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Two words guaranteed to study passions more than any others. For

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the players to achieve that for the first time in 11 years would be a

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fantastic achievement by them. These players of not just been winning,

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they have been doing so in style. What a score. Keelan Giles and that

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this is officially... It has been an amazing experience. The group is

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expected. It has kicked us on. It has been really good. With history

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within its graph, they are playing for more than just themselves.

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Playing for your country goes past the 15 on the field, it goes to

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family and friends. I think the boys have bought into the idea we're

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playing for more than us, we are playing for the nation.

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The moment of truth has arrived. It is a Grand Slam showdown here in

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Colwyn Bay. The opens are good, Wales have never lost to Italy in

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this tournament. Tension in the dressing room and anticipation as

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these players are 80 minutes away from making

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This is the table. Top versus bottom. When. France could overtake

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them by beating France tonight. Six tries scored already. Adding more

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drama to tonight. Wheels have to that result stays the same. Welcome

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to Parc Eirias. The stage is set for hot the Welsh fans hope his triumph.

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Our panel to make is mixed. We have Nigel Davies and Kingsley Jones for

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Wales. And over on the other corner is Cardle who is bidding for the

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first Italian win. What a campaign ad has been so far. What does that

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tell us about the strength of rugby below senior level? I think we have

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seen for the last several years, how healthy it is in Wales. It is one of

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the best models in world rugby for producing talent. Many players have

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played regional rugby and are stepping up to the international

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stage. What has characterised this team is the team spirit and how they

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work together as a team. It was evident in that win against England,

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an absolute bouncing. Did you see that coming? Nobody did that. The

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first win over England. We looked to physical and strong and blue England

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away. The confidence was there in the team. It was possibly our

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biggest challenge tonight, taking on an England -- Italy side bottom of

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the table. Last season it was set up the same and Italy pushed us to the

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end and we had to win by a penalty try. There's lots of conversation in

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the camp about their minds and being in the races. There is no one for

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complacency. Our viewers may not be able to recognise many Italian

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players but they will recognise the courts. You played with them, anyone

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more passionate than Alessandro Troncon? There not many like him. He

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is committed to everything he has done. He is passionate and animated.

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He sometimes looks them used when players around him cannot do

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anything that he can do. These players have six days to

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prepare. We took a peek behind the scenes. Welsh headquarters is known

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as the centre of excellence and the under 20s have been nothing less

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than excellent throughout this campaign. From the start we were

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confident. To beat England, in their backyard, it was absolutely amazing.

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We got better in the game. Little improvements. That has been the main

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goal in the tournament and has set us up nicely for this weekend

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against Italy. They go into the game as favourites but the main pressure

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will be on ourselves internally to produce exciting rugby again. The

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code have been great and coming down and giving us praise. Warren Gatland

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came down before the England game and Shaun Perry -- John Edwards has

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came down again. It is great to have such advice from high up expect --

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and respected people. Confidence is not in short supply but superstition

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has stopped them seeing those two magic words. It is

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has stopped them seeing those two game to start. I am like a coiled

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spring. I want to do your job. Can I get this going? Okay, Colwyn Bay,

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you are live on scrum five. Let us hear it for Wales. That is what it

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is about. Let us hope it is a Grand Slam Trophy. It is nearly time for

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kick-off. The teams are making their way from the changing rooms to the

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page. Wales as we now have swept all before them in the tournament and

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are 80 minutes away from the historic Grand Slam.

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And George Gasson has gassed the French. Keegan Giles to Harry

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Millen. Wales have never won an under 20s

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championship. They have never won an under 20s Grand Slam. These players

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on the long walk here to the pitch at Colwyn Bay could be about to

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achieve something. They have celebrated names. They never managed

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

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will go on to bigger and better. For others, this is the pinnacle of

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their career. Whatever happens in the future, tonight's result could

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write their name in history. They will not be short of support. Have

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you been impressed by what North Wales has had to offer? Being in the

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Hotel close to the stadium, the amount of character and passion that

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the code brings to the stadium this evening, it is people that has not

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been exposed. -- the crowd. It is a fantastic turnout and we can feel

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the energy of the stadium heard in the commentary box. You played the

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loss of top teams in Europe and played international rugby, when you

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add any position like this, what is going your mind? It is those games

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of consequence that you talk about and everything that you do as a

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player on the field has an effect. The first thing that needs to go

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through your mind is your job. Does this settle the nerves get them

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going? It is time for the national anthems.

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# Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi

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# Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri

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# Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad

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Will Tom Phillips lift the trophy tonight? Corey Domachowski upfront

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and experienced for the Blues. Phillips has played for Scarlets.

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Thomas is the only change from last week. Italy are yet to win this

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season. Wheels are wary about the strength. It is a big black role.

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Here are the replacements. Look out for Brown, the big Newport Gwent

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Dragons prop to come on. We are good to go. It all comes down to this. 80

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minutes, the one in Ireland and needed a last gasp penalty against

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the Scots. Too strong for France and obliterated England last week. Italy

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stand in the way of making 2016 a historic year for the Wales under

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20s. We underway. Never start for Wales and Italy

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straight through. Just taken the eye of the ball, Wales. Long, deep kick

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putting them under pressure. Italy will keep it tight. Excellent play

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from Jones. He has wrestled that ball back. He gets his team out of

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trouble. Morgan Williams with a long pass back. Further pressure put on

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and not the longest of clearances. It will be the Italian ball. Shaky

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start from Wales with Dan Jones getting them out of trouble. It is

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the Wales number eight, Harrison Keddie, fumbling the ball. Italy

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capitalising. This is Dan Jones coming in from the tackle and a late

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lobby, stealing the ball and getting wheels out of trouble. It is the

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commentators curse. All that a build-up and then the first time he

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touches the ball. That is the nervous nature of the game. Good

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defence for Wales and pushing Italy close to the touchline. It is still

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with Italy. Slow ball, wheels have done well to slow it down and have

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turned it over again. Excellent defence from Wales. Morgan Williams

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fought about the box-kick. This time it is the box-kick. Bruno will

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gather. Open space in front of him. Good tackle from Lewis. Still with

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Italy. Starting stronger and spreading it.

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Again Wales are trying to hold the Italian player up and force mistakes

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from the Italians. The Welsh line of defence across the field.

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This is a different tactic that will read by the Osprey. This time it is

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Wales. There is the sense that the code are getting on their feet.

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Trying to find that little gap. It was a forward pass. Wales are

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clearly showing intent. Running the ball out of the 22. It was that

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slight ball forward to jails. I would like to see him in open space,

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he looks like the class athlete. -- Keelan Giles. You can feel the

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nerves around the ground. Little mistakes and things not going to

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plan. Sometimes players forget they have to relax. Get the first hit out

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of the system and learn to play rugby. For the first quarter of the

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game, it is the referee trying to be strict and put his approval on the

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game. You can see the pitch. It has not

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suffered with the winter we have had. Plenty of sand on Parc Eirias

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this evening. They have done a great job. The scrum is down on this in

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your side. At under 20 level, the curse of the modern game as well.

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You must have a vague idea what is going on will stop I usually have my

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cheeks squashed between two big men. He has got a shot bind on the tight

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head side. His body position is ideally your head above your pelvis

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and maintaining that strong position given that he is close to the game.

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That is your ideal pushing position. He had gone down. Definitely one of

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the more experienced players and this Italian side.

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REFEREE: I need you to work with each other and work harder. Frank

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Murphy is the referee tonight. It is a tricky one. There is only so much

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he can do and it is up to the players. It means keeping an narrow

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gap in the scrum will give the referee Altima control of how he can

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manage the scrum. Good, slow clear calling to everyone so everyone can

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hear the calling. He will come over to the side where he believes the

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problems are. They stay on their feet. Great Welsh

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scrum. It up under pressure. It has been all Italy in the opening

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exchanges. Wheels again had another sniff of the turnover through

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Phillips but not to be. -- Wales. Good tackle from Beard. Wales have

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fanned out. Carlo waving his hands only a to urge the Italians on.

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That took an awful long time. It was a decent pass in the end and it has

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pushed just wide. Would you go for drop goals at this stage? Ideally,

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in the 22 when you have possession and you have split the defences both

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sides, it comes on to the right side onto his left foot. He does not

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purchase it very well. The ground is ready for so the bodies should

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favour him. Ideally in the 22 you want to be spreading the ball and

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accelerating the game. He did not have blockers and play so it would

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be difficult. Taken by Bruno. This time Wales have been penalised.

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A chance for Italy to put themselves on the board. They will probably go

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for gold. He kicked 11 points against Wales last season. They are

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going to kick to touch. They need to get points on the board. He may just

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be out of his range. Maybe some confidence lost in this drop kick.

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As soon as any players hit the ground during a ruck, the immediate

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instinct needs to be to roll away and the referee will be looking for

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infringements that will stifle the free-flowing game of rugby. Italy

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are making a game of it so that was a knock-on. It will be a

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Welsh scrum. One of the leading statistics coming into the game was

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the 74% success rate in your line-out. The line-out ball in the

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game of rugby is the ideal attacking ball. You can see him going up and

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it is slightly overthrown. The left is good on the right-hand side of

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the line-out. It is just those little margins of error is that. You

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having a clean ball 35 metres out from the opposition trialling. That

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will tell you how possession has gone so far. Not at the start we

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were expecting in Colwyn Bay, it is all Italy but not able to do

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anything with that ball. To the layman 75% seems a lot but you need

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higher than that. Wales have got 92 so those stats have a massive effect

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on the game. It is the way that you play the game and the ability to do

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something with the attacking ball before it is wasted. Wales tend to

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hold the scrum rather than drive on. Players have been warned not to get

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in front of the kicker. Bruno has done well on the rate when when the

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ball has came his way. That was well taken. -- on the right wing.

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Morgan Williams digs. That was a first look at Harrison Keddie and

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almost lost the ball. Some birds creeping in for Wales. What Wales

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are trying to do in running out of their half in the first quarter of

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this game, ideally in that position, you split the defences and look for

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the touchline. He actually get to the territory rather than trying to

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run out. Dan Jones with the take, up and under. He has been prolific in

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the opening parts of the game and has done well to clear the ball.

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Ideally, if I was the exit strategy coach, I would want to kick out of

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this, relieving pressure and make your forwards run forward onto the

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ball and start transferring the pressure onto the opposition. We are

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only nine minutes in but is there a sense that you are building yourself

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up all day, make that walk out to the pitch, know what is at stake and

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you are overeager. We want to win the game before you have won it.

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Everybody wants to get there hands on the ball and be of the action.

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Scoring from 60 metres out, ten minutes into the game is quite a

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long shot. You have to play territory. Especially in the games

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that matter so much. Get inside Italy's half and transfer pressure.

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Italy have had the bulk of the possession thanks to Wales throwing

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it away. Italy take it again. Good ball from the middle.

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The opt for the chip over. They do get themselves that little bit

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deeper into Welsh territory. Very structured from Italy. Off the top

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ball, hit midfield and with the forwards coming around and the

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fullback changing direction. He has threaded the ball through three

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Welsh defenders, pushing the pressure back on to Wales. In order

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to exit, Wales need a clear exit strategy. Morgan Williams finds a

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break. Good from the scrum-half. Makes it difficult to get now at

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Central field. It will the forwards take it on? Hughes is acting

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scrum-half. Pressure again on Wales. Italy sense that turnover. It is

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there if they can get it. Italy have infringed. Wales have the chance

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eventually to clear their lines. Italy actually died on the ball that

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came out of the ruck but he was overzealous, coming around the wrong

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side. Mark, it is a nervous start from Wales, have they been affected

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by the sense of occasion and history? It is the occasion. It is a

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huge thing to be going for the Grand Slam. There is a general nervousness

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and the it seems quiet. The boys are playing in a big game and need

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something to settle them. A linebreak or the score. Get them

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more focused on what they need to do. It will come. The signs of

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nerves are affecting them. Much better from Wales. Excellent tackle

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in midfield. Italy have the advantage.

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The Italians like very much been down in that Welsh area of the field

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at the moment. That was a horrible bounce and Jones did well. Wales

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have done well to protect that. They know where they stand with the

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referee. Was that a knock-on? The referee waves play on. Not the right

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option for Morgan Williams. Italy have got numbers if they can move

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it. Excellent tackle in midfield. The overlap has gone. It is a kick

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instead. The mark has been taken comfortably by Thomas. Italy are

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making a good fist of it. Would you like to see the ball in hand more

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with Italy? Keeping the ball in the area when you have got an opposition

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when you can mark the ball in the 22, it needs to find grass and work

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that ball into touch or finding an attacking player coming onto it.

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Maintain possession in the strike zone. They need to get blockers and

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if he is kicking off his right foot. With that much pressure on, it is

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difficult to get that ball away. It was a half block. You need Lewis

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Hughes and Adam Beard protecting your man. Especially on his right

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foot with a short angle. Not the greatest clearance either from Joe

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Thomas. Wales are still under pressure. And not quite sure on what

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they have shown in the other game so far. Italy are still up for this.

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Last-minute penalty try. They were unlucky against Ireland last week,

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the Italians. The loose forwards not playing attention to the break and

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they broke down the side of the scrum on the blindside. The number

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eight looked like a superstar. And he scores like that at the end of

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the game. It needs to be avoided. We have got a promising position here

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and they have got all the pressure onto the Welsh team. It is a quick

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ball down. The big men running into midfield.

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It is switched back against the grain. Good defence from Morgan

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Williams. It is still Italy. Wales are trying natural tackle to

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keep them up, stopping him going to ground. They have done well to time

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over the ball. -- turnover. It is still with Italy. Again

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possession is difficult to come by. An Italian mistake. Bruno must

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repair the damage done by his forwards.

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Little kicking going, Manfredi. Bruneau, to chase. Not quite

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gathered, Rhun Williams. The local boy. Good start by Italy again. They

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will get the scrum, and the feed. The kick chase coming in by Italy,

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not cleanly taken by the Welsh team. Riccioni been very busy in the

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opening stages, scrumming well, doing his work the loose. Captaining

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the side, leading from the front. There is too much turnover ball from

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either side. Italy not wanting to play any rugby in their own half.

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Two phases maximum, kicking the ball into the corner. Disappointed not to

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put points on the board? I think so, they need to convert this pressure,

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the territories in their favour. They need to maintain a position,

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transfer that into points. You could hear the rumbling raw from the

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crowd. It is with Italy. Masselli, went to school in South Africa,

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great rugby pedigree. I think he may be looking at an

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Italian boot on the Welsh player. I think he may be looking at an

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that was the right call. The TMO insisting he has hardly touched him.

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In my mind, that should be played on. Let's make out what Nigel am

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makes of this. Wales are played in the wrong areas, couple of

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opportunities to clear the lines. Strong breeze behind them, they need

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to pin the Italian team back in their own half. Once you do that,

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they will make mistakes. Technically not as good as the Wales team. At

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the moment all the Slay has been in the Welsh 22. When there at the

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ball, looking to work against the blitz defence on the short side,

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kicking behind this, working quite effectively. For me, Wales need to

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get field position. You could see the frustration from Harri Millard,

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not going to hand for Wales. England under 20s shipping 40 points for the

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

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at the moment. Wales have two winter win the championship. Simple as

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that. A win, the championship, the grand slam. They could draw and win

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the championship. They have to avoid defeat. France thrashing England,

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Wales know what they have to do. Since the referee had a word with

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the scrum, they have been staying up. Wales fancying their chances.

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Pettinelli pics, big gap. Morgan-Williams is there. Italy only

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from foot. Ortis showing up well, the second row. Still trying to draw

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in the numbers, the Italians. Trust Adi thought about it. Lewis did

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well, forcing the turnover as well. Wales break. First-time Italy have

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been under pressure. The first time Wales have been in that area of the

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field. Wales doing ever so well through their hooker. Ironically

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that came from a mistake from the Italians. They look for the

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position, transferring the pressure, kicking the territory, they need to

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make absolutely sure they nailed the line-out. Clear their lines with the

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least pressure possible. Wales not able to disrupt Italy opting to

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force the extra metres, for the kick, they make the mistake. Evans

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doing well, getting congratulations. From nowhere, the first points

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should be for Wales. First time in the Italian 22, you have the option

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to kick and put the first points on the board. Shaun Evans straight on

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it, making a tackle, straight on the ball, ideal body position. Clear as

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daylight penalty. It is that man Pettinelli, carrying the ball well.

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They have been held up twice. You don't have the support runners to

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take away the threat, always a turnover ball. Always at risk if you

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opt to run from your own line, rather than getting the kick

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straightaway. Italy paying the price. Daniel Jones, 82 points in

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his under 20s career. He would love to get 100 tonight. Totally against

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the play, Wales lead 3-0. Italy will be really frustrated with that.

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Conceding points the first time Wales have got into the Italian 22.

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They need to get this full-back now, retain possession for a bit longer.

:41:11.:41:15.

-- get this all back now. James under pressure, did not like

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it. Again Wales playing themselves into a bit of trouble. Just has not

:41:28.:41:34.

got hold of. The kick chase are coming onto his right foot. If he

:41:35.:41:40.

had come from the other angle, more time and space, clean kit. Shows

:41:41.:41:47.

that Italy have done their analysis, chasing down the right-hand side.

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They have consistently run that channel, causing him problems. What

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a game. Jason Strange, the Wales coach said he was aware of the

:42:02.:42:04.

Italian rolling maul, difficult to defend.

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Trussardi calling his forwards around. A chance for Italy to pull

:42:15.:42:22.

themselves level, they deserve it, honestly. Frustrating penalty from

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the Welsh point of view. Did so well to get the rolling maul down without

:42:28.:42:32.

conceding a penalty. It is slow ball, just get offenders on their

:42:33.:42:37.

feet, maintained an defensive line, fire off the line in the 22. You

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have to applaud the Italians for the intent, they're not coming to make

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up the numbers, they are going for tries. Kickable penalty, going to

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touch, perhaps the rolling maul will come again, don't need to go so far

:42:53.:42:56.

this time. Attacking ball to the back. In go the bodies. Forward

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momentum is there. Wales doing well to drag it to ground. Good play from

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the Welsh defence. They read it, they stopped it, they will get the

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put-in. Really happy with the result. If the maul starts, and the

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ball is in front of them all, hard to get it back when you need it.

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That results in slow ball. If the referee calls, and the ball goes

:43:29.:43:34.

down, turnover ball. Italy will be very disappointed with not

:43:35.:43:35.

converting any of this pressure. It is not going to be easy when it

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comes back to Dan Jones. You may have to sacrifice distance for

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getting the ball away. If the scrum ever set

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-- ever sets. A short runner would be ideal to open angle. Giving you a

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kick and less pressure. That was the angle, pretty much. Scrum-halves

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getting involved. Good play from Wales. Setting the ball back, but

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Italy sensed a turnover. Wales keeping it, not cleanly. Jones,

:44:53.:44:58.

similar sort of angle, opting long. Bruno underneath it. Sperandio, and

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big gap, good tackle, excellently from Evans. Forward pass, excellent

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tackle. Watkin putting himself about. 16 and a half stone, the age

:45:16.:45:25.

of 19. Already an Osprey, one of the names to look out for. Good play by

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Sperandio, counterattacking. They tackle from Watkin. The referee

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playing advantage from an offside player from the Welsh kick chase.

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Italy opting to go for the points, 3-0 down, they need the points on

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the board. Long advantage, worth playing for for the Italians. All

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started on the kick chase. Owen Watkin taking the short ball from

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the scrum to open out the angle for the exit kick. Finding touch would

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have been ideal. Just finding space. Straight in front, straight over.

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Let's speak to Phil Steele. Gethin Watts is with me. You have seen

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these players come through. How big is this game for them? The biggest

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gain some of them have ever been involved in? From a national point

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of view, a lot of players with a fair bit of regional experience,

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from an international point of view a list of expectation on the game

:46:38.:46:40.

tonight. A lot of expectation coming into the occasion. Coming under

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pressure. Chance down from Wales. He won't get there. May not get there.

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All of a sudden, Italy out of nothing, Wales playing themselves

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into trouble. It is Sperandio's kick charged down. Massive pressure from

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Wales. Saving the day by touching it down. Quick reactions from the fly

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half. Steady-macro, just about going backwards. Gone forwards. Keddie

:47:20.:47:24.

thought it was forwards, then thought he got away with it. The

:47:25.:47:30.

referee calling it back. Funny old game for the handling errors. Dying

:47:31.:47:35.

to get his hands on the ball, run, just haven't had the possession.

:47:36.:47:40.

Just like drifting away from him. Could see his frustration as he

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smashes the ball down after conceding the knock-on. We were

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talking before the game about how the Italian coach is quite animated.

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Cannot translate what he has said, animated and excited with the way

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Italy have started the game. It is this side always on the scrum. The

:48:18.:48:21.

battle between Marco Riccioni and his opponent. Really

:48:22.:48:41.

strong, not allowing Corey Domachowski to have any effect on

:48:42.:48:46.

the cooker. Sure bind, the shoulder is higher than the engagement,

:48:47.:48:50.

because he's so wide and the chest so big not allowing Corey

:48:51.:48:57.

Domachowski to get in. Does not hang around, through the posts. Italy are

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deservedly in the lead, 6-3. You are saying about the level of

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expectation, on these players. Will it stand them in good Stead In The

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Sinew Careers? The talk all week as been about delivering on the

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expectation. They are under a fair bit of pressure. We will expect that

:49:22.:49:26.

from them. To deal with this expectation, this occasion,

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certainly going to stand them in good stead for their future careers.

:49:30.:49:35.

You know them well, there be looking for to sparkle? A number of people

:49:36.:49:43.

out there, Harrison Keddie, a lot of people who could spark the team. It

:49:44.:49:47.

will take a collective effort to galvanise the group. Needs a bit

:49:48.:49:52.

more cohesion, bit of calmness on the ball to control the ball.

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Hopefully we will see more of that. Cheers, thank for your time. Italy

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fancy this. Lots of pressure. Morgan-Williams. Waiting. Pressure

:50:07.:50:15.

relieved, Italy over committing, overeager. Wales gets a welcome

:50:16.:50:20.

chance to clear their lines. I tell you what, Lorenzo Masselli having a

:50:21.:50:25.

big impact on this game. Running the ball back at this Welsh team, making

:50:26.:50:32.

a tackle the in the Welsh half, keep an eye out on him during the game.

:50:33.:50:41.

Here we go, we were talking about him in the build-up, schools in

:50:42.:50:45.

South Africa, plays like one. Big loose forwards. They are in

:50:46.:50:51.

abundance in South Africa. Really busy, positive contribution as well.

:50:52.:50:56.

Went to the same school as Scott Spedding, and Chris Froome. Good

:50:57.:51:05.

sporting pedigree. Cani gets his hand on the ball, opting to pass.

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Just little errors creeping in. Wales unfortunately have not had an

:51:09.:51:24.

opportunity to build any sort of rhythm, momentum, fluency because of

:51:25.:51:29.

the handling errors. Not conceding many leading up to the game,

:51:30.:51:35.

something just a mess. I wonder if it is nervous, the anticipation that

:51:36.:51:42.

they have to win the game. A draw would be fine, but a win would be

:51:43.:51:46.

better. Just not on song at the moment. Good scrum again, from

:51:47.:52:03.

Wales. Will they get the reward? No. A right old battle up front at the

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scrum. One thing on the Italian ball, Marco Manfredi, looking to

:52:09.:52:12.

place-macro -- looking to hook the ball, that is

:52:13.:52:25.

resulting in the pop-up in the scrum. There is or is that danger

:52:26.:52:32.

you pop-up. Keeping the flexibility in the gets, the pelvis loads to the

:52:33.:52:35.

ground. -- loads to the ground. That is better from the Italians.

:52:36.:52:51.

Manfredi desperately making contact with the ball. Italy managing to

:52:52.:53:00.

tidy it up. It is slow. Manfredi, scrum-half. Playing on says the

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referee. Long way back stop chance for Wales to counter. Williams into

:53:12.:53:21.

traffic. Excellent protection from Keddie. This is better from Wales.

:53:22.:53:30.

The crowd urging Wales to spread the ball, they do. Giles calling for it.

:53:31.:53:39.

He has the gas, just starting to break into full flow, but the

:53:40.:53:45.

touchline beats trying to move the ball into his hands. Every time he

:53:46.:53:51.

has the ball, under pressure, chasing kicks, not allow the free

:53:52.:53:58.

rein of open space. You can see he has pace. A pure athlete. Would not

:53:59.:54:05.

mind seeing Wales keep the ball in hand. From an Italian point of view,

:54:06.:54:10.

what they are doing is playing into their hands. Need to keep the ball

:54:11.:54:13.

to put pressure on the Italian team. I just wonder if Wales may fancy

:54:14.:54:24.

half-time, another team talk to settle them. Telling them they have

:54:25.:54:30.

to win, because France are won. This style of attack from the onset,

:54:31.:54:36.

willing to shift the ball, get by. Italy have been completely opposite,

:54:37.:54:41.

direct, Route one, over the gain line, getting behind the Welsh

:54:42.:54:47.

defence. Fish putting them under pressure, causing mistakes, that is

:54:48.:54:54.

why they are in the lead by three points.

:54:55.:55:03.

But that is an alternative to smelling salts, with the sock half

:55:04.:55:12.

off. He looks calm now. Any tight head prop taking his boots off, the

:55:13.:55:17.

physio will have a bit of a surprise.

:55:18.:55:22.

He has done well. Busy in the opening phases. Solid in the scrum

:55:23.:55:32.

as well. The leadership in selecting the right options. He has had a

:55:33.:55:37.

massive contribution for his team. Let's bring in Gwent's finest,

:55:38.:55:47.

Kingsley. Yes, we need to play the game in Italy's half, we have made

:55:48.:55:51.

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

:55:52.:55:55.

last five minutes, some intention, executing a bit better. I wonder if

:55:56.:56:01.

the little break in play will benefit Wales, chance to gather

:56:02.:56:08.

their thoughts, and put pressure on the Italian line-out. Safe ball for

:56:09.:56:18.

Masselli. Can they were kids around? Getting the ball clear. It is half

:56:19.:56:29.

charged down. The kick was not on. Trussardi doing his forwards no

:56:30.:56:34.

favours with that clearance kick. It has come off the Welsh hand. Corey

:56:35.:56:40.

Domachowski had no clear intent what he wanted to do. Trussardi kicked it

:56:41.:56:46.

straight into his hands. They have to do it all again. Safe option from

:56:47.:56:57.

the Italians. Manfredi peeling around. Better managed.

:56:58.:57:07.

Box-kick perhaps? Not quite getting the direction. He has the distance.

:57:08.:57:18.

That will calm some Italian nerves. It does give Wales a good attacking

:57:19.:57:24.

opportunity, and over the last five minutes they have managed to get a

:57:25.:57:30.

foothold in the Italian half. I am a big believer, if the ball is inside

:57:31.:57:34.

the 22, you need to exit, get it off the pitch, and rebuild. The last

:57:35.:57:38.

thing you want to do is defend a counterattack. Quick ball from

:57:39.:57:45.

Wales. Morgan-Williams, Jones, Giles stepping, almost goes. Good tackle

:57:46.:57:50.

around the ankles. Better from Wales, over the gain line. All of

:57:51.:57:58.

the heavy mob trying to wrestle the ball back. It has been slow down.

:57:59.:58:05.

Italy sniffing the turnover. Morgan-Williams was under pressure.

:58:06.:58:12.

Better from Wales. Corey Domachowski, will he get the ball

:58:13.:58:17.

back? Italy overeager. Wales have lost ground in the move.

:58:18.:58:23.

Not many options for Lewis. The fly half was there to offer protection.

:58:24.:58:32.

Catt trying to conjure something. Evans was immediately swamped. --

:58:33.:58:41.

Keddie trying to conjure something. Look at the numbers they're

:58:42.:58:46.

committing to try and win it back. Italy making life hard for them.

:58:47.:58:53.

This would be an excellent time for either team to score. Wales again

:58:54.:58:58.

just forcing it. They will come back, scrum down to Italy. There is

:58:59.:59:03.

the frustration. I can imagine the frustration. Wales having to commit

:59:04.:59:09.

numbers in the ruck. One Italian player on the floor. The knock-on

:59:10.:59:16.

from Harri Millard. People in defence, more numbers on your feet.

:59:17.:59:21.

You can get more online speed, exerting the pressure on to the

:59:22.:59:27.

attack. Italy being controlled, calm, relaxed in defence. Not

:59:28.:59:32.

committing players in the ruck, having more players on their feet.

:59:33.:59:36.

Wales have nowhere to go. You have two to Italy, when you have players

:59:37.:59:39.

like Giles, who can run. They're just not

:59:40.:59:56.

putting the numbers into the ruck. They have obviously targeted him

:59:57.:00:06.

before the game. They have marked in very well.

:00:07.:00:22.

The Riverside wear to school here, that could be crucial. -- if either

:00:23.:00:34.

side where to score. It has been a good half so far. Italy going for a

:00:35.:00:45.

long kick. It was the wrong option, kicking directly into touch was a

:00:46.:00:56.

really bad mistake. Matteo Minozzi did not look at the referee did not

:00:57.:01:06.

listen. He has gone directly into touch, tried to clear the ball into

:01:07.:01:10.

the stands. He is disappointed in that decision. It is an attacking

:01:11.:01:25.

throw. Middle floor. Giles came off his wing but could not get past

:01:26.:01:30.

Giovanni Pettinelli. It is sloppy again. With half-time approaching,

:01:31.:01:37.

Wales could go in that level. It is the bane of any coach's life when

:01:38.:01:41.

the team compounds errors. The direct kick into touch and then the

:01:42.:01:51.

infringement. The referee was vocal to leave it. The infringement at the

:01:52.:01:56.

ruck results in Wales having the opportunity to go for three points.

:01:57.:02:02.

In fairness, Mr Murphy is clear with his instructions. Is there a

:02:03.:02:06.

language issue if your English is not good enough? I do not think so.

:02:07.:02:12.

Most of these youngsters will now in a lot of the English terminology

:02:13.:02:18.

when the referee is speaking and will understand exactly what he is

:02:19.:02:20.

saying. Rekik will understand exactly what he is

:02:21.:04:17.

As Gareth was seen in commentary, that is enough to be crowned

:04:18.:04:21.

champions but they want to be Grand Slam champions. Let us look at the

:04:22.:04:31.

half-time stats. That is interesting. Wales had seven

:04:32.:04:37.

turnovers to zero for Italy. Some penalty is controversial but honours

:04:38.:04:42.

even. The Italians carrying the ball a lot more. Some very powerful

:04:43.:04:47.

runners as well in the back lane and in the pack. Gentlemen, it has been

:04:48.:04:52.

tense and cagey. In that dressing room, the nerves will be jangling.

:04:53.:04:58.

This is uncharacteristic of this Welsh team. Watching the body

:04:59.:05:02.

language, they are not speaking to each other and communicating. It is

:05:03.:05:06.

all about team 14 Wales. We're not seeing that and it is the worst

:05:07.:05:10.

performance they have pretend. You can understand coming off the back

:05:11.:05:14.

of a big win against England but they need to push home the

:05:15.:05:17.

advantage. They have played lots of rugby in the own half and had been

:05:18.:05:21.

edgy, made mistakes which in the Italians have been able to on. What

:05:22.:05:30.

can we put that down to? Albee Italians playing well or visit Grand

:05:31.:05:33.

Slam fever, thinking about the end result? The Italians are playing

:05:34.:05:43.

well. We have not seen that in the first half, making sure they do

:05:44.:05:48.

things well. Playing field position is all well and good but you need to

:05:49.:05:52.

kick well, you need to have some structure and when you do try to

:05:53.:05:57.

play in your own half, you cannot make errors. Pride in themselves on

:05:58.:06:01.

the skill and execution during the campaign and we have seen some

:06:02.:06:06.

spectacular tries. So much rugby in the first half trapped in own half

:06:07.:06:10.

and when they cleared the lines they made mistakes. Even from the first

:06:11.:06:14.

kick of the game, we can look at it here. It is about detail. Dan Jones

:06:15.:06:20.

under the high ball. Not perfect. The Welsh forwards should be running

:06:21.:06:25.

to block. That was too easy straight to Dan Jones and is tackled as soon

:06:26.:06:29.

as he receives the ball. He still tries to force the ball to Harrison

:06:30.:06:35.

Kelly. This is confident, keeping the ball-in-hand but simple things

:06:36.:06:39.

like this dense and your confidence and gives confidence to Italy. That

:06:40.:06:45.

was adjudged to have gone forward. Again the medical ball is not

:06:46.:06:49.

accurate enough. This is the story. Look here, we need blockers. Morgan

:06:50.:06:54.

Williams needs to block. It was too easy for the Italian lock to get

:06:55.:06:59.

through. Pressure again, failed to exit. Beagle up to the Italy half

:07:00.:07:04.

and get three points but from the restart, this is a kick from Dan

:07:05.:07:09.

Jones. Look out easy it is for the Italians to get through. They

:07:10.:07:18.

should've been in the pocket behind the ruck. Again it was a lot of

:07:19.:07:20.

pressure leading to a poor exit. That led to three points for Italy.

:07:21.:07:26.

Dan Jones express the frustration of the entire team with the dropped the

:07:27.:07:30.

ball at the end. Nigel, we talked about the unity in the squad and how

:07:31.:07:34.

they are role-playing for each other. You mentioned that at times

:07:35.:07:40.

they look like individuals. They have been very disappointing. They

:07:41.:07:43.

really need to pull themselves together, put a foot on the ball and

:07:44.:07:47.

build a performance. Cut out some of these errors in the game. And play

:07:48.:07:53.

any rate he areas of the field. They will be very disappointed with that

:07:54.:07:57.

first half. I am sure they can turn things around. They have done that

:07:58.:08:02.

time after time through the season. The few choice words from Jason and

:08:03.:08:06.

then hopefully they will come out and manage the second half better.

:08:07.:08:10.

There has been a huge opportunities when they had some good field

:08:11.:08:15.

position with the Italians becoming very short defensively. If Wales can

:08:16.:08:18.

hold onto the ball and go through some phases, it will be key. They

:08:19.:08:24.

have not went through a set of six as we talk about in an attacking

:08:25.:08:29.

perspective. When you get six phases in most rugby games then

:08:30.:08:32.

opportunities will present themselves. We should give credit to

:08:33.:08:35.

Italy. For most of that half they were struggling in scrums. The

:08:36.:08:40.

number eight was manfully picking the ball up and making hard yards

:08:41.:08:43.

off the back of the retreating scrum. He has been very impressive,

:08:44.:08:54.

tall and physical. He always gets on the front foot. Typical character to

:08:55.:08:59.

stop. He has been instrumental in everything Italy have done. Got them

:09:00.:09:02.

on the front foot and got going forward. Let us not take anything

:09:03.:09:09.

away from the Italian team. We have played the conditions and the

:09:10.:09:12.

opposition really well. They have put pressure on Wales. From my point

:09:13.:09:17.

of view this is what we have been -- should've been doing to Italy. The

:09:18.:09:21.

pressure on them. They are not as good as these Welsh guys but it has

:09:22.:09:25.

not came through. 40 minutes left for Wales to secure the Grand Slam

:09:26.:09:31.

dream. It is 6-6 at half-time. Here is what else is coming up on the BBC

:09:32.:09:33.

over staging for Sport Wales straight

:09:34.:09:47.

after Scrum V. -- staging. I cannot see the Arab and say, they are not.

:09:48.:09:52.

It is just rating because of the attacking options, they do not

:09:53.:09:53.

change. And you can watch Wales versus Italy

:09:54.:10:09.

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

:10:10.:10:23.

action and get all of the reaction on Scrum V Six Nations special.

:10:24.:10:31.

There are two Pro12 Fitch is going on. I can bring you the latest

:10:32.:10:36.

scores. The Blues a fee - eight down to Munster and Glasgow are training

:10:37.:10:43.

3-0 against Leinster. The women's campaign finished their campaign

:10:44.:10:48.

against the Italians tomorrow. -- finish. Kingsley, Pro12, we have a

:10:49.:10:55.

string of Welsh derbies coming up once Six Nations is over. Looking

:10:56.:11:00.

forward to it, you mentioned the Blues, we play them and the Ospreys

:11:01.:11:04.

at home. The big one at the Millennium Stadium, we have got

:11:05.:11:12.

Scarlets. At the Millennium Stadium. We hope that Toby and Tyler Morgan

:11:13.:11:16.

and Jones coming back from injury, we will kick on. Looking forward to

:11:17.:11:21.

those. The Six Nations are winding down but the Pro12 is heating up.

:11:22.:11:25.

Six Welsh derbies coming up over the next six weeks, culminating in the

:11:26.:11:28.

big one. Tickets selling pasta ready for

:11:29.:12:07.

Judgment Day. Let us time and attention to the Six Nations. --

:12:08.:12:13.

tickets selling fast already. Just format changes after the defeat

:12:14.:12:21.

against England. Alex Cuthbert has been placed on the right wing. Luke

:12:22.:12:26.

Charteris comes in to replace Jones. And the Sam Warburton being

:12:27.:12:30.

replaced. Rhys Webb is the only non-injury selection, replacing

:12:31.:12:36.

Gareth Davies. Making his first start since injuring his foot in the

:12:37.:12:40.

World Cup warm up game against Italy. Where are you surprised by

:12:41.:12:47.

that? Not really. Warren and his team have been consistent in the

:12:48.:12:50.

selection and this has worked well for them. I like the four men coming

:12:51.:12:55.

in and they will add a spark to the team. That is positive. Let us be

:12:56.:13:00.

clear that Wales have built a good game, the successful game of the

:13:01.:13:05.

last 7-80 years on the defence. We cannot move away from that. It has

:13:06.:13:12.

been fantastic. We cannot inspect this team to play an open brand of

:13:13.:13:17.

rugby. Tomorrow, there could be some opportunities to score tries. You

:13:18.:13:22.

will be delighted that a dragon has been included, what point of

:13:23.:13:28.

difference will he offer? He brings the ability to take defenders on and

:13:29.:13:33.

create for others. With Ofwat and Tom James, they are strong, can run

:13:34.:13:42.

hard and through you. I agree with Nigel, to pick coming and will give

:13:43.:13:46.

us an extra dimension. You cannot make many changes. Ken does bring

:13:47.:13:55.

something good off the bench and let us hope that Ken gets on Emily. I am

:13:56.:14:00.

sure we will see a really good performance. Thank you. The second

:14:01.:14:06.

half is nearly upon us. The head of rugby performance with me. You have

:14:07.:14:09.

came from the changing rooms, what was said? Some strong words from

:14:10.:14:16.

Jason to be honest. Making sure it is still 6-6 and they have not

:14:17.:14:21.

performed in that half. 18.5 minutes where the opposition had the ball.

:14:22.:14:25.

They need to look after the ball better. There were some strong words

:14:26.:14:29.

from Jason which was good to hear and hopefully BBC some more passion

:14:30.:14:32.

and emotion. What with the Grand Slam mean? We have not had one for

:14:33.:14:39.

11 years. It is important for us. There are some good quality players.

:14:40.:14:43.

Hopefully they will grasp it in the second half. Let us cross back to

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the commentary box. COMMENTATOR: 2000 the last time

:14:46.:14:54.

Wales won a Grand Slam and that was the under 21 's. Alun-Wyn Jones was

:14:55.:15:06.

in the team. -- 2005. Italy were out early and went through their drills.

:15:07.:15:12.

You get the sense that they fancy something here. The body language of

:15:13.:15:16.

Wales is strong and positive as well. Daniel Jones gets is underway.

:15:17.:15:25.

Giovanni Pettinelli there again to protect. That dodgy charge down. It

:15:26.:15:35.

did go forward. Charly Trussardi charged down. Wales were not able to

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cap -- were not able to gather. It is that education process. If you

:15:42.:15:46.

get it wrong you put yourself under massive amounts of pressure. Charly

:15:47.:15:51.

Trussardi did not get his click away. If Wales can maintain that

:15:52.:15:54.

ball, Italy are under serious pressure. It was the fingertips of

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Tom Phillips that did it with no protection for Charly Trussardi.

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Frank Bobby Lea down the law early on. He is doing the same in the

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second half as well. -- Frank Murphy. The scrums are not being too

:16:31.:16:41.

bad in the first-half. Italy containing the wall. Marco Manfredi

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needs to keep his body position as he strikes. On comes the push. And

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Italy are penalised. You are not convinced? I think Italy have got

:17:03.:17:06.

away with one. Because of that amount of pressure on the Italian

:17:07.:17:09.

pack, he was not able to strike the ball. Corey Domachowski was adjudged

:17:10.:17:20.

to have pulled the scrum down. Touch was not found. Kick from Williams

:17:21.:17:26.

and good cheese. Evans does well. Great pass, good hands. That is the

:17:27.:17:40.

captain. Good start to the second half by Wales.

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Good angle, excellent play from Lewis, good hands from the tight

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head. Was that high? Play goes on question.

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Another good angle. Excellent play from the tight head toys. Little gap

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for Morgan Williams. He is almost through. Knock-on. Italy will clear.

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It will be a scrum and the same position from Italy after that

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knock-on. Better start to the second half by the Welsh. You could see

:18:25.:18:28.

Wales strings phases together than normal. It was the pressure from the

:18:29.:18:33.

snap out of the base of the scrum that stretched the Italian defence.

:18:34.:18:46.

It was almost as if his leg disclosed it slightly as he went

:18:47.:19:00.

forward. Defence is not as tight as it should be around the ruck. Italy

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might fancy this after the last one even know the one. -- even though

:19:05.:19:16.

they won the penalty. We mentioned earlier on, lots of sound on the

:19:17.:19:22.

surface. -- lots of sand. We do not need to tell you what wonder that

:19:23.:19:28.

has in Wales. -- what people have winter.

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Charly Trussardi and Marco Manfredi needs to get that rhythm between

:19:38.:19:42.

scrum-half and hooker. Early push. REFEREE: Take the hit, you are not

:19:43.:20:05.

driving an angle. I would not referee, would you? He has done

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well, he has been clear and concise, and confident. You can see when the

:20:10.:20:15.

referee is confident in his decisions and he has managed the

:20:16.:20:17.

scrum well. Great boost from Wales and Italy

:20:18.:20:32.

under pressure. Penalty. Do they go for the scrum again? It was the

:20:33.:20:36.

penalty try last year that got them the win. The victory this year would

:20:37.:20:39.

be the Grand Slam and they could fancy it. We mentioned it prior to

:20:40.:20:46.

the introduction. Charly Trussardi had no choice but to introduce the

:20:47.:20:51.

ball under pressure. Marco Manfredi is under pressure. He can not get

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the ball. His pelvis is living as he tries to go for the strike. I would

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go for the kick, extend that margin that you have on your opposition and

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it alleges that freedom to cleave more expansive rugby under less

:21:09.:21:17.

pressure. Why not? Jason strange, the Wales coach watching on as

:21:18.:21:21.

Daniel Jones slots Wales back into the lead. 9-6. Strange is impassive.

:21:22.:21:32.

I am sure he has plenty to cheer about inside. It is that massive

:21:33.:21:38.

pressure, Dillon Lewis coming in on the angle and foresees the hook up.

:21:39.:21:42.

He is borderline legal but that is what you want your tight head to do,

:21:43.:21:46.

come in on that angle. -- and foresees. Leonardo Mantelli is

:21:47.:21:53.

taking the field. What can Wales do? We have got the

:21:54.:22:12.

lead, can be extended and settle the nerves. -- Wales have got the lead,

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can they extend it? It will be an Italy full. You help the referee say

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it was outside. Did the referee say it was taken back inside? It was. It

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should be outside of the 22. Wales under pressure again of their own

:22:47.:22:52.

making. Italy have been solid at the line-out. It is quicker ball this

:22:53.:22:58.

time for Charly Trussardi. Luca Sperandio is called back for a

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forward pass. When you see it on the replay, it does look flat. First

:23:19.:23:28.

glance it was a beauty. That pass was fine. It was borderline. It is

:23:29.:23:33.

the first thing we can secretly going more expansive but taking that

:23:34.:23:39.

ball in was Giovanni Pettinelli. He has been really busy.

:23:40.:23:50.

It has went forward and he has done well to spot it. Better start from

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Wales for what they were able to do. They went through about 6-7 phases

:23:59.:24:03.

in the right area and many penalty came from that. That is what they

:24:04.:24:08.

need to do, hold onto the ball. Go through the phases. Once you get

:24:09.:24:13.

into threes three four, there is opportunities. They have to make

:24:14.:24:20.

sure they are into the right area and then break the Italian team

:24:21.:24:24.

down. Wales are not only right area at the moment but they have got this

:24:25.:24:31.

put in. From the Italian point of view, you can see on defence,

:24:32.:24:36.

Giovanni Pettinelli is moving to the open side of the scrum. He is

:24:37.:24:44.

playing really well and putting his body around. He is getting to lots

:24:45.:24:55.

of work and is covering. We mentioned before the game the

:24:56.:24:58.

Italians wear combat at. We have lived up to that. -- combative.

:24:59.:25:10.

Morgan Williams under pressure. Matteo Minozzi is through. Bruno

:25:11.:25:31.

could not gather. I do not think he has noticed that Keelan Giles will

:25:32.:25:37.

call them back. It is a shame he forced it. It was an unsighted

:25:38.:25:43.

off-load. He does so well to get through the gap. The ball is in one

:25:44.:25:49.

hand so he's not ready to make the pass. It is the momentum from the

:25:50.:25:53.

ground, he cannot get the pass away. He is looking for space and I would

:25:54.:25:57.

not mind to see him spread the ball more on the counterattack. Bruno was

:25:58.:26:09.

looking for that gamble. He has played well, Matteo Minozzi, in this

:26:10.:26:13.

game so far. His distribution has been pretty good. His kicking out of

:26:14.:26:18.

hand, he has been looking for spaces and giving Wales at bay.

:26:19.:26:30.

There is a penalty coming. Excellent work from the Wales forwards.

:26:31.:26:37.

Probably just out of range but a chance to get them exactly where

:26:38.:26:40.

Nigel Davies should be, back in those right areas. That is a massive

:26:41.:26:48.

scrum for Wales. The cohesion, the hate that everybody is working at in

:26:49.:26:52.

that scrum has been really impressive. -- that height. Always

:26:53.:26:58.

forwards are committed. Everybody's body position is perfect. They had

:26:59.:27:05.

one intent, to milk that penalty and to assert sheer dominance. The tight

:27:06.:27:20.

head is such a big position at rugby. Can Dillon Lewis make the

:27:21.:27:28.

transition up? Number is not yet sucked in. Wales go for that one. --

:27:29.:27:33.

Route one. Making the hard inches, the hard

:27:34.:27:44.

yards. Much more patient in the build-up from Wales. Harrison Keddie

:27:45.:27:51.

standing still, good footwork. Williams cutback in on the angle but

:27:52.:27:59.

not quite. Numbers for Wales on the right. Just fancy Wales... Was that

:28:00.:28:12.

forward? Play on, says the referee. Quicker ball again. Italy are under

:28:13.:28:21.

pressure. Can Wales find a way through? Good Italian defence so

:28:22.:28:30.

far. Now they have got space. Half a gap for Watkin.

:28:31.:28:44.

Back to the forwards again this time. Lorenzo Robin Masselli

:28:45.:28:50.

desperate to come through, they are that close. Beard. Blending 19

:28:51.:29:02.

stone's worth of weight. It is through. Harrison Keddie is over. Is

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that the try that will open the door to the Grand Slam? It was the man of

:29:14.:29:17.

the match from last week Harrison Keddie who crosses the line for the

:29:18.:29:25.

opening try of the game. What a massive difference to the way that

:29:26.:29:29.

this Welsh team has attacked from the first half. They are direct. It

:29:30.:29:33.

is so cohesive at the base of that scrum. And it is no way that anybody

:29:34.:29:39.

is stopping Harrison Keddie if they are not any low body position. He is

:29:40.:29:42.

too big, strong and are not any low body position. He is

:29:43.:30:24.

tries. The gap has been made to ten points. All of the sudden, it is

:30:25.:30:28.

looking much more comfortable for Wales. That type from Harrison

:30:29.:30:33.

Keddie will settle the nerves. Wales. That type from Harrison

:30:34.:32:09.

straight. Keddie setting off Giles. Putting the shoulder room. Not the

:32:10.:32:14.

biggest, but has strength. Italy infringe. Wales firmly on top now.

:32:15.:32:24.

It is the power from the scrum you see. They know they have absolute

:32:25.:32:29.

dominance upfront. If they keep the ball in the forwards, the ideal

:32:30.:32:39.

thing now. Sheer dominance upfront. Everybody working on a different

:32:40.:32:46.

level to the Italian pack. He's too big to let loose at the back of the

:32:47.:32:52.

scrum. Looks like a bit of bother with the left arm. --

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thumb. That the painful. Giles, fantastic feet, looking for support.

:33:11.:33:22.

Phillips. Blink and you miss him, what a run. Both props very

:33:23.:33:29.

involved. Wales have the ball in hand. Italy trying to hold them up.

:33:30.:33:38.

Good strength. Jones spotting the gap. Thomas was chasing, little too

:33:39.:33:47.

far. Italy cannot get the ball out. All Wales at the moment. Williams,

:33:48.:33:53.

only one way that is going, landing outside the 22. Williams taking him

:33:54.:33:58.

in the air, no arm out from the referee, clearly thinking that was

:33:59.:34:06.

unintentional. The crowd have seen something. Something in the back

:34:07.:34:14.

area. Jones does well. Under pressure. Italy fancied the

:34:15.:34:21.

turnover. But they were overeager. Wales consider themselves. -- can

:34:22.:34:35.

steady. Whatever the crowded scene the TMO has never seen there. They

:34:36.:34:38.

will be looking at the last ruck. If it is the loosehead prop, they

:34:39.:35:03.

have a look at him in the first half for a boot. Might be Riccioni, the

:35:04.:35:05.

captain. Careless on Harri Millard. Anything

:35:06.:35:34.

where players are elevated beyond 92. The referees are pretty strict.

:35:35.:35:42.

Another angle. Strange one, off-the-ball. Let's have another

:35:43.:35:54.

look. Number one on number 13. You may see yellow. I think so. He has

:35:55.:36:04.

the right leg of Harri Millard. Taking him through 90. Number one

:36:05.:36:12.

blue. Takes the player beyond horizontal. No duty of care

:36:13.:36:18.

grounding him onto his back. Due to care is the key phrase. Yellow card.

:36:19.:36:26.

I agree. He had to make sure he got him back on the ground safely. Harri

:36:27.:36:35.

Millard was dumped unceremoniously. He may be in trouble. As he saw the

:36:36.:36:42.

replay, dangerous situation, cannot have it. Not what Italy needed,

:36:43.:36:49.

under pressure. Scrum under all sorts of pressure. Daniela Rimpelli

:36:50.:36:53.

will spend ten minutes in the sin-bin. Technically speaking from a

:36:54.:36:59.

Welsh point of view, if they can kick the border touch, the first

:37:00.:37:05.

thing is to keep it amongst the forwards, the Italians are down one

:37:06.:37:13.

big Love. Missing a bit of weight in the tight phases. Takes him through

:37:14.:37:18.

the 90s. More careless than anything. Shaun Evans, the

:37:19.:37:29.

half-backs will be going into them all. There they go. As predicted. In

:37:30.:37:40.

come the back. Watkin is. Italy is standing their ground. Wales further

:37:41.:37:46.

forward. Evans needs a sniff of the line. Try number two for Wales.

:37:47.:37:53.

Unless there is a miracle from the Italians, the grand slam will be

:37:54.:37:55.

heading for the Welsh under 20s. We can see it, predicting it will go

:37:56.:38:11.

into them all, the backs powering into get a taste of glory. The ball

:38:12.:38:17.

is under control, Shaun Evans has a site to the line. That was the ideal

:38:18.:38:26.

situation, in control, low body position, man behind him directing

:38:27.:38:30.

traffic. A well worked try from the Welsh pack. One-man advantage is

:38:31.:38:38.

enough, but when you have backs the size of Watkin Ben Thomas, they

:38:39.:38:44.

really put its a good use. The ball definitely not moving past the maul.

:38:45.:38:48.

Well deserved try for the pressure they have exerted on the Italian

:38:49.:38:54.

team. We saw them creaking of half-time. Totally different Wales

:38:55.:39:03.

in the second half. Daniel Jones again with the extras. Wales up to

:39:04.:39:16.

23. There is a risk they could run riot if they keep up the pressure

:39:17.:39:18.

they are exerting. They need to do anything fancy,

:39:19.:39:38.

Wales. A win is all they need for the championship, Wales are through.

:39:39.:39:42.

Italy playing themselves under pressure. Giles behind him. You

:39:43.:39:49.

don't want to give that man any space at all. Use that lethal. Just

:39:50.:39:56.

keeping the ball in play, tiptoeing on the touchline. Trussardi doing

:39:57.:40:11.

well under pressure. That dangerous. Wales have the extra man advantage.

:40:12.:40:18.

Carbon copy so far. Pretty much unstoppable at the moment. Now they

:40:19.:40:23.

are down. There is a body on the wrong side, Ortis. Italy have done

:40:24.:40:33.

very well. With a man down, that is good defence. More relief, then how

:40:34.:40:41.

they did it. Samuel Ortiz using his experience, stopping that maul. If

:40:42.:40:46.

they went any further, that would be a certain try. Shifting the point of

:40:47.:40:57.

contact, taking the ball further back down the line. It is the

:40:58.:41:02.

cohesion, keeping players ahead of the ball. That makes it so

:41:03.:41:07.

effective. Samuel Ortiz doing really well just a hole that one up,

:41:08.:41:15.

forcing the turnover. -- just holding. You have to have a full

:41:16.:41:22.

complement of specialist front row forwards. Rimpelli in the bin, the

:41:23.:41:31.

originally said. Wales were mindless, the scrum has gone well in

:41:32.:41:40.

the second half. Italy under pressure, she'd scrum from Wales.

:41:41.:41:45.

They do well under pressure, Pettinelli. Wales still on the

:41:46.:41:56.

attack. Chasing try number three. Pettinelli did well to clear the

:41:57.:42:02.

ball under massive pressure. Lewis doing good work in the scrum,

:42:03.:42:06.

exerting a massive amount of pressure on Manfredi.

:42:07.:42:15.

Good ball for Watkin. Harri Millard and support.

:42:16.:42:26.

More than a sniff of another try for Wales for us not one-man advantage.

:42:27.:42:37.

Hughes still has it. Desperate defence from the Italians.

:42:38.:42:43.

Morgan-Williams, there are numbers. Good step inside Cam Thomas, but not

:42:44.:42:55.

quite. -- step inside from Thomas. No need to rush this one, back it

:42:56.:43:01.

comes. Show and go from Morgan-Williams. Not quite the

:43:02.:43:05.

physical power to force his way over. A little loose from Wales. A

:43:06.:43:19.

big gap. Last-gasp tackle. Big overlap on the left-hand side if

:43:20.:43:22.

Wales can use it. The numbers are still there. Google needs to be

:43:23.:43:29.

moved wide. Did not. There was a knock-on. One of the frustrations of

:43:30.:43:36.

the modern game if there is an overlap and not taken. Massive case

:43:37.:43:42.

of white line fever. Four man overlap, on the outside, not moving

:43:43.:43:49.

the ball. If they have moved it earlier, massive overlap. There is

:43:50.:43:55.

the overlap, four Welsh players, you can see the frustration of the

:43:56.:44:00.

outside backs. It needs to move Wyatt, Italy under massive pressure,

:44:01.:44:02.

extremely stressed. This is for Watkin, father of Owen

:44:03.:44:23.

Watkin. How does it feel to be a father of what looks like a grand

:44:24.:44:28.

slam winner? Proud moment, never happened before. You played a part

:44:29.:44:43.

of his development? At Bridgend College. His study. Do you get

:44:44.:44:49.

nervous watching him? I am all right. He's enjoying it.

:44:50.:44:54.

Celebrations and extra pocket money? He has his own pocket money!

:44:55.:45:02.

Congratulations. Always uncomfortable when you remember

:45:03.:45:06.

somebody has made dad playing rugby, makes you feel old yourself.

:45:07.:45:24.

Reuben Morgan-Williams comes off, just 18 years old. Good shift

:45:25.:45:30.

tonight. Declan Smith is on. Trussardi. Against the head. Not

:45:31.:45:50.

quite. I think a prop should be, referee

:45:51.:46:11.

one day. Totally different picture of what is going on. My needed but

:46:12.:46:19.

to translate for flexing facial expressions. Italy got a full

:46:20.:46:25.

complement on the scrum, which is what they need. Need to maintain

:46:26.:46:28.

this, coming out wide to maintain the pressure. No fallback for Italy,

:46:29.:46:36.

if Wales get the ball, there is a gap behind Trussardi. Not

:46:37.:46:44.

geometrically straight. Italy get the ball, that is all they needed.

:46:45.:46:51.

Difficult position to clear from. That is why the Ford insert -- the

:46:52.:46:59.

forwards have taken it on. Two more minutes until they are back at 15.

:47:00.:47:05.

The kit does not make it to the edge of the 22. Shows you how difficult

:47:06.:47:15.

it was. Look at that. The Blues and a of form at the moment. -- RNA bit

:47:16.:47:20.

of form. Far well won in the middle. It is

:47:21.:47:39.

Harri Millard. Could not quite get away, Giles. Wales on the front

:47:40.:47:44.

foot. Williams. Great play from Wales. Try number three. Joe Thomas.

:47:45.:48:00.

And now they know their hands will be on. Williams on the right does

:48:01.:48:08.

everything right. Running straight, drawing the defenders, giving the

:48:09.:48:13.

pass on the right hand. Textbook, exactly what you want the outside

:48:14.:48:18.

backs to do. If you run it inside shoulders, create space for the

:48:19.:48:23.

runners wide. Joe Thomas won't get many easier tries than that.

:48:24.:48:33.

Wales have taken full advantage of the sin-bin. If Daniel Jones slots

:48:34.:48:43.

this one in, it will be 14 unanswered points. Since Daniel

:48:44.:48:53.

Rimpelli saw a yellow for that tackle on Harri Millard. Jones, to

:48:54.:49:00.

take Wales to 30. That is perfect, straight through the middle. I am

:49:01.:49:08.

with a grand slam winning coach, Jason, I think we can say

:49:09.:49:12.

congratulations now. What has been the difference in the second half?

:49:13.:49:17.

More composure with the ball. For control has been better, contact

:49:18.:49:21.

areas better. Playing well from the back line. Not one to show your

:49:22.:49:25.

emotions, you are on your feet for that right. How do you feel?

:49:26.:49:31.

Delighted for the players. They come Italy. First time we have seen

:49:32.:49:37.

Masselli with the ball in hand in the second half. Hopefully there

:49:38.:49:42.

basketball style. Italy not quite finished yet. Great tactic, to use

:49:43.:49:47.

the short kick to recover possession. Masselli was busy in the

:49:48.:49:52.

first half. Big powerful legs, strong runner. If he keeps the ball

:49:53.:49:59.

in play, Italy have a chance of keeping a few phases, building

:50:00.:50:03.

momentum. Wales are opting to run it out. In goes Smith.

:50:04.:50:11.

We will hear from Jason Strange in a moment. Wales get it clear. You were

:50:12.:50:19.

saying how it feels to be a grand slam winning coach? Delighted for

:50:20.:50:24.

the players, change in this character in the second half after a

:50:25.:50:27.

nervy for staff. Really pleased for the commitment. Hopefully there will

:50:28.:50:33.

be rewarded at the end of the game of another great result. First ever

:50:34.:50:37.

Wales under 20 grand slam winning coach. Well done. Not one to get

:50:38.:50:47.

animated, in the second half. The rolling maul, they use it well.

:50:48.:51:07.

Riccioni. Wales cannot afford to switch off, just yet. Vittorio

:51:08.:51:17.

Mantegazza. Not many Welsh bodies in the ruck. Italy sniping. For most

:51:18.:51:26.

losing it there. Getting closer and closer to the Welsh line. Good

:51:27.:51:36.

angle. Masselli is there. Society, the Italians keeping it tight. --

:51:37.:51:42.

Trussardi. Wales standing firm at the main men.

:51:43.:51:54.

Not committing too many numbers to the breakdowns. No way through.

:51:55.:52:02.

Wales counter rucking, fancying the turnover. Keddie is through. Good

:52:03.:52:10.

defence by Wales, pushing Italy right back. Excellent work from

:52:11.:52:22.

Adams. Look at the ground Italy have lost. Pettinelli, some forward

:52:23.:52:31.

thrust. For the Kenya little laboured, from Italy. That burst of

:52:32.:52:37.

tries from Wales knocking the stuffing out of them. It is slow.

:52:38.:52:45.

Illegal work from Wales. Trussardi thinking about the quick one. The

:52:46.:52:53.

body language says it all. They are completely out on their feet.

:52:54.:52:56.

Excellent offence from Wales. Pushing them back 25 metres from

:52:57.:53:00.

their own try line, to observe pressure in defence. Composed,

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patient, and controlled. There we go. Italy back up to 15.

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Sperandio is back on. We were talking about wanting to see Theo

:53:32.:53:42.

Brown, 19 and stone. Would not mind seeing him the ball in hand. Talking

:53:43.:53:46.

about bringing on heavy artillery, eight minutes to go. A big man. Like

:53:47.:53:51.

to see him get his hands on the ball. Owen Watkin fitting in another

:53:52.:53:59.

big shift, the Ospreys centre. Really solid in the midfield, attack

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and defence. Kick chase has been good, leading the line upfront.

:54:04.:54:08.

Dylan Morris, the Blues tight head is off. Preparing for the

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celebrations. Defensive duties first for Wales. Overthrow from the

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Italians. Wales bringing clear, through the pressure.

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Getting through all the substitutions, the Welsh, getting

:54:38.:55:03.

them on. Get them the experience. For these players, no matter what

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they go on to later in their careers, a night they will not

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forget. Absolute privilege to be held to hold -- to be able to hold

:55:11.:55:20.

the trophy up, say you were part of this grand slam. Plenty of famous

:55:21.:55:25.

Wales players playing at senior level never managed to get this at

:55:26.:55:31.

under 20 level. But these boys tonight are going to.

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Again down the side, the referee will give the penalty. You could see

:55:48.:55:56.

the pressure exerted again. No matter who Wales have in the front

:55:57.:56:00.

row, they have turned the screw on the Italian tight five. Speaking to

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Nigel Davies before the game, how important it is to maintain first

:56:12.:56:17.

phase ball. If the scrum is singing, the line-out is working, and

:56:18.:56:21.

everything is working like a dream, you have control of the game, moving

:56:22.:56:26.

the opposition around the field. If the dominance is asserted upfront,

:56:27.:56:30.

difficult to make headway into the game. Wales have done completely,

:56:31.:56:42.

winning the scrum and line-out ball. There is Brown. Wales will be more

:56:43.:56:56.

than happy to just easier through those tight little phases.

:56:57.:57:01.

than happy to just easier through the penalties from Italy desperate

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than happy to just easier through watching the clock ticks closer to

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80, the championship and the grand slam.

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Get to see the Wales players still talking to each other. They will

:57:28.:57:40.

fancy going out on a high. The tribe would really give a crowd on their

:57:41.:57:45.

feet. Italy make the changes as well. Michael de Marco, also went to

:57:46.:57:55.

school in South Africa, Port Elizabeth. Now with the National

:57:56.:57:57.

Academy. Wales gather it, just. Elizabeth. Now with the National

:57:58.:59:58.

Bryce Morgan, with a headband. Mark Taylor, team manager, grand slam

:59:59.:00:03.

whenever of Wales in 2005, on the touchline. Player and management

:00:04.:00:11.

team grand slam. Penalty to Wales. Down it went.

:00:12.:00:18.

You have all sorts of options. I know what the crowd would like, I

:00:19.:00:25.

think it will be a kick to touch. I would fancy a quick tap, let them

:00:26.:00:32.

loose. 30-6, why not play expensive. They will go to the rolling maul.

:00:33.:00:39.

Played really well, second half completely different to the first.

:00:40.:00:44.

Direct, comprehensive. Upfront has been cohesive. Exactly what you want

:00:45.:00:50.

from the tight five. Give the backs of all, they will score points. Here

:00:51.:01:03.

we go, it is Adam Beard. Not quite the forward momentum on the maul,

:01:04.:01:07.

now they have. Directing it, Danny goes. Still with Wales, the

:01:08.:01:18.

advantage comes. -- down it goes. Smith is there. Still close. This

:01:19.:01:30.

really would frown on it for Wales. -- crown. Excellent leg drive from

:01:31.:01:40.

Morgan. Thought about reaching, with the long levers. Still advantage

:01:41.:01:49.

Wales. McBride. Phillips pumping those legs. Masselli forcing him

:01:50.:01:58.

back. It is scrappy for Wales. The bodies in the way. The clock ticking

:01:59.:02:05.

back, there is Brown on the charge. Difficult man to stop. Just a bit

:02:06.:02:11.

short. Smith again, popping it out. Keddie. Smith once more. They have

:02:12.:02:18.

numbers if they can move. Smith begs again. He has got options

:02:19.:02:35.

the side. Still plugging away. Desperate to cross. Frank Murphy is

:02:36.:02:41.

there. The referee awards the try. It crowns it for Wales. It is

:02:42.:02:46.

Harrison Keddie, man of the match last week. Scores for Wales. The

:02:47.:02:51.

championship and Grand Slam is on his way to Colwyn Bay. Harrison

:02:52.:03:00.

Keddie started and finished it. He knows where to run to get his hands

:03:01.:03:05.

on the ball. He is a big man with a low centre of gravity and difficult

:03:06.:03:06.

to stop so close to the line. Too weak on the fence around the

:03:07.:03:26.

fringes. Somebody who can read the game well. Get his hands on the ball

:03:27.:03:30.

at the right moment of time and did well to control that under pressure.

:03:31.:03:38.

Excellent try from Harrison Keddie. I felt it might been shot but it did

:03:39.:03:43.

not matter. He might have got it in the end. Jones, for once, it does

:03:44.:03:51.

not matter. Wales in the second half have played exactly as what they

:03:52.:03:58.

are, the under 20s Six Nations champions. The under 26 Nations

:03:59.:04:00.

Grand Slam champions. A first ever Grand Slam at under 20s

:04:01.:04:33.

level for Wales and the first ever under 20s Six Nations champions for

:04:34.:04:36.

Wales. Some of these players have written their names into Welsh rugby

:04:37.:04:41.

history. What are your thoughts and Jim and of the match? Owen Watkin, I

:04:42.:04:46.

like the look of him. He played exceptionally well. He was solid in

:04:47.:04:54.

defence. He was very good in attack. Just his leadership midfield as

:04:55.:04:58.

well. Got it going in the second half and two completely different

:04:59.:05:02.

teams that played the first-half compared to the second. They were

:05:03.:05:06.

more relaxed in the second and directed what they were trying to do

:05:07.:05:15.

and more convincing. They were dominant upfront, exerting pressure

:05:16.:05:20.

and converting points. They really play to the strength as well with

:05:21.:05:28.

Harrison Keddie. You do not need words to say what that means. Let us

:05:29.:05:34.

go to the touchline. This is the man of the match. Owen Watkin. You are a

:05:35.:05:38.

Grand Slam winner, how does that feel? It is a great achievement. We

:05:39.:05:42.

worked hard during the year to get to this point. We are very happy and

:05:43.:05:48.

it was a tough game but deserved. You looked nervous Kelly on as a

:05:49.:05:52.

team, weren't you nervous? It was the occasion got to us. We deserved

:05:53.:06:01.

to win in the end. What was the difference in the second half?

:06:02.:06:05.

Playing any the late 80s and keeping the ball in the half, scoring tries

:06:06.:06:11.

and winning. The season does not end because you might have Ospreys and

:06:12.:06:15.

also the annual World Cup, are you looking forward to that as Six

:06:16.:06:19.

Nations champions? It will be a big test. We all love a challenge and it

:06:20.:06:26.

is for us to enjoy it. You are not the first Watkin to be on television

:06:27.:06:31.

tonight because we had your father on earlier. Both wagglers do a lot

:06:32.:06:35.

for me. I am really pleased for them and I hope they are proud of me. A

:06:36.:06:40.

paint for you at home. Well done. -- a point.

:06:41.:06:56.

Many congratulations to Owen Watkin and the captain, Tom Phillips, and

:06:57.:07:02.

to Jason strange, the man who masterminded this Grand Slam. Nigel

:07:03.:07:07.

Davies, what a performance, they turned it on and are deserved

:07:08.:07:12.

champions. It is fantastic. What it will do for the confidence is huge.

:07:13.:07:17.

It will give them momentum going into the World Cup campaign. Take

:07:18.:07:22.

that first half awake, the way they built their game in the second half

:07:23.:07:26.

built on set pieces. Breaking the Italian team down, what a fantastic

:07:27.:07:33.

achievement by the young men. Picking up the medals as we can see,

:07:34.:07:37.

all of the squad will get a medal. The trophy ceremony will follow as

:07:38.:07:43.

well. That second half, there was such a difference in at Jude and

:07:44.:07:48.

composure, and application. Was getting rid of the first half

:07:49.:07:53.

nerves? The second half, the scrum improved dramatically and that was

:07:54.:07:57.

the key point in the game. And of course the yellow card. For -- what

:07:58.:08:05.

Nigel was asking for was phases. There was a driver Keddie, yellow

:08:06.:08:09.

card, kicked to the corner and the game was finished on the following

:08:10.:08:14.

drive. It can be really battled to the end. They defended with their

:08:15.:08:20.

lives. They put a lot into tonight. The scoreline is great for Wales

:08:21.:08:24.

considering the first-half and the way that Italy got stuck in. And a

:08:25.:08:29.

special word for Harrison Keddie, we talked about him before the match.

:08:30.:08:35.

That was a towering performance. Two tries and could not contain him

:08:36.:08:40.

physically. He showed his great promise. He is very physical. He is

:08:41.:08:46.

playing in the Premiership in Wales with Ebbw Vale. That brought him on.

:08:47.:08:52.

He has the confidence to come up in 2011. He Luthi level above. The

:08:53.:09:01.

trophy is about to be lifted. That is Captain Tom Phillips with the

:09:02.:09:07.

under 20s Six Nations trophy. They are champions. They are Grand Slam

:09:08.:09:13.

champions. And given the way that they dismantled Italy in the second

:09:14.:09:17.

half, they dismantled England last week. They won ugly against Scotland

:09:18.:09:22.

and against France. Not only will their names go down in age grade

:09:23.:09:26.

history but those names might find themselves onto regional team sheets

:09:27.:09:30.

and the senior Wales team sheet in the very near future. What a message

:09:31.:09:39.

they have sent out. In the summer they go over the border to

:09:40.:09:43.

Manchester, the under 20 World Championship and they will go there

:09:44.:09:49.

as the champions of Europe. You would echo what they say, a great

:09:50.:09:53.

experience for these boys and something they can learn from and

:09:54.:09:58.

build on. It is something they will never forget. Just reward for the

:09:59.:10:02.

way they have done it. They have made this place a fortress --

:10:03.:10:06.

fortress. They have been comprehensive in everything they

:10:07.:10:11.

have done. We can see some of these names in the future and we will see

:10:12.:10:17.

the likes of one Watkin, Dillon Lewis in Wales jersey in a few

:10:18.:10:21.

years' time. Let us back down. We have from Jason strange, the -- this

:10:22.:10:26.

is the other half of the Wales coaching panel. How good was that

:10:27.:10:31.

forward performance, particularly in the second half? We got into the

:10:32.:10:37.

game in the second half. The two control of the game and got some

:10:38.:10:40.

possession and territory. The increased the workrate. We said at

:10:41.:10:47.

half-time, to try to stress the Italians more they did that superbly

:10:48.:10:51.

and the second half. It is good for confidence ahead of the World Cup.

:10:52.:10:57.

Definitely. The boys can go in full of confidence. We will be earmarked

:10:58.:11:02.

team but that is what it is about. We targeted this tournament to

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perform. The boys are hard workers. Winning a Grand Slam is something

:11:07.:11:11.

memorable for them. As a developing coach yourself, how does it feel to

:11:12.:11:16.

have a Grand Slam on your CV? Superb. The hardest thing in rugby

:11:17.:11:20.

is to play and it is the players. They have been superb. They have

:11:21.:11:24.

helped me become a better coach and hopefully I have helped them become

:11:25.:11:27.

a better player. We are all developing. Enjoy the celebrations.

:11:28.:11:40.

Congratulations to the Lance Lewis. The colleges are improving as the

:11:41.:11:51.

players are. It is a fact. Good coaches have good players and great

:11:52.:11:58.

coaches have great players. That is not champagne, it is lemony because

:11:59.:12:04.

two of the boys are under 17. I felt the coach book well. Jason strange

:12:05.:12:11.

is another team-mate of mine. Lots of humility in that group. Tom

:12:12.:12:16.

Phillips, the victorious captain has the trophy and as with Phil. He has

:12:17.:12:22.

given each to the rest of the boys. How does it feel to be a Grand Slam

:12:23.:12:27.

captain? Amazing. When you are young and training hard you aspire to get

:12:28.:12:34.

to it. The moment is surreal but I am sure it will sink in. We saw you

:12:35.:12:38.

against Ireland, did you think it was on from the very beginning? We

:12:39.:12:43.

said from the start we are confident in their own ability. As a team, we

:12:44.:12:47.

have enjoyed it and pushed ourselves to be humble on and off the field.

:12:48.:12:52.

We know what we are capable of. To be fair to Italy, they gave us a

:12:53.:12:57.

tough run in the first-half. We had a real talking to coming out in the

:12:58.:13:02.

second half. The togetherness of the boys is next to nothing and I cannot

:13:03.:13:06.

be proud of. What part did the crowd play? In the first-half when you

:13:07.:13:11.

were under the pump for 30 minutes? How much of a left did they give

:13:12.:13:16.

you? The three games we have played here, the crowd have been

:13:17.:13:20.

phenomenal. They come out the way to North Wales. They always give

:13:21.:13:25.

everything to supporters. You can hear it now, it is an amazing

:13:26.:13:30.

feeling. Tom Phillips, Grand Slam captain, congratulations. What a

:13:31.:13:35.

wonderful thing to hear, a Grand Slam captain on this night, it will

:13:36.:13:42.

live in his memory for a long time. We talked at half-time about the

:13:43.:13:46.

national side, the senior side has become renowned for defensive

:13:47.:13:50.

qualities. How refreshing to see these young players play with such

:13:51.:13:55.

abandon and enterprise. It is great. At the end of the day it is a

:13:56.:13:59.

fantastic achievement for the group of boys. They have expanded the game

:14:00.:14:04.

and have played a different type of game. They had to play it tight in

:14:05.:14:09.

the second half. Work towards the strengths which was their pack and

:14:10.:14:12.

build their performance. They have learned to when doing this campaign

:14:13.:14:16.

with different styles. That is what the best teams in the world have to

:14:17.:14:21.

be able to do. Tom Phillips said they have enjoyed themselves and you

:14:22.:14:24.

can see that in the way they have been expressing themselves. It comes

:14:25.:14:28.

with winning. It was not easy with some tight games. The Stadium of

:14:29.:14:34.

Light, kicking the penalty at the death to get the victory. The

:14:35.:14:39.

confidence has grown. The work ethic and the motto of that group is about

:14:40.:14:46.

the team. The team is the star. We know we have got key individuals in

:14:47.:14:50.

it. Good luck to them for the World Cup. Two try hero Alison -- Harrison

:14:51.:15:00.

Keddie is with us. A good was that performance? You have to look to the

:15:01.:15:10.

big men up front, the front three were outstanding. For the entire

:15:11.:15:17.

tournament. The second will have set a platform for us in the line-up.

:15:18.:15:22.

What about this crowd? It has been outstanding. It is the 16th man. It

:15:23.:15:30.

is the support they have given us throughout this year, it is second

:15:31.:15:34.

to none. Thank you to everyone for coming. Well done. On that note, we

:15:35.:15:43.

see every year that the atmosphere at Parc Eirias is electric. The

:15:44.:15:48.

sell-out every time the Wales under 20s play here, under 20s rugby is

:15:49.:15:52.

here to stay? It has to be. I have brought the Russian team here in

:15:53.:15:56.

autumn internationals and they have been supported by people from North

:15:57.:16:00.

Wales. People travelling up from South Wales and very vocal. Nigel

:16:01.:16:08.

and myself have been in conversation with the locals. Long may it

:16:09.:16:13.

continue. The Russian weather is quite similar to the Wales -- North

:16:14.:16:19.

Wales weather. It is freezing. It is a fantastic venue. There is a ?1

:16:20.:16:24.

million investment with a plastic pitch here next season. What a set

:16:25.:16:29.

of supporters. It is amazing. The support they get here is second to

:16:30.:16:34.

none. What we have to ensure is that we capitalise on this and we get a

:16:35.:16:38.

club appear that we can bring into the Premiership at the very least.

:16:39.:16:43.

One word I have to say finally is you do not get mates that this very

:16:44.:16:46.

quickly saw these guys have to enjoy this moment. That is from us.

:16:47.:16:52.

Congratulations to Wales, they are Grand Slam champions. Good night.

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