:00:23. > :00:27.round three. The Championship is wide open. And Wales are back on
:00:28. > :01:06.track. Good evening and welcome to this Six
:01:07. > :01:10.Nations special. What a weekend. Wales are back with a bang and the
:01:11. > :01:14.championship is still up for grabs. Here to revel in that victory,
:01:15. > :01:17.please welcome Gareth Edwards! Jonathan Davies! Matt Perry and
:01:18. > :01:45.Gareth Thomas. Wellcome. Jonathan, it is back on.
:01:46. > :01:51.Yes, brilliant. A convincing winner. Gareth, the last time Wales won
:01:52. > :01:58.three in a row against the French were back in the 70s. What a way to
:01:59. > :02:01.repeat that record. Tremendous. Everyone thought the season was dead
:02:02. > :02:06.and buried in the aftermath after Dublin, but it was great to see the
:02:07. > :02:11.team really respond in the best possible way. I thought it was great
:02:12. > :02:15.rugby, thoroughly deserved. It was the manner in which we won at the
:02:16. > :02:24.really excited most of the fans over the weekend. A huge contrast to 80
:02:25. > :02:37.weeks ago. It was Graham -- very morose. -- to two weeks ago. Yes,
:02:38. > :02:44.they have the ability at the moment to play a high speed game. To come
:02:45. > :02:48.back from this, it just shows that both teams are on the up. The
:02:49. > :02:57.tournament is nicely placed, teams on four points, so I think we are
:02:58. > :03:00.set up for a good remainder. It is nicely poised. We you in the unusual
:03:01. > :03:08.position like most bands yesterday of supporting England? I wanted to
:03:09. > :03:15.see what England had to offer looking ahead. As brilliant as Wales
:03:16. > :03:19.were, and I think the senior players stood out and really kind of nailed
:03:20. > :03:26.a good victory, for me, going to Twickenham is very different. I was
:03:27. > :03:30.just interested to see how the English players would cope with a
:03:31. > :03:35.confident Ireland, and I think as much as we are on a great high at
:03:36. > :03:40.the moment, it is going to be a different story next week. I think
:03:41. > :03:46.that was the best game in the tournament so far. Both sides were
:03:47. > :03:50.confident going in. No one really knew who were going to win. It was
:03:51. > :03:54.that close. I thought that was the best game I've seen so far in the
:03:55. > :03:56.tournament. A great match and an epic match of course on Friday
:03:57. > :04:23.night. Let's relive it all again. We are off, Wales against France. A
:04:24. > :04:38.huge sense of anticipation. Leigh Halfpenny calls for it.
:04:39. > :04:56.Wales have the penalty. Here is the penalty offence. Three more to the
:04:57. > :05:11.tally, what a start for Leigh Halfpenny. Now, here is a test. Toby
:05:12. > :05:27.Faletau gets his hands to it. Quick delivery for Wales. Now the chase is
:05:28. > :05:29.on! George North scores! Well, we will seek confirmation, but that
:05:30. > :06:01.looks a perfectly good try. It's the captain, Pascal Pape eight.
:06:02. > :06:29.-- Pape. Back on form. Tackled, It's the captain, Pascal Pape eight.
:06:30. > :06:44.George North pounces on the loose ball. Will France get a hand to it?
:06:45. > :06:55.Yoann Huget crosses for his third try of the championship. Is it a
:06:56. > :07:00.try? Yes. Wales turn at the right way. Oh, penalty against them. --
:07:01. > :07:28.turn it. It is quick enough for Wales... No,
:07:29. > :07:33.it's slow down. The penalty advantage. They would not like the
:07:34. > :07:46.advantage, they would like the three points.
:07:47. > :08:02.The easiest three more points for Wales.
:08:03. > :08:22.Faletau eventually comes away with it. You can hear the crowd erupt.
:08:23. > :08:32.I think they have to be conscious of the clock as well. That's it,
:08:33. > :08:43.penalty. Three points. This is the best way to wind down a clock.
:08:44. > :08:53.Inspired by the singing, on the stroke of half-time, Leigh Halfpenny
:08:54. > :09:13.puts Wales to a 20% six lead. -- a 20-6 lead.
:09:14. > :09:28.France have butchered the tribe. -- the try.
:09:29. > :09:43.Alain Rolland is going into his pocket. Gethin Jenkins and Nicolas
:09:44. > :10:05.Mas one APs. Ten minutes in the bin. -- one apiece.
:10:06. > :10:25.Another good tackle from Priestland. Danger from jewelled piece on there.
:10:26. > :10:26.-- from Jules Plisson. That is a soft penalty. This could cost
:10:27. > :10:45.France. Pace from Wales. Jamie Roberts
:10:46. > :10:53.straight through. There is a player down in the French Franks. Wales
:10:54. > :11:06.switch. Warburton for the line, and he is going to score! Reaches it,
:11:07. > :11:15.has he made it? Does he play set and then roll it? -- place it. Sam
:11:16. > :11:48.Warburton scores for Wales. We are near the touchline. Incomes
:11:49. > :11:52.Warburton again and out goes the ball. A final roar, the final
:11:53. > :12:02.whistle. A huge recovery and result for Wales. The players wearing red
:12:03. > :12:04.celebrate, Welsh flags fly proudly at the millennium Centre, because
:12:05. > :12:26.that is the final score. So, Wales get their pet -- campaign
:12:27. > :12:32.firmly back on track. This is the verdict. It's been a tough two
:12:33. > :12:41.weeks, I think everyone was excited to get back onto the field. We've
:12:42. > :12:44.proved we are a good team. I was absolutely hanging for the last ten
:12:45. > :12:49.minutes. I threw everything at it, I think that's the way everyone felt.
:12:50. > :13:02.Just so desperate to defend and not concede points at the end.
:13:03. > :13:14.Congratulations to them. We got our house in order, basically. You can't
:13:15. > :13:21.rely on reputation alone. You know, the character of who you are, that's
:13:22. > :13:27.really the most important thing. We completely changed our game plan for
:13:28. > :13:27.tonight. We played differently, I think that was obvious for everyone
:13:28. > :13:33.to see. Even though there was a lot think that was obvious for everyone
:13:34. > :13:38.of criticism, people calling for wholesale changes, I'm a great
:13:39. > :13:41.believer in sometimes giving players the chance to redeem themselves, and
:13:42. > :13:51.I think that's definitely what happened this evening. We made a
:13:52. > :13:58.change for a number of reasons, I thought the players really responded
:13:59. > :14:01.over the last two weeks of training. The last Six Nations came down to a
:14:02. > :14:08.points difference and obviously the points difference is on us I'd. The
:14:09. > :14:11.boys in the last ten minutes were saying, we need the points
:14:12. > :14:18.difference. Desperate not to concede a try at the end. The defence we
:14:19. > :14:24.showed at the end was great to see. After they stick -- the stick they
:14:25. > :14:37.took in Dublin, they deserve a pat on the back. Games to Joe -- to go.
:14:38. > :14:50.Warren Gatland and company and a standard be delighted.
:14:51. > :14:57.Wales got the two tries in clinical fashion and had an 80% kicking
:14:58. > :15:03.success. The French missed two crucial kicks. The carries were more
:15:04. > :15:07.for France and Wales had to make twice as many tackles than their
:15:08. > :15:09.opposition. Wales only had 11 attacking phases of play and -- in
:15:10. > :15:17.the French attacking phases of play and -- in
:15:18. > :15:21.Wales' defence was back to its best. This is the gain line and Shaun
:15:22. > :15:26.Edwards want them to get right up and the outside guys have to push up
:15:27. > :15:30.to gain the meters. When you are close to the touchline it is more
:15:31. > :15:35.important to use line speed to cut off the attack. The French only get
:15:36. > :15:42.into the midfield before Jamie Roberts gets up there making as much
:15:43. > :15:46.as 12 metres on the blitz defence. Sometimes it gets turnovers and
:15:47. > :15:50.Wales are away with George North. Wales scored two tries from the
:15:51. > :15:55.line-out but look at William Williams. He is involved in the
:15:56. > :15:59.first phase and becomes the vital link in the second phase. George
:16:00. > :16:08.North tells Halfpenny with he wants the ball. And he gets the reward. As
:16:09. > :16:13.a coach you love to see this appetite from your players. Rhys
:16:14. > :16:23.Webb's quickness of passing is refreshing. Look at the role of Luke
:16:24. > :16:27.Charteris. He distract them and Jamie Roberts needs half a yard to
:16:28. > :16:37.get across the gain lied. -- gain line. Then the strength and power of
:16:38. > :16:43.cab -- Captain Sam Warburton. The territory and possession was in
:16:44. > :16:52.France at's -- Franz's favour but the back row was led by Dan Lydiate
:16:53. > :16:58.with 15 tackles. The three working together of the tale of the line-out
:16:59. > :17:02.to nullify the French attack. Dan Lydiate's chopped tackles always
:17:03. > :17:10.have Sam Warburton around and he gets the turnover or a penalty. Six
:17:11. > :17:14.French attackers now have to be concerned and go into that ruck.
:17:15. > :17:18.They did not give penalties away like out in Ireland. Dan Lydiate
:17:19. > :17:25.rolling away and keeping his discipline. Wales have not conceded
:17:26. > :17:30.a try against France in four matches. Was it a poor French team
:17:31. > :17:39.or are Wales back to their defensive best? I don't think it's the best
:17:40. > :17:42.French team. It is what you do with the ball when you've got it. That is
:17:43. > :17:48.the difference. The Welsh defence was fantastic and the line speed is
:17:49. > :17:53.what you want and you had leaders like Jamie Roberts and the back row.
:17:54. > :17:57.I've seen the French couple of times this year and have no structure.
:17:58. > :18:03.They have got to brilliant winners and a fullback but what happens is,
:18:04. > :18:12.they don't go forward. So all the ball they have and all the off-loads
:18:13. > :18:18.is all lateral. The defensive system worked so well and they didn't even
:18:19. > :18:27.look like scoring. The only ball carrier they've got is Louis
:18:28. > :18:33.Picamoles. You can't use the backs. The two winners were quiet. A very
:18:34. > :18:41.disappointing French performance but a great defensive effort I Wales. It
:18:42. > :18:45.almost seems churlish to focus on France after that record win for
:18:46. > :18:56.Wales. Was it the fact that the Welsh defence was so on top? I
:18:57. > :19:04.endorse everything Jonathan said. The amount of ball France had, I
:19:05. > :19:09.think only emphasises how inadequate they were as an attacking force.
:19:10. > :19:16.Last year in Paris, I thought I saw the worst performance by a French
:19:17. > :19:23.side I've ever seen and I could not remember such an insipid
:19:24. > :19:28.performance. There was one situation last year when they had three to one
:19:29. > :19:37.and the guy threw a dummy two yards from the line. I don't think they've
:19:38. > :19:42.got any confidence. A French side with confidence is the last team you
:19:43. > :19:48.want to play against. What ever is happening, they don't seem to have a
:19:49. > :19:52.pattern and a Philippe Saint-Andre. Although they had a lot of ball,
:19:53. > :19:57.they were confused in what they were trying to which either. Nobody was
:19:58. > :20:04.getting in the right position and they lack the players that can make
:20:05. > :20:10.a difference. They have very few people who were creating anything.
:20:11. > :20:15.Wales now are high on confidence. How are you explain that turnaround
:20:16. > :20:21.in the space of a fortnight? Pressure really. It was last chance
:20:22. > :20:28.saloon for a lot of players. The coaches were under massive pressure
:20:29. > :20:35.and Warren Gatland showed faith in them by putting them back up there.
:20:36. > :20:44.Wales outnumbered them in defence. The French players were looking at
:20:45. > :20:49.and seeing more Welsh players. If they have more numbers than you, the
:20:50. > :20:55.chances of you creating an overlap is slight. Wales deserve massive
:20:56. > :21:02.credit. Adam Jones was outstanding as was Rhys Webb and Gethin Jenkins
:21:03. > :21:10.and Sam Warburton. They performed and we won. Emotions they are from
:21:11. > :21:16.display one week to elation the next in Wales. From the other side of the
:21:17. > :21:26.bridge, what you make of this couldn't Welsh team? -- current
:21:27. > :21:32.Welsh team? Wales have good spatial awareness. George North in midfield
:21:33. > :21:40.has this ability to hit the running lines. If you think about the
:21:41. > :21:44.individual talent, every player is as good as each other but it is your
:21:45. > :21:49.ability in defence to communicate and have a good attitude and in
:21:50. > :21:52.attack it is around set piece. You have to win your own scrum and
:21:53. > :22:06.line-out and build and perform in the and the -- ambiguity of the
:22:07. > :22:12.game. My grandfather was Welsh and it's just high tempo and spatial
:22:13. > :22:18.awareness. Hitting good lines. When England came to Cardiff last year
:22:19. > :22:29.they found that. It is a cultural thing in Wales. When Alun Wyn Jones
:22:30. > :22:39.dropped out everybody thought, oh no. He has been outstanding. But the
:22:40. > :22:44.front three was excellent and Jake Ball and Luke Charteris were
:22:45. > :22:53.immense. Jake Ball is like the old-style second row. Luke Charteris
:22:54. > :22:59.took over as the main line-out man. They varied the line-out very well.
:23:00. > :23:05.They tied up the French back row. I thought the second rows were
:23:06. > :23:10.fantastic. We talk about the tactics and what forwards and backs could
:23:11. > :23:21.have done but I think one of the main differences in the two games
:23:22. > :23:25.was the attitude. We had good fortune in the first five minutes.
:23:26. > :23:30.Leigh Halfpenny kicked a penalty and George North scored a try and all of
:23:31. > :23:34.a sudden the pressure goes away. The crowd got right behind them and the
:23:35. > :23:39.French with 15 points down before they knew it. Wales were really on
:23:40. > :23:46.the front foot and with that crowd behind them and the self belief
:23:47. > :23:54.back, had -- had they started a bit different, who knows? Emotion plays
:23:55. > :24:05.a big part in test rugby. The atmosphere in the stadium was
:24:06. > :24:18.excellent. As a player, usage of but for a fan, you love it. -- you
:24:19. > :24:21.switch off. International players don't get the credit for switching
:24:22. > :24:27.their emotions off because it is difficult to still carry on with a
:24:28. > :24:34.level head when it is emotional in the stadium. But the app was there
:24:35. > :24:41.and the crowd made a massive difference -- the atmosphere and the
:24:42. > :24:47.crowd. Warren Gatland made a threat that careers were on the line in the
:24:48. > :25:02.week. Mike Phillips was chopped. Was that decision thrust aside --
:25:03. > :25:11.justified? Mike Phillips is a great player. But I thought Rhys Webb took
:25:12. > :25:17.his chance. Mike Phillips has not been at the top of his game. Wales
:25:18. > :25:22.needed something different. They needed to change it and get the ball
:25:23. > :25:32.away quicker. We have been a bit static over the last couple of
:25:33. > :25:38.games. Rhys Webb depends on playing on the Frankfurt and the forwards
:25:39. > :25:48.gave him the platform. -- on the front foot. He got the ball away
:25:49. > :25:51.very swiftly. He gave the backs more time and I thought tactically he did
:25:52. > :25:58.exactly what was required of a scrum half. That extra split-second is so
:25:59. > :26:06.important in terms of giving Rhys Priestland a few extra seconds.
:26:07. > :26:12.Especially if you've got Mathieu Bastareaud in the centre for France.
:26:13. > :26:15.If you play on him a lot he is going to tire because he is a very heavy
:26:16. > :26:31.and destructive player. If you make him work he is going to tire. Warren
:26:32. > :26:39.Gatland said they changed their tactics and they did go up the
:26:40. > :26:43.middle more. Sometimes Mike Phillips is a ninth forward. He is a
:26:44. > :26:50.different kind of player, Rhys Webb. He may be a bit sharper and I
:26:51. > :26:56.thought he was very good. Rugby is easy when you go forward. There is a
:26:57. > :27:03.place and a time for Mike Phillips. Right now Rhys Webb has shown he is
:27:04. > :27:09.giving us a bit of speed. You keep going forward and the game is easy.
:27:10. > :27:15.He did his job and we kept going forward. No scrum half could have
:27:16. > :27:25.played behind that pack out in Ireland, not even you, Gareth! It is
:27:26. > :27:33.a long day in the office when you're going backwards. It was the Welsh
:27:34. > :27:44.legends against the French legends yesterday. Some spectacular stuff
:27:45. > :27:49.from you. It is for charity so I thought I would give it a go. This
:27:50. > :27:55.is the first and only time I will ever do it. A lot of people are
:27:56. > :28:04.trying to rekindle their love for the game. It was good fun. Jonathan
:28:05. > :28:13.was supposed to be there but he is 753 as old now! The under 20s and
:28:14. > :28:25.the Wales women were also playing against the French this weekend.
:28:26. > :28:31.It has been a bitterly disappointing weekend though both sides but here
:28:32. > :28:37.the Welsh women despite a spirited performance were blown away by an
:28:38. > :28:42.unstoppable French team. A scrappy first half saw both sides give away
:28:43. > :28:50.in ruck penalties but the first points came from fly half Sandrine
:28:51. > :28:54.Agricole's boot. Wales showed plenty of endeavour but the visitors scored
:28:55. > :29:04.for tries in the second half including this one by Sandrine
:29:05. > :29:11.Agricole. Simple mistakes cost us the game and we have to learn from
:29:12. > :29:17.it. The victory moves France to the top -- top of the table and the
:29:18. > :29:19.battle for the championship is now wide open. This appointment for
:29:20. > :29:23.Wales and there was a blow for the under 20s as well as knighting
:29:24. > :29:30.Colwyn Bay when they faced France in a fight for the top spot. Despite
:29:31. > :29:36.France monopoly thing -- monopolising territory and
:29:37. > :29:40.possession the only score in the first half were two penalties. After
:29:41. > :29:49.the interval France got the second penalty and in the 50th minute
:29:50. > :29:59.Jean-Baptiste Singer dived over. Chances were few and far between for
:30:00. > :30:05.Wales and when the Welsh winger got a yellow card in the second half,
:30:06. > :30:10.France maintained their advantage. A late try by Ethan Lewis for Wales to
:30:11. > :30:16.-- proved to be little more than a consolation. France are the ones who
:30:17. > :30:20.continue their pursuit of a Grand Slam and Wales will try and stay in
:30:21. > :30:37.the hunt for the championship if they beating them. -- if they beat
:30:38. > :30:55.England. Now, another round-up. The Blues kicked off the action with two
:30:56. > :30:56.tries in the first corner. But the young Blues side stuck to their
:30:57. > :30:56.tries in the first corner. But the young Blues side stuck to theiv task
:30:57. > :31:00.young Blues side stuck to their task manfully and scored three tries of
:31:01. > :31:20.their own, including this one by the best player of the night. The home
:31:21. > :31:23.side entertained Edinburgh. They were two home side tries. The first
:31:24. > :31:31.was a gentle canter, the second was a real cracker. Aside strap -- a
:31:32. > :31:39.side step that would have outboxed MI5. And a real thigh slapper of a
:31:40. > :31:58.match at Rodney Parade this afternoon. Evans funded over for the
:31:59. > :32:04.Dragons' first try. This delicious dummy meant the Gwent men were back
:32:05. > :32:09.in it. Even then, they trailed by six points would tend to go until
:32:10. > :32:24.this turned side tackling saw the Dragons scored their third try. This
:32:25. > :32:26.kick completed a memorable double over Glasgow. But there was
:32:27. > :32:44.disappointment for the Osprey today. Despite that defeat, the
:32:45. > :32:48.Ospreys stay in play-off contention in fourth and the women from the
:32:49. > :32:49.Dragons keeps the pressure on the Scarlet for possibly the final
:32:50. > :32:59.European cup place. Congratulations to the Dragons, that
:33:00. > :33:04.is Glasgow's first defeat away from home this year. There are highlights
:33:05. > :33:16.on the website. More rugby in a moment, but first a quick reminder
:33:17. > :33:23.that sport relief is on the way. Yes, the Sport Relief games are back
:33:24. > :33:27.and you can choose to run, swim or cycle at hundreds of events across
:33:28. > :33:37.Wales. Log onto our website to sign up. To set the place -- the place,
:33:38. > :33:40.we challenged Martyn Williams to challenge -- to cycle a mile against
:33:41. > :33:50.the stop watch. He dug deep for the final stretch. He only goes. The
:33:51. > :33:59.Alderley gets, the bitter he used to be. He's got a great future behind
:34:00. > :34:02.him! So, the target is set. If you think you've got what it takes to
:34:03. > :34:15.beat him, have a go and text us your results.
:34:16. > :34:20.Kudos to him. Gareth, I know they've been after you to try to beat him.
:34:21. > :34:30.Do you think you could? He's been going downhill. He's been going
:34:31. > :34:36.downhill for while! I'll do it now. Give me a bike. Back to the Six
:34:37. > :34:39.Nations, and highlights of the England Island game in a few
:34:40. > :34:50.moments. But we start with Italy against Scotland. --
:34:51. > :35:18.England-Ireland. Scotland's ball again. Scott gives
:35:19. > :35:28.it wide. Through the middle, Alex Dunbar for the corner for the tribe.
:35:29. > :35:35.Scotland have it! -- the try! Just clicks it on, plenty of power.
:35:36. > :35:46.Beautifully done and Scotland still with it. He must score. Dunbar
:35:47. > :35:53.himself, for his second try. Advantage to Italy, they have a
:35:54. > :36:10.penalty coming. The hit comes in. Try for Italy! My, how they hit
:36:11. > :36:26.back. He is celebrating already! It is good!
:36:27. > :36:41.One metre short. They must score. They can't get right. They've still
:36:42. > :37:05.got a chance. And he scores that England. -- for England.
:37:06. > :37:22.Quick ball, brilliant pass. A well worked Irish tribe. -- try. Great
:37:23. > :37:42.pass. Up to the ten metre line. So here is the table after round
:37:43. > :37:46.three. Wales in third but one of 14 is very much in contention. The
:37:47. > :37:49.tournament is Ireland's Toulouse give a messy period points
:37:50. > :38:01.difference. But as we know, they can be overcome. -- Ireland's to lose,
:38:02. > :38:09.given their impressive points difference.
:38:10. > :38:13.Take a look at the last four times England and Wales have met at
:38:14. > :38:26.Twickenham. Two wins each. It is going to be tight. They are without
:38:27. > :38:29.two Lions. Ireland really attacked England on their own ball yesterday.
:38:30. > :38:35.They looked for penalties and really put them under pressure in the front
:38:36. > :38:48.row. Wales really need to look to exploit that. David Wilson hasn't
:38:49. > :38:51.had enough game guy in -- game time. Ben Morgan couldn't get England on
:38:52. > :38:58.the front but because of their lack of scrummaging power. In the
:38:59. > :39:06.midfield, England are very dangerous. They get more metres and
:39:07. > :39:10.they score. Mike Brown has been one of the players of the tournament. He
:39:11. > :39:19.is a lethal left foot step and crops up everywhere.
:39:20. > :39:29.When he links up with his wing partner he is very dangerous. They
:39:30. > :39:39.are very creative. Burrell off-loads. He has huge try scoring
:39:40. > :39:48.potential boys team as well. Is Jonathan Davies going to be fit?
:39:49. > :39:51.Does the scrummaging power of James coming? Gareth, I will ask you. Does
:39:52. > :40:09.George stay at 13? Does John of? -- Jonathon come back? I think what
:40:10. > :40:17.we lost with George was his ability to Rome, the freedom to play.
:40:18. > :40:21.Against England, we dominated the French, we almost bullied them. I
:40:22. > :40:31.don't think we would be that dominant against England. So there
:40:32. > :40:43.is another option, and that is Hooky. Everybody is saying, what is
:40:44. > :40:47.our plan B? We saw Mike Brown featured in that one. Outstanding
:40:48. > :40:51.form so far, two consecutive man of the match awards. He is a man Wales
:40:52. > :40:57.will have to shackle if there is any chance of winning at within. If you
:40:58. > :41:01.think of the England and Ireland game it is like two stags against
:41:02. > :41:09.each other. Ireland slightly more dominant in the scrum. But it opened
:41:10. > :41:14.up a bit. What Brian does so well is get his hands on the ball. He is a
:41:15. > :41:18.footballer. He doesn't have out and out pace but his ability to step and
:41:19. > :41:22.get the ball behind the game line, and then having the vision to move
:41:23. > :41:25.it, that is what makes him a top player. If you get him behind the
:41:26. > :41:35.gain line, don't go right up to a player. England's back three has
:41:36. > :41:39.really helped them together. I think Wales will be a completely different
:41:40. > :41:46.challenge. England really need to sell up their front row. In broad
:41:47. > :41:53.terms, Jonathan, you've covered all the games so far for the BBC. Who is
:41:54. > :42:08.in better shape so far, Wales or England's I think? I think England.
:42:09. > :42:21.They totally dominated the French. I think they play with tempo, Mike
:42:22. > :42:27.Brown is kicking in all the time. But I do think we offer something
:42:28. > :42:40.different than Ireland. They will attack the front row. I think we
:42:41. > :42:43.will attack their scrum and wield the physicality behind to damage
:42:44. > :42:51.them. I didn't think Ireland had that. It is a tough one, like
:42:52. > :42:56.yesterday. Who is going to win? They are so close it is very difficult to
:42:57. > :43:02.say who is going to win. I think Wales have a keep the field -- keep
:43:03. > :43:10.the ball on the field policy. Steve think they will change that policy
:43:11. > :43:16.and kind of contest the set piece? It will be interesting, I think
:43:17. > :43:20.compared to last year's game, they could think, we will try to
:43:21. > :43:25.outmuscle them again. But if you kick well you can still do it. If
:43:26. > :43:29.you kick well, then you trap Mack Brown, catchy and when he goes down.
:43:30. > :43:34.If you bounce back, you get in trouble. If you compete, you cannot
:43:35. > :43:42.run back. So if it's a good kicking game, I can't see them changing.
:43:43. > :43:49.They changed a little bit on Friday, they set it tightly. I think there
:43:50. > :43:53.will try to do the same as they did. The gigging has an man-mac good, has
:43:54. > :44:06.it? That is what concerns me. I think it will be down to composure.
:44:07. > :44:11.-- the kicking. There was a fine line of when it all changed. If you
:44:12. > :44:15.go back to two years ago at Twickenham, for most of the game,
:44:16. > :44:20.England were completely dominant and they just butchered several chances.
:44:21. > :44:24.OK, let's hope they do the same again. But from a Welsh perspective
:44:25. > :44:30.we have to be on our toes. We have to take all the chances that come
:44:31. > :44:35.our way. Don't kick badly, because that back three of England's really
:44:36. > :44:38.are very, very potent. So, you know, there will be very little
:44:39. > :44:41.opportunity for chances and very little opportunity for making
:44:42. > :44:47.mistakes, because England certainly are a team.
:44:48. > :44:58.I spoke to Stuart Lancaster before the tournament and he says he thinks
:44:59. > :45:01.about that game against Wales all the time and what effect will that
:45:02. > :45:08.game have on this crop of England players? I played against Wales in
:45:09. > :45:17.Wembley in 1999 and missed a tackle on Scott Gibbs. We also lost up in
:45:18. > :45:21.Scotland. It is not easy to win a Grand Slam. These teams are so
:45:22. > :45:28.competitive and so close. The margins are so tight, it is going to
:45:29. > :45:33.come down to that ability to unlock the space. I think the worst thing
:45:34. > :45:38.Wales could do is kick the ball off the park because that will slow the
:45:39. > :45:44.ball -- slow the game down. Wales keep the ball on the field, they
:45:45. > :45:47.have good runners and they have the off-load game and I think that is
:45:48. > :45:54.where they can taking land on. If they kick the ball off the park it
:45:55. > :45:57.could play into women's hands because it will allow England's
:45:58. > :46:09.2-goal interval all. -- England's hands. What about the Twickenham
:46:10. > :46:14.factor? Twickenham as it tough place to go. England always play well at
:46:15. > :46:23.home. The crowd were very good yesterday. They are confident
:46:24. > :46:28.England side. You have got Danny Care and Owen Farrell is playing on
:46:29. > :46:35.the edge a lot and he is confident player. Can he still be targeted? Of
:46:36. > :46:42.course you can. Nobody wants to stand in front of George North or
:46:43. > :46:50.Jamie Roberts. I don't know how good those two halfbacks are on the back
:46:51. > :46:55.foot. If the front row gets on top, Wales will be the best side and they
:46:56. > :47:02.can exploit that weakness and build on it. That is about always got time
:47:03. > :47:08.for tonight. Thank you for watching and please thank our guests, Gareth
:47:09. > :47:24.Edwards, Jonathan Davies, Gareth Thomas and Matt Perry. So huge you
:47:25. > :47:37.awaits in a fortnight. We will leave you with the thoughts of a rugby
:47:38. > :47:44.writer. Good night from all of us. What a way to light up a Friday
:47:45. > :47:52.night. Who said Warren Gatland's boys were shot? Now it's on to
:47:53. > :48:06.Twickenham and everything to play for. Will the past come back to
:48:07. > :48:20.hoard England? Again. Will bodies be put on the line? Will England have a
:48:21. > :48:26.score to settle? A big score. Leigh Halfpenny, Alex Cuthbert outside
:48:27. > :48:35.him. Justin Tipuric still going. A second try. Wales are storming to
:48:36. > :48:38.the title. Beat England and we could, just could, do it again. Come
:48:39. > :48:44.on boys.