Ospreys v Edinburgh Scrum V Live

Enormous congratulations to Wales. The Grand Slam is on. The Ospreys

has been underway since eight The game is going on and we can

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Edinburgh have been competing and there have been plenty of penalties

so far in this game. The only way to stop penalties is to issue the

yellow card. At for the third time, the Ospreys pass for a kickable

penalty and go for the corner. -- Brown. This time he is on for Lee

Jones, the winger. Brown had been on earlier as a temporary

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Thomas. James King is in their. A second try for the young former

were to put the ball back to Morgan. Just taking their time, being

patient. They easily could have taken that to the back but the

points, and the Ospreys are very much on course against struggling

Edinburgh. Over it goes, and the ball comes back nice and quick from

Jonathan Thomas. This allows Morgan the Ospreys. Fluctuating fortunes

over the last couple of weeks, the win in Belfast followed by

dissipate -- disappointing defeat rapid blast From Mr Wilkinson.

looked like he has taken a bang on the floor. What a ball, a blind

pass. Richard Fussell spooned it off his boot a bit. It did not go

exactly where he wanted it to go, the delay in the past, Tom Isaacs

sees the space to the right hand get the ball back. Greig Tonks just

catches Tom Isaacs player Matt Mee. I have been watching Kahn Fotuali'i,

you do not often see him as a winger. He is such a versatile

player. It was a toss-up between him and De Vries Wed, who played on

the wind. Let's have Ann Naylor at the tries. Morgan Allen. And a

Morgan Allen, from two micrometres. -- 2 mm. Or Ospreys are missing 15

players on international duty. can still field at the likes of

Jonathan Thomas, Rhys Webb, and Ryan Bevington. They have got a

good strength in depth. It looks as though Tom Brown has been replaced

already. Ben Cairns has come on, so it is another reshuffle of the back

line. The replacement is replaced himself. It is the knee in the face.

Yes. It is never a nice thing. He is still struggling. You have got

to be careful, anything to do with the head. It is never good when you

lose injuries so early on in the game. Everything has to be

reshuffled. You have got substitutes coming on, going out of

position. John Yapp again, the former Cardiff Blues player. John

Yapp and Willem Nel gave them a Tom King in November. Ospreys work

scrummaged off the park bench. They have more resources this evening,

have think signed Cai Griffiths and out. Talk us through the first half

of those of for the late arrivals are. Pretty decent, actually.

Edinburgh were chasing a bit. We are trying to navigate around the

referee, we have had to work as a way around a few decisions.

Edinburgh look like a side low on confidence? Yes, they are having to

Hoddle, bring a bit of adrenalin and motivation. We look pretty

decent of the front foot as well. lot of space behind. It just seemed

to go backwards. He had a few players outside him, but there was

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the moment. They may be slightly releasing it. The worst thing you

can do. He wanted to speed the game up, and he tapped it on. Edinburgh

have to be very careful man. They are giving away far too many

penalties. It rebounded off an Edinburgh boot. The thought was

good, the execution was not. gets a bit too excited. He does not

kick it high enough. He is too keen! The excitable branch of the

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an Edinburgh defensive line-out. The game has opened up a bit. That

ball. James King with the work there. Those balls can go anywhere.

Half charged down. Unfortunate for Edinburgh, they have got the line-

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forwarder. Some beautiful skill in the build up. Barbarian style. A

little more corn. Yes. It was just knocked out of Scott Baldwin's

grass path. A lovely back door pass. He did well there. He keeps hold of

ball. Kahn Fotuali'i was under the lot of pressure. He is dangerous,

Richard Fussell. He has fitted in the very well here. He has made the

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position his own. He was pretty Ospreys. They have been positive,

the ball has been thrown around, they have been trying things.

Edinburgh have not had much to their coaches are for next season.

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Michael Bradley is not being Coming into the last few minutes of

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and has put that went straight out changes are ready, haven't they, on

the back line. Andy Titterrell will surely limp back into the picture.

There he is. There has been a lot of kicking by Edinburgh, mostly

down to the linesman up the Ospreys. They get up fast. Not a lot of

options for them apart from booting Edinburgh are looking to get on the

scoreboard before the interval, otherwise the Ospreys will be

sitting pretty and may be thinking penalty too slow up the Ospreys.

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Watson. He brings Edinburgh back into it on the stroke of half-time.

If a had not scored he would have been in a bit of trouble. -- if he

had not scored. Netani Talei is live -- looking for a bit of

abstraction. Morgan just makes a tackle here. They have got plenty

of attackers. Break by Watson. should have been the three on one,

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shouldn't it? It just slips out of to get some more points on the

time and have got herself back within seven points and given

another penalty away. -- got in this half. The only way you are

going to stop teams penalising is to issue a yellow card. A chance

for the players to warm up in a moment or two. After this kick from

Matthew Morgan. The Ospreys are dominating proceedings. Watson's

try brought it back. The Ospreys lead Edinburgh by 14 points to

for the hosts. There was an early try after some good build up from

the team-mates. Some fine work from James King. Matthew Morgan added

extra on both occasions to put the Ospreys into the lead. On the

stroke of half-time, Edinburgh hit back. Hamish Watson on the end of

the scoring pass, and some fine work to finish as well. Let's have

a look at those match statistics. The Ospreys are unsurprisingly on

top in terms of possession and territory. 54 % possession.

Edinburgh made more tackles in that first half. They conceded twice as

many penalties. The referee was giving Edinburgh a bit of a talking

Five minutes ago I was going to say it was a comfortable half but there

is a different complexion on things. They have dominated the hath,

really. They have played some really good rugby. You can see that

they are going out for tries to night and are trying to get that

bonus point, but you can never underestimate the Edinburgh team.

Edinburgh came into this on a pretty dreadful run, but they will

take heart from that. You have got to win the game before you look for

any extra bonus points. They will be hugely disappointed, the Ospreys.

They might be weaker in the second half as a result. Morgan Allen is

having a good game. Yes. They have had their hands on the ball and

they are Florin. A modern-day scrum half challengers the fringes. --

half challengers the fringes. -- challenges the fringes. Do not file

on the far side and leave a gap. Jonathan Thomas is a great athlete.

There is no stopping biscuit from their. He is a powerful young man.

We have seen a very clever try from the Ospreys. Jonathan Thomas passes

behind James King to Matthew Morgan. What James King then does is keep

the line a defence which frees up some space for Morgan Allen who

puts a little pass in. Once you get close, people like Martin Allen, he

senses he is close to the line. -- Morgan Allen. He has an ability to

make that extra pass. There is some interesting stuff going on there.

We spoke before about the game about Kahn Fotuali'i. He is putting

out a position on the wing. He is everywhere. He is a class act.

will find that things will happen around here. This is his brute

strength and his power game. He is really explosive in the contact

area. He is full of confidence, this guy, and he can make the

Ospreys tic. He had a great pass there. He knows the players are on

his shoulder. It is a simple two on one, which we do not see enough of

a modern-day rugby. When the ball is going your way, a challenge can

go a long way. He is always putting go a long way. He is always putting

pressure on Edinburgh. You can make things tick for the rest of your

side. The you know him well. He just runs and finds the action,

doesn't he? The mantra is that you have to be a quality individual. He

adds to the environment. He is a fantastic player. He is likely an

event. I think he would probably finish the game... A quality player

and it is sad to see him going at the end of the season. Go in back

to the Ospreys as a whole, you have mentioned that they have not scored

many bonus point this season. Their condition is very different from

Italy and they are going for it. Then are playing some rugby. They

Then are playing some rugby. They recognise that the season is

hotting up and they need to score Channel Four stub it is difficult

to get into the wide channels in modern rugby -- they are getting

into the wide channels. It is difficult to get into the wide

channels in modern rugby. They are chasing the bonus point. They have

chasing the bonus point. They have got to win the game first. They

were looking comfortable until that try by Hamish Watson that came out

try by Hamish Watson that came out of nowhere. There was a counter

attack and some great blocking. The key is keeping the... Hamish Watson

really does a number there. He finished that try out well. The

park never have got numbers there, but it is just that missed tackle.

that. Thank you. We will speak more that. Thank you. We will speak more

in a few moments. There is a bumper weekend of sport coming your way.

Bradford will be playing tomorrow and you can see it more work on

that answer board Wales up, which We have to be accurate, we have to

have discipline. I just want to get on with it, stop

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And a preview of Wales against We can turn attention to the Test

The only talking point was who would make the bench. Three be that

the starting 15 would be the same. No place for Sam Warburton or Alun

Wyn Jones, but they have been named among the replacements. How tough

it will that have been? He made an early call, it was brave,

unprecedented. I would have been tempted to put Alun Wyn Jones back

in, but his replacement has done nothing wrong. He deserves a chance.

We are in for a tricky game. It is a sell-out, the weather might play

a part. It is no foregone conclusion. I am nervous. Was that

a canny PR move, announcing the team early? It stopped speculation.

It might be a brave move, but it gives confidence to the players,

they know where they stand, they can relax and concentrate on the

preparation for 10 days. It could be a positive move. You know what

it is like to play in Rome. The talisman is out, nearly 100 caps.

He will be missed, he really well. Absolutely, he is their team,

everybody looks for him. He is the talisman. He will be sorely missed.

They will look for the powerful player. He has got to step up to

the mantle, but it is more difficult for a prop forward.

said you were worried, and that worries me. It is the Six Nations,

Italy have to be respected. They have been clever in their selection.

The No. 8 is a dangerous character. He gives penalties away, he is a

ball-carrier. They have a game plan, it will not be easy. I still think

Wales will win. But there will be some nails bitten. Let's talk about

England against France, a different French side, it is as though the

manager has listened to the critics. Seven changes. To do think it is

enough? It is like he has just woken up. Wesley Fofana has been

the star player, and playing him as a winger at! Put him it in the

centre. The match in Paris was not great. But especially for the

French, they lacked passion and intensity. The crowd of work on

them straight away. Players are key in those areas, they will up their

game. It is typical of the French, to get the result now, not as

favourites. Can they get the victory? Of course. Clermont

Auvergne are a fantastic team at the moment. The No. 1 and No. 2 are

significant. Dan Cole has been destructive for England, and the

number one could make the difference. The Ospreys are back on

the pitch. A prediction? I think they will win. Edinburgh have got a

bit of confidence, but there will be too strong, and they will get

the bonus point. Let's go back to but after that try from Hamish

Watson, the Ospreys have to make sure of the victory first before

they can think of kicking on for only their second of five points of

kicking from both sides this evening. No changes reported at

half-time, although we had a couple in the Edinburgh line-out over the

course of the first half, they lost Lee Jones and his replacement, Tom

from the Ospreys. Yes, it is important they try to score first.

They had an opportunity at the end of the first half, but Matthew

Morgan snatched at the cake. A scrappy start to this game, they

did to try to get hold of this. cross kick. I have not seen him as

a winger yet. It came off the side of his bid again. It was the

correct option, there was space there. But poor execution. Steve

way. A chance for them to get back in striking range. Another penalty.

Cai Griffiths. It is stop/start, with penalties. At some stage, the

referee will have to pull a card out. The teams will want to play

quickly, but they are getting stopped by quite a big penalty

count. Was Cai Griffiths loitering with intent? He possibly could have

got away quicker. He is a fairly big lump of a man. They do not mind

getting hurt. His 89th appearance the distance. Just a bit left of

the posts. Ospreys need a bit of more confidence back in their game

as it goes by. You can sense it. Beaten at home by Cardiff Blues

last week, thrashed by Munster, Glasgow did the double over them

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Ospreys at Murrayfield earlier this Edinburgh this season, but we have

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isolated there. Come on, referee. choice of offences. Hand in your

pocket, speed things up. They tend not to when the play is in the

middle of the field. Edinburgh seemed to be running into brick

walls, they are not bursting through. They are playing off the

slow ball and a lot of the time. build something, to launch an

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around the field. -- appears. So much carrying from the Ospreys.

leeway. -- just gives him. It feels just that bit comfortable, gives

you added confidence to play. are not too worried about penalties

in your own half. That could have gone either way, couldn't it,

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first replacement. Beck is warming Fotuali'i. -- Jonathan Thomas and

brought down by knack -- Kahn first time this evening. It is not

the biggest of crowds. A far cry from the atmosphere we had a

fortnight ago out in Belfast. not big we will get a Mexican wave

face of Richard Rees that he is devastated. Just like most

turnovers, this is a genuine gain huge overlap on the outside on the

pass forward. A you can see it from different on the attack. He looks

quite lazy when he runs, but so skilful. Beck was first capped on

the Australian tour last year. He had an injury last year for sup he

has not played since New Year's Eve. -- last year. He has not played

wonder how Matthew Morgan is feeling now. He has missed two.

This is even less angled than either of his earlier attempts.

There is more pressure because you are expected to get them. Both

props go down. Morgan trying to give the Ospreys some much-needed

breathing space, which could change the context of the game. Third time

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lucky this time. The Ospreys go card? Yes. Too many penalties, away

you go. Here is the man paralysed, and he will pay the penalty for his

team's misdemeanours. Hopefully this will stop Edinburgh infringing

and walk up the tempo of the game. advantage Cawte for 10 minutes.

Jonathan Thomas has carried well. - - account. He is playing slightly

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there. One more search. Can the in. We await the decision. Rhys

Webb has a big smile. He thinks he Allen Jenkins on the sideline,

obviously but it was a score. We will see what Paul Adams is saying

now. That will be a try then. Lovely. That was a great bet of gas

air by Fussell. -- it. We spoke about the Ospreys using the men to

their advantage. As soon as a Ben Atiga is sin-binned they score a

try. He does not force a pass. He does the right thing. Ospreys are

patient. There they are. He will be and the Ospreys moved comfortably

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steaming up on the outside. -- was not there, with Isaacs steaming up

on the outside. Here we go. There off with that pass. That is what we

are talking about, that consistency with Matthew Morgan. He just does a

real difference. They definitely do these days. It is tough enough when

you are defending with 15. I think it will make a difference.

Hopefully the boys can get back on track. Is this a tough cab to be

in? In is always tough when you are not winning. You are working hard

and trying to correct things and get a win on the board. You try and

stay positive and grinding away. you fancy a win from the boys and

Rome tomorrow? It is always tough going to Italy. There is a lot of

positivity in the cab and I think try for sure. The ball was

available for Rhys Webb, but just keeping it. A good hit initially.

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about to be played, and he blew up. It looked pretty much certain that

That was very close. Whose fault is it? It is not the Ospreys'!

Replacement time. No. 21, making level. A former hooker. Anything

else quicker -- anything else? talk about him highly. The very

with those long legs dangling be in conversions. This is tough for

cosh. Ospreys definitely have their eye on the bigger prize, the five

point when. That is one of the biggest cheers you get to, shang

pink it into the crowd, just ask Rhys Williams in the studio!

ought are not talking from personal was part of the side that had the

big win in Rome. You might have seemed that earlier just after 6pm.

You played Italy eight times, you are qualified to talk about them,

five tries. What are you expecting? It will be a tough 40 or 50 minutes.

The Italians love to slow the ball down, they love to compete at every

single break out. But the confidence levels and self-belief

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have got to show after the enough. Dougie Fife with the

was like the NFL, it was unbelievably forward! I would like

to see that one again. Ospreys are doing everything but score at the

disappointed. Was he expecting to get away with it?! The referees are

sponsored by a well-known brand of optician. Ospreys are doing

everything right, except for the final pass. There was a chance

earlier with Kahn Fotuali'i. He held it up a bit late. He was

looking for runners off his shoulder and he got turned over by

Edinburgh. Perry Parker, you saw him going off, he is Welsh

qualified, English-born. He moved up from Esher. He has been replaced

front line. It is a real turnaround from the Murrayfield experience in

November, Ospreys will be relishing it. Ospreys have a defensive

scrummager. A good scrum by the Ospreys. Another back door, another

hot potato. Good cover. That was the first real attacking

opportunity Edinburgh have had. Chris Leck, one of the former Sale

players, coming on for Richie Rees. It has been a tough even in for him.

It is never easy for a scrum-half the bonus point try. It will be

criminal if they come away without a bonus point. They have had nearly

all the possession in the second half. They just need to finish off

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their chances. Arthur Ellis having legs of Ben Cairns making the

pretty sharp and then the fridge gets on your back. He did not have

any other option. He strips the ball, a good hand-off. Then you

think, I have got to run the length of the pitch! He is trying to look

for Kahn Fotuali'i. You have got to say it was good covering from Ben

Cairns. The better option would have been to boot the ball and then

raced to the banner. 5500, the attendance. Ouch, Cai Griffiths has

had some instant surgery. He has had a tough time. And a black tie

for his troubles. Ospreys next week away to Munster, that will be live

on S4C on Saturday evening. March second. If Ospreys are pushing for

the top four, these are the games where they need the extra points.

They had a slip-up last week, they did all of the hard work in

Northern Ireland, but these are the games that move you up to the top

of the table. Next week here, we will be watching their rivals and

neighbours, the scallops against Edinburgh, on Friday evening. Back

goes! When the whistle goes, you stop pushing in the scrum. The

get the elusive fourth try. The still there. It is such a

confrontational position. Always trying to get one up over your

wants to see the ball played out of the back of the scrum. That is

because you are a centre! But that is the ball you want, such a great

attacking opportunity. It is a one on one, you can create space. On

the other hand, they are looking for the penalty, looking for

23 is Tom Grabham, and heat is on for Tom Habberfield, once the

scrum-half for another. That looked a bit skew-whiff as he threw it in

there. They think Edinburgh off the hook. The time is running out for

the bonus point try. They have been all over Edinburgh in the second

half. There has only been one team in it. You have got to start doing

the basics right. They are keeping us in suspense. All 5500 spectators

here this evening defined the late kick-off time and the freezing

British Rail -- Andy Titterrell seeing his throat picked up by

James King. -- his throat. He has played an influential role this

more. Not the right move their. There was not much space. He tried

to use Tom Isaacs as a dummy runner with Morgan coming around the back

but there is not much room there. They need to keep it tight and just

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look after the ball. They are Sending off, Tom? I would have to

see this again now. You have to have the benefit of seeing

different views of that will stop it did not look good from up here.

The crowd -- seeing different views of that. It did not look good from

at their! If you get in that position, you just have to hold him

down. A player of Nick De Luca's experience I really ought to know

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site. Who is the Pro 12 man up the match? John Thomas has carried very

well. -- man of the match. My man of the match is No. 8, Morgan Allen.

His two tries in the first half... He is down at the moment. But he

has carried well. He has been hungry for the ball. The Ospreys

has barely -- have really got them into shape, haven't they? He was a

more bulky figure. You ask, he has lost a bit of that puppy fat. --

yes, he has lost a bit of that puppy fat. It has gone a little bit

dark. Morgan Allen is off injured. Just over three minutes left. A few

of the light had gone out at the end of the stadium. The Ospreys are

attacking in the dark end of the Liberty Stadium, but I think they

will surely carry on with just three minutes left. It does not

affect you too much. Someone will just have to put 50p in the needed

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make sure they get the good hit and They are low on confidence. Tent on

the table before tonight. The Ospreys go for the kill. The scrum

is a mass. It has taken up a lot of time. It is a difficult area of

scrummage. Just make sure the Ospreys are switched on. They had

the upper hand the whole game in this area. Two minutes left. The

Ospreys are set to move ahead of the Scarlets, at least for the time

being. But will it be with four or five. This evening? -- or five

chance? Can they manufacture one? Can they get a turnover from

over. You start taking those aspects away from him in this game

and you do not get the player that you get now. That is why he is good

and why he is unique. More often than not, when he does things like

that, they come off. The Ospreys have to get their hands on the ball

afford for the ball to go dead. That was the last chance for the

Ospreys. Time is called by the Stadium. Ospreys, 24, Edinburgh,

Ashley Beck, it was back at -- great to see him back on. There was

space in the wider channels. The key for me was the forwards running

off 9 and 10. They picked the right option. They built close to the

line. Rhys Webb grew into the game. You can see him exploiting the

You can see him exploiting the space. They showed some patients

after all of that consistent pressure. We did not see enough of

this. They did not convert the possession and territory into the

tries. That has been a problem all season. We can have a look at the

table. A victory has taken them back into the top four. It could be

temporary. Victory for the Scarlets allowed them to leapfrog back into

4th. Glasgow closed the gap. It is a very tough dog fight. The yes, it

is. That is what we want. We want to see competition. We can speak to

to see competition. We can speak to the winning captain, Kahn Fotuali'i.

How frustrating is it, or are you just happy to get the win? I am

just relieved that we got the win. We knew it was going to be tough. I

guess we were looking for that for a try, but first and foremost, we

had to score some points and win the game. Thank you very much. We

can come back to you now. We were just talking about how tight it is

between first and 6th. It showed how vital that 4th point could have

been. All of these little bonus points are vital to getting into

the top four. You have been working with the Scarlets. It is a tough

ask to go to Dublin and win. Leinster are not full strength at

the moment? Leinster are a champion team. They seem pretty confident.

But the mood has been really positive. There is some momentum

and the Scarlets squad. We saw Glasgow to a demolition job on the

dragons last week. Could you see them finishing top at the end of

this regular-season? They definitely could do. They are the

heroes of the season. They have come from nowhere and have really

come through. It is great to see some Scottish teams doing well.

Scottish rugby does need some points at the minute and Glasgow

are leading the charge. De you agree with that? -- do you agree

with that? Yes. There have been some tougher run-ins with the likes

of Ospreys and the Scarlets. That is the beauty of this season. You

have to get the big match Games in. By and you very much indeed for

your company and -- thank you very much indeed for your company. What