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he's been playing well for Glasgow for some time now. He's got the like

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of Hoggs. He's in great form. He's got the pace to get the try line. He

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holds his own when he has to. He goes looking for work, he's

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dangerous and hungry. One of a number of dangerous and hungry

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players. They like to throw the ball around, Glasgow. The Dragons have

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expressed a willings on the do the same. Have you been surprised by

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what you have seen? I have watched the Dragons closely and particularly

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the Zebre and Munster game. We have seen glimpse but they are not

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accurate enough. We need to see more against Glasgow. Need three or four

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tries to beat this team. The Dragons have it in them. A win could close

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that gap in the table. And they could, and ten changes Ceri Jones

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has made. He mentioned in the week it is nice to have the luxury to

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have the depth to do that. What does it do in terms of continuity and

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combinations? Sometimes you need continuity and consistency. He's got

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the luxury. He has the players to make the changes. If they are not

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winning at the moment, perhaps a gamble will pay off for them. Who

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knows. The weather has improved here in Newport. Two teams looking to

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play an expansive game. Let's find our pitch-side reporter. You will

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recognise her from rugby. Helen is with the captain.

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Not as good looking as Phil Steel. I do apologise. Quite a few changes.

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Glasgow with three players out of position. But, Martin, two players

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that keep their place after last week, the battle of the big locks.

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It is the difference between two teams winning and Johnnie Grey,

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Glasgow have got one of the best in the UK at the moment. If you look at

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tiz stats he's second in ball carrying. Second in tackling. He's

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key to them. He's a fantastic player. Opposite him the dragon's

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captain. Fantastic in open spaces. He's got to do the nitty-gritty if

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Dragons stand a chance against Glasgow. Both sides have struggled

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with the set piece. A nice night, but the pitch is very soggy. I think

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you will see a lot of scrums. A few lineouts. It's been an achilli's

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heels for the Dragons for some time. So, again, against the Glasgow team,

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who keep the ball very, very well, they need to be very strong in this

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set piece. Martin, look, I know you have to go off to commentary. I hope

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you have your skates on. Gareth Charles is waiting for you.

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Thank you and I will ask you the same question I asked Shane just

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then. Ten changes. I think you made nine the week before, so rotating

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the squad at the moment and Shane made the point perhaps when you are

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losing it is not the thing do. I agree with Shane. For me rotation is

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excellent. For me, it is when you are winning, when you are not

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winning you have to pick your best 15. For me, tonight, I would have

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liked to have seen a few other players in this team. There is depth

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to the squad. They've got a lot of quality in the team. They could have

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done with one or two signings preseason. They have not had it.

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They have to work with what they have got now and hopefully they can

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put on a show tonight. Could tonight be the Dragons' night. Let's find

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out in the commentary of Gareth Williams and Gareth Charles.

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In an all changed front row, Corey Flynn made his first start for

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Glasgow. Finn Russell continues at 10. Paul

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Merson at full-back. A good centre combination and we have heard about

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Glasgow, champions. Two years ago. They finished in the top four. In

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each of the last five seasons, so sixth place for them at the moment

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will be a disappointment for Gregor Townsend. Especially after starting

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with two wins. But then two defeats at The Blues.

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And at home to Ulster. That's the record they are trying to change.

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The Dragons, after getting their first win of the season against the

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Zebre, they too had defeat at homes to Manchester. Think feel they

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should have won and maybe then disappointment out in Treviso last

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week, where they ended up losing by 27-11.

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They will want plenty of the fireworks within the team tonight.

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Ceri Jones has changed two--thirds of the team.

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Nick Macleod back after missing the last two.

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Sam Beard partners Jack Dixon in mid-field.

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Howard has scored two of the Dragons' four tries this season.

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Andrew Brace, of Ireland, the man in charge this evening.

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Conditions are damp underfoot. But otherwise they are perfect. A funny

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old day, sunshine, showers, some of them torrential. It will be a greasy

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ball they have to deal with and with two teams that want to play a bit of

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rugby, we will see how it pans out. Finn Russell, his second game of the

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season. Sends down to Pat Howard, the South African winger. He joined

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from Southampton in the summer. Pretorius... Macleod ships it on.

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A chance for the counter immediately.

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Rob Harley... Fraser Brown, the openside is a

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hooker. So, we will see how he copes there.

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Corey Flynn, who played openside last week on the blindside for

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Glasgow, who drive on, over the ten-metre line and there is the

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skipper or the cocaptain, actually. Because Jonny Gray and Henry Pyrgos

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both co--captains. Plenty of support there.

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Russell looking for the flat ball. A chance... Looks for the wide open

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spaces down in the Glasgow 22. Peter Murchie is back there. The Glasgow

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full-back doesn't put it safe. Carl Meyer goes running straight

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back at the opponents. A nicely weighted kick. Quickly

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taken. I didn't think I would get a word in

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all match. Fair play to the team keeping it on the park. Something

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you will see, Glasgow without doubt, the best in the league keeping the

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ball. One thing for the Dragons which has gone well is their tackle

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success. They are very good defensively. They don't miss many

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tackles. Everyone talks about Glasgow being a team which can throw

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the ball around. They have the physicality before that do that and

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they can keep the ball very well. Make sure the Dragons keep an eye on

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defence. Cudd tidies up. A flat ball to Jack

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Dixon. A presence in mid-field. A nice line picked up by Thomas.

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Meyer on the outside, tall and strong. Seymour with a tackle.

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Nick Macleod is in there at scrum-half a couple of times.

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Dixon... A lot strung together by both teams in the opening stages.

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Amos comes across looking to work. Advantage favouring the Dragons at

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the moment. Pretorius, Macleod... Not where he

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wanted it. It was a kick to nothing because advantage is still being

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played. Those kind of kicks they will have to be weary of going in

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the direction of Tommy Seymour. Macleod knew it was coming then. You

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mention Jack Dixon there, a big presence in mid-field, they are a

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big back line the Dragons. We watched them getting warmed up. It

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is a big back line. They will cause you problems with their physicality.

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Can they win the set piece ball? They have been very poor in the

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line-up so far. The scrum has struggled. A big area for them

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tonight. It is the exact start that the drag

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gons would want. Nullified what Glasgow brought the first three or

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four minutes and they have got the first opportunity to get the points

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on the board. Penalty against Ulster. Two against

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the Zebre, is what Nick Macleod has notched up for his new club.

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Has he brought it across enough? No. It stays outside that right-hand

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side upright. He'll be disappointed because he's certainly at the

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distance. They have done everything right. A good defensive set early

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on. Kept the ball. When you are struggling like the Dragons, a kick

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like that that goes over, it gives you the confidence you need. He will

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be disappointed with that, Nick Macleod. Confidence is a big thing.

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We saw with the Scarlets three relatively easy kicks missed early

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on and you could see the nerving jangling.

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A knock-on advantage, which is now over, as Nic Cudd waits, with a low

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tackle. Dixon... Nicely floated past to

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Howard, back inside to Lewis Evans. Evans looking for the inside ball.

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But it only fell to Henry Pyrgos and Peter Murchie completes the

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defensive work. You can see that the Dragons are trying to move Glasgow

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around the field. Instead of short flat passes they are going down the

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back there. They are tying in the Glasgow defence. They do what kinsly

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said. They got close to the touchline and it was a turnover. A

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good offload with the tackle as well.

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Lewis Evans, he knew it would be forced over the touchline. And there

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is the Dragons' skipper winning the line. Dixon, again the ball carrier.

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Corey Flynn put up a tough night this evening. Already feeling the

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effects of trying to tackle Jack Dixon there. He's hurt his right

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shoulder has Finn Russell. He could have another tackle coming up now.

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That's Sam Beard, formally of Edinburgh.

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Cudd with the carry on. Pretorius to Landman. Slips out of his grip.

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A lot of ground to cover and he couldn't take it on the run.

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Pressure is really on Hallam Amos now. Seymour is over him and was

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there long enough to win the penalty and there they go with a quick tap

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and go. Mark Bennett has set it up with a chip into first place.

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Check back inside from Fraser Brown, right up to the try line.

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Dragons slow it down. It is a penalty anyway to Glasgow.

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Great work by Mark Bennett, almost led to the first try. The Dragons

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can not afford to do that. He's lost it in contact.

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Puafisi was straight on the ball. Bennett is fresh, fit from the

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Olympics, a silver medallist. A lot of people would have put a long kick

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in there. It was a perfectly weighed kick. Hallam Amos did well to

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recover the situation. Here he is. Landman and this is what Glasgow

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love to play off. They have so many attacking threats. He sees the line

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is up. Perfect kick. Watch Amos. He plays it well. Comes back. Glasgow

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get a penalty from this and he's off again Mark Bennett. He is asking

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me... He came in too quickly. No chances of picking that up. If he

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had fancied a hack over the top. Put your foot on it, that is the easiest

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thing. It is reamly greasy out there. You will not pick up one of

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those balls at full speed tonight. So... Finn Russell... Slots over the

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first penalty of the evening. The first meaningful attack for Glasgow.

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Gets them three pointeds. Here he goes. Could have taken the

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penalty straight away. That is how Glasgow play. Average four tries a

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game, so far this season. And Dragons can't switch offer and

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whether it is a penalty, a free kick. Really need to switch on.

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Glasgow, the only team who picked up a bonus point every game so far.

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Josh Strauss... Good yardage from the number eight.

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Macleod... Worked out for Jack Dixon. A lovely ball out of the back

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door to Howard. Cudd arrives. The ball is there, very tempting for

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Josh Strauss. Beard makes the most of it. Good hands by Nick Crosswell.

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Across comes Murchie. Happy to see that out of play. Great intent by

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the Dragons. A couple of poor attempts of catches, anyway. They

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are doing what they want to do. Ceri Jones said they can play with tempo.

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They are trying it at the moment, OK, it is not quite coming off. You

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can see the intent. Should he have kept it from this far away here,

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maybe could have put it through the hands there. Put pressure on

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Glasgow. Maybe lost a little bit of

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confidence, Nick Macleod the last two passes he threw were not the

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best. A free ball for Nic Cudd. A good angle by Macleod. Finn Russell

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comes across to cover it. It is there for the Dragons with Matthew

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Screech leading the way. Cudd again involved.

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Pretorius. A change of direction from Sam Beard.

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Two changes of direction from Pretorius.

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Lewis Evans goes to ground. There it is for Pretorius again. To

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Matthew Screech. Good pressure by the Dragons.

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They need to be patient here, the Dragons, don't panic, control.

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Glasgow not committing too many. Cudd thought he could spop the

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little gap through the middle then. Repelled by Rob Harley.

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There's only one man on the left. There's only one way they can go.

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Macleod tries to ghost his way over Landman. Got a try last week looking

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for another. Pretorius... Now they are queueing up there, the Dragons.

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Sam Hobbs, very, very close. Pretorius... Oh, they got in each

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other's way and they knocked it on and there was a try begging there

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for the Dragons. Just a little bit panicky when they needed to keep

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their calm. Meyer hauled down by Dunbar. And the game has been played

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quite a lick in these opening stages. Macleod... But it is going

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to be very, very difficult. And Russell quite happy to bang it down

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field. There is the dang their the Dragons

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will play... If they play too much offloads those tha is when mistakes

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will happen. It was on the left there, they were screaming on the

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left. A little bit of patience, or perhaps taking your time here.

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It is five metres out, you don't panic. They lost their shape a

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little bit. Crosswell and Pretorius get a little bit of confusion. Like

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Shane said, they had numbers on the left-hand side then. Nick Crosswell

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knew there were men there, he was not expecting the ball. You cannot

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pass the ball through him though, that's the thing.

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Corey Flynn is going to need a stitch or two. Pat MacArthur, a

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Scottish international replaces the former All Black. 15 caps for New

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Zealand, Corey Flynn. He's from a beautiful place. The

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next stop, South Pole! Good hands, Jonny Gray. And Bennett.

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Sharp, isn't he, Bennett? Three, four steps really quick. A dynamic

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player. He's got the pace. He's got great feet on him. He makes things

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happen. Very dangerous. A cross kick. The ball bounced into the

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grass for Tommy Seymour. He will be disappointed that he's not got his

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eighth of the season. As you can see, doesn't always come off. It is

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the right call. Seymour's call and unfortunately it actually does

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bounce into his hands, but he doesn't expect it to and it is a

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knock-on. Knows he cannot get a ball to take the man. Finn Russell puts

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the kicks on a button for Tommy Seymour and Shane said he's been on

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fire this year. First scrum. This will be

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interesting. It is really greasy under foot. The odds are it will go

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down, collapse, the first one. They have struggled the Dragons and

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Glasgow did against Ulster last week. This is an awful place to have

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a scrum. I remember when we used to play we would be stuck there for 20

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minutes. I used to get cold. It was horrible.

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Sam Hobbs joined the Dragons after eight years in The Blues. Alongside

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another former blue, Brok Harris. Pat MacArthur and the tan gone

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Puafisi. I will go and get a coffee, I think!

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A bit of deja vu! You are going for a coffee and

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Martin's enjoying the intry casies of the scrum going down. I don't

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know about that! That is where you lose me here. Given the benefit of

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the doubt, the first hit of the night. Have to get ready. So long as

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this doesn't happen for the rest of the game, Brace will get hold of

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this pretty soon. A nice solid scrum from the Dragons.

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Lewis Evans to Jack Dixon. And in turn, the kick. Not out

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though. Seymour... Pyrgos spotted that gap down the

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blindside. Landman... Offside. Here we go. Here we go. Nick Crosswell

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with the charge and the throw afterwards.

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You could see that coming a mile off. Pyrgos was holding it.

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Crosswell couldn't help himself and flies into Pyrgos.

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Six, who is six? Just timing. I am giving you the benefit of the doubt

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T original penalty is here. The rock is formed. Just a little word.

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Crosswell, he needs to get his timing right.

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There he goes. Got to be careful when you lift the legs there. It's

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not the timing of the tackle. You have to be careful when you pick

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somebody's legs up these days. There was not exactly a duty of care

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there. Here comes the Glasgow drive He got

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the timings wrong. Gray had kept hold of that ball and not

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transferred it backwards it would not have been an obstruction. It was

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the fact the referee said it was obstruction. From here it is very

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difficult to see. Clever defence from the Dragons.

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Glasgow going going for the corner there. We know that teams who can

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score tries and for the Dragons they know that as well. They will go for

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tries tonight. Again good work from the base by

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Lewis Evans. Again helped out by Jack Dixon.

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That's very good. Very good clearance work from the Dragons. And

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the Dragons have got a lot of options behind. Meyer has got his

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right foot. Amos right foot as well. It seems to be working at the

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moment. Committing the Glasgow defence. They clear it nicely.

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A short lineout. Normally means a drive when you have got a forward.

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All of you step on the lines, Dragons.

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Normally go and feed one of the carriers in mid-field.

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Trying to bring in the blindside winger, Rory Hughes. A nice side

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foot from Nick Macleod. I showed you, Martin, a hell of a

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pass. Left-hand pass as well. Took my hat off to him. Over complicated

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it a little bit and then panicked. And Nick Macleod is deep with the

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ball. So, a good line speed and just to put Finn Russell under pressure.

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He does that well. A big lad as well. Makes his presence felt. As

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long as he's there, being a nuisance... Back comes Corey Flynn

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into the lineout and finds Jonny Gray. The Dragons standoff again.

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Didn't manage to sack Flynn back in there. If they don't transfer it, it

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is very difficult to stop it now. Will have to use it next time and

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Pyrgos ready. Room on the blindside, where he

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wanteded it. Tries to manifesto a kick.

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-- manufacture a kick. Pressure by the Dragons. Clever defensive work.

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They didn't get much joy by standing off, but managed to regroup and stop

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it. Good pressure, I think it was Pretorius who blocked Pyrgos's

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box-kick. Good attacking opportunity. 20

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minutes in. It is tight. Only 3-0. Need to give them a boost where

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there is a penalty. Something on the board.

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Not straight. That's a killer. If you have a

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camera of King, but that absolutely -- of Kingsley. You get down 30

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minutes down. The backs are licking their lips. It is not straight, it

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is a scrum. So disappointing from the Dragons.

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An opportunity lost, certainly. But I think with the endeavour so far

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they have not got much out of the game, the Dragons. That is the

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danger. You offload, get off the gain line and work hard past the

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gain line, and you don't get anything on the board. Sometimes you

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can wear yourself out before half time and you hope that doesn't

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happen with the Dragons at the moment.

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Russell to Murchie. Straight out to Rory Hughes. Sam Beard was there to

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intercept. Knock-on came from the former

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Edinburgh centre. Simple move, steady scrum. They have gained 40-50

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metres. They have made the middle yardage. They could have make it

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with a kick. It shows the intent Glasgow have. They are a team that

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scores lots of points. They score a lot of tries. Concede a few as well.

:30:11.:30:15.

The endeavour is there. The Dragons will have to keep an eye on that.

:30:16.:30:26.

Gregor Townsend has done a brilliant job.

:30:27.:30:33.

Good battle in the scrum, both sides staying up as well. Dunbar. In

:30:34.:30:53.

between the two wide men. Strong as well as quick. He would make that

:30:54.:31:03.

extra yard, whether it is a spin or a step, we have not seen much of him

:31:04.:31:11.

yet. Nice little off-load from Russell to Strauss, Glasgow going

:31:12.:31:18.

forward. Brown. Trying to keep him on his feet, calling for the ball,

:31:19.:31:26.

gone forward anyway, illegally. Could not help himself. He is a good

:31:27.:31:33.

carrier, Brown, trying to hold him up to create the ball and as it went

:31:34.:31:39.

to ground, he has felt the ball on his hand and could not help flicking

:31:40.:31:45.

it back, good decision from Andrew Brace. It is a cheap one in this

:31:46.:31:50.

position. It is so tempting, when you feel the ball in your hand, you

:31:51.:31:57.

cannot help yourself, you have to be more disciplined, then Russell puts

:31:58.:32:01.

this over, he is being clinical, trying to hold him up. Landman

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stripped the ball as he went to ground. The Dragons were defending

:32:07.:32:16.

well, that is a shame. The Dragons do not seem to mind giving up a bit

:32:17.:32:20.

of advantage in the line and defending afterwards and making it

:32:21.:32:22.

difficult for Glasgow. It is two from two for Finn Russell

:32:23.:32:39.

and Glasgow extend their lead to 6-0, 15 minutes of the first half

:32:40.:32:44.

remaining, the captain is with our reporter. The boys have nothing to

:32:45.:32:49.

show for it yet. I am really disappointed. We have been the

:32:50.:32:54.

better do some -- side in every department. We have been in the A

:32:55.:33:05.

zone, we have let them off the hook again and we have given them six

:33:06.:33:11.

points but the boys have been fantastic, our scrum is a fantastic

:33:12.:33:16.

improvement, lots of positive things, unfortunately the scoreboard

:33:17.:33:19.

does not show that. Improvement from last week? There are things that we

:33:20.:33:27.

work on. We have dropped balls, but in terms of what we practice, this

:33:28.:33:33.

is much better. I feel for the lads, they work so hard. We made critical

:33:34.:33:39.

errors at the wrong time. Let us hope we get to half-time and

:33:40.:33:43.

hopefully get a score before and get back on the scoreboard. We will

:33:44.:33:46.

catch up with you in the second half. Thank you. Thank you. Trying

:33:47.:33:54.

to get out of their own half at the moment and trying to do it by

:33:55.:33:56.

keeping the ball in hand. Dixon was held and did not release

:33:57.:34:17.

in time. I think it was Corey Flynn, over the ball, in a good position.

:34:18.:34:23.

Good defence from Glasgow, they are like a brick wall, the Dragons are

:34:24.:34:28.

not winning the gain line. Given the fact that the Dragons have had over

:34:29.:34:35.

60% possession, 51 penalties shows great discipline. Landman gave away

:34:36.:34:42.

a soft one. As for the top teams coming here go, good tackle, Fraser

:34:43.:34:47.

Brown, Corey Flynn in a great body position. They are doing it very

:34:48.:34:53.

well, they know when to go into the rock and attempt to get the ball

:34:54.:34:56.

back and they know when to fan out and they are frustrating the

:34:57.:35:00.

Dragons, they are trying to off-load when they do not need to and they

:35:01.:35:04.

are making mistakes and giving the ball back to Glasgow. It is easy for

:35:05.:35:11.

Glasgow. Does not prevent the drive. Corey Flynn in charge, Henry pier

:35:12.:35:18.

glass waiting his opportunity. There is Seymour alongside Finn Russell.

:35:19.:35:26.

Corey Flynn ploughs over and that is a perfectly worked line-out drive

:35:27.:35:31.

from Glasgow, despite the initial efforts by the Dragons to stand off.

:35:32.:35:36.

They kept their shape and composure and Corey Flynn gets the first try

:35:37.:35:42.

for Glasgow. We mentioned earlier, the Dragons stood off once and it

:35:43.:35:48.

worked, in the Glasgow 22, it nearly worked. Once you have done it once,

:35:49.:35:55.

they know what is coming. Rob Harley took the ball at the front, held

:35:56.:36:00.

onto it and once the Dragons came in, it was too late, the boys in the

:36:01.:36:04.

front doing all the hard work and Corey Flynn with all his experience

:36:05.:36:09.

had an armchair ride at the back. You're asking for trouble. Glasgow

:36:10.:36:12.

know what is coming. Well, rather than get the score

:36:13.:36:22.

before half-time, as Kingsley Jones was hoping, they have conceded a

:36:23.:36:24.

score. Russell adds the extras and Glasgow

:36:25.:36:40.

just short of the half hour looking comfortable on 13-0. It was a

:36:41.:36:46.

killer, they have given everything, the Dragons have thrown everything

:36:47.:36:50.

at Glasgow but have not scored a point and when you're 13-0 down on

:36:51.:36:56.

the back of a few defeats, this is the last thing they wanted after 30

:36:57.:37:00.

minutes. You're playing against a team that are ruthless. They have

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scored a lot of points, three times more than the Dragons already. They

:37:05.:37:12.

know how to finish teams. All the endeavour and hard work has not

:37:13.:37:17.

really given them anything. Glasgow need to push forward. Rob Harley was

:37:18.:37:24.

looking for that tempo with a good throw. Rob Harley there, the ball

:37:25.:37:34.

has gone dead, but Glasgow are alert all the time, they want to keep

:37:35.:37:39.

playing. That is confidence as well, that is a big thing, when you are

:37:40.:37:44.

comfortable in your systems. This is when they are dangerous, the Dragons

:37:45.:37:50.

have really put in an effort for 30 minutes and got nothing out of it.

:37:51.:37:55.

Glasgow have not had to work as hard and they are 13 points up. We all

:37:56.:38:04.

know that they can score points. It is all emanating from a stolen

:38:05.:38:11.

line-out ball for the Dragons. When things are not going your way, it

:38:12.:38:16.

was a fantastic still, it was Matthew Screech. Bobble on the floor

:38:17.:38:23.

and they have won the penalty. Corey Flynn again, when things are going

:38:24.:38:27.

against you, nothing seems to go your way and that is a brilliant

:38:28.:38:35.

kick. He has gone dead. That shows the intent. Shows the confidence,

:38:36.:38:39.

went right for the corner hoping for another and drive, fortunately for

:38:40.:38:46.

the Dragons it went too far, but it shows the intent that Glasgow have.

:38:47.:38:54.

They can smell blood. Here we go. Taps it back. They scramble well.

:38:55.:39:02.

Reacting, they lose the ball, Fraser Brown, here's a great player, a

:39:03.:39:10.

strong player, good carrier. I was wondering how the hooker would go,

:39:11.:39:15.

they moved him from openside to hooker. I bet he was delighted and

:39:16.:39:21.

he is loving life tonight back on the side of the scrum. No wonder he

:39:22.:39:26.

is playing so well! He does not want to go back in there. That is an

:39:27.:39:30.

incentive. Crosswell, the Dragons desperately

:39:31.:39:46.

need some points at half-time. Evans. Beard. Out to Hallam Amos.

:39:47.:40:04.

Now there will be a warning. He said, no arms, didn't he? Clearly no

:40:05.:40:15.

arm tackle, yellow card. Second no arm tackle. Off you go. What? That

:40:16.:40:26.

was the reaction from Fraser Brown. He has completely jinxed the poor

:40:27.:40:31.

fellow. It is not the first one no arms, he was clear. It must have

:40:32.:40:33.

been mid field when they went back. I think that is a bit harsh. Lewis

:40:34.:40:53.

Evans has gone low. He is trying to get his right arm there. Andrew

:40:54.:41:00.

Brace was this side of the tackle and probably could not get a good

:41:01.:41:02.

view. Nick Macleod, secure web that one

:41:03.:41:32.

and that is just what the Dragons needed, the crowd at last have

:41:33.:41:36.

something to cheer, the Dragons have their first point of the evening. If

:41:37.:41:41.

the next score was Glasgow, it could have been game over but that gives

:41:42.:41:44.

the Dragons something to take in at half-time. Six minutes left. We

:41:45.:41:51.

heard from the Dragons head coach, what about Gregor Townsend? I think

:41:52.:41:55.

you have had a few minutes to look at the yellow card, what is your

:41:56.:42:03.

reaction? Surprised. It looked like Fraser was the term being --

:42:04.:42:07.

attempting to tackle, it is just the nature of the card, he mistimed it.

:42:08.:42:14.

Maybe because there was one earlier, but we are disappointed that we have

:42:15.:42:18.

had a man yellow carded, we will make sure we defended well and get

:42:19.:42:23.

our structures lined up. It looks comfortable at the moment, but not

:42:24.:42:28.

perhaps reflecting what is on the pitch? I think we have had success

:42:29.:42:35.

with our defence, created a few turnovers. We had a really good

:42:36.:42:41.

opportunity to score a try, not too flat, good to see a try from a

:42:42.:42:46.

driven line-out. Good to see them aggressive with a man down. Thank

:42:47.:42:48.

you for your time. You see the kick-off here, this is

:42:49.:43:05.

where the Dragons do not help themselves, it is too far. Could

:43:06.:43:12.

have taken that, foot in touch, from this, the Dragons give a penalty

:43:13.:43:16.

away, small little errors like that, killing the Dragons. Again, over the

:43:17.:43:27.

ball, penalty. At the breakdown. Again it is the Dragons who have put

:43:28.:43:31.

themselves in this position, they could have the comfort of a scrum

:43:32.:43:35.

and the ball perfect lead to an end by Finn Russell, Nick Macleod's

:43:36.:43:42.

penalty immediately cancelled out. Small things make such a big

:43:43.:43:50.

difference in this game. He took the ball, his foot was in touch,

:43:51.:43:54.

attacking opportunity for the Dragons, playing out of their own

:43:55.:43:59.

22, the Dragons penalty was cancelled out straightaway.

:44:00.:44:18.

We saw Murchie. A mast dumped on halfway. -- Hallam Amos. Dixon.

:44:19.:44:33.

Murchie has time to gather and clear and push the Dragons back towards

:44:34.:44:40.

halfway, MacLeod takes it quickly. Hallam Amos seeing if he can get

:44:41.:44:46.

something from broken play. Nobody outside Sam Beard so he had to fear

:44:47.:44:48.

back inside. Crosswell to Landman and back to

:44:49.:44:55.

Crosswell. Screech sets it up. Macleod to

:44:56.:45:11.

Harris once again, Hallam Amos goes for the battle, he needed to link

:45:12.:45:16.

outside and Murchie had just enough of him to halt his progress. Harris.

:45:17.:45:33.

Macleod to card. Howard. There is plenty of intent there for the

:45:34.:45:37.

Dragons, what they need now is the composure and the accuracy to finish

:45:38.:45:45.

it off Pretorius to MacLeod again, fronted by Jonny Gray and the rest

:45:46.:45:51.

of the Glasgow defenders. Sam Beard has to pick up and nasty bouncing

:45:52.:46:00.

ball. The Dragons have lost momentum, they need to get back on

:46:01.:46:03.

the front foot. It is all very narrow at the moment, attacking

:46:04.:46:11.

wise, Landman, now Karl Mayor has found his way back and it is turned

:46:12.:46:16.

over time, here come Glasgow, Russell is quite happy to buying it

:46:17.:46:20.

down field and see off the end of the first half. The build-up play is

:46:21.:46:28.

great from the Dragons, Hallam Amos looking dangerous. Nice little

:46:29.:46:33.

block, Hallam Amos is on the outside, great carry, strong, just

:46:34.:46:38.

before that, you look up, they have kept the ball but they have lost

:46:39.:46:43.

that gain line, came back, spilled the contact again and it is easy for

:46:44.:46:45.

Glasgow. The next time it is a free kick, on

:46:46.:46:57.

your way out. Lewis got in on the throw for

:46:58.:47:16.

Glasgow, Russell board about a long-range drop goal. Dunbar. Jonny

:47:17.:47:34.

Gray working hard. Final play of the first half coming up. It is another

:47:35.:47:39.

penalty and they can really ill afford to give away those kicks.

:47:40.:47:45.

They have trapped Cudd Imer. Did not expect that. Led by Mark Bennett.

:47:46.:48:00.

Gray. And this is 14 man Glasgow, remember, who are doing the

:48:01.:48:03.

attacking at the end of the first half. Strauss. Pyrgos weights.

:48:04.:48:15.

Russell, Dunbar, good hit by Lewis Evans, the Dragons need to keep him

:48:16.:48:25.

out here. Seymour lurking, ready. Russell. Fires it out to Rory

:48:26.:48:36.

Hughes. Checks back inside. The ball spills out into the hands of the

:48:37.:48:39.

Dragons and they should survive the first half. Need to get it off the

:48:40.:48:45.

part. That is exactly what they do. And late surge from Glasgow did not

:48:46.:48:50.

amount to anything, a lot of endeavour from the Dragons in the

:48:51.:48:53.

first half, but precious little to show for it. Just the one try scored

:48:54.:49:01.

by Corey Flynn and the boot of Russell taking every single

:49:02.:49:04.

opportunity to add to that try and there is a lot of work for the

:49:05.:49:08.

Dragons to do with the second half, because at half-time they trailed by

:49:09.:49:16.

16-3, let us hear from Lewis Evans. They had to defend for about five

:49:17.:49:21.

minutes, how frustrating is that scoreline after about 25 minutes at

:49:22.:49:30.

the start? It is errors. We are causing the ball up a little bit too

:49:31.:49:34.

easy. Quite a bit to do to get back in the game? It is always hard

:49:35.:49:39.

defending. We just need to keep hold of the ball and keep pressure on the

:49:40.:49:43.

opposition. I think we will get our rewards, we have earned a few

:49:44.:49:48.

penalties. We will talk to you later. Thank you very much. Both

:49:49.:49:54.

these teams came into this match without a win in the previous two

:49:55.:49:58.

rounds, both desperate for a victory and Glasgow got on the scoreboard

:49:59.:50:03.

first through Russell. A couple of chances for the Dragons but they did

:50:04.:50:08.

not take advantage and it was Corey Flynn, crossing for the only try of

:50:09.:50:13.

the games so far. Fraser Brown saw a yellow card, Nick Macleod got the

:50:14.:50:20.

Dragons off the ground, but then Russell did exactly the same down at

:50:21.:50:25.

the other end. 16-3 is the half-time score to the Glasgow Warriors,

:50:26.:50:29.

perhaps a little out of sync with the pattern of play, look at the

:50:30.:50:35.

possession, the Dragons had 64% of possession. It is rare to get that

:50:36.:50:40.

much and be 13 points down on the scoreboard. Discipline is something

:50:41.:50:44.

we talked about during the first half, they are conceding far too

:50:45.:50:49.

many penalties, eight penalties to two. It is a disciplined performance

:50:50.:50:54.

from Glasgow, operating with 36 point possession. They are very

:50:55.:51:01.

comfortable in defence. They spread the field with defensive plays when

:51:02.:51:05.

they have to and when they can staff an opportunity to turn the ball,

:51:06.:51:08.

they attacked the breakdown and make it difficult for the Dragons. That

:51:09.:51:12.

is one of the reasons they are doing so well and when they get the ball

:51:13.:51:16.

they look so dangerous, they are so comfortable with the ball in hand,

:51:17.:51:20.

but almost as comfortable without the ball. Glasgow can absorb

:51:21.:51:25.

pressure for up to 20 minutes and when they get one chance, they take

:51:26.:51:31.

it. Exactly. They have show that. Lost possession, Glasgow down the

:51:32.:51:37.

field, to get penalty, won another penalty, three points. It have to be

:51:38.:51:41.

clinical, look after the ball and unfortunately the Dragons have not

:51:42.:51:45.

done that. The irony is, and Kingsley reference it, the Dragons

:51:46.:51:50.

have plenty to be positive about, but they have not managed to get

:51:51.:51:54.

over the try line. They are showing an intent to attack that we talked

:51:55.:51:59.

about. There were opportunities to play and they were trying to take

:52:00.:52:03.

them. If we look at this, we are looking at the players playing at

:52:04.:52:08.

the back, perfect opportunity, Nick Macleod came across, Dixon, it gave

:52:09.:52:13.

him time to make a decision, on the outside of Glasgow, this is where

:52:14.:52:17.

the Dragons are potent, they have dangerous wingers, they need to get

:52:18.:52:21.

the ball more often. Lewis Evans stepping up, first receiver, instead

:52:22.:52:27.

of carrying through the forwards, puts the ball back, give them time

:52:28.:52:31.

again to make the decision, they can either run or kick it, they have

:52:32.:52:36.

time. What that does is create two line of attacks and gives them that

:52:37.:52:42.

extra time and space to make a decision. Fantastic option to have,

:52:43.:52:47.

it holds the defence, if they throw a flat pass, they are over the gain

:52:48.:52:51.

line and they have passed and do something with it. When it is behind

:52:52.:52:56.

and you give space to the likes of Hallam Amos, who can get on the

:52:57.:53:00.

outside, they can create havoc and they have done it a couple of times

:53:01.:53:06.

and they look comfortable doing it. When they have got into some good

:53:07.:53:10.

positions, they have turned the ball over and made it difficult for

:53:11.:53:13.

themselves. The Dragons defence has been impressive, not only in terms

:53:14.:53:18.

of disrupting Glasgow on their own ball but the line speed in defence.

:53:19.:53:24.

It is disappointing they have given away so many penalties because they

:53:25.:53:27.

are comfortable. They have a strong line defence, Glasgow have not

:53:28.:53:31.

troubled them too much, Jack Dixon makes a great decision. Put a lovely

:53:32.:53:40.

hit in here. They have pressure on them, Glasgow panic, put the ball in

:53:41.:53:43.

the air and there is an opportunity for the Dragons to put the pressure

:53:44.:53:47.

back on. Here we see Glasgow, not only have they got to attack the

:53:48.:53:53.

Dragons, matching them with defence, people are working hard, causing

:53:54.:53:58.

problems, Glasgow attack hard here. They want to maintain possession.

:53:59.:54:03.

You look at those clips and the way they are defending and the way they

:54:04.:54:09.

are attacking, why do they find themselves 16-3 down? Mistakes,

:54:10.:54:15.

discipline and probably confidence. The Dragons have proven in the past

:54:16.:54:19.

that they can play rugby and get into great positions but

:54:20.:54:24.

unfortunately handling error, lack of patience, when they were under

:54:25.:54:30.

the post, it is a vicious circle, you can get frustrated, you are

:54:31.:54:35.

fighting, trying to get a win, little knock-on and Glasgow kick it

:54:36.:54:41.

60 metres down the pitch and they make it difficult for you again. It

:54:42.:54:45.

is almost trying too hard but they have shown intent but they have not

:54:46.:54:49.

had points on the board. It is easy for confidence to drain away. When

:54:50.:54:55.

Glasgow do get a chance, they generally take it. It is

:54:56.:55:01.

irresistible. We were speaking to them earlier in the week, they had a

:55:02.:55:08.

target. Unfortunately, Glasgow are quite wise, Dragons stepped off them

:55:09.:55:13.

the first time around, you are risking the opposition walking over

:55:14.:55:17.

you if you do that. As Glasgow did here, they are patient, building the

:55:18.:55:22.

wall and you cannot stop that. Pretty irresistible in the end, 16-3

:55:23.:55:28.

it is at Rodney Parade, the Dragons to try and overturn the deficit. The

:55:29.:55:32.

second half is coming up and there is a belter of a game coming your

:55:33.:55:39.

way tomorrow night. Cardiff Blues are putting their unbeaten record on

:55:40.:55:44.

the line when they well, Leinster. Catch the game live this Saturday at

:55:45.:55:53.

7:15pm. On Sunday at six o'clock, we catch up with Foxy and cuddly. Did

:55:54.:56:02.

you get to meet Usain Bolt? He came in to the canteen once and he got

:56:03.:56:04.

pestered by a lot of fans. Well worth a watch, six o'clock on

:56:05.:56:20.

Sunday, hope you can join us and I hope you can join S4C for their

:56:21.:56:26.

coverage of Cardiff Blues against Leinster. Five changes from the team

:56:27.:56:39.

who squeezed past Zebre. Jenkins celebrating his testimonial year

:56:40.:56:43.

with a new contract. Nick Williams is back. The only change in their

:56:44.:56:49.

backline is Gareth and scum we claiming his jersey from Steven

:56:50.:56:56.

Shingler. We saw what Leinster are able to do when they took down the

:56:57.:57:02.

Ospreys. I know you're looking forward to watching this game,

:57:03.:57:07.

Cardiff Blues are unbeaten, how dangerous are Leinster looking? They

:57:08.:57:13.

will be tough, Leinster showed how good they were. The Blues are really

:57:14.:57:18.

confident, they are winning games that for the last three or four

:57:19.:57:24.

years they would have laws, narrow games, beating Zebre, they got over

:57:25.:57:28.

the line against Munster a few weeks ago as well. It just shows they have

:57:29.:57:33.

something, character, and team spirit, Danny Wilson has options.

:57:34.:57:38.

The Blues have not had that luxury for a long time. Very strong looking

:57:39.:57:44.

Cardiff Blues team. Leinster are a bit mix and match, a few players on

:57:45.:57:49.

the bench, you would have expected to start. It should be a fantastic

:57:50.:57:56.

game to watch. We are not sure what the record is, but Gethin Jenkins,

:57:57.:58:11.

it looks like he will keep going. He is a genetic freak. What more can

:58:12.:58:16.

you say about Gethin Jenkins, he keeps putting in a huge

:58:17.:58:21.

performances, we get in and week out, people have written him off,

:58:22.:58:27.

but he is in pole position again. He is such an influence to the Blues,

:58:28.:58:31.

the likes of Danny Wilson and everyone else have decided to give

:58:32.:58:35.

him another year, he is fit and inform and as long as he is not

:58:36.:58:39.

ready, he can go on for as long as he wants. Let us go to the

:58:40.:58:47.

touchline, Catherine has one of Rodney Parade's favourite sons with

:58:48.:58:52.

her. We have been enjoying some singing from the choir. Will the

:58:53.:59:01.

Dragons survive this one? Hopefully. They made themselves an uphill

:59:02.:59:05.

battle against a quality outfit like Glasgow and it is a case when the

:59:06.:59:11.

Dragons get into positions, they are not being cynical enough, making

:59:12.:59:14.

silly mistakes and Glasgow when they get into positions, they are

:59:15.:59:19.

scoring. I was talking about your role as an ambassador, how are the

:59:20.:59:25.

fans feeling? They came so close against Munster two weeks ago, I be

:59:26.:59:30.

getting frustrated? I am sure that they are. Everyone wants their team

:59:31.:59:35.

to win and the Dragons are no different. They put a good

:59:36.:59:41.

performance in against Munster, but the Dragons faithful are here and we

:59:42.:59:44.

will keep supporting them and hopefully we can turn it around and

:59:45.:59:48.

we have 40 minutes to correct the mistakes we made in the first half

:59:49.:59:52.

and stop giving away silly penalties and take our chances when they are

:59:53.:59:58.

on offer. To get the win. We will wait and see, 40 crucial minutes,

:59:59.:00:04.

thank you very much. Thank you, Jason, teams are on their way back

:00:05.:00:08.

out. You know what it is like in the Dragons dressing room, it has been a

:00:09.:00:16.

calm place, Kingsley said that he thinks it is going well out there.

:00:17.:00:27.

Get that ball into the dangerous player's hands. Hallam Amos, need to

:00:28.:00:35.

see the ball got to him and the guy can cause problems. Is that a small

:00:36.:00:40.

enough deficit to claw back? Of course it is. We could see it clawed

:00:41.:00:44.

back in the first five minutes. It is just belief now with the Dragons.

:00:45.:00:49.

They will be tired. They have thrown everything at glas Government it has

:00:50.:00:55.

taken a lot out of them. They will be happy with the break at half

:00:56.:01:01.

time. A few lacks of bad judgment there. They are in this game and

:01:02.:01:09.

Glasgow glas will by all means pull away with it.

:01:10.:01:13.

Thank you very much. It is a two-score game at the start of the

:01:14.:01:22.

second half. The next score, vital. Dragons have got to score first. It

:01:23.:01:29.

is as simple as that. If Glasgow get any points on the board it will be a

:01:30.:01:32.

long half. 15. The penalty only here. Remember

:01:33.:02:05.

what we talked about. That's three now. It is another no-arms tackle.

:02:06.:02:18.

Fraser Brown saw yellow. But Puafisi, a penalty. They let you

:02:19.:02:26.

know, anywhere above the waist... A tackle.

:02:27.:02:35.

Peter Murchie... Had an arm around in the first place. This is the area

:02:36.:02:46.

that killed the Dragons in the first half, wasn't it? In the 22. Need to

:02:47.:02:49.

be more clinical. Good hands.

:02:50.:03:00.

They are being driven towards the touchline. They made sure they

:03:01.:03:09.

haven't crossed it. Pretorius wants forwards to carry.

:03:10.:03:17.

Lewis Evans gets stuck in there. Crosswell... Opening up both sides

:03:18.:03:26.

of the field. Again the build-up is good from the

:03:27.:03:31.

Dragons. Eight phases they've gone through now.

:03:32.:03:37.

Shane mentioned Glasgow very, very clever, smart, at which ones they

:03:38.:03:41.

attack and which they stand off from and let the Dragons have the ball.

:03:42.:03:47.

Sam Hobbs into double figures, with ball in hand.

:03:48.:03:52.

Still seven or eight metres from the Glasgow try line. Can they produce

:03:53.:04:04.

something a little bit different. On to the line, Pretorius as well.

:04:05.:04:12.

So, so close, the Dragons. Sam Hobbs turns and Sam Hobbs has got there

:04:13.:04:17.

and the Dragons get their just reward. A try within three minutes

:04:18.:04:25.

of the restart and all that build-up finally pays off and Sam Hobbs gets

:04:26.:04:29.

a try to the Dragons. Didn't they need that? They came away from that

:04:30.:04:35.

passage of play with no score. It would have been devastating. That

:04:36.:04:41.

extra two or three yards. A great finish by Sam Hobbs. Uses his power.

:04:42.:04:49.

It is a carry before that from Jackson. Gets the Dragons on the

:04:50.:04:57.

front foot. A perfect start to the second half for the Dragons.

:04:58.:05:11.

It is what the Dragons wanted and what they needed.

:05:12.:05:33.

Nick Macleod's successful conversion means it is now immediately a

:05:34.:05:37.

one-score game. They have come out short so many

:05:38.:05:51.

times, not just tonight, the Dragons. They've got to do the next

:05:52.:05:56.

job well. Exit, put the pressure back on

:05:57.:05:58.

Glasgow. Pretorius... Amos. Spotted the gap.

:05:59.:06:25.

A great cover tackle from Fraser Brown. Just back on. That was great

:06:26.:06:35.

defending from Fraser Brown. Strauss, again Amos showing good

:06:36.:06:37.

intent. Murchie. Back inside. Rory Hughes.

:06:38.:07:00.

Nice little offload to Lewis Wynne. Gray, changing the point of the

:07:01.:07:12.

attack. Keeping the Dragons' defenders guessing, Puafisi. An

:07:13.:07:17.

unlucky break for them. Could have gone anywhere. In the end to Flynn.

:07:18.:07:25.

Russell tries to free his arm behind the tackle. Josh Strauss can finish

:07:26.:07:29.

off but the referee has already called the knock-on. It was close,

:07:30.:07:36.

very close. And just goes to show put a try against Glasgow what they

:07:37.:07:40.

are capable of doing. Back into the game. Keep the ball well.

:07:41.:07:45.

Goes for the gap. Does that really well. Gets dislodged in the tackle.

:07:46.:07:51.

Two goes at the line, there, did Finn Russell. They pick lines off

:07:52.:07:55.

him. Again it was not the greatest exit from the Dragons. A great

:07:56.:07:59.

little step. The kick is just to the halfway line. The middle of the

:08:00.:08:05.

field gives Glasgow all sorts of options to put the Dragons back

:08:06.:08:12.

under pressure. Cory Hill, waying 19 -- wearing 19.

:08:13.:08:22.

First replacement for the Dragons. Bind... ... Stay there, boys.

:08:23.:08:35.

The scrum has been pretty good tonight. We criticise the game. They

:08:36.:08:41.

have been really good tonight. Both teams should be commended on that.

:08:42.:08:45.

They have stayed on their feet and made it a real contest. Russell,

:08:46.:08:48.

hounded. Weird weird into the gap, Beard into the gap. Jack Dixon gets

:08:49.:09:01.

his second try for the Dragons. They are right back in there. And that

:09:02.:09:07.

was a great counter. Came from absolutely nothing, didn't it? Finn

:09:08.:09:12.

Russell, maybe a bit too overconfident. Line chasing the

:09:13.:09:18.

Dragons. He's a unit, isn't he, Jack Dixon? Only one way he was going

:09:19.:09:23.

then. Playing too much. Russell spilled out. Love to see this ball

:09:24.:09:27.

from Hallam Amos. Great defence from Seymour. That one there, out to the

:09:28.:09:32.

back and Jack Dixon, he had Cory Hill on the inside. He was running

:09:33.:09:38.

over, I think it was in the corner. A fantastic try. Dixon turns the

:09:39.:09:45.

ball over. A nice offload. He's still got work to do. He's a big,

:09:46.:09:51.

strong lump. Only the scrum-half. Still a great finish. A big game,

:09:52.:10:00.

Jack Dixon, tonight. Finn Russell can't believe it.

:10:01.:10:05.

That's two balls dislodged in consecutive tackles and the second

:10:06.:10:10.

one was very costly, but what a great finish from the Dragons.

:10:11.:10:19.

Nick Macleod, strikes it well. What a great kick from Nick Macleod!

:10:20.:10:28.

Would you believe it n the space of eight-and-a-half minutes, the game

:10:29.:10:32.

has been turned on its head and the Dragons lead by a point. Yes,

:10:33.:10:36.

nothing more than they deserve. It has not been through lack of effort

:10:37.:10:41.

they found themselves 16-3 down. There were poor decisions. They are

:10:42.:10:45.

showing when they can't keep the ball they have really dangerous

:10:46.:10:48.

backs. And a point in front after eight

:10:49.:10:53.

minutes. They need to clear their lines. Not give Glasgow any

:10:54.:11:03.

opportunity to get back at them. Well, the crowd have notched the

:11:04.:11:12.

volume up. Little wonder, what a start to the

:11:13.:11:15.

second half. Pretorius will is to use this.

:11:16.:11:21.

Just squeezed it back in the end to Cory Hill. Now Pretorius out to

:11:22.:11:28.

Macleod. Getting carried away with things, at the moment, the Dragons.

:11:29.:11:33.

Screaming here, put the ball back in the Glasgow 22. There's no need to

:11:34.:11:41.

panic. They have not been in this position all game. There's no need

:11:42.:11:45.

to kick the ball down the channel of the back three. Here's the ball for

:11:46.:11:50.

Tommy Seymour. Seymour picks up pace. Lovely offload, to Mark

:11:51.:11:56.

Bennett. That is why absolutely Tommy Seymour

:11:57.:12:00.

was flying. A great tackle by Pretorius. Now the dragoned on the

:12:01.:12:07.

back foot. -- Dragons.

:12:08.:12:15.

And my word that is a lose... Dummied from 25 metres. What a try

:12:16.:12:30.

for Ryan Landman. Poor defence by the -- for Alex Allan.

:12:31.:12:37.

Poor defence there. Putting them under pressure from a nothing kick.

:12:38.:12:44.

I think... He just overchased on the prop. That is a great step.

:12:45.:12:55.

Shane Williams-effect. Again, Shane says, it was a nothing kick, it was

:12:56.:13:00.

neither far or high. It has given him the chance to counter attack.

:13:01.:13:05.

Great play by Murchie and Tommy Seymour. It was a great finish. You

:13:06.:13:13.

know, the crowd are bouncing. All the players are bouncing. They got

:13:14.:13:16.

themselves back in front. In the blink of an eye are six points down

:13:17.:13:22.

again. Here we go. He's taken it standing still. It is more

:13:23.:13:27.

impressive. He said, I'll have this one and here we go. That is some

:13:28.:13:33.

skill. Every other lose end, saying he

:13:34.:13:37.

cannot be scrumming if he's got that energy. A brilliant finish.

:13:38.:13:46.

Dragons have gone ahead. Just do that, play the territory. That is

:13:47.:13:49.

what they needed to do before the last play really. They had the ball

:13:50.:13:53.

on the halfway line. They were messing about with it. Full credit

:13:54.:13:57.

to Glasgow. Still got to take those opportunities and they have gone

:13:58.:14:02.

with the 70 metres. I was about to ask, do you think that Glasgow may

:14:03.:14:07.

reign it in and get more conservative? Not a chance. A great

:14:08.:14:13.

game though. Great game. Both sides want to score tries, don't they?

:14:14.:14:39.

They have taken out the 22 now. Limited the choice. Murchie... Links

:14:40.:14:57.

up again. A spell at Clermont. A young kid when he went out there. A

:14:58.:15:03.

real talent, Bennett. Jack Dixon, well, it

:15:04.:15:19.

is all All helterskelter stuff. They are in a great position. The

:15:20.:15:30.

offload didn't come off. Lost in contact, Corey Flynn.

:15:31.:15:38.

Sell only 21, Jack Dixon. Struggled with injuries. A big presence in

:15:39.:15:45.

mid-field. They are a big, big back line and Hallam Amos, who has The X

:15:46.:15:48.

Factor as well. Macleod, Dixon, Meyer on the short

:15:49.:16:16.

ball. Takes two defenders with him. Only one option there for Dixon.

:16:17.:16:22.

Didn't have the access to Amos on the left wing. Easy to read in

:16:23.:16:29.

defence. Turned over though by Glasgow and

:16:30.:16:38.

Jonny Gray, Pyrgos, a bit of space for him. If that ball had come a

:16:39.:16:44.

little bit quicker on his right-hand side, Shane was pointing, they were

:16:45.:16:48.

in. The good scrambled defence of Jack Dixon.

:16:49.:16:59.

Good play by Jonny Gray. Good hands. Dixon just has enough on it, just to

:17:00.:17:04.

get over the touchline. If Seymour gets past that tackle there it is

:17:05.:17:06.

trouble time for the Dragons. Sam Hobbs, try scorer, departs and

:17:07.:17:30.

is replaced by Thomas Davies. A former Blue, who replaces a former

:17:31.:17:32.

Blue. Lewis Evans, well he won't give up

:17:33.:17:58.

on anything. Macleod, Dixon... This is where they have got to be

:17:59.:18:03.

careful. They have lost Macleod. He's gone into the ruck. Pretorius

:18:04.:18:07.

takes over the kicking duties but again it is easy for Murchie. It is

:18:08.:18:12.

neither here nor there. It is not contestable and not long enough.

:18:13.:18:21.

It will be a dragon scrum. Still being played out in the wide-open

:18:22.:18:30.

places. They are looking to keep the ball in hand and you wonder what,

:18:31.:18:33.

there are 25 minutes to go, it will take its toll. A few more missed

:18:34.:18:38.

tackles before the end of the game. I think there will be. Both shows

:18:39.:18:43.

endeavour to play with width and tempo.

:18:44.:18:47.

They get to the likes of Dixon and Amos and Meyer. It is something we

:18:48.:18:51.

will see as the game goes on. It will take its toll on fitness as

:18:52.:18:54.

well. There is only so much you can run.

:18:55.:19:00.

Pat MacArthur comes on for a second time, to face Corey Flynn. Leonardo

:19:01.:19:06.

Sarto on the far wing for Rory Hughes.

:19:07.:19:12.

Three changes made at the same juncture by Gregor Townsend.

:19:13.:19:33.

Macleod, Howard... Not held. Nobody to work with on the

:19:34.:19:57.

blindside. Thomas to Macleod.

:19:58.:20:06.

Beard. I think the chase has to be bet

:20:07.:20:52.

better. You cannot allow Sarto to have a run. He's deceptively quick

:20:53.:20:58.

as well. Gets past Dixon. There's a mistake.

:20:59.:21:08.

One other game being played in the Pro12 this evening.

:21:09.:21:14.

In the sports ground in gall wasmt -- gall wasmt and Connacht who

:21:15.:21:23.

are looking for their first point of the season look like they could be

:21:24.:21:27.

on the way. They are at the bottom of the pile.

:21:28.:21:34.

Lost tleed from three. Three-and-a-half from

:21:35.:21:35.

three-and-a-half. A shocker. They have not just lost

:21:36.:21:40.

here. They got hammered in the first couple of games, which is a big

:21:41.:21:48.

surprise. Home gameses as well. Home games Connacht pride themselveses

:21:49.:21:51.

on. It is horrendous place to play a r

:21:52.:21:54.

and it is so tough to go out there. It is. Must have had a good party

:21:55.:21:59.

after they went in last year. Just getting over it now, I think. To be

:22:00.:22:05.

fair, they lost a load of players. They have moved on or had injuries

:22:06.:22:11.

as well. 23-10 against Edinburgh.

:22:12.:22:17.

Craig Mitchell on the tighthead and Rory Clegg has come on at least

:22:18.:22:28.

testimony Mr Rarely. -- at least

:22:29.:22:52.

I don't know if he's trying to pull out Seymour. Make some space for the

:22:53.:23:09.

centres, for Dixon and for Beard. Pressure on the Dragons' scrum. That

:23:10.:23:17.

is why it spills out into the hands of Price.

:23:18.:23:23.

Seymour tries to tighten his jump, but he and Meyer don't get that

:23:24.:23:28.

close to it. The Dragons have lost Harris and

:23:29.:23:41.

Hobbs. The first real scrum for the two replacements. Hopefully that's

:23:42.:23:45.

not a sign of things to come. It is one area, one of the areas where

:23:46.:23:49.

they have been very good tonight, the Dragons.

:23:50.:23:55.

Hill delivers from the line. Pretorius again. They will give

:23:56.:24:00.

Seymour another chance to run back at. This that time though runs into

:24:01.:24:06.

traffic and runs into Davies. I don't see the point of that kick.

:24:07.:24:13.

You either kick it long to gain territory or to compete and that was

:24:14.:24:16.

neither. Jonny Gray... I tell you what, ball

:24:17.:24:23.

in hand, Glasgow are good at the contact area.

:24:24.:24:34.

Howard knew that the kick would be too long and they go back for the

:24:35.:24:40.

scrum. That is a decent return for the Dragons and the head coach,

:24:41.:24:48.

Jones is listening. A great ten minutes, a lapse and you are again

:24:49.:24:52.

behind. It is the small detail that is missing. We work so hard. We do a

:24:53.:24:57.

lot of good things. Critical little moments and we allowed Glasgow back

:24:58.:25:01.

in again. From not really a lot of pressure. But there is a long way to

:25:02.:25:07.

go. It is good to see a response in the second half. In the first half

:25:08.:25:13.

we had a good 20 minutes. You changed there Pretorius, Davies on

:25:14.:25:18.

and a couple of kicks really nothing, putting yourself under

:25:19.:25:23.

pressure. Shane is dead right. Those kicks have got to be contestable

:25:24.:25:28.

longer. A tired 60 minutes as well. Chaerlts what has different --

:25:29.:25:32.

Charles has different threats. He's strong and physical. Hope for the

:25:33.:25:38.

last 20 minutes and we can get the win. Thanks, Kings. Thank you.

:25:39.:25:45.

A great place to have a scrum as well. In the opposition side.

:25:46.:25:50.

Options both side. Beard to the left here. We know he's got a great

:25:51.:25:54.

kicking presence. Got to win the ball. Need a solid

:25:55.:26:05.

scrum. The first one of the evening. Jack Dixon on the wing. Amos on the

:26:06.:26:07.

inside. Finn Russell is the one defending

:26:08.:26:17.

against Hallam Amos. That is so disappointing. That all

:26:18.:26:40.

comes from the last scrum. They couldn't help themselves.

:26:41.:26:45.

That is so frustrating for the backs. A great position to attack

:26:46.:26:49.

from. Options both side. It is difficult to defend that, not

:26:50.:26:53.

knowing which way you will go. So, disapointeding really.

:26:54.:26:58.

Two in a row now for the Dragons. A smart decision as well from Glasgow.

:26:59.:27:05.

They called for a scrum. They've had the kick and they have the referees

:27:06.:27:11.

calling for the scrum. That readjustment in the Glasgow back

:27:12.:27:14.

line will be permanent because Mark Bennett went off for a HIA and he's

:27:15.:27:21.

staying off. So, Rory Clegg at 10. Finn Russell at 12.

:27:22.:27:29.

Probably lost an attacking threat, Glasgow. They have Rory Clegg with a

:27:30.:27:32.

big kicking game. Going for the second drive. Try and

:27:33.:27:51.

win the penning aty. -- penalty.

:27:52.:27:56.

A good strike by Jonny Gray. Oh, well, then...

:27:57.:28:24.

It is a let off for the Dragons. If Glasgow moved off the back there,

:28:25.:28:34.

nice football. To complete the new front row, Rhys

:28:35.:28:49.

Buckley replaces Rhys Thomas. The man we have been waiting for all

:28:50.:28:54.

night to come on for Glasgow. There he is - the new prop.

:28:55.:29:08.

Djustice Sears-Duru. Joined from the Ontario Blues. Making his Glasgow

:29:09.:29:10.

debut. He complimented the scrums in the

:29:11.:29:26.

first half. It always happens. Hold the space

:29:27.:29:35.

and wait for my call. There from the original front rows.

:29:36.:29:43.

The Tongan in his second season. Wait, wait... Lewis Evans tries to

:29:44.:30:07.

deliver. Macleod and in the end, the quality of the scrum didn't allow

:30:08.:30:08.

them to build an attack. Davies trying to draw the attention.

:30:09.:30:26.

Lewis Evans could not get a decent passer in. Just one win in the last

:30:27.:30:37.

14 for the Dragons in the league. That came against Zebre in round two

:30:38.:30:45.

this year. Must have a record for the most losing bonus points. " Is.

:30:46.:30:56.

So frustrating. Very very efficient line-out drive. It has won them a

:30:57.:31:12.

good 25 metres or so. Good work by Rhys Buckley. Lewis shoved forward

:31:13.:31:23.

by Pat MacArthur. Into the arms of Matthew Screech. Into the arms of

:31:24.:31:33.

Fraser Brown. Clegg, to Russell. Leonardo Sarto. Here comes Pat

:31:34.:31:42.

Howard. Not looking to link up with anyone, ran straight into

:31:43.:31:53.

Sears-Duru. Good hands from Beard. Carl Meyer, solid tackle from

:31:54.:31:57.

Leonardo Sarto. Made it up to halfway, the Dragons. Break by

:31:58.:32:03.

Dixon. Draws in the defender, simple pass to his right, an extra 20

:32:04.:32:06.

yards. Positive for the Dragons. Just about up to the 22. Given all

:32:07.:32:38.

the changes in the initial line-up, do you think they fancy a drive from

:32:39.:32:42.

here? They have not done too many tonight. Do not understand why they

:32:43.:32:50.

tried to do this, in an area where they came up short, coming towards

:32:51.:32:55.

the end of the game, you need that composure, knowing how to win and

:32:56.:33:09.

get over that line. Rae coming on. Glasgow replacement pike head. Rhys

:33:10.:33:18.

Buckley's throw, find help, there is Nick can't. -- Cudd. They are

:33:19.:33:33.

inching forward. They could not do this against Munster. Charlie

:33:34.:33:44.

Davies. Strong work by Pat Howard. Cudd. Again are promising build-up

:33:45.:33:54.

by the Dragons. Ball dropped and dropped forward and again it is that

:33:55.:33:59.

little bit of accuracy, when the pressure is on, that lets them down.

:34:00.:34:04.

So frustrating. We sound like a broken record, it is all about

:34:05.:34:11.

knowing your roles, knowing who the carriers are, Lewis Evans was

:34:12.:34:17.

expecting Buckley to have it, Buckley was expecting Lewis Evans to

:34:18.:34:22.

have it. Sometimes you need to slow the ball down a little bit, the

:34:23.:34:27.

scrum-half, make sure he knows who is getting it. It is a lost

:34:28.:34:36.

opportunity again. Kingsley Jones and Shaun Connor there, frustrating.

:34:37.:34:42.

You cannot really rip into them at half-time, they are giving

:34:43.:34:47.

everything. It is never a lack of effort but the Dragons, it is

:34:48.:34:52.

decision-making at key times, and losing becomes a habit, there are

:34:53.:34:56.

not many players in the squad who are used to winning big games. That

:34:57.:35:03.

is game management sometimes. Sometimes a few wrong decisions are

:35:04.:35:07.

made, but the endeavour has always been there. They knew they had to

:35:08.:35:12.

score first, they did that in the second half, put Glasgow under

:35:13.:35:18.

pressure, unfortunately, errors, misjudgement and wrong decisions...

:35:19.:35:23.

They are more capable of winning this game. But it is difficult.

:35:24.:35:33.

Robin McBride earlier. Representing the Welsh selectors. Jason strange

:35:34.:35:38.

alongside him. Successful Wales under 20 coach. Strauss, good wide

:35:39.:35:44.

arc. That really was very well done. Rob Harley, another carry, taking

:35:45.:35:50.

this further downfield. Penalty. That is a killer penalty. I think

:35:51.:35:58.

Creswell will say he is the tackler, but the rock is formed before he

:35:59.:36:03.

gets to his feet, he cannot play the ball and that is exactly what you

:36:04.:36:09.

want, an easy penalty, line-out in and around the halfway line and they

:36:10.:36:16.

will attack the Dragons. Great kick from Clegg. He has made the tackle.

:36:17.:36:26.

Actually, there is no ruck there. He can play the ball, no Dragons player

:36:27.:36:32.

coming into contact. Apologies to Nick Crosswell, that was not a silly

:36:33.:36:44.

penalty. White, six. That is a key call that is.

:36:45.:37:06.

Quick ball from the top of the line-out from Jonny Gray. Alex

:37:07.:37:18.

Dunbar is right in the middle of the forwards, Price, to Clegg, Russell,

:37:19.:37:24.

lovely drifting run from Russell. Lewis Evans has given everything

:37:25.:37:31.

tonight to lead the Dragons. Both teams have really enjoyed that pass

:37:32.:37:35.

behind the forwards, they have made inroads every time they have done

:37:36.:37:40.

it, both sides, after 70 minutes, it is not as good as it was at the

:37:41.:37:52.

start. Ali Price, to Jonny Gray, both captains, Rory Clegg. Brown.

:37:53.:38:11.

Lewis Evans joins him. That is about his third tackle in a row, really

:38:12.:38:20.

giving the effort there at the end of this match. Sensible kick.

:38:21.:38:26.

Brilliant kick from Ali Price. Glasgow Warriors are not going

:38:27.:38:30.

anywhere, great defence from the Dragons. As a forward, that is great

:38:31.:38:35.

to see when your scrum-half Tom -- does that, that is great from Lewis

:38:36.:38:41.

Evans. He has really worked hard tonight, put his body the line every

:38:42.:38:55.

time. Ten carries, seven tackles. It is one win and one losing bonus

:38:56.:39:00.

point for the Dragons, two wins and two losing bonus point for Glasgow.

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Sam Beard's kick pushes Peter Murchie towards that far touchline,

:39:10.:39:15.

an excellent kick. The bounce pass is underrated, especially on your

:39:16.:39:20.

own line. Sam Beard did well, that could have been messy, it was a

:39:21.:39:25.

brilliant kick. Got to try and get up and compete, the Dragons, try and

:39:26.:39:30.

steal it. Put pressure on Pat MacArthur, the Glasgow line-out has

:39:31.:39:34.

not been as functional as usual, they have been a little bit sloppy.

:39:35.:39:47.

Harrison Keddie is coming on for the Dragons to replace Nick Crosswell.

:39:48.:39:50.

Presumably Lewis Evans will shift across the back row and Josh Strauss

:39:51.:39:54.

has departed for Glasgow. He tried that tactic, for the

:39:55.:40:15.

Dragons, it has not worked, easy metres for Glasgow.

:40:16.:40:29.

Glasgow's discipline has been excellent throughout and that is

:40:30.:40:34.

what could see them through the final five minutes plus. Plenty of

:40:35.:40:46.

hand time on that, Meyer got there first, a couple of not comes before.

:40:47.:41:02.

--. Has not had that many opportunities. If the Warriors go on

:41:03.:41:11.

to win theirs, the big difference is the kicking game, nothing has come

:41:12.:41:15.

of that but it is a contestable kick. When Dragons have their kick,

:41:16.:41:20.

they have given the ball straight back to Glasgow. Putting themselves

:41:21.:41:25.

back under pressure. Dragons just went into the lead, they have got

:41:26.:41:30.

all the ball, all the territory, and unfortunately they get the ball back

:41:31.:41:34.

in their own 22 and kick the ball straight to see more. Glasgow have a

:41:35.:41:41.

long night ahead of them, they are going back home tonight, they have a

:41:42.:41:50.

coach and they can sleep on it. They will get back in about five o'clock

:41:51.:41:51.

in the morning. Advantage, Black. Dixon floats it out, but the referee

:41:52.:42:07.

was playing advantage. Crouch. Let's go. Time running out.

:42:08.:42:19.

For the Dragons now. Take them back! Past coming from

:42:20.:43:06.

outside. Neatly taken by Peter Murchie. Has not put a foot wrong in

:43:07.:43:16.

his first game of this season. Price to Darcy Rae. Sears-Duru. This could

:43:17.:43:27.

be danger from Finn Russell. Support is there as well. Leonardo Sarto.

:43:28.:43:36.

They had to scramble back in defence, flies out, there is a

:43:37.:43:41.

penalty. It could take a losing bonus point away from the Dragons.

:43:42.:43:46.

It was one of those desperate penalties there, Sam Beard had to

:43:47.:43:49.

try and do something, great by Finn Russell. He perhaps should have

:43:50.:43:56.

passed it on the inside, but a nice little break and this will be the

:43:57.:44:00.

ball game if it goes over, put Glasgow two scores in front. Here

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go, a little ball off Sears-Duru. He knows he has missed the tackle. He

:44:17.:44:22.

is up on his feet. Release coming from the side, just desperation from

:44:23.:44:23.

the Dragons. That got the alarm bells ringing in

:44:24.:44:46.

the Dragons defence. It is the kick that takes the losing bonus point

:44:47.:44:51.

away from the Dragons. Finn Russell. That will be very cruel if it stays

:44:52.:44:56.

like that. You have a tough decision, man of the match. The

:44:57.:45:00.

standout players have been on the Dragons side, Lewis Evans had a big

:45:01.:45:06.

game, Jack Dixon, Fraser Brown, he has not played openside for a long

:45:07.:45:10.

time but he has been amongst everything, carried really well,

:45:11.:45:15.

been a nuisance in the contact area for the Dragons. For me, man of the

:45:16.:45:29.

match is Fraser Brown. Away tackle and move! Just 45 seconds for

:45:30.:45:35.

Glasgow to see off now. Leonardo Sarto, needs to keep the ball in

:45:36.:45:41.

hand. It is a penalty. That should be a penalty to the Dragons there.

:45:42.:45:48.

It is a Glasgow throw. It must have come off, Leonardo Sarto must have

:45:49.:45:56.

come off the Dragons player. It will be so frustrating. No lack of effort

:45:57.:46:07.

or commitment. Dragons! Decision-making at crucial times has

:46:08.:46:10.

cost them tonight against a very good side in Glasgow. They have been

:46:11.:46:16.

clinical when they need to be. That is it, the clock is red but Cudd

:46:17.:46:22.

gets the ball and Harrison Keddie launches himself at the Glasgow

:46:23.:46:35.

defence. McLeod, Dixon, Meyer. The penalty goes the other way and

:46:36.:46:39.

Glasgow, after losing two games, have gone down to Rodney Parade and

:46:40.:46:46.

on-the-job and it is Fraser Brown. Job done for Glasgow. Huge

:46:47.:46:51.

disappointment for the Dragons. Again, you cannot fault them for

:46:52.:46:54.

their effort and you cannot fault them for the way they fought back as

:46:55.:46:59.

well at the beginning of the second half and turned A13 point deficit

:47:00.:47:05.

into a 1-point lead. That was to be the final score for the Dragons,

:47:06.:47:11.

because it is ten unanswered points for Glasgow. They showed their

:47:12.:47:14.

experience and they show the confidence that comes from winning

:47:15.:47:18.

and that confidence was lacking with the Dragons. It is yet another

:47:19.:47:26.

defeat for them, just one win in 15 now in the Pro12 for the Dragons.

:47:27.:47:34.

Again, they have nothing to show for all that effort. Defeat at home game

:47:35.:47:39.

for the Dragons. Glasgow back to winning ways, it has finished 17 -

:47:40.:47:48.

26 to Glasgow. Shane Williams said that the deficit at half-time could

:47:49.:47:51.

be overturned within ten minutes and it was a return within eight

:47:52.:47:54.

minutes, a cracking start to the second half from the Dragons. Sam

:47:55.:48:02.

Hobbs going over. Then there's from Jack Dixon. Fantastic off-load. A

:48:03.:48:06.

powerful finish. A young man crashing over the line and eggs

:48:07.:48:12.

looking rosy for the Dragons, but no sooner had Jackson Dixon .Mac, what

:48:13.:48:18.

a turn of pace, Alex Allan, and as he saw at the end, Finn Russell

:48:19.:48:25.

rubbing salt into the wound. The Dragons denied a losing bonus point.

:48:26.:48:30.

They remain in seventh place, a miserable run of just one win in 15.

:48:31.:48:37.

Glasgow are third after two defeats, three from five. We can speak to

:48:38.:48:43.

Fraser Brown. We do have the man of the match with us. I will let you

:48:44.:48:47.

present him with his medal. Congratulations. Gregor Townsend

:48:48.:48:53.

said before this match that you were expecting a difficult one and that

:48:54.:48:57.

is exactly what you got. It is always a tough match here. We know

:48:58.:49:04.

what it is like. It is tough up front. The Dragons are physical.

:49:05.:49:09.

Tough game. They came out at half-time, threw everything at you

:49:10.:49:12.

but you fought back and in the driving seat once again. We were

:49:13.:49:17.

caught cold after half-time, did not help but I was still taking my rest.

:49:18.:49:23.

It has been a difficult couple of weeks, not just with the results but

:49:24.:49:29.

also with the changes in our squad. Hoping to build on this for next

:49:30.:49:33.

week when you are way to Zebre? Important couple of weeks, Zebre

:49:34.:49:38.

next week and then going on to the first Champions Cup games, really

:49:39.:49:44.

good to win. How important is that word momentum? Very. We had a really

:49:45.:49:50.

good run at the end of last season. The failure of going out every

:49:51.:49:53.

single week and will be hard to beat. Just to get that feeling back

:49:54.:49:58.

in the squad, really important. Congratulations. Enjoy the long

:49:59.:50:05.

journey back to Glasgow. Not sure if I fancy that, 12 hours on a mega

:50:06.:50:10.

Bass. What an emotional roller-coaster for Dragons fans. 13

:50:11.:50:16.

points adrift and then that blistering start the second half

:50:17.:50:19.

when they got in front and their fans thinking they are about to

:50:20.:50:24.

witness a fantastic comeback and they end with nothing. They have to

:50:25.:50:29.

commend the effort. They did not give up. Same old story for the

:50:30.:50:35.

Dragons. They played for each other. Sometimes the game management and

:50:36.:50:37.

the errors and discipline does not help them. Great game. If you had

:50:38.:50:42.

watched half that game you would have wondered how the Dragons lost.

:50:43.:50:48.

It is the story of their season. We will talk more specifically about

:50:49.:50:54.

some of those errors and the lack of composure at critical times. In

:50:55.:51:00.

general, how low is confidence now when you consider that statistic,

:51:01.:51:05.

one victory in 15 Pro12 games? It is not great. The Dragons will be

:51:06.:51:09.

devastated to lose the game in that fashion. They put a lot of pressure

:51:10.:51:13.

on Glasgow early in the second half and to concede a try in the fashion

:51:14.:51:18.

they did, it is really harsh. It is crucial that they concentrate for

:51:19.:51:24.

the full 80 minutes. Let us look at a couple of the mistakes, two

:51:25.:51:29.

critical ones, when the Dragons got into the Glasgow 22, inevitably this

:51:30.:51:35.

happened, either it led to a knock-on or miscommunication, what

:51:36.:51:38.

do they need to do to sharpen that aspect of their game up? They need

:51:39.:51:43.

to be more clinical, more communication, it is a real killer

:51:44.:51:46.

when you're losing the ball back close to the line, the teams at the

:51:47.:51:50.

top of the leak will punish you and it is something they need to work

:51:51.:51:55.

on. Two of those examples, neither of them seem to know the ball was

:51:56.:52:00.

coming their way? They communication problem. You have to expect that the

:52:01.:52:04.

ball will get you, sometimes it passes across another player and it

:52:05.:52:09.

is difficult. They need to get a bit of composure, even slow down the

:52:10.:52:14.

ball, sometimes it is great to have a quick ball, but when it is two

:52:15.:52:19.

yards from the try line, it is difficult. They tried pasting the

:52:20.:52:23.

ball whereas they put their foot on it, slowed it down and round it,

:52:24.:52:28.

even if it was inch was inch by inch, just get over the try line. We

:52:29.:52:34.

can go and speak to the losing Dragons captain, Lewis Evans. He is

:52:35.:52:43.

talking to me. A little bit of a smile, but ultimately, I am

:52:44.:52:47.

imagining that the overall feeling is one of immense frustration after

:52:48.:52:53.

that defeat. I do not want to be like a broken record, but to come so

:52:54.:53:00.

close, and we do not even get a bonus point. Glasgow are a quality

:53:01.:53:09.

team, but if we do not take our opportunities,, we will not win.

:53:10.:53:18.

Just chatting to the guys in the studio, plenty of forays into the

:53:19.:53:23.

Glasgow 22, but just execution letting you down. Is that something

:53:24.:53:29.

that comes with our lack of confidence, that comes from a series

:53:30.:53:37.

of defeats? We have identified that from previous performances, we have

:53:38.:53:40.

worked on it and that one up our game tried was almost like a

:53:41.:53:46.

training ground transfers. It just shows that when we do our jobs well

:53:47.:53:50.

and we do it accurately, we scored tries and we need to be more

:53:51.:53:54.

consistent. We appreciate your time and a big game next week against the

:53:55.:53:57.

Scarlets, best of luck with that one. We will speak to you soon.

:53:58.:54:04.

Thank you. He said it all, look like a defeated man, but if there are

:54:05.:54:08.

positives to be taken and there are plenty, when they look at the tapes,

:54:09.:54:12.

one of which was the form of Jack Dixon, brilliantly taking try, some

:54:13.:54:20.

massive hits in defence. It is nice he is playing a standard he can

:54:21.:54:24.

again. He is a quality player and a prospect for Wales. He really worked

:54:25.:54:28.

hard in defence and attack tonight and the way he finished off the try,

:54:29.:54:34.

he has a man to beat, and he showed his power. Great finish and great to

:54:35.:54:38.

see him in this form. It certainly is. He has been in and out of Wales

:54:39.:54:43.

squads, he has that experience training with Warren Gatland's men

:54:44.:54:48.

and showing international pedigree. He is young, plenty to come from

:54:49.:54:53.

him. He has had some injuries, a little bit unlucky, he is doing his

:54:54.:55:02.

talking on the likes of Beard, Lewis Evans did well tonight as well. A

:55:03.:55:07.

lot of good performances, that adds to the frustration that they cannot

:55:08.:55:12.

do it all. One man who will be dining out on his performance and it

:55:13.:55:17.

was probably 20 seconds, but Alex Allan, what a try, what a step. For

:55:18.:55:27.

Matthews, a real lapse in concentration. You see a prop in

:55:28.:55:30.

front of you, you do not think he will give you at left step and that

:55:31.:55:36.

is what he did. It is a mistake and it cost the Dragons. It was a game

:55:37.:55:40.

they could have won and the guys will be so disappointed not to have

:55:41.:55:46.

come away with a win here again. Same performance as monster, they

:55:47.:55:50.

could have won the game. A real confidence thing, they need to find

:55:51.:55:53.

out from somewhere. I know the feeling well, it you take the field

:55:54.:55:59.

and you have got the belief you can win and you get into the final

:56:00.:56:02.

stages and someone makes a mistake, unfortunately the game goes away

:56:03.:56:07.

from you. Scott Gibbs was famously once called the fastest prop in the

:56:08.:56:12.

world, does Alex Allan have that claim? What a perfect time to score

:56:13.:56:16.

the try. I suppose the Dragons defence will not be happy, they

:56:17.:56:20.

should have closed the gap. If you have got loosehead is doing a step

:56:21.:56:24.

like that, you do not look out for that in training the week before. He

:56:25.:56:29.

showed a nice turn of pace. It was impeccable timing for Glasgow

:56:30.:56:32.

because Dragons were back in the game, they had just gone into the

:56:33.:56:36.

lead and look to get a hold of the game, but it is a killer. I critical

:56:37.:56:44.

point in the game. Gregor Townsend is with us now. We saw scenes a few

:56:45.:56:48.

celebrating, considering the last few weeks, how important is that

:56:49.:56:54.

when? We knew it would be tough. We felt we had done a lot of good work

:56:55.:56:58.

in the first half and we would kick on, but Dragons came right back into

:56:59.:57:02.

it and put us under a lot of pressure. It was great to see Alex

:57:03.:57:06.

Allan breakaway for the tried and the forward pressure that we put on

:57:07.:57:10.

in the last ten minutes to see us home. I was going to ask about that

:57:11.:57:16.

try, he will enjoy that. He had a fair turn of pace, he fancies

:57:17.:57:21.

himself as a ball player and it is good to see him get his hands on the

:57:22.:57:26.

ball. I give very much, congratulations. Congratulations to

:57:27.:57:32.

Gregor Townsend. I think we have got about one minute. Let us turn our

:57:33.:57:38.

attention to tomorrow night. You are therefore club rugby, massive game

:57:39.:57:42.

for the Blues against Leinster. I think they will keep their record.

:57:43.:57:47.

Two very good teams, both in form, Danny Wilson has put some good

:57:48.:57:51.

structure into the game with Cardiff Blues and they will definitely be

:57:52.:57:56.

hard to beat. Fascinating one. So to pollsters against Ospreys, can

:57:57.:57:59.

Ospreys recover from their defeat last week? They will have learnt how

:58:00.:58:10.

they want to play fine form as well. Great side. Two tough games in a

:58:11.:58:15.

way, but official before they have had at home, they're more than

:58:16.:58:22.

capable of winning that, huge game. Two massive games, Blues against

:58:23.:58:26.

Leinster, Ulster against Ospreys and then intriguingly, next week, the

:58:27.:58:31.

two Welsh regions face each other, Ospreys against the Blues, a couple

:58:32.:58:35.

of weeks of great rugby, we will see you then.

:58:36.:58:45.

No one will stop them. Brilliant breakaway. Dan Evans is straight

:58:46.:58:58.

through. Superb run. Williams. That is a superb try.

:58:59.:59:04.

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