Edinburgh v Blues

:00:17. > :00:29.Good evening and welcome to Scrum V Live. Tonight, we travelled North,

:00:30. > :00:34.for a feast of Friday night rugby. COMMENTATOR:

:00:35. > :00:38.He can get him. We begin with the Pro12 and the Cardiff Blues, who are

:00:39. > :00:42.folk hoping to follow last week's win against Treviso with another,

:00:43. > :00:47.against Edinburgh. And on the final whistle at Myreside we will head to

:00:48. > :00:52.Broadwood, where the under 20s are in action. Jones collects and

:00:53. > :00:58.scores. Sit back, make yourselves comfortable, your Scotland and Wales

:00:59. > :01:02.weekend starts here. So an absolute feast of rugby to look forward to

:01:03. > :01:05.tonight. We're going to start with our featured Pro12 game, Edinburgh

:01:06. > :01:09.against the Cardiff Blues, and this is the game the Blues simply have to

:01:10. > :01:14.win if they are to stay in the race for the top six. Hello, good

:01:15. > :01:18.evening, welcome to Scrum V Live. You don't need to go anywhere for

:01:19. > :01:22.the next three and a half hours. We are on air until 10:30pm. Loads of

:01:23. > :01:25.rugby coming your way. Sean Holley and Richie Reeva here to keep me

:01:26. > :01:31.company and hopefully get the Tees and cough within later on, but I can

:01:32. > :01:36.tell you that Wales women are currently 14-0 up, scored a try

:01:37. > :01:39.since we came on air, against Scotland, full highlights to come

:01:40. > :01:43.before we're off there as well. We will focus on the Pro12, Edinburgh

:01:44. > :01:48.against the Blues. It's unlikely to be the free-flowing romp, entirely

:01:49. > :01:51.different conditions in Myreside, but if the Blues get their fair

:01:52. > :01:56.share of possession they have a potent backstreet a night. Yes, it

:01:57. > :02:00.will be a lot sterner than last week's game against Treviso land at

:02:01. > :02:05.Myreside, not the open expanses of Murray side. It's an international

:02:06. > :02:13.backstreet, we should see some tries. One man is on fire, Matthew

:02:14. > :02:16.Morgan. When he is playing well, the Blues pay well. He's playing with

:02:17. > :02:22.freedom and enjoying himself. He's electric. You can turn people square

:02:23. > :02:26.and the acceleration he has, it frightens defences. What I like in

:02:27. > :02:29.the match at the moment is the counterattacking and the fact he has

:02:30. > :02:33.brought in other people. He is creating opportunities for his

:02:34. > :02:37.fellow team-mates and the Nipper, as he's called he's playing with a

:02:38. > :02:41.smile on his face. Almost the forgotten man of Welsh rugby.

:02:42. > :02:46.Tonight's opponents, Edinburgh, rattling around at the bottom of the

:02:47. > :02:48.Pro12 at the moment, maybe lacking direction, but they've appointed

:02:49. > :02:59.Richard Cockerill as the new director of rugby from next season.

:03:00. > :03:02.Can he bring about a change in fortunes? I think he is, he'll bring

:03:03. > :03:04.that continuity and that edge. Edinburgh have changed coach over

:03:05. > :03:08.the last couple of years, Hodge, Solomons of late, so he'll

:03:09. > :03:11.definitely bring that edge will Richard Cockerill, he'll get the

:03:12. > :03:15.respect of the players and hopefully the respect of the fans and

:03:16. > :03:19.hopefully we see a decent, competitive game tonight. We can go

:03:20. > :03:23.straight to Scotland now, we have a pitch side reporter with the Blues

:03:24. > :03:29.head coach, Danny Wilson. I am indeed. Danny, just thinking,

:03:30. > :03:33.we are getting to the business end of the season now. Every point is

:03:34. > :03:36.important, especially when you are targeting the top six. With that in

:03:37. > :03:42.mind, what have you told the boys in the changing room? We reinforced a

:03:43. > :03:46.few messages for individuals, to take control of the team. A good win

:03:47. > :03:53.for you last week, conditions so different tonight to what they were

:03:54. > :03:56.at home at the Arms Park last week. Yes, we scored eight good tries last

:03:57. > :04:00.week and we want to play very different conditions and a different

:04:01. > :04:02.surface, but that's about as improving our consistency to play a

:04:03. > :04:06.different venues in different ways and tonight is a different

:04:07. > :04:11.challenge, and we'll hopefully get a win. You are targeting three wins

:04:12. > :04:19.out of four in this black of league matches. Slip up maybe against

:04:20. > :04:22.Connacht, but this is a must win game. The blast that, we have to win

:04:23. > :04:24.today to give a chance of top six and we need consistency. We have

:04:25. > :04:27.been inconsistent this season, some great performances, some not so good

:04:28. > :04:31.and you have to do it on the training field and the playing field

:04:32. > :04:35.and we get a chance tonight. Disappointing after a strong start

:04:36. > :04:37.to the season. Consistency comes down to selection with injury

:04:38. > :04:42.problems we've had, but ultimately on the field we have been too hot

:04:43. > :04:48.and cold, really hot in Europe, and not good at times in the league. We

:04:49. > :04:50.will catch up with you in the match, thank you. Thank you.

:04:51. > :04:54.STUDIO: This is a fixture may have enjoyed

:04:55. > :04:59.in recent years, they've won 11 of the last 13 against Edinburgh, have

:05:00. > :05:03.a heart Cardiff Blues. Will that continue? We have the commentary

:05:04. > :05:08.team, Scott Hastings and Gareth Charles.

:05:09. > :05:14.COMMENTATOR: Thanks very much, a warm welcome to

:05:15. > :05:18.Myreside. It was a warm welcome in Scotland this morning, the sun was

:05:19. > :05:22.blazing, but a drop or two offering before kick off this evening will

:05:23. > :05:26.make the ball greasy and it's nice and fresh for the players out there,

:05:27. > :05:31.but the ground as it is now have a different to when I was last year.

:05:32. > :05:35.The stands either end, it's compact and Bishoo. It's been a good setup

:05:36. > :05:38.for Edinburgh to move here rather than play in a cauldron at

:05:39. > :05:42.Murrayfield with only a few thousand fans. A good atmosphere generally.

:05:43. > :05:46.I'm slightly disappointed there isn't more fans here but a lot of

:05:47. > :05:52.anticipation in advance of the rugby international tomorrow. David

:05:53. > :05:54.Wilkinson of Ireland the man in charge this evening. Just waiting

:05:55. > :05:57.for the final countdown, to let Gareth Anscombe get the game and

:05:58. > :06:02.away. One win in seven for Edinburgh. Two wins in seven for the

:06:03. > :06:07.Blues. As they look to try to get up the table and look for some European

:06:08. > :06:15.rugby, next year, a chance to get in the play-off games.

:06:16. > :06:20.Nick Williams, back ready and waiting. Matthew Morgan can be so

:06:21. > :06:27.devastating from those kind of positions, as the game goes on. And

:06:28. > :06:31.scum, a little think over the top. Jason Tovey, a familiar face for

:06:32. > :06:36.others, have one season with the Blues, and he looks to set up the

:06:37. > :06:40.counter. A lovely pop off the deck to Glenn Bryce, normally a

:06:41. > :06:41.full-back, playing in the centre for Edinburgh. Fraser McKenzie drives

:06:42. > :06:57.on. Tovey. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, an international

:06:58. > :07:08.scrum-half, to Ben Toolis. They slowed it down have the Blues.

:07:09. > :07:17.They didn't quite manage the turnover. It's always interesting in

:07:18. > :07:23.the early exchanges what type of rugby Edinburgh want to play against

:07:24. > :07:26.this quality Blues team. We found Chris Dean there, when he was coming

:07:27. > :07:30.across, he hesitated a bit and sometimes at the start of the game

:07:31. > :08:06.you just want to put some momentum, hit the contact, go through the

:08:07. > :08:08.phases and play a little bit of territory early doors, but the big

:08:09. > :08:10.number eight there, Nick Williams, he's some size and he's been a great

:08:11. > :08:12.asset to the Blues having transferred. He spent a couple of

:08:13. > :08:19.seasons in Munster, a couple with a Roni. Is a pretty young Edinburgh

:08:20. > :08:21.side. The captain, Neil Cochrane, the only one who is the wrong side

:08:22. > :08:36.of 30. The scrum spins round and Edinburgh

:08:37. > :08:45.disappointed they weren't given the penalty. Cornell Du Preez looking

:08:46. > :08:51.for it but it wasn't coming from Mr Wilkinson. You mention the scrum,

:08:52. > :08:57.Jack Cosgrove and Murray McCallum, the young under 20 Scotland player,

:08:58. > :09:02.he has impressed me very, very much. He can hold his own in the scrum.

:09:03. > :09:11.Good tight head is are what you want in the scrum. Interesting one, the

:09:12. > :09:14.tight head for the Blues, Anton Peikrishvili, the Georgian, the

:09:15. > :09:28.third start of the season in the Pro12.

:09:29. > :09:35.This time, Du Preez tries to pick up and give Hidalgo-Clyne some clean

:09:36. > :09:40.ball, but again, the pressure was on the number eight as the scrum was

:09:41. > :09:50.crumbling. In goes Rory Scholes to act as scrum-half.

:09:51. > :10:06.Hidalgo-Clyne, high into the air. Cuthbert waits on halfway and takes.

:10:07. > :10:20.And then fires it out on the half volley to Halaholo. -- Gareth

:10:21. > :10:26.Anscombe fires out. Lloyd Williams, the skipper again for the Cardiff

:10:27. > :10:30.Blues this evening. Christian Dacey released from Welsh squad training.

:10:31. > :10:48.Hasn't featured a match day 23 in the Six Nations.

:10:49. > :10:55.The game being played in the middle third in the opening stages. Scholes

:10:56. > :10:59.half slips a tackle. Look to get the ball away, but it went backwards,

:11:00. > :11:08.says David Wilkinson. Turned over anyway. Hoeata with a long pass to

:11:09. > :11:09.Gareth Anscombe. Gareth Anscombe tried to weave his way past the

:11:10. > :11:20.defence. With the ball this time for the

:11:21. > :11:26.Blues. Steven Shingler puts the ball downfield.

:11:27. > :11:34.Jason Tovey on his trusted left boot, puts the ball out of play.

:11:35. > :11:38.Good positioning. You saw him on the turnover play. He dropped back into

:11:39. > :11:40.the 22, then slid himself onto this nearside and good play there from

:11:41. > :11:59.both teams. Tovey had the one season with the

:12:00. > :12:05.Blues, back in 2012-13, wedged in among eight years at the Dragons.

:12:06. > :12:08.Dacey, looking for Williams on the short ball. Just checked slightly,

:12:09. > :12:15.couldn't quite get as much weight into it as he would have wanted.

:12:16. > :12:22.Running all his 20 and a half stone, picked up and taken on by Hoeata.

:12:23. > :12:26.The two teams just sizing each other out in the opening stages. Yes,

:12:27. > :12:30.delivering pick and drive, then it will be released to the backs. You

:12:31. > :12:39.can see Cardiff Blues actually have momentum within their attack phase

:12:40. > :12:45.there. That certainly is proving well for them. Cuthbert had gone

:12:46. > :12:49.over and the intent was there and they knew the penalty was coming

:12:50. > :12:53.anyway. But just that little edge may be about the Blues' backs in the

:12:54. > :12:57.opening stages. They have something to run onto their odd because the

:12:58. > :13:00.forwards gave that front football, that allowed them to get through

:13:01. > :13:05.this attack. Cuthbert unable to hang onto that and as you can see, just

:13:06. > :13:10.that drizzly rain affecting the handling as well. It just takes an

:13:11. > :13:13.edge off you're passing skills. I always find when you are playing in

:13:14. > :13:17.the rain, it's just that slight adjustment, where if you have a dry

:13:18. > :13:22.ball it is zipping through the hands. One can only wonder what's

:13:23. > :13:27.going through the mind of Alex Cuthbert on a night like this, when

:13:28. > :13:31.his team-mates, his Welsh team-mates, our downtown in the team

:13:32. > :13:36.Hoeata, looking forward to a game tomorrow. The way things ended

:13:37. > :13:42.against England, it's great to see him back scoring for the Blues

:13:43. > :13:48.against Treviso. Needs all the confidence boost he can get at the

:13:49. > :13:49.moment. Steven Shingler picked up 22 points in that big win against

:13:50. > :14:05.Treviso last week. And Shingler starts well again this

:14:06. > :14:14.evening and gets the fourth points on the board for the Blues, within

:14:15. > :14:17.eight minutes. Just a word on Alex Cuthbert from a Scottish perspective

:14:18. > :14:20.actually, because he was absolutely pilloried by the press and full

:14:21. > :14:26.credit to him, because the only way he can do his talking is back on the

:14:27. > :14:29.pitch and it was good to see him scoring a try last week, but also

:14:30. > :14:34.more importantly, coming up here, having to test himself and maybe

:14:35. > :14:38.it'll be curtains for his international career, because when

:14:39. > :14:43.you are low in confidence and you are exposed in a manner that he was,

:14:44. > :14:45.it takes a lot to come back. But at the end of the day you can only ply

:14:46. > :14:57.your trade on the pitch. Knock-on advantage for the Blues.

:14:58. > :15:04.Lloyd Williams to Anscombe. Straight out to Halaholo.

:15:05. > :15:10.It will be interesting to see how Chris Dean and Glenn Bryce get the

:15:11. > :15:14.defensive angles right this evening as well. A new combination in

:15:15. > :15:19.midfield. Dean may be more used to playing 13.

:15:20. > :15:25.Kinghorn safely underneath it. Cuthbert just drag him down on

:15:26. > :15:35.halfway. Hidalgo-Clyne to Glenn Bryce.

:15:36. > :15:51.Jack Cosgrove, Lu said. -- loosehead will. Jamie Ritchie spinning out of

:15:52. > :15:56.the tackles of the Blues midfield. Toolis just overran it then other so

:15:57. > :16:03.Tovey changes his mind, now it's Neil Cochrane trying to get his team

:16:04. > :16:08.going forward again. Kinghorn, not too much room on this nearside.

:16:09. > :16:11.There's an opportunity to come blind, three on two down the short

:16:12. > :16:27.close channels and that's what the players work on.

:16:28. > :16:36.In from the Samhain, Damien Hoyland. -- from the far wing. The Blues

:16:37. > :16:44.getting plenty of numbers midfield. That one slips forward.

:16:45. > :16:53.I cross comes Matthew Morgan, just slips at the last moment, but safely

:16:54. > :17:02.latches onto the ball. Support from Cuthbert, the ball was there for the

:17:03. > :17:08.Blues to clear. Nick Williams buying them a bit more time, allowing Lloyd

:17:09. > :17:13.Williams to get back into place. It's his kick to relieve the

:17:14. > :17:14.pressure. He's outside the 22. Just going for distance. Scholes links up

:17:15. > :17:34.with Tovey, to Hoyland. Edinburgh looking to work the

:17:35. > :17:39.numbers, coming left. Two men on this outside, but no advantage from

:17:40. > :17:42.the early high tackle. They have to have confidence those wider channels

:17:43. > :17:56.and use the hands. Damien Hoyland comes in, makes the

:17:57. > :18:07.step and caught by Steve Shingler. In fact, it was Halaholo. Yes, it

:18:08. > :18:09.looks like the Blues have found their preferred midfield combination

:18:10. > :18:17.with Gareth Anscombe at ten, Shingler at 12 and either Halaholo

:18:18. > :18:22.at 13, or an injured player, but that's the way they are looking at

:18:23. > :18:23.the moment. It's a good combination. Halaholo, that's a tongue twister

:18:24. > :18:36.for a commentator! The stand on the far side is filled

:18:37. > :18:50.up. A good platform for Neil Cochrane,

:18:51. > :18:53.just making sure the ball is as dry as possible. In these drizzly

:18:54. > :19:18.conditions. Taken by Toolis. Well defended by the Blues. Just

:19:19. > :19:21.taken offence to George, coming round the blindside. Cochran, they

:19:22. > :19:24.kept their patients, Edinburgh. It was very well defended initially by

:19:25. > :19:37.the Blues, but they haven't stopped moving.

:19:38. > :19:43.A string of penalties, as the Blues desperately defend. But David

:19:44. > :19:50.Wilkinson just wants to have a look at what happened when Giorgio crept

:19:51. > :19:59.around the blindside as well. Tim Hayes is the TMO this evening.

:20:00. > :20:03.REFEREE: Tim, are you there please? It was a good drive from the

:20:04. > :20:07.line-out, they were patient, they hit Ben Toolis but as the drive came

:20:08. > :20:11.round that right-hand side it was spinning off side, it was George

:20:12. > :20:16.Earle, he had a go at Sam Hidalgo-Clyne. I think we will see

:20:17. > :20:19.it on the replay coming now. I want to check for possible foul play.

:20:20. > :20:20.TMO: I'll check that now, bringing it up

:20:21. > :20:37.for you. REFEREE: The actions of the

:20:38. > :20:43.Edinburgh number five... Ben Toolis and George Earle. Nothing in that.

:20:44. > :20:52.Ben Toolis thought about it and shoved him off in the end. And Earle

:20:53. > :20:56.continued with Hidalgo-Clyne. I'll have another look at that. Give him

:20:57. > :21:09.a ticking off and get on with the game! We have watched this twice,

:21:10. > :21:17.why are we watching it a third time? It's a shelf and shove, isn't it?

:21:18. > :21:23.REFEREE: We have a shove, I'll speak to the Cardiff captain. Captain. Ben

:21:24. > :21:27.Toolis thought better of it and shoved George Earle, who in turn

:21:28. > :21:30.shoved Sam Hidalgo-Clyne. It happens. It happens. It's a contact

:21:31. > :21:35.game. REFEREE: We have three offences in

:21:36. > :21:39.the one phase of play. The number four pushing a player off the ball,

:21:40. > :21:44.the number three who came in and collapsed the ball and the second

:21:45. > :21:50.row, it has to stop now. You leave me no option. A string of penalties

:21:51. > :22:03.conceded. Really, nothing more. Interestingly though, Edinburgh on

:22:04. > :22:12.the back of that last line-out drive I fancy, looking for the same again.

:22:13. > :22:13.You laborious, I think also hit Ben Toolis again. He's their number-1

:22:14. > :22:32.catcher in the line-out. Again, Toolis is the target. Again,

:22:33. > :22:40.Cochrane is the one in control. As they come inside the Blues conceded

:22:41. > :22:47.another. This time they go to ground. Still advantage for them, so

:22:48. > :22:54.he could put the chip in, which is gathered safely by Steven Shingler.

:22:55. > :22:57.No wonder, after the last warning, yes, indeed, David Willsie -- David

:22:58. > :23:07.Wilkinson goes straight for the pocket and its yellow for Anton

:23:08. > :23:09.Peikrishvili. Again, will Edinburgh go for the corner? An extra man, get

:23:10. > :23:22.the drive, get the catch. Well, it's difficult enough to stop

:23:23. > :23:28.with a full complement. It's an innocent looking face though, isn't

:23:29. > :23:36.it? There he is in the side, dragging people out. If he'd stayed

:23:37. > :23:41.on his feet, interestingly enough, he'd have got away with it. As it

:23:42. > :23:45.was, Edinburgh on the drive now. Here come Edinburgh again, a third

:23:46. > :23:51.line-out drive in pretty quick succession. The Blues a man short

:23:52. > :23:56.defending as well. Neil Cochrane more than happy with ball in hand at

:23:57. > :24:03.the end of that advancing towards the try line, and driven over, it

:24:04. > :24:09.seems, yes indeed, at the third time of asking. Edinburgh showed how to

:24:10. > :24:12.control a line-out drive and it's the captain, Neil Cochrane, who

:24:13. > :24:16.comes away with the spoils and the first try of the evening. What

:24:17. > :24:21.impressed me about that try was they took their time. There was three

:24:22. > :24:25.platforms to meet the drive. They knew they had the ascendancy. As

:24:26. > :24:30.every good coach and player will tell you, when you are tight and you

:24:31. > :24:33.have a low body angle there, they managed to splinter and they drove

:24:34. > :24:41.it over. Technically very good from Edinburgh.

:24:42. > :24:49.You'd put a good deal of money on that, two previously successful

:24:50. > :24:55.drives. The Blues already on a warning, already on a yellow. And a

:24:56. > :25:22.man short. And seemingly only one result.

:25:23. > :25:27.Hidalgo-Clyne succeeds with a conversion. And Edinburgh go off to

:25:28. > :25:43.a 7-3 lead. When it splintered, it became almost

:25:44. > :25:46.impossible for the Blues to stop that drive. A man down. Edinburgh

:25:47. > :26:08.fully capitalised there. Gareth Anscombe's restart, deep into

:26:09. > :26:16.the 22. The ball flies back from Cornell Du Preez.

:26:17. > :26:26.The Blues, trying to put pressure on Edinburgh in their own 22. But

:26:27. > :26:33.plenty of time for Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, and he makes

:26:34. > :26:37.absolutely sure. Interesting tactic from the Cardiff Blues. They are

:26:38. > :26:41.flying up, aren't they? They call it the line speed, press defence, the

:26:42. > :26:44.press puts pressure on the opposition. You have to be thinking

:26:45. > :26:49.what's looking at you? Is there somebody coming out on the hoop line

:26:50. > :26:52.that you can take advantage of with the slick pass. The Blues have got

:26:53. > :26:55.some territory. Can they get themselves back in this game and

:26:56. > :27:14.start to dominate Edinburgh down in this quarter?

:27:15. > :27:23.Earle slips it down to Nick Williams and it is the Blues' turn to get a

:27:24. > :27:29.penalty. As the line-out drive is illegally defended.

:27:30. > :27:36.Soft penalty. From an Edinburgh perspective. The three points on

:27:37. > :27:39.offer, I'm not surprised straightaway Steve Shingler opted to

:27:40. > :27:58.just take the kick and go. Fraser McKenzie, he came in from an

:27:59. > :28:00.offside position, but the referee was very quick to penalised him,

:28:01. > :28:51.wasn't he? Steven Shingler were successful with

:28:52. > :28:56.the kick, and that brings the Blues back within a point. Let's go pitch

:28:57. > :28:59.side. Peter, you have got that try and you

:29:00. > :29:05.made the most of the extra man. You must be happy? Happy with the start.

:29:06. > :29:08.It's not a night for playing too much rugby near Rome goal-line and

:29:09. > :29:16.we are guilty of that especially near the halfway, but as soon as we

:29:17. > :29:21.got the position we backed it up in these conditions. The Blues getting

:29:22. > :29:24.back into it. Frustrated with the penalties? Whoever controls the way

:29:25. > :29:27.they exit into the field and the pressure through the Moore will go a

:29:28. > :29:31.long way to having a say in the game, so we need to deal with that

:29:32. > :29:35.and put pressure on them at the right end of the field. Thanks, we

:29:36. > :29:38.will catch up with you later. Thank you.

:29:39. > :29:42.COMMENTATOR: Quick transference to Halaholo.

:29:43. > :29:46.Cuthbert via Matthew Morgan, Baxter Halaholo out again. Good little

:29:47. > :29:50.off-loads from the Blues, keeping the ball away from the Edinburgh

:29:51. > :29:55.defenders. Anscombe, short ball today see. They have men going left

:29:56. > :30:00.to the Blues. It's been tied in ever so slightly. Anscombe, Matthew

:30:01. > :30:07.Morgan. Couldn't get it wide enough. Soon enough. So now they are going

:30:08. > :30:17.to have to build again, the Edinburgh defence back in place.

:30:18. > :30:34.Back inside to Tom Jones. -- Tom James. Flat ball. To Rhys Gill.

:30:35. > :30:39.Anscombe Bacchin position. Up comes the Edinburgh defence to challenge

:30:40. > :30:45.Nick Williams. And they win the battle of the breakdown as the Blues

:30:46. > :30:52.players pile over. Second barn in off their field, tackle from Magnus

:30:53. > :30:56.Bradbury. The Blues, when they get the ball, they are certainly more

:30:57. > :31:00.momentum in their attack phase play. I felt the past from Halaholo should

:31:01. > :31:06.have gone wide, first of all he passed inside on that last attack,

:31:07. > :31:10.coming down the right-hand channel. For me, sometimes the opportunity

:31:11. > :31:14.there to spread defences allows the attack backs, the likes of Matthew

:31:15. > :31:19.Morgan, the likes of Cuthbert and Tom James, that will allow them the

:31:20. > :31:22.space is to run if they can stretch this Edinburgh defence. Blair

:31:23. > :31:25.Kinghorn, the Edinburgh full-back is struggling. He was on his knees on

:31:26. > :31:30.halfway while the Blues were launching the last attack. One of

:31:31. > :31:35.the medics still on the field. Talking to the full-back at the

:31:36. > :31:39.moment, who will take no part in this Edinburgh attack from the

:31:40. > :31:42.line-out. There he is, Kinghorn. Interesting, because the law -- he

:31:43. > :31:47.lost the ball on the contacts. Edinburgh have been sloppy on a

:31:48. > :31:55.couple of occasions in the contacts. Bryce with the carry.

:31:56. > :32:01.Hidalgo-Clyne under pressure. Doing ever so well to get that back. He

:32:02. > :32:07.did come interesting because the Blues stood off the ruck.

:32:08. > :32:09.Hidalgo-Clyne went in to gather and manage to win a penalty on the other

:32:10. > :32:29.side. Peter Wilkins, he was speaking

:32:30. > :32:33.earlier on, talking about Edinburgh playing more territory. For the

:32:34. > :32:39.first 20 minutes a lot of the game has been in the centre field. I

:32:40. > :32:44.often wonder, what is the kicking attack strategy, to relieve pressure

:32:45. > :32:46.and get some territory and play the pick and drive rugby that can often

:32:47. > :33:07.open up teams? Interesting that they went for the

:33:08. > :33:12.corner earlier on. But this one, certainly within Hidalgo-Clyne's

:33:13. > :33:20.range. That's a good strike. Good strike but not quite well directed

:33:21. > :33:33.enough. So, it remains a 1-point game. And back comes Anton

:33:34. > :33:41.Peikrishvili, his ten minutes in the bin being done, and the damage being

:33:42. > :33:45.done as well. A couple of seasons ago he could put that over in his

:33:46. > :33:56.sleep, he was kicking brilliantly for Edinburgh in the Pro12. Tovey.

:33:57. > :34:01.Signalled to number eight, Dupre is, that the ball was going skywards.

:34:02. > :34:06.Back in the hands of Sam Hidalgo-Clyne. As kindly as possible

:34:07. > :34:24.with a loosehead prop all over him. Matthew Morgan, who quickly look to

:34:25. > :34:31.make up the ground because he knew it was coming. Super kick, brilliant

:34:32. > :34:35.skills, Jason Tovey, to keep it in play and not give the line, five

:34:36. > :34:40.metres out. Still a line-out for the Blues but that was great skill from

:34:41. > :34:46.Tovey to keep it alive. The game of rugby, you have little cameos,

:34:47. > :34:52.Matthew Morgan's position, he read the kick of Tovey. He felt the

:34:53. > :34:57.mistake would be made but when Morgan put the ball in, Tovey did so

:34:58. > :35:06.well to gain that position. Cardiff still have the territory. Oh, lost

:35:07. > :35:10.the line-out, though. Jason Tovey can push them further back towards

:35:11. > :35:17.half Wayne. Again, the wind has picked up over the last few minutes.

:35:18. > :35:19.-- towards halfway. It's going to be a factor, the Cardiff Blues playing

:35:20. > :35:36.into the wind in the second half. Five-man line with the Leeds for the

:35:37. > :35:41.Blues with Sean Bennett, the flanker, formerly from scholars come

:35:42. > :35:47.on loan from Northampton. -- formally from Scarlets. David

:35:48. > :35:54.Wilkinson isn't happy at all with the way the Blues are taking their

:35:55. > :35:58.time in arranging the line-out. They need to because the Prior nearly

:35:59. > :36:06.went again. Macauley Cook did well to hold onto it. -- because the

:36:07. > :36:12.throw nearly went again. Nick Williams waiting in midfield. And

:36:13. > :36:22.there he is, ready to carry. The Edinburgh defence waiting for him as

:36:23. > :36:29.well. Pick and drive from the Cardiff Blues forwards as they try

:36:30. > :36:35.and edged towards the Edinburgh 22. Matthew Morgan on the far side.

:36:36. > :36:45.Again, it's the home side that come out on top at the breakdown.

:36:46. > :36:52.Infringement warning again, too many. They've got to stay up, got to

:36:53. > :36:58.clear the area and be positive. Cardiff Blues, too often the players

:36:59. > :37:01.are going to the deck. Edinburgh are making life awkward in the contact

:37:02. > :37:08.area, flooring numbers into it so the likes of Bradbury and Ritchie,

:37:09. > :37:11.there are making life awkward for the Cardiff Blues and because they

:37:12. > :37:17.can't get the quick ball that we saw in the first ten minutes, there's

:37:18. > :37:22.nothing to attack off. Certainly very frustrating for the visitors in

:37:23. > :37:24.the opening half an hour. They are falling foul of the whistle of David

:37:25. > :37:38.Wilkinson. Fraser McKenzie looks like he's

:37:39. > :37:47.going to go off injured. Here is the previous ruck. Too many Cardiff

:37:48. > :37:48.Blues players on the deck. Fraser McKenzie just departing in the

:37:49. > :38:03.background. Lewis Carmichael is on to replace

:38:04. > :38:10.him. And there is Carmichael, his first

:38:11. > :38:33.receipt. Good work off the deck by

:38:34. > :38:56.Hidalgo-Clyne. So slow in getting away. Going to be

:38:57. > :39:07.another yellow. It is another yellow. He warned the Cardiff Blues,

:39:08. > :39:16.didn't he? Slow away there, Hoeata. A bit faster there, though Mark back

:39:17. > :39:20.-- a bit faster there, though! I often wonder if professional rugby

:39:21. > :39:28.players come if they got a judo coach, if a judo player goes down,

:39:29. > :39:31.that has to be the Orton it -- the automatic reaction of a rugby

:39:32. > :39:39.player, and then he doesn't get penalised. It means that the Blues

:39:40. > :39:47.will have spent half of the first half with 14 men, at least. There

:39:48. > :39:50.may be more to come. You look at the scoreboard, a 1-point differential,

:39:51. > :39:55.if Edinburgh are going to capitalise, they need to score from

:39:56. > :39:58.this line-out, or in the next nine minutes to capitalise, the power

:39:59. > :40:03.play must be on. The Blues must think they are going to get nothing

:40:04. > :40:09.from him, they must be squeaky-clean, they must give away

:40:10. > :40:14.no penalties. Jamie Ritchie setting it up, quick ball. McCallum driving

:40:15. > :40:20.at the heart of the Blues defence. Shingler hacking on. Cuthbert giving

:40:21. > :40:37.chase, Scholes didn't gather it cleanly. Falling into Bryce's hands.

:40:38. > :40:44.Morgan waiting again, with time to weigh up the options. Skidding it

:40:45. > :40:48.along the surface and that's a lovely kick from Morgan. He's a

:40:49. > :40:52.talented player, Morgan. Love it when he gets his dancing feet going

:40:53. > :40:57.because he can cut off any defence on his day. This appointing

:40:58. > :41:00.attacking line-out from Edinburgh. The innovation when they went over

:41:01. > :41:05.the top but then they lost the ball in the turnover. The defensive line

:41:06. > :41:13.for Edinburgh. Their captain has some more company now. Playing quite

:41:14. > :41:15.a lot of this half with 14 men, how do you stop Edinburgh from

:41:16. > :41:22.capitalising in the first 20 minutes? Firstly you try and play

:41:23. > :41:27.with 15 come on the right end of the penalty count, which is 7-2 against

:41:28. > :41:32.us, feeding their power game. We must deny them the set piece but if

:41:33. > :41:36.our discipline continues they will get more set pieces and increase

:41:37. > :41:40.pressure. We want to take pressure off the line-out defence. Conditions

:41:41. > :41:44.not great, the wind has picked up. It is supposed to get worse as well

:41:45. > :41:48.and with that kind of penalty count, we are digging in and working hard.

:41:49. > :41:52.I'm glad of the scoreline. We haven't exerted any pressure,

:41:53. > :41:56.hopefully we can get some good attacks and see what they've got

:41:57. > :42:03.defensively. You have a lot to talk about, we'll let you get on. Thank

:42:04. > :42:06.you. If it is still 7-6 at half-time, they won't be too

:42:07. > :42:13.unhappy, the Blues, on the balance of play. But they'll be hoping that

:42:14. > :42:18.there is a chance to develop something from here, even though

:42:19. > :42:26.their one man short. Macauley Cook has stepped up to the second row.

:42:27. > :42:39.A very steady scrum, for seven men. Cuthbert going through Tovey.

:42:40. > :42:42.Leaving him face down on the floor. That should give them a bit of

:42:43. > :42:56.inspiration to go towards the try line. Tovey is still holding his arm

:42:57. > :43:00.from eight stinger in the tackle. -- from a stinger. They need runners in

:43:01. > :43:06.midfield, that would be sensible. Shingler does exactly that, working

:43:07. > :43:14.him perfectly. Tovey is down again. The Blues rampaging, trying to get

:43:15. > :43:21.over the try line. Nick Williams. Discipline is needed now by the

:43:22. > :43:32.Blues. Anscombe. The ball comes out quickly. Cuthbert in the middle of

:43:33. > :43:40.the forwards. No scrum-half at the moment. The ball flies out. The

:43:41. > :43:43.scrum goes Edinburgh's way. After the hard work, the Blues have

:43:44. > :43:50.nothing to show for it but two Edinburgh men down. Two men down,

:43:51. > :43:58.Rory McAllister one closest to the camera and Jason Tovey took a couple

:43:59. > :44:01.of big knocks. Cuthbert took Tovey out of the game and from that point

:44:02. > :44:05.you thought that the Cardiff Blues were going to stretch the Edinburgh

:44:06. > :44:10.defence but another error on the far side meant that in a bra have

:44:11. > :44:16.survived the Cardiff onslaught. -- that Edinburgh have survived. That

:44:17. > :44:19.was a crucial point. If they play the territory game in the second

:44:20. > :44:31.half, Edinburgh, this could be an opportunity missed by Cardiff.

:44:32. > :44:39.This is when the mistake came in, Jamie Ritchie from Edinburgh. They

:44:40. > :44:43.became sloppy at the base, you got to protect the ball. Williams was

:44:44. > :44:47.dragged in, so there was no scrum-half for the Blues. Good to

:44:48. > :44:56.see Jason Tovey on his feet but I think he'll have to go off for the

:44:57. > :45:01.HIA. That was the second one where Steven Shingler caught him on the

:45:02. > :45:05.side of the head. I felt that one, on a cold winter's night you can

:45:06. > :45:12.still feel them. Every rugby player will be squirming a bit about that

:45:13. > :45:16.one. A few hefty ones at Murrayfield tomorrow between the Welsh and the

:45:17. > :45:29.Scottish. The streets of Edinburgh, packed with many supporters this

:45:30. > :45:34.afternoon. McCallum is still down. Mike Allen has come on for Jason

:45:35. > :45:39.Tovey. Mike Allen is a wing or centre so that there will be a

:45:40. > :45:42.reshuffle in the Edinburgh back line. Looks like McCallum is walking

:45:43. > :45:48.off rather than take part in the scrum. I was hoping for a moment

:45:49. > :46:01.that McCallum wasn't going to take the place in the front row. Kevin

:46:02. > :46:08.Bryce, Glenn Bryce's brother. Bryce has come on, on the far side of the

:46:09. > :46:17.scrum. Three Scottish caps, the tight head.

:46:18. > :46:37.That one spun around at a rate of knots, but nobody at fault.

:46:38. > :46:46.We could almost hear on the referee's captaincy, the Edinburgh

:46:47. > :47:00.hooker saying that he didn't splinter that ground. -- that scrum.

:47:01. > :47:16.-- on the referee's microphone. Free kick going Edinburgh's way.

:47:17. > :47:24.Early engagement from the Blues. That may be an indication of the

:47:25. > :47:33.strength of the wind because that one hardly went five metres. You've

:47:34. > :47:36.got to keep it below the stand. Knowing how the wind blows around

:47:37. > :47:42.the pitch, are used to play for the club team here. There is a definite

:47:43. > :47:46.way to play the wind here. The Blues will have to face it in the second

:47:47. > :48:00.half. They would dearly love to get into the changing rooms ahead.

:48:01. > :48:07.Decent line-out work as well. Short ball, Shingler. That's a good tackle

:48:08. > :48:21.by Jamie Ritchie. The Blues, coming alive and the end

:48:22. > :48:26.of this first half. Looking far more dangerous over the last few minutes.

:48:27. > :48:30.They need to finish it off. They are a different team when they get

:48:31. > :48:35.faster ball, the players are playing with more intensity but another

:48:36. > :48:42.error costing them the opportunity. Yes, the initial build-up is so good

:48:43. > :48:50.but they can't get the telling pass. From the Blues perspective, I feel

:48:51. > :48:55.for them. That attack platform was good from the Blues. It was

:48:56. > :48:58.accurate, sharp, every player played his part. A mistake costing the

:48:59. > :49:31.Blues the opportunity. Kinghorn on the far side of the

:49:32. > :49:42.scrum. Filling in while Jason Tovey has the head injury assessment.

:49:43. > :49:58.Good control by Du Preez. Just what Edinburgh wanted. After being under

:49:59. > :50:04.pressure for a few minutes. Aina bro perhaps I've a slight edge in the

:50:05. > :50:08.scrum and the line-out play has been more effective but we have to say

:50:09. > :50:12.that there is a man short. -- Edinburgh have perhaps a slight

:50:13. > :50:21.edge. Playing with only 14 men isn't easy.

:50:22. > :50:27.When you use to get down to the last minute, as a player you would say,

:50:28. > :50:32.strike move, what is your best move, your training ground move to get

:50:33. > :50:33.points on the board? Is it setting up for the drop goal, or going for

:50:34. > :50:47.the try line? Toolis, the go to man in the

:50:48. > :51:00.line-out, the Blues standing off this time. Managing to halt it.

:51:01. > :51:05.Hidalgo-Clyne, just outside the 22. Wait outside in the end. Falling

:51:06. > :51:14.nicely for Kinghorn, passing to Allen, who can't control it.

:51:15. > :51:18.Cuthbert just about reaching touch. The chance was there for Michael

:51:19. > :51:24.Allen. Like the keystone cops, the way they let the ball bounce -- the

:51:25. > :51:29.ball bounced and the players chasing after it. Great from Hidalgo-Clyne,

:51:30. > :51:38.holding up in the wind. The bounce nearly got in Edinburgh's way. You

:51:39. > :51:45.thought it was there and suddenly, the Cardiff Blues arriving to save

:51:46. > :51:49.the day. One more play for the Blues to clear the decks after looking to

:51:50. > :51:54.go in ahead at half-time. Now they are happy with just the one point

:51:55. > :51:59.deficit. Regather and faced the wind in the second half. Lloyd Williams,

:52:00. > :52:03.the skipper, putting it out as quickly as possible. After all that

:52:04. > :52:09.effort and playing for 20 minutes in the first half with 14 men, the

:52:10. > :52:15.Blues, just one point behind. In that sense, they won't be very

:52:16. > :52:19.unhappy but they'll have two faced the worst of the elements in the

:52:20. > :52:22.second half. They'll have to keep a lot of ball-in-hand and clearing the

:52:23. > :52:29.decks is going to be pretty precarious. As it is, just the

:52:30. > :52:34.1-point deficit, 7-6. Skipper Lloyd Williams is with Catherine. You had

:52:35. > :52:39.George chances at the end of the first half, Edinburgh as well,

:52:40. > :52:48.relieved with the 1-point difference? Weird bit disappointed.

:52:49. > :52:54.We've got to do take our chance in the second half. Maybe conditions

:52:55. > :52:59.more difficult in the second half? We will change how we play, stay as

:53:00. > :53:03.positive as we can. What about discipline, Danny an mentioned it?

:53:04. > :53:13.We have to address it at half-time and try and be squeaky-clean.

:53:14. > :53:20.So, not the most vintage of first half displays from the Cardiff

:53:21. > :53:25.Blues, or Edinburgh, but it was the Blues who went through Steven

:53:26. > :53:28.Shingler. Then, Peikrishvili saw yellow and Edinburgh took full

:53:29. > :53:32.advantage, going over the try line from the driving line-out.

:53:33. > :53:38.Hidalgo-Clyne missed a penalty for Edinburgh. Schindler got another for

:53:39. > :53:43.the Blues to keep them in touch. Then, indiscipline was a theme in

:53:44. > :53:48.the first half. Hoeata also seeing yellow. The Blues seeing half of the

:53:49. > :53:55.first half with 14 men. I will speak to you in English rather than Welsh!

:53:56. > :53:58.Sean, not the most vintage display from either side, but given the fact

:53:59. > :54:04.that the Blues had the wind, they would want to be ahead at half-time

:54:05. > :54:07.by some distance. They have the wind, they have a more experienced

:54:08. > :54:15.team, on paper you'd expect them to be wiping the floor with Edinburgh.

:54:16. > :54:18.I noticed Taylor lethargic, heavy legs, making mistakes, not taking

:54:19. > :54:23.opportunities and poor discipline is costing them. All in all, Danny is

:54:24. > :54:28.going to go in there with a roasting in mind. Is it anything to do with

:54:29. > :54:31.the conditions? We will talk about how Edinburgh are playing the wind

:54:32. > :54:36.better but we talked about the soggy pitch and how the Blues don't really

:54:37. > :54:40.look up for the fight. It's tough, they've moved to the new stadium,

:54:41. > :54:43.Edinburgh, for the rest of the season and it is the first time a

:54:44. > :54:48.lot of Blues players are playing there. They need to increase the

:54:49. > :54:54.urgency. It will be tough, playing against the wind so the kicking game

:54:55. > :54:57.is going to be important. Something Edinburgh did well in the first

:54:58. > :55:04.half, controlling the middle third. Still 40 minutes left on the clock

:55:05. > :55:08.and plenty for them to play for. Specific examples of this lethargy

:55:09. > :55:11.we're seeing from the Blues, the line speed lacking urgency, getting

:55:12. > :55:18.in position, they don't seem to be on the money. Line speed, that is an

:55:19. > :55:24.attitude. The back three, getting the ball-in-hand. This is turnover

:55:25. > :55:27.ball, you coach them to come alive but they just stand still, they

:55:28. > :55:33.don't offer anything. The pass must go very deep over the back allowing

:55:34. > :55:38.Edinburgh's defence to join up in a line, take up the space and shut off

:55:39. > :55:46.any attack from the threat. The urgency towards the tackle area is

:55:47. > :55:54.bad. Look at Hoeata, he's watching. Look at number five. Waiting and

:55:55. > :55:57.watching for someone to do something and that doesn't work. You've got to

:55:58. > :56:02.go and do it yourself and it's costing them. Is that the kind of

:56:03. > :56:09.thing you can fix in a half-time team talk? Yes, Danny can definitely

:56:10. > :56:13.pull that out of the boys but it's the urgency thing, they've got the

:56:14. > :56:18.quality on the field, they've got the ability. A big game for the

:56:19. > :56:24.Blues, Edinburgh are chasing them in the league table. It's important,

:56:25. > :56:28.this 40 minutes. In terms of discipline, it has been the ongoing

:56:29. > :56:32.theme, two yellow cards in the first half, something Danny Wilson won to

:56:33. > :56:36.be happy about and it led to the only try of the game. Going away

:56:37. > :56:41.from home you've got to be squeaky-clean, don't give the team

:56:42. > :56:47.the out, but it was penalty after penalty, the usual suspects. George

:56:48. > :56:53.Earle, a walking yellow card. Unnecessary, in the eyes of the

:56:54. > :56:57.assistant referee. This is blatantly pulling the guy out, you can't do

:56:58. > :57:04.it, they've been warned. When you have a man down upfront, you can't

:57:05. > :57:11.take down the maul because the referee is looking for the potential

:57:12. > :57:16.penetrator I -- penalty try. It is a silly penalty, Hoeata, it is

:57:17. > :57:20.obvious. Danny is going to be livid, he'll be grinding his teeth. You'll

:57:21. > :57:25.have to be calm, give them good tactical information but he'll be

:57:26. > :57:28.giving them a roasting as well. In terms of tactical information,

:57:29. > :57:31.Edinburgh have been into the wind and they have played conditions

:57:32. > :57:38.accordingly. Edinburgh have been good tactically, they have chosen

:57:39. > :57:43.Tovey pulling the strings, they are happy to go through a few phases.

:57:44. > :57:47.Quite patient. We touched on the indiscipline of the Blues, giving

:57:48. > :57:50.the penalties away, so that's what they are waiting for them to do.

:57:51. > :57:59.Staying in the middle third, happy to go through. This action was 12,

:58:00. > :58:04.13 phases. Hidalgo-Clyne looking for the corner, decent kick and chase

:58:05. > :58:08.and that's where the pressure is, putting the pressure on the Blues,

:58:09. > :58:15.forcing them to exit. Second-half coming up. Wales against Scotland,

:58:16. > :58:18.worth pointing out the last two games between them have been settled

:58:19. > :58:29.by three points and four points so this one could come down to a goal

:58:30. > :58:33.kick and we went down to the Barn for a kicking masterclass.

:58:34. > :58:38.Today we're going to have a masterclass in kicking and luckily

:58:39. > :58:45.for us in Wales we have one of the best in the world, Leigh Halfpenny.

:58:46. > :58:48.Luckily for you and everyone else, you know everything I have taught

:58:49. > :58:52.you and you have become one of the best in the world but today you're

:58:53. > :58:59.going to show us your technique and key points for goal-kicking. Sfaltos

:59:00. > :59:07.off, then. -- start us off. I'm just looking to line up the seam around

:59:08. > :59:13.the post. Then I'm doing my run-up, four steps back. I'm just looking at

:59:14. > :59:20.the posts, imagining a third post down the middle between them. I

:59:21. > :59:25.imagine it there, five steps back. Blocking everything else out. Yes,

:59:26. > :59:34.just focusing on the kick, nothing else. As I approach, I just come in

:59:35. > :59:39.and as you make a run you want to go right at the ball, plant your foot

:59:40. > :59:46.alongside the ball. If you are back a bit, you can go to the left.

:59:47. > :59:54.Looking along this spot. The sweet spot on the ball, yeah. As you're

:59:55. > :00:00.making contact you want to hit the ball and keep going through it. A

:00:01. > :00:04.big follow-through, jumping through, and that is where the power is

:00:05. > :00:13.generated. That's right, putting my weight through the ball. Going back

:00:14. > :00:20.to halfway. Hopefully! Easy as that. Magnificent strike. It could have

:00:21. > :00:29.sailed over another 15 yards. Easy as that, nice and straight. Nice,

:00:30. > :00:30.mate. Cheers. There you go, you aspiring kickers, no better person

:00:31. > :00:46.to learn from than Leigh Halfpenny. Scott Hastings has come down from

:00:47. > :00:52.the commentary box to join us for the half-time chat. I hate to remind

:00:53. > :00:55.you that Scotland haven't beaten Wales in the last nine attempts,

:00:56. > :01:00.what about this year persuade you that it may be different? Everyone

:01:01. > :01:04.has seen the difference in Vern Cotter's team and how they approach

:01:05. > :01:09.the game, they closed out the brutal game against Ireland -- the Ireland

:01:10. > :01:15.game and the brutal game against France, they have Stuart Hall, Finn

:01:16. > :01:18.Russell is excelling, Tommy Seymour. If Scotland can win enough ball up

:01:19. > :01:26.front, this could be a cracker of a game. Injury crisis in Scotland,

:01:27. > :01:28.Greg Laidlaw, the captain, Josh Strauss, the ball carrier and Sean

:01:29. > :01:34.Maitland not recovering from his rib injury. There seems to be more depth

:01:35. > :01:40.and resources in Scottish rugby to cope with these injuries. Yes, there

:01:41. > :01:46.is. I'm concerned about the wake of the pack but if they can get some

:01:47. > :01:49.parity -- the weight of the pack. The back row, looking at the

:01:50. > :01:56.strength of the Scotland back row, they have a bit of craft in Buckley,

:01:57. > :02:02.Ryan Wilson and Hardy at openside. Against Moriarty for example, in

:02:03. > :02:07.great form for Wales, Sam Warburton, Justin Tipuric, the breakdown is

:02:08. > :02:11.going to be key. I would match up the two fly-halves. Dan Biggar

:02:12. > :02:14.played the game of his life against England against the young pretender,

:02:15. > :02:20.Finn Russell, who likes playing flat to the gain line. If Scotland can

:02:21. > :02:25.win that ball and if Russell can play rugby around the contact area

:02:26. > :02:29.flat to the gain line, if he can unhook the strike runners like

:02:30. > :02:33.Stuart Hall and Tommy Seymour, Scotland have the attacking ability

:02:34. > :02:34.to take on this Welsh team. They must play top drawer rugby if

:02:35. > :02:44.they're going to do that. Enjoy the second half and we'll

:02:45. > :02:48.catch up after the test, I'm sure. Over to Wales now. Perhaps the

:02:49. > :02:53.biggest headache rod Harry had was to stick or twist in the back row.

:02:54. > :02:58.With the world-class Faletau remain on the bench? The decision he took

:02:59. > :03:01.was yes, he would. He stuck with the same back row that started against

:03:02. > :03:06.England. Did you ever think we'd see the day when Faletau would not be in

:03:07. > :03:12.the starting 15? No, I didn't. It shows the depth we have got. This is

:03:13. > :03:18.a world-class athlete and player, probably, and he's raring to go. He

:03:19. > :03:22.had another game under his belt for Bass, but we have strength in the

:03:23. > :03:26.form of the three guys. I'm really pleased Rob has given a reward for

:03:27. > :03:29.them playing again. A lot has been spoken about the substitutions, but

:03:30. > :03:33.he showed the courage of his convictions to pick Moriarty again

:03:34. > :03:38.and he's deserved it. The are playing so well, you can't move

:03:39. > :03:43.them. Do you pick the best three players in your squad, all the best

:03:44. > :03:47.blend? It's an interesting one. It depends on the philosophy of the

:03:48. > :03:49.coach at the at the game, the structural game button you would

:03:50. > :03:56.like to play. With Justin Tipuric, he's very much a ball player than a

:03:57. > :04:00.physical domineering ball-carrier, but it's interesting. Scotland have

:04:01. > :04:03.dropped Hamish Watson, they've brought in John Hardie, maybe to try

:04:04. > :04:07.and match physically but Moriarty last week was probably the best

:04:08. > :04:13.player on the field. He was superb. To have the likes of Toby Faletau on

:04:14. > :04:17.the bench, you cannot question the quality and depth we've got. I'll

:04:18. > :04:21.get your thoughts after full-time on the substitution strategy but it

:04:22. > :04:26.looks like the teams are back out in Myreside. We'll cross back for the

:04:27. > :04:30.second half. A score update. At the death in the Wales women's game,

:04:31. > :04:34.Scotland kicked a penalty in dramatic circumstances to go 15-14

:04:35. > :04:40.ahead with about a minute left on the clock, and the Scarlets are

:04:41. > :04:41.currently losing 12-6 to Munster. Time to return to Myreside on Scott

:04:42. > :04:49.Hastings and Gareth Charles. COMMENTATOR:

:04:50. > :04:55.Thanks very much indeed. The Blues to face the elements in the second

:04:56. > :05:02.half. As they look to try and overturn just the 1-point deficit,

:05:03. > :05:06.two Steven Shingler penalties to the try for the home skipper, Neil

:05:07. > :05:18.Cochrane, from a driving line-out. Now a test of tactics. Confirmation

:05:19. > :05:22.that that game has come to an end in Cumbernauld and the Welsh women have

:05:23. > :05:28.lost, just squeaked out the end by 15-14. -- squeaked out at the end.

:05:29. > :05:38.Big disappointment for them, after being 14-0 at one stage.

:05:39. > :05:47.Glenn Bryce and popping the grubber kick through and that's going to be

:05:48. > :05:50.a feature of the game. Boy, was it cold at half-time, but also that

:05:51. > :05:54.wind blowing in the backs of the Edinburgh team as you look at this

:05:55. > :05:58.picture from left-to-right, it's a blustery breeze, and as we saw on

:05:59. > :06:01.the clearance kick for Lloyd Williams, it's tough and the

:06:02. > :06:07.pressure on Christian Dacey to hit this line-out is going to be key. A

:06:08. > :06:10.game, that one drifts, overcompensation, it's what we saw

:06:11. > :06:21.from Edinburgh at the end of the first half. Edinburgh have their

:06:22. > :06:29.hands on it anyway. Bradbury. A real battle for that ball. The Blues are

:06:30. > :06:32.claiming the maul. Rather than giving the Blues scrum, there's huge

:06:33. > :06:38.disappointment for them, because the rest is going all the way back the

:06:39. > :06:42.line-out. It I wasn't aware he was playing advantage. Things have gone

:06:43. > :06:46.against the Blues. What's going to happen in the second half, the Blues

:06:47. > :06:49.are going to get into this game and start to put them under pressure.

:06:50. > :06:53.They are going to have to be so accurate, not only in the breakdown,

:06:54. > :06:56.but on the line-out, on their passing and on the kicking game,

:06:57. > :07:02.because that wind is going to be a feature of this second half. Graham

:07:03. > :07:11.Steadman, defence coach. He will have a word with them during

:07:12. > :07:17.half-time expects a lot of defending the second period.

:07:18. > :07:24.All three Welsh regions who are playing this evening currently

:07:25. > :07:31.trailing. As Sam Hidalgo-Clyne has a look to see what's on, once Cornell

:07:32. > :07:38.Du Preez releases the ball. Tovey back on the field, that's good to

:07:39. > :07:41.see. For once, the Blues will be thinking, we've been given a break,

:07:42. > :07:46.as Chris Dean is scampering towards the try line. Yes, Steve Shingler,

:07:47. > :07:50.he almost tipped Chris Dean up because the pass was high on Tovey.

:07:51. > :07:54.Chris Dean, he didn't agree with Wilkinson. We might see a replay of

:07:55. > :07:59.this one. Here it is. Shingler in with a tackle. He lifted the player,

:08:00. > :08:05.he let go of him so the tackle perhaps hadn't been completed. Dean

:08:06. > :08:11.pleading with the referee, but the decision had been made. He got away

:08:12. > :08:14.with it. I think it was the fact there was the element of the tip

:08:15. > :08:20.tackle, that made Shingler just released his man and he wasn't held

:08:21. > :08:24.on the deck but it has to be immediate. That's what the law

:08:25. > :08:31.states. Certainly referee Wilkinson right on the button there.

:08:32. > :08:48.Williams and the forwards are going to have to get through a lot of hard

:08:49. > :08:51.graft over the next 40 minutes. It's going to be on their shoulders to

:08:52. > :09:00.carry an awful lot of ball. It's going to be energy sapping and

:09:01. > :09:01.tiring. The backs are going to be chasing quite a few shadows this

:09:02. > :09:24.evening. His angle was squeezed there. If the

:09:25. > :09:30.ball had been kicked on the first occasion rather than Magnus Bradbury

:09:31. > :09:33.carry, but Tovey is going to have to look at how he gains more territory

:09:34. > :09:37.there. We've seen within the first five minutes how the game is

:09:38. > :09:40.actually going to pan out. Edinburgh are going to batter the corners and

:09:41. > :09:45.Cardiff Blues are going to have to pick and drive and go down that

:09:46. > :09:46.blindside. And then relieve pressure through the kicking of Lloyd

:09:47. > :09:58.Williams and Gareth Anscombe. Bradbury injured in that last

:09:59. > :10:05.tackle, that last contact, when he took the ball in. Limping on his

:10:06. > :10:06.ankle. He wants to carry on, but he can't bear his weight on it, it

:10:07. > :10:19.seems. It's actually going to be a head

:10:20. > :10:27.injury assessment, although he's looking at his ankle. His limping

:10:28. > :10:31.off on his ankle. When he hit the ground he didn't hit any Cardiff

:10:32. > :10:38.Blues player. He hit the turf, which is quite spongy out there. Just

:10:39. > :10:41.speaking to the groundsman, Willie Morton, he was telling me the pitch

:10:42. > :10:45.is in good nick and there's a school game on here tomorrow morning. He'll

:10:46. > :10:49.have the fork out on this pitch late into the early hours. The experience

:10:50. > :10:55.of Grant Gilchrist comes on for Edinburgh.

:10:56. > :11:09.Rhys Gill, as the Blues make it back up to the ten metre line. Shingler

:11:10. > :11:15.to Hoeata, Macauley Cook just shipping it onto Tom James. Nowhere

:11:16. > :11:23.really for the winger to go. Nick Williams offering himself as first

:11:24. > :11:28.man, time and again. The Blues bench, it seems, is going to be

:11:29. > :11:29.crucial this evening. Although its Kirby Myhill, a hooker, who is

:11:30. > :11:39.covering the back row. Up comes the defence very quickly

:11:40. > :11:48.indeed. Real pressure on the Cardiff Blues. They try and work their way

:11:49. > :11:51.out from the danger zone. Look how hard the Cardiff Blues are having to

:11:52. > :11:54.work. They haven't even got across the gain line here and another

:11:55. > :12:00.little error. When you've got this wind to play against, Cornell Du

:12:01. > :12:10.Preez forcing the ball and the error on the Blues. Not quite into double

:12:11. > :12:11.figures for unforced errors, but certainly I've run out of figures on

:12:12. > :12:22.one hand. It does entail taking the gloves off

:12:23. > :12:30.first, just to make sure. Du Preez got his hands on the ball and

:12:31. > :12:59.Peikrishvili makes the error there, the Georgian.

:13:00. > :13:11.Scarlets now trailing by 21-6 monster. -- in Munster. Always going

:13:12. > :13:22.to be a tough task for them out of their, missing their internationals.

:13:23. > :13:27.Hidalgo-Clyne, nine caps for Scotland, a scrum-half. Interesting

:13:28. > :13:31.position here. Look at the three backs, to the back of the scrum.

:13:32. > :13:38.Watch the attack going to happen here. Beautifully played, bringing

:13:39. > :13:44.schools in. Those on the outside of Matthew Morgan and Rory Scholes,

:13:45. > :13:48.well, it was a bit easier in the end but it was a very well worked try.

:13:49. > :13:53.Three men ran straight behind each other, confusing the Blues' defence

:13:54. > :13:58.and the path is perfect and the Finnish excellent from Rory Scholes.

:13:59. > :14:02.Get the votes in for try of the season because that was accurate

:14:03. > :14:05.from Edinburgh. Innovative behind the back, three-man another line,

:14:06. > :14:09.they ran the angles but Scholes was the beauty from the blindside and

:14:10. > :14:12.takes his man on the outside. Matthew Morgan will be so

:14:13. > :14:21.disappointed not to have nailed his man. But the accuracy was good from

:14:22. > :14:27.Edinburgh. Scholes in at the corner. It's a classic wing of's try and he

:14:28. > :14:33.scored on his opposite wing. -- a classic winger's try.

:14:34. > :14:38.Well, that was a blow that the Blues didn't expect. But it was very well

:14:39. > :14:44.worked play in Edinburgh. That makes the Blues' task doubly

:14:45. > :14:56.difficult. Still, they are within a score, with

:14:57. > :15:01.that, version never really threatening the posts. -- that

:15:02. > :15:08.conversion never really threatening the posts. Double change in the

:15:09. > :15:14.Blues' front row. Scholes knew whether space was down that channel.

:15:15. > :15:22.That's a real body blow for the Blues. You can see they tried so

:15:23. > :15:24.early in the second half. Matthew Rees and Scott Andrews on for the

:15:25. > :15:41.Blues. Grant Gilchrist tries to lead

:15:42. > :15:41.Edinburgh away from the 22. Hidalgo-Clyne, Nick Williams waiting

:15:42. > :16:00.for it. I wonder if Sam Hidalgo-Clyne will

:16:01. > :16:08.fancy up with the wind behind. He has got a good route on him. Just

:16:09. > :16:14.discuss with his skipper, Neil Cochrane. He was playing the ball on

:16:15. > :16:20.the deck, you can see him and Jamie Ritchie, well, I think Cardiff Blues

:16:21. > :16:25.were hard done there. Ritchie seemed to be playing the ball on the deck.

:16:26. > :16:35.Was he supporting his body weight? No. It means they've conceded nine

:16:36. > :16:44.penalties and pretty much all the decisions going against them.

:16:45. > :16:50.Uncontested in the line, the Blues just standing off. That's the way

:16:51. > :16:54.they decided to defend those lines out. Chris Dean sets it up.

:16:55. > :16:55.Hidalgo-Clyne thought about going himself. Bryce can't catch this

:16:56. > :17:20.time. Apologies for any bad language

:17:21. > :17:23.coming from the Cardiff Blues. I think their frustration is fairly

:17:24. > :17:30.obvious. In terms of body language, let alone vocally. There's so little

:17:31. > :17:33.out of this game so far and an indication of how strong that wind

:17:34. > :17:41.is when it's blowing the kick to touch, sort of fading away. Magnus

:17:42. > :17:44.Bradbury back on. He and Ben Toolis have featured in every single one of

:17:45. > :17:55.Edinburgh's league games so far this season. Macauley Cook up well.

:17:56. > :17:58.Toolis is a good line-out forward. Look at the way Toolis is still

:17:59. > :18:02.involved in that game. He was clever there. Just disrupted that ball for

:18:03. > :18:09.a microsecond as Cardiff Blues tried to set this driving maul. Tried to

:18:10. > :18:14.do a Luke Charteris on end. -- on it.

:18:15. > :18:25.I'm scum with a little dink went for Halaholo. Scholes, well covered by

:18:26. > :18:30.the winger. Hidalgo-Clyne looks downfield. A sensible kick. Only

:18:31. > :18:39.Matthew Morgan anywhere near it. That's a good return from the Blues

:18:40. > :18:50.full-back. It wasn't, just a little toe on the touchline.

:18:51. > :18:58.I agree with the touch judge there. He stepped out. You will see it

:18:59. > :19:03.here. Takes the ball, but now, when he turns, his foot just slipped and

:19:04. > :19:06.touched the blade of grass with the white paint in it. Because it was

:19:07. > :19:17.right in front of our commentary box. Look at the replay there. Tom

:19:18. > :19:23.James, oh, behind him and this is danger now for the Blues. As Chris

:19:24. > :19:33.Dean picks up the loose ball, Cochrane with a pasta Tovey. -- with

:19:34. > :19:44.a pass, to Tovey. Picked up by Bryce, who earns a few more yards.

:19:45. > :19:50.Carmichael. Queueing up on the far side.

:19:51. > :20:00.Bryce gain with a carry. -- again with a carry. Options for

:20:01. > :20:01.Hidalgo-Clyne. Tovey tries to ghost his way through, dragged down by

:20:02. > :20:12.Rhys Gill. Cover a bit thin on the far side and

:20:13. > :20:18.that's where Damien Hoyland is attacking. Within three metres

:20:19. > :20:23.again, Edinburgh. Forwards queueing up. But it's a blindside to Rory

:20:24. > :20:28.Scholes, and after scoring in one corner, within a few minutes Rory

:20:29. > :20:33.Scholes scores in the other. Double trouble here for the Cardiff Blues.

:20:34. > :20:36.Rory Scholes in at that corner. I rather felt that Alex Cuthbert, he

:20:37. > :20:41.got involved in the previous maul there and out of position it left a

:20:42. > :20:47.little bit of space down the blindside, first of all Holland

:20:48. > :20:52.went. But no sprays down the right-hand side, as we look upon --

:20:53. > :20:58.no space down the right-hand side, as we look upon. You'd expect that

:20:59. > :21:07.your right-winger would be there, defending that channel. He wasn't.

:21:08. > :21:09.He was on the other side. And that all came about, if you remember,

:21:10. > :21:21.from a Cardiff knock-on. Well, the tide has turned in the

:21:22. > :21:26.first 15 minutes of the second half. After what was a tight, hard slog in

:21:27. > :21:41.the first 40, two tries in quick succession for the home side.

:21:42. > :21:47.It's only the convergence that aren't going Edinburgh's way at the

:21:48. > :21:53.moment. Everything else is. -- conversions. One famous Hastings in

:21:54. > :21:55.the commentary box, the other one is out in the cold. You have the luxury

:21:56. > :22:11.job tonight, Scott! And now it really is a mountainous

:22:12. > :22:21.task for the Blues. Good follow-up by Cuthbert on Du Preez. The number

:22:22. > :22:27.eight, born in Port Elizabeth. Strong enough to hang onto

:22:28. > :22:34.possession and allow Hidalgo-Clyne to head for the far touchline.

:22:35. > :22:38.That's the thing. Any time Edinburgh come under pressure, you have the

:22:39. > :22:43.luxury of the wind just to put it back, 60 metres downfield or

:22:44. > :22:47.whatever is necessary. As I said, such a feature of the game. Cuthbert

:22:48. > :23:02.will rue the mistake he made there to allow schools in at the corner.

:23:03. > :23:17.-- Rory Scholes in at the corner. Ben Toolis steals the line.

:23:18. > :23:23.Hidalgo-Clyne is the one organising things and deciding when to feed the

:23:24. > :23:28.forwards, when to just bang its downfield, and that's heartbreaking

:23:29. > :23:31.for the Blues forwards. Again, the territory Edinburgh are commanding

:23:32. > :23:35.at this moment in time. This is Matthew Rees, way up in the

:23:36. > :23:39.Edinburgh 22. He's been remarkable, today. Is literally taken every

:23:40. > :23:43.line-out throw and some of his ball carrying has been excellent as well.

:23:44. > :23:47.I think he leads the stats in the Guinness Pro12, with the amounts of

:23:48. > :23:56.takes he has in the line-out. They certainly do rely on him, Edinburgh.

:23:57. > :24:01.There he is, Ben Toolis, Brisbane born, capped once for Scotland

:24:02. > :24:08.against Italy a couple of years ago. He'll only be 25 next month, so

:24:09. > :24:36.still plenty of years ahead for him. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne has dropped down

:24:37. > :24:40.the pecking order a bit. Nathan Fowles has been keeping him out of

:24:41. > :24:44.the Edinburgh position as was Sean Kennedy. It has been a loss of form,

:24:45. > :24:47.because he's been forcing his play in, whereas we see I felt his

:24:48. > :24:51.kicking today, his box kicking, hasn't been as accurate. He's not

:24:52. > :24:56.been sniping as much. He's getting his form back but not quite back to

:24:57. > :25:00.where it was a couple of seasons ago. Because there was a final, was

:25:01. > :25:04.at the quarterfinal against the Dragons in Murrayfield, the

:25:05. > :25:10.Challenge Cup, where he absolutely ripped them to shreds. A man of the

:25:11. > :25:14.match performance. This is Matthew Morgan at his best, great take and

:25:15. > :25:16.counter. Flights outside Tovey but the pass was outside the whitewash

:25:17. > :25:29.for Shingler. Just a glimpse of how beautiful a

:25:30. > :25:33.runner Matthew Morgan is in the white open -- in the wide open. He

:25:34. > :25:37.is dangerous and as the pitch is up over the closing months of the

:25:38. > :25:45.Pro12, he will be a threat for the Blues team.

:25:46. > :25:51.His blood and a couple of amazing performances of late. There was one

:25:52. > :25:55.for Bristol in Europe, where he was superb in the second-half as the

:25:56. > :26:03.game opens up. That's where he best, counterattacking.

:26:04. > :26:17.Those feet, trying to transfix defenders. Cuthbert held by

:26:18. > :26:39.Hidalgo-Clyne. He's done well to get across.

:26:40. > :26:44.Matthew Rees has Scott Andrews in support, they need to get numbers

:26:45. > :26:53.there. They do. Lloyd Williams gets it to Scott and come again. -- gets

:26:54. > :26:58.into an scum again. Not getting much change, Lloyd Williams chooses a

:26:59. > :27:03.different route, to Hoeata. A double hit on him. Nick Williams. It's

:27:04. > :27:08.Shawn Bennett, who does get a try for the Blues. It came in a

:27:09. > :27:12.different route, set up by Lloyd Williams, and the cantering Hoeata

:27:13. > :27:16.and a second try in two appearances for Shawn Bennett. A tremendous

:27:17. > :27:21.riposte from the Cardiff Blues. They have got a heart, they can play

:27:22. > :27:26.rugby, and Lloyd Williams, the sniping gets the off-load and look

:27:27. > :27:31.at this from the second row, Hoeata was brought down but the support

:27:32. > :27:35.angles running were superb and more importantly the conversion is closer

:27:36. > :27:42.to the pros, which brings it within five points of successful. Hoeata

:27:43. > :27:47.didn't panic, didn't look for the miracle ball. With a double tackle

:27:48. > :27:52.came in and great supporter of Nick Williams initially, then the back

:27:53. > :27:56.row partner Shawn Bennett, I never could do my maths. It's a four point

:27:57. > :28:01.differential and the try would take the Blues into the lead. A lifeline

:28:02. > :28:05.has been thrown back at the game for the Cardiff Blues.

:28:06. > :28:08.Important conversion for Steven Shingler, important that Shawn

:28:09. > :28:09.Bennett went as near the posts as possible, because that puts the

:28:10. > :28:26.Blues right back in it. The game is opening up and the Blues

:28:27. > :28:30.have looked dangerous, when the game opens up like that and you fancy

:28:31. > :28:35.Edinburgh might want to keep it tight and make the forwards do the

:28:36. > :28:45.work and let the wind do the work. That will give the Cardiff Blues

:28:46. > :28:50.great heart that they can put in off-loads of that quality to beat

:28:51. > :28:54.defenders. Hoeata, 34 in December, he turned, but I run into the 22

:28:55. > :29:15.belying those years. Du Preez to Tovey. An scum has

:29:16. > :29:16.Matthew Morgan outside him. -- Gareth Anscombe has Matthew Morgan

:29:17. > :29:27.outside him. Morgan, safety first this time, and

:29:28. > :29:31.it's a good clearance kick from the full-back. Another good clearance.

:29:32. > :29:35.The whole momentum is in Edinburgh's favour and suddenly the whole

:29:36. > :29:40.feeling of the game changes with that wonderful try by Shawn Bennett

:29:41. > :29:46.and a second appearance in the Blues jersey, and backing up his men well.

:29:47. > :29:49.You just feel that Edinburgh still have a plate -- Edinburgh still have

:29:50. > :29:52.to play some rugby. They can't just kick the ball and rely on that

:29:53. > :29:54.penalty because the Cardiff Blues will attack and especially with the

:29:55. > :30:12.threat of Matthew Morgan. Toolis, as dependable as ever in the

:30:13. > :30:16.line. Ritchie, that was meant for Chris Dean, but he's the one who has

:30:17. > :30:17.to hang onto it and wait for the cavalry to arrive. There's Toolis

:30:18. > :30:36.again. Morgan, safely underneath it.

:30:37. > :30:41.Keeping it low on the far side. Into the hands of Tovey. Tom James had

:30:42. > :30:44.gone back sensibly, told by Steve Shingler to put it downfield but he

:30:45. > :30:51.wants a run, run into the forwards. George Earle is on hand. Lloyd

:30:52. > :31:02.Williams just about getting as a to Gareth Anscombe. Matthew Rees.

:31:03. > :31:15.Halaholo, disappointed, because he knew he was out on the full.

:31:16. > :31:21.Gareth Anscombe getting a little ticking off from the referee, but

:31:22. > :31:24.Tovey, well, we talked about the kicking game for Edinburgh. He was a

:31:25. > :31:29.little bit tentative when it went over the top and Tom James caught

:31:30. > :31:36.it. We can see and hear what the Blues think of it because head coach

:31:37. > :31:39.Danny Wilson is with Katrin. Danny, a double blow early on and a

:31:40. > :31:44.lifeline for you guys now. Was going through your mind? Yes, we scored a

:31:45. > :31:49.great try to get back into the game, but these conditions have certainly

:31:50. > :31:52.got worse second half and we are playing into a very difficult wind

:31:53. > :31:57.at the moment and it's making it difficult for us to find a field

:31:58. > :32:00.position. We are building from quite deep. The risk is weak with the ball

:32:01. > :32:03.away, then our on the front foot so we have to keep playing from deep

:32:04. > :32:07.and take a chance because we are behind, but at the same time we have

:32:08. > :32:11.to turn the ball over. Difficult conditions but are you confident you

:32:12. > :32:15.can get something from this? You need something. That's right, if we

:32:16. > :32:18.can score another try we are in a great position but ultimately moment

:32:19. > :32:24.it's trying to deal with these conditions and a side that is good

:32:25. > :32:27.in these conditions and doesn't necessarily suitors. A long way to

:32:28. > :32:29.go, we'll catch you at the end. Thanks.

:32:30. > :32:35.COMMENTATOR: It's a fine balance. For the Blues,

:32:36. > :32:40.Howard when to attack. They've looked dangerous at times. They

:32:41. > :32:43.cannot afford on a slip ups either and with the rain still coming down,

:32:44. > :33:00.not easy. Kinghorn in his own 22. He has a

:33:01. > :33:05.hefty boot on him, the Edinburgh full-back. Matthew Morgan, gliding

:33:06. > :33:11.across the surface. Changes direction so easily. Schindler's

:33:12. > :33:18.kick charged down by Hidalgo-Clyne and picked up for the second

:33:19. > :33:23.attempt. Glenn Bryson knew that there was no full-back at home.

:33:24. > :33:28.Going all the way. That's a bonus for the Blues. Very much so, the

:33:29. > :33:34.accuracy of the Edinburgh kicking has been poor. Surely just had to

:33:35. > :33:40.find touch there. It means the Blues have got to play the rugby into the

:33:41. > :33:43.wind, that territory. You give somebody like Matthew Morgan a

:33:44. > :33:49.chance like that, he gets another 25 yards up the field and suddenly the

:33:50. > :33:54.Cardiff Blues are the ten yard line instead of Edinburgh attacking the

:33:55. > :34:04.throw on their own 22. Surprisingly because the Edinburgh team need to

:34:05. > :34:08.put their foot on the ball. When Cardiff Blues have had control, when

:34:09. > :34:12.they've been able to get front foot rugby they've looked good but at

:34:13. > :34:17.times they've been let down by the handling errors and mistakes in the

:34:18. > :34:22.contact area. This is the business end of the game so the Blues know

:34:23. > :34:27.that they need a bit of solidity and concentration, 12 and a half minutes

:34:28. > :34:31.on the clock, they can win the game. Edinburgh's tactics have been to

:34:32. > :34:36.kick and try and gain territory. Good scrum by the Blues. Interesting

:34:37. > :34:45.one, into the wind is maybe asking a bit much. Kicking for the corner.

:34:46. > :34:50.Yes, keep the pressure on Edinburgh. You can see the belief now within

:34:51. > :34:54.the pack of forwards, suggesting, come on, let's take the ball to

:34:55. > :35:00.Edinburgh. Great when you get a game like this. Amazing how momentum has

:35:01. > :35:06.swung, two tries, you thought that was it but the Blues have come back

:35:07. > :35:09.in this one and at the moment they are looking like the team most

:35:10. > :35:13.likely to score next. That's the beauty of sport and rugby, it can

:35:14. > :35:21.change with a moment of brilliance. To like the touch paper was Lloyd

:35:22. > :35:25.Williams. It is now teeming down. A tight battle to see out the game.

:35:26. > :35:33.Yes, the rain is coming down heavier and heavier as the Blues drive on.

:35:34. > :35:45.Matt McAuley, good line-out catch. Schindler coming on the short angle.

:35:46. > :35:54.Now questions being asked of the Edinburgh defence and the Edinburgh

:35:55. > :36:05.temperament as well. Switching to Halaholo. Lloyd Williams is

:36:06. > :36:10.beginning to tick and bring players in. Another penalty going the way of

:36:11. > :36:17.the Blues. It is going to be a general warning for persistent

:36:18. > :36:22.infringement? I can't award the poacher. You've got to clear the

:36:23. > :36:30.area. The Blues lost two to the sin-bin in the first half. No sign

:36:31. > :36:36.of anything more than just the penalty yet. Lloyd Williams is

:36:37. > :36:38.starting to have more influence on the game because the forwards are

:36:39. > :36:43.carrying the ball so well and when the ball is being carried that way,

:36:44. > :36:49.Lloyd Williams is more vocal because he knows that the ball must be

:36:50. > :36:50.secured on the pick and drive. The momentum is starting to happen for

:36:51. > :37:02.the Blues. They'll be looking to the big-game

:37:03. > :37:12.players now, none more so than Nick Williams. Cook takes, Sean Bennett

:37:13. > :37:20.is in there. Then it goes himself. -- Sion Bennett. Coming back to

:37:21. > :37:25.Scott Andrews. Williams delaying the past to Cuthbert, who slips a tackle

:37:26. > :37:30.but that was a great tackle by Hidalgo-Clyne, a try saver on the

:37:31. > :37:34.line. Macauley Cook next for the Blues. Desperate Edinburgh defence.

:37:35. > :37:36.Lloyd Williams looking for the ball, looking for forwards to come around

:37:37. > :37:53.the corner. It is on its way now. The forwards wants to keep it tight,

:37:54. > :37:58.want a group going together. Lloyd Williams, Anscombe, short ball.

:37:59. > :38:05.Picked up by Halaholo. Shingle on the way around. -- Schindler. They

:38:06. > :38:07.still can't reach the whitewash. Nick Williams is stopped in his

:38:08. > :38:19.tracks. Macauley Cook hanging on to the

:38:20. > :38:21.touchline, great defence from Edinburgh. The Blues stretching them

:38:22. > :38:38.one way and then the other. Edinburgh fanning out in defence for

:38:39. > :38:48.the next wave of attack. Anscombe has a go himself. Still there for

:38:49. > :38:52.the Blues. Tremendous by the Blues. They've got a penalty, and advantage

:38:53. > :38:57.being played. Click to nothing for Williams and it may work out. Yes,

:38:58. > :39:05.it has, the little bit of luck they were looking for and is the skipper,

:39:06. > :39:10.Lloyd Williams himself. He had the penalty coming, all of that pressure

:39:11. > :39:19.and what a turnaround and come back for the Blues. Lloyd Williams puts

:39:20. > :39:22.them ahead. Well, absolutely game on here. The Blues retaining

:39:23. > :39:29.possession, keeping the pressure on and it is that man, Lloyd Williams,

:39:30. > :39:33.he was barged off the ball. Nick Williams had a go. Look at this, the

:39:34. > :39:39.fortunate bounce, escaping the Edinburgh players. Full credit to

:39:40. > :39:45.the Blues, they believed in themselves, they have stuck in

:39:46. > :39:48.there. I felt that Edinburgh started kicking possession thinking that

:39:49. > :39:53.they had won but the Blues showed heart and got back into it. Such are

:39:54. > :39:59.the vagaries of the bounce of the rugby ball, but Lloyd Williams fully

:40:00. > :40:04.deserving that, he has led his troops very well. The conversion

:40:05. > :40:10.chart down. How important could that be? I hope you're on the edge of

:40:11. > :40:16.your seats at home. I'm clinging on to the commentary box here! Steven

:40:17. > :40:22.Shingler can't believe it was legal. Interesting to see where they came

:40:23. > :40:26.from. It was close to the six because of the wind. Now it's a

:40:27. > :40:29.1-point game and a penalty can still do it for Edinburgh. If that had

:40:30. > :40:35.gone over they would have needed a penalty to share the spoils. What a

:40:36. > :40:46.game it's turning into in the second half. Oh! Is not quite sure he meant

:40:47. > :40:57.it but superbly well done by Cornell du Preez.

:40:58. > :41:07.The Welsh under 23, starting with a bang, two tries in the first few

:41:08. > :41:10.minutes, 14 points up. Coverage of that game after this one finishes.

:41:11. > :41:21.Only half a dozen minutes of this game remaining. Edinburgh looking to

:41:22. > :41:31.up their game in the final stages. Almost the interception from Matthew

:41:32. > :41:49.Rees. High tackle was given. The wraparound tackle.

:41:50. > :41:58.So careful, the tackles these days. Anything around the shoulders, fair

:41:59. > :42:09.game. Anything anywhere near the face or the neck now. That was, to

:42:10. > :42:13.be fair. Kinghorn stepping up. Deciding his going to take it. Such

:42:14. > :42:19.a feature of the game, the armies to come over the shoulder and you could

:42:20. > :42:23.grab the ball from behind. It was an effective tackle. A few weeks ago

:42:24. > :42:29.you could get away with it and now it is such a feature of the game,

:42:30. > :42:38.coaches for the rest of the season and into pre-season will be changing

:42:39. > :42:43.their tackling techniques. He's got a big boot, young Kinghorn. All

:42:44. > :42:53.about the accuracy. This is just three yards for him. No need to

:42:54. > :43:00.bring out the metal wood. Wind assisted and such a big boot, should

:43:01. > :43:10.be no problem. It's all about accuracy for Kinghorn. The Myreside

:43:11. > :43:19.crowd going silent. Drifting away to the right. A chance gone for

:43:20. > :43:24.Edinburgh. Relief for the Blues. You must hit the ball outside the left

:43:25. > :43:30.post because the wind would have brought it in. Plenty of distance,

:43:31. > :43:43.just didn't have the confidence to nail it. A let off for the Cardiff

:43:44. > :43:48.Blues. A few minutes left. Smith in midfield coming on for Halaholo.

:43:49. > :43:53.Fresh legs for the Blues but they must get up to speed pretty quickly.

:43:54. > :44:05.Three and a half minutes remaining, a 1-point lead for the Blues.

:44:06. > :44:06.Hanging in the wind and Du Preez is met by Garyn Smith, getting his

:44:07. > :44:33.first tackle. Du Preez is carrying more and more,

:44:34. > :44:42.trying to influence the end of proceedings.

:44:43. > :45:06.They've tempted to go for the ball but needing to get his hands on it

:45:07. > :45:13.pretty sharpish. Carmichael with the drive on. Excellent Blues defence:

:45:14. > :45:16.pushing the Edinburgh team back. Edinburgh are having to think and

:45:17. > :45:22.work on territory. All about discipline for the Blues for the

:45:23. > :45:28.remaining two minutes. They've got to keep those tackles down. Can't

:45:29. > :45:35.afford to give Kinghorn or Hidalgo-Clyne another shot at goal.

:45:36. > :45:50.They are just standing off, letting them come up and then trying to

:45:51. > :46:03.steal it. Pinching forward but inches aren't

:46:04. > :46:09.good enough at the moment for Edinburgh. Great ball, Tovey, too

:46:10. > :46:17.Carmichael. Good defence by the Blues.

:46:18. > :46:23.Edinburgh are throwing everything at it as we going into the final

:46:24. > :46:32.minute. The Blues defending for all they are worth and trying to keep

:46:33. > :46:39.them near the ten metre line. Tovey is looking outside him.

:46:40. > :46:45.At the moment they look like they are going to hold. The Blues have

:46:46. > :46:50.defended brilliantly in this passage of play, they can close out the game

:46:51. > :46:57.if they continue like this. Still an Imbula have the ball, though. --

:46:58. > :47:03.still Edinburgh have the ball. Scholes, thought he'd won it with

:47:04. > :47:09.two tries earlier. No arms tackle maybe from Smith but got away with

:47:10. > :47:12.it. Bryce, those are the kind of mistakes the Blues can't make,

:47:13. > :47:18.they've got to be squeaky-clean as we approach the final passage of

:47:19. > :47:25.play. No mistakes from Edinburgh either, they can't afford it as the

:47:26. > :47:30.clock goes red. Desperate stuff now from Edinburgh. They just need one

:47:31. > :47:37.call from the Rafa ree, that's all that's going to do it for them --

:47:38. > :47:45.from the referee. The Blues must keep their discipline. They pushed

:47:46. > :47:54.them back towards halfway. They don't need to go for the miracle

:47:55. > :48:00.steal. They can look for the Edinburgh mistakes rather than make

:48:01. > :48:08.one of their own. Edinburgh are not breaking them. Defence excellent

:48:09. > :48:12.from the Blues. Another tackle coming in from Steven Shingler.

:48:13. > :48:18.Tremendous from both teams, isn't it? Edinburgh's retention of the

:48:19. > :48:24.ball is to be admired but Blues believe they can hang on for the

:48:25. > :48:33.rest of the game. Injured player there, they are getting awfully near

:48:34. > :48:42.him. Slow ball but it is there again for Hidalgo-Clyne. Incredible

:48:43. > :48:46.defensive work by the Blues. And under the conditions, Edinburgh, not

:48:47. > :48:50.to make a mistake for the last few minutes when they've had ball must

:48:51. > :48:55.be commended as well. Is that the mistake? No, Hidalgo-Clyne bee

:48:56. > :49:02.gathers, they try to keep him on their feet. Have the Blues forwards

:49:03. > :49:05.than enough? They have. Tremendous defensive effort after an incredible

:49:06. > :49:10.turnaround and no wonder they are celebrating. They looked dead and

:49:11. > :49:15.buried at the beginning of the second half when Edinburgh got two

:49:16. > :49:20.tries in quick succession but superb character and won five of their own

:49:21. > :49:29.and the Blues have just sneaked home -- and one try.

:49:30. > :49:37.STUDIO: There it is, the table as it stands, the Blues staying in seventh

:49:38. > :49:46.after that last-gasp victory. Edinburgh up to ninth place. Munster

:49:47. > :49:53.are beating the Scarlets 21-6 and the Dragons are losing against

:49:54. > :49:56.Leinster, 10-28. We were sitting here at half time thinking that the

:49:57. > :50:00.Blues would have to play into the wind, which they did, yet they have

:50:01. > :50:05.come away with a precious 1-point victory that you wouldn't have

:50:06. > :50:09.predicted on 16 minutes. What made it was the key players stepping up,

:50:10. > :50:15.Lloyd Williams bringing urgency, the first time we had seen the Blues

:50:16. > :50:19.back three in that game. They affected everything defensively,

:50:20. > :50:26.started moving them forward. Credit to the last 20, 21 phases that

:50:27. > :50:31.Edinburgh went through, the Cardiff Blues absorbed everything, standing

:50:32. > :50:35.off, allow them to make the tackle. They made the tackles and the

:50:36. > :50:39.physicality showed and they got the victory. A precious victory on the

:50:40. > :50:45.road for the Blues, they probably didn't expect that after the 16

:50:46. > :50:49.minute mark. Wales under 20s are playing against their Scottish

:50:50. > :50:55.counterparts. They are 17-0 ahead courtesy of two tries from Lewis and

:50:56. > :51:07.Baldwin. We can go over to the commentary team now.

:51:08. > :51:20.COMMENTATOR: A couple of injuries to either side, one of the Welsh boys

:51:21. > :51:24.is down. Welcome to Scrum V viewers. This is Cumbernauld, the home of

:51:25. > :51:28.Clyde FC. Excellent start for the Wales under 20s. Two tries so far,

:51:29. > :51:52.the first one by Cameron Lewis. Another try on his debut for bald

:51:53. > :51:58.win. Penalty by Ben Jones as well. Wales have done absolutely

:51:59. > :52:02.everything right. They couldn't have asked for more, they have done the

:52:03. > :52:08.basics, sticking to their patterns and not making many errors. Nothing

:52:09. > :52:11.has gone Scotland's way. They had a good line-out drive and they seem to

:52:12. > :52:29.be getting a foothold in the game. The referee just having another word

:52:30. > :52:35.with the front row. This is an artificial surface at Broadwood

:52:36. > :52:41.Stadium. The home of Clyde football club, who are playing Annan Athletic

:52:42. > :52:46.tomorrow away. A big fan of Scottish football by all accounts? The only

:52:47. > :52:52.football I know is Ally McCoist, who I think is retired now! They cleared

:52:53. > :52:56.the snow off this surface yesterday and the cameras will pick up the

:52:57. > :52:59.snow around the outside. The air temperature can't be much above

:53:00. > :53:07.freezing and we seen the error from both sides. There is the snow that

:53:08. > :53:14.was left until late on yesterday. But this surface is perfect, this

:53:15. > :53:20.artificial surface. Wales have made hay on it so far. If you can on an

:53:21. > :53:25.artificial surface! Two excellent tries, and not only the intent, the

:53:26. > :53:30.intent from Wales in the opening quarter. Shifting the game, looking

:53:31. > :53:36.to keep the ball moving, not giving Scotland any attempts. Looking very

:53:37. > :53:41.comfortable on the ball. That will be good from Wales, picked up

:53:42. > :53:46.Bywater, and look at this from Williams, over the ten metre line,

:53:47. > :53:51.is he going to back himself and go all the way? Brought down by

:53:52. > :53:57.McDowell, the Scotland full-back. Ciaran Williams, a man to watch for,

:53:58. > :54:02.he has been playing great rugby for Neath in the Premiership. He has a

:54:03. > :54:09.bit of Scott Gibbs about him, I've noticed. A little shimmy. He backed

:54:10. > :54:13.himself to get outside Stafford McDowell but the full-back did well.

:54:14. > :54:22.Fantastic break, that's what you want from your 12, going through the

:54:23. > :54:31.target. Squeezing Scotland down in the right-hand corner. He has that

:54:32. > :54:35.burst, doesn't he? Powerful in the contact and they looks a bit

:54:36. > :54:39.quicker, the way he's going. Definitely around the collision area

:54:40. > :54:45.he is a powerful young guy and has looked outstanding. Wales want to

:54:46. > :54:50.see the ball given to him, he will do some damage. They will be

:54:51. > :54:59.delighted at Neath because that's where he came from and went to

:55:00. > :55:03.school. Very promising. He's been playing for the Ospreys Premier

:55:04. > :55:11.select team as well this season. One to keep an eye on, Ciaran Williams.

:55:12. > :55:15.Looks like Cameron Lewis is going to go off for Wales, one of the try

:55:16. > :55:19.scorers. He'll be disappointed because they've looked full of

:55:20. > :55:26.running. Disappointing for him if he's going off. He's got a try in

:55:27. > :55:30.his locker to remind him of the game. He's going to be devastated,

:55:31. > :55:37.he was on the bench for the first two games. Came off the bench and

:55:38. > :55:44.he's walking off after 20 minutes. That's the nature of the sport, it's

:55:45. > :55:52.a tough thing. Phil Jones is coming on from the Ospreys. Disappointing

:55:53. > :56:07.for Lewis. Playing for Swansea. A great lad at his school, Dean

:56:08. > :56:31.Mason, who runs the Rugby there. Also Robbie Nairn is coming on for

:56:32. > :56:36.Scotland in place of Ross McCann. Dean Mason running the rugby at

:56:37. > :56:43.Gallatin School, bringing through players like Dan Biggar. Great rugby

:56:44. > :56:51.nursery. What have wales got in the line-out? They have burgled three of

:56:52. > :56:59.the Scotland line-out so far. The first try, if you are just joining

:57:00. > :57:05.us, Cameron Lewis's try came from a burgled line-up. The Scarlets

:57:06. > :57:09.winning in Munster, we hear, 23-21. That's a turnaround because they

:57:10. > :57:17.were behind. Outstanding comeback, if they can get victory that would

:57:18. > :57:21.be outstanding. Heads up. I come out with a rash if I get anywhere near a

:57:22. > :57:27.rugby ball these days! The game has a gone -- and a little bit fallow

:57:28. > :57:40.after some brilliance from Wales with those two tries. Fraser Renwick

:57:41. > :57:45.feeding the line-out. That's a better line-out from Scotland. The

:57:46. > :57:49.skipper, Callum Hunter Hill. Four players from the sterling County

:57:50. > :57:57.club in the Scottish starting line-up tonight. Williams doing well

:57:58. > :58:04.to keep it in. The first touch for Phil Jones, over halfway. Scholars

:58:05. > :58:15.have scored again, they lead 28-21. -- Scarlets. On the ten metre line,

:58:16. > :58:22.Wales getting a confetti of possession. Quick ball as well. The

:58:23. > :58:29.give and run from the base. Lovely hands. Interesting character,

:58:30. > :58:35.playing for Wales because he attended Cardiff Met University.

:58:36. > :58:40.He's from Surrey. Ciaran Williams, the ball not quite going to hand for

:58:41. > :58:46.Phil Jones. The referee brings it up for the high tackle. Contact with

:58:47. > :58:52.the head. Phil Jones has been eager since he came on. Very sharp, the

:58:53. > :58:56.Welsh back players have been great from the start. Looking very

:58:57. > :59:02.dangerous every time they get the ball and I think they will go for

:59:03. > :59:06.the posts, which is a good decision. 20 points in 22 minutes wouldn't be

:59:07. > :59:13.a bad return. Not at all, the Scottish defence, not putting any

:59:14. > :59:16.pressure on the Welsh attack. The speed of the ruck for Wales is

:59:17. > :59:23.outstanding, which has given them space. There is the high tackle. A

:59:24. > :59:28.bit of a scruffy one rather than intent. But we know the directive

:59:29. > :59:36.now. You get away with nothing like that and quite right. Another chance

:59:37. > :59:40.for Jones. 100% so far, two conversions and a penalty. To take

:59:41. > :59:56.Wales 20 points to the good. Just pushed that. You could tell

:59:57. > :00:04.that the contact didn't sound good. At least it has pinned back

:00:05. > :00:08.Scotland. The Wales coaching staff, Jason strange in the middle, Gareth

:00:09. > :00:13.Wilson on the right, and they'll be delighted with this opening quarter,

:00:14. > :00:21.Wales. Here they go again, Ciaran Williams. Little dart, quick off the

:00:22. > :00:35.mark. One man ruck, William Jones winning the ball on his own. Alex

:00:36. > :00:40.Dunn Brand, nearly up to halfway. -- Dombrandt. Chance for Scotland to

:00:41. > :00:46.counter. Renwick getting it away to McDowell. Just a little bit

:00:47. > :00:53.slovenly, knock-on is from both teams. We saw Alex Dombrandt there,

:00:54. > :00:56.he is playing in the Championship but he's interesting, scoring nine

:00:57. > :01:03.tries in the University and College Super League this year. He is second

:01:04. > :01:07.in the charts for that out of all the colleges and universities, for

:01:08. > :01:13.the second year in a row. Reminds me of myself, I used to get a couple. I

:01:14. > :01:15.think six was the most I would get in a season. Outstanding scoring

:01:16. > :01:25.ratio and he looks like an athlete. Are you going to tell him he can't

:01:26. > :01:29.be scrimmaging! He can't beat, that's for sure. You can see the

:01:30. > :01:37.rain coming down, sleety rain, really. It's not favouring anybody

:01:38. > :01:40.in particular. Maybe just Scotland, slightly, but it will mean the backs

:01:41. > :01:45.will have to keep warm. That's the halfway line. This is Charlie Shiel,

:01:46. > :01:48.son of former international Graham Shiel. Once again, Scotland in

:01:49. > :01:59.trouble at the scrum. All the applause going for the

:02:00. > :02:05.forwards, as they do these days. I think Ferguson, the loosehead, felt

:02:06. > :02:11.he had to do something. The ball was stuck in the channel and the referee

:02:12. > :02:13.has binned him for stepping out and wheeling around. Ben Jones finds a

:02:14. > :02:30.safe touch. To this nearside. Just on the other side of the scrum,

:02:31. > :02:34.he kicked his hips out. It's a clear sign to the referee he is not

:02:35. > :02:40.scrimmaging square and a good call from the referee. Corrie Tarrant, I

:02:41. > :02:44.use product to feed the line-out. It's the first one Wales have

:02:45. > :02:51.bundled, really. The referee playing advantage for the knock-on. He's

:02:52. > :02:59.done well to make a few metres over the gain line. Here's a little gap

:03:00. > :03:04.up the blindside for Scotland. And here goes Robbie Nairn, the

:03:05. > :03:08.replacement. Good tackle by his opposite number, Phil Jones. But him

:03:09. > :03:13.in just in time there, used the touchline as his friend but it

:03:14. > :03:16.looked as if Nairn had got clear for one moment. A little error for

:03:17. > :03:21.Wales, they haven't got the short side covered. The nine is on the

:03:22. > :03:26.floor. A great hit from Phil Jones. His come off the bench. He's had a

:03:27. > :03:37.few nice touches. A great tackle there, saves the day.

:03:38. > :03:47.Tarrant to feed. My state for Wales on the 22. -- a nice take for Wales

:03:48. > :03:52.on the 22. Blacker, in steerage class at the back of the maul. Kicks

:03:53. > :03:54.long and one, as they say these days. Getting infield, rather than

:03:55. > :04:13.for touch. Shiel, finding Rennick. Henderson, cooking to that far side.

:04:14. > :04:16.But it's only into the basket of Conbeer, for Wales, or rather Phil

:04:17. > :04:23.Jones, for Wales. And he makes it onto the halfway line. He's been

:04:24. > :04:27.outstanding since he's been on, he's been involved in everything. It's

:04:28. > :04:31.great for these young lads. It's often where they get things wrong in

:04:32. > :04:39.their position but Phil Jones in the right place at the right time will

:04:40. > :04:45.stop another great break. In the reorganisation, he's gone on to the

:04:46. > :04:54.right wing. He can play there, of course. Played there for Cardiff. As

:04:55. > :05:00.you say, you've been very impressed with him, from what you've seen of

:05:01. > :05:04.him, Rhun Williams. He can cover full-back, he can cover wing. That

:05:05. > :05:09.is invaluable for some teams to have, a guy who can cover both

:05:10. > :05:12.positions. Leigh Halfpenny can do it, it's so important for strength

:05:13. > :05:19.and depth in the squad. There's a lot of talk about the Blues camp and

:05:20. > :05:23.this young lad. Caernarfon Rugby football club, in North Wales, a

:05:24. > :05:27.Banga boy, originally, Rhun Williams. This is a great

:05:28. > :05:33.opportunity for Wales, they've got options either side of the scrum.

:05:34. > :05:35.Virtually as centrefield as you can get, this room and the

:05:36. > :05:39.aforementioned Williamses is looking with intent on this right onside.

:05:40. > :05:46.Panel the advantage is being played. Dane Blacker, he's a live wire. He's

:05:47. > :05:52.quite content to tap and go with that one. I think it's going to be

:05:53. > :05:55.the posts, for Ben Jones. That's an absolutely fantastic scrum from

:05:56. > :06:01.Wales, right in front of the posts. They've put the pressure on and I'm

:06:02. > :06:04.sure on that occasion they've gone straight through. You can see the

:06:05. > :06:09.Scottish Lucent sticking out and Wales just walking straight through

:06:10. > :06:12.them. -- Scottish loosehead sticking out. Here's Ben Jones, he's kicked

:06:13. > :06:28.three from four so far tonight. He's on 35 points for the

:06:29. > :06:29.competition. Which is the leading scorer in the competition, that

:06:30. > :06:35.makes him. This, to take it up to 38. Wales up

:06:36. > :06:58.to 20. No mistake this time. Ben Jones,

:06:59. > :07:03.20-0, for Wales. Some of our hardy Welsh support that have come over

:07:04. > :07:08.from Edinburgh, a track from Edinburgh. Yes, I met a group of Ben

:07:09. > :07:11.Jones family members at the airport this afternoon. They are so proud of

:07:12. > :07:19.this young guy. He's come on the scene and is doing the business at

:07:20. > :07:22.the moment. A good take as well from the restart. Wales doing the basics

:07:23. > :07:27.right. That's been the difference between the two sides. As well as

:07:28. > :07:29.the pace in the back division for Wales, it's the way they've done the

:07:30. > :07:38.basics so far in the opening half-hour. As Blacker goes aerial.

:07:39. > :07:50.Taken well. He signed a contract with Edinburgh earlier this week.

:07:51. > :08:05.Tom Dodd has a little thrust, the number eight.

:08:06. > :08:17.That was the ten metres line of Wales.

:08:18. > :08:34.Charlie Shiel going banana fashion. I am not sure what he meant them. A

:08:35. > :08:48.little bit of kicking tennis. Baldwin. One of the try scorers. On

:08:49. > :09:01.his debut for Wales. A bit stodgy at the moment from both sides. The

:09:02. > :09:04.Welsh defence is organised, stepping up, taking the yards from Scotland.

:09:05. > :09:09.Coming off the line, putting pressure on and forcing Scotland to

:09:10. > :09:22.kick. Which Henderson has to do down into the Welsh half. Taken by Jones.

:09:23. > :09:28.Does well. That is as good a try as you could wish to see from Wales.

:09:29. > :09:35.Absolutely brilliantly simple but simply brilliant from Wales. The

:09:36. > :09:46.kick missed from Scotland, giving Wales far too much time. A brilliant

:09:47. > :09:58.break by Phil Jones. He found Williams. That was a superb try.

:09:59. > :10:06.Going up in the middle of the field, one of the second rows. Fantastic

:10:07. > :10:10.from Wales. Defensively, standing their ground. Front line defence is

:10:11. > :10:15.outstanding, forcing Scotland to kick. As we have seen, the Wales

:10:16. > :10:21.back three are elusive and they will make breaks all day. Scotland are

:10:22. > :10:28.falling into the trap at the moment. The crowd is absolutely silent at

:10:29. > :10:43.the Broadwood Stadium. Jones adding the extras with no problem. Seven

:10:44. > :10:48.minutes from half-time and Wales have a 27-0 lead. There is the

:10:49. > :10:56.dummy. Ciaran Williams finishing it off. Good old Welsh flair, Andrew.

:10:57. > :11:02.Looking so comfortable on the ball. Lovely touches. Not afraid to put

:11:03. > :11:14.the off-loading. It comes with confidence. At the moment, they are

:11:15. > :11:20.romping. George Thornton is on for Scotland, facing Bradbury. We said

:11:21. > :11:26.it, you said about Jason and his rugby philosophy which is one of

:11:27. > :11:31.skill over brawn. He promotes skill development and loves to see guys

:11:32. > :11:33.having fun when they are training. They are learning and developing

:11:34. > :11:40.their skills every time they take training and I hear he is fun to

:11:41. > :11:44.work with. A shame I did not get the opportunity to work with him. He is

:11:45. > :11:50.one for development and he has shown that with squad strength. Doing a

:11:51. > :11:55.great job developing young lads. Getting the team to do a singsong at

:11:56. > :12:01.the end of the game. We have Sweet Caroline last year. Culture is

:12:02. > :12:10.everything and Jason is working hard on that and delivering it. That was

:12:11. > :12:19.not a bad kick from the Wasps boy in the centre.

:12:20. > :12:25.Scotland need to force something here from Wales and get points

:12:26. > :12:29.before the second half. It is about staying down here, they are in the

:12:30. > :12:36.right area, and squeezing Wales. Jason looking as relaxed as they

:12:37. > :12:44.come. Sitting back and enjoying what his charges are doing. He would not

:12:45. > :12:52.be relaxed? 27-0. Adam Nicol, the tighthead, almost up to the line.

:12:53. > :12:57.One of the first real line-out malfunctions of Wales. Will it cost

:12:58. > :13:00.them? You feel Scotland have to get something from this attack if they

:13:01. > :13:07.are to have anything to say in this game. Not quite in the last chance

:13:08. > :13:20.saloon but perhaps the beer garden, you might say. Still using the big

:13:21. > :13:26.men. When they do not have the confidence in the outside backs.

:13:27. > :13:31.Gets over the line and the pressure tells for Scotland. It was deserved.

:13:32. > :13:38.Number eight, Tom Dodd, the Worcester Warriors lad. We said they

:13:39. > :13:50.needed to get something from the pressure and a well-deserved try.

:13:51. > :13:55.They worked hard. John Henderson, rather Josh Henderson, squandered an

:13:56. > :14:03.opportunity. Williams will never stop a number eight as powerful as

:14:04. > :14:06.that close to the line. The only blip on the first half performance

:14:07. > :14:13.of Wales came from the last line-out. I think Scotland's

:14:14. > :14:17.tactics, from here on, get into the corners, exert Wales and put as much

:14:18. > :14:27.pressure on them as they can because they do not seem to have as much

:14:28. > :14:41.flair as Wales. Josh Henderson, the radar or ride with that one. --

:14:42. > :14:48.awry. Looking ahead to the World Cup, George, and the Six Nations, a

:14:49. > :14:52.tournament in its own right but looking at the World Cup, do you

:14:53. > :14:57.think you will be tempted to change things at half-time? I think guys on

:14:58. > :15:01.the bench this evening will get a crack at this game. With Scotland

:15:02. > :15:04.scoring the try, I think you would like to see another three points on

:15:05. > :15:19.the board before he makes those changes. You do not want to give it

:15:20. > :15:28.to that man is a link. -- that man easily.

:15:29. > :15:41.Just running it out for Scotland. The Dragons losing against Leinster

:15:42. > :15:49.at Rodney Parade, 54-22. Former Dragons captain. Leinster are very

:15:50. > :15:50.difficult opposition, always have a challenge although the Dragons have

:15:51. > :16:12.had a few wins against them. Fraser Renwick is directing them and

:16:13. > :16:29.scores another try for Scotland from the line-out and all of a sudden

:16:30. > :16:34.they may not be out of the game yet. Deserved try for Scotland. Alex

:16:35. > :16:40.Craig with the take. They tried that a bit earlier in the game. The

:16:41. > :16:44.centre was in the line-out. On that occasion they didn't deliver but

:16:45. > :16:50.this time they have, another great five points for Scotland. Back in

:16:51. > :16:54.the game. The wind will be in their sales in the second half. Second try

:16:55. > :17:01.of the tournament for Fraser when Nick, he scored one in the heavy

:17:02. > :17:09.defeat against France, the only try that Scotland scored -- Fraser

:17:10. > :17:15.Renwick. Greg kick into the corner by Charlie Shiel and pressure back

:17:16. > :17:34.on Wales. Henderson to try and improve it. Which he does. Scotland

:17:35. > :17:51.up to 12. Renwick steering at the back. The clock has gone Met, just a

:17:52. > :17:55.case of Wales shortening up -- has gone red. There is the whistle for

:17:56. > :18:01.half-time. If you take away from those two tries, up until then it

:18:02. > :18:11.was a perfect performance from Wales. Very pleasing, yeah. Wales

:18:12. > :18:17.have been a bit disappointing but I don't think the scoreline reflects

:18:18. > :18:24.the first half. Wales have a fantastic lead, 27-12 at the break.

:18:25. > :18:34.STUDIO: Things couldn't have started better for the Wales under 20s, two

:18:35. > :18:38.tries in several minutes, Lewis and Baldwin. Cabella penalties extended

:18:39. > :18:43.the lead further, to 20-0 -- couple of penalties. Ciaran Williams who is

:18:44. > :18:50.having a storm in the centre powered his way to the try line. Fantastic

:18:51. > :18:55.try, so much handling, everyone getting their hands on the ball

:18:56. > :18:59.despite the rainy conditions. As Wales appeared to be coasting, two

:19:00. > :19:05.tries in two for Scotland have got them back into the game. Both from

:19:06. > :19:12.the forwards, Fraser Renwick scoring the second after a sustained drive.

:19:13. > :19:18.A very intriguingly poised game, 27-12. I guess you can say that

:19:19. > :19:24.Scotland looked dead and buried for 30 administered and now they are

:19:25. > :19:31.back in it. Wales dominated the game. Wales must be careful not to

:19:32. > :19:37.take their foot off the celebrator. To be fair to Scotland, they took

:19:38. > :19:41.their chance -- off the accelerator. Wales need to do what they did well

:19:42. > :19:47.in the first half and hopefully they can push on and score even more

:19:48. > :19:50.tries. One off a bonus point. We saw glimpses of how good Wales could be

:19:51. > :19:57.in the game against England in Colwyn Bay. They were sublime at

:19:58. > :20:02.times. The banks have been on fire, blowing Scotland away, really.

:20:03. > :20:07.Playing on that surface and enjoying it, constructing some good tries. In

:20:08. > :20:15.the centre in particular, Ciaran Williams is showing a lot of Mattera

:20:16. > :20:20.teeth -- maturity. It augurs well for a good second half. We had one

:20:21. > :20:25.eye on the Blues game and then the under 20 game. Cameron Lewis came

:20:26. > :20:32.off quickly and Wales were camped on the Scottish line. You still need a

:20:33. > :20:38.plan and it shows that they've been working close to the line. It is won

:20:39. > :20:42.at the front of the line. Very good stealing. This creates the turnover

:20:43. > :20:49.ball where Wales, live and get into position. Credit to the line-out.

:20:50. > :20:52.Good outside clean taking the Scottish guy out and it looks like

:20:53. > :20:57.Ciaran Williams is coming. Great flat ball. Scottish defenders

:20:58. > :21:03.jumping in, allowing Cameron Lewis the room to get over the line. After

:21:04. > :21:07.that he pulled a fetlock and had to go off. Shows the value of a player

:21:08. > :21:12.like Ciaran Williams because he caused Scotland trouble, when you

:21:13. > :21:18.have a runner like that running the decoy line. In the previous two

:21:19. > :21:23.games he has been good, probably the best against England a fortnight

:21:24. > :21:30.ago. You could see that was probably preplanned. Pulling the defence out

:21:31. > :21:37.of the hole. Opening up for the try. Baldwin, we've heard good things

:21:38. > :21:40.about him. He's been fast tracked into the Scarlets, I think we'll see

:21:41. > :21:45.him in their jersey in the future. He took the try brilliantly. A lot

:21:46. > :21:51.of deception, straight off the training ground. Look at Alex

:21:52. > :21:56.Warner, peeling off, options, playing as the scrum-half. Ciaran

:21:57. > :22:01.Williams coming short and Baldwin comes away. Still a bit to do, great

:22:02. > :22:05.step off his effort and he looks like a good prospect. All of these

:22:06. > :22:11.Welsh backs look very comfortable with the ball in their hands. Some

:22:12. > :22:15.of the skills are top drawer. Yes, they've setup the dummy Druyts

:22:16. > :22:23.though it doesn't allow Scotland to get off the back. The defensive line

:22:24. > :22:27.is where the dogleg is going to be and that's what they did. Wales have

:22:28. > :22:32.obviously done their analysis and it's working out well. All three

:22:33. > :22:37.tries have been fantastic but the third was the pick of the bunch?

:22:38. > :22:40.Shows the willingness to counterattack. This surface makes a

:22:41. > :22:45.difference. He shaped the kick with his left foot. Phil Jones has had a

:22:46. > :22:53.great time since he came on. Bringing the extra defender.

:22:54. > :22:58.Williams was going backwards. He has the work rate and appetite to get on

:22:59. > :23:05.the outside. Well timed pass. It is no more than they deserved. What

:23:06. > :23:12.should be read into these tries, Wales taking their foot off the gas?

:23:13. > :23:20.It is an international game, pride is at take for the players. They are

:23:21. > :23:27.going to stay in the fight. But Wales don't want to give them that

:23:28. > :23:34.opportunity. Superb for 37 minutes. If you dangle the carrot, Scotland

:23:35. > :23:37.are going to take it. It is a 15 point margin still, so Wales are

:23:38. > :23:43.comfortably in the lead but they will want to keep Scotland at bay.

:23:44. > :23:46.On the same pitch, the Welsh women took on their Scottish counterparts

:23:47. > :23:50.before the under 20s. If you didn't see it earlier, here are the

:23:51. > :23:56.highlights. The 20th minutes, Phillips into the line-out. Clay

:23:57. > :24:02.winning in the middle. Can Wales go off on their first attack? A lot of

:24:03. > :24:10.powerful work, Scotland are struggling to defend it. It is a try

:24:11. > :24:15.for the skipper, Phillips. Great driving maul and a great score for

:24:16. > :24:24.the captain. Scottish scrum will have to work out this one. In it

:24:25. > :24:31.goes stop going a bit sideways, difficult control for Harris. Can

:24:32. > :24:33.she pick up? Just short of the goal-line. The referee goes straight

:24:34. > :24:53.under the posts for a penalty try. Thompson with the charge, lovely

:24:54. > :25:01.effort from Thomson. The Edinburgh University centre goes over for

:25:02. > :25:12.Scotland's first try of the night. Scrum on the hour. Looking for the

:25:13. > :25:13.float to Law. A trifle Lloyd in the corner brings Scotland right back

:25:14. > :25:40.into it -- a try for Lloyd. That is another penalty and a chance

:25:41. > :25:46.for Scotland. Sarah Law. The most important kick of her international

:25:47. > :25:53.career. Three minutes left, this could be the winning shot. It's

:25:54. > :26:00.found the target and Scotland have their noses in front. The scrum

:26:01. > :26:09.looked superior, the line-out game was good. It's just the discipline

:26:10. > :26:12.that let us down. It is what it is. Heartbreaking for Phillips and the

:26:13. > :26:18.Wales women team, losing by one point in the last couple of minutes.

:26:19. > :26:25.That game was incumbent zero. Braque to the Pro12 and there has been a

:26:26. > :26:31.belter of a game, involving Munster. Not long finished, the Scarlets were

:26:32. > :26:36.21-6 down at one point. They have finished 30-21 winners. Didn't get

:26:37. > :26:41.the bonus point, just three tries but what a fantastic win on the road

:26:42. > :26:45.for the Scarlets. Tom Williams scoring last week and the week

:26:46. > :26:49.before and he's scored another one. Not such good news for Richie Rees's

:26:50. > :26:54.Dragons, welcoming Leinster to Rodney Parade. Turned out to be a

:26:55. > :27:04.run for the visiting Irishman, nine tries including two for one player,

:27:05. > :27:08.54-22, Leinster. The Scarlets, we were sitting here with the scores

:27:09. > :27:13.coming in, 21-6, they looked up against it and they have beaten

:27:14. > :27:17.Munster in Munster. Leinster next. We said that if they get four points

:27:18. > :27:24.from those games they will be looking good for the top four.

:27:25. > :27:32.Fantastic win. Going there are any time of the year is difficult and

:27:33. > :27:43.Munster, superb. Magnificent win. I said in the Scarlets game, good

:27:44. > :27:47.overseas youngsters are crucial. Thomson, what an athlete, great try.

:27:48. > :27:54.Looks good, Leinster is a tough place to go. They have the belief.

:27:55. > :27:56.The difficulty for the Scarlets, they have one more home game in

:27:57. > :28:04.their remaining fixtures, plus Judgment Day, so that could be their

:28:05. > :28:06.downfall, but all to play for. Six games after this, their destiny

:28:07. > :28:13.almost certainly is in their own hands. Not such good news for the

:28:14. > :28:16.Dragons, a thumping at home against Leinster. Is that an indication of

:28:17. > :28:22.the difference in resources between them? Yes, huge difference in the

:28:23. > :28:27.squad depth but at home, conceding nine tries is never a good thing.

:28:28. > :28:32.Pride is a massive thing for the coaches and players. Conceding nine

:28:33. > :28:35.isn't great but the strength of the Leinster squad is ridiculous, they

:28:36. > :28:43.have Noel Reid, Fergus McFadden, Zane Kirchner, Roderick in the back

:28:44. > :28:46.row. It is a tale of two different teams and the strength of depth. The

:28:47. > :28:52.Dragons will do what they have always done, regroup and concentrate

:28:53. > :28:55.on the next game. The Scarlets going to Dublin next week to face a

:28:56. > :28:59.rampant Leinster, that will be intriguing. As you'll have seen if

:29:00. > :29:04.you've been Chun inning from the beginning, the Blues getting away

:29:05. > :29:11.from Edinburgh earlier with a single point victory, 18-17 despite being

:29:12. > :29:17.17-11 down at one stage. We caught up with the head coach Danny Wilson

:29:18. > :29:20.to get his reaction. You seemed dead and buried on 16 minutes but a

:29:21. > :29:24.precious away victory, how do you feel? Thrilled with how the boys

:29:25. > :29:31.adapted in the second half to the conditions, carrying on trying to

:29:32. > :29:35.play and getting two great tries. Difficult conditions. We sold a few

:29:36. > :29:42.problems in terms of stopping a few things. Great defensive set to

:29:43. > :29:45.finish. Tell us about the last few phases, defensively they were strong

:29:46. > :29:51.and good discipline after the first half. We had to be positive at the

:29:52. > :29:55.breakdown because he was on our back in terms of the contact area but

:29:56. > :29:59.defensively were were brilliant, we knew when to keep our hands away

:30:00. > :30:03.from the ball. We did that really well. Credit to the boys, a huge

:30:04. > :30:08.set, not to give away the penalty and holding on for what would be

:30:09. > :30:12.another good way win. Congratulations to Danny Wilson and

:30:13. > :30:18.the Blues, gutsy win, showing real character to grind it out. We can

:30:19. > :30:21.now return to the Broadwood Stadium and second Scotland under 20 against

:30:22. > :30:35.Wales under 20 is about to get underway.

:30:36. > :30:50.Conor Eastgate gets this under way. Ward, number eight, taking this up

:30:51. > :30:55.to the 22. We talk about Andrew, the former Dragons second row and those

:30:56. > :31:01.tries scored by Scotland in the first half. What is the tactic? Just

:31:02. > :31:08.stop Scotland getting into corners early, both times they have been

:31:09. > :31:13.deep in the 22 they came away with tries, but the pressure back on

:31:14. > :31:17.Scotland. Scotland's defence, you make mistakes and Wales have been

:31:18. > :31:27.getting easy tries. Play in their own half, lots of possession and

:31:28. > :31:35.territory. Green. Beautiful. That is a try for Wells. Williams. What a

:31:36. > :31:40.bountiful bounce, playing on the wing, out of nothing. I am sure he

:31:41. > :31:45.will say that was a planned move from the training ground. Blacker.

:31:46. > :31:55.The vagaries of the rugby ball bouncing... Look at that! That was a

:31:56. > :32:00.poacher's try. You can see that he has picked up his head, he has fined

:32:01. > :32:05.the grass and that is all you can ask for. And on a field like this,

:32:06. > :32:12.the ball can go anywhere. That is the bonus point as well. The first

:32:13. > :32:15.play of the second half. Jones does the necessary. Great start to the

:32:16. > :32:24.second half and that is what you said, they needed to do that to

:32:25. > :32:28.nullify those Scotland tries. Settle down a little bit. Scotland had

:32:29. > :32:32.confidence in the second half and an early tribal settled Wales because

:32:33. > :32:43.they have been under pressure so a very nice clean catch and we will be

:32:44. > :32:50.on our way. Alan Ward has done well. Williams. Breaking the first tackle.

:32:51. > :32:56.And that powerful burst that he always seems to be able to put on.

:32:57. > :33:04.Always gets you off the seat the moment that he receives the ball.

:33:05. > :33:10.Lovely touches from Wales. Lots of organisation from Ben Jones, pulling

:33:11. > :33:17.the strings. Spilled by Scotland and Wales coming away. Passing nicely

:33:18. > :33:27.out of the tackle. Jim Botham tidies up. Another penalty for Wales.

:33:28. > :33:30.Again, but the ball in the air, but the pressure on Scotland and Wales

:33:31. > :33:39.will be glad they have one that penalty. An opportunity here for

:33:40. > :33:56.Wells. Dan the corner, maybe, and really squeeze Scotland. -- down the

:33:57. > :34:04.corner. Pringle just going off. One of them for Stirling County players

:34:05. > :34:11.in the starting 15 and Ben Jones deciding to ignore the advice of

:34:12. > :34:23.Andrew and go for the goal. Always 50-50. If he kicks this, great

:34:24. > :34:29.decision. Flip of a coin. Down the touchline, strangle Scotland for

:34:30. > :34:45.another two or three minutes. He has only missed one all evenly. The

:34:46. > :34:51.metronomic Jones. Great decision. You can see him, talking to his

:34:52. > :34:59.players, telling them, control, get out here, he looks the real deal. He

:35:00. > :35:04.will be delighted -- they will be delighted in his rugby club with a

:35:05. > :35:08.performance. There is an urgency here, just like at the start of the

:35:09. > :35:16.first half. The bonus points in the bag. And all this artificial

:35:17. > :35:21.surface, they could do some real damage in the second half. You can

:35:22. > :35:25.see snow around the outside of the field, this was covered in store

:35:26. > :35:34.yesterday, this grant. Broadwood Stadium. The home of Clyde football

:35:35. > :35:38.club. They are away at Annan athletic tomorrow. We expect a big

:35:39. > :35:47.performance from them. They will no doubt pick up three points. I always

:35:48. > :35:59.thought you were a Stenhousemuir man! What do Scotland have? Tom

:36:00. > :36:02.Dodd. Driving. This has been their best mode of attack. Really

:36:03. > :36:19.punishing Wales, here. The captain, Hunter-Hill, with his

:36:20. > :36:27.hands on the ball. They look really comfortable. Almost certain, the

:36:28. > :36:35.try. And it was the skipper, Hunter-Hill. Fair play, textbook

:36:36. > :36:39.from Scotland, to give credit? Fantastic, up against this, under

:36:40. > :36:50.the pump, they have delivered, great set piece. They should be very proud

:36:51. > :36:56.of that, 22 metre Drive. Nothing better than putting your opposition

:36:57. > :37:00.over the try line. Stirling County man, he has been their best

:37:01. > :37:04.attacking weapon. They can get a bonus point with another try after

:37:05. > :37:09.this one. Wales just got this wrong from the start, did not get

:37:10. > :37:16.underneath that ball. Always tough to stop. The only way to bring this

:37:17. > :37:21.down is illegally. Saying that, it is one of those cases, but that

:37:22. > :37:24.down, maybe yellow card, so perhaps the wise decision. That is the

:37:25. > :37:34.coach. You do not see that very often in

:37:35. > :37:54.still conditions. Eastgate. Could not draw at around

:37:55. > :38:01.enough. Still that 20 point advantage for Wales, nothing to

:38:02. > :38:08.worry about. Again, that is just from the Wales mistake, they have

:38:09. > :38:11.given Scotland and other striking opportunity and Scotland have proven

:38:12. > :38:18.they can score tries there. Ben Jones with the restart. Wales

:38:19. > :38:19.competing at the restart, almost getting possession. The referee

:38:20. > :38:42.picking up for that knock-on. Williams doing the chasing. Getting

:38:43. > :38:48.around the field. He is stuffing about, always when there is a try

:38:49. > :38:53.living. Met at Cardiff University, the College of education which

:38:54. > :39:04.produced people like JJ Williams and Gareth Edwards and so on. And

:39:05. > :39:11.Radford, the sprinter. And a certain BBC Wales rugby commentator. Long

:39:12. > :39:20.time ago! Picked up at the back by Tom Dodd. Great carry. He has looked

:39:21. > :39:27.good on the break for Scotland. He has got the team into trouble. The

:39:28. > :39:35.Wales defence holds firm the second time. And Scotland do not seem to

:39:36. > :39:41.have the possession behind the scrum as Wales do. Baldwin gets it back

:39:42. > :39:54.for Wales. Jones using his men on their side, Botham, Kieran Williams.

:39:55. > :40:03.Jones, again. Tarrant, one of the Blues front row. They have managed

:40:04. > :40:11.to keep the ball, so the Welsh line-out. Nothing lost. Nice strike

:40:12. > :40:28.opportunity. Craig Pringle, back on. Good to see him. Fit for Scotland.

:40:29. > :40:42.Nice take in the middle. And that is a chance for Tarrant to steady that

:40:43. > :40:48.ball and into the 22... Blacker. Keeping the back row honest.

:40:49. > :40:54.Williams again! He is certainly over the line! Just a case of whether he

:40:55. > :41:08.got that down or if he was held up? He certainly seemed to make the

:41:09. > :41:15.line. Williams opened up that gap. Josh Henderson, he had his eye on

:41:16. > :41:19.Williams and he lost track of Blacker and hopefully they have got

:41:20. > :41:25.over the line. He has a low centre of gravity, he is like an amalgam of

:41:26. > :41:37.Scott Gibson and Brian O'Driscoll. With that momentum. I think you just

:41:38. > :41:43.touch that line. He does look like a dangerous player. He just has to get

:41:44. > :41:46.the ball in his hands. Yes or no? I think it might have touched the

:41:47. > :42:03.white line before it comes off the floor. Do you speak French? My wife

:42:04. > :42:11.is fluent in French. In French, that looks like held up. I think I would

:42:12. > :42:17.agree. The referee, from France. Watching that Scottish defence, they

:42:18. > :42:23.are worried about Williams, they have got two defenders on him all

:42:24. > :42:27.the time. I saw him play for the Ospreys Premiership select team

:42:28. > :42:38.against London Irish and they were outgunned. Much bigger pack. He was

:42:39. > :42:43.outstanding in that game. And yet another of his ones coming through

:42:44. > :42:47.the Ospreys region. The Ospreys will be looking at him after this

:42:48. > :43:02.performance tonight. Two substitutes on for Scotland. Andrew Symonds. In

:43:03. > :43:12.the second. -- Simmers. Williams back up and running. The change of

:43:13. > :43:15.the scrum half for Scotland. Great opportunity for Wales. To get their

:43:16. > :43:48.fifth try. Strange. Blacker to feed. Nice, steady scrum,

:43:49. > :43:57.held at the back by Ward. The referee not happy. Another reset. I

:43:58. > :44:01.would just want to get the ball away, if I was Wales. Not quite as

:44:02. > :44:09.steady as they would have liked and when they have a 12 like Williams,

:44:10. > :44:17.just put him on the line. And all the best to the Scotland defence. I

:44:18. > :44:26.would be hiding behind the post if I was the Scotland centre! The

:44:27. > :44:34.Scotland centre, the tight head. Assiratti. Lewis went off early. He

:44:35. > :44:42.scored a try before that. Great accolade for that Rhondda club. What

:44:43. > :44:54.have the Blues got? Will be Kieran Williams on the shorthand wrote?

:44:55. > :45:00.Holding at the back at the moment. Blacker has to play bad. Just that

:45:01. > :45:07.head of the dummy in the Shadow of the post of Scotland, picked up by

:45:08. > :45:20.Sean Murray. Form an orderly queue for Wales. They looked to be over

:45:21. > :45:28.the line. TMO? Nice varied play from Wales. Scotland would expect them to

:45:29. > :45:32.shift that out wide. They go through the patterns, they know the systems,

:45:33. > :45:38.they go through this every week on the training ground and they deliver

:45:39. > :45:53.when it counts. Try? That is the question. I think that is the

:45:54. > :46:09.loosehead. I think he has got that down.

:46:10. > :46:27.Again, look who is there, sniffing about.

:46:28. > :46:41.You think he has got that down? It does look like the ball has shifted

:46:42. > :46:57.between his legs. The try is given. And I think I saw their hair of

:46:58. > :47:09.Carr. He is one of us. It was Rhys Carr. The tight head? Want to tell

:47:10. > :47:21.the grandchildren. -- that is one to tell the grandchildren. So, the

:47:22. > :47:26.fifth try for Wales. It does look like a nasty injury on the

:47:27. > :47:28.goal-line. He might have hurt his leg trying to stop that, which is

:47:29. > :47:44.really unfortunate. Daylight, N Jones, again, adding the

:47:45. > :47:51.extras. Wales over the 40 point mark. They will be delighted in

:47:52. > :48:08.Saint Joseph was back in Cardiff but that one. -- Saint Joseph's. Trying

:48:09. > :48:23.to restart. He is down. On the stretcher behind the goal-line. He

:48:24. > :48:34.is having gas and air. Credit to the lad, he has tried to stop that but

:48:35. > :48:45.he has done something to his knee. Ben Black coming off for Wales.

:48:46. > :48:54.Robbie Williams might replace him. -- Morgan. He does bring a lot of

:48:55. > :48:59.experience. Let us see what impact he can have on the game. Nice flow,

:49:00. > :49:06.that is what you want, inject some energy into the game, give him that

:49:07. > :49:12.-- give them that second wind and hopefully Wales can get over that 50

:49:13. > :49:19.point mark. Some people think he looks like Richard Keogh! -- Richard

:49:20. > :49:48.Gere. Chris Coleman is on for Wales,

:49:49. > :49:55.again. He got a try last week. APPLAUSE

:49:56. > :50:03.Our best wishes to him. I would like to see Robson having an opportunity.

:50:04. > :50:08.He is electric and this is his type of game, with 35 minutes to go, he

:50:09. > :50:14.can open this up. That will be a first cap for him, the Newport

:50:15. > :50:23.player, Robson. Wales bringing in the changes as that man, Dombrandt,

:50:24. > :50:30.comes away again. Nine tries in the university and college league. Not

:50:31. > :50:39.bad for a second row. Williams. By mathematics was off, 25 minutes left

:50:40. > :50:49.to go. Assiratti is off and Coleman is on. Strange brings in the

:50:50. > :50:58.changes. Wales open up their World Cup account against Australia on the

:50:59. > :51:04.31st of May, that is in Georgia. They are in the pool with Australia,

:51:05. > :51:09.England and Samoa. Tough group. Let us see what Georgette make of

:51:10. > :51:21.holding the World Cup. It will be interesting. -- Georgia. Nice to

:51:22. > :51:25.see. With this line-out, that was pleasing because Wales conceded

:51:26. > :51:29.three tries in this area and it is nice to see replacements making the

:51:30. > :51:35.difference. That man who had the try in the first half, still leading by

:51:36. > :51:42.example. Keen to take this up whenever he can, Renwick. Scotland

:51:43. > :51:50.showing some fire, not throwing in the towel. They looked in control in

:51:51. > :52:00.this 22, Roger often but they have come away with a point each time.

:52:01. > :52:09.Simmers. Getting the back division milling. Wales infringing. We will

:52:10. > :52:13.see the line-out catch and drive. That has been their most successful

:52:14. > :52:17.tactics over. It is really important that Wales stop this because they

:52:18. > :52:24.have crucial games coming up. France and Ireland and that is an area

:52:25. > :52:27.where those teams will target Wales, unless they defend better in this

:52:28. > :52:36.area. Deliberate knock-on against Dombrandt. I said earlier, his

:52:37. > :52:43.family are from Surrey but he plays for Wales, he plays for Cardiff and

:52:44. > :52:45.he is in the system that way. What have Scotland got that this

:52:46. > :53:08.line-out? -- at this. Once again, Renwick. Scotland

:53:09. > :53:17.pushing for the bonus point. Jones, the captain, working hard to stop

:53:18. > :53:26.the drive. Simmers. And over goes the scrum half. The try bonus point

:53:27. > :53:32.for Scotland and well-deserved. Once again, that line-out working well

:53:33. > :53:38.and the fourth for them. Wales seem to stop, they get on the ball but

:53:39. > :53:45.somehow Scotland have done well to get that back. Just sticking in,

:53:46. > :53:50.there. I bought they had done enough, wrapping up the ball carrier

:53:51. > :54:00.and unfortunately Scotland seemed to squeeze Gladbach, somehow. --

:54:01. > :54:04.squeezed that back. The league is cut back, you can see that snow.

:54:05. > :54:21.This pitch was six inches deep yesterday. The conversion is taken

:54:22. > :54:30.as well. Scotland takes the lead to 20 points again. The Scottish

:54:31. > :54:36.coaches will be pleased. These guys in the first 20 minutes, they were

:54:37. > :54:46.up against it, they have battled back, lots of character and acting.

:54:47. > :54:50.Josh Henderson. -- in that team. Can Wales keep their shape and add to

:54:51. > :54:52.the scorer in this final 20 minutes now that they have made a few

:54:53. > :55:10.changes? It has been a second-half between

:55:11. > :55:16.the two backs. Wales are driving more ball, I would be inclined to

:55:17. > :55:20.get this off the top and let these guys go. Wales winning their last

:55:21. > :55:31.four away games in the Under 20s Six Nations. In from the blind side.

:55:32. > :55:40.Morgan Williams. Phil Jones with that little kick through. Puts his

:55:41. > :55:48.man in well. Simmers. He does well to get up. I have been impressed

:55:49. > :55:55.with Phil Jones, he spotted the space and has put the ball behind

:55:56. > :56:03.and has taken off the pressure. Josh Henderson, his kick charged down. It

:56:04. > :56:12.goes dead. Botham was the man doing the charge down. Lucky Scotland, the

:56:13. > :56:20.indoor areas at this stadium are quite short. As opposed to

:56:21. > :56:26.Murrayfield, at one time they had a massive dead ball area. And they

:56:27. > :56:32.used to use that in the game plan, lots of high balls and crossfield

:56:33. > :56:38.kick. Great work from Wells, putting pressure on Scotland and it is a

:56:39. > :56:45.mirror image, ten minutes ago Wales scored a try so we hope to see that

:56:46. > :56:55.again. The grand slam winner with Wales last season. What have Wales

:56:56. > :56:59.got? Will be used about three? Williams is loitering with intent

:57:00. > :57:14.behind Jones. Picked up by Ward. Steaming up towards the posts. The

:57:15. > :57:17.referee awards the try. And as a certain Scotland commentator would

:57:18. > :57:26.say, what was Williams doing there at the ruck under the post? You do

:57:27. > :57:30.not get much shorter than that! I think he will take some stick from

:57:31. > :57:38.the forwards. What were you doing? Get out of the way! He is having a

:57:39. > :57:42.laugh. He showed them how to do it. He stayed low and has got under the

:57:43. > :57:51.line. And the post was right there, fair play to him. What would you

:57:52. > :57:58.have said if you were the second row? That whippersnapper pitches

:57:59. > :58:03.that? Jack Dickson used to do that in the Dragons, we would have words

:58:04. > :58:08.every game. And this conversion takes Wales over the 50 point mark.

:58:09. > :58:16.They have to be pretty happy with that. And still... We have only just

:58:17. > :58:19.entered the final quarter. Scotland bring in the changes. Scott

:58:20. > :58:39.McGinley, for Tom Dodd. Great take from the kick-off. Morgan

:58:40. > :58:51.Williams away to Jones. Batman, Williams. -- that man. Real handful.

:58:52. > :59:02.Jones going aerial. Taken by McDowell. Scotland do not look as

:59:03. > :59:06.potent as Wales with the ball in hand, when they try to move it,

:59:07. > :59:22.especially from deep. Trying a different tactic. Great take.

:59:23. > :59:26.Pembrokeshire boy, Conbeer. He Scotland back through -- back three

:59:27. > :59:30.do not look as dangerous, we want to play rugby but they do not seem to

:59:31. > :59:35.be dealing with this as well with the ball behind them. Williams has

:59:36. > :59:48.looked busy since coming on. Jones, kicking for green. Taken by

:59:49. > :00:03.McDowell. Up to the ten metre line. Going through the motions, for

:00:04. > :00:13.Scotland. 27 points down. Wales have got the turnover. Baldwin. Morgan

:00:14. > :00:20.Williams. Good hands. The captain, John 's. All of the Welsh forwards

:00:21. > :00:26.are eager to get their hand on this, if they can. Clean ball from

:00:27. > :00:30.Williams, once more. Jones going to the right-hand side.

:00:31. > :00:41.Look how quick it is again. Yes, Scotland just can't deal with it.

:00:42. > :00:46.Scotland winning rucks. The props playing at the back, very difficult

:00:47. > :00:53.to defend. And here we go. A gap opened up again. Kieron Williams

:00:54. > :01:07.does well to tidy it up. Very, very good continuity from Wales. Race

:01:08. > :01:18.car. -- Rhys car. Morgan Williams again. Morgan Jones, the skipper.

:01:19. > :01:22.Still Wales. They thunder on. Gas, a great turn over there from Scotland.

:01:23. > :01:29.Crosby just getting in there. -- yes, a great turn. Rhys involve

:01:30. > :01:34.there again. It's there again for Morgan Williams, using his big men.

:01:35. > :01:38.A line of Scotland in the background, Morgan Williams coming

:01:39. > :01:43.to the blindside. Kieran Williams again sniffing a hat-trick. Morgan

:01:44. > :01:49.Williams... One more past should do it, and it does for Wales! It had to

:01:50. > :01:58.come! And it's that man, Jim Botham, on his debut. We are going to the TM

:01:59. > :02:02.oh. He's done really well there. He's not a winner, he's not a

:02:03. > :02:11.finisher. But he's done well into the corner, I think. A popular try

:02:12. > :02:24.on his debut. Gas, clear try. Very often that you see big lads staying

:02:25. > :02:28.up high. -- yes,. Son of Liam, son of Cardiff. The try is awarded and

:02:29. > :02:34.that's one not to tell the grandchildren but to tell

:02:35. > :02:40.grandfather, that! There he is, Liam Botham. Jim Botham, rather. As you

:02:41. > :02:46.said, he kept low, got his body angle though, kept it. Well done.

:02:47. > :02:50.He's impressed me tonight. He's been quite instructive at the line-out

:02:51. > :02:52.time, competing really well. Had a few nice touches, nice carries. A

:02:53. > :03:06.great finish. Here's Ben Jones. His most difficult

:03:07. > :03:26.kick of the night, this one. Look at that. That is absolutely

:03:27. > :03:31.slide rule from Ben Jones. Wonderful! Wonderful display of

:03:32. > :03:35.goal-kicking. I think that's his last touch of the evening as well.

:03:36. > :03:51.You can see Robson warming up to come on.

:03:52. > :03:58.So he's on and that will be a popular first cap for the Newport

:03:59. > :04:03.player. Gets his first touch by drilling it and finding green down

:04:04. > :04:14.in the Scotland 22, forcing them back. Do you know him from Newport?

:04:15. > :04:18.Yes, he's a special young player, very skilful. He can make something

:04:19. > :04:25.out of nothing, like Morgan. Nice kick from him. Yes, definitely one

:04:26. > :04:33.to watch for the future. Really nice to see him coming through for the

:04:34. > :04:40.Dragons. Nice first touch as well there, finding green. The Welsh

:04:41. > :04:52.replacement, Robson. Morgan Morris as well. So it just remains to be

:04:53. > :04:56.seen whether this disrupts Wales or whether they can really turn the

:04:57. > :05:04.screw and get over the 60 metres or 70 point mark. In the second half.

:05:05. > :05:08.It has to be said, the performance against England was good but England

:05:09. > :05:12.is a tough quality side and they were champions, when they? Gas, a

:05:13. > :05:17.few mistakes letting them back into it. But when you look at the

:05:18. > :05:23.personal England had playing on the evening, very tough opposition. --

:05:24. > :05:32.yes, a few mistakes. As you said, a very good English side come down on

:05:33. > :05:35.the night. Scotland giving it their all, as they've done through the

:05:36. > :05:41.evening, particularly with their forwards. And a bit of a break for

:05:42. > :05:48.Cameron Hutchinson. Still going, Hutchinson! And that is a remarkable

:05:49. > :05:53.try! And in fact it was Robbie Nairn who finally got the touchdown. The

:05:54. > :06:01.Welsh tackling might have left something to be desired. But a good

:06:02. > :06:04.finish from Scotland. There is the start. Cameron Hutchinson, then

:06:05. > :06:13.Robbie Nairn with a steam hammer handoff, and over he goes. A try.

:06:14. > :06:16.It's been strange tonight for Wales, because when they are around the

:06:17. > :06:21.midfield they are very comfortable in mid-defence. But as soon as they

:06:22. > :06:24.get to the 22, just a couple of errors slipping in, a couple of

:06:25. > :06:29.missed tackles, and then they concede points.

:06:30. > :06:39.Not a bad game when you think of the amount of tries. That's the fifth of

:06:40. > :06:50.Scotland. Conversion not successful. Max Williams is on. Nigerian-born.

:06:51. > :07:20.There he is, number 19. And Owen Hughes on as well. And

:07:21. > :07:27.congratulations to him, because that's a first cap for him. A

:07:28. > :07:34.Dragons man. They will be delighted in Monmouth rugby club for Owen

:07:35. > :07:41.Hughes. So five new caps tonight for Wales. Congratulations to them all.

:07:42. > :07:43.As we enter the last ten minutes of a very entertaining match, it must

:07:44. > :08:02.be said, on this artificial surface. No one making the ball their own for

:08:03. > :08:07.Scotland, causing a bit of confusion there, but they do get away in the

:08:08. > :08:16.end. Henderson their man. On the far side, Robbie Nairn. He looks big and

:08:17. > :08:22.strong, our large, just brushing defenders off a couple of minutes

:08:23. > :08:29.ago. In fact Wales have kept Ben Jones on the field, haven't they?

:08:30. > :08:40.They have, yes. Looks like Orwell has gone to full-back. Cross kick

:08:41. > :08:48.from Henderson. And here's a chance, over half way. Quick off the mark.

:08:49. > :08:53.Williams again. The scrum-half, that. Fancying himself as a

:08:54. > :09:17.scrum-half! Penalty given to Wales. So, Robson to drill it down the

:09:18. > :09:22.touchline. The 22. That's a great kick. Deep in the corner. A real

:09:23. > :09:29.opportunity for Wales to go over the try line again. Have you seen Robson

:09:30. > :09:39.play fullback? Gas, he has done that a few times. Played it once or

:09:40. > :09:44.twice. -- yes, he has done that. Again, a lot like Williams, he's a

:09:45. > :09:50.threat running back. Slightly overthrown there by Owen Hughes. Not

:09:51. > :09:58.quite straight either, I think. So he's impressed you with this Welsh

:09:59. > :10:04.side tonight. It's difficult to pick anyone out in a 58.0, but anyone in

:10:05. > :10:10.particular? Lots of boys standing out. Kieran Williams has been

:10:11. > :10:14.outstanding. Will Jones has impressed me as captain. It's not an

:10:15. > :10:18.easy job, he's a young lad making big decisions and I think he's got a

:10:19. > :10:19.wise head on his shoulders, so they will be impressed, I think they

:10:20. > :10:33.will. You've also mentioned Phil Jones a

:10:34. > :10:39.lot of time. The ospreys must be rubbing their hands with him coming

:10:40. > :10:43.through. Two potent attackers. Quite a young under 20 side. I know that

:10:44. > :10:49.sounds a contradiction in terms but it's a bit of a cycle where you get

:10:50. > :10:53.a mature group who had two or three seasons together and then you have

:10:54. > :10:58.to drop back. Almost start again. And this is quite a young Welsh

:10:59. > :11:04.side. It is. In fairness, they've looked quite wise to night, they've

:11:05. > :11:07.looked older than what they are. It's difficult to drop off all the

:11:08. > :11:13.time, trying to find new key players. But the coach is looking to

:11:14. > :11:17.strengthen the squad and give them lots of game time and it seems to

:11:18. > :11:23.have worked this evening. 58 points is absolutely fantastic. Five or six

:11:24. > :11:25.changes, I think. They've looked as if they've played together for a

:11:26. > :11:40.long time. As we enter the last five minutes,

:11:41. > :11:45.then, we have one more Grandstand finish try by Wales. Lovely line-out

:11:46. > :11:50.take. Yes, Owen Hughes will be very happy with that. He's delivered on

:11:51. > :11:58.the second attempt. Morgan Williams... Danny Jones.

:11:59. > :12:11.Max Williams. And all the subs that have come on looking to get the ball

:12:12. > :12:19.in their hands and keen to run with it as well. Thomas that time. For

:12:20. > :12:26.the Scarlet. Morgan Williams, too. Max Williams once more. That's the

:12:27. > :12:30.line of Scotland in the background. The referee blowing for a penalty

:12:31. > :12:42.for Wales. REFEREE: Offside.

:12:43. > :12:51.Ben Jones going for the touch, I think. See if Wales can flourish at

:12:52. > :12:56.the line-out to finish the game. The rain has kept off in the

:12:57. > :13:08.second-half. In the first half it was awful. Sneaky bouncing down. --

:13:09. > :13:14.sneaky rain bouncing down. Not a bad effort from both sides. 87 points.

:13:15. > :13:18.Is been a great game and to score this many points is very

:13:19. > :13:23.entertaining. Everybody here and back home will have enjoyed this

:13:24. > :13:27.game. Look at this! This time at the back of the ball, sniffing a

:13:28. > :13:31.hat-trick, Kieron Jones. Is there anything he can't do? He's lost the

:13:32. > :13:39.ball now. It's going to be a Wales try. That was inevitable. I think is

:13:40. > :13:46.Morgan Morris, by the look of it. Yes. Did you see Kieran Williams

:13:47. > :13:56.walking back there? How did he end up in that? It's a well-worked try,

:13:57. > :14:00.anyway. Yes, definitely a tactic lots of teams are using. Half the

:14:01. > :14:06.backs now are bigger than the forwards, so not a bad idea to get

:14:07. > :14:13.them involved. Like to get their hands dirty and they like the glory.

:14:14. > :14:23.If there is a driving line against the try line, you are going to get

:14:24. > :14:32.in there. Ben Jones again. He has been almost immaculate from the T

:14:33. > :14:37.tonight. A Welsh player down as well in the middle of the field. Ben

:14:38. > :14:46.Jones, another one for the fly half. No problem at all. And we hear that

:14:47. > :14:52.the man of the match is the man with just been talking about, number 12,

:14:53. > :15:01.Kieran Williams, the centre. Two tries. There he is. Max Boyce and

:15:02. > :15:09.the rest will be very proud of him tonight. Kieran Williams.

:15:10. > :15:18.Robson clears his lines. Into the Scottish half. Does he play out the

:15:19. > :15:22.nice -- the last 90 seconds or so? Alex Craig bringing it up to the

:15:23. > :15:26.halfway line for Scotland. The official man of the match, would you

:15:27. > :15:31.have done different if you were picking? Certainly not. A lot of

:15:32. > :15:36.good players for Wales. Ben Jones has been outstanding. Off the T he

:15:37. > :15:39.has been accurate. But as you say, Kieran Williams has stood out head

:15:40. > :15:59.and shoulders above lots of players. There he is again. Kieran Williams,

:16:00. > :16:06.the official man of the match. Two tries. Might have had another two as

:16:07. > :16:14.well. You would probably say those other two would be goal-hanging

:16:15. > :16:19.tries? Definitely. But he's got something, that boy. Definitely has.

:16:20. > :16:23.Lots to work on. But delighted with that performance tonight. They've

:16:24. > :16:27.conceded lots of points but to score 65 points up in Scotland is no easy

:16:28. > :16:36.task and Wales have been outstanding. The last ten seconds...

:16:37. > :16:43.The Scotland scrum going nowhere at the moment. And the club goes red.

:16:44. > :16:55.Penalty for Scotland. One last play for them. Click through from Darcy

:16:56. > :17:00.Graham. Could just be a case of Wales... Well, you never know, they

:17:01. > :17:09.might fancy their chances. Though they have been turned by Scotland.

:17:10. > :17:22.Into the 22. Again at the base. Down the left-hand side. McDowell, the

:17:23. > :17:29.fallback. -- full-back. Summers again. Looks quite lively when he

:17:30. > :17:34.comes on. Yes, he's been picking up the tempo, looking for things. He'll

:17:35. > :17:39.be having another go here. Scotland trying to finish with a flourish.

:17:40. > :17:52.Bobby just denied by the Welsh tackling. -- Rob Lee Nairn. Would be

:17:53. > :17:58.really nice to get a nice ball and finish off the park. Store the

:17:59. > :18:07.Scotland forwards keeping it tight. Scott McGinlay on that occasion.

:18:08. > :18:14.Will they use the backs this time? Again, the Welsh defence is firm.

:18:15. > :18:22.Some chainsaw tackling going in first up. Robbie Smith, the hooker.

:18:23. > :18:29.Not sure many people would begrudge Scotland a try in this last play.

:18:30. > :18:35.Henderson, a long pass out to the right side. And over goes Rob Lee

:18:36. > :18:40.Nairn, the replacement. In Scotland go over the 30 point mark. Which is

:18:41. > :18:48.great credit to them. They played their part fully in a very, very

:18:49. > :19:01.entertaining game here tonight. At last, Henderson using his backs. A

:19:02. > :19:06.little step inside from Nairn. It's been a really good game to watch, as

:19:07. > :19:10.we said. So often we see defence winning over the attack but tonight

:19:11. > :19:15.we really see the attack beat the defence and it's not often we see

:19:16. > :19:21.that at this standard. So Josh Henderson, from Glasgow, to put the

:19:22. > :19:26.finishing touches to an excellent performance by Scotland, but not

:19:27. > :19:31.good enough, because for their 34 points, Wales have got the 65. And

:19:32. > :19:37.some terrific tries from Wales as well. Full of running behind the

:19:38. > :19:43.scrum, right from the very off. And they took the lead through Cameron

:19:44. > :19:46.Lewis, the conversion not successful. Referee's whistle goes

:19:47. > :19:52.for the end of the match and a superb performance by Wales against

:19:53. > :19:57.a plucky Scotland side, it has to be said. Credit to both teams but a

:19:58. > :20:03.fantastic win to put the Wales under 20 campaign back on track with an

:20:04. > :20:11.excellent 60 point win over Scotland.

:20:12. > :20:17.Well, an absolute points list. Just shy of 100 points altogether. Wales

:20:18. > :20:23.started incredibly brightly and they start of the second half exactly the

:20:24. > :20:32.same. Just seconds on the clock as he goes over. Then Kieran Williams,

:20:33. > :20:36.the man of the match, scored in the first half, from distance. That

:20:37. > :20:44.couldn't have been closer to the line but they all count. And then on

:20:45. > :20:50.his debut, James Botham Crossing over. No doubt about it. And then

:20:51. > :20:54.Morgan Morris. Five tries in the second half for Wales, three in the

:20:55. > :20:59.first, eight altogether, but Scotland got six in a row. So some

:21:00. > :21:04.defensive questions but ultimately an emphatic win for Wales and

:21:05. > :21:11.England as well. 46-0, the victors over Italy. And Ireland won 2722

:21:12. > :21:18.over France. Neither team got a four try bonus. -- 27-20 two. Wales have

:21:19. > :21:23.moved up as a result of that but England are right up on top. A bonus

:21:24. > :21:28.point in each. Before we talk about Wales, I've got

:21:29. > :21:43.to mention two tries from the French centre.

:21:44. > :21:52.Fartasse, is that the best name in rugby? I'm hoping we don't have to

:21:53. > :21:56.say that too many times tonight! I imagine the coaches will both be

:21:57. > :22:02.absolutely delighted because they scored eight tries but scored six?

:22:03. > :22:07.There is a developmental area for the coaches at this level. To

:22:08. > :22:18.concede so many tries is disappointing. This is Wales in full

:22:19. > :22:22.flow. An excellent game. Carrying the support line. And Kieran

:22:23. > :22:27.Williams becomes the man of the match. Fantastic game. He's involved

:22:28. > :22:30.in everything. Shown a lot of confidence and maturity. He was

:22:31. > :22:34.going for the line and even driving balls at the end of the game. The

:22:35. > :22:39.support play all night was fantastic and he epitomised the attacking

:22:40. > :22:42.effort. This is the combination, picking up, getting close to the

:22:43. > :22:47.post, then that man is on hand to just get over. So a deserved man of

:22:48. > :22:53.the match. And from an attacking point of view, he was fantastic.

:22:54. > :22:56.He's been in the Scrum V club this series and he's a small man in

:22:57. > :23:04.stature but he more than makes up for it in performance. Very much in

:23:05. > :23:08.the mould of Scott Gibbs. Thickset in the lower half of the body. But

:23:09. > :23:16.what I like is he is willing to get the ball in his hands on the attack.

:23:17. > :23:19.It's so important for guys, even if they are making errors, they are

:23:20. > :23:22.looking to get their hands back on the ball, try to improve and keep

:23:23. > :23:28.getting better. Plenty of contenders for man of the match. Williams,

:23:29. > :23:38.we've known his prospects for a while. The Blues rate him very

:23:39. > :23:42.highly. Yes, an early injury but he's played for the Blues there.

:23:43. > :23:47.This was a difficult place in the field for the 15 to defend. He has

:23:48. > :23:54.to make that space so the ball doesn't bounce but a perfectly

:23:55. > :23:58.weighted kick. Has to work on his dive but took it really, really

:23:59. > :24:02.well. Said turning into a really good night for Welsh rugby. A win

:24:03. > :24:05.away for the blues and an emphatic win for the 20s, and if you are

:24:06. > :24:09.tuning in earlier, you would have heard the scholars have gone away to

:24:10. > :24:15.Munster and ended their nine-game unbeaten run. A fantastic victory as

:24:16. > :24:17.that race for the play-offs heats up. These are the highlights from

:24:18. > :24:28.that game. Munster ball. He goes for the break!

:24:29. > :24:38.A flanker! Storming run from the flanker! It takes three scarlets to

:24:39. > :24:50.follow him. Players out of the left. Oliver feeds it to the fallback. A

:24:51. > :25:00.great score! -- full-back. Munster ball, it comes out. A floating past.

:25:01. > :25:08.He's over in the corner. I think it will hold a second try for Munster.

:25:09. > :25:14.Swift passing again. Goes for the outside break. The winner is on his

:25:15. > :25:21.way. Fabulous tackle from behind by Steph Hughes. A third try for

:25:22. > :25:30.Munster. The number eight, the academy player, in his first game,

:25:31. > :25:39.he schools. -- he scores. Controlling the ball in the back.

:25:40. > :25:50.Boyd to Davis. It's a try for the Scarlets! Leading by example. Lovely

:25:51. > :25:54.little chip from Aled Davies. He feeds for scrum. Same combination.

:25:55. > :26:04.Boyd controlling again. Feeds to Davies. Davies on a run. Outside him

:26:05. > :26:10.is the full-back. It's a wonderful score for the Scarlets! It's a

:26:11. > :26:15.wonderful try. It's McNicol who celebrates. Aled Davies again.

:26:16. > :26:18.Changes direction. Dan Jones with a long floating past. It could be a

:26:19. > :26:26.third try for the Scarlets! He great in! Is that the comeback in the win

:26:27. > :26:32.of the season, I ask you? Fantastic rugby from the Scarlets.

:26:33. > :26:39.Huge congratulations to them. To come back from 26 down and win like

:26:40. > :26:44.that against Munster. Could be a real feat for them. They remain in

:26:45. > :26:57.fourth. Currently ten points ahead of Ulster, in fifth.

:26:58. > :27:03.Glasgow have to play ospreys away on Sunday. So that will be a tough one

:27:04. > :27:09.for them. We can go back to the stadium. Jason has been speaking to

:27:10. > :27:15.us in the wake of the Wales victory. Jason, how do you react to a match

:27:16. > :27:21.like that? Thoroughly entertaining, really pleased overall. A real

:27:22. > :27:26.pleasure. To score 65 points away from home, you know, full credit to

:27:27. > :27:31.the players. Really pleased. What about the defensive end of it?

:27:32. > :27:36.Obviously bits of work to do but I would rather look at the positives.

:27:37. > :27:41.Also lots of real pluses for our defence and we turned the ball over

:27:42. > :27:45.on a number of occasions, led to counterattack tries, so little bits

:27:46. > :27:49.to work with our defence but really pleased. I thought after the England

:27:50. > :27:50.game, a lot of individuals put in some outstanding performances and I

:27:51. > :27:58.enjoyed watching it. Congratulations to them. They are

:27:59. > :28:03.still on the hunt for this title. Wales still in the hunt for the big

:28:04. > :28:17.-- the Six Nations. The big one comes from Murrayfield tomorrow.

:28:18. > :28:31.Wales score! And it's Swinson under the post!

:28:32. > :28:37.Big deception by Dan Biggar. And Rhys Webb will score!

:28:38. > :28:46.It's almost a belter -- almost always a belter at Murrayfield. I

:28:47. > :28:53.will ask you for your quick predictions. Can they make it?

:28:54. > :28:59.Definitely a battle one up front, but Wales have some potent finishing

:29:00. > :29:02.so here's hoping for a decent victory. I think we look confident

:29:03. > :29:08.of the back of our performance against England. Scotland against

:29:09. > :29:11.Wales, the last four times have scored 17 points on average so they

:29:12. > :29:18.will need to score three tries on average to be Wales and they won't

:29:19. > :29:25.do it. Two out of two. They both think Wales will make it ten in a

:29:26. > :29:29.row. That is it from us. Thanks for watching if you followed us for the

:29:30. > :29:33.marathon all the way through to 10:30pm. A mixed evening for Welsh

:29:34. > :30:02.teams but on the whole, a good one. Good night.

:30:03. > :30:05.Robert Burns. Bagpipes. Stovies. Billy Connolly, yeah.

:30:06. > :30:36.It was such a glorious world of music and culture and connections.

:30:37. > :30:39.In '90s Wales, confidence flourished.

:30:40. > :30:43.What you wanted was actually happening.