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The waiting is almost over. I don't understand why we are favourites. I

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do think Wales... They want to win, they want to win, they want to

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win... Europe's biggest and best tournament is about to ignite.

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First, the curtain-raiser live from Dublin, as the next generation of

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stars battle for supremacy. Can this year's youngsters recapture this

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kind of form? Adams, getting back inside... A superb try! That is

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brilliant! It's been a rough day weather-wise

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on the other side of the Irish Sea. That won't bother these guys one

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bit. Wales captain Tom Phillips and company will be relishing the trip

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to Ireland. They have won the last three in a row against their Celtic

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cousins and they will be looking to extend that run tonight. Good

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evening and welcome to the programme, your Six Nations weekend

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starts here on Scrum V Live. I'm getting very excited, so too Rob

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Jones and Martyn Williams. This U20s team, league has become the ultimate

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stepping stone to international honours. There is no A-team within

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the Welsh set-up. It has become a tradition, it kicks off the Six

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Nations weekend. You only have to look at the team that is picked on

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Sunday, Dan Biggar, Sam Warburton, they have all played at this level.

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It is a stepping stone to the big time. I suppose, Rob, the problem

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some of these coaches have, the squad can change wholesale from

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season to season. This time, 11 survivors from last year's campaign.

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Many of whom critically have had Pro 12 experience. It is vital.

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Experience is massive in any form of the game. These guys understand the

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pressures of this competition. They will have learnt from last year and

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they have moved on to bigger and better things. That experience will

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be vital and will probably give Wales the edge tonight. That seems

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to be the feeling from across the Irish Sea. The Irish team much less

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experienced than Wales tonight. We will talk about some of the younger

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players in a few moments. First, let's take a look behind-the-scenes

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at the U20s training camp. We have a nice blend. We have a

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number of players back for their second season of U20s. A lot of them

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have been exposed to regional rugby, which can only grow them as players.

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The confidence has picked up, training has picked up, but you have

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the younger boys who are keen to prove their worth and there is a

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good mixture of older and younger boys this year. A shoulder to lean

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off if they need help. I'm maybe a link between the coaches and the

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players, that's what I'm there for. Our aim is to win every game.

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Mistakes happen. That is the attitude we want. And we have the

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personnel and the experience and the boys coming through, strength

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in-depth, to push forward. Tonight's game is on Donnybrook's 4G pitch, so

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the boys have been preparing on the Arms Park artificial surface. The

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style of play we are looking to play will suit a fast tempo. We have been

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lucky enough to have the artificial surface to train on. The style of

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play we want to play, it could be a good thing. They won't lack

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motivation, but we respect Ireland, they will be difficult opponents and

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the key thing is to play well and we produce a real good performance.

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Let's have a look at the side that Jason Strange has picked for this

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first match. Declan Smith partners Dan Jones. We saw Owen Watkin's try

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in our opening sequence from last season. He has made five appearances

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for the Ospreys so far this time. He is alongside Harri Millard. Check

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out Keelan Giles, making his debut tonight, with pace to burn. He is

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alongside Elis-Wyn Benham and Rhun Williams. He's never looked out of

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place? He's looked a real prospect for the future. He is very powerful.

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The Ospreys have played a part in bulking him up. That is coming

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through in terms of his performances. The power he has, the

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vision he has as well. Identifying where the space is on that clip.

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This Keelan Giles, a huge amount of expectation in terms of his ability.

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Fantastic footwork. He is down at Swansea Rugby Club. He's scored some

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fantastic tries this year. Open space, there is no better runner.

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I'm expecting big things from him. High praise from Rob Jones there and

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of course a pacy player will always find a 4G pitch a pleasure to play

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on. Let's cast our eyes over the pack now. Corey Domachowski and

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Dafydd Hughes join Dillon Lewis, making his 11th appearance.

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Experience, too, in the second row with the Ospreys' Adam Beard making

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his 11th U20s appearance. Tom Phillips captains the side from the

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back row. We heard from him just then. Harrison Keddie makes his

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eighth start and Shaun Evans, another debutant. Martyn, some

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serious talent in that pack tonight. You have been keeping a close eye on

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the progress of Dillon Lewis? He's played 11 games for the U20s so he's

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played a year young, and tight heads are worth their weight in gold. This

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guy is learning his trade. He's had a couple of tough outings for the

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region. Around the park, he is fantastic. He is a great footballer.

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There are huge expectations on him and he's come in and got some big

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games out in Montpellier. He brings a wealth of experience to a U20s

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team. He's going to be crucial to their campaign. Another one to keep

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an eye on tonight. Let's go over and keep an eye on Phil, he has been

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enjoying the Irish hospitality, as he always does! He has Paul Wallace

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for company tonight. Evening. Thanks. Welcome to Donnybrook. Paul,

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you captained Ireland at U21 level. That Irish pack is weighing in at

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900 kilograms. How big a difference will that make at this level? It's a

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long time ago now! A massive pack. Looking at them warm up there, just

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the sheer size, but the power, Cillian Gallagher is bigger than

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most, but also they have a good scrum, James Ryan, and that is going

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to look to go at Wales, up front and use that size and might. In

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contrast, the Welsh size has Pro experience and U20s experience. Yes,

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seven players back and, most importantly, your first game up, you

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need someone to control the game and Dan Jones can step in there and

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manage the team around, which he will need to do. They have lots of

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experience out wide and this pitch should suit Wales. Thanks, Paul.

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Conditions are perfect here. Let's go to the commentary box.

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COMMENTARY: It's been a wild old day but it has settled down now.

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Conditions are pretty good, especially under foot on this 4G

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pitch. It should suit these youngsters and a running game. Very

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interesting to see the size of these Irish boys as well. They are pretty

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massive. Not experienced. Wales far more experienced, the likes of

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Dillon Lewis, Adam Beard, Tom Phillips, they have all played

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competitive games for their region. For Ireland, the front row of

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Porter, McBurney and O'Donnell are the only ones who have played at

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this level before. Jack Power, highly thought of, as are Shane Daly

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and Jimmy O'Brien, and the captain, James Ryan. On the bench, a bit of

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experience as well, Jarrod Evans has featured for the Blues. The referee

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is from France. The U20s Championship of 2016 kicks off at

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Donnybrook. Johnny McPhillips gets the game under way. Adam Beard of

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the Ospreys, the recipient. Wales are struggling with the

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possession. And early doors, it is Ireland who win that battle and

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Ireland win the first penalty. Not too much Corey Domachowski could do

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about it. It spilt out into his grasp. No sooner had he got hold of

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it he was in trouble. Harrison Keddie looking to lay the ball back,

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but it flew out. Domachowski was under such pressure that there was

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always going to be one result. Johnny McPhillips, 19 next month.

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Born in Newcastle. An early chance for the home side.

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As always in grounds around Ireland, perfect silence. That turns into the

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first cheer of the evening because Ireland U20s are ahead 3-0. Paul

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Wallace showing he's got that fleetness of foot, he's sped up here

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to the commentary point. Evening. Looking forward to this one?

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Certainly am. I got held up by Joe Schmidt and his entourage. What a

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good start, alertness winning that penalty for Ireland. Jimmy O'Brien

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kicks long. Shane Lewis-Hughes was upended and

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Owen Watkin has to gather. A feisty start from the Irish forwards,

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pressurising on the ball. It went forward, a knock-on advantage to the

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Irish. John Poland tries to sneak it away to Andrew Porter.

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That is good work by the Irish forwards. Held up by Wales.

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That's a tactic that we might see a bit of tomorrow, or Sunday rather.

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Not quite sure what the weather is going to be like game time. But it

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will be a tester for the back three. You can guarantee there will be

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rain! And the ball will be raining down, that's for sure! Power looking

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to counter. McPhillips had spotted the space on

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the outside. It is nicely worked. O'Brien. And O'Brien - he doesn't

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make the corner. That is a great cover tackle from Dan Jones. The ref

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wants to see if the try has finally come. Brilliant cover by Dan Jones.

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Were the Irish support alert enough and was the ball forward or not?

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Great awareness by McPhillips. He saw Wales were in a bit tight. You

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need to keep your depth when you are trailing like that. Hopefully, we

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will get a good view of the final touchdown now. It was a well-worked

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kick by Johnny McPhillips. He saw the space out wide. Great cover

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tackle by Dan Jones. Now, then, let's see what happened.

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It looks as though Cillian Gallagher may have got there. He certainly

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did. Great follow-up. Cillian Gallagher is a huge man for number

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six, at any level. To get around the park, he is a converted second row,

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great play, and to get there so quickly as first forward, excellent

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play. Well deserved. It didn't go forward from O'Brien. It evaded the

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fingertips... It looks like a try. I am waiting for more pictures.

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Elis-Wyn Benham beaten to it by Gallagher. It's a straightforward

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try. I'm sorry, I have not got good pictures. I will try for them.

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Please, the same one... The TMO there. O'Brien kept it infield,

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Byrne didn't touch it. I have a decision. A well deserved try. Some

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great interplay by the midfield, Daly and O'Brien, who are highly

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talked about in Ireland as future players for senior recognition.

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That is a real blow for Wales, very early on. Great awareness from

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Johnny McPhillips. He had a look up, saw Daly on the outside in a bit of

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space and some excellent support play, despite the best efforts by

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Dan Jones, Gallagher managing to keep control.

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Across the face from McPhillips, but what a start from the Irish boys. I

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think the forwards, it looked like a choke tackle on the halfway line,

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the intensity that the forwards hit in, they got that forward momentum,

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two phases before the try, which we are seeing here, that got Ireland on

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the front foot. That also meant Wales' defence wasn't quite together

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and great finishing by Ireland. Will Connors doing the cleaning up

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work for Ireland. Not cleanly hit by McPhillips. Taken by Giles now, he

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can shift. But not in that much traffic.

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A couple of Pontypridd players in the line-up for the Welsh boys

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tonight. And their reward is a penalty and a chance for their first

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points of the evening. Ireland getting a bit overeager in defence

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there, they need more discipline. Still early stages. It is a team

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just getting together, their first full international after a couple of

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warm-up games, and it looked like the defence was well controlled,

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good communication and there was no need for them to

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Dan Jones picked up 28 points in the Six Nations last year and gets his

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first three this year to put Wales on the board. That was a vital score

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for Wales after a slow start and Ireland taking their opportunities.

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Dan Jones is pivotal to Wales if they are to win tonight, his

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experience and his general ability as a general for Wales will be all

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important if they are to overcome this good Irish early start.

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Interesting choice there. There is a good choice at ten for Wales, Jarrod

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Evans on the bench. Featured for the Blues on a few occasions. I dare say

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we will see him before the end of the evening. He offers something

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slightly different. REFEREE: You must stay up to contest

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the ball. You must stay up. Just a bit overeager there, the contest at

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the breakdown. It normally takes 15 or 20 minutes to work out a referee.

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In the professional game, you have so much analysis on referees and

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what you can and can't get away with it. When you get new teams like

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this, you have to trial by error to see what you can get away with.

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That's a good strike but it died in the end. It looked like it was at

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the end of his range there. The longer a kicker waits before he

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kicks it, the more likely the kick is to go wrong. Sometimes it is that

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instinctive, you stride back and go for it. It seems a more assured way

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of going for goal. Angus O'Brien has put the Dragons

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ahead, 3-0 they lead against Ulster. The one game in the Pro12 this

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evening. That was well read by Dafydd Hughes.

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James Ryan, all 6'8" of him - and there is plenty of bulk in this

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Irish pack, which the Welsh boys are going to have to contend with.

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Straight through goes Will Connors, just keeping that defence honest.

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Around the corner comes Conan O'Donnell.

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Steady progress being made by the Irish pack. Deeper and deeper into

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that Welsh 22. Good defence by Wales and now they

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flood the tackle area, sensing they may be able to turn it over. No, it

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is back in the hands of John Poland. McPhillips, in from the wing comes

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Byrne, Watkin with the tackle. Wales are having to concentrate for

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a lengthy period in defence. With the kick coming in, advantage is

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over. That's Matthew Byrne, a local lad. A chance for Wales to counter.

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Declan Smith getting support from Adam Beard. They couldn't get it out

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wide quickly enough and Harri Millard just putting it down field.

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No real pressure from that kick. Wales would have hoped to make

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better use of that unexpected turnover ball. Giles. Rhun Williams

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trying to take it on the volley, but he missed it completely.

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Unfortunate there, Shane Daly. Doesn't manage to stay in from the

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touchline. He is quite rangy, he is probably a sort of guy that will

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fill out a bit. On this one occasion, you have to step up, when

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you are that close - great defence as well to roll him towards the

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touchline. He has to work harder to stay infield.

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Wales chance to build and go

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There's the one that Wales will look to more than anyone for guidance

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behind the scrum. Effective carry by Dafydd Hughes,

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getting them over the game line. Dan Jones. Again, the kick wasn't a

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pressure kick and that is an unexpected bonus for Wales with Hugo

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Keenan spilling that one. Good defence by Ireland. They realise

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that Wales want to get the ball wide, they have a lot of exciting

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backs. Maybe the Welsh backline a bit flat and not being able to take

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on that rush defence out wide, resorting to the kick. It looked

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like a kick that wasn't going anywhere, but Keenan drops the ball

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and now it's a great position for Wales and it will be interesting to

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see how this scrum goes. It is interesting to see what every scrum

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goes like, isn't it? Yes, spoken like a former prop!

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Looking forward to Sunday's battle, in particular. It is an interesting

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one. So many front-line players missing for Ireland, it will be

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interesting to see how that goes. It certainly will. And maybe some of

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the decisions last year in the choice of Rob Evans on the loose for

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Wales. Harrison Keddie, straight to Owen Watkin. Connors is trying to

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get over the ball, but it is safely back to Lewis-Hughes. Dan Jones

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under pressure. Rhun Williams spots a bit of space, backs himself and

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gets there, superb play by the Caernarfon full-back. Just ran out

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of space in the end. Great cover by Connors, tracking down, a great

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break by Williams and good feet, just too many players to beat and

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Connors managed to drag him at the end. The Irish defence are not

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letting the Welsh backline settle. Keenan slips off the tackle but

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Connors comes to the rescue. Excellent corner flagging from the

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open side. A good bit of vision from Rhun Williams. It is Owen Watkin who

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is down. Wales won't want to lose him. Good

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decision-making by Wales. They are not getting the front-foot ball, an

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aggressive Irish defence. If they did get deeper, they might be able

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to play it a bit more. Once it wasn't on, they just dinked it in

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behind. One of the last glimpses we saw off Waterden Road Ofwat -- of

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Owen Watkin was for the Ospreys last Sunday.

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Crouch. Bind. Set. Just need a solid scrum

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The pressure I disagree with that. Not just being Irish but as a prop.

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When you are there next to a touchline you can see the Welsh

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scrum certainly spun to the left side. That was a deliberate wheel.

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There's so many penalties given for deliberate wheels and a little

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pushing and shoving here and it will all break up. You can tell the Irish

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obviously felt aggrieved with the penalty and the way the Welsh boys

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celebrated was salt in the wound then. There was always a chance

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things might flare up a little bit. Yeah, it's clear if we get another

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shot of that, the Welsh scrum got up on the left and walked it around

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which is what they're trying to eradicate from the game. Too many

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referees, it's is when a player dominates the opposition number.

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That one I would have been more sympathetic to the Irish cause. It's

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not necessary. Stay in the game. We stay on the penalty here. OK.

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Just trying to exert his authority there and make sure that people

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don't rush in as Dan Jones did. Here we see the scrum. Yeah, standing up

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in the scrum. That's OK what's happening. There is a walk around

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there on that... For me, it's important for Wales in that position

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that you pin it into the corner and turn it up in that direction and for

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me, yeah, that's why I would have gone with Ireland.

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Good drive from the Irish pack. Keddie comes away with it. It

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bounces off one would-be tackler. Great run from Keddie. Option to go

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to the blind side. Is there enough room there?

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Not quite. Forwards queuing up. Lewis-Hughes

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brought down short again. The skipper Phillips. Wales pounding at

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the Irish line. Smith digs in. Phillips has another

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go. Gallagher with a tackle. Surely, they're so close. Can they

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reach it? Yes, they can indeed. At the third or fourth time of asking.

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I think it's Hughes who got there in the end. Good confidential by Wales

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to go through the phases and get that ball retention and you will

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eventually get over the line. Looked like they would get over earlier but

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it was a fantastic tackle by Burney but too much pressure there and

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great ball retention by Wales. It took a second movement. It was

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just touched the line before it was dragged back. It was enough to claim

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the try for Dafydd Hughes. Interesting, the hand looks like it

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might be... He gets to the end of it there. Skin of his teeth. The point

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of the ball just touching the whitewash.

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They all count, though. Max Deegan has left the field with a

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cut head. Dan Jones, a superb strike. Wales

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fight back well. Hughes' try converted. The 20-minute mark and

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Wales go ahead. There has been a momentum shift. Wales just coming

:34:09.:34:12.

back and showing great confidence and when you have seven players

:34:13.:34:15.

there from last year that's a big thing. You don't get rattled by

:34:16.:34:20.

going a few scores down early on. Wales in the lead. Wonder what the

:34:21.:34:25.

team manager thinks? He is with Phil.

:34:26.:34:30.

How timely was that try after Wales after they didn't get off the bus in

:34:31.:34:34.

the first ten minutes? We did start slowly. When you play in Ireland you

:34:35.:34:39.

know you are in for a tough first few minutes. We probably lacked

:34:40.:34:43.

urgency. The boys responded well and built the basis of the try on an

:34:44.:34:47.

excellent scrum in the corner. Wales showing they can cope with this big

:34:48.:34:51.

Irish pack. Yeah, there's been a lot in the press about the big pack but

:34:52.:34:55.

we have some big boys as well. They asserted themselves there. Very

:34:56.:34:56.

pleased. Cheers, Mark. Kelvin Brown is the replacement in

:34:57.:35:10.

the Irish back row. Watkin with a tackle. Driving

:35:11.:35:24.

through goes Dan Jones. Dan Jones certainly is fired up for

:35:25.:35:39.

this one. Living life among the forwards. Great play by Dan Jones.

:35:40.:35:47.

It's great to see in the professional era now halves getting

:35:48.:35:50.

stuck in. No longer do you stay back. Really good. Came in hard and

:35:51.:35:55.

fast. Well disciplined coming in from the back foot. Ireland probably

:35:56.:35:59.

need to be more disciplined. They won the ruck first but you have to

:36:00.:36:03.

hold your position once you get past. Got too far past it but well

:36:04.:36:14.

counter-rucked by Wales. A bit embarrassing to be knocked off

:36:15.:36:25.

the ball, though! Nowadays they're all bigger than the forwards. Evans

:36:26.:36:32.

with the ball now on the open side. To Smith.

:36:33.:36:38.

Good work by Watkin. He is so, so clever tracking the ball.

:36:39.:36:48.

Turned over, though. Good defence by Ireland. That will be an Irish

:36:49.:36:54.

throw, as well. Hard to see... Gallagher involved

:36:55.:37:01.

again. Has had a promising start. Certainly was somewhat involved in

:37:02.:37:04.

that ball coming back. I don't think we will ever know if it came back by

:37:05.:37:11.

legal means or not, will we? The Dragons are having a great start.

:37:12.:37:16.

Adam Hughes with a try to go with O'Brien's penalty. And converted, as

:37:17.:37:25.

well. 10-nil the Dragons lead car yiring on from a win against

:37:26.:37:30.

Leinster last week. Connors has been prominent in the

:37:31.:37:33.

first half. He is a big open side, as well. 6'5" of him.

:37:34.:37:52.

That's turned over. Evans. The kick behind the defence.

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Back there is the captain, James Ryan.

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Some of the counter-rucking from Wales has been top drawer. It's all

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about timing and reading the situation. Is it worth committing?

:38:10.:38:15.

Not just worth committing to a ruck and at what time. A ruck, a team

:38:16.:38:24.

might think it's won. They're not getting a low body position. It's

:38:25.:38:29.

one thing they have to do, get hips and shoulder down low and make it

:38:30.:38:33.

hard for Welsh players to clear them out.

:38:34.:38:37.

Keddie sets it up. Evans is always going to be under

:38:38.:38:39.

pressure from O'Brien. A touch far maybe. It may work out.

:38:40.:38:59.

Again Keenan. It wasn't secure under the high ball. Phillips has it for

:39:00.:39:05.

Wales. Jones goes for a cross-kick for

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Giles. Taken cleanly by Daly.

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The clean catch awarded. That's Gaelic football for you!

:39:15.:39:21.

Great two-handed catch. Very well taken. It looked like a young

:39:22.:39:29.

Henshaw going up for that. Giles.

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Haven't really seen his running ability, now we might. Just run out

:39:35.:39:40.

of space. Such an exciting prospect. Dazzling feet. There's been another

:39:41.:39:46.

try in Belfast, this time for the home side. Reddy the try scorer and

:39:47.:39:51.

the conversion, as well. After the opening stages it's all

:39:52.:39:56.

been played down in Ireland's half. Support from Brown. Lovely inside

:39:57.:40:19.

ball. Anybody with Daly? Looks inside. The scrum-half Poland

:40:20.:40:25.

arrives. And Gallagher. Lovely support work by the Irish.

:40:26.:40:32.

It's gone forward. But illegally. Stripped on the floor.

:40:33.:40:36.

Beautiful play by the Irish back row. O'Connors, first of all and

:40:37.:40:41.

then Kelvin Brown, what a beautiful slip pass. Again it was that Mangal

:40:42.:40:48.

aher charging on, bringing -- that man of Gallagher. Hands free. Ball

:40:49.:40:52.

goes out. Look at that. Division and also communication. The running

:40:53.:40:55.

lines, when you are supporting coming in from behind, it's one of

:40:56.:40:59.

the things that at senior level Ireland aren't doing much of which

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is offloading. They don't seem to have the trail runners. It's a

:41:03.:41:05.

pleasure to see it happening here at under-20 level. Some great running

:41:06.:41:10.

rugby there by Ireland. Will Connors has been very

:41:11.:41:15.

impressive in attack and defence. His cover tackle earlier, a couple

:41:16.:41:18.

of bursts and then showing good hands, as well, as did Kelvin Brown.

:41:19.:41:26.

Wales desperate in defence, just putting a hand on the floor. Shane

:41:27.:41:31.

Daly also linking with the back row. He has been one of the standout

:41:32.:41:36.

players for me from Ireland in the first half. Connors has taken a bang

:41:37.:41:38.

on the shoulder by the look of it. It's the skipper Tom Phillips who is

:41:39.:41:53.

getting prolonged treatment for Wales.

:41:54.:41:54.

He is back up on his feet. High, straight and through. Johnny

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McPhillips restores the lead for Ireland.

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Well rewarded from very good play from Ireland. I think this game

:42:59.:43:02.

looks like it's going to be nip and tuck the whole way. Just as Wales

:43:03.:43:08.

thought they were getting back on top, Ireland manage to break free

:43:09.:43:15.

and get in and good reward for some fine play by Ireland.

:43:16.:43:22.

Brown had an instrumental hand in that breakout from one 22 to the

:43:23.:43:28.

other. Poland again. His kick is half

:43:29.:43:32.

charged down. No offside. There wouldn't have been except it came

:43:33.:43:37.

off one Welsh second row to the other. You are offside. It's not you

:43:38.:43:50.

who catch the ball. Offside. Tlas no offside line initially. Came off

:43:51.:43:55.

Hughes. Again another box kick being blocked down. When you think of the

:43:56.:44:00.

old school scrum-halves where you kicked the ball facing the other

:44:01.:44:04.

direction, so the trajectory went straight up and these big seconds

:44:05.:44:10.

couldn't get a on it and now they're side-on. Big second rows are easy to

:44:11.:44:15.

get in and get it blocked down. It's something they need to maybe take a

:44:16.:44:20.

step back in time and get some of those great technical scrum-halves

:44:21.:44:24.

that used to be able to put so much height and never got close to

:44:25.:44:25.

getting blocked down. Nudged on by Deegan who is back on

:44:26.:44:35.

the field. What would have been a scrum turns

:44:36.:44:39.

into a penalty. A cheap penalty by Ireland really.

:44:40.:44:50.

There was no real pressure there. When you look at where Wales were,

:44:51.:44:55.

it was after a big line break by Ireland, running 50 metres. If you

:44:56.:44:58.

give away a pen ylt in that situation it's not the worst thing.

:44:59.:45:02.

When you have a dead ball going nowhere you have to keep your

:45:03.:45:07.

discipline in there. Good lineout play. Scrappy off the top. And then

:45:08.:45:13.

just a scramble for the ball here. A big weekend of rugby. The big game

:45:14.:45:26.

of the weekend after this one is live on S4C on Sunday afternoon and

:45:27.:45:30.

a look back at what is a very exciting first weekend in the Six

:45:31.:45:34.

Nations on Scrum Five on Sunday evening at 7.00pm.

:45:35.:45:47.

Dan Jones on the mark again. The seesaw game continues. It's

:45:48.:45:55.

back, advantage Wales on the half-hour mark.

:45:56.:46:19.

After putting Wales back ahead, Jones safely puts the ball out of

:46:20.:46:27.

play and just gets a chance for everybody to have a breather and

:46:28.:46:32.

reform and concentrate on the next phase of play.

:46:33.:46:45.

Gallagher off the top. Deegan standing off.

:46:46.:46:57.

O'Donnell brought down by Phillips. Deegan again waiting.

:46:58.:47:08.

It was meant to be a one-two. The scrum-half beautifully poached by

:47:09.:47:12.

Phillips. Lewis is on his own.

:47:13.:47:21.

Now help arrives in time. In steps Shaun Evans. Ireland not

:47:22.:47:28.

committing to the breakdown. Keeping numbers out to defend wider.

:47:29.:47:38.

Both teams are a little narrow. No one on the far right side.

:47:39.:47:47.

Nicely done by Jones. Covered by Poland. Watkin is

:47:48.:47:52.

lurking, as was Giles. Knocked out of play. Williams has

:47:53.:48:12.

Benham outside him. Tries to go the long way around.

:48:13.:48:19.

Good pace to get past the first man but lost it in contact? No, says the

:48:20.:48:27.

referee. That one has gone. A chance for a counterled by Ryan.

:48:28.:48:34.

Lovely pop up to Poland. Important tackle by Millard. Good hands by

:48:35.:48:38.

Connors. Wales very much on the back foot at the moment.

:48:39.:48:41.

Popped up... Ryan again. Taken on by Porter.

:48:42.:49:03.

Pushing Wales back to the 22. Slowed down by Wales. They've

:49:04.:49:17.

reformed defensively. One of the Irish players still down on halfway.

:49:18.:49:21.

Looks like a penalty advantage to Ireland at the moment.

:49:22.:49:28.

It's a kick for nothing for McPhillips.

:49:29.:49:32.

A nothing kick, as well. It means they'll go back for the

:49:33.:49:36.

penalty. Again great Irish offloading. Prop

:49:37.:49:46.

forwards, to back rows and continuing going through. An awful

:49:47.:49:49.

lot of pick and go around the side and right through the middle of the

:49:50.:49:53.

rucks, probably not when you get in behind a team like that, you

:49:54.:49:55.

probably don't want to do that. You want to get the ball right out

:49:56.:50:00.

again, move the point of attack consistently so the other defence

:50:01.:50:05.

can't form T gives them more time. That pick and go does work when it

:50:06.:50:10.

is dead ball. Interestingly enough another way to get going, we haven't

:50:11.:50:18.

seen a maul. I guess thee 4G pitches aren't conducive. The Irish first

:50:19.:50:21.

team staff here in evidence. Wonder what they're making of it? It looks

:50:22.:50:27.

as though when they go for that break outthey step up a gear and

:50:28.:50:32.

it's quickly transferred 30, 40 metres down field. Fantastic play.

:50:33.:50:36.

They're looking for space. The offloading is there. They're pulling

:50:37.:50:40.

defenders one way or the other, getting hands free and also you know

:50:41.:50:44.

the trailing player, they know the pass is coming. As we were saying

:50:45.:50:47.

earlier, it's very different to maybe the way the senior team are

:50:48.:50:52.

playing where they're not an offloading side with trailing

:50:53.:50:56.

players. It's paying dividends when you are under pressure. It's getting

:50:57.:51:02.

Ireland into these positions. It's nip and tuck all right.

:51:03.:51:09.

Another success for Johnny McPhillips, means with four minutes

:51:10.:51:14.

of the first half left Ireland edge back ahead 14-13.

:51:15.:51:23.

The crowd may be a bit confused. The clock in the ground is at 40 minutes

:51:24.:51:31.

but that hasn't stopped at any point during proceedings and we have had a

:51:32.:51:34.

few injuries. And one or two lectures from the referee.

:51:35.:51:47.

Domachowski finds Beard. Giles.

:51:48.:51:56.

Taken out of play by Matthew Byrne. They're looking to see if they can

:51:57.:51:59.

create enough space to get him away and clear. They haven't managed to

:52:00.:52:05.

yet. They certainly look very dangerous

:52:06.:52:09.

Wales out wide. Williams has looked impressive hitting the line, great

:52:10.:52:12.

pace and stepping and there we see Giles, as well. Maybe needs to work

:52:13.:52:18.

more at keeping possession, if he doesn't have that space, maybe

:52:19.:52:23.

looking to link back, keeping the attack going.

:52:24.:52:34.

Wales, unexpected possession from that lineout. Lewis was charging

:52:35.:52:44.

into the 22. Smith to Jones. Flat ball.

:52:45.:52:50.

Right on the game line. Keddie under pressure.

:52:51.:52:56.

Slips it to Dafydd Hughes. Too many green shirts outside

:52:57.:53:15.

Millard. Nicely done. Giles.

:53:16.:53:21.

Wales looking to finish the half with a flourish. And edge back ahead

:53:22.:53:29.

as they head for the changing rooms behind that try line. The Welsh

:53:30.:53:35.

crowd that are supporting giving voice to Shaun Evans.

:53:36.:53:38.

Six metres short. Driven on again, right underneath

:53:39.:53:42.

the posts. Oh! It's stolen. Great work by Adam

:53:43.:53:51.

McBurney. Ireland so thankful to their hooker.

:53:52.:53:56.

It's still alive, though. Slipped back inside to Phillips.

:53:57.:54:01.

Wales keeping the pressure up, keeping possession of the ball.

:54:02.:54:04.

When Ireland thought they had done the necessary, they didn't get the

:54:05.:54:09.

ball off the park. There is more defending to be done.

:54:10.:54:15.

Jones steps inside. Couldn't get the ball to Watkin. It's still there for

:54:16.:54:24.

Wales. Domachowski again.

:54:25.:54:28.

Lewis-Hughes. Again Wales knocking on the door.

:54:29.:54:36.

It took the hard battering ram way the first time. Lovely slip. That's

:54:37.:54:42.

a very well-worked try for Adam Beard. Wales do strike back just

:54:43.:54:48.

before half-time. That's great patience and that is great

:54:49.:54:51.

discipline rounded off in a try for Adam Beard. Well deserved. Very

:54:52.:54:57.

well-worked. We talked about the back line getting a little flat

:54:58.:55:01.

early on. The forwards didn't there. Beard seemed to come from the blind

:55:02.:55:05.

side behind. Beautiful trailing line. Comes straight in flat. Should

:55:06.:55:10.

have been a better tackle put in by McPhillips there. Not physical

:55:11.:55:15.

enough when you get a second row charging on a soft shoulder against

:55:16.:55:18.

an out half and should have been defence inside and forwards coming

:55:19.:55:22.

the inside shoulder but very good line and run well. Great patience by

:55:23.:55:27.

Wales, as well. They tried the hard yards for the forwards but it was a

:55:28.:55:32.

great pass by Shaun Evans and Adam Beard timed his run well. He came

:55:33.:55:37.

from depth and as if needed it against an outside half, that gave

:55:38.:55:40.

him the momentum, as well. How many times have we seen just

:55:41.:55:44.

before half-time, just before and after, they can be the tries that

:55:45.:55:48.

turn a fixture. The final kick of the first half.

:55:49.:56:14.

Successful by Dan Jones. That is a great end by the Welsh boys after

:56:15.:56:18.

being under pressure early on from Ireland. Ireland leading the way,

:56:19.:56:23.

but Wales striking back well. Two tries to one. They lead by 20-14.

:56:24.:56:28.

Let's go back to Phil with Mark Taylor again.

:56:29.:56:31.

What a great time to score, Mark. How much confidence will you take

:56:32.:56:36.

from that? Obviously it's a great time to score on half-time. I think

:56:37.:56:41.

it's the fact we went through the phases, as well. It was well-worked.

:56:42.:56:45.

We had been banging on the door a few times. The boys kept composure

:56:46.:56:49.

and kept it in play. Excellent, pleased with them so far. Is that

:56:50.:56:52.

the answer for the second half, patience and phases? It's got to be.

:56:53.:56:58.

Obviously, just play the right areas, got a nice lead but certainly

:56:59.:57:02.

keep the ball in hand, got good runners e as well. Possession is the

:57:03.:57:06.

key and doing the right things with it. Cheers, make sure they have a

:57:07.:57:12.

good orange at half-time. That was the manager. Here is the recap.

:57:13.:57:19.

Wales had won the last three against Ireland but it was Ireland who came

:57:20.:57:22.

out of the blocks quickest tonight. First with a penalty after two

:57:23.:57:26.

minutes. Then a sensational try after four minutes on the clock.

:57:27.:57:30.

Things looking a little bad for Wales at that point. But they came

:57:31.:57:36.

back into the game well. Knocked a penalty over themselves. After some

:57:37.:57:42.

impressive forward power, wave after wave of possession, eventually it

:57:43.:57:46.

was the hooker Thomas who crashed over - Hughes I should say who

:57:47.:57:51.

crashed over for Wales and Ireland appeared to be going into the

:57:52.:57:55.

half-time in the lead. But Wales again, after a concerted period of

:57:56.:58:00.

pressure on the Ireland line, crossed the line with the

:58:01.:58:06.

clean-shaven Adam Beard who ran a lovely line. Stats are relatively

:58:07.:58:08.

even with the two sides. On the pitch, a fairly even game,

:58:09.:58:28.

and competitive and evenly contested game. Perhaps, though, Jason Strange

:58:29.:58:33.

will be the happier of the coaches because Wales have gone in in the

:58:34.:58:39.

lead. Absolutely. I think the key word for Wales there is patience,

:58:40.:58:42.

they've been patient in terms of the build-up and managed to control the

:58:43.:58:46.

ball. Turnovers obviously have gone Ireland's way. But Wales have

:58:47.:58:51.

managed to work their way back in and I think the tries show how

:58:52.:58:55.

composed and patient they are. Maybe it's the experience of the players

:58:56.:58:58.

who have been there last year. They've worked a couple of years in

:58:59.:59:04.

the system. They've been under the kosh on occasions but certainly

:59:05.:59:06.

they've gone in deserved leaders. They were under the kosh in the

:59:07.:59:13.

first five minutes. A fantastic try. Great attacking intent from Ireland.

:59:14.:59:17.

Perhaps defensive naivety from Wales, as well. We will see the clip

:59:18.:59:23.

now. I think it's Watkin who lost his bearings in this situation. The

:59:24.:59:28.

kick was ahead. Watkin has gambled. He is thinking they're going to move

:59:29.:59:33.

it through the hands. It's great vision by McPhillips, the Irish

:59:34.:59:38.

outside half. Beautifully weighted kick over to the outside centre and

:59:39.:59:42.

Johnny shows great pace and great effort by Watkin to get back,

:59:43.:59:45.

doesn't have the pace. This is the difference between a flanker and

:59:46.:59:50.

winger going for a 50-50 ball. . You have to give huge credit to

:59:51.:59:54.

Gallagher there. That's tracking. He has gone down early. Benham has to

:59:55.:59:58.

dive on that. You can't pick up and run from there. You are two metres

:59:59.:00:03.

out. It is difficult. He is overchased. Got back and you have to

:00:04.:00:08.

dive on that ball and kill it. You were fearing the worst then but

:00:09.:00:12.

compote composure by the weigh shall -- Welsh to get back. They got back

:00:13.:00:13.

into the game. Perhaps it's the fact there are 11

:00:14.:00:19.

survivors from the last campaign, they are more experienced than their

:00:20.:00:24.

Irish counterparts, and they were back down the other side of the

:00:25.:00:27.

field, and after a concerted period of pressure, got over the line? They

:00:28.:00:34.

did. The pack have played exceptionally well. The change of

:00:35.:00:41.

direction, Domachowski almost goes across in the corner. It is about

:00:42.:00:46.

getting the ball wide, it is going through the phases, eventually, you

:00:47.:00:51.

will find some space. When Wales did that, Dafydd Hughes did

:00:52.:00:55.

exceptionally well, he understood the ruling, you can make that quick

:00:56.:01:04.

second movement and the French referee give the try. If you keep

:01:05.:01:07.

hold of the ball, you will eventually find some space. The pack

:01:08.:01:10.

have played particularly well. They have carried well. They have been

:01:11.:01:15.

heavily involved and I said Wales are probably just the better side.

:01:16.:01:21.

No room for complacency, Martyn. Pack are probably on top, very

:01:22.:01:26.

competitive at the breakdown. Ireland have looked very

:01:27.:01:33.

threatening? Mark Taylor touched upon it, a few times they looked

:01:34.:01:41.

like they were going to go 70 or 80 metres, very impressed with the work

:01:42.:01:46.

at the breakdown from the Welsh team. It is great commitment for the

:01:47.:01:56.

cause and they have reaped the benefits. Talking of commitment, he

:01:57.:02:00.

was someone that you picked out at the start of the programme, Keelan

:02:01.:02:06.

Giles, the left-winger for Wales. Just 17, looks really hungry. If he

:02:07.:02:11.

gets a bit of space, you sense he could do something special? Yes, I

:02:12.:02:15.

spoke earlier about his footwork and he's got that abilities. He look --

:02:16.:02:25.

he's got that ability. He looks a bit like Shane Williams. He is very

:02:26.:02:33.

sharp. Looks like someone who can inspire. He is not a big man, but he

:02:34.:02:37.

breaks tackles. I think Wales will be looking to get the ball wide.

:02:38.:02:41.

There might be an opportunity in terms of the counter-attack. Then

:02:42.:02:47.

you might see the best of him. Warren Gatland has identified this

:02:48.:02:52.

guy as a future international. Rob talked about the first Wales try

:02:53.:02:56.

being a result of patience and not necessarily spinning it wide too

:02:57.:03:00.

early. The second Wales try much the same? It all came from a pop at

:03:01.:03:09.

Elis-Wyn Benham for not going for a 50/50. This pass here is something

:03:10.:03:20.

we don't do enough of. Too many times you see guys tucking it under

:03:21.:03:29.

their arm and carry. It shows sometimes, that pass, two or

:03:30.:03:34.

three-metres out, is as good as a carry and run over. Difficult to

:03:35.:03:38.

stop a man of his dementions from that distance as well -- dimensions

:03:39.:03:55.

from that distance as well. The Dragons are up at half-time. The

:03:56.:04:04.

ball went through the line, a fantastic finish from Adam Hughes in

:04:05.:04:12.

the corner. Ulster have struck back, Reidy scoring for Ulster. As things

:04:13.:04:18.

stand, the Dragons are just ahead in this one. That follows on from their

:04:19.:04:28.

victory over Leinster last week. The Dragons seems to benefit when a lot

:04:29.:04:31.

of the big names are away in training camps. It is a Six Nations

:04:32.:04:38.

weekend. We have the second half coming up soon. For the rest of the

:04:39.:04:43.

weekend, stay glued to your TV set because there is plenty of Six

:04:44.:04:47.

Nations action coming your way. Another try in this sensational

:04:48.:04:57.

second half for Wales! It is an extraordinary game on an

:04:58.:05:03.

extraordinary day! We have had everything in this game! What a try

:05:04.:05:12.

for Ireland! It all kicks off tomorrow with France versus Italy

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followed by Scotland versus England. Wales Women open their campaign

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against Ireland and on Sunday, the big one, Wales face off against the

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double defending champions. We will digest it all that evening on a

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Scrum V Six Nations Special. Let's talk about the main event. These two

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guys are the ones who made the headlines, Rob Evans replacing

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Gethin Jenkins in the front row and Tom James making his first Wales

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start for five years. I'll ask you about Rob, Martyn. A bold call that

:05:53.:05:57.

one. It must have been a difficult conversation Warren Gatland had with

:05:58.:06:01.

Gethin Jenkins? He understands, he is an old man now, so he can't play

:06:02.:06:06.

every game. Rob's been in fantastic form for the Scarlets, so it is a

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big call, particularly when you think Paul James isn't on the bench.

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It is something - a World Cup has finished, you have to look ahead.

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They can't go on forever. It will be interesting - Ireland have a lot of

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injuries in the front row. You are hoping that he will stand up to the

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test. He will be fantastic around the park. You have to do that job in

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the scrum. Tom James, Rob, the form he's been in for the Blues,

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impossible to ignore? It is very much a form decision. He has matured

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as a player. He is more consistent now. I think Cuthbert, who has come

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back to a bit of form, but if you are picking someone who can do a job

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now, he is the right man. Paul Wallace, Ireland announced their

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team today, ravaged with injuries, but two big blows today, Rob Carney

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and O'Brien on the casualty list. What is the feeling over there? Very

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disappointing that O'Brien is missing, especially with the

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much-vaunted Welsh back row. He would have been a very valuable

:07:18.:07:21.

player for Ireland. Rob Carney as well. Ireland are looking to keep

:07:22.:07:30.

the same centre partnership they have. That might be something to do

:07:31.:07:34.

with their kick and chase game that they might go looking after Anscombe

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at full-back. It would not be Dublin without a few up and unders! We

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shall look forward to the game on Sunday. You have to run back up to

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the commentary point now. We will catch you in a few moments' time.

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Thank you for that. It is time now to return to the commentary box, the

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teams were on their way out behind Paul Wallace, so we can return to

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our commentary point. COMMENTARY: Thanks very much, Ross.

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I can see Paul Wallace speeding up to the commentary point to join me.

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There's been one change in the Irish line-up. The open-side Will Connors

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took a knock on the shoulder, so Kelvin Brown is on.

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Excellent first half. Very enjoyable, not much to choose

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between the two teams. Wales just edging ahead with that late, late

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try. And now they get a good start to the second half with a ball

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played back into the 22 and they have a line-out, which they can

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hopefully attack from. Dafydd Hughes scoring the first try

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for Wales. A good ball by Beard, who scored the second. Watkin on that

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short ball. Phillips. Declan Smith directing things around

:09:05.:09:20.

him. It's stolen by the replacement, Kelvin Brown. Interception by Dan

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Jones and that is an unexpected gift and Wales will take that! As Ireland

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tried to run the ball out, Dan Jones keeping his wits about him and he

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puts Wales further ahead with a try a minute into the second half. It

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had to be Dan Jones, didn't it? He read it so well. Ireland's passing

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game had been so good, but to do it in that position early on, Poland

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had to hold on to that ball. Good pressure and Jones using all his

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experience to get up there. Two penalties and two conversions,

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his contribution in the first half. And that try puts it up to 15 of

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Wales '25. He draws the kick wide, though. He

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will be disappointed with that, but he will be delighted with the start

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to the second half. Poland was always under pressure. He

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tried to get it to Deegan but he was asking too much and Dan Jones was

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aware and he knew what he had to do to get to that try line. So, the

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perfect finish to the first half met by the perfect start to the second

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for Wales. Jones clears. Keenan out to Power.

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Matthew Byrne has a run. Brown into the arms of Shane

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Lewis-Hughes. The ball has gone forward. Wales

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looking to use the advantage. And with Declan Smith trying to get his

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hands around the back of the defender to get the ball to Keelan

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Giles, not quite coming off. Admirable the way Ireland are trying

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to play the game. You have to be selective when you do off-load. You

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have to be getting go-forward ball to get into it. If you are flatter,

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you start going backwards, and you come off second best. The pressure

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Wales are putting on Ireland, they have to readjust and carry the ball

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up and reshape and get going again. That's been the key difference. The

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Welsh side have had a bit of patience to go through the phases,

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Ireland are trying to look for the miracle play too many times.

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REFEREE: Penalty. Good feed. You have to wait my call. Early feed.

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Number 9, you have to wait for my sign. Didn't wait for the referee's

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call or sign. I don't think I have seen that offence before. The

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crooked feed call. You see something new every day! Penalised for not

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waiting for the referee's call. There we go.

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That looked a bit heavy. It is. Out on the full from O'Brien. Ireland

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are forcing it at the moment. They have fallen 11 points behind, but

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they have plenty of time, there is no need to panic. You are bang on

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there. They have the time. You need to get back into the game, get the

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confidence, and you can't be forcing it. They need to get some go-forward

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ball and they must win the ball back here to put pressure on Wales again.

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Beard brings it down, Evans drives it on. Brilliant work by the Welsh

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pack. Smith waits. That is really too long for any Welsh chasers.

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After the work of the forwards, they will be disappointed the ball was

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given away like that. Smith has stayed down. Ireland have to build

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again. There is a big gap there. Great pass from McBurney. Poland

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gets it away to McPhillips. Good tackle by Phillips on McPhillips,

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but Brown is there in support. Again, Ireland have broken very,

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very quickly, indeed. Scrambled defence by Wales. Pressure comes on

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from Owen Watkin. Brown picks up and drives through the middle.

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The counters have been Ireland's most successful part of the game.

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Wales have managed to slow it down again.

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Poland calling for more forwards in there.

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REFEREE: Advantage, not pushing back. Penalty for Ireland.

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Cross-field kick behind Giles, but he takes it well. Again, McPhillips

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knew what he had to do, but it was good defending by Keelan Giles.

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Offside. He dealt with that quite easily. I just told you to push

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back. Great pass from McBurney the hooker and that one from Poland.

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What I love about this Irish side and their attacking play, is the

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trail runners. You know where they are coming and even though we can't

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hear it in the commentary, they are hearing it in their ears, the

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support play coming from behind, coming at pace and holding their

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depth. So few teams do that these days and we see the All Blacks do it

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so well. They are showing how the game should

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be played, if not going for that miracle pass every time. We saw an

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excellent line-out drive by Wales a couple of minutes ago. What odds a

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line-out drive here, especially with Kelvin Brown standing off? There he

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is, now attaching himself - Brown thundering through the middle. Did

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that go to ground? The try has been given very early indeed. Kelvin

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Brown has got the try. Wales remonstrating with the referee that

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the ball never got to ground. It was a very early call and it counts. The

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referee was well positioned. I couldn't say for sure if he got it

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down. It looked 50/50. I'm sure we will get a view here. There is a bit

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of a shift there. You need a different angle to have a

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look here. He breaks away and gets in ahead. Hard to see where he

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actually gets it down there. Corey Domachowski thought he was

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underneath him. It is one of those where they go over at a rate of

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knots and it looked like a try was written all over it but needed to

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make sure the grounding was there. Conversion isn't successful but the

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game is still very much alive. 25-19. Another try from Ulster. It

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is another try for the Dragons, they are 15-10 ahead. As with the first,

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some great handling in the build-up. Meyer created the first, he's scored

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the second, it is 15-7 to the Dragons. Thanks, Ross. The Dragons

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were worried about their away form. That is what they wanted to improve.

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Now they are leading 15-7 at Ulster. Let's see if they can build or hang

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on to that lead. A six-point game here at Donnybrook. Wales with the

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one-score advantage. It's been that kind of game. It can go either way

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any time. Out comes Jack Power. McPhillips. Kelvin Brown. He was

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there to regather, but it's gone forward. Ireland are the ones who

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are trying to pick up the pace. When you fall ten points behind, the

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impetus to get out there and get going... Kelvin Brown has done well

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since he's come on. Was it a try, wasn't it a try? It is

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hard to see that he got it down. But he did make a fatal error, when you

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have the ball, always make sure there is another player between you

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and the opposition, when you get that far in advance, the opposition

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get a hand in and that should have been a very easy try and the referee

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probably pre-supposed it was, but Kelvin Brown got himself isolated.

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Reuben Morgan-Williams is on for Wales, an injury for Ireland as

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well. Let's go to Phil. Thanks, Gareth. It is the SWALEC Cup last 16

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tomorrow. Bridgend against Cross Keys.

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No official SWALEC League programme tomorrow.

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Croesyceliog was the club of the late, great Clive Burgess. Thanks,

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Phil. An anorak will be needed back in Wales tomorrow as well! That is a

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good scrum by Wales. It's one area Ireland thought they would be a bit

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stronger than Wales, a very heavy pack, experience in the front row as

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well, but good technique, you know, it isn't always the bigger scrum

:22:32.:22:36.

that wins, it is all about how you chase et cetera and the scrum hasn't

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been a dominant part of the game. It gives Wales the opportunity to get

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back into the Irish half and back on the attack again.

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You hate that as a problem, you are going backwards and the back row's

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heads are up. The whole eight were down there. They got the shunt on.

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It is one thing the props never know until they go back and watch the

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video. And the back row then get to know about it!

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A clean break by the replacement scrum-half, Reuben Morgan-Williams.

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He didn't panic, so still Welsh ball. Good take by the prop. Lovely

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break by Morgan-Williams and can Wales now capitalise? Keddie.

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Forwards lining up, led by Dafydd Hughes, a dummy off-load. Dan Jones.

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Now, then, Watkin, steps, looks for the one-handed ball to Giles, but

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no, couldn't complete it. And relieving pressure kick by

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McPhillips. Was that a high tackle? No. It's a clean catch that's been

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awarded. Dan Jones certainly felt the weight of Peter Claffey. In

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fact, they are going to go to the TMO.

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REFEREE: I want to check there was no foul play after the kick. Shane

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Daly - it looked like a try was certainly on. For once, Wales not

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having the patience to go through the phases, maybe forcing the pass,

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and that kick, it was a nothing kick, so it will be interesting to

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see a replay of what exactly did transpire.

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It is going to be a penalty against 4 green. If you keep your feet, it

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doesn't matter. He just stuck his bottom out a

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little bit to make life a bit awkward for Dan Jones, it was no

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more than that. That is a tough call on Peter Claffey.

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REFEREE: There is a voluntary obstruction on 10, you know the

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rule. It is yellow as well! That is a poor decision. You don't have to

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move. You are allowed to stand your ground. The one thing you are not

:26:13.:26:16.

allowed to do is to change your line to go at the player who is kicking

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and he stood there. I don't think it was a penalty. That is very unlucky.

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We saw the kick was going nowhere and a yellow card is a shocking

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decision. Yes, if it was on, there was going to be a try-scoring

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opportunity, that is fair enough. Just lent into him possibly a shade,

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but... He stuck his bottom out. If his feet had moved, yes, by all

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means. I think - I wouldn't have called that a penalty, never mind a

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yellow card. That is an overreaction. I have seen penalties

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for shoulder charges, but I don't think I have seen them for a bottom

:27:02.:27:08.

charge before! It is an evening of firsts at Donnybrook.

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Dan Jones won the penalty and Dan Jones converts the penalty and that

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extends Wales lead to 19 points to 28, so it makes a two-score game, an

:27:30.:27:34.

important kick that one for Dan Jones. We have heard the opinion

:27:35.:27:37.

from one forward here in Donnybrook, what about back in the studio,

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Martyn Williams? What did you make of that one? A yellow card for that

:27:42.:27:51.

is ridiculous. Like you say, he stuck his bottom out, which is

:27:52.:27:56.

probably the first guy ever to get yellow-carded for that. A shocking

:27:57.:28:00.

decision. If you are the Welsh, you will take that all day long. Well,

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we are wondering what the game is coming to. I wonder what would

:28:08.:28:15.

happen if Baxter stuck his backside out - it would be a red card! He

:28:16.:28:23.

would certainly need some gas to get around it! You have to stay away

:28:24.:28:32.

from big second rows... Ireland down to 14 men.

:28:33.:28:43.

Ryan, he will have to pick up his team now. They are still in it. It

:28:44.:28:55.

is going to be that much harder. Wales are celebrating every penalty.

:28:56.:29:00.

That is one area that Wales have certainly outshone Ireland, at the

:29:01.:29:04.

breakdown fighting for the ball. You talk about size, but height is a big

:29:05.:29:09.

thing as well. Maybe a shorter side, a stockier side, they are harder to

:29:10.:29:13.

budge off the ball, but a lot of the technique work they have done is

:29:14.:29:16.

better. You look at the Irish back row in particular, all very tall,

:29:17.:29:20.

with no great deal groundhogs to get in there and fight for the ball.

:29:21.:29:26.

Nowadays, the prop forwards are probably best placed to fight for

:29:27.:29:29.

that ball. It's tight for The Dragons. We saw

:29:30.:30:00.

Giles limping. Unfortunately, for him, that's the end of the game. Joe

:30:01.:30:08.

Thomas of the ospreys comes on. Straight in the middle.

:30:09.:30:25.

The pop-up from Morgan Williams is forward to Joe Thomas.

:30:26.:30:37.

Here is a hefty character. Tipping the scales at just under 21 stone,

:30:38.:30:57.

Conor Kenny. That 900k pack has just got even bigger. Flanker Matthew

:30:58.:31:05.

Byrne joins on to the scrum. Good line speed defensively by

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Wales. Putting Ireland under pressure, not giving them any time

:31:46.:31:49.

to develop. Ryan. Great offload from Ryan to Power.

:31:50.:31:57.

Shaun Evans comes all the way around.

:31:58.:32:11.

That boot certainly came out. Maybe lucky just to get a penalty. Ireland

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not finding touch from there, even though they will have a lineout some

:32:23.:32:27.

ten metres outside the Welsh 22. In that situation they would be liking

:32:28.:32:33.

to be ten metres from the try line. -- would be looking. Some of the

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offloading from Ireland has been top drawer.

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Interesting to see what Ireland do now. The maul has looked very

:32:45.:32:53.

powerful last time around and I imagine they might go for it again.

:32:54.:32:58.

The lineouts have gone pretty much with throw. But Ireland didn't

:32:59.:33:02.

protect the possession well enough and that's good work by Dafydd

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Hughes. Won a few extra yards. Benham beats one man.

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Evades the clutches of Brown, as well.

:33:15.:33:21.

Phillips trying to get his team going forward again.

:33:22.:33:29.

Morgan Williams half-turned and that means the ball is meant to go to the

:33:30.:33:35.

air but charged down back to the hands of the scrum-half. Linked with

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Watkin. Back inside to Millard. That could be the killer blow for Wales.

:33:46.:33:52.

Harri Millard with a fourth try for Wales putting them over 30 points.

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Wales have looked so dangerous when they've got space out wide. The

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first half they didn't get the opportunities, but after some really

:34:00.:34:04.

good hustling work in the lineout by Wales to get that ball and once they

:34:05.:34:09.

get going forward that extra gasp they have there was extremely good.

:34:10.:34:14.

It looked like Ireland had done so well to get in there and get the

:34:15.:34:19.

hand to block down. When there is no defensive alignment there. Good

:34:20.:34:24.

awareness. He fixed Daly so well there. Two players over... It's good

:34:25.:34:29.

support play again. Like we have seen with some of the Irish forwards

:34:30.:34:35.

and support lines excellent again. Good strength by Thomas. The ball to

:34:36.:34:41.

Millard. That's excellent support play.

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Tracking in on the inside shoulder. Waiting for the return pass. Harri

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Millard rounding off nicely in the corner.

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Another superb touchline conversion from Dan Evans who is enjoying

:35:16.:35:20.

himself this evening. Wales at the moment looking comfortable with just

:35:21.:35:23.

over a quarter of an hour to go. They've wanted a chance to run and

:35:24.:35:34.

now they're getting it. The other games being played this evening, at

:35:35.:35:40.

half-time Scotland leading England by 12-6.

:35:41.:35:43.

A tight affair there. The other one not so. France leading

:35:44.:35:48.

Italy by 26-3. So France comfortably ahead. The

:35:49.:35:57.

other one a tight affair. This one was for a while. But now that gap

:35:58.:36:05.

has grown to 16 points. I believe a young Hastings playing in that

:36:06.:36:10.

Scotland side. Yes, indeed, following on in the family

:36:11.:36:11.

tradition. Gavin's boy. Just as I was saying the lineouts

:36:12.:36:24.

are going with throw, Ireland haven't secured the last two. The

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commentator's curse! This often happens, a lot of

:36:29.:36:36.

substitutions come on and it's not just the hooker and jumper, but also

:36:37.:36:41.

mainly it's the lifters coming in. Sometimes, especially when you come

:36:42.:36:45.

together the first game out, it's obviously a new team and a new year

:36:46.:36:50.

at the level, you are not used - you don't get as many reps lineout if

:36:51.:36:57.

you are the sub. You don't know who you are - back row have different

:36:58.:37:03.

foot movements and all of a sudden something goes off, you don't get up

:37:04.:37:11.

and high enough and the opposition disrupt it. In our day you just

:37:12.:37:16.

played the 80 minutes and you were stuck with the same lifters and

:37:17.:37:25.

jumpers. O'Connor has come on for the yell le-carded Peter Claffey.

:37:26.:37:35.

Conor O'Brien is the new outside half. They've under a quarter of an

:37:36.:37:42.

hour to try and turn things around. Wales record against Ireland of late

:37:43.:37:49.

has been very good at this level. Just one win in the last five for

:37:50.:37:52.

Ireland. That's Jarrod Evans who has just

:37:53.:38:01.

come on for Wales. Even though a ball has spilt, the

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defending has been done from an offside position.

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REFEREE: You interfere with the game.

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You feel Ireland need to score fairly soon to get back into this

:38:59.:39:04.

one. Yeah, again it's a good position to go for the maul again.

:39:05.:39:09.

Just got to get the basics right here. Get up, even if it's at a -

:39:10.:39:17.

obviously the back is the best place to set up for a maul try. Secure

:39:18.:39:28.

possession. Taken by the replacement O'Connor. There is Conor Kenny.

:39:29.:39:36.

Wales defend successfully. Get the ball to ground. O'Brien.

:39:37.:39:49.

Porter tries to go straight through on his own. Lost it and Wales

:39:50.:40:05.

immediately looking to see if there's a chance to counter, even

:40:06.:40:13.

from their own tryline. Spilt by Joe Thomas just when advantage over was

:40:14.:40:19.

called. Exciting stuff from Wales. They feel

:40:20.:40:22.

they can do that from their own try line with the luxury of a 16-point

:40:23.:40:27.

lead. It's amazing how the game has

:40:28.:40:34.

slipped away. That was one of the facets there, Wales' ability at the

:40:35.:40:37.

breakdown to disrupt the Irish defence. We saw Wales so many times

:40:38.:40:41.

in the first half where they went through the phases and Ireland never

:40:42.:40:45.

really challenged hard enough at the breakdown to take ball back. They

:40:46.:40:48.

went through, had patience and scored. For Ireland the opposite.

:40:49.:40:53.

It's been a case of once they get through, yes some beautiful play and

:40:54.:40:57.

great offloading play, but eventually it's some of that great

:40:58.:41:02.

Welsh work at the breakdown, hands getting in and turnovers have been a

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massive part of Wales' presumably victory at this stage. Having seen

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that again Wales will be disappointed. Watkin drew the winger

:41:13.:41:16.

perfectly and Joe Thomas just had a look up and he would have seen it

:41:17.:41:20.

was James Ryan the captain tracking across and he would have backed

:41:21.:41:25.

himself I think to have... I think he would have, especially at this

:41:26.:41:31.

late stage against a second row that's been working away and up

:41:32.:41:40.

front. Ryan is an athletic second row. Certainly one that again I

:41:41.:41:49.

think the coaching staff will be keeping a close eye on. Leon Brown

:41:50.:41:56.

there, another young man to keep an eye on.

:41:57.:42:10.

Another very good prospect. Dillon Lewis highly regarded, as is Leon

:42:11.:42:18.

Brown. They're confident in the scrum. It

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was solid first time. Jarrod Evans, a complicated move. Wales

:42:28.:42:30.

overconfident at the moment. They're making life difficult for

:42:31.:42:36.

themselves. Overcomplicating moves behind.

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It's kept in play by Daly. Wales under pressure in their own

:42:46.:42:52.

22. Have to be careful. They're giving

:42:53.:43:02.

away penalties, possibly a card. Daly drops it. They will get a

:43:03.:43:07.

penalty. A shrill blast. There will be a word at least with the captain,

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if not more. Sounds like a yellow card blast of the whistle. Wales put

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themselves in this position really. It's a final warning, rather than a

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yellow card. There's been a few, not been too

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green-eyed here, I hope, there's been a few cynical penalties given

:43:51.:43:55.

away by Wales when Ireland have gone forward. At 71 minutes if you are

:43:56.:44:00.

going to make a call it's probably the time. Leon Brown comes on and so

:44:01.:44:17.

does Morgan Sieniawski. He replaces Harrison Keddie. The new boys will

:44:18.:44:21.

have to fit into the defensive pattern, five metres from the try

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line. This is it for Ireland. They need a

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score from here. They need three scores to get back into this one. A

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drive on from the line out. No, well driven back by Wales. Away from the

:44:36.:44:38.

whitewash. It's there, though, for Ireland.

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Poland has a look one way. Leaves it for the forwards.

:44:43.:44:51.

The pick and go again towards that Welsh try line. Sglp

:44:52.:44:59.

McBurney. Offside again for Wales. This could be a yellow card.

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Ireland still pressing. Again they go for the Hail Mary.

:45:06.:45:15.

Williams didn't catch it cleanly. It went forward. The try won't stand.

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They'll have to come back for the penalty.

:45:20.:45:25.

Great maul defence by Wales. It's intelligent defending. When you are

:45:26.:45:28.

trying to defend on your own line you have to twist and turn and get

:45:29.:45:33.

in and that's what Wales are doing so well, they're not leaving that

:45:34.:45:37.

Irish platform set up and by twisting it and driving in from the

:45:38.:45:43.

side then they've disrupted what should have been a well-designed

:45:44.:45:47.

maul. Should have scored there. That was coming. Final warning was

:45:48.:45:54.

issued. Another penalty given. It's Adam Beard who suffers for the team.

:45:55.:46:00.

Ireland have seven-and-a-half minutes to find three scores. Wales

:46:01.:46:06.

have to do a lot of defending with 14 men.

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REFEREE: I will explain time for you to go. Seven minutes, 30 seconds to

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go. Another patching up job. Max Deegan.

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He had to leave the field in the first half to be stitched up. It's

:46:47.:46:52.

been a good contest, Paul. It has. Entertaining rugby. Yeah, we were

:46:53.:46:57.

talking about yellow cards, but there's been little cynical play

:46:58.:47:00.

compared to what we see at senior level these days. A lot of ambition

:47:01.:47:09.

to play the ball. I thought Ireland looked played great offloading

:47:10.:47:12.

rugby. The technique work, especially at the breakdown by

:47:13.:47:15.

Wales, the scrum was a little better, and that cutting edge out

:47:16.:47:22.

wide, the pace there tends to be what bittual at that level --

:47:23.:47:34.

habitual. Bryce Morgan comes on. They look to try to prevent the

:47:35.:47:40.

rolling, driving lineout maul from Ireland. McBurney is in there. So is

:47:41.:47:46.

Poland. Wales manage to stop them. Tom Phillips did extremely well.

:47:47.:47:51.

Again that's superb defence of the driving lineout by Wales. Tom

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Phillips very much at the helm. Excellent maul defence. It's the

:47:57.:48:01.

unseen work there, getting in, getting a hand in on the ball.

:48:02.:48:04.

Ireland will be disappointed they didn't get a platform and protect

:48:05.:48:08.

the ball carrier. Poland having to go in there. I think that man Tom

:48:09.:48:13.

Phillips, he is a hard grafter in there. Smart play by Wales, as well.

:48:14.:48:18.

Keeping their discipline there. We talked about the breakdown how good

:48:19.:48:23.

they were in that area. The maul defence, as well, outside the one

:48:24.:48:28.

try Ireland did score has stood up very well.

:48:29.:48:33.

A couple more replacements for Ireland.

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A couple more replacements for O'Connor battles for the lineout.

:48:40.:48:44.

Wales have it. Morgan Williams gets it away down

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field. Fielded by Keenan. Power back inside to Keenan. Good

:48:50.:48:58.

tackle by Sieniawski. Again Wales battling hard at that

:48:59.:49:03.

breakdown area. Thought they had it for a moment. New scrum-half Stephen

:49:04.:49:17.

Kerins gets it away. Time is definitely running out for Ireland

:49:18.:49:18.

now to get three scores. Now Wales again go wide. Any chance

:49:19.:49:49.

they can. Williams looking for the inside ball from Joe Thomas.

:49:50.:50:02.

Jack Pour having some treatment. Could be gaps there. -- Power.

:50:03.:50:10.

Watkin slightly behind him. He glides back in-- glides back inside.

:50:11.:50:14.

Such a strong runner Watkin. Hughes is there for Wales.

:50:15.:50:22.

They can certainly nail it from here. Watkin so strong on his feet.

:50:23.:50:27.

Two, three players to bring him down. Phillips. He has been really

:50:28.:50:33.

such a workman-like performance from the captain. Led by example. Almost

:50:34.:50:37.

up to the try line again Wales. This time Ireland have smuggled the ball

:50:38.:50:42.

back and a chance for Kerins to get it away. The effort put in by Tom

:50:43.:50:48.

Phillips tonight has been superb. He has led by example. Wales came so

:50:49.:50:56.

close to a fifth. There is Phillips. Doesn't have the ability to put

:50:57.:51:01.

Watkin on the outside line. Really no lack of effort from anyone

:51:02.:51:09.

in red this evening. Everybody gets a chance to get some

:51:10.:51:27.

piece of the action. More changes in the Welsh pack. That's Dafydd Hughes

:51:28.:51:34.

leaving, he scored the first try for Wales and his replacement wearing

:51:35.:51:41.

16, Evan Phillips, son of former Wales hooker Kevin Phillips. So it's

:51:42.:51:45.

a chip off the old block. I have seen a proud father and family in

:51:46.:51:48.

the crowd here this evening at Donnybrook.

:51:49.:52:00.

First throw, though, over the top and into Irish hands.

:52:01.:52:20.

Three-and-a-half minutes remaining. Penalty goes Ireland's way.

:52:21.:52:34.

It has been a fiercely fought battle. We just mentioned the former

:52:35.:52:40.

Wales hooker Kevin Phillips and guess what? He is with Phil now.

:52:41.:52:46.

Kevin, congratulations, how does it feel to see your lad winning his

:52:47.:52:54.

first under-20s cap? It's been a long time coming and I am proud of

:52:55.:52:57.

him and let's hope all the hard work he has done will be paid off in the

:52:58.:53:01.

end. You know what it's like to win against Ireland. You played in 87.

:53:02.:53:08.

Give us a prediction for Sunday. I think the state the Welsh are in at

:53:09.:53:10.

the moment they're going to cruise it, I think. A big win for Wales, I

:53:11.:53:14.

think. Great to see you. Lovely to talk to you again. Thank you very

:53:15.:53:15.

much. Yeah, thanks, Phil. Nice to hear

:53:16.:53:25.

from a proud dad. Ireland throw everything at it now in the closing

:53:26.:53:30.

stages. Fenton. Wales have defended

:53:31.:53:36.

manfully. Early onslaught, got the try for Ireland for Gallagher but

:53:37.:53:39.

only one since then. At the start of the second half from

:53:40.:53:44.

Kelvin Brown. Wales have held them out. They've been very mart in the

:53:45.:53:47.

breakdown area. -- very smart.

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Gallagher protects. Back for Fenton.

:53:57.:54:08.

O'Connor. Phillips tackles low on Gallagher.

:54:09.:54:14.

Kerins goes in. Out it comes to O'Brien.

:54:15.:54:17.

Tackle comes in from Morgan-Williams.

:54:18.:54:21.

This time there is quicker ball. Eventually there is space for Shane

:54:22.:54:25.

Daly to cross over. It will be a consolation score for Ireland. Wales

:54:26.:54:30.

will be disappointed to yield late on. Fair play to Ireland, they kept

:54:31.:54:35.

on fighting. It will be too late. Wales still should emerge as

:54:36.:54:37.

winners. Good play by Ireland. O'Brien, in

:54:38.:54:43.

particular, managed to take on his man. Good leg drive, keeps going. He

:54:44.:54:50.

is not held. Quick hands here to Daly. If any player on the Irish

:54:51.:54:54.

side deserved a try it was Daly. He saved a number of tries. His

:54:55.:54:59.

all-round contribution has been excellent tonight. He is certainly a

:55:00.:55:05.

player for the future. He may not be - it may not be an Irish win but I

:55:06.:55:09.

am sure he will remember that try fondly. Wales a man short, of

:55:10.:55:14.

course. It's Benham the winger who is off and Ireland vr Ireland making

:55:15.:55:17.

good use that was space on that side to score the try.

:55:18.:55:22.

Not converted. But it will be a little consolation for Ireland for

:55:23.:55:26.

all the effort they put in this evening. Time for one more play.

:55:27.:55:28.

Then they can wrap it up. The clock turns red. Jarrod Evans

:55:29.:55:49.

restarts. Wales' record against Ireland at

:55:50.:55:56.

under-20 level continues. 19-12 it was last year. A few more points and

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tries this evening. The result is the same.

:56:03.:56:09.

Well taken by Keenan. Ireland showing what they're capable

:56:10.:56:13.

of late on, as well. They go wide. It's spilt by

:56:14.:56:27.

O'Connor. That is that. Wales have come away

:56:28.:56:32.

to Donnybrook and they've started their 2016 campaign with a victory.

:56:33.:56:41.

Thoroughly entertaining game. 49 points, seven tries but it was 4-3

:56:42.:56:47.

After early Irish promise, Wales showing their strength in defence

:56:48.:56:53.

and their ability in attack and good value for their win by 35-24. An

:56:54.:56:57.

excellent game all-round, Paul. It certainly was. I think the game

:56:58.:57:02.

turned on its head, those minutes around half-time. Wales getting that

:57:03.:57:09.

try before and then Jones, who for me was the standout player for Wales

:57:10.:57:16.

tonight the way his - after half-time it really put Ireland to

:57:17.:57:19.

the sword and Wales grew in confidence after that. A more

:57:20.:57:22.

professional, clinical performance, especially in some of the basics

:57:23.:57:25.

like the breakdown and the maul defence. Some sparkling back play,

:57:26.:57:30.

as well. Well-deserved win by Wales. It was a tight game for 50 minutes

:57:31.:57:36.

but Wales managing to break clear in the last half hour and some very

:57:37.:57:40.

encouraging signs. It's going to be a squad effort. We will see some

:57:41.:57:44.

changes I day Stansted Airport for the next game. An excellent start

:57:45.:57:52.

for the Welsh boys. -- some changes, I dare say.

:57:53.:57:58.

A final score of Ireland under-20s, 24, Wales under-20s, 35.

:57:59.:58:05.

After scoring on the cusp of half-time it was a dream start for

:58:06.:58:13.

the second half for Wales. Jones showing instinct to go over with

:58:14.:58:16.

that interception try after a minute of the second half. Ireland struck

:58:17.:58:21.

back. Kelvin Brown bowling over. Then they saw yellow for what was

:58:22.:58:26.

described as possibly the most ridiculous yellow card we have seen.

:58:27.:58:30.

This was probably the pick of the bunch from Wales. Great build-up

:58:31.:58:34.

work from Thomas and Millard crossing for Wales fourth try of the

:58:35.:58:39.

night. Ireland had the last word, though. The game was Wales by then.

:58:40.:58:46.

An 11-point victory. A deserved victory, as well. The stats tell an

:58:47.:58:50.

interesting story. They were the winners according to

:58:51.:59:05.

the stats, Ireland. There is only one genuine statistic, and that's

:59:06.:59:08.

the scoreboard. Wales were winners on the night. We can talk now to the

:59:09.:59:10.

winning captain. What did you think of the

:59:11.:59:26.

performance? Really good performance by the boys. We expected the first

:59:27.:59:32.

20 to be a dog fight. Ireland didn't let us dawn. It was tough. Showed a

:59:33.:59:36.

lot of commitment for the boys to work hard especially the last ten in

:59:37.:59:39.

our defensive line. Great commendment to the boys. It was a

:59:40.:59:42.

fast game. Do you think the pitch helped? Yeah, again we expected the

:59:43.:59:47.

game to be fast. We wanted to play a fast game especially on the

:59:48.:59:52.

artificial. We prepared for it. It's tough coming out and playing on it.

:59:53.:59:59.

They were a big side of the front. A lot of press about their front row.

:00:00.:00:12.

I think we did well to get the edge there and it was a game change. You

:00:13.:00:16.

get a chance to watch Wales on Sunday? I will try my best. Rooting

:00:17.:00:24.

for the boys. I think we will all watch it and hoping for a win as

:00:25.:00:28.

well. You did your club and your school proud. Well done. Many

:00:29.:00:37.

congratulations to Tom Phillips who was on our sofa on Sunday and he

:00:38.:00:44.

performed well there as well. That was a brilliant all-round

:00:45.:00:47.

performance. The pack were released wrong. A cutting edge behind. A

:00:48.:00:53.

fantastic start. It doesn't matter what age group, if you go to

:00:54.:00:56.

Ireland, it is always difficult to come away with a win. Not only the

:00:57.:01:01.

commitment, the skill level was first class. They deserve a pat on

:01:02.:01:06.

the back. Dan Jones was the man of the match for some. He showed a

:01:07.:01:11.

predatory instinct in the second half. The game was on a knife edge.

:01:12.:01:20.

This was draped from the kick-off. Wales got turned over. It happened a

:01:21.:01:27.

lot in the first half. This time, Dan Jones has sped out of the line

:01:28.:01:37.

and great anticipation from Dan Jones. Ireland were chasing the game

:01:38.:01:43.

from then on in. A perfect start to the second half. He has had an

:01:44.:01:53.

outstanding games. A couple of minutes left for the Dragons. They

:01:54.:02:02.

are clinging onto their lead Ulster. Back to Donnybrook. Jason strange is

:02:03.:02:11.

with Phil. Congratulations. How pleasing was that performance?

:02:12.:02:15.

Really pleased with large part of it. Ireland were very good side. It

:02:16.:02:22.

showed we were a little bit rusty in the first 15-20 minutes. When we got

:02:23.:02:26.

up to the speed of the game, the intensity, we were really pleased.

:02:27.:02:32.

Particularly in defence. A good start for us. Scotland next week. Do

:02:33.:02:37.

you keep the same side? We will look to give other boys opportunities. We

:02:38.:02:45.

will be looking to expose as many players as possible during the six

:02:46.:02:48.

Nations and by the time we get to the World Cup we will be hopefully

:02:49.:02:54.

in a good place. Good to be going back up there? It will be a

:02:55.:03:00.

fantastic atmosphere, particularly after this performance. Well done.

:03:01.:03:09.

Have a good night. Congratulations to him. Another score update. Paddy

:03:10.:03:14.

Jackson has knocked over a penalty for Ulster so they have crept into a

:03:15.:03:21.

17-15 lead. Dragons not much time to get back into that. We have about a

:03:22.:03:27.

minute left ourselves. We turn our attention to the big game on Sunday.

:03:28.:03:32.

Everybody is looking forward with huge anticipation. Your prediction?

:03:33.:03:40.

I've got to go for Wales. They are a far more settled side than Ireland.

:03:41.:03:47.

Coming off a World Cup where they have lost key players, I think Wales

:03:48.:03:52.

stand every chance. Win this game and it takes you forward in the

:03:53.:04:02.

tournament. Wales or Ireland? Wales. A confident studio. That's it from

:04:03.:04:10.

us. The only 20s -- under 20s have kept their part of the bargain.

:04:11.:04:14.

Could it be an omen for the big game on Sunday? We'll see you then.

:04:15.:04:23.

COMMENTATOR: Everything to play for. Jonathan Davies, what a handoff! The

:04:24.:04:29.

flag is up. Leigh Halfpenny puts Wales into an early lead. Dan

:04:30.:04:42.

Biggar. Scott Williams is in! That is what he can bring! This is

:04:43.:04:54.

looking good. Wales have won the match! We have had an absolute

:04:55.:04:58.

thriller in Cardiff. Wales can celebrate.

:04:59.:05:00.

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