Blues v Scarlets

:00:21. > :00:35.All roads lead to Cardiff, playing host to another full-blooded Welsh

:00:36. > :00:49.derby. Welcome to the Blues against Scarlets.

:00:50. > :00:57.Yes, it is the Welsh derby. Which means we have home fans, and plenty

:00:58. > :01:03.of away fans flocking to Cardiff tonight. There may be some big names

:01:04. > :01:07.missing but it has not dimmed the enthusiasm of the supporters. Some

:01:08. > :01:14.intriguing head-to-head tonight. Not least that man, who swapped Cardiff

:01:15. > :01:20.Arms Park is for the Scarlets the summer. There is the table. Five

:01:21. > :01:27.points separate the teams. The Blues will be looking to climb the table,

:01:28. > :01:31.Scarlets, looking to close the gap. Welcome to the programme. We cannot

:01:32. > :01:40.be accused of possibility. We have a former Cardiff blue, a Scarlet, and

:01:41. > :01:44.a neutral. I will start by throwing you a political hot potato. Plenty

:01:45. > :01:53.of talk about missing top-class international is, who is to blame?

:01:54. > :02:00.Whoever organised the fixture, they dropped a real clanger. This is a

:02:01. > :02:05.showcase event for this region. It needs the big internationals. Great

:02:06. > :02:09.crowd and atmosphere but for the Guinness Pro12 grant for the region,

:02:10. > :02:14.they need the international players. Hopefully they learn from it and it

:02:15. > :02:17.never happens again. It should be a showpiece, at the Millennium

:02:18. > :02:23.Stadium, or the start of the season, but never at the Wales game time.

:02:24. > :02:25.It is often said fly-halves have to straddle the line between arrogance

:02:26. > :02:30.and confidence, what mood will Patchell be in tonight? He has got

:02:31. > :02:35.to be confident, come back and manage the game properly. The

:02:36. > :02:38.internationals are not playing outside him today. He will be

:02:39. > :02:46.excited, they will put pressure on him. But he is coming back to

:02:47. > :02:50.Cardiff to try to prove a point. Fair to say that, talk about

:02:51. > :02:53.pressure, there is more pressure on Scarlets tonight. Five points

:02:54. > :02:59.behind, if they don't win, the gap will widen. They had a poor start to

:03:00. > :03:03.the season. And already there is a bit of a gap between the top and

:03:04. > :03:07.bottom six. If they lose this tonight they really are chasing the

:03:08. > :03:11.season and it is not even November yet. I totally agree with those

:03:12. > :03:18.sentiments, it is a shame the international players are not here,

:03:19. > :03:22.but ideally what happens, this defines your season, as a club, is a

:03:23. > :03:26.region. Many Scarlets players think they should be first choice players

:03:27. > :03:31.and some of them tomorrow can put their hands up and put them a

:03:32. > :03:33.performance. The Blues are psychologically damaged by their

:03:34. > :03:38.last outing against the Ospreys but they have resurrected the season

:03:39. > :03:42.with handsome wins in Europe. They were shocked and embarrassed by that

:03:43. > :03:45.performance but Wilson and his men had done a lot of positive things

:03:46. > :03:51.also, getting the selections right in Europe. You need your home form,

:03:52. > :03:55.to get the crowd behind you, and in a Welsh derby, you need to win the

:03:56. > :03:59.majority of the games to get the board members, players, and fans

:04:00. > :04:04.onside. But they are doing some good things here as well. The Blues did

:04:05. > :04:07.the double over the Scarlets last season. The Scarlets are coming out

:04:08. > :04:14.of the tunnel, they will be looking for revenge. We can go to the

:04:15. > :04:20.commentary box now and join Gareth Giles.

:04:21. > :04:27.The Scarlets supporters agreed the visitors as they come out onto the

:04:28. > :04:33.field. Prop Jones has impressed in the absence of evidence. Price makes

:04:34. > :04:36.a first appearance of the season. Shingler looks forward to lining up

:04:37. > :04:42.against his brother. Patchell returns to his home club team, and

:04:43. > :04:48.Jonathan Evans, alongside him, another Cardiff boy. The Scott,

:04:49. > :05:11.Williams, with Hughes in the centre, and the skipper, Parkes.

:05:12. > :05:23.Gill, my hill, just back from injury, and the other Shingler is

:05:24. > :05:29.alongside Williams, with the dangerous Matthew Morgan at

:05:30. > :05:37.full-back. Williams, release from Welsh duty. And Phillips, a first

:05:38. > :05:46.outing since a long-term knee injury. Lloyd Linton of Scotland is

:05:47. > :05:51.the man in charge for what is a big game in terms of the season. Big

:05:52. > :05:58.crowd as well. The biggest of the season at Cardiff Arms Park.

:05:59. > :06:09.The former Cardiff Blue, Patchell, will get the game under way. On his

:06:10. > :06:12.old stamping ground. Morgan, renowned for his counterattacking

:06:13. > :06:20.and running. Safety first from him initially. Tomos is the one who sets

:06:21. > :06:26.up the counter. We are expecting a fast open game from these two teams.

:06:27. > :06:33.They want to play running rugby but they will need to hang onto the ball

:06:34. > :06:38.to do so. The Blues score a number of tries on this surface but what

:06:39. > :06:42.they have not been doing is scoring three tries. It is only the ones

:06:43. > :06:45.they have actually got the try scoring bonus point this season. --

:06:46. > :07:23.the once. No problems with the surface, as far

:07:24. > :07:30.as scrummaging goes. Free kick. For the early engagement by the Blues.

:07:31. > :07:39.Reset is the option from the Scarlets. That is an interesting

:07:40. > :07:42.call from the Scarlets. It has not been the strong point all year but

:07:43. > :07:47.they are obviously confident in that area tonight. They are backing

:07:48. > :08:01.themselves in the scrum. That is the Blues ten metre line

:08:02. > :08:12.running between the front rows. Steady as you like. Park is ready,

:08:13. > :08:18.Evans on the blindside, Scully was just stumbling a little bit trying

:08:19. > :08:23.to regain ground. Right idea from Jonathan Evans but not quite the

:08:24. > :08:30.execution. Solid scrum, good to see, good start from the Scarlets pack.

:08:31. > :08:34.We saw Jonathan Evans, dangerous around the blindside, on his last

:08:35. > :08:39.outing, scoring the bonus point try against the Dragons. Down supplies

:08:40. > :08:56.the line-out position. Dolan is stepping into some big

:08:57. > :09:01.shoes tonight, Williams, having played most of the season is either

:09:02. > :09:04.a blindside or second row. The one thing about coming here is the

:09:05. > :09:14.mental side of it. This pitch. There is -- players do not like coming

:09:15. > :09:24.here, to be honest, so you need to get over that is the wayside and on

:09:25. > :09:32.with it. A couple of forwards, and Earle getting involved with his

:09:33. > :09:37.former team-mate. Slightly late on Patchell. Clean catch awarded for

:09:38. > :10:03.Morgan. Patchell got a mixed reception.

:10:04. > :10:12.Well, his name did, when it was announced earlier. He and Shingler,

:10:13. > :10:27.swapping shirts this season. Evans on halfway. He is up for this,

:10:28. > :10:32.Earle, he has flown into a few rucks. He has, he has. A lot of

:10:33. > :10:41.strapping around the ankle. Missed the last game. Advantage was being

:10:42. > :11:10.played there any way by Lloyd Linton. Number four, offside.

:11:11. > :11:19.Earle, taking up the space between the scrum-half and the forward,

:11:20. > :11:22.placing the ball back. He has made himself a complete nuisance, in

:11:23. > :11:55.previous line-ups he has been Scarlets, within five metres. The

:11:56. > :11:59.forward, queueing up outside Jonathan Evans. Boyde with the

:12:00. > :12:05.initial carry. Back it comes to Evans. Patchell. Beautiful weight on

:12:06. > :12:20.it but Matthew Morgan gets his five frame up off on the deck dash-mac-

:12:21. > :12:24.eight. This is worth going for, it is like an intercept. Usually a

:12:25. > :12:29.yellow card. It is a great free kick, measured to perfection. He

:12:30. > :12:41.goes up, and that's not even a penalty. Could drive by the Blues

:12:42. > :12:43.from the line-out though. I was quite surprised they went wide the

:12:44. > :12:53.last time because they are comfortable with ball in hand. Could

:12:54. > :13:00.drive going on. I did think it is going to go far, because all the

:13:01. > :13:10.bikes are very tight. The two centres are vying for it. Elias.

:13:11. > :13:21.Barclay. Parkes. In goes Hughes to try to protect. Scarlet ball. Close,

:13:22. > :13:29.but not close enough. Shingler. Great finish by Aaron Shingler! Was

:13:30. > :13:36.it? He turned upside down and got the ball above his head. Did he make

:13:37. > :13:46.the line? You think so. Is there any reason why I cannot award a try,

:13:47. > :13:52.please? That is tremendous pressure from the Scarlets. It looks to have

:13:53. > :14:01.ended in a try. Shingler kept his wits about him and that is a great

:14:02. > :14:09.try. Yes, very good decision. OK, that looks like a try. Thank you.

:14:10. > :14:14.They were very comfortable. As soon as they went with a very good kick

:14:15. > :14:20.from Patchell they looked very comfortable with the ball in hand,

:14:21. > :14:25.they made good yards. So it is the elder Shingler who gets first blood.

:14:26. > :14:33.And Patchell converts to make it 7-0 Scarlets. We could see it was

:14:34. > :14:39.coming. They just used their carriers. Kruger, initially, Boyde

:14:40. > :14:43.had a couple of carries, and a great finish by Shingler. It is also a

:14:44. > :14:46.mismatch, Williams taking the big number eight on the line, he was not

:14:47. > :14:53.going to knock him back, he knew he would get over the tackle. Great

:14:54. > :15:00.slip pass from Bulbring to Hughes. Lovely awareness by the South

:15:01. > :15:07.African second row. Patchell. Scarlets looked to have come out of

:15:08. > :15:11.the block you. Parkes. Man and ball for Hughes. That is where Patchell

:15:12. > :15:17.has got to manage the game. They were too deep. He has just got to

:15:18. > :15:32.turn that, put in a kick, and turned the Blues. A shimmy from Thomas. The

:15:33. > :15:37.shoulders, or around the neck, the neck, says the referee. It is the

:15:38. > :15:44.same thing these days. Cook, the miscreant. Great start from Scarlets

:15:45. > :15:47.who have had all the possession and territory. Some ill discipline from

:15:48. > :15:53.the Blues at the moment is costing them. They need to silence the

:15:54. > :16:06.crowd. The Blues are on a high. There is the dummy, yeah. Lovely

:16:07. > :16:10.little pop from Bulbring. Evans has been in great form in recent weeks

:16:11. > :16:23.in Europe. Good cleaning up from Boyde. Great pic on the go by Van

:16:24. > :16:30.der Merwe and it is try number two for the Scarlets. As easy as that.

:16:31. > :16:36.Jonathan Evans. They have come to play, haven't they? Lovely off-load,

:16:37. > :16:40.good finish. Love to see this pick-up again from Van der Merwe.

:16:41. > :16:45.Scooped it in one go. Such a difficult skill. It was a good carry

:16:46. > :16:50.initially. I think it was Price with the initial carry to get him on the

:16:51. > :16:56.front foot, but Van der Merwe is just going to clean out. A great

:16:57. > :17:07.off-load as well, Jonathan Evans, great support. Well deserved lead.

:17:08. > :17:15.A lovely, lovely try. There is nobody near, they are standing wide,

:17:16. > :17:22.the off-load, brilliant support, and a try. It was Elias, yes, apologies

:17:23. > :17:27.to him, fantastic carry, it makes all the difference if you can get on

:17:28. > :17:32.the front foot like that. A second conversion from Patchell makes it

:17:33. > :17:40.14-0 Scarlets, in the first ten minutes. What a start.

:17:41. > :17:58.Morgan. Not an advantage for the Blues. -- no: advantage. Cook. They

:17:59. > :18:04.need to get a foothold in this one. And they may, through Lee-Lo. With

:18:05. > :18:08.the show and go. Good tackle by Shingler. And he gets a second one

:18:09. > :18:23.is well on Scully, who had gone across in support. Release! Release!

:18:24. > :18:30.Earle. With the carry towards the Scarlets try line. Filise. Much more

:18:31. > :18:35.direct from the Blues. First time they have had ball in hand really,

:18:36. > :18:41.but spilled by Allen. Now then, can they break out of their own defence?

:18:42. > :18:46.Kruger, wanting to take on the Blues. Patchell, chance, there are

:18:47. > :18:59.men out wide. Oh, interception! And what a gift, what a gift! In the

:19:00. > :19:09.end, maybe a bit too ambitious from Scarlets, gifting Tom Down a try.

:19:10. > :19:13.They had an overlap on the right-hand side. Just watch. From

:19:14. > :19:20.the turnover. He shows the dummy, and that is a lazy pass. He has got

:19:21. > :19:25.to give it earlier, too many steps. But really well read by Tom Down. If

:19:26. > :19:29.he gave that a little bit earlier they were away. It was the right

:19:30. > :19:40.decision to keep ball in hand but you have got to time a little bit

:19:41. > :19:48.better. On the other hand, it was on, so he had the right to go for

:19:49. > :19:52.it. You have got to give it at the right time or you keep it. He

:19:53. > :19:57.should've taken the ball a bit further. That could be a massive

:19:58. > :20:07.momentum swing. It was all Scarlets in the opening

:20:08. > :20:22.stages but the Blues are back in this one now. Certainly back in it,

:20:23. > :20:29.with a lovely conversion by Shingler. Back to A1 scored game.

:20:30. > :20:34.Better games without the International is anyway! Three tries

:20:35. > :20:39.in the first 30 minutes! Tom James would have been upset and angry not

:20:40. > :20:44.to be in the Welsh squad. The fact that he had a loosehead prop outside

:20:45. > :20:51.him made his decision to hold onto it a little bit too long. Try number

:20:52. > :20:59.40 in the league for Tom James, fifth in the all-time rankings, past

:21:00. > :21:05.Shane Hogan. Let's go to pitch side, Catherine has some very interesting

:21:06. > :21:09.spectators. I have indeed. A real family affair. The Shingler brothers

:21:10. > :21:14.are out there and I have the mum and dad, Craig and Jeanette. The big

:21:15. > :21:20.question, who are you supporting, coming from West Wales? Loyalties

:21:21. > :21:25.are divided. As long as both our boys do well and all the players

:21:26. > :21:29.come off the field and it will be a good game. It is a fantastic ground

:21:30. > :21:34.and the atmosphere is great. So long as everybody is well, our loyalties

:21:35. > :21:40.are equal. You don't seem convinced, but both brothers are doing very

:21:41. > :21:46.well! Absolutely fantastic, you could not write it. One has scored a

:21:47. > :21:52.try, the other has kicked a goal, I am not saying West is best, we are

:21:53. > :21:56.not divided, it is a team effort, as long as we enjoy the game and the

:21:57. > :22:01.boys do well, and both teams are supported, it will be good. What

:22:02. > :22:05.they are trying to say is, and they cannot say it, they are supporting

:22:06. > :22:14.Scarlets, because they are from the West! Another interception. And

:22:15. > :22:22.another, is your way? Van der Merwe is too quick! And the Lee-Lo does

:22:23. > :22:31.get the tackling. -- is he away. And the penalty as well. You cannot take

:22:32. > :22:38.your eyes off this second. They have come to play, both. Throwing the

:22:39. > :22:44.ball about. I think Scully is up on his... Well, the Scarlet attack

:22:45. > :22:48.avoided him and he completely mistimed his job for the ball and

:22:49. > :22:58.really hurt himself. He is up, but he is still struggling. That was a

:22:59. > :23:03.poor pass, Parkes. Lee-Lo, has a good target, Tom James, and he

:23:04. > :23:09.thinks he is away. Morgan gets across. Is Lee-Lo going to get him?

:23:10. > :23:14.Great work by Lee-Lo to get back onto his feet and compete and force

:23:15. > :23:22.Thomas off his feet, to concede a penalty. I have a little sympathy

:23:23. > :23:24.for the players. Firstly they try to clear out. There is a rush of

:23:25. > :23:34.players from behind them... He is away. Here we go again. Tom James.

:23:35. > :23:38.His ankle tapped. And now the Scarlets. But it has gone out on the

:23:39. > :23:48.far side. Brilliant start to this game. Lovely awareness. He goes

:23:49. > :23:51.blind, sees the one defender, he is a bit tight, Jonathan Evans, but

:23:52. > :24:08.that is a brilliant ankle tap, he was away. This is breathless stuff.

:24:09. > :24:21.This is what the Scarlets coaches have said. Look, come in, start

:24:22. > :24:25.well, we are very confident, playing well at the moment. Especially at

:24:26. > :24:28.home, they have made it a fortress under Danny Wilson, it is important

:24:29. > :24:33.to get a good start, and that is what they have done. Cook, you see

:24:34. > :24:38.that all the time now, they get pinned in, the opposition players

:24:39. > :24:41.don't let you out of there. Just some key penalties being given away

:24:42. > :24:52.by the Blues in the first 17 minutes. Price, from the second

:24:53. > :25:04.row... -- former Leicester second row. Oh! Shingler, straight through

:25:05. > :25:11.again. He has split them. Good control in a tight aspect from

:25:12. > :25:33.Scarlets again. I think the brother Steve Shingler got his hand in.

:25:34. > :25:41.A little look up from Shingler, and he saw that it was on. Good work

:25:42. > :25:46.from his brother, stripping the ball from Barclay. Wilson won't be too

:25:47. > :25:53.pleased with the defending around the rucks at the moment, being split

:25:54. > :25:59.early and split down the middle of one of the tries. -- for one of the

:26:00. > :26:12.tries. Williams. Quick tap and go. Tom

:26:13. > :26:18.James was tracking him. They have turned over the ball now. Evans

:26:19. > :26:24.alone out on the left. They had to come back on a different angle.

:26:25. > :26:28.Morgan. The crowd are buzzing with excitement around Cardiff Arms Park.

:26:29. > :26:35.They feel he can go from anywhere in that kind of broken play situation.

:26:36. > :26:42.Barclay. Controlling on the ten metre line. I don't think he passes.

:26:43. > :27:05.Patchell. Manages to squeeze it back. Elias

:27:06. > :27:11.again, he has carried really well in the first 20 minutes. Yes, the Blues

:27:12. > :27:23.skipper does the necessary. Shingler. That is just for

:27:24. > :27:33.territory, and it will be too long. Unusual, the balance usually checks

:27:34. > :27:37.on this surface. -- the bounce. It has been a lively first period, very

:27:38. > :28:04.good. Matthew Morgan. Filise. Straightens out, get over

:28:05. > :28:12.the gain line. Allen. Looks for the round at the backpass. Yes, looking

:28:13. > :28:17.to off-load. Parkes is the one who has secured it for the Scarlets.

:28:18. > :28:28.There is a knock-on advantage for the Scarlet as well. As they try to

:28:29. > :28:30.get going forward again. Evans, half two and, ready for the kick towards

:28:31. > :28:49.the touchline. -- have turned. Morgan. Good tackle by Hughes. It

:28:50. > :28:59.almost fell for Evans. Shingler did very well. That was an important

:29:00. > :29:11.moment for the Blues. Stephen Shingler. Into the hands of Hughes,

:29:12. > :29:18.who gets instructions to put it out field -- into the hands of Evans. At

:29:19. > :29:23.the moment you just don't feel the Blues runners are getting that kind

:29:24. > :29:29.of gain line advantage and quick ball, Scarlets are defending very

:29:30. > :29:34.well. Catherine has more company, the Scarlets manager, Mark Taylor. I

:29:35. > :29:39.don't know how many Weetabix your boys had before coming out, but what

:29:40. > :29:44.a start. It is what you want in a derby game, to come out and beat the

:29:45. > :29:48.other team's intensity, which we did. But then we gifted them a try

:29:49. > :29:51.back and lost our shape and composure a little in the last few

:29:52. > :29:56.minutes, we seem a bit caught up in the excitement of all that. We will

:29:57. > :30:04.catch up with you in the second half, thanks. Lee-Lo gets the flat

:30:05. > :30:10.pass. Slips a tackle. Brought down a second time by Parkes but well

:30:11. > :30:16.behind the gain line. And another interception! And a long run a home

:30:17. > :30:22.for Thomas! Van der Merwe is on the outside, he should get their... He

:30:23. > :30:26.just jogs in for the last 20 metres. In a game of interceptions, a

:30:27. > :30:33.telling one. The referee is checking though.

:30:34. > :30:48.I'm wondering if there was a possible offside.

:30:49. > :30:54.Lloyd Linton wants to check on the offside. I don't think it is. It was

:30:55. > :31:11.a long pass, they were very flat. They have got to take it back to see

:31:12. > :31:21.where the ball is. That is not the angle you want. And the question is,

:31:22. > :31:31.any reason you cannot award it. By then he was not offside. This is the

:31:32. > :31:40.one. They are all on site. It is a long pass.

:31:41. > :31:48.Neil Paterson is the TMO. He will make the call. He is a long way

:31:49. > :31:57.back. Aled Thomas is almost on the try line! I have a decision for you,

:31:58. > :32:06.there is no clear and obvious offside, you may award the try. One

:32:07. > :32:12.for you and one for us! It is chaos out there at the minute but good fun

:32:13. > :32:23.to watch. It could be you score six and we'll score seven. He is a long

:32:24. > :32:32.way back, Aled Thomas. If anything I know it is hindsight, he could put a

:32:33. > :32:36.grubber in because they were short. Because he was so deep initially,

:32:37. > :32:40.Aled Thomas has made up some good ground and he read it perfectly.

:32:41. > :32:52.Luckily he had Van der Merwe outside him. I think he was looking for him

:32:53. > :32:57.early. Good kick. The place kicking has been superb and the tries have

:32:58. > :33:06.been superbly taken as well. Defensively, the coaches will be

:33:07. > :33:10.scratching their heads. That's what you want, you'll wind up on your

:33:11. > :33:19.shoulder when you make a break or an interception. -- your winger.

:33:20. > :33:26.And you have got two of the league's most prolific try scorers on that

:33:27. > :33:41.fireside, Tom James and DTH van der Merwe. -- on that far side.

:33:42. > :33:49.Six years with Glasgow, his third with the Scarlets. There is not

:33:50. > :33:55.really any structure to this game. A few turnovers and interceptions,

:33:56. > :34:00.knock-on is, it has been a fast, open game. The Scarlets have tried

:34:01. > :34:05.to take it up the middle of it. Incomes Scully, a good tackle by

:34:06. > :34:14.Patchell. A good run but a great tackle. Great work. He kept his

:34:15. > :34:20.place and he has impressed, against Saracens last week. A similar player

:34:21. > :34:28.to James Davis. That allowed the number seven to get over the ball

:34:29. > :34:37.and win the penalty. Narberth boy. Still only 21 years old, Will Boyde.

:34:38. > :34:42.They'll be happy. Here we go, Patchell has gone down early, he

:34:43. > :34:47.clamps the man and ball will stop Cam Dolan tries to move him but when

:34:48. > :34:53.you are in that position it is so difficult to shift him. He was there

:34:54. > :35:00.so much quicker than anybody else. A little readjustment... That is the

:35:01. > :35:05.difference between Josh Turnbull playing seven. He does not have the

:35:06. > :35:09.angles and he doesn't usually play there. It is the fourth position he

:35:10. > :35:19.has played this year. That is where the openside has the edge. They have

:35:20. > :35:23.got Rey Lee-Lo who is very good at winning turnovers. Very good in the

:35:24. > :35:27.contact area and again: he got his head over the ball and that was a

:35:28. > :35:29.big penalty for the Blues because if the Scarlets had come away with any

:35:30. > :35:39.points, it would be a long way back. A good pick-up from Wyn Jones. But

:35:40. > :35:55.there he is. He has been a brilliant signing for

:35:56. > :36:02.the Blues, ball in hand and very good defensively. Willis Halaholo is

:36:03. > :36:05.here tonight as well, he might feature before long. That is

:36:06. > :36:13.disappointing for the Blues, giving away a line-out position like that.

:36:14. > :36:18.Parkes could see the midfield defence up so he took it on and

:36:19. > :36:25.waited for the forwards to arrive. Just about the only time someone has

:36:26. > :36:31.not tried to force it. Steff Evans gets there first. That is one thing

:36:32. > :36:35.you are going to do, if you're going to pepper Matthew Morgan, he is a

:36:36. > :36:42.small guy and does not get up in the air very well. Actual slips the

:36:43. > :36:48.tackle that Parkes cannot gather -- Patchell. That could have been a

:36:49. > :36:55.bonus point time had that stuck. And looking at the Scarlets attack,

:36:56. > :37:01.Matthew Morgan depends on the wing. Nearly a half-break, outside of

:37:02. > :37:06.Shingler, tries the off-load and if the catch that, a good opportunity.

:37:07. > :37:11.But when Matthew Morgan, he goes up for it and it just gets on top of

:37:12. > :37:16.him, he defends last man so in the 22 if you are going to try to get

:37:17. > :37:21.the cross kick like they did earlier on, there will always be a try

:37:22. > :37:30.scoring opportunity. Half time between Ulster and Munster.

:37:31. > :37:39.After all the emotion that Munster went through last week... They have

:37:40. > :37:43.been penalised here. That is twice now. I think the referee is

:37:44. > :37:50.penalising them for not driving straight.

:37:51. > :38:00.It is just driving in at an angle. Very good kick from Shingler.

:38:01. > :38:09.You can see Kruger against Filise, Filise actually slipped and his knee

:38:10. > :38:11.touched the floor. It has a 50-50 call and it has gone with the home

:38:12. > :38:25.side. Very decent crowd at the Arms Park.

:38:26. > :38:30.That was a shambolic line-out, they will be happy to get that back. They

:38:31. > :38:39.lost the last one and that one almost went the same way. Cam Dolan

:38:40. > :38:49.drives on towards the 22. Lee-Lo back on the angle, Rhys Patchell was

:38:50. > :38:56.waiting for him. Turnbull. They have got an advantage here, Rhys Patchell

:38:57. > :38:59.not rolling away. Matthew Morgan up in the line but plenty of Scarlets

:39:00. > :39:07.defenders out there and back they come. Number ten, offside. I would

:39:08. > :39:16.like to see this again because it is very difficult for players in

:39:17. > :39:24.general. Interesting call not to take the three. He rolls away, he

:39:25. > :39:28.has rolled far away, it is nowhere near the ball, that is a tough call.

:39:29. > :39:34.He just got in the wake of the scrum-half. But he didn't realise

:39:35. > :39:40.that, getting up off the floor. And an interesting call, you still have

:39:41. > :39:45.to school two converted tries. And not the best kick. If you go for it

:39:46. > :39:49.you want to be on the fight metre line but driving line-out has been a

:39:50. > :39:55.real weapon for the Blues this year. -- five metre line. George Earle had

:39:56. > :40:01.his hand on the ball, Rhys Gill comes back to support him and now he

:40:02. > :40:06.has it. They have got to get shot of it now. Tomos Williams looks for Rey

:40:07. > :40:10.Lee-Lo but misses him out and this is Shingler. Short on the left-hand

:40:11. > :40:27.side. Tomos Williams directing the

:40:28. > :40:35.forwards. Filise. Earle in the again.

:40:36. > :40:44.Myhill was in the supporting. Right on the try line.

:40:45. > :40:56.Filise takes his time. Ryan Elias comes out to meet him. Myhill once

:40:57. > :41:05.again. The Blues need to come away from this with points. Turnbull to

:41:06. > :41:10.within a metre. Barclay get the important tackle in but it is there

:41:11. > :41:16.again for the Blues. A dozen phases they have gone through.

:41:17. > :41:26.Route one, straight through the middle. And held up. Definitely

:41:27. > :41:32.somebody under him. Both packs of forwards are giving it a go, they

:41:33. > :41:33.are very confident and think they can outmuscle the opposition, pick

:41:34. > :41:55.and drive, pick and drive. Seeing as there is an injury, we can

:41:56. > :42:02.hear the thoughts of Blues head coach Danny Wilson. Danny, plenty of

:42:03. > :42:08.passion from both teams, pressure from you at the moment. How do you

:42:09. > :42:11.get the Blues back into this at half-time? We are a bit

:42:12. > :42:15.trigger-happy and forcing the game will stop perhaps the past for the

:42:16. > :42:22.intercept and the ill do the Berlin earlier cost us. We need to find

:42:23. > :42:29.field position like we have and hold it not turn it into a loose game --

:42:30. > :42:33.ill discipline. We were talking before about the internationals

:42:34. > :42:38.being here but some of your players have really stepped up. So far it is

:42:39. > :42:42.a great game. We are on the wrong end of it at the moment but it has

:42:43. > :42:45.got a Derby feeling about it. It is just a bit loose for us and we have

:42:46. > :42:52.to be a bit structured and a bit better. Thank you.

:42:53. > :43:01.Seven minutes of a pulsating first half remaining. The Blues looking to

:43:02. > :43:08.get back within seven for a second time.

:43:09. > :43:23.Tom James has come into midfield between the two centres.

:43:24. > :43:38.Blaine Scully is hugging that touchline. Filise just having a

:43:39. > :43:44.breather. He is 39 now, just having a bit of arrest! Recharging the

:43:45. > :44:06.batteries for the scrum. -- a bit of a rest.

:44:07. > :44:23.This is it. The off-load, a good winger on the shoulder, easy finish.

:44:24. > :44:27.A couple of 14 pointers in this game, interceptions. Maybe a bit of

:44:28. > :44:52.a bicep problem for Filise. Seve scrum is the first thing the

:44:53. > :45:08.Blues will be looking for. -- steady scrum.

:45:09. > :45:15.This is a big scrum, a big moment in the game for both teams. Just before

:45:16. > :45:23.half-time, the Blues would love to get back in the game. Cam Dolan

:45:24. > :45:32.locking out that Blues scrum as they get the pressure on. Tomos Williams,

:45:33. > :45:42.short ball to Shingler. Boyde was bumped off it. Short. Great defence

:45:43. > :45:45.from Scarlets. Hang on... It was good defending, the crowd were

:45:46. > :45:57.celebrating but Dolan was forced back. Try, yes or no?

:45:58. > :46:11.Not messing about, is he? It looked like he was over, there was a huge

:46:12. > :46:20.gap. It is a good clear out. No, short. Never got the ball to ground.

:46:21. > :46:27.How did the Scarlets come away with it, that is what they are asking. He

:46:28. > :46:36.is short, it is a great tackle. That is brilliant defending. I think it

:46:37. > :46:41.is Bulbring and Will Boyde on this side.

:46:42. > :46:55.I have a decision for you. Blue scrum, blue going forward. I think

:46:56. > :46:58.he has got to look at that, it is not an advantage for the Scarlets,

:46:59. > :47:02.you have to see how the ball came at to see if it is play on because the

:47:03. > :47:08.whistle did not go until the ball went over the touchline. I think

:47:09. > :47:13.that is the wrong decision myself. At no point was the ball grounded.

:47:14. > :47:17.And how did it get to the touchline? If anything, unless somebody can

:47:18. > :47:39.correct me. Half-time approaching, the Blues

:47:40. > :47:46.need a score. And they have come as close as they could. They have got a

:47:47. > :47:53.penalty this time. Sang on... -- Hang on. There has been a little

:47:54. > :48:00.undercurrent of this, a couple of former players playing against each

:48:01. > :48:16.other. It is man bags. A lot of testosterone flying about. A hand in

:48:17. > :48:24.the face. Cardiff captain. Ryan Elias, the old classic hookup, could

:48:25. > :48:29.not defend himself. -- hooker. Somebody gave a dig, he said. Maybe

:48:30. > :48:55.worth a look at that. For a third time of asking. The

:48:56. > :49:21.Blues may be a bit fortunate still to be in this position.

:49:22. > :49:31.This is eating into the Blues time. The Scarlets have to try to hold out

:49:32. > :49:41.once more before they get back in that changing room.

:49:42. > :49:56.They are not going to move, are they? They have had a penalty, a

:49:57. > :50:09.free kick, the pressure is building on the Scarlets.

:50:10. > :50:20.Tom James and Matthew Morgan on the left-hand side for the Blues this

:50:21. > :50:26.time. It is all taking an age. And for a game that was really quick

:50:27. > :50:31.paced and lively, this one scrum is the antithesis of it. If you don't

:50:32. > :50:34.sort it out and get your space, no early bind, I will put you both in

:50:35. > :50:42.the bin and we will get somebody on who wants to scrum.

:50:43. > :50:50.Certainly clear enough, if they don't sort it out themselves, Lloyd

:50:51. > :51:06.Linton will get two replacements on. Filise might fancy a breather!

:51:07. > :51:21.Down they go again. Another Blues penalty. The crowd feeling something

:51:22. > :51:22.more should come of it now. It is the same again, they are not going

:51:23. > :51:38.to move. It went down on the far side on that

:51:39. > :51:43.occasion. Lloyd Linton steps over to look at Rhys Gill and Werner Kruger.

:51:44. > :51:55.The backs have been spectators for the last four minutes.

:51:56. > :52:08.Something has to be done. And that something is players being ejected.

:52:09. > :52:19.Taufa'ao Filise and Wyn Jones will finish the first half in the bin. It

:52:20. > :52:29.is frustrating for everyone. We have had a brilliant 35 minutes and then

:52:30. > :52:41.a scrum on the five metre line. Three minutes of it.

:52:42. > :52:51.Let's see what happens. It was Filise's knee that went to the

:52:52. > :53:03.ground first but the body positions before. Dylan Evans to come on for

:53:04. > :53:08.the Scarlets. Who is coming off? Cam Dolan has already come off for the

:53:09. > :53:19.Blues, making way for Dillon Lewis. I think John Barclay is off again.

:53:20. > :53:31.It is the two number eights who make way. He only played in the first

:53:32. > :53:34.game against Munster, the Australian-born prop. A bit of

:53:35. > :53:47.pressure on him now to be honest. Dillon Lewis is a very good prospect

:53:48. > :54:04.on the tight head. Ross Turnbull moves over to number

:54:05. > :54:16.eight, Blaine Scully comes in on the flank. This is now getting

:54:17. > :54:19.ridiculous. You each have a play in the bin, these scrum have to be

:54:20. > :54:22.completed, it is an absolute disgrace. If it continues I will put

:54:23. > :54:35.more in the bin. I think I said when the scrum went

:54:36. > :54:57.down, seven minutes of the first half remaining. One and a half now.

:54:58. > :55:09.Good scrum from the Blues. They are going to get a penalty out of it. He

:55:10. > :55:20.wants to play a penalty to get the ball out. Get away from the scrum.

:55:21. > :55:23.It was a penalty advantage. And now the decision will have to be made

:55:24. > :55:34.again because they will probably opt for the scrum again. The crowd are

:55:35. > :55:38.absolutely incensed that there is no yellow at the repeated

:55:39. > :55:39.infringements. It has got to be a scrum, they will not go for anything

:55:40. > :55:57.else. If the Blues don't get any points at

:55:58. > :55:59.the end of this, and there are only ten seconds before half-time, the

:56:00. > :56:18.place is going to go mad. Yes. There is the walk on from the Blues

:56:19. > :56:23.again will stop this time it goes out, Matthew Morgan on the outside,

:56:24. > :56:29.steps back inside. Held up. Over the line, he has not got it down. That

:56:30. > :56:33.is brilliant again. Will Boyde De Gendt says the Scarlets and they

:56:34. > :56:40.have managed to keep that try line intact -- again saves. The Blues

:56:41. > :56:47.fans are incensed there was no penalty try given but the Scarlets

:56:48. > :56:52.have hung on. A lot of drama in the last five minutes, very boring but a

:56:53. > :56:58.lot of drama. The Blues will be disappointed. A great performance by

:56:59. > :57:03.Ryan Elias and will Boyde in that first half. Incredible 35 minutes

:57:04. > :57:09.and an amazing last five. Josh Turnbull is with us. Frustrating end

:57:10. > :57:16.to the first half, how important could that be? Disappointing, the

:57:17. > :57:21.referee has not given as much. We are working as hard as we can,

:57:22. > :57:25.staying legal. We have got to have some reward at some point will stop

:57:26. > :57:29.we have not had the ball in this half. We have been parked in their

:57:30. > :57:33.five metre line. We have to have some reward at some point. A bit

:57:34. > :57:40.trigger-happy according to Danny Wilson, would you go with that?

:57:41. > :57:43.Definitely. We want an open game so we can create some space for our

:57:44. > :57:49.backs but we're not getting that. Thank you.

:57:50. > :57:55.What a start to the game. Absolutely breathtaking for the first 25

:57:56. > :58:03.minutes. Aaron Shingler struck for the Scarlets. And then a nimble

:58:04. > :58:07.off-load from Van der Merwe to Jonathan Evans but then the mistake,

:58:08. > :58:13.Tom James pouncing on a loose pass from Don Barclay to get the Blues

:58:14. > :58:20.back in it but then another interception -- John Barclay. DTH

:58:21. > :58:26.van der Merwe was on the outside. And after a series of collapsed

:58:27. > :58:33.scrums, Wyn Jones and Taufa'ao Filise went to the bin. Scholars

:58:34. > :58:39.have conceded eight penalties to four from the Blues but meat is made

:58:40. > :58:48.is telling, Scarlets with 282 with ball in hand compare to 119 eight --

:58:49. > :58:55.meat is made. A humdinger of a game but for that five minutes -- metres.

:58:56. > :59:00.Let's not focus on the scrum, let's focus on the first 25 minutes. We

:59:01. > :59:04.said before the game, without the internationals, it might lack

:59:05. > :59:07.intensity but far from it. And I think the crowd is bringing a lot to

:59:08. > :59:12.it, fantastic energy here at the Arms Park and credit to the Scarlets

:59:13. > :59:17.who came out on fire. They sniffed the possibility of an upset and

:59:18. > :59:21.caught the Blues napping. Ryan Elias has been fantastic and I have been

:59:22. > :59:25.on top in the loose. To back that up, because it is more less a full

:59:26. > :59:30.house it is bouncing and you feed off that as a player. It has been

:59:31. > :59:33.scrappy and not perfect rugby from a coaching point of view but

:59:34. > :59:39.high-intensity and brilliant to watch. We heard from the parents of

:59:40. > :59:44.the Shingler brothers pretending they were not supporting the

:59:45. > :59:48.Scarlets! But they would have been delighted with Aaron Shingler going

:59:49. > :59:52.over. And Wayne Pivac would have been delighted with how the

:59:53. > :59:56.executed. Look at the caries, nice step from Ryan Elias, but he falls

:59:57. > :00:02.out, presenting the ball on the outside to make it difficult for the

:00:03. > :00:07.man on the inside. Hadleigh Parkes fights to fall out and the principle

:00:08. > :00:11.is the same. The next carried is a forward this done, they latch on to

:00:12. > :00:17.Kruger and he falls outside, there is nobody nailed on to go for the

:00:18. > :00:20.ball. Shingler get into position and he is aiming for the outside as well

:00:21. > :00:24.and fights to get overcome a fantastic technical and world

:00:25. > :00:27.constructor try. From a Blues point of view they will be disappointed,

:00:28. > :00:30.Tomos Williams had to get over, a fantastic technical and world

:00:31. > :00:32.constructor try. From a Blues point of view they will be disappointed,

:00:33. > :00:33.Tomos Williams at Tim Aker two tackles at number design -- number

:00:34. > :00:44.nine. The Scarlets were underdogs, be

:00:45. > :00:47.honest, coming into this game. Within a few minutes they were over

:00:48. > :00:53.again, Jonathan Evans running a great supporting line for the try.

:00:54. > :01:00.Derbys, you need to quieten the crowd. Watch Van der Merwe. It is

:01:01. > :01:03.the separation between these first forward and defence. There is a

:01:04. > :01:12.large gap and he sniffs it. Scrum-half Williams is left short,

:01:13. > :01:17.the sniffs it, great support from the scrum-half, as you want from all

:01:18. > :01:22.scrum-halves, and again, an opportunist try, but superbly taken.

:01:23. > :01:27.He has made an impact after not getting a lot of game time at Bath.

:01:28. > :01:35.Scarlets like him, he is looking the real deal. Gareth Davies, obviously

:01:36. > :01:40.with the well scored, quality, quality players, and they have taken

:01:41. > :01:42.a chance on him, as we said at the top of the show, there's a chance

:01:43. > :01:47.for players who are not normally first choice to stick their hands,

:01:48. > :01:51.and he has definitely done that. The Blues got one back then the Scarlets

:01:52. > :01:55.got another back, both interceptions, should we applaud the

:01:56. > :02:01.attacking awareness or question defence? A bit of both. Just have a

:02:02. > :02:05.look at where Tom James comes from. They have turned the ball over, he

:02:06. > :02:15.tracks back, he could panic, but he reads it, he waits, and he takes his

:02:16. > :02:19.opportunity. He has come a long way and got his reward. This one, Van

:02:20. > :02:24.der Merwe needs to be applauded, he could easily rush up. He recognises

:02:25. > :02:32.where his full-back is, draws him up, does not panic. It read this the

:02:33. > :02:35.defensive line and it is no longer a massive overlap. I thought Thomas

:02:36. > :02:42.would go all the way but he knows he doesn't have the legs. He was

:02:43. > :02:48.outnumbered, he gambled, and the gamble paid off. A massive turning

:02:49. > :02:52.point in the game. You talked about the atmosphere, and apologies if you

:02:53. > :02:56.cannot hear us over the PA which is absolutely deafening, above us. But

:02:57. > :03:01.we do have exciting things to talk about. We talked at the start of the

:03:02. > :03:06.game about the Blues being the favourites, a stronger looking 23,

:03:07. > :03:09.the Scarlets having more big names on international duty. But when you

:03:10. > :03:16.consider their slow start and how they can out the blocks here, they

:03:17. > :03:22.only real upward curve. At home last year they were embarrassed by the

:03:23. > :03:26.Blues. I bet that was part of their team talk. We mentioned earlier,

:03:27. > :03:31.Elias, Boyde, youngsters who have really stepped up and been

:03:32. > :03:35.outstanding, carried it really well. For the first 20, 25 minutes, they

:03:36. > :03:41.took the game away from the Blues, it is a long way back for them now.

:03:42. > :03:44.Those two you mentioned, and to be honest, the bulk of the Scarlets

:03:45. > :03:52.pack, they have all put a shift in. They have carried well. The Blues

:03:53. > :04:03.will be disappointed in defence but they are winning the contacts. This

:04:04. > :04:08.one as well, Shingler is on the front foot. It is just really

:04:09. > :04:11.dynamic carrying. It is only two or three metres but as a backline

:04:12. > :04:21.scrum-half it makes so much difference. You cannot get

:04:22. > :04:26.complacent. You cannot allow that in a derby match. The Scarlets have

:04:27. > :04:34.started better and it is a long way back now for the Blues. We have seen

:04:35. > :04:42.some heroic defending, I'm thinking about the Bulbring tackle, and the

:04:43. > :04:46.one where it looks for all the world they had wriggled over, two saves

:04:47. > :04:51.when the Blues could have got back level. You talk about smash and

:04:52. > :04:55.grab, as coaches, but they have got a lead and they cannot sit back on

:04:56. > :04:59.this, they are going to have elements again and need to take the

:05:00. > :05:04.next chance. The home team will come and the crowd. So if they keep

:05:05. > :05:10.playing as they are they have got a chance. An exciting second half and

:05:11. > :05:14.prospect at Cardiff Arms Park. And else where Ulster versus a Munster,

:05:15. > :05:23.it kicked off half an hour earlier than ours, 14-5 is the half-time

:05:24. > :05:34.score, lovely kick by Jackson to set this up. The All Black they're

:05:35. > :05:41.making a massive impression. As he did for Wasps last season. They were

:05:42. > :05:46.so sorry to see him go. 14-5 at half-time in that one. Cracking game

:05:47. > :05:50.coming up tomorrow as well. The Ospreys take on the Dragons

:05:51. > :05:59.tomorrow in the second Welsh derby of the weekend. You can watch that

:06:00. > :06:06.one in full on S4 C. Sunday at 6pm we review the weekend action, and we

:06:07. > :06:11.catch up with Sam Davies who has set his sights on the famous number ten

:06:12. > :06:15.jersey. You cannot come in and think, third choice, and adjust rest

:06:16. > :06:19.and watch the other guys do the wraps. You need to try to get in,

:06:20. > :06:30.try to express yourself as much as possible. Well worth a watch,

:06:31. > :06:36.fantastic interview, really modest, humble, an ambitious young man.

:06:37. > :06:45.Somebody you know well. The Ospreys face the Dragons tomorrow. And there

:06:46. > :06:51.is a certain fly-half, Matavesi, because both are in the Wales camp.

:06:52. > :06:54.Did you expect a release? I think a training session as plan tomorrow so

:06:55. > :07:02.they don't want to risk too many players going into next week's huge

:07:03. > :07:08.huge game. It goes back to the point about, why are we having these games

:07:09. > :07:11.the week before? But he has played international rugby at ten, he

:07:12. > :07:16.should be OK. That is the featured game tomorrow. You look at the

:07:17. > :07:20.Ospreys team it is still very strong, Gareth Charles was in Lyon

:07:21. > :07:24.last weekend for Lyon versus Ospreys when Ospreys got their second bonus

:07:25. > :07:30.point victory of the European campaign, and there was one player

:07:31. > :07:34.who is playing tomorrow is an absolute superstar. Yes, Keane and

:07:35. > :07:40.Giles got three superb tries, very different tries. Starting at the 22,

:07:41. > :07:43.down the left-hand side, great finish on the right-hand side, the

:07:44. > :07:48.second one, absolutely fantastic footwork to beat the defender, and

:07:49. > :07:53.the speed to finish it off, and the third one, he took the ball from the

:07:54. > :07:56.Lyon scrum-half, at the Ospreys 22, run the length of the field and was

:07:57. > :08:00.action slowing down by the time he got to the 22, so showing all the

:08:01. > :08:15.attributes of a good winger, and not only that, he put in

:08:16. > :08:18.two try saving tackles as well, so even though he is traditional,

:08:19. > :08:21.everything to his game, he is only 18, there is no point trying to

:08:22. > :08:24.compare him to Shane or anyone else yet but he showed last week that he

:08:25. > :08:27.has got the potential. No point trying to compare him to shame but

:08:28. > :08:30.plenty already have. He was called into the Wales squad. Is it too

:08:31. > :08:33.premature to be talking about him as a starter or a squad player in this

:08:34. > :08:36.autumn? I don't think he is a squad player but he is not a starter yet.

:08:37. > :08:41.Alex Cuthbert is coming back, loads of experience. For me, perfect for

:08:42. > :08:44.Giles to keep playing games, get some game time under his belt, great

:08:45. > :08:48.with ball in hand, positioning, but it is another few levels,

:08:49. > :08:51.internationally. He will play for Wales in the future but just let him

:08:52. > :09:00.develop a regional level for the moment, me. Chill out, is the

:09:01. > :09:04.message. An exciting prospect and we will see how he gets on tomorrow.

:09:05. > :09:11.The second half has just kicked off, we return to Gareth Giles.

:09:12. > :09:18.The other Lloyd, Lloyd Linton, roundly booed when he came back onto

:09:19. > :09:24.the field. The Blues feel very hard done by at not being given a penalty

:09:25. > :09:28.try. After five reset scrums they have a point. And what a break now

:09:29. > :09:34.from Patchell. Want to go on his own, get the pass a way to Parkes,

:09:35. > :09:44.and it has taken Scarlets 36 seconds of the second half to get a bonus

:09:45. > :09:49.point. That is what they wanted. That was so, so simple. Brilliant

:09:50. > :09:54.play from this guy, Patchell. Spotted the gap, it was too big,

:09:55. > :09:59.through the dummy, and went. Just watch him here. Cuts back, and they

:10:00. > :10:08.just stand off. A missed tackle and he is away. So simple. There is the

:10:09. > :10:16.off-load. Well, what a start by the Scarlets in this second half. 40

:10:17. > :10:20.seconds, Troy, Hadley Parkes. They will be very, very disappointed with

:10:21. > :10:32.the defensive structure, there. He just strolled through very easily.

:10:33. > :10:37.Fluffed the kick. But he can afford a smile because it was his break

:10:38. > :10:42.that set up the try. What a homecoming for Patchell. Lovely

:10:43. > :10:46.break, did not panic, stepped beyond Morgan, lovely off-load, brilliant,

:10:47. > :10:50.brilliant play from Patchell. But the Blues have been very

:10:51. > :10:53.disappointing with their defensive performance. Patchell will be

:10:54. > :11:01.disappointed with the conversion. That should be over.

:11:02. > :11:13.That is a real blow for the Blues. After spending all that time camped

:11:14. > :11:18.on the Scarlet line, then conceding a try right at the beginning of the

:11:19. > :11:25.second. Salt in the wounds. They would have taken that disappointment

:11:26. > :11:31.into the half-time break and they have just been flat, coming back.

:11:32. > :11:44.Again, they have stolen a march on them, a very good states start.

:11:45. > :12:00.They were blown away by the Ospreys after starting promisingly last

:12:01. > :12:05.week. It could be five tries, maybe. Again, an opportunity missed by the

:12:06. > :12:21.Scarlets. Turnover ball. And the next thing it is a loose pass.

:12:22. > :12:26.Again, that is very loose. You can see it, Tom James, at sixes and

:12:27. > :12:33.sevens, the two wingers on the side defending. Josh Turnbull need to

:12:34. > :12:43.rally his troops now. They lead their ball carriers to pick and go.

:12:44. > :13:03.They need some big, big runs to get back into this game.

:13:04. > :13:20.Lee-Lo. Just dropped it. No pressure, or not too much pressure.

:13:21. > :13:25.A lot of mistakes from the Blues in this half. Just got stuck in his

:13:26. > :13:30.hands, Van der Merwe. I think he does well. He sees Van der Merwe

:13:31. > :13:35.coming in from the intercept, he holds the ball, then he is caught in

:13:36. > :13:41.two minds. They are winning the physical battle at the moment,

:13:42. > :13:47.Scarlets. This is a tactical change, I think. If you remember, he

:13:48. > :13:50.mentioned field position. Maybe this will add a left foot is kicking

:13:51. > :13:56.game, and they will play in the right areas. Because I don't think

:13:57. > :13:59.they are making the penetrative runs which are causing questions for the

:14:00. > :14:04.Scarlets defence. There is nobody breaking the line. So the kicking

:14:05. > :14:27.game might be the way forward for them.

:14:28. > :14:46.Boyde patrols well from a turning scrum. Parkes was on the flank.

:14:47. > :14:59.Keeps it alive. Shingler. I have to say, Evans is really struggling.

:15:00. > :15:03.Much better from the Blues. Going to the ground early and Josh Turnbull

:15:04. > :15:07.getting over the ball to win the penalty. That was all done with the

:15:08. > :15:12.tackle, the physicality. What about the scrum? Because they have got the

:15:13. > :15:17.upper hand, without doubt. I would go for the points. If they have got

:15:18. > :15:21.the ascendancy in the scrum, OK, but they don't look like scoring at the

:15:22. > :15:25.moment. So just keep the scoreboard ticking over, get into their half,

:15:26. > :15:29.another penalty, another penalty, they are back in the game. But at

:15:30. > :16:08.the moment they don't look at all threatening.

:16:09. > :16:12.Shingler successfully put over the penalty. The Blues get their first

:16:13. > :16:28.points of the second half. A Munster converted try in the game

:16:29. > :16:36.that kicked off earlier than this one here at Cardiff Arms Park. It

:16:37. > :16:48.has been such a tragic couple of weeks for Munster. This was -- is

:16:49. > :16:52.the first opportunity to add my condolences, I thought he was a

:16:53. > :17:05.great rugby man. And the other game being played, one of the games this

:17:06. > :17:15.evening, at Murrayfield, Zebre leading Edinburgh 12-0. That would

:17:16. > :17:21.be a shock. A big shock. As you would expect, Glasgow are racking up

:17:22. > :17:26.the points against Treviso. Edwards has been lively this evening. He has

:17:27. > :17:36.carried very well, been on the front foot. A good kick from Jonathan

:17:37. > :17:44.Evans. Shingler struggling to keep it in field. I thought he managed to

:17:45. > :18:02.get rid of that before being forced over. Played well tonight, I think.

:18:03. > :18:07.Shingler. The ball was touching his shin, wasn't it? All the bodies in

:18:08. > :18:14.the way, but the linesman was closer than all of us there. It is a good

:18:15. > :18:18.kick again from Jonathan Evans. He was under pressure, had to get the

:18:19. > :18:23.trajectory right, not have it charged down, and he gave his

:18:24. > :18:28.forwards every chance to get on it. The yellow carded players return. As

:18:29. > :18:53.do the two number eights. Cook with the tap down. Shingler.

:18:54. > :19:08.Thomas waits. Good return from the full-back. Shingler has a look

:19:09. > :19:14.downfield. Then decides to run. Tom James shakes of Van der Merwe. That

:19:15. > :19:22.is a good pass. Crunching tackle from Van der Merwe. That is a good

:19:23. > :19:34.fit. Great work after the contact. Still going, Van der Merwe. And

:19:35. > :19:38.still going after the whistle. The initial reaction, I think he was

:19:39. > :19:47.harshly done by. He made the tackle, got to his feet, made a nuisance of

:19:48. > :20:01.himself around the ruck area. Good kick. It's a great hit. Gets back to

:20:02. > :20:10.his feet, takes out the centre. That was close, wasn't it? Very close.

:20:11. > :20:21.Shrugged off Mike the winner, then the off-load. A good hit though.

:20:22. > :20:37.Good position for the Blues. Earle takes the line-out. Price has come

:20:38. > :20:47.through illegally. The crowd are incensed by the referee. He has come

:20:48. > :20:52.through the middle, number four. So it will be the same again. You have

:20:53. > :21:03.got to go through the middle, don't change your mind. Just watch the

:21:04. > :21:06.number four. It is very difficult from there, you just found himself

:21:07. > :21:11.coming through the gap, so easy to go through, he is penalised for

:21:12. > :21:16.changing his mind. And that is a waste, and there is Van der Merwe,

:21:17. > :21:24.against Tom James, James has got him. Great tackle. But Patchell

:21:25. > :21:29.scoops it up. Oh! The referee calls them back. It has been a great

:21:30. > :21:33.battle tonight between Van der Merwe and Tom James. They have both giving

:21:34. > :21:38.it everything, really pile through each other. There is the overthrow,

:21:39. > :21:47.a poor throw. He was never going to make it, Tom James had the legs on

:21:48. > :21:50.him. Where is the knock-on? Did he penalised Van der Merwe for when he

:21:51. > :21:53.hit the ground? Because I saw nothing wrong with what Patchell

:21:54. > :22:00.did, it was a brilliant piece of play. Well, poor Lloyd Linton. In

:22:01. > :22:28.every sense of the word. Allen. Brought down by Parkes.

:22:29. > :22:49.Williams. What down by Parkes. Turnbull juggles it into the hands

:22:50. > :22:54.of Shingler. Gill. Filise. Allen. Building toward that Scala 22. Going

:22:55. > :23:04.through the phases. As they have done on a few occasions. Penalty

:23:05. > :23:08.call. There were about a dozen before. You are better to comment on

:23:09. > :23:13.this but that was a very harsh penalty. Really harsh. I think it is

:23:14. > :23:19.Evans who made the tackle. You have got to have the opportunity to roll

:23:20. > :23:23.away. He tried his best to get to his feet, unfortunately the referee

:23:24. > :23:30.went for the whistle too early. Just watch. He has gone low. He is trying

:23:31. > :23:34.to get out, look. For me, that is never a penalty. You should never

:23:35. > :23:39.penalised Evans. Barkley got over the ball, if anything it was a

:23:40. > :23:52.penalty for Scarlets. I am not even sure who he penalised. John Barclay?

:23:53. > :23:58.It will be interesting to see who they take off now with Davis coming

:23:59. > :24:03.on. Boyde has done exceptional. The back row has played exceptionally

:24:04. > :24:10.well. Yes, as a unit the skull is back row has done really well. Davis

:24:11. > :24:11.is not quite stripped of yet. Rollins for Price is the first

:24:12. > :24:33.change. The Blues and Danny Wilson have a of

:24:34. > :24:40.doing this, they seem to be dead and buried last year, there is a long

:24:41. > :24:49.way to go in this game yet. Could drive from the Blues. Into the

:24:50. > :24:56.Scarlets 22 through the middle, he has got it. They have held it up and

:24:57. > :25:08.they have one of the scrum. Brilliant work from Boyde. I would

:25:09. > :25:11.not be happy if I was taken off. Munster have gone ahead after

:25:12. > :25:20.trailing for all of the game. Less than five to go there.

:25:21. > :25:30.Look at him. Screaming and shouting. I am all clear. That is not going to

:25:31. > :25:34.ground, is it? He made absolutely sure with the referee first of all.

:25:35. > :25:39.Because you are not quite sure which way any decision is going to go

:25:40. > :25:44.tonight. That is a problem when you are a player. You just want

:25:45. > :25:47.consistency. And a bit of confidence in the referee. I don't think that

:25:48. > :26:01.has happened tonight. And that is being polite. Fish. A first chance

:26:02. > :26:11.to run. Boyde is up there with the tackle. They are counter rucking so

:26:12. > :26:22.much better than the Blues. That lack of an openside is killing them.

:26:23. > :26:29.Turned over illegally. And it is yellow. That is going to be the

:26:30. > :26:33.biggest cheer of the night. One of the Scala players, this time Boyde,

:26:34. > :26:39.sees yellow. It is the right decision but he was very unlucky. He

:26:40. > :26:43.went to ground, didn't he? You have only a split second and it is so

:26:44. > :26:46.difficult when you are an openside, when you have your hands on the ball

:26:47. > :26:50.it is so difficult to release it, I think it is just the accumulation of

:26:51. > :26:58.penalties, and he has picked Boyde to get the car. He has got to really

:26:59. > :27:03.stay in that, you are never going to win that penalty. Once he hits the

:27:04. > :27:10.floor he has got to just throw it away. He will be arguing that one

:27:11. > :27:20.all night long, that one. This is a chance for the Blues now to get back

:27:21. > :27:30.into it. That is OK. Yes, he stood off, didn't he? Scully. Williams.

:27:31. > :27:35.Tom James screaming for the long pass to the outside but it is behind

:27:36. > :27:45.him. Thomas, he needed to put that tackle in. Cook chips it onto Earle.

:27:46. > :27:59.Good hit. Good defence. Rawlins, great hit. Alt to Stephen Shingler,

:28:00. > :28:05.not as he intended, but Patchell is the one who is back there. He brings

:28:06. > :28:14.it back out. Like a bagatelle, bouncing off everything. Blue, red,

:28:15. > :28:18.or the referee, for that matter. In the end Parkes calms things down for

:28:19. > :28:26.the Scarlets, and puts the ball into the crowd. A great kick. As an old

:28:27. > :28:30.forward you see so many of those kicks stay in play when they are

:28:31. > :28:39.under pressure and you just need to get it out of the park and reset. An

:28:40. > :28:48.opportunity, but he was well marshalled, wasn't he? And it wasn't

:28:49. > :28:56.clear what Patchell, if it came of Shingler, or Evans, it would be a 22

:28:57. > :28:58.restart, or a scrum five. Davies is on for the Blues, for Earle. Scully

:28:59. > :29:06.again. Wave after wave of Blues attacks

:29:07. > :29:29.now. Scarlets, a man short. Gill. Lost it. It is Jones who took

:29:30. > :29:36.it off him. Candy from a baby, that was. Shingler puts the kitchen.

:29:37. > :29:45.Thomas gives it chase. Fish looks over his shoulder. Keeps his calm.

:29:46. > :29:50.Well played. But Evans hunts him down. The Scarlets do have

:29:51. > :30:07.possession. Hughes. Runs into a couple of Blues

:30:08. > :30:15.defenders. Back in the pocket is Patchell. A long range one, he

:30:16. > :30:18.scuffs it. It was charged down. Fish. Flicked on by Allen to Tom

:30:19. > :30:36.James. Apart from that one scrum of seven

:30:37. > :30:42.minutes, it has been played at a rare old rate. Taken by Hadleigh

:30:43. > :31:03.Parkes. John Barclay keeps the defence

:31:04. > :31:08.honest. Good pass. This is where Rhys Patchell has to manage it. They

:31:09. > :31:13.are a man short, he has got to turn them and put them in the corners or

:31:14. > :31:19.the 22 and that will eat up three or four minutes because they will get

:31:20. > :31:23.the line-out. You have to manage the game when you are a man short. And

:31:24. > :31:30.again, they have not looked penetrative. The Blues with ball in

:31:31. > :31:33.hand. They have an extra man and still don't look threatening. You

:31:34. > :31:38.have got to soak up the pressure until your man comes back on. Table

:31:39. > :31:45.toppers ulster have lost at the death to Munster. Great win for

:31:46. > :31:51.Munster. It has been an incredibly tough couple of weeks for them and

:31:52. > :31:59.they have had two brilliant wins. Changes galore.

:32:00. > :32:10.And while all that is going on, Sean, what has taken your eye? Two

:32:11. > :32:14.bits of execution lacking. Three players waiting, it is much too deep

:32:15. > :32:19.and it is meat and drink for Aled Thomas. They get close to the line

:32:20. > :32:23.and get the line-out and it goes through the hands of Josh Turnbull

:32:24. > :32:28.and Danny Wilson will be thumping the desk!

:32:29. > :32:35.Two new props in the Blues front row.

:32:36. > :32:54.Jarrod Evans comes on with Steven Shingler moving out to midfield.

:32:55. > :33:03.Aled Davies and James Davis are the Scarlets replacements. -- James

:33:04. > :33:19.Davies. Evans to Shingler, Lee-Lo cuts back,

:33:20. > :33:24.into the final quarter of the game. 16 points the difference, three

:33:25. > :33:30.scores. Wyn Jones has put himself about as well. Lovely grubber kick

:33:31. > :33:36.from Shingler, kept in by Turnbull and Aled Thomas had nowhere to go.

:33:37. > :33:42.There was not much he could do. It was very good from Turnbull. It was

:33:43. > :33:48.a beautifully weighted kick from Shingler. That is what we were

:33:49. > :33:55.saying Rhys Patchell should have been doing. It was good skill from

:33:56. > :33:59.Josh Turnbull, not sure if he is left footed but that was a good

:34:00. > :34:06.nudge. Four minutes left on the sin-bin for Will Boyde. But the

:34:07. > :34:26.Blues line-out again is not functioning.

:34:27. > :34:39.Scully, with expecting to chase rather than get the ball. -- was

:34:40. > :34:44.expecting. They have smashed them in the tackle area tonight. And they

:34:45. > :34:55.have counter really well. Spoiling the Blues ball -- counter rucked. A

:34:56. > :35:00.penalty coming for the Blues. I think it was Wyn Jones tackling

:35:01. > :35:12.Shingler without the ball. That was forward. They will come back for the

:35:13. > :35:17.Blues penalty. I think I would kick this. They have got to score three

:35:18. > :35:27.times Lennie Waite soap kick it. -- three times anyway so kick it. If I

:35:28. > :35:33.was a coach, I would not mind that, maybe not put him on the floor but

:35:34. > :35:38.don't allow him to sneak through. And again, why don't they take the

:35:39. > :35:43.three points? They have do score two converted tries and something else.

:35:44. > :35:48.Take the penalty and then go for the tries. This certainly hasn't worked

:35:49. > :35:58.so far. And they have lost the last couple of line-outs. The Scarlets

:35:59. > :36:14.will put a bit of pressure on. This time it is taken by Seb Davies.

:36:15. > :36:22.Macauley Cook is in charge. He has got his hands on it again. It is

:36:23. > :36:29.Bulbring. They have slowed everything down. And done it again.

:36:30. > :36:36.They are not clearing out at all. If you have hands on the ball, you have

:36:37. > :36:40.got to go in with your feet and ruck the ball out. Get on his fingers and

:36:41. > :36:45.he would do it again. It is one of the rules that needs to be looked

:36:46. > :36:49.at, Bulbring does not have to release because it is all was it

:36:50. > :37:00.just kills the game. He has come through the middle. -- because it

:37:01. > :37:16.was an maul. Matthew Rees is on for the Blues.

:37:17. > :37:24.They will go for it in the scrum and out with Matthew Rees on. They will

:37:25. > :37:28.definitely go for this and the referee will be itching to go under

:37:29. > :37:31.the sticks! He wasn't in the first half! The crowd have got on his back

:37:32. > :37:47.now. It is the Scarlets who did the upper

:37:48. > :37:51.hand but no, says the referee. I have got to be honest, I thought the

:37:52. > :37:57.Scarlets were going forward. I've got no idea what is going on.

:37:58. > :38:09.Binding apparently. We could not see it on our side. Binding on the body.

:38:10. > :38:16.Lloyd Williams was in the way. It is Hadleigh Parkes, mind! It is a

:38:17. > :38:24.centre! What are the odds on a penalty try here? As I say, he is

:38:25. > :38:26.itching to get under the posts. The Scarlets had gone with seven in the

:38:27. > :38:39.pack as well. -- have gone. I might have gone something

:38:40. > :38:46.different. You know what they are going to do. The ball has come out.

:38:47. > :38:48.Jarrod Evans floated over the top, it bounces into the hands of Scully

:38:49. > :39:02.and a great finish! Great Philip -- great finish from Blaine Scully.

:39:03. > :39:13.It was American football style. Any reason why I cannot award the try?

:39:14. > :39:35.It was a lovely pass. Aled Thomas has sold himself. Great try. And it

:39:36. > :39:44.was a no arms tackle anyway from Steff Hughes. What him come across,

:39:45. > :39:46.he just throws his shoulder in. It should be a penalty try if it is not

:39:47. > :40:08.a try. Great finish. It looks like he has grounded the

:40:09. > :40:27.ball. You may award the try. He took the touchline out of the

:40:28. > :40:37.equation. The corner flag now is not touch.

:40:38. > :40:48.The conversion is drawn and it is an 11 point game with a quarter of an

:40:49. > :40:55.hour to go. Danny Wilson joined us. You are back in it than 11 points in

:40:56. > :40:59.15 minutes. Yes, obviously disappointed with the huge amount of

:41:00. > :41:03.pressure from is, I think it is 12 penalties that have gone our way and

:41:04. > :41:09.we have not got enough points from it but that was a good try to get us

:41:10. > :41:18.back in and let the how we go. How is the extension going? Great

:41:19. > :41:22.thanks! What are the tactics now? We have got Ray on to try to find a bit

:41:23. > :41:30.more of an edge. But we are putting on a lot of pressure, just not

:41:31. > :41:36.getting anything from it. That pressure has to be turned into

:41:37. > :41:39.points. James Davies will be absolutely fuming with this. He has

:41:40. > :41:53.made the tackle, got to his feet, won the ball cleanly. 16 penalties

:41:54. > :41:58.to for now. -- to four. What a turnaround from Edinburgh, leading

:41:59. > :42:08.now. Here we go. He takes him down, he is up, he has released Andy is

:42:09. > :42:12.over the ball. I tell you what... -- and he is over. He must feel very

:42:13. > :42:20.hard done by. He must be wondering what is the point if you don't allow

:42:21. > :42:26.that. Great pass Jarrod Evans! And Shingler, a wall of Kroos surround

:42:27. > :42:35.him but here comes the cavalry. There is nothing wrong with that --

:42:36. > :42:43.a wall of red. A couple of thousand fans don't agree. You have just got

:42:44. > :42:48.to play the referee. You have to take your hat off. He has just been

:42:49. > :42:52.penalised at the other end. Interesting to see this again

:42:53. > :43:01.because it happened so quickly. Great line by Shingler.

:43:02. > :43:12.James Davies, was it a ruck? Just in front, about a yard in front, one of

:43:13. > :43:16.the Blues players had connected with a Scarlets man but in fairness you

:43:17. > :43:26.could say it was justice because he should never have been penalised.

:43:27. > :43:31.Rhys Patchell has had some attention and he is departing and Dan Jones

:43:32. > :43:32.comes on to take his place. The nerves are jangling around the

:43:33. > :43:41.ground. Steven Shingler getting more into

:43:42. > :43:59.the game now from that 12 position. He has been very good tonight,

:44:00. > :44:05.Elias. Nasty bouncing one for Hadleigh Parkes. Into the hands of

:44:06. > :44:10.Dan Fish. They are going to throw everything at the Scarlets now,

:44:11. > :44:20.absolutely everything. Lee-Lo is not held. Parkes strips it. It is chaos

:44:21. > :44:30.out there! Everything is happening, helter-skelter rugby. But incredibly

:44:31. > :44:38.exciting. Jarrod Evans, Fish, it is on again. Macauley Cook. James

:44:39. > :44:47.Davies again looking for the jackal but driven off it this time. They

:44:48. > :44:50.have definitely gone more direct now, the Blues. This is what they

:44:51. > :45:06.had to do earlier. I thought that was the other way

:45:07. > :45:12.around! He is having a shocker. I don't like to say it but he is

:45:13. > :45:23.having a shocker. He has got to go to the TMO. This is just crazy,

:45:24. > :45:30.absolutely crazy. Stephen Jones is going absolutely nuts. And that

:45:31. > :45:35.could be a call that changes the course of the game. Let's have a

:45:36. > :45:40.look on the replay. I thought it was Aaron Shingler who got tackled by

:45:41. > :45:54.his brother. He has missed it! Oh! It is all happening. Stephen Jones!

:45:55. > :46:03.He doesn't lose his rag very often. He gets his foot to it. What a

:46:04. > :46:07.tackle that is! He just got a yellow card for that! That is one of the

:46:08. > :46:13.most ridiculous decisions you will ever see. He needs to blow up and go

:46:14. > :46:20.and have a shower. I hope he has got his spikes on! The penalty count is

:46:21. > :46:24.17-4 to the Scarlets. There should be a penalty try in the first half

:46:25. > :46:33.for the Blues but the second-half penalties have been as bad. -- just

:46:34. > :46:41.as bad. We are inside the final ten minutes. And an injury, Dan Fish is

:46:42. > :46:48.not looking good. The Scarlets have been hanging on in this last period.

:46:49. > :46:49.I think they need attention to Dan Fish, I think it is a serious

:46:50. > :47:27.injury. Zebre have scored a try. That would

:47:28. > :47:32.be one heck of a win for them and they have converted it as well and

:47:33. > :47:39.it is 19-14. He has gone for a walk to calm down! He has got his

:47:40. > :47:47.Shinglers mixed up. That is brotherly love! Can you imagine it?

:47:48. > :47:50.I got the wrong brother. One was in red and the other was in blue! That

:47:51. > :48:06.will be interesting over tea-time. The stretcher is coming on for Dan

:48:07. > :48:10.Fish. The Blues have looked far more threatening with a direct approach.

:48:11. > :48:17.They have taken it up and Jarrod Evans has taken the ball will stop

:48:18. > :48:30.they are going wide. Shingler has looks very effective at 12. It is

:48:31. > :48:38.his left foot, it gets caught. It gets stuck underneath. Irrespective

:48:39. > :48:44.of a fast game and everything, I am still not convinced by this surface.

:48:45. > :48:53.As an ex-player, may be commercially or the speed of the game but for the

:48:54. > :48:59.players I'm still not convinced. I would not like to play on it myself.

:49:00. > :49:07.I agree. It is obviously more expensive, the 50-50, but that is

:49:08. > :49:15.the ideal servers. The bad news for the Blues is that Dan Fish is going

:49:16. > :49:22.to be replaced by a second row in young Shane Lewis-Hughes. 19 last

:49:23. > :49:28.month. Making his league debut, the academy player. Interesting to see,

:49:29. > :49:38.I think Cam Dolan will go onto the right wing. Two changes in the

:49:39. > :49:57.Scarlets front row while all that happened. Emyr Phillips is back.

:49:58. > :50:04.James Davies, the Scarlets will be happy to keep ball in hand and stay

:50:05. > :50:11.downfield as long as they can and use up time. Great pass and a great

:50:12. > :50:21.run. Well timed run by Hadleigh Parkes. It was a good tackle because

:50:22. > :50:23.it was difficult to read. Rawlins, the Scarlets picking up the pace

:50:24. > :50:45.again. Spilled by Edwards. That is a rare occurrence, an away

:50:46. > :50:50.win for an Italian team. Zebre winning 19-14 at Edinburgh. Have

:50:51. > :50:54.they ever won away from home? Yes, they have won here. Long may it

:50:55. > :50:55.continue because let's be honest, they have not done much else over

:50:56. > :51:16.the last few years. Seven minutes remaining. Just under

:51:17. > :51:23.seven on the sin-binning that should never have been. You imagine the

:51:24. > :51:53.Scarlets will go left. They have Cam Dolan on that right wing.

:51:54. > :52:07.Good first up defence again from the Scarlets, keeping the Blues just

:52:08. > :52:10.outside their 22. They have varied their defence, spotted and rushed

:52:11. > :52:18.out of the line and filled in behind. Rey Lee-Lo this is Cam Dolan

:52:19. > :52:33.on the right wing. The third man is sprinting up all

:52:34. > :52:36.the time. And on the flip side, the Blues come we mentioned Nick

:52:37. > :52:41.Williams, they have not had a go to man to get over the gain line. The

:52:42. > :53:00.Scarlets have had Elias and Will Boyde carrying.

:53:01. > :53:13.It is hard work for the Blues to get away from their own 22. Jarrod Evans

:53:14. > :53:16.with the stab over the top and Aled Thomas on the volley, that is

:53:17. > :53:18.beautifully done, superbly done by Aled Thomas.

:53:19. > :53:35.Great presence of mind. And perfectly executed.

:53:36. > :54:12.They need a score quickly. Well played by Van der Merwe to stay. The

:54:13. > :54:24.touchline was very close when he came back down. Emyr Phillips

:54:25. > :54:30.carries. Dan Jones just looking for the corner and touched by Tom James

:54:31. > :54:36.and the Scarlets will get the line-out as well. It was well played

:54:37. > :54:39.by Dan Jones, Tom James had to go with it. It was what we mentioned

:54:40. > :54:48.earlier with Rhys Patchell, put it in the corners and make the Blues go

:54:49. > :55:12.90 metres. The Scarlets were going nowhere. A good nudge by Dan Jones.

:55:13. > :55:20.Jonathan, the man of the match is your decision. Will Boyde has played

:55:21. > :55:23.well, Aaron Shingler has been good and so had DTH van der Merwe, they

:55:24. > :55:28.have all been outstanding but for me, leading from the front, Ryan

:55:29. > :55:33.Elias has been brilliant. He has carried the ball especially well,

:55:34. > :55:35.the line-outs have been not too bad under intense pressure. He has had a

:55:36. > :55:47.very impressive game. The young Scarlets Caulker taking

:55:48. > :55:55.the place of skipper Ken Owens who is on international duty -- Scarlets

:55:56. > :55:59.hooker. As the Scarlets near the victory. The Blues did the double

:56:00. > :56:04.over them last year and they want to get their own back tonight. They are

:56:05. > :56:09.on the verge of doing so. I think they have outmuscled them tonight,

:56:10. > :56:15.defensively more than offensively. And they seem to have more energy.

:56:16. > :56:19.On that gain line they have scrapped for everything and made the break

:56:20. > :56:23.down a real mess and the Blues have struggled on the front foot. They

:56:24. > :56:25.will not be happy but we have to mentioned it is Gethin Jenkins

:56:26. > :56:37.testimonial this year. Hadleigh Parkes bonus point try came

:56:38. > :56:41.within a minute of the restart and that is the last time the Scarlets

:56:42. > :56:48.scored. The Blues have been on top generally since then but have not

:56:49. > :56:58.managed to turn it into points. Or submission points.

:56:59. > :57:14.Steff Evans sticks with him all the way. Cam Dolan set up to Lloyd

:57:15. > :57:24.Williams. Still only at the 22. The counter rucking has slowed it down.

:57:25. > :57:31.78 minutes gone, I don't think you kick it away. Lovely pass out the

:57:32. > :57:43.back door again from Van der Merwe. He has been full of tricks this

:57:44. > :57:51.evening. He has had a great game. You have got to remember, the

:57:52. > :57:59.Scarlets are down to 14 men as well. He will be happy. Cardiff boy but at

:58:00. > :58:06.happy return for him. Cardiff boy through and through.

:58:07. > :58:23.Ioan Nicolas is on, number 23. He is Nigel Owens's nephew. He had all the

:58:24. > :58:29.footballing genes in the family! 18-year-old. He has great potential.

:58:30. > :58:35.I have been talking to Stephen Jones and this kid has a great future in

:58:36. > :58:40.front of him they are saying. Only his second appearance. Aled Davies

:58:41. > :58:56.tries to run down the clock. It is a mirror image as far as

:58:57. > :59:01.results go for these two. The Blues set off with four wins in a row but

:59:02. > :59:05.now three defeats. The Scarlets started with three defeats and this

:59:06. > :59:15.will be their fourth win in a row. They have got to go for goal. What

:59:16. > :59:19.is the referee doing now? They think they can run the clock down from

:59:20. > :59:23.this. It is immaterial anyway. They need to score more than one try. I

:59:24. > :59:36.would have taken the penalty. The Blues have started very well. It

:59:37. > :59:40.has been an under par performance from them and the Scarlets have come

:59:41. > :59:55.and outmuscled them and deserve this result.

:59:56. > :00:03.The Scarlets waiting for the clock to turn red. Hadleigh Parkes have

:00:04. > :00:05.lead by example again. He has put in another good shift for the visitors.

:00:06. > :00:10.Aled Davies can put it out if he Will Boyde having one more to make

:00:11. > :00:23.sure. And it is Jones who kills the game

:00:24. > :00:27.and gives the Scarlets revenge for last season. It is the away

:00:28. > :00:33.supporters who are celebrating, not just the win, but a bonus point win,

:00:34. > :00:38.against the Blues. It is the Blues who are empty-handed at the end of

:00:39. > :00:43.this one. An incredible game. Everything happening, all kinds of

:00:44. > :00:47.decisions, all kinds of talking points. But the one big talking

:00:48. > :00:54.point at the end that everybody is certain of is that Scarlets are the

:00:55. > :00:58.winners by 26-15. There was a lot of mistakes and turnovers and

:00:59. > :01:04.interceptions, and the Scarlets coaching staff will be happy, maybe

:01:05. > :01:11.not with the referee, but they were slightly loose, and very lateral.

:01:12. > :01:15.The Blues did not have the penetrative ball-carriers they have

:01:16. > :01:21.had all year, to go out wide. They will have been disappointed with

:01:22. > :01:25.that performance. A poor loss for the Blues, disappointing. Delight

:01:26. > :01:32.for the Scarlets, a bonus point win, 26-15. The man of the match is with

:01:33. > :01:36.Catherine. He is indeed. You can present him

:01:37. > :01:45.with the man of the match award. Congratulations, Ryan. That game had

:01:46. > :01:49.a bit of everything, didn't it? A few tries, high tempo, and a bit of

:01:50. > :01:54.controversy. When we previewed the game we knew it would be really

:01:55. > :01:58.tough. The last time we played them at home they had the scalp, they

:01:59. > :02:03.came at us physically. We knew it would be really tough up front. It

:02:04. > :02:08.was a tough game. So really rewarding to come out with a bonus

:02:09. > :02:13.point win. What was the difference between the teams? Because you came

:02:14. > :02:18.out firing from the start. I am not so sure. A law of the boys, we all

:02:19. > :02:23.stepped up today. The young boys coming up. So it was a team effort.

:02:24. > :02:25.We are happy to get the win. I will let you go and celebrate with the

:02:26. > :02:42.team. Thank you. What a fantastic game. Tries galore

:02:43. > :02:50.in the first half. Then 37 seconds into the second half of this bit of

:02:51. > :02:56.magic from Patchell. You will not see a better finish than this one.

:02:57. > :03:01.Scully, the American, with a gridiron finish. What a finish. It

:03:02. > :03:05.set up a grandstand finish to the game but Scarlets clung on for

:03:06. > :03:10.victory, and it is a really important one, they overtake the

:03:11. > :03:15.Blues in the table, level on points, 18 a piece. They go into sixth place

:03:16. > :03:25.of higher points difference. What a result away from home. Have a look

:03:26. > :03:29.who has joined us. Mr Parkes, the victorious captain. Many

:03:30. > :03:36.congratulations. What a result, away from home, with a depleted squad,

:03:37. > :03:41.you have a bonus point victory. How does it feel? Outstanding, after

:03:42. > :03:45.they dusted up twice last year. We defended really well. The boys got

:03:46. > :03:50.stuck in and we scored some good tries, which was pleasing. One of

:03:51. > :03:55.them by your good self. But what a bit of work ahead of it, by

:03:56. > :03:59.Patchell. Yes, he was really looking forward to it so I am pleased for

:04:00. > :04:04.him. To come here and put in a good performance you will be really happy

:04:05. > :04:07.with that. It was a great result for us, and it came straight after

:04:08. > :04:11.half-time is well. I don't know what you remember of it because it

:04:12. > :04:15.happened so fast, but talk is through it. Just like any good

:04:16. > :04:23.centre you have got to get up and support. It was the easy part, for

:04:24. > :04:29.me. Rees did all the hard work. What a modest Kiwi. You Kiwis are all

:04:30. > :04:34.modest. The penalty count was remarkably 17-6 against the

:04:35. > :04:38.Scarlets. I'm sure you will say, totally unjust. But have you ever

:04:39. > :04:42.been on the winning side, with that many penalties against you? I can

:04:43. > :04:49.actually recall, but I don't know what goes on in the scrums, to be

:04:50. > :04:54.honest. If I stick my head in there I get a little bit more than what I

:04:55. > :04:59.want. He is being very PC. That's beyond this, the referee had a

:05:00. > :05:04.shocker. I don't know what goes on in there so I cannot comment.

:05:05. > :05:09.Myhill, I know you were impressed by the younger Scarlets who stepped up.

:05:10. > :05:16.Yes, the Blues last year really did a job physically on them, and I

:05:17. > :05:21.thought in the contact area tonight, Boyde, Elias, they really dominated

:05:22. > :05:25.the contact area, spoiled so much for the Blues. And when they had the

:05:26. > :05:31.ball as well I thought the young kids were outstanding. Impressive?

:05:32. > :05:36.Yes, especially Elias who has a great opportunity this year. He is

:05:37. > :05:42.battling for the second position, and Ryan had a great game tonight. A

:05:43. > :05:44.couple of young boys, and the guys coming back from injury who had not

:05:45. > :05:48.played for us this year, it was good they got an opportunity, and they

:05:49. > :05:55.really took it, it was good. It is great to see you as always. The

:05:56. > :05:58.winning captain there. Myhill mentioned the breakdown, real

:05:59. > :06:03.superiority by the end of the game. I guess you could argue that the

:06:04. > :06:06.Blues were under the cosh. Maybe, Josh Turnbull had a good first half

:06:07. > :06:13.but they were just not at the contest all night. Around that

:06:14. > :06:17.defensive breakdown they were insatiable. When James Davies came

:06:18. > :06:21.on and they went top notch again. Some crucial turnovers and unlucky

:06:22. > :06:26.not to get a few more. He tracked back on this one and got to his feet

:06:27. > :06:30.because he was the tackler. That was a crucial moment, a great break.

:06:31. > :06:34.This is another turnover, they are looking to come through the ruck,

:06:35. > :06:39.look how many are flooding through. A little bit slow and high. It was

:06:40. > :06:51.the story of the night. We make too much of not having a seven.

:06:52. > :06:56.But the centre, Parkes, Van der Merwe, is a winger he attacks

:06:57. > :07:00.contact areas, but as a team they were generally hungry and more

:07:01. > :07:07.efficient in contact area. That was reflected in the penalty count.

:07:08. > :07:10.Sometimes when you are at it at that contest a lot more you give a few

:07:11. > :07:22.more penalties away and the Blues did not take the opportunities they

:07:23. > :07:26.had. The first half was a bit of Ada -- Ada Barco. Ultimately the

:07:27. > :07:29.Scarlets won by more than a clear score, but how aggrieved should

:07:30. > :07:32.Blues be that it wasn't a penalty. Very aggrieved. Danny Wilson will

:07:33. > :07:38.mention it when he gets interviewed late on. It could have been 21-14

:07:39. > :07:41.can be to 21-7. It is a big difference. And when you think this

:07:42. > :07:44.callous god straight after half-time, all the momentum could

:07:45. > :07:52.have changed if you gave a penalty try, which I think you should have,

:07:53. > :07:54.at the end of the day, there was a fantastic crowd here they did not

:07:55. > :07:57.come for seven minutes of research scrums. He has got to make a

:07:58. > :08:00.decision earlier. I tell you what they have come for. Finishes like

:08:01. > :08:03.this. Have a look at this Scully try again. This is amazing. For those at

:08:04. > :08:07.home who do not understand that the law, the winger owns the corner

:08:08. > :08:13.flag. It is a lovely floated pass. He gets in the for a reason. He

:08:14. > :08:17.practices. He gets the ball down with both legs in the area, which

:08:18. > :08:24.hits the corner flag, but it is his, he is not in touch, a fantastic

:08:25. > :08:29.finish. And chants of USA, USA. Like the Ryder Cup. He is a bit of a cult

:08:30. > :08:33.hero already. A wonderful finish. Put aside the disciplinary issues

:08:34. > :08:36.and the fact that some of those refereeing decisions were

:08:37. > :08:40.questionable, not least the Shingler yellow card, put it to one side,

:08:41. > :08:44.what a game. We were talking before we came on, that is the third Welsh

:08:45. > :08:49.derby this year and they have all been fantastic. Another one

:08:50. > :08:53.tomorrow. Nobody can have any qualms. Added to by the crowd

:08:54. > :08:57.tonight. Fantastic. When I turned up I had shivers. It reminded me of

:08:58. > :09:01.derbies when I was coaching. It is what the players and the coaches

:09:02. > :09:07.want. I am sure the fans, despite the defeat, have lost touch. Thank

:09:08. > :09:11.you, and the boys of the commentary box, it has been a superb Welsh

:09:12. > :09:13.derby tonight, congratulations for Scarlets, revenge for last season.

:09:14. > :09:19.See you tomorrow.