:00:21. > :00:31.When the All Blacks swept into Wales, many feared the worst. And
:00:31. > :00:35.
:00:35. > :00:44.New Zealand lived up to the hype. Ruthless. Clinical. Cynical. Wales,
:00:44. > :00:49.for their part, were battling. Bonkers. Yet brave in defeat. It
:00:49. > :00:58.all comes down to Australia and a last ditch fight to stay in the
:00:58. > :01:01.world's top eight. Good evening and welcome to Scrum V. Wales fell to
:01:01. > :01:07.their third defeat at Bath hands of the All Blacks but it was a
:01:07. > :01:12.performance full of passion and grit. My guests are here to share
:01:12. > :01:22.their thoughts but let's return to the Millennium Stadium and Wales
:01:22. > :01:22.
:01:22. > :02:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds
:02:29. > :02:37.This is where they have to be competitive. They were not combated
:02:37. > :02:46.against Samoa and Argentina. There is another Welsh player injured.
:02:46. > :02:52.Oh... That was a cheap shot. behind, that was a bad one. This
:02:52. > :03:02.doesn't look too good on Aaron Jarvis. And not a great start for
:03:02. > :03:19.
:03:19. > :03:29.Wales. Two of the front five going backs in the back three, Wales get
:03:29. > :03:29.
:03:29. > :04:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds
:04:48. > :04:58.has not had a blast at these. Leigh Halfpenny and Conrad Smith
:04:58. > :05:19.
:05:19. > :05:25.got their hands on the ball. First Williams. He took the man touching
:05:25. > :05:32.the ball. A bid to tackle. The extra man created by the All Blacks,
:05:32. > :05:42.the dummy run that holds the defence, but a great tackle by Liam
:05:42. > :05:54.
:05:54. > :06:04.Williams, that will give him The very good tackle. It had to be
:06:04. > :06:04.
:06:04. > :07:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds
:07:22. > :07:30.Is that it? It is just going to it. There is the missed tackle,
:07:30. > :07:40.then another one, then another one, and then it his danger. -- it is
:07:40. > :08:09.
:08:09. > :08:14.penalty advantage being played. Well, here is the end of it. Paul
:08:14. > :08:24.James knocking on. Wales have gone for the corner. He's missed the
:08:24. > :08:52.
:08:52. > :09:02.corner again, for the second time. but illegally and advantage being
:09:02. > :09:02.
:09:02. > :09:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds
:09:52. > :10:02.Zealand's second try. They opened keep it ticking over, nothing fancy.
:10:02. > :10:40.
:10:40. > :10:50.Again, the defence is too narrow. Good effort bike half butt. He was
:10:50. > :10:50.
:10:50. > :11:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds
:11:33. > :11:39.on his own, he had to cover three 15 players. There is no back line.
:11:39. > :11:47.This is a catch and drive, I would imagine. They have done the
:11:47. > :11:55.catching bit, and this is the driver. And they score! Well, that
:11:55. > :12:05.caught the All Blacks slightly off- guard. Williams comes into the
:12:05. > :12:05.
:12:05. > :13:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds
:13:27. > :13:37.line-out, takes the drive, and result! Sam Warburton, tremendous
:13:37. > :13:58.
:13:58. > :14:04.passes will do it, a couple of passes have come to fruition and it
:14:04. > :14:08.is a second try for Wales! That was good handling skills, good passing,
:14:08. > :14:18.and they scored. They deserved that, and they put a lot of pressure on
:14:18. > :14:21.
:14:21. > :14:31.New Zealand. Very well tried. last chance from Wales. He is off,
:14:31. > :14:47.
:14:47. > :14:52.it has come back to life in the The boys were desperate for a win
:14:52. > :14:56.and we tried everything and that was epitomised today. People said
:14:56. > :15:02.we were predictable, but they did not see that coming, that went all
:15:02. > :15:08.right. The crowd went wild in that line-out and it worked. Hair worked
:15:08. > :15:12.and it was a great atmosphere, a gutsy decision but it paid off.
:15:12. > :15:17.They are was a lot more spirit today and effort from us which was
:15:17. > :15:26.great -- there was a lot more. boys went into the collisions are
:15:26. > :15:31.hard and turnovers, and we played more rugby. Even though we have
:15:31. > :15:35.lost, there are positives we can take from this and move forward.
:15:36. > :15:38.expected them to come out and play passionately and with a lot of
:15:38. > :15:45.energy and they did that and I was surprised they did not take the
:15:45. > :15:51.points when they were on offer. That is their choice, but it could
:15:51. > :15:55.have made a difference. I think we controlled them comfortably for 60
:15:55. > :16:03.minutes and the score will show that. Of the way we played in the
:16:03. > :16:07.second half, we headed about 60% territory and possession -- the way.
:16:07. > :16:15.There were a lot of pleasing aspects and I hope the All Blacks
:16:15. > :16:20.feel they were in a difficult game, particularly in the last 40 minutes.
:16:21. > :16:26.Jonathon, we wanted to see pride restored and we did, but it was the
:16:26. > :16:31.6th defeat in the road, where they are more positives and negatives?
:16:31. > :16:36.Scott Williams played well, the second half performance was a lot
:16:36. > :16:39.better and showed a lot of commitment. 33 down at one stage
:16:39. > :16:45.could have been 50 points down if they did not show courage and
:16:45. > :16:50.character, so that was better, but we lost momentum on missing for
:16:50. > :16:54.touch. Why did that way they did not go for penalties, I do not know.
:16:54. > :16:59.Too many missed tackles in the first half and the game was over.
:16:59. > :17:04.The All Blacks are almost perfect in everything at the moment, but
:17:04. > :17:07.their decision-making makes them a class apart. Everything they do,
:17:07. > :17:15.going into breakdowns and when not to contest the ball, just the way
:17:15. > :17:19.they play the game on their feet. They are so effective in everything
:17:19. > :17:23.they do. The Man of the Match epitomised that, everything
:17:23. > :17:27.revolves around him. He does not want to go off his feet, he is
:17:27. > :17:37.making another tackle after two seconds. He gets back to his feet
:17:37. > :17:39.
:17:39. > :17:44.floor and that makes it easy for the All Blacks. Here, he is keeping
:17:44. > :17:50.his discipline onside. He is making decisions, Welsh players on the
:17:50. > :17:54.floor again, it's easy meat for him. Tackles, what comes from this? A
:17:54. > :18:00.turnover for the All Blacks. They are effective at the basics,
:18:00. > :18:05.running straight, fixing defenders, and a trust everybody to do their
:18:05. > :18:10.job. Two players using the width of the field here to get the ball.
:18:10. > :18:15.Again, two players at the breakdown of. Two players allows all the
:18:15. > :18:24.other players to keep their width, a trust them to do their jobs. And
:18:24. > :18:32.look at the whiff they were able to keep up. - the width. He is there
:18:32. > :18:36.and it allows him to put pressure on Phillips. Good tackles again.
:18:36. > :18:43.Look at the decisions on the breakdown. How many Welsh players
:18:43. > :18:53.are on their feet? Not effective. Waned into the tackles. Six or
:18:53. > :18:54.
:18:54. > :18:58.seven Welsh players in that area up. They are so far in front of
:18:58. > :19:04.everybody else but for me it is the time they spend on their feet so
:19:04. > :19:09.they can commit to the games. has to make a decision and he looks
:19:09. > :19:13.up and there are more New Zealand players, difficult for decision-
:19:13. > :19:17.making if you have six players out of the game.
:19:17. > :19:22.New Zealand are probably the most streetwise team in world rugby but
:19:22. > :19:26.Wales can be naive at times. Yes, are many similar theme, there is a
:19:26. > :19:36.lot of hard work but then kinks not is what the game has about and
:19:36. > :19:41.
:19:41. > :19:48.there are a few examples in the You are committing a lot of people
:19:48. > :19:54.and it has just not, around, that his inexperience at plane forward.
:19:54. > :19:59.That is a silly try for Wales to give away. The first line-out for
:19:59. > :20:02.New Zealand, everybody stays on the floor and they are defending the
:20:02. > :20:07.out come. Wales can have the ball but they make sure Wales do not get
:20:07. > :20:11.what they want from the line-out. New Zealand got what they want and
:20:11. > :20:16.Wales are struggling. If New Zealand has challenged that, Wales
:20:16. > :20:20.would have been able to go through. What have they got? Thank you,
:20:20. > :20:26.clever thinking. Simple small things, a lot of hard work and
:20:26. > :20:36.effort goes in with Wales, but these little things are lacking in
:20:36. > :20:37.
:20:37. > :20:43.They just of better thinkers of the game at the moment and that is
:20:43. > :20:47.crucial at times -- they just got better. We do you are big club
:20:47. > :20:52.courage a Regional College, you create how players think -- whether
:20:52. > :20:57.you are a big club coach or a regional coach. They are not
:20:57. > :21:02.physically battered, but they have a good attitude and they think
:21:02. > :21:08.about the game -- they are not physically better. And the trust
:21:08. > :21:13.each other. If I know the first two guys will secure possession, that
:21:13. > :21:18.will secured a break down. We have a lack of confidence at times and
:21:18. > :21:24.think we need five players to make a breakdown. Pick detracts from has
:21:24. > :21:30.been able to play on our feet and take away from those breakdowns. --
:21:30. > :21:36.it to track. Missed tackles have played Wales. They have missed 17
:21:36. > :21:43.in that first half and four contributed to that first tries.
:21:43. > :21:48.do not understand why they did not take the points in the first half.
:21:48. > :21:56.Against the All Blacks, if you have three points, you have to take them.
:21:56. > :22:02.You are ahead in the game. But first I comes and all of a sudden,
:22:02. > :22:12.12, 156 -- 12, 15 points out, that is the problem. We must momentum.
:22:12. > :22:14.
:22:14. > :22:22.If we look at the first try, that Priestland, but they do not
:22:22. > :22:30.communicate in the chase. Williams missed the tackle. Jonathan Davies
:22:30. > :22:36.missed the tackle, then it is an offload maybe. But just watch here.
:22:36. > :22:46.He has to stay out of touch here. It is great play. What an
:22:46. > :22:56.opportunity to go in and get the ball! April in. Second row. -- they
:22:56. > :22:56.
:22:56. > :23:06.Kyle in the, in the second row. -- pile in. They have got the wind
:23:06. > :23:12.
:23:12. > :23:18.The first two receivers will not just take it in. They have got
:23:18. > :23:21.options either side. They are always thinking. Very difficult for
:23:21. > :23:27.Rhys Priestland because they have got three players back and they are
:23:27. > :23:30.communicating, like they are on a piece of string. One goes back, one
:23:30. > :23:40.forward and one across, so they fill the space and can counter-
:23:40. > :23:44.attack. They can shift the defence. I think the chase has not been good.
:23:44. > :23:52.Some players have run up before others and got behind them and we
:23:52. > :23:57.have struggled unfortunately. had the worst possible start,
:23:57. > :24:01.losing three important players within 20 minutes. One of them,
:24:01. > :24:11.this was an unforgivable -- unforgivable act of violence.
:24:11. > :24:14.
:24:14. > :24:20.Bradley Davies collared from behind. hog Cup which was very sad for the
:24:20. > :24:28.game and for New Zealand -- and this was a cowardly assault from
:24:28. > :24:33.the hooker. He has just taking that mind about, whether the police get
:24:33. > :24:39.involved, I do not know, but I am sure that New Zealand rugby
:24:39. > :24:43.authorities will look. This was as important as what happened to Keith
:24:43. > :24:53.Murdoch in 1972 and if he has to go home, he deserves it, and it will
:24:53. > :24:59.
:24:59. > :25:04.Why would you punched and stamped on a head? I do not understand.
:25:04. > :25:09.They are so good, they do not need to do that. They do play tough, but
:25:09. > :25:19.that was vicious. Barely a minute had gone, it seemed
:25:19. > :25:28.
:25:28. > :25:34.justify it. Badly is doing his role. -- Bradley Davies. This happens all
:25:34. > :25:40.the time in the game. He is frustrated and it is unforgivable
:25:40. > :25:50.to do that from behind. Paris name -- there is no place in the game up
:25:50. > :25:52.
:25:52. > :25:57.for that. I was a fan of his until It is a red-card offence, no doubt.
:25:57. > :26:01.And again changes because two important players have gone off. --
:26:01. > :26:07.to be gained changes. I said yesterday, how long will it
:26:07. > :26:11.be before an official concern and says, that is a red card?
:26:11. > :26:17.At half-time, I thought somebody should go in and explain what was
:26:17. > :26:22.going on. That is a debate for another day.
:26:22. > :26:27.And within the last hour, we have heard he will be sited and will
:26:27. > :26:31.face further punishment potentially and Bradley Davies has returned. He
:26:31. > :26:41.was taken to hospital suffering from severe concussion, he is back
:26:41. > :27:11.
:27:12. > :27:17.Rabo Direct Pro 12 returned this The those still training, the
:27:17. > :27:27.Ospreys were in with the bonus point Mike Windsor's penalty left
:27:27. > :27:41.
:27:41. > :27:51.Phil Price allowed for this wide out. Three penalties from Tom Prodi
:27:51. > :28:10.
:28:10. > :28:17.did well for the Dragons. The Blues to hit back. This charge down gave
:28:17. > :28:27.them a foothold in 322. A recycled ball led to a try in the corner by
:28:27. > :28:31.
:28:31. > :28:38.the prop. This meant the Blues trailed by a 7-5 at half-time.
:28:38. > :28:40.Sweeney had a hat-trick of penalties to give the Blues the
:28:40. > :28:43.first win in the Rabo Direct Pro 12 in five matches.
:28:43. > :28:51.Row and in of the week and were the Scarlets hoping to consolidate
:28:51. > :29:01.their second place. Against the elements, the scholars
:29:01. > :29:09.did well to keep it a 3-3 at half- time. The main talking point was
:29:09. > :29:13.this spike up. Judge for yourself. Anyway, Roman left the field on a
:29:13. > :29:23.stretcher. With the conditions in their favour, the Scarlets looked
:29:23. > :29:32.
:29:32. > :29:42.the more likely in the second half. Scarlets. They think they have
:29:42. > :29:50.
:29:50. > :29:55.the first ever for the Scarlets against Munster, keeps them ahead
:29:55. > :30:05.of the Blues, which makes the Dobbie at the Liberty on Friday
:30:05. > :30:06.
:30:06. > :30:09.A very welcome three wins for the Welsh regions. The pick of the
:30:09. > :30:16.bunch, the Scarlets against Munster, the first time they have beat them
:30:16. > :30:22.in 15. Conditions were dreadful. It just keeps them ticking over, top
:30:22. > :30:28.of the table. Vitally important wins for the Blues and Dragons. A
:30:28. > :30:37.good confidence booster. Dragons haven't won in a long while.
:30:37. > :30:47.It is all about the win sometimes, and that was the case for them.
:30:47. > :30:50.
:30:50. > :31:00.Based seemed to Paul jammy tries up from a row. -- they seemed to pull
:31:00. > :31:04.
:31:04. > :31:12.jammy tries out of nowhere. Ospreys, they must have been
:31:12. > :31:18.disappointed. The referee gave a dodgy decision. What is good about
:31:18. > :31:23.this period is that you've got a chance of seeing tomorrow's
:31:23. > :31:28.regional players playing in this area and for the regional -- for
:31:28. > :31:33.Wales to get three points regionally is a great plus.
:31:33. > :31:39.Rabo Direct Pro 12 continues next week. The Ospreys and the Blues
:31:39. > :31:48.play. We have an online feature, previewing the big game next Friday
:31:48. > :31:58.at 7pm. Let's return to the autumn series and round-up the rest of the
:31:58. > :32:01.
:32:01. > :32:05.weekend's action. England versus of the South Africans. It is a
:32:05. > :32:11.great try, but it is a messy try. The ball was bouncing around
:32:11. > :32:21.everywhere. It has come right at the start of the second half.
:32:21. > :32:31.A penalty coming in. The advantage being played. Oh, no! Ashton could
:32:31. > :32:54.
:32:54. > :33:00.pulling themselves back into this penalty for Tonga but they think
:33:00. > :33:10.they have got the try. Scotland think they have conceded,
:33:10. > :33:33.
:33:33. > :33:43.so let's see the confirmation. It that could be the dagger in the
:33:43. > :33:43.
:33:43. > :35:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 66 seconds
:35:06. > :35:10.heart of Scottish rugby. A mixed bag, but the result that
:35:10. > :35:15.stood out was the defeat by Scotland to Tonga because it has
:35:15. > :35:25.led to the resignation of their coach. Where does that leave them?
:35:25. > :35:31.I just... I watched that. They had a scrum to win it. The coach must
:35:31. > :35:38.have said, that is it, I'm done. has reacted, because they did beat
:35:38. > :35:45.Australia in the summer. He is upset about what went on yesterday.
:35:45. > :35:51.He should have hung on, reviewed his situation. He is a very good
:35:51. > :35:58.coach. A very good man. Good luck to the next guy. Another result
:35:58. > :36:03.which was nearly a big shock was France versus Samoa, 22-14, but it
:36:03. > :36:10.Samoa were ahead at one point. Does that give a bit of context to
:36:10. > :36:19.Wales' defeat? Argentina fell away. I think Samoa, we sat here last
:36:19. > :36:22.week, we looked at them, and I spoke to Andre, and he told me how
:36:22. > :36:27.worried they were about Samoa, particularly because they were
:36:27. > :36:33.leading. He was very fearful and France have been particularly good
:36:33. > :36:38.with good wins over Australia etc. Samoa have got a pat form now. They
:36:38. > :36:44.are going to be dangerous. Australia versus Italy, that was
:36:44. > :36:48.close as well. But it is still southern hemisphere are dominant.
:36:48. > :36:58.One more match for Wales now. There's a whole lot more than pride
:36:58. > :37:14.
:37:14. > :37:19.at stake. It is the Wallabies up Well, this game has now become
:37:19. > :37:24.enormously significant. Throughout this autumn series, there have been
:37:24. > :37:30.a lot of if, but an me be, but if Wales lose to Australia, they will
:37:30. > :37:35.be out of the top eight, and that could mean a huge blow for the
:37:35. > :37:40.World Cup seeding. It is a must-win game. The worrying thing is
:37:40. > :37:45.Australia have got a platform because Ben Alexander is back. They
:37:45. > :37:53.did play a lot of scrums against England, and pressure on the
:37:53. > :37:59.England try-line. This is England's put-in. Australia's 22, they put a
:37:59. > :38:05.lot of pressure on some. The defence stopped the English boys.
:38:05. > :38:09.Here we see the step around. The outcome what they want is to split
:38:09. > :38:15.the scrum and they are very successful. The England scrum split
:38:15. > :38:19.in half but Australia keep driving through the space. They allow the
:38:19. > :38:28.turn over and Australia, a devastating side when they play the
:38:28. > :38:31.turnover ball. The Wallabies have been beset by injuries lately.
:38:31. > :38:37.David Powell Koch has been out as well but there are rumours he will
:38:37. > :38:40.be fit, what sort of impact will he make a? We spoke about the welch
:38:40. > :38:44.effectiveness at the breakdown being important and we have some
:38:45. > :38:50.clips of him. This is from two years ago. Outstanding, everything
:38:50. > :38:57.he does. Feet, over the ball. His decision making around the
:38:57. > :39:01.breakdowns, and keep his almost immovable. He can play with the
:39:01. > :39:08.ball as well. Interesting statistics from the World Cup, they
:39:08. > :39:14.didn't have a lot of possession. They based a lot of a game on
:39:14. > :39:21.turnovers and this guy gives them the turnovers allowing others to
:39:21. > :39:28.run the ball interplay. That is the danger of Australia. If he doesn't
:39:28. > :39:38.play, the land that replaces him will be almost as good. New Zealand
:39:38. > :39:44.are way in front of everything else. Wait in front. Australia, they came
:39:44. > :39:50.into England, they regrouped, everyone expected England to win.
:39:50. > :39:54.They know that on their day, they have great mental toughness. Their
:39:54. > :40:02.last game against the All Blacks, they drew it. This is the last game
:40:02. > :40:09.of a long, long season. We haven't beaten them for a while now. If
:40:09. > :40:12.they beat Wales, they will be delighted with their year. But they
:40:13. > :40:19.are still second in the world. And they have had a lot of injuries, so
:40:19. > :40:24.it is going to be a very tough ask. Wales can win it. It could be great
:40:24. > :40:29.if we could go there and win it. We have been unlucky a little bit with
:40:29. > :40:39.several decisions. I shouldn't blame the referee, but they have
:40:39. > :40:40.
:40:40. > :40:49.been some bad decisions. The All Blacks get the majority of the
:40:49. > :40:52.decisions. There was a couple of -- couple of incidents yesterday. Sam
:40:52. > :40:59.Warburton, he ripped the ball away, and had somebody else done it, he
:40:59. > :41:04.would have been applauded. Let's not get back to the World Cup!
:41:04. > :41:12.talked about the significance of David Poe cock, and how do you do
:41:12. > :41:17.the -- how do you see the balance of the Welsh defence? There was
:41:17. > :41:25.lots of strong performances yesterday from Wales. There was a
:41:25. > :41:33.couple of weak ones as well. One permutation is to put Ryan back
:41:33. > :41:40.into number 8. Sam Warburton could take on the front. International
:41:40. > :41:49.rugby, it gains a lot more when there is a loose play. We have not
:41:49. > :41:56.coped well in the tackling, the breakdown. They have to look at it
:41:56. > :42:02.on Saturday. The turnovers is key. They will attack from handling
:42:02. > :42:06.errors. The balance of the back row is key and why not start with Sam
:42:06. > :42:11.Warburton, but they are a lot of injuries. Thank you for your
:42:11. > :42:16.company tonight. It is the Wallabies against Wales next. We
:42:16. > :42:19.can count for a lot of support. Perhaps somebody who wants to win
:42:19. > :42:29.than anybody else is this man who has recorded a special message to
:42:29. > :42:36.
:42:36. > :42:41.Good afternoon. My greetings to you, the people of
:42:41. > :42:45.Welsh rugby. Today I come before you with an urgent message.
:42:45. > :42:52.Although recent times have been hard, another darkness looms more
:42:52. > :43:00.disturbing than anything you have faced. The Aussies are coming. To
:43:00. > :43:08.pilfer and linger, to loiter these feckless fugitives are on tour. And
:43:09. > :43:14.they care not for history and culture. So I called to you now,
:43:14. > :43:21.you there and in your favourite trek, you there with your hand on