Blues v Ospreys

:00:21. > :00:30.In a season filled with drama and tension, one date looms larger than

:00:31. > :00:36.the rest. A date when the fiercest rivals collide in this rugby

:00:37. > :00:46.Coliseum. Over the top, brilliantly worked! When contenders become

:00:47. > :00:54.legends and legends become lions. When those who aim for the top take

:00:55. > :01:03.one step further to wards glory. Today is Judgment Day. Gethin

:01:04. > :01:08.Jenkins has led his country out here as well as his region. He will have

:01:09. > :01:15.no fear of what lies ahead. Rey Lee-Lo had his first taste of it

:01:16. > :01:19.last year but this is a whole new experience. No Dan Biggar so babies

:01:20. > :01:28.will be steering the ship from Number Ten. -- Sam Davies. The crowd

:01:29. > :01:34.are converging on the Principality Stadium from all corners of Wales.

:01:35. > :01:40.About 60,000 are expected to file in over the next 15 minutes. First up,

:01:41. > :01:46.the Blues against the Ospreys, a fixture the Ospreys haven't lost

:01:47. > :01:52.since 2010, a run of 11 consecutive victories, three of them right here

:01:53. > :01:56.on Judgment Day. The Ospreys have the most to play for, they are one

:01:57. > :02:01.of five teams chasing a Pro12 play-off spot and it is becoming a

:02:02. > :02:05.real dogfight at the top. The Blues have missed out on automatic

:02:06. > :02:11.European qualification but have them out to get themselves into a

:02:12. > :02:16.Champions Cup play-off. Today it is all about tribal bragging rights for

:02:17. > :02:21.them. So much at stake today, welcome to Judgment Day five live

:02:22. > :02:25.from the prince ability stadium. They are playing for that stadium

:02:26. > :02:31.and we have two former Blues and a former Osprey. Sean, you and I have

:02:32. > :02:35.been to all five of these since coming into existence, they have

:02:36. > :02:39.grown and developed and it has become almost an international

:02:40. > :02:44.flavour. You knew it would work back in the old Anglo Welsh semifinal. It

:02:45. > :02:51.is a family game, the crowd and the atmosphere will be great, there is

:02:52. > :02:58.nothing like a Welsh derby to enjoy. So much at stake in terms of the

:02:59. > :03:08.league but also it is being billed as a final final lines audition.

:03:09. > :03:15.Warren Gatland is only Quatre Taos -- four days out from naming their

:03:16. > :03:21.squad. Maybe Gethin Jenkins, this could be a final opportunity to say

:03:22. > :03:29.I am fit and available to selected for the Lions. Was the Lions on your

:03:30. > :03:34.mind when you played here for the Quins. A lot of players use it as

:03:35. > :03:39.motivation for the season. Come the 78th minute you are focusing on the

:03:40. > :03:45.here and now and those players will be doing that today. Blues against

:03:46. > :03:48.Ospreys, massive fixture, massive rivalry. The Ospreys defence is

:03:49. > :03:54.statistically the best in the league, virtually impossible to

:03:55. > :04:01.break down at times but last week we saw the Blues midfield cause. Kinds

:04:02. > :04:05.of trouble. A couple of them were unplayable in many ways. This guy

:04:06. > :04:14.has been a great signing for the Blues. Questions about the defence

:04:15. > :04:18.but last week they made a very good Ulster team look very average in

:04:19. > :04:26.defence. He has great pace and great off-loading skills. He won't get as

:04:27. > :04:33.much space today, they will be in his face and they need to be. We

:04:34. > :04:37.will hear a bit more about that from Sean in a few moments. Danny Wilson

:04:38. > :04:42.would have been very pleased with the form of this two centres against

:04:43. > :04:48.Ulster. -- his.

:04:49. > :04:53.You have played some good stuff there to three games without the

:04:54. > :05:00.reward of a win. More of the same today? Yes, definitely the intent to

:05:01. > :05:03.play the way we have been playing. We attacked and there is risk

:05:04. > :05:07.attached to that but the reward is great if it comes off. We need to

:05:08. > :05:14.make sure our defensive game is up to standard. Is it a help or

:05:15. > :05:19.hindrance that it is a big occasion? First of all it is about enjoying

:05:20. > :05:23.it, the boys really look forward to it and enjoy it, it has a cup final

:05:24. > :05:27.feel to it, but the important thing is to execute game plan and

:05:28. > :05:36.technique under pressure and getting a decent performance against the

:05:37. > :05:40.Osprey. And if he run against the Osprey so how important that you

:05:41. > :05:47.play the match and not the occasion? -- a dodgy run against the Ospreys.

:05:48. > :05:52.We have come here previously and done really well in these sorts of

:05:53. > :05:54.games, it will be awesome for the boys and more motivating potentially

:05:55. > :05:59.but we need to get back to winning ways. Sam Davies instead of Dan

:06:00. > :06:05.Biggar, how does that change things? Slightly different players, Sam

:06:06. > :06:09.stepped up and played really well against the Blues last time. Before

:06:10. > :06:16.he went to the Six Nations, the games in between, I have a lot of

:06:17. > :06:25.confidence in his performance today. A rare smile from Steve Tandy. The

:06:26. > :06:33.main event nearly upon us. The battle for bragging rights has been

:06:34. > :06:38.going on for some weeks. It is the Judgment Day ball in a bin

:06:39. > :06:43.challenge, a test of mental aptitude and downright daftness. Blues

:06:44. > :06:51.against Ospreys, where button against Dan Biggar, and already Dan

:06:52. > :06:55.Biggar is giving it the big one. Now with the ball in the bin, taking out

:06:56. > :07:02.the facilities. The bin camera has gone. There was ?20,000 worth of

:07:03. > :07:07.equipment there. You could cut cheese with some of these passes

:07:08. > :07:14.from Dan Biggar. He is up to 29, the gallery love it. 49, the crowd have

:07:15. > :07:19.gone wild Dan Biggar. I was trying to get some height to it and give it

:07:20. > :07:23.a chance to bounce in. How will Warburton respond? Good start with

:07:24. > :07:32.eight on the skittles. And to the passing. There is a builders

:07:33. > :07:37.estimates so far on the pass and he is stuck on eight. His head has

:07:38. > :07:42.gone, he is breaking the rules, he is not allowed to kick it. Warburton

:07:43. > :07:47.has lost it here big-time. It is more difficult than it looks. There

:07:48. > :07:53.was not really a tackle plan so when I walked in I knew I would be

:07:54. > :08:03.struggling. Very gracious from Warburton, who before that will be

:08:04. > :08:11.Dan Biggar's only contribution, he is not playing today. Tipuric was a

:08:12. > :08:15.name you mentioned. He is a sensational player, nothing he can't

:08:16. > :08:20.do. He gets overlooked, the dirty work he does, because he doesn't do

:08:21. > :08:27.the flamboyant stuff. He could probably comfortably played 12 or

:08:28. > :08:34.13, he is that good. He has a fascinating matchup against Jenkins,

:08:35. > :08:39.a lot of talk last week about him. Under the radar Jenkins is superb,

:08:40. > :08:44.gets under the ball really well. A lot of matchup two in these games

:08:45. > :08:51.and that is a particular want to look forward to. The Ospreys

:08:52. > :08:54.defence, 94% tackle completion rate. Under Brad Davies they have

:08:55. > :08:58.perfected the art of the double tackle. Can the Blues penetrate it

:08:59. > :09:03.this afternoon. Sean Holley about an hour or so ago helped some of the

:09:04. > :09:09.Academy boys at the Cardiff Blues who tried to answer that question.

:09:10. > :09:17.Today is all about the two V1, the Ospreys will look to get two

:09:18. > :09:22.defenders against one ball carrier but the Blues will try to do the

:09:23. > :09:31.opposite. They try to contain in defence. Any single ball-carrier

:09:32. > :09:37.ends up in a two V1 situation. Tipuric here is inside of Dan Biggar

:09:38. > :09:44.and that allows them to make good defensive decisions. They are still

:09:45. > :09:49.adept at holding up single ball-carriers and slowing down play.

:09:50. > :09:55.It is a two against one defensive situation. The Blues will try to get

:09:56. > :10:02.ten against ten and two against one in attack, picking the right option.

:10:03. > :10:09.The Blues are looking to get one against one in attack or even two

:10:10. > :10:15.against one. The Ospreys have more wit in their defence, easy it to but

:10:16. > :10:20.if they lose it it is ten against ten. That is what the Blues won.

:10:21. > :10:29.Take a look at the decision one defender has to make. Lee-Lo coming

:10:30. > :10:33.short, Alex Cuthbert up the back. If I stop as an isolated offender I

:10:34. > :10:38.have a decision to make. This is two against one. If I decide to jump up

:10:39. > :10:45.against Cuthbert, I am asking him to send it short to Lee-Lo. If I go

:10:46. > :10:49.towards Lee-Lo, Cuthbert has a one against one and we know the danger

:10:50. > :10:55.he can pose to defences. Let's look at the next generation, Cardiff

:10:56. > :11:08.Blues under 16 Academy. Ten against ten situation. He goes out the back,

:11:09. > :11:11.short to Lee-Lo. It is the same kind of play, different option, this time

:11:12. > :11:15.to Cuthbert on the one against one. Look out for the Blues trying to get

:11:16. > :11:21.a ten against ten against the Ospreys today.

:11:22. > :11:25.As we mention, 60,000 fans expected here this afternoon. They are

:11:26. > :11:29.flocking in, arriving in their droves. Warburton will be a

:11:30. > :11:36.spectator today, he would love to be taking part but he is not.

:11:37. > :11:42.He is proudly wearing his Cardiff Blues blazer today. What is so

:11:43. > :11:49.special about this occasion? I have lost my voice. I think it is the

:11:50. > :11:54.size of the crowd, they are not used to this at regional level. We

:11:55. > :11:59.haven't beaten the Ospreys in a long time so it adds some spice. How do

:12:00. > :12:03.you manage the three elements, the bragging rights, the fact it is a

:12:04. > :12:16.full house and the fact that you have two win for parades that --

:12:17. > :12:21.full pints? -- points. I am sure that the boys will be told, we have

:12:22. > :12:26.to do the job and not get carried away with the occasion. You will be

:12:27. > :12:34.supporting by sign language by the sound of it today. I have done three

:12:35. > :12:42.Q sessions before this. -- question-and-answer sessions. Best

:12:43. > :12:48.of luck for the boys. Always great to hear from Darth

:12:49. > :12:53.Vader on Scrum V Live. The teams are about to leave the dressing rooms

:12:54. > :12:57.and make their way onto the pitch. It is quite a poor record for the

:12:58. > :13:05.Blues, in 11 games since they last beat the Ospreys. What are they

:13:06. > :13:12.going to do today differently as they are going to put an end to that

:13:13. > :13:16.barren run? I watched the Blues play last week and I thought they were

:13:17. > :13:21.fantastic. I don't think they will get as much space this week, the

:13:22. > :13:29.Ospreys will try to cut down the threat. I would say the Blues if

:13:30. > :13:32.they can replicate the performance against Ulster last week here today

:13:33. > :13:39.they have a great chance of winning. The Ospreys will be hurting from the

:13:40. > :13:47.last few weeks. Before we had -- hand to the commentators, they are

:13:48. > :13:55.missing Dan Biggar and Jones, will that make a difference? Dan Biggar

:13:56. > :14:02.is a huge loss but I would say that Jones is the biggest loss. Warburton

:14:03. > :14:09.left a short while ago to go to the commentary box.

:14:10. > :14:13.COMMENTATOR: It is Judgment Day V. Such a lot to be judged when it

:14:14. > :14:18.comes to top four positions in particular at the end of the season

:14:19. > :14:25.and the Ospreys are the ones battling. Blues, injuries in all

:14:26. > :14:44.fast last week, Warburton is out, Macauley Cook is back and Kristian

:14:45. > :14:46.Dacey has... Bradley Davies makes a first league start since injuring

:14:47. > :14:54.his knee in October. James King takes over from Cracknell. Dan

:14:55. > :15:02.Biggar recovering from last week's knocked on the head so Sam Davies

:15:03. > :15:17.goes to ten and Dan Evans is at full-back. Schindler is the leading

:15:18. > :15:24.points scorer. -- Steven Shingler. Andrew brace from Ireland is the man

:15:25. > :15:34.in charge. The roof is shut and the atmosphere is building. Not often

:15:35. > :15:38.you see the Ospreys on the back of a couple of defeats. That is where

:15:39. > :15:42.they are now, hanging onto the shirt tails of Leinster and Munster.

:15:43. > :15:49.Ospreys and Scarlets hoping the semi final fixtures come the season. Two

:15:50. > :15:55.more to go and this one is such a big impact on the whole season.

:15:56. > :16:00.Lions places and Welsh team laces up the grabs, points up the grabs for

:16:01. > :16:10.the teams in the Pro12. -- Welsh team places. Dafydd Howells gathers

:16:11. > :16:15.safely. Rhys Webb directing traffic around him. Baker is one of the

:16:16. > :16:21.forgotten men as far as Wales is concerned. Sam Davies long

:16:22. > :16:27.downfield, picked up by Matthew Morgan. Weighing up the options,

:16:28. > :16:37.running is what he wants to do. He runs into the Ospreys defence. Lloyd

:16:38. > :16:42.Williams, Kristian Dacey. We have two teams who want to play rugby, as

:16:43. > :17:00.we saw from the Blues in the Kingspan in Ravenhill last week.

:17:01. > :17:09.Rhun Williams started at full-back last week but it didn't last very

:17:10. > :17:23.long. Lee-Lo, the danger man from Belfast.

:17:24. > :17:37.Trying to build again through Nick Williams. Morgan looking for that

:17:38. > :17:43.step, almost nipped through. Into the 22. Keeps it in field. He made

:17:44. > :17:48.sure he wasn't dying over the touchline. Very enterprising start

:17:49. > :18:04.from the Blues. Between the two black crow -- the

:18:05. > :18:12.two back row players. That was a great start from the Blues, you

:18:13. > :18:16.looked at the Ospreys, I have never seen them so out of form at the

:18:17. > :18:20.start, and the Blues off the back of their best performance this season.

:18:21. > :18:28.It should be a fantastic, fascinating game. If you carry on

:18:29. > :18:38.like that you will end up sounding like Sam Warburton!

:18:39. > :18:54.Cuthbert stepped over the touchline and in fact had done it before

:18:55. > :19:00.taking the ball. Which means the ball was out. I'm not sure he

:19:01. > :19:06.realised what was going on there but it has worked out well for the

:19:07. > :19:24.Blues. Not a characteristic mistake from Rhys Webb.

:19:25. > :19:34.Ellis Jenkins eventually. Nick Williams in midfield, straight at

:19:35. > :19:41.Baker. James King with the assist the tackle. The Blues back where

:19:42. > :19:51.they started. Looking to build inside the Ospreys 22.

:19:52. > :19:59.Inside run from Lee-Lo. Again it is James King doing a lot of the

:20:00. > :20:03.defending work. Struggling to get any pressure on the ball, Ospreys.

:20:04. > :20:16.So clean from Lloyd Williams at the moment. Tipuric trying to keep

:20:17. > :20:27.Halaholo on his feet. Ripped by Rhys Webb. Line-out. I quite like the way

:20:28. > :20:32.the Ospreys are defending at the moment, the centres are waiting for

:20:33. > :20:36.them to step, being patient. You know that Lee-Lo and Halaholo are

:20:37. > :20:39.going to try to be on your inside shoulder. The Ospreys are being very

:20:40. > :20:48.patient and defending well at the moment.

:20:49. > :20:56.Not contesting the line-out. Looking just to drive them back, but

:20:57. > :21:02.Kristian Dacey is in a good position. Very well played, and as

:21:03. > :21:08.they were expecting a second drive the hooker has snuck over in the

:21:09. > :21:12.corner. The Blues have totally dominated the first five minutes. A

:21:13. > :21:19.good strip by Rhys Webb which led to the Blues line-out. I am not sure

:21:20. > :21:24.what happened to the Ospreys defence but they split of Jenkins in front

:21:25. > :21:35.of Rhys Webb. He School so many tries for the Blues, just peels off.

:21:36. > :21:40.-- he's School Of Roars. -- he scores. That is a great finish,

:21:41. > :21:45.great start from the Blues. It is five minutes they have dominated in

:21:46. > :21:53.five point come away with. Kristian Dacey back after injury. Marking it

:21:54. > :22:04.with his fifth league try of the season. The Ospreys haven't touched

:22:05. > :22:05.the ball yet apart? -- kick from Rhys Webb. Great control from the

:22:06. > :22:23.Blues pack. Gareth Anscombe taking over kicking

:22:24. > :22:36.duties with Steven Shingler on the bench. Yes, he has got there with

:22:37. > :22:44.the help of the post. Not quite sure which side of the crossbar it is

:22:45. > :22:52.going to drop. Five becomes seven. A great kick from Anscombe.

:22:53. > :23:03.The perfect start for the Blues. No nonsense from Matthew Morgan, safely

:23:04. > :23:10.off the park and they realign on halfway.

:23:11. > :23:27.Just fading at the last but inside that post. That was interesting. Did

:23:28. > :23:34.that kick actually go over? I suppose the judges are closer than

:23:35. > :23:35.us. They are perfectly placed. Round the back -- round the back comes

:23:36. > :23:56.Dafydd Howells. Good hit by Filise. He is not the

:23:57. > :24:02.guy you want to try and run into. You have to try and use that work

:24:03. > :24:07.somebody like him. Good fit work by Keelan Giles. Good on the hoof by

:24:08. > :24:26.Scott Baldwin. -- good footwork by a Keelan Giles.

:24:27. > :24:35.Lovely hands by Tipuric. They are both looking to play, do off-loads.

:24:36. > :24:41.Great initial play from Keelan G Isles -- Keelan Giles to put Rhys

:24:42. > :24:46.Webb ahead. Tried a miracle ball. It glanced off Cuthbert's hip and went

:24:47. > :24:50.forward, if you look closely. You can see what Matavesi was trying to

:24:51. > :24:59.do, great pick-up from Tipuric. I enjoyed that from Giles, he had the

:25:00. > :25:08.advantage. Let's look at that again. Did that go over? No, it didn't. How

:25:09. > :25:16.have they given that? That is an interesting one. It is gone, he has

:25:17. > :25:30.given it. If the Blues win by two point they will be... He should have

:25:31. > :25:34.gone to Spec Savers. This is Kristian Dacey's try. The Ospreys

:25:35. > :25:36.thought they had done well because they splintered the pack but it was

:25:37. > :25:47.a great finish. They have goal-line technology in

:25:48. > :25:56.football these days. That is a shocker.

:25:57. > :26:16.Mark Williams turns ready to feed Anscombe. The Ospreys' back three in

:26:17. > :26:36.position. Giles, against rape to the traffic.

:26:37. > :26:56.-- again straight into the traffic. Nick Williams looking to get over

:26:57. > :27:03.the ball and he has done. Superb work by the number eight. It is

:27:04. > :27:07.Tipuric after it, Morgan is the quickest of the three and just about

:27:08. > :27:16.getting a hand to it. Poor decision from Jenkins, he has gone for

:27:17. > :27:20.kicking it downfield, you can see what he was trying to do. Tipuric is

:27:21. > :27:27.never far from the ball, great cover by Morgan. Great steal from Nick

:27:28. > :27:31.Williams, he is so good at this. So difficult to move at this stage, you

:27:32. > :27:37.just have to keep it in hand. He is on the wrong foot as well. Did

:27:38. > :27:42.Tipuric have the legs of Anscombe? It was close but Morgan got back. It

:27:43. > :28:09.was close. Here is Filise. The referee thinking about giving

:28:10. > :28:17.the decision against the Blues ball rolling away. Sam Davies trying to

:28:18. > :28:20.weave his way through. Great feet by Ashley Beck. Cuthbert stuck to his

:28:21. > :28:39.task well and the ball turned over to Navidi. Morgan out wide to

:28:40. > :28:43.Halaholo. Back inside to Morgan, Williams free on the outside but

:28:44. > :28:54.couldn't get to him. Certainly a chance for the Blues. Anscombe,

:28:55. > :28:58.Lee-Lo, Macauley Cook, again Rhun Williams. The ball not finding him.

:28:59. > :29:13.Nick Williams with the carry. Good pressure from the Blues, can

:29:14. > :29:19.they finish it? It is an interception, he has Keelan Giles

:29:20. > :29:28.outside him. He hasn't seen him! Oh, dear me, it was all over the place

:29:29. > :29:35.from Matavesi, knew he didn't have the legs, didn't spot him alongside

:29:36. > :29:39.him. Matavesi made that deception there, I wasn't giving him good odds

:29:40. > :29:43.to go all the way but Giles was on his outside, whether he was calling

:29:44. > :29:48.for it I am not sure. The Blues reacted really well and got back,

:29:49. > :29:57.good cover. It is an oil and nothing read. Try time if he doesn't make

:29:58. > :30:04.it. Giles is screaming, doesn't seem to be going full pace. Like Jamie

:30:05. > :30:09.says, if he doesn't take it it is probably a try for the Blues. It is

:30:10. > :30:17.a long run. I am sure you would have managed it!

:30:18. > :30:29.Why to make a good take by Giles. Really interesting, the first 30

:30:30. > :30:34.minutes, the amount of pressure the Blues are getting. When the Blues

:30:35. > :30:40.have the ball, they are in control of that tackle area. Williams just

:30:41. > :30:55.penalised Ellis Jenkins but that is just the pressure. A great kick.

:30:56. > :31:02.Here we go, Ellis Jenkins and Lee-Lo is in there trying to spoil it.

:31:03. > :31:13.Jenkins needs to come from behind, he is just at the side of the ruck.

:31:14. > :31:25.This is as close as the Ospreys have been in the opening quarter of an

:31:26. > :31:36.hour. Bradley Davies, against his former team. Webb sees front row

:31:37. > :31:40.boys ready and waiting. Sam Davies... Ellis Jenkins is there,

:31:41. > :31:50.quicker than anybody again. Here is a chance to go again. Halaholo, but

:31:51. > :31:55.the presence of Keelan Giles just enough. I think Sam Davies got a

:31:56. > :32:03.stud stuck in the ground and tripped over. Quick reactions from Ellis

:32:04. > :32:11.Jenkins. Before the game, he had a good game in Belfast last week. A

:32:12. > :32:14.fascinating match. And this is just a really good read from Keelan

:32:15. > :32:27.Giles. Matavesi, Sam Davies, Macauley

:32:28. > :33:02.Cook... Some of the Blues are going to have

:33:03. > :33:09.to be careful. Macauley Cook made the tackle and they could not get

:33:10. > :33:13.out. They need points on the board, the Ospreys, and they need to get

:33:14. > :33:30.into the game. You mention Ellis Jenkins, you have players who have

:33:31. > :33:38.been pretty much everywhere. I think Josh gets over the ball so well. The

:33:39. > :33:44.Blues have been very mobile. They need to play an open and expansive

:33:45. > :33:52.game. The Ospreys too, that's what they want. They have been struggling

:33:53. > :33:56.a bit this season. Just watch the Ospreys last few weeks if you want

:33:57. > :34:00.to see how influential Alun Wyn Jones is. Safely negotiated by Sam

:34:01. > :34:10.Davies, no doubt about that one! The Ospreys are on the board, 7-3, they

:34:11. > :34:13.trail. You mentioned the pack, Charlie. Traditionally, it has

:34:14. > :34:20.always been the Ospreys attack that has bullied. So far, so good for the

:34:21. > :34:45.Blues. Great by Lloyd Williams, just a

:34:46. > :34:54.couple of major shirt, a good pass to an scum. Nick Williams, Gareth

:34:55. > :35:03.Anscombe and the defence is a bit narrow. Big Cass doesn't find

:35:04. > :35:10.anybody. Matthew Morgan. Lloyd Williams just keeps it in there.

:35:11. > :35:22.They have to start all over again. There are half chances all over the

:35:23. > :35:27.place. Navidi, as they call for more defenders and that direction and the

:35:28. > :35:34.Ospreys are outnumbered. Cuthbert, with two men outside him, the chance

:35:35. > :35:41.was there, driven back in the tackle, great defending. Lloyd

:35:42. > :35:46.Williams, that's a superb take by Lloyd Williams, not the way they

:35:47. > :35:52.planned but a great finish from the scrum-half. Good patients from the

:35:53. > :35:56.Blues. Kept hold of the ball, and as Jamie mentioned earlier, the Ospreys

:35:57. > :36:07.just can't get anywhere near the Blues' ball.

:36:08. > :36:16.He's going to do and just clearing, the speed of that ball, it's hard to

:36:17. > :36:24.defend. Great finish from Lloyd Williams. I think it was hit by

:36:25. > :36:34.Gethin Jenkins. Very clinical from the Blues. I'm sure the Blues fans

:36:35. > :36:38.watching last week in Belfast, Commander wondering where this has

:36:39. > :36:43.been all season because performances over the last couple of games, they

:36:44. > :36:52.should easily be in the top six when you look at the calibre of the

:36:53. > :37:01.players. Really get this one? Here we go. No doubt about that one.

:37:02. > :37:08.Straight down the middle from Gareth Anscombe. What is that it has been

:37:09. > :37:21.for the Blues. Two tries in the opening quarter. Dan Baker will be

:37:22. > :37:27.disappointed. The great outside break for Lloyd Williams but they do

:37:28. > :37:36.well, they don't panic, the Blues. At the moment, you have to say they

:37:37. > :37:38.are in control of the game. Then maybe half chances out wide but they

:37:39. > :38:01.are finishing in different ways. Baldwin, has the Ospreys are rocking

:38:02. > :38:17.and reeling. REFEREE: I have just spoken to him.

:38:18. > :38:59.COMMENTATOR: He is not happy. This is the difference in the game,

:39:00. > :39:02.that contact area. Macauley Cook, sometimes underrated, one of those

:39:03. > :39:08.club players who is there all season. He was in the academy when I

:39:09. > :39:11.was at the Blues. He's the kind of player you want in your squad, you'd

:39:12. > :39:19.give everything every day of the week, every man she plays in, but is

:39:20. > :39:28.he caught between positions? A A5? But a valuable player. I thought

:39:29. > :39:35.this would be on the edge of Gareth Anscombe's limit and indeed...

:39:36. > :39:40.That's what happens when you try to put too much into it. You pull it a

:39:41. > :39:41.little bit. Just out of this distance. But worth a shot, the

:39:42. > :39:59.right decision to go. We don't mention kicks. Jamie just

:40:00. > :40:11.nudged me there and said that was your end as well! Spoke my mind,

:40:12. > :40:19.Gareth. On the outside... They're certainly trying things, the Blues.

:40:20. > :40:34.Danny Wilson, true to his word, so confident.

:40:35. > :40:37.REFEREE: Hold on, hold on. Just checking with Gwyn Morris what the

:40:38. > :41:11.fence was. That is what Morgan was looking for.

:41:12. > :41:19.One of those but Bradley Davies knows he has the pace to stay with

:41:20. > :41:24.him. From a similar line-ups that Kristian Dacey in the opening score.

:41:25. > :41:39.Scott Baldwin, very aware of the threat. Halaholo. Gethin Jenkins.

:41:40. > :41:50.Have a dozen metres out. Kristian Dacey. Ospreys not committing,

:41:51. > :42:01.fanning out in defence as Navidi gets closer. Filise, not close

:42:02. > :42:12.enough, Gareth Anscombe steps and goes and reaches it? No. The Ospreys

:42:13. > :42:20.can't afford this. The speed of the ball the Blues are getting. It's

:42:21. > :42:23.just all so easy for the Blues. The carriers are winning the extra yard,

:42:24. > :42:30.there is no pressure on the ball from the Ospreys. It's so easy for

:42:31. > :42:40.the Blues, for Lloyd Williams, held up by Rhys Webb. It's a bit of a

:42:41. > :42:43.balance. We talk about players in defence, you can see this as a

:42:44. > :42:55.tactic, they are trying to keep their numbers on feet. But then you

:42:56. > :43:10.give the ball to the opposition. Yes. They have the players. They

:43:11. > :43:16.really are going to have to sort out the Ospreys if they want to stay in

:43:17. > :43:21.this game. More than 60% possession for the Blues but the territory has

:43:22. > :43:34.been played in the Ospreys half and most of it in the 22.

:43:35. > :43:41.Give him another three-year contract. Legend of a man. Legend of

:43:42. > :43:45.a player. This is a critical point in the game now. A long way back for

:43:46. > :44:04.the Ospreys if they concede any more.

:44:05. > :44:14.It is try number three and even with less than 27 minutes gone, you're

:44:15. > :44:20.asking yourself, is there any way back for the Ospreys? Total

:44:21. > :44:25.domination from the Blues. No rocket science, when it came to that try,

:44:26. > :44:33.Alex Cuthbert straight to Sam Davies, Nick Williams straight to

:44:34. > :44:36.Justin Tipuric. From a solid scrum. And the Ospreys have serious

:44:37. > :44:44.questions to answer. A great carry by Alex Cuthbert. A quick ball again

:44:45. > :44:54.and you're not going to stop Nick Williams there, impossible job for

:44:55. > :45:00.Tipuric. It's nothing fancy but it is very effective. They are playing

:45:01. > :45:02.some fancy stuff, the Blues as well, but the scrums are going well, the

:45:03. > :45:26.line-ups going well. 21-3 to the Blues and that's a

:45:27. > :45:32.delighted Danny Wilson. He was punching the air at that last try

:45:33. > :45:37.there. I think we have shown what we can do in attack. We have turned

:45:38. > :45:41.them over a few times defensively as well. Do you change anything or keep

:45:42. > :45:45.playing the same way? We will keep playing the same way. This is our

:45:46. > :45:49.blueprint of identity that we want to play and it is important we get

:45:50. > :46:01.the instruction right to match defence and attack. We had two

:46:02. > :46:13.opportunities, we needed to finish. A yellow card?

:46:14. > :46:30.Alex Cuthbert doesn't look too great there. He could have a yellow as

:46:31. > :46:39.well. I think it is a yellow. That has to be yellow. I think he did not

:46:40. > :46:47.expect Dan to jump last-minute and when a full-back jumps, you cannot

:46:48. > :46:51.touch in the error. Yes, Dan Evans' eyes locked on the ball and all of a

:46:52. > :47:01.sudden the worlds disappears. That has to be a yellow.

:47:02. > :47:20.REFEREE: I think a penalty yellow card. The officials are agreeing

:47:21. > :47:25.with our interpretation. It wasn't particularly dangerous but it was

:47:26. > :47:31.clumsy. Showing no duty of care for the man in the air.

:47:32. > :47:43.REFEREE: It is a yellow card, I have no other option. It's one of those

:47:44. > :47:49.situations because he didn't actually launch into the year, Dan

:47:50. > :47:55.Evans, but just that little hop by Dan Evans and it's a question of

:47:56. > :48:02.being a yellow card. We have seen Alex Cuthbert returning to form in

:48:03. > :48:12.the last few weeks. He has got his confidence back. Good to see. Those

:48:13. > :48:19.of the men leading the various tours this summer. They will be looking at

:48:20. > :48:26.who they will pick from the two games this afternoon. The Ospreys

:48:27. > :48:47.haven't had an attacking platform so far.

:48:48. > :48:55.Sam Davies, every route blocked. Very rarely have you seen the

:48:56. > :49:03.Ospreys look this dishevelled and disorganised, losing control in

:49:04. > :49:12.attack and defence. Dan Evans, now they get a bit of width. That's what

:49:13. > :49:25.they should be doing. The breakdown is killing the Ospreys. Nick

:49:26. > :49:30.Williams again. Just looked up at the crucial moment to secretly

:49:31. > :49:35.defence was, what the possibilities are. He passed that before he caught

:49:36. > :49:40.it. Another opportunity on the counterattack, the Blues are so

:49:41. > :49:48.dangerous. Nick Williams against Dan Evans and only one winner. An

:49:49. > :49:54.interesting period for the Ospreys, normally when they have a run, you

:49:55. > :50:02.look at guys like Alun Wyn Jones, but they're not out there today, so

:50:03. > :50:10.it is up to the likes of Sam Davies, Tipuric, up to those guys to really

:50:11. > :50:18.step up and be the leaders. He looks as confused as anybody! Wondering

:50:19. > :50:29.what on earth is going on. The Ospreys looked strong for five weeks

:50:30. > :50:40.ago. This is better from the Ospreys, Giles is better. But they

:50:41. > :50:49.can't complete it. It's a fine balance from holding onto the ball

:50:50. > :50:59.and throwing the miracle pass, you just have to recycle the ball, go

:51:00. > :51:01.through the phases. The two smallest men on the field there, Keelan Giles

:51:02. > :51:23.and Matthew Morgan. Started the last six now for the

:51:24. > :51:40.Ospreys after a bit of an injury, Keelan Giles. And that's a nasty cut

:51:41. > :51:48.for Nicky Smith. He will be fine. He doesn't need to dwell on this yellow

:51:49. > :51:51.card. Let it go. Get back in a positive frame of mind that you have

:51:52. > :52:05.shown in the last few weeks. Absolutely. They're down to 14 men,

:52:06. > :52:10.will this leave them in a good position for the Blues to go on and

:52:11. > :52:21.win but then the Ospreys will want to score...

:52:22. > :52:37.Mike Williams quite happy to put it into the stand. Under pressure from

:52:38. > :52:46.young Tomos Williams. Fighting to get back into that Welsh shirt. He's

:52:47. > :52:58.seen Gareth Davies takeover. Good strength. The Ospreys can score from

:52:59. > :53:05.here and if they do they will feel they are back in the game.

:53:06. > :53:13.Absolutely. Getting a man to ground early, going low, Nicky Smith is so

:53:14. > :53:22.good at that, just a little sidestep to get on the front foot. Webb

:53:23. > :53:28.around the fringes. Again, the Blues battling hard, slowing things down

:53:29. > :53:35.for the Ospreys, getting more men in defensive positions and the ball has

:53:36. > :53:44.been called. Excellent defensive work by the Blues. Another scrum.

:53:45. > :53:53.Scott Baldwin was holding his hand out to Rhys Webb, he didn't want the

:53:54. > :53:59.ball. His mate has come on to win a vital scrum for the Blues. Scott

:54:00. > :54:13.Williams didn't really want this ball. Ellis Jenkins is in there.

:54:14. > :54:19.Williams getting involved. Sums up the first 35 minutes, really, the

:54:20. > :54:34.Blues with total control of the ball.

:54:35. > :54:47.Some more running repairs. This time to the opposite prop. As an

:54:48. > :54:59.experienced water carrier, he'd rather have his boots on and his

:55:00. > :55:01.jersey on. Mind you, probably just as scary with a bit arm as he is

:55:02. > :55:41.with a shirt. The scrum has been solid, giving

:55:42. > :55:55.Nick Williams the platform. And Halaholo driving up towards the 22.

:55:56. > :56:11.Invaluable. Chance again for the Ospreys to attack. Ellis Jenkins

:56:12. > :56:21.goes flying. Matavesi to Beck. Trying to utilise the space vacated

:56:22. > :56:25.by Alex Cuthbert. Tipuric. Webb has a snipe at Williams who is ready for

:56:26. > :56:44.him. A penalty coming? Interesting whether they will go for

:56:45. > :56:49.the call-out or the three. The Blues will be happy if they just concede

:56:50. > :57:02.three points. Going for the corner, a big call from Webb. They could

:57:03. > :57:05.still make it a three scoring game. Their adventures down to this

:57:06. > :57:11.territory have been few and far between. That they need to score

:57:12. > :57:33.from here now. Absolutely. He driving line-out halted at

:57:34. > :57:38.source. It will be difficult because most of the forwards are all tied in

:57:39. > :57:40.on the floor, from the Ospreys, but plenty there for the Blues. Scott

:57:41. > :58:01.Baldwin lost it. The Ospreys cannot make any dent in

:58:02. > :58:02.the Blues line. The Blues' defence exemplary. The Ospreys have no

:58:03. > :58:26.answer at the moment. Shoulder on Scott Baldwin's head

:58:27. > :58:33.there. I am not sure how much are was involved in the tackle. Matavesi

:58:34. > :58:49.passes to Dan Baker, looking for support... A brave tackle on the

:58:50. > :58:53.number eight. Guys on the outside, its office in a preplanned move,

:58:54. > :59:03.they have to come up in support of him. Almost last chants saloon in

:59:04. > :59:19.the first half for the Ospreys. Blues very confident in defence as

:59:20. > :59:33.well. Taveta rolls, not sure his pace was

:59:34. > :00:04.enough to get through. -- David Howell 's. They didn't

:00:05. > :00:09.concede. That was a close call. From Sam Davies. Scott Baldwin is

:00:10. > :00:32.injured. The referee only just realised. I am

:00:33. > :00:44.fine with the first man but you have come in second. Look at the outside

:00:45. > :00:56.guys, Ashley Beck's on his heels and no support at all for Dan Baker.

:00:57. > :01:04.Anscombe, Baker, then nobody around him. Look how many blue shirts there

:01:05. > :01:12.are, no white shirts. This is a crucial line-out for the Ospreys.

:01:13. > :01:23.The Blues defence has been confident and well organised. The Blues pack

:01:24. > :01:31.has outmuscled the Ospreys in this first half, great performance. Scott

:01:32. > :01:37.Baldwin is used. The Ospreys are in danger of losing it and they have.

:01:38. > :01:41.That about sums it up for the Ospreys, they have lost in the first

:01:42. > :01:52.half, the Blues have looked totally in control confident and taking

:01:53. > :01:57.their chances. Kristian Dacey and Lou Reed and Nick Williams have all

:01:58. > :02:03.converted and the Ospreys have a long way back in this one if they

:02:04. > :02:10.can at all. -- Lloyd Williams and Nick Williams. We know about the

:02:11. > :02:15.attacking intent from the Blues but how important was it that you didn't

:02:16. > :02:20.concede? It was huge. I went chasing a lost cause, grateful they got me

:02:21. > :02:27.off the hook. Confident you can keep it going? We started the last two

:02:28. > :02:38.games really well so we just need to keep it going in the second half.

:02:39. > :02:48.Very well played by Kristian Dacey, the hooker has snuck over in the

:02:49. > :02:52.corner. Safely negotiated by Sam Davies. A superb take by Lloyd

:02:53. > :02:57.Williams, not the way they planned it but a great finish from the

:02:58. > :03:00.scrum-half. With less than 27 minutes gone, you are asking

:03:01. > :03:12.yourself if there is a way back for the Ospreys.

:03:13. > :03:23.STUDIO: That is the half-time score, 21-3 to the Cardiff Blues. The

:03:24. > :03:27.statistics are quite even. The critical one there, the Blues have

:03:28. > :03:36.won six turnovers to the Ospreys' single one. The only statistic that

:03:37. > :03:43.really matters, the Blues massively in front on the scoreboard. You are

:03:44. > :03:52.grinning from it to it, a complete performance. -- ear to ear. The

:03:53. > :04:01.Blues have played a fantastic game, I am not sure if the Ospreys are

:04:02. > :04:08.trying to fan. For the Blues to be able to play out the back, get the

:04:09. > :04:15.threat is low on the ball, in space. Once you have the momentum, the next

:04:16. > :04:22.one is easier, like domino affect. They are on the front foot and the

:04:23. > :04:27.creative play and the footwork these guys have, it is really difficult to

:04:28. > :04:33.defend. The Blues are without doubt worthy leaders at the moment, they

:04:34. > :04:37.are much more urgent and decisive. The Ospreys look really lacking in

:04:38. > :04:42.confidence, body language is poor, the ability to score is not there.

:04:43. > :04:45.Perhaps a reflection of the fact they have lost their last three,

:04:46. > :04:49.their confidence is fragile and it took a knock in the first five

:04:50. > :04:58.minutes because Dacey was over with that first try. Was it good

:04:59. > :05:03.opportunity taken or sloppy defence? A bit of both. Look at Nick Williams

:05:04. > :05:08.as apostle one, Dacey comes onto the ball. Nicky Smith and Scott Baldwin

:05:09. > :05:13.are protecting the short side here. Because it's Blitz and is reasonably

:05:14. > :05:19.well defended, he wonders them and loses concentration. Dacey

:05:20. > :05:25.anticipates well. You look at Nicky Smith coming in. Baldwin gets sucked

:05:26. > :05:31.in and it is really well timed from Dacey, good anticipation and feel.

:05:32. > :05:36.It shows almost the shape of things to come, the confidence seems to

:05:37. > :05:42.permeate through the team. They are running with purpose and intent. You

:05:43. > :05:47.can see the endeavour to play. When you are playing on the front foot,

:05:48. > :05:54.Ospreys can't get off the line of defence. You talked about the

:05:55. > :05:57.fragility of the Ospreys defence, they are playing like a team with

:05:58. > :06:04.the weight of the world on their shoulders, sloppy at times, and with

:06:05. > :06:12.the Matavesi interception and not finishing off a great opportunity.

:06:13. > :06:17.Matavesi lacks the pace, but poor communication, you are not used to

:06:18. > :06:24.seeing this from the Ospreys. You just need to consolidate here, Baker

:06:25. > :06:30.loses it. This ultimately results in a series of phases for the Blues,

:06:31. > :06:36.typifying where the Ospreys are at. Look at Nicky Smith and Dan Baker

:06:37. > :06:40.coming in, they start talking on this phase, you are on your our own

:06:41. > :06:47.that line, get urgent. That is too easy. Cuthbert carries hard, trying

:06:48. > :06:53.to isolate Sam Davies. They are having a crack at the line, but the

:06:54. > :06:57.slowness costs you at this level. It is the speed of the ball as well,

:06:58. > :07:07.there are hardly any white jerseys competing on the ball. Forget about

:07:08. > :07:15.them spreading out wide, they should say, let's deal with this. There is

:07:16. > :07:21.an absence of leaders making that big call. You saw the real

:07:22. > :07:25.rollicking in the dressing room. It is about having a plus one over the

:07:26. > :07:35.ball, they do seem to be more containing at the top of the show,

:07:36. > :07:42.but they are missing as a leader. -- Alun Wyn Jones as a leader. The

:07:43. > :07:46.midfield are controlling things and the opportunities are there for the

:07:47. > :07:54.Blues all afternoon. When you are on the front third, when you have guys

:07:55. > :07:57.like Berghan and Halaholo, Lee-Lo, holding which, when you are on the

:07:58. > :08:05.front that you can play to those guys, when you aren't you can't.

:08:06. > :08:11.Look at this footwork, Sam Davies. The front foot, you can play at the

:08:12. > :08:18.back, get guys like Morgan, footwork against low numbers. They are very

:08:19. > :08:22.dangerous. Rhun Williams has impressed me, he runs hard, his

:08:23. > :08:27.support lines are fantastic and he is working hard off the ball. The

:08:28. > :08:36.Ospreys defence, it is this organising them. Brad Davis pulling

:08:37. > :08:42.back Halaholo because they know they are threat off the ball. It is a

:08:43. > :08:46.long uphill struggle for the Ospreys if they are to get themselves back

:08:47. > :08:53.in this. The second half is coming soon but this is just act one of

:08:54. > :09:04.Judgment Day V, act two is coming up soon. Tune into S4C for another role

:09:05. > :09:15.in idyll -- Borel in a bin challenge. -- ball. It is the

:09:16. > :09:24.Dragons against the Scarlets, ball in a bin Judgment Day challenge.

:09:25. > :09:34.That is coming up next, five o'clock coverage on S4C for a 5:15pm

:09:35. > :09:44.kick-off. Tomorrow, Sean and Martin will be joining me in the studio,

:09:45. > :09:49.Scrum V. We will be looking at quarterfinals day. We had some sad

:09:50. > :09:54.news in the week when it was confirmed that David Parry Jones,

:09:55. > :10:02.the voice of Welsh rugby, had died at the age of 83. This is a tribute.

:10:03. > :10:12.Good afternoon to you from Cardiff. For anybody following rugby in the

:10:13. > :10:21.1980s, David Parry Jones was the face and a voice-over be. He

:10:22. > :10:30.introduced -- the face and the voice of rugby. It was a golden age.

:10:31. > :10:36.History has been made, a magnificent and thoroughly deserved Vic tree.

:10:37. > :10:42.Years of experience writing for newspapers and working on TV and

:10:43. > :10:45.radio made him equally at home presenting and interviewing and he

:10:46. > :10:50.won the respect and trust of the players and officials he worked

:10:51. > :10:53.with. He was honoured by the Welsh rugby writers Association for his

:10:54. > :10:57.services and like some of the stars who featured in his commentaries he

:10:58. > :11:06.will be remembered simply by his initials.

:11:07. > :11:11.David Parry Jones, our condolences to his family and all those who knew

:11:12. > :11:16.and loved him. Back pitch side, Phil Steele is with Gareth Davies.

:11:17. > :11:22.I don't want you to put your chairman's hat on but with your

:11:23. > :11:29.rugby man's hat on, you won your first cap in 1978. Who have you had

:11:30. > :11:34.a look at today who could make the tour? A lot of lads have put their

:11:35. > :11:40.hands up, Keeling Giles looks good defensively. He hasn't had too much

:11:41. > :11:45.possession as the Blues dominated that half. Lloyd Williams, Gareth

:11:46. > :11:50.Anscombe, Alex Cuthbert, they have made a point today and over the last

:11:51. > :11:53.couple of weeks, so it will be very interesting through the Welsh

:11:54. > :11:58.selectors take with them on the summer tour. It is an opportunity

:11:59. > :12:02.now, two years and a bit ahead of the World Cup, this of these younger

:12:03. > :12:08.people coming through, some of the less established players to put

:12:09. > :12:14.their stamp on things. What did you make of the first part as a neutral?

:12:15. > :12:18.The Blues have been on a good run, the last three games, they didn't

:12:19. > :12:24.win those games. The Ospreys have been on a bit of a slump. It looks

:12:25. > :12:29.to the Blues but I wouldn't totally underestimate the Ospreys in the

:12:30. > :12:34.second half. Jamie, how frustrating is this the

:12:35. > :12:40.Blues fans? You mentioned it in commentary, where has this been all

:12:41. > :12:46.season? Is that fair or is this an upward trajectory and this is a

:12:47. > :12:51.turning point? It is great to seeing them playing with this endeavour. It

:12:52. > :12:56.is that balance. When they made signings like Nick Williams,

:12:57. > :12:59.Halaholo, guys with bags of talent in the you have to give them space

:13:00. > :13:05.and get them doing what they do best. That will take time to

:13:06. > :13:09.develop, it can't happen overnight. Danny works very hard at trying to

:13:10. > :13:14.bring the best out of everybody. They have a lot of quality, you saw

:13:15. > :13:20.a scuffle there with Alun Wyn Jones, getting quite passionate, but it is

:13:21. > :13:24.about the Blues boys trying to get the best out of each individual.

:13:25. > :13:30.Towards the tail end of the season it looks like they have been doing

:13:31. > :13:34.that. Nick Williams against Alun Wyn Jones, who is running that Clash of

:13:35. > :13:42.the Titus? Nick Williams! They are missing Alun Wyn Jones. It shows the

:13:43. > :13:46.mindset of this Blues team, they have a point to prove, they have had

:13:47. > :13:52.a poor season as far as the table goes. This same game last year, the

:13:53. > :13:58.Blues did go ahead before the Ospreys came back and won. Gareth

:13:59. > :14:04.Davies said under restoration them at your peril. They are in a

:14:05. > :14:07.different place to how they were then. I don't see enough in their

:14:08. > :14:17.body language to see them coming back from that. I think this second

:14:18. > :14:26.half depends on running hard, playing on the front foot. Second

:14:27. > :14:30.half about to get under well. COMMENTATOR: All to do for the

:14:31. > :14:36.Ospreys in the second half. What impact could this have on their

:14:37. > :14:40.whole season? They were looking at home semifinal at one stage, they

:14:41. > :14:45.could be looking slipping out of the top four, which would be disastrous

:14:46. > :14:54.from the position they have been in. A fair contest, great take from Rhun

:14:55. > :15:00.Williams. Nice to see a bit of fire between Williams and Alun Wyn Jones.

:15:01. > :15:11.The Ospreys have bullied the Blues and the Blues are not taking step

:15:12. > :15:19.backwards tonight. Nick Williams is over the ball again. He has been

:15:20. > :15:22.superb in the first half. He may have done his talking to Alun Wyn

:15:23. > :15:29.Jones after the first half but he has done his talking in the tackling

:15:30. > :15:34.area this afternoon. It is the timing as well, he comes from the

:15:35. > :15:38.outside, great tackle from Jenkins, brings the man down early and it

:15:39. > :15:44.allows Nick Williams to get the third one. I said at the beginning,

:15:45. > :15:52.no Sam Warburton, and Nick Williams is a very different layer. He is up

:15:53. > :15:59.for this today. On a big occasion you need your big players. They are

:16:00. > :16:10.winning all of the 50-50s. Great take. The two 11s showing aerial

:16:11. > :16:18.skills. Cook two Dacey, Williams at the heart of that Ospreys defence.

:16:19. > :16:26.Brilliantly done. One pass would have released Rhun Williams again.

:16:27. > :16:33.Dacey with a pick and go. Just short of the line. He is over. The ball

:16:34. > :16:40.hasn't been put down. Great work from Tipuric in the end but no fancy

:16:41. > :16:44.plays from the Blues, this is our man Nick Williams, his physicality

:16:45. > :16:50.and Cuthbert's, straight down the middle and the cat sprays can't

:16:51. > :16:55.handle it. Good line-out ball, they really hit that defends hard. Here

:16:56. > :17:07.we go, Nick Williams. Great line from Cuthberts, straight of two

:17:08. > :17:15.Lloyd Williams. Lloyd Williams to Filise. Tipuric just manages to get

:17:16. > :17:17.his arms over and steal the ball. The Blues started the second half

:17:18. > :17:41.like they played the first. Lloyd Williams cleans up but it

:17:42. > :17:46.slowed things down, whatever move they had planned they have had to

:17:47. > :17:54.abandon. Set up from Lee-Lo, here come the forwards again. Lloyd

:17:55. > :17:59.Williams orchestrating players around him, Nick Williams with

:18:00. > :18:07.another big carry. Cuthbert again round the back. So, so close.

:18:08. > :18:18.Filise. He has got there. It is Filise with the bonus point for the

:18:19. > :18:28.Blues. That is as popular a try as you could have for the Blues.

:18:29. > :18:32.Brilliant from Filise, is he for the next week? The power, the ball

:18:33. > :18:38.carrying from the Blues, the Ospreys can't handle it. Patience as well.

:18:39. > :18:44.He did it in the first half when Lloyd Williams went over. This time,

:18:45. > :18:57.nice skills from Lloyd Williams. Filise two meters out against

:18:58. > :19:01.Bradley Davies and Sam Davies. Outstanding first 45 minutes from

:19:02. > :19:08.the Blues. That is showboating domino need to do it but it comes

:19:09. > :19:19.off! The sort of thing you would do. Lloyd Williams has had an armchair

:19:20. > :19:25.ride. The Blues are totally dominating with their pack.

:19:26. > :19:32.This is really a test of character now for the Ospreys. If the Ospreys

:19:33. > :19:35.are not going to contest for the ball they need to win the

:19:36. > :19:41.collisions. At the moment they are losing the collisions, they are not

:19:42. > :19:44.slowing down any ball. Great work from Filise. He is one of the most

:19:45. > :20:04.popular players in the squad. Desperate times now for the Ospreys.

:20:05. > :20:05.Look price has replaced Josh Matavesi, licking the something

:20:06. > :20:36.different. -- look price. -- Luke Price. Sam Davies looking

:20:37. > :20:44.for the flat ball of Baker, hasn't worked. Great pick-up. And scum on

:20:45. > :20:52.the chase and he wins it as well. It is all going be Blues' way. And that

:20:53. > :20:57.must be it, the fifth try for the Blues and the celebrations are

:20:58. > :21:05.starting early. Nobody saw this coming. It all came in midfield

:21:06. > :21:09.between Sam Davies and I think it was Baker, not sure who was carrying

:21:10. > :21:14.and who was supposed to get the ball. Great pick-up and spin from

:21:15. > :21:21.Dacey. Watch this from Dacey, great spills. Gives it to Halaholo. We say

:21:22. > :21:25.you shouldn't kick but it was a great kick this time, and scum has

:21:26. > :21:32.the pace and Sam Davies and bounces up cruelly. What a start from the

:21:33. > :21:34.Blues in the first seven minutes of this second half. The Ospreys are

:21:35. > :21:46.all at sea. It is all going swimmingly for the

:21:47. > :22:00.Blues and horribly, horribly wrong for the Ospreys.

:22:01. > :22:06.And scum converts his own try, they can't put a foot wrong at the

:22:07. > :22:28.moment. -- Gareth Anscombe. Gareth Anscombe on hand quite

:22:29. > :22:37.literally to grab the fit. Losing confidence. -- oozing confidence.

:22:38. > :22:47.Fantastic take from the kick-off. It will be a long 30 minutes for the

:22:48. > :22:55.Ospreys. Cuthbert bided his time on that occasion.

:22:56. > :23:23.Through goes Rhys Webb! They need something, and quick.

:23:24. > :23:41.Jenkins' eyes lit up when he saw Bradley Davies on the short ball.

:23:42. > :23:48.What has been really impressive from the Blues is they have reorganised

:23:49. > :23:53.really well and got themselves back into defensive shape and one

:23:54. > :23:57.collisions like that again. That flat ball isn't working for the

:23:58. > :24:14.Ospreys. That time Bradley Davies managed to hang onto it.

:24:15. > :24:48.Filise took a bit of a knot as he threw his body on the line. --

:24:49. > :24:52.knock. While he and Christian Davies are having treatment, what do the

:24:53. > :24:59.Ospreys make of it? Difficult times view, Griff Rhys.

:25:00. > :25:03.What can you salvage now? It is the balance between playing catch up

:25:04. > :25:07.rugby and being in control of what you are doing and we haven't been in

:25:08. > :25:13.control from minute one. What has been most disappointing from your

:25:14. > :25:14.perspective? We haven't kept shape and we haven't been able to

:25:15. > :25:35.penetrate. Thanks for your time. Just step of me please. The Blues

:25:36. > :25:45.worked their way down to the Ospreys 22. There will be some happy men

:25:46. > :25:55.there. Gareth Edwards, Richard Holland.

:25:56. > :26:07.No VD, getting over the gain line. That oil is made plate for Williams.

:26:08. > :26:22.-- Navidi, getting over. The Ospreys getting pushed back to

:26:23. > :26:27.their own try line consistently. Lee-Lo, didn't panic. As always,

:26:28. > :26:53.support is on hand. Release and move. Gareth Anscombe,

:26:54. > :26:57.Halaholo, out on the wide-open spaces, Dan Evans, and then the

:26:58. > :26:59.Blues managed to get defenders back, even when they were looking to

:27:00. > :27:24.attack. As you mention, look at the speed

:27:25. > :27:30.with which the Blues get back into defensive shape. The Ospreys are

:27:31. > :27:41.looking up and seeing a wall of blue, pretty impressive. Good read

:27:42. > :27:47.there when he saw... Ellis Jenkins, as he has done all afternoon, snap.

:27:48. > :27:56.Anything loose. Dacey has had a huge game. As well as getting the opening

:27:57. > :28:07.try. Halaholo, the Blues look a bit tired. They have gone at this at a

:28:08. > :28:20.rare old pace. The mistake from back comes from the organisational of the

:28:21. > :28:30.Blues. Complete emanation in defence from the Blues. -- domination. Tay

:28:31. > :28:47.Chris Crilly will take over from Filise. -- Peikrishvili. Ball

:28:48. > :29:03.square, Munster, Ulster, his fourth start this afternoon. -- all square.

:29:04. > :29:11.A wonderful shift from Filise, to see a guy of that age, it takes

:29:12. > :29:17.three people to stop him. He has been a huge part of most of the

:29:18. > :29:22.tries the Blues have scored today. They just haven't been able to cope

:29:23. > :29:30.with him, Nick Williams, the physicality of those two. Scott

:29:31. > :29:33.Otten they replacement Ospreys hooker. Good delivery from Tipuric

:29:34. > :29:57.but asking too much of Sam Davies. When somebody as good as Rhys Webb

:29:58. > :30:02.is making passes like that you know it is not your day. Really poor. Sam

:30:03. > :30:17.Davies, no chance. It is a situation that the Ospreys

:30:18. > :30:22.won't be used to, playing for time, no chance really of winning this.

:30:23. > :30:25.Somehow they just have to find some confidence out of the last 25

:30:26. > :30:31.minutes to take into the last two games of the season. Gethin Jenkins

:30:32. > :30:37.going up. The presence of Jenkins has been massive for the Blues over

:30:38. > :30:43.the last few years, the absence of Alun Wyn Jones equally so that the

:30:44. > :30:48.Ospreys. His influence in the dressing room, Jenkins, it lifts

:30:49. > :30:52.everybody else by 10%, 15%. It is no coincidence that in recent weeks he

:30:53. > :30:52.has been fit and there has been a marked improvement, incredible

:30:53. > :31:10.leader and player. Dan Evans, Matthew Morgan, back-up

:31:11. > :31:39.for a second bite. Bradley Davies. The Ospreys are

:31:40. > :31:51.trying to build... He passed the ball straight into the Blues' play.

:31:52. > :31:59.Incredible, the Ospreys have won the last 11 against the Blues, the last

:32:00. > :32:06.28 of the last 30. The coinciding game at the Liberty, the Ospreys

:32:07. > :32:13.totally believed the Blues. They dominated the game and it has been a

:32:14. > :32:19.complete reversal in this fixture. The Blues pack has been outstanding.

:32:20. > :32:27.Kristian Dacey, but the general physicality of the Blues pack has

:32:28. > :32:34.totally dominated the Ospreys. The Ospreys have had a few set pieces in

:32:35. > :32:47.the Blues' 22 but have come away with absolutely nothing. It would be

:32:48. > :32:53.nice to see them fire a shot. Even the attacking line does not go right

:32:54. > :32:58.for them. If you are not going to get that right, you will not get

:32:59. > :33:12.back in the game. A great kick from Lloyd Williams. He's had a good game

:33:13. > :33:17.too. I was going to say. Very much a confidence player, when he's

:33:18. > :33:30.confident, he's a player. He shows how he can be.

:33:31. > :33:40.It's great to see the Blues still hungry. Williams early, well played

:33:41. > :34:08.Rhun Williams to Lloyd Williams. It is the organisation in defence.

:34:09. > :34:11.Great play by Rhun Williams. Timed his pass to perfection. Alex

:34:12. > :34:31.Cuthbert on the inside as well. You can see the Blues are working

:34:32. > :34:35.hard, you just want to keep playing, the Ospreys, the other hand, they

:34:36. > :34:44.will be desperate for the final whistle. The Blues, eighth, and

:34:45. > :34:48.looking at a play-off game for the Champions Cup next year either

:34:49. > :34:55.against the seventh placed English or French team. At the moment,

:34:56. > :35:10.Northampton seventh. That will be good fun. Do you fancy the Blues for

:35:11. > :35:21.a place in Europe next year? We're playing for top six in the Aviva but

:35:22. > :35:34.it could end up being that way. Lots of teams in the mix, it's going to

:35:35. > :35:39.be tough whichever team we play. This isn't the performance of an

:35:40. > :35:51.eighth placed team in the Pro12. It's really frustrating. If you are

:35:52. > :36:08.Blues supporter, then... On, dear! That's a nasty one. I think Kristian

:36:09. > :36:23.Dacey has proved significantly as a player, really come to the form. He

:36:24. > :36:28.is great at defence. A busy day tomorrow, finals day as fun as the

:36:29. > :36:42.Welsh cups go. Someone who will be particularly busy tomorrow... Yes,

:36:43. > :36:49.this man is hooker for Caerphilly and a groundsman here. I'm looking

:36:50. > :36:51.forward to? Yes, it is a big occasion for the club after many

:36:52. > :36:58.years and I think we will do well tomorrow. If Shane Williams goes for

:36:59. > :37:03.they run, you can tell him to get off the pitch. I am sure the boys

:37:04. > :37:14.will cope well. Chance of a lifetime, have a good one! Thanks.

:37:15. > :37:21.The latest two replacements for the Ospreys have come on. But the Blues

:37:22. > :37:27.have not slowed down and their effort has not diminished. You can

:37:28. > :37:38.see Halaholo blocking off options. Great effort. Space

:37:39. > :37:50.being cut down wherever the Ospreys try to find it.

:37:51. > :38:11.Keelan Giles has not had too much of the ball this afternoon, has he?

:38:12. > :38:27.Paul James has earned quite a few carries in a few seconds he has been

:38:28. > :38:39.on. This is better from the Ospreys. Rhodri Jones, Tyler Ardron

:38:40. > :38:52.potted-mac support comes from James King. And again, Tipuric feeding in

:38:53. > :38:54.and Tom Habberfield and Sam Davies and there is a penalty coming but

:38:55. > :39:06.the Ospreys are desperate to cross about try line. Dan Evans! He slips

:39:07. > :39:17.through and at last, the Ospreys have got a try. The best passage of

:39:18. > :39:24.the whole game for them. I think there might be a yellow card here.

:39:25. > :39:27.It has taken them until the 60th minutes to run with a bit of

:39:28. > :39:41.practice. And you see what happens off the back of that. I'm not sure

:39:42. > :39:50.if he had said something or... There was a warning given. Continued

:39:51. > :39:58.infringement. Offside. Gareth Anscombe is a bit baffled. He has

:39:59. > :40:13.got his hand out for persistent infringement.

:40:14. > :40:29.REFEREE: OK, got it. Happy to play on? The referee is just waiting... A

:40:30. > :40:37.quick drop goal conversion for some Davies, time pressures for the

:40:38. > :40:38.Ospreys and here is Ellis Jenkins, still getting treatment but he is

:40:39. > :40:53.OK. Sion Bennet has just come on. Nick

:40:54. > :41:35.Williams trundles off. Who much life will it inject into

:41:36. > :41:46.the Ospreys for the final 15? There goes your answer. Lloyd Williams

:41:47. > :41:54.tries to slice it through for Alex Cuthbert. Well taken by Dan Evans.

:41:55. > :42:14.Keelan Giles looking for a bit of space.

:42:15. > :42:30.Sion Bennet, on loan from Northampton.

:42:31. > :42:37.This Halaholo had held onto that one, it could well have been in for

:42:38. > :42:48.a six. As it is, the Ospreys have to try to build deep inside their 22.

:42:49. > :43:00.Habberfield passes to Sam Davies, great tackle by Hoeata. I thought he

:43:01. > :43:30.was away there, Fonotia. Some tired bodies out there from

:43:31. > :43:32.both teams. The game has been played at a fair old pace, Stephen Shingler

:43:33. > :43:47.coming on for Matthew Morgan. Gareth Anscombe has been yellow

:43:48. > :44:19.carded. The Ospreys might have been hoping

:44:20. > :44:23.for a ball that size, I think. A Judgment Day of fun and

:44:24. > :44:54.entertainment here for the principality crowd.

:44:55. > :45:06.Interesting defensively for the Blues, they have ten, 12, 13... They

:45:07. > :45:12.have got to go wide. They have brought Keelan Giles I'm already. I

:45:13. > :45:30.think it is safe to say there is a bit of space out there. Plenty of

:45:31. > :45:38.room for the Ospreys. I looked back to Dan Baker's line break in the

:45:39. > :45:42.first half. And he has just worked really well, him and Alex Cuthbert,

:45:43. > :45:50.they have covered a lot of metres, that's for sure. They've worked very

:45:51. > :45:53.hard. The Ospreys didn't get a chance to use whatever move they had

:45:54. > :46:07.up their sleeves. They do have the ball. Lee-Lo fighting hard for it.

:46:08. > :46:38.It inside is Dan Evans and Sam Davies,

:46:39. > :46:46.there is Keelan Giles, a good tackle by Sion Bennet, this is a lovely run

:46:47. > :46:52.by Keelan Giles. Dafydd Howells, Fonotia... Fonotia has looked

:46:53. > :47:04.dangerous since he came on. Bradley Davies.

:47:05. > :47:16.Blues looking to fan out right. The Ospreys going through the forwards

:47:17. > :47:31.initially, a little pop for Paul James. They need to keep the width

:47:32. > :47:41.in the fifteens. Eight quick tapped by Justin Tipuric. The referee

:47:42. > :47:52.allows it... If they can shift the ball, they are in. It's in any way.

:47:53. > :47:59.Paul James! Faint hope for the Ospreys as another quick conversion

:48:00. > :48:08.narrows that gap. Let's time this walk, no need to rush, stroll back.

:48:09. > :48:17.They have put a little bit of power into the ball carrying. The Ospreys

:48:18. > :48:25.had no front football to work with the first at all. Like Jamie said,

:48:26. > :48:39.it could have gone wide but Paul James, doesn't get many tries, and

:48:40. > :48:44.just reaches over. Good control by the forearm. There would've been a

:48:45. > :48:55.moment of and Paul James' head there. And it's Tyler Ardron again.

:48:56. > :49:10.Its Paul James with the past. Good hands by Paul James and he is

:49:11. > :49:11.there to gather the links below two as well, he's enjoying himself out

:49:12. > :49:26.there. And it is Ardron again there, the

:49:27. > :49:30.inside ball is the one that Habberfield wanted. They had space

:49:31. > :49:38.that they have lost it. Two Rhun Williams.

:49:39. > :49:53.Lost it again. They have picked their game up, maybe they Blues have

:49:54. > :50:00.taken effect the throttle. Good cover tackle from Cuthbert, though.

:50:01. > :50:04.Can they scored three times in ten minutes? We saw Barcelona and Paris

:50:05. > :50:09.St Germain in a few weeks back, it's going to be difficult with a man

:50:10. > :50:20.down still in the bin for the Ospreys. Unfortunately, they haven't

:50:21. > :51:23.got messy, Suarez, out there! The Blues are back up to 15. Coming

:51:24. > :51:34.on at the same time as Gareth Anscombe, James Down, replacing

:51:35. > :52:08.Jarrad Hoeata. Lloyd Williams on the front foot.

:52:09. > :52:11.Shingler with a dummy insight. Again, perfectly laid-back for Lloyd

:52:12. > :52:24.Williams. The Ospreys are standing still and defence. The line speed is

:52:25. > :52:31.not there. It is allowing the Blues to pack that gain line every time

:52:32. > :52:36.they have the ball in their hands. And they're taking full advantage of

:52:37. > :52:50.it, working their way towards that try line again, Shingler, Halaholo

:52:51. > :52:55.potted-mac to come back to Martin's point earlier in the half, if you're

:52:56. > :53:03.not going to compete, you have to come off the line. It wouldn't

:53:04. > :53:13.surprise me if the Blues... Now within striking distance. Lloyd

:53:14. > :53:20.Williams picks out Josh Navidi. Matthew Rees and Rhys Gill together,

:53:21. > :53:30.better defence from the Ospreys and they have won it. Can they transfer

:53:31. > :53:41.quickly enough? Jenkins guarding the wing, Ashley Beck, Dan Evans, Luke

:53:42. > :53:45.Price, up to halfway, Dan Evans... Tom Habberfield arrives but so do

:53:46. > :53:53.Blues defenders. Gareth Anscombe is back. Penalty. It is the Blues'

:53:54. > :54:20.defence that comes out on top. Great work from Ellis Jenkins

:54:21. > :54:24.defensively. He makes a cover tackle. Absolutely outstanding

:54:25. > :54:58.today. Rhun Williams leads. -- Rhun

:54:59. > :55:08.Williams leaves the pitch, but another encouraging performance from

:55:09. > :55:25.him. He was unlucky last week. He had to go back on the wing.

:55:26. > :55:37.The presence of Cuthbert is always a threat. Even if he doesn't receive

:55:38. > :55:45.the ball. Good to see him come off his wing today, get his hands on the

:55:46. > :55:56.ball. Tipuric tries to bring in Keelan Giles but who is there? Ellis

:55:57. > :56:00.Jenkins. Rhys Gill... Lloyd Williams looked up to see where the defenders

:56:01. > :56:08.wear and he is quite happy justifying the touchline. Man of the

:56:09. > :56:15.match? So many to choose from with the Blues, I mentioned Cuthbert,

:56:16. > :56:24.outstanding today. But Nick Williams has been outstanding. Ellis Jenkins

:56:25. > :56:34.has won 23 tackles. A complete performance from Ellis Jenkins.

:56:35. > :56:50.Fighting for that place on tour. So many are fighting for that spot. It

:56:51. > :57:02.some space for Sam Davies at last but the pass was not well delivered.

:57:03. > :57:20.The Ospreys are in search of a third try. Ardron has made a difference.

:57:21. > :57:21.Habberfield passes to Otten. They just haven't been able to get over

:57:22. > :57:33.that line. Kieron Fonotia has looked impressive

:57:34. > :57:53.as well. The steel is there again. A turnover

:57:54. > :58:03.ball and Lloyd Williams with the kick. And Luke Price is back

:58:04. > :58:10.defending. Look at the energy from the Blues. It is heartbreaking for

:58:11. > :58:16.the Ospreys to have to trudge all the way back when they were looking

:58:17. > :58:24.for a score. And then they give the ball away too easily. A kick from

:58:25. > :58:28.Stephen Shingler, the race is on... Fonotia quite happy to see that go

:58:29. > :58:38.over the touchline. With Alex Cuthbert breathing down his neck.

:58:39. > :58:44.Great turnover from Lee-Lo. Great kick from Lloyd Williams. But it is

:58:45. > :58:53.just the energy of the Blues. Ellis Jenkins, he has done a bit of

:58:54. > :58:55.everything today. The Blues have just been at it more today than the

:58:56. > :59:28.Ospreys. Sam Davies, Halaholo, in midfield,

:59:29. > :59:48.though, can't get anything past them. Keelan Giles is driven back

:59:49. > :00:04.but bounces back up. Ashley Beck is chopped down by Navidi. And there he

:00:05. > :00:11.goes. Dan Evans giving chase, Cuthbert and Gareth Anscombe back

:00:12. > :00:18.there for the Blues. That was all he needed to do. The chase shows what

:00:19. > :00:37.the Blues have been about this afternoon.

:00:38. > :00:45.Fonotia really has made a difference. Great turn of pace

:00:46. > :00:50.again. The clock as Conrad, the Ospreys have to keep on fighting. --

:00:51. > :00:56.the clock has gone red. They have improved but that may be that the

:00:57. > :01:00.Blues were confident the wind was theirs. The opening our belonging

:01:01. > :01:07.almost exclusively to the Cardiff Blues. It has been an outstanding

:01:08. > :01:12.performance by the Blues. It won't have any major influence on their

:01:13. > :01:17.season in the league, but it makes it a very, very uncomfortable last

:01:18. > :01:20.couple of weeks for the Ospreys. One time may be destined for a home

:01:21. > :01:27.semifinal, now fighting to keep their place in the top four, because

:01:28. > :01:33.they were outplayed by the Blues, who have hit form at the wrong part

:01:34. > :01:36.of the season. Totally dominant display from the Blues, complete

:01:37. > :01:40.performance, both forwards and backs, with and without the ball,

:01:41. > :01:44.totally deserved. The victory and margin of victory doesn't flatter

:01:45. > :01:50.them either. It's been an unbelievable collapse from the

:01:51. > :01:54.Ospreys over the last four weeks and they have an interesting two games

:01:55. > :01:58.to go but hugely positive steps for the Blues again. Backing up a great

:01:59. > :02:02.performance at Ulster, totally dominant performance today. The

:02:03. > :02:08.Ospreys may have had the last two tries of the game through Dan Evans

:02:09. > :02:14.and Paul James, but by then, the Blues already had five on the board

:02:15. > :02:19.and the bonus point save. The bonus point for the Blues, the first win

:02:20. > :02:23.against the Ospreys in seven years and the Ospreys on the slide and

:02:24. > :02:29.worried. It has finished Blues 35, Ospreys 17.

:02:30. > :02:33.Gethin Jenkins, we spoke in Ulster last week, you had the performance

:02:34. > :02:37.but not quite the result. This week, the full Monty, how pleasing is

:02:38. > :02:41.that? It is nice to get a win, it has been awhile we beat the Ospreys.

:02:42. > :02:45.Came out first complacent with a good stop but they came back strong

:02:46. > :02:49.because they are a quality team. If you can put your finger on what was

:02:50. > :02:54.different between last weekend this week, the draw and a good win, what

:02:55. > :02:57.would it be? It is hard, last week we played some good stuff in this

:02:58. > :03:01.week we carried on, came out of the blocks quite quickly. Swansea

:03:02. > :03:03.couldn't live with us in the first half -- Ospreys can deliver this in

:03:04. > :03:13.the first half. Well, they were 21-3 up at

:03:14. > :03:16.half-time, the Blues and you sense that they scored first in the

:03:17. > :03:25.second, it was game over and that is exactly what they did, 44 minutes on

:03:26. > :03:28.the clock. And a bit of fortune for this one, but great skills, Gareth

:03:29. > :03:32.Anscombe holding onto the ball in full flight and a second Blues try

:03:33. > :03:37.in the space of five minutes. The Ospreys didn't give up, they bagged

:03:38. > :03:42.a couple of their own, had the last word, Dan Evans went over for their

:03:43. > :03:45.first try in that second half and then Paul James coming onto the

:03:46. > :03:49.pitch to add a bit of experience, but it wasn't enough, they got

:03:50. > :03:53.nothing from this game, not even a losing bonus point. They are

:03:54. > :03:57.currently down to fourth. There is another game going on at the moment

:03:58. > :04:02.between two of the sides in the top four, Munster against Ulster. Up

:04:03. > :04:06.until two minutes ago, Munster were 15-13 ahead but also have just

:04:07. > :04:12.scored and they go into third. Scarlet is drop-out of the top or

:04:13. > :04:15.temporarily and the Ospreys are clinging on in fourth. We can go

:04:16. > :04:22.down to fill with the man of the match, Ellis Jenkins. We will get

:04:23. > :04:27.the sponsors to first give Ellis his Pro12 man of the match. Well done,

:04:28. > :04:31.Ellis. At half-time, you said about the defence, what about the second

:04:32. > :04:36.half performance? How did it compare with the first? It was decent. It is

:04:37. > :04:39.hard to keep that momentum going for the ball game, we have done that in

:04:40. > :04:42.the last couple of games, come on strong in 5060 minutes and then

:04:43. > :04:47.fallen off and the Ospreys are such a good team, we needed to keep that

:04:48. > :04:52.going that in 50 or 60 minutes. They looked dangerous in patches and we

:04:53. > :04:57.did well to hold on. The boys and commentary kept on saying, look at

:04:58. > :05:00.the energy of the Blues. How enjoyable was it? Really enjoyable,

:05:01. > :05:05.a stadium like this, there is something wrong if you can't get

:05:06. > :05:09.yourself up for a game, especially a local derby and boys you are playing

:05:10. > :05:13.against in Welsh competition. We have shown the last couple of weeks

:05:14. > :05:16.we can do it, it just means we needed to do it for a full game

:05:17. > :05:20.against a quality side like the Ospreys. That is what we needed

:05:21. > :05:23.unfortunately we delivered it. Great television as well, thank you, well

:05:24. > :05:27.done. The smile said it all. Ellis Jenkins

:05:28. > :05:30.was a deserved man of the match for the Cardiff Blues, there were a

:05:31. > :05:34.number of contenders right the way through that 15, one of which was

:05:35. > :05:37.Alex Cuthbert. I think he may have been your man of the match but we

:05:38. > :05:49.said if the Blues scored first, it was over and it was the work of Alex

:05:50. > :05:54.Cuthbert that made the try. Speech and Alex Jenkins did a lot of

:05:55. > :05:59.credit, from an injury, along lay-off, like he did. Credit the

:06:00. > :06:04.coaching staff as well, some great first up plays, intricate lines of

:06:05. > :06:09.moment, this is the training field, and he bursts through and gets

:06:10. > :06:14.across. This sets up a try because later in the piece, he is in again.

:06:15. > :06:17.That is the player I showed in the masterclass at the start of the show

:06:18. > :06:22.and it put the Blues on the front foot, the Ospreys can't even get a

:06:23. > :06:26.penalty. And it is the old man, Taufa'ao Filise, who gets over. Well

:06:27. > :06:29.worked unconstructive and executed. Cheeky pass from Lloyd Williams, as

:06:30. > :06:33.was referenced and commentary. Let's speak to a member of the losing

:06:34. > :06:36.side, Rhys Webb. Commiserations on the defeat, was it

:06:37. > :06:41.just one of those days and you have to concede the Blues were the better

:06:42. > :06:45.team? Look, they lived off our errors, that was the story of the

:06:46. > :06:48.game. We just couldn't keep hold of the ball and to be fair, every time

:06:49. > :06:52.we knocked it on or dropped the ball, they capitalised and scored

:06:53. > :06:56.and credit has to go to the Blues on this day. You were missing Dan

:06:57. > :07:02.Biggar and Alun Wyn Jones. How much of a loss are they? They are two

:07:03. > :07:05.very influential players and any side would miss them but we have

:07:06. > :07:10.guys here who come in and do the job and are as good as those players but

:07:11. > :07:15.it was down to our errors today, that cost us, and obviously we went

:07:16. > :07:19.in losing but we came out to try and start the second half fresh at nil-

:07:20. > :07:22.nil but it seemed like we didn't listen to anything at half-time and

:07:23. > :07:26.they scored first and it was back to the drawing board. How confident are

:07:27. > :07:31.you with two games to go that you can put it right and qualified for

:07:32. > :07:35.the play-offs? With the scoreboard, it doesn't seem like it but it is

:07:36. > :07:39.fine margins, giving the ball of these or giving away turnovers easy,

:07:40. > :07:43.it is these little things and it is in our hands. That is the main

:07:44. > :07:46.thing. All credit goes to the Blues today, I thought they were

:07:47. > :07:50.brilliant. Thanks for your time and fingers crossed for the Lions as

:07:51. > :07:55.well. We have Danny Wilson, winning coach, smiling, you can then very

:07:56. > :08:03.quickly, thanks. Some of that performance. Fantastic. Derbies are

:08:04. > :08:10.won on physicality and we came second to them if at times today but

:08:11. > :08:14.we were physical and now imprint on the game led to some fantastic

:08:15. > :08:20.tries. That performance has been coming, some team was going to copy

:08:21. > :08:24.it and that has been building for three or four games. We knew we had

:08:25. > :08:27.a lot of injury problems in the middle part of the season and a lot

:08:28. > :08:33.of our best players weren't available. We need our best players

:08:34. > :08:38.on the rugby field whenever we can. The last few weeks, the quality has

:08:39. > :08:41.shown when they have come back in, we could have beaten all stand to be

:08:42. > :08:45.the Ospreys here is great and hopefully we can keep building. Have

:08:46. > :08:49.a good night. I am sure he will, along with all of

:08:50. > :08:54.the Blues squad. You made the point at half-time that of the Blues'

:08:55. > :08:58.speedball was letting them launch attack after attack. Danny Wilson

:08:59. > :09:01.talked about the physicality, they won in every aspect of the game but

:09:02. > :09:05.it was the speed of ball that allowed them to get the backs away.

:09:06. > :09:09.If you strip rugby down to its basics, it is running with intent.

:09:10. > :09:12.This is Cuthbert running with intent, running at space, roll on

:09:13. > :09:18.the floor, ball placement, Lloyd Williams, we go again. Josh McGee

:09:19. > :09:23.the running hard. The ball is on the floor, the first guy there clearing

:09:24. > :09:28.up. Ball placement, look how quick that ball is. And when you do that,

:09:29. > :09:34.you get your best players in their best positions. Huget Gareth

:09:35. > :09:36.Anscombe in position, you get the likes of Willis Halaholo running

:09:37. > :09:42.into space and it starts movement with intent of ball placement and

:09:43. > :09:45.guys clearing, making sure there is no threat. I was usually this back

:09:46. > :09:51.and it surprised by the Ospreys defence. Three things, one they

:09:52. > :09:55.didn't compete and two, they didn't come off airline, which amazed me.

:09:56. > :09:59.You have to do one or the other, certainly against that quality and

:10:00. > :10:05.they didn't win the collisions. Physicality, the Blues blew them off

:10:06. > :10:08.the park. Which is so uncharacteristic, we talked about it

:10:09. > :10:13.with your masterclass about how the Ospreys defence is statistically the

:10:14. > :10:16.best in the league. They have been happy to contain double tackles and

:10:17. > :10:19.holds, but if you lose the physicality... Another area they

:10:20. > :10:25.lost it was at the line-out. Danny prepared the side very, very well.

:10:26. > :10:27.The boys executed it, yes, but off the lack of line ad platform, the

:10:28. > :10:33.Blues could get physical and destruct. This was just before

:10:34. > :10:38.half-time, crucial time for the Ospreys, yellow card and they held

:10:39. > :10:42.them out. Technically very good, no over emotion, just keeping the

:10:43. > :10:46.Ospreys at bay. And when they did try to get going, little things like

:10:47. > :10:53.distracting, knowing whether ball is going, overthrown, they were very

:10:54. > :10:56.good in all aspects of the game today. The Ospreys are a shadow of

:10:57. > :11:02.the team we saw in the first half of the season. The Ospreys dressing

:11:03. > :11:05.room looks like a miserable place right now, stark contrast to what

:11:06. > :11:10.you imagine is going on in the Blues dressing room. Rhys Webb alluded to

:11:11. > :11:14.it in the interview, they have two arounds to go and still in the top

:11:15. > :11:18.four, although Scarlets could displace them by the end of the

:11:19. > :11:22.night. What do they need to do to re-galvanised themselves for the

:11:23. > :11:25.final push? I'm sure Steve will talk about that and they have the park

:11:26. > :11:29.today as quickly as possible, but also watched the video in detail and

:11:30. > :11:33.know where they went wrong. They spilled the ball too many times.

:11:34. > :11:36.Hamlet times did they have opportunities to score? Numerous

:11:37. > :11:42.crumbs, line-outs, in the Blues 22 and didn't even get a shot. Which is

:11:43. > :11:46.disappointing, they have to go to basics, go back to the defence we

:11:47. > :11:51.saw in the early half of the season, really attacking teams. How quickly

:11:52. > :11:54.the Titan term because it is only a month, six weeks, since we thought

:11:55. > :11:57.the Ospreys would arguably get a home semifinal. Now they are

:11:58. > :12:04.clinging on for dear life to get a play-off spot. Momentum plays a huge

:12:05. > :12:08.part in professional rugby, when you are singing and winning, it is

:12:09. > :12:11.great, but that is four in a row for the Ospreys, into uncharted

:12:12. > :12:15.territory almost in the crucial part of the season. Ulster have their

:12:16. > :12:19.tails up, Scarlets have their tails up, it could be a squeaky couple of

:12:20. > :12:23.weeks. The Blues have nothing to play for other than that European

:12:24. > :12:26.spot and we said maybe against your team, Quins, but does this mark a

:12:27. > :12:31.turning point for the Blues question mark Danny Wilson suggested it is

:12:32. > :12:34.what they have been aiming towards. I hope so, suddenly they have an

:12:35. > :12:37.opportunity to get into the Champions Cup next year and that

:12:38. > :12:39.would have been their goal from the start of the season, no doubt, and

:12:40. > :12:47.they have really played some fantastic rugby. They need to take

:12:48. > :12:51.that into the next few games and they have a great chance. Lovely

:12:52. > :12:56.stuff, Jens, thanks the company and thanks to you at home for watching.

:12:57. > :13:01.The Cardiff Blues have brought a seven-year, 11th game losing streak

:13:02. > :13:03.against the Ospreys to an end in truly spectacular fashion.

:13:04. > :13:08.Congratulations to them, commiserations to the Ospreys.

:13:09. > :13:15.Scarletplu-macro- Dragons is up next. See you tomorrow.

:13:16. > :13:25.Very well played by Kristian Dacey. Snuck over in the corner. That is a

:13:26. > :13:31.superb take by Lloyd Williams. Not the way they planned it by a great

:13:32. > :13:35.finish from the scrum-half. With less than 27 minutes gone, you are

:13:36. > :13:43.asking yourself, is there a way back for the Ospreys?

:13:44. > :13:52.And it is Taufa'ao Filise who has got the bonus point for the Blues!

:13:53. > :13:56.It is all going the Blues' way. And the celebrations are starting early.

:13:57. > :14:02.At long, long last, the Ospreys have got a try.

:14:03. > :14:05.Top Gear, the new series, continues...

:14:06. > :14:08.Ooh! I'm out of control and I love it.