:00:29. > :00:33.Last week, we what does a smash- This week's action comes from
:00:33. > :00:37.Rodney Parade. The Dragons are unbeaten in three and have the
:00:37. > :00:41.chance to do their regional friends a favour. A win against second
:00:41. > :00:45.place Glasgow tonight could allow the Ospreys or the Scarlets to
:00:45. > :00:54.climb to the top two. Can the men from the east to do a good deed for
:00:54. > :00:58.Yes, it is the Dragons verses Glasgow here at Rodney Parade, and
:00:58. > :01:04.a win is long overdue for the home side. They have not beaten the
:01:04. > :01:08.Warriors since 2012. It is second against second from bottom, the
:01:08. > :01:14.Dragons's play-off hopes may be dead and buried but they are
:01:14. > :01:20.fighting for a European Cup place. With five points separating second
:01:20. > :01:25.from sixth, at Dragons victory tonight could have an impact.
:01:25. > :01:29.We will come to scrum five live from Rodney Parade, I am Martin --
:01:29. > :01:35.joined by Martyn Williams, and I imagined the Ospreys will be
:01:35. > :01:39.rooting for Dragons to make. Yes, it is all but the European Cup
:01:39. > :01:44.spot tonight for the Dragons. There is no way they will get in the top
:01:45. > :01:50.four. If they can sneak into Europe ahead of the blues, that is great
:01:50. > :01:52.motivation. The Blues have a different -- great game up and
:01:52. > :01:58.Edinburgh. Over the years, the Dragons have
:01:58. > :02:01.not offered many players to the Wales squad. Two of their star
:02:01. > :02:09.players are with Wales. It has allowed some of the youngsters to
:02:09. > :02:13.step up to the plate in the last week. Louis Evans, the club captain,
:02:13. > :02:17.and Nic Cudd, making a name for himself and the past few weeks, a
:02:17. > :02:22.turnover specialist. They also have the big guy in the back crawl,
:02:22. > :02:29.Ieuan Jones. They think a lot of hint in Rodney Parade. Quite in
:02:29. > :02:34.experienced, that back-row. Yes, at Ieuan Jones is Mr
:02:34. > :02:42.consistent. Nick had has really caught my eye the last SFA -- the
:02:42. > :02:46.last few weeks. He really does get involved. Ieuan Jones is what this
:02:46. > :02:51.game is all about. The star players are a way and it is a huge
:02:51. > :02:54.opportunity for the youngsters. He played in the under twenties and
:02:54. > :03:00.the Junior World Cup, so they are expecting big things for him toss
:03:00. > :03:05.up you may have seen the Sean Holley during the week, he has a
:03:05. > :03:09.whole box of tricks tonight. What are you looking at?
:03:09. > :03:13.High walked across the pitch earlier, conditions will be
:03:13. > :03:19.difficult. When that is the case, the half-backs need to be
:03:19. > :03:25.technically very sound. They have a young pair in, Jonathan Evans and
:03:25. > :03:29.Steffan Jones have crucial roles to play and the kicking game. Young
:03:29. > :03:35.Jonathan Evans has really impressed the coaching staff of the Dragons
:03:35. > :03:42.lately, and tonight his service will be very important in greasy
:03:42. > :03:46.conditions. His box kicking and sniping keeping the Glasgow defence
:03:46. > :03:53.almost. Steffan Jones has an eye for a gap. He is kicking well,
:03:53. > :03:57.pressure is off, he is charged with the running for a crucial win for
:03:57. > :04:02.the Dragons. A quick word about Glasgow, you have coached them many
:04:02. > :04:05.times, the fly under the radar. They are second in the table and
:04:05. > :04:11.always are. The air consistently in the top
:04:11. > :04:16.half of the probe well. Gregor Townsend has added a below
:04:17. > :04:21.attacking edge. When you can call on the solid back row, you have
:04:21. > :04:26.your hands full. They have depth in the squad. They will be looking to
:04:26. > :04:34.get in the top of the pro 12th with a crucial win tonight.
:04:34. > :04:38.As was mentioned, we talked about Nic Cudd, he is up against a widely
:04:38. > :04:42.campaigner against John Barclay. He is a stranger, John Barclay, a
:04:42. > :04:48.few years ago people were talking about his potential. He is an
:04:48. > :04:51.outstanding player. He seems to have talked -- dropped down to the
:04:51. > :04:56.rankings as far as Scotland's election is concerned. He ban
:04:56. > :05:02.Ireland in tonight, he is a real talent. -- keeper and high or on
:05:02. > :05:08.him tonight. The music is booming, the players are about to come --
:05:08. > :05:18.come out, we can cross to our commentary team. It is a Rob Jones
:05:18. > :05:26.
:05:26. > :05:29.every point now vital -- vital, 5 points separating the chasing teams
:05:29. > :05:39.at the top. This is the time of here wear some
:05:39. > :05:46.teams can make a lot of headway. For Glasgow, Jon Welsh marked up 50
:05:46. > :05:51.league appearances last week. Eddie and will soon have both
:05:51. > :05:56.missed one game each all season. -- will soon.
:05:56. > :06:03.Mark Bennett makes his first to Appearance for Glasgow.
:06:03. > :06:11.He is on loan. A late change in the wings, Matawalu playing in the No.
:06:11. > :06:17.14 shirt. This is the team in form, up to second in the league, and it
:06:17. > :06:26.is pretty much a mirror image, four defeats and 10 wins for the
:06:26. > :06:32.visitors. Four wins and 10 defeats for the Dragons, one from the
:06:32. > :06:37.bottom. But they are on a winning streak, and with a young team that
:06:37. > :06:43.can be important in building confidence for these games to come.
:06:43. > :06:50.Horne Evans, the only side -- change from the side that beat
:06:50. > :07:00.Treviso last week, that bankroll really have a chance to shine. --
:07:00. > :07:00.
:07:00. > :07:10.back row. The back three have become a permanent fixture, with
:07:10. > :07:12.
:07:12. > :07:18.Prydie. One person to lookout for, Tyler, and a Welshman now playing
:07:18. > :07:27.for Glasgow. Claudio Blessano of Italy the man
:07:27. > :07:32.in charge the seating. -- this evening. As the Dragons look to see
:07:32. > :07:42.if they can hunt down the Blues for the final European slot and Glasgow
:07:42. > :07:54.
:07:54. > :07:59.see if they can't solidified their the first two internationals, is in
:07:59. > :08:05.a key area. With the Dragons, of course there
:08:05. > :08:15.is a lot of experience with Glasgow. Again good line-up to start with
:08:15. > :08:24.
:08:24. > :08:30.Parade. Newport County have fallen foul of the weather. In order to
:08:30. > :08:35.try and prevent further damage it is a bit like a beached there in
:08:35. > :08:40.one or two patches. A perfect start for the Dragons. An
:08:40. > :08:44.opportunity to get. Earlier on. The ball is out in mid- field, the
:08:44. > :08:54.attack is made, but they're off their feet. Perhaps a little slow
:08:54. > :08:55.
:08:55. > :09:05.to get there, the back role. They concede a penalty to Glasgow and
:09:05. > :09:23.
:09:23. > :09:28.Prydie has a great opportunity to this. -- just as the Dragons wanted,
:09:28. > :09:36.they want Glasgow to chase, a perfect start, three points from
:09:36. > :09:46.Prydie. We expect this ground to cut up quite a bit during the game,
:09:46. > :10:03.
:10:03. > :10:11.it does not look too bad from our the penalty. That is not what they
:10:11. > :10:14.wanted to do. They get three points up, received a kick-off, ultimately
:10:14. > :10:19.you have to hold that, take control of the ball and work your way back
:10:19. > :10:25.up the field. The team might have done what a lot of teams do,
:10:25. > :10:29.concede an opportunity straight afterwards. Prydie debt is a lovely
:10:29. > :10:39.little break, but Jonathan Evans is coming in from the side, offside,
:10:39. > :10:58.
:10:58. > :11:05.squad. He slots in immediately. The early lead the Dragons had has just
:11:05. > :11:11.been nullified. Just three minutes gone, so a long way to go in this
:11:11. > :11:18.game. The I watched Glasgow play lately, and all of their game is
:11:19. > :11:26.about pace and tempo. They've really play with pace, they deliver
:11:26. > :11:31.the ball quickly, moved it quickly, Gregor Townsend has made his mark,
:11:31. > :11:41.a bit more imagination, they will be difficult to stop if they get on
:11:41. > :12:03.
:12:03. > :12:08.great bit of thinking by Steffan Jones. He was on, but the bounce
:12:08. > :12:15.was not kind. That was a poor kick. This is all about division. He
:12:15. > :12:20.executed perfectly, but the bounce came up a little too quickly. He
:12:20. > :12:23.has plenty of creative spark. He saw the space, put the kick in. Had
:12:23. > :12:30.he taken that it was a real opportunity with Will Harries
:12:30. > :12:35.alongside him. He may be expected it to stick a little bit more, it
:12:35. > :12:45.got up on him. He plays with a lot of confidence, Steffan Jones. He
:12:45. > :12:56.
:12:56. > :13:02.loves to have the ball in hand. He week after a lay-off. I saw him
:13:02. > :13:06.played last year, up one of the British and Irish Cup games, and he
:13:06. > :13:11.was absolutely fantastic, took total control of the game, helped
:13:11. > :13:17.by a powerful pack performance, but in poor conditions. He took total
:13:17. > :13:21.control. He certainly has something. He has been pinpointed as someone
:13:21. > :13:31.who can move through the ranks and become an international player of
:13:31. > :13:31.
:13:31. > :14:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:14:42. > :14:49.back, but he was quite happy about trouble from there.
:14:49. > :14:55.He is not the biggest of men, but in the breakdown area, that is
:14:55. > :15:02.where he will really thrive. He is in there quickly, Barkley goes to
:15:02. > :15:08.the deck, he is straight in. -- Barclay goes to the deck. That is a
:15:08. > :15:16.great penalty to win. He was very upright in the tackle,
:15:16. > :15:20.John Barclay, and Nick card really got in there.
:15:20. > :15:22.While Reid get a bit of treatment, we can have our first chat of the
:15:22. > :15:27.evening to fill. Along a of sand on the pitch
:15:27. > :15:33.tonight, that will affect the balance and players' acceleration.
:15:33. > :15:36.Fair play to the groundsman, he has done a remarkable job, because
:15:36. > :15:46.three teams play on this pitch this season, so it is pretty good,
:15:46. > :15:46.
:15:46. > :16:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:16:52. > :16:58.quickly to that. Both sides want to keep the ball alive and then go for
:16:58. > :17:03.the set piece and Dan Evans, a lovely kick, perhaps he just jumped
:17:03. > :17:08.a little bit too early. And then the double knock-on means that
:17:08. > :17:13.Glasgow will get that scrum. Remember, a number of games going
:17:13. > :17:19.on tonight. Two of the other Welsh regions in action, the Blues up in
:17:19. > :17:26.Edinburgh, Ospreys at in Connaught and we will keep you in touch in
:17:26. > :17:36.all games. Dragons could do Ospreys a favour because of their win, and
:17:36. > :18:04.
:18:04. > :18:08.the Ospreys to, they could get to first pit, the ball was in the
:18:08. > :18:18.hands of Prygos and he gave the penalty. I have not come across
:18:18. > :18:24.
:18:24. > :18:31.this run at -- this referee before, way to go. Great following up by
:18:31. > :18:35.big Dragons. That is great by Lewis-Evans. The pass was wide
:18:36. > :18:41.enough. He almost got outside Evans. If he could not get out, he could
:18:41. > :18:45.have committed him. Two players beside him but it was a
:18:45. > :18:55.premeditated kick to relieve the pressure when the opportunity is on.
:18:55. > :18:55.
:18:55. > :19:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:19:43. > :19:50.goal and they will come back and Both sides will look to get the
:19:50. > :19:55.ball wide. Although the pitch is supposedly quite heavy underneath,
:19:55. > :20:05.I don't think it is preventing the players from trying to play an
:20:05. > :20:23.
:20:24. > :20:31.capped by Wales. 25 days after his Not good. He struck it reasonably
:20:31. > :20:39.well. But he would expect players at this level to put those between
:20:39. > :20:42.the posts. They all count, they are all important. Yeah, it is the
:20:42. > :20:51.teams with the percentage kickers to reap the rewards these days. By
:20:51. > :21:01.Colin Farrell for England, he is up there at the moment. -- like a win
:21:01. > :21:17.
:21:17. > :21:27.he will not get away with it. Referee says there is an offside.
:21:27. > :21:37.
:21:37. > :21:47.Did not seem to get away with that picked it up. He is a big man, Jack
:21:47. > :21:53.
:21:54. > :22:01.Dixon. Faure young man in midfield. the Dragons team. You have got Ian
:22:01. > :22:11.Nimmo at 27, and many players 25 younger. Many of them 18, 19, just
:22:11. > :22:27.
:22:27. > :22:33.squads are put to good use. So many away in camps. They have managed to
:22:33. > :22:43.keep it in play, clever little kick. Dan Evans has to hurry. He manages
:22:43. > :23:13.
:23:13. > :23:23.sympathise with your feelings, Rob! and within a couple of metres of
:23:23. > :23:54.
:23:54. > :23:59.about them. Just short was John dummy and it is Mike Bennett who
:23:59. > :24:04.boxes over, easy as you like. Sustained pressure from Glasgow --
:24:04. > :24:08.who dances over. They missed the opportunity early on but it is all
:24:08. > :24:17.about keeping the ball, absorbing defenders and this guy, Mark
:24:17. > :24:21.Bennett, looks a very, very good player. Great ball. Mike Bennett
:24:21. > :24:30.has great footwork, keeps the ball alive and and the ball is moved.
:24:30. > :24:34.There's the opportunity, it had to go early, Van Der Merwe was out on
:24:34. > :24:39.his own but this guy at Mark Bennett, early on, he did not
:24:39. > :24:45.accept the tackle, he broke through, worked hard. He looks sharp on his
:24:45. > :24:50.feet. That's what Glasgow have been good at all season. The ball comes
:24:50. > :24:54.out, OK, and overlap. I think it is Dan Evans, he had to make a
:24:54. > :24:58.decision, pushes it out wide and when you do that quickly, it opens
:24:58. > :25:03.the gap inside. Conditions like this when the ground is a bit
:25:03. > :25:10.sloppy, you lose your footing. I have been impressed with him. Only
:25:10. > :25:19.16 minutes gone, he looks a very good player. One game back in 2011,
:25:19. > :25:25.and now he is on loan. -- one game for Glasgow back in 2011. He has
:25:25. > :25:35.made a bit of an impression in his first start. It is fair to say that.
:25:35. > :25:45.Especially when Claremont have got Benson, Reagan came. Benson Stanley.
:25:45. > :25:45.
:25:45. > :26:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:26:25. > :26:29.from Steffan Jones, precious little margin for error. Most people would
:26:29. > :26:35.run that ball at will play, slow it down, going to touch but he kept it
:26:35. > :26:45.and put the ball back to Dan Evans. Good work by Dan Evans to support
:26:45. > :26:45.
:26:45. > :27:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:27:31. > :27:36.him. A cool head on young shoulders Glasgow's game at the moment,
:27:36. > :27:43.keeping the Dragons' defending getting all the game. It bounces up
:27:43. > :27:47.and he has got the try. It looked like to be a poor kick but it
:27:47. > :27:53.looked actually spot on the Monday and Niko Matawalu gets a second for
:27:53. > :27:57.Glasgow. You say about a poor kick but the intention was to find space
:27:57. > :28:02.and if you find it, with a rugby ball, the bounce of it, you have an
:28:02. > :28:05.opportunity. I lovely kick, did not put much air on it, it bounced up
:28:05. > :28:08.perfectly, and lucky for the Dragons but throughout that play,
:28:08. > :28:13.you mention variety and occasionally they carry it up the
:28:13. > :28:19.middle. We will see it one more time. The chase from Niko Matawalu,
:28:19. > :28:24.and it is difficult to stop when you on the front foot. Throughout
:28:24. > :28:28.that passage of play, they were hitting weak inside shoulders,
:28:28. > :28:31.constantly making the odd yard and they were playing with their heads
:28:31. > :28:36.and stepping through if an opportunity was there. Going
:28:36. > :28:41.straight through the middle and constant variety. It kept the
:28:41. > :28:51.Dragons defence focused constantly and eventually found the
:28:51. > :28:58.
:28:58. > :29:04.and midway through the second half, that a fairly healthy looking
:29:04. > :29:12.Glasgow lead -- Duncan Weir. They have probably deserved it. They
:29:12. > :29:19.have looked alert. So they do play with pace. That has been a hallmark
:29:19. > :29:29.of their performance this season. Lots of experience behind and up
:29:29. > :30:07.
:30:07. > :30:17.looked down field already. Goes for left Tom Ryder gasping for air. --
:30:17. > :30:36.
:30:36. > :30:41.come there. The referee could have waited a second longer. I think he
:30:41. > :30:47.should have, but he is talking about two knock-on so. Defensively,
:30:47. > :30:53.they are putting huge pressure on the Dragons. There was a big hit by
:30:53. > :30:58.Lewis Evans. Adam Jones, that is a lack of concentration, basics stuff.
:30:58. > :31:03.This big hit on Tom Ryder. As he is getting it, he turns, Lewis Evans
:31:03. > :31:10.spot sit, times it perfectly. When you're not expecting it and get hit
:31:10. > :31:20.in the ribs, you were going to be winded, and he warns. -- you are
:31:20. > :31:24.
:31:24. > :31:30.a game that matters to both sides, to Glasgow to keep themselves
:31:30. > :31:40.amongst the top two. They are subtly going about their work with
:31:40. > :31:45.
:31:45. > :31:55.their work. A plenty of sport to come at the weekend, even if it is
:31:55. > :31:55.
:31:55. > :32:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:32:39. > :32:48.black! Luis is Evans rolling away, coming
:32:49. > :32:58.in from the side. -- Lewis Evans. The Dragons are working hard, but
:32:59. > :33:07.
:33:07. > :33:17.there is just a little bit more Advice? OK, thank you. Black,
:33:17. > :33:54.
:33:55. > :34:04.kept the Dragons Den, and Dan Evans has picked up to that loose ball. -
:34:05. > :34:21.
:34:21. > :34:27.Matawalu, I think. Yet more pressure on the Dragons however
:34:27. > :34:37.this one ends up. That is him in his customary position of scrum-
:34:37. > :34:42.
:34:42. > :34:45.injured down here, as well. Dragons are not the sure King their
:34:45. > :34:55.tackles, but they have a lot of defending to do. -- are not
:34:55. > :35:01.
:35:01. > :35:11.from the side and charged with his shoulder. 11 black, four black, and
:35:11. > :35:22.
:35:22. > :35:32.the captain give them a warning. to get some running repairs. Johnny
:35:32. > :35:45.
:35:45. > :35:51.Gray comes on to replace him, the lovely break, he almost got a pass
:35:51. > :35:56.away. It was a great tackle from behind that prevented it. He is
:35:56. > :36:01.sharp on his feet, he is strong, he runs well. I have been very, very
:36:01. > :36:11.impressed with him, as I have with Jack Dixon, who has been on the
:36:11. > :36:28.
:36:28. > :36:32.back foot a little bit more, but is normally at scrum-half. He has
:36:32. > :36:42.had one game for them in the league this year. He looks quite
:36:42. > :36:51.
:36:51. > :36:57.Weir, an excellent kick, takes Glasgow up to 20 points. Let's have
:36:57. > :37:03.a look, it is a shoulder barge by Tom Prydie. That is when the flag
:37:03. > :37:13.came out initially. I think there was a second offence, as well. Ian
:37:13. > :37:31.
:37:31. > :37:41.because it has been all Glasgow's can! Steffan Jones ran on to it
:37:41. > :38:04.
:38:04. > :38:12.play good rugby. They need the ball running out of space. If that ball
:38:12. > :38:17.was a little bit quicker, but great hands here, though. A quick inside
:38:17. > :38:27.ball by Jack Dixon. Will Harries is in space, and everything is
:38:27. > :38:39.
:38:39. > :38:49.of a slog, but it has been anything but that by both teams the sea
:38:49. > :38:54.
:38:54. > :39:02.bidding. exactly there, except it will be
:39:02. > :39:12.Glasgow's. There is something about that spot on the 22 that nobody
:39:12. > :39:39.
:39:39. > :39:46.particularly likes. There is no Steffan Jones will give Will
:39:46. > :39:51.Harries a chase, but in the safety of the touch line, as well. I do
:39:51. > :40:00.not think I have seen so many quick line-out throws in the space of 20
:40:00. > :40:10.minutes. We have seen some pretty poor kicking, to a certain degree,
:40:10. > :40:20.
:40:20. > :40:30.but most of it has been quite been given four. Or was it
:40:30. > :40:50.
:40:50. > :41:00.Dragons. Ieuan Jones want to be in saying Ieuan Jones just want to get
:41:00. > :41:03.
:41:03. > :41:06.out there and play and prove Jones. They need to pick -- keeps
:41:06. > :41:12.the pressure on the line-out. If they win it committed the pressure
:41:12. > :41:18.on the kicker. He identified the space, executed it fantastically
:41:18. > :41:21.well. That is what you want. Whatever happens, they need to
:41:21. > :41:27.pressure the line-out and keep them in the 22. They need to build some
:41:27. > :41:37.opportunity before half-time. Just to cut this large lead that Glasgow
:41:37. > :41:47.
:41:47. > :41:52.Dragons coaching team is Phil Steele. A lot of possession for the
:41:52. > :41:56.Dragons, but how much of an issue is the lack of territory? It has
:41:56. > :42:01.cost us points. We need to be playing in their half.
:42:01. > :42:05.Heady you get back from this? have to build a our score. We are
:42:05. > :42:10.playing against a good team and have to work hard.
:42:10. > :42:20.Thank you. They need some points before half-
:42:20. > :42:37.
:42:37. > :42:47.ruck at the moment, for the Dragons. Glasgow don't want to get involved,
:42:47. > :42:55.
:42:55. > :43:00.can see why they were doing it, Glasgow where standing off, looking
:43:00. > :43:05.to fan out wide. The best way to do it, we saw with Glasgow earlier on,
:43:05. > :43:08.is when you are on the front foot. You have momentum, the defence is
:43:08. > :43:13.on the back foot, and you constantly make those couple of
:43:13. > :43:23.yards and can draw in defenders. Unfortunately, it was all a bit too
:43:23. > :43:53.
:43:53. > :43:58.slow and too easy for the Glasgow position. That is going to be
:43:58. > :44:06.perfection. What a bounce that was, it turned at right angles, didn't
:44:06. > :44:14.it? It did. Very well placed. It bounced in field. Dan Evans needed
:44:14. > :44:21.to do better there, though. It has given Glasgow another chance to
:44:22. > :44:26.camp themselves in the 22 and get some more. Backs before half-time.
:44:26. > :44:33.-- get some more points before half-time.
:44:33. > :44:37.He just makes the decision, it is the right one. They thought they
:44:37. > :44:43.would have a line-out, forcing the kick, from Dan Evans, but it is
:44:43. > :44:47.even better. Look at the difference, Henry Prygos is moving the ball
:44:47. > :44:52.away very quickly. Years more often than not picking the one out who
:44:52. > :44:57.has a chance to find a little bit of space. -- he is, more often than
:44:57. > :45:02.not. He is hitting the right person, the other people are at a slightly
:45:02. > :45:06.different angles, they are always finding a little bit of space. The
:45:06. > :45:10.tendency with the Dragons at the moment, although there is plenty of
:45:10. > :45:14.huff and puff and drive with them, they are all running in the same
:45:14. > :45:19.line, easy to defend. You are standing there, looking at a runner,
:45:19. > :45:23.looking to make a hit. When you have three or four runners coming
:45:23. > :45:27.at different angles you have to make a decision. More often than
:45:27. > :45:37.not, if the scrum have picks the right man, they will get a cross
:45:37. > :45:54.
:45:54. > :46:04.the gain-line. That is happening condition. Better than in a Stade
:46:04. > :46:08.
:46:08. > :46:12.de France last week! moving across the field to find a
:46:12. > :46:18.better area to scrummage. You cannot have that at that level of
:46:18. > :46:28.rugby. A better scrum by the Dragons. Driving up, says the
:46:28. > :46:38.
:46:38. > :46:42.referee. A tough call. Not an early again. The scrum opens up much of
:46:42. > :46:49.the entire field for the back line. It is virtually man against man
:46:49. > :46:58.behind. Some imagination might create a bit of space. You have got
:46:58. > :47:05.all that space to play with, look at it. Duncan Weir, Mark Bennett,
:47:05. > :47:15.they look impressive. If they play flat from the scrum, then
:47:15. > :47:23.
:47:23. > :47:28.as that from Alex Dunbar. -- it is as simple as that. The Dragons have
:47:28. > :47:35.conceded, they attacked from depth, it was easy in the end for Dunbar.
:47:35. > :47:42.A wide pass. Jonathan Evans could have come across a bit quicker. In
:47:42. > :47:47.some ways, someone has to take that inside man and because of the way
:47:47. > :47:51.the scrum was, look at the way that Nic Cudd is already behind the
:47:51. > :47:58.scrum. A lot of work to do there and make a significant tackle which
:47:58. > :48:02.he would have to do. Good play by Glasgow. Again, they have got the
:48:02. > :48:12.scrum right, the delivery from Prygos correct, the flat ball from
:48:12. > :48:13.
:48:13. > :48:19.Duncan Weir. Well-executed move and a simple try in the end. It is wide.
:48:19. > :48:26.Simple, difficult to defend them. When it is done as well as Glasgow
:48:26. > :48:30.can do it. When they get the scrum as correctly as they did. They took
:48:30. > :48:36.the Dragons back row completely out of bed. When they met up in Glasgow
:48:36. > :48:40.in November, it was five tries to none to the home team. And already
:48:41. > :48:50.just before the end of the first half, Glasgow have got three
:48:51. > :49:20.
:49:20. > :49:25.something to really stir them in the changing room in a minute or so.
:49:26. > :49:30.Because it has been pretty much one-way traffic. It has. The better
:49:30. > :49:40.side are winning by a margin at the moment that they probably deserve.
:49:40. > :49:41.
:49:41. > :49:48.They have done far better with the ball in hand. You have got to keep
:49:48. > :49:51.the ball and I think that will be the biggest question that Darren
:49:51. > :49:57.Edwards will throw at his players. If you keep the ball long enough,
:49:57. > :50:01.do not keep giving them the opportunity to come back at you.
:50:01. > :50:11.You do not keep the ball long enough, then it is difficult to
:50:11. > :50:19.
:50:19. > :50:29.Ryan Wilson. This will be the final play of the first half. It cannot
:50:29. > :50:29.
:50:29. > :51:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:51:23. > :51:28.come to an end quickly enough for bring an end to the end of the
:51:28. > :51:34.first half? That will be it for the first half. The first half were the
:51:34. > :51:39.Dragons have the first. And pretty much nothing else as Glasgow grew
:51:40. > :51:47.in confidence and stature and cut three converted tries to make it a
:51:47. > :51:51.very difficult second half indeed to face the Dragons. Already within
:51:51. > :51:55.one try and the bonus point, and the Dragons have an awful lot of
:51:55. > :52:05.work to do to regrew because at half-time, it is Dragons three,
:52:05. > :52:06.
:52:06. > :52:15.struck fast with a Tom Prydie penalty but that would be the only
:52:15. > :52:18.point they would score which was pretty much all Glasgow's. Fleeter
:52:18. > :52:28.of foot there and some strength before that and what looked like a
:52:28. > :52:34.poor kick from Henry Prygos but then became a wonderful. A killer
:52:34. > :52:44.blow here as well, 27-3 is the half-time score to Glasgow. Look at
:52:44. > :52:45.
:52:45. > :52:51.handling errors, conditions are not ideal and the pitch is cutting up
:52:51. > :52:56.but they have had more than their fair share but Glasgow have played
:52:56. > :53:01.with more momentum and are well worthy of that lead. Yes, this is
:53:01. > :53:11.not an easy place to come and get a win. They have got a great balance,
:53:11. > :53:14.
:53:14. > :53:17.They have caused a lot of problems. The Dragons have missed nine
:53:18. > :53:21.tackles and they always put themselves under pressure. Glasgow
:53:21. > :53:26.look like they meant business from the first whistle and then they had
:53:26. > :53:30.gone off into the lead. Yes, playing against a good side but you
:53:30. > :53:36.have got reset quickly in defence, B Sharpe and Orphic and the Dragons
:53:36. > :53:42.are not at the races, quite frankly. It is a pressured Clare up -- you
:53:42. > :53:47.It is a pressured Clare up -- you have got to be sharp. The ball gets
:53:47. > :53:51.in early to Ryan Wilson. The missed tackle comes here that encourages
:53:51. > :53:55.Jack Dixon at 12 to come in and make the rescue tackle and that
:53:55. > :53:59.creates a bit of an offload feed and they are away. That does the
:53:59. > :54:03.damage and when they get the ball recycled under the post, Dan Evans
:54:03. > :54:07.goes for the outside shoulder and that is just too easy. Again, this
:54:07. > :54:14.is a slow ball. Had to get across the gain-line, not putting an
:54:14. > :54:19.effective tackle in. This father, Lewis Evans, too slow to react and
:54:19. > :54:24.fill in on the short side. Again, they are in behind the home defence.
:54:24. > :54:26.The rest becomes easier then because they are on the front foot.
:54:26. > :54:32.The two fullback and the winger will be disappointed about their
:54:32. > :54:36.position here. They do not react to the space. The kick is fortuitous
:54:36. > :54:41.with the bounce but they should do better with that. And Glasgow
:54:41. > :54:47.deserved their luck. Martin, you mentioned it, defensive lapses are
:54:47. > :54:52.both leading to those two tries. Was it more the lapses of rather
:54:52. > :54:56.than the Glasgow enterprise? bounce of the ball could go
:54:56. > :55:01.anywhere and at the start of the game, the Dragons had two charged
:55:01. > :55:05.downs. If they put those up in a different game, it would be
:55:05. > :55:14.different but Glasgow have been very impressive. The Darren Edwards
:55:14. > :55:18.in the first half a talking about the Dragons building a school...
:55:18. > :55:22.When you concede a try on the first phase, it is always disappointing.
:55:22. > :55:26.Jonathan Evans has been caught in the headlines a bit. There is no
:55:26. > :55:31.way that Nic Cudd will get over from the flank and tackle the
:55:31. > :55:36.centre, a great line, he has run hard but he will be very
:55:37. > :55:40.disappointed there. A simple cut to the posts. The retort about the
:55:40. > :55:45.Battle of the back rows, a few youngsters in the Dragons back row.
:55:45. > :55:48.Lot of people who have made names for themselves, the likes of John
:55:48. > :55:56.Barclay and time and again in the first half, when the Dragons are in
:55:56. > :56:01.possession, Glasgow slowing the ball down, disrupting it. They have
:56:01. > :56:07.had the quality of the ball they have had, the Dragons. Not only the
:56:07. > :56:14.back row, the loose-head has got a couple of turnovers. A few
:56:14. > :56:24.occasions when they Dragons have had overlaps, but then it only
:56:24. > :56:28.takes a split second, and then they turn them over in the 22. Glasgow
:56:28. > :56:36.are efficient and Rob mentioned it in the commentary, some really
:56:36. > :56:41.quick balls picking the balls from Prygos, that is the way it is.
:56:41. > :56:47.Sean, a massive mountain to climb, what do you say to your players?
:56:47. > :56:53.You need to inspire them but when you have been in the 22 twice, they
:56:53. > :56:58.have not got much possession, it is about getting the next go. Forwards
:56:58. > :57:02.need to be going, they need to get forward. Pretty simple but
:57:02. > :57:06.inspiring message is that they need to instil to get the next score.
:57:06. > :57:12.The second half is coming up shortly and plenty more sport
:57:12. > :57:17.coming your way on BBC Wales this weekend Staton with a jam-packed
:57:17. > :57:23.episode of sport Wales with an interview with with Roberts.
:57:24. > :57:31.If you look a few years ago, Italy sewed up and they are a strong side
:57:31. > :57:41.and Scotland are playing well. Massive, everything is leading to
:57:41. > :57:44.
:57:44. > :57:49.this fight. It is the working man's Cup, really, isn't it? Who have you
:57:49. > :57:57.got the softest spot for? Brad food. STUDIO: A very emotional interview
:57:57. > :58:02.with Terry, talking about the Bradford fire, and that is 9
:58:02. > :58:05.o'clock sport Wales just after asked on BBC Two Wales. And the
:58:05. > :58:15.radio, Rhys Priestland is hoping to return to action before the end of
:58:15. > :58:19.the season, good luck to him for The Pro 12 continues tomorrow with
:58:19. > :58:29.the crucial target when the Scarlets and Munster, both vying to
:58:29. > :58:30.
:58:30. > :58:33.And Scrum V is on on Sunday at the earlier time of what passed five,
:58:33. > :58:38.plenty of the programme including an interview with the orchestrator
:58:38. > :58:47.of that match winning try in Paris, Dan Biggar. Lots of things we spoke
:58:47. > :58:51.about including his desire and his This special Jersey and it is
:58:51. > :58:55.something which is special to me and if I can hold onto it for a
:58:55. > :58:59.long time, that would be a dream. We mentioned a star-studded line-up,
:58:59. > :59:03.we have got Ryan Bevington, Rob Jones, Jonathan Davies and
:59:03. > :59:07.returning from Japan, Mr Shane Williams is in the studio with us,
:59:07. > :59:15.make sure you tune in for that. And last but not least in the sporting
:59:15. > :59:24.highlight of the week, the latest instalment of five Scrum V Classics,
:59:24. > :59:28.It is a strange time of year for the boss regions as we have spoken
:59:28. > :59:32.about, the Six Nations can be disruptive, lot of players going to
:59:32. > :59:36.Wales camp and also strain of the resources and you may have heard
:59:36. > :59:41.Andrew Hore talking in the week, Ospreys players are out, 23,
:59:41. > :59:47.whether it is to do with the 20 duty but perhaps Emma rile drop in
:59:47. > :59:50.a time like this and it is time for the regions to maintain team spirit
:59:50. > :59:53.and the Scarlets have come up with a novel way of doing that, they
:59:53. > :59:58.have been down to Bluestone Park in Pembrokeshire and they have been
:59:58. > :00:04.cut steering, checking themselves off cliffs and treetops, kayaking,
:00:04. > :00:09.all sorts of crazy stuff to bond and build team morale. Sean Holley
:00:09. > :00:14.has been working with the Scarlets in a consultancy capacity and give
:00:14. > :00:19.us an impression of what it was like doing that. I did not sign up
:00:19. > :00:22.for that, I can tell you! Getting the tracksuit back on, trying to
:00:22. > :00:28.mentor some of the young coaches, they have got a good group of young
:00:28. > :00:32.players and coaches and some of those, it is extremely important,
:00:32. > :00:37.four very important Pro 12 marches where experience can be picked up
:00:37. > :00:40.and points, and some of the young players, it is about keeping the
:00:40. > :00:45.bubble and squeak going in the week, keeping the morale and motivation
:00:45. > :00:50.up because they have got big games and big points, and Munster
:00:50. > :00:54.tomorrow for the Scarlets, and that is a big game. Yes, very big game.
:00:54. > :01:02.Sure Holly, you will be there in your consultants capacity - but
:01:02. > :01:06.sure Holly. I have been helping Simon and down and it reminds me of
:01:06. > :01:10.when I started regional coaching and we have got lots of hard work
:01:10. > :01:15.they are doing down there so the future is bright in Scarlet land
:01:15. > :01:25.and I am contributing as much as I can. Good man. We mentioned two of
:01:25. > :01:26.
:01:26. > :01:32.the Dragons, Andrew Coombs and Toby Faletau. Good to see him back to
:01:32. > :01:36.his barnstorming best. Perhaps the international find of the season is
:01:36. > :01:40.a man who have found favourites down at Rodney Parade but perhaps
:01:40. > :01:47.not well known until now on the international scene, Andrew Coombs,
:01:47. > :01:54.a converted back rower, and Wales'' chief source of line-up. Yes, a
:01:54. > :02:00.story of the championship. He is has a proper job and it is
:02:00. > :02:04.fortunate that we caught up with him and he is loving it. I think it
:02:04. > :02:08.is a great message to send out, the boys playing in the Premiership now,
:02:08. > :02:12.never give up, you never know what is round the corner, he has been
:02:12. > :02:15.brilliant. Baker pull of years ago, he was a scuffle there are now on
:02:15. > :02:22.the touch-line. -- a couple of years ago.
:02:22. > :02:27.We had Tom Shanklin... And the latest in the pitch side areas,
:02:27. > :02:32.Andrew Coombs. What is the recent times like for you? It has been a
:02:32. > :02:36.whirlwind. Trying to keep life as normal as possible and try to enjoy
:02:36. > :02:41.every minute. What have you made a tonight's in? Are disappointed, if
:02:41. > :02:45.I am honest. Before we have shown recently with three good results,
:02:45. > :02:49.we went behind last week at half- time and the boy has pulled it
:02:49. > :02:52.round. Back to the international scene, the boys in the studio
:02:52. > :02:56.singing your praises. The Lions tour coming up, have you thought of
:02:56. > :03:02.that? Not really. I am concentrating on a good tournament
:03:02. > :03:06.with Wales, keeping the Jersey, our boys coming back from injuries. It
:03:06. > :03:10.is keeping the Jersey. In a 28, coming through the Premiership the
:03:10. > :03:14.hard way. What is your message he did not Becket the first time round
:03:14. > :03:19.and now playing in the Premiership? Never give up, keep on working for
:03:19. > :03:27.that dream. It is a hard one to do but keep on working hard, you will
:03:27. > :03:31.get it. Thank you. I should say that a man of these parts, he is
:03:31. > :03:41.great Charlie Faulkner, did not get capped until 34 and then went on to
:03:41. > :04:15.
:04:16. > :04:20.It is a cause the day after Valentine's Day, lovers in the air
:04:20. > :04:26.at Rodney Parade. The teams are back out on the pitch, and we can
:04:26. > :04:36.do ball back to Rob Jones and Gareth Charles. -- we can go back
:04:36. > :04:40.
:04:40. > :04:45.a cold February evening! -- one way of keeping warm. Glasgow are
:04:45. > :04:55.certainly Bernard -- burning up tonight. Three tries, we will see
:04:55. > :05:03.
:05:03. > :05:06.if the Dragons can get some start from the Dragons, holding on
:05:07. > :05:16.to the ball extremely well, building up to the Glasgow 10 metre
:05:17. > :05:27.
:05:27. > :05:33.have confidence the support would arrive, which it did. Nimmo
:05:33. > :05:43.isolated for a second, but Cudd got in there, as well, to win the but -
:05:43. > :05:54.
:05:54. > :05:58.start, spirited stuff from the get the ball away, but Dan Evans
:05:58. > :06:05.was outside him, just handed knocked out of his grasp at the
:06:05. > :06:09.crucial moment. That was the best pass played by some distance. I
:06:09. > :06:16.think there was more imagination in terms of some of the running, their
:06:16. > :06:21.ability to keep the ball alive, as well. It wasn't great there Mike,
:06:21. > :06:27.but they get it away from contact, the pass inside, as well. -- it
:06:27. > :06:31.wasn't great there. Just keeping the ball alive. Nick can't get the
:06:31. > :06:38.pass away, just as he is almost through the gap, the mistake is
:06:38. > :06:45.made. -- Nic Cudd. For the first time, I think, they have gone
:06:45. > :06:55.beyond five phases of play. Space will appear, that has to be the
:06:55. > :07:19.
:07:19. > :07:29.emphasis. Pressure coming on the allowed to go for it. It came off a
:07:29. > :07:31.
:07:31. > :07:36.looks quicker. Across comes Dan Evans to save the day, and Matawalu
:07:36. > :07:40.claims that he was holding him back from the ball. The danger signs are
:07:40. > :07:46.there immediately for the Dragons. Matawalu looked very comfortable on
:07:46. > :07:49.the wing. He looks very sharp. This was a lovely kick ahead. Good hands
:07:49. > :07:55.initially. Over-committed themselves defensively. The kick
:07:55. > :08:05.ahead I thought was a bit cowardly. He showed great pace. -- a bit
:08:05. > :08:30.
:08:30. > :08:36.Jones, wrapping himself around Weir. Steffan Jones did very well to keep
:08:36. > :08:40.Weir on his feet. That has been a real flavour of the
:08:40. > :08:45.month we have seen internationally. We have started to see it coming
:08:45. > :08:50.into the regional game. When someone goes slightly high, he
:08:50. > :09:00.steps in. Steffan Jones holds him up. You a fortune leap guaranteed
:09:00. > :09:00.
:09:00. > :09:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:09:40. > :09:50.that is going to be a turnover ball. Rees patch will, three penalties-
:09:50. > :10:00.the outside half, they have and nine-three lead at Murrayfield. --
:10:00. > :10:01.
:10:01. > :10:11.the other two Welsh sides tonight. A better second half start for the
:10:11. > :10:24.
:10:24. > :10:34.game this season. August second person to do it. -- just the second
:10:34. > :10:51.
:10:51. > :10:56.Dan Bennett and took -- Mike were shovelled on by the end.
:10:56. > :11:05.think that was the right decision, well executed along the ground, it
:11:05. > :11:15.has gained them some fund -- 40 metres. A good kick by Dixon.
:11:15. > :11:16.
:11:16. > :11:22.Willie for loom, the flanker, has scored for Connacht. -- Faloon.
:11:22. > :11:27.What are the odds the winds of whipping away in Galwey tonight?
:11:27. > :11:37.Perfect rugby conditions, slightly damp, sticky underfoot, or
:11:37. > :11:37.
:11:37. > :12:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:12:30. > :12:35.he did not want to go straight back -- all-in Evans. They will have to
:12:35. > :12:41.settle for that penalty, but I was so important, he was motoring into
:12:41. > :12:45.the gap and really got into the defensive line.
:12:45. > :12:49.A year scum and you can't get the pass away as quickly as you would
:12:49. > :12:55.like. Then everything slowed down and allowed the Glasgow defence
:12:55. > :13:00.just to push out and get numbers across, get more number of there.
:13:01. > :13:05.We have certainly been -- this has certainly been a far better eight
:13:05. > :13:11.minutes from the Dragons, but they desperately need to score and put
:13:11. > :13:15.some pressure on Glasgow. This is a great chance to do so.
:13:15. > :13:20.They have the possession and are hanging on to it, it makes a
:13:20. > :13:23.massive difference. They are still making mistakes, but they are
:13:23. > :13:33.keeping it longer, that means keeping the pressure on that much
:13:33. > :14:08.
:14:08. > :14:12.they were building up nicely again, things come to a halt.
:14:12. > :14:16.Psychologically, when you are in the 22, you want to come away but
:14:16. > :14:21.some points. The only way to do that is to build pressure and keep
:14:21. > :14:25.possession. You will end up other finding space and getting across
:14:25. > :14:32.the try-line and or -- or getting a penalty. Only themselves to blame
:14:32. > :14:35.there. It is much better, but still those lapses in concentration
:14:35. > :14:45.allowing Glasgow to regain possession and push them back
:14:45. > :14:46.
:14:46. > :14:51.territorially. Evans, going in, great hit, and this is where, they
:14:51. > :14:59.have been there, what, four times and have not come away with
:14:59. > :15:07.anything at all. In contrast, Glasgow have probably got points
:15:07. > :15:11.every time they have managed to get into the Dragons' 22. It is a
:15:11. > :15:15.matter of believing you have to keep the ball, you need to have the
:15:15. > :15:25.ball, you keep the pressure on defensively. If you keep at it long
:15:25. > :15:38.
:15:38. > :15:47.very much to the Dragons since the restart previously, but nothing to
:15:47. > :15:53.show for it on the score board. Just the very early penalty. Mark
:15:53. > :15:57.Bennett forced to cure it -- clear from his own area.
:15:57. > :16:02.Evans with a banana kick to the far side, and a very good one, as well.
:16:02. > :16:12.The plea was going in the opposite direction, but is the only place
:16:12. > :16:33.
:16:33. > :16:37.left and executed it very well indeed, Dan Evans.
:16:37. > :16:47.A couple of caps of Wales, back on the tour of Canada and the United
:16:47. > :16:57.
:16:57. > :17:01.either they had to employ the scissors and bring the guide back
:17:01. > :17:09.to the angle... I don't think they communicated particularly well
:17:09. > :17:12.there. Otherwise, Will Harries was always going to be on his own.
:17:13. > :17:17.you come back inside, then you have got an issue. Very comfortable
:17:17. > :17:22.defending the wide ball, they are pushing across very well indeed.
:17:22. > :17:28.Immediately then, two players, Mark Bennett, we have seen his work in
:17:28. > :17:31.attack, defensively he is very good, as well, he is there on the penalty.
:17:32. > :17:37.A change in the Glasgow back row brings on the South African, Josh
:17:37. > :17:44.Strauss, joint from the Golden Lions in the summer. Expect a few
:17:44. > :17:54.caddies from him. He plays equally well at six or eight. 6 foot 7, 18
:17:54. > :18:19.
:18:19. > :18:26.immediately on the back foot on the ball, they could not control
:18:26. > :18:30.it enough to get it clear. John Evans is a very talented young
:18:30. > :18:40.player. He has made a couple of pretty basic errors, and when it
:18:40. > :18:41.
:18:41. > :18:45.matters in attack or defence of their, you look back at that Dunbar
:18:45. > :18:50.try in the first half, perhaps he needed to push out and take that
:18:50. > :18:54.first man. Duncan Weir or the one coming back inside, Dunbar. I think
:18:54. > :19:04.he needs to take the pressure off the back row, it is his
:19:04. > :19:04.
:19:04. > :20:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:20:18. > :20:23.took the chances very well, exerted some inaccuracy from Glasgow.
:20:23. > :20:26.are looking to do things a bit differently. Van Der Merwe had gone
:20:26. > :20:32.to the right and came back to the left and then came straight back on
:20:32. > :20:37.the short and will inside Prygos, perhaps a bit late which meant
:20:37. > :20:41.getting the defence and giving them a bit of time to reorganise
:20:41. > :20:48.themselves. You can see they are looking to create things. They are
:20:48. > :20:58.not doing things simply up and down. Some imagination is going into
:20:58. > :21:21.
:21:21. > :21:31.ground for the two front rows in particular, they could not get
:21:31. > :21:38.
:21:38. > :21:48.collapsing of the scrums this evening. Not by recent standards,
:21:48. > :22:26.
:22:26. > :22:36.Jonathan Evans, the Defence old taking the field for the
:22:36. > :22:41.
:22:41. > :22:51.Dragons. Hallam Amos will come on and Steffan Jones to party.
:22:51. > :23:23.
:23:23. > :23:28.departing. Talented individual, hand this evening. He is driven
:23:28. > :23:38.back as soon as he got his hands on the ball on that occasion. Tap-and-
:23:38. > :23:59.
:23:59. > :24:04.in the 22 but it is hacked away by that was going to gain nothing at
:24:04. > :24:14.all. All of a sudden, they found themselves back on the opposite
:24:14. > :24:25.
:24:25. > :24:32.side of the field. The first touch space down there but simply by
:24:32. > :24:38.committing a defender and timing the past, they are making yards. It
:24:38. > :24:48.was a poor kick by Hallam Amos and then a lovely pass that could have
:24:48. > :24:49.
:24:49. > :24:53.gone and probably would have been better going to Van Der Merwe. As
:24:53. > :24:59.good as Ryan Wilson has been this evening, that was ultimately a poor
:25:00. > :25:09.decision. Dragons have had two thirds of possession in this period,
:25:10. > :25:18.
:25:18. > :25:22.we are still waiting for either improvement we have seen in the
:25:22. > :25:26.Dragons, there has not been significant enough pressure to make
:25:26. > :25:31.us think they will not fight their way back into this game. I think
:25:31. > :25:40.Glasgow will be looking for that bonus point, looking for the next
:25:40. > :25:47.try. It will keep them where they want to be, at the top of the table.
:25:47. > :25:52.Those top four spaces in the play- offs, that is what most teams are
:25:52. > :26:02.aiming for. Ulster will definitely be one of them. A seven point
:26:02. > :26:08.
:26:08. > :26:14.Such is the desperation of the Dragons to find some open space.
:26:14. > :26:17.The quality of their distribution and passing has not been great.
:26:17. > :26:27.They have put the long passes in but it is slowing the outside
:26:27. > :26:31.
:26:31. > :26:34.runner down and allowing Glasgow defenders too easily push across.
:26:34. > :26:44.That is the Tonga and Ofa Fainga'anuku taking the place of
:26:44. > :26:48.
:26:48. > :26:58.Gordon Reid on the loose-head. -- the Tongan. I was not going to have
:26:58. > :27:10.
:27:10. > :27:16.a go at that name! Gordon Reid was tackling in the Dragons defence
:27:16. > :27:21.there and Tyler Paris gets his first touch of the evening and at
:27:21. > :27:25.an unexpected bonus try, the change, bringing Matawalu to scrum-half but
:27:25. > :27:31.look at the driver's defence here. Dunbar has made some fantastic in
:27:31. > :27:38.roads defensively but he coasted around three defenders. That is
:27:38. > :27:42.awful defending. Absolutely awful defending. Initially, Tyler Paris
:27:42. > :27:52.he was on the bench initially, he comes in, first touch of the ball,
:27:52. > :27:54.
:27:54. > :27:59.he is across. How simple is that? Both the midfield playmakers,
:27:59. > :28:02.Dunbar with more power and drive Mark Bennett who has got the foot
:28:02. > :28:10.work and perhaps possibly more vision, they had been excellent
:28:10. > :28:13.today and have created so much. That will have heard, just on the
:28:14. > :28:17.hour mark because the Dragons who have played the better of the
:28:17. > :28:21.second half, most of the possession of the territory but defending like
:28:21. > :28:30.that will cost you dearly and Glasgow will go away with all five
:28:30. > :28:34.points. The dragon forwards coach, a bad night at the office, we can
:28:34. > :28:39.see that, how do you go about motivating the boys and playing his
:28:39. > :28:42.final minutes? It is so disappointed, we have come off
:28:42. > :28:47.second best in too many areas of this game. Glasgow had been very
:28:47. > :28:50.accurate and have got the tries for it and our boys at the moment are
:28:50. > :28:54.making too many individual errors which is making the collective look
:28:54. > :28:59.very disorganised which is disappointed. We need them to raise
:28:59. > :29:04.themselves individually and show our supporters here that we want to
:29:04. > :29:09.put on a performance for them. the end of the day, Defence have
:29:09. > :29:14.got to make tackles. You saw that it just then. When somebody
:29:14. > :29:24.individually misses a tackle, it lets the whole defence line back.
:29:24. > :29:33.
:29:33. > :29:38.more yards and perhaps giving an armchair ride and Dan Evans...
:29:38. > :29:43.Brilliant bit of skill by Dan Evans. Nobody close enough and then looks
:29:43. > :29:48.to the miracle ball and finds the touch-line. That probably sums up
:29:48. > :29:52.their night. Individual mistakes. There have been some sparks or
:29:52. > :29:56.there. Some players who have stepped up to the mark but too many
:29:56. > :30:03.times they have done the good thing and then spoiled it with a bad
:30:03. > :30:08.thing. Dan Evans, lovely kick, controlled, took it and when he
:30:08. > :30:14.accepted the tackle, he looked for the support players but that just
:30:14. > :30:24.sums up the Dragons' evening, unfortunately. Yes, a flash of
:30:24. > :30:27.
:30:27. > :30:37.promise and then crumbling and really, they need to be building.
:30:37. > :30:47.Looking at Prygos, he was excellent when he was on. Matawalu in now.
:30:47. > :31:00.
:31:00. > :31:10.Always on the front foot but the Harries got a hand to it. Pressure
:31:10. > :31:15.
:31:15. > :31:19.coming on Hallam Amos. Nic Cudd has is the same again, a flash of
:31:19. > :31:24.brilliance, but not being able to pick enough phases of play together
:31:25. > :31:30.to build anything decent. They created a bit more, they got on the
:31:30. > :31:35.front foot a bit more, they made a half break. Again, Dan Evans, just
:31:35. > :31:43.a simple pass inside that goes astray. It is the pass more than
:31:43. > :31:48.the take there. He has done a lot of good things, he always does, but
:31:48. > :31:55.it is just the consistency in his game generally and indeed Dragons'
:31:55. > :32:01.aimed tonight. It has not been consistent enough. -- Dragons' Dane
:32:01. > :32:05.denied. I just caught a glimpse of Nic Cudd getting a fresh bandage
:32:05. > :32:08.around his head. It has been a battling performance from Phil --
:32:08. > :32:14.from him. A yes, it has. This is poor,
:32:14. > :32:18.defensively. He did well, he ran hard, and you would expect him to
:32:19. > :32:24.be taken by one of the three defenders there. It is a shame for
:32:25. > :32:34.Cudd, he has been excellent, a real what course. He does at the dirty
:32:35. > :32:50.
:32:50. > :32:54.work in the tackle area. He has he is a very quiet man. He was down
:32:54. > :32:59.at the Scarlets when I was there, he does not see a lot, he does his
:33:00. > :33:05.work on the field. He is certainly in the nitty gritty of the tackle
:33:05. > :33:12.area. Ball on the ground, old- fashioned, he is prepared to put
:33:12. > :33:18.his body on the line. replacement being used up. That is
:33:18. > :33:28.Gerwyn Price of Cross Keys. Making his second appearance in a Glasgow
:33:28. > :33:33.shirt. He has played with and against most of this team Mike team.
:33:33. > :33:38.The other replacement is an interesting one. -- most of this
:33:38. > :33:43.Dragons team. Ed Calman was not sure if he was
:33:43. > :33:49.going to come down or not, because his wife was just about to go into
:33:49. > :33:59.labour. Had she done so, he would not be here. The if she does, he is
:33:59. > :34:06.
:34:06. > :34:16.not going to get back in time, is not's lead. Another try for Glasgow,
:34:16. > :34:16.
:34:16. > :34:23.they are coming thick and fast and easy as you like. Glasgow came on,
:34:23. > :34:30.and the Dragons crumbled again. They have five or pin Glasgow, five
:34:30. > :34:34.in the Rodney Parade. -- up in Glasgow. They just demolished the
:34:34. > :34:40.Dragons pact there. So well- controlled, ball constantly at the
:34:40. > :34:46.back, staying on their feet, again a well worked, well orchestrated
:34:46. > :34:54.try from the forwards. It has nudged just been about the backs,
:34:54. > :35:00.it has been a real team performance from Glasgow this evening. -- it
:35:00. > :35:04.has not just been about the backs. To come here and get five tries
:35:04. > :35:09.with 15 minutes still to go and play the way they have, and put
:35:09. > :35:15.their bodies on the line, really, defensively they have works so hard,
:35:15. > :35:21.attacking the have created so much, each and every one of them.
:35:21. > :35:26.Duncan Weir and see yet another conversion, takes Glasgow over 40
:35:26. > :35:30.point. -- adds yet another conversion. As it stands, this were
:35:30. > :35:36.booed -- will be their biggest ever victory against the Dragons in the
:35:36. > :35:43.league. Duncan Weir has done his work for the night. He has gone off,
:35:43. > :35:49.he has certainly been instrumental in the play. He has made things
:35:49. > :35:58.happen. His distribution has been good, he is taking has been good,
:35:58. > :36:08.tactically he has brought Dunbar into play so often, creating space
:36:08. > :36:31.
:36:31. > :36:41.wide. Ahead down charge comes from Fainga'anuku. Barclay steps into
:36:41. > :36:47.the gap and it is a hammering now for the Dragons. It looks as if
:36:47. > :36:52.they team Mike Catt have just gone. How simple is this? -- it looks
:36:52. > :36:57.like the Dragons have just gone. Bennett comes in, even under
:36:57. > :37:01.pressure get the pass away. He almost went there on his own. I
:37:01. > :37:06.don't think he could have put that pass away, but he just kept the
:37:06. > :37:16.ball, the drive, the power, they are still cleaning out and
:37:16. > :37:23.
:37:23. > :37:29.time he has got his hands on the ball. But the Dragons need to keep
:37:29. > :37:39.their heads up, otherwise it is quite embarrassing now. There is
:37:39. > :38:02.
:38:02. > :38:07.I don't think anyone would have been expecting this. It is a young
:38:07. > :38:13.side, players that will learn from experience is like this. But you
:38:13. > :38:20.sort of expect a little bit more. It certainly is a very, very young
:38:20. > :38:27.-- of experience to learn from. -- tough experience. This is the kind
:38:27. > :38:31.of form that has taken Glasgow to second in the league. They do look
:38:31. > :38:35.a confident team, and a very well organised team, they know what they
:38:35. > :38:40.want to do and how they are going to do it.
:38:40. > :38:43.Over the last couple of years they have really build a side. Aside
:38:43. > :38:50.that has constantly pressurised at the top teams, even in the Heineken
:38:50. > :38:58.Cup. Gregor Townsend has come in and added a little bit to them in
:38:58. > :39:08.terms of spark. They're certainly a confident side. The Dragons, on the
:39:08. > :39:21.
:39:21. > :39:26.other hand, are so pedestrian, so up, you cannot just pass that on,
:39:26. > :39:30.it is too slow, too cumbersome. Take it up, try and stay on your
:39:30. > :39:40.feet. 70 minutes on, and the second row
:39:40. > :39:40.
:39:40. > :40:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:40:51. > :41:01.find themselves out there. He has are, six feet 10. Josh Tyler, plays
:41:01. > :41:15.
:41:15. > :41:20.A little bit of a way to go yet. That is terrible. I think you
:41:20. > :41:26.sometimes have to look at performances, when you have had a
:41:26. > :41:31.bad day at the office you have to push it aside and move on. For Dan
:41:31. > :41:41.Evans, this is one of them. They have taken nothing at all away from
:41:41. > :42:00.
:42:00. > :42:06.a brilliant supporting, brilliant offloaded and. -- brilliant
:42:06. > :42:16.offloading. They are screaming on the outside. There are so many
:42:16. > :42:18.
:42:18. > :42:24.waiting that could yet be on. That was a definite chance for Glasgow.
:42:24. > :42:29.Look at the build up in the first place. This man has got better and
:42:29. > :42:34.better, Matawalu. Great work initially. He has been fantastic,
:42:35. > :42:40.he has moved to nine, he has been involved constantly. Mark Bennett
:42:40. > :42:47.has spoken so highly of him for most of the afternoon that was a
:42:47. > :42:53.bad decision. He had three men inside and, 30 yards de Gaulle, two
:42:53. > :43:03.defenders. That would have been a fine try. -- 30 yards to go. He has
:43:03. > :43:13.looked equally at home at. Or scrum-half, at Niko Matawalu. -- at
:43:13. > :43:14.
:43:14. > :43:23.home or at scrum-half. That is a Sean Holley lookalike!
:43:23. > :43:33.He is coaching at the Scarlets, doing analysis, refereeing... Fair
:43:33. > :43:58.
:43:58. > :44:08.Swinson has a second, and a 74 Glasgow. What about this is turning
:44:08. > :44:09.
:44:09. > :44:12.out to be. -- What a rout. It is difficult to put into words what is
:44:13. > :44:19.happening at the moment. I have never seen a side disintegrate the
:44:19. > :44:23.way that the team might have. To do it at home, as well. This is always
:44:23. > :44:27.one of the toughest places to come because you know you are always in
:44:27. > :44:37.two -- in for a battle against a side that never-say-die.
:44:37. > :44:40.
:44:41. > :44:50.tonight, a couple more to add to that, and Tim Swinson will remember
:44:51. > :44:52.
:44:52. > :44:58.his visit to Rodney Parade. The Dragons will want to forget there's.
:44:58. > :45:03.-- this. The Orkney -- only thing the Rodney Parade faithful have to
:45:03. > :45:08.cheer about is that they have missed a relatively simple
:45:08. > :45:17.conversion. That sums up and ate in an evening totally dominated by
:45:17. > :45:21.Glasgow. It is disappointing. It is quite sad to see the way they have
:45:21. > :45:28.fallen apart, really. Missing simple tackles, not committing
:45:28. > :45:36.themselves. Again, you would never see that from Newport Gwent Dragons
:45:36. > :45:44.side. Again, he does enough to get the
:45:44. > :45:48.pass inside. Matawalu come Again prop income and
:45:48. > :45:58.again finding Josh Strauss. He handed off to a defender. Johnny
:45:58. > :46:02.
:46:02. > :46:07.enough now for the Dragons. They are suffering. You are expecting
:46:07. > :46:13.more. Matawalu with the chip over the top.
:46:13. > :46:18.Will Harries, he could not control it or else it would have been
:46:18. > :46:21.another. Tries are at reining in from
:46:21. > :46:25.everywhere, and we have a chance to pick a man of -- we have quite a
:46:25. > :46:30.job to pick a man of the match out of the Glasgow team.
:46:30. > :46:38.Both midfield players, Mark Bennett and Dunbar in particular has been
:46:38. > :46:41.excellent, but my man of the match has gone to, and guide who has gone
:46:41. > :46:45.from one go to scrum-half, Niko Matawalu. He has been excellent in
:46:45. > :46:51.everything he has done, incredibly quick and sharp, his ability to
:46:51. > :46:55.keep the ball alive, he has got a try, he has gone to scrum-half and
:46:55. > :47:02.deliver ball quickly, and kept Glasgow going forward constantly.
:47:02. > :47:06.He is my man of the match. He he has appeared a couple of times in
:47:06. > :47:09.the second half when he has been playing scrum-half.
:47:09. > :47:14.There are up -- there is a number of Glasgow players that could have
:47:14. > :47:21.won that accolade, but he has stood out. He has been involved
:47:21. > :47:31.constantly and been an impressive figure.
:47:31. > :47:44.
:47:44. > :47:51.He has been keeping them on the boot. That is a great kick. Dan
:47:51. > :48:00.Evans has done quite a few good things tonight. Each time he
:48:00. > :48:04.doesn't one, something else goes wrong. -- each time he does one.
:48:04. > :48:13.The player whose boot came off, he is quite happy to carry on in his
:48:13. > :48:23.sock now. He drove forward... The boot came flying about 30 metres.
:48:23. > :48:29.
:48:30. > :48:39.He needs to tie his laces a bit the middle of that with just one
:48:40. > :48:40.
:48:40. > :49:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:49:33. > :49:37.added the likes of Strauss and one more man to beat. Scott White
:49:37. > :49:47.and has he got a bit -- Dunbar is clean through. Aid has been an
:49:47. > :49:57.
:49:57. > :50:03.abysmal night for the Dragons. -- no? Ballade will make the final
:50:03. > :50:07.decision, Neil Ballard. Being hauled down by Will Harries. Gave
:50:07. > :50:15.him the momentum to get over the line. The momentum was there. But
:50:15. > :50:25.did not get the ball down. He has, he has! I am not sure if Will
:50:25. > :50:45.
:50:45. > :50:51.Harries had got his hand and the Dragons, and 8th try for Glasgow,
:50:51. > :50:58.for Scott White. A look at the angle here. Dunbar, another
:50:58. > :51:08.fantastic angle and keeps it up. Keeps it up enough to get a support
:51:08. > :51:29.
:51:29. > :51:35.runner in position. A lovely angle. pretty quiet. As another two points
:51:35. > :51:39.and to the misery and the Dragons who have suffered their worst
:51:39. > :51:48.defeat to the hands of Glasgow and the silence turns to booing because
:51:48. > :51:57.the the Dragons know that was an awful night at the office. Eight
:51:57. > :52:01.tries for Glasgow. penalty early on with the first
:52:01. > :52:05.points of the game but then it became one-way traffic. Three tries
:52:05. > :52:15.in the first half, five more in the second and an absolute thumping for
:52:15. > :52:17.
:52:17. > :52:22.STUDIO: Three tries in the first half and the floodgates were well
:52:22. > :52:26.and truly opened with Taylor Paris taking advantage of some woeful
:52:26. > :52:30.defending going over first in the second half. Glasgow's dominance
:52:31. > :52:38.all too evident with Tim Swinson eventually the man of the pile of
:52:38. > :52:43.bodies. Josh Strauss costs in on the action -- got in on the action.
:52:43. > :52:49.Tim Swinson went over for his second and Scott white sealed the
:52:49. > :52:55.dragon's misery. With the conversion this took Glasgow 60.S.
:52:55. > :52:58.We go down to the touch-line and the winning coach, Gregor Townsend.
:52:58. > :53:06.Well done and even on the manner of Well done and even on the manner of
:53:06. > :53:11.it. Playing more expansive, would You create a counter attack Paul
:53:11. > :53:16.and we certainly got more momentum going and we talk all week about
:53:16. > :53:19.how tough this fixture would be. Dragons have been playing well and
:53:19. > :53:24.the boys stepped up excellently today. I know you do not like
:53:24. > :53:28.criticising other teams but what were the fault of the Dragons?
:53:28. > :53:31.obviously plays our best game this season and when you do go down
:53:31. > :53:37.around four tries, it is tough because you are trying to force
:53:37. > :53:40.things and we played our best game and that is all I can save. We
:53:40. > :53:44.Pratt well and the Dragons are playing a tough team that work hard
:53:44. > :53:51.for each other and I am sure it is just a bad night -- we are prepared
:53:51. > :53:59.well. Well done. Martin, you and I were virtually speechless. That is
:53:59. > :54:04.the worst defeat the Dragons have had here at Rodney Parade. For a
:54:04. > :54:10.home defeat, that is absolutely shocking. Yes, pick the bones out
:54:10. > :54:16.of that one! They have been in good form, they played well against
:54:16. > :54:20.Treviso and Wasps. But for as well as Gregor is saying, Glasgow played
:54:20. > :54:24.well, the Dragons were shocking. Sometimes you play against sides
:54:24. > :54:29.and you know they are better but the manner in which they lost, the
:54:29. > :54:33.errors and missed tackles, they it was shocking. Sean Holley, that was
:54:33. > :54:37.the manner in which they almost seemed to give up. Pretty painful,
:54:37. > :54:40.watching. I have been on the receiving end of some pretty bad
:54:40. > :54:43.beatings but let's not take too much away from Glasgow, exceptional
:54:43. > :54:46.performance and they clearly mean performance and they clearly mean
:54:46. > :54:51.business. Two tries in the second half we will look at. Defensive
:54:51. > :54:56.structure is fine. The winners inside are fine but they missed the
:54:56. > :55:03.tackle. They have a contingency. 12 leads we go through without
:55:03. > :55:10.noticing him. The contingency, they must make the tackle and they just
:55:10. > :55:14.don't. A confident side with its set pieces, they were dominant up
:55:14. > :55:20.front or might. Beneath the penalty, kicking it to the corner and they
:55:20. > :55:25.have the application to know they can build. They showed some
:55:25. > :55:29.enterprise in the second half, cutting loose, offloading and play
:55:29. > :55:36.with confidence. Always around three white shirts and support.
:55:36. > :55:40.Matawalu played very well, adding impetus off the bench. They
:55:40. > :55:44.provided the offloads and then the scores came in abundance. Glasgow
:55:44. > :55:48.have announced they are here in this Pro 12 now, the top boys at
:55:48. > :55:51.this must know that Glasgow mean business. No doubt, they are
:55:51. > :55:56.certainly tight contenders. Dragons have gone back into the dressing
:55:56. > :55:58.rooms and we will not hear from them just yet. But they will steal
:55:58. > :56:04.his with Mika Matawalu, the man of the match.
:56:04. > :56:11.How good was that performance? usual, first I want to thank the
:56:11. > :56:17.Lord, giving us strength and the boys. They really worked hard for
:56:17. > :56:27.this game. And the momentum, I would like to thank the linesman as
:56:27. > :56:31.
:56:32. > :56:36.The coaches, the physios and all the linesman. You are the
:56:36. > :56:41.RaboDirect Pro 12 man of the match, well done.
:56:41. > :56:48.STUDIO:, many Glasgow players we could have picked out that Matawalu
:56:48. > :56:53.shone particularly. They were impressive in fairness to them. A
:56:53. > :56:59.good balance with a good, driving game and it looks like they want to
:56:59. > :57:03.play. They will be in the top four or thereabouts and it is a long end
:57:03. > :57:06.of the season now for Dragons because I think Europe is out of
:57:06. > :57:12.the equation. Like to look at the table and see how this changes
:57:12. > :57:16.things. Glasgow was second Tami in to this -- let's look at the table.
:57:16. > :57:23.Glasgow are only two point behind the leaders, Ulster and they widen
:57:23. > :57:32.the gap between Leinster and the Ospreys. A quick check on some of
:57:33. > :57:36.the latest scores now. The latest in Ulster, they are currently ahead
:57:36. > :57:41.and it looks like they will extend their lead at the top. Edinburgh
:57:41. > :57:51.are 16-14 ahead against Blues and Connacht currently 16-7 against
:57:51. > :57:53.
:57:53. > :57:57.Very briefly, it has been a shocking night for the Dragons. put
:57:57. > :58:03.this into context, a sign of deeper problems or putting it into
:58:03. > :58:08.context? The form up until tonight had not been bad but do come back
:58:08. > :58:12.off a 60-point defeat will be a blow for the rest of the season.
:58:12. > :58:16.tough but for the fans. Most stayed till the end but what will they be
:58:16. > :58:20.thinking? They are probably as shocked as everybody. They go down
:58:20. > :58:27.with a fight and it is always difficult but tonight it was the
:58:27. > :58:30.truly men against boys. It has been an absolutely terrible nightmare
:58:30. > :58:35.for the Dragons, a record defeat at Rodney Parade, the fans have gone