :25:18.Harley. If he keeps up that work rate, he will get noticed pretty
:25:18. > :25:44.
:25:44. > :25:50.soon. Ospreys defending well at the inside the 22? I don't think.
:25:50. > :26:00.Fussell running it out, just to make sure. Half-hearted claim of a
:26:00. > :26:22.
:26:22. > :26:28.touchline. Good play by Ospreys. Good team play. You look at here,
:26:28. > :26:33.Tommy bour, everyone's focusing, great hands by Duncan Weir there
:26:33. > :26:39.frplts Duncan Jones sorry. It is good play. I think Ospreys wanted
:26:39. > :26:49.that to stay in play. Gray was chasing and Bishop could have had a
:26:49. > :26:50.
:26:50. > :27:00.chance. So Pat McArthur then. With this throw. They have a Scottish
:27:00. > :27:00.
:27:00. > :27:08.World Cup player, Dougy Hall, on the bench. Part of a young Glasgow
:27:08. > :27:16.back row these days. That is a good clearance as well and the Ospreys
:27:16. > :27:23.take it quickly with Fussell. Can't free himself from the tackle and he
:27:23. > :27:28.has lost it going forward. Tommy Bowe is right to do this, but
:27:28. > :27:34.Fussell gets in two minds what to do and where to run. Shaw gets in
:27:34. > :27:44.there and puts pressure on him. Now, instead of a line out for Ospreys,
:27:44. > :27:44.
:27:44. > :27:54.Glasgow have a chance with the scrum. Ospreys with more handling
:27:54. > :28:00.errors, but possibly they have tried a little more as well. Andy
:28:00. > :28:10.will pull me up if there is any anti-Welsh bias in the commentary
:28:10. > :28:20.
:28:20. > :28:28.almost in the clear, but they couldn't work it to him. Morgan
:28:28. > :28:38.puts the huge kick down fields. Hogg backtracking. Up to half way.
:28:38. > :28:44.
:28:44. > :28:54.fast and furious at the moment. Glasgow penned back into their 22
:28:54. > :28:57.
:28:57. > :29:02.again. Shaw with the big boot. Into not row Z, but half way up. Morgan
:29:02. > :29:09.flies out of the line and he doesn't keep the defensive line and
:29:09. > :29:19.Weir could get on. And Glasgow lose a bit of composure. A good break by
:29:19. > :29:30.
:29:31. > :29:36.Weir and it came from Morgan in away from the line out. Mervyn
:29:36. > :29:44.Daveies just wasting a bit of time to allow Webb to get back into
:29:44. > :29:52.place. And Davies' throw, but scooped back awkwardly for Webb.
:29:52. > :29:57.That was a nights mare for Rhys Webb I'm afraid. He wouldn't be
:29:57. > :30:02.complimentary to Iain Evans with that one. A good line out. Just
:30:02. > :30:12.over stretches. That is just a shocker. That is when you stands
:30:12. > :30:22.
:30:22. > :30:32.back and say to the forwards, "You someone. Trying to step inside
:30:32. > :30:52.
:30:52. > :31:00.doing its job once more! Is it is just not working for him on his
:31:00. > :31:10.line kicking. Matthew Morgan's line was much better. Good support with
:31:10. > :31:10.
:31:10. > :31:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:31:58. > :32:08.Joe Bearman beside him. He cannot Glasgow might have something on the
:32:08. > :32:15.
:32:15. > :32:21.outside if they can get the ball Tommy Bowe. Good play by Glasgow.
:32:21. > :32:30.They took back quickly and they are playing again. You cannot take your
:32:30. > :32:40.eyes of this game. It is non-stop. Duncan Weir had plenty of time and
:32:40. > :32:50.to play that one before sending it high. Richard Fussell had the Arab.
:32:50. > :33:05.
:33:05. > :33:15.a little bit. All it needed was good hands from Glasgow and they
:33:15. > :33:29.
:33:29. > :33:38.seven weeks of frustration in New Zealand coming out in the first 26
:33:38. > :33:45.minutes. He did not have the best World Cup. He only had about 20-odd
:33:45. > :33:49.minutes and I think it is the frustration coming out tonight. I
:33:49. > :33:59.hope this ankle injury is not too serious from the perspective of
:33:59. > :34:04.
:34:04. > :34:13.line team. Andy was talking about Chris Cusiter, but you are
:34:13. > :34:21.impressed by the Glasgow team. Chris Cusiter and Duncan Weir
:34:21. > :34:27.looking good. They are running the game. Wet have the wind advantage.
:34:27. > :34:31.-- Ospreys. They have got a good wind and they need to play the ball
:34:31. > :34:41.down in Glasgow's half. We have there is nothing too badly wrong
:34:41. > :34:44.
:34:45. > :34:53.with Chris Cusiter. He should be the wind ruffling their hair on the
:34:53. > :35:03.touchline. He looks OK. He had a tough time with injury over the
:35:03. > :35:24.
:35:24. > :35:34.past couple of years. A lot of encouraging be reluctant Matts! --
:35:34. > :35:42.
:35:42. > :35:48.Hogg. Walker is underneath that. The 19-year-old. He has some
:35:48. > :35:58.kicking skills at least will stop and that is a big boot from the
:35:58. > :36:04.
:36:04. > :36:10.just went through the hands of Matthew Morgan. He looks away from
:36:10. > :36:19.it. This is an encouraging first 27 minutes. You have to catch the ball
:36:19. > :36:29.before you decide what to do with it. He is five or six inches
:36:29. > :36:43.
:36:43. > :36:53.shorter than his regular partner, Back goes Gordon Reid. What was he
:36:53. > :37:01.doing they? -- man there. Glasgow just about getting affairs back to
:37:01. > :37:08.tidy up. Ospreys won that battle. This was good play. Duncan Weir
:37:08. > :37:18.tries to get it. Bishop get his hand in. This was a good kick. The
:37:18. > :37:28.
:37:28. > :37:30.Glasgow backs were involved in that treatment. Talking about the
:37:31. > :37:38.Scottish scrum-half by Apple. Three great players. Have the selectors
:37:38. > :37:46.got it right -- scrum-half battle. Fully-fit, this guy here, Chris
:37:46. > :37:56.Cusiter, he is my first choice. Mike Blair probably deserved his
:37:56. > :37:56.
:37:56. > :38:06.place in the World Cup. Andy Robinson was weighed I think in the
:38:06. > :38:11.Argentine game -- was swayed. Chris Cusiter did not get a chance. When
:38:11. > :38:20.you have three good scrum half's, it is an embarrassment of riches.
:38:20. > :38:30.But if everybody is fully fit, Chris cousin to get it from me. --
:38:30. > :38:48.
:38:48. > :38:58.games. That was messy from the Ospreys pack. Seymour was in there
:38:58. > :39:14.
:39:14. > :39:19.Talking about the Scotland battle for the scrum-half shirt, Wales
:39:19. > :39:26.have plenty of contenders. Phillips putting his hand up again and
:39:26. > :39:32.getting back to top form. Outstanding. Crucial tries. The
:39:32. > :39:37.acrobatic diving. Almost match- winning. Maybe should have been
:39:37. > :39:45.match winning against France. Sometimes it's hard to keep that
:39:45. > :39:55.level of performance. He has had a dip but was he back to his full
:39:55. > :40:11.
:40:11. > :40:21.in the mix. But ended up as third- choice in the World Cup behind
:40:21. > :40:40.
:40:40. > :40:50.Lloyd Williams, whose service you it would seem from an offside
:40:50. > :40:53.
:40:53. > :40:57.position, according to the referee. REFEREE: Offside... He said Chris
:40:57. > :41:04.Fusaro hat to make the effort to go back to his own goal line. You
:41:04. > :41:14.cannot state still, you have to go back. You have to pretend to be
:41:14. > :41:16.
:41:16. > :41:26.going back! He has opted to go for goal. This is a yard inside the
:41:26. > :41:45.
:41:45. > :41:55.Matthew Morgan, 9 metres inside his Let's get back to the 22! That was
:41:55. > :42:05.
:42:05. > :42:15.an amazing kick from Matthew Morgan. kicking. There is a wind, but it
:42:15. > :42:47.
:42:47. > :42:57.pressure. It was adventurous from that position. Ospreys get the
:42:57. > :43:08.
:43:08. > :43:14.time. Let's go down there. That was the biggest kick I have seen.
:43:14. > :43:18.Psychologically, on what will that do for both sides? You going into
:43:18. > :43:25.half time like this, they have not played great rugby and they are
:43:25. > :43:31.ahead. Glasgow have probably played the better rugby. He is on fire
:43:31. > :43:39.with the boot. He probably could have gone five metres back.
:43:39. > :43:46.kick to touch was impressive but, as well. Ospreys whip the attacking
:43:46. > :43:49.position. -- with the attacking position. Could they make the most
:43:49. > :43:59.of that position? Probably the closest they have been to the
:43:59. > :44:22.
:44:22. > :44:32.isolated at the bottom of that. A I have been impressed with Ospreys'
:44:32. > :44:33.
:44:33. > :44:38.play, but they got isolated. Up to that point, they had been working
:44:38. > :44:48.good ankles and working in pairs. Unfortunately, there they got
:44:48. > :44:48.
:44:48. > :45:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:45:35. > :45:45.over the ball. You cannot go on little crack. Shaw held up
:45:45. > :45:45.
:45:45. > :46:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:46:26. > :46:31.eventually. Walker and Bowe in from both sides, I'm amazed we
:46:31. > :46:37.haven't got a try on the board. there has been a lot of good play,
:46:37. > :46:42.Glasgow have played more of the rugby, but they find themselves 12-
:46:42. > :46:50.3 down. Could be 12-6 now. Weir has the chance to pull back three
:46:50. > :46:54.points with three minutes until half time. I presume they will
:46:54. > :47:01.shoot at goal from here and wait for the official indication. There
:47:01. > :47:08.it is. What is your thoughts on the first half? Well it has been an
:47:08. > :47:13.exciting game between the two 22s. There has not been much play in
:47:13. > :47:22.either 22. When your stand offs is kicking from 60 yards, you don't
:47:22. > :47:26.have to be in the 22 to get points. It has been enjoyable without being
:47:26. > :47:33.exhilarating. Glasgow have played more rugby, but it is all about
:47:33. > :47:41.being ruthless and the Ospreys have punished mistakes well. Harley
:47:41. > :47:49.struggling a little bit. As Ruaridh Jackson limped out of the World Cup
:47:49. > :47:54.on a sad note. We talked about the scrum half battle. Jackson and
:47:54. > :48:01.Parks, in the World Cup, Jackson stepped forwards and he will be
:48:02. > :48:05.Scotland's stand off going forward. Weir with a success rate of 84 and
:48:05. > :48:12.that is his first miss in 15 attempts. The run had to ends some
:48:12. > :48:19.time or later. And the Ospreys will be glad that it just came to an
:48:19. > :48:25.ends there. Decent enough strike from Weir. It was a very good
:48:25. > :48:34.strike. He has a very short run up. He just was a few inches from
:48:34. > :48:39.getting another three points. have the chance to orchestrate
:48:39. > :48:49.something with ball in hand as we come to the final minute of the
:48:49. > :49:08.
:49:08. > :49:18.in the centre there. Not sure what that shout of offside was about.
:49:18. > :49:34.
:49:34. > :49:39.simple chance for Weir to allow Glasgow to finish the first half on
:49:39. > :49:45.a high. Yes a silly penalty, Ospreys' defence has been rock
:49:45. > :49:49.solid. Scott Johnson will be saying, give them the ball, compete for the
:49:49. > :49:53.immediate, if not let them have it and back our defence. I have been
:49:53. > :49:58.impressed with the collectiveness of the defence. It has been good so
:49:58. > :50:04.far. Scott Johnson may have heard what you said. He is about a couple
:50:04. > :50:10.of metres in front of us. They look like a team that has been well
:50:10. > :50:17.drilled and played together. They have had the success and it is born
:50:17. > :50:23.out of a good defence. Here is Weir, third shot at goal of the evening.
:50:23. > :50:30.One out of two so far. Make that two out of three as the teams head
:50:30. > :50:37.for the dressing rooms, with Matthew Morgan's four kicks
:50:37. > :50:44.outweighing Weir's two. Half score, Glasgow 6, Ospreys 12. Down to the
:50:44. > :50:50.Glasgow 6, Ospreys 12. Down to the touchline with Bill and Tom. It was
:50:50. > :50:54.quite manic, but not much pattern to that first half. Does it need in
:50:54. > :50:59.football parlance, a player to put his foot on the ball. Yes Ospreys
:50:59. > :51:05.need to control the game more. They have been on the fire with the boot.
:51:05. > :51:10.Morgan needs to calm down and play the corners. The Ospreys will be
:51:10. > :51:15.disappointed giving away a penalty. 12-6, is that enough? They will
:51:15. > :51:20.have that wind? I am not sure. Was it -- but it is a lead and you want
:51:20. > :51:26.to go in at half time in the lead. The Ospreys haven't played well,
:51:26. > :51:36.but they're still in the lead. Anyone impressed you for the
:51:36. > :51:41.Ospreys? Gough and Fussell looks lively. That is the story.
:51:42. > :51:46.story of the half was the story of the boot. Weir opened his account
:51:46. > :51:53.the boot. Weir opened his account in the first minute. Then a kicking
:51:53. > :52:02.master class from Morgan, including this monster effort from almost his
:52:02. > :52:12.own 10 metre line. So it has been all the boot so far. 12-6 to the
:52:12. > :52:17.Ospreys. Four Morgan penalties, two from Weir. Tom said the Ospreys
:52:17. > :52:21.haven't played well, but they have controlled the game? Yes they have.
:52:21. > :52:25.They have used their forwards well and their ability to keep the ball
:52:25. > :52:35.alive has been impressive. They haven't put it all together. The
:52:35. > :52:36.
:52:37. > :52:42.defence is good. And Matthew Morgan has kicked well. They look in
:52:43. > :52:49.control. But in is a long way to go. Much of the first half we saw play
:52:49. > :52:52.between the two ten metre lines, the Ospreys have had some decent
:52:52. > :52:58.attacking options. Yes they have certainly this year they have tried
:52:58. > :53:02.to keep the ball alive as best as possible. At types it is all about
:53:02. > :53:09.keeping the ball alive and they try to off-load before contact. That
:53:09. > :53:13.has been a feature of the game. Webb and Morgan have kept the
:53:13. > :53:17.territory going by putting the ball into the corners. They have played
:53:17. > :53:22.well and haven't created too many opportunities. They both have
:53:22. > :53:28.worked hard in defence. But if you look at the side in more control,
:53:28. > :53:34.to me the Ospreys have that. mentioned Morgan, he came in to
:53:34. > :53:39.replace Dan Biggar and he has had a mixed bag that, monster kick, but a
:53:39. > :53:46.few mistakes. His kicking out of hand has been good and the way he
:53:46. > :53:50.booted his goals has been fantastic. He has had a mixed bag. We know
:53:50. > :53:55.what he is capable of in terms of his rung game. Very good in that
:53:55. > :54:00.department. His kicking game has been his strong point tonight. This
:54:00. > :54:06.was a kick towards the ends. He kicked that monster goal and puts
:54:06. > :54:11.it 70 yards down the fields into the corner. But he does look
:54:11. > :54:16.creative and he is always looking to do something. He has a spark. OK,
:54:16. > :54:22.because of the way he plays, because of the way he place, he is
:54:22. > :54:27.going to make mistakes. But he is so good with the ball in hand and
:54:27. > :54:34.he excites people, like a Shane Williams. You are going to expect
:54:34. > :54:38.the odd mistake. You mentioned at the start Chris Cusiter, who has
:54:39. > :54:44.looked sharp. Yes Andy Nicol was talk and he is probably the best
:54:44. > :54:49.scrum half in Scotland. Always looking for space. Has an eye for
:54:49. > :54:55.the gap. And you know, time and time again he took that. He hurt
:54:55. > :55:01.his ankle late on, but he has kept going. He has given Duncan Weir so
:55:01. > :55:06.much time and space and he has been the one, fraps key player in the
:55:06. > :55:09.Glasgow performance. -- perhaps the key player. The pack are wing
:55:09. > :55:14.enough possession and he is probably the biggest threat. Plenty
:55:14. > :55:24.more rugby to come. But for those of you who can't get enough. Here
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:56:06. > :56:13.word on Welsh rugby. It will make you very happy. Next on the BBC Two
:56:13. > :56:23.Wales its Sport Wales. That is at 9 o'clock. There is more tomorrow as
:56:23. > :56:27.
:56:27. > :56:33.the Blues travel to co- nact -- Connacht. And join us on Sunday.
:56:33. > :56:39.The Ospreys have made a couple of new signings. Two haven't seen them
:56:39. > :56:45.yet, but we may see them in the second half, the two Samoans. Which
:56:45. > :56:55.second half, the two Samoans. Which went down to speak to them both.
:56:55. > :57:00.
:57:00. > :57:05.is my pleasure to vo deuce... -- introduce... Welcome to Wales. When
:57:05. > :57:14.we think of Samoan rugby, two things we think of are physicalty
:57:14. > :57:23.and big hits. This a what we can expect? Maybe from George! I'm not
:57:23. > :57:25.to shy from it. I will tablg hard international player and playing in
:57:25. > :57:30.the Premiership. The two of you probably attracted interest from a
:57:30. > :57:37.number of clubs, but you chose to come here and the Ospreys have won
:57:37. > :57:42.six from six so far, it is probably a wise decision? Yes so let's hope
:57:42. > :57:48.we don't ruin it. But yes, we have seen, we have been following the
:57:48. > :57:55.results and we have been going well. So hopefully we can you know give
:57:55. > :58:03.our bit of input and contribute to the team and like George said, get
:58:03. > :58:09.that silverware we all aim for. maybe bring some Samoan culture.
:58:09. > :58:14.Some of the Welsh boys have had a choir on tour in New Zealand. We
:58:14. > :58:22.are renowned for our singing, be you like a song and a play of the
:58:22. > :58:27.guitar? I can't play guitar! Very nice couple of gentlemen. Both on
:58:28. > :58:33.the bench tonight. They may feature. But both prominent performers in
:58:33. > :58:41.the worlds cup and two very shrewd sign sngs Yes, I think I questioned
:58:41. > :58:45.it early on when the likes of Rhys wob was playing so well. But having
:58:45. > :58:53.seen Kahn Fotuali'i, he is a fantastic player and he was the
:58:53. > :59:01.pick of the scrum halfs. As the versatility to play at 10 and
:59:01. > :59:09.midfield. He will be a bonus. And Stowers is a big strong man.
:59:09. > :59:12.They're here to bowlster the Ospreys squad. - ebolster the
:59:13. > :59:18.Ospreys squad. Who else will benefit from the returning stars?
:59:18. > :59:22.Everyone in due course will benefit. You have quality players coming
:59:22. > :59:28.back and confident player coming bafpblgt it will help. It will take
:59:28. > :59:35.time. But probably the Scarlets will benefit. Priestland and
:59:35. > :59:40.Daveies and North and Williams, all had great world cups. They will
:59:40. > :59:44.benefit from the quality they possess. The Dragons have fewer to
:59:44. > :59:52.come back, but they have three of the best forwards in the Wales
:59:52. > :59:56.squad. Yes and an area where they have struggled and they have not
:59:57. > :00:01.dominated up front. But Charteris had a great World Cup. They will
:00:02. > :00:06.come back with a great belief and add to the quality nay possession
:00:06. > :00:16.and provide the impetus to get on the wing road and get some decent
:00:16. > :00:19.
:00:19. > :00:27.The Blues have the best blend to come back. They have the mixture.
:00:27. > :00:32.Jamie Roberts, Lloyd-Williams, Bradley Davies, and players who are
:00:32. > :00:39.the spine of the team who will come back. They need fresh impetus and
:00:39. > :00:44.confidence. Of late, they have not performed as well and that sort of
:00:44. > :00:53.quality coming back will help. There is another familiar face in
:00:53. > :01:00.the camp. Mr Henson his excited about coming to the Blues. I see
:01:00. > :01:07.myself as a 10 or 12. It would be nice to have an opportunity as a
:01:08. > :01:14.tent. I enjoy opposition the most. But I enjoyed well. Wait and see.
:01:14. > :01:24.Gavin Henson. Somebody who knows all about him is his former partner
:01:24. > :01:29.
:01:29. > :01:35.Tom Shanklin. Gavin Henson, where will he play? He is a 12 he can
:01:35. > :01:44.play 10. His best position is 12. It will be interesting to see where
:01:44. > :01:54.he plays when Jamie Roberts gets back. Who is the best to benefit
:01:54. > :01:54.
:01:54. > :01:58.from the World Cup stars been back? The Dragons, they will be boosted.
:01:58. > :02:06.Ospreys to win this? I think so. The strength and depth they have.
:02:06. > :02:08.They should win this. COMMENTATOR: The red button, they
:02:08. > :02:16.COMMENTATOR: The red button, they want your company in the red zone.
:02:16. > :02:25.We can return to the commentary team. Nick Webb and Andy Nicol.
:02:25. > :02:35.Matthew Morgan, four penalty is in the first half. Richie Gray was
:02:35. > :02:35.
:02:35. > :03:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:03:28. > :03:38.second period for the Ospreys. And a chance for Duncan Weir on the
:03:38. > :03:46.
:03:46. > :03:56.first League start. The Ospreys were almost caught on the counter-
:03:56. > :04:11.
:04:11. > :04:17.attack. Griffiths was looking to ball. You can see the mistake.
:04:17. > :04:23.Richie Gray stormed down there. But look at the pace of Eli Walker.
:04:23. > :04:33.Ospreys did well to secured that ball. It looked like Glasgow have
:04:33. > :05:01.
:05:01. > :05:11.they get more from it than the three points? They are looking for
:05:11. > :05:41.
:05:41. > :05:46.five. This is their best attack of pressure for the first time. Stuart
:05:46. > :05:52.Hogg try to get it off. Seymour has stepped in there. He thought he was
:05:52. > :06:02.getting through. Whatever happened here... It was a good penalty to
:06:02. > :06:03.
:06:03. > :06:11.give away. The referee having a chat with Thomas because I do not
:06:12. > :06:21.think he was sure whose it was. It was an walk-in try so a good
:06:22. > :06:38.
:06:38. > :06:48.against the Dragons. And five goals of making it of three wins in a row
:06:48. > :06:55.
:06:55. > :07:05.not feel the wind. Some of the high balls that have gone up, there is a
:07:05. > :07:33.
:07:33. > :07:42.clear, strong wind. Rhys Webb late. That pass was just a fraction
:07:42. > :07:52.forward. Just in front of us here. Richard Fussell got caught as Chris
:07:52. > :07:53.
:07:53. > :07:58.Cusiter was kicking it. This was the kick. Came from behind. Stuart
:07:58. > :08:08.Hogg get him just behind. Harley offloads it to Chris Cusiter but a
:08:08. > :08:08.
:08:08. > :08:18.forward pass. Kahn Fotuali'i. Signed from the Crusaders. 29 years
:08:18. > :08:24.old. He has only come into the Samoan side in the past year. Mind
:08:24. > :08:29.starts, including four World Cup appearances. Straight to come on
:08:29. > :08:39.after four minutes. Why not bring him on after half-time? You have
:08:39. > :08:47.
:08:48. > :08:57.middle of the front row. He missed out on the World Cup because of
:08:57. > :09:06.injury against Argentina in the final warm up game. Ospreys getting
:09:06. > :09:13.confused in the back-row move. Webb looked disappointed when he
:09:13. > :09:20.walked off the pitch. Rightly so. He has done nothing wrong. You need
:09:20. > :09:28.to give him a good chance to prove his worth. Rhys Webb is used to
:09:28. > :09:34.being on the pitch. He has only missed seven or eight minutes of
:09:34. > :09:44.Pro12 action in the first matches. Next week, the Dragons against the
:09:44. > :09:55.
:09:55. > :10:01.Blues and Ospreys against the returning Welsh stars. Will they be
:10:01. > :10:05.back next week? A Heineken Cup is coming up the week after, you would
:10:06. > :10:14.think they would play some rugby next week, even if it is on the
:10:14. > :10:24.bench. It would be great to see. The style of rugby they played,
:10:24. > :10:24.
:10:24. > :11:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:11:49. > :11:55.Wales, it was a wonderful World Cup. the Ospreys. Tell us about the
:11:55. > :12:03.tactics he will adopt. disappointed how we started the
:12:03. > :12:09.second half. At the moment, we our undoing the good work from the
:12:09. > :12:14.first half. They seem to have settled down. Substitutions are mad,
:12:14. > :12:20.and we can consolidate position. We have a lot of boys we need to get
:12:20. > :12:27.up to speed so it is about getting the balance between pitch time and
:12:27. > :12:37.training. Kahn Fotuali'i, we need to get up to speed. What has
:12:37. > :12:46.
:12:46. > :12:56.Matthew Morgan got on his right sides. Jarvis, signed from Bath.
:12:56. > :13:16.
:13:16. > :13:26.Dougie Hall. Wearing 16. Richard Fussell had a solid take on that
:13:26. > :13:51.
:13:51. > :13:57.give a yellow card. I'm convinced. He went straight to his pocket. For
:13:57. > :14:07.some reason, he changed his mind. Rob Dewey is very lucky. It was
:14:07. > :14:40.
:14:40. > :14:50.cynical and probably deserved one. boots readjusted. Chris Cusiter did
:14:50. > :14:57.
:14:57. > :15:04.work for Seymour. If he caught this, before he went into touch, he
:15:04. > :15:14.should have got the mark. Irrespective of whether he goes
:15:14. > :15:44.
:15:44. > :15:53.Rip ard Hibbard looking to make up Ospreys. Yes they had a good start
:15:53. > :15:57.to the second half, but Kahn Fotuali'i puts it there. It will be
:15:57. > :16:02.interesting to see how he fits into the style of play. They have a
:16:02. > :16:07.running scrum half and we saw in the first half with Webb, he was
:16:07. > :16:14.running across. This is what they were talking about, they need to
:16:14. > :16:21.get these guys up to speed and into the style of play the Ospreys play.
:16:21. > :16:29.The Ospreys' schedule, Scarlets at home and then Biarritz at home and
:16:29. > :16:34.Treviso away in the Heineken Cup. For me, it is one of the most
:16:34. > :16:40.frustrating things, the scrum half wants to take it quick and the
:16:40. > :16:45.referee says it must be behind. He was about six inches away. Come on,
:16:45. > :16:55.you scrum halfs are always looking to get away with it and steal a few
:16:55. > :16:56.
:16:56. > :17:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:17:41. > :17:44.puts it wide. It was a bit scruffy at the end. But up to then it was
:17:44. > :17:51.good. But Kahn Fotuali'i didn't look sharp enough to play that
:17:51. > :17:56.running game. At least Webb was sharp in the first half. But Kahn
:17:56. > :18:06.Fotuali'i is not quite at the pace of the game yet. It broke down
:18:06. > :18:13.
:18:13. > :18:22.because of it. So a restart from Weir. Looks to get it long, into
:18:22. > :18:29.the danger zone. That is a shocker from him. And he knows it. The hand
:18:29. > :18:36.of apology. Fussell is a converted winger and is more by nature a
:18:36. > :18:46.running full back. Let's cross to Phil Steel. Not the only game in
:18:46. > :19:17.
:19:17. > :19:23.Scotland tonight. Leinster playing A bit of foul play. Iain Bruce down
:19:24. > :19:29.beneath us. As Mr Damasco wanders back to us. I think it may have
:19:29. > :19:32.been a high tackle. Let's see if we can hear it. What's happened.
:19:32. > :19:38.high tackle around the neck. There was two or three people in the way,
:19:38. > :19:44.but it was a high tackle by white in mid feed. High tackle by white
:19:44. > :19:54.in midfield. But you missed the number. I missed the number. What
:19:54. > :19:56.
:19:56. > :20:01.is your recommendation. Penalty. Captain please. Let's see if we can
:20:01. > :20:11.pick it up on the replay. The high tackle. They missed the number.
:20:11. > :20:13.
:20:13. > :20:21.High tackle. Right? High tackle. Jonathan Thomas was the man
:20:21. > :20:29.receiving the warning on behalf of his team. Let's look at this. It
:20:29. > :20:35.was Thomas himself I think. Let's look at this. Gray takes it in.
:20:35. > :20:39.Well it is shoulder. But it is more. If we can see it from a wider angle.
:20:39. > :20:44.How can the touch judge be in a better place to see that than the
:20:44. > :20:53.referee? It is a soft decision. is a decision that would give Weir
:20:53. > :21:03.the chance to level the scores though fr, 40 metres or so. -- from
:21:03. > :21:08.
:21:08. > :21:16.40 metres or so. Weir finding the target. It is 12 points all hire at
:21:16. > :21:22.Firhill. Well it is the battle of the boot. The two stand-offs. 12-12.
:21:22. > :21:27.Now I think that is probably more likely to be the high tackle.
:21:27. > :21:35.Bearman there. But again the refer Yves was right there. -- referee
:21:35. > :21:45.was right there. No 20 is George Stowers. Stowers is on for Iain
:21:45. > :21:55.Gough. So we wait to see who moves up into the second row. I imagine
:21:55. > :22:13.
:22:13. > :22:19.dark blue. -- hands in the dark Cusiter was tied up into securing
:22:19. > :22:25.the ball, but Weir got a good kick. Here is Tom. Final quarter come up,
:22:25. > :22:30.what happens next? I think the Ospreys should be careful, they're
:22:30. > :22:35.giving silly penalties away. It will be a close half. I think if
:22:35. > :22:42.they can build on the pressure it woil be interesting to see the
:22:42. > :22:45.impact of Stow irs. And we have the odd spot of rain falling. Bad luck.
:22:45. > :22:51.We're just about under cover in the commentary position as we approach
:22:51. > :22:58.the end of this third quarter. One try could just settle it the way
:22:58. > :23:03.the game has been going. Despite good intent from both sides, it has
:23:03. > :23:08.been all sorts of messy mistakes like that. Yeah and Kahn Fotuali'i
:23:08. > :23:13.look like he has not played for couple of weeks. He just doesn't
:23:13. > :23:18.look sharp and the break down, you have got to be sharp. We have seen
:23:18. > :23:28.Cusiter tonight and he is really sharper. Webb was in the first half.
:23:28. > :23:35.Kahn Fotuali'i seems off the pace. So replacement on the Glasgow side
:23:35. > :23:41.sees Tommy Seymour leaving the arena and his replacement is
:23:41. > :23:51.Aramburu. 22 caps for Argentina. The last of them a couple of years
:23:51. > :23:55.
:23:55. > :24:05.ago. After us, BBC Two Wales, Sport Wales. With a Nathan clevly feature.
:24:05. > :24:11.
:24:11. > :24:16.-- Cleverly feature. On Sunday Scrum Five has all the highlights.
:24:16. > :24:23.And tomorrow there is a Jamie Roberts feature. Scarlets in action
:24:23. > :24:33.tomorrow against Ulster. You can hear that game on BBC Radio Wales.
:24:33. > :24:43.Next Friday Scrum Five Live at Rodney Parade. Dragons against
:24:43. > :25:12.
:25:12. > :25:22.not see, he has gone to his pocket before and it has not come out. But
:25:22. > :25:26.this time it does. Richard Hibbard, side entry at the ruck. That is
:25:26. > :25:32.more a sort of culmination of frustration from the referee that
:25:32. > :25:37.both sides are giving away penalties. Look where we're, it is
:25:37. > :25:45.not as if we're anywhere near the try line. It was a pedgety. But Hib
:25:45. > :25:50.Ards is unfortunate for how the game has gone. -- it was a penalty.
:25:50. > :25:55.Lelts's -- let's look at the awe fins. It is a penalty, but I am not
:25:55. > :26:03.sure that is a yellow card. For that in isolation it is not a
:26:03. > :26:11.yellow card. But it is culmination in the ppblty given by both sides.
:26:11. > :26:21.It is bare lay penalty that, surely. You need a slide rule and a
:26:21. > :26:41.
:26:41. > :26:51.protractor to work out which two driving aggressively. Trying to
:26:51. > :27:00.take the steam out of the Glasgow attack. Harley protecting
:27:00. > :27:10.possession and then going himself. Ospreys defending, but they're a
:27:10. > :27:24.
:27:24. > :27:30.man down. Weir may fansy the drop have plenty of options and in the
:27:30. > :27:37.end, they draw the personality. Quickly taken. Oh they made a right
:27:37. > :27:46.Horliks of that! The referee checking. I am not sure if he has
:27:46. > :27:56.got another call from the side lines. Still room on that blind
:27:56. > :28:01.
:28:01. > :28:04.side. Gray! Stretches looks to have scored. The crowd celebrate.
:28:04. > :28:10.crowd celebrate, Glasgow celebrate. You usually tell from the reaction
:28:11. > :28:19.of the players. Gray is convinced that is a try. Is it a try, yes or
:28:19. > :28:26.no? Looked good with the naked eye. Yes. Looks look, can he stretch to
:28:26. > :28:31.the linement he is aloud one more stretch after he hits the ground. I
:28:31. > :28:40.thought it was a try. Let's have another look. The last couple of
:28:40. > :28:44.inches. If he gets an ounce of down wards pressure, it is a try. I
:28:44. > :28:50.think the first angle is the best. There is no question he is at the
:28:50. > :28:56.line. He is allowed to put his arm forward. That is the initial one a
:28:56. > :29:02.yard short. He stkrechs and this is it. -- stretches and this is it.
:29:02. > :29:11.That is a real hairline decision. think it is try. I have a decision,
:29:11. > :29:15.you may award the try. Ritchie Gray is the first try scorer with 18
:29:15. > :29:19.minutes left. The Ospreys slip behind again. All you need is down
:29:20. > :29:26.ward pressure. It was minimal, but it was enough to allow the try. I
:29:26. > :29:30.thought Glasgow were fortunate when they took the quick penalty. Thank
:29:30. > :29:38.goodness there was Ritchie Gray for Glasgow. Six foot eight, no one
:29:38. > :29:43.else could have stretched for it. And we have the first try of the
:29:43. > :29:53.match. I think in 50/50 decision it is probably good for the game that
:29:53. > :29:53.
:29:53. > :30:03.tries are given. Very magnanimous of you! Perhaps 150,000 people I
:30:03. > :30:10.
:30:10. > :30:17.have just offended in Wales! Just off the jaws and Ospreys have to
:30:17. > :30:26.clais the game. Just enough of an angle. -- chase the game. And a
:30:26. > :30:36.converted try there. So wearing 18 is Ryan Bevington for Ospreys. He
:30:36. > :30:47.
:30:47. > :30:57.has Rae placed done January -- Bevington is wearing the head band,
:30:57. > :31:10.
:31:10. > :31:18.the screw. They have got and Cusiter is off again. A quick tap
:31:18. > :31:28.led to Gray's try. Can Glasgow do it again? Edinburgh of course also
:31:28. > :31:42.
:31:42. > :31:48.in home action against challenging Tricking defendsers on the way.
:31:48. > :31:54.Holding on. In Glasgow recycle that, it is try time. Shaw gets it, here
:31:54. > :32:04.he goes, you thoughts he was going to get in. But let's look. Well
:32:04. > :32:08.
:32:08. > :32:18.played, is it? I can't see who it was. Kahn Fotuali'i got back. Here
:32:18. > :32:34.
:32:34. > :32:38.Ospreys are in trouble. Killing the ball. They have already had one
:32:38. > :32:44.yellow card. And the referee Damasco decides not to issue
:32:44. > :32:49.another. That is more deserving 06 a yellow card than Hibbard's. But
:32:49. > :32:57.he is not going to put two in the bin. But Glasgow have upped their
:32:57. > :33:01.game. Ryder with a great off-load. Glasgow just couldn't recycle it.
:33:01. > :33:11.They come in off their feet. That is more deserving of a yellow card
:33:11. > :33:13.
:33:13. > :33:22.than Hibbard's. Richard Hibbard, the man in the bin. Still has just
:33:22. > :33:29.over three minutes to go on that period. Weir to try to extends the
:33:29. > :33:36.gap to 10 points. The Ospreys in real danger o' of their first
:33:36. > :33:39.defeat of the season. And Weir slots it over. The thoughtss of our
:33:39. > :33:45.touchline team. How much of the Glasgow revival is down to that
:33:45. > :33:51.yellow card stkph I think nearly all of it. The Ospreys are down and
:33:52. > :34:00.Glasgow have their tails up. And it paid off with a ten point threed
:34:00. > :34:07.lead. The' -- ten point lead. The replacements were all cheering for
:34:07. > :34:17.that try and the penalty. Phil Steel one of the three at this side
:34:17. > :34:36.
:34:36. > :34:41.pass. The Ospreys have lost all shape. There have been a lot of
:34:41. > :34:46.changes made and they want players to come in and get game time. But
:34:46. > :34:53.they have lost all the shape they had in the first half. They look an
:34:53. > :35:02.average side now. Tom Ryder is off replaced by James Eddie. He was a
:35:02. > :35:07.late draft on to the replacements' bench. Mervyn Daveies is back on.
:35:07. > :35:17.This is the first scrummage that they have had during Hibbard's time
:35:17. > :35:43.
:35:43. > :35:47.in the bin. Tom Smith has had to first half. I think Duncan Weir
:35:47. > :35:54.will fancy this. He said I'm going to have a bit of this. There is
:35:54. > :35:58.obvious lay wind. This is two or three yards short of Morgan's long
:35:58. > :36:05.one. But it has to be on the limit. You can see Bevington taking it
:36:05. > :36:15.down there. I wouldn't have thought this was possible if I hadn't seen
:36:15. > :36:15.
:36:15. > :36:25.Morgan's in the first half. We're thinking he can match Morgan in the
:36:25. > :36:32.
:36:32. > :36:38.battle of the Bott -- battle of the and he has hit it long. He has lit
:36:38. > :36:44.it straight. And Glasgow's lead extending again. They have scored
:36:44. > :36:48.22 points now without replay. has gone over by ten yards. That
:36:48. > :36:53.was probably the same length as Morgan's, we have seen some
:36:53. > :37:00.outstanding goal kick. But we have seen a sin-bin being punished badly.
:37:00. > :37:05.That is 13 points that Glasgow have scored while Hibbard's been off.
:37:05. > :37:15.hasn't been the second half performance of a team top of the
:37:15. > :37:45.
:37:45. > :37:55.They need to score quickly if they chance for Adam bue rue to lead the
:37:55. > :37:56.
:37:56. > :38:04.counter. Horg with the kick -- Hogg with the kick down field. It hits
:38:04. > :38:10.the corner flag, which does not matter. Is -- this is the bounce of
:38:10. > :38:20.a rugby ball. It is a scrum if they want, or a drop out. So Hibbard is
:38:20. > :38:43.
:38:43. > :38:49.back on, after his sin-bin. Which Connacht player. And he is
:38:49. > :38:54.replacing Rob Dewey in Glasgow ranks. James King we believe is on
:38:54. > :38:59.for the ospreys. A chance for Cusiter and the chance for Glasgow
:38:59. > :39:03.to wrap this up. But Fussell gets his hands on the ball. The off
:39:03. > :39:08.loading is so important. It can be the difference between scoring
:39:08. > :39:15.tries. But sometimes you go for the impossible offlead load. Cusiter
:39:15. > :39:25.has been outstanding. But good play by Adam bue rue. But the off-load
:39:25. > :39:25.
:39:25. > :41:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:41:30. > :41:39.The best part of two convirted confidence as the game goes on. As
:41:40. > :41:51.
:41:51. > :41:58.the of -- the Ospreys challenge. That was good covering by Jarvis
:41:58. > :42:08.and Kahn Fotuali'i. There was good defence. I think they got injured
:42:08. > :42:19.
:42:19. > :42:27.in the process. He went for the corner. That was a big hit.
:42:27. > :42:37.messing with the tackles. You know you have got hit when a Samoan hits
:42:37. > :42:59.
:42:59. > :43:06.that distance. A whisky one. -- it goal. But it did not add to the
:43:06. > :43:16.list. I would have thought that a bad decision. But tonight, anything
:43:16. > :43:20.
:43:20. > :43:30.is going over. Chris Cusiter. He is coming off. A strong contender for
:43:30. > :43:32.
:43:32. > :43:39.the man of the match. He has played well. Chris Cusiter has been
:43:39. > :43:49.outstanding. Frustration throughout the World Cup. He is my man of the
:43:49. > :43:49.
:43:49. > :44:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:44:53. > :44:56.Fotuali'i. He appreciated the urgency. Tommy Bowe, as well. The
:44:56. > :45:05.Ospreys have hardly been there for the second period as Glasgow go
:45:05. > :45:15.through to try to spoil. 50 metres out, and Glasgow pinched the ball
:45:15. > :45:40.
:45:40. > :45:50.that. Look at the high tackle. That was a bad one. That last play it is
:45:50. > :46:05.
:46:05. > :46:11.what has happened to Ospreys. first defeat of the season. They
:46:11. > :46:21.played the scallops next week. That is after the East Wales derby on
:46:21. > :46:22.
:46:22. > :46:32.Friday night here on Scrum V. The Dragons against the Blues. Ospreys
:46:32. > :46:59.
:46:59. > :47:05.keep going to the end. It has been ahead. Everything Ospreys touching
:47:05. > :47:10.turning to ashes at the moment. That was an outstanding tackle. He
:47:10. > :47:20.read the pace very well. Duncan Weir will have another chance. He
:47:20. > :47:21.
:47:21. > :47:27.has been almost exemplary. Harley made the tackle. Gregan just got
:47:27. > :47:37.enough of the ball. Ospreys are exposed. If you are exposed, there
:47:37. > :47:41.
:47:41. > :47:51.is every chance you will lose the Ospreys, even that hope of a bonus
:47:51. > :48:13.
:48:13. > :48:23.over. It is good night to the Ospreys' chances of getting
:48:23. > :48:28.
:48:28. > :48:33.anything. He could easily have been a contender for man of the match.
:48:33. > :48:43.It looked so good at half time when the Ospreys were in the lead. It
:48:43. > :48:43.
:48:43. > :48:51.has been a poor second half from the visitors. The Ospreys have a
:48:51. > :49:01.penalty that Kahn Fotuali'i round. To put together a consolation try
:49:01. > :49:14.
:49:14. > :49:24.Pro12 try. Consolation at the end for the Ospreys. He has looked
:49:24. > :49:26.
:49:26. > :49:35.sharp. He looked up and saw Mike Cusack. But it is too little, too
:49:35. > :49:44.late. This was the last kick of the game. Morgan threaded his way
:49:44. > :49:54.through the blind side defence. quick for many players, far less a
:49:54. > :50:00.
:50:00. > :50:07.He pushed that across the base of the posts. Unable to convert his
:50:07. > :50:15.own try. A very frustrating evening for the Ospreys. Richie Gray's try
:50:15. > :50:21.was decisive for the home side. What are your thoughts. Glasgow
:50:21. > :50:26.deserved it, from the second half. The Ospreys we looked in control.
:50:26. > :50:33.They were nine points up at one stage. But they dropped off and
:50:33. > :50:39.lost shape. Glasgow got the try from Richie Gray. Exemplary kicking
:50:39. > :50:44.from Duncan Weir. Richie Gray it with the Home try. Matthew more
:50:44. > :50:54.than later on for the Ospreys. It has finished with Glasgow
:50:54. > :50:58.
:50:58. > :51:04.A monster kick from Matthew Morgan ensured they went ahead at half-
:51:04. > :51:11.time. It was a question humble decision that turn the tide. The
:51:11. > :51:18.Ospreys with a man short -- questionable. Duncan Weir said
:51:18. > :51:24.anything you can do, I can do better. Last words went to Matthew
:51:24. > :51:30.Morgan of the Ospreys with a consolation try. Their first defeat
:51:30. > :51:38.of the season, but they are still top of the table. Leinster are
:51:38. > :51:48.ahead against Edinburgh. We can go to the man of the match, Chris
:51:48. > :51:49.
:51:49. > :51:57.Cusiter. Before we talk about the game, a run of games for you.
:51:57. > :52:04.long time coming. It was frustrating and it is good to be
:52:04. > :52:08.back here. We were so far off the pace in the first half and we spoke
:52:08. > :52:14.in the dressing room about not working hard enough and we reversed
:52:14. > :52:18.that in the second half. We changed our game plan. It worked well. I am
:52:18. > :52:26.proud of the boys. What part of your game way you might as peas
:52:26. > :52:36.with? Getting no injuries. Getting running again. I want to enjoy my
:52:36. > :52:36.
:52:36. > :52:40.rugby this year. I did not have a good year last year. You are man of
:52:40. > :52:46.good year last year. You are man of good year last year. You are man of
:52:46. > :52:50.the match. Well done. Congratulations. They spoke about
:52:50. > :52:55.to Glasgow renaissance in the second half. The yellow card turn
:52:55. > :52:59.the tide. It played a part. The writing was on the wall. They got
:52:59. > :53:07.momentum at the start of the second half and put the Ospreys under
:53:07. > :53:15.pressure. They constantly put themselves on the front foot.
:53:15. > :53:21.Momentum plays a big part. Things started to go their way. The yellow
:53:21. > :53:26.card was dubious. I could sense that the Warriors were starting to
:53:26. > :53:31.get momentum and get on the front foot. The performance by the
:53:31. > :53:39.Ospreys in the second half was no way any you would expect. They had
:53:39. > :53:44.opportunities in the first half to get some points and a lead. They
:53:44. > :53:47.let of the Glasgow Warriors in the game. And they took advantage.
:53:47. > :53:56.made early substitutions in the second half and perhaps lost their
:53:56. > :54:01.shape. Yes. The Ospreys were sloppy in the second half. Chris Cusiter
:54:01. > :54:11.changed the pace in the second half. It was a risk, but the risk paid
:54:11. > :54:12.
:54:12. > :54:17.off. We spoke about Kahn Fotuali'i. He is a great player, but he has
:54:17. > :54:22.only just arrived in Wales and trained very little with them
:54:22. > :54:28.Ospreys. That came through in his performance. It is not just his
:54:28. > :54:36.performance, it is his partner. That played a part. It was not
:54:36. > :54:45.cohesive. Ultimately, as things go on, and things start to go worse,
:54:45. > :54:53.more mistakes creep in. That helps the Glasgow cause. We saw the sin-
:54:53. > :54:59.binning. Richie Gray. He stretched over to get the try. They had
:54:59. > :55:04.momentum and they were off loading well in tackles. He is a big man.
:55:04. > :55:14.The question as to whether he got downward pressure on that. It was
:55:14. > :55:16.
:55:16. > :55:20.left to the fourth official. He That Gray try was crucial, but a
:55:20. > :55:25.couple of penalties put them out of sight. That is down to Cusiterment
:55:25. > :55:30.they were average first half and second half they came out, the
:55:31. > :55:36.tempo was up and they were running the ball. It is a risk taking a
:55:36. > :55:43.quick penalty. We have Scott Johnson now. Where was the
:55:43. > :55:48.compelling moment of the game? you have the control we had and
:55:48. > :55:54.ample play and in their half and we didn't put any plays together and
:55:54. > :55:59.didn't control our line out ball and then we couldn't dominate on
:55:59. > :56:06.the back of the penalty count. So therefore we played probably a
:56:06. > :56:11.little rusty, trying to catch up. Great positive from Morgan's
:56:11. > :56:16.performance? Well in some aspects of his game. But some he has to
:56:16. > :56:22.work on. Let's not lose ourselfs with the last try and a couple of
:56:22. > :56:29.good kicks. There is other areas of the game that we have got to be
:56:29. > :56:34.honest and he has got to work on. How big a part did the yellow card
:56:34. > :56:40.Blay? Yes that played a big part in the second half. For all we did
:56:40. > :56:47.well in the first half, we didn't play too much in the our own half.
:56:47. > :56:53.We made rors, -- errors and the yellow card and t it resulted in us
:56:53. > :56:58.being stuck in our own half and the pressure told. Bad luck but enjoy
:56:58. > :57:03.the Derby coming up. Well Tom, it is disappointing, it was six from
:57:03. > :57:07.six and looking irresistible. Can they pick themselves up? Yes I
:57:07. > :57:14.think so. Six from seven isn't a bad start to the season. They have
:57:14. > :57:24.got the quality. I was disappointed, there was some sloppy mistakes. But
:57:24. > :57:29.they have got the squad and the talent. Rob, in a week, Lynne Jones
:57:29. > :57:34.mentioned the two week off has disrupted them. Yes they have got
:57:34. > :57:39.the return international -- returning international players and
:57:39. > :57:44.things have changed and I said it is a challenge to gel these players
:57:44. > :57:50.back into a way of playing that is accustomed to the regional game.
:57:50. > :57:56.That will take time. Thank you for your company. So the ospreys' wing