Episode 6

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:00:31. > :00:41.Controversy reigned on Friday night as the Scarlets and the Dragons

:00:41. > :00:43.

:00:43. > :00:49.We will and Take That and bring you the rest of the weekend's action.

:00:49. > :00:59.We catch up with the Scarlets's Flyer poor sop number-crunching for

:00:59. > :01:01.

:01:01. > :01:07.Scott -- try scoring. I'm and Auditor so I could not help some of

:01:07. > :01:13.them with their accounts. We head into the valleys for a try first.

:01:13. > :01:19.thought you were bigger than that. I get that a lot. Good evening and

:01:19. > :01:28.welcome. Martyn Williams and Jonathan Davies joined me in the

:01:28. > :01:38.studio to analyse the weekend's Two of the League's deadliest

:01:38. > :01:48.finishers, George North and Andy Fenby were hoping to add to their

:01:48. > :02:20.

:02:20. > :02:25.third win in three. Almost a third The defence are desperate to get

:02:25. > :02:35.back for the Dragons. Scott Williams dropped it. The advantage

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:02:36. > :02:46.was given up and the Scarlets had to settle for a penalty. The

:02:46. > :02:46.

:02:46. > :02:53.Scarlets coming close to five in the end. Not even getting three.

:02:53. > :03:03.They have kept their wits about them. That could be a try. Gareth

:03:03. > :03:03.

:03:03. > :04:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 75 seconds

:04:18. > :04:28.Maule thought he got the try. It is have got there. He could have got

:04:28. > :04:32.one. It would be an important one for the Dragons. Good control. He

:04:32. > :04:42.gathers the ball and drops it into his body. He slides over the line

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:04:42. > :05:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 75 seconds

:05:27. > :05:37.feeling safe. Now, they will be outside. It is a kick and drive now

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:05:44. > :05:54.try for Morgan Stoddart. What did return to rugby! Morgan Stoddart

:05:54. > :06:00.

:06:00. > :06:05.a prop forward tonight? It was really good for me. That is the

:06:05. > :06:12.kind of whether I like playing in. A tough game last week. We needed

:06:12. > :06:15.this performance. The Dragons were not helped by the decision to award

:06:16. > :06:21.the tried to Gareth Maule. You have had time to consider it. What are

:06:21. > :06:31.your thoughts? That was a huge momentum swing in the game. It was

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:06:33. > :06:36.tough with all those conditions. disappointed Darren Edwards. A

:06:36. > :06:46.major talking point remains the controversial try and the penalty

:06:46. > :06:50.

:06:50. > :06:57.The referees say they are happy with the decision. This is a

:06:57. > :07:02.slightly wider angle on the night. The it shows it grazed and landed

:07:02. > :07:08.between the dead ball line and the try-line. It suggests it did go

:07:08. > :07:12.through the post. There appears to be confusion on the face of the

:07:12. > :07:16.linesman and the Dragon players. was quite bizarre. I think Gareth

:07:16. > :07:22.Simmonds was the only person watching TV who thought it had

:07:22. > :07:27.missed. Great play by Gareth Maule. He reacted well. He was rewarded

:07:27. > :07:30.with a try. It was a baffling decision. Darren Edwards was

:07:30. > :07:36.disappointed with the decision. It seems it was an injustice in some

:07:36. > :07:43.ways. But Gareth maul was the only player Alec enough to follow the

:07:43. > :07:50.ball. You will not follow the ball if you have seen it go through the

:07:50. > :07:57.posts. All the protocol was done correctly and all the right

:07:57. > :08:00.questions were asked. But the wrong answer was given. I agree with

:08:00. > :08:06.Darren Edwards so that they did not affect the outcome that much but at

:08:06. > :08:13.that time in the match, in horrible conditions, up seven points swing,

:08:13. > :08:20.it is a big difference. I can understand the official got it

:08:20. > :08:30.wrong and the answer was all wrong. It was unfortunate for the Dragons.

:08:30. > :08:37.Samson Lee was the man of the match. Plaudits have been showered on him

:08:37. > :08:44.or already. Given one get learned's prediction for picking youngsters,

:08:44. > :08:53.would you be surprised to see him in the squad? Not at all. It was

:08:53. > :08:59.his first start in the league. Tight-head props are fair and far

:08:59. > :09:04.between. He was outstanding on Friday. He is still young. Let us

:09:04. > :09:10.not put too much on him too early. We have to wait until he is up

:09:10. > :09:13.against the big boys. Yes. Adam Jones has been one of the most

:09:13. > :09:19.important players in Wales for the last decade. It is nice to see

:09:19. > :09:27.someone coming through. Craig Mitchell is playing for Exeter.

:09:27. > :09:33.That is a bit of insurance cover. Anyone with potential has to be

:09:33. > :09:38.looked at. Another player who excelled has been out for 15 months

:09:38. > :09:44.after injury. Morgan Stoddart. The Scarlets have an embarrassment of

:09:44. > :09:50.riches. It was great to see him back. He probably would have gone

:09:50. > :09:57.to the World Cup last year. It has been a pretty lonely place in rehab.

:09:57. > :10:05.He come back and shows what he is all about. He said he was faster

:10:05. > :10:09.than he has ever been. That is great. Basically, it is immaterial.

:10:09. > :10:16.He needs game time and to build up confidence after getting his injury.

:10:16. > :10:21.He needs to try to enjoy the game once again. If he is back to the

:10:21. > :10:27.form he was at before he was injured, he was in contention for

:10:27. > :10:32.Wales. We are not that strong in the fullback position. The result

:10:32. > :10:42.leaves the Scarlets in second place. Ulster remained the pace setters in

:10:42. > :10:51.

:10:51. > :10:56.the bleak. They had an impressive Luke Marshall was on hand to take

:10:56. > :11:02.the final pass and score. Congratulations to Ulster. An

:11:03. > :11:11.excellent start to the season for them. The Scarlets have attracted

:11:11. > :11:15.praise for their back three players. They have been carving up defences.

:11:16. > :11:20.Andy Fenby has given just a valuable contribution as the others

:11:20. > :11:30.involved. We went to meet him earlier in the week and discovered

:11:30. > :11:35.

:11:35. > :11:40.he is more than your average rugby You have been with the Scarlets for

:11:40. > :11:47.a while now. You are an established name here. I would not be surprised

:11:47. > :11:53.if some people did not know a great deal about you. Originally I was

:11:53. > :12:01.born in North Wales. I went up St Asaph and the school there. I went

:12:01. > :12:05.to university in Newcastle. I played three games for the Balkans.

:12:05. > :12:10.The Scarlets offered me a contract and I decided it was better than

:12:10. > :12:16.working full-time as an accountant. I then came back to Wales to play

:12:16. > :12:20.rugby. The Scarlets is the biggest Regent geographically and covers

:12:20. > :12:24.all of North Wales. You look at the squad and you have George North,

:12:24. > :12:33.yourself and Rob McCusker. Is there a bit of a Northway alien

:12:33. > :12:41.revolution going on? There is a lot of potential there. I think it is

:12:41. > :12:45.much better if you could have something in the Welsh Premiership

:12:45. > :12:49.as a natural stepping stone to pick players up. You are a qualified

:12:49. > :12:54.chartered accountant. Idea imagine in a rugby environment and that

:12:54. > :13:01.with the fact that he went to a public school, it may be case for a

:13:01. > :13:06.fair bit of banter. Initially, when I came here. Everyone wanted tax

:13:06. > :13:14.advice. I had to explain I was and Auditor which means I am not much

:13:15. > :13:20.use in that respect. They then gave up and just started abusing me.

:13:20. > :13:26.also gather you are a bit of an intellectual. We did you here that

:13:26. > :13:33.this track Twitter. I have never been into reading. I had all this

:13:33. > :13:40.spare time and thought what can I do with it. I started reading and I

:13:40. > :13:45.have been working my way through the 100 best books of all time.

:13:45. > :13:49.have been making headlines with your try-scoring exploits. I went

:13:49. > :13:53.to keep playing on the pitch and scoring tries. I went to play at

:13:53. > :13:59.the highest level possible. If I can do that with Wales, it would be

:13:59. > :14:04.a dream. He mentioned the accountancy thing. I know you have

:14:04. > :14:08.been out of the game for a little while. I assume you will go back to

:14:08. > :14:13.it at some stage. I want to test your knowledge on accounting

:14:13. > :14:19.phrases to see if you can help us out. Here is the first one.

:14:19. > :14:24.Quantitative easing. That is basically the Bank of England

:14:24. > :14:28.printing and making money out of thin air to them by at the

:14:28. > :14:31.Government's bonce and inject more money into the economy. A just to

:14:31. > :14:40.confirm your status as the most intelligent member of the Scarlets

:14:40. > :14:45.squad, liquidity ratio. With that one, you are looking to see how

:14:45. > :14:49.much liquid assets you have in the business. And how easy they are

:14:49. > :14:53.accessible. Even though you have been out of the game for a few

:14:53. > :15:01.years, he still have what it takes to be an accountant. It was good to

:15:01. > :15:08.There are no flies on him. There are no worries about what he will

:15:08. > :15:18.do when he finishes his rugby career. The Ospreys were on the

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:15:35. > :15:39.road this weekend where they faced of pattern to clear the line. They

:15:39. > :15:49.had a warning to use it quickly fell stop it might be on for the

:15:49. > :15:51.

:15:51. > :15:56.Ospreys. Just about squeeze doubt. -- squeezed out. Jonathan Thomas

:15:56. > :16:06.clears the gain line very easily. He said such a lovely attacking

:16:06. > :16:09.

:16:09. > :16:14.balls. First trial the game. -- first try of the game. The drift

:16:14. > :16:24.not quite good enough. Richard Fussell squash the gap, nice and

:16:24. > :16:34.

:16:34. > :16:42.easy. There was the street -- sweet slight hesitation. He gathers the

:16:42. > :16:52.ball. Good counter wrecking by the Ospreys. Have they finished this

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:16:54. > :17:04.one? Yes, they have lost a three against one. A walkover for

:17:04. > :17:05.

:17:05. > :17:13.Jonathan Thomas. So many Blackshirts to pick from. It is

:17:13. > :17:19.Jonathan Thomas that gets the little gift. Good work by the

:17:19. > :17:25.Italians. They would try to go down the short side. Good defence by the

:17:25. > :17:35.Ospreys, they have held firm so far. It is not needed. The first try for

:17:35. > :17:35.

:17:35. > :17:45.the home side and it is for the proper, lucre there will Feeny. --

:17:45. > :18:10.

:18:10. > :18:19.Biggar should have the legs, I guess he does. What a turnaround

:18:20. > :18:27.for the Ospreys. Three wins on the We were almost talking about a

:18:28. > :18:34.crisis for the Ospreys. They have won at the last three. The first

:18:34. > :18:40.two are three games, you can't say what side the game -- the team will

:18:40. > :18:45.go. You expect them to win against Zebre. Their manner they are

:18:45. > :18:50.playing as well, Dan Biggar is on fire. They have got one of the best

:18:50. > :18:55.front fives around. You mention Dan Biggar, another great night for him.

:18:55. > :19:04.24 points and man-of-the-match performance.

:19:04. > :19:08.There is no coincidence considering the game time he has had. He is

:19:08. > :19:13.scanning a bit more and looking what is in front of him. You have

:19:13. > :19:18.got to play, that is the thing, you have got to play. You work out your

:19:18. > :19:22.strengths and weaknesses. You have to take your hat off to him, he has

:19:22. > :19:28.done that. He is picking off for was in front of them. He is running

:19:28. > :19:33.the game, he knows when to run and when to kick. Before he turned his

:19:34. > :19:37.a kick too much. I think he is enjoying himself now. They should

:19:37. > :19:47.have won the first couple of games anyway but they were just a bit

:19:47. > :19:51.

:19:51. > :19:56.rusty. You have got -- they have got a fair chance in Europe. Mark

:19:57. > :20:02.add a has suggested in a statement that the WRU are short-changing the

:20:02. > :20:06.regions to the tune of about �2 million. They have got record

:20:07. > :20:11.profits and they hope it is not just an ego thing within the WRU to

:20:11. > :20:19.say they are doing all these good things. If that is the case, well

:20:19. > :20:23.done to them. At the lifeblood are at the grassroots like the schools.

:20:24. > :20:28.If there is money there, surely the money should go to the regions and

:20:28. > :20:32.then they can decide what to do with it and who to keep and who to

:20:32. > :20:39.bring through. A another thing he mentioned, Martin, it will resonate

:20:39. > :20:43.with the you is that the tribalism that has existed in Welsh rugby is

:20:43. > :20:49.still too strong and the people need to embrace the regional

:20:49. > :20:53.concept. You moved from Pontypridd to Cardiff. What is your take on

:20:53. > :20:58.that? It is time for people to say, we're not going to go back to the

:20:58. > :21:02.old system and to embrace the regions. It has been 10 years since

:21:02. > :21:06.the regions were setter. It has worked for the national side, three

:21:06. > :21:16.Grand Slams, but it has not come off for the regions in Europe. Once

:21:16. > :21:18.

:21:18. > :21:23.one of those the regional sides win in Europe, it will snowball. The

:21:23. > :21:28.clubs are still hugely important. They are still churning out a good

:21:28. > :21:33.players. It is important the region's embrace the club some work

:21:33. > :21:38.closely over the next couple of years with them. Everybody wants

:21:38. > :21:45.successful regional sides. Premiership is vitally important.

:21:45. > :21:50.You look at the quality of rugby they play, maybe the power and the

:21:50. > :21:55.intensity is not there, but I grew up in the Llanelli affairs -- at

:21:55. > :21:59.and I wanted to play for them. All the youngsters growing up want to

:21:59. > :22:04.play for their towns. After achieving that they can play for

:22:04. > :22:09.the regions. You can embrace your town and then the region. That

:22:09. > :22:16.brings us on to the Premiership. This is that the date in the

:22:16. > :22:26.Scarlets region yesterday. Llandovery to come Llanelli. --

:22:26. > :22:28.

:22:28. > :22:35.half-time with Matthew Morgan pulling the strings and setting up

:22:35. > :22:40.a Jamie Murphy who scored two tries. A hat-trick in 15 minutes brought

:22:40. > :22:50.Newport into it in the second half. But it was not quite enough as

:22:50. > :22:55.

:22:55. > :23:05.Bridgend earned a hard win victory. -- they had won victory. Cross Keys

:23:05. > :23:17.

:23:17. > :23:24.have hung on with this touchdown side walk up and managed to steal a

:23:24. > :23:31.victory. Aberavon must have thought they were home and dry as they led

:23:32. > :23:36.by 10 points with 10 minutes left. But a try by Carmarthen Quins meant

:23:36. > :23:46.the wizards are still waiting for their home win. No such willies for

:23:46. > :23:56.

:23:56. > :24:02.Pontypridd. They let all the way again Swansea. -- no such worries.

:24:02. > :24:12.Llandovery welcomed Llanelli. There were many spectators keeping an eye

:24:12. > :24:18.

:24:18. > :24:28.on their scrum-half. Goods straight men in midfield. --

:24:28. > :24:33.

:24:33. > :24:43.good straightening up in midfield. Williams makes the start. That is a

:24:43. > :24:51.replacement number 8. Good power from him, he is still going. That

:24:51. > :25:01.is the proper, Bo Wayne Evans. He is over for lunch every's second. -

:25:01. > :25:17.

:25:17. > :25:23.first time. Here we go again. That is a risky pass. That could have

:25:23. > :25:30.been intercepted. Llandovery are having all the luck this afternoon

:25:30. > :25:40.Foster look at abounds. A bonus point try for Llandovery. Can

:25:40. > :25:42.

:25:42. > :25:52.Llanelli finish with something? That is Kristian Phillips whose

:25:52. > :25:56.

:25:56. > :26:01.cause for Llanelli but that is just This season, hopefully we can work

:26:01. > :26:05.on the same things and do the right things well. So six games, six wins

:26:06. > :26:15.a maximum bonus points for Llandovery who are sitting pretty.

:26:16. > :26:16.

:26:16. > :26:26.Pontypridd are hot on their heels. Warm congratulations to everyone

:26:26. > :26:33.

:26:33. > :26:37.here on the Click team. -- on the Let's return to the PRO12 and the

:26:37. > :26:47.Blues were back at home for the second week running last night.

:26:47. > :26:47.

:26:47. > :26:52.Leigh Halfpenny returns from injury to bolster the Blues to are hoping

:26:52. > :26:55.to banish memories of last week's thrashing to Ulster. The Warriors

:26:55. > :27:05.arrived at the Arms Park with confidence having won three in a

:27:05. > :27:13.

:27:13. > :27:23.problems for the Blues in the scrum again this evening. The referee

:27:23. > :27:24.

:27:24. > :27:34.will go all the way back. That is a funny one. But it will do. It is a

:27:34. > :27:50.

:27:50. > :28:00.penalty has gone Glasgow's way. Peter Horne again. He has found the

:28:00. > :28:05.

:28:05. > :28:15.measure. Four out of four for Peter Maughan. -- Peter Horn. A penalty

:28:15. > :28:21.

:28:21. > :28:31.advantage for the Cardiff Blues. They come back for the penalty.

:28:31. > :28:35.

:28:35. > :28:41.That will do nicely. Leigh Halfpenny has come back. The raids

:28:41. > :28:51.of footwork by Allister Hogg. Brought down by Alistair -- by

:28:51. > :29:09.

:29:09. > :29:19.Horne, that is an excellent kick and the Cardiff Blues did not

:29:19. > :29:29.

:29:29. > :29:38.deserve that. Filise is still going towards the try-line. Leigh

:29:38. > :29:44.Halfpenny, did he get the ball down? The ball into hands. Robinson

:29:44. > :29:53.was outside 10. He thought he could do it himself. That is the hand

:29:54. > :29:58.that knocks him -- it out of his A poor game all the way round.

:29:58. > :30:02.Glasgow kicked their way to victory. Just a frustrating night. You have

:30:02. > :30:11.got Europe coming up. Let's talk about these grown. It has been an

:30:11. > :30:16.issue for you. You guys make a big issue out of it. Last year was the

:30:16. > :30:21.same. We have got to keep on working at it. We have to keep on

:30:21. > :30:26.working and they have been some games where we have performed well.

:30:26. > :30:32.Today, for both packs, it was difficult with the referee's

:30:32. > :30:42.calling system. They had more penalties in that a period then we

:30:42. > :30:48.

:30:48. > :30:55.did. That is his interpretation. The scrum is an interior that

:30:55. > :31:02.Cardiff Blues have been having trouble with all season. They did

:31:02. > :31:12.well against Treviso. It was not a big issue. It depends on the

:31:12. > :31:18.

:31:18. > :31:23.referee's interpretation. They have to look at their purchase. London

:31:24. > :31:30.Welsh have done well, they have brought in if you eastern Europeans.

:31:30. > :31:38.What he has inherited, he has to work with. You have to try to pick.

:31:39. > :31:43.You and the Welsh Games to worry about. You need a big strong base.

:31:43. > :31:48.It has never been a strong point in the last 10 years. The scrum has

:31:48. > :31:55.never been the power of the Cardiff Blues. They have to rely on other

:31:55. > :31:59.things. The need to be more accurate and more effective.

:31:59. > :32:09.Perhaps the back play was not what it could be. We have a few examples

:32:09. > :32:18.

:32:18. > :32:23.are panicking a little bit. But they should be a lot tighter. A

:32:23. > :32:33.from this, they got turned over. There were was a big momentum

:32:33. > :32:34.

:32:34. > :32:42.changes. They have done well here. It is another 10 or 15 metres pass

:32:42. > :32:49.back. They look a mini Cardiff Blues players are in that right.

:32:49. > :32:53.The opposition have committed hardly any. It is a case of giving

:32:53. > :33:02.the ball and allowing them to do something. But they had so many

:33:02. > :33:08.defenders in front. Nobody was coming at the ball at pace. It is

:33:08. > :33:18.easy to point the finger at the scrum, but everybody needs to have

:33:18. > :33:21.

:33:21. > :33:26.The referee was a rubbish as well. If you are a player, you have to

:33:26. > :33:30.will earn your stripes to be there. Referees do not have to do that. We

:33:30. > :33:36.have to make sure the referees are good enough. The players have to

:33:36. > :33:42.take responsibility about decision- making. If you are struggling in

:33:42. > :33:46.the scrum, maybe you should change it. Perhaps you could use the

:33:46. > :33:54.Channel one ball under pressure. They did not look like scoring

:33:54. > :33:58.tries. They were down in the game and they did not take kicks at goal.

:33:58. > :34:08.There was one opportunity for a try which they should have taken and

:34:08. > :34:17.Leigh Halfpenny should have scored it. That shows you are coming back

:34:17. > :34:22.into the game. The Welsh players now, in the past they did not have

:34:22. > :34:28.to be the main men in the Cardiff Blues. Now, Jamie Roberts has to

:34:28. > :34:33.adapt his game. They used him as a dummy a runner with Dan Fish in the

:34:33. > :34:36.middle. They have to bring more influence into the game. Whatever

:34:36. > :34:41.Leigh Halfpenny des he does it exceptionally well. He takes the

:34:41. > :34:46.high balls and cakes well. But if you are a fullback and I look back

:34:46. > :34:51.at Ben Blair, he would chip into the line and utilise his speed. He

:34:51. > :34:57.has to come in and use those. Gareth Baber has to use those

:34:57. > :35:07.internationals and make statements from the field. We must move on. It

:35:07. > :35:17.

:35:17. > :35:24.was a real clash of the giants in fighting a war one. Leinster

:35:24. > :35:33.started brightly. Richardt Strauss was given the benefit of the doubt

:35:33. > :35:39.as to whether or not he did get the ball down. There was an element of

:35:39. > :35:49.suspicion about Munster's first try as well. No not gone according to

:35:49. > :35:50.

:35:50. > :36:00.the referee from Casey Laulala. Ronan O'Gara's boat kept Munster

:36:00. > :36:34.

:36:34. > :36:43.ahead. But Ulster crossed over for It is the table. Let us have a

:36:43. > :36:53.quick review of that. Ulster are still top of the table. The Dragons

:36:53. > :36:55.

:36:55. > :37:05.Rick has been on the road again for that he has been to the valleys. He

:37:05. > :37:14.

:37:14. > :37:18.caught up with a former Wales back One of the great traditions in

:37:18. > :37:24.rugby is when a player who comes to the end of his time, he put

:37:24. > :37:29.something back into the game as a coach. That is even more special

:37:29. > :37:34.with an ex Welsh international. Former Wales flanker Geraint Lewis

:37:34. > :37:44.is in charge at Aberdare. They are in Division Three south-east. They

:37:44. > :37:48.

:37:48. > :37:54.have come to a sub tropical port in Do you think any side can make an

:37:54. > :38:00.impression in the Heineken Cup this year contract I hope so. The Lions

:38:00. > :38:04.is around the corner as well. Scarlets next week or at away in

:38:04. > :38:10.France. It will be difficult down there. They need to come away with

:38:10. > :38:15.some sort of result. That would be a big bonus for them. Llanelli

:38:15. > :38:23.seemed to be the powerhouse at the moment. The Ospreys made a shaky

:38:23. > :38:29.start. The Cardiff Blues have moved to their old ground. They are 18 in

:38:29. > :38:34.the making. Next week, they are playing sale. How will it go go

:38:34. > :38:44.smack they should do well. But the price I've seen them on the

:38:44. > :38:47.

:38:47. > :38:56.television, they look poor. They This has got an anonymous feel

:38:56. > :39:03.about it. They have a tactical passive scrum. It is controversial

:39:03. > :39:12.because it is cheating. I think the Scarlets can raise their game. If

:39:12. > :39:22.they want to win the Heineken Cup, they have to. I reckon you'll be

:39:22. > :39:30.

:39:30. > :39:38.the busiest man on the field today. Simple passes and no silly of Lords.

:39:38. > :39:44.They played well in the first half. I was happy with that. I thought it

:39:44. > :39:53.was a fair reflection. We just should not let them back into the

:39:53. > :40:01.Heineken Cup next week, for the Welsh regions, do you think any of

:40:01. > :40:11.them have a chance this year? can be as good as anybody. We have

:40:11. > :40:17.

:40:17. > :40:20.good sides. I am sure they will He has made a difference. It has

:40:20. > :40:30.taken us a few games to get into or his style but now they are doing

:40:30. > :40:38.

:40:38. > :40:44.We will concentrate on what we do. The boys have played really well.

:40:44. > :40:54.This caught some tries and a on -- all in all we are very pleased. It

:40:54. > :40:54.

:40:54. > :41:04.is a difficult place to come He was fairly optimistic about the

:41:04. > :41:08.

:41:08. > :41:13.Welsh regions chances in Europe. tend to think if you look up the

:41:13. > :41:22.Scarlets and the Cardiff Blues, the problems are up front. We always

:41:22. > :41:26.know the big packs win. The Ospreys, a big front five with a lot of

:41:26. > :41:36.experience. Dan Biggar kick the goals. They have to make the most

:41:36. > :41:36.

:41:36. > :41:40.of that. The Ospreys have a tough group but they are our best chance.

:41:40. > :41:45.What is it about this. We have won three Grand Slams in eight years

:41:45. > :41:52.but we always seem to struggle in Europe? I wish I could answer the

:41:52. > :42:01.question. The quality is there. The strength and depth we haven't got

:42:01. > :42:11.when compared to the French or the Irish. Those kinds of signings can

:42:11. > :42:18.make a difference in Europe. Leinster and not a traditional

:42:19. > :42:26.Arabian powerhouse but they still won. There is hope therefore sides

:42:26. > :42:30.without the dominant packs. Very briefly, the Dragons are in the

:42:30. > :42:36.Amlin Cup again this year. They tried to play good football was a

:42:36. > :42:42.bit will be a good achievement for them to come through. They will

:42:42. > :42:49.struggle as well. They have to have a platform. If you have a base, you

:42:49. > :42:56.can play off it. It will be tough. Thank you for your company tonight.

:42:56. > :43:06.We will see you in a few weeks' time. We gave a few more questions

:43:06. > :43:08.

:43:08. > :43:14.to Andy Fenby. You have more than two dozen followers. Josh has more

:43:14. > :43:17.than 3,000 followers. Who is the more popular? Josh, but we have to

:43:18. > :43:26.talk about the quality of the followers. I would like to think my

:43:26. > :43:34.followers part of a better quality. You are and we're two stone lighter

:43:34. > :43:39.than Pete Edwards. Is that an example of cooking the books?