:00:15. > :00:22.The title race has entered the final straight and the margins
:00:22. > :00:29.could not be tighter. Five contenders, four play-off spots and
:00:29. > :00:36.another round of big hits and controversial calls. We will also
:00:36. > :00:39.have all the action from the Swalec Cup semi-finals. Jamie Roberts bids
:00:39. > :00:45.an emotional farewell to the Arms Park and looks forward to the next
:00:45. > :00:50.chapter of his life. The next three weeks, they are massively important
:00:50. > :00:55.things happening. I have my results on Monday and the Lions selection
:00:55. > :00:59.on April 30th. And Warren Gatland assesses his priorities as the
:00:59. > :01:04.Lions tour looms large on the horizon. It is all about winning
:01:04. > :01:07.the Test series. If we drop a game on the way, trying different
:01:07. > :01:15.combinations, different structures, I am not going to get too hung up
:01:15. > :01:20.on that. Good evening and welcome to the programme. Plenty to get it
:01:20. > :01:27.-- to get stuck into tonight. We will be talking Lions in just a few
:01:27. > :01:37.moments that we start with the RaboDirect Pro12. It is the Glasgow
:01:37. > :01:39.
:01:39. > :01:45.leaders to know any knowing a win was essential to keep their play-
:01:45. > :01:55.off hopes alive. Classical arrived as favourites having won eight of
:01:55. > :02:00.
:02:00. > :02:07.their last nine in the league. -- Williams safely and beneath it.
:02:07. > :02:17.That was good from Ken Owens. Write off his bootlaces. Scott Williams,
:02:17. > :02:48.
:02:48. > :02:53.Liam Williams. A Georgian off on Owens started it all. Now Glasgow
:02:53. > :03:02.have to be wary. They are putting bodies around the base of that ruck.
:03:02. > :03:12.The Scarlets go a bit wider. Good tackling. Right on the Glasgow try
:03:12. > :03:15.
:03:15. > :03:22.line. Scott Williams at scrum-half. If he stands out a little bit and
:03:22. > :03:25.goes left, they will have to keep their width the Scarlets. Still the
:03:26. > :03:32.forwards persist in the meantime. Right up on the try-line again.
:03:32. > :03:42.Phil John squeezing it and they kept it tight and kept it amongst
:03:42. > :03:51.
:03:51. > :03:57.the forward and Ken Owens has got again. Again, they are back within
:03:57. > :04:02.striking distance. Williams with the snap drop goal. When things go
:04:02. > :04:12.wrong, try something to get points on the board. Williams adds three
:04:12. > :04:19.
:04:20. > :04:25.with the tackle. Just a couple of metres short of the try line. Was
:04:25. > :04:34.that a knock on? Yes. Alastair Kellock had to bend down that 6 ft
:04:34. > :04:41.8 frame and it was just too much. Rob McCusker with Jonathan Edwards
:04:41. > :04:51.in close attendance. Making sure the ball comes back again safely.
:04:51. > :05:01.
:05:01. > :05:11.Back inside to Ian Williams. Easy try. What an easy try for Liam
:05:11. > :05:40.
:05:40. > :05:44.now stands at 20 points. -- the gap. Just a minute and a half remaining
:05:44. > :05:51.of the game. The game has faded towards the end partly because the
:05:51. > :05:55.scar on its are going for tries. -- the Scarlets. Gareth Davies, surely.
:05:55. > :05:59.Glasgow doing the best to get underneath him. No doubt at all
:05:59. > :06:09.that he was over the try-line but did Gareth Davies get the ball to
:06:09. > :06:14.
:06:14. > :06:18.We played in the right areas in the first half and in the second half,
:06:18. > :06:23.we have to work a little bit harder without the ball and we did not
:06:23. > :06:27.concede a try against a side that put 50 points on Munster. Looking
:06:27. > :06:31.at it in the context of the fact that we have two games left, the
:06:31. > :06:41.league position and where they are, it is probably our best performance
:06:41. > :06:44.
:06:44. > :06:48.to win to finish the weekend in the play-off zone. Treviso were the
:06:48. > :06:58.opponents. And the Ospreys had revenge on their minds having lost
:06:58. > :07:17.
:07:17. > :07:24.to the Italians on the opening is a penalty coming their way. But
:07:24. > :07:34.they have the penalty -- the ball anyway. Held up in the tackle. Joe
:07:34. > :07:58.
:07:58. > :08:01.Bearman too quickly out of the immediately missed by Treviso. Only
:08:01. > :08:09.Dan Parks and Ronan O'Gara have scored more points in the league
:08:09. > :08:19.than Dan Biggar. He found the post with his first effort. But that is
:08:19. > :08:32.
:08:32. > :08:42.better and the Ospreys are back on that malt legally. The Treviso
:08:42. > :08:44.
:08:44. > :08:54.players were frustrated. That is knew he had done enough. Only just
:08:54. > :08:57.
:08:57. > :09:07.but only just isn't enough. -- is enough. No thoughts of bonus points
:09:07. > :09:29.
:09:29. > :09:35.from Justin Tipuric. The referee help a little bit, maybe! But this
:09:35. > :09:45.is a definite opportunity now. Ashley Beck, men spare to the left.
:09:45. > :09:49.
:09:49. > :09:53.Jonathan Spratt, Richard Fussell. What a tackle! A try-saving tackle.
:09:53. > :10:03.That is a top-class tackle. I do not know what has gone on since.
:10:03. > :10:12.
:10:12. > :10:22.They have tried to take the quick got a completely unexpected try for
:10:22. > :10:29.
:10:29. > :10:39.the Ospreys. Yes, he did well. There is no let-up. The midfield is
:10:39. > :10:50.
:10:50. > :10:54.up quickly. It falls for Dan Biggar. late, late try for the Ospreys. It
:10:54. > :11:04.won't be enough for the bonus point but it underlines the win that puts
:11:04. > :11:04.
:11:04. > :11:08.An all-important victory for the Ospreys. That battle with the
:11:08. > :11:15.Scarlets continues for 4th spot. They missed out on the bonus point.
:11:15. > :11:20.They are up against it. Yes, they probably are. The Scarlets have two
:11:20. > :11:25.home games. The Ospreys have to go to Glasgow and then one of the
:11:25. > :11:33.divers places to go in Europe, Leinster. As one of the toughest
:11:33. > :11:38.places. It is an uphill battle. One major
:11:38. > :11:48.talking point yesterday was that Ben John tried. It is a bizarre one.
:11:48. > :11:53.
:11:53. > :11:57.Two reasons why it should not have line-out in the in-goal area. The
:11:57. > :12:05.Ospreys's Ben John catches it and put it down. It is a great defence
:12:05. > :12:11.from Treviso. Great tackle. Then there is a quick line-out. You
:12:11. > :12:17.cannot take a quick line-out in the in-goal. It has to be within the
:12:17. > :12:25.try lines. And then he has his foot in touch. And then he dropped it
:12:25. > :12:29.down. The linesman says to the referee that he did not see it. He
:12:29. > :12:34.goes to the video referee and he gives the try. I think that is a
:12:34. > :12:37.big decision because the conditions were dreadful and it was a dog
:12:37. > :12:41.fight. They came and a spot, Treviso. They tried to play a bit
:12:41. > :12:45.of football, the Ospreys, but it was dreadful. That was a huge
:12:45. > :12:52.turning point just before half-time and it took them clear, which gave
:12:52. > :12:54.them a significant advantage in the second half. It happened Italy
:12:54. > :12:59.versus France in the Six Nations this year. The Italians took
:12:59. > :13:05.another quick throw-in from the in goal. You cannot do that. It should
:13:05. > :13:12.not be allowed. That has clear that one up. Let's talk about been
:13:12. > :13:16.Scarlets. An impressive performance from them. Yes, Simon Easterby said
:13:16. > :13:26.in his interview, it is probably their best interview of the best
:13:26. > :13:29.performance of the season. They dominated from start to finish. It
:13:29. > :13:34.was all built on the defence. The pressure they put on Glasgow
:13:34. > :13:38.without the ball. Ken Owens starting if -- it off in the first
:13:38. > :13:47.couple of minutes. That is in the back of Jackson's mind. The back-
:13:47. > :13:51.row impress me. I thought a Aaron Shingler was rightly man of the
:13:51. > :14:01.match. And Jonathan Edwards. They will all over Glasgow right through
:14:01. > :14:16.
:14:16. > :14:24.the game. Turning over the ball in Johnathan Edwards puts Kent Owens
:14:24. > :14:31.through early on. Great play from Rob McCusker. I thought it was very
:14:31. > :14:36.good. In the first half they picked don't draw, picked and draw and
:14:36. > :14:41.they were in control. Bait may be are slight favourites to get to the
:14:41. > :14:48.top four because of two tough games. But I did feel that when they were
:14:48. > :14:54.20 points up, I still think, to be safe, you need that bonus point.
:14:54. > :15:00.They are capable of winning. I thought the Llanelli Scarlett had a
:15:00. > :15:10.chance to get a bonus point but they went for goal which was quite
:15:10. > :15:11.
:15:11. > :15:15.Some good news of the pitch for Scarlets. Ross Williams has signed
:15:15. > :15:19.as sender. There were rumours he might be joining George North in
:15:19. > :15:23.leaving. Staying with the Pro 12 and there was a huge Irish Derby
:15:23. > :15:33.yesterday between Munster and Leinster. We will get all the
:15:33. > :15:38.
:15:38. > :15:42.action from that in a few moments Belfast on Friday night and were
:15:42. > :15:46.hoping to end their run of three defeats in a row. Tommy Bowe was
:15:46. > :15:51.making his first start since December and they had the top of
:15:51. > :16:00.the League in their sight. Good work, putting them under
:16:00. > :16:10.pressure. Good scrum. Tommy Bowe is in. What a homecoming by Tommy
:16:10. > :16:16.
:16:16. > :16:21.Bowe! Good solid defence. Ulster still in the driving seat. Golding
:16:21. > :16:31.has done brilliantly. -- Golding does brilliantly. What a great
:16:31. > :16:32.
:16:32. > :16:42.finish by this talented youngster. Here comes Williams. Clever by
:16:42. > :16:42.
:16:42. > :17:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:17:31. > :17:37.Cave. He will get Ulster's third. pace. Here comes the Dragons. They
:17:37. > :17:46.are looking for the last try. They are going to get it. Eight terrific
:17:46. > :17:51.finish by Tom Prydie. Munster's Pro 12 hopes were already gone ahead of
:17:51. > :17:56.the Irish Derby but they came into on a hike following their European
:17:56. > :18:01.renaissance last week. It was the visitors who stole an early March,
:18:01. > :18:11.fly-half in Madigan knocking over three penalties. That Sturt Munster
:18:11. > :18:15.into action. The closure -- the home side... Phoenix Jones doubled
:18:15. > :18:23.their tally despite protests by the visitors about alleged illegal
:18:23. > :18:28.blocking. A half-time lead belonged to Leinster as the League's leading
:18:28. > :18:32.points scorer knocked another one over. Further penalties were
:18:32. > :18:37.exchanged at the start of the second half but this incident
:18:37. > :18:44.became a major talking-point, Paul O'Connell's boot making contact
:18:44. > :18:49.with Dave Kearney's head. Play resumed after a 3.5 minute delay
:18:49. > :18:55.and with the clock and winding down, it was Leinster who seized the
:18:55. > :19:05.initiative. There was this try from Brian O'Driscoll. Keane, no doubt,
:19:05. > :19:07.
:19:07. > :19:12.to impress a certain phase in the The big talking point was that
:19:12. > :19:16.incident with Paul O'Connell. There have 48 hours to decide whether he
:19:16. > :19:22.will be sited. Jonathan, it looked pretty bad on the replays, should
:19:22. > :19:28.he be sited? I think we spoke about it earlier. If he is sited, he gets
:19:28. > :19:33.away with it. He is clearly going for the ball. He puts his hand, the
:19:33. > :19:41.ball is there and then he stretches it out. He boot the ball and his
:19:41. > :19:46.Sinn catches his head. To me, the intent was to go for the ball --
:19:46. > :19:51.his shin catches his head. As soon as the incident was over, Paul
:19:51. > :19:56.O'Connell was straight over to Dave Kearney to see if he was all right.
:19:56. > :20:03.I do feel it was a nasty injury but we have all been there. You had
:20:03. > :20:07.been on the floor. It looted. It is one of those things that happened.
:20:07. > :20:11.He is a hard and uncompromising player but no signs he is a debt to
:20:11. > :20:15.one. Warren Gatland was running his rule over Paul O'Connell and a
:20:15. > :20:20.number of other players. The Lions squad will be announced in a
:20:20. > :20:26.fortnight's time. Their head coach spoke to Scrum V and I asked him
:20:26. > :20:36.how a satisfying was for Wales to retain their Six Nations ground. --
:20:36. > :20:37.
:20:37. > :20:42.crown. I was absolutely delighted for the squad and the team. Became
:20:42. > :20:45.under huge amount of pressure from the media and the public. I got
:20:45. > :20:52.more of a buzz out of Wales winning the final game than if I had been
:20:52. > :20:57.in charge. I was delighted for the coaches, the squad, so yes, it was
:20:57. > :21:01.a big thrill. I could not have asked any more for a final game as
:21:01. > :21:07.the Lions coach just the players having to perform under pressure. A
:21:07. > :21:11.great atmosphere. And real pressure cooker atmosphere. So much at stake
:21:11. > :21:15.with England going for the Grand Slam and Wales knowing they had to
:21:15. > :21:20.win by seven points or more to retain the championship. A big game,
:21:20. > :21:23.a big occasion but exactly what I wanted. For a lot of Welsh players
:21:23. > :21:27.it was their last trial given there were no Welsh teams in the latter
:21:27. > :21:32.stages of Europe, so for them to stand up in the way that they did,
:21:32. > :21:36.it must have changed things in your minds thinking? I think as we were
:21:36. > :21:44.going along, we had three or four meetings before the last game and
:21:44. > :21:54.you put in thick specs to players and for ours, there were probably
:21:54. > :21:55.
:21:55. > :21:58.three or four that the coin was on the other side -- to Hicks. We have
:21:59. > :22:07.seen you in the crowd back countless games as a thing all the
:22:07. > :22:12.options, give us an idea about how much -- how close you are to
:22:12. > :22:20.nailing down the squad. There are probably 23 Aug 24 players who have
:22:20. > :22:26.been on the list of 36 of 37 and players coming back from injury.
:22:26. > :22:33.Some players will play their way out of a potential squad. It is
:22:33. > :22:37.probably trying to finalise that last 10 or 12 spots. For us, it is
:22:37. > :22:41.about form and ability but also looking at personalities and having
:22:41. > :22:46.good people and good characters and people who can create that harmony
:22:46. > :22:51.within a squad. As you are probably aware, every rugby fan up and down
:22:51. > :22:59.the country is picking their Lions 15, the ones that matter is when
:22:59. > :23:04.you and Rob Howley sit down the table together. We met on the
:23:04. > :23:09.Wednesday after the England-Wales game and it was a little bit
:23:09. > :23:15.emotional. Trying to take a bit of the heat out of it. I said, in
:23:15. > :23:21.terms of the suppliers, they need a list of 50 or 60 names to start
:23:21. > :23:29.thinking about putting be gear together. We did not pick a squad
:23:29. > :23:34.of 56 -- 36, we picked a larger squad. For Graham and Andy, so
:23:34. > :23:39.close after that final game. Rob Howley magnanimous or a little
:23:39. > :23:43.bit smug in the first meeting? would like to think he was a bit
:23:44. > :23:49.smug. I think he deserved to be as well. He has been under massive
:23:49. > :23:55.amounts of pressure and criticism. Only in Wales sometimes it is quite
:23:55. > :24:01.personal. Talking about the bond and the unity, how bothered are you
:24:01. > :24:07.about having a blend of all four nations? Do you want
:24:07. > :24:12.representatives from each or depict the 36 best players? We will pick
:24:12. > :24:15.the 36 best players but personally I would feel uncomfortable if the
:24:15. > :24:20.four home nations were not represented and that is the history
:24:20. > :24:26.of the Lions. It is players coming from four different nations and it
:24:26. > :24:30.is important. I would not feel right to be going on tour with
:24:30. > :24:33.players from two countries of three countries. We need to have that
:24:33. > :24:40.representation. We try to do it in some way with the management as
:24:40. > :24:45.well. The coaches are from Wales and England but behind the scenes
:24:45. > :24:49.we have representation from the four home unions. The Super 15
:24:49. > :24:55.season is well under way, I assume you have been casting your eye out
:24:55. > :25:05.for that as well for so what have you made of the Aussie side? He has
:25:05. > :25:05.
:25:05. > :25:09.left that a number of players. I know a couple were suspended. The
:25:09. > :25:13.Brumbies have had it good start and the other three teams have probably
:25:13. > :25:18.been disappointing. Saying that, when they put that Jersey on and
:25:18. > :25:22.they represent Australia, you know what is coming. There is no better
:25:22. > :25:28.example than we saw in the autumn when Australia were soundly beaten
:25:28. > :25:35.by France in Paris and people were expecting a touch up against
:25:35. > :25:39.England. They dominated England and deserved to win. Whoever does get
:25:39. > :25:43.selected it will be tough, it will be competitive but hopefully it
:25:43. > :25:47.will be incredibly exciting as well. Do you think Robbie Deans is
:25:47. > :25:50.playing mind games by suggesting Wallabies will be at a disadvantage
:25:50. > :25:56.because they will not have the preparation time he would have
:25:56. > :26:02.liked? Absolutely. They will have some time together. They have a
:26:02. > :26:08.camp this weekend. For us, our preparation is brittle. If you
:26:08. > :26:14.think about how iconic the Jersey is and the history of the Lions,
:26:14. > :26:19.the ideal thing for us is would be to have a couple of weeks in the UK
:26:19. > :26:27.or Ireland preparing for the tour as a full squad if we hopped on a
:26:27. > :26:31.plane. Reassemble on 26th May and fly out on the 27th. -- we assemble
:26:31. > :26:40.on 26th May. That is the first time the squad will be together. Part of
:26:40. > :26:43.the plan for us when we go on tour is to make sure, if we drop a game
:26:44. > :26:49.on the way because we are trying different combinations, I am not
:26:49. > :26:54.going to get too hung upon that. Looking back at 2009, and the same
:26:54. > :26:57.things that happened in 2009, we had been through the tour
:26:57. > :27:03.undefeated in terms of the provincial games but we lost the
:27:03. > :27:07.series 2-1. No one remembers that. It is all about winning the Test
:27:07. > :27:12.series. It is all about making sure we arrive in that first Test in
:27:12. > :27:17.Brisbane ready and prepared to take on hopefully what will be a great
:27:17. > :27:22.occasion, a great atmosphere and hopefully great rugby as well.
:27:22. > :27:26.It is getting close now, isn't it? Plenty to talk about that. Let's
:27:26. > :27:34.talk about the captaincy. He was very tight lipped about it. Who
:27:34. > :27:38.should it be? I do not know. It is a tough call. People mentioning
:27:38. > :27:45.Ryan and Gethin and Warburton and Alun Wyn Jones but you cannot rule
:27:46. > :27:55.out the two Irish boys. At the moment, I still think Driscoll is
:27:56. > :27:56.
:27:56. > :28:00.there. And were you looking at Munster v Leinster. When we that
:28:00. > :28:07.beat Six Nations he was on every flight with us. May be out of all
:28:07. > :28:12.of it, that will be the toughest one. The tests are the important
:28:12. > :28:15.games. If he picks a tour captain, if he does not make the Test side,
:28:15. > :28:22.batted as decision you will have to make them. I think it is
:28:22. > :28:27.interesting that he is conscious he wants all the nations represent to
:28:27. > :28:32.-- represented. It is very heavily based with the Welsh and English
:28:32. > :28:37.coaching staff which makes me think he will go for Driscoll. He will
:28:37. > :28:41.not go far wrong whichever one he picks. He says the 36 best players
:28:41. > :28:43.and then he says he wants representation from the four, I
:28:44. > :28:50.think that is slightly contradicting himself a little bit
:28:50. > :28:57.but it will be a very tough choice. Is certainly will be. I also talked
:28:57. > :29:01.to him about Walters. Christian Wade he said has been terrorising
:29:01. > :29:05.for the Wasps and Madigan from Leinster. Anyone from outside the
:29:05. > :29:13.international arena that you think might squeeze into the reckoning?
:29:13. > :29:18.would take anti-poll again. He made the 2009 trip. It is key you have a
:29:18. > :29:24.few personalities -- anti-poll. They will be speaking to the Irish
:29:24. > :29:30.coaches on the field and off the field. Nathan Hines is another one.
:29:30. > :29:34.He is a brilliant player. He was great in 2009. I know warren has
:29:34. > :29:44.got a lot of time for him. Something could potentially come
:29:44. > :29:52.
:29:52. > :30:00.It is very difficult. There has been a problem with those players
:30:00. > :30:07.and it may be has come down to personality. The Australian sides
:30:07. > :30:12.are not going too well. I think having been down there playing
:30:12. > :30:16.rugby league and rugby union, he will have the best players because
:30:16. > :30:22.I think this time it is maybe the strongest Lions side that will go
:30:23. > :30:27.there and maybe the firmest favourites. But without a shadow of
:30:28. > :30:30.the doubt because they need to win because they are the third or 4th
:30:31. > :30:36.best sport, they need to win because economically for the game
:30:37. > :30:43.to survive, rugby league has plenty of money, the pressure is on
:30:43. > :30:53.Australia as well. It is time now for the Premiership. Three fixtures
:30:53. > :31:01.
:31:01. > :31:11.over the weekend. But we start with against Carmarthen Quins. Could
:31:11. > :31:15.
:31:15. > :31:20.they cook up a tasty performance metres line. James again. The
:31:20. > :31:30.hooker is through the gap. It is Godfrey. Godfry storming away for
:31:30. > :31:32.
:31:32. > :31:42.the first try for Pontypridd and we scrum-half and nobody in particular
:31:42. > :32:04.
:32:04. > :32:13.that interested in it. Pontypridd Pontypridd. They are off the line.
:32:13. > :32:23.It is given. I think it is the ochre. The last player of the game
:32:23. > :32:25.
:32:25. > :32:32.for Carmarthen Quins. -- play. He has got there. An amazing end to
:32:32. > :32:36.this match. The conversion to come. Dixon is down injured and he is the
:32:36. > :32:42.goalkicker. You have to fear for this man, Jack Maynard. His first
:32:42. > :32:46.kick of the ball for extra time. He has missed it and Pontypridd have
:32:46. > :32:50.prevailed. We did our own work and we knew they would be difficult
:32:50. > :33:00.opposition. They have proved that over the last couple of years. Very
:33:00. > :33:05.
:33:05. > :33:09.lucky to get the win. We knew it Neath edging closer to the line.
:33:09. > :33:16.Aberavon dragging down the maul. They are over the line. Has it been
:33:16. > :33:25.awarded? The referee stops his watch. I think it was the captain
:33:25. > :33:30.emerging with the ball. He consults the touch judge. Yes, try given.
:33:30. > :33:34.14-3, Neath. Good attacking position for Aberavon. That is a
:33:34. > :33:39.lovely weighted ball from Davies to Matthew Jenkins. How many times
:33:39. > :33:44.have we seen him run back line this season? He is over the line. A try
:33:44. > :33:54.for Aberavon on the stroke of half- time. Five minutes gone in the
:33:54. > :34:04.
:34:04. > :34:09.has got support. Morgan, tries the chip once again. Look at that.
:34:09. > :34:19.Straight into his hands and he is over for the third. Neath join
:34:19. > :34:29.Pontypridd in the Swalec Cup final. All three games to be played at the
:34:29. > :34:40.
:34:40. > :34:44.y Scarlets. The only try when to Llanelli. -- went to Llanelli. And
:34:44. > :34:54.it was a slugfest at the Brewery Field. Llandovery kept their play-
:34:54. > :35:04.
:35:04. > :35:14.here in their difficult season with a comfortable win over Newport. --
:35:14. > :35:18.
:35:18. > :35:23.Pontypridd cannot be caught at the top. Llanelli close the gap. It
:35:23. > :35:33.looks to be between Llanelli and Llandovery for the play-offs. But
:35:33. > :35:39.
:35:39. > :35:44.Back to the RaboDirect Pro12. The Cardiff Blues played their last
:35:44. > :35:50.home game of the season against Zebre. It was the end of an Era for
:35:51. > :35:54.Jamie Roberts. I will feel quite emotional come Saturday. I would
:35:54. > :36:00.like to think I would come back to clarify some points. But whether
:36:00. > :36:07.that is in three years or further down the line, it is a special
:36:07. > :36:15.place, a special region and a lot of people that I have made a lot of
:36:15. > :36:19.good friends with. Saturday will be pretty emotional. Is that it for
:36:19. > :36:26.your medical studies for the time being? I have my results on Monday.
:36:26. > :36:36.Nervous times. I will find out if I pass those finals. And whether I
:36:36. > :36:43.
:36:43. > :36:46.have graduated in July. Or resits I suppose every professional rugby
:36:46. > :36:51.player in the UK will be very nervous over the next three weeks.
:36:51. > :36:58.And rightly so. No one really knows what sort of squad Warren Gatland
:36:58. > :37:04.will pick. There are two massively important things happening. My
:37:04. > :37:09.results on Monday and the Lions selection on April 30th. It will
:37:09. > :37:13.easily -- either be a fantastic three weeks for me or disappointing.
:37:13. > :37:23.Those are the biggest cause that I have and I find out about them over
:37:23. > :37:41.
:37:41. > :37:51.nerves as he ran out for the final Cardiff Blues looking to put
:37:51. > :37:53.
:37:53. > :37:57.pressure on them. Atrocious conditions at the Arms Park. Rhys
:37:57. > :38:05.Patchell, half a break from Rhys Patchell. Can he get there? Yes, he
:38:05. > :38:10.can. A great try by the youngster. Quick ball for Jones again. Rhys
:38:10. > :38:19.Patchell. He opts for the long kick again. You can see the elements
:38:19. > :38:26.really playing a part. Kick and chase by Zebre's winger. Jamie
:38:26. > :38:36.Roberts, they could be a chance. Evans shows a clean pair of heels
:38:36. > :38:49.
:38:49. > :38:55.shove on. And Zebre's scrum in all sorts of problems. Roberts, has he
:38:55. > :39:05.got the strength to go all over? Yes, he has! And that, a fitting
:39:05. > :39:11.
:39:11. > :39:21.end before he is off to France next consolation score. They have an
:39:21. > :39:30.
:39:31. > :39:35.himself but there is no way through. over. And it is a score for Zebre.
:39:35. > :39:40.But too little too late for the Italians. It is sad for me to be
:39:40. > :39:43.leaving but there they are a lot of young players that need to take the
:39:44. > :39:47.region forward and the likes of Rhys Patchell and Williams, Luke
:39:47. > :39:50.Hamilton, these Young's -- young boys that have come through the
:39:50. > :39:57.system, they have an opportunity next season to shine and to see
:39:57. > :40:02.them play as well as they did today, it is great. It is great for a guy
:40:02. > :40:06.that has been here for a while now. I cannot thank the people at the
:40:06. > :40:12.Blues, the fans, the administration staff, everyone, they have played a
:40:12. > :40:18.huge part in my career and I owe them a lot. One other result to
:40:18. > :40:21.bring you from the weekend. Connacht with the victory over
:40:22. > :40:31.Edinburgh in Murrayfield. The only changes in the table came in the
:40:32. > :40:34.
:40:34. > :40:40.A very emotional Jamie Roberts bidding farewell to the Arms Park.
:40:40. > :40:49.He will be missed but he has 50 caps, been on a Lions tour. It is
:40:49. > :40:56.understandable his motivation for leaving. As a kid growing up, you
:40:56. > :41:00.want to see the Welsh stars playing for the regions. That is not going
:41:00. > :41:06.to be attracting the young kids to the game and then with youngsters
:41:06. > :41:10.leaving, that is worse. I think everyone is just basically fed up
:41:10. > :41:15.with the situation in the game and saddened because at the back of the
:41:15. > :41:21.great result in the Six Nations now it is about the politics again and
:41:21. > :41:25.I think everyone wants Wales and Welsh rugby to pull together to the
:41:25. > :41:30.betterment of the players and the regions and the Union. And the
:41:30. > :41:35.national side. If they cannot do that, the union has to make a
:41:35. > :41:40.decision, they have to look at why it cannot work with the regions and
:41:40. > :41:44.vice versa. Everyone is totally fed up with it. The more that people
:41:44. > :41:52.get fed up, the less people that take interest in it and walk away
:41:52. > :41:56.from it and where does that leave the game? We do understand that the
:41:56. > :42:00.regions will now be accepting an invitation to address the board of
:42:00. > :42:03.the Welsh Rugby Union a week on Thursday. It looks as if both sides
:42:03. > :42:06.are willing to talk. Fingers crossed that would lead to
:42:06. > :42:10.something a bit more constructive. We talked about Welsh players
:42:10. > :42:14.leaving, something we have not touched upon so much as five fact
:42:14. > :42:19.that because of the salary cap, the regions are no longer in the
:42:19. > :42:26.marketplace for the top stars that we see in the Irish side? I think
:42:26. > :42:33.that is a huge issue. Losing the likes of Dan Lydiate, George North,
:42:33. > :42:39.we signed players for the Cardiff Blues, Xavier Rush, they had a huge
:42:39. > :42:46.influence over the squad. The sides left in Europe all have overseas
:42:46. > :42:52.players. We are not attracting that quality. If you what to be
:42:52. > :42:56.successful in Europe, you need to attract the big names. As well as
:42:56. > :43:01.keeping the Welsh players. It is a balance. Thank you. That is all for