:00:21. > :00:28.Whether you are up at the top or down below chasing the pack, there
:00:29. > :00:33.is everything to play for. Two Welsh derbies and a couple of all Irish
:00:34. > :00:41.affairs give Round 19 a bit of added spice. We talk about combining
:00:42. > :00:45.studies with rugby. Another rumour that has been doing the rounds is
:00:46. > :00:54.you turned up to your first dragon session on your BMX. I might have
:00:55. > :00:59.done to my first gym session with the Academy. And we meet an
:01:00. > :01:05.inspiring woman who has turned tragedy into triumph. When I lost my
:01:06. > :01:12.partner, I found that rugby helped me grieve. Good evening and welcome
:01:13. > :01:16.to the programme, all change in the top six as the contenders continue
:01:17. > :01:20.to jostle for position. Martyn Williams and Jonathan Thomas are
:01:21. > :01:24.here to make sense of it all. I will have the best action from the
:01:25. > :01:30.principality Premiership and you can find out how to get involved with
:01:31. > :01:39.rugby in Rwanda. It was the start of the crucial derby between the
:01:40. > :01:45.Scarlets and the Blues. Big games need the big players to step up,
:01:46. > :01:53.this captain is still flying since last week's win over Ospreys and was
:01:54. > :02:00.ready to the -- to meet the next challenge. There was a chance to
:02:01. > :02:04.lock horns with Lloyd Williams. The Blues picked Gareth Anscombe at ten,
:02:05. > :02:16.hoping he could push them ever closer to the top six. COMMENTATOR:
:02:17. > :02:26.This is the halfway line. Nice and quickly back. Lloyd Williams, a kick
:02:27. > :02:44.from Anscombe. Gareth Davies is back. Gareth Davies, Ken Owens.
:02:45. > :02:59.Over half way. Dan Fish is lurking with intent. Anscombe did well to
:03:00. > :03:12.hold onto that. Ellis Jenkins. The wide outside. Into the 22. Lloyd
:03:13. > :03:21.Williams, the scrum-half for an easy solo score and that had to come.
:03:22. > :03:27.Let's see how quick that ball is again for Lloyd Williams. Kicking
:03:28. > :03:38.through the Dan Fish. Can he wriggle? He is on the line. A little
:03:39. > :03:43.bit slothful Lloyd Williams who is desperately waiting for it to come
:03:44. > :03:50.back. Anscombe, stepping inside. Keeping it alive. That is therefore
:03:51. > :04:01.Williams. The fly half. In the shadow of the Scarlets's post.
:04:02. > :04:14.James! I think he has got there. Yes, he has. Tom James with a cut
:04:15. > :04:21.out pass. Look at that strength. The coach will be pairing with delight.
:04:22. > :04:42.-- purring. A good charge down. The Blues have got it. Anscombe, Tom
:04:43. > :04:48.James beats the first tackle, over the ten metre line. Back inside to
:04:49. > :04:53.Anscombe. Brilliant dummy by the fly half and what a brilliant score by
:04:54. > :05:13.the Cardiff Blues. Look at this dummy. He liked it. Warren Gatland.
:05:14. > :05:21.A slow ball. Davies has to take it standing off. Over half way. Inside
:05:22. > :05:26.to James Davis. Thinking that Davies had been tackled before the ball.
:05:27. > :05:41.Evans does a few hard yards. They have a penalty coming. Now it is
:05:42. > :05:45.given. Wayne is a concerned man. Picked up by John Barclay. Get some
:05:46. > :05:53.shunt and grant from the rest of the pack. He is over! The first half we
:05:54. > :05:59.played extremely well. A mixture of an attacking game and contact areas.
:06:00. > :06:02.It is well documented, the back row will be selected, not so good in the
:06:03. > :06:07.second half, but the Scarlets got back into the game and they were a
:06:08. > :06:11.good side and they got back in the game and caused us problems. We
:06:12. > :06:15.showed composure to get the results. They came here and were very
:06:16. > :06:21.physical. They got on top of us in that every of the game. We spoke
:06:22. > :06:26.about it at half-time. It was a bit disappointing. A real statement win
:06:27. > :06:30.from Danny Wilson, the first time they have done the double over the
:06:31. > :06:34.Scarlets the six years, only the second time they have done it since
:06:35. > :06:39.regional rugby began. We have been talking about how the Blues have
:06:40. > :06:42.become a joy to watch, but the defence was the foundation
:06:43. > :06:51.yesterday. A brilliant performance, one of the best in years. It was
:06:52. > :07:02.about what they did with the ball. This man yesterday, he defied the
:07:03. > :07:07.ages, 39 next month. Allegedly. We see it from a different angle,
:07:08. > :07:16.totally legal. That sets the tone. They just, they lost it. A great
:07:17. > :07:24.hit. He dislodges the ball by Ken Owens, so dangerous. Going forwards,
:07:25. > :07:29.getting it to the backs. They really are superb in the first half, caused
:07:30. > :07:33.the Scarlets only problems. This led to Lloyd Williams and the first try.
:07:34. > :07:41.Ever out on their feet, the Scarlets. It was all because of what
:07:42. > :07:45.was in front of him. On the other hand he had no clean ball all day,
:07:46. > :07:51.he was on the back foot. A superb performance from the Blues. To talk
:07:52. > :07:55.about the importance of selection, just two changes to the sides,
:07:56. > :08:05.Treviso, both of them in the front row. You have Matthew Rees back at
:08:06. > :08:13.hooker alongside Jenkins. It was a shrewd selection. Not only did they
:08:14. > :08:16.shore up the scrum, the scrum struggled a bit against Treviso,
:08:17. > :08:21.they brought a mindset to the rest of the group. From the front, they
:08:22. > :08:33.believed the Scarlets's pack. A lot was made of the three - sevens. You
:08:34. > :08:37.need the rest of the team to do it. Barclay was getting cleaned out left
:08:38. > :08:51.right and centre. I think the front row set the tone. The whole three
:08:52. > :08:57.sevens thing, is it working for you? It is about is the balance right.
:08:58. > :09:02.Last week against Treviso, they all played well individually, but as a
:09:03. > :09:08.unit, for me, they were all in the same space. As you can see in the
:09:09. > :09:14.teacher, as it comes up, it really carries. Ellis Jenkins is
:09:15. > :09:21.supporting. The seven, he is in the same space. Ideally one of the back
:09:22. > :09:27.rows needs to pull width. Danny Wilson has obviously spoke to them
:09:28. > :09:32.about it in the week. He would never normally be in that position. He is
:09:33. > :09:38.pulling width and this leads to the try. A great line speed. He puts the
:09:39. > :09:43.pressure on. They get the turnover, we all know how the Blues like to
:09:44. > :09:47.play from turnover ball and that leads to this. Good support from
:09:48. > :09:51.Anscombe and the man who made the initial pressure, he is on his
:09:52. > :09:56.shoulder as well. Can they play together? The improvement they have
:09:57. > :10:02.shown in the last week, they most certainly can. They are such good
:10:03. > :10:08.athletes, if they are complementing each other like that, they most
:10:09. > :10:13.certainly can. Warburton was man of the match. We saw the try at the end
:10:14. > :10:20.of the match, sensational dummy. A lot has been debated about Gareth
:10:21. > :10:25.Anscombe, is here ten, 15? What is his role in Wales? Was that a
:10:26. > :10:29.coming-of-age performance? P has come into a Blues team that was
:10:30. > :10:34.really struggling last year. -- he has. He must be thinking what is
:10:35. > :10:41.going on at the Blues. It is a side that has had injuries. He is top
:10:42. > :10:49.quality. He has all the touches, a very intelligent player. He works so
:10:50. > :11:01.well in the last few games, himself and patch on -- Patchell. We heard
:11:02. > :11:05.it is all about the 71st minute for them to kick into gear, compare that
:11:06. > :11:10.to their performance against the Ospreys, basing to be lacking in
:11:11. > :11:18.tent and desire. Was it an emotional hangover from the liberty? -- from
:11:19. > :11:24.playing the Ospreys at the liberty? I felt it was a real moment for them
:11:25. > :11:27.to kick on and progress. Sometimes, emotionally they would have been
:11:28. > :11:33.right on the end of the game going to the Liberty Stadium. No one
:11:34. > :11:38.expected the Blues to go down to Scarlets and wins and sometimes that
:11:39. > :11:45.creeps into the players's mentality. You talk about the breakdown and the
:11:46. > :11:49.line speed, that is enthusiasm and mindset. The big thing for the
:11:50. > :11:54.Scarlets is how they will react to that defeat, they either kicked on,
:11:55. > :11:57.they get a bit behind their teeth and they go one for the rest of the
:11:58. > :12:02.season or it can affect their confidence. Where does that leave
:12:03. > :12:07.the Scarlets? They are in a precarious position now. If they had
:12:08. > :12:11.one yesterday, we would be looking at the top two, now they are looking
:12:12. > :12:17.behind them, Glasgow are coming up the rails, they have a tough one
:12:18. > :12:23.coming up. It is looking dodgy. They have enough quality just to sneak
:12:24. > :12:28.in, but a home semifinal is more or less gone. Plenty of drama to come,
:12:29. > :12:32.there were dual Irish Derby 's, Leinster had a bumper crowd, we will
:12:33. > :12:44.get the highlights of that after this. -- two. Two Irish Derby is
:12:45. > :12:47.this weekend, 16,000 fans were at the stadium as Ulster look to move
:12:48. > :12:53.back into the play-off places and it was never going to be pretty. It
:12:54. > :13:01.will be a try for the captain! They have got it!
:13:02. > :13:24.Opportunity. Halfway through. A trifle Gilroy. -- a try for Gilroy!
:13:25. > :13:33.Healy. This is good. It is going to be a try for the man just on the
:13:34. > :13:39.pitch. Another huge occasion at the Aviva Stadium as a crowd of over
:13:40. > :13:44.43,000 saw the two Giants of Irish rugby face each other. In a game
:13:45. > :13:49.with few chances, Munster had the best of the first few exchanges. It
:13:50. > :14:03.came down to the number tens, Johnny Sexton scored all of Leinster's
:14:04. > :14:11.points including this try. The last one -- this try gave Munster the
:14:12. > :14:19.lead. Although they lay siege to the try line, the defence held firm.
:14:20. > :14:24.STUDIO: Leinster held on against Munster. Not with the winning bonus
:14:25. > :14:29.points that would have taken them back into the top four. What this
:14:30. > :14:33.says is that this top six is just so wide open at the moment, you cannot
:14:34. > :14:40.put a slice of paper between most of these contenders.
:14:41. > :14:46.You think Leinster timing them to perfection? I think the favourites,
:14:47. > :14:51.as I said a few weeks ago, Rob Kearney coming back, it is so
:14:52. > :14:55.difficult to pick who will get in the top four, let alone the top six.
:14:56. > :14:59.Interesting they are not the dominant force they used to be.
:15:00. > :15:02.Leicester and Munster yesterday, I thought the Welsh derbies were
:15:03. > :15:06.brilliant over the weekend, I watched the Leicester Munster game
:15:07. > :15:11.and it was dour affair. Conditions were not great, lots of kicking. If
:15:12. > :15:19.they cannot slink that makes Nick into the top four they can beat
:15:20. > :15:21.either Leinster or, away. I think, you normally expect Leinster and
:15:22. > :15:25.Munster to be involved in European competition at this stage of the
:15:26. > :15:29.season, they haven't got the top" and have lost lots of their leaders,
:15:30. > :15:33.both teams recent seasons, but in a way that made them more of a
:15:34. > :15:35.dangerous force in April 12 because they are directing all their
:15:36. > :15:41.attention at this competition and the next few Giggs doing that which
:15:42. > :15:47.will be awesome. You want Kiad meaningful games that are key twist
:15:48. > :15:51.in the season and it's set up for a wonderful finish. Talking about a
:15:52. > :15:55.meaningful games, on a tangent, the managing director of the Pro12 was
:15:56. > :16:00.speaking about potential changes that might be made to beleaguered
:16:01. > :16:04.one thing that always comes up is form and quality tends to dip during
:16:05. > :16:07.the international period, Six Nations at automated National 's and
:16:08. > :16:12.he has stated clearly this week in the press that he would like to see
:16:13. > :16:16.that clash not exist, that the brutal would have games on during
:16:17. > :16:21.those periods and also thought of having two converses and play-off.
:16:22. > :16:26.Would you think they would and have the league? You always want stars
:16:27. > :16:30.coming over and playing, it is interesting. The league isn't as bad
:16:31. > :16:35.as people make out. It does suffer when it is rational that are on, but
:16:36. > :16:40.I think they can sit down at the year, we'll is Italy on the Saturday
:16:41. > :16:49.last week and five days later the Reds played the Blues a week later.
:16:50. > :16:54.Maybe you could change it around. Just little things that could help
:16:55. > :16:59.the league. I'm not sure if the conference would work. It is what it
:17:00. > :17:03.is and we need to work on improving the league as it is. I don't think
:17:04. > :17:08.we're far. We seems brilliant games over the weekend. Yes. As live on
:17:09. > :17:14.the Scottish sides, both them faced Italian opposition this weekend,
:17:15. > :17:21.Edward Egon Zebo -- Edinburgh took on zebra and Glasgow travelled to
:17:22. > :17:25.Treviso. Four second-half tries so Edinburgh over, so don't Backstabber
:17:26. > :17:33.and team. Crossing twice the legal side, a win sees them in seventh
:17:34. > :17:42.place behind Munster. Jason Tovey enjoyed a fine home debut and a man
:17:43. > :17:45.of the match performance, while Zebre rain in 11th addition, playing
:17:46. > :17:53.over 240 minutes without a single point. -- remain in 11th position.
:17:54. > :17:58.The Italians looking for their first win over a Scottish side in two
:17:59. > :18:01.years and their first over Glasgow since September 2011 took a surprise
:18:02. > :18:09.two point lead at half-time against the defending champions. But the
:18:10. > :18:13.second half saw Glasgow making their comeback, with inform Stewart Hogg
:18:14. > :18:16.taking the limelight in his man of match performance as he teased the
:18:17. > :18:21.defence to secure another bonus point win for the Warriors as they
:18:22. > :18:25.move up play-off places. We will have a full highlights and analysis
:18:26. > :18:30.of the other Welsh derby coming up later, that is Dragons versus
:18:31. > :18:34.Ospreys. First, over to you best. Thank you. Let's start with quite a
:18:35. > :18:39.moving story. Recently Rick O'Shea when the meeting inspirational woman
:18:40. > :18:44.from the Swansea area who turned to rugby following personal tragedy.
:18:45. > :18:49.The truth is there aren't more important things let in life than
:18:50. > :18:53.rugby and life itself can often be challenging. -- there are. But when
:18:54. > :18:57.fate gives you up poor hand it is often rugby that can help you come
:18:58. > :19:01.to terms with that adversity. In the Desmond nine Becky Watkins lost her
:19:02. > :19:05.partner in a road traffic accident. To help manage her grief, Becky
:19:06. > :19:15.turns to rugby. This has resulted in a reforming Morrison ladies RFC. --
:19:16. > :19:19.Morriston. Becky, today Morriston ladies will play their first ever
:19:20. > :19:25.game. Tell us how and why you felt the need to get this rugby club
:19:26. > :19:30.going? To be honest, when I lost my partner, my youngest was only three
:19:31. > :19:37.weeks old. As you can imagine, it was a very difficult time. But I
:19:38. > :19:44.found that rugby helped me grief. Both my boys played from Morriston,
:19:45. > :19:49.I got one in the under 16 's and the little one is in the under sevens.
:19:50. > :19:52.Because I have so much passion for rugby I thought, well, I will do it
:19:53. > :20:01.for myself as well. It is the only thing that helps me get on with life
:20:02. > :20:09.and be mother and father to my kids. You know? Everything you've done in
:20:10. > :20:24.training, we will get points on that board. We will be ready for it. Yes!
:20:25. > :20:31.She has a massive inspiration to the team, to be honest. From her setting
:20:32. > :20:35.up only ten weeks ago to getting them all together as a unit, they're
:20:36. > :20:40.like a big family. They are a hell of a team. She has so much patience
:20:41. > :20:47.with me is the first time ever played rugby. She is an outstanding
:20:48. > :20:51.woman. She always makes sure things are perfect -- are perfect for the
:20:52. > :20:59.team. Make sure everyone's got their kit ready and does it all for the
:21:00. > :21:02.team. She has worked wonders. Obviously, bringing the kids up a
:21:03. > :21:11.coaching the sevens and keeping her job down, she has done the Mendis.
:21:12. > :21:15.She deserves everything she can get. You have put years of effort into
:21:16. > :21:20.this and the intensity has been building, has it been worth? Yes.
:21:21. > :21:27.Even though we lost, we still won. We did. Tell me, what did you think
:21:28. > :21:37.of your mum? Good. I bet you're proud of her.
:21:38. > :21:44.Quite a story. Let's turn our attention to the principality
:21:45. > :21:49.Premiership and we were meant to go to the Talbot athletic this weekend
:21:50. > :21:51.but the weather had other ideas. The game was postponed because of a
:21:52. > :22:00.waterlogged pitch so our round-up starts in Pontypridd. After the
:22:01. > :22:05.dreadful conditions that Salva Kiir last week the mud Bath had cleared
:22:06. > :22:10.slightly and they are detained in need, whose energies and cannot come
:22:11. > :22:15.soon off to Motherwell Pontypridd are still involved in three
:22:16. > :22:23.competitions. , it is a tri- but the fly-half, Calum Hall. Alex Humphrey,
:22:24. > :22:29.charging into the 22, support from Rhys Jones. He thunders over, they
:22:30. > :22:35.deserve that. Here come Pontypridd on the charge. Tom Williams in some
:22:36. > :22:42.space into the 22. Looking for support. Scrum-half pop by Ed
:22:43. > :22:49.Howley. Support is there in the form of Ashley James. For a second try
:22:50. > :22:58.and the bonus point. Williams digging at the base. Spot a gap, and
:22:59. > :23:04.is over at the posts. Possession plenty for Pontypridd. Tom Williams,
:23:05. > :23:10.nicely out of the cat flap. There must be a try on wide outside from
:23:11. > :23:15.Matthew. It was a huge game today. As far as the league is concerned.
:23:16. > :23:21.It is a big positive, we could finish with the 18-year-old boys out
:23:22. > :23:29.there, to give their experience of the big end of the season to come,
:23:30. > :23:34.but looking for to it. The juggernaut rumbled on as to driving
:23:35. > :23:38.mauls extend their ten league match unbeaten run that stretches back to
:23:39. > :23:42.November. Money kinds notched up his fourth try in as many games and a
:23:43. > :23:52.late try by the Quins need for an early finish. They'll held on. --
:23:53. > :23:57.avail. Church bank has been hunting -- happy hunting in recent years.
:23:58. > :24:00.One of their rivals for the play-offs are braced for boys point
:24:01. > :24:05.in the first half, helped by two tries. They had a revival in the
:24:06. > :24:13.second half and came away with a try and bonus point. Both Cardiff and
:24:14. > :24:16.Bridgend have added underwhelming campaigns this season with the two
:24:17. > :24:23.in the bottom half of the table. But conditions were running rugby, they
:24:24. > :24:34.came out victorious and did a league double over the blue and Blacks, and
:24:35. > :24:42.a bonus point. One was from this afternoon. And it remains tight at
:24:43. > :24:48.the top of the table, Ebbw Vale leading the way. Close on their
:24:49. > :24:52.heels are Pontypridd, having played one game less. There have three
:24:53. > :24:58.difficult away games to come. Newport dropped to fourth but they
:24:59. > :25:02.also have games in hand. You might not think rugby and Rwanda may
:25:03. > :25:06.necessarily go together, but thanks to one Welsh couple, Mary and Glyn
:25:07. > :25:12.Watson is from Newport, the sport is gaining in popularity over there.
:25:13. > :25:16.Friends of Rwandan rugby is a UK-based charity that funds rugby
:25:17. > :25:19.develop and inland. The main aim is to teach tag and rugby the Primary
:25:20. > :25:23.School children, but they're also involved in the development of the
:25:24. > :25:26.adult game. In August this year the charity will be coaching the in
:25:27. > :25:30.Rwanda and are appealing for any coaches from here who would like to
:25:31. > :25:33.get involved to get in touch with them and if you have any rugby team
:25:34. > :25:40.did for rugby balls that you would like to donate. One line of
:25:41. > :25:44.congratulations to Nigel Owens, who earlier found out he will be the
:25:45. > :25:48.most experienced international referee when he oversees Fiji
:25:49. > :25:52.against Tonga in the summer. In what will be his 71st Test match in
:25:53. > :25:59.charge. Quite an achievement. Congratulations. Fiji Tonga,
:26:00. > :26:04.nightmare for these referees. Badree Pro12 full stop despite a despoiling
:26:05. > :26:08.season there will be a couple of shining light in their back three.
:26:09. > :26:12.-- at disappointing season. Because up with the two flying wingers. It
:26:13. > :26:16.has been a gloomy Pro12 season for the Dragons, but with the likes of
:26:17. > :26:19.Hallam Amos at Ashton who it is lighting up their backline, the
:26:20. > :26:23.future might be looking brighter. The region Blaise two deadliest
:26:24. > :26:28.finishers are also their brightest minds. You're both pretty unique in
:26:29. > :26:32.professional rugby in your balls full-time student and combine that
:26:33. > :26:37.with your rugby. Is that because it gives you a sense of perspective? I
:26:38. > :26:39.think so. Especially in Wales, the Goldfish bowl that is, the media
:26:40. > :26:44.scrutiny, it's quite nice to step away from it and have time off if
:26:45. > :26:49.you're playing well or badly, whatever, it's nice to have a
:26:50. > :26:55.distraction. We all know how is a medic, what about you Ashton? Im
:26:56. > :27:01.criminology. What kind of motivated you to go there? Working with
:27:02. > :27:05.disadvantaged kids who were interested in sport and need a bit
:27:06. > :27:08.of help in other aspects of their lives. It has been a season of
:27:09. > :27:12.contrasting fortunes for the Dragons, the quarterfinals of Europe
:27:13. > :27:15.at the bottom end of the Broadwell having won only four games, is that
:27:16. > :27:18.anything to do with the fact there's lots of young players in the squad,
:27:19. > :27:21.perhaps you don't have the senior players that are used to getting
:27:22. > :27:27.over the lines? We might be young age wise, we are still 21 and the
:27:28. > :27:31.bulk of the squad is that age, but it gets to the point when we have
:27:32. > :27:37.these periods and 100 games between us now, I would say. The same can be
:27:38. > :27:41.true across the entire team. It starts to come to a point where
:27:42. > :27:47.you're like, we need results on the pitch. There might be a myth, you
:27:48. > :27:53.turned up to your first ever Dragons training session on your BMX, is
:27:54. > :27:59.that true? No, Chinese whispers have been going on. When I was in the
:28:00. > :28:04.Academy 16, that was my way of getting there. My first senior
:28:05. > :28:11.Dragon session I didn't. Might the gym session with the Academy, that
:28:12. > :28:14.is true. The medical practical is one thing, but how would a mosque
:28:15. > :28:21.there under the scrutiny of the scrum five cameras? -- how would he
:28:22. > :28:31.do under the scrutiny. It was a close run thing, but
:28:32. > :28:37.HalepMcStay had eventually won it by a nose.
:28:38. > :28:45.Gloucester next. Do you believe this is a competition you can win? I
:28:46. > :28:50.believe we can as long as we are on top of our game. With confidence I
:28:51. > :28:54.think we can win the run of games we have got coming up in the European
:28:55. > :29:01.Championship. We have seen you play at full-back and wing, for Wales as
:29:02. > :29:05.well, have you got a preference? Hopefully I will move to 15, whether
:29:06. > :29:11.that is in a year's time or five years' time, I don't know. I hope
:29:12. > :29:16.that is where Warren Gatland sees me in the future and that is where I
:29:17. > :29:21.see myself, for the time being I am happy on the wing. But I would like
:29:22. > :29:29.to move to full-back. Some injuries have opened the door for others,
:29:30. > :29:34.have you thought about Wales? No, I have not heard anything. I try not
:29:35. > :29:40.to think about it. We have games coming up with the Dragons. If I was
:29:41. > :29:50.to get an opportunity, then amazing, but if I don't, I strive towards it
:29:51. > :29:56.in the future. A couple of characters and just another ball
:29:57. > :30:00.work ethic from the two of them, full-time students and full-time
:30:01. > :30:05.rugby players, awesome. Callum talked about his positions, most of
:30:06. > :30:09.senior rugby on the wing, but maybe sees himself as a three four years
:30:10. > :30:13.down the line, Warren Gatland said he did not think he had the pace to
:30:14. > :30:20.be an international winger, but has picked him on the wing sense. I
:30:21. > :30:25.think Warren Gatland had to say that publicly. It would not have done his
:30:26. > :30:30.confidence much good, but he is talented enough to play either. I
:30:31. > :30:42.like him on the wing. He is a good winner. Liam Williams, Leigh
:30:43. > :30:48.Halfpenny will be back, quite a few options. He is playing in a side
:30:49. > :30:53.with the Dragons, it shows what a quality player he is. He will end up
:30:54. > :31:00.playing wherever he wants to. He is that talented. Hewitt is a crop of
:31:01. > :31:07.young wingers coming to the system, we have talked about how in the
:31:08. > :31:16.recent years, they have not been blessed with depth. We have heard
:31:17. > :31:22.that Keenan is being looked at, Ashton Hewitt is another example of
:31:23. > :31:28.a lot of young wingers coming to the fore. It is encouraging to see that.
:31:29. > :31:33.I think probably too soon to take them on a summer tour at the moment.
:31:34. > :31:39.Bring them on the plane perhaps and not play them, given the midweek
:31:40. > :31:45.game. Against the Chiefs. It is a big call to make. It is good to see
:31:46. > :31:52.the depth is coming through. They are coming into their own in the
:31:53. > :32:00.next few years. Ashton Hewitt, unfortunately for him has been
:32:01. > :32:08.pulled out injured. Here are the highlights.
:32:09. > :32:14.History tells us the Ospreys are used to being in the hunt for
:32:15. > :32:18.trophies at this time of year, not languishing in the lower half of the
:32:19. > :32:29.table. The likes of Alun Wyn Jones, it seems a distant sepia toned
:32:30. > :32:32.memory. Dan Biggar is at half-backs. They start for Ollie Cracknell
:32:33. > :32:38.suggest the Ospreys were looking to the future. -- a start. There was a
:32:39. > :32:40.special farewell to this man, he would lead out the men of Gwent in
:32:41. > :32:57.his last home league game. COMMENTATOR: Each surge wins a few
:32:58. > :33:02.more yards, a few more metres. On the outside. That is a superbly
:33:03. > :33:29.worked try. Tyler Morgan outside him. One man to
:33:30. > :33:40.beat and they have beaten him. Backtracking all the way, took him
:33:41. > :33:53.out of the game. A late run. Dan Biggar. Almost created the gap for
:33:54. > :34:03.him. Going round the corner. They have managed to reach it. They get
:34:04. > :34:19.the try. Cracknell with a carry to within a couple of metres. Cracknell
:34:20. > :34:27.goes alone. They have men on the outside. Watkin delays it, but he
:34:28. > :34:38.still has time. Dan Evans puts it in the corner. The Ospreys have a third
:34:39. > :34:49.try right on half-time. Links up with Warren. Warren with the break,
:34:50. > :34:56.looks the outside. Amos into the 22. In the end it is Dirksen who wins
:34:57. > :35:05.the race. Scintillating rugby all-round. It just shows what they
:35:06. > :35:10.can do if they keep the ball. They are doing all of this with hardly
:35:11. > :35:23.anything. Play lovely kick from Amos. He gets his second strive for
:35:24. > :35:29.the second week running. -- try. A deep pass to Sam Davies, over the
:35:30. > :35:34.top. Watkin, great feet from a standing start. Desperate defence of
:35:35. > :35:44.the Dragons. Just about managed to keep him out. This is real pressure
:35:45. > :35:57.from the Ospreys. There is a man on the outside in Dirksen. He gets over
:35:58. > :36:04.to the Ospreys bonus point try. More defenders than attackers on that
:36:05. > :36:14.side. Finding a way through. In the end he only found the arms of Gareth
:36:15. > :36:23.Thomas. Mayer powers over! They deserved that. Brok Harris. The
:36:24. > :36:36.Ospreys may have got the bonus point, but they do not have the wins
:36:37. > :36:40.secured yet. -- the win. After 16 phases, the Dragons come away
:36:41. > :36:46.empty-handed. A pretty eventful game, we came to play some positive
:36:47. > :36:54.rugby. It got a bit loose at times. It cost us a bit there, it is job
:36:55. > :37:00.done. It is the scoreboard in the first 20 minutes that caused the
:37:01. > :37:04.problems. We scored some wonderful tries, but credit to the Ospreys,
:37:05. > :37:11.they scored some good tries as well and there was a hell of a pace to
:37:12. > :37:16.the game. It was a bonus point victory for the Ospreys, they are
:37:17. > :37:22.not movers in the table, remaining in ninth place, nine points adrift
:37:23. > :37:24.of the top six and of course of European qualification. As we
:37:25. > :37:29.mentioned at the top of the programme, a lot of change in the
:37:30. > :37:33.top four. Glasgow are in the top four for the first time this season.
:37:34. > :37:39.The defending champions, Leinster have taken over from
:37:40. > :37:43.The defending champions, Leinster three rounds of the regular season
:37:44. > :37:53.to go. Let's talk about the Ospreys, Dragons game. Another defeat, their
:37:54. > :37:58.worst ever run. The margins have been slim. We talked on the night
:37:59. > :38:03.about how the Ospreys just seemed to dominate every aspect of the game,
:38:04. > :38:06.they dominate the breakdown and it was their forward superiority that
:38:07. > :38:10.gave the Ospreys half-backs all the room and the space they needed to
:38:11. > :38:19.control things. It was a brilliant atmosphere. These two boys did it
:38:20. > :38:28.for me. This has become Dan Biggar's trademark. He was active from the
:38:29. > :38:33.word go. He was really gnarly. He wanted to pick the tempo up from the
:38:34. > :38:39.Ospreys. He has not finished explaining what the penalty is for
:38:40. > :38:43.and he has kicked it. He is not happy with Samper getting in his
:38:44. > :38:51.way. He has looked up and composed himself. Dan Biggar was outstanding.
:38:52. > :38:59.-- sound for getting in his way. Right at the end, they run under the
:39:00. > :39:03.cosh. He is so dangerous at this. A dummy and he is so strong, he
:39:04. > :39:09.wriggled his way over. That has become his trademark. He is so
:39:10. > :39:15.strong. You know it is coming, but it is so difficult to stop. This
:39:16. > :39:24.will set him apart on Friday night. Six points, comes and times it
:39:25. > :39:28.perfectly on Charlie Davies. Wins it perfectly for the Ospreys. Timed to
:39:29. > :39:33.perfection, the strength to make the tackle, to hold him up, that was a
:39:34. > :39:40.scrum to the Ospreys. The players in the big games really stood up. They
:39:41. > :39:44.were up for it, won't they? Two or three players who were dead up for
:39:45. > :39:48.it, the back row trio that the Ospreys picked, they were missing
:39:49. > :39:54.all their first choice players. Dan Lydiate was on the bench, but the
:39:55. > :39:59.trio who took to the field really gelled as a unit. Probably the
:40:00. > :40:10.second choice back row, all outstanding individually. Just from
:40:11. > :40:15.the Dragons's point of view, they were very passive in defence. The
:40:16. > :40:19.Ospreys in defence, that is the difference, rugby is a game where a
:40:20. > :40:24.motion and getting off the line and line speed is important. Hart in
:40:25. > :40:32.talks about getting off the line... Here you can see the try. That was a
:40:33. > :40:40.really important performance, what a bright young performer he is. They
:40:41. > :40:44.scrap for everything in the breakdown, they have good line speed
:40:45. > :40:49.in defence and you did not see that from the Dragons, they did not
:40:50. > :40:54.compete hard on the breakdown, no line speed. What Martin was talking
:40:55. > :40:59.about, they had loads of time and space on the ball to engage
:41:00. > :41:03.defenders. I think the big thing for the Ospreys, I was speaking to a few
:41:04. > :41:08.of the lads last week and they were disappointed after the Scarlets
:41:09. > :41:12.game. In the week, they had a mindset to go out and play and get
:41:13. > :41:26.the five points. They were ruthless in doing that. One man who was
:41:27. > :41:30.playing his last game, Faletau. He did not play like a man just seeing
:41:31. > :41:38.out the last few games of his contract. His cover tackling, his
:41:39. > :41:43.winning ball, the contact area, the winning balls he takes, he is a
:41:44. > :41:55.truly world-class player and will be sorely missed. It is such a shame.
:41:56. > :42:01.He probably broke the record in the post match interview for the fewest
:42:02. > :42:06.words spoken to Phil Steele. He is so shy. His performance belies his
:42:07. > :42:11.personality off the pitch. It is so fresh in to see a character like
:42:12. > :42:17.that. They do all their talking on the pitch. He is what he says on the
:42:18. > :42:21.tin, he goes on and does the job. It will be interesting, Bath are going
:42:22. > :42:25.through their own difficulties at the moment. It will not be plain
:42:26. > :42:31.sailing, but good luck to him. Absolutely, a quick question to you
:42:32. > :42:35.both, it will have to be brief, Dragons are left in Europe,
:42:36. > :42:39.Gloucester, can they win that one? I would love to say yes, but I cannot
:42:40. > :42:50.see it. I think Gloucester will be too strong at home. Yes. That is all
:42:51. > :42:57.we have time for. We will see you in a fortnight.