Wales U20s v Italy U20s

:00:16. > :00:25.Two words guaranteed to study passions more than any others. For

:00:26. > :00:29.the players to achieve that for the first time in 11 years would be a

:00:30. > :00:38.fantastic achievement by them. These players of not just been winning,

:00:39. > :00:44.they have been doing so in style. What a score. Keelan Giles and that

:00:45. > :00:49.this is officially... It has been an amazing experience. The group is

:00:50. > :00:53.expected. It has kicked us on. It has been really good. With history

:00:54. > :01:00.within its graph, they are playing for more than just themselves.

:01:01. > :01:05.Playing for your country goes past the 15 on the field, it goes to

:01:06. > :01:08.family and friends. I think the boys have bought into the idea we're

:01:09. > :01:15.playing for more than us, we are playing for the nation.

:01:16. > :01:23.The moment of truth has arrived. It is a Grand Slam showdown here in

:01:24. > :01:28.Colwyn Bay. The opens are good, Wales have never lost to Italy in

:01:29. > :01:32.this tournament. Tension in the dressing room and anticipation as

:01:33. > :01:35.these players are 80 minutes away from making

:01:36. > :01:55.This is the table. Top versus bottom. When. France could overtake

:01:56. > :01:58.them by beating France tonight. Six tries scored already. Adding more

:01:59. > :02:06.drama to tonight. Wheels have to that result stays the same. Welcome

:02:07. > :02:13.to Parc Eirias. The stage is set for hot the Welsh fans hope his triumph.

:02:14. > :02:19.Our panel to make is mixed. We have Nigel Davies and Kingsley Jones for

:02:20. > :02:23.Wales. And over on the other corner is Cardle who is bidding for the

:02:24. > :02:27.first Italian win. What a campaign ad has been so far. What does that

:02:28. > :02:32.tell us about the strength of rugby below senior level? I think we have

:02:33. > :02:39.seen for the last several years, how healthy it is in Wales. It is one of

:02:40. > :02:42.the best models in world rugby for producing talent. Many players have

:02:43. > :02:47.played regional rugby and are stepping up to the international

:02:48. > :02:52.stage. What has characterised this team is the team spirit and how they

:02:53. > :02:57.work together as a team. It was evident in that win against England,

:02:58. > :03:04.an absolute bouncing. Did you see that coming? Nobody did that. The

:03:05. > :03:08.first win over England. We looked to physical and strong and blue England

:03:09. > :03:13.away. The confidence was there in the team. It was possibly our

:03:14. > :03:18.biggest challenge tonight, taking on an England -- Italy side bottom of

:03:19. > :03:23.the table. Last season it was set up the same and Italy pushed us to the

:03:24. > :03:27.end and we had to win by a penalty try. There's lots of conversation in

:03:28. > :03:34.the camp about their minds and being in the races. There is no one for

:03:35. > :03:39.complacency. Our viewers may not be able to recognise many Italian

:03:40. > :03:44.players but they will recognise the courts. You played with them, anyone

:03:45. > :03:49.more passionate than Alessandro Troncon? There not many like him. He

:03:50. > :03:54.is committed to everything he has done. He is passionate and animated.

:03:55. > :03:56.He sometimes looks them used when players around him cannot do

:03:57. > :04:18.anything that he can do. These players have six days to

:04:19. > :04:22.prepare. We took a peek behind the scenes. Welsh headquarters is known

:04:23. > :04:25.as the centre of excellence and the under 20s have been nothing less

:04:26. > :04:33.than excellent throughout this campaign. From the start we were

:04:34. > :04:37.confident. To beat England, in their backyard, it was absolutely amazing.

:04:38. > :04:41.We got better in the game. Little improvements. That has been the main

:04:42. > :04:45.goal in the tournament and has set us up nicely for this weekend

:04:46. > :04:52.against Italy. They go into the game as favourites but the main pressure

:04:53. > :04:59.will be on ourselves internally to produce exciting rugby again. The

:05:00. > :05:02.code have been great and coming down and giving us praise. Warren Gatland

:05:03. > :05:10.came down before the England game and Shaun Perry -- John Edwards has

:05:11. > :05:16.came down again. It is great to have such advice from high up expect --

:05:17. > :05:21.and respected people. Confidence is not in short supply but superstition

:05:22. > :08:36.has stopped them seeing those two magic words. It is

:08:37. > :08:43.has stopped them seeing those two game to start. I am like a coiled

:08:44. > :08:47.spring. I want to do your job. Can I get this going? Okay, Colwyn Bay,

:08:48. > :08:55.you are live on scrum five. Let us hear it for Wales. That is what it

:08:56. > :09:02.is about. Let us hope it is a Grand Slam Trophy. It is nearly time for

:09:03. > :09:06.kick-off. The teams are making their way from the changing rooms to the

:09:07. > :09:10.page. Wales as we now have swept all before them in the tournament and

:09:11. > :09:29.are 80 minutes away from the historic Grand Slam.

:09:30. > :09:35.And George Gasson has gassed the French. Keegan Giles to Harry

:09:36. > :09:57.Millen. Wales have never won an under 20s

:09:58. > :10:00.championship. They have never won an under 20s Grand Slam. These players

:10:01. > :10:04.on the long walk here to the pitch at Colwyn Bay could be about to

:10:05. > :10:11.achieve something. They have celebrated names. They never managed

:10:12. > :10:18.to do the same. It yourself in their shoes. 18, 19 and 20-year-olds. Some

:10:19. > :10:24.will go on to bigger and better. For others, this is the pinnacle of

:10:25. > :10:28.their career. Whatever happens in the future, tonight's result could

:10:29. > :10:32.write their name in history. They will not be short of support. Have

:10:33. > :10:40.you been impressed by what North Wales has had to offer? Being in the

:10:41. > :10:43.Hotel close to the stadium, the amount of character and passion that

:10:44. > :10:50.the code brings to the stadium this evening, it is people that has not

:10:51. > :10:55.been exposed. -- the crowd. It is a fantastic turnout and we can feel

:10:56. > :10:58.the energy of the stadium heard in the commentary box. You played the

:10:59. > :11:02.loss of top teams in Europe and played international rugby, when you

:11:03. > :11:07.add any position like this, what is going your mind? It is those games

:11:08. > :11:11.of consequence that you talk about and everything that you do as a

:11:12. > :11:15.player on the field has an effect. The first thing that needs to go

:11:16. > :11:19.through your mind is your job. Does this settle the nerves get them

:11:20. > :11:36.going? It is time for the national anthems.

:11:37. > :13:24.# Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi

:13:25. > :13:34.# Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri

:13:35. > :13:43.# Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad

:13:44. > :15:03.Will Tom Phillips lift the trophy tonight? Corey Domachowski upfront

:15:04. > :15:07.and experienced for the Blues. Phillips has played for Scarlets.

:15:08. > :15:12.Thomas is the only change from last week. Italy are yet to win this

:15:13. > :15:33.season. Wheels are wary about the strength. It is a big black role.

:15:34. > :15:39.Here are the replacements. Look out for Brown, the big Newport Gwent

:15:40. > :15:46.Dragons prop to come on. We are good to go. It all comes down to this. 80

:15:47. > :15:50.minutes, the one in Ireland and needed a last gasp penalty against

:15:51. > :15:57.the Scots. Too strong for France and obliterated England last week. Italy

:15:58. > :15:59.stand in the way of making 2016 a historic year for the Wales under

:16:00. > :16:11.20s. We underway. Never start for Wales and Italy

:16:12. > :16:21.straight through. Just taken the eye of the ball, Wales. Long, deep kick

:16:22. > :16:29.putting them under pressure. Italy will keep it tight. Excellent play

:16:30. > :16:37.from Jones. He has wrestled that ball back. He gets his team out of

:16:38. > :16:41.trouble. Morgan Williams with a long pass back. Further pressure put on

:16:42. > :16:46.and not the longest of clearances. It will be the Italian ball. Shaky

:16:47. > :16:54.start from Wales with Dan Jones getting them out of trouble. It is

:16:55. > :16:58.the Wales number eight, Harrison Keddie, fumbling the ball. Italy

:16:59. > :17:05.capitalising. This is Dan Jones coming in from the tackle and a late

:17:06. > :17:08.lobby, stealing the ball and getting wheels out of trouble. It is the

:17:09. > :17:12.commentators curse. All that a build-up and then the first time he

:17:13. > :17:16.touches the ball. That is the nervous nature of the game. Good

:17:17. > :17:23.defence for Wales and pushing Italy close to the touchline. It is still

:17:24. > :17:28.with Italy. Slow ball, wheels have done well to slow it down and have

:17:29. > :17:33.turned it over again. Excellent defence from Wales. Morgan Williams

:17:34. > :17:43.fought about the box-kick. This time it is the box-kick. Bruno will

:17:44. > :17:45.gather. Open space in front of him. Good tackle from Lewis. Still with

:17:46. > :17:58.Italy. Starting stronger and spreading it.

:17:59. > :18:04.Again Wales are trying to hold the Italian player up and force mistakes

:18:05. > :18:23.from the Italians. The Welsh line of defence across the field.

:18:24. > :18:37.This is a different tactic that will read by the Osprey. This time it is

:18:38. > :18:41.Wales. There is the sense that the code are getting on their feet.

:18:42. > :18:46.Trying to find that little gap. It was a forward pass. Wales are

:18:47. > :18:50.clearly showing intent. Running the ball out of the 22. It was that

:18:51. > :18:56.slight ball forward to jails. I would like to see him in open space,

:18:57. > :18:59.he looks like the class athlete. -- Keelan Giles. You can feel the

:19:00. > :19:04.nerves around the ground. Little mistakes and things not going to

:19:05. > :19:09.plan. Sometimes players forget they have to relax. Get the first hit out

:19:10. > :19:15.of the system and learn to play rugby. For the first quarter of the

:19:16. > :19:17.game, it is the referee trying to be strict and put his approval on the

:19:18. > :19:24.game. You can see the pitch. It has not

:19:25. > :19:31.suffered with the winter we have had. Plenty of sand on Parc Eirias

:19:32. > :19:38.this evening. They have done a great job. The scrum is down on this in

:19:39. > :19:42.your side. At under 20 level, the curse of the modern game as well.

:19:43. > :19:50.You must have a vague idea what is going on will stop I usually have my

:19:51. > :19:58.cheeks squashed between two big men. He has got a shot bind on the tight

:19:59. > :20:01.head side. His body position is ideally your head above your pelvis

:20:02. > :20:06.and maintaining that strong position given that he is close to the game.

:20:07. > :20:12.That is your ideal pushing position. He had gone down. Definitely one of

:20:13. > :20:31.the more experienced players and this Italian side.

:20:32. > :20:39.REFEREE: I need you to work with each other and work harder. Frank

:20:40. > :20:43.Murphy is the referee tonight. It is a tricky one. There is only so much

:20:44. > :20:47.he can do and it is up to the players. It means keeping an narrow

:20:48. > :20:54.gap in the scrum will give the referee Altima control of how he can

:20:55. > :20:58.manage the scrum. Good, slow clear calling to everyone so everyone can

:20:59. > :20:59.hear the calling. He will come over to the side where he believes the

:21:00. > :21:14.problems are. They stay on their feet. Great Welsh

:21:15. > :21:22.scrum. It up under pressure. It has been all Italy in the opening

:21:23. > :21:23.exchanges. Wheels again had another sniff of the turnover through

:21:24. > :21:51.Phillips but not to be. -- Wales. Good tackle from Beard. Wales have

:21:52. > :21:56.fanned out. Carlo waving his hands only a to urge the Italians on.

:21:57. > :22:06.That took an awful long time. It was a decent pass in the end and it has

:22:07. > :22:10.pushed just wide. Would you go for drop goals at this stage? Ideally,

:22:11. > :22:16.in the 22 when you have possession and you have split the defences both

:22:17. > :22:21.sides, it comes on to the right side onto his left foot. He does not

:22:22. > :22:25.purchase it very well. The ground is ready for so the bodies should

:22:26. > :22:30.favour him. Ideally in the 22 you want to be spreading the ball and

:22:31. > :22:32.accelerating the game. He did not have blockers and play so it would

:22:33. > :22:47.be difficult. Taken by Bruno. This time Wales have been penalised.

:22:48. > :22:51.A chance for Italy to put themselves on the board. They will probably go

:22:52. > :22:57.for gold. He kicked 11 points against Wales last season. They are

:22:58. > :23:03.going to kick to touch. They need to get points on the board. He may just

:23:04. > :23:08.be out of his range. Maybe some confidence lost in this drop kick.

:23:09. > :23:14.As soon as any players hit the ground during a ruck, the immediate

:23:15. > :23:19.instinct needs to be to roll away and the referee will be looking for

:23:20. > :23:23.infringements that will stifle the free-flowing game of rugby. Italy

:23:24. > :23:35.are making a game of it so that was a knock-on. It will be a

:23:36. > :23:40.Welsh scrum. One of the leading statistics coming into the game was

:23:41. > :23:45.the 74% success rate in your line-out. The line-out ball in the

:23:46. > :23:49.game of rugby is the ideal attacking ball. You can see him going up and

:23:50. > :23:53.it is slightly overthrown. The left is good on the right-hand side of

:23:54. > :23:59.the line-out. It is just those little margins of error is that. You

:24:00. > :24:04.having a clean ball 35 metres out from the opposition trialling. That

:24:05. > :24:09.will tell you how possession has gone so far. Not at the start we

:24:10. > :24:15.were expecting in Colwyn Bay, it is all Italy but not able to do

:24:16. > :24:20.anything with that ball. To the layman 75% seems a lot but you need

:24:21. > :24:23.higher than that. Wales have got 92 so those stats have a massive effect

:24:24. > :24:29.on the game. It is the way that you play the game and the ability to do

:24:30. > :24:36.something with the attacking ball before it is wasted. Wales tend to

:24:37. > :24:41.hold the scrum rather than drive on. Players have been warned not to get

:24:42. > :24:44.in front of the kicker. Bruno has done well on the rate when when the

:24:45. > :24:54.ball has came his way. That was well taken. -- on the right wing.

:24:55. > :25:05.Morgan Williams digs. That was a first look at Harrison Keddie and

:25:06. > :25:12.almost lost the ball. Some birds creeping in for Wales. What Wales

:25:13. > :25:17.are trying to do in running out of their half in the first quarter of

:25:18. > :25:23.this game, ideally in that position, you split the defences and look for

:25:24. > :25:28.the touchline. He actually get to the territory rather than trying to

:25:29. > :25:32.run out. Dan Jones with the take, up and under. He has been prolific in

:25:33. > :25:38.the opening parts of the game and has done well to clear the ball.

:25:39. > :25:42.Ideally, if I was the exit strategy coach, I would want to kick out of

:25:43. > :25:45.this, relieving pressure and make your forwards run forward onto the

:25:46. > :25:51.ball and start transferring the pressure onto the opposition. We are

:25:52. > :25:55.only nine minutes in but is there a sense that you are building yourself

:25:56. > :25:59.up all day, make that walk out to the pitch, know what is at stake and

:26:00. > :26:03.you are overeager. We want to win the game before you have won it.

:26:04. > :26:12.Everybody wants to get there hands on the ball and be of the action.

:26:13. > :26:15.Scoring from 60 metres out, ten minutes into the game is quite a

:26:16. > :26:20.long shot. You have to play territory. Especially in the games

:26:21. > :26:27.that matter so much. Get inside Italy's half and transfer pressure.

:26:28. > :26:37.Italy have had the bulk of the possession thanks to Wales throwing

:26:38. > :26:50.it away. Italy take it again. Good ball from the middle.

:26:51. > :26:57.The opt for the chip over. They do get themselves that little bit

:26:58. > :27:03.deeper into Welsh territory. Very structured from Italy. Off the top

:27:04. > :27:07.ball, hit midfield and with the forwards coming around and the

:27:08. > :27:10.fullback changing direction. He has threaded the ball through three

:27:11. > :27:15.Welsh defenders, pushing the pressure back on to Wales. In order

:27:16. > :27:23.to exit, Wales need a clear exit strategy. Morgan Williams finds a

:27:24. > :27:27.break. Good from the scrum-half. Makes it difficult to get now at

:27:28. > :27:40.Central field. It will the forwards take it on? Hughes is acting

:27:41. > :27:46.scrum-half. Pressure again on Wales. Italy sense that turnover. It is

:27:47. > :27:55.there if they can get it. Italy have infringed. Wales have the chance

:27:56. > :28:00.eventually to clear their lines. Italy actually died on the ball that

:28:01. > :28:06.came out of the ruck but he was overzealous, coming around the wrong

:28:07. > :28:09.side. Mark, it is a nervous start from Wales, have they been affected

:28:10. > :28:15.by the sense of occasion and history? It is the occasion. It is a

:28:16. > :28:21.huge thing to be going for the Grand Slam. There is a general nervousness

:28:22. > :28:24.and the it seems quiet. The boys are playing in a big game and need

:28:25. > :28:28.something to settle them. A linebreak or the score. Get them

:28:29. > :28:37.more focused on what they need to do. It will come. The signs of

:28:38. > :28:42.nerves are affecting them. Much better from Wales. Excellent tackle

:28:43. > :28:49.in midfield. Italy have the advantage.

:28:50. > :28:55.The Italians like very much been down in that Welsh area of the field

:28:56. > :29:00.at the moment. That was a horrible bounce and Jones did well. Wales

:29:01. > :29:15.have done well to protect that. They know where they stand with the

:29:16. > :29:21.referee. Was that a knock-on? The referee waves play on. Not the right

:29:22. > :29:27.option for Morgan Williams. Italy have got numbers if they can move

:29:28. > :29:32.it. Excellent tackle in midfield. The overlap has gone. It is a kick

:29:33. > :29:40.instead. The mark has been taken comfortably by Thomas. Italy are

:29:41. > :29:45.making a good fist of it. Would you like to see the ball in hand more

:29:46. > :29:49.with Italy? Keeping the ball in the area when you have got an opposition

:29:50. > :29:54.when you can mark the ball in the 22, it needs to find grass and work

:29:55. > :29:57.that ball into touch or finding an attacking player coming onto it.

:29:58. > :30:08.Maintain possession in the strike zone. They need to get blockers and

:30:09. > :30:13.if he is kicking off his right foot. With that much pressure on, it is

:30:14. > :30:21.difficult to get that ball away. It was a half block. You need Lewis

:30:22. > :30:27.Hughes and Adam Beard protecting your man. Especially on his right

:30:28. > :30:29.foot with a short angle. Not the greatest clearance either from Joe

:30:30. > :30:37.Thomas. Wales are still under pressure. And not quite sure on what

:30:38. > :30:47.they have shown in the other game so far. Italy are still up for this.

:30:48. > :30:54.Last-minute penalty try. They were unlucky against Ireland last week,

:30:55. > :30:57.the Italians. The loose forwards not playing attention to the break and

:30:58. > :31:03.they broke down the side of the scrum on the blindside. The number

:31:04. > :31:08.eight looked like a superstar. And he scores like that at the end of

:31:09. > :31:11.the game. It needs to be avoided. We have got a promising position here

:31:12. > :31:17.and they have got all the pressure onto the Welsh team. It is a quick

:31:18. > :31:23.ball down. The big men running into midfield.

:31:24. > :31:27.It is switched back against the grain. Good defence from Morgan

:31:28. > :31:43.Williams. It is still Italy. Wales are trying natural tackle to

:31:44. > :31:45.keep them up, stopping him going to ground. They have done well to time

:31:46. > :32:02.over the ball. -- turnover. It is still with Italy. Again

:32:03. > :32:07.possession is difficult to come by. An Italian mistake. Bruno must

:32:08. > :32:14.repair the damage done by his forwards.

:32:15. > :32:30.Little kicking going, Manfredi. Bruneau, to chase. Not quite

:32:31. > :32:37.gathered, Rhun Williams. The local boy. Good start by Italy again. They

:32:38. > :32:57.will get the scrum, and the feed. The kick chase coming in by Italy,

:32:58. > :33:02.not cleanly taken by the Welsh team. Riccioni been very busy in the

:33:03. > :33:08.opening stages, scrumming well, doing his work the loose. Captaining

:33:09. > :33:12.the side, leading from the front. There is too much turnover ball from

:33:13. > :33:17.either side. Italy not wanting to play any rugby in their own half.

:33:18. > :33:23.Two phases maximum, kicking the ball into the corner. Disappointed not to

:33:24. > :33:28.put points on the board? I think so, they need to convert this pressure,

:33:29. > :33:40.the territories in their favour. They need to maintain a position,

:33:41. > :33:50.transfer that into points. You could hear the rumbling raw from the

:33:51. > :33:51.crowd. It is with Italy. Masselli, went to school in South Africa,

:33:52. > :34:48.great rugby pedigree. I think he may be looking at an

:34:49. > :36:28.Italian boot on the Welsh player. I think he may be looking at an

:36:29. > :36:32.that was the right call. The TMO insisting he has hardly touched him.

:36:33. > :36:46.In my mind, that should be played on. Let's make out what Nigel am

:36:47. > :36:49.makes of this. Wales are played in the wrong areas, couple of

:36:50. > :36:54.opportunities to clear the lines. Strong breeze behind them, they need

:36:55. > :36:59.to pin the Italian team back in their own half. Once you do that,

:37:00. > :37:03.they will make mistakes. Technically not as good as the Wales team. At

:37:04. > :37:10.the moment all the Slay has been in the Welsh 22. When there at the

:37:11. > :37:14.ball, looking to work against the blitz defence on the short side,

:37:15. > :37:20.kicking behind this, working quite effectively. For me, Wales need to

:37:21. > :37:32.get field position. You could see the frustration from Harri Millard,

:37:33. > :37:40.not going to hand for Wales. England under 20s shipping 40 points for the

:37:41. > :37:44.second week in a row. 41-17 France winning. They are top of the table

:37:45. > :37:49.at the moment. Wales have two winter win the championship. Simple as

:37:50. > :37:55.that. A win, the championship, the grand slam. They could draw and win

:37:56. > :37:59.the championship. They have to avoid defeat. France thrashing England,

:38:00. > :38:10.Wales know what they have to do. Since the referee had a word with

:38:11. > :38:23.the scrum, they have been staying up. Wales fancying their chances.

:38:24. > :38:30.Pettinelli pics, big gap. Morgan-Williams is there. Italy only

:38:31. > :38:39.from foot. Ortis showing up well, the second row. Still trying to draw

:38:40. > :38:47.in the numbers, the Italians. Trust Adi thought about it. Lewis did

:38:48. > :38:53.well, forcing the turnover as well. Wales break. First-time Italy have

:38:54. > :38:59.been under pressure. The first time Wales have been in that area of the

:39:00. > :39:07.field. Wales doing ever so well through their hooker. Ironically

:39:08. > :39:15.that came from a mistake from the Italians. They look for the

:39:16. > :39:21.position, transferring the pressure, kicking the territory, they need to

:39:22. > :39:31.make absolutely sure they nailed the line-out. Clear their lines with the

:39:32. > :39:41.least pressure possible. Wales not able to disrupt Italy opting to

:39:42. > :39:48.force the extra metres, for the kick, they make the mistake. Evans

:39:49. > :39:53.doing well, getting congratulations. From nowhere, the first points

:39:54. > :39:59.should be for Wales. First time in the Italian 22, you have the option

:40:00. > :40:05.to kick and put the first points on the board. Shaun Evans straight on

:40:06. > :40:13.it, making a tackle, straight on the ball, ideal body position. Clear as

:40:14. > :40:20.daylight penalty. It is that man Pettinelli, carrying the ball well.

:40:21. > :40:23.They have been held up twice. You don't have the support runners to

:40:24. > :40:28.take away the threat, always a turnover ball. Always at risk if you

:40:29. > :40:31.opt to run from your own line, rather than getting the kick

:40:32. > :40:44.straightaway. Italy paying the price. Daniel Jones, 82 points in

:40:45. > :40:59.his under 20s career. He would love to get 100 tonight. Totally against

:41:00. > :41:04.the play, Wales lead 3-0. Italy will be really frustrated with that.

:41:05. > :41:10.Conceding points the first time Wales have got into the Italian 22.

:41:11. > :41:15.They need to get this full-back now, retain possession for a bit longer.

:41:16. > :41:27.-- get this all back now. James under pressure, did not like

:41:28. > :41:34.it. Again Wales playing themselves into a bit of trouble. Just has not

:41:35. > :41:40.got hold of. The kick chase are coming onto his right foot. If he

:41:41. > :41:47.had come from the other angle, more time and space, clean kit. Shows

:41:48. > :41:53.that Italy have done their analysis, chasing down the right-hand side.

:41:54. > :42:01.They have consistently run that channel, causing him problems. What

:42:02. > :42:04.a game. Jason Strange, the Wales coach said he was aware of the

:42:05. > :42:14.Italian rolling maul, difficult to defend.

:42:15. > :42:22.Trussardi calling his forwards around. A chance for Italy to pull

:42:23. > :42:27.themselves level, they deserve it, honestly. Frustrating penalty from

:42:28. > :42:32.the Welsh point of view. Did so well to get the rolling maul down without

:42:33. > :42:37.conceding a penalty. It is slow ball, just get offenders on their

:42:38. > :42:43.feet, maintained an defensive line, fire off the line in the 22. You

:42:44. > :42:46.have to applaud the Italians for the intent, they're not coming to make

:42:47. > :42:52.up the numbers, they are going for tries. Kickable penalty, going to

:42:53. > :42:56.touch, perhaps the rolling maul will come again, don't need to go so far

:42:57. > :43:04.this time. Attacking ball to the back. In go the bodies. Forward

:43:05. > :43:09.momentum is there. Wales doing well to drag it to ground. Good play from

:43:10. > :43:14.the Welsh defence. They read it, they stopped it, they will get the

:43:15. > :43:21.put-in. Really happy with the result. If the maul starts, and the

:43:22. > :43:28.ball is in front of them all, hard to get it back when you need it.

:43:29. > :43:34.That results in slow ball. If the referee calls, and the ball goes

:43:35. > :43:35.down, turnover ball. Italy will be very disappointed with not

:43:36. > :44:01.converting any of this pressure. It is not going to be easy when it

:44:02. > :44:06.comes back to Dan Jones. You may have to sacrifice distance for

:44:07. > :44:12.getting the ball away. If the scrum ever set

:44:13. > :44:34.-- ever sets. A short runner would be ideal to open angle. Giving you a

:44:35. > :44:39.kick and less pressure. That was the angle, pretty much. Scrum-halves

:44:40. > :44:52.getting involved. Good play from Wales. Setting the ball back, but

:44:53. > :44:58.Italy sensed a turnover. Wales keeping it, not cleanly. Jones,

:44:59. > :45:07.similar sort of angle, opting long. Bruno underneath it. Sperandio, and

:45:08. > :45:15.big gap, good tackle, excellently from Evans. Forward pass, excellent

:45:16. > :45:25.tackle. Watkin putting himself about. 16 and a half stone, the age

:45:26. > :45:33.of 19. Already an Osprey, one of the names to look out for. Good play by

:45:34. > :45:38.Sperandio, counterattacking. They tackle from Watkin. The referee

:45:39. > :45:45.playing advantage from an offside player from the Welsh kick chase.

:45:46. > :45:50.Italy opting to go for the points, 3-0 down, they need the points on

:45:51. > :45:57.the board. Long advantage, worth playing for for the Italians. All

:45:58. > :46:02.started on the kick chase. Owen Watkin taking the short ball from

:46:03. > :46:10.the scrum to open out the angle for the exit kick. Finding touch would

:46:11. > :46:15.have been ideal. Just finding space. Straight in front, straight over.

:46:16. > :46:23.Let's speak to Phil Steele. Gethin Watts is with me. You have seen

:46:24. > :46:27.these players come through. How big is this game for them? The biggest

:46:28. > :46:32.gain some of them have ever been involved in? From a national point

:46:33. > :46:37.of view, a lot of players with a fair bit of regional experience,

:46:38. > :46:40.from an international point of view a list of expectation on the game

:46:41. > :46:47.tonight. A lot of expectation coming into the occasion. Coming under

:46:48. > :47:00.pressure. Chance down from Wales. He won't get there. May not get there.

:47:01. > :47:06.All of a sudden, Italy out of nothing, Wales playing themselves

:47:07. > :47:13.into trouble. It is Sperandio's kick charged down. Massive pressure from

:47:14. > :47:19.Wales. Saving the day by touching it down. Quick reactions from the fly

:47:20. > :47:24.half. Steady-macro, just about going backwards. Gone forwards. Keddie

:47:25. > :47:30.thought it was forwards, then thought he got away with it. The

:47:31. > :47:35.referee calling it back. Funny old game for the handling errors. Dying

:47:36. > :47:40.to get his hands on the ball, run, just haven't had the possession.

:47:41. > :47:44.Just like drifting away from him. Could see his frustration as he

:47:45. > :48:02.smashes the ball down after conceding the knock-on. We were

:48:03. > :48:07.talking before the game about how the Italian coach is quite animated.

:48:08. > :48:17.Cannot translate what he has said, animated and excited with the way

:48:18. > :48:21.Italy have started the game. It is this side always on the scrum. The

:48:22. > :48:41.battle between Marco Riccioni and his opponent. Really

:48:42. > :48:46.strong, not allowing Corey Domachowski to have any effect on

:48:47. > :48:50.the cooker. Sure bind, the shoulder is higher than the engagement,

:48:51. > :48:57.because he's so wide and the chest so big not allowing Corey

:48:58. > :49:06.Domachowski to get in. Does not hang around, through the posts. Italy are

:49:07. > :49:10.deservedly in the lead, 6-3. You are saying about the level of

:49:11. > :49:18.expectation, on these players. Will it stand them in good Stead In The

:49:19. > :49:21.Sinew Careers? The talk all week as been about delivering on the

:49:22. > :49:26.expectation. They are under a fair bit of pressure. We will expect that

:49:27. > :49:29.from them. To deal with this expectation, this occasion,

:49:30. > :49:35.certainly going to stand them in good stead for their future careers.

:49:36. > :49:43.You know them well, there be looking for to sparkle? A number of people

:49:44. > :49:47.out there, Harrison Keddie, a lot of people who could spark the team. It

:49:48. > :49:52.will take a collective effort to galvanise the group. Needs a bit

:49:53. > :49:57.more cohesion, bit of calmness on the ball to control the ball.

:49:58. > :50:06.Hopefully we will see more of that. Cheers, thank for your time. Italy

:50:07. > :50:15.fancy this. Lots of pressure. Morgan-Williams. Waiting. Pressure

:50:16. > :50:20.relieved, Italy over committing, overeager. Wales gets a welcome

:50:21. > :50:25.chance to clear their lines. I tell you what, Lorenzo Masselli having a

:50:26. > :50:32.big impact on this game. Running the ball back at this Welsh team, making

:50:33. > :50:41.a tackle the in the Welsh half, keep an eye out on him during the game.

:50:42. > :50:45.Here we go, we were talking about him in the build-up, schools in

:50:46. > :50:51.South Africa, plays like one. Big loose forwards. They are in

:50:52. > :50:56.abundance in South Africa. Really busy, positive contribution as well.

:50:57. > :51:05.Went to the same school as Scott Spedding, and Chris Froome. Good

:51:06. > :51:08.sporting pedigree. Cani gets his hand on the ball, opting to pass.

:51:09. > :51:24.Just little errors creeping in. Wales unfortunately have not had an

:51:25. > :51:29.opportunity to build any sort of rhythm, momentum, fluency because of

:51:30. > :51:35.the handling errors. Not conceding many leading up to the game,

:51:36. > :51:42.something just a mess. I wonder if it is nervous, the anticipation that

:51:43. > :51:46.they have to win the game. A draw would be fine, but a win would be

:51:47. > :52:03.better. Just not on song at the moment. Good scrum again, from

:52:04. > :52:08.Wales. Will they get the reward? No. A right old battle up front at the

:52:09. > :52:12.scrum. One thing on the Italian ball, Marco Manfredi, looking to

:52:13. > :52:25.place-macro -- looking to hook the ball, that is

:52:26. > :52:32.resulting in the pop-up in the scrum. There is or is that danger

:52:33. > :52:35.you pop-up. Keeping the flexibility in the gets, the pelvis loads to the

:52:36. > :52:51.ground. -- loads to the ground. That is better from the Italians.

:52:52. > :53:00.Manfredi desperately making contact with the ball. Italy managing to

:53:01. > :53:11.tidy it up. It is slow. Manfredi, scrum-half. Playing on says the

:53:12. > :53:21.referee. Long way back stop chance for Wales to counter. Williams into

:53:22. > :53:30.traffic. Excellent protection from Keddie. This is better from Wales.

:53:31. > :53:39.The crowd urging Wales to spread the ball, they do. Giles calling for it.

:53:40. > :53:45.He has the gas, just starting to break into full flow, but the

:53:46. > :53:51.touchline beats trying to move the ball into his hands. Every time he

:53:52. > :53:58.has the ball, under pressure, chasing kicks, not allow the free

:53:59. > :54:05.rein of open space. You can see he has pace. A pure athlete. Would not

:54:06. > :54:10.mind seeing Wales keep the ball in hand. From an Italian point of view,

:54:11. > :54:13.what they are doing is playing into their hands. Need to keep the ball

:54:14. > :54:24.to put pressure on the Italian team. I just wonder if Wales may fancy

:54:25. > :54:30.half-time, another team talk to settle them. Telling them they have

:54:31. > :54:36.to win, because France are won. This style of attack from the onset,

:54:37. > :54:41.willing to shift the ball, get by. Italy have been completely opposite,

:54:42. > :54:47.direct, Route one, over the gain line, getting behind the Welsh

:54:48. > :54:54.defence. Fish putting them under pressure, causing mistakes, that is

:54:55. > :55:03.why they are in the lead by three points.

:55:04. > :55:12.But that is an alternative to smelling salts, with the sock half

:55:13. > :55:17.off. He looks calm now. Any tight head prop taking his boots off, the

:55:18. > :55:22.physio will have a bit of a surprise.

:55:23. > :55:32.He has done well. Busy in the opening phases. Solid in the scrum

:55:33. > :55:37.as well. The leadership in selecting the right options. He has had a

:55:38. > :55:47.massive contribution for his team. Let's bring in Gwent's finest,

:55:48. > :55:51.Kingsley. Yes, we need to play the game in Italy's half, we have made

:55:52. > :55:55.errors, and when we have tried it, not good enough. Picked up in the

:55:56. > :56:01.last five minutes, some intention, executing a bit better. I wonder if

:56:02. > :56:08.the little break in play will benefit Wales, chance to gather

:56:09. > :56:18.their thoughts, and put pressure on the Italian line-out. Safe ball for

:56:19. > :56:29.Masselli. Can they were kids around? Getting the ball clear. It is half

:56:30. > :56:34.charged down. The kick was not on. Trussardi doing his forwards no

:56:35. > :56:40.favours with that clearance kick. It has come off the Welsh hand. Corey

:56:41. > :56:46.Domachowski had no clear intent what he wanted to do. Trussardi kicked it

:56:47. > :56:57.straight into his hands. They have to do it all again. Safe option from

:56:58. > :57:07.the Italians. Manfredi peeling around. Better managed.

:57:08. > :57:18.Box-kick perhaps? Not quite getting the direction. He has the distance.

:57:19. > :57:24.That will calm some Italian nerves. It does give Wales a good attacking

:57:25. > :57:30.opportunity, and over the last five minutes they have managed to get a

:57:31. > :57:34.foothold in the Italian half. I am a big believer, if the ball is inside

:57:35. > :57:38.the 22, you need to exit, get it off the pitch, and rebuild. The last

:57:39. > :57:45.thing you want to do is defend a counterattack. Quick ball from

:57:46. > :57:50.Wales. Morgan-Williams, Jones, Giles stepping, almost goes. Good tackle

:57:51. > :57:58.around the ankles. Better from Wales, over the gain line. All of

:57:59. > :58:05.the heavy mob trying to wrestle the ball back. It has been slow down.

:58:06. > :58:12.Italy sniffing the turnover. Morgan-Williams was under pressure.

:58:13. > :58:17.Better from Wales. Corey Domachowski, will he get the ball

:58:18. > :58:23.back? Italy overeager. Wales have lost ground in the move.

:58:24. > :58:32.Not many options for Lewis. The fly half was there to offer protection.

:58:33. > :58:41.Catt trying to conjure something. Evans was immediately swamped. --

:58:42. > :58:46.Keddie trying to conjure something. Look at the numbers they're

:58:47. > :58:53.committing to try and win it back. Italy making life hard for them.

:58:54. > :58:58.This would be an excellent time for either team to score. Wales again

:58:59. > :59:03.just forcing it. They will come back, scrum down to Italy. There is

:59:04. > :59:09.the frustration. I can imagine the frustration. Wales having to commit

:59:10. > :59:16.numbers in the ruck. One Italian player on the floor. The knock-on

:59:17. > :59:21.from Harri Millard. People in defence, more numbers on your feet.

:59:22. > :59:27.You can get more online speed, exerting the pressure on to the

:59:28. > :59:32.attack. Italy being controlled, calm, relaxed in defence. Not

:59:33. > :59:36.committing players in the ruck, having more players on their feet.

:59:37. > :59:39.Wales have nowhere to go. You have two to Italy, when you have players

:59:40. > :59:56.like Giles, who can run. They're just not

:59:57. > :00:06.putting the numbers into the ruck. They have obviously targeted him

:00:07. > :00:22.before the game. They have marked in very well.

:00:23. > :00:34.The Riverside wear to school here, that could be crucial. -- if either

:00:35. > :00:45.side where to score. It has been a good half so far. Italy going for a

:00:46. > :00:56.long kick. It was the wrong option, kicking directly into touch was a

:00:57. > :01:06.really bad mistake. Matteo Minozzi did not look at the referee did not

:01:07. > :01:10.listen. He has gone directly into touch, tried to clear the ball into

:01:11. > :01:25.the stands. He is disappointed in that decision. It is an attacking

:01:26. > :01:30.throw. Middle floor. Giles came off his wing but could not get past

:01:31. > :01:37.Giovanni Pettinelli. It is sloppy again. With half-time approaching,

:01:38. > :01:41.Wales could go in that level. It is the bane of any coach's life when

:01:42. > :01:51.the team compounds errors. The direct kick into touch and then the

:01:52. > :01:56.infringement. The referee was vocal to leave it. The infringement at the

:01:57. > :02:02.ruck results in Wales having the opportunity to go for three points.

:02:03. > :02:06.In fairness, Mr Murphy is clear with his instructions. Is there a

:02:07. > :02:12.language issue if your English is not good enough? I do not think so.

:02:13. > :02:18.Most of these youngsters will now in a lot of the English terminology

:02:19. > :02:20.when the referee is speaking and will understand exactly what he is

:02:21. > :04:17.saying. Rekik will understand exactly what he is

:04:18. > :04:21.As Gareth was seen in commentary, that is enough to be crowned

:04:22. > :04:31.champions but they want to be Grand Slam champions. Let us look at the

:04:32. > :04:37.half-time stats. That is interesting. Wales had seven

:04:38. > :04:42.turnovers to zero for Italy. Some penalty is controversial but honours

:04:43. > :04:47.even. The Italians carrying the ball a lot more. Some very powerful

:04:48. > :04:52.runners as well in the back lane and in the pack. Gentlemen, it has been

:04:53. > :04:58.tense and cagey. In that dressing room, the nerves will be jangling.

:04:59. > :05:02.This is uncharacteristic of this Welsh team. Watching the body

:05:03. > :05:06.language, they are not speaking to each other and communicating. It is

:05:07. > :05:10.all about team 14 Wales. We're not seeing that and it is the worst

:05:11. > :05:14.performance they have pretend. You can understand coming off the back

:05:15. > :05:17.of a big win against England but they need to push home the

:05:18. > :05:21.advantage. They have played lots of rugby in the own half and had been

:05:22. > :05:30.edgy, made mistakes which in the Italians have been able to on. What

:05:31. > :05:33.can we put that down to? Albee Italians playing well or visit Grand

:05:34. > :05:43.Slam fever, thinking about the end result? The Italians are playing

:05:44. > :05:48.well. We have not seen that in the first half, making sure they do

:05:49. > :05:52.things well. Playing field position is all well and good but you need to

:05:53. > :05:57.kick well, you need to have some structure and when you do try to

:05:58. > :06:01.play in your own half, you cannot make errors. Pride in themselves on

:06:02. > :06:06.the skill and execution during the campaign and we have seen some

:06:07. > :06:10.spectacular tries. So much rugby in the first half trapped in own half

:06:11. > :06:14.and when they cleared the lines they made mistakes. Even from the first

:06:15. > :06:20.kick of the game, we can look at it here. It is about detail. Dan Jones

:06:21. > :06:25.under the high ball. Not perfect. The Welsh forwards should be running

:06:26. > :06:29.to block. That was too easy straight to Dan Jones and is tackled as soon

:06:30. > :06:35.as he receives the ball. He still tries to force the ball to Harrison

:06:36. > :06:39.Kelly. This is confident, keeping the ball-in-hand but simple things

:06:40. > :06:45.like this dense and your confidence and gives confidence to Italy. That

:06:46. > :06:49.was adjudged to have gone forward. Again the medical ball is not

:06:50. > :06:54.accurate enough. This is the story. Look here, we need blockers. Morgan

:06:55. > :06:59.Williams needs to block. It was too easy for the Italian lock to get

:07:00. > :07:04.through. Pressure again, failed to exit. Beagle up to the Italy half

:07:05. > :07:09.and get three points but from the restart, this is a kick from Dan

:07:10. > :07:18.Jones. Look out easy it is for the Italians to get through. They

:07:19. > :07:20.should've been in the pocket behind the ruck. Again it was a lot of

:07:21. > :07:26.pressure leading to a poor exit. That led to three points for Italy.

:07:27. > :07:30.Dan Jones express the frustration of the entire team with the dropped the

:07:31. > :07:34.ball at the end. Nigel, we talked about the unity in the squad and how

:07:35. > :07:40.they are role-playing for each other. You mentioned that at times

:07:41. > :07:43.they look like individuals. They have been very disappointing. They

:07:44. > :07:47.really need to pull themselves together, put a foot on the ball and

:07:48. > :07:53.build a performance. Cut out some of these errors in the game. And play

:07:54. > :07:57.any rate he areas of the field. They will be very disappointed with that

:07:58. > :08:02.first half. I am sure they can turn things around. They have done that

:08:03. > :08:06.time after time through the season. The few choice words from Jason and

:08:07. > :08:10.then hopefully they will come out and manage the second half better.

:08:11. > :08:15.There has been a huge opportunities when they had some good field

:08:16. > :08:18.position with the Italians becoming very short defensively. If Wales can

:08:19. > :08:24.hold onto the ball and go through some phases, it will be key. They

:08:25. > :08:29.have not went through a set of six as we talk about in an attacking

:08:30. > :08:32.perspective. When you get six phases in most rugby games then

:08:33. > :08:35.opportunities will present themselves. We should give credit to

:08:36. > :08:40.Italy. For most of that half they were struggling in scrums. The

:08:41. > :08:43.number eight was manfully picking the ball up and making hard yards

:08:44. > :08:54.off the back of the retreating scrum. He has been very impressive,

:08:55. > :08:59.tall and physical. He always gets on the front foot. Typical character to

:09:00. > :09:02.stop. He has been instrumental in everything Italy have done. Got them

:09:03. > :09:09.on the front foot and got going forward. Let us not take anything

:09:10. > :09:12.away from the Italian team. We have played the conditions and the

:09:13. > :09:17.opposition really well. They have put pressure on Wales. From my point

:09:18. > :09:21.of view this is what we have been -- should've been doing to Italy. The

:09:22. > :09:25.pressure on them. They are not as good as these Welsh guys but it has

:09:26. > :09:31.not came through. 40 minutes left for Wales to secure the Grand Slam

:09:32. > :09:33.dream. It is 6-6 at half-time. Here is what else is coming up on the BBC

:09:34. > :09:47.over staging for Sport Wales straight

:09:48. > :09:52.after Scrum V. -- staging. I cannot see the Arab and say, they are not.

:09:53. > :09:53.It is just rating because of the attacking options, they do not

:09:54. > :10:09.change. And you can watch Wales versus Italy

:10:10. > :10:23.live on BBC One or listen to full commentary. We will round up all the

:10:24. > :10:31.action and get all of the reaction on Scrum V Six Nations special.

:10:32. > :10:36.There are two Pro12 Fitch is going on. I can bring you the latest

:10:37. > :10:43.scores. The Blues a fee - eight down to Munster and Glasgow are training

:10:44. > :10:48.3-0 against Leinster. The women's campaign finished their campaign

:10:49. > :10:55.against the Italians tomorrow. -- finish. Kingsley, Pro12, we have a

:10:56. > :11:00.string of Welsh derbies coming up once Six Nations is over. Looking

:11:01. > :11:04.forward to it, you mentioned the Blues, we play them and the Ospreys

:11:05. > :11:12.at home. The big one at the Millennium Stadium, we have got

:11:13. > :11:16.Scarlets. At the Millennium Stadium. We hope that Toby and Tyler Morgan

:11:17. > :11:21.and Jones coming back from injury, we will kick on. Looking forward to

:11:22. > :11:25.those. The Six Nations are winding down but the Pro12 is heating up.

:11:26. > :11:28.Six Welsh derbies coming up over the next six weeks, culminating in the

:11:29. > :12:07.big one. Tickets selling pasta ready for

:12:08. > :12:13.Judgment Day. Let us time and attention to the Six Nations. --

:12:14. > :12:21.tickets selling fast already. Just format changes after the defeat

:12:22. > :12:26.against England. Alex Cuthbert has been placed on the right wing. Luke

:12:27. > :12:30.Charteris comes in to replace Jones. And the Sam Warburton being

:12:31. > :12:36.replaced. Rhys Webb is the only non-injury selection, replacing

:12:37. > :12:40.Gareth Davies. Making his first start since injuring his foot in the

:12:41. > :12:47.World Cup warm up game against Italy. Where are you surprised by

:12:48. > :12:50.that? Not really. Warren and his team have been consistent in the

:12:51. > :12:55.selection and this has worked well for them. I like the four men coming

:12:56. > :13:00.in and they will add a spark to the team. That is positive. Let us be

:13:01. > :13:05.clear that Wales have built a good game, the successful game of the

:13:06. > :13:12.last 7-80 years on the defence. We cannot move away from that. It has

:13:13. > :13:17.been fantastic. We cannot inspect this team to play an open brand of

:13:18. > :13:22.rugby. Tomorrow, there could be some opportunities to score tries. You

:13:23. > :13:28.will be delighted that a dragon has been included, what point of

:13:29. > :13:33.difference will he offer? He brings the ability to take defenders on and

:13:34. > :13:42.create for others. With Ofwat and Tom James, they are strong, can run

:13:43. > :13:46.hard and through you. I agree with Nigel, to pick coming and will give

:13:47. > :13:55.us an extra dimension. You cannot make many changes. Ken does bring

:13:56. > :14:00.something good off the bench and let us hope that Ken gets on Emily. I am

:14:01. > :14:06.sure we will see a really good performance. Thank you. The second

:14:07. > :14:09.half is nearly upon us. The head of rugby performance with me. You have

:14:10. > :14:16.came from the changing rooms, what was said? Some strong words from

:14:17. > :14:21.Jason to be honest. Making sure it is still 6-6 and they have not

:14:22. > :14:25.performed in that half. 18.5 minutes where the opposition had the ball.

:14:26. > :14:29.They need to look after the ball better. There were some strong words

:14:30. > :14:32.from Jason which was good to hear and hopefully BBC some more passion

:14:33. > :14:39.and emotion. What with the Grand Slam mean? We have not had one for

:14:40. > :14:43.11 years. It is important for us. There are some good quality players.

:14:44. > :14:45.Hopefully they will grasp it in the second half. Let us cross back to

:14:46. > :14:54.the commentary box. COMMENTATOR: 2000 the last time

:14:55. > :15:06.Wales won a Grand Slam and that was the under 21 's. Alun-Wyn Jones was

:15:07. > :15:12.in the team. -- 2005. Italy were out early and went through their drills.

:15:13. > :15:16.You get the sense that they fancy something here. The body language of

:15:17. > :15:25.Wales is strong and positive as well. Daniel Jones gets is underway.

:15:26. > :15:35.Giovanni Pettinelli there again to protect. That dodgy charge down. It

:15:36. > :15:41.did go forward. Charly Trussardi charged down. Wales were not able to

:15:42. > :15:46.cap -- were not able to gather. It is that education process. If you

:15:47. > :15:51.get it wrong you put yourself under massive amounts of pressure. Charly

:15:52. > :15:54.Trussardi did not get his click away. If Wales can maintain that

:15:55. > :16:01.ball, Italy are under serious pressure. It was the fingertips of

:16:02. > :16:09.Tom Phillips that did it with no protection for Charly Trussardi.

:16:10. > :16:30.Frank Bobby Lea down the law early on. He is doing the same in the

:16:31. > :16:41.second half as well. -- Frank Murphy. The scrums are not being too

:16:42. > :16:48.bad in the first-half. Italy containing the wall. Marco Manfredi

:16:49. > :17:02.needs to keep his body position as he strikes. On comes the push. And

:17:03. > :17:06.Italy are penalised. You are not convinced? I think Italy have got

:17:07. > :17:09.away with one. Because of that amount of pressure on the Italian

:17:10. > :17:20.pack, he was not able to strike the ball. Corey Domachowski was adjudged

:17:21. > :17:26.to have pulled the scrum down. Touch was not found. Kick from Williams

:17:27. > :17:40.and good cheese. Evans does well. Great pass, good hands. That is the

:17:41. > :17:49.captain. Good start to the second half by Wales.

:17:50. > :17:54.Good angle, excellent play from Lewis, good hands from the tight

:17:55. > :18:02.head. Was that high? Play goes on question.

:18:03. > :18:13.Another good angle. Excellent play from the tight head toys. Little gap

:18:14. > :18:20.for Morgan Williams. He is almost through. Knock-on. Italy will clear.

:18:21. > :18:24.It will be a scrum and the same position from Italy after that

:18:25. > :18:28.knock-on. Better start to the second half by the Welsh. You could see

:18:29. > :18:33.Wales strings phases together than normal. It was the pressure from the

:18:34. > :18:46.snap out of the base of the scrum that stretched the Italian defence.

:18:47. > :19:00.It was almost as if his leg disclosed it slightly as he went

:19:01. > :19:04.forward. Defence is not as tight as it should be around the ruck. Italy

:19:05. > :19:16.might fancy this after the last one even know the one. -- even though

:19:17. > :19:22.they won the penalty. We mentioned earlier on, lots of sound on the

:19:23. > :19:28.surface. -- lots of sand. We do not need to tell you what wonder that

:19:29. > :19:37.has in Wales. -- what people have winter.

:19:38. > :19:42.Charly Trussardi and Marco Manfredi needs to get that rhythm between

:19:43. > :20:05.scrum-half and hooker. Early push. REFEREE: Take the hit, you are not

:20:06. > :20:09.driving an angle. I would not referee, would you? He has done

:20:10. > :20:15.well, he has been clear and concise, and confident. You can see when the

:20:16. > :20:17.referee is confident in his decisions and he has managed the

:20:18. > :20:32.scrum well. Great boost from Wales and Italy

:20:33. > :20:36.under pressure. Penalty. Do they go for the scrum again? It was the

:20:37. > :20:39.penalty try last year that got them the win. The victory this year would

:20:40. > :20:46.be the Grand Slam and they could fancy it. We mentioned it prior to

:20:47. > :20:51.the introduction. Charly Trussardi had no choice but to introduce the

:20:52. > :20:55.ball under pressure. Marco Manfredi is under pressure. He can not get

:20:56. > :21:03.the ball. His pelvis is living as he tries to go for the strike. I would

:21:04. > :21:08.go for the kick, extend that margin that you have on your opposition and

:21:09. > :21:17.it alleges that freedom to cleave more expansive rugby under less

:21:18. > :21:21.pressure. Why not? Jason strange, the Wales coach watching on as

:21:22. > :21:32.Daniel Jones slots Wales back into the lead. 9-6. Strange is impassive.

:21:33. > :21:38.I am sure he has plenty to cheer about inside. It is that massive

:21:39. > :21:42.pressure, Dillon Lewis coming in on the angle and foresees the hook up.

:21:43. > :21:46.He is borderline legal but that is what you want your tight head to do,

:21:47. > :21:53.come in on that angle. -- and foresees. Leonardo Mantelli is

:21:54. > :22:12.taking the field. What can Wales do? We have got the

:22:13. > :22:23.lead, can be extended and settle the nerves. -- Wales have got the lead,

:22:24. > :22:35.can they extend it? It will be an Italy full. You help the referee say

:22:36. > :22:46.it was outside. Did the referee say it was taken back inside? It was. It

:22:47. > :22:52.should be outside of the 22. Wales under pressure again of their own

:22:53. > :22:58.making. Italy have been solid at the line-out. It is quicker ball this

:22:59. > :23:18.time for Charly Trussardi. Luca Sperandio is called back for a

:23:19. > :23:28.forward pass. When you see it on the replay, it does look flat. First

:23:29. > :23:33.glance it was a beauty. That pass was fine. It was borderline. It is

:23:34. > :23:39.the first thing we can secretly going more expansive but taking that

:23:40. > :23:50.ball in was Giovanni Pettinelli. He has been really busy.

:23:51. > :23:58.It has went forward and he has done well to spot it. Better start from

:23:59. > :24:03.Wales for what they were able to do. They went through about 6-7 phases

:24:04. > :24:08.in the right area and many penalty came from that. That is what they

:24:09. > :24:13.need to do, hold onto the ball. Go through the phases. Once you get

:24:14. > :24:20.into threes three four, there is opportunities. They have to make

:24:21. > :24:24.sure they are into the right area and then break the Italian team

:24:25. > :24:31.down. Wales are not only right area at the moment but they have got this

:24:32. > :24:36.put in. From the Italian point of view, you can see on defence,

:24:37. > :24:44.Giovanni Pettinelli is moving to the open side of the scrum. He is

:24:45. > :24:55.playing really well and putting his body around. He is getting to lots

:24:56. > :24:58.of work and is covering. We mentioned before the game the

:24:59. > :25:10.Italians wear combat at. We have lived up to that. -- combative.

:25:11. > :25:31.Morgan Williams under pressure. Matteo Minozzi is through. Bruno

:25:32. > :25:37.could not gather. I do not think he has noticed that Keelan Giles will

:25:38. > :25:43.call them back. It is a shame he forced it. It was an unsighted

:25:44. > :25:49.off-load. He does so well to get through the gap. The ball is in one

:25:50. > :25:53.hand so he's not ready to make the pass. It is the momentum from the

:25:54. > :25:57.ground, he cannot get the pass away. He is looking for space and I would

:25:58. > :26:09.not mind to see him spread the ball more on the counterattack. Bruno was

:26:10. > :26:13.looking for that gamble. He has played well, Matteo Minozzi, in this

:26:14. > :26:18.game so far. His distribution has been pretty good. His kicking out of

:26:19. > :26:30.hand, he has been looking for spaces and giving Wales at bay.

:26:31. > :26:37.There is a penalty coming. Excellent work from the Wales forwards.

:26:38. > :26:40.Probably just out of range but a chance to get them exactly where

:26:41. > :26:48.Nigel Davies should be, back in those right areas. That is a massive

:26:49. > :26:52.scrum for Wales. The cohesion, the hate that everybody is working at in

:26:53. > :26:58.that scrum has been really impressive. -- that height. Always

:26:59. > :27:05.forwards are committed. Everybody's body position is perfect. They had

:27:06. > :27:20.one intent, to milk that penalty and to assert sheer dominance. The tight

:27:21. > :27:28.head is such a big position at rugby. Can Dillon Lewis make the

:27:29. > :27:33.transition up? Number is not yet sucked in. Wales go for that one. --

:27:34. > :27:44.Route one. Making the hard inches, the hard

:27:45. > :27:51.yards. Much more patient in the build-up from Wales. Harrison Keddie

:27:52. > :27:59.standing still, good footwork. Williams cutback in on the angle but

:28:00. > :28:12.not quite. Numbers for Wales on the right. Just fancy Wales... Was that

:28:13. > :28:21.forward? Play on, says the referee. Quicker ball again. Italy are under

:28:22. > :28:30.pressure. Can Wales find a way through? Good Italian defence so

:28:31. > :28:44.far. Now they have got space. Half a gap for Watkin.

:28:45. > :28:50.Back to the forwards again this time. Lorenzo Robin Masselli

:28:51. > :29:02.desperate to come through, they are that close. Beard. Blending 19

:29:03. > :29:13.stone's worth of weight. It is through. Harrison Keddie is over. Is

:29:14. > :29:17.that the try that will open the door to the Grand Slam? It was the man of

:29:18. > :29:25.the match from last week Harrison Keddie who crosses the line for the

:29:26. > :29:29.opening try of the game. What a massive difference to the way that

:29:30. > :29:33.this Welsh team has attacked from the first half. They are direct. It

:29:34. > :29:39.is so cohesive at the base of that scrum. And it is no way that anybody

:29:40. > :29:42.is stopping Harrison Keddie if they are not any low body position. He is

:29:43. > :30:24.too big, strong and are not any low body position. He is

:30:25. > :30:28.tries. The gap has been made to ten points. All of the sudden, it is

:30:29. > :30:33.looking much more comfortable for Wales. That type from Harrison

:30:34. > :32:09.Keddie will settle the nerves. Wales. That type from Harrison

:32:10. > :32:14.straight. Keddie setting off Giles. Putting the shoulder room. Not the

:32:15. > :32:24.biggest, but has strength. Italy infringe. Wales firmly on top now.

:32:25. > :32:29.It is the power from the scrum you see. They know they have absolute

:32:30. > :32:39.dominance upfront. If they keep the ball in the forwards, the ideal

:32:40. > :32:46.thing now. Sheer dominance upfront. Everybody working on a different

:32:47. > :32:52.level to the Italian pack. He's too big to let loose at the back of the

:32:53. > :33:10.scrum. Looks like a bit of bother with the left arm. --

:33:11. > :33:22.thumb. That the painful. Giles, fantastic feet, looking for support.

:33:23. > :33:29.Phillips. Blink and you miss him, what a run. Both props very

:33:30. > :33:38.involved. Wales have the ball in hand. Italy trying to hold them up.

:33:39. > :33:47.Good strength. Jones spotting the gap. Thomas was chasing, little too

:33:48. > :33:53.far. Italy cannot get the ball out. All Wales at the moment. Williams,

:33:54. > :33:58.only one way that is going, landing outside the 22. Williams taking him

:33:59. > :34:06.in the air, no arm out from the referee, clearly thinking that was

:34:07. > :34:14.unintentional. The crowd have seen something. Something in the back

:34:15. > :34:21.area. Jones does well. Under pressure. Italy fancied the

:34:22. > :34:35.turnover. But they were overeager. Wales consider themselves. -- can

:34:36. > :34:38.steady. Whatever the crowded scene the TMO has never seen there. They

:34:39. > :35:03.will be looking at the last ruck. If it is the loosehead prop, they

:35:04. > :35:05.have a look at him in the first half for a boot. Might be Riccioni, the

:35:06. > :35:34.captain. Careless on Harri Millard. Anything

:35:35. > :35:42.where players are elevated beyond 92. The referees are pretty strict.

:35:43. > :35:54.Another angle. Strange one, off-the-ball. Let's have another

:35:55. > :36:04.look. Number one on number 13. You may see yellow. I think so. He has

:36:05. > :36:12.the right leg of Harri Millard. Taking him through 90. Number one

:36:13. > :36:18.blue. Takes the player beyond horizontal. No duty of care

:36:19. > :36:26.grounding him onto his back. Due to care is the key phrase. Yellow card.

:36:27. > :36:35.I agree. He had to make sure he got him back on the ground safely. Harri

:36:36. > :36:42.Millard was dumped unceremoniously. He may be in trouble. As he saw the

:36:43. > :36:49.replay, dangerous situation, cannot have it. Not what Italy needed,

:36:50. > :36:53.under pressure. Scrum under all sorts of pressure. Daniela Rimpelli

:36:54. > :36:59.will spend ten minutes in the sin-bin. Technically speaking from a

:37:00. > :37:05.Welsh point of view, if they can kick the border touch, the first

:37:06. > :37:13.thing is to keep it amongst the forwards, the Italians are down one

:37:14. > :37:18.big Love. Missing a bit of weight in the tight phases. Takes him through

:37:19. > :37:29.the 90s. More careless than anything. Shaun Evans, the

:37:30. > :37:40.half-backs will be going into them all. There they go. As predicted. In

:37:41. > :37:46.come the back. Watkin is. Italy is standing their ground. Wales further

:37:47. > :37:53.forward. Evans needs a sniff of the line. Try number two for Wales.

:37:54. > :37:55.Unless there is a miracle from the Italians, the grand slam will be

:37:56. > :38:11.heading for the Welsh under 20s. We can see it, predicting it will go

:38:12. > :38:17.into them all, the backs powering into get a taste of glory. The ball

:38:18. > :38:26.is under control, Shaun Evans has a site to the line. That was the ideal

:38:27. > :38:30.situation, in control, low body position, man behind him directing

:38:31. > :38:38.traffic. A well worked try from the Welsh pack. One-man advantage is

:38:39. > :38:44.enough, but when you have backs the size of Watkin Ben Thomas, they

:38:45. > :38:48.really put its a good use. The ball definitely not moving past the maul.

:38:49. > :38:54.Well deserved try for the pressure they have exerted on the Italian

:38:55. > :39:03.team. We saw them creaking of half-time. Totally different Wales

:39:04. > :39:16.in the second half. Daniel Jones again with the extras. Wales up to

:39:17. > :39:18.23. There is a risk they could run riot if they keep up the pressure

:39:19. > :39:38.they are exerting. They need to do anything fancy,

:39:39. > :39:42.Wales. A win is all they need for the championship, Wales are through.

:39:43. > :39:49.Italy playing themselves under pressure. Giles behind him. You

:39:50. > :39:56.don't want to give that man any space at all. Use that lethal. Just

:39:57. > :40:11.keeping the ball in play, tiptoeing on the touchline. Trussardi doing

:40:12. > :40:18.well under pressure. That dangerous. Wales have the extra man advantage.

:40:19. > :40:23.Carbon copy so far. Pretty much unstoppable at the moment. Now they

:40:24. > :40:33.are down. There is a body on the wrong side, Ortis. Italy have done

:40:34. > :40:41.very well. With a man down, that is good defence. More relief, then how

:40:42. > :40:46.they did it. Samuel Ortiz using his experience, stopping that maul. If

:40:47. > :40:57.they went any further, that would be a certain try. Shifting the point of

:40:58. > :41:02.contact, taking the ball further back down the line. It is the

:41:03. > :41:07.cohesion, keeping players ahead of the ball. That makes it so

:41:08. > :41:15.effective. Samuel Ortiz doing really well just a hole that one up,

:41:16. > :41:22.forcing the turnover. -- just holding. You have to have a full

:41:23. > :41:31.complement of specialist front row forwards. Rimpelli in the bin, the

:41:32. > :41:40.originally said. Wales were mindless, the scrum has gone well in

:41:41. > :41:45.the second half. Italy under pressure, she'd scrum from Wales.

:41:46. > :41:56.They do well under pressure, Pettinelli. Wales still on the

:41:57. > :42:02.attack. Chasing try number three. Pettinelli did well to clear the

:42:03. > :42:06.ball under massive pressure. Lewis doing good work in the scrum,

:42:07. > :42:15.exerting a massive amount of pressure on Manfredi.

:42:16. > :42:26.Good ball for Watkin. Harri Millard and support.

:42:27. > :42:37.More than a sniff of another try for Wales for us not one-man advantage.

:42:38. > :42:43.Hughes still has it. Desperate defence from the Italians.

:42:44. > :42:55.Morgan-Williams, there are numbers. Good step inside Cam Thomas, but not

:42:56. > :43:01.quite. -- step inside from Thomas. No need to rush this one, back it

:43:02. > :43:05.comes. Show and go from Morgan-Williams. Not quite the

:43:06. > :43:19.physical power to force his way over. A little loose from Wales. A

:43:20. > :43:22.big gap. Last-gasp tackle. Big overlap on the left-hand side if

:43:23. > :43:29.Wales can use it. The numbers are still there. Google needs to be

:43:30. > :43:36.moved wide. Did not. There was a knock-on. One of the frustrations of

:43:37. > :43:42.the modern game if there is an overlap and not taken. Massive case

:43:43. > :43:49.of white line fever. Four man overlap, on the outside, not moving

:43:50. > :43:55.the ball. If they have moved it earlier, massive overlap. There is

:43:56. > :44:00.the overlap, four Welsh players, you can see the frustration of the

:44:01. > :44:02.outside backs. It needs to move Wyatt, Italy under massive pressure,

:44:03. > :44:23.extremely stressed. This is for Watkin, father of Owen

:44:24. > :44:28.Watkin. How does it feel to be a father of what looks like a grand

:44:29. > :44:43.slam winner? Proud moment, never happened before. You played a part

:44:44. > :44:49.of his development? At Bridgend College. His study. Do you get

:44:50. > :44:54.nervous watching him? I am all right. He's enjoying it.

:44:55. > :45:02.Celebrations and extra pocket money? He has his own pocket money!

:45:03. > :45:06.Congratulations. Always uncomfortable when you remember

:45:07. > :45:24.somebody has made dad playing rugby, makes you feel old yourself.

:45:25. > :45:30.Reuben Morgan-Williams comes off, just 18 years old. Good shift

:45:31. > :45:50.tonight. Declan Smith is on. Trussardi. Against the head. Not

:45:51. > :46:11.quite. I think a prop should be, referee

:46:12. > :46:19.one day. Totally different picture of what is going on. My needed but

:46:20. > :46:25.to translate for flexing facial expressions. Italy got a full

:46:26. > :46:28.complement on the scrum, which is what they need. Need to maintain

:46:29. > :46:36.this, coming out wide to maintain the pressure. No fallback for Italy,

:46:37. > :46:44.if Wales get the ball, there is a gap behind Trussardi. Not

:46:45. > :46:51.geometrically straight. Italy get the ball, that is all they needed.

:46:52. > :46:59.Difficult position to clear from. That is why the Ford insert -- the

:47:00. > :47:05.forwards have taken it on. Two more minutes until they are back at 15.

:47:06. > :47:15.The kit does not make it to the edge of the 22. Shows you how difficult

:47:16. > :47:20.it was. Look at that. The Blues and a of form at the moment. -- RNA bit

:47:21. > :47:39.of form. Far well won in the middle. It is

:47:40. > :47:44.Harri Millard. Could not quite get away, Giles. Wales on the front

:47:45. > :48:00.foot. Williams. Great play from Wales. Try number three. Joe Thomas.

:48:01. > :48:08.And now they know their hands will be on. Williams on the right does

:48:09. > :48:13.everything right. Running straight, drawing the defenders, giving the

:48:14. > :48:18.pass on the right hand. Textbook, exactly what you want the outside

:48:19. > :48:23.backs to do. If you run it inside shoulders, create space for the

:48:24. > :48:33.runners wide. Joe Thomas won't get many easier tries than that.

:48:34. > :48:43.Wales have taken full advantage of the sin-bin. If Daniel Jones slots

:48:44. > :48:53.this one in, it will be 14 unanswered points. Since Daniel

:48:54. > :49:00.Rimpelli saw a yellow for that tackle on Harri Millard. Jones, to

:49:01. > :49:08.take Wales to 30. That is perfect, straight through the middle. I am

:49:09. > :49:12.with a grand slam winning coach, Jason, I think we can say

:49:13. > :49:17.congratulations now. What has been the difference in the second half?

:49:18. > :49:21.More composure with the ball. For control has been better, contact

:49:22. > :49:25.areas better. Playing well from the back line. Not one to show your

:49:26. > :49:31.emotions, you are on your feet for that right. How do you feel?

:49:32. > :49:37.Delighted for the players. They come Italy. First time we have seen

:49:38. > :49:42.Masselli with the ball in hand in the second half. Hopefully there

:49:43. > :49:47.basketball style. Italy not quite finished yet. Great tactic, to use

:49:48. > :49:52.the short kick to recover possession. Masselli was busy in the

:49:53. > :49:59.first half. Big powerful legs, strong runner. If he keeps the ball

:50:00. > :50:03.in play, Italy have a chance of keeping a few phases, building

:50:04. > :50:11.momentum. Wales are opting to run it out. In goes Smith.

:50:12. > :50:19.We will hear from Jason Strange in a moment. Wales get it clear. You were

:50:20. > :50:24.saying how it feels to be a grand slam winning coach? Delighted for

:50:25. > :50:27.the players, change in this character in the second half after a

:50:28. > :50:33.nervy for staff. Really pleased for the commitment. Hopefully there will

:50:34. > :50:37.be rewarded at the end of the game of another great result. First ever

:50:38. > :50:47.Wales under 20 grand slam winning coach. Well done. Not one to get

:50:48. > :51:07.animated, in the second half. The rolling maul, they use it well.

:51:08. > :51:17.Riccioni. Wales cannot afford to switch off, just yet. Vittorio

:51:18. > :51:26.Mantegazza. Not many Welsh bodies in the ruck. Italy sniping. For most

:51:27. > :51:36.losing it there. Getting closer and closer to the Welsh line. Good

:51:37. > :51:42.angle. Masselli is there. Society, the Italians keeping it tight. --

:51:43. > :51:54.Trussardi. Wales standing firm at the main men.

:51:55. > :52:02.Not committing too many numbers to the breakdowns. No way through.

:52:03. > :52:10.Wales counter rucking, fancying the turnover. Keddie is through. Good

:52:11. > :52:22.defence by Wales, pushing Italy right back. Excellent work from

:52:23. > :52:31.Adams. Look at the ground Italy have lost. Pettinelli, some forward

:52:32. > :52:37.thrust. For the Kenya little laboured, from Italy. That burst of

:52:38. > :52:45.tries from Wales knocking the stuffing out of them. It is slow.

:52:46. > :52:53.Illegal work from Wales. Trussardi thinking about the quick one. The

:52:54. > :52:56.body language says it all. They are completely out on their feet.

:52:57. > :53:00.Excellent offence from Wales. Pushing them back 25 metres from

:53:01. > :53:03.their own try line, to observe pressure in defence. Composed,

:53:04. > :53:31.patient, and controlled. There we go. Italy back up to 15.

:53:32. > :53:42.Sperandio is back on. We were talking about wanting to see Theo

:53:43. > :53:46.Brown, 19 and stone. Would not mind seeing him the ball in hand. Talking

:53:47. > :53:51.about bringing on heavy artillery, eight minutes to go. A big man. Like

:53:52. > :53:59.to see him get his hands on the ball. Owen Watkin fitting in another

:54:00. > :54:03.big shift, the Ospreys centre. Really solid in the midfield, attack

:54:04. > :54:08.and defence. Kick chase has been good, leading the line upfront.

:54:09. > :54:19.Dylan Morris, the Blues tight head is off. Preparing for the

:54:20. > :54:25.celebrations. Defensive duties first for Wales. Overthrow from the

:54:26. > :54:37.Italians. Wales bringing clear, through the pressure.

:54:38. > :55:03.Getting through all the substitutions, the Welsh, getting

:55:04. > :55:06.them on. Get them the experience. For these players, no matter what

:55:07. > :55:10.they go on to later in their careers, a night they will not

:55:11. > :55:20.forget. Absolute privilege to be held to hold -- to be able to hold

:55:21. > :55:25.the trophy up, say you were part of this grand slam. Plenty of famous

:55:26. > :55:31.Wales players playing at senior level never managed to get this at

:55:32. > :55:47.under 20 level. But these boys tonight are going to.

:55:48. > :55:56.Again down the side, the referee will give the penalty. You could see

:55:57. > :56:00.the pressure exerted again. No matter who Wales have in the front

:56:01. > :56:11.row, they have turned the screw on the Italian tight five. Speaking to

:56:12. > :56:17.Nigel Davies before the game, how important it is to maintain first

:56:18. > :56:21.phase ball. If the scrum is singing, the line-out is working, and

:56:22. > :56:26.everything is working like a dream, you have control of the game, moving

:56:27. > :56:30.the opposition around the field. If the dominance is asserted upfront,

:56:31. > :56:42.difficult to make headway into the game. Wales have done completely,

:56:43. > :56:56.winning the scrum and line-out ball. There is Brown. Wales will be more

:56:57. > :57:01.than happy to just easier through those tight little phases.

:57:02. > :57:06.than happy to just easier through the penalties from Italy desperate

:57:07. > :57:10.than happy to just easier through watching the clock ticks closer to

:57:11. > :57:27.80, the championship and the grand slam.

:57:28. > :57:40.Get to see the Wales players still talking to each other. They will

:57:41. > :57:45.fancy going out on a high. The tribe would really give a crowd on their

:57:46. > :57:55.feet. Italy make the changes as well. Michael de Marco, also went to

:57:56. > :57:57.school in South Africa, Port Elizabeth. Now with the National

:57:58. > :59:58.Academy. Wales gather it, just. Elizabeth. Now with the National

:59:59. > :00:03.Bryce Morgan, with a headband. Mark Taylor, team manager, grand slam

:00:04. > :00:11.whenever of Wales in 2005, on the touchline. Player and management

:00:12. > :00:18.team grand slam. Penalty to Wales. Down it went.

:00:19. > :00:25.You have all sorts of options. I know what the crowd would like, I

:00:26. > :00:32.think it will be a kick to touch. I would fancy a quick tap, let them

:00:33. > :00:39.loose. 30-6, why not play expensive. They will go to the rolling maul.

:00:40. > :00:44.Played really well, second half completely different to the first.

:00:45. > :00:50.Direct, comprehensive. Upfront has been cohesive. Exactly what you want

:00:51. > :01:03.from the tight five. Give the backs of all, they will score points. Here

:01:04. > :01:07.we go, it is Adam Beard. Not quite the forward momentum on the maul,

:01:08. > :01:18.now they have. Directing it, Danny goes. Still with Wales, the

:01:19. > :01:30.advantage comes. -- down it goes. Smith is there. Still close. This

:01:31. > :01:40.really would frown on it for Wales. -- crown. Excellent leg drive from

:01:41. > :01:49.Morgan. Thought about reaching, with the long levers. Still advantage

:01:50. > :01:58.Wales. McBride. Phillips pumping those legs. Masselli forcing him

:01:59. > :02:05.back. It is scrappy for Wales. The bodies in the way. The clock ticking

:02:06. > :02:11.back, there is Brown on the charge. Difficult man to stop. Just a bit

:02:12. > :02:18.short. Smith again, popping it out. Keddie. Smith once more. They have

:02:19. > :02:35.numbers if they can move. Smith begs again. He has got options

:02:36. > :02:41.the side. Still plugging away. Desperate to cross. Frank Murphy is

:02:42. > :02:46.there. The referee awards the try. It crowns it for Wales. It is

:02:47. > :02:51.Harrison Keddie, man of the match last week. Scores for Wales. The

:02:52. > :03:00.championship and Grand Slam is on his way to Colwyn Bay. Harrison

:03:01. > :03:05.Keddie started and finished it. He knows where to run to get his hands

:03:06. > :03:06.on the ball. He is a big man with a low centre of gravity and difficult

:03:07. > :03:26.to stop so close to the line. Too weak on the fence around the

:03:27. > :03:30.fringes. Somebody who can read the game well. Get his hands on the ball

:03:31. > :03:38.at the right moment of time and did well to control that under pressure.

:03:39. > :03:43.Excellent try from Harrison Keddie. I felt it might been shot but it did

:03:44. > :03:51.not matter. He might have got it in the end. Jones, for once, it does

:03:52. > :03:58.not matter. Wales in the second half have played exactly as what they

:03:59. > :04:00.are, the under 20s Six Nations champions. The under 26 Nations

:04:01. > :04:33.Grand Slam champions. A first ever Grand Slam at under 20s

:04:34. > :04:36.level for Wales and the first ever under 20s Six Nations champions for

:04:37. > :04:41.Wales. Some of these players have written their names into Welsh rugby

:04:42. > :04:46.history. What are your thoughts and Jim and of the match? Owen Watkin, I

:04:47. > :04:54.like the look of him. He played exceptionally well. He was solid in

:04:55. > :04:58.defence. He was very good in attack. Just his leadership midfield as

:04:59. > :05:02.well. Got it going in the second half and two completely different

:05:03. > :05:06.teams that played the first-half compared to the second. They were

:05:07. > :05:15.more relaxed in the second and directed what they were trying to do

:05:16. > :05:20.and more convincing. They were dominant upfront, exerting pressure

:05:21. > :05:28.and converting points. They really play to the strength as well with

:05:29. > :05:34.Harrison Keddie. You do not need words to say what that means. Let us

:05:35. > :05:38.go to the touchline. This is the man of the match. Owen Watkin. You are a

:05:39. > :05:42.Grand Slam winner, how does that feel? It is a great achievement. We

:05:43. > :05:48.worked hard during the year to get to this point. We are very happy and

:05:49. > :05:52.it was a tough game but deserved. You looked nervous Kelly on as a

:05:53. > :06:01.team, weren't you nervous? It was the occasion got to us. We deserved

:06:02. > :06:05.to win in the end. What was the difference in the second half?

:06:06. > :06:11.Playing any the late 80s and keeping the ball in the half, scoring tries

:06:12. > :06:15.and winning. The season does not end because you might have Ospreys and

:06:16. > :06:19.also the annual World Cup, are you looking forward to that as Six

:06:20. > :06:26.Nations champions? It will be a big test. We all love a challenge and it

:06:27. > :06:31.is for us to enjoy it. You are not the first Watkin to be on television

:06:32. > :06:35.tonight because we had your father on earlier. Both wagglers do a lot

:06:36. > :06:40.for me. I am really pleased for them and I hope they are proud of me. A

:06:41. > :06:56.paint for you at home. Well done. -- a point.

:06:57. > :07:02.Many congratulations to Owen Watkin and the captain, Tom Phillips, and

:07:03. > :07:07.to Jason strange, the man who masterminded this Grand Slam. Nigel

:07:08. > :07:12.Davies, what a performance, they turned it on and are deserved

:07:13. > :07:17.champions. It is fantastic. What it will do for the confidence is huge.

:07:18. > :07:22.It will give them momentum going into the World Cup campaign. Take

:07:23. > :07:26.that first half awake, the way they built their game in the second half

:07:27. > :07:33.built on set pieces. Breaking the Italian team down, what a fantastic

:07:34. > :07:37.achievement by the young men. Picking up the medals as we can see,

:07:38. > :07:43.all of the squad will get a medal. The trophy ceremony will follow as

:07:44. > :07:48.well. That second half, there was such a difference in at Jude and

:07:49. > :07:53.composure, and application. Was getting rid of the first half

:07:54. > :07:57.nerves? The second half, the scrum improved dramatically and that was

:07:58. > :08:05.the key point in the game. And of course the yellow card. For -- what

:08:06. > :08:09.Nigel was asking for was phases. There was a driver Keddie, yellow

:08:10. > :08:14.card, kicked to the corner and the game was finished on the following

:08:15. > :08:20.drive. It can be really battled to the end. They defended with their

:08:21. > :08:24.lives. They put a lot into tonight. The scoreline is great for Wales

:08:25. > :08:29.considering the first-half and the way that Italy got stuck in. And a

:08:30. > :08:35.special word for Harrison Keddie, we talked about him before the match.

:08:36. > :08:40.That was a towering performance. Two tries and could not contain him

:08:41. > :08:46.physically. He showed his great promise. He is very physical. He is

:08:47. > :08:52.playing in the Premiership in Wales with Ebbw Vale. That brought him on.

:08:53. > :09:01.He has the confidence to come up in 2011. He Luthi level above. The

:09:02. > :09:07.trophy is about to be lifted. That is Captain Tom Phillips with the

:09:08. > :09:13.under 20s Six Nations trophy. They are champions. They are Grand Slam

:09:14. > :09:17.champions. And given the way that they dismantled Italy in the second

:09:18. > :09:22.half, they dismantled England last week. They won ugly against Scotland

:09:23. > :09:26.and against France. Not only will their names go down in age grade

:09:27. > :09:30.history but those names might find themselves onto regional team sheets

:09:31. > :09:39.and the senior Wales team sheet in the very near future. What a message

:09:40. > :09:43.they have sent out. In the summer they go over the border to

:09:44. > :09:49.Manchester, the under 20 World Championship and they will go there

:09:50. > :09:53.as the champions of Europe. You would echo what they say, a great

:09:54. > :09:58.experience for these boys and something they can learn from and

:09:59. > :10:02.build on. It is something they will never forget. Just reward for the

:10:03. > :10:06.way they have done it. They have made this place a fortress --

:10:07. > :10:11.fortress. They have been comprehensive in everything they

:10:12. > :10:17.have done. We can see some of these names in the future and we will see

:10:18. > :10:21.the likes of one Watkin, Dillon Lewis in Wales jersey in a few

:10:22. > :10:26.years' time. Let us back down. We have from Jason strange, the -- this

:10:27. > :10:31.is the other half of the Wales coaching panel. How good was that

:10:32. > :10:37.forward performance, particularly in the second half? We got into the

:10:38. > :10:40.game in the second half. The two control of the game and got some

:10:41. > :10:47.possession and territory. The increased the workrate. We said at

:10:48. > :10:51.half-time, to try to stress the Italians more they did that superbly

:10:52. > :10:57.and the second half. It is good for confidence ahead of the World Cup.

:10:58. > :11:02.Definitely. The boys can go in full of confidence. We will be earmarked

:11:03. > :11:06.team but that is what it is about. We targeted this tournament to

:11:07. > :11:11.perform. The boys are hard workers. Winning a Grand Slam is something

:11:12. > :11:16.memorable for them. As a developing coach yourself, how does it feel to

:11:17. > :11:20.have a Grand Slam on your CV? Superb. The hardest thing in rugby

:11:21. > :11:24.is to play and it is the players. They have been superb. They have

:11:25. > :11:27.helped me become a better coach and hopefully I have helped them become

:11:28. > :11:40.a better player. We are all developing. Enjoy the celebrations.

:11:41. > :11:51.Congratulations to the Lance Lewis. The colleges are improving as the

:11:52. > :11:58.players are. It is a fact. Good coaches have good players and great

:11:59. > :12:04.coaches have great players. That is not champagne, it is lemony because

:12:05. > :12:11.two of the boys are under 17. I felt the coach book well. Jason strange

:12:12. > :12:16.is another team-mate of mine. Lots of humility in that group. Tom

:12:17. > :12:22.Phillips, the victorious captain has the trophy and as with Phil. He has

:12:23. > :12:27.given each to the rest of the boys. How does it feel to be a Grand Slam

:12:28. > :12:34.captain? Amazing. When you are young and training hard you aspire to get

:12:35. > :12:38.to it. The moment is surreal but I am sure it will sink in. We saw you

:12:39. > :12:43.against Ireland, did you think it was on from the very beginning? We

:12:44. > :12:47.said from the start we are confident in their own ability. As a team, we

:12:48. > :12:52.have enjoyed it and pushed ourselves to be humble on and off the field.

:12:53. > :12:57.We know what we are capable of. To be fair to Italy, they gave us a

:12:58. > :13:02.tough run in the first-half. We had a real talking to coming out in the

:13:03. > :13:06.second half. The togetherness of the boys is next to nothing and I cannot

:13:07. > :13:11.be proud of. What part did the crowd play? In the first-half when you

:13:12. > :13:16.were under the pump for 30 minutes? How much of a left did they give

:13:17. > :13:20.you? The three games we have played here, the crowd have been

:13:21. > :13:25.phenomenal. They come out the way to North Wales. They always give

:13:26. > :13:30.everything to supporters. You can hear it now, it is an amazing

:13:31. > :13:35.feeling. Tom Phillips, Grand Slam captain, congratulations. What a

:13:36. > :13:42.wonderful thing to hear, a Grand Slam captain on this night, it will

:13:43. > :13:46.live in his memory for a long time. We talked at half-time about the

:13:47. > :13:50.national side, the senior side has become renowned for defensive

:13:51. > :13:55.qualities. How refreshing to see these young players play with such

:13:56. > :13:59.abandon and enterprise. It is great. At the end of the day it is a

:14:00. > :14:04.fantastic achievement for the group of boys. They have expanded the game

:14:05. > :14:09.and have played a different type of game. They had to play it tight in

:14:10. > :14:12.the second half. Work towards the strengths which was their pack and

:14:13. > :14:16.build their performance. They have learned to when doing this campaign

:14:17. > :14:21.with different styles. That is what the best teams in the world have to

:14:22. > :14:24.be able to do. Tom Phillips said they have enjoyed themselves and you

:14:25. > :14:28.can see that in the way they have been expressing themselves. It comes

:14:29. > :14:34.with winning. It was not easy with some tight games. The Stadium of

:14:35. > :14:39.Light, kicking the penalty at the death to get the victory. The

:14:40. > :14:46.confidence has grown. The work ethic and the motto of that group is about

:14:47. > :14:50.the team. The team is the star. We know we have got key individuals in

:14:51. > :15:00.it. Good luck to them for the World Cup. Two try hero Alison -- Harrison

:15:01. > :15:10.Keddie is with us. A good was that performance? You have to look to the

:15:11. > :15:17.big men up front, the front three were outstanding. For the entire

:15:18. > :15:22.tournament. The second will have set a platform for us in the line-up.

:15:23. > :15:30.What about this crowd? It has been outstanding. It is the 16th man. It

:15:31. > :15:34.is the support they have given us throughout this year, it is second

:15:35. > :15:43.to none. Thank you to everyone for coming. Well done. On that note, we

:15:44. > :15:48.see every year that the atmosphere at Parc Eirias is electric. The

:15:49. > :15:52.sell-out every time the Wales under 20s play here, under 20s rugby is

:15:53. > :15:56.here to stay? It has to be. I have brought the Russian team here in

:15:57. > :16:00.autumn internationals and they have been supported by people from North

:16:01. > :16:08.Wales. People travelling up from South Wales and very vocal. Nigel

:16:09. > :16:13.and myself have been in conversation with the locals. Long may it

:16:14. > :16:19.continue. The Russian weather is quite similar to the Wales -- North

:16:20. > :16:24.Wales weather. It is freezing. It is a fantastic venue. There is a ?1

:16:25. > :16:29.million investment with a plastic pitch here next season. What a set

:16:30. > :16:34.of supporters. It is amazing. The support they get here is second to

:16:35. > :16:38.none. What we have to ensure is that we capitalise on this and we get a

:16:39. > :16:43.club appear that we can bring into the Premiership at the very least.

:16:44. > :16:46.One word I have to say finally is you do not get mates that this very

:16:47. > :16:52.quickly saw these guys have to enjoy this moment. That is from us.

:16:53. > :16:54.Congratulations to Wales, they are Grand Slam champions. Good night.