Edinburgh v Blues Scrum V

Good evening and welcome to Scrum V Live. Tonight, we travelled North,

for a feast of Friday night rugby. COMMENTATOR:

He can get him. We begin with the Pro12 and the Cardiff Blues, who are

folk hoping to follow last week's win against Treviso with another,

against Edinburgh. And on the final whistle at Myreside we will head to

Broadwood, where the under 20s are in action. Jones collects and

scores. Sit back, make yourselves comfortable, your Scotland and Wales

weekend starts here. So an absolute feast of rugby to look forward to

tonight. We're going to start with our featured Pro12 game, Edinburgh

against the Cardiff Blues, and this is the game the Blues simply have to

win if they are to stay in the race for the top six. Hello, good

evening, welcome to Scrum V Live. You don't need to go anywhere for

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

rugby coming your way. Sean Holley and Richie Reeva here to keep me

company and hopefully get the Tees and cough within later on, but I can

tell you that Wales women are currently 14-0 up, scored a try

since we came on air, against Scotland, full highlights to come

before we're off there as well. We will focus on the Pro12, Edinburgh

against the Blues. It's unlikely to be the free-flowing romp, entirely

different conditions in Myreside, but if the Blues get their fair

share of possession they have a potent backstreet a night. Yes, it

will be a lot sterner than last week's game against Treviso land at

Myreside, not the open expanses of Murray side. It's an international

backstreet, we should see some tries. One man is on fire, Matthew

Morgan. When he is playing well, the Blues pay well. He's playing with

freedom and enjoying himself. He's electric. You can turn people square

and the acceleration he has, it frightens defences. What I like in

the match at the moment is the counterattacking and the fact he has

brought in other people. He is creating opportunities for his

fellow team-mates and the Nipper, as he's called he's playing with a

smile on his face. Almost the forgotten man of Welsh rugby.

Tonight's opponents, Edinburgh, rattling around at the bottom of the

Pro12 at the moment, maybe lacking direction, but they've appointed

Richard Cockerill as the new director of rugby from next season.

Can he bring about a change in fortunes? I think he is, he'll bring

that continuity and that edge. Edinburgh have changed coach over

the last couple of years, Hodge, Solomons of late, so he'll

definitely bring that edge will Richard Cockerill, he'll get the

respect of the players and hopefully the respect of the fans and

hopefully we see a decent, competitive game tonight. We can go

straight to Scotland now, we have a pitch side reporter with the Blues

head coach, Danny Wilson. I am indeed. Danny, just thinking,

we are getting to the business end of the season now. Every point is

important, especially when you are targeting the top six. With that in

mind, what have you told the boys in the changing room? We reinforced a

few messages for individuals, to take control of the team. A good win

for you last week, conditions so different tonight to what they were

at home at the Arms Park last week. Yes, we scored eight good tries last

week and we want to play very different conditions and a different

surface, but that's about as improving our consistency to play a

different venues in different ways and tonight is a different

challenge, and we'll hopefully get a win. You are targeting three wins

out of four in this black of league matches. Slip up maybe against

Connacht, but this is a must win game. The blast that, we have to win

today to give a chance of top six and we need consistency. We have

been inconsistent this season, some great performances, some not so good

and you have to do it on the training field and the playing field

and we get a chance tonight. Disappointing after a strong start

to the season. Consistency comes down to selection with injury

problems we've had, but ultimately on the field we have been too hot

and cold, really hot in Europe, and not good at times in the league. We

will catch up with you in the match, thank you. Thank you.

STUDIO: This is a fixture may have enjoyed

in recent years, they've won 11 of the last 13 against Edinburgh, have

a heart Cardiff Blues. Will that continue? We have the commentary

team, Scott Hastings and Gareth Charles.

COMMENTATOR: Thanks very much, a warm welcome to

Myreside. It was a warm welcome in Scotland this morning, the sun was

blazing, but a drop or two offering before kick off this evening will

make the ball greasy and it's nice and fresh for the players out there,

but the ground as it is now have a different to when I was last year.

The stands either end, it's compact and Bishoo. It's been a good setup

for Edinburgh to move here rather than play in a cauldron at

Murrayfield with only a few thousand fans. A good atmosphere generally.

I'm slightly disappointed there isn't more fans here but a lot of

anticipation in advance of the rugby international tomorrow. David

Wilkinson of Ireland the man in charge this evening. Just waiting

for the final countdown, to let Gareth Anscombe get the game and

away. One win in seven for Edinburgh. Two wins in seven for the

Blues. As they look to try to get up the table and look for some European

rugby, next year, a chance to get in the play-off games.

Nick Williams, back ready and waiting. Matthew Morgan can be so

devastating from those kind of positions, as the game goes on. And

scum, a little think over the top. Jason Tovey, a familiar face for

others, have one season with the Blues, and he looks to set up the

counter. A lovely pop off the deck to Glenn Bryce, normally a

full-back, playing in the centre for Edinburgh. Fraser McKenzie drives

on. Tovey. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, an international

scrum-half, to Ben Toolis. They slowed it down have the Blues.

They didn't quite manage the turnover. It's always interesting in

the early exchanges what type of rugby Edinburgh want to play against

this quality Blues team. We found Chris Dean there, when he was coming

across, he hesitated a bit and sometimes at the start of the game

you just want to put some momentum, hit the contact, go through the

phases and play a little bit of territory early doors, but the big

number eight there, Nick Williams, he's some size and he's been a great

asset to the Blues having transferred. He spent a couple of

seasons in Munster, a couple with a Roni. Is a pretty young Edinburgh

side. The captain, Neil Cochrane, the only one who is the wrong side

of 30. The scrum spins round and Edinburgh

disappointed they weren't given the penalty. Cornell Du Preez looking

for it but it wasn't coming from Mr Wilkinson. You mention the scrum,

Jack Cosgrove and Murray McCallum, the young under 20 Scotland player,

he has impressed me very, very much. He can hold his own in the scrum.

Good tight head is are what you want in the scrum. Interesting one, the

tight head for the Blues, Anton Peikrishvili, the Georgian, the

third start of the season in the Pro12.

This time, Du Preez tries to pick up and give Hidalgo-Clyne some clean

ball, but again, the pressure was on the number eight as the scrum was

crumbling. In goes Rory Scholes to act as scrum-half.

Hidalgo-Clyne, high into the air. Cuthbert waits on halfway and takes.

And then fires it out on the half volley to Halaholo. -- Gareth

Anscombe fires out. Lloyd Williams, the skipper again for the Cardiff

Blues this evening. Christian Dacey released from Welsh squad training.

Hasn't featured a match day 23 in the Six Nations.

The game being played in the middle third in the opening stages. Scholes

half slips a tackle. Look to get the ball away, but it went backwards,

says David Wilkinson. Turned over anyway. Hoeata with a long pass to

Gareth Anscombe. Gareth Anscombe tried to weave his way past the

defence. With the ball this time for the

Blues. Steven Shingler puts the ball downfield.

Jason Tovey on his trusted left boot, puts the ball out of play.

Good positioning. You saw him on the turnover play. He dropped back into

the 22, then slid himself onto this nearside and good play there from

both teams. Tovey had the one season with the

Blues, back in 2012-13, wedged in among eight years at the Dragons.

Dacey, looking for Williams on the short ball. Just checked slightly,

couldn't quite get as much weight into it as he would have wanted.

Running all his 20 and a half stone, picked up and taken on by Hoeata.

The two teams just sizing each other out in the opening stages. Yes,

delivering pick and drive, then it will be released to the backs. You

can see Cardiff Blues actually have momentum within their attack phase

there. That certainly is proving well for them. Cuthbert had gone

over and the intent was there and they knew the penalty was coming

anyway. But just that little edge may be about the Blues' backs in the

opening stages. They have something to run onto their odd because the

forwards gave that front football, that allowed them to get through

this attack. Cuthbert unable to hang onto that and as you can see, just

that drizzly rain affecting the handling as well. It just takes an

edge off you're passing skills. I always find when you are playing in

the rain, it's just that slight adjustment, where if you have a dry

ball it is zipping through the hands. One can only wonder what's

going through the mind of Alex Cuthbert on a night like this, when

his team-mates, his Welsh team-mates, our downtown in the team

Hoeata, looking forward to a game tomorrow. The way things ended

against England, it's great to see him back scoring for the Blues

against Treviso. Needs all the confidence boost he can get at the

moment. Steven Shingler picked up 22 points in that big win against

Treviso last week. And Shingler starts well again this

evening and gets the fourth points on the board for the Blues, within

eight minutes. Just a word on Alex Cuthbert from a Scottish perspective

actually, because he was absolutely pilloried by the press and full

credit to him, because the only way he can do his talking is back on the

pitch and it was good to see him scoring a try last week, but also

more importantly, coming up here, having to test himself and maybe

it'll be curtains for his international career, because when

you are low in confidence and you are exposed in a manner that he was,

it takes a lot to come back. But at the end of the day you can only ply

your trade on the pitch. Knock-on advantage for the Blues.

Lloyd Williams to Anscombe. Straight out to Halaholo.

It will be interesting to see how Chris Dean and Glenn Bryce get the

defensive angles right this evening as well. A new combination in

midfield. Dean may be more used to playing 13.

Kinghorn safely underneath it. Cuthbert just drag him down on

halfway. Hidalgo-Clyne to Glenn Bryce.

Jack Cosgrove, Lu said. -- loosehead will. Jamie Ritchie spinning out of

the tackles of the Blues midfield. Toolis just overran it then other so

Tovey changes his mind, now it's Neil Cochrane trying to get his team

going forward again. Kinghorn, not too much room on this nearside.

There's an opportunity to come blind, three on two down the short

close channels and that's what the players work on.

In from the Samhain, Damien Hoyland. -- from the far wing. The Blues

getting plenty of numbers midfield. That one slips forward.

I cross comes Matthew Morgan, just slips at the last moment, but safely

latches onto the ball. Support from Cuthbert, the ball was there for the

Blues to clear. Nick Williams buying them a bit more time, allowing Lloyd

Williams to get back into place. It's his kick to relieve the

pressure. He's outside the 22. Just going for distance. Scholes links up

with Tovey, to Hoyland. Edinburgh looking to work the

numbers, coming left. Two men on this outside, but no advantage from

the early high tackle. They have to have confidence those wider channels

and use the hands. Damien Hoyland comes in, makes the

step and caught by Steve Shingler. In fact, it was Halaholo. Yes, it

looks like the Blues have found their preferred midfield combination

with Gareth Anscombe at ten, Shingler at 12 and either Halaholo

at 13, or an injured player, but that's the way they are looking at

the moment. It's a good combination. Halaholo, that's a tongue twister

for a commentator! The stand on the far side is filled

up. A good platform for Neil Cochrane,

just making sure the ball is as dry as possible. In these drizzly

conditions. Taken by Toolis. Well defended by the Blues. Just

taken offence to George, coming round the blindside. Cochran, they

kept their patients, Edinburgh. It was very well defended initially by

the Blues, but they haven't stopped moving.

A string of penalties, as the Blues desperately defend. But David

Wilkinson just wants to have a look at what happened when Giorgio crept

around the blindside as well. Tim Hayes is the TMO this evening.

REFEREE: Tim, are you there please? It was a good drive from the

line-out, they were patient, they hit Ben Toolis but as the drive came

round that right-hand side it was spinning off side, it was George

Earle, he had a go at Sam Hidalgo-Clyne. I think we will see

it on the replay coming now. I want to check for possible foul play.

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

for you. REFEREE: The actions of the

Edinburgh number five... Ben Toolis and George Earle. Nothing in that.

Ben Toolis thought about it and shoved him off in the end. And Earle

continued with Hidalgo-Clyne. I'll have another look at that. Give him

a ticking off and get on with the game! We have watched this twice,

why are we watching it a third time? It's a shelf and shove, isn't it?

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

Toolis thought better of it and shoved George Earle, who in turn

shoved Sam Hidalgo-Clyne. It happens. It happens. It's a contact

game. REFEREE: We have three offences in

the one phase of play. The number four pushing a player off the ball,

the number three who came in and collapsed the ball and the second

row, it has to stop now. You leave me no option. A string of penalties

conceded. Really, nothing more. Interestingly though, Edinburgh on

the back of that last line-out drive I fancy, looking for the same again.

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

catcher in the line-out. Again, Toolis is the target. Again,

Cochrane is the one in control. As they come inside the Blues conceded

another. This time they go to ground. Still advantage for them, so

he could put the chip in, which is gathered safely by Steven Shingler.

No wonder, after the last warning, yes, indeed, David Willsie -- David

Wilkinson goes straight for the pocket and its yellow for Anton

Peikrishvili. Again, will Edinburgh go for the corner? An extra man, get

the drive, get the catch. Well, it's difficult enough to stop

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

it? There he is in the side, dragging people out. If he'd stayed

on his feet, interestingly enough, he'd have got away with it. As it

was, Edinburgh on the drive now. Here come Edinburgh again, a third

line-out drive in pretty quick succession. The Blues a man short

defending as well. Neil Cochrane more than happy with ball in hand at

the end of that advancing towards the try line, and driven over, it

seems, yes indeed, at the third time of asking. Edinburgh showed how to

control a line-out drive and it's the captain, Neil Cochrane, who

comes away with the spoils and the first try of the evening. What

impressed me about that try was they took their time. There was three

platforms to meet the drive. They knew they had the ascendancy. As

every good coach and player will tell you, when you are tight and you

have a low body angle there, they managed to splinter and they drove

it over. Technically very good from Edinburgh.

You'd put a good deal of money on that, two previously successful

drives. The Blues already on a warning, already on a yellow. And a

man short. And seemingly only one result.

Hidalgo-Clyne succeeds with a conversion. And Edinburgh go off to

a 7-3 lead. When it splintered, it became almost

impossible for the Blues to stop that drive. A man down. Edinburgh

fully capitalised there. Gareth Anscombe's restart, deep into

the 22. The ball flies back from Cornell Du Preez.

The Blues, trying to put pressure on Edinburgh in their own 22. But

plenty of time for Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, and he makes

absolutely sure. Interesting tactic from the Cardiff Blues. They are

flying up, aren't they? They call it the line speed, press defence, the

press puts pressure on the opposition. You have to be thinking

what's looking at you? Is there somebody coming out on the hoop line

that you can take advantage of with the slick pass. The Blues have got

some territory. Can they get themselves back in this game and

start to dominate Edinburgh down in this quarter?

Earle slips it down to Nick Williams and it is the Blues' turn to get a

penalty. As the line-out drive is illegally defended.

Soft penalty. From an Edinburgh perspective. The three points on

offer, I'm not surprised straightaway Steve Shingler opted to

just take the kick and go. Fraser McKenzie, he came in from an

offside position, but the referee was very quick to penalised him,

wasn't he? Steven Shingler were successful with

the kick, and that brings the Blues back within a point. Let's go pitch

side. Peter, you have got that try and you

made the most of the extra man. You must be happy? Happy with the start.

It's not a night for playing too much rugby near Rome goal-line and

we are guilty of that especially near the halfway, but as soon as we

got the position we backed it up in these conditions. The Blues getting

back into it. Frustrated with the penalties? Whoever controls the way

they exit into the field and the pressure through the Moore will go a

long way to having a say in the game, so we need to deal with that

and put pressure on them at the right end of the field. Thanks, we

will catch up with you later. Thank you.

COMMENTATOR: Quick transference to Halaholo.

Cuthbert via Matthew Morgan, Baxter Halaholo out again. Good little

off-loads from the Blues, keeping the ball away from the Edinburgh

defenders. Anscombe, short ball today see. They have men going left

to the Blues. It's been tied in ever so slightly. Anscombe, Matthew

Morgan. Couldn't get it wide enough. Soon enough. So now they are going

to have to build again, the Edinburgh defence back in place.

Back inside to Tom Jones. -- Tom James. Flat ball. To Rhys Gill.

Anscombe Bacchin position. Up comes the Edinburgh defence to challenge

Nick Williams. And they win the battle of the breakdown as the Blues

players pile over. Second barn in off their field, tackle from Magnus

Bradbury. The Blues, when they get the ball, they are certainly more

momentum in their attack phase play. I felt the past from Halaholo should

have gone wide, first of all he passed inside on that last attack,

coming down the right-hand channel. For me, sometimes the opportunity

there to spread defences allows the attack backs, the likes of Matthew

Morgan, the likes of Cuthbert and Tom James, that will allow them the

space is to run if they can stretch this Edinburgh defence. Blair

Kinghorn, the Edinburgh full-back is struggling. He was on his knees on

halfway while the Blues were launching the last attack. One of

the medics still on the field. Talking to the full-back at the

moment, who will take no part in this Edinburgh attack from the

line-out. There he is, Kinghorn. Interesting, because the law -- he

lost the ball on the contacts. Edinburgh have been sloppy on a

couple of occasions in the contacts. Bryce with the carry.

Hidalgo-Clyne under pressure. Doing ever so well to get that back. He

did come interesting because the Blues stood off the ruck.

Hidalgo-Clyne went in to gather and manage to win a penalty on the other

side. Peter Wilkins, he was speaking

earlier on, talking about Edinburgh playing more territory. For the

first 20 minutes a lot of the game has been in the centre field. I

often wonder, what is the kicking attack strategy, to relieve pressure

and get some territory and play the pick and drive rugby that can often

open up teams? Interesting that they went for the

corner earlier on. But this one, certainly within Hidalgo-Clyne's

range. That's a good strike. Good strike but not quite well directed

enough. So, it remains a 1-point game. And back comes Anton

Peikrishvili, his ten minutes in the bin being done, and the damage being

done as well. A couple of seasons ago he could put that over in his

sleep, he was kicking brilliantly for Edinburgh in the Pro12. Tovey.

Signalled to number eight, Dupre is, that the ball was going skywards.

Back in the hands of Sam Hidalgo-Clyne. As kindly as possible

with a loosehead prop all over him. Matthew Morgan, who quickly look to

make up the ground because he knew it was coming. Super kick, brilliant

skills, Jason Tovey, to keep it in play and not give the line, five

metres out. Still a line-out for the Blues but that was great skill from

Tovey to keep it alive. The game of rugby, you have little cameos,

Matthew Morgan's position, he read the kick of Tovey. He felt the

mistake would be made but when Morgan put the ball in, Tovey did so

well to gain that position. Cardiff still have the territory. Oh, lost

the line-out, though. Jason Tovey can push them further back towards

half Wayne. Again, the wind has picked up over the last few minutes.

-- towards halfway. It's going to be a factor, the Cardiff Blues playing

into the wind in the second half. Five-man line with the Leeds for the

Blues with Sean Bennett, the flanker, formerly from scholars come

on loan from Northampton. -- formally from Scarlets. David

Wilkinson isn't happy at all with the way the Blues are taking their

time in arranging the line-out. They need to because the Prior nearly

went again. Macauley Cook did well to hold onto it. -- because the

throw nearly went again. Nick Williams waiting in midfield. And

there he is, ready to carry. The Edinburgh defence waiting for him as

well. Pick and drive from the Cardiff Blues forwards as they try

and edged towards the Edinburgh 22. Matthew Morgan on the far side.

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

Infringement warning again, too many. They've got to stay up, got to

clear the area and be positive. Cardiff Blues, too often the players

are going to the deck. Edinburgh are making life awkward in the contact

area, flooring numbers into it so the likes of Bradbury and Ritchie,

there are making life awkward for the Cardiff Blues and because they

can't get the quick ball that we saw in the first ten minutes, there's

nothing to attack off. Certainly very frustrating for the visitors in

the opening half an hour. They are falling foul of the whistle of David

Wilkinson. Fraser McKenzie looks like he's

going to go off injured. Here is the previous ruck. Too many Cardiff

Blues players on the deck. Fraser McKenzie just departing in the

background. Lewis Carmichael is on to replace

him. And there is Carmichael, his first

receipt. Good work off the deck by

Hidalgo-Clyne. So slow in getting away. Going to be

another yellow. It is another yellow. He warned the Cardiff Blues,

didn't he? Slow away there, Hoeata. A bit faster there, though Mark back

-- a bit faster there, though! I often wonder if professional rugby

players come if they got a judo coach, if a judo player goes down,

that has to be the Orton it -- the automatic reaction of a rugby

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

will have spent half of the first half with 14 men, at least. There

may be more to come. You look at the scoreboard, a 1-point differential,

if Edinburgh are going to capitalise, they need to score from

this line-out, or in the next nine minutes to capitalise, the power

play must be on. The Blues must think they are going to get nothing

from him, they must be squeaky-clean, they must give away

no penalties. Jamie Ritchie setting it up, quick ball. McCallum driving

at the heart of the Blues defence. Shingler hacking on. Cuthbert giving

chase, Scholes didn't gather it cleanly. Falling into Bryce's hands.

Morgan waiting again, with time to weigh up the options. Skidding it

along the surface and that's a lovely kick from Morgan. He's a

talented player, Morgan. Love it when he gets his dancing feet going

because he can cut off any defence on his day. This appointing

attacking line-out from Edinburgh. The innovation when they went over

the top but then they lost the ball in the turnover. The defensive line

for Edinburgh. Their captain has some more company now. Playing quite

a lot of this half with 14 men, how do you stop Edinburgh from

capitalising in the first 20 minutes? Firstly you try and play

with 15 come on the right end of the penalty count, which is 7-2 against

us, feeding their power game. We must deny them the set piece but if

our discipline continues they will get more set pieces and increase

pressure. We want to take pressure off the line-out defence. Conditions

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

and with that kind of penalty count, we are digging in and working hard.

I'm glad of the scoreline. We haven't exerted any pressure,

hopefully we can get some good attacks and see what they've got

defensively. You have a lot to talk about, we'll let you get on. Thank

you. If it is still 7-6 at half-time, they won't be too

unhappy, the Blues, on the balance of play. But they'll be hoping that

there is a chance to develop something from here, even though

their one man short. Macauley Cook has stepped up to the second row.

A very steady scrum, for seven men. Cuthbert going through Tovey.

Leaving him face down on the floor. That should give them a bit of

inspiration to go towards the try line. Tovey is still holding his arm

from eight stinger in the tackle. -- from a stinger. They need runners in

midfield, that would be sensible. Shingler does exactly that, working

him perfectly. Tovey is down again. The Blues rampaging, trying to get

over the try line. Nick Williams. Discipline is needed now by the

Blues. Anscombe. The ball comes out quickly. Cuthbert in the middle of

the forwards. No scrum-half at the moment. The ball flies out. The

scrum goes Edinburgh's way. After the hard work, the Blues have

nothing to show for it but two Edinburgh men down. Two men down,

Rory McAllister one closest to the camera and Jason Tovey took a couple

of big knocks. Cuthbert took Tovey out of the game and from that point

you thought that the Cardiff Blues were going to stretch the Edinburgh

defence but another error on the far side meant that in a bra have

survived the Cardiff onslaught. -- that Edinburgh have survived. That

was a crucial point. If they play the territory game in the second

half, Edinburgh, this could be an opportunity missed by Cardiff.

This is when the mistake came in, Jamie Ritchie from Edinburgh. They

became sloppy at the base, you got to protect the ball. Williams was

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

see Jason Tovey on his feet but I think he'll have to go off for the

HIA. That was the second one where Steven Shingler caught him on the

side of the head. I felt that one, on a cold winter's night you can

still feel them. Every rugby player will be squirming a bit about that

one. A few hefty ones at Murrayfield tomorrow between the Welsh and the

Scottish. The streets of Edinburgh, packed with many supporters this

afternoon. McCallum is still down. Mike Allen has come on for Jason

Tovey. Mike Allen is a wing or centre so that there will be a

reshuffle in the Edinburgh back line. Looks like McCallum is walking

off rather than take part in the scrum. I was hoping for a moment

that McCallum wasn't going to take the place in the front row. Kevin

Bryce, Glenn Bryce's brother. Bryce has come on, on the far side of the

scrum. Three Scottish caps, the tight head.

That one spun around at a rate of knots, but nobody at fault.

We could almost hear on the referee's captaincy, the Edinburgh

hooker saying that he didn't splinter that ground. -- that scrum.

-- on the referee's microphone. Free kick going Edinburgh's way.

Early engagement from the Blues. That may be an indication of the

strength of the wind because that one hardly went five metres. You've

got to keep it below the stand. Knowing how the wind blows around

the pitch, are used to play for the club team here. There is a definite

way to play the wind here. The Blues will have to face it in the second

half. They would dearly love to get into the changing rooms ahead.

Decent line-out work as well. Short ball, Shingler. That's a good tackle

by Jamie Ritchie. The Blues, coming alive and the end

of this first half. Looking far more dangerous over the last few minutes.

They need to finish it off. They are a different team when they get

faster ball, the players are playing with more intensity but another

error costing them the opportunity. Yes, the initial build-up is so good

but they can't get the telling pass. From the Blues perspective, I feel

for them. That attack platform was good from the Blues. It was

accurate, sharp, every player played his part. A mistake costing the

Blues the opportunity. Kinghorn on the far side of the

scrum. Filling in while Jason Tovey has the head injury assessment.

Good control by Du Preez. Just what Edinburgh wanted. After being under

pressure for a few minutes. Aina bro perhaps I've a slight edge in the

scrum and the line-out play has been more effective but we have to say

that there is a man short. -- Edinburgh have perhaps a slight

edge. Playing with only 14 men isn't easy.

When you use to get down to the last minute, as a player you would say,

strike move, what is your best move, your training ground move to get

points on the board? Is it setting up for the drop goal, or going for

the try line? Toolis, the go to man in the

line-out, the Blues standing off this time. Managing to halt it.

Hidalgo-Clyne, just outside the 22. Wait outside in the end. Falling

nicely for Kinghorn, passing to Allen, who can't control it.

Cuthbert just about reaching touch. The chance was there for Michael

Allen. Like the keystone cops, the way they let the ball bounce -- the

ball bounced and the players chasing after it. Great from Hidalgo-Clyne,

holding up in the wind. The bounce nearly got in Edinburgh's way. You

thought it was there and suddenly, the Cardiff Blues arriving to save

the day. One more play for the Blues to clear the decks after looking to

go in ahead at half-time. Now they are happy with just the one point

deficit. Regather and faced the wind in the second half. Lloyd Williams,

the skipper, putting it out as quickly as possible. After all that

effort and playing for 20 minutes in the first half with 14 men, the

Blues, just one point behind. In that sense, they won't be very

unhappy but they'll have two faced the worst of the elements in the

second half. They'll have to keep a lot of ball-in-hand and clearing the

decks is going to be pretty precarious. As it is, just the

1-point deficit, 7-6. Skipper Lloyd Williams is with Catherine. You had

George chances at the end of the first half, Edinburgh as well,

relieved with the 1-point difference? Weird bit disappointed.

We've got to do take our chance in the second half. Maybe conditions

more difficult in the second half? We will change how we play, stay as

positive as we can. What about discipline, Danny an mentioned it?

We have to address it at half-time and try and be squeaky-clean.

So, not the most vintage of first half displays from the Cardiff

Blues, or Edinburgh, but it was the Blues who went through Steven

Shingler. Then, Peikrishvili saw yellow and Edinburgh took full

advantage, going over the try line from the driving line-out.

Hidalgo-Clyne missed a penalty for Edinburgh. Schindler got another for

the Blues to keep them in touch. Then, indiscipline was a theme in

the first half. Hoeata also seeing yellow. The Blues seeing half of the

first half with 14 men. I will speak to you in English rather than Welsh!

Sean, not the most vintage display from either side, but given the fact

that the Blues had the wind, they would want to be ahead at half-time

by some distance. They have the wind, they have a more experienced

team, on paper you'd expect them to be wiping the floor with Edinburgh.

I noticed Taylor lethargic, heavy legs, making mistakes, not taking

opportunities and poor discipline is costing them. All in all, Danny is

going to go in there with a roasting in mind. Is it anything to do with

the conditions? We will talk about how Edinburgh are playing the wind

better but we talked about the soggy pitch and how the Blues don't really

look up for the fight. It's tough, they've moved to the new stadium,

Edinburgh, for the rest of the season and it is the first time a

lot of Blues players are playing there. They need to increase the

urgency. It will be tough, playing against the wind so the kicking game

is going to be important. Something Edinburgh did well in the first

half, controlling the middle third. Still 40 minutes left on the clock

and plenty for them to play for. Specific examples of this lethargy

we're seeing from the Blues, the line speed lacking urgency, getting

in position, they don't seem to be on the money. Line speed, that is an

attitude. The back three, getting the ball-in-hand. This is turnover

ball, you coach them to come alive but they just stand still, they

don't offer anything. The pass must go very deep over the back allowing

Edinburgh's defence to join up in a line, take up the space and shut off

any attack from the threat. The urgency towards the tackle area is

bad. Look at Hoeata, he's watching. Look at number five. Waiting and

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

go and do it yourself and it's costing them. Is that the kind of

thing you can fix in a half-time team talk? Yes, Danny can definitely

pull that out of the boys but it's the urgency thing, they've got the

quality on the field, they've got the ability. A big game for the

Blues, Edinburgh are chasing them in the league table. It's important,

this 40 minutes. In terms of discipline, it has been the ongoing

theme, two yellow cards in the first half, something Danny Wilson won to

be happy about and it led to the only try of the game. Going away

from home you've got to be squeaky-clean, don't give the team

the out, but it was penalty after penalty, the usual suspects. George

Earle, a walking yellow card. Unnecessary, in the eyes of the

assistant referee. This is blatantly pulling the guy out, you can't do

it, they've been warned. When you have a man down upfront, you can't

take down the maul because the referee is looking for the potential

penetrator I -- penalty try. It is a silly penalty, Hoeata, it is

obvious. Danny is going to be livid, he'll be grinding his teeth. You'll

have to be calm, give them good tactical information but he'll be

giving them a roasting as well. In terms of tactical information,

Edinburgh have been into the wind and they have played conditions

accordingly. Edinburgh have been good tactically, they have chosen

Tovey pulling the strings, they are happy to go through a few phases.

Quite patient. We touched on the indiscipline of the Blues, giving

the penalties away, so that's what they are waiting for them to do.

Staying in the middle third, happy to go through. This action was 12,

13 phases. Hidalgo-Clyne looking for the corner, decent kick and chase

and that's where the pressure is, putting the pressure on the Blues,

forcing them to exit. Second-half coming up. Wales against Scotland,

worth pointing out the last two games between them have been settled

by three points and four points so this one could come down to a goal

kick and we went down to the Barn for a kicking masterclass.

Today we're going to have a masterclass in kicking and luckily

for us in Wales we have one of the best in the world, Leigh Halfpenny.

Luckily for you and everyone else, you know everything I have taught

you and you have become one of the best in the world but today you're

going to show us your technique and key points for goal-kicking. Sfaltos

off, then. -- start us off. I'm just looking to line up the seam around

the post. Then I'm doing my run-up, four steps back. I'm just looking at

the posts, imagining a third post down the middle between them. I

imagine it there, five steps back. Blocking everything else out. Yes,

just focusing on the kick, nothing else. As I approach, I just come in

and as you make a run you want to go right at the ball, plant your foot

alongside the ball. If you are back a bit, you can go to the left.

Looking along this spot. The sweet spot on the ball, yeah. As you're

making contact you want to hit the ball and keep going through it. A

big follow-through, jumping through, and that is where the power is

generated. That's right, putting my weight through the ball. Going back

to halfway. Hopefully! Easy as that. Magnificent strike. It could have

sailed over another 15 yards. Easy as that, nice and straight. Nice,

mate. Cheers. There you go, you aspiring kickers, no better person

to learn from than Leigh Halfpenny. Scott Hastings has come down from

the commentary box to join us for the half-time chat. I hate to remind

you that Scotland haven't beaten Wales in the last nine attempts,

what about this year persuade you that it may be different? Everyone

has seen the difference in Vern Cotter's team and how they approach

the game, they closed out the brutal game against Ireland -- the Ireland

game and the brutal game against France, they have Stuart Hall, Finn

Russell is excelling, Tommy Seymour. If Scotland can win enough ball up

front, this could be a cracker of a game. Injury crisis in Scotland,

Greg Laidlaw, the captain, Josh Strauss, the ball carrier and Sean

Maitland not recovering from his rib injury. There seems to be more depth

and resources in Scottish rugby to cope with these injuries. Yes, there

is. I'm concerned about the wake of the pack but if they can get some

parity -- the weight of the pack. The back row, looking at the

strength of the Scotland back row, they have a bit of craft in Buckley,

Ryan Wilson and Hardy at openside. Against Moriarty for example, in

great form for Wales, Sam Warburton, Justin Tipuric, the breakdown is

going to be key. I would match up the two fly-halves. Dan Biggar

played the game of his life against England against the young pretender,

Finn Russell, who likes playing flat to the gain line. If Scotland can

win that ball and if Russell can play rugby around the contact area

flat to the gain line, if he can unhook the strike runners like

Stuart Hall and Tommy Seymour, Scotland have the attacking ability

to take on this Welsh team. They must play top drawer rugby if

they're going to do that. Enjoy the second half and we'll

catch up after the test, I'm sure. Over to Wales now. Perhaps the

biggest headache rod Harry had was to stick or twist in the back row.

With the world-class Faletau remain on the bench? The decision he took

was yes, he would. He stuck with the same back row that started against

England. Did you ever think we'd see the day when Faletau would not be in

the starting 15? No, I didn't. It shows the depth we have got. This is

a world-class athlete and player, probably, and he's raring to go. He

had another game under his belt for Bass, but we have strength in the

form of the three guys. I'm really pleased Rob has given a reward for

them playing again. A lot has been spoken about the substitutions, but

he showed the courage of his convictions to pick Moriarty again

and he's deserved it. The are playing so well, you can't move

them. Do you pick the best three players in your squad, all the best

blend? It's an interesting one. It depends on the philosophy of the

coach at the at the game, the structural game button you would

like to play. With Justin Tipuric, he's very much a ball player than a

physical domineering ball-carrier, but it's interesting. Scotland have

dropped Hamish Watson, they've brought in John Hardie, maybe to try

and match physically but Moriarty last week was probably the best

player on the field. He was superb. To have the likes of Toby Faletau on

the bench, you cannot question the quality and depth we've got. I'll

get your thoughts after full-time on the substitution strategy but it

looks like the teams are back out in Myreside. We'll cross back for the

second half. A score update. At the death in the Wales women's game,

Scotland kicked a penalty in dramatic circumstances to go 15-14

ahead with about a minute left on the clock, and the Scarlets are

currently losing 12-6 to Munster. Time to return to Myreside on Scott

Hastings and Gareth Charles. COMMENTATOR:

Thanks very much indeed. The Blues to face the elements in the second

half. As they look to try and overturn just the 1-point deficit,

two Steven Shingler penalties to the try for the home skipper, Neil

Cochrane, from a driving line-out. Now a test of tactics. Confirmation

that that game has come to an end in Cumbernauld and the Welsh women have

lost, just squeaked out the end by 15-14. -- squeaked out at the end.

Big disappointment for them, after being 14-0 at one stage.

Glenn Bryce and popping the grubber kick through and that's going to be

a feature of the game. Boy, was it cold at half-time, but also that

wind blowing in the backs of the Edinburgh team as you look at this

picture from left-to-right, it's a blustery breeze, and as we saw on

the clearance kick for Lloyd Williams, it's tough and the

pressure on Christian Dacey to hit this line-out is going to be key. A

game, that one drifts, overcompensation, it's what we saw

from Edinburgh at the end of the first half. Edinburgh have their

hands on it anyway. Bradbury. A real battle for that ball. The Blues are

claiming the maul. Rather than giving the Blues scrum, there's huge

disappointment for them, because the rest is going all the way back the

line-out. It I wasn't aware he was playing advantage. Things have gone

against the Blues. What's going to happen in the second half, the Blues

are going to get into this game and start to put them under pressure.

They are going to have to be so accurate, not only in the breakdown,

but on the line-out, on their passing and on the kicking game,

because that wind is going to be a feature of this second half. Graham

Steadman, defence coach. He will have a word with them during

half-time expects a lot of defending the second period.

All three Welsh regions who are playing this evening currently

trailing. As Sam Hidalgo-Clyne has a look to see what's on, once Cornell

Du Preez releases the ball. Tovey back on the field, that's good to

see. For once, the Blues will be thinking, we've been given a break,

as Chris Dean is scampering towards the try line. Yes, Steve Shingler,

he almost tipped Chris Dean up because the pass was high on Tovey.

Chris Dean, he didn't agree with Wilkinson. We might see a replay of

this one. Here it is. Shingler in with a tackle. He lifted the player,

he let go of him so the tackle perhaps hadn't been completed. Dean

pleading with the referee, but the decision had been made. He got away

with it. I think it was the fact there was the element of the tip

tackle, that made Shingler just released his man and he wasn't held

on the deck but it has to be immediate. That's what the law

states. Certainly referee Wilkinson right on the button there.

Williams and the forwards are going to have to get through a lot of hard

graft over the next 40 minutes. It's going to be on their shoulders to

carry an awful lot of ball. It's going to be energy sapping and

tiring. The backs are going to be chasing quite a few shadows this

evening. His angle was squeezed there. If the

ball had been kicked on the first occasion rather than Magnus Bradbury

carry, but Tovey is going to have to look at how he gains more territory

there. We've seen within the first five minutes how the game is

actually going to pan out. Edinburgh are going to batter the corners and

Cardiff Blues are going to have to pick and drive and go down that

blindside. And then relieve pressure through the kicking of Lloyd

Williams and Gareth Anscombe. Bradbury injured in that last

tackle, that last contact, when he took the ball in. Limping on his

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

seems. It's actually going to be a head

injury assessment, although he's looking at his ankle. His limping

off on his ankle. When he hit the ground he didn't hit any Cardiff

Blues player. He hit the turf, which is quite spongy out there. Just

speaking to the groundsman, Willie Morton, he was telling me the pitch

is in good nick and there's a school game on here tomorrow morning. He'll

have the fork out on this pitch late into the early hours. The experience

of Grant Gilchrist comes on for Edinburgh.

Rhys Gill, as the Blues make it back up to the ten metre line. Shingler

to Hoeata, Macauley Cook just shipping it onto Tom James. Nowhere

really for the winger to go. Nick Williams offering himself as first

man, time and again. The Blues bench, it seems, is going to be

crucial this evening. Although its Kirby Myhill, a hooker, who is

covering the back row. Up comes the defence very quickly

indeed. Real pressure on the Cardiff Blues. They try and work their way

out from the danger zone. Look how hard the Cardiff Blues are having to

work. They haven't even got across the gain line here and another

little error. When you've got this wind to play against, Cornell Du

Preez forcing the ball and the error on the Blues. Not quite into double

figures for unforced errors, but certainly I've run out of figures on

one hand. It does entail taking the gloves off

first, just to make sure. Du Preez got his hands on the ball and

Peikrishvili makes the error there, the Georgian.

Scarlets now trailing by 21-6 monster. -- in Munster. Always going

to be a tough task for them out of their, missing their internationals.

Hidalgo-Clyne, nine caps for Scotland, a scrum-half. Interesting

position here. Look at the three backs, to the back of the scrum.

Watch the attack going to happen here. Beautifully played, bringing

schools in. Those on the outside of Matthew Morgan and Rory Scholes,

well, it was a bit easier in the end but it was a very well worked try.

Three men ran straight behind each other, confusing the Blues' defence

and the path is perfect and the Finnish excellent from Rory Scholes.

Get the votes in for try of the season because that was accurate

from Edinburgh. Innovative behind the back, three-man another line,

they ran the angles but Scholes was the beauty from the blindside and

takes his man on the outside. Matthew Morgan will be so

disappointed not to have nailed his man. But the accuracy was good from

Edinburgh. Scholes in at the corner. It's a classic wing of's try and he

scored on his opposite wing. -- a classic winger's try.

Well, that was a blow that the Blues didn't expect. But it was very well

worked play in Edinburgh. That makes the Blues' task doubly

difficult. Still, they are within a score, with

that, version never really threatening the posts. -- that

conversion never really threatening the posts. Double change in the

Blues' front row. Scholes knew whether space was down that channel.

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

early in the second half. Matthew Rees and Scott Andrews on for the

Blues. Grant Gilchrist tries to lead

Edinburgh away from the 22. Hidalgo-Clyne, Nick Williams waiting

for it. I wonder if Sam Hidalgo-Clyne will

fancy up with the wind behind. He has got a good route on him. Just

discuss with his skipper, Neil Cochrane. He was playing the ball on

the deck, you can see him and Jamie Ritchie, well, I think Cardiff Blues

were hard done there. Ritchie seemed to be playing the ball on the deck.

Was he supporting his body weight? No. It means they've conceded nine

penalties and pretty much all the decisions going against them.

Uncontested in the line, the Blues just standing off. That's the way

they decided to defend those lines out. Chris Dean sets it up.

Hidalgo-Clyne thought about going himself. Bryce can't catch this

time. Apologies for any bad language

coming from the Cardiff Blues. I think their frustration is fairly

obvious. In terms of body language, let alone vocally. There's so little

out of this game so far and an indication of how strong that wind

is when it's blowing the kick to touch, sort of fading away. Magnus

Bradbury back on. He and Ben Toolis have featured in every single one of

Edinburgh's league games so far this season. Macauley Cook up well.

Toolis is a good line-out forward. Look at the way Toolis is still

involved in that game. He was clever there. Just disrupted that ball for

a microsecond as Cardiff Blues tried to set this driving maul. Tried to

do a Luke Charteris on end. -- on it.

I'm scum with a little dink went for Halaholo. Scholes, well covered by

the winger. Hidalgo-Clyne looks downfield. A sensible kick. Only

Matthew Morgan anywhere near it. That's a good return from the Blues

full-back. It wasn't, just a little toe on the touchline.

I agree with the touch judge there. He stepped out. You will see it

here. Takes the ball, but now, when he turns, his foot just slipped and

touched the blade of grass with the white paint in it. Because it was

right in front of our commentary box. Look at the replay there. Tom

James, oh, behind him and this is danger now for the Blues. As Chris

Dean picks up the loose ball, Cochrane with a pasta Tovey. -- with

a pass, to Tovey. Picked up by Bryce, who earns a few more yards.

Carmichael. Queueing up on the far side.

Bryce gain with a carry. -- again with a carry. Options for

Hidalgo-Clyne. Tovey tries to ghost his way through, dragged down by

Rhys Gill. Cover a bit thin on the far side and

that's where Damien Hoyland is attacking. Within three metres

again, Edinburgh. Forwards queueing up. But it's a blindside to Rory

Scholes, and after scoring in one corner, within a few minutes Rory

Scholes scores in the other. Double trouble here for the Cardiff Blues.

Rory Scholes in at that corner. I rather felt that Alex Cuthbert, he

got involved in the previous maul there and out of position it left a

little bit of space down the blindside, first of all Holland

went. But no sprays down the right-hand side, as we look upon --

no space down the right-hand side, as we look upon. You'd expect that

your right-winger would be there, defending that channel. He wasn't.

He was on the other side. And that all came about, if you remember,

from a Cardiff knock-on. Well, the tide has turned in the

first 15 minutes of the second half. After what was a tight, hard slog in

the first 40, two tries in quick succession for the home side.

It's only the convergence that aren't going Edinburgh's way at the

moment. Everything else is. -- conversions. One famous Hastings in

the commentary box, the other one is out in the cold. You have the luxury

job tonight, Scott! And now it really is a mountainous

task for the Blues. Good follow-up by Cuthbert on Du Preez. The number

eight, born in Port Elizabeth. Strong enough to hang onto

possession and allow Hidalgo-Clyne to head for the far touchline.

That's the thing. Any time Edinburgh come under pressure, you have the

luxury of the wind just to put it back, 60 metres downfield or

whatever is necessary. As I said, such a feature of the game. Cuthbert

will rue the mistake he made there to allow schools in at the corner.

-- Rory Scholes in at the corner. Ben Toolis steals the line.

Hidalgo-Clyne is the one organising things and deciding when to feed the

forwards, when to just bang its downfield, and that's heartbreaking

for the Blues forwards. Again, the territory Edinburgh are commanding

at this moment in time. This is Matthew Rees, way up in the

Edinburgh 22. He's been remarkable, today. Is literally taken every

line-out throw and some of his ball carrying has been excellent as well.

I think he leads the stats in the Guinness Pro12, with the amounts of

takes he has in the line-out. They certainly do rely on him, Edinburgh.

There he is, Ben Toolis, Brisbane born, capped once for Scotland

against Italy a couple of years ago. He'll only be 25 next month, so

still plenty of years ahead for him. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne has dropped down

the pecking order a bit. Nathan Fowles has been keeping him out of

the Edinburgh position as was Sean Kennedy. It has been a loss of form,

because he's been forcing his play in, whereas we see I felt his

kicking today, his box kicking, hasn't been as accurate. He's not

been sniping as much. He's getting his form back but not quite back to

where it was a couple of seasons ago. Because there was a final, was

at the quarterfinal against the Dragons in Murrayfield, the

Challenge Cup, where he absolutely ripped them to shreds. A man of the

match performance. This is Matthew Morgan at his best, great take and

counter. Flights outside Tovey but the pass was outside the whitewash

for Shingler. Just a glimpse of how beautiful a

runner Matthew Morgan is in the white open -- in the wide open. He

is dangerous and as the pitch is up over the closing months of the

Pro12, he will be a threat for the Blues team.

His blood and a couple of amazing performances of late. There was one

for Bristol in Europe, where he was superb in the second-half as the

game opens up. That's where he best, counterattacking.

Those feet, trying to transfix defenders. Cuthbert held by

Hidalgo-Clyne. He's done well to get across.

Matthew Rees has Scott Andrews in support, they need to get numbers

there. They do. Lloyd Williams gets it to Scott and come again. -- gets

into an scum again. Not getting much change, Lloyd Williams chooses a

different route, to Hoeata. A double hit on him. Nick Williams. It's

Shawn Bennett, who does get a try for the Blues. It came in a

different route, set up by Lloyd Williams, and the cantering Hoeata

and a second try in two appearances for Shawn Bennett. A tremendous

riposte from the Cardiff Blues. They have got a heart, they can play

rugby, and Lloyd Williams, the sniping gets the off-load and look

at this from the second row, Hoeata was brought down but the support

angles running were superb and more importantly the conversion is closer

to the pros, which brings it within five points of successful. Hoeata

didn't panic, didn't look for the miracle ball. With a double tackle

came in and great supporter of Nick Williams initially, then the back

row partner Shawn Bennett, I never could do my maths. It's a four point

differential and the try would take the Blues into the lead. A lifeline

has been thrown back at the game for the Cardiff Blues.

Important conversion for Steven Shingler, important that Shawn

Bennett went as near the posts as possible, because that puts the

Blues right back in it. The game is opening up and the Blues

have looked dangerous, when the game opens up like that and you fancy

Edinburgh might want to keep it tight and make the forwards do the

work and let the wind do the work. That will give the Cardiff Blues

great heart that they can put in off-loads of that quality to beat

defenders. Hoeata, 34 in December, he turned, but I run into the 22

belying those years. Du Preez to Tovey. An scum has

Matthew Morgan outside him. -- Gareth Anscombe has Matthew Morgan

outside him. Morgan, safety first this time, and

it's a good clearance kick from the full-back. Another good clearance.

The whole momentum is in Edinburgh's favour and suddenly the whole

feeling of the game changes with that wonderful try by Shawn Bennett

and a second appearance in the Blues jersey, and backing up his men well.

You just feel that Edinburgh still have a plate -- Edinburgh still have

to play some rugby. They can't just kick the ball and rely on that

penalty because the Cardiff Blues will attack and especially with the

threat of Matthew Morgan. Toolis, as dependable as ever in the

line. Ritchie, that was meant for Chris Dean, but he's the one who has

to hang onto it and wait for the cavalry to arrive. There's Toolis

again. Morgan, safely underneath it.

Keeping it low on the far side. Into the hands of Tovey. Tom James had

gone back sensibly, told by Steve Shingler to put it downfield but he

wants a run, run into the forwards. George Earle is on hand. Lloyd

Williams just about getting as a to Gareth Anscombe. Matthew Rees.

Halaholo, disappointed, because he knew he was out on the full.

Gareth Anscombe getting a little ticking off from the referee, but

Tovey, well, we talked about the kicking game for Edinburgh. He was a

little bit tentative when it went over the top and Tom James caught

it. We can see and hear what the Blues think of it because head coach

Danny Wilson is with Katrin. Danny, a double blow early on and a

lifeline for you guys now. Was going through your mind? Yes, we scored a

great try to get back into the game, but these conditions have certainly

got worse second half and we are playing into a very difficult wind

at the moment and it's making it difficult for us to find a field

position. We are building from quite deep. The risk is weak with the ball

away, then our on the front foot so we have to keep playing from deep

and take a chance because we are behind, but at the same time we have

to turn the ball over. Difficult conditions but are you confident you

can get something from this? You need something. That's right, if we

can score another try we are in a great position but ultimately moment

it's trying to deal with these conditions and a side that is good

in these conditions and doesn't necessarily suitors. A long way to

go, we'll catch you at the end. Thanks.

COMMENTATOR: It's a fine balance. For the Blues,

Howard when to attack. They've looked dangerous at times. They

cannot afford on a slip ups either and with the rain still coming down,

not easy. Kinghorn in his own 22. He has a

hefty boot on him, the Edinburgh full-back. Matthew Morgan, gliding

across the surface. Changes direction so easily. Schindler's

kick charged down by Hidalgo-Clyne and picked up for the second

attempt. Glenn Bryson knew that there was no full-back at home.

Going all the way. That's a bonus for the Blues. Very much so, the

accuracy of the Edinburgh kicking has been poor. Surely just had to

find touch there. It means the Blues have got to play the rugby into the

wind, that territory. You give somebody like Matthew Morgan a

chance like that, he gets another 25 yards up the field and suddenly the

Cardiff Blues are the ten yard line instead of Edinburgh attacking the

throw on their own 22. Surprisingly because the Edinburgh team need to

put their foot on the ball. When Cardiff Blues have had control, when

they've been able to get front foot rugby they've looked good but at

times they've been let down by the handling errors and mistakes in the

contact area. This is the business end of the game so the Blues know

that they need a bit of solidity and concentration, 12 and a half minutes

on the clock, they can win the game. Edinburgh's tactics have been to

kick and try and gain territory. Good scrum by the Blues. Interesting

one, into the wind is maybe asking a bit much. Kicking for the corner.

Yes, keep the pressure on Edinburgh. You can see the belief now within

the pack of forwards, suggesting, come on, let's take the ball to

Edinburgh. Great when you get a game like this. Amazing how momentum has

swung, two tries, you thought that was it but the Blues have come back

in this one and at the moment they are looking like the team most

likely to score next. That's the beauty of sport and rugby, it can

change with a moment of brilliance. To like the touch paper was Lloyd

Williams. It is now teeming down. A tight battle to see out the game.

Yes, the rain is coming down heavier and heavier as the Blues drive on.

Matt McAuley, good line-out catch. Schindler coming on the short angle.

Now questions being asked of the Edinburgh defence and the Edinburgh

temperament as well. Switching to Halaholo. Lloyd Williams is

beginning to tick and bring players in. Another penalty going the way of

the Blues. It is going to be a general warning for persistent

infringement? I can't award the poacher. You've got to clear the

area. The Blues lost two to the sin-bin in the first half. No sign

of anything more than just the penalty yet. Lloyd Williams is

starting to have more influence on the game because the forwards are

carrying the ball so well and when the ball is being carried that way,

Lloyd Williams is more vocal because he knows that the ball must be

secured on the pick and drive. The momentum is starting to happen for

the Blues. They'll be looking to the big-game

players now, none more so than Nick Williams. Cook takes, Sean Bennett

is in there. Then it goes himself. -- Sion Bennett. Coming back to

Scott Andrews. Williams delaying the past to Cuthbert, who slips a tackle

but that was a great tackle by Hidalgo-Clyne, a try saver on the

line. Macauley Cook next for the Blues. Desperate Edinburgh defence.

Lloyd Williams looking for the ball, looking for forwards to come around

the corner. It is on its way now. The forwards wants to keep it tight,

want a group going together. Lloyd Williams, Anscombe, short ball.

Picked up by Halaholo. Shingle on the way around. -- Schindler. They

still can't reach the whitewash. Nick Williams is stopped in his

tracks. Macauley Cook hanging on to the

touchline, great defence from Edinburgh. The Blues stretching them

one way and then the other. Edinburgh fanning out in defence for

the next wave of attack. Anscombe has a go himself. Still there for

the Blues. Tremendous by the Blues. They've got a penalty, and advantage

being played. Click to nothing for Williams and it may work out. Yes,

it has, the little bit of luck they were looking for and is the skipper,

Lloyd Williams himself. He had the penalty coming, all of that pressure

and what a turnaround and come back for the Blues. Lloyd Williams puts

them ahead. Well, absolutely game on here. The Blues retaining

possession, keeping the pressure on and it is that man, Lloyd Williams,

he was barged off the ball. Nick Williams had a go. Look at this, the

fortunate bounce, escaping the Edinburgh players. Full credit to

the Blues, they believed in themselves, they have stuck in

there. I felt that Edinburgh started kicking possession thinking that

they had won but the Blues showed heart and got back into it. Such are

the vagaries of the bounce of the rugby ball, but Lloyd Williams fully

deserving that, he has led his troops very well. The conversion

chart down. How important could that be? I hope you're on the edge of

your seats at home. I'm clinging on to the commentary box here! Steven

Shingler can't believe it was legal. Interesting to see where they came

from. It was close to the six because of the wind. Now it's a

1-point game and a penalty can still do it for Edinburgh. If that had

gone over they would have needed a penalty to share the spoils. What a

game it's turning into in the second half. Oh! Is not quite sure he meant

it but superbly well done by Cornell du Preez.

The Welsh under 23, starting with a bang, two tries in the first few

minutes, 14 points up. Coverage of that game after this one finishes.

Only half a dozen minutes of this game remaining. Edinburgh looking to

up their game in the final stages. Almost the interception from Matthew

Rees. High tackle was given. The wraparound tackle.

So careful, the tackles these days. Anything around the shoulders, fair

game. Anything anywhere near the face or the neck now. That was, to

be fair. Kinghorn stepping up. Deciding his going to take it. Such

a feature of the game, the armies to come over the shoulder and you could

grab the ball from behind. It was an effective tackle. A few weeks ago

you could get away with it and now it is such a feature of the game,

coaches for the rest of the season and into pre-season will be changing

their tackling techniques. He's got a big boot, young Kinghorn. All

about the accuracy. This is just three yards for him. No need to

bring out the metal wood. Wind assisted and such a big boot, should

be no problem. It's all about accuracy for Kinghorn. The Myreside

crowd going silent. Drifting away to the right. A chance gone for

Edinburgh. Relief for the Blues. You must hit the ball outside the left

post because the wind would have brought it in. Plenty of distance,

just didn't have the confidence to nail it. A let off for the Cardiff

Blues. A few minutes left. Smith in midfield coming on for Halaholo.

Fresh legs for the Blues but they must get up to speed pretty quickly.

Three and a half minutes remaining, a 1-point lead for the Blues.

Hanging in the wind and Du Preez is met by Garyn Smith, getting his

first tackle. Du Preez is carrying more and more,

trying to influence the end of proceedings.

They've tempted to go for the ball but needing to get his hands on it

pretty sharpish. Carmichael with the drive on. Excellent Blues defence:

pushing the Edinburgh team back. Edinburgh are having to think and

work on territory. All about discipline for the Blues for the

remaining two minutes. They've got to keep those tackles down. Can't

afford to give Kinghorn or Hidalgo-Clyne another shot at goal.

They are just standing off, letting them come up and then trying to

steal it. Pinching forward but inches aren't

good enough at the moment for Edinburgh. Great ball, Tovey, too

Carmichael. Good defence by the Blues.

Edinburgh are throwing everything at it as we going into the final

minute. The Blues defending for all they are worth and trying to keep

them near the ten metre line. Tovey is looking outside him.

At the moment they look like they are going to hold. The Blues have

defended brilliantly in this passage of play, they can close out the game

if they continue like this. Still an Imbula have the ball, though. --

still Edinburgh have the ball. Scholes, thought he'd won it with

two tries earlier. No arms tackle maybe from Smith but got away with

it. Bryce, those are the kind of mistakes the Blues can't make,

they've got to be squeaky-clean as we approach the final passage of

play. No mistakes from Edinburgh either, they can't afford it as the

clock goes red. Desperate stuff now from Edinburgh. They just need one

call from the Rafa ree, that's all that's going to do it for them --

from the referee. The Blues must keep their discipline. They pushed

them back towards halfway. They don't need to go for the miracle

steal. They can look for the Edinburgh mistakes rather than make

one of their own. Edinburgh are not breaking them. Defence excellent

from the Blues. Another tackle coming in from Steven Shingler.

Tremendous from both teams, isn't it? Edinburgh's retention of the

ball is to be admired but Blues believe they can hang on for the

rest of the game. Injured player there, they are getting awfully near

him. Slow ball but it is there again for Hidalgo-Clyne. Incredible

defensive work by the Blues. And under the conditions, Edinburgh, not

to make a mistake for the last few minutes when they've had ball must

be commended as well. Is that the mistake? No, Hidalgo-Clyne bee

gathers, they try to keep him on their feet. Have the Blues forwards

than enough? They have. Tremendous defensive effort after an incredible

turnaround and no wonder they are celebrating. They looked dead and

buried at the beginning of the second half when Edinburgh got two

tries in quick succession but superb character and won five of their own

and the Blues have just sneaked home -- and one try.

STUDIO: There it is, the table as it stands, the Blues staying in seventh

after that last-gasp victory. Edinburgh up to ninth place. Munster

are beating the Scarlets 21-6 and the Dragons are losing against

Leinster, 10-28. We were sitting here at half time thinking that the

Blues would have to play into the wind, which they did, yet they have

come away with a precious 1-point victory that you wouldn't have

predicted on 16 minutes. What made it was the key players stepping up,

Lloyd Williams bringing urgency, the first time we had seen the Blues

back three in that game. They affected everything defensively,

started moving them forward. Credit to the last 20, 21 phases that

Edinburgh went through, the Cardiff Blues absorbed everything, standing

off, allow them to make the tackle. They made the tackles and the

physicality showed and they got the victory. A precious victory on the

road for the Blues, they probably didn't expect that after the 16

minute mark. Wales under 20s are playing against their Scottish

counterparts. They are 17-0 ahead courtesy of two tries from Lewis and

Baldwin. We can go over to the commentary team now.

COMMENTATOR: A couple of injuries to either side, one of the Welsh boys

is down. Welcome to Scrum V viewers. This is Cumbernauld, the home of

Clyde FC. Excellent start for the Wales under 20s. Two tries so far,

the first one by Cameron Lewis. Another try on his debut for bald

win. Penalty by Ben Jones as well. Wales have done absolutely

everything right. They couldn't have asked for more, they have done the

basics, sticking to their patterns and not making many errors. Nothing

has gone Scotland's way. They had a good line-out drive and they seem to

be getting a foothold in the game. The referee just having another word

with the front row. This is an artificial surface at Broadwood

Stadium. The home of Clyde football club, who are playing Annan Athletic

tomorrow away. A big fan of Scottish football by all accounts? The only

football I know is Ally McCoist, who I think is retired now! They cleared

the snow off this surface yesterday and the cameras will pick up the

snow around the outside. The air temperature can't be much above

freezing and we seen the error from both sides. There is the snow that

was left until late on yesterday. But this surface is perfect, this

artificial surface. Wales have made hay on it so far. If you can on an

artificial surface! Two excellent tries, and not only the intent, the

intent from Wales in the opening quarter. Shifting the game, looking

to keep the ball moving, not giving Scotland any attempts. Looking very

comfortable on the ball. That will be good from Wales, picked up

Bywater, and look at this from Williams, over the ten metre line,

is he going to back himself and go all the way? Brought down by

McDowell, the Scotland full-back. Ciaran Williams, a man to watch for,

he has been playing great rugby for Neath in the Premiership. He has a

bit of Scott Gibbs about him, I've noticed. A little shimmy. He backed

himself to get outside Stafford McDowell but the full-back did well.

Fantastic break, that's what you want from your 12, going through the

target. Squeezing Scotland down in the right-hand corner. He has that

burst, doesn't he? Powerful in the contact and they looks a bit

quicker, the way he's going. Definitely around the collision area

he is a powerful young guy and has looked outstanding. Wales want to

see the ball given to him, he will do some damage. They will be

delighted at Neath because that's where he came from and went to

school. Very promising. He's been playing for the Ospreys Premier

select team as well this season. One to keep an eye on, Ciaran Williams.

Looks like Cameron Lewis is going to go off for Wales, one of the try

scorers. He'll be disappointed because they've looked full of

running. Disappointing for him if he's going off. He's got a try in

his locker to remind him of the game. He's going to be devastated,

he was on the bench for the first two games. Came off the bench and

he's walking off after 20 minutes. That's the nature of the sport, it's

a tough thing. Phil Jones is coming on from the Ospreys. Disappointing

for Lewis. Playing for Swansea. A great lad at his school, Dean

Mason, who runs the Rugby there. Also Robbie Nairn is coming on for

Scotland in place of Ross McCann. Dean Mason running the rugby at

Gallatin School, bringing through players like Dan Biggar. Great rugby

nursery. What have wales got in the line-out? They have burgled three of

the Scotland line-out so far. The first try, if you are just joining

us, Cameron Lewis's try came from a burgled line-up. The Scarlets

winning in Munster, we hear, 23-21. That's a turnaround because they

were behind. Outstanding comeback, if they can get victory that would

be outstanding. Heads up. I come out with a rash if I get anywhere near a

rugby ball these days! The game has a gone -- and a little bit fallow

after some brilliance from Wales with those two tries. Fraser Renwick

feeding the line-out. That's a better line-out from Scotland. The

skipper, Callum Hunter Hill. Four players from the sterling County

club in the Scottish starting line-up tonight. Williams doing well

to keep it in. The first touch for Phil Jones, over halfway. Scholars

have scored again, they lead 28-21. -- Scarlets. On the ten metre line,

Wales getting a confetti of possession. Quick ball as well. The

give and run from the base. Lovely hands. Interesting character,

playing for Wales because he attended Cardiff Met University.

He's from Surrey. Ciaran Williams, the ball not quite going to hand for

Phil Jones. The referee brings it up for the high tackle. Contact with

the head. Phil Jones has been eager since he came on. Very sharp, the

Welsh back players have been great from the start. Looking very

dangerous every time they get the ball and I think they will go for

the posts, which is a good decision. 20 points in 22 minutes wouldn't be

a bad return. Not at all, the Scottish defence, not putting any

pressure on the Welsh attack. The speed of the ruck for Wales is

outstanding, which has given them space. There is the high tackle. A

bit of a scruffy one rather than intent. But we know the directive

now. You get away with nothing like that and quite right. Another chance

for Jones. 100% so far, two conversions and a penalty. To take

Wales 20 points to the good. Just pushed that. You could tell

that the contact didn't sound good. At least it has pinned back

Scotland. The Wales coaching staff, Jason strange in the middle, Gareth

Wilson on the right, and they'll be delighted with this opening quarter,

Wales. Here they go again, Ciaran Williams. Little dart, quick off the

mark. One man ruck, William Jones winning the ball on his own. Alex

Dunn Brand, nearly up to halfway. -- Dombrandt. Chance for Scotland to

counter. Renwick getting it away to McDowell. Just a little bit

slovenly, knock-on is from both teams. We saw Alex Dombrandt there,

he is playing in the Championship but he's interesting, scoring nine

tries in the University and College Super League this year. He is second

in the charts for that out of all the colleges and universities, for

the second year in a row. Reminds me of myself, I used to get a couple. I

think six was the most I would get in a season. Outstanding scoring

ratio and he looks like an athlete. Are you going to tell him he can't

be scrimmaging! He can't beat, that's for sure. You can see the

rain coming down, sleety rain, really. It's not favouring anybody

in particular. Maybe just Scotland, slightly, but it will mean the backs

will have to keep warm. That's the halfway line. This is Charlie Shiel,

son of former international Graham Shiel. Once again, Scotland in

trouble at the scrum. All the applause going for the

forwards, as they do these days. I think Ferguson, the loosehead, felt

he had to do something. The ball was stuck in the channel and the referee

has binned him for stepping out and wheeling around. Ben Jones finds a

safe touch. To this nearside. Just on the other side of the scrum,

he kicked his hips out. It's a clear sign to the referee he is not

scrimmaging square and a good call from the referee. Corrie Tarrant, I

use product to feed the line-out. It's the first one Wales have

bundled, really. The referee playing advantage for the knock-on. He's

done well to make a few metres over the gain line. Here's a little gap

up the blindside for Scotland. And here goes Robbie Nairn, the

replacement. Good tackle by his opposite number, Phil Jones. But him

in just in time there, used the touchline as his friend but it

looked as if Nairn had got clear for one moment. A little error for

Wales, they haven't got the short side covered. The nine is on the

floor. A great hit from Phil Jones. His come off the bench. He's had a

few nice touches. A great tackle there, saves the day.

Tarrant to feed. My state for Wales on the 22. -- a nice take for Wales

on the 22. Blacker, in steerage class at the back of the maul. Kicks

long and one, as they say these days. Getting infield, rather than

for touch. Shiel, finding Rennick. Henderson, cooking to that far side.

But it's only into the basket of Conbeer, for Wales, or rather Phil

Jones, for Wales. And he makes it onto the halfway line. He's been

outstanding since he's been on, he's been involved in everything. It's

great for these young lads. It's often where they get things wrong in

their position but Phil Jones in the right place at the right time will

stop another great break. In the reorganisation, he's gone on to the

right wing. He can play there, of course. Played there for Cardiff. As

you say, you've been very impressed with him, from what you've seen of

him, Rhun Williams. He can cover full-back, he can cover wing. That

is invaluable for some teams to have, a guy who can cover both

positions. Leigh Halfpenny can do it, it's so important for strength

and depth in the squad. There's a lot of talk about the Blues camp and

this young lad. Caernarfon Rugby football club, in North Wales, a

Banga boy, originally, Rhun Williams. This is a great

opportunity for Wales, they've got options either side of the scrum.

Virtually as centrefield as you can get, this room and the

aforementioned Williamses is looking with intent on this right onside.

Panel the advantage is being played. Dane Blacker, he's a live wire. He's

quite content to tap and go with that one. I think it's going to be

the posts, for Ben Jones. That's an absolutely fantastic scrum from

Wales, right in front of the posts. They've put the pressure on and I'm

sure on that occasion they've gone straight through. You can see the

Scottish Lucent sticking out and Wales just walking straight through

them. -- Scottish loosehead sticking out. Here's Ben Jones, he's kicked

three from four so far tonight. He's on 35 points for the

competition. Which is the leading scorer in the competition, that

makes him. This, to take it up to 38. Wales up

to 20. No mistake this time. Ben Jones,

20-0, for Wales. Some of our hardy Welsh support that have come over

from Edinburgh, a track from Edinburgh. Yes, I met a group of Ben

Jones family members at the airport this afternoon. They are so proud of

this young guy. He's come on the scene and is doing the business at

the moment. A good take as well from the restart. Wales doing the basics

right. That's been the difference between the two sides. As well as

the pace in the back division for Wales, it's the way they've done the

basics so far in the opening half-hour. As Blacker goes aerial.

Taken well. He signed a contract with Edinburgh earlier this week.

Tom Dodd has a little thrust, the number eight.

That was the ten metres line of Wales.

Charlie Shiel going banana fashion. I am not sure what he meant them. A

little bit of kicking tennis. Baldwin. One of the try scorers. On

his debut for Wales. A bit stodgy at the moment from both sides. The

Welsh defence is organised, stepping up, taking the yards from Scotland.

Coming off the line, putting pressure on and forcing Scotland to

kick. Which Henderson has to do down into the Welsh half. Taken by Jones.

Does well. That is as good a try as you could wish to see from Wales.

Absolutely brilliantly simple but simply brilliant from Wales. The

kick missed from Scotland, giving Wales far too much time. A brilliant

break by Phil Jones. He found Williams. That was a superb try.

Going up in the middle of the field, one of the second rows. Fantastic

from Wales. Defensively, standing their ground. Front line defence is

outstanding, forcing Scotland to kick. As we have seen, the Wales

back three are elusive and they will make breaks all day. Scotland are

falling into the trap at the moment. The crowd is absolutely silent at

the Broadwood Stadium. Jones adding the extras with no problem. Seven

minutes from half-time and Wales have a 27-0 lead. There is the

dummy. Ciaran Williams finishing it off. Good old Welsh flair, Andrew.

Looking so comfortable on the ball. Lovely touches. Not afraid to put

the off-loading. It comes with confidence. At the moment, they are

romping. George Thornton is on for Scotland, facing Bradbury. We said

it, you said about Jason and his rugby philosophy which is one of

skill over brawn. He promotes skill development and loves to see guys

having fun when they are training. They are learning and developing

their skills every time they take training and I hear he is fun to

work with. A shame I did not get the opportunity to work with him. He is

one for development and he has shown that with squad strength. Doing a

great job developing young lads. Getting the team to do a singsong at

the end of the game. We have Sweet Caroline last year. Culture is

everything and Jason is working hard on that and delivering it. That was

not a bad kick from the Wasps boy in the centre.

Scotland need to force something here from Wales and get points

before the second half. It is about staying down here, they are in the

right area, and squeezing Wales. Jason looking as relaxed as they

come. Sitting back and enjoying what his charges are doing. He would not

be relaxed? 27-0. Adam Nicol, the tighthead, almost up to the line.

One of the first real line-out malfunctions of Wales. Will it cost

them? You feel Scotland have to get something from this attack if they

are to have anything to say in this game. Not quite in the last chance

saloon but perhaps the beer garden, you might say. Still using the big

men. When they do not have the confidence in the outside backs.

Gets over the line and the pressure tells for Scotland. It was deserved.

Number eight, Tom Dodd, the Worcester Warriors lad. We said they

needed to get something from the pressure and a well-deserved try.

They worked hard. John Henderson, rather Josh Henderson, squandered an

opportunity. Williams will never stop a number eight as powerful as

that close to the line. The only blip on the first half performance

of Wales came from the last line-out. I think Scotland's

tactics, from here on, get into the corners, exert Wales and put as much

pressure on them as they can because they do not seem to have as much

flair as Wales. Josh Henderson, the radar or ride with that one. --

awry. Looking ahead to the World Cup, George, and the Six Nations, a

tournament in its own right but looking at the World Cup, do you

think you will be tempted to change things at half-time? I think guys on

the bench this evening will get a crack at this game. With Scotland

scoring the try, I think you would like to see another three points on

the board before he makes those changes. You do not want to give it

to that man is a link. -- that man easily.

Just running it out for Scotland. The Dragons losing against Leinster

at Rodney Parade, 54-22. Former Dragons captain. Leinster are very

difficult opposition, always have a challenge although the Dragons have

had a few wins against them. Fraser Renwick is directing them and

scores another try for Scotland from the line-out and all of a sudden

they may not be out of the game yet. Deserved try for Scotland. Alex

Craig with the take. They tried that a bit earlier in the game. The

centre was in the line-out. On that occasion they didn't deliver but

this time they have, another great five points for Scotland. Back in

the game. The wind will be in their sales in the second half. Second try

of the tournament for Fraser when Nick, he scored one in the heavy

defeat against France, the only try that Scotland scored -- Fraser

Renwick. Greg kick into the corner by Charlie Shiel and pressure back

on Wales. Henderson to try and improve it. Which he does. Scotland

up to 12. Renwick steering at the back. The clock has gone Met, just a

case of Wales shortening up -- has gone red. There is the whistle for

half-time. If you take away from those two tries, up until then it

was a perfect performance from Wales. Very pleasing, yeah. Wales

have been a bit disappointing but I don't think the scoreline reflects

the first half. Wales have a fantastic lead, 27-12 at the break.

STUDIO: Things couldn't have started better for the Wales under 20s, two

tries in several minutes, Lewis and Baldwin. Cabella penalties extended

the lead further, to 20-0 -- couple of penalties. Ciaran Williams who is

having a storm in the centre powered his way to the try line. Fantastic

try, so much handling, everyone getting their hands on the ball

despite the rainy conditions. As Wales appeared to be coasting, two

tries in two for Scotland have got them back into the game. Both from

the forwards, Fraser Renwick scoring the second after a sustained drive.

A very intriguingly poised game, 27-12. I guess you can say that

Scotland looked dead and buried for 30 administered and now they are

back in it. Wales dominated the game. Wales must be careful not to

take their foot off the celebrator. To be fair to Scotland, they took

their chance -- off the accelerator. Wales need to do what they did well

in the first half and hopefully they can push on and score even more

tries. One off a bonus point. We saw glimpses of how good Wales could be

in the game against England in Colwyn Bay. They were sublime at

times. The banks have been on fire, blowing Scotland away, really.

Playing on that surface and enjoying it, constructing some good tries. In

the centre in particular, Ciaran Williams is showing a lot of Mattera

teeth -- maturity. It augurs well for a good second half. We had one

eye on the Blues game and then the under 20 game. Cameron Lewis came

off quickly and Wales were camped on the Scottish line. You still need a

plan and it shows that they've been working close to the line. It is won

at the front of the line. Very good stealing. This creates the turnover

ball where Wales, live and get into position. Credit to the line-out.

Good outside clean taking the Scottish guy out and it looks like

Ciaran Williams is coming. Great flat ball. Scottish defenders

jumping in, allowing Cameron Lewis the room to get over the line. After

that he pulled a fetlock and had to go off. Shows the value of a player

like Ciaran Williams because he caused Scotland trouble, when you

have a runner like that running the decoy line. In the previous two

games he has been good, probably the best against England a fortnight

ago. You could see that was probably preplanned. Pulling the defence out

of the hole. Opening up for the try. Baldwin, we've heard good things

about him. He's been fast tracked into the Scarlets, I think we'll see

him in their jersey in the future. He took the try brilliantly. A lot

of deception, straight off the training ground. Look at Alex

Warner, peeling off, options, playing as the scrum-half. Ciaran

Williams coming short and Baldwin comes away. Still a bit to do, great

step off his effort and he looks like a good prospect. All of these

Welsh backs look very comfortable with the ball in their hands. Some

of the skills are top drawer. Yes, they've setup the dummy Druyts

though it doesn't allow Scotland to get off the back. The defensive line

is where the dogleg is going to be and that's what they did. Wales have

obviously done their analysis and it's working out well. All three

tries have been fantastic but the third was the pick of the bunch?

Shows the willingness to counterattack. This surface makes a

difference. He shaped the kick with his left foot. Phil Jones has had a