Ospreys v Blues Scrum V Live

In international rugby the globe is divided between north and south.

And Wales have a world of problems. Now the struggling champions of

Europe must meet their Nemesis from the south. But that's tomorrow's

challenge. In Welsh rugby tonight, only one thing matters - it is the

proproround 10 and it is a Welsh Derby, it is less than 50 miles

from the Arms Park in the east to the Liberty Stadium in the west,

and that's the route the struggling Blues must take.

Lying in wait the bitter rivals, the defending champions.

Just one place and four points separate the two sides but the

Blues know they haven't beaten the Ospreys since 2010. It is time from

the men from the east and west, to start moving north up the table!

Until last week's victory over debris the blue season was in

freefall heading south to the foot of the table. Now they have a

chance to overtake the Ospreys, but they have to come here and win with

a bonus point. Hello, good evening and welcome to Scrum V Live from

the Liberty Stadium. Ahead of the Wales Australia game, Lou Reed has

been placed in to replace Evans. I'm joined by Martin Williams, and

Martin, we talked at the top how close this is now between the two

sides, six and seven, the Blues could potentially overtake the

Ospreys tonight, but to do so, they have to beat Ospreys team that

haven't lost since September. is one of the toughest places in

Europe, to come at RaboDirect Pro12 and get a win. After losing to

Edinburgh last week, they want to back up the Zebre win. No better

place to get the win back on track. Squad captain, is on the bench

Interesting choice, Robin held his hand-in- when he game from at home.

And Josh was predominantly at Sam occupying seven, but Sam away, it

is a great opportunity. A great athlete to see, I'm looking forward

how the young Bakker works tonight. A few to look out for tonight. A

big night for the two coaches as Half way point. Steve, something

like 14 place missing through international calls and injury, how

difficult is the build-up? I don't normally, it is well documented,

all the boys gone missing, we have the group up in Edinburgh, we've

had them with the LV=Cup, so we've prepared well for the week, the

boys will be competitive and we have a real good group. Being an

Osprey, when times get tough, we need to be physical and give

everything we got. Have a good one. Efficient win out in Italy, to what

extent do you think you've turned a corn sner I hope it's a long corner,

but, look, we've worked hard from the start of the season, but the

last few weeks, we've been getting better, and better, and more

effective with the ball and without the ball, hopefully we will

continue the progress tonight. do you expect from Ospreys? Good

players, I know from past experiences, I'm looking forward to

it, the next generation of stars are on show tonight with experience

mixed in. So it should be an exciting game. Thanks. Sean Holley

is in oush analysis truck, I know you're keeping a close eye on the

full back? Lots of players missing, but important points at stake. It

is a case of younger players mixed with older players. I took two from

either spectrum. Richard Fussell is underrated but deceptive and

creative one. He is rated by the fellow players. He learnt to play

full back since he moved and good with the high ball and kicking game.

It is his counter-attacking that the Blues have to watch. He brings

people in with great offloads, and he has an eye for the line and

scores important tries. Rhys Patchell is playing full back,

playing that tonight and he is brave. I will be looking for him as

big fast man to hit the channel hard and cause the outbacks

problems. He has great intelligence, reads the game well, gets back and

covers. Two fine players and interesting battle tonight. Thanks

very much. As always you can take your pick when it comes to your

commentary options. RedZone, kck joined in by the scrum five Twitter

page. There's Welsh language with David Jones. Commentary box, is

Jonathan Davies and Gareth Charles. Yes. Thank you a nice cold evening

to greet the two teams as they come to the field. But thra flee dry,

to the field. But thra flee dry, that's the main thing. Lloyd

Williams, celebrating his birthday today and teaming with his brother

Tom, the first time they've started Patchell starts at full back. Rhys

Patchell who created such an impression at ten, before picking

up an injury against tra veeso at the end of September. - Traviso.

The Ospreys, after defeat at Edinburgh last weekend. We'll be

looking to getting back to winning ways on their own patch. Injuries

hurting the Ospreys, they have Griffiths on the tight head, on

loan from London Irish. The experience of Gough in the second

row and Evans, he may have to make a few more appearances this year.

Fotuali'i the captain back off international duty, and Watts-Jones,

normally a full back appears on the wing. Interesting to see Arhip the

mul dofian international prop on the bench for the Ospreys. The club

captain, has to warm the bench for the Blues. All Welsh affair,

Leighton Hodges is the man in charge this evening. The start of a

big weekend's rugby for Wales. Wales, Australia, the main dish to

come tomorrow afternoon, the Liberty Stadium the starters. The

little matter of the Derby between the Ospreys and the Blues. Perfect

conditions for the game. A good opportunity for these youngsters to

show what they can do. For me, it's a little bit disappointing that you

have a marky game like Ospreys against the Blues, Friday night in

the middle of the Test matches. If people want to take this Pro12

seriously, they have to look at games where this is full 12, with

internationals playing, this is what they want to do, play local

Derby, but a little gripe out of the way, let's get on with it.

is outside the IRB window, but they knew it was coming and maybe they

could have been a little bit more concession with the people making

the fixtures. Brother Lloyd fields it out to Mark. Hodges coming on

good to see, Williams caught in possession in midfield. No hanging

about for the Blues, they're getting it away from the contact

area. Walker picks up, he is such a danger giving any space.

Opportunity to go right, they have numbers. Bishop feeds out to Isaacs,

Isaacs sees it forward in front of him. Not enough space to get

is ready to attack. Gough at the was offering himself on the run.

But couldn't control the pass. think there's a problem that the

That's going to hurt. That will be a beauty tomorrow. He will be panda

eyes tomorrow, won't he? It could be a clash of heads between the two

back of the head. He is up anyway, so now the problem is the two

Ospreys boys, did they have a clash of heads, or two isolated incidents,

and they will be matching they feel. - themselves. Good play by young

Williams there. He tracked in between the ball carrier and

support player, felt there was an the scrum. And there's yet another

injury early on. Copeland, the opening, with players down all over

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comes on the Blues now. Long pass was on but good defence. Evans,

defence just put him off enough. Restructure the defence quickly,

Wrong option. the outside of the foot, he don't

do that again, it should be Lloyd or Tom, but Tom will be relieved he

got away with it. I suspect his left foot may not be the strongest.

Blues who were suffering, because Pretorius comes on. He replaces

Williams. It was well juggleed by the hands of Tom Williams, and it

is a hot potatoe out there at the moment. Baldwin leaves it

eventually for Ross Jones. Gough, end up recogniseing it

straightaway, but yes, entertaining at the moment, and fortunately,

defence is on top on both sides have had quick quality ball.

Unfortunately the defence, has been solid.

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Inside ball unfortunately. Six and seven.

They bumped into each other. Both teams are trying to play with a

Tempo and trying to get the ball away. Nobody has really been under

severe pressure. Ospreys maybe a little bit more pressure in 22 with

the Blues. The Blues have to turn a little bit, put the ball in the

corners and see how they react to the pressure. First opportunity,

real good attacking opportunity. J just a threat the scrum could

wheel for a second, but he kept his patience, and the ball right at his

feet there, he kept on going forward. Good scrum.

Kept it straight, peer beer's there. And once Cardiff Blues got to back,

it was when Jones went down the a good looking strike. So the first

points coming from the boot of Morgan.

Maybe just zefbed. Certainly in terms for territory,

first ten minutes have been played mostly down in the Blues half.

Ospreys are cleaning out, quickly. But the previous ruck's been quick.

spread it. Excellent work by Matthew Morgan.

Quickly taken. Watch this, good ball and execution, that's a poor

pass and slows all the movement down. Evans throws the pass to

Sweeney, the ball is stolen from a good opportunity for the Blues. One

bad pass, they say the pace, then a turnover, they have to be clinical

and professional boys, shouldn't put passes in front of each other.

Now the double hit from the Ospreys. Good lineout work. And that's a

very well worked trytor James King. Excellent lineout options,

Fotuali'i probeing, and Bearman keeping the ball alive, and it is

King who reaps the reward. We see the scrum half coming through, and

then watch, they overrun it, support play is there. And then,

good ball again the speed of the recycling has been crucial. Well-

timed run by James King puts it over. In fairness, it is King who

won the lineout ball in the first place, to set it all up, follow it

had up well, and there was enough room to squeeze in.

His first league try, the man from That's a great kick from Matthew

Morgan and what a couple of minutes for the Ospreys. Lovely kick, from

nothing in this game, all of a sudden, one opportunity, one

penalty, two great kicks from Matthew Morgan and a bit of

great support from Lewis. Play on, and Fussell is there. A few links

up now, it could be deadly. Blues have done enough to slow it down.

Walker appears in midfield, tries to put Bearman in a hole. Stowers.

Lost though Pretorius has it for the Blues. Half chance for the

Ospreys. That's not a great kick, not enough height, great tackle.

Great following up by Paterson. Wasn't the greatest kick. Morgan

looking for position. Much to the delight of the Ospreys fans, fumble

and the apology from Sweeney. good play by Sweeney, first of all,

and ball slips out of his hand. There's the pass.

I don't know whether the pass is needed. Williams and then

unfortunately one good tackle, couldn't get the ball away because

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there was a lot of numbers on the tight there, aren't they. Watts-

Jones coming on the blind side wing, quick nap drop, turn the pressure

into points. Interesting, because they had the outside half, two

centres bunched together and huge gap for Walker on the left-hand-

side but the ball wasn't recycleed for them to use it. Morgan, when he

needs to, just play the corners and keep the Blues pined back in their

22, sensible play. The last six minutes, has been all Ospreys.

Territory, controlled possession, and they vary their game very well.

The Blues, will hang on in at the there to squeeze it there. He was

lucky to get away with that, a lot of pressure. Walker, nice little

invitation to come back. Important hit on Bearman. Advantage being

Blues. He didn't need to do the run around there, Morgan, or the

complicated because they had the overlap, so they needed to

Matthew Morgan but getting a great platform to do it. Hands still on

it from Hewitt, and that's what gave them the penalty and they

couldn't take advantage of the possession, so they'll try and rack

up another three. Yeah, I think it is easiest kick, he is striking the

ball exceptionally well this stands at 10-0. Let's have a chat

with Phil Steele. Good stuff from the Ospreys but Blues struggling to

get their hands on the ball. How frustrating is it for them? Yoo you

have to keep hold of it, and go through the phases, Ospreys,

they've showed them how to do it, first option is to move the ball,

which is good to see, and they are causing Blues problems, so it is

getting hold of the ball for the Blues really. Two young sevens out

there. Two outstanding prospects, trouble is they've two good sevens

in their way for first choice rugby. Dare I say an argument for those

boys, they should be first choices. News of Copeland, he has a bang on

the hip, when you think of Robinson, and North, bad sides I used to get,

not suffering with them, but playing with them. Let's have a

look at them, there's the referee. Timber. Griffiths making his

presence felt on his return. Does he call a mark, I think he calls a

mark there, he is looking up, that's got to be a mark. He looks

at the referee. You can see, he plants his feet and

then turns around and says, "Rev surely it is a clean kick" but not

according to Hodges, there's a knock-on advantage, advantage to

clear the decks. Now the OK for the Blues and the referee.

Let have a look, watch him plapt his feet. I think he shows mark

there. He has a look around now, when he goes down, to see if he was

hurt, but he wasn't. Nothing's come of it so there we are. Another

injury we've got now. Ospreys have just got the bit between their

teeth now. There we are. Well, that's being treated, Sean, you've

seen something. Yeah, naivity from a couple of the Blues, the

youngsters are looking composed, but look at the two examples here

from the Blues. You can see now, we've a non-scrum half in the

position, he doesn't normally be but needs to kick this with his

left foot. He is exposing himself to the charge down, he cease the

naivity, stands up the other winger and he is away, creating a threat

on the line. Just a touch of Sean, a naivity here, he is not

normally a scrum half, and he should be kicking this to his left

foot, he is exposing himself, he stands up, Williams this time, down

the line and the Ospreys on the defence again.

That's the proper graphics but I'm not sure whether it is naivity or

bad play. You can giving him the benefit of the doubt, Sean. One is

a bad kick and one a missed tackle Now the Ospreys well worth that ten

point lead. They have to get their hands on the ball, and you have

Pretorius, Paterson, never never, Filise, have to carry ball, they

need possession. That's a good, and intense pressure. Well done. Picked

up by captain. Got the team out of a hole there.

He's had to do a lot of that, Andries Pretorius.

Hang on, time off. Hang on, he said the mark, but heard what he said

afterwards. Good to have a banter with the referee, but gentlemanly

his own though. He will come back for the penalty. Interesting

decision to do, he was kicking well, and then do they go to touch, just

watch. Good catch. A drive-on, referee is calling him,

once, just watch, number two, head cap on the back of the ruck, blue

side. It's gone in there once, a the posts. After a couple of

excellent efforts earlier. Good kick, back on track Matthew Morgan

and they're up to 13-0. The Ospreys assistant coach here, 13-0, you've

had all the games, how important is it to gain the points. We have to

keep pressuring them in their own half, forcing the mistakes, and

keep a hold of the game. What did you do last week in that prospects.

We are putting pressure because of the mistakes, you have to stop the

cycle quickly. I'm surprised the Blues haven't come out a bit more.

We haven't allowed them. We got back in the good positions, we

turned the ball over a few times. Can we expect the big Moldovan at

some point? Yeah, at some time to get some action. He's in there, to

replace Watts-Jones, and Jarvis, because they're out injured. Dmitri

Arhip, 24-year-old. The strongest in the gym, anyway, let see what he

is like on the field. Sweeney. Williams, well picked out Pretorius.

Williams with a dummy, gets shouldn'ted back. You feel you're

going to get something in this position, I thought they had a

penalty. It must be advantage over now. Good defence by the Ospreys so

far, as the Blues, in amongst the forwards, it wasn't - surely you

must go a little bit more. Good run by Pretorius to give them that

position. They'll have to try and Sweeney, the Blues get their first

points of the evening - comfortable. Back to you Phil How important was

getting on the ball there? Very important, we had no Po tegs or

territory, so at least we have three points, let's get back there

and score more. What do you get the first 20 minutes going on to?

didn't have control to what we are Watts-Jones on the far side, plenty

of support, Fotuali'i, they were all screaming for it. Great play by

Fussell, delayed the pass so well. There's Fussell, goes for the

cross-kick to Bearman and Walker. Covered by Williams. Blues will be

happy to see that out of play. the side, number four. Great play

here, watch Fussell, off left foot, right to tackle. He's away, Morgan,

inside support was there. But unfortunately Watts-Jones didn't

see it difficult, a lot of traffic but Fussell, he's a good footballer,

changed position, he puts a kick in as well.

That's whether he would make the step up to natural rugby, that is

gather around him whenever he has with Fussell following up his own

Fotuali'i, he is a good player isn't he,, pressure on the Blues

but given away. It worked out well for Tom Williams.

It is called a knock-on. I don't think he lost control. I thought

unlucky, because off the hand and knee. The vital component was the

knee. He didn't touch the opposition or any other player. I

don't think - he is unlucky there there you go. No, I think, unless

there's another law change! You're the BBC correspondent, I'm not.

the last 24 hours? I think he's trying to blag his way out, to be

honest, the referee. Or he could say the assistant referee made the

call. Give Morris the blame on the doubt. I could see what they were

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trying to do, but the pass was not the pass has to be on the button,

that's the thing. They have two men overlap because of the condense

Cardiff Blues defence, so they know where they want to attack, so

either Fussell has his hold his run, or, the pass has to be on the

errors from the Blues, because they've had so little possession,

they can't afford to give it away. There's the territory.

In view of that, the Blues are doing well just to be ten points

adrift. Yes. You know how much I like statistics. Head in hand for

Ospreys glad to have him back in on, run it on, the defence, stop

you there, that's the winger, and we have one and another man outside,

so the ball goes on, you got a two- man overlap, if it is on the button

you have to vary your depth. One has to come deeper, because the

winger solid himself, he wasn't looking so that was an opportunity

attack. The statistics growing even more in their favour. They've been

in Blues territory over 80% of the first half. How long can that rear-

forwards waiting Morgan, well played. Tried the miracle ball.

Well worth by Bearman, too. Just needed a tighter supporting player,

his hands were free, trying to give the wide ball. Just watch, gets his

hands free, oh just slips out of his possession. Two support players

there, a good dummy run by Gough. Sucks in number 12, Hewitt, and

just loses the ball. They've been asking questions of the Blues

defence but the defence has been good up to now, but how long can it

last? They've just under five strong as well. Dunn conJones did a

job when he came on last week for Wales last week.

That's his favourite word," back. They've all gone down

they arise and getting three more points on the board. They spent so

long down the Blues territory, they wanted to come away with points

hands free. Fotuali'i was there to block his way but he was coming

this to the wrong side now. Rory Watts-Jones, on his own initially.

It is difficult for the Blues to get the ball away as quickly as

they'd like. Paterson steps in, again, defensive, quickly, Gough to

Pretorius. Again, got behind the initial

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and play on, but, I've had a text, off a second best referee in the

world, Nigel Owens, and said it is not a knock on, change in the law,

if you are not in control when you drop it, to kick, it is seen as a

knock-on. Sweeney, the Blues needed that, and he has the three points

contention. Ten points behind, with all the pressure of territory,

total dominance really, only two occasions they've had something. So

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that's one thing they'd be happy in the first half. A lively affair

which didn't really quite kick off as we'd hoped. Morgan, and Ospreys

getting so much possession and territory, that they may be should

be further ahead than they are. The boot of Sweeney keeping the Blues

in touch, but Ospreys the only try, first half, they kicked they feels

in an early lead, and dominating position for the next ten minutes.

So that put them 10-0, to the good. Sweeney kept the Blues in touch,

with his boot, kicking two penalties of his own, but it is 16-

6 at half time after Morgan has been successful with a boot himself.

Let's have a look at the statistics then as Jonathan and Gareth made

references to throughout the first half territory. Very much in the

Ospreys fave. A fair reflection, Martin on the score board, Blues

they're grateful they're not further behind. They've been the

dominant side and Blues are lucky to be within two scores, whether it

is a kicking game in the contact area, soft try to concede by the

Blues, they won't be happy, conceding from the lineout but

conceding from the lineout but dominant performance from the

Ospreys. Ospreys looked good, but the fly half adventureous. He has

wheels, deSeptemberively strong, he's broken a few tackles, his

first option is to run. Which is first option is to run. Which is

nice to see. He is causing backs a lot of problems and kicking game is

outstanding, for a small boy he has a big boot. With Dan away, he has

big shoes to fill. Half back partner has been handy as well,

Kahn Fotuali'i captaining the side, he has been on cracking form?

he has been chosen captain, and leading from the front and setting

the Tempo. Let's take a look, he's involved in everything here, we see

a scrum, quick at the heels, snaps it up and gets back in the game. He

is lively around the fringes. You don't see this a lot from the Welsh

scrum halves, off he goes, challenges the defenders of the

fringes. He leads by example, he cease the space, he wants to pick

up the Tempo, he gets it in, and watch here, it is an old play, but

look at Breeze in the line, he is the hooker for the Blues. This is

not a traditional way of defending, Williams is now sucked into here,

now if we play it on, King comes down where the hooker would have

defended, it is a good well worked try. He was Wales' name assistant

in the Autumn and proving the Blues Nemesis tonight. You mentioned

about the kicking game and how the Ospreys are superior, what

specifically are they doing that's better? They're peging the Blues in

their own half. The chase is good, they're not allowing to Blues to

counter-attack. If you look at Blues kicking game, they're getting

over the halfway line and allowing the Ospreys to keep the ball.

They're struggling at the break down. Sean, Ospreys efficient at

the break down, recycling the ball with speed and efficiency? Yes.

They are. They're tech knee and tactically streets ahead and

deserve their lead. Let have a look at the clearout. These boys are

working backwards, but they check the height, bend the knees and

clear it. Bishop, as coaches talk about this as L shaped runs, come

in, get square, get low, dispatch the guy over the ball, brilliant

stuff and it get Fotuali'i on the front foot all the time. Plenty of

work for the Blues to do. That's coming up shortly, and another jam

packed of Sports Wales coming as These are amazingly young talented

young men and I can't wait to watch We go out there and give the guise

the respect they deserve, because if we don't we have a performance

we won't be happy with. If I wasn't in a good place now, then there

would be problems after what I've been through in the last three

years, obviously self-inflicted but still, to turn it around is quite

an achievement. So, sport Wales is up next at 9.00, we will be

previewing the Autumn Test of the conference and live coverage of the

Australia game is live from 2pm. Sunday, Scarlets and Ulster,

conference starting S4C at 3.50pm. And Martin and I will round up you

will the action with Rob Jones and Sean Holley. It is the Wallabies, a

team that has been a Nemesis for # Got up and try and try

# Got to get up and try and try and try #

So the Wales team was announced yesterday after a 48-hour delay.

The news tonight, is that Low Reed has come in. Geneva and Andrews

start in the front row. A couple of injury recoveries unfortunately,

George North hasn't recovered so Williams has another start. I don't

think there's too many surprises, with boys that have to go back to

France and England and injuries, it is a mobile pack, perhaps not the

biggest pack, we've put out of the last 1 months but around the park,

there were a couple which were outstanding, we stand a good chance.

We witness add Titanic struggle over Wales and Australia, and two

of the best sevens in it rugby, how much of a difference will Polcock

will make. Hooper has been taking over from him, Sam went to the

Australia in the summer, and now he's back, he is immense for

austraila, and has been over the past few years. So Sam found his

form again, and outstanding against New Zealand. So it is one of those

battles, if you look at the one-on- one battle, but everyone has a job

to do. Is it fair to say whoever comes out on top, with that battle

will go a fairway to determine the game? It will be a big factor, but

as a seven, is a one-on-one battle, Sam may be lifting a lineout, and

it is up to everyone else that the contact area is covered. You Have

Been Watching the last three Wales tests and look at their patterns.

We have been together four weeks, and we expect to see Improvement,

there were, but there's concerns around the tackle area. Let's go

back to the first game against Argentina, I highlighted this, the

decisions our players make in around the ruck, there's no threat

here, five guise guys, the decision has been made here, we're taught a

lesson by the southern hemisphere teams. We persist sending up the

runners, the Southern Hemisphere has been smashing our guys. Last

week, improvement? Look, they're cute, and we have a lot of boys,

committed, and on the floor out of the game. We tried a different

tactic, with pick and go, they're too Saphy for us, a lot of red

shirt on the floor, it is difficult for nine and ten to control the

game because there's a lack of numbers in attack. It will be

interesting to see, in this must- win game, whether wails will change

the tactic or keep it the same. can go down to the touchline now

and Phil Steele has a special guest with him? I have the New Zealander,

Andrew Hall, before at home, you start booing, this is operations

directed at the Ospreys, Andrew, just aspirations officer, how

frustrating is it, you have a Derby tonight and it is a bit of a low-

key affair? Our marketing department worked hard with regards

to a ladies tight, ticket offers, and at the end of the day, there's

so much rugby on, you can't blame people for turning up. We had a

relatively decent crowd, but not to the levels we would generally get.

You have before talking about plans for a global season, tell us what

your thoughts are? We need to block the season and define to the public,

what competition is on at what time. So going from the Six Nations into

a superten-type competition, with southern hem spheres, playing the

competition, going into the superten-type competition. Where

would you put the six nations? Looking at the plan, it is one

person's idea, you would bring it before Christmas, and run Rabo

concurrently to that. And look at the development competitions in

preparation for Europe. You have your eyes peeled on the game

worldwide, are there any plans to go ahead with this, from what you

know behind the scenes in I think people are starting to look at it.

It is not good for the Welsh management to have players injured

and tired, it is not good for our sales either. The southern

hemisphere, economic realities has hit them with changes to their

season there as well. Thanks for your time. Big night of Premiership,

the leaders are 12-6 against Newport as well. Interesting

thoughts, do you think it is time we looked at a radical

restructuring of the season sthifplt I think so, northern

hemisphere and southern hem spheres, run at the same time, I don't think

we'll get to that stage. But particularly the competitions,

frustrating as player, European mode and then off five or six weeks,

so definitely, it needs to be looked at, particularly when you

have Swansea and Cardiff City doing well, and taking fans from rugby.

And as good as it is to see youngsters out there tonight, we'd

love to see war ton against Tipperick, Andrew Hall is looking

at that, and hopefully it will improve. Players are about to come

back out, and Cardiff Blues have 40 back out, and Cardiff Blues have 40

minutes to get this match back on talk to, but back to your

commentary team now, Gareth Charles and Jonathan Davies.

Thank you. I can tell you the battle between second and third, is

still on at the moment. Ten points lead to the Ospreys, and the Blues

need to up the tempo in the second a little bit because they had the

numbers once again. They have to look up a little bit. One thing,

maybe the Blues have to change, is that their back line is a little

bit too deep. I'm not asking any questions of the Ospreys defence.

You have to play flatter and run on the inside shoulders. Bourrust is

half, by the Ospreys. As soon as the Ospreys got their hand, they

created a try from nothing, beautifully waited, by Watts-Jones

and try number 28 in the league for Fussell. Just watch. Lovely

awareness and vision kick. There he is, he goes to ground,

ball comes out. As the ball comes out again, there's a lovely little

kick by the winger. Good getting the ball away from the

contact area so well. They knew Blues have a real task ahead of

them. Jonathan. Yeah, just watch, if we run it on

from there, as it gois to ground, ball comes out - goes to ground,

balls comes out, run it on. Lovely communication of course, he kicks

it in a space where the full back Sweeney would have gone for goal.

That's where maybe half back should have been covering for a full back,

who was on the floor. Now they've got to pick the tempo up, keep the

ball. so he had to cut back, now they've

All Blacks, shows the number of Ospreys players on the floor, four

Ospreys, Williams. Looking for the offload. Fussell was in the way.

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ideas for the Blues. Looks as if Ian will go to Number Ten position,

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Zebre, Tom has broken a bone in his The Blues have three, compared to

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attacks too deep when they keep transformed the beginning of the

second half. That should have gone to the hands of the young Patchell

because he was just a little, they dropped back already. They were

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got down there, with Paterson with a completion. They're getting more

ball in the second half, the Blues, albeit in their half. They need to

kick and give the ball to the Ospreys, they win the lineout, and

there you are, ten minutes, and that's a very good attendance

considering the internationals aren't ou, there's a Test match

tomorrow, and you have to remember, Swansea City played mid-week, so:.

And Christmas is coming, people saving up for present. 8,000 is not

bad. People said it could be better yellow. There is your fence. Fairly

efficient. Maybe he is offside If the Blues could just chipping

away, chipping away, then the Ospreys could feel a few nerves

coming on. They're getting into a field position, where they could

kick for field. They didn't have any territory in the first half so

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now they're reaping some reward Ospreys have one try but the Blues

have had most of the ball in the scrum V, a good mixture and the

to clear up the yellow card, because there will be debate. Lewis

is the tackler, he's entitle today play the ball, only if there's no

ruck formed. The two players are engaged over the ball will for

forming a ruck, he can not play the ball as a tackler, the referee is

on the spot, correct decision. split second decision is so

difficult, had he been isolated, he Away here, inside ball. He goes in.

He had the edge on Ross Jones as well. If that had stuck, he would

have been home. That was an opportunity the ball spills out,

Pretorius spots it, great run from Tom, he was in, wasn't he. No-one

would have caught him there. What an opportunity. Maybe the passers

were heavy, but Williams would have ball, he is under the sticks, no-

one catches him, and it is a different ball game. Pretorius did

very well, opened it up superbly. Maybe the pass was a little bit too

heavy, but Williams will be disappointed he didn't take it.

That's the best Osprey scrum of the second half.

Now they've got their house back in opening court in the second half.

Two teams lying next to each other in the middle of the league. The

Ospreys Fife wins, four defeat. In sixth. Blues four and five, in

seventh. - five. The Ospreys are down to 14

men, so the Blues have to pick up the tempo and get the ball will you

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sensible thing and stood up. Seven- the blind side but passers way off.

That's just not good enough, I'm some of the standards of the

Blues need to take advantage. Well defended.

Sealing off. Unfortunately the referee didn't think he was on his

is he on side or off-side? There you go, on side or off-side. I

leave that call up to you. Read the call tonight. He is on the score

sheet tonight as well with the quickly, but he was warned about

out of the Blues at the moment and also, it will run down the clock

in five successful attempts, by them again, the Blues have to get

who played 12 or 10, coming on for Hewitt. And Andi Kyriacou, coming

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one. Sigh of relief. He came off the foot, I'm not sure

it was him or not. Morgan Allen for George Stowers and Lewis back on.

So, I think two penalties to one. It is more of the experienced

players that make the difference. You have Fotuali'i, Stowers, and

Bearman, they've been crucial. And he gets the ball but no space for

him. He didn't get an opportunity carriers. Bishop, Walker is outside.

Good tackle, Davies. Fotuali'i julgs, looks wide. There is a blind

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step. Inexperience coming in off it Absolutely. Pretorius is carried

his share for the Blues. There was so many men out there then with his

head down. Osprey defence was caught narrow,

and the Blues didn't take the opportunity to spread wide and now

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Osprey defence. Gough with a tackle and excellent defence from the

Ospreys, the Blues were going nowhere. Jonathan. Well, this was

opportunity. If we run it on, watch, ball comes out. Stop it there, just

watch. There's the first two, OK, Patchell has to run and hold him

that's all and then you have, one, two, three, four, they should be a

little bit flatter there. But watch, run it on, pass doesn't go. Five to

two, that's just criminal. You have got to look up. I know he is new in

the game, but even if.he throws the dummy first and they go early. Bup

that's where you have to appreciate where the space is, the space, you

have to create the space, for the people outside. If they go early

then gu. Unfortunately, those opportunitys, there was so much

wrong about that, not the overlap, the depth, not the passing or

straightening up. Pretty much text It is not about lack of experience

and naivity. That is basic things Fotuali'i back there. Experience of

Fotuali'i, didn't want to risk any tackle on his try line. Excellent

kick that s I like that young kid, something about him, he has a lot

of footability, puts himself in the right positions, he takes the

restart as well. He gets good height on the restart. Maybe he

might be one to watch, this Watts- Jones. He was impressive with Wales

in the 20s. He has a lot of dominant and powerful side has been

the Ospreys. But the Blues have a heartfelt opportunity, they've had

their field position, but, they haven't been clinical enough.

Little mistakes, overlaps, linouts, just cannot miss them. Those things

make such a huge difference. They've got the same opportunities

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of his possession as well. Five yards out, good clearout. That was

a great tackle from Jones. Eventually, allowed Fussell to put

the ball out of play. Let's go. Attacking opportunity from the

that S turnover ball. And all the injuries that the Ospreys have

suffered, substitution, Lloyd Peers injury to Evans, could be in for a

bit more work, towards the end of the season. Lloyd Peers... Why did

Evans drop out. Knee injury. Knee still hasn't recovered. I didn't

see that, shame, I think that... Lloyd Peers is called up to the

Welsh training squad during the crowd keeps themselves warm. A bit

two converted tries adrift. We need something now. Ospreys content to

stand their ground and make them when they get the counter-attacking

opportunities. They do, they inject that pace. Rhys Patchell is trying

everything, now to vary it. There he is Dmitri Arhip the

won't be mentioning it. We'll see what the 24-year-old is made of.

assistant coach, you're well ahead, it looks like you should close the

game, has important is the defence? Yeah it's had to be, the last ten

minutes, we had two possessions, kicked one away there, so we've had

to scramble. We had defensive shape back. None more so than Ian Gough.

He always gives what he does. Moldovan, he hasn't got a

grandmother. He knows the word "posh" that's all he knows.

now. Let see, let's hope he plays like Tarzan, and plays like Jane.

He's going forward. Fotuali'i. Tenacious work, but now the Blues

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Ospreys, seven minutes left on the go in the top four last week. Came

away empty-handed from Edinburgh, albeit, a controversial decision,

the final penalty against Dunn conJones. A great attacking

position here. If they get the nudge on. I'm sure they'll get a

Is that That's a good kick as well. developed as well as everyone would

there's a mark on. He has to be looking around to see what's going

on. It is like there's a mass fight bounce off and bounces on the

second attempt. Walker, good feed. Veers back inside and again. Navidi

get him, penalty, yellow card here. They should be down to 14 now.

Someone's going, I don't know what it is. Walker created the space for

himself superbly. First defender will be going. Was he the first one.

I thought he was the tackler. Could be harsh. This could be a scrum,

and the lovely feet to get outside his man. Stoo Navidi does well to

get him. It is Williams, the winger, so unfortunately he did roll away.

So Williams is off his feet, not releasing the ball, so now then

what a great attacking opportunity with no blind side - let have a

look, no blind side wing forward, so surely, Walker has to go on the

left side and work on the left- work to do.

- early. Here we are. Good scrum actually. But again, Walker skrips

past Williams, great cover tackle Between a rock and a hard place.

Ospreys, they haven't given them an inch. I think they've outmusskeld

them tonight. Yet - muscleed them. Taken quickly,

your decision for Man of the Match? Matthew Morgan did well in the

first half but Stowers and Bearman have been a huge influence. But the

guy who keeps on ticking, pace of the game, clever player, in this

side, Kahn Fotuali'i is my RaboDirect Man of the Match. He has

had a very good Autumn this year. Every time he has been in Ospreys

colours, he's the one who really is the man who dictate the pace of the

game the tempo the Ospreys are playing at. King delivers to Morgan

and that's a sucker punch right at the end of the Blues. That's the

killer blow. Blues look the tired team and in the final two minutes,

Morgan Allen cement the Ospreys' win.

This is a bad mistackle here. Just watch. Run back to get the fourth

bonus point. Back of the lineout, hooker defending as a standoff

position. That's a dreadful tackle. Just watch, ball goes up, well you

can't see who misses the tackle, but I can assure you, I think it's

the hooker there. Quickly taken conversion from

Matthew Morgan. 33-1, and they are one more score, give them the bonus

point. 20 seconds is what they have to do it.

Stoo or rather, 20 seconds is what the Blues have to survive without

in field. I tell you what, if they get the ball now, they're going to

they can, it is all over now. Ospreys back on track in very, very

convincing form. Of the wins of the Blues away from home the last time

out, no repeat this time. Three tries to one for the Ospreys,

convincing winners indeed. The Ospreys have beaten the Blues by 33

points to 12. Well it was a comprehensive win for the home side,

they went ahead first with the boot of Morgan and this King try after

ten minutes, the Blues came out in the second half hoping to strike

first but it was the Ospreys Jones, pace, but Fussell for their second

try, and then Morgan Allen scam the only statistics that counts is

33-12. Sean, the Ospreys played with tempo, they looked hungry and

scaning in front of them sthifplt by far the better side. Technically

and tactically, it was disappointing they didn't get the

bonus point. But decisions, during the game, this is the turnover,

coaches preach two passes from turnover, they have the confidence

to do this, take the line forward, he does so with a kick. Timing is

perfect, they get the bounce and it is what they deserve. Conversely,

this is a turn overscrum but the messagess is to get territory, and

they kick away possession, if they play heads up, they have space on

the outside. Jonathan, I like it in phase play, five on two, if he let

this go, and gets flatter, they're moving in territory with the ball

rather than kicking it. Big difference between the sides

tonight and really they were Many congratulations on the win and

your performance, how good was the forward effort? It comes down to

the forwards, they give us good platform and ball to the backs.

Power to the forwards, puting in the hard yards, and credit to them.

Defence in the second half, when the Blues looked as if they could

push to come back into it, was there as well? We walked at half

time, difference, wins games, we knew we had to dig in. And you know,

credit to your boys, we dug in, and Blues came out firing, great side,

but difference was your key thing. You will be sad to see November go?

Tiring, but it has been good. As long as we're enjoying ourselves

and having fun. What about Europe? We will come back on Monday and go

from there. Well done, you're Man of the Match. Here is the losing

captain. Bad luck on the defeat. Over the yellow card, was it free,

it didn't look as if you were involved? He said I was slow from

rolling away, because they were having quick ball. But just, like I

don't think it was a yellow card, but I take it on the chin. The rest

of the performance, do you feel it was sloppy? Just looked scrappy,

not enough clean ball for the backs to playoff. We were struggling on

the play line. The home games were vital to get up and try and get in

the qualifying playoffs? It is key, we need to keep getting the points

on the board, so we can get higher on the table. Thanks for your time

as always. We can have a little look at the table off the back of

the sloppy Blues clips, as he was mentioned, Blues let down by

scrappy play. Ultimately their execution let them down. The table

Blues night. They had 50-50 possession, but every time they had

possession, but every time they had a ball they let themselves down..

Ospreys defended well but the Blues attack was so poor, it was easy to

defend. There was a ball in hand, they had good quick ball but some

of the passing, the catching was schoolboy stuff. So it was a

disappointing night. We have very little time left but enough time

for prediction tomorrow, Wales, Australia? The boys will make it,

last five minutes, it will be tight but we'll nick it. The whole nation