:00:16. > :00:22.With five games of the regular season left, nobody can afford to
:00:22. > :00:25.slip up in the race for the play- offs. The Scarlets and Ospreys's
:00:26. > :00:35.rivalry does not need any extra Spice, but it is more intense than
:00:35. > :00:39.ever with them in the race for 4th. Wales have not conceded a try in
:00:39. > :00:48.their last two, but Scotland's feed he did fullback has them in their
:00:48. > :00:54.sides. Wales were ugly in Paris and Rome, and at the heart of both was
:00:54. > :00:59.a pack that refused to crack. We tackle some philosophical
:00:59. > :01:03.conundrums. What came first, that chicken or the egg? They think it
:01:03. > :01:09.was the chicken because you would need the chicken for the egg.
:01:09. > :01:14.Perhaps you need the egg to already be there? Good evening and welcome
:01:14. > :01:19.to Scrum V with Scotland first is Wales just six days away. We will
:01:19. > :01:22.be getting the thought of Martyn Williams and John Davies. We start
:01:22. > :01:32.with the pro 12 and the game last night between Munster and the
:01:32. > :01:34.
:01:34. > :01:38.needed a win to return to the top four. Alun Wyn Jones was released
:01:38. > :01:42.from Wales to captain the side and to stake his claim for his starting
:01:42. > :01:52.berth against Scotland. Munster were hoping to hit back after
:01:52. > :02:19.
:02:19. > :02:29.falling to a heavy defeat against up to 150 League points and that
:02:29. > :02:42.
:02:42. > :02:51.but Jonathan Thomas easily a way. Great awareness and support. What a
:02:52. > :02:58.turnaround. This is more like the Munster we are used to seeing. They
:02:58. > :03:08.will have an extra latch person, number six is going in. Powering
:03:08. > :03:18.through, number seven latching on. Forcing a penalty. Alun Wyn Jones
:03:18. > :03:41.
:03:41. > :03:47.even though it is that close and reached the try-line. The pressure
:03:47. > :03:55.had to come. It had to be one of the boys and it was Damien Varley
:03:55. > :04:05.who has got it. Jonathan Thomas doing well to delay the pass with
:04:05. > :04:07.
:04:07. > :04:14.the defence pushing up. Good hands. They have been called back. This
:04:14. > :04:24.does not look great. It is an off- the-ball incident. Tackle off the
:04:24. > :04:31.
:04:31. > :04:39.ball. 10 minutes in the sin-bin for the drive on, and it is good from
:04:39. > :04:43.the Ospreys. All the way over the try-line. It has been given. That
:04:43. > :04:52.was perfectly done by the Ospreys from the very outset. Jonathan
:04:52. > :04:57.Thomas finishes it off. Lining up a long a drop goal for Ronan O'Gara,
:04:57. > :05:04.but never going to trouble the posts. The Ospreys are going to get
:05:04. > :05:11.away from Limerick with a draw. Could you have nicked it? We would
:05:11. > :05:18.like to think so, but we got turned over a couple of times. Not the
:05:18. > :05:24.result that we wanted. Will Wales at Murrayfield up for grabs next
:05:24. > :05:28.week? I am in my Ospreys kit. Wyn Jones. There was a time when
:05:28. > :05:32.winning away there was nearly impossible but it is not as
:05:32. > :05:38.intimidating as it has been. Will they look on that as two points
:05:38. > :05:44.gained or lost? Judging by that interview, two points lost. The few
:05:44. > :05:48.years ago, they would have been jumping with joy to have drawn
:05:48. > :05:51.there. In the grand scheme of things, it is not a bad draw. Two
:05:51. > :05:55.points is still in the hunt and when the International boys come
:05:55. > :06:02.back, they will be playing well. Disappointed not to win but good in
:06:02. > :06:12.the end. That suggests that defence was on top. I looked at it for
:06:12. > :06:14.
:06:14. > :06:20.analysis, but it was of. They were If the Ospreys had taken the
:06:20. > :06:26.initiative, they could have gone and taken all the points. They
:06:26. > :06:33.might find this comes back to haunt them. Having said that, Munster go
:06:33. > :06:37.wide all the time. They are trying to play this expansive game. You
:06:37. > :06:42.have to go forward first and they are trying to run slower ball. It
:06:42. > :06:47.was frustrating to watch. It was an open game, but if you analyse it,
:06:47. > :06:52.there was not any penetration whatsoever from either side. The
:06:52. > :06:59.Ospreys scored when there was one man in the bin. It was an odd game.
:06:59. > :07:07.I thought afterwards, that they could have won. We have seen that
:07:07. > :07:12.kind of performance a lot this season. Yes, I think Rob Penney has
:07:12. > :07:17.come to try and play a Canterbury style in Limerick, which is
:07:17. > :07:24.difficult. Divide it difficult to fit into that style. They are not
:07:24. > :07:28.the force that they were. It is probably worrying for them as well.
:07:29. > :07:34.OK. Let's turn our attention to the Six Nations. Wales travel to
:07:34. > :07:37.Scotland next week, hoping to keep their title defence on track. With
:07:37. > :07:43.her familiar face in charge of the Scots, it is the sub-plot in this
:07:43. > :07:47.one that makes it so fascinating. The Six Nations continues to
:07:47. > :07:57.inspire, to confound, and to intrigue. This fixture, with all
:07:57. > :08:03.its attendant sub-plots, that could be the most intriguing of it all.
:08:03. > :08:08.The flamboyant Ozzy has a point to prove against a serious tactician
:08:08. > :08:14.with a title to defend. With the Lions tour looming, it is not just
:08:14. > :08:17.team against team, but play against player. The back three is
:08:18. > :08:24.incredible. It is a real challenge for our back three. Everybody is
:08:24. > :08:33.speaking about our back three other members. It is a good challenge for
:08:33. > :08:37.us. -- at the moment. We hope we can win. Given us got his
:08:37. > :08:46.association with Wales, have you noticed that he is more up for this
:08:46. > :08:51.game? -- given the Scottish Association. He is looking to put
:08:51. > :08:55.his best efforts into the team and get the best out of us. What
:08:55. > :09:00.differences have you noticed from the Andy Robinson era? I think
:09:00. > :09:05.there is a more positive attitude. We can play two or three phases and
:09:05. > :09:10.then reassess after that if it is going well. It is good that we are
:09:10. > :09:15.taking our chances when they are on offer. We could be much more deadly.
:09:15. > :09:19.With the Lions tour on the horizon, Scrum V has been inviting bandits
:09:20. > :09:24.to pick their best 15. Controversially, Jonathan Davies
:09:24. > :09:29.picked Stuart Hogg ahead of Lee Halfpenny. The Halfpenny has been
:09:29. > :09:34.amazing, right? But for me Stuart Hogg gives them an advantage in
:09:34. > :09:41.attacking. He has got pace and he adds a little bit extra in attack.
:09:41. > :09:45.My mind is focused on Wales and the challenge for that. I look at Lee
:09:45. > :09:50.Halfpenny's game and he is an incredible player. I am a big
:09:50. > :09:55.believer in what is for you will not go by. If it comes, it comes,
:09:55. > :09:58.and if it does not, it does not. Next Saturday, Wales face their
:09:58. > :10:02.third consecutive away game but they have become adept at winning
:10:03. > :10:06.on the road. They have prevailed in Paris, conquered Rome, and the big
:10:06. > :10:16.question is whether they can emerge victorious in Edinburgh. The omens
:10:16. > :10:20.are good. The last time -- the last 10 times they have played in
:10:20. > :10:24.Scotland, they have lost once. Wales Owen at the bragging rights
:10:24. > :10:30.in the Six Nations, but in the Five Nations it was not that
:10:30. > :10:34.straightforward. In 1997 and in 95, Scotland proved an invincible foe
:10:34. > :10:38.at Murrayfield. Scott Hastings played five times in a row during
:10:38. > :10:42.that period and was never on the losing side. Going into the next
:10:42. > :10:46.game against Wales, it will be a more expansive game and that
:10:46. > :10:49.presents different challenges for Scotland, certainly. We have seen
:10:49. > :10:53.in the last two games how little possession Scotland have had and
:10:53. > :10:56.yet they have gone on to win. If they do that against Wales, there
:10:56. > :11:01.is no chance they will win with that amount of possession. The
:11:01. > :11:09.Scots come in on the technical side. Let's be frank, it is a simple game
:11:09. > :11:14.plan. It is all about Dean Ryan. He has got his pack performing well.
:11:14. > :11:18.There is also self-belief, and if they get that momentum, that win on
:11:18. > :11:22.the international rugby field, they can take great confidence from that.
:11:22. > :11:27.It was pleasing to see. I am going to ask you to be as objective as
:11:27. > :11:31.you can. Who will win? I knew you would put me on the spot! Sometimes
:11:31. > :11:38.my heart rule my head and on this occasion I am going to allow it to.
:11:38. > :11:40.I expect an open game of rugby. 28 points to Scotland and 26 to Wales.
:11:40. > :11:47.It will be close but it will be an open game and hopefully an
:11:47. > :11:51.enjoyable game. Jonathan Davies is laughing! Stuart Hogg was flattered
:11:51. > :11:57.at his inclusion in your Lions team. But in all serious that, they were
:11:57. > :12:02.once the most blunt and attacking side and they have some serious
:12:02. > :12:07.weapons. -- in all seriousness. but the problem that they have,
:12:07. > :12:12.they have not got that creative element in midfield. The half backs
:12:13. > :12:17.of struggling a bit. It might come through, but that is the problem. I
:12:17. > :12:21.do feel that Scott Hastings hit the nail on the head. If Wales have
:12:21. > :12:26.that amount of possession against Scotland, there is only one winner.
:12:26. > :12:31.And it will be a clear points victory as well. Ireland should
:12:31. > :12:36.have been 15 points in front at least at half-time. They blew it.
:12:36. > :12:41.Line bricks and everything. You can always say that they defended
:12:41. > :12:48.extremely well. They won, fantastic for them, they have got confidence
:12:48. > :12:57.from it, but they cannot afford to do that. They needed to do more
:12:57. > :13:04.with the ball. Just going back on the Lions Bane, Lee Halfpenny, --
:13:04. > :13:09.the lie-ins been. Lee Halfpenny is good but I am looking at my team,
:13:09. > :13:19.and the Lions need attacking fullbacks. And Stuart Hogg has got
:13:19. > :13:29.
:13:29. > :13:34.the edge. Lee Halfpenny has the You know Scott Johnson. Adam Jones
:13:34. > :13:40.said, it will be good to see him again, let the games begin. Expect
:13:40. > :13:45.the unexpected up with him, he will not say anything this week and then
:13:45. > :13:52.surprise us all! There is never a dull moment. He is brilliant for
:13:52. > :13:57.the media. You do not understand half the things he says! He is a
:13:57. > :14:05.brilliant coach, he did a great job for us 10 years ago. The game has
:14:06. > :14:10.changed a lot, but he brought everything back to basics. We used
:14:10. > :14:16.to do under nines and under tens training. Getting the basic skills
:14:16. > :14:22.right, and he did that for us. He seems to have instilled something
:14:22. > :14:27.in Scotland, they have been enjoying themselves. Who knows what
:14:27. > :14:32.he will say it in the press? We look forward to this week. We know
:14:32. > :14:37.him as a garrulous character, but he is more than that, he has done a
:14:37. > :14:43.good job. I have never been coached by him, but he is a great motivator,
:14:43. > :14:48.he has a fun time with the boys. There is a difference between a
:14:48. > :14:54.skilled coach and a number one coach. I do not think he has proven
:14:54. > :15:00.anything as a head coach yet. It is a catering skills, basic skills,
:15:00. > :15:04.everybody should have basic skills, but internationals are about
:15:04. > :15:09.picking the right side and getting the tactics right. If you are not
:15:09. > :15:13.good enough with the skill level, perhaps you should not be there.
:15:13. > :15:21.There is a question over him. He would agree with that, because he
:15:21. > :15:28.has not been that successful debt. But he has brought in Dean Ryan.
:15:28. > :15:33.Yes, they had the good cop/bad cop scenario, it is a clever move, to
:15:33. > :15:38.print in a hard edge. It looks to be working well. You could see what
:15:38. > :15:45.it meant to him when Scotland beat Ireland. Fist pumping at the end,
:15:45. > :15:52.it meant something. To win against a big team, but also, something for
:15:52. > :15:58.him as well. For him to win on the big stage is very important.
:15:58. > :16:04.Stuart Hogg said that Dean Ryan has encouraged them to be nastier.
:16:04. > :16:12.should be it in bread, though. You are not there to be nice. In the
:16:12. > :16:18.professional game, they are too nice. That in the 70s and so one,
:16:18. > :16:22.it was very dirty, but now, you need a bit of nastiness. Mike
:16:23. > :16:27.Phillips still does it, he is a massive influence. You have to have
:16:27. > :16:32.at international level. That is the difference between winning and
:16:32. > :16:38.losing sometimes. You have been looking at Scotland, you have
:16:38. > :16:44.targeted some areas Wales can look. The environ has looked at the set-
:16:44. > :16:52.piece game. One area they have struggled in is the breakdown,
:16:52. > :16:57.England annihilated them in the They will try to move the ball,
:16:57. > :17:01.Scott Johnson says that the forwards should have the ball in
:17:01. > :17:10.hand and with the defenders about. But they lacked control at No. 9
:17:10. > :17:14.and Number Ten. They try to run it. They lose their shape completely.
:17:14. > :17:20.They have got one for would follow when the ball. Greig Laidlaw will
:17:20. > :17:26.not move an Italian second-row come back and there is the penalty. A
:17:26. > :17:36.slower ball around the halfway line. They are toted -- totally
:17:36. > :17:41.
:17:41. > :17:46.disorganised. He has gone into the heart of the defence. A pass over
:17:47. > :17:54.the top. Greig Laidlaw has had to begin again. Geoff Cross has to
:17:54. > :17:58.play scrum-half. He is a split second too slow. It is a penalty.
:17:58. > :18:06.Whip the Welsh back-row and how good they are in that area, that is
:18:06. > :18:12.one area that Wales can have a go. That is not like the Scottish.
:18:12. > :18:17.they got a lot of the ball, they can attack cleverly it did field,
:18:17. > :18:22.Sean Lamont is a winger playing in the centre, and he runs up-and-down,
:18:22. > :18:28.with no idea what he is doing sometimes. Interesting.
:18:28. > :18:37.Back to the Pro 12, and the Scallops played Edinburgh, 11 but a
:18:37. > :18:46.victory would push them back into Liam Williams and Aaron Shingler
:18:46. > :18:56.were back to bolster or them. Edinburgh were hoping to end a run
:18:56. > :19:06.
:19:06. > :19:12.of 10 consecutive defeats in all, groan of disappointment around Parc
:19:12. > :19:22.y Scarlets. It is a shame the ball did not go to hand, because it up
:19:22. > :19:22.
:19:22. > :20:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 62 seconds
:20:24. > :20:34.back for them. That was a very good shoulder, acres of space. A very
:20:34. > :21:13.
:21:13. > :21:23.were four or five on the outsider. They could have got the ball away.
:21:23. > :21:55.
:21:55. > :22:00.Scarlets. It is a mighty relief at Our error Cawte was shocking in the
:22:00. > :22:04.first half, we played in the wrong areas. In the second half, replayed
:22:04. > :22:14.in the right areas, we had better discipline. We got nothing from
:22:14. > :22:17.
:22:17. > :22:22.We make life very difficult for ourselves. We could have lost,
:22:22. > :22:27.because we only had one point between us. Delighted to get four
:22:27. > :22:32.points, but the performance was way below par.
:22:32. > :22:37.A frank and honest Simon Easterby, he said it was not good enough.
:22:37. > :22:40.Edinburgh is on his worst run in the professional era. If the
:22:40. > :22:45.Scarlets have got ambitions of winning the title, they should have
:22:45. > :22:49.put them to the sword. Yes, they were lucky on Friday night, they
:22:49. > :22:55.deserved to win the game, but they did not book like they were going
:22:55. > :23:01.to threaten the play-offs. Table be disappointed. When you play sides
:23:01. > :23:07.like that, it can be difficult, Edinburgh were desperate, but Simon
:23:07. > :23:11.was honest, they have got a lot of work to do. At about getting to the
:23:11. > :23:18.play-offs, it is a fascinating run in, scallops and Ospreys are
:23:18. > :23:28.battling for fourth place. On the face of it, Scarlets have got the
:23:28. > :23:32.
:23:32. > :23:36.Yes, if they lose one match, they might lose out on the top four.
:23:36. > :23:44.Zebre, Newport Gwent Dragons away, they are tougher away, but if you
:23:44. > :23:53.lose to them... Users -- would you do not deserve to be in the play-
:23:53. > :24:00.offs. Then, Glasgow, Cardiff Blues and Treviso at home. You have to
:24:00. > :24:04.say, we could win all of those games. I think they have do. But
:24:04. > :24:10.then you look at the Ospreys, they have got a tougher run in, and
:24:10. > :24:17.their last two Games, Glasgow and Leinster away. If you are Leinster
:24:17. > :24:24.or Glasgow, you will say, I want these boys at, because Ospreys
:24:24. > :24:29.front row and the pack and the goal kicker can win the competition. I
:24:29. > :24:34.am not sure the Scarlets are at that stage. They have done it
:24:34. > :24:42.before, the majority of those boys have won titles, they know what it
:24:42. > :24:47.takes in the play-offs. You can see Glasgow and Leinster, this will be
:24:47. > :24:51.their focus. They will have said, that is a victory, and it is
:24:51. > :24:56.difficult, because of injuries and formed, but it is difficult to
:24:56. > :25:01.split them at the moment. There is one point between them. It will go
:25:01. > :25:08.down to the wire. Bonus points might be the difference. It is that
:25:08. > :25:12.tight. Ospreys will say, it will be Ospreys, but putting it down and
:25:12. > :25:18.thinking it, it is so tight, one victory or a bonus point victory
:25:18. > :25:24.could be the difference. Let's move on to the Premiership. The featured
:25:24. > :25:29.game it is Llanelli. Before that, let catch up with the rest of the
:25:29. > :25:39.action. It was top against bottom at St
:25:39. > :25:43.
:25:43. > :25:48.Helens, and it was a comfortable Carmarthen raced into a 17-0 lead,
:25:48. > :25:55.but they could not score again. Aberavon scored 23 unanswered
:25:55. > :26:00.points. This was the first of their two tries, a spectacular solo
:26:00. > :26:05.effort. Rodney Parade witnessed a remarkable comeback as Bridgend
:26:05. > :26:10.came back from 17 points down to beat in Newport. The home team had
:26:10. > :26:20.secured a bonus point by half-time, but with the home captain being
:26:20. > :26:22.
:26:22. > :26:32.sent off, Bridgend came back strongly. Cardiff saw off their
:26:32. > :26:33.
:26:33. > :26:38.visitors. They had their lock sent off. It was a late show for Neath
:26:38. > :26:43.as they beat but wasn't for the third time this season. They have
:26:43. > :26:53.won six of their last seven matches. The lead changed hands several
:26:53. > :26:54.
:26:54. > :26:59.times. It was deep into injury time when be winning try came. Lamellae
:26:59. > :27:09.have not played a league game for two months. Both are in the hunt
:27:09. > :27:22.
:27:22. > :27:32.for a play-off place, it would be a from Phillips. Not a hand laid on
:27:32. > :27:33.
:27:33. > :28:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 62 seconds
:28:28. > :28:32.for the full-back. They are in the holding on. Is this a last chance
:28:32. > :28:42.to win it for Jordan Williams? Straight and true. What was going
:28:42. > :28:47.through your mind with that final kick? It was difficult. I managed
:28:47. > :28:57.to secure that recent draw so it is nice to get to win. That means that
:28:57. > :28:59.
:28:59. > :29:04.lamellae win. Pontypridd win against Swansea.
:29:04. > :29:13.OK, back to the pro 12 now. The Blues were a way to Glasgow on
:29:14. > :29:23.Friday night. We start with the Dragons. They were up against
:29:24. > :29:24.
:29:24. > :29:32.last week, coming from behind to beat Zebre, but they had a point to
:29:32. > :29:40.prove in front of the home fans following the Glasgow Horror Show.
:29:40. > :29:50.The Dragons have a doddering defence. Did that go forward? No,
:29:50. > :29:50.
:29:50. > :30:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 62 seconds
:30:50. > :31:00.where they scored the first try a A little dummy. It almost pays off.
:31:00. > :31:02.
:31:02. > :31:12.Jonathan Evans to Jones. He is in! 12 metres out now. Jennings
:31:12. > :31:13.
:31:13. > :31:23.ploughing forward. McFadyen looks for the gap. Dave Kearney gets his
:31:23. > :31:30.second. Can they keep it going? Wayne Evans out. Steffan Jones! He
:31:30. > :31:36.scores. To get a boy and his point against a team that played very
:31:37. > :31:41.well tonight, I thought that showed great character. -- to get a bonus
:31:41. > :31:45.point. There was a learning curve a couple of weeks ago and all you can
:31:45. > :31:49.do is react and respond and I thought they did that. Glasgow's
:31:49. > :31:56.victory over Ulster last week was their 4th bonus point win in a row.
:31:56. > :32:06.Both sides benefited from the return of a number of
:32:06. > :32:13.
:32:13. > :32:23.internationals with Lou Reed breaks the defence. Still going. --
:32:23. > :32:35.
:32:35. > :32:45.the line. The Blues carry it on. Josh Navidi with the final touch. A
:32:45. > :33:15.
:33:15. > :33:25.coming down that right wing. That and it is Duncan Weir. Going for
:33:25. > :33:28.
:33:28. > :33:30.the bonus point. It is as easy as that! The second for Niko Matawalu.
:33:30. > :33:40.The other results, missed conversion in the final minute
:33:40. > :33:42.
:33:42. > :33:46.denied Treviso what would have been an historic win. 29 all there.
:33:46. > :33:55.Connacht fell behind against Zebre. Ulster have been overtaken by
:33:55. > :33:58.Glasgow. Ena Brown the Ospreys swap places. Treviso have overtaken the
:33:58. > :34:01.Blues and the Dragons remain in 11th. It is doom and gloom for the
:34:01. > :34:04.Dragons at the moment. I know they have got an increased budget for
:34:04. > :34:10.next season and they have that facility that they will hopefully
:34:10. > :34:18.be using and will get a more attractive proposition. There is
:34:18. > :34:23.more ambition. Yes, I think they responded well. We were thinking
:34:23. > :34:29.where did they go, but they had a good win last week. I think we need
:34:29. > :34:33.a strong four -3 with the Dragons. There are enough good players. They
:34:33. > :34:38.need to recruit and we know that. They need to do a better job next
:34:38. > :34:42.year. On to the other game that we saw, the 5th bonus point win in a
:34:42. > :34:49.row for Glasgow. That record was bizarrely held by the Dragons
:34:49. > :34:53.before that. How good are Glasgow? I think they are solid now. They
:34:53. > :34:58.are well coached, a bit more expansive than what they were. As
:34:58. > :35:04.you said, they have got the knack of winning. That is what it is at
:35:04. > :35:08.the moment. They are on a roll on their confidence is very high. The
:35:08. > :35:13.Cardiff Blues's season is over. They have to build for next year by
:35:13. > :35:16.bringing youngsters on and getting some results. But, you know, they
:35:16. > :35:23.said, let's get four points for this and cement our place in the
:35:23. > :35:29.top two and that is what they did. If you look at the two Irish
:35:29. > :35:34.promises, he would say there are one or two favourites. I think
:35:34. > :35:38.Glasgow of the third favourites. A home draw against anyone, and they
:35:38. > :35:46.deserve to be in that final. shall wait and see. Let's get back
:35:46. > :35:49.to the Six Nations. The All Blacks normally steal the limelight, but
:35:49. > :35:59.we got the attention in Rome. Ian Evans is having a cracking campaign
:35:59. > :36:01.
:36:01. > :36:07.so far and we caught up with him You make your debut in 2006, but
:36:07. > :36:11.you only have 28 caps. Why is that? There have been a lot of injuries,
:36:11. > :36:16.and that takes time for me to get my form back. The big injury was my
:36:16. > :36:23.knee, which kept it off my feet for 18 months, not doing any activity,
:36:23. > :36:26.really. It was a long, slow process, tough and testing times. You've
:36:26. > :36:31.suffered again this season, just before the Six Nations. What
:36:31. > :36:36.happened? Just some problems with knee cartilage and my knee kept
:36:36. > :36:43.locking up. I have to have some Cartledge shaved off. It kept me
:36:43. > :36:53.out for a few weeks. Looking back at the videos, are you blowing a
:36:53. > :37:04.
:37:04. > :37:10.You have to do the dirty work that nobody really seas. Not to stand in
:37:10. > :37:14.the running lines, to support, really. What about the scrum, how
:37:14. > :37:19.much of a role do you take personally in the scrum? Probably
:37:19. > :37:25.not as much as Adam Jones on the front row. You have to ride as much
:37:25. > :37:31.weight as you can and as much punch as you can. You do not quite
:37:31. > :37:35.realise how important job is, without preference for one person
:37:35. > :37:39.or the other. I think it is important. You start building a
:37:39. > :37:43.relationship with the prop. You get used to things, techniques and such.
:37:43. > :37:49.You have a large part to play. It is just a very important part, as
:37:49. > :37:59.much as anybody within the pack, really. We have been worried at
:37:59. > :38:03.Scrum V that we have got a bigger rival to interview in broadcasting.
:38:03. > :38:10.Welcome back. I am interviewing quite a famous person, a well-known
:38:10. > :38:14.person in Welsh rugby. Yes, that was a good experience. Just
:38:14. > :38:24.interviewing the boys and having some bantered. Some say it was like
:38:24. > :38:28.
:38:29. > :38:32.David Bryant! -- Brent! Do you want to swap? You have to bring a camera
:38:33. > :38:38.down a little bit. Remember the first person you interviewed?
:38:39. > :38:48.Jones. That must have been a good experience. Favourite sport? Rugby.
:38:49. > :38:50.
:38:50. > :38:56.Region? All regions. The little, I like it! Favourite player. Alun Wyn
:38:56. > :39:01.Jones. Yes, definitely. What came first, the chicken or the egg?
:39:01. > :39:08.think it was the chicken. Because you would need the chicken for an
:39:08. > :39:17.egg. Perhaps you need the egg to already be there. Depends which way
:39:17. > :39:21.you look at it! Yes? I am confused to now! I think I have learned some
:39:21. > :39:26.future lessons. This is my final question. Scotland, massive game
:39:26. > :39:30.for your guys, how confident are you? Respect for Scotland but we
:39:30. > :39:36.need to win the game. The set up against England and we have a shot
:39:36. > :39:42.at the title. Pressure, but we always thrive on pressure and the
:39:43. > :39:52.mood is confident. Brilliant. Thank you. Which did come first? I don't
:39:53. > :39:53.
:39:53. > :39:58.really know! It is one of those 50- 50 questions! The inimitable Ian
:39:58. > :40:02.Evans! He has been a mainstay of the side in the last two campaigns
:40:02. > :40:09.and played every match in the last one. He has an incredible win-loss
:40:09. > :40:14.ratio. And he is a character. has been complaining that he does
:40:14. > :40:17.not good enough media attention so I am glad he has a profile at last.
:40:17. > :40:21.He is the life and soul of the club, great fun. But seriously, he has
:40:21. > :40:31.been brilliant. He has found his match fitness at international
:40:31. > :40:33.
:40:33. > :40:37.level in the last three games. He plays well. I think, with two big
:40:37. > :40:44.games coming up, against the Scottish lads, because they swap
:40:44. > :40:49.and changed a little bit, if he has a big two games, I think he will
:40:49. > :40:53.definitely go for it, if he is not there now. He has been awesome.
:40:53. > :40:57.With the second row problems that we have had, and all that worrying,
:40:57. > :41:02.he is taking on the mantle of the line-up. We have talked about Dean
:41:02. > :41:12.Ryan knowing the Scottish forwards to be nasty. Is Ian Evans our
:41:12. > :41:12.
:41:12. > :41:16.Edfors are? He would like to think he is! -- enforcer. If you look at
:41:16. > :41:21.the Welsh pack, you could get seven Ospreys at Murrayfield. They like
:41:21. > :41:25.to mix in and they will back down from anything. As much as Jim
:41:25. > :41:30.Hamilton or Richie Gray will try to put it about, that will make no
:41:30. > :41:34.odds to the boys. They will enjoy it if they play that way. There are
:41:34. > :41:38.two games left in the Six Nations. There are no Welsh sides in the
:41:38. > :41:41.quarter-finals of the European Cup. With the Lions tour on the horizon,
:41:41. > :41:49.these games are the biggest shock of getting on that aeroplane,
:41:49. > :41:53.aren't they? These games are huge. If York side is involved in the
:41:53. > :42:03.Heineken Cup knockout stages, and you are in fifty-fifty whether you
:42:03. > :42:04.
:42:04. > :42:12.will go or not, you have that advantage. That will be in the back
:42:12. > :42:19.of Gatland's mind. If they have big games, they will be on the plane.
:42:19. > :42:28.There is a significant importance on the bridge world. -- on the pro
:42:28. > :42:35.at 120. There are the Scottish and the Irish. Intensity might pick up
:42:35. > :42:38.after the Six Nations. These games are huge. It is the shop window. If
:42:38. > :42:44.you have a great game at international level, everybody will
:42:44. > :42:48.see you in the press, the coaches will be watching, and you get one
:42:48. > :42:55.over one of your rivals. It is a big end of the competition for
:42:55. > :43:00.Wales. Donovan said that Wales were going to win. What do you think?
:43:00. > :43:05.They were lucky against Ireland, but I think we will be too strong.
:43:05. > :43:10.Don't forget England! This is a tough test match. Thank you for
:43:10. > :43:14.your company this evening. That is it for Scrum V this evening.