:00:30. > :00:42.This year's six Nations saw a try -fest with 61 tries. England scored
:00:43. > :00:45.14 tries and won the triple Crown. Ireland run in the 16 tries for the
:00:46. > :00:58.tournament and were crowned champions. Wales finished in rampant
:00:59. > :01:01.form. Jamie Roberts. A wonderful try for Wales. But does the result pose
:01:02. > :01:12.more questions than answers? Welcome to visit special programme.
:01:13. > :01:15.Ireland are the six Nations champions but Wales end their
:01:16. > :01:21.campaign in fine style with a wreck and bass record win over Scotland.
:01:22. > :01:27.Sadly, no trophy this year. Ladies and gentlemen, Jonathan Davies, Phil
:01:28. > :01:43.Vickery, Shane Williams, and Martyn Williams.
:01:44. > :01:52.So, good evening to you, boys. Shane, I don't know what you are
:01:53. > :02:00.wearing. What is it? It is a headband. I have just done a mile on
:02:01. > :02:08.a bike for sport relief. It was good. I cannot remember who won. We
:02:09. > :02:19.find out later. We had a camera for you a couple of weeks ago and
:02:20. > :02:27.managed... Supporting that important charity. Very good. Also, I would
:02:28. > :02:34.like to give another very special welcome to a man on his Twitter
:02:35. > :02:45.profile is an England rugby legend, add to that one of Scrum V's
:02:46. > :02:52.favourite sons. Welcome back Mr Phil Vickery. Great to see you. Let's
:02:53. > :02:57.talk about the tournament in general. How would you sum it up?
:02:58. > :03:02.I've enjoyed it. It's been a great competition. There has been
:03:03. > :03:08.disappointment, highs and lows. Some of the rugby, at times, has
:03:09. > :03:13.struggled. Actually, throughout the five or six weeks, I think it's been
:03:14. > :03:17.fantastic. To go into the final day yesterday, knowing that three teams
:03:18. > :03:21.can realistically still win, I thought was brilliant. What a finale
:03:22. > :03:27.last night. Where Ireland deserving winners? Ireland or England. They
:03:28. > :03:32.have been consistent. England played exceptionally well against Italy.
:03:33. > :03:36.They put a good score on. Ireland, especially going out there, because
:03:37. > :03:40.for some reason, France started to play yesterday. It was a very, very
:03:41. > :03:47.tough day. They thoroughly deserved it. Let me ask about Wales. They
:03:48. > :03:53.went for it. Nothing to lose in many respects for both sides. In the end,
:03:54. > :03:59.it was a job well done. It's always difficult when a side goes down for
:04:00. > :04:07.ten minutes... It was a foregone conclusion then. It was a job well
:04:08. > :04:11.done. Disappointment to finish third, which is not as bad as people
:04:12. > :04:14.think. It was the type of performance and the type of wind
:04:15. > :04:20.that the fans wanted and the boys themselves. They seemed to play
:04:21. > :04:25.exceptionally well at home. There was one incident which did not help
:04:26. > :04:32.matters for Scotland. A clean cut performance by Wales. Some great
:04:33. > :04:36.tries. They were playing the plan a rugby and that was exactly what they
:04:37. > :04:40.needed to do. There were some great tries. We will talk more about Wales
:04:41. > :04:43.later in the programme but first, the highlights of Wales against
:04:44. > :05:03.Scotland. Scotland have the early possession.
:05:04. > :05:08.The referee is playing advantage to Scotland and the penalty is there
:05:09. > :05:20.now. Offside. That is a bright start by Scotland.
:05:21. > :05:33.It is good and there are points on board Scotland. - there are points
:05:34. > :05:39.on the board for Scotland. Wales come looking for the first try. It
:05:40. > :05:45.goes wide, over the head of George North. Wales will have the penalty.
:05:46. > :05:56.Dan Biggar looks to poke over the kick which she does and draws late
:05:57. > :06:10.dash Wales level. -- draws Wales level. It will be a try.
:06:11. > :06:15.A good few turnovers in this match. Stuart Hogg kicks away the
:06:16. > :06:38.advantage. Dan Biggar hazard. Oh! It is definitely a yellow. Let's see
:06:39. > :06:47.if it... Off for ten minutes. That is a red card offence. And it is a
:06:48. > :06:50.red card. Yellow turns to read. The referee has looked at the big screen
:06:51. > :06:55.and says, no, that's the wrong decision. Stuart Hogg, Scotland's
:06:56. > :07:08.greatest talent, is sent off. Lee Williams is coming forward. He
:07:09. > :07:13.takes it very well. And now, a gallop from Williams. He slips. He
:07:14. > :07:18.gets it away wonderfully to Mike Phillips. Infield, to George North.
:07:19. > :07:37.What a try for Wales! Well kept in play. He is offside.
:07:38. > :07:45.The get it back to John Davies. Will it be a try? Jonathan Davies is
:07:46. > :07:51.there. They have got to go back, he was offside. Yeah, he is offside. No
:07:52. > :08:02.try. A couple of minutes remaining in
:08:03. > :08:09.this first half and Rhodri Jones taking his chance today. Jamie
:08:10. > :08:14.Roberts. And Jonathan Davies may be in. He gets it infield to Jamie
:08:15. > :08:20.Roberts and Wales now have another try.
:08:21. > :08:38.And a penalty to Wales. The worst start possible for Scotland, bad.
:08:39. > :08:42.So, Wales will be running everything in the second half as well. Tired
:08:43. > :08:48.bodies in the Scottish defence. There is Jonathan Davies. Outside,
:08:49. > :08:52.it is George North for the try. It comes so early in the second half.
:08:53. > :09:02.Scotland are in all sorts of trouble.
:09:03. > :09:11.It goes straight to Welsh hands, the Welsh skipper. That's the one thing
:09:12. > :09:20.you cannot do. A horror show for Scotland at the moment. It is
:09:21. > :09:30.Williams. A lovely off-load. Support from Jonathan Davies. He gets it to
:09:31. > :09:31.Jamie Roberts. A try again, the length of the millennium Stadium
:09:32. > :09:36.pitch. Phillips gets it away. Wales showing
:09:37. > :09:50.no mercy here. He tries to get it away. Cuthbert
:09:51. > :09:57.slips it wide and there is Alun Wyn Jones.
:09:58. > :10:11.It rains tries at the millennium Stadium. Wales are racing past 40
:10:12. > :10:12.points. -- Millennium Stadium. Denton has it and he is looking for
:10:13. > :10:42.support. Scotland still have it. Still, advantage to Scotland. He has
:10:43. > :10:53.kicked it away! Over the head of Debbie Fife.
:10:54. > :11:05.Here come Wales again. A great kick. Williams is going to get there. He
:11:06. > :11:11.slides in and schools. A wonderful try for Wales excavation
:11:12. > :11:19.After that defeat to England at Twickenham, just what Wales needed,
:11:20. > :11:36.a big win. The Scottish side were not as great
:11:37. > :11:48.as England's last week. You still have to play well the boys did OK
:11:49. > :11:57.today. I like to think we would have put 30 points on them. It was a good
:11:58. > :12:01.performance. That was the longest day. We are disappointed. They
:12:02. > :12:06.played pretty good. They punished us. When you lose a player, you are
:12:07. > :12:08.in a bit of trouble. I thought the structure of our defence was very
:12:09. > :12:13.good today. The attitude of the players, you know, often when you
:12:14. > :12:19.are winning by a large margin, defence can become an afterthought
:12:20. > :12:24.but it wasn't. Replays against 14 men for most of the game so yeah, we
:12:25. > :12:29.scored some nice tries, but it was against 14 men and we would expect
:12:30. > :12:31.that from ourselves. We've done reasonably well in this condition.
:12:32. > :12:36.There were massive reasonably well in this condition.
:12:37. > :12:39.on ourselves and I know from the media, you put a lot of expectations
:12:40. > :12:44.and pressure on us as well. If you look at the last three years, we've
:12:45. > :12:49.won 12 out of 15 games and that's not a bad record in this
:12:50. > :13:01.competition. What we learned from this tournament is that we are going
:13:02. > :13:05.to have to change and deal with other teams kicking strategies. All
:13:06. > :13:13.teams have kicked a lot more than we have done. We need to try to negate
:13:14. > :13:16.our strengths. As coaches, we are going to have to learn to assess
:13:17. > :13:22.that and to work and change going forward.
:13:23. > :13:26.A very measured Warren Gatland there. A great win but let's face
:13:27. > :13:29.it, against 14 men. You are right but you've still got to beat what is
:13:30. > :13:41.in front of you. Some interesting stats from the game.
:13:42. > :13:47.Scotland were poor, let's face it. They turned over nearly half of the
:13:48. > :13:52.ball they had but Wales were great defensively with eight steals the
:13:53. > :13:57.ball. Four of the tries came from Scotland possession. Wales were on
:13:58. > :14:02.the money in defence, particularly diving on the ball. Not just over
:14:03. > :14:08.the ball, Jonathan Davies sneaked in through the outside channels. Luke
:14:09. > :14:12.Charteris exposed how poor Scotland were at the tackle contest. Wales
:14:13. > :14:13.wanted to up the tempo from that penalty. They took the outside
:14:14. > :14:19.channel and you cannot allow a guy penalty. They took the outside
:14:20. > :14:24.like George North that much space. The game was over at the red card
:14:25. > :14:29.but Scotland had to endure 58 minutes with 14 men. Scott Johnson
:14:30. > :14:34.refused to put an extra back on. Their line-out was poor. Both
:14:35. > :14:39.centres here foolishly go for Jonathan Davies and you cannot allow
:14:40. > :14:52.Leon Williams and George capital North - George North that amount of
:14:53. > :14:59.space. Space was exploited time and time again. George North had a field
:15:00. > :15:03.day out there. Look at this example. Four of the remaining Scotland packs
:15:04. > :15:08.are now in this rug. It meant space on the opposite corner for other
:15:09. > :15:20.players to get their tries. Some key stats:
:15:21. > :15:27.there were subtle changes in game plan as well. Jamie Roberts was off
:15:28. > :15:31.the gain line but here, we've been asking for this. A little pass from
:15:32. > :15:38.Gethin Jenkins to Ken Owens across the gain line. George North came
:15:39. > :15:42.into the 13 channel later phase. Mike Phillips, we've not seen a lot
:15:43. > :15:46.of this from him, challenging this fringe of the Scottish defence and
:15:47. > :15:50.sucking in defenders by ringing forward and against the grain. All
:15:51. > :15:55.of this was orchestrated by a confident performance from Dan
:15:56. > :15:59.Biggar at ten. Space comes in at the end for a grace - great first
:16:00. > :16:03.trifolium Williams. Without confident display, shame, I will ask
:16:04. > :16:10.you, do you think you should have had more game time
:16:11. > :16:17.Dan Biggar was one of the form players in the six Nations,
:16:18. > :16:21.certainly last year. He was inspirational in the George North
:16:22. > :16:29.try. You must feel a bit hard done by. Yesterday, I thought he was
:16:30. > :16:34.superb. He got up, kicked a penalty and after that took a high ball. He
:16:35. > :16:38.was very brave. I thought he was very vocal was doubly worked the
:16:39. > :16:47.backed - backs well. He works hard himself. He must feel hard done by.
:16:48. > :16:55.Perhaps we might see him play more in the ten shirt. Was it the wrong
:16:56. > :17:00.call to start with Rhys Priestland? It all depends what you want. He
:17:01. > :17:06.plays closer to the line and with his header but with the control that
:17:07. > :17:11.Dan Biggar brings you, I think he has to start and then if things are
:17:12. > :17:15.going well and you are on the front foot, his kicking game is better,
:17:16. > :17:20.when it gets looser, Yukon either bring on Rhys Priestland or James
:17:21. > :17:24.Hook but I think now he is the established one. He is the one who
:17:25. > :17:29.controls the game and gives them shape. I would start with Dan
:17:30. > :17:34.Biggar. If Rhys Priestland was playing yesterday, Wales would not
:17:35. > :17:41.have won by 50? I'm not saying that, Stuart Hogg
:17:42. > :17:49.lost the plot. Wales played a little bit wider. Also, the tries were
:17:50. > :17:58.brilliant but the throats were. Liam Williams outstanding. Liam Williams
:17:59. > :18:07.offered more yesterday because of his angles of running. He was man of
:18:08. > :18:11.the match. A lot better performance. But we have South Africa coming up.
:18:12. > :18:17.Scotland were hopeless yesterday. That is the thing.
:18:18. > :18:22.To try and compare yesterday 's game in comparison to the rest of the Six
:18:23. > :18:28.Nations for Wales is very difficult because Scotland were very poor
:18:29. > :18:36.yesterday and with the sending off, some fundamentals where defensively,
:18:37. > :18:40.just all over the place. Seeing that team develop and who do you pick, I
:18:41. > :18:49.think it is difficult. If we were selecting a Welsh team, comparing it
:18:50. > :18:57.with the previous games, I think you need to... We made a lot of mistakes
:18:58. > :19:01.against it Ireland and England. At international level, you cannot do
:19:02. > :19:12.that. You could have died yesterday. Against the better sides, Wales
:19:13. > :19:19.cannot do that. You have to tinker a little bit. I will come back to you
:19:20. > :19:24.in a minute. What you make of the presentation?
:19:25. > :19:31.He has basically shown that the accuracy that was missing at
:19:32. > :19:33.Twickenham was there yesterday. But they were playing a lot
:19:34. > :19:36.Twickenham was there yesterday. But It was easier to be accurate. That
:19:37. > :19:40.is worrying for me as a Welsh It was easier to be accurate. That
:19:41. > :19:46.think Ireland and in and have definitely improved. -- England. I
:19:47. > :19:54.do not think we have gone backwards, we have stayed still. We have been
:19:55. > :20:00.overtaken. It is a very rigid game plan. The criticism the players come
:20:01. > :20:05.under is they do not seem to adjust on the pitch when things are going
:20:06. > :20:13.wrong. They are their own worst enemies. Give a signing dish view of
:20:14. > :20:20.what you have seen against Ireland, Italy and France. -- English. Hear
:20:21. > :20:28.all the time is about the Warren Gatland game plan, what is plan B?
:20:29. > :20:37.Being a fan of the Six Nations, it is a great com petition, every team
:20:38. > :20:47.has a trade-off, if you are drifting scummy and get caught on the inside,
:20:48. > :20:50.the one thing with Wales is when it works and has been proven
:20:51. > :20:56.year-on-year in the Six Nations, it is a winning game plan. The problem
:20:57. > :21:02.you have got is when it is not quite happen, it is beatable. Warren
:21:03. > :21:08.Gatland said in his interview, the teams have negated their strengths.
:21:09. > :21:13.That is what coaches do. To go back to the England game last
:21:14. > :21:17.year, I was sat here after that tremendous was three, -- Welsh
:21:18. > :21:31.victory, I have not been allowed forget it, but...
:21:32. > :21:33.Well said. But in terms of England and Ireland,
:21:34. > :21:39.I do not think Wales have gone backwards, they have plateaued. The
:21:40. > :21:43.one thing that has impressed me about England and not so much
:21:44. > :21:51.Ireland, they are possessed with scrummage. -- obsessed. I think it
:21:52. > :21:56.actually choke them. The English scrum has not functioned
:21:57. > :22:01.brilliantly. It has been able to compete. The line-out has been
:22:02. > :22:09.pretty good. But this England team are playing. Before, if the scrum
:22:10. > :22:15.collapsed, the team collapsed. If we go back to the autumn series, what
:22:16. > :22:21.is going on? How they did not eat New Zealand, we shall never know.
:22:22. > :22:25.But they have moved on. I think there is a lot more to come
:22:26. > :22:30.from this website. Yesterday, the skills and confidence that they
:22:31. > :22:36.showed will hopefully now given the confidence to do a little bit more
:22:37. > :22:43.because they will become a far more dangerous side-effect of step upon
:22:44. > :22:51.change a little bit. When you are winning those collisions, you can do
:22:52. > :22:54.that. That is the difference. I was struck by what Warren Gatland said.
:22:55. > :23:00.He said about the media ramping up the pressure on Wales as well. But
:23:01. > :23:02.maybe that is a point. The reaction to the defeat at Twickenham has been
:23:03. > :23:09.slightly hysterical. They have only to the defeat at Twickenham has been
:23:10. > :23:16.Ross 36 Nations matches in the last three seasons. Yes, as a Welsh
:23:17. > :23:22.spectator, I want Wales to do well. Losing three games in three
:23:23. > :23:28.championships is not a bad start. They are not a bad side overnight.
:23:29. > :23:33.In and have improved, Ireland have improved -- England. I am quite
:23:34. > :23:41.impressed with the manner in which England are playing at the moment.
:23:42. > :23:46.It is the first time in a long time I have enjoyed watching them
:23:47. > :23:54.playing. But they look more comfortable with ball in hand. They
:23:55. > :24:03.just look competent. Wales looked out of sorts. It is not quite panic
:24:04. > :24:10.stations yet developed there a time to learn from your mistakes, it is
:24:11. > :24:16.now. Also, it is a fantastic record but it is the manner in which we
:24:17. > :24:20.lost those games. Everyone was disappointed because we did not just
:24:21. > :24:28.use them narrowly, we were totally outplayed. You were outplayed by
:24:29. > :24:35.Ireland but at Twickenham, there were acre plot bad decisions made,
:24:36. > :24:45.you created opportunities. Ten points? It is not 1 million miles.
:24:46. > :24:49.It has not been catastrophic. It was a special day for Gethin
:24:50. > :25:27.Jenkins yesterday. A remarkable career.
:25:28. > :25:45.Gethin Jenkins, he is going to score.
:25:46. > :25:56.That charge down is everybody's favourite Gethin Jenkins bowl went
:25:57. > :26:02.-- moment. The meantime he smiles is when he has got wind. You cannot
:26:03. > :26:12.give him enough credit. He is a phenomenal player. We have played
:26:13. > :26:16.with him for a number of years. What sets him apart from any other player
:26:17. > :26:40.is his game now signed intelligence. He knows what he's talking about.
:26:41. > :26:44.From 4/ the have their heads down -- front row forwards usually
:26:45. > :26:46.From 4/ the have their heads down -- their heads down. You have to
:26:47. > :26:54.consider him as one of our all-time legends. There are not many players
:26:55. > :27:04.that get 105 caps. He leads from the front, literally. You can check the
:27:05. > :27:12.world legend tag around but he will go as long as he possibly can.
:27:13. > :27:16.It is difficult to sum him up because he ticks so many boxes. He
:27:17. > :27:22.truly is an all-round front row forward. He does all the work, plays
:27:23. > :27:29.the ball, he understands the game well. I try and think back to things
:27:30. > :27:38.I remember, guys that I have played with, he must have a six cylinder
:27:39. > :27:41.engine. He keeps going and going. Phenomenal to have played with and
:27:42. > :27:47.not some nice to have played against times. But use your world-class
:27:48. > :27:58.legible the time, for me, he is in that bracket. -- world-class legend.
:27:59. > :28:04.The work they put in the front row was phenomenal. His game
:28:05. > :28:10.understanding and positional play, defensively, is amazing.
:28:11. > :28:14.Many congratulations, Gethin Jenkins. Let's bring you up-to-date
:28:15. > :28:26.with the women and the under 20s. The women are aiming
:28:27. > :28:32.wooden spoon as both Wales and Scotland have yet to win in this
:28:33. > :28:38.season 's campaign. On Friday, the under 20s welcomed the Scots to
:28:39. > :28:45.North Wales. It was a good evening for Wales. It turned out to be an
:28:46. > :28:51.exceedingly comfortable victory. It was due almost entirely to the
:28:52. > :28:58.dominance of their pack. Jack Dixon straightens and the Dragons centre
:28:59. > :29:03.crosses for Wales. The dominant Welsh pack once more destroyed the
:29:04. > :29:08.Scots. James Benjamin fix it up to Tom
:29:09. > :29:13.Williams. And as the match ended the closing
:29:14. > :29:21.stages, Steffan Hughes rounded off another try. Byron Hayward 's men
:29:22. > :29:27.finish off with a big win and with fourth position.
:29:28. > :29:38.It was a semi-affair for Wales women earlier today. Wales got off to an
:29:39. > :29:43.ideal start. Conditions were perfect for someone in rugby. A third try
:29:44. > :29:48.came from good hands with the winner over in the corner. Confident
:29:49. > :29:57.handling resulted in Wales 's fourth and final try. Despite a pointless
:29:58. > :30:02.second half, Wales ended their six Nations campaign with their first
:30:03. > :30:19.win. But it was France again taking the honours.
:30:20. > :30:27.Congratulations. You may have seen Martyn Williams a few moments ago
:30:28. > :30:53.having a go at the sport relief challenge. This is what happened.
:30:54. > :31:03.What you are trying to do there was cycling mile as fast as you can.
:31:04. > :31:08.That was my second goal because the lady did not start the clock on my
:31:09. > :31:22.first one. I am getting that in early. She didn't start the clock.
:31:23. > :31:32.OK. Is that the official excuse? Yeah. Wait for this. This is
:31:33. > :31:33.brilliant. This is what happened when Shane Williams jumped on the
:31:34. > :31:50.bike this afternoon. No sound. Apparently,
:31:51. > :32:00.sound. Is that because No sound. Apparently,
:32:01. > :32:10.easy? I was crying. That was horrendous, honest to God. So, the
:32:11. > :32:19.official time: You are one minute and 47 seconds. I was quicker, yes.
:32:20. > :32:22.You were quicker. Very good. If you want to join in the Sport Relief
:32:23. > :32:41.challenge, go to this website: England went to Rome harbouring
:32:42. > :32:44.hopes of clinching their first title since 2011. They needed to overturn
:32:45. > :32:57.the huge deficit to prevail. Loads of space in front of Mike
:32:58. > :33:01.Brown. The second try for Mike Brown.
:33:02. > :33:16.Here they come. He gets over the line for his first England try.
:33:17. > :33:24.An interception. He heads for the lying and England will not want that
:33:25. > :33:33.to happen. Dixon comes jumping in. A lovely
:33:34. > :34:00.little break. And the In Paris, it was Brian O'Driscoll,
:34:01. > :34:04.an Ireland were determined to give him his fairy tale sendoff. Still
:34:05. > :34:07.therefore Ireland. Sexton over the line. A great try for Ireland. They
:34:08. > :34:22.opened their account. Brian O'Driscoll. There is a space
:34:23. > :34:33.here for Conor Murray. Ireland's second try.
:34:34. > :34:42.A try for France, beautifully played.
:34:43. > :34:49.Andrew Trimble. Can it be the perfect finish for Brian
:34:50. > :34:57.O'Driscoll? He is still going. Two metres short. O Connell picks up. It
:34:58. > :35:32.has to be Johnny Sexton. Last chance for France. Paul
:35:33. > :35:35.O'Connell holds up. Penalty... No, whatever it is, it doesn't matter.
:35:36. > :35:41.The whistle has gone. Ireland are the six Nations champions.
:35:42. > :35:55.Ireland are the RBS Six Nations champions.
:35:56. > :36:04.What a story. Brian O'Driscoll, when more season, goes to Paris and wins
:36:05. > :36:08.it. A great match, a great occasion and a fitting end to an amazing
:36:09. > :36:18.career for a legendary player. There is no more you can say.
:36:19. > :36:20.Disappointing, as a proud Englishman yesterday and the resultant England
:36:21. > :36:26.performance but I can honestly say, I don't begrudge Brian O'Driscoll's
:36:27. > :36:33.final appearance for Ireland, walking off the field with the
:36:34. > :36:38.Championships. When you start out on your career, whatever it is you want
:36:39. > :36:43.to do, that guy has inspired not just Irish France but the rugby
:36:44. > :36:48.world. I think it is the greatest accolade that you can give somebody.
:36:49. > :36:52.It has been exceptional. Doesn't it go deeper than that? Sports fans,
:36:53. > :36:57.even if they are not rugby fans, they will recognise his talent and
:36:58. > :37:03.what he has done for the sport. I think anything he does on the pitch,
:37:04. > :37:09.off the pitch he is a great bloke. He does... He has been the most
:37:10. > :37:14.complete rugby player of our generation, as in his
:37:15. > :37:16.complete rugby player of our his tackling, and there is nothing
:37:17. > :37:20.he cannot do. He will be sorely missed by Ireland. Last season, a
:37:21. > :37:24.lot of people wrote him off and then he came back and wind - won the
:37:25. > :37:28.title. That's the sign of a good player. He knew within himself that
:37:29. > :37:32.he was good enough to play another year. He was successful with Ireland
:37:33. > :37:39.and what a way to finish. The only thing he hasn't won the World Cup!
:37:40. > :37:44.He is one of these players whose knowledge of the game is immense. He
:37:45. > :37:50.truly is one of the players I've seen and worked with. He deserves
:37:51. > :37:54.all the credit he gets. Well said. Let's turn our attention to Wales
:37:55. > :37:59.once again in a moment. We will talk about the World Cup and the summer
:38:00. > :38:04.tour to South Africa. There are some hidden messages in this jumping ship
:38:05. > :38:07.for Warren Gatland to take to the summer tour. They failed to dominate
:38:08. > :38:10.in the possession and territory stakes, even though they had three
:38:11. > :38:15.home games. The game plan has been questioned. In the trice cakes,
:38:16. > :38:21.Wales moved up the ladder but seven of those tries were in yesterday's
:38:22. > :38:29.14 man game. Ireland and England lead the way. Wales have made the
:38:30. > :38:32.most changes to the starting team. Ireland and England were pretty
:38:33. > :38:35.consistent in their selections. Wales have made crucial poor
:38:36. > :38:41.decisions and their turnover rate has been quite high.
:38:42. > :38:45.Ireland were very strong over the ball on our attack and sometimes
:38:46. > :38:50.Wales have lacked direction, lost their way. We can see Wiest
:38:51. > :39:05.Priestland losing it in a crucial position there. - Rhys Priestland.
:39:06. > :39:13.At times, Wales have had to resort to a kicking game which has been
:39:14. > :39:17.poor at times. Out in Dublin against Ireland, the Welsh forwards got
:39:18. > :39:20.knocked back time and time again. The men in green were right up for
:39:21. > :39:26.it and not them back over the gain line. You can see here, on the third
:39:27. > :39:30.phase, Alun Wyn Jones gets smashed. When we come to play South Africa
:39:31. > :39:33.this summer, you can expect more of the same. These are the most
:39:34. > :39:37.physical international athletes in our game and in the autumn, when
:39:38. > :39:41.Wales tried to bash through on the line, they will turn them over on
:39:42. > :39:45.the 22. Talking of South Africa, lust and Wales were there, they lost
:39:46. > :39:49.both test matches but only six of the current squad played in those
:39:50. > :39:54.games. Under Warren Gatland, Wales have not won against South Africa.
:39:55. > :39:59.They've conceded 20 tries in that time.
:40:00. > :40:09.With so many changes, and an ageing squad, is it time to bring in new
:40:10. > :40:14.players? There are easier places to blood new players. The squad we've
:40:15. > :40:17.got at the moment, that is where all the best players are. There are one
:40:18. > :40:21.or two who will come through but if you look underneath the Welsh squad
:40:22. > :40:27.in the regional game, there are not many players to put in there. As for
:40:28. > :40:33.resting a few players, I would for South Africa. Key players like Alun
:40:34. > :40:38.Wyn Jones, and others, they played every game for Wales, every game for
:40:39. > :40:41.their region. I think with the World Cup in mind next Joe, I would give
:40:42. > :40:47.them the summer off because it is a huge autumn series coming up with
:40:48. > :40:52.the top three sides and Fiji. I think you've got to take every
:40:53. > :40:58.player on an individual basis. Martin makes a good point. Those
:40:59. > :41:02.boys have played a lot of rugby. Would you take them? I don't know.
:41:03. > :41:09.It's a tough place to go not with your best team. I understand what he
:41:10. > :41:15.is saying. I think that is only a two-week tour, three games... Two
:41:16. > :41:19.games. With the World Cup coming up, if you're going to go and win, you
:41:20. > :41:26.need those two players. Then have a rest afterwards. The challenge is
:41:27. > :41:33.being competitive enough with your settled squad to be able to play
:41:34. > :41:36.your game plan and pattern. You need to be of get used to it and get
:41:37. > :41:40.something out of it. If you change too much and it doesn't go very
:41:41. > :41:47.well, you come back from a summer tour and what do you know? What have
:41:48. > :41:51.you learned? I think that South Africa will be dark horses to win
:41:52. > :41:54.the World Cup. Everyone is going to say New Zealand. For me, whatever
:41:55. > :42:01.the conditions in England when the World Cup is on, they are capable of
:42:02. > :42:06.adapting to every condition. For me, the autumn becomes more prevalent
:42:07. > :42:11.over the next World Cup. There is a lot of rugby. Every test match is
:42:12. > :42:16.important but I'm not saying rest all players, cherry pick one or two.
:42:17. > :42:19.Here is a question, I was surprised in the six Nations before Wales and
:42:20. > :42:29.England, Wales were favourites going into that game. And I thought to
:42:30. > :42:35.myself, Warren Gatland and the players... I wanted someone from
:42:36. > :42:40.Wales to go up and say yes, we are, we are going to be favourites. I
:42:41. > :42:45.didn't get that. I didn't get that feeling. Not that I wanted them to!
:42:46. > :42:49.From a Welsh point of view, would you like to see a little bit more
:42:50. > :42:54.from Wales as in, do you know what... Because you are the best
:42:55. > :43:00.team in the north hemisphere for a number of years. Start backing
:43:01. > :43:04.yourselves a bit more. Usually, that comes from the front and I don't
:43:05. > :43:09.think that Sam Warburton's way of captaining the team is like that. He
:43:10. > :43:13.is not as vocal as some captains. He does most of his talking on the
:43:14. > :43:18.field. He's very little in what he does. That is why we didn't see
:43:19. > :43:22.that. I'm not saying it's right or wrong but I just thought to
:43:23. > :43:26.myself... It is not in our nature to go banging on how good we are. As a
:43:27. > :43:36.nation, we don't. Sometimes, when you're going into a World Cup,
:43:37. > :43:39.you... Are you feeling all right? I see the point you're trying to make.
:43:40. > :43:43.Wales haven't gone into this tournament saying, we are the
:43:44. > :43:51.champions, let's have it. It's not arrogant. Not in a fashion like
:43:52. > :43:55.Lawrence Dallaglio used to employ. That used to make me cringe. You
:43:56. > :44:00.should back yourselves little bit more. Wales like to do their talking
:44:01. > :44:05.on the field. That has always been the case. There is nothing worse
:44:06. > :44:09.than putting yourself up there, saying we are the champions and we
:44:10. > :44:12.are going to take it and then, as with happened, it gets taken away.
:44:13. > :44:19.The difficulty in the summer tour, with happened, it gets taken away.
:44:20. > :44:26.is the lost two players yesterday. Liam Williams was... Those two can
:44:27. > :44:31.step in because they've been here and done it before. The front row
:44:32. > :44:36.will be a severe test going to South Africa. It's going to be... I assume
:44:37. > :44:40.now that the preparations are in place to rest some of these
:44:41. > :44:48.players, or have rest periods before the World Cup. They must have a
:44:49. > :44:53.training programme in place. Until the World Cup, it is going to be
:44:54. > :44:57.massive. It is always going to be about managing expectations. Going
:44:58. > :45:01.to South Africa, if we win over there, we are doing exceptionally
:45:02. > :45:13.well. Being realistic, we are going in as underdogs. We've got to start
:45:14. > :45:16.ramping it up. As Phil says, we need to say we are playing Australia and
:45:17. > :45:20.England, we are going to give it everything and we will come out on
:45:21. > :45:23.top. Just a final word. I would be intrigued to find out what is the
:45:24. > :45:35.one thing you learn from Wales this year. ?6 40 to get over the bridge!
:45:36. > :45:44.I just think that they are capable. The Welsh team, on their a game, is
:45:45. > :45:49.unbeatable. They are given - big-game players. Thank you to my
:45:50. > :45:51.guests. Wales left it late but it was Ireland who stole the show. From
:45:52. > :46:03.all of us here, nos da. How we dared to dream of troubles
:46:04. > :46:21.and cheeky grins. It started with a steel. They know
:46:22. > :46:30.there is a big test in Dublin next week. An epic journey had begun. And
:46:31. > :46:43.clock crows were crowing. What a start to the six Nations. France are
:46:44. > :46:51.going to steal it. Round two was all about grudges.
:46:52. > :47:07.Brian O'Driscoll. Oh, dear. Out thought. Out muscled. Ouch. That is
:47:08. > :47:17.one of the worst performances I have had since being involved.
:47:18. > :47:32.Elsewhere, England's BBC were on fire. Mike Brown is in for the try.
:47:33. > :47:45.Danny Care for the line. And the French were purring. Careers were on
:47:46. > :47:47.the line. Players are under the pressure because for some of May
:47:48. > :47:47.the line. Players are under the could their last game. Wales
:47:48. > :48:10.demanded. Wales delivered. Sam Warburton for the line, he is
:48:11. > :48:25.going to score. It was on. And then it was off.
:48:26. > :48:48.Goodbye Brian O'Driscoll and thanks. Hello, try -fest finale.
:48:49. > :48:58.End of the year and what an end. Brian O'Driscoll can celebrate.
:48:59. > :49:03.Ireland are the six Nations champions.