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He came, he saw and he conquered. Going to go the Nick Williams!

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Another tackle. Nick Williams has been a nuisance all night. Tonight,

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it is Munster's turn to feel pain. Potential cracker tonight between

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Munster and the Blues, and there is the big man hoping to wreak havoc

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against the club he last played for in 2010. War but in a number of

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internationals. The weather has been grim over the past 204I was but it

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has cleared up over the past couple of hours but you still imagine the

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Blues will keep things tighter than last week against a very direct

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Munster side. The sun has come out. Robin sure my guests this evening.

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Rob, Nick Williams was one of the main headlines and he lived up to

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his billing. He is a young man but very confident. He had a great game

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last week. He has showed a lot of promise during his game with the

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under 20s, two seasons there. Last week, very dominant pack. It was

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great to start in such a way. Technically very good, passing,

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kicking game excellent, and he has an eye for a gap as well. Alongside

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Lloyd Williams, two very talented scrum-halves. The Scarlets come to

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Munster, guilty of going too early, not direct enough. The Blues will

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have studied that technique. What will they try to do differently to

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my? Munster thrive under turnover. While turnover for Danny's men.

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There are a number of ways of getting territory. Last week, we saw

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a nice kick from Duncan Weir. Good counterattacking play from the

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kicking game. They feel they have earned the right to attack here and

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it is a great screen ball from Earle. He gets to be 22 and gets the

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territory. The Blues got four tries last week. Looking forward to this

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one. Seems to be enjoying the fine weather, Phil. 100,000 welcomes the

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Irish Independent Park. Conditions have improved. Still breeze blowing

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from right to left. Danny Wilson, I spoke to him earlier on comic he

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said expect the Blues to go through Munster before they go around them.

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Indeed, conditions so much better than they were. Gethin Jenkins back

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to lead the Blues. Michael picked up a knee injury. The rest of the pack

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as they were. Another returning Welsh international, Cuthbert, on

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the wing and Anscombe gets a start ten. Thomas William stays at

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scrum-half. So a strong looking Blues team, won or two minor

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adjustments as there have been for the Munster team that are just

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making their way out of the changing rooms here in much changed Musgrave

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Park, and it is now independent Park here in Cork. The main venue as far

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as Munster is concerned but this one certainly developed over the years.

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A stand on the far side and a new one we are housed in. But they like

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their rugby down here in Cork just as they do in Limerick. As always, a

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huge welcome. It is the same Munster pack the played against the Scarlets

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last Saturday. The full Irish caps and hollow the captain once again.

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Injury sees Conway come in at full-back. Keatley, he is at fly

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half, all-time scoring record. Two very strong benches. Standard can

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really make an impact and of course Sam Warburton amongst the

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internationals on what is one of the strongest looking Blues bench as I

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have seen in a while. Ian Davies, the man in charge this evening, and

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Craig Evans on one touchline, and O'Connell of Ireland and the other.

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Two teams victorious on the opening weekend, the Blues with a bonus

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point to boot as well, but an away win for Munster, and they look to

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consolidate at home. As usual, they play in their red and white, and the

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Blues in their first team strip as Duncan Williams puts up a high ball.

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Keatley looking to put it behind Dan Fish. Goes far height rather than

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distance. George Earle tries to get over the ball but is dislodged and

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Keatley thinks about the outside break and feeds the captain

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alongside him. A sprightly start from Munster but a little slip from

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Duncan Williams. The Blues to put in at the first scrum and a chance to

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sing a very good evening to Phil Davies. Both teams, a great start to

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the season. Last week, two Goodwins. The magical there will be a terrific

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battle. You have got to match the intensity and minimise their errors.

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International players from all countries being drip fed back into

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the Pro12. Gethin Jenkins off the bench last week and there to lead

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the team this time round. Jenkins, down behind him, who was captain in

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his absence. Not straight but straight enough for a feed.

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Of a defender, so it will be a Blues throw. Big collisions there early. A

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really Lee-Lo coming short. -- low. Scanlon will be 23 in December and

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alongside him, blogging will be 20 to the same month. A free run.

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Duncan Williams to Keatley. Hands high in the air but well taken by

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Dan Fish. Good support coming in from Corey Allen as well, just to

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make sure possession is maintained by the Blues.

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Good high ball catching early on the game. Good kicks, intelligent

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kicking from both teams, but the way Dan Fish goes up, great take, nice

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and control, sets a knockout. Good skills from both teams. Later score

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from Rodney Parade in the match that kicked off 15, 20 minutes before,

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the Dragons are ahead by 5-3. O Donoghue, the number eight. Good

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quick ball recycled by Munster, allows login to come onto it at a

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good angle to test the defence. Calls for and is awarded the clean

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catch. Fish is a safer pair of hands when it comes to kicking. But

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Munster trying to keep the tempo up. Good defence by Munster. Very

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aggressive defence. We soared this against the Scarlets last week. A

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lovely half-break by Anscombe. Filise on halfway. Plenty of

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defenders out wide, trying the outrageous dummy. Cuthbert giving

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chase the Anscombe's kick and gets there first, superbly done between

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the two of them. And Lee-Lo was on hand as well to go into the Munster

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22 for the first time. It has been turned, kicked off by Munster

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defenders, and Duncan Williams tries to utilise the blindside. Excellent

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work by O'Donnell. Intelligent play from O'Donnell. They have been very

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selective in terms of challenging the ball in the middle of the field

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between the 15. They are trying to get bodies on their feet are

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challenging and the wide area. Superb run by Dan Fish. But James is

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there now. Good counter by the Blues. Williams has two men on his

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outside. Has not quite got there. Puts out with help from Sweden. Both

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teams looking sharp. One of Fish's and James's verite. To be better

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Munster, really good work. Second one of the game I believe. Munster

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are wasting no time at all on the lineouts. A couple of good runs. It

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would be good for Cuthbert's confidence, which was lacking at

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times last year. Lovely prop up the Corey Allen. Great continuity from

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the Blues, lovely off-loading going on. Fish again involved. Tom James

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goes all the way, and that is a great score for Tom James and the

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Blues. They threatened earlier with a counter, this time they finished

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off, superb try by Tom James. Great movement there again by the Blues.

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But as impressive as well as they are feeling the field well, lots of

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attacking options, and Dan Fish and Tom James have really come into

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their own. A great finish by Tom. Great start by the Blues, exactly

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what they want to come away with from an away team perspective, you

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need to start the Blues have given themselves here, fantastic start.

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Tom James rounding as net is eager to the posts to make the task that

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much easier for Anscombe. And he duly obliges. And the Blues after a

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7-point lead. Here we see Tom again. Great score. One of the most

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vulnerable times in the game, when you're coaching as well and biting

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your nails, catch the restart, back in the Munster half. The crowd

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silenced by the early Blues strike. That is a very good return from

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Williams. He will be well pleased with that. The referee... His 50th

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game tonight. Holland. You can see Halle Munster

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reply. Advantage being played against the Blues. Lovely pick-up by

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Sweden and support was there. And that would be so disappointing for

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the Blues. The give away a score like that. Danny will be

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disappointed with that, fantastic play. As we can see here, Munster

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come round the corner and a real intelligent kick by Keatley.

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Sweetnam, a good finish by Conwy. A great reply by Munster. Great

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technique. Going to the right shoulder of the defender Andy

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off-load back on the inside, great play, good play by their winger. The

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full-back, good finish. Good try. Very well taken try. Sweetnam did

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not get up on the kick at any stage, it bounced nicely into his hands are

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no great off-load. The Blues would be very disappointed that it is so

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easy for the home team. Let us see if his kick is as good as his chase.

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Straight down the middle from Keatley, as you would expect. And it

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is a square. -- will square. Great control of the ball, beautiful

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sidestep in an off-load, back inside to the full-back. Two high-quality

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tries, good start game. Good follow-up as well Anscombe's kick.

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Nick Williams. A great game last week after a forgettable opening

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where he missed a couple of easy takes and a fairly quiet dozen

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minutes so far this evening. Nothing wrong with that, says Ian

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Davies, so another turnover for Munster. Presented Cuthbert with the

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interception. An unexpected ball almost worked against Munster. That

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was unfortunate. Great work by the Munster forward there to come from

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the inside of the ruck on the defensive position, and Paul

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Williams under pressure. -- put. James Cronin, Scannell and Ryan in

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the Munster front row. Gethin Jenkins, Dacey and Filise. It has

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gone against Ryan. A battle on the front row. The Munster guys, they

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are pretty young, lots of potential. When you look at Gethin Jenkins, one

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of the most experienced props in world rugby, and Filise... 39

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officially! I debate that. But one of the strongest men, unbelievable

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strength. It will be a good battle. And Dacey is a huge hooker with huge

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potential. Intriguing battle there. The Blues coming up the right side

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of the scrum. Anscombe with a couple of

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conversions when he came off the bench last week. Starts off with a

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conversion and a penalty this week. Sweetly struck by Gareth Anscombe to

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edge the Blues back ahead. Two quality goal kickers on display.

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Keatley third in the point-scoring. Prolific, two prolific point

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scorers. We heard that the Dragons were ahead unlike last week, it is

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Pat Howard who got the first try of the evening. Dragons ahead by 5-3.

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Conway safely underneath it. The rest of the team is going up. Nick

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Williams comes flying down. Keatley the Scannell, who loses his grip on

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it, just as the Munster advantage was gone, and that means a Blues

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scrum. Showed how effective... When you have your backfield organise, a

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great kick. Most of the high balls have been taken up until now. A good

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challenge from Conwy, drops the ball. They fuelled those high balls

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because it does obviously provide opportunities for the attack. A

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great example because this year in particular, the referees are

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concentrating on those clashes because we have seen people hurt

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badly in the air, but I was a perfect example of two players going

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up, legitimate, yes Nick Williams came back down but nothing wrong

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with it. It was a good challenge, good contest and on that occasion

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Munster came out on top but a little bit of a spill by Scannell, who went

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back for the scrum. The last time the two front rows went down, it was

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Gethin Jenkins who came on against John Ryan. This time, they stay up

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long enough to get the ball away. Conway has had a busy evening so far

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and more for him to do. Good pace by Sweetnam. Away from that touchline.

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The ball went backwards. The game is being played by quite a pace by both

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teams. They are calling for more defenders on the far side, are the

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Blues. Here is a good counterattacking chance. It is a bit

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narrow, could have gone wider sooner maybe. Anscombe is forced to kick. I

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wonder if Tom Williams had just got that out rather than go for the

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break, if there would have been a chance for a James run. It has gone

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now. Fish comes at the halfway. It is a very static though. Nothing

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Filise can do except take the hit and hope the cavalry arrives. They

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fly out their defence. Good defending, and looking to

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counter again. Both teams eager to use possession as best they can.

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Some testing kicks going up as well. That was a great setup and kick,

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great position for Munster. It will not go out of play. Lovely ruck.

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Great deft hands by Allen and more than decent clearance kick by

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Cuthbert. He started the game well, Cuthbert. He has not been truly

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spectacular, but he has brought those high balls, good kick there,

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looking lively. It is good to see him. But that take thereby Sweetnam

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was outstanding after a great kick. When they get into this middle

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third, defensive middle third, then the ball slowly looking for that

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box-kick to retrieve possession. The quality of the kick and chase has

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been excellent from Munster. As soon as I say that... Enclosed a knock-on

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an advantage Williams to Callaghan. Right up to the 22. Lovely pick-up

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on the hoof. Navidi, looking to get over the ball. Great work, superb

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work by Navidi, wins the penalty for the Blues and prevents the quick

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ball of Munster but they so want this evening. Another fantastic turn

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by Navidi. That is his forte. They have got some of the best tacklers.

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A great place by Ryan. Great collisions. We can see Navidi been

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very aware, staying on his feet. A great turnover. Dacey has stayed

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down. He is up on his feet now. The last thing they need is Dacey

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staying down. They are ready for a line-out. Great attacking position

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at halfway, perfect. Midway through the first half and a very

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entertaining" we have had, very well taken try apiece. Jenkins with the

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line-out ball. Scannell solid in defence again.

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His arm pointing to a Blues advantage, and they want the

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penalty. Good play. Go back to the short side. You get an opportunity

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to expose your position, your front row forward. You get your hookers

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props in that position at the front of the line-out and good play by

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Thomas Williams there, good setup, a well constructed penalty opportunity

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to put the Blues further ahead. Considering the awful weather we

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have had all day here, conditions excellent at the moment! I was

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thinking that. My umbrella did not seem a good investment although it

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did this afternoon. Very firm underfoot, excellent for the

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kickers, but not quite helping Anscombe on that occasion as he hit

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a wide. That is his range. By the looks of that kick. The pictures in

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great condition. The picture is fantastic. -- pitch.

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A deep pass to Fish. A knock-on, I parried by Ian Keatley. I am not

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sure what he was trying there. Fishy hits this one and done macro gives

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it a bit of a boot. I will give him the benefit of the doubt by saying

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he is protecting his face. Nevertheless, he puts the Blues on

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the 50 meter line, a great attacking opportunity, two big centres. Tom

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James on the inside option. They are trying to get penetration or good

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gain line. Ironic cheers used to be a Munster

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favourite at one time. A good scrum. Unlucky. Didn't quite

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get the ball. You like to get it to your right foot sometimes. A good

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scrum by the front five. It is half-time at Rodney Parade and the

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Dragons leading by 11 points to six. They will be hoping for a few more

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tries in the second half, I dare say, especially at Zebre are

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anything like they were last week. Let's hope so. The Scarlets are also

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playing in Edinburgh tonight. We will keep you in touch with that one

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as well. 3-3, I believe, the latest score. Conway follows his kick again

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putting fish under pressure. Good support from Ellis Jenkins though.

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That is why the Blues are still in possession.

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Thomas Williams. Not really one for them to chase.

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Forward from Fish. Craig Evans on the far side just telling Ian

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Davies. Some intelligent kicking from both teams. I think Sweetman

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got a bit of a hand in there may be. This was good play by Munster. It

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means the opening side have got to come up. It isolates the full-back

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because your scrum-half cannot quite get into the pocket to support the

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full-back. Some smart kicking by Munster. They came out on top. As we

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can see, a second kick for Edinburgh. They have just edged

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ahead of the Scarlets, six points to three.

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Ronan O'Mahony has come in from the far win, standing alongside Ian

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Keeley, directly behind the scrum. Andrew Conway has also come up to

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the Munster back division -- Ian Pete Lee. They went get a chance to

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release that. Played by Billy Holland. To

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Scannell. Nice interplay between the two centres. Callahan crawling

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forwards towards that try line. In goes the other Scannell brother,

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Niall, the hooker. John Ryan is there. Munster have their tails up

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now in the Blues 22. Good pressure, good defence by the Blues. That will

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be a simple three points if that is what Billy Holland and Ian Pete

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leaked so desire. -- Ian Keatley. Again, the centres combining

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beautifully there. It is very intense. They are trying to do a

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little snipers crawl on the floor to keep the momentum of the ruck going

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forward. That was some good play and gives Keatley and opportunity. I

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remember a game once, at Heineken cup game where the weather was

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belting down. I think there were 20 odd phases of pick and go, pick and

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go. Very reminiscent of the old Munster, that passage of play there.

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Rob Jones will remember that day as well I think.

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The simplest of kicks for Ian Keatley on the half-hour mark just

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about. All square at 10-10. Still has some company. He is with Danny

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Wilson. -- Phil. How happy where you with that tactic of going round? We

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have definitely made some inroads I think. There is some kicking going

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on tonight. When we kick longer, that is when we can run and cause

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problems. We have some big mismatches but we have to generate

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that and deal with that kicking game. Anyone coming off second best

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in that department at the moment? We are escorting not particularly well

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in terms of trying to create legal blocking lines and that is putting

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us under pressure. Once you get those, that defence is disorganised.

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Hopefully, we can improve that. Thanks, Dan.

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Nick Williams got there first with the high ball at that time. The

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Blues have a penalty again. There goes Tomos Williams with a quick tap

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and go. Tom James trying to get alongside him. Lovely hands by Nick

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Williams. The pass was dying on him. Gethin Jenkins. Dacey. Anscombe

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looks inside and then goes outside to Rey Lee-Lo.

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Good build-up by the Blues once again. One defensive line from

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Munster. Not committing to the breakdown, just keeping defenders

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out. McAuley Cook keeps the pressure on Munster.

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The advantage still being played in the Blues' favour. Eventually, Ian

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Davies comes all the way back for Dave O'Callaghan's high tackle. And

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again, signs of good attacking rugby from the Blues, although very

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organised Munster defence. It did feel like Navidi got a good turnover

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early on. He is making great yardage. He is a tough guide to

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stop. We talk about the sister intended ...

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If you look at this facet of the Blues play last week, they scored

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some fantastic tries. One was a great tried by Macauley Cook. A

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great arrowhead going forward. Let's see if we can replicate that

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tonight. A crucial period coming up to half-time. Ian Davies wants James

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Cronin out in the middle of the line. He wants a gap there. Great

:40:15.:40:25.

position for the Blues. Up goes Navidi. Takes it at the second

:40:26.:40:30.

attempt. Kristian Dacey latches on behind Asda 's Gethin Jenkins. Now

:40:31.:40:37.

it is close to the touchline. George Earle goes in in support of the

:40:38.:40:44.

hooker. Tomos Williams, a short ball to Rey Lee-Lo. They are screaming

:40:45.:40:49.

for defenders out wide, Munster, but it is kept tight by the Blues first.

:40:50.:40:56.

Right on the Munster try line. Dacey ready for another pick and drive

:40:57.:41:00.

round the corner. Tomos Williams scored last week. He is very close

:41:01.:41:05.

this week. The Blues are claiming it and Tomos Williams may have got a

:41:06.:41:10.

second try for the Blues. It looked on the line that.

:41:11.:41:17.

Ian Davies is happy with the grounding but was there an

:41:18.:41:22.

obstruction allowing Tomos Williams to get there is the question the TMO

:41:23.:41:26.

hast to answer. In fact, it is Ellis Jenkins, not

:41:27.:41:43.

Tomos Williams who got there. Just watch Gethin Jenkins on John Ryan.

:41:44.:41:53.

Ellis Jenkins got in just ahead of the scrum-half, got over the try

:41:54.:41:58.

line. But was Gethin Jenkins preventing John Ryan from getting

:41:59.:42:03.

the tackle in? It was Gethin Jenkins' right arm.

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That try is not going to stand. It is obstruction.

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It is you who has made contact with red. It is obstruction. Not the

:42:34.:42:45.

happiest of persons at the best of times. He certainly will not be now.

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I think he is less than impressed with that. We have seen more blatant

:42:52.:43:00.

that is the call. It didn't clean him out but there was enough contact

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their say referee TMO to prevent John Ryan to get their will stop to

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be fair to John Ryan, he was aware of what Gethin Jenkins was trying to

:43:14.:43:20.

do as well. Edinburgh have got a converted try.

:43:21.:43:34.

They lead 13-6. It is all square here at independent Park.

:43:35.:43:52.

That is the first bad tactical kick that Duncan Williams has put in. A

:43:53.:44:05.

word of apology from the former Irish under 21 scrum-half.

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It has been a good game so far, I fancy. There have been a lot of

:44:13.:44:18.

really good technical skills on show. Some of the kicks we have

:44:19.:44:22.

mentioned, some of the breakdown work, quick presentation of the

:44:23.:44:30.

ball, some good attacking plays, some ferocious defence allocation.

:44:31.:44:37.

It has been a good game. In the last five or six minutes, there have been

:44:38.:44:43.

a few errors creeping in. The physicality of the game is providing

:44:44.:44:45.

that. There is another example of two

:44:46.:44:53.

props being intelligent. Macauley Cook just getting a nose

:44:54.:45:25.

plugged. They can give it some closer attention in a few minutes

:45:26.:45:26.

time. Great run by Rey Lee-Lo. Tom James

:45:27.:45:41.

on the inside. Tom James is to quick for O'Donoghue! That is a second

:45:42.:45:47.

superb try for Tom James. What a break by Rey Lee-Lo. Great inside

:45:48.:45:52.

shoulder support run and Tom James gets a second of the evening and try

:45:53.:45:57.

number 37 in the league. You can see Matt Sheraton there. A great ball of

:45:58.:46:03.

the top by George Earle. Some great running off the ball. Rey Lee-Lo,

:46:04.:46:15.

great footwork through the hole. Tom James, inside shoulder. Great line

:46:16.:46:18.

break. Tom James has trapped well this evening on a few occasions. He

:46:19.:46:24.

just deserved a superb pass. Tom James was ninth in the records, he

:46:25.:46:36.

has overtaken Nikki Walker and now has 37.

:46:37.:46:45.

Conversion supplied by Gareth Anscombe. That is a huge boost for

:46:46.:46:52.

the Blues just before half-time. Fantastic. You always want to get a

:46:53.:46:58.

score before half-time, particularly away from home. Matt Sheraton will

:46:59.:47:06.

be delighted with that. That was an excellent score. Great ball running

:47:07.:47:12.

by the forwards and great ball usage by the backs. It is Mike Allen who

:47:13.:47:24.

got the try for Edinburgh. It was 6-6 but the Allen try means

:47:25.:47:30.

Edinburgh lead 13-6 against the Scarlets. Edinburgh who lost to the

:47:31.:47:38.

Blues last weekend, and the Scarlets lost to Munster. They have switched

:47:39.:47:40.

position this weekend. It is an important defensive set

:47:41.:47:53.

this for the Blues. Get up in the air and challenge for the line-out.

:47:54.:47:57.

Get off the line and make the tackles and reorganise your defence,

:47:58.:48:02.

get bodies on their feet, to try and keep Munster out for the last 2.5

:48:03.:48:10.

minutes of this half. It is a Blues ball. I blew the whistle for that

:48:11.:48:17.

reason, I don't need you to tell me. Macauley Cook gets up well. A cheap

:48:18.:48:41.

penalty to give away for Munster. Gratefully received by the Blues

:48:42.:48:43.

though! Absolutely. Rassie Erasmus has left his seat in

:48:44.:49:08.

the stands. He is leaning against an advertising hoarding. He will be

:49:09.:49:12.

pleased and pleased with certain aspects of the game. It is about

:49:13.:49:16.

getting to the right area of the field and control possession.

:49:17.:49:25.

Another great take by Macauley Cook. He was coming under pressure in the

:49:26.:49:29.

air. The Munster line is up so quickly. That is why Navidi has

:49:30.:49:36.

delayed the ball back yards behind the game nine. Brew good line speed

:49:37.:49:41.

by defence. Niall Scannell, in the final minute

:49:42.:49:53.

of the first half. The quality in the air has been

:49:54.:50:16.

excellent this evening. All knocked on. There wait to be time for a

:50:17.:50:25.

scrum. That is the end of a very absorbing first half's play. A

:50:26.:50:29.

couple of great tries by Tom James and one by Andrew Conway as well.

:50:30.:50:34.

Both sides trying to play with the tempo, looking to keep ball in hand,

:50:35.:50:43.

but there has also been some very good kick chase as well, all the

:50:44.:50:46.

elements adding to a very entertaining first half. But the

:50:47.:50:50.

Blues will be more than happy to have come here and not just held

:50:51.:50:57.

their own, but to be leading at half-time, and the half-time score

:50:58.:51:03.

is 17-10 in the Blues' favour. This is how the first half panned out.

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STUDIO: It was an all action first quarter. The Blues came out firing.

:51:11.:51:16.

They eventually got over in Tom James. Some fantastic footwork and

:51:17.:51:22.

defending. A clever kick from Munster, a quite fortuitous bounce

:51:23.:51:27.

but Andrew Conway the beneficiary of that one. Munster writeback within

:51:28.:51:30.

two minutes of the Blues scoring that opening try. A fantastic line

:51:31.:51:36.

by Tom James, an inside pass by Rey Lee-Lo. A bit of blocking from Nick

:51:37.:51:41.

Williams as Rob will discuss in a few minutes time. The Blues

:51:42.:51:51.

comfortably in front at half-time. The possession stats heavily in the

:51:52.:51:52.

Blues favour. The Blues, we said at the top, Rob,

:51:53.:52:10.

a dream start to the season, and they are really carrying on where

:52:11.:52:12.

they finished off this evening? Yes, they have been very impressive.

:52:13.:52:25.

Their game has been fantastic and it looks like the style of play that

:52:26.:52:30.

the Blues demonstrated last week is starting to come through again this

:52:31.:52:34.

week. We have not seen as much of Nick Williams in terms of his ball

:52:35.:52:37.

carrying, but their off-loading game, the pace they want to play out

:52:38.:52:42.

is certainly coming through. There is a real hunger and appetite there.

:52:43.:52:47.

The off-loads are coming thick and fast. They are playing in a fairly

:52:48.:52:51.

direct manner as Danny Wilson said they would, but they're getting past

:52:52.:52:55.

the first-line defence time and again.

:52:56.:53:05.

It is for the opportunity. You played tight initially but if an

:53:06.:53:09.

opportunity arises, you take it. You talk about heads up rugby and I

:53:10.:53:12.

think the Blues are playing with their heads up at the moment. They

:53:13.:53:17.

are getting on the front foot and that is key. If you can get the

:53:18.:53:22.

off-loads going and put you on the front foot, you will always create

:53:23.:53:27.

opportunities. Tom James is the region's highest try scorer. He has

:53:28.:53:32.

added a couple more to his tally tonight. Munster were at sixes and

:53:33.:53:37.

sevens and the Blues showing a critical edge. If you go to Munster

:53:38.:53:42.

you can always expect a kick in battle. Almost a Gaelic football

:53:43.:53:55.

type game. They are off and running. Dacey is a good player, a loose

:53:56.:54:00.

player. Tom James looking sharp. This was a warning sign for Munster.

:54:01.:54:07.

Look how the Blues players are back with intent. The winners are

:54:08.:54:09.

involved, Dan Fish is involved. There were some lovely interplay as

:54:10.:54:13.

he rightly said, following best. What I like is Tom James identifies

:54:14.:54:18.

omissions match with Scannell, the hooker. You want your players to be

:54:19.:54:23.

doing this all of the time. It was a great try and a great start for the

:54:24.:54:29.

Blues. That is the way all good winners should play. If you see a

:54:30.:54:37.

hooker in front of you, you take him on? Yes, if you get on the front

:54:38.:54:40.

foot and get beyond defences, then you have a quick ball and you move

:54:41.:54:43.

it away from that breakdown as soon as possible. They are playing with

:54:44.:54:47.

their heads up, they are looking at where the opportunities might be,

:54:48.:54:50.

and because they are getting parity, more than parity up front, and they

:54:51.:54:55.

put themselves in good positions, they manage those final

:54:56.:54:59.

opportunities. Both teams employing similar tactics when it comes to the

:55:00.:55:03.

kicking game, Danny Wilson saying maybe Munster where edging that

:55:04.:55:13.

battle. There are a variety of kicks you coach. Munster went a little

:55:14.:55:17.

more aerial and it played dividends for them early on in the half. High

:55:18.:55:23.

contest with Nick Williams. Any loose ball and Munster sees on it.

:55:24.:55:29.

It was a great kick from Ian Keatley. Anything can happen with

:55:30.:55:37.

the bounce. Great reaction from Conroy, the guy we have highlighted.

:55:38.:55:42.

It was a great off-load. They were straight back in the game but it was

:55:43.:55:47.

cagey kicking battle. Rob, you made the point that there is not much in

:55:48.:55:51.

the way of deep kicks for territory as we often see in places like

:55:52.:55:56.

Munster. The conditions weren't great to three hours ago. It has

:55:57.:56:01.

brightened up now. What do you make of that kicking battle? Over the

:56:02.:56:05.

years, there has been a lot of kicking downfield. It is all about a

:56:06.:56:09.

line chase and putting pressure on the opposition into rain territory.

:56:10.:56:17.

Have seen from both Munster and Cardiff, it is about getting the

:56:18.:56:23.

ball in the air. As Sean says, it is the variety of the kicking.

:56:24.:56:27.

Identifying space behind the back line and with the bounce of the ball

:56:28.:56:31.

you have an opportunity. We have seen in step sees on the

:56:32.:56:36.

opportunities which have come their way. It is a really good battle at

:56:37.:56:44.

the moment -- we have seen Munster sees an the opportunities. On the

:56:45.:56:47.

stroke of half-time is almost the perfect time to score a try and Tom

:56:48.:56:52.

James showing his predatory instincts again but it was the

:56:53.:56:57.

build-up to the try which showed some good instincts as well. It was

:56:58.:57:03.

the shortened line-out. Nick Williams has been such an important

:57:04.:57:08.

man. He does take two or three defenders and that creates the

:57:09.:57:12.

opportunity for Rey Lee-Lo. He finds the space. Great tracking by Tom

:57:13.:57:17.

James on the inside. The support of the Blues players has been first

:57:18.:57:23.

half. They mentioned Matt Sherratt. He has been working on that. They

:57:24.:57:29.

are far better side in terms of organisation than they were last

:57:30.:57:34.

season. OK. Let's have a look at the other games going on this evening.

:57:35.:57:40.

The Scarlets are now 26 behind against Edinburgh. Not a good night

:57:41.:57:44.

at the office from them. We will get an update from the Dragons first.

:57:45.:57:49.

Just one try from them against Zebre at Rodney Parade this evening. That

:57:50.:57:56.

kicked off a little bit earlier than our beach again this evening. Pat

:57:57.:57:58.

Howard was the scorer. He scored last week on his debut for the

:57:59.:58:04.

Dragons. But they may have been hoping for a little bit more at this

:58:05.:58:15.

stage. And Mike Allen for Edinburgh. Also, Jake Ball has just been

:58:16.:58:20.

sin-binned so it is a long way back for the Scarlets. They are in action

:58:21.:58:24.

tonight, the Dragons are in action, we are watching the Blues, Ospreys

:58:25.:58:29.

played tomorrow. Plenty of coverage coming up this weekend.

:58:30.:58:35.

Tomorrow, the reigning champions Connacht hope to get off the mark

:58:36.:58:41.

with the rampant Ospreys standing in their way. And rugby's worst kept

:58:42.:58:48.

secret is out. Warren Gatland is the lines' coach. But before he handed

:58:49.:58:52.

the reins to Rob Cowley, he issued this warning. What is going to be

:58:53.:58:57.

tough for Robert myself is the selection policy. There are couple

:58:58.:59:00.

of big names who will miss out in the autumn and that will be quite

:59:01.:59:09.

dramatic. So those are Warren Gatland's words.

:59:10.:59:13.

It is going to be dramatic. That story has moved on today. The seven

:59:14.:59:23.

names have been published. It is those players playing outside Wales

:59:24.:59:26.

who will not be eligible for selection unless they are selected

:59:27.:59:29.

as one of three wild card picks. They are Dominic De who is playing

:59:30.:59:35.

for Melbourne Rebels in Australia. We were told that this policy is

:59:36.:00:00.

going to bite. There has been some dramatic admissions. But you look at

:00:01.:00:07.

the list, Luke Charteris isn't on it, you assume Faletau is gone to be

:00:08.:00:12.

safe, Jamie Roberts, George North. Rhys Priestland must be the most

:00:13.:00:17.

vulnerable. You would think so. I think we need some clarity. We are

:00:18.:00:24.

bit confused. Nice for Rob Howley to pick it up in the autumn. But a bit

:00:25.:00:29.

confused, but you are right, how can you leave George North, Roberts and

:00:30.:00:40.

Faletau? I think the question is, Leigh Halfpenny, some of the other

:00:41.:00:43.

players playing outside of Wales, they seem to be exempt, I'm not sure

:00:44.:00:50.

why. I have had a lot of people on social media asking me those very

:00:51.:00:54.

questions. The WRU didn't want to discuss individual cases. The case

:00:55.:00:58.

for Charteris is that he wasn't offered a deal from a Welsh region

:00:59.:01:01.

so he had to seek his livelihood elsewhere and Leigh Halfpenny is

:01:02.:01:05.

into his third year in Toulon. When that contract runs out, then he will

:01:06.:01:13.

be a wild card. But you make a sensible point. We thought this

:01:14.:01:18.

would provide more clarity, but it doesn't seem to have. No, I don't

:01:19.:01:24.

think it has. Warren Gatland mentioned dramatic in terms of

:01:25.:01:28.

selection. I don't think there is anything dramatic. Rhys Priestland

:01:29.:01:32.

unfortunately will probably be the one big name players in double miss

:01:33.:01:35.

out. But he hasn't Biggeri hugely under Warren Gatland recently. Dan

:01:36.:01:41.

Biggar is number one, some good players coming through the system as

:01:42.:01:46.

well. Sam Davies Ospreys playing well. Gareth Anscombe. A lot of

:01:47.:01:53.

talent that can be fitted in. Falque, time to get back to the

:01:54.:01:57.

match. Blues and Munster are both back out on the pitch. Before we

:01:58.:02:02.

crossed back to Cook, a quick word from you. Can the Blues hold onto

:02:03.:02:07.

the lead? Yes, they can, I think you will be seeing more of the game.

:02:08.:02:11.

There is no need to risk anything, the plan is working, more of the

:02:12.:02:16.

same. Good stuff, we shall see. 40 minutes for the Blues to hold onto

:02:17.:02:20.

this lead and continue their winning start to the season.

:02:21.:02:26.

COMMENTATOR: Thank you. The just out on the field. There is one change.

:02:27.:02:38.

Cian Bohane comes into midfield in place of Rory Scannell, who took a

:02:39.:02:42.

knock just before the end of the first half, when Tom James scored

:02:43.:02:48.

his and the Blues' second try. Bohane, who is in the a squad for

:02:49.:02:55.

Munster. Phase for Dolphin rugby club in court. Came off the bench

:02:56.:02:59.

against Scarlets last week. The Blues as they were. They will keep

:03:00.:03:07.

these boys as long as the keep going. Changes will be made is

:03:08.:03:10.

necessary but they want more of the same from the 15 who started the

:03:11.:03:12.

game. Cory Allen, first recipient in the

:03:13.:03:18.

second half. Court is not about hunting ground

:03:19.:03:31.

for the Blues. They are the only team in the Pro12 who have won here

:03:32.:03:37.

three times. The last one, though, was in 2012-13, Munster enjoyed a

:03:38.:03:44.

good run against the Blues, getting ten wins from the last 11 games. The

:03:45.:03:49.

Blues know exactly what they have to do and they did it well in the first

:03:50.:03:54.

40. Cronin looking for the back door off-load. There is Goggin going for

:03:55.:04:03.

the break, good tackle by Lee-Lo. Gives the advantage away. Dave Foley

:04:04.:04:09.

sets it up outside the tragedy. Duncan Williams, inside all to a

:04:10.:04:19.

pain. Jack O'Donoghue -- to Bohane. Philly again. Up to Keatley. Up goes

:04:20.:04:30.

the Hail Mary. Comes back on the breeze. In the end, the referee says

:04:31.:04:40.

no, it is too untidy. Good start by Munster. Some good movement from the

:04:41.:04:50.

counterattack. The Blues set up nicely within the county do. Just a

:04:51.:04:55.

bit too much distance. -- within the 22. But that has given Munster and

:04:56.:05:02.

attacking opportunity. Now they have a penalty and they have a real

:05:03.:05:13.

opportunity. Good start by Munster. They have turned down what was a

:05:14.:05:19.

penalty opportunity, three points, in the hunt for five or seven to

:05:20.:05:22.

draw them level. Jack O'Donoghue comes around, too

:05:23.:05:33.

much pace, he lost his footing. Good drive forward again from Ryan.

:05:34.:05:42.

Back comes the ball to James Cronin. Duncan Williams calling for

:05:43.:06:02.

forwards. Straight out to Bohane. Almost makes it to the trailer.

:06:03.:06:05.

Great position. Underneath it goes Scannell. That is defensive work by

:06:06.:06:15.

the Blues. They fail to stay on their feet, the supporting Munster

:06:16.:06:21.

players. I'm sure Erasmus will be frustrated they got so close and

:06:22.:06:26.

came away with nothing. Outstanding defence, good tackling. But the way

:06:27.:06:31.

the Blues were getting off the line, the line speed, the first two or

:06:32.:06:35.

three defenders off the rock was exceptional. -- the ruck. Put them

:06:36.:06:41.

under pressure. Great defence. Sam Warburton, another number of

:06:42.:06:55.

internationals on the Blues bench. -- one of the number. Shingler, the

:06:56.:07:01.

only one who is not a full international.

:07:02.:07:09.

It is a matter of when rather than if these days. Plenty of options for

:07:10.:07:17.

Danny Wilson and the rest of the coaching team to go to as Tomos

:07:18.:07:24.

Williams puts it up and Tom James was not really go together that one.

:07:25.:07:38.

-- going to gather. As it came off Tom James, it went straight into

:07:39.:07:41.

touch, the option of scrum or line-out. I don't think he will be

:07:42.:07:51.

too disappointed. A pretty accurate kick off Tomos Williams. Again, good

:07:52.:07:54.

contest in the air. A couple of the influential players

:07:55.:08:08.

missing for Munster this evening. Conor Murray as well, some of their

:08:09.:08:11.

key international players still on their break, or injured, whatever

:08:12.:08:19.

the case might be. One guy who could really influence proceedings is CJ

:08:20.:08:24.

Stander. You look at the Blues bench, they have some experience and

:08:25.:08:29.

some real quality. But so do Munster, CJ Stander, great

:08:30.:08:38.

ball-carrier, very powerful. And there he is, CJ Stander is going to

:08:39.:08:41.

come on for the injured Tommy O'Donnell. Let's go down to have a

:08:42.:08:47.

look forward to this we can's proceedings. The Premiership, big

:08:48.:08:53.

day, the second week of the Premiership, the standard clash is

:08:54.:08:58.

the brotherly love cast, Merthyr against Cardiff. -- clash. But as

:08:59.:09:04.

the outstanding game in the permission. We are spoiled for

:09:05.:09:14.

choice. There is the roundabout cup. But the one I have gone for is

:09:15.:09:23.

division three East Central, and against tough swell, but will be

:09:24.:09:33.

some clash. Thank you, Phil. Tommy O'Donnell, Man of the Match last

:09:34.:09:41.

week, injured this week. Jack O'Donoghue goes on the front, CJ

:09:42.:09:45.

Stander to lock out that Munster scrum. And a good scrum it is as

:09:46.:09:55.

well. The first time we have seen the ball... That was a mighty

:09:56.:10:04.

powerful drive. They went nice and low early on, kept the pressure on,

:10:05.:10:08.

until you could just see a little glimpse. Look at the loose-head.

:10:09.:10:12.

Working hard. Very different type of players,

:10:13.:10:27.

O'Donnell and standards, but such an effective ball-carrier. There could

:10:28.:10:35.

be a few Munster truck type collisions.

:10:36.:10:46.

A scrum drive followed by a line-out drive. Munster, it seems, reverting

:10:47.:10:51.

to type here. Sweetnam where he may have been in

:10:52.:11:03.

front of Williams. Carried over by Tom James. Gets away with it. Turns

:11:04.:11:13.

out to be not a bad kick. It has forced them back to their own half.

:11:14.:11:18.

Here comes Conway. There is Jenkins. Josh Navidi with a tackle. Ryan

:11:19.:11:25.

offside. The Blues defence comes up quickly. Sweetnam looked pretty

:11:26.:11:34.

dangerous in the first half. Him and Conway.

:11:35.:11:50.

O'Donoghue, taking the game to the Blues.

:11:51.:11:55.

Williams again. Space on the outside, maybe. Scannell was there

:11:56.:12:02.

in the spaces. George Earl throwing himself into

:12:03.:12:11.

it. Here is giggly again. Good hands by

:12:12.:12:25.

Bohane. This is concerted pressure from Munster. The Blues have been

:12:26.:12:29.

under the pump for a good few minutes. Keeping the fenced honest.

:12:30.:12:38.

-- the defence. Holland and fully combining. -- Foley. Great work from

:12:39.:12:47.

Munster. Stander lays it back. O'Donoghue is in there.

:12:48.:12:57.

Claimed an won by the Blues. After all that pressure, the defence

:12:58.:13:03.

stands firm, excellent work by the Blues defensively. That was quite an

:13:04.:13:12.

impressive attack by Munster. There is Navidi again, look. Greatly

:13:13.:13:20.

supported by Jenkins on his inside. It is energy sapping stuff. The

:13:21.:13:25.

Blues prepare to make a triple substitution. Two on the front row,

:13:26.:13:35.

Rhys Gill and Scott Andrews, and Sam Warburton, wearing 20, for his first

:13:36.:13:40.

taste of club rugby of the new season. It is good to see him coming

:13:41.:13:48.

on. Good to see Rhys Gill back for the Blues as well after a successful

:13:49.:13:52.

spell at Saracens. Good scrummage, good work around the field. Andrews,

:13:53.:13:57.

one of the best footballing props you will see. They have to stabilise

:13:58.:14:03.

that scrum. Give the Blues the platform.

:14:04.:14:09.

The two props are joined by Nick Williams on the bench, and with

:14:10.:14:19.

Gethin Jenkins, who took charge last week, Ellis Jenkins for the

:14:20.:14:22.

remainder of the game. Just over half an hour. You expect them to

:14:23.:14:33.

manage, Gavin Welby 36 in November. Has had problems with his calves in

:14:34.:14:40.

the past. He will do what he can. It is a long season, that's for sure.

:14:41.:14:44.

You have to manage the players. Let's can more -- gets more details

:14:45.:14:53.

the injuries. Those three substitutions, all preplanned, the

:14:54.:14:54.

idea simply just fresh legs. Just eight minutes of the second

:14:55.:15:19.

half for those changes to be made. Will be mighty happy with the

:15:20.:15:28.

defence. Macauley Cook is on some good line-out balls. In the second

:15:29.:15:32.

half and the beginning of the second.

:15:33.:15:38.

They have some big ball-carriers. They brought on Scott Andrews, Rhys

:15:39.:15:44.

Gill and Sam Warburton. It'll be interesting to see how the attacking

:15:45.:15:49.

game and the kicking game unfold towards the end of the second half.

:15:50.:15:55.

Munster trying to go wide outside the onrushing Blues defence.

:15:56.:16:07.

It is going to be a Blues line-out, not too much damage done. They are

:16:08.:16:11.

on the ten metre line. For a moment, it is the wall for the

:16:12.:16:37.

Blues. The first ten minutes,... The line-out is functioning well

:16:38.:16:43.

tonight. Macauley Cook, he is only 24, he is very intelligent, good

:16:44.:16:54.

call. A loose pass again. Couldn't be expected to hold onto it. Jenkins

:16:55.:16:56.

with a delicate chip. Very intelligent footballer, great

:16:57.:17:12.

skills. Look at that, beautiful. End over end.

:17:13.:17:33.

Time off. I think George Earle might be in trouble here.

:17:34.:18:00.

I think Dave Foley hurt his elbow. That is looking painful.

:18:01.:18:31.

To me, that is on the neck, that is penalty.

:18:32.:18:47.

Is it more than just a talking to and a penalty? That is a mighty

:18:48.:19:01.

relief for George Earle and the Blues, they would not want to go

:19:02.:19:04.

down to 14, given the pressure they have been under. A sad sight, Dave

:19:05.:19:17.

Foley departing. Ryan comes on to replace him.

:19:18.:19:23.

The Scarlets are currently down 20-6 in Edinburgh. They have also lost

:19:24.:19:29.

Scott Williams, looks like a nasty blood injury but hopefully it won't

:19:30.:19:32.

be anything to permanent. Let's hope not. There are enough injury -- he

:19:33.:19:42.

has had enough injuries already, for Afellay. Great take. They are in

:19:43.:19:47.

danger of losing a line-out. Duncan Williams, incomes Cuthbert.

:19:48.:19:56.

Loses it on landing. It has worked out. Lovely work by

:19:57.:20:19.

Conway. Forward to Goggin. Great reaction, to be on the end of it.

:20:20.:20:22.

Just awareness of what was happening. The final pass, just for

:20:23.:20:35.

it. Again, it came from... There it goes. Blogging with a chip through.

:20:36.:20:40.

-- Goggin. That was a close run thing. It was.

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Here comes another Welsh international, Lloyd Williams. He

:20:54.:20:58.

had to return home early from the tour of New Zealand with a knee

:20:59.:21:07.

injury, but fully fit, to take over from Tom Williams -- Tomos Williams.

:21:08.:21:12.

It is good to see Lloyd back. He can kick the ball a mile. Good passer,

:21:13.:21:16.

gets the ball quickly. Another very, very strong Munster

:21:17.:21:47.

scrum. Really piling on the pressure. The ball hoped back

:21:48.:21:56.

illegally. Last time they went for a corner, this time they are going for

:21:57.:22:04.

gold. Cronin, Scannell and Ryan are certainly putting a shift in the

:22:05.:22:08.

year. The pressure they are exerting on the Blues front row is

:22:09.:22:11.

impressive. The last couple of scrums, real pressure. Just good,

:22:12.:22:16.

low, tight scrummaging. Munster decided they want to come

:22:17.:22:34.

away with points, they didn't last time, so just get something for all

:22:35.:22:39.

your endeavour. Absolutely. They are under a lot of pressure.

:22:40.:22:52.

First points of the second half goal Munster's way. It means a try would

:22:53.:23:01.

put them back in front. Interestingly, although that Munster

:23:02.:23:05.

scrum has been going so well, they decide this is the time to make a

:23:06.:23:16.

change, and Dave Kilcoyne comes on. That is for James Cronin. Also

:23:17.:23:23.

Matthew Rees has snuck on as well. In seven of Kristian Dacey. --

:23:24.:23:26.

instead. Still just the one trying for the

:23:27.:23:39.

Dragons in that other game. Drawing to a close now, Dragons leading

:23:40.:23:43.

11-6, I'm sure they would have wanted more than that. The Blues

:23:44.:23:48.

need to get a little bit of control back. They made a few errors,

:23:49.:23:55.

Cuthbert not being able to field that kick, they just need to exert

:23:56.:24:02.

more control, get a bit of possession at -- in this area of the

:24:03.:24:11.

field. Ryan McGowan line-out ball. -- with the line-out ball. Fish has

:24:12.:24:18.

time to be confronted by a while of red, led by CJ Stander. He has done

:24:19.:24:26.

well, Dan Fish. He had a fantastic chase stop oh bodies on the ball

:24:27.:24:32.

quickly, did really well. James brought down by Bohane.

:24:33.:24:44.

Dan Fish looks back inside. Wrapped up by CJ Stander. Looking to try and

:24:45.:24:55.

get them all on the turnover but it hasn't worked because they forced

:24:56.:24:56.

him to ground. A better period of play for the

:24:57.:25:05.

Blues. Matthew Rees sets it up for them. Rhys Gill once again.

:25:06.:25:11.

Fish on the outside Cuthbert. Straight back to O'Mahony.

:25:12.:25:31.

Tom James is first to arrive. Sweetnam. The Blues pushed back to

:25:32.:25:49.

the 22 once again. Their foray into Munster territory was short lived.

:25:50.:25:53.

Now they have to do the hard graft again and get themselves out of the

:25:54.:25:57.

defensive position. Williams taking his time. Getting bodies behind the

:25:58.:26:06.

ball. Navidi wins it. Get them on the front foot. Lloyd Williams gives

:26:07.:26:15.

himself room, gets it downfield. Dutifully returns it to the far

:26:16.:26:27.

corner. That is a beauty. That was a very good kick by Gigli. -- Keatley.

:26:28.:26:44.

Spectacular forward. There are no losing bonus points in the first

:26:45.:26:47.

week of the Pro12. The line-out has gone very well this

:26:48.:27:10.

evening. Penalty for Munster. That is a bit

:27:11.:27:31.

of a stranglehold by Munster, they are keeping the Blues pinned back

:27:32.:27:35.

and looking for these mistakes, which rack up the penalties. Far out

:27:36.:27:41.

this time, though. A chip for the corner. They are going for the

:27:42.:27:44.

jugular. CJ Stander, the new kid on the block

:27:45.:28:06.

in international terms. This is a great position for Munster. They are

:28:07.:28:12.

going round at a rate of knots towards that try-line. Bodies in the

:28:13.:28:17.

way by the Blues. Scannell tries, but can't quite reach. Desperate

:28:18.:28:25.

defence from the Blues. Giving Munster at bay for the moment. But

:28:26.:28:30.

it is wave after wave of attack from the home team. Duncan Williams feeds

:28:31.:28:38.

the forwards once again. Goggin tries to force his way over. But

:28:39.:28:47.

just a metre shot from the try-line, Stander... Great tackle by Ellis

:28:48.:28:51.

Jenkins to keep Stander away but they are getting ever nearer. The

:28:52.:29:01.

crowds celebrate, but it is a little early yet. Tremendous effort from

:29:02.:29:10.

the Blues to keep out Munster. Time after time, they are battering at

:29:11.:29:14.

the door. Duncan Williams tries to borrow his way underneath. No, says

:29:15.:29:21.

Navidi. Incredible pressure. Kilcoyne waits, Kilcoyne has a go.

:29:22.:29:29.

And Dave Kilcoyne has got their! The pressure was just too great in the

:29:30.:29:34.

end. Time after time after time, monster/ battering the try-line, and

:29:35.:29:40.

it is the replacement prop Kilcoyne who gets the try.

:29:41.:29:50.

Good start from the line-out. Munster do really well, just to

:29:51.:29:57.

change the point of the drive, into space, then after that, just sheer

:29:58.:29:59.

brute force. A good try for the forward. A good

:30:00.:30:15.

try for the whole team. Getting the centres involved as well. As you can

:30:16.:30:21.

see here, there is only one way he is going, Kilcoyne. The Blues showed

:30:22.:30:29.

some great pace in defence but they could not cope in the end. I suppose

:30:30.:30:35.

it is what they deserve because they have exerted so much pressure in

:30:36.:30:41.

that third quarter. Absolutely. Some intelligent kicking and some really

:30:42.:30:50.

robust ball carrying. A slip from CJ standard but not knocked on. He

:30:51.:30:55.

makes good yardage quickly -- CJ Stander.

:30:56.:31:11.

Warburton, held up initially, but manages to get the ground.

:31:12.:31:25.

Strong work by number eight Jack O'Donoghue. Stander, they hold him

:31:26.:31:36.

up. Donnacha Ryan was there or thereabouts. They have brought an

:31:37.:31:41.

even greater physical element to this second-half. Donnacha Ryan

:31:42.:31:47.

looks like an angry man but flipping heck, he doesn't half work hard on

:31:48.:31:51.

the rugby field. He has been superb. Some thinking to be done by the

:31:52.:32:09.

Blues' coaching team. They just want to get the platform back they had in

:32:10.:32:17.

the first half. Good kicking creates an opportunity for Lloyd to put the

:32:18.:32:21.

ball up and get into a field position. When they get into the

:32:22.:32:25.

Munster half, it is just patience and ball control and build pressure.

:32:26.:32:29.

They are either going to get a penalty or the schools will come

:32:30.:32:34.

again. They haven't had that ball in their hands long enough for those

:32:35.:32:39.

important places. Munster have just shortened their kicking game little

:32:40.:32:45.

bit. They get a lot of numbers around the ball catcher, making it

:32:46.:32:50.

very difficult for the Blues. If it is an error they have a turnover

:32:51.:32:55.

opportunity. Just over a quarter of an hour remaining. The Munster scrum

:32:56.:33:05.

comes under pressure. Is this within the distance for Gareth Anscombe?

:33:06.:33:10.

The Dragons have got their first victory this season. It is only

:33:11.:33:16.

11-6, still, it is four points and that will be some relief for them.

:33:17.:33:24.

At good win for them. I was speaking to Kinsey last weekend. They have

:33:25.:33:29.

been fighting tonight. It is a good victory for them. A positive

:33:30.:33:34.

approach. A good first win for them. Well done, the Dragons. Scarlets

:33:35.:33:40.

still trailing by 20 points to nine. They have not been able to make the

:33:41.:33:46.

most of the two-man advantage yet. The Blues need this. As you can

:33:47.:33:53.

imagine, it is pretty much on the edge of Anscombe's range.

:33:54.:34:11.

And the effort proves too great. So Munster keep hold of their 3-point

:34:12.:34:25.

advantage. That was unfortunate. That was a great scrum by Matthew

:34:26.:34:30.

Rees. The one and the two put on a lot of pressure to John Ryan to get

:34:31.:34:36.

a penalty. It is a shame they just couldn't quite get it. Steve

:34:37.:34:50.

Shingler is on. He is halfway line material. There is Stephen Shingler

:34:51.:34:57.

and Josh Turnbull has just come on. Two more changes for Munster as

:34:58.:35:05.

well. Experience in Duncan Casey and Tomas O'Leary at scrum-half.

:35:06.:35:12.

There they go again. O'Donoghue and CJ Stander getting the turnover

:35:13.:35:19.

again. I have Matt Sherratt here. Matt,

:35:20.:35:43.

tell us about the change, Gareth Anscombe and Steve Shingler coming

:35:44.:35:49.

on? A lot has been said about our bench. Steve Shingler played very

:35:50.:35:52.

while last week and he feels in form so we have put him on to make a

:35:53.:35:58.

difference in the last 15 minutes. It is replacing strength for

:35:59.:36:05.

strength. Are you going to be opening out a bit now? Yes, if we

:36:06.:36:11.

can generate the right kind of field positions and possession. When we

:36:12.:36:15.

get through the phases and generate the speed of the ball, at the moment

:36:16.:36:18.

they are strangling us a little bit and making it difficult to do that.

:36:19.:36:22.

Hopefully, we will have a period in this game and we can generate some

:36:23.:36:25.

ball and we have some great attackers on the pitch. Thanks for

:36:26.:36:31.

your time, Matt. Thanks. Thanks, Phil. Apologies for

:36:32.:36:39.

a brief loss in sound and pictures before that. Some little gremlins.

:36:40.:36:47.

Brilliant by Matthew Morgan to Rey Lee-Lo. It is on for Dan Fish. That

:36:48.:36:56.

is a superb try for the Blues. Brilliant, brilliant breakaway, and

:36:57.:37:00.

so many good handling skills resulting in a third try for them.

:37:01.:37:10.

Dan Fish restores the Blues' lead in what is a real ding-dong battle. You

:37:11.:37:14.

have got to give the Blues defensive chase there. Who is that, Lloyd

:37:15.:37:21.

Williams? He just over kicks it, over cooks it, sorry. That gives

:37:22.:37:26.

Matthew Morgan the opportunity. Brilliant support play by Lloyd

:37:27.:37:32.

Williams and superbly finished off by Dan Fish. He looks very

:37:33.:37:36.

comfortable there, Dan. A great catch by Matthew. He has great feat,

:37:37.:37:43.

that boy. Unbelievable. Great awareness by Rey Lee-Lo. Great

:37:44.:37:49.

composure. Well done, Dan Fish. Tom James is the one taken for Matthew

:37:50.:37:59.

Morgan to come on. The Blues will be delighted at that try and the

:38:00.:38:03.

conversion from Stephen Shingler puts the ball back in Munster's

:38:04.:38:08.

court and the game back in the Blues caught as they lead 24-10. That is

:38:09.:38:16.

great clinical play. They get an opportunity. That kick was a little

:38:17.:38:23.

bit too far and allowed Matthew Morgan and those magic feet of his

:38:24.:38:29.

to create the opportunity for Daniel to score. Well done, the Blues. Back

:38:30.:38:35.

in the studio in Cardiff, a quick word from Sean Holley. So Ayr yes, a

:38:36.:38:43.

bold replacement taking Tom James. He just shows a little bit of pace

:38:44.:38:49.

and feet. He is a magic player. He just showed what he could do in that

:38:50.:38:56.

first instance. That is exactly why the Blues wanted

:38:57.:39:02.

him. He could be so lethal and so effective in broken play. Great

:39:03.:39:09.

support from Lloyd Williams and the rest in setting up the try. Ten

:39:10.:39:13.

minutes to go. The Blues back in front. It is still less than a score

:39:14.:39:17.

separating them. There goes the CJ Stander again.

:39:18.:39:34.

Penalty advantage to Munster as Ian Keatley tries to bring in Goggin.

:39:35.:39:58.

There is plenty of time if they want to make it in two rights and they

:39:59.:40:09.

do. The same thing with the kicking. Keatley little bit too long. That

:40:10.:40:15.

was similar with Lloyd. That needed to be a kick to complete in a way,

:40:16.:40:18.

that little bit of extra height. The silence is broken as Ian

:40:19.:41:06.

Keatley's successful kick makes it a 1-point game with just eight minutes

:41:07.:41:11.

remaining. It is on a knife edge as it has been all game. It was 7-0,

:41:12.:41:21.

7-7, that became 7-10 and then 10-10. Then 10-17. Now it is 24-23.

:41:22.:41:36.

It is still anybody's game. Still everything to play for in the last

:41:37.:41:37.

eight minutes. The Blues in possession. Ellis

:41:38.:41:52.

Jenkins. McAuley Cook in midfield. Lloyd

:41:53.:42:23.

Williams to Josh Turnbull. Cory Allen sends it downfield. What

:42:24.:42:48.

is Keatley's reply? The Blues will be more than happy to see the ball

:42:49.:42:57.

off the back. Some good build-up play by the Blues. Cory Allen's it

:42:58.:43:06.

could have gone more to the five metre line. Nevertheless, good

:43:07.:43:10.

control, I fancy. Not a bad opportunity here to launch an attack

:43:11.:43:12.

from the halfway. Six minutes remaining. A good take

:43:13.:43:29.

by Ellis Jenkins, the standing Blues skipper. The man behind him has had

:43:30.:43:35.

plenty of experience of being skipper in his long and illustrious

:43:36.:43:45.

career, Matthew Rees. Navidi another pick and go. Steve Shingler sends it

:43:46.:43:56.

long and high. Well taken by Andrew Conway. A good tackle, Matthew

:43:57.:43:58.

Morgan. This is where the Blues want to keep

:43:59.:44:11.

Munster for the remaining five minutes. Tomas O'Leary. Shingler

:44:12.:44:25.

calls and takes stock now, they could have men out wide. They come

:44:26.:44:35.

back to the short side. Rey Lee-Lo very close to the top -- touchline

:44:36.:44:45.

but not over it. Sam Warburton. Who is preventing Munster from getting

:44:46.:44:49.

their hands on the ball at the moment? Scott Andrews. They don't

:44:50.:44:52.

want to be isolated is the main thing here. They have to work hard

:44:53.:44:59.

and support the ball-carrier. Dan Fish struggling as he puts the kick

:45:00.:45:03.

in. It could be the end of the game for Fish. The Blues are effectively

:45:04.:45:07.

down 14 men at the moment as Fish is off the field. Well taken by Andrew

:45:08.:45:18.

Conway. Keeps it in field, to Matthew Morgan. The kicking game

:45:19.:45:24.

continues, shorter by Morgan looking for space, looking for grass. Darren

:45:25.:45:34.

Sweetnam, dragged down by Navidi. Good pressure by the Blues, forcing

:45:35.:45:40.

the handling error, but it was not Don says Davis. CJ Stander in

:45:41.:45:44.

midfield, looking to accelerate down the middle. Through goes Josh

:45:45.:45:54.

Turnbull. Great work by the Blues' forwards. Warburton ripping it back

:45:55.:45:57.

at the end and the kick going through by Lloyd Williams. ) in the

:45:58.:46:05.

corner is Dan Goldin and precious little he can do except put the ball

:46:06.:46:09.

out of play and that is wonderful defensive work by the Blues and the

:46:10.:46:17.

forwards in particular. A good catch by Darren Sweetnam there. Good

:46:18.:46:25.

footwork. A great turnover if you look here by Sam Warburton.

:46:26.:46:29.

Unbelievable timing, considering he has not played a lot of rugby, it is

:46:30.:46:36.

outstanding. Shingler, real smart cookie -- kicking behind. Just 2.5

:46:37.:46:45.

minutes for the Blues to hang onto this 1-point lead for what will be

:46:46.:46:47.

an excellent win for them. A short ball to Rey Lee-Lo. He has

:46:48.:47:09.

carried well all night, Rey Lee-Lo, superb.

:47:10.:47:19.

A cross kick against a limping down Fish. He is soldiering on. The Blues

:47:20.:47:32.

have used up all their replacements. Looks painful, that ankle. He is in

:47:33.:47:38.

all kinds of trouble. As soon as he put the kick in and he was wincing

:47:39.:47:44.

in pain. It is his try. He has kept the Blues ahead at the moment. There

:47:45.:47:52.

were two first half tries. A great turnover there. The Blues will be

:47:53.:47:57.

happy with that. Only a minute or so to go. Can they run the clock down

:47:58.:48:04.

from here, the Blues? The game goes into its final minute.

:48:05.:48:25.

The Blues just a point ahead. Down in Munster's half and Munster can

:48:26.:48:28.

get backhand on the ball at the moment. Is the remaining 45 seconds.

:48:29.:48:41.

They have to be careful not to make it an unfair contest. So important

:48:42.:48:55.

they support players retain. A great example by Josh Turnbull. Great

:48:56.:49:00.

control. 20 seconds of the game remaining as Matthew Rees goes to

:49:01.:49:04.

ground. This is what Ireland used to do so well, running the clock down,

:49:05.:49:09.

and they are having it done to them in their own backyard. The Blues,

:49:10.:49:14.

tremendous control as it has been for the most part. The game is not

:49:15.:49:20.

over yet. Now the clock goes red, now the time is up and the ball is

:49:21.:49:26.

put out of play by Stephen Shingler who belted over the far stand and

:49:27.:49:32.

that is a very, very impressive win for the Blues, the fourth time they

:49:33.:49:36.

have won in Cork. They are the only team to do that and they backed up

:49:37.:49:40.

last week's home win with a bonus point with a really hard-fought win

:49:41.:49:50.

against an impressive Munster team. An excellent effort by both teams.

:49:51.:49:53.

Three macro tries to two for the Blues, and just a point in an epic

:49:54.:49:57.

account, the Blues come away with the spoils. -- an epic encounter.

:49:58.:50:05.

Let's go down to Phil Steele who is pitch side with Gareth Anscombe.

:50:06.:50:11.

Gareth, congratulations on the win. How vital was that? That means a lot

:50:12.:50:17.

to us. I thought we started relatively well. We hurt ourselves

:50:18.:50:21.

for large amounts of the second halves but the boys showed great

:50:22.:50:25.

character to come to court and get a win. It is massive for the club. It

:50:26.:50:36.

has not been done for a while. It is a great start to the season for us.

:50:37.:50:40.

What about Munster? Berwick big team. They have the home crowd

:50:41.:50:44.

behind them. We are working hard with each other. It is early days

:50:45.:50:48.

but we have to be happy with that. What about next week's opponents,

:50:49.:50:54.

Glasgow? We will enjoy tonight and we will look at Glasgow next week

:50:55.:50:59.

but it will be a big one coming back home. Just checking you are all

:51:00.:51:03.

right after the bump in the first half? Gas, I am all right. Keep the

:51:04.:51:11.

good work going. Here is the man himself, congratulations, Danny

:51:12.:51:15.

Wilson. It will look good in the paper tomorrow, 1-point win away

:51:16.:51:23.

over Munster. How does it feel for you? It is enormous. We showed all

:51:24.:51:26.

the benches, and if you have a bench, to come on. Some boys were

:51:27.:51:31.

dying a little bit in the second half. Huge credit to this group. It

:51:32.:51:39.

is a venue. We have come out with a win. I know you worried that she

:51:40.:51:44.

missed being a former Cardiff met Boyd. What have you got to prove

:51:45.:51:57.

against Glasgow? We will have to make sure we get possession. Is

:51:58.:52:02.

there something brewing with the Cardiff Blues? We have got off to a

:52:03.:52:09.

good start, especially with an away win tonight. Good luck, thank you.

:52:10.:52:16.

We said it would be a cracker and it has turned out to be exactly that.

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That was set up for a real humdinger and that is what proved to be. This

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try on the stroke of half-time, Rey Lee-Lo be the last line of defence

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to the line as well. About 11 or 12 phases in the build-up to that one.

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Dave Kilcoyne eventually barging his way over the line. A bit of maths

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joke from -- a bit of magic from Matthew Morgan. The Blues clinging

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onto a 1-point victory. Rob, put that into context. It was a

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cracking win. Winning away from home, that is a massive result for

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them? If you look at the game as a whole, there was dominance by the

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Blues at certain times. They started off very well, went into half-time

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ahead, after the try from Tom James, and then they had to withstand a

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huge amount of Munster pressure. It bounced back from being behind to

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get that result, it shows the character within the Cardiff Blues

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side. I think Danny Wilson has dulled a great environment with his

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new recruits and getting the players to input into the way they want to

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play. I think that is starting to come through. It is very early days.

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Let's hear from Ellis Jenkins who took over the captaincy when Gethin

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Jenkins came off the field. He is with Phil Steele now. He is

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practising his goal swing and he is smiling now. How tough was that? It

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is tough to perform out here and get a win out here. One of the things we

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know we need to work on from last season was our away form. Today was

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a big chance to show that. We did rarely well in the first half. They

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came back into it as we knew they would. I think we did really well to

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manage the game and slow the momentum down and get a great try.

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Really chuffed to win. Talk about managing the game, tell us about

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your little piece of skill, your little dig through. The boys were

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going mad in the commentary room talking about it. I'm glad I finally

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got to do that. Dear think there is something brewing at the Blues? It

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is early days yet. Two wins, we could not ask for more. We have got

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Glasgow next week. They have shown what a force they are. A big week

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coming up for us to kick on from where we are. An away win in

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Munster, well done. Thank you. You would have forgiven the Blues for

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letting their headstrong when Munster took the lead. Knowing

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Munster as we do, when they get themselves ahead at home they tend

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to keep hold of the ball and not let you get a sniff. But that try from

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Dan Fish is evidence that the Blues are willing to chuck everything at

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it will stop they have shown they have got some depth. Matthew Morgan

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is a magic player in the game. This was his first touch. Just his

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footwork and his speed. Keatley thinks he has got it here. Now

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they're in Sweden has two commit and it creates that space outside.

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Credit down Fish got back in the game. Look at the support play and

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the depth of support. He hurt himself in the process. That little

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bit of magic changed it. It showed a lot of character. I am really proud

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of the coaching team because they complement each other, Matt Sherratt

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and Danny. To go there and dispel a bit of mystique about winning, they

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have done that now and they should take great confidence. A word on

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down Fish. He has been a tireless servant but very rarely gets

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international appearances. He has shown he has done a lot. With his

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performances in the last couple of weeks and last year shows what a

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valuable player he is. It is all about depth. It shows that they have

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real attacking ability. The Blues have it in abundance. Dan Fish was

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excellent again today. I hope the injury is not as bad as it looked.

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He was still on the field. He was limping with that hamstring. Fingers

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crossed he is OK next week for Glasgow. If that was not the winning

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moment, surely it was a classic Sam Warburton turnover when Munster

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appeared to be getting back into it. It was good to see. Look how wide

:57:13.:57:18.

his bases. His knees are almost an Munster. It was a crucial turnover.

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You need big players to have big

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moments. Gethin Jenkins had won earlier with Navidi which stopped

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the Munster attack. It was good to see that. A couple of other results

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to fill you in on. The Scarlets eventually did lose to Edinburgh

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20-9. Two defeats from two for the Scarlets. Not a great start to the

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season for them. We have about 20 seconds left, can the Blues keep

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their winning ways up against Glasgow next week? Yes, they are

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capable of it. They are in a good place at the moment and there is a

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lot of quality there. I expect them to win. That one is at home at

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Cardiff Arms Park. They will be confident. Thank you to rob and Sean

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and for you watching at home. Congratulation to the Cardiff Blues.

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They beat Munster after relinquishing their lead at one

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point was the final victory. Congratulations to them. We will see

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you on Sunday. Goodbye for now.

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