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Ulster. United they stand at the top of the table. Unbeaten at home

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in the Pro 12. Unbelievable in Europe. And unstoppable against

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Welsh sides this season. Out of nothing, there is another try

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coming. The Scarlets arrives as underdogs this evening. They came

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unstuck at the Liberty Stadium. New Year, same season and with the old

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arguments raging about the region's, everyone is under pressure to

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perform. It is a mouth-watering match

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tonight. First verses second at Ravenhill as the battle for the

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play-offs begins to heat up. Ulster faltered in recent weeks losing to

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Northampton in Europe and Munster in the Pro 12. The Scarlets had a

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mixed festive period. Beating the Blues put losing to the Ospreys.

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They remain second but those behind them are breathing down their necks.

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Good evening and welcome. Happy New Year to Rob Jones and Jonathan

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Davies. The Pro 12 is starting to heat up. Ulster are nine points

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clear but only six points separate second from six. I think this

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second half of the season is where the play-off positions will be

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decided. There are six teams in the mix. Leinster and Munster in terms

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of selection in recent weeks suggests they will make a real push

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for it. The Ospreys' performances of late suggest they will be there.

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The pressure will be on the Scarlets to sustain this position.

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It is a huge game for them tonight. They have some injuries tonight so

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the pressure is on. Ulster looked invincible until recently. What is

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their secret? Their new chief executive in 2010 said we wanted to

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make Ulster the biggest in Europe. Everybody laughed but they were in

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the European Cup final last year. They are at the top of the Pro 12.

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They have a great base at Ravenhill. A good crowd and a great atmosphere.

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They have brought in Ruen Pienaar and John a foul. The tragic

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circumstances of what happened to Nevin Spence has gelled them

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together. It just shows what can be done if you have ambition and a bit

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of money has been put in as well. They have been the form team in the

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Pro 12 so far this year. They lost to Munster last weekend but they

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had a slightly inexperienced side that day. They have brought the big

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guns back this week. Nick Williams and Chris Henry and Dan to we are

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all back. -- Dan Tuohy. Darren Cave is back to bolster the back line.

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They must be firm favourites tonight. Yes. But their loss to

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Munster and suffered a surprise defeat to what Canton. They're not

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as confident as they were but you look at the bench and the bench is

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extremely strong. Those players can make an impact. They have targeted

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this game to get back on track. Nine changes for the Scarlets, most

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of them injury enforced. Rob McCusker is back in the starting

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line up. And a second row on -- aim you second-row pairing. Gareth

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Maule joins Jonathan Davies in the centre. Kristian Phillips is

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preferred to Andy Fenby on the wing. Dan Newton takes over at fullback.

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What do you make of that Scarlets side? They are down to the bare

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bones. They should be applauded for developing young players but those

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young players will be put to the test today. It is no way near what

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the Scarlets can potentially put on the field and against one of the

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best sides in Europe, there will be massive pressure on them. At they

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have to bounce back from their Boxing Day defeat. That was one of

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the most one-sided games I've seen for a long time. They were bullied

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into submission. Looking at the Pro 12 table, I think Munster and

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Leinster and the Ospreys will finish in the top four. They

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youngsters have got to come through. -- the youngsters. It will be a big

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test for the Scarlets tonight but if you have a competitive front

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five, you can be competitive in the match. How much will that defeat at

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hurt them? -- have heard them. - Simon Easterby does not like to

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be at the end of a defeat against a local rival and he will have done

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all he could to make sure his side is ready for this game tonight. It

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is an inexperienced side but the pressure will be on an unsure the

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coaching team will have done all they can. When they were at beaten,

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they lost their discipline. Rob McCusker showed some frustration

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with the stamp. He is back tonight. They have to keep their discipline

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because they need all their players fit and ready for -- ready to go

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for the rest of the season. They finished the game with 12 men last

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week. That was down to frustration. They were not in the game from the

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start. They were at up against the better side and that will have hurt

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them. Simon Easterby well have done all he could and the players have

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to step up and perform. The front five need to set a platform and the

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rest of the players have to play as well as they can. The kick-off is

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fast approaching. There are three of the games tonight. The Ospreys

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are playing at home at the Liberty Stadium. Edinburgh are hosting

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Leinster and Glasgow against Treviso. Phil Steele is in Belfast

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for less and he will keep us up to dates with all of those games. --

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up to date. We can cross now to our commentary team in a Ravenhill,

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Stuart Davies and Gareth Charles. - Scarlets will be aware of that with

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Ulster having just come onto the field to a rousing chorus from the

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crowd. It is an old fashioned rugby ground. The atmosphere is fantastic.

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It is first against second. A great match ticket of the new year with.

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Both teams seeing if they can kick on after stumble over recent weeks.

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Paddy Jackson will be celebrating his birthday tomorrow. Dan Newton

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will have to deal with a lot tonight. Rob McCusker was given a

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red card against the Ospreys but his back leading the team tonight.

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-- but he is back. Aled Thomas has just overcooked it. It is out on

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the full. Those are the kinds of little errors that the Scarlets

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can't afford this evening. If they produce those, they will be

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immediately be back on the back foot. It is great to be in a rugby

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environment like this. 40 minutes before kick-off tonight and put

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terraces were completely full. The stands are full. It is a

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magnificent rugby occasion. Herring is the stand-in hooker with

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Rory Best out injured. Ruen Pienaar with a tester for Kristian Phillips.

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Dan Newton is there to support. Aled Thomas with the kick. Did Ruen

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Pienaar take that into the 22? The Scarlets asking for the line-out

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back up the field but the referee deciding that Ruen Pienaar got it

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right. The forward battle will be important but the battle at half

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back will be intriguing. Ruen Pienaar is one of the best in the

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world at the moment and Paddy Jackson is very assured. Richard

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Kelly's delivery did not find Tavis Knoyle but he was being prevented

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from getting it by Chris Henry. Chris Henry was tugging at his

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jersey. Pressure on the Scarlets line-out. Chris Henry was being

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held as well. Aled Thomas straight out to Rob McCusker. They could

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offload before the tackle came in. -- a good offload. Loose ball. They

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are almost gave an interception try away. It was difficult for the

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referee to see. Andrew Trimble trying to pick up the loose ball

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but he knocked on. You do not want your tighthead props throwing loose

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balls like that! Nice to see the offload from Rob McCusker. That is

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a nasty one. Andrew Trimble quick to pounce. It was a let off for the

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Scarlets. Let's see how the scrum and fares. They have come under

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pressure up front at times this season. John a flower on the bench

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imagine. -- up. He needed help from Louis Stephenson to do the tidying

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up. They have got the ball back. Paddy Jackson spotted it was Josh

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Turnbull and Richard Kelly guarding and he ordered to take them on.

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This is what else to do so well. They play what is in front of them

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and can vary their game. Great hands from Jonathan Davies.

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Kristian Phillips will not get on the end of that but it has worked

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out as a lovely kick from Gareth Maule. You just wonder whether

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there was a chance on turnover ball to keep the ball in hand but a good

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territorial gain from Jonathan Davies. There were numbers outside

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but it was the big boys so he backed himself. The Scarlets trying

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to put pressure at the front of the line. Dance we get it away. Nick

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Williams carries from his own line. all-star's game, but at the same

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time there is freedom and occasions, one goes five and six,

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did not allow any to be released. They will be lucky to get away with

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a penalty. The Scarlets did very that right. The crowd were

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disappointed the penalty went the way of the Scarlets, because Ulster

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shouting for the Scarlets, they were told to be quiet by the home

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fans. Three points from Aled Thomas. Some real encouragement for the

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Scarlets. They have got the first points. They say that league tables

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don't like, but no argument as far as are all teams, five seconds at

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the base of the breakdown. They had been won cleanly and was

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occasion. Phil, on the far side of the field? The conditions here are

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absolutely perfect. A slight wind advantage to the Scarlets, it is a

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real City Del of rugby, an absolute pleasure to be here. Ulster rugby

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will put two stance, two new stands at either side of the ground. This

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will be an 18,000 seat stadium in a couple of years. Fantastic ambition

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field. Various Adam D'Arcy. -- firm. Evidence of their complete

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game. You would expect them to shunt it back down the pitch, but

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it Trimble comes looking and starts the counter immediately off the

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Adam D'Arcy is struggling. This may be the end of the road for the

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fullback. Sympathetic applause, he has to leave the field. It will be

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He has had a couple of starts and one off the bench, Ricky Andrew.

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Another new face been developed by forwards to come round. They have

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the kick. I dare say they will very dangerous. Jonathan Edwards

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this kick. What breeze there is favours the Scarlets in the first

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of options, and in the end he just put it back down now. They will

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start all over again. The Scarlets will be pretty pleased with the

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opening quarter. I was just going to say the same thing, a very

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encouraging opening 20. Certainly not just absorbing Ulster attacks,

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is the one having treatment at the that they have strike runners like

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George North and Jonathan Davies. Those guys can do real damage with

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Ruen Pienaar. That was fine. No way was that forward. It looked good to

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me. The 10 metre line will give us the indication. It may have been

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because at the moment. He wants them to be left of the mark. Phil

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John looks suitably bewildered. disbelieving eyes have a prop! --

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weekend starting on Radio Wales at 8:30am tomorrow morning. Radio

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Wales sport from 1:30pm. The FA Cup third round. Macclesfield against

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Pienaar. Straight down the middle and Ulster aback on level terms. --

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Ulster are back on level terms. lovely first strike at goal. That

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will not be the last scrum penalty will see before the night is out. -

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- we will see. A great kick by Dan Newton. Jonathan Davies. He stepped

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inside Darren Cave easily. It was a great break -- great break by

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Jonathan Davies. Tavis Knoyle to Phil John. Jacobie Adriaanse says.

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-- Jacobie Adriaanse. The Scarlets willing to have a go. Dan Dearden.

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George North. He received man and ball. Tavis Knoyle. Aled Thomas. A

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change of angle from Gareth Maule. The Scarlets are certainly asking

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questions of the Ulster defence. Simona to Manny. Again, timing his

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run well. A good steal in the tackle. It is advantage to the

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Scarlets. Jonathan Davies times it nicely to Kristian Phillips. Ruen

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Pienaar eyes back there. The advances -- advantage is presumably

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gone. Great hands. Gareth Maule with the tackle. Ruen Pienaar in

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the right place again. Paddy Jackson with the pass Cape which is

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taken by Aled Thomas. Jonathan Davies slotted through. It is all-

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action as Jonathan Davies follows up. Craig Gilroy is back there. The

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presence of Paddy Jackson. Nick Williams to Tom Court. Chris Henry.

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A superb tackle by Sione Timani. That was end-to-end stuff.

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Incredible rugby. What a sequence of rugby! Great passages of play.

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Ruen Pienaar on the counter-attack. Such ambition from Ulster. When the

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Scarlets get their turn, they look dangerous as well. Jonathan Davies

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with a very death kick through. Nearly gets the bounce. And just

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when you think it's over, the last counter-attack by Ulster. Great to

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see two sides being positive and looking to keep ball in hand and

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play some rugby. That was great stuff. The Scarlets have had to

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make a change. Jonathan Edwards has been replaced by Craig Price. His

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one start for the Scarlets came as number 8 against Munster. He has

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come on as a flanker this time. Down to Phil Steele. I am with the

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Scarlets forwards coach. How pleased are you with the opening 25

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minutes? We have got some good field position. That is something

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we did not do last week. We have taken opportunities to get field

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position and put them under pressure. So the key is to get a

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lead again? If we can find some field position and play in the

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right areas, we are capable of forcing some pressure. We will keep

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working hard. As Jonathan Edwards heard is hamstrung -- heard his

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the binding. -- Jacobie Adriaanse. Dance we -- Dan Tuohy. They will

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try again from the scrum. Scarlets will have to keep an eye

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out on this phase of play. Scarlets are asking whether that

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was a collapsed maul rather than Iraq but if the catcher is pulled

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down, it cannot be a maul. Jacoby address is up against Tom Court. --

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Jacobie Adriaanse. It has gone down on the other side. A straight drive

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Gilroy. Craig Price got across. He slowed him down but the pressure is

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on the Scarlets at the moment. Robbie Diack back towards his for

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it. -- towards his forwards. Ricky Andrew up from fullback. The

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Scarlets have to keep their wits about them. Robbie Diack gets over

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the gain-line. The crowd getting behind the Ulster team. The

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Scarlets defending near their own try-line. The ball is there to be

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used. Ruen Pienaar has all the experience but he will not have the

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ball on this occasion. Again, the Scarlets hang on and Josh Turnbull

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brings it away. They did very well. They are almost secured a turnover

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in the ruck before. -- they almost. Craig Gilroy is such a lovely

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runner. Pace, balance, he is a dangerous strike runner. They may

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have lost Tommy Bowe but there have an able deputy. He had his one and

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only cap against Argentina. I think he will have plenty more. Into the

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final 10 minutes of the first half. Still just a penalty apiece but not

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Knoyle takes them back down field. The George North chasing well.

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Andrew Trimble comes away with the ball. Ulster were lucky to get away

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with that. Arm was to turn over for the Scarlets in midfield. -- almost

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a turnover. Chris Henry in support. Phil John trying to rip the ball

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clear. Nick Williams straight down the middle. A brave tackle by Dan

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Newton. Nick Williams was only going one way. That is harsh. No

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Ulster players were in support of Nick Williams and I thought the

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Scarlets had won it Foley. -- Foley. I think George North should have

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done better there. When you are rate fullback, you don't want to

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see Nick Williams running towards you. He does well to bring him down.

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They win this base at the contact and you feel that should be

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turnover ball. The Scarlets were unlucky. Nick Williams is a big

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presence. He has scored 10 tries -- he has scored five tries in his

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a second strike from Ruen Pienaar puts the home team ahead for the

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first time. Let's go down to Phil Steele. The big night in the Pro 12

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tonight. The Ospreys could leapfrog the Scarlets if they win tonight.

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There are losing 8-6 at the moment. Leinster and Edinburgh have just

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kicked off. We will be keeping in touch with

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all those games tonight. Ulster have men wide. Darren Cave links up

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with Luke Marshall. Good tackle by Gareth maul but the Scarlets need

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to hold their ground between now Louis Stevenson does just that. --

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Ulster are very impressive. Touchline to still -- touchline,

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field. Neil McComb is his been a very good half that for the

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that for a chat? -- he moved away Hodges said, he told what McCluskey

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that he only wants any challengers or queries to come through him as

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captain. Ruan Pienaar has another league match of the season, but he

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has already crossed 50 points and is putting some daylight between

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Ulster and the Scarlets towards the end of the first half of. --

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in this first half. - Ulster can denies the Scarlets the chance of

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an attack opportunity before this half is out. Pienaar's kicking game

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bring an end to what he's -- to what has been a very interesting

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first half. Them might not have been a try, but there has been

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plenty of rugby, and the Scarlets gave it a good shot until the putt

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of Ruan Pienaar has shown that all staff have got stronger as the game

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has gone on and they are worthy of that lead. -- has shown that Ulster

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have got stronger as the game has Jonathan, did you get the

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impression that the tide was beginning to turn in Ulster's

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favour in the last 10 or 15 minutes? Yes. The scrum looked a

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little bit weak in the last couple of scrums, they were penalised. But

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I thought they started very well in the first half. The two penalties

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were key decisions for me, they have done exceptionally well, the

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Scarlets, but those two offences, I am not sure if they were that clear

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cut. For backchat, certainly, the last one. I thought that the tackle

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was made and he was going with the ball in the flow. They have done

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exceptionally well and I think they are unlucky to be 9-3 behind.

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has been a cracking first half, no tries but plenty of enterprise.

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have seen some drama over the last couple of weeks and conditions have

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not helped. These two sides are intent on playing rugby. What has

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been impressive is the offloading game of boast -- of both teams, but

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Ulster in particular. Once they get someplace they get the pass away,

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that has brought continuity. It has been a great game to watch, the

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Scarlets have done exceptionally well. There has been emphasis on

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the contact area and the commitment and desire to win that. I think the

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Scarlets have to try to loosen up a bit. Their strength is when the

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ball is being thrown about, we have seen clips of it, Ulster are

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responding to it. The more loose the game, the better for the

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Scarlets. It has not been a clear- cut opportunity yet. I think the

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one break in the first half came to the Scarlets, the opportunity was

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that and maybe they could have capitalised more. Rob, you mention

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the contact area, that has been a big positive for the Scarlets?

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Quite a few Steels in the breakdown? Four in the first 20 a

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25 minutes. Jacobie Adriaanse does very well here. He manages to pinch

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it. It is a good quality ball. Their isolating the tackle, which

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is always impressive. -- they are isolating the tackle. Jonathan

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Edwards has unfortunately left the field, Josh Turnbull, they do the

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hard work. Edwards manages to turn over possession. They are not just

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slowing possession down, they are stealing. That continued through

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the half. Ulster had an opportunity two or three metres from the line,

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but good work at the tackle area. I am not saying it has kept them in

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the game but it has given no momentum. It perhaps emphasises

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their commitment to the cause. They are really working hard to in those

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tough areas. Jonathan, your namesake, Jonathan Davies, the one

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clean break the Scarlets had through the middle. Evidence that

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there are some holes in the Ulster defence? The Ulster defence, there

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are three defenders and Thomas is there. He should be creating the

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space, these outshots -- these outside men should be hitting this

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whole. Now it is three on 3 and Jonathan Davies has to do it all

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himself. He steps inside. The man inside the centre was the second

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row, so there are mismatches. Because of the turnover, they had

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an opportunity to go wide. The looser the game, the better the

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Scarlets are. The players on the inside have to acknowledge where

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the space will be, they have to hold their defenders to create the

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space for George North and players like Jonathan Davies. Unfortunately

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they did not do it on that occasion, but they have to be aware of what

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is happening, because the number of turn owned up -- turnovers, you get

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two passes away from the turnover and then see what is happening. I

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think there is a bit of a problem coming into it with the scrum and

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maybe all stubble close up a little bit, -- and maybe Ulster will close

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up a little bit, but they have to bring their strike runners into it.

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Rob, you have been looking more closely at the scrum? Are the

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Scarlets creaking? I think the Scarlets have done well when they

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has emerged early on and got the ball in quickly. Ulster have proven

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that they can exert pressure. There has been pressure on Jacobie

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Adriaanse. He is not a big, big man, some others are getting the edge.

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As the game goes on, they could dominate. They have Deacon Manu and

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Rhodri Jones on the bench, I expect to see them sooner rather than

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later. It is becoming pivotal in matches, in the results of matches.

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I saw the Leicester coach going mad when they played against Gloucester,

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he said they were dominant, and they were so dominant, yet they

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were penalised. Because it is so pivotal, do you need on the video

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referee, a specialist prop forward sat next door to him to say, though,

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that has gone down, it is his problem? It takes some pressure off

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the referee, because the front rows will know that there is a

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specialist in the truck looking at them and going, you know, it is

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white or it is red, then feeding back to the referee. We are trying

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to make sense of it and he was closer to the scrum and I was! You

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have no idea what goes on, and I think sometimes it is unfair for

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the official to make a call with such significance to the outcome of

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the match these days. Interesting stuff, maybe it will come in. The

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second half is fast approaching, and there is plenty more sport this

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After a short Christmas break, Last year, it was a bit daunting

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going into the first deal of training and meeting Paul Tito and

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Xavier Rush. -- first day of training. Make sure you tune in for

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that. Liam Williams and Rhys Patchell will be featured and

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Jonathan Davies will be in the studio. A couple of updates from

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the other games. The Ospreys are losing at home at the Liberty

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Stadium at half-time. The Ospreys could leapfrog the Scarlets with a

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victory but they are up against it at the moment. In the other game,

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Edinburgh are 3-0 Aberdeen-Leinster. -- against Leinster. The Ospreys

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will be looking for a bonus point win tonight. The game is in

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Murrayfield for Edinburgh but you would expect Leicester to win that.

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Brian O'Driscoll, Gordon D'Arcy, they are all back. The selection

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tonight suggests they want to push for those top four places. They

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have got a Heineken Cup weekend ahead as well. I expect them to

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come through. Edinburgh have been poor for most of the season. You

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would expect Leicester to come away with the victory. I think Leinster

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and the Ospreys will finish in the top four. With Leinster now, they

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are struggling in the Heineken Cup. They need to win something with the

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stars they have on the books. Maybe what they're doing is getting them

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all playing together in this game and they will have to look for

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bonus points in the Heineken Cup. Last year, the Ospreys timed their

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run to perfection. It is all about the rhythm of the season with the

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the play-offs. Perhaps Leinster have got the chance to make that

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push. This is the important half of the season. Earlier on, there is a

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lot of rotation and a lot of players get a lot of opportunities.

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There are a lot of distractions. Ultimately, you have to be more

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consistent in the next few months in order to get in the top four.

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That is the key. That has to be the focus. We have to make the Pro 12

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competitive. The stronger it is the better it is for the Celtic nations.

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Whether they take it seriously enough, I am not sure, but it's

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going to be tough to get in that top four this year. Last year, the

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Ospreys were fantastic and they were not given the credit they

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deserved. To win out there in Dublin was an amazing performance

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and it is a lot to do with momentum. But you have to have internationals

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playing and I think our international players have to play

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more often. You can't all of a sudden, if you are injured, go back

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and play for Wales without having the run of games for your region.

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It is ludicrous. Players are being picked on reputation but they

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should be picked on what they do in the Pro 12. We can cross back to

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Ravenhill now and Phil Steele is with David Humphreys. A legend of

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Ulster rugby. David Humphreys. Ulster are flying high and doing

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well in Europe as well. This game is sold out. What are you doing

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right? We are doing better than we haven't the past. The starting

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point has always been putting a team on the pitch that can compete

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with the best in Europe. If we can do that, our supporters will come

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out. When you look around Europe, to compete against the top teams,

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our starting point was trying to compete with Munster and Leinster.

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We are getting better and better. The regional game in Wales is flat

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at the moment. How do you do it? -- the we it was like. The rubber

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direct get stronger and stronger. - - RaboDirect Pro 12. As the game

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develops, we want to see the Celtic nations at the top of European

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rugby. They love their rugby here Phil Steele with Hal -- will have

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updates throughout the second half. It is time for us to return to

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with they youngsters playing touch interval. A bit of experience

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coming on For Ulster end the shape of John at Tower and Paddy Wallace.

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Scott Williams is on in the centre to partner Jonathan Davies for the

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Scarlets. That is a nice combination. Rob Herring

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controlling well. Ulster drive on. Paddy Wallace with his first touch

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under pressure. Ulster certainly took it up a couple of notches at

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the end of the first half and are looking to do the same at the

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beginning of the second. Craig Price with a bit of ripping work.

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Aled Thomas puts it behind Craig Gilroy and the initial storm has

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been weathered. It was very well timed from Craig Price. Hands on

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the ball, round he cans and steals the ball. -- around he comes.

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Pienaar. Minimum effort for maximum rewards. Great timing with the kick.

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He has got all the attributes of the game. Pure class. Gareth Maule

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has moved back to fullback in this second half. Dan Newton has gone

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off. Paddy Jackson. Ricky Andrew. Clever patterns being woven by

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Ulster. Here they come again. A great offload to Rob Herring, to

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Robbie Diack. Pure class from Ulster. That is a cracking try at

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the set -- at the start of the second half. Little the Scarlets

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could do about it. That was a gorgeous try. Everything we've

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talked about in terms of the positive and attractive style of

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Ulster rugby, all to be seen there. Very cheeky patterns initially. And

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then a flat ball to the big man on the charge and a good offload. The

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number rate to the hooker and then to the blind side flanker. --

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number 8. You have to give credit to Paddy Jackson for picking out

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his runners as I'll. -- as well. The conversant -- the conversion

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was it -- was a formality for Ruen Gareth Maule back covering the

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right wing. Craig Gilroy. Nothing silly from Ulster. After all that

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flamboyant rugby, they don't have to attack from deep every time.

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That is the mix they have got. That is Neil McComb. Ulster trying to

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drive a line-out. They did not do that in the first half. They have

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all the variation and they have every such -- possible string to

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their Bowe. Gareth Maule sweet so to wait Kristian Phillips. Paddy

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Jackson patrolling. Out to Ricky Andrew who has Andrew Trimble in

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support. Andrew Trimble? Andrew Trimble's road was blocked.

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blow of an early score will be compounded by three points straight

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Scarlets were in the first half, that the captain is the only point

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and three more points for Ulster. The building blocks are being put

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in place and Simon Easterby has a lot to think about in the opening

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10 minutes of the second half as midfield. Paddy Jackson safely

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talking about a moment ago, we know it is an attacking game but they

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also like to play from the right areas. Amazing to think that Paddy

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Jackson will only be 21 tomorrow. He has got a lot of top class rugby

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Knocked off by a red? I think there was a bit of Kilroy on that one. --

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a bit of Craig Gilroy. Even the decisions are going Ulster's way in

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you've still got to drive straight! won with half-an-hour to go, now

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penalised. Leaching? I am not sure here. -- step on the market. The

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Davies. It was the right option. What a hit. John Davies is up and

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smiling. That was an absolute bone- shaking tackle. I am not sure Rob

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McCusker plays the right ball here, but Thomas does very well. He does

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a great job of it. Have some of tree and is, and Tomas Vallejos is

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on for Sione Timani. -- Deacon Manu a return for Paddy Wallace, but it

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did not quite come off. But such good rugby to watch. You can fill

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the frustration of the Ulster crowd. Many will say go to ground if you

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can't get the ball away. But this guy owns a rugby ball like a tennis

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ball. He feels he can get it away. I think they got the benefit of the

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doubt for that pass. It looks a little bit forward. He is asking

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whether it is a try. I am not sure how that played out. I fancy it was

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not. REFEREE: I don't think it is a try, but I will just double check.

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I will just double check, then we will get the restart. Back

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initially offered Scott Williams, but then I think there is a bit of

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Paddy Wallace in it. I think it is for the season for Nick Williams. -

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- it is number six of the season. With a little help from his

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friends! He looks completely disinterested when the ball is

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thrown to him, but when he makes his decision, the whole Ulster pack

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is in behind him. The twist, the term, the flop, a lovely,

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individual score from Nick Williams. What a lovely career he is. -- a

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lovely carrier. Nobody in the league has carried more balls than

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him this season. What a lovely acquisition he has been. Two more

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for Pienaar. Now it is damage limitation for the Scarlets.

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are saying that on 56 minutes of what has been a gutsy and

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encouraging performance from the Scarlets. A lot of time left.

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bully at the moment. Nothing the Scarlets can do at the moments

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except think, here they come again! But what a great passage of play

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again. That man is a wrecking ball. It is that combination again, Nick

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Williams and Pienaar. Lovely to delighted with this! Listen to the

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raw, Nick Williams has done his work for the evening. -- listen to

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the roar. The crowds have loved every minute of it. The experience

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of Roger Wilson will replace the angles to cover for the Scarlets.

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There is plenty of variety with Ulster. When they are throwing the

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passes, they are throwing them flat and the guys are coming on apace.

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Scarlets as Rob McCusker tries to lead by example. Approaching the

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hour mark, and the third quarter. - - and the third quarter has

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belonged completely and utterly to Ulster. 17 unanswered points in

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they can work their way down field as well. They need to respite. --

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the respite. Eight change at scrum- half. Gareth Davies replaces Tavis

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air. He just gets the perfect depth on the kick to give his wingers

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every opportunity to reclaim the ball. One of my big bugbears is

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scrum-halves that simply look for where the opposition winger is and

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take it to him. It is about putting the ball somewhere way you have a

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chance of winning it. Somewhere where you can win it. We saw plenty

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of the kicking game overt the new year period in Wales but it can be

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such an effective weapon when it is Jonathan Davies back in. Jonathan

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Davies is a little slow in getting up. Play continues with the

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Scarlets in possession. Josh Turnbull. But they are being forced

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back. George North. Using his power. But Andrew Trimble sticking with

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him. Rob McCusker. George North has stayed down. Not good signs for the

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Scarlets because Jonathan Davies is limping badly and George North is

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Down the Phil Steele. A few interesting scorelines. The Ospreys

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are leading 9-8. Glasgow lead Treviso 27-0. The top four will be

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Ulster, Glasgow, Ospreys and Leinster if the results stay as

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they are. The top two get the home draw. One of the Leinster tries at

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Murrayfield came from Gordon D'Arcy. Brian O'Driscoll is back this

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evening. Leinster were 6th going into this evening but they and the

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Ospreys are both on 35 points and heading towards the top four.

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George North is still lying on the ground. It was a good battle

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between him and Andrew Trimble. When Andrew Trimble came in, I

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think there was a clash of heads. The stretcher is on and it is not

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looking good. Rhodri Jones came on for Phil John while all that was

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going on. And Adam Warren is coming on as another replacement behind

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for George North. Jonathan Davies will have to try and run off

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whatever ankle injury he picked up. Kirby Myhill, the cooker, the only

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replacement not used so far by the Scarlets. -- the hooker. Ulster are

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preparing to bring on all of their North off the field but obviously

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his welfare is the main concern. I am sure the Welsh management will

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be looking closely and we can hear what the Scarlets viewpoint is.

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Down to Phil Steele. The second half performance, how good has it

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been by Ulster? They have been very good. Nick Williams has carried the

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ball and they have crossed the gain line time and time again. We were

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hoping to get more territory but we have not had enough ball. But no

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lack of effort. The boys are trying hard. We are losing our patterns

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and we need to get some control of the game back. George North is

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being helped on to the stretcher. How much of a blow is that? They

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have to wait and find out what the everybody involved, any injury

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which involves some the being taken off on a stretcher. We will try and

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bring you any updates we possibly can. Concerning times. You have to

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get your concentration straight away and focus on the game even

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though it is your friend who is down injured. Absolutely. You have

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no option other tier -- other than to that. It is a distraction when

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these things happen. But you have An obvious concern for Simon

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Easterby and the rest of the Scarlets team. Even though thoughts

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may be turning towards the Six Nations, let's just hope he is OK.

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After the long break, the Scarlets trying to get back into business.

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The Scarlets one of the line-out but the defensive strength of

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their effort. It is hard to see where it is going to come from.

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Ulster will not give up easily. Ulster are the League's top try-

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scorers. 36 so far this season. Kristian Phillips, it worked nicely

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for him. He beat two men. A great run by Kristian Phillips. Quick

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ball Fort Gareth Davies. Scott Williams. Gareth Maule. It just

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needed one more pass. The Scarlets still have possession. So close.

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Deacon Manu. Ulster's defence has found its shape. Aled Thomas goes

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back to was the forwards. Gareth Davies has a look. Emyr Phillips.

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Rob McCusker carrying the ball. Most of the Scarlets are in the

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other direction. Josh Turnbull will need support quickly. Gareth Davies

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to Aled Thomas. The skipper trying to hang on to possession. Rhodri

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Jones has a go. The Scarlets will keep plugging away. Ulster not

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committing too many to the breakdown. They are keeping their

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defensive line. Josh Turnbull in the gap. Can he make it squares

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might yes he can. That is just reward for the Scarlets for some

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great play. Great endeavour from the Scarlets. They showed a lot of

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patience. Ulster not willingly surrendering their line. It started

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with a lovely run by Kristian Phillips. There was phase after

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phase after this. That is a good line from Josh Turnbull. He ran at

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the gap and realised he had to drift back out to get to the line.

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A great bit of finishing from Josh Turnbull after what was a concerted

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effort from the Scarlets. It looked as if the chance may have gone but

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they never lost their composure and they get the try they fully

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deserved. The two points added by Aled Thomas. The Scarlets are into

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double figures. They have not given up yet. But they have a long way to

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go. Let us hope that gives them of applause for Ruen Pienaar.

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Michael Heaney is on at scrum-half. Ruen Pienaar, as usual, has made a

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huge contribution to this Ulster effort. 16 points to go with the

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two tries they have scored. But it has also been about the way he has

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marshalled the team throughout the who loves to join the line of

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have put in a shift and a half this evening. And still all * relentless.

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Davies eventually gives some respite. -- a manufactured kick.

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The Scarlets defence has been brought out of line, you can see

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immediately that they are in trouble. Craig Gilroy is a silky

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runner, but Gareth Davies was his tries to one in Ulster's favour.

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The Scarlets have not wilted. Andrew Trimble Walters home under

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the sticks. -- waltzes home. Try No. 34 Andrew Trimble. -- try number

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three for Andrew Trimble. Look at that, running across defenders into

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defensive line, there will be no just a drop goal over. Ulster know

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they have the time to search for the bonus point try. Completely

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relentless from Ulster. Scarlets fought back well but now Ulster I

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in another gear again. -- are in another beer. -- another gear. Phil,

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an update on George North? understand he has been taken off

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precautionary on the stretcher, a neck/head injury is how it was

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described. It is said to be a precautionary, he will go for a

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scan tomorrow or sometime over the weekend. Even though it might put

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him out for a few games, hopefully it is not as serious as the

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stretcher would have made us think at the beginning. Not only is

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George a great player but he is a great ambassador for the game.

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Elsewhere, the Ospreys have won, couple of metres short. -- was

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tracked down. The referee has called time off. What is the

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decision? It is a yellow card for Aled Thomas. And it is a penalty

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try, and in the most bizarre of fashions, Ulster have got their

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bonus point try. Aled Thomas is entitled to come back, he is

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outside the last Ulster player, he is the last man. Wonderful running

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from Darren Cave. In the red zone, as they call it, all hands are

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called for all. I am not sure what Aled Thomas did wrong. He is

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entitled to try to get back into the defensive line. Somehow it is a

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penalty try. I think that is harsh. The pass was made to him, he did

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not obstruct or interfere. He was running out of the way of all the

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Ulster players. To me, that was harsh. The Scarlets did not deserve

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that. Possibly Ulster did for everything they have done this

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evening, but that is a very harsh way to succumb in the end. The

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Scarlets will have to see out the remaining four or five minutes

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without their outside-half. only thing I am wondering is

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sometimes a player will call for the ball, pretending he is on the

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other side, but I did not pick up on that as a comment from the

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in their nostrils and they are conman and Ulster have got over

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again. Eight is five unanswered tries in the second half, it will

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be their best-ever win against the Scarlets. We have seen the running

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game, this is the power game. Pick and go after pick and go. Each yard

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making the difference. They are clever, it is not a single man in

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isolation, there is somebody on his shoulder helping to lend weight to

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make those extra yards count. McComb, the replacement second role,

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gets his first for Ulster. That could round off what has been at a

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comprehensive victory for the home side to keep them flying high on

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Ruan Pienaar. Have they got time to make it 50? We wondered whether it

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might get ugly. When Turnbull scored it was 26-10, you thought it

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would be respectable. But they have gone through the gears. Fantastic

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for Ulster. And still they have not Leighton Hodges brings them back

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man of the match award. Even though he did not play in the final

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quarter of the game, and more. Such was his influence earlier. He set

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up the victory for Ulster and his team-mates are about to rounded off.

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little possession in the second the last word. Great credit to them,

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they did not throw in the towel. lovely individual try from the

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Scarlets. He had to beat a few tackles, Scott Williams, he did

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very, very well. He looks for support, realises he is on his own,

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he beads Trimble and then hits the gas. Nice try. The Scarlets have

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the final word, but Ulster certainly stood up and were counted

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this evening. No wonder they are at the top of the shop. That kind of

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performance is what has made them clear leaders of the RaboDirect Pro

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12. 47-17, the final score, what a treat for rugby fans. We saw some

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beautiful rugby. If you go back a couple of seasons and Ulster were

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boring, boring I'll stuff. You didn't really enjoy watching them.

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It has been an absolute joy now, and some of the rugby we saw this

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evening was spectacular. Individuals of great standing, but

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as a side, they were untouchable. And a credit -- and credit to the

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Scarlets for fighting, but they were outclassed. Three tries in the

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final minutes show what Ulster are all about. Sometimes when you are

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on the end of a 47 points defeat, the Mirror is not easy to look into

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and there has been a lack of effort. But Scarlets were fighting till the

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But Scarlets were fighting till the end, they just could not do it.

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They may be dropping out of the top four but they went down fighting.

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Ulster are very much top of the shop, five tries to two, a

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spectacular rugby and their best An emphatic victory for Ulster. It

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was a scintillating display and a deserved victory. 10 handling

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errors from Ulster but it did not matter in the end. At half-time, we

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thought the Scarlets might come back into it but it was a class

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performance by Elsa. Very clinical. Unfortunately for the Scarlets, it

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is another hammering. Ulster went through the gears. The first try in

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the second half was crucial. They then went for the bonus point. Nick

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Williams was special. Then you had Ruen Pienaar just controlling the

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game. We can go back to Ravenhill now. I have got Jonathan Davies

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with me. How good were Ulster? were extremely clinical tonight.

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They put pressure on us and came away with points every time they

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were in our 22. It was a lot of effort from the boys but we have to

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keep our heads up and move on to next week. You have got a bit of

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time now before you play in the Pro 12 again. We made a great start to

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the season and they have to stay positive and look forward to the

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great -- the rest of the season. There was no lack of spirit there.

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It was just a lack of accuracy in the kales on but we are building

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for the season and we have a lot to work on.

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Downbeat but not defeated. The Robbie Diack try was the turning

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point. As soon as Ulster scored that, they pushed on. I just felt

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that Nick Williams was brushing of tackles and then the defensive

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structure was in pieces. They followed the ball carrier. I

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thought the Scarlets should have taken more care. The gap opens up

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between two players and Nick Williams hits it. When you are on a

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straight line, if Phil John takes him out, hears the try scorer. --

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he is the try scorer. In that position, and you take him out, he

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does not score the try. A couple of decisions went against the Scarlets.

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The knock-on and the referee went to the video referee. That should

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have been a drop by 22. Then we had the penalty try. We can go back to

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Ravenhill now. Josh Turnbull is with Phil Steele. What was the big

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difference between the first half performance and the second half

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performance was Mark we put pressure on them in the first half

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and kicked to the corners very well. In the second half, we did not do

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the same. It is something we will have to look back on. What is it

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like to face that marauding wall of White? It is tough when they have

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got the crowd behind them. They were good in the contact area and

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slowed our possession down. Scarlets scored two tries. What can

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you take from that? If you look at the two tries, they came from

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build-up of possession. We offloaded the ball and moved the

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point of attack. That is what we spoke about during the week and

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when we did it, we got two tries from it.

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We can have a look at the table. There are still two games going on

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tonight. The Ospreys 116-15. Edinburgh Leinster is currently

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nine-17 up to Leicester. As things start -- as things stand, the

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Ospreys are into the play-off zone. There was a long injury delay for

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George North in the second half. He was eventually taken off. The

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injury seemed quite innocuous but the stretcher was precautionary

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because it was a head injury. He will go for a scan tomorrow to

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measure the extent of that. Nick Williams went off very early in the

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second half but he had already done enough to win the man-of-the-match

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and he is a very special player. is a fantastic player. He is a huge

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man. He was the difference. You talk about giving your side

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momentum and this is in the first half. He picks the ball up and

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drives through tackles. He hits great lines as well. When you have

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got somebody with that ability host -- stays on his feet and he is

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quick and he is a footballer, then you have every chance of making

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things happen. Because of the possession they had and the quick

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delivery, they got momentum and when you get behind defences, you

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have chances of scoring. Scarlets have not been outside the

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top four all season. Can they turn this season around? They are out of

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Europe and they have got two Ferrie tough games to play. -- very tough

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games. They will have a tough couple of weeks but they are a good

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