:00:17. > :00:24.The Six Nations drama begins with Wales verses Ireland. The Irish out
:00:24. > :00:29.of the blocks fastest. Quick in speed and mind and skill.
:00:29. > :00:33.But a stunning Wales fight back in the second half. The Millennium
:00:33. > :00:38.Stadium roared as the Grand Slam champions piled on the pressure.
:00:38. > :00:42.But it was all too little, too late. For the first time in Wales history,
:00:42. > :00:51.Wales have now lost five on the bounce at home and it's a trip to
:00:51. > :00:56.Paris next. Hello. Good evening to a Six
:00:56. > :01:01.Nations Special. Wales's hoping of getting back crushed yesterday. By
:01:01. > :01:04.Italy's win over France, that trip to Paris just got tougher. Good
:01:04. > :01:09.evening. After that first half horror show, Wales woke up and
:01:09. > :01:13.started to play. But all to no avail. Here are the thoughts of Rob
:01:14. > :01:18.Howley. We need to start better. That's the
:01:18. > :01:22.obvious thing to say. We need to focus on that. It is disapointing.
:01:22. > :01:27.We said that all week. We would start well and we didn't. We need
:01:27. > :01:37.to sort it out. That's Rob Howley's view. Let's get the point of views
:01:37. > :01:39.
:01:39. > :01:49.of our finalists. On our panel, Gwyn Jones, Phil Bennett and Martyn
:01:49. > :02:09.
:02:09. > :02:14.Gentlemen, a very good evening to you.
:02:14. > :02:18.Great to have you back. Good man! We have one Irish fan in the crowd
:02:18. > :02:22.today. It's great to see you. Always a pleasure to welcome you
:02:22. > :02:27.back to the Scrum V Six Nations Special. Last time you were here,
:02:27. > :02:35.Wales won, thanks to that controversial try by Phillips. You
:02:35. > :02:40.guys are still moaning about it. Yes. Sweet revenge. I am happier
:02:41. > :02:44.here this time. Phil - what are you taking out of that performance
:02:44. > :02:48.yesterday? Are you looking at perhaps the second half stirring
:02:48. > :02:51.fight back to give you hope for the rest of the Six Nations? Two things
:02:51. > :02:55.came out of me - the character shown by the side in the second
:02:55. > :03:00.half. It could have been humiliating. This could be 40-50
:03:00. > :03:07.points. They came back in again. They had possessions. They blew
:03:07. > :03:13.some glorious chances. The fitness levels shown were incredible. These
:03:13. > :03:17.boys may... Their fitness levels are magnificent. It is only great
:03:18. > :03:22.Irish defence kept them out. That is a positive I will take them out
:03:22. > :03:26.of it. All the audience know that. In the second half, great character.
:03:26. > :03:31.Martin, you know these guys very well. First of all, any chance to
:03:31. > :03:35.speak to them today? I spoke to one or two last night. Pretty short
:03:35. > :03:39.conversations. They were not up for much banter or chat. They were
:03:39. > :03:43.shell-shocked. We were the first half, thought they put the autumn
:03:43. > :03:49.behind them. Had a good two week's preparation. They were honest. They
:03:49. > :03:52.said the Irish blew them apart in the first 30-40 minutes. You know
:03:52. > :03:59.and it left themselves an uphill task that they could not get back.
:03:59. > :04:02.Good evening to you and it has just got tougher with Italy beating
:04:02. > :04:07.France today. That was my emotion. I was surprised how the difference
:04:07. > :04:13.between the two sides in so many aspects of the game and ultimately
:04:13. > :04:19.it came down, in detail now, we turned over five times in attack in
:04:19. > :04:25.the first half n the first 44 minutes they were 33 -3 up. However
:04:25. > :04:29.encouraging it is, it is irrelevant. We didn't turn them over once in
:04:29. > :04:32.attack in our half, when all the pressure always ended in points.
:04:32. > :04:42.That the difference between the two sides. OK, let's show you the
:04:42. > :04:42.
:04:42. > :05:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:05:40. > :05:50.Knock on by Wales. Ireland will are over for the opening try.
:05:50. > :06:21.
:06:21. > :06:25.They took their eye off zebzeb. going in on the side.
:06:25. > :06:35.Somehow he missed it. But he knew the penalty was coming. It's
:06:35. > :06:49.
:06:49. > :06:59.Wales are very tightly grouped here. Not much width.
:06:59. > :07:21.
:07:21. > :07:31.Now, there's a bit more. charge-down has led to a second
:07:31. > :08:03.
:08:03. > :08:13.Irish try. Sexton.
:08:13. > :08:13.
:08:13. > :09:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:09:54. > :09:58.The try has been awarded and it's Brian O'Driscoll back into
:09:58. > :10:02.international rugby who scores try number 46.
:10:02. > :10:06.There's no better man, not giing up there.
:10:06. > :10:16.He's -- giving up there. He's got one thing on his mind. So quick
:10:16. > :10:16.
:10:16. > :11:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:11:16. > :11:26.They'll want to take that quickly again. The referee stops everything.
:11:26. > :11:26.
:11:26. > :12:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:12:34. > :12:44.and the Welsh players are saying, let's have a little look if we can,
:12:44. > :12:50.
:12:50. > :12:55.binned. Now, if that makes contact with a
:12:56. > :13:05.pad, that's a try. It doesn't actually. That's a
:13:06. > :13:40.
:13:41. > :13:48.Romain Poite will go upstairs. Don't tell me Mitchell has come on
:13:48. > :13:52.to score. To me, it looks like he's got it
:13:52. > :13:59.down. You'd have to say it looks likely. That's it there. That's the
:13:59. > :14:09.one. Try awarded.
:14:09. > :14:32.
:14:32. > :14:38.What's a -- what a game it's been. A breath-taking second half. The
:14:38. > :14:48.Welsh came back in the second. Ireland hold out. Wales 22, Ireland
:14:48. > :14:59.
:14:59. > :15:06.There were a couple of unforced errors. You cannot give
:15:06. > :15:12.international sides 20 odd points. We had the early try in the second
:15:12. > :15:18.half and the character showed. I think we left about four tries out
:15:18. > :15:25.there. In the first half, you cannot start international rugby
:15:25. > :15:30.and give other sites that much territory. The boys were pumped up
:15:30. > :15:34.in the changing-room. We wanted to explode into the first 20 minutes.
:15:34. > :15:42.But they came out and played exceptionally well. They made it
:15:42. > :15:51.very difficult for us. We try to make tackle after tackle. Wales
:15:51. > :15:58.brought it to us and ask serious questions of us. The work-rate we
:15:58. > :16:07.got through was unbelievable. team, it did not go particularly
:16:07. > :16:14.well in the first half. Once we got a few faces together, we felt
:16:14. > :16:20.comfortable on the ball. Some positives from the second half. But
:16:20. > :16:28.overall, disappointment and frustration. We will never give up.
:16:28. > :16:38.We have to pick ourselves up and get some wins now. Where did it all
:16:38. > :16:38.
:16:38. > :16:44.It was an exciting game to watch for the neutral. It was a game of
:16:44. > :16:48.two halves. Statistics can be misleading at times. He would be
:16:48. > :16:53.forgiven looking at the general statistics that Wales had won the
:16:53. > :16:58.game. Wales dominated in these areas and the second half. But the
:16:58. > :17:03.Irish team scored all of their 30 points in the first 44 minutes of
:17:03. > :17:06.the game. In a pulsating game, the ball was in play for a long time
:17:06. > :17:11.for that particular to the difference between the teams and
:17:11. > :17:15.how long they had with the ball, Ireland only had the ball for just
:17:15. > :17:20.over 12 minutes. It is not how long you have the ball but what you do
:17:20. > :17:27.with it that counts. Tactically and technically the Irish team were
:17:27. > :17:37.better on the day. When the Irish team carried the ball over the line,
:17:37. > :17:40.
:17:40. > :17:45.they got it back to present a quick Contrast this with Wales. They
:17:45. > :17:55.squeeze the ball out, allowing them to cage the ball in for that they
:17:55. > :17:58.
:17:58. > :18:03.can slow it up. Many times, they turn the ball over. Here, a good
:18:03. > :18:08.carry but events goes off his feet, he does not take out the threat and
:18:08. > :18:16.when Justin Tipuric was to clean up, he is too late. It was the story of
:18:16. > :18:20.the day. But who was leading? Where did the leadership come from? Ian
:18:20. > :18:28.Evans decides to carry it up, he is too high and the support comes too
:18:28. > :18:33.late. The chalk tackle has been well-documented. Three defenders
:18:33. > :18:38.will come in and end the let the ball. They will keep it off the
:18:38. > :18:46.floor. The referee has no question but to turn the ball over to the
:18:46. > :18:52.opposition. This Irish team came in a confident mood. Wales were a
:18:52. > :18:59.little bit predictable at times. Let us take a look at the line-outs.
:18:59. > :19:03.When we got the ball into their half, there was Miss communication.
:19:03. > :19:10.When we got into the killing zone, we lost possession. In the outside
:19:10. > :19:14.channels, they were attacking errors. In contrast, Ireland became
:19:14. > :19:22.smart and I queued at the line-out. They got it into the outside
:19:23. > :19:31.channels. The change their delivery. When the master got it in his hands,
:19:31. > :19:37.he showed his experience and deft talent. Wales came had in the
:19:37. > :19:43.second half especially in the battle of the back rows. In terms
:19:43. > :19:53.of yardage, they carried roughly the same. But the Irish carried
:19:53. > :19:59.over the gain-line in in a less than Wales. When Justin Tipuric
:19:59. > :20:06.came on, the game changed at slightly. Wales batted and batted
:20:06. > :20:10.the Irish defence towards the end. Ireland had to make a tack --
:20:10. > :20:20.demanding 200 tackles. But was the result down to some great Irish
:20:20. > :20:23.
:20:23. > :20:30.defence or was it the predictable What do you think? There seemed to
:20:30. > :20:35.be a lack of adventure. Then when you did go out wide, they were
:20:35. > :20:45.loose passes. It was like Ace side that just were not familiar with
:20:45. > :20:51.You guys had more try-scoring opportunities than we did. Every
:20:51. > :20:58.opportunity we took, we got the score. So many times, a loose pass
:20:58. > :21:07.at a turnover, we certainly went out wanting to slow you up. But we
:21:07. > :21:12.had a good few turnovers. It was not a familiar Wales performance.
:21:12. > :21:21.Ireland's performance reminded me of Ireland's performance when we
:21:21. > :21:31.beat them in the World Cup. -- Ireland's performance reminded me
:21:31. > :21:32.
:21:32. > :21:37.of Wales when we beat the All -- them in the World Cup. We got held
:21:37. > :21:44.up and turned over. The Rory Best and kier Healey were outstanding in
:21:44. > :21:48.the tackle area. They were not breaking tackles but they got the
:21:48. > :21:58.extra few metres past the initial impact which makes the ball quicker
:21:58. > :21:59.
:21:59. > :22:08.and easier. We say Wales are predictable. Everyone knew how
:22:08. > :22:11.Wales would play last year but they could not stop us. We based the
:22:11. > :22:15.game on a slamming ate up and tiring the other team down. If you
:22:15. > :22:18.make mistakes in the contact area and if the other team are better
:22:18. > :22:26.than you, you will lose the match and that is what happened. They
:22:26. > :22:31.turned us over. Ireland at the team that to the chalk tackle better
:22:31. > :22:38.than anyone. Mike Phillips is an upright runner. We have to play the
:22:38. > :22:43.game down there. We are victims of Our own success really. We find it
:22:43. > :22:48.difficult to go away from that. We expect the boys to run over the
:22:48. > :22:57.Irish back line. But it was something like 35 minutes before
:22:57. > :23:05.George North touch the ball. We did not have a Plan B. We blew three of
:23:05. > :23:09.for a glorious chances. We take the contact. There were times yesterday
:23:09. > :23:15.when we lacked leadership. Somebody said let us move it wide but we
:23:15. > :23:24.went again into the contact area. Loose passes, Jonathan Davies is a
:23:24. > :23:30.good player normally. You cannot let us go astray at that level.
:23:30. > :23:33.adds up to a simple fact, you could not get anything going. If you have
:23:33. > :23:38.a game plan which is still on the physical game, you have to back it
:23:38. > :23:47.up. If everyone knows when this guy gets the ball he will not pass, I
:23:47. > :23:52.do not need to go anywhere else, I just get ready for contact.
:23:52. > :24:02.drove line-outs, but we do not drive them very well. We'd met as
:24:02. > :24:05.well run at Sean O'Brien. We have two large centres. We just did not
:24:05. > :24:12.expose the superiority that we are meant to have in the physical
:24:12. > :24:22.contact in those areas. I would like to ask about selection. We
:24:22. > :24:24.
:24:25. > :24:34.know there have been many injuries. Is at Rob Harley in a difficult
:24:35. > :24:38.
:24:38. > :24:42.position? -- Rob Howley. He is a hostage in some regards to the
:24:42. > :24:46.players available. He could have picked different players. But what
:24:46. > :24:51.disappointed me was the lack of football in our three quarters
:24:51. > :25:01.computer there's. They looked more creative and imaginative than ours.
:25:01. > :25:07.Sometimes, they lack in basic skills. You could argue the game
:25:07. > :25:17.had broken up but it did when Justin Tipuric came on he had a
:25:17. > :25:18.
:25:18. > :25:22.massive impact. He was going to get the ball in his hands much more.
:25:22. > :25:28.With Dan Lydiate not being there, Justin and Sam could have played.
:25:28. > :25:33.It was always going to be an open game with Ireland. They will always
:25:33. > :25:43.throw the ball about. We could have played the ball yesterday. We have
:25:43. > :25:46.
:25:46. > :25:56.all been there. The referee starts giving a few 50 50s. Jonny Sexton
:25:56. > :25:57.
:25:57. > :26:03.played well. He had the great Brian O'Driscoll outside of them. When
:26:03. > :26:09.the captaincy was taken off him which I think was a daft decision,
:26:09. > :26:15.people are starting to write him off. He will decide when he is
:26:15. > :26:19.written off and he showed that yesterday. A genius player. I am
:26:19. > :26:24.glad you brought up leadership. Are or you worried they are not enough
:26:25. > :26:31.leaders out there on the pitch? do not think there were NF leader's.
:26:31. > :26:36.They need big people like Jamie Roberts to call the boys. It I do
:26:36. > :26:41.not think we had enough experience players out there. It showed when
:26:41. > :26:48.Ian Evans got the ball. Everybody is looking around. We lack generals
:26:48. > :26:54.out there. Ireland have a lot of leaders. What is your view on some
:26:55. > :26:59.of the calls? I think it was difficult. We have some quiet
:26:59. > :27:09.individuals naturally. They would have to change personality to
:27:09. > :27:10.
:27:10. > :27:15.become more vocal. Leigh Halfpenny is similar. He is not a natural
:27:16. > :27:23.loud and brash individual. It helps when more people talk. That is one
:27:23. > :27:32.of the problems. We have lots of problems. A lot of the boys acquire
:27:32. > :27:42.it. It is something they are looking at. They are still young.
:27:42. > :27:42.
:27:42. > :27:45.It was an issue yesterday. I think the crowd was shell-shocked. It is
:27:45. > :27:52.difficult to and know what to say when you're stood behind the posts
:27:52. > :27:57.and 20 odd points down. Things were said at half-time and it came out
:27:57. > :28:07.and play better in the second half. The best sides have all the best
:28:07. > :28:14.talkers. You can debate about selection but that still has no, a
:28:14. > :28:19.coach cannot make a guy miss a tackle. Ireland have been
:28:19. > :28:23.struggling for form for a long time. We just have not been able to get
:28:23. > :28:28.consistency. But when the need to tackle, they tackled. Wales needed
:28:28. > :28:33.to tackle in the first half, but they did not. What you are
:28:33. > :28:39.suggesting is there are not enough Wales players who are playing well
:28:39. > :28:44.at the moment and are devoid of confidence. You are on a bad run at
:28:44. > :28:49.the moment. Regardless of how mentally tough you are, it has
:28:49. > :28:57.chipped away at you. The first score was important yesterday. They
:28:57. > :29:01.would have been a lot of demands in the Irish side if Wales had scored.
:29:01. > :29:11.Because they scored the first try, we were up on the back foot. There
:29:11. > :29:12.
:29:12. > :29:22.was a huge momentum shift their. You cannot win Test matches like
:29:22. > :29:22.
:29:22. > :29:28.this. Let us get the reaction from Joining the is Gareth Llewellyn. Do
:29:28. > :29:34.you agree that the Welsh game suffered from a lack of passing?
:29:34. > :29:40.lot of people have talked about this for a number of years. I feel
:29:40. > :29:46.sorry for people like Jamie Roberts. We are asking him to play in a
:29:46. > :29:50.certain way and it will take its toll on him. Ireland and not the
:29:50. > :29:55.biggest side in the world and we struggle against them to a certain
:29:55. > :30:05.extent. England and France are bigger nations. We need to bring a
:30:05. > :30:19.
:30:19. > :30:24.I wouldn't mind seeing him back on his role in the blind side.
:30:24. > :30:29.There'll be more on the back row. Barry John described it as
:30:29. > :30:34.lacklustre. People on Twitter are going on about how awful it was.
:30:34. > :30:39.Are people overreacting? Was thait bad? People look at the first half.
:30:39. > :30:42.As the guys have alluded to now, the first Irish tries came from a
:30:42. > :30:47.charge-down and two turn-overs. So we have to respect the ball more
:30:47. > :30:51.than we are at the moment. We've talked about how fit we looked and
:30:51. > :30:55.our work rate and what we did in the second half. Two years ago we
:30:55. > :31:00.were telling everyone we were the fittest side on the planet. If Rob
:31:00. > :31:04.Howley wants to start well, we have to back ourselves from the first
:31:04. > :31:09.whistle, not when we are desperate and look after the ball. We will
:31:09. > :31:19.hear from you later. Thank you very much. More action for you now and
:31:19. > :31:22.
:31:22. > :31:32.On Friday night Wales dominated the early play. It was Ireland who
:31:32. > :32:03.
:32:03. > :32:07.Sam Davis back in his normal In a tight finish Wales held on to
:32:07. > :32:11.record their first win over Ireland since 2008. Wales were looking for
:32:11. > :32:17.revenge after a heavy defeat last year, but Ireland opened the
:32:17. > :32:27.scoring after 22 minutes. Spence finished off a good back
:32:27. > :32:37.
:32:37. > :32:42.move. Wales need a top finish to the match was tide 7-7.
:32:42. > :32:48.There was a penalty after 64 minutes. A try broke Welsh hearts
:32:48. > :32:57.with just five minutes left to play. Congratulations though to Wales's
:32:57. > :33:07.sevens teams who came back from 21- 0 to beat Tonga. Every year during
:33:07. > :33:11.
:33:11. > :33:14.the Scrum V Specials we gave a D We have a reputation for adopting
:33:14. > :33:17.teams. You will remember Bangor. We thought for this Six Nations it
:33:17. > :33:24.would be a good idea to adopt a country. Now I have been assured
:33:24. > :33:30.that all the names went into a hat and I have been allocated England.
:33:30. > :33:40.So, let's see over the course of the next seven or eight weeks if we
:33:40. > :33:41.
:33:41. > :33:45.Two days ahead of a big game, they are going through their drills in
:33:45. > :33:50.pretty much the same way as the Welsh boys would be. They are big,
:33:50. > :34:00.fit, strong and look intense. The only difference I can spot is the
:34:00. > :34:08.
:34:08. > :34:13.How is it going? Will you have a chat with us? Might do. Good to see
:34:13. > :34:16.you. Nice place this, isn't it? right, isn't it? We have players
:34:16. > :34:20.who are going to fight for the shirt and put in committed
:34:20. > :34:24.performances. It is what you can create...
:34:24. > :34:30.I get the feeling he is confident of his team and happy in the
:34:30. > :34:35.direction they are going. It's going to be interesting. I am a
:34:35. > :34:39.lazy Welshman and you are allegedly an arrogant Englishman. Do you care
:34:39. > :34:46.what people call you so long as you are scoring the tries and England
:34:46. > :34:49.are winning? I am not too bothered at all. Wherever you go it is the
:34:49. > :34:54.rugby hype, labels that get chucked on here and there that people tend
:34:54. > :34:58.to believe and follow. When it boils down to it, when you meet
:34:58. > :35:04.everyone they are genuine blokes just playing rugby.
:35:04. > :35:08.We are looking to see what we can doen oh the field. That is it, the
:35:08. > :35:12.column inches are done. The provocation, the sabre-rattling, it
:35:12. > :35:22.is all over - it starts now, in about 20 minutes the game will kick
:35:22. > :35:22.
:35:22. > :37:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:37:03. > :37:13.off. Let's see how Scrum V's -- debut.
:37:13. > :37:13.
:37:13. > :38:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:38:01. > :38:06.England may get that try. Wide it final try.
:38:06. > :38:12.England's victory is complete. So a comfortable win for England.
:38:12. > :38:16.Were they arrogant? Who knows? They were certainly superior. How good
:38:16. > :38:21.are they? I know a man even a Welshman will listen to. There was
:38:21. > :38:26.always that fear that players could get too carried away. As we saw
:38:26. > :38:32.today they didn't. They have stayed and remained grounded. A lot will
:38:32. > :38:37.be done to Lancaster and his coaching team. There's been a
:38:37. > :38:46.simplified game plan put together, which is now being developed into a
:38:46. > :38:54.more of a -- attacking options. It will take time to develop that and
:38:54. > :38:58.make sure every opportunity we D what have we learned about
:38:58. > :39:02.England? We have seen their players in their natural habitat. They
:39:02. > :39:08.actually see a good bunch of boys as well. We have met their coach,
:39:08. > :39:13.he is grounded. He has a game plan the players have brought into. Are
:39:13. > :39:23.we loving them? That may be too soon to say. They are certainly a
:39:23. > :39:27.lot to admire. More from Mick and his new team here next year -- next
:39:27. > :39:31.week. A big test for them because they've had four Autumn
:39:31. > :39:41.Internationals, beaten Scotland, beaten the All Blacks. Are you
:39:41. > :39:44.
:39:44. > :39:50.quaking in your boots? No. APPLAUSE Ireland will have taken a massive
:39:50. > :39:55.boost from the first half. From the second half, from the physical they
:39:55. > :40:00.showed in the defence, this is the game to get up for. Everybody loves
:40:00. > :40:05.beating England. It's why you play rugby. They are coming here. They
:40:05. > :40:08.are very strong. The thing you have to do - it's more of the same. We
:40:08. > :40:13.need to get into their faces and make them think maybe they are not
:40:13. > :40:17.as good as they are. I think the one thing in their favour is
:40:17. > :40:20.Lancaster, I think will keep them very settled. They love getting
:40:20. > :40:24.carried away. When they are going well, they can be dangerous when
:40:24. > :40:34.they get their confidence up. Lancaster will nicely stoke that
:40:34. > :40:35.
:40:35. > :40:39.fire. Y e, -- yes, be weary. Good luck. Thank you very much indeed.
:40:39. > :40:49.More Six Nations action for you now and the most stunning result of the
:40:49. > :40:49.
:40:49. > :42:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:42:25. > :42:31.French slowing it right up. through.
:42:32. > :42:41.A good dig. It's an excellent dig. Good decision. Slow ball, take the
:42:42. > :43:16.
:43:16. > :43:21.table looks tonight after the first Sunday. A brilliant result for
:43:21. > :43:31.Italy. That means there could be a wounded animal in France waiting
:43:31. > :43:33.
:43:33. > :43:43.Well I am not sure Italy did Wales any favours today in beating the
:43:43. > :43:47.
:43:47. > :43:51.French. There are some obvious threats the French have.
:43:51. > :43:56.What Italy were good at were identifying miss matches.
:43:56. > :44:02.Close to the line we need to take our chances next week. In terms of
:44:02. > :44:12.selection, I would like to see Owens or Hibbet coming to play from
:44:12. > :44:15.
:44:15. > :44:25.the start. Why not the -- have Adam Jones to bring some solidity to the
:44:25. > :44:30.You are going to France and they will play a huge driving game. You
:44:30. > :44:34.could end up with two sevens. It makes it difficult. We don't have
:44:34. > :44:40.to worry about them. We have to worry about ourselves. We play
:44:40. > :44:47.better with Justin on the pitch. Rob Howley able to make any
:44:47. > :44:53.chances? He has some options. I think there is skill and invention
:44:53. > :44:56.in the team. Who will play seven and six then?
:44:56. > :45:00.These are questions for the future. That is the difference. They will
:45:01. > :45:10.be fit soon. Then there's a headache for us. At the moment I
:45:11. > :45:15.
:45:15. > :45:24.think you start with six. Do we look at the James Hook coming
:45:24. > :45:34.in? Dan Biggar did not play his best game in the first half. If we
:45:34. > :45:38.
:45:38. > :45:45.play James Hook, I have not seen enough of him playing for Perpignan.
:45:45. > :45:55.We have to make decisions. Warren Gatland said that with her Rhys
:45:55. > :45:56.
:45:56. > :46:02.Priestland. He backed him up and it paid off. They gave Dan Biggar 70
:46:02. > :46:06.plus minutes. They may give him the opportunity to gain gain time. Are
:46:06. > :46:15.they giving him as much time as possible to establish him at Number
:46:15. > :46:20.10? He found it very difficult in the first half. Giving him gain
:46:20. > :46:25.time in the second half, he improved. James Hook is a world-
:46:25. > :46:35.class player. We have not seen enough of him. You have to rely on
:46:35. > :46:36.
:46:36. > :46:45.the coaches. They know what type of game they want to play. If you want
:46:45. > :46:51.a fast game, then James Hook may be your man. Some of Our World class
:46:51. > :46:57.players may think their places are in jeopardy this weekend. Following
:46:57. > :47:02.defeats, you will always be a nervous. They will tinker a little
:47:02. > :47:10.bit and bring in a few players. They will give players a -- time to
:47:10. > :47:19.bed in as well. Yesterday, the first half was very difficult for
:47:19. > :47:25.Dan Biggar. I expect them to keep him. We were all speaking last week
:47:25. > :47:28.and saying that the back line almost pick the self. We are only
:47:28. > :47:35.one game into the campaign. They know they are good players. They
:47:35. > :47:45.just need to start better next week. It is great that you are here. We
:47:45. > :47:55.
:47:55. > :48:01.Williams. That is some start to the second half for Wales. It is a
:48:01. > :48:06.penalty again for Wales. Breathless and magnificent. They are still
:48:06. > :48:16.going. Are they have taken it quickly and they are there. Martyn
:48:16. > :48:25.
:48:25. > :48:31.I had hair there. It brings back some good memories. But as a
:48:31. > :48:36.different back story to this Wales team. You had a couple of good wins
:48:36. > :48:45.and he went to Paris feeling confident. This is different.
:48:45. > :48:51.Confidence is shot to bits. It is totally different circumstances. We
:48:51. > :48:58.were written off than as well. We had not won in Paris for a while.
:48:58. > :49:06.That result today has not done us any favours. They were not balanced
:49:06. > :49:11.today. Come next week they will put it right. It is difficult. New
:49:11. > :49:15.Zealand is the ideal game, no expectation. It ribby the same next
:49:15. > :49:18.week in Paris. Or for some reason we play well against the French and
:49:18. > :49:28.we have done in a recent times. It is a daunting place but why not
:49:28. > :49:36.give it a crack. Earlier on, the panel were talking about defence.
:49:36. > :49:42.have never been a believer in the Blitz philosophy. Wynne-Jones
:49:42. > :49:50.brought up a statistic saying we had conceded so many points in 40
:49:50. > :49:53.minutes. We lost to Australia in the autumn because we blitzed at
:49:53. > :49:59.the wrong time. If we had not lit in the last minute of the game, we
:49:59. > :50:03.would not have lost the match. The teams that we aspire to beat do not
:50:03. > :50:07.have Blitz. We have to be careful put up the big highlights you get
:50:07. > :50:11.with the Blitz defence, such as Jonathan Davies coming in and
:50:11. > :50:21.making it a collision. They overshadow the deficiencies of it
:50:21. > :50:22.
:50:22. > :50:29.sometimes. Will Carling sent a message. He said Wales need to pick
:50:30. > :50:34.players who are on form, not a World Cup form. You could argue for
:50:34. > :50:40.it James Hook. But the winners are in place for the style you want to
:50:40. > :50:45.play. The selection between Justin Tipuric and Sam Warburton is a
:50:45. > :50:48.difficult one. Justin Tipuric is always on the front foot. Sam
:50:48. > :50:52.Warburton is playing for the Cardiff Blues who are struggling at
:50:52. > :51:02.the moment. It is difficult to make a fair comparison. Pack your for
:51:02. > :51:05.
:51:05. > :51:11.joining us tonight. -- thank you Each week we will be looking at
:51:11. > :51:21.selection for the British and Irish Lions. This week, Phil Bennett has
:51:21. > :51:22.
:51:22. > :51:29.stepped up to the plate. Will there Welcome to the lion's den. Last
:51:29. > :51:37.week's team was picked by Jeremy Guscott. Dan Lydiate made it
:51:37. > :51:42.despite not being fit yet. Sam Warburton may be missing. We have
:51:42. > :51:52.seen him make brilliant tackles for that we need to see more of that.
:51:52. > :52:25.
:52:25. > :52:35.This week's selector is Phil The Federal picks itself. -- the
:52:35. > :52:52.
:52:52. > :53:02.There we are, seven Irish, for Welsh and for English. The
:53:02. > :53:07.
:53:07. > :53:12.captaincy looks to be between Jamie It is a good team. The when talking
:53:12. > :53:22.point is Mike Phillips. Many Sunday newspapers say he did not play very
:53:22. > :53:26.well. I am terrified of the block. I looked at Ben Youngs yesterday,
:53:26. > :53:36.but I can remember Mike Phillips in South Africa and he was making a
:53:36. > :53:36.
:53:36. > :53:42.visit. We need someone like him. He is not playing well but a lot of
:53:42. > :53:47.players I did not pick their are not match-fit. I based on the games
:53:47. > :53:55.I saw yesterday. That was my selection. But Mike Phillips gets
:53:55. > :54:04.in every time. I would go back to Brian O'Driscoll. I know I feel was
:54:04. > :54:08.a if he is fit and he should captain the British and Irish Lions.
:54:08. > :54:13.He was cruelly put out in the first Test last time. I would love to see
:54:13. > :54:20.him have a crack at the Six Nations and go on the British and Irish
:54:20. > :54:24.Lions and then retire. What he does to his body, he will not be able to
:54:24. > :54:31.walk when he is 40. The scale is still there. Everybody a response
:54:31. > :54:41.to what he does. He is still spiritually the captain of the
:54:41. > :54:42.
:54:42. > :54:51.Irish team. He is one of player every fan loves to watch. Perhaps
:54:51. > :54:57.you could say this is the biggest week of Rob Howley's career.
:54:57. > :55:03.Whoever lost that game, the coach would be under the microscope.
:55:03. > :55:09.There is lots of pressure after the first home game. There are some big
:55:09. > :55:16.selection issues. Strangely enough, I feel confident the boys can do
:55:16. > :55:22.well in Paris next week. I do feel sorry for him. He has picked the
:55:22. > :55:28.wrong season to be in charge. I do not think much has changed. We are
:55:28. > :55:37.just not playing that well. He was under a lot of pressure. The we may
:55:37. > :55:41.play well in Paris, and then we go to Rome. It just gets harder and
:55:41. > :55:48.harder. That is the Six Nations for you. It is the best competition in
:55:48. > :55:53.the world. We have nothing to lose. Nobody will give us a chance. If we
:55:53. > :56:00.play to Our best ability and cut out the errors and play basic rugby
:56:00. > :56:03.football, we can shock the French. I think the French were still think
:56:03. > :56:13.they will be able to turn up and roll over a Welsh side that is
:56:13. > :56:19.lacking in confidence. If Wales go there and do what they can do...
:56:19. > :56:24.Ladies and gentlemen, please show your appreciation to the panel
:56:24. > :56:34.members. Wales were beaten by Ireland and it is France next. From
:56:34. > :56:47.
:56:47. > :56:54.Make every second count. If it does not hurt, you do not feel it. And