:00:24. > :00:34.We have all the action the boss al -- we have all action, and a bottle
:00:34. > :00:41.
:00:41. > :00:46.the Blues ball for a result of the weekend. We catch up with their
:00:46. > :00:50.eight man of the match who is not afraid to break down the law.
:00:50. > :00:55.you the kind of player who is not sure I've of telling players what
:00:55. > :01:05.to do even though they are 10 years older than you? A I do not know
:01:05. > :01:19.
:01:19. > :01:28.about that. Liam Williams cheers on Welcome to the first how light show
:01:28. > :01:37.of 2013. He is Jonathan Davis and joins me. We will start with the
:01:37. > :01:41.match against Munster and the Cardiff Blues. The Jamie Roberts
:01:41. > :01:51.returned, making his first appearance since Wales lost to
:01:51. > :02:09.
:02:09. > :02:19.Australia. Ronan O'Gara is now blows. Rhys Patchell could get a
:02:19. > :02:44.
:02:44. > :02:54.try here if he can control the ball. credit this season already. -- 49
:02:54. > :02:54.
:02:54. > :04:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:04:50. > :05:00.points macro to his credit this very quick on his feet. -- cult
:05:00. > :05:04.
:05:04. > :05:09.planned is very quick on his feet. The given their recent run, there
:05:09. > :05:19.was a fantastic. In it was an amazing result. I do not think
:05:19. > :05:19.
:05:19. > :05:26.anyone expected it. Great defensive performance. It was a great, great
:05:26. > :05:36.result for Cardiff. The they did seem under the Pompeii in that
:05:36. > :05:39.
:05:39. > :05:49.first half. -- under the pump. There is a definite recipe for
:05:49. > :05:52.
:05:52. > :06:02.winning against Munster. They are far better organised. It's Jamie
:06:02. > :06:19.
:06:19. > :06:25.There are working in tandem here. It takes a lot of doing. Sam
:06:25. > :06:35.Warburton was back to his aggressive self-. He made a their
:06:35. > :06:48.
:06:48. > :06:58.tackle there. -- He made a low The green shoots of recovery.
:06:58. > :07:00.
:07:00. > :07:10.Should we be circumspect? Or it was a great, great performance. It was
:07:10. > :07:13.
:07:13. > :07:23.a great finish. There is a lot of talent in Wales. Munster going to
:07:23. > :07:30.
:07:30. > :07:39.natural. -- too lateral. The that was their downfall, to be honest.
:07:39. > :07:44.They have to go slowly but still get results. Rhys Patchell shone.
:07:44. > :07:50.18 months ago, he was doing his A- levels. He is been told it was one
:07:50. > :07:57.of the contenders to replace Rhys Priestland in the Six Nations. He
:07:57. > :08:01.is keen to play the hype down. in a fly-half in Wales is tough.
:08:01. > :08:07.Know the position had tracks so much attention and scrutiny. Rhys
:08:07. > :08:15.Patchell seems to have the maturity to cope, and he is under no
:08:15. > :08:23.illusions about the challenges ahead. It has been a swift rise.
:08:23. > :08:32.You have gone from virtually unrecognisable in the space of one
:08:32. > :08:40.season. You now seem to be first choice. I'd do not know about that.
:08:40. > :08:46.In terms of how quickly it has happened, it has been surprising.
:08:46. > :08:56.It must have been daunting. It was a bit daunting going to training on
:08:56. > :08:58.
:08:58. > :09:03.day one. in terms of the way you won again, you are fly-half and you
:09:04. > :09:10.have to boss players around. I you shy about telling players what to
:09:10. > :09:16.do even though they may be 10 years older than you? You have to tell
:09:16. > :09:26.everyone this is what we want, and this is how the game is going to go.
:09:26. > :09:27.
:09:27. > :09:32.People have to be in certain positions. You just have to put
:09:32. > :09:42.your thumbs up and go through with it. You have any heroes, players
:09:42. > :09:49.
:09:49. > :09:53.you look up to own? Jonny Wilkinson. Stephen Larkham. The there's a few
:09:53. > :09:58.new look at and think, if I can take that from him, that would be
:09:58. > :10:08.good. Every Thursday night, Rhys Patchell turns up at his old club
:10:08. > :10:34.
:10:34. > :10:38.in Cardiff to help with coaching There's a lot of speculation about
:10:39. > :10:48.who will be the next fly-half with Christian being injured and your
:10:49. > :10:49.
:10:49. > :10:57.name has been mentioned frequently. -- with that your -- with
:10:57. > :11:02.Priestland being injured. How colder are you with that? It is
:11:02. > :11:07.really humbling that people are saying potentially you could do
:11:07. > :11:11.this, but as I said, I am 19 and if it happens in the next few years
:11:11. > :11:21.than that is great but at the moment, you know, I am up there
:11:21. > :11:22.
:11:22. > :11:28.every week for the Blues and that Very intelligent, bright lad. It is
:11:28. > :11:38.important to play the hype down. met him a few times. He's very
:11:38. > :11:38.
:11:39. > :11:48.level-headed and intelligent. He works hard, great work ethic. He
:11:48. > :11:54.communicates well. Let's calm down a little bit. He is 19. It would
:11:54. > :12:04.not be a good idea to throw him in under too much pressure. I have no
:12:04. > :12:04.
:12:04. > :12:14.doubt he will play for Wales. At the moment, leaving to learn his
:12:14. > :12:17.
:12:17. > :12:22.trade. It has been tough for him. Maybe it will be easier for him
:12:22. > :12:32.next year. At the moment, leave him and let him develop. Sage advice
:12:32. > :12:35.
:12:35. > :12:45.that. Thank you for that. Now Friday night, when the Ospreys took
:12:45. > :12:45.
:12:45. > :13:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:13:27. > :13:37.follow their Christmas wins with desperately. It is no more than the
:13:37. > :13:37.
:13:37. > :13:45.Zebre desert. 28 minutes gone. There is a penalty coming to the
:13:45. > :13:55.Ospreys, and a chance to take the lead for the first time. Dan Biggar.
:13:55. > :14:17.
:14:17. > :14:27.65 minutes gone. The Ospreys Age Ospreys. But Zebre have not looked
:14:27. > :14:55.
:14:55. > :15:05.and that could be the moment that When they scored that try, we were
:15:05. > :15:06.
:15:06. > :15:11.just... Just tackle on the line and got the ball away. But I think we
:15:11. > :15:15.have set a few home truths are now. Refreshing honesty from Adam Jones
:15:15. > :15:24.there if nothing else. A poor performance hugger that be a
:15:25. > :15:30.blessing in disguise and a wake-up call? -- but could that be? I don't
:15:30. > :15:36.know. They made some changes and Zebre came with some really
:15:36. > :15:43.determine changes. They tried to play a 2 and a half strategies. A
:15:43. > :15:47.great try that he scored and he is kicking well. This will be
:15:47. > :15:52.forgotten in three weeks' time and it is a win at the end of the day.
:15:52. > :16:02.And of course, the Heineken Cup next. Ospreys have come third in
:16:02. > :16:09.that's wreath. Of -- in that the matter pool. Everybody is having a
:16:09. > :16:15.pop at the regional game. Ospreys could be contenders to go through
:16:15. > :16:23.and maybe make a good hit at it. But yesterday, you just forget
:16:23. > :16:27.about it. They scraped a win. It will be forgotten. And next week
:16:28. > :16:37.there will be no complacency. They will have an edge there and a great
:16:37. > :16:42.chance of winning. If I think it is important that they prevent points.
:16:42. > :16:46.In my experience it is a one school game. Dan Biggar was the main man
:16:46. > :16:53.sparing the Ospreys their blushes. Does that mean he is in
:16:53. > :17:02.composition? Well, it's... It is an awkward situation because you've
:17:02. > :17:11.got Dan Biggar, and then Rhys Priestland, who was the best number
:17:11. > :17:18.ten. Do they think Dan Biggar is good enough to play that role for
:17:18. > :17:22.Wales? That is one thought process they have. Secondly, do they then
:17:22. > :17:26.think Steve Cook can run the game for Wales at Number 10? Those are
:17:27. > :17:30.the options they have. I know they have got to go with one. That is
:17:30. > :17:40.the call they have to make a stop whatever they do, they have got to
:17:40. > :17:43.
:17:43. > :17:53.stick with it. -- they have got to make a start. They are now in a
:17:53. > :17:53.
:17:53. > :17:59.position where they have got to go with one even after Rhys Priestland.
:17:59. > :18:09.Who do they go with? It is as simple as that. There was another
:18:09. > :18:09.
:18:09. > :18:18.in talking point in the game. Let's look at this. Five minutes to go.
:18:18. > :18:28.Look at that tackle! His own physio comes on. Look at him! Key slides
:18:28. > :18:31.
:18:31. > :18:39.in. That is a red card. -- he slides in. He is a reserve winger
:18:39. > :18:43.in a tight match. That could have been different! A different result!
:18:43. > :18:53.Next up, the principality Premiership and with a writ -- a
:18:53. > :19:05.
:19:05. > :19:11.round-up of the weekend's action, Carmarthen celebrated their 7th
:19:11. > :19:21.League win of the season with a bonus point. Jason Harris scored
:19:21. > :19:21.
:19:21. > :19:26.two tries for his side and Bridgend went home with nothing.
:19:26. > :19:36.The visitors failed to score when the home side were down to 13 but
:19:36. > :19:36.
:19:36. > :19:44.there's got two late tries to grab a bonus point. -- but they scored.
:19:44. > :19:52.This match ended in stalemate, with all the points coming in the first
:19:52. > :20:02.half. Despite the draw, the visitors outscored the home side by
:20:02. > :20:07.
:20:07. > :20:11.If Neath other last visiting side to come away with a victory but
:20:11. > :20:21.after two good wins over Leeds in the Irish Cup they were confident
:20:21. > :20:30.
:20:30. > :20:40.of another home town when. Over for the opening try. Just the
:20:40. > :20:44.
:20:44. > :20:54.third minute. Pontypridd on the move again. There could be an
:20:54. > :20:57.
:20:57. > :21:07.overlap on here. Clayton's caused his third try it in two games. He -
:21:07. > :21:23.
:21:23. > :21:29.score. The one-way traffic continues. Adam Thomas looking for
:21:29. > :21:39.an inside run there. The tackling was poor there and there is the
:21:39. > :21:41.
:21:41. > :21:45.bonus point in injury time for Pontypridd. Karl Thomas weights. --
:21:45. > :21:54.waits. Six of the best for Pontypridd as they keep up the
:21:54. > :21:59.The boys have been chomping at the bit to get out there. It has been
:21:59. > :22:05.quite frustrating for them, waiting, andthey released a bit of
:22:05. > :22:15.testosterone today and did it with style. -- and I suppose they
:22:15. > :22:23.
:22:23. > :22:31.Congratulations from everybody here to Ellis Lloyd, this month's
:22:31. > :22:37.principality Premiership player of the month. He played all his youth
:22:37. > :22:46.and junior rugby at Hendy RFC before moving to Carmarthen four
:22:46. > :22:56.years ago. After a difficult Christmas season,
:22:56. > :22:56.
:22:56. > :23:06.the Dragons travelled to Connacht. A crowd of almost 5,000 gathered in
:23:06. > :23:13.
:23:13. > :23:18.from this scrum scramble. And it got worse for the Dragons before
:23:18. > :23:28.half-time. Some of Madame Tussaud's defending allowed a free gallop at
:23:28. > :23:32.the middle and number 8 finished off the move at the posts. 20
:23:32. > :23:42.points to three at half-time and the second half brought more of the
:23:42. > :23:45.
:23:45. > :23:49.same. Danie Poolman was sent it flying at the flag. And all the
:23:49. > :23:55.while, the former Blues fly half, Dan Parks, had been clicking with
:23:55. > :24:04.his kicking. And this snacked got goal took his match contribution to
:24:04. > :24:08.15 points and added further misery. The Dragons did finish with a try.
:24:08. > :24:16.This corner effort by Jonathan Evans. But it was little
:24:16. > :24:23.consolation and their slow puncture Plenty of speculation about who the
:24:23. > :24:27.new coach could be. What is the story? Ad in nine years at the
:24:27. > :24:33.Ospreys and I deserve a bit of the brick! What I have been doing his
:24:33. > :24:40.regenerating and spending time with my family and I am enjoying the
:24:40. > :24:47.break. But watch this space! That is a no! Potentially troubling
:24:47. > :24:54.times of the pitch and we heard Martin Hazell saying he will fight
:24:54. > :24:58.tooth and nail to keep the region going. There is a hint that the
:24:58. > :25:04.number of regions might have to go down and if that is the case, the
:25:04. > :25:09.Dragons are in a very vulnerable position. Isn't that the case?
:25:09. > :25:15.don't know. We were nine sides and now we are four. Why would you go
:25:15. > :25:21.down again? There is enough talent in Wales. If you look at Scotland
:25:21. > :25:26.and the two regions there, that is not working. How would you cut the
:25:26. > :25:36.three Chris Bainger would it be geographical? You know, success? --
:25:36. > :25:40.
:25:40. > :25:46.would -- how would you cut the three? I just think we cannot
:25:46. > :25:50.afford to go down less than four sides. We need those sides. We need
:25:50. > :25:55.people to come through who want to play for those sides. I just feel
:25:55. > :26:00.that the union is making profits. What is the point in making profits
:26:00. > :26:04.if you are not going to use it? Give the regions more money to be
:26:04. > :26:13.hopefully more successful and key players in Wales and bring quality
:26:13. > :26:18.overseas players in to help those youngsters through. -- keep players.
:26:18. > :26:23.I just find we are always talking about doom and gloom and cutting
:26:23. > :26:32.sides. What is the point in that? On the subject of money, the
:26:32. > :26:37.argument goes that if the pot of money for the regions is split into
:26:37. > :26:41.two it means more money for those two regions. I think there is more
:26:41. > :26:46.to it. We have to look in more detail at the funding that is there
:26:46. > :26:52.and the key phrase he mentioned was quality overseas. Both the Blues
:26:52. > :26:56.and the Scarlets, arguably, two of the worst scrums and the region and
:26:56. > :27:00.some of the best players. So are we investing properly? The regions
:27:00. > :27:04.need help with that and if the union is making profit we need to
:27:04. > :27:12.disburse the money better so our teams are stronger and the boys can
:27:12. > :27:18.play with a better International's. Yes. I just think we need to look
:27:18. > :27:23.at it and keep up players in Wales. We could open a real can of worms.
:27:23. > :27:28.I could get on my soapbox about different things but that is the
:27:28. > :27:32.key at the moment. Just to try to work together, as we said, and they
:27:32. > :27:37.put the record together and said, let's work together. And what is
:27:37. > :27:43.happening? I don't know. They are spouting off about things that they
:27:43. > :27:46.should and. We will discuss this more after the show, I am sure. But
:27:46. > :27:56.Ireland and Friday night with a table-topping clash between Ulster
:27:56. > :27:56.
:27:56. > :28:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:28:40. > :28:50.second and Ulster. Williams was Phillips. -- tie and nicely. --
:28:50. > :29:00.
:29:00. > :29:10.done! And Jon Davies locks it through. It is all actions staff as
:29:10. > :29:11.
:29:11. > :29:21.he follows up. -- action stuff. Just the presence of Jacques and...
:29:21. > :29:26.
:29:26. > :29:35.Great support! -- Jackson. And it just slows down. He might not let
:29:35. > :29:45.him have it. And chopping and changing now are as Jackson comes
:29:45. > :30:10.
:30:10. > :30:20.- Class, sheer class from Ulster. Taken by Nick Williams. He's gone
:30:20. > :30:52.
:30:52. > :31:02.over. Number six of the season for with him. George North. Generous
:31:02. > :31:02.
:31:02. > :31:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:31:56. > :32:05.it? Yes, he can in smug -- yes, he picked of Aled Thomas. Is at a
:32:05. > :32:15.penalty? What is the decision? It is a yellow card for Aled Thomas.
:32:15. > :32:42.
:32:42. > :32:47.is the Scarlets who have the last There is a lot of emotion around at
:32:47. > :32:54.the moment and we are disappointed. We have to try to move on the best
:32:54. > :33:01.we can. Yes, we are disappointed, but we have to move on. Where
:33:01. > :33:11.professional sports people, so we have to act professional. Let's
:33:11. > :33:21.
:33:21. > :33:31.round-up the weekend's other It is the first time the Ospreys
:33:31. > :33:35.
:33:35. > :33:42.have been in the top four all A brief injury up date as well.
:33:42. > :33:49.George North has not suffered any serious injury, I am happy to say.
:33:49. > :33:59.The Scarlets say it is too early to assess when he will be back in play.
:33:59. > :34:04.
:34:04. > :34:12.That is the 4th time... It should have been closer. Yes. I think they
:34:12. > :34:22.will finish in the top two. Apart from the Ospreys, they are
:34:22. > :34:25.
:34:25. > :34:35.struggling in the scrum department. That has a huge bearing on scores.
:34:35. > :34:58.
:34:58. > :35:02.It is hard work. The Ospreys are very, very competitive. The other
:35:02. > :35:12.teams are struggling. To what extent have the wheels fall off for
:35:12. > :35:14.
:35:14. > :35:24.the Scarlets? -- or fallen off. their set pieces and not great.
:35:24. > :35:42.
:35:42. > :35:52.are ready to attack, to counter attack. Alec Thomas decides to cake
:35:52. > :35:53.
:35:53. > :36:03.-- kick. They are struggling in the scrum department. He it takes its
:36:03. > :36:09.
:36:09. > :36:17.toll. McWilliams burst through there. -- Mick Williams. George
:36:17. > :36:27.Turnbull is tired. He took up wrong option. A Alec Thomas Legg misses
:36:27. > :36:36.
:36:36. > :36:46.the tackle. -- Al Ed Thomas misses the tackle. As you get tired, the
:36:46. > :36:49.
:36:49. > :36:59.Liam Williams was out with concussion. We thought it was time
:36:59. > :37:23.
:37:23. > :37:29.to find out more about him. We went MUSIC: My Generation by The Who.
:37:29. > :37:36.Did you ever have any idea you would be performing in
:37:36. > :37:45.internationals? No, it is quite mad, to be honest. That last two years
:37:45. > :37:51.have gone by really quickly. It is great to be part of the tame.
:37:51. > :38:01.were a scaffolder before? Scaffolder by trade. A do you miss
:38:01. > :38:07.
:38:07. > :38:17.that? No, not at all. It is the same Liam Williams, but a stronger,
:38:17. > :38:42.
:38:42. > :38:48.faster version. He has done Six Nations is just a month away.
:38:48. > :38:58.What are your ambitions? First thing is to get fit. I want to do
:38:58. > :39:02.
:39:02. > :39:12.really well, work hard with them and see if I actually get a game.
:39:12. > :39:20.
:39:20. > :39:29.few months back, Gareth Thomas was born with lows. A -- was on with us.
:39:29. > :39:39.He seems at a mental, like me. you wait a mad? A date. Do you have
:39:39. > :40:14.
:40:14. > :40:20.any heroes? INAUDIBLE. Everybody calls to Sanjay. I had toys and die
:40:20. > :40:24.would say -- I had toys and I would say, I will give you this tour if
:40:24. > :40:34.you give me that one, and my mother thought I was like Sanjay off
:40:34. > :40:51.
:40:51. > :40:57.We are entering enemy territory for you. Who should we spy? Kevin
:40:57. > :41:07.Murphy. It is great you have time to come back to your old club and
:41:07. > :41:12.
:41:12. > :41:21.give support. It is good to come down when we can. Liam, it was
:41:21. > :41:30.tense. It was a close one. Grateful start a it was good to spend time
:41:30. > :41:34.in your company. Cheers. Top day. Good company, he was. It was
:41:34. > :41:44.encouraging to see his old coach talking about the fact that there
:41:44. > :41:47.
:41:47. > :41:54.is more than one route to the top. Look at the Welsh team now. Ryan
:41:54. > :42:04.Jones is a late developer. I think Liam is a role model to men who do
:42:04. > :42:08.
:42:08. > :42:11.not need the academy. There are late developers now. The Ospreys
:42:11. > :42:21.Academy let Leigh Halfpenny go because they said he was too small,
:42:21. > :42:27.
:42:27. > :42:37.and look at him now. dyke did not play for any national sides. -- I
:42:37. > :42:39.
:42:39. > :42:47.did not play for any national side. I am grateful to my rugby club. I
:42:47. > :42:53.enjoyed the game. Phil Bennett gave me my opportunity. Them is so much
:42:53. > :43:00.raw talent in Wales and we cannot afford to miss any. I think we