:00:24. > :00:30.The Ospreys have the proudest world-record in the history of
:00:31. > :00:38.Pro12. Four at times champions. Only Leinster can match that. No one has
:00:39. > :00:48.bettered it. Last season, their standards slipped. This season, they
:00:49. > :01:01.want to get back to where they belong. Excellent attack from the
:01:02. > :01:05.Ospreys! And the Ospreys will be targeting five points tonight as
:01:06. > :01:10.they kick off the campaign against a team they have never lost two at
:01:11. > :01:16.home. Good to see that man back after a five-month lay-off, Justin
:01:17. > :01:20.Tipuric. He will be the voice of experience as Dan Biggar sits out
:01:21. > :01:26.and plenty of reinforcements on the bench. Rhys Webb and Bradley Davies
:01:27. > :01:31.among them. Good evening and welcome to the Liberty Stadium and a
:01:32. > :01:34.brand-new season of Pro12 rugby, pre-season is officially over and
:01:35. > :01:39.everything from this point onwards is for real. Fair to say this has
:01:40. > :01:42.been a year of the sporting underdog, Wales reaching the
:01:43. > :01:45.semifinals of European Championships, Leicester City the
:01:46. > :01:49.defending Premier League champions and Connacht the defending champions
:01:50. > :01:54.of the Pro12 and that is not ascendancy of an expected to hear? A
:01:55. > :01:57.few years ago if you said that you would think you were mad. Connacht
:01:58. > :02:01.have been outstanding through the season, I thought they would fall
:02:02. > :02:05.away with the World Cup and all other side is fully loaded but they
:02:06. > :02:10.were outstanding, they have given the Welsh regions no excuses because
:02:11. > :02:15.anybody can win this. The Ospreys will be desperate to win this after
:02:16. > :02:21.if you barren years and Zebre, they have never lost to them at home. Can
:02:22. > :02:25.you see that run continuing? Definitely, the perfect game for the
:02:26. > :02:32.Ospreys, the conditions are perfect, against one of the weaker teams.
:02:33. > :02:37.Momentum and confidence to kick off the season and if you look at the
:02:38. > :02:42.players not involved, Dan Biggar, Dan Lydiate, looking really strong
:02:43. > :02:46.this year. Tasty looking squad. It would not be a new series of Scrum V
:02:47. > :02:49.Live without Phil Steele on the touchline, he will do that all night
:02:50. > :02:55.and he caught up with the Head Coach, Steve Tandy. Happy new
:02:56. > :02:59.season, what do the Ospreys have to do this season to improve on last
:03:00. > :03:05.season? It was an underachievement? We have to start better and the
:03:06. > :03:09.first six games were a disappointment added put us on the
:03:10. > :03:16.back foot. We were chasing too much. It is important. The Italian coach
:03:17. > :03:20.has been involved with both Italian sides regarding conditioning, what
:03:21. > :03:27.do you expect from Zebre? Always a physical bunch, watching the
:03:28. > :03:33.footage, they are heavy, there is more conditioning and tone. It'll be
:03:34. > :03:37.a tough affair tonight. Still some set pieces with Zebre but ultimately
:03:38. > :03:46.it'll be all about us. Have a good one. We can't talk to Sean, our man
:03:47. > :03:49.in the truck. Happy new season. As Martin mentioned, conditions great
:03:50. > :03:55.tonight, the Ospreys looking to get off to a flyer? Good to be back, the
:03:56. > :04:00.pitcher is fantastic, great night, I spoke to the Ospreys coach and they
:04:01. > :04:04.want to play with expansion but it can be tight pre-season and you need
:04:05. > :04:10.the X factor on these nights. Justin Tipuric is back. He has a massive
:04:11. > :04:15.amount of talent but he also does the things that do not require
:04:16. > :04:18.talent, we see him in the wide channels, great footwork and
:04:19. > :04:26.handling skills and he gets over the line. And another one, underrated,
:04:27. > :04:30.Ashley Beck is back. Great feat for the big man, huge physical
:04:31. > :04:35.attributes, playing 13, and they want him to provide some width. It
:04:36. > :04:43.be tough to break Zebre early. But these players at some point will
:04:44. > :04:48.break down. Thank you for that. Here we go, the Pro12 2016-17 season is
:04:49. > :04:53.about to begin. The Ospreys are never lost their opening fixture at
:04:54. > :04:57.home and Zebre have never won the opening fixture at home or away
:04:58. > :05:02.since joining this league. The omens are pretty good for the Ospreys this
:05:03. > :05:08.evening. The commentary team is Jonathan Davies and Gareth Charles.
:05:09. > :05:16.Welcome to the new season from us as well. Not over familiar faces and
:05:17. > :05:25.names in the pack but the second row, the only one who has not been
:05:26. > :05:32.packed -- capped. Kurt Baker, the former New Zealand sevens captain.
:05:33. > :05:44.And Guglielmo Palazzani at scrum-half. The most experienced of
:05:45. > :05:47.the Zebre pack. The conditions are excellent to greet the Ospreys as
:05:48. > :05:53.they step out onto the Liberty Stadium for the first time this
:05:54. > :05:59.season. After disappointment last year, they are certainly looking for
:06:00. > :06:03.a much better start. And some influential players coming back
:06:04. > :06:09.after long-term injury. Justin Tipuric in the back row. Olly
:06:10. > :06:16.Cracknell alongside. Very impressive last year. Ashley Beck, long-term
:06:17. > :06:20.injury as well. Sam Davies, he will hope to continue where he left off
:06:21. > :06:28.and Tom Habberfield, his partner, the captain this evening. Paul
:06:29. > :06:38.James, Rhys Webb, all in back players and a much stronger looking
:06:39. > :06:45.Ospreys bench. Andrew Brace from Ireland, his 12th game in charge
:06:46. > :06:52.this evening. The countdown is over. This season is about to start. No
:06:53. > :06:56.World Cup to bother the start of the season but there is the Lions tour
:06:57. > :07:05.at the end of it and what a carrot for so many other players that is.
:07:06. > :07:08.Eighth place, the worst the Ospreys have done last season. They are
:07:09. > :07:17.looking for a big improvement and a much better start this time.
:07:18. > :07:33.Tom Habberfield, taken back. Edoardo Padovani, converted to outside half.
:07:34. > :07:39.Dan Evans. Little bit of blocking and that has worked. The blocking by
:07:40. > :07:45.the Ospreys players. He pushed forward and made the most of it. An
:07:46. > :07:46.opportunity for Zebre. Another new signing, the South African. On the
:07:47. > :07:59.right wing. Lloyd Greeff. Pietro Ceccarelli. As Zebre get
:08:00. > :08:08.their hands on the ball for the first time. But not keeping their
:08:09. > :08:16.feet, the first penalty goes for the Ospreys. It will be interesting to
:08:17. > :08:23.see how Zebre can play, the last ten minutes of the half, Conor O'Shea
:08:24. > :08:29.has been influential in their preseason, and also, I like the look
:08:30. > :08:37.of the Ospreys back division. Ashley Beck, he was very unlucky last year.
:08:38. > :08:38.And I would like to see ten, 12, that working for the Ospreys and
:08:39. > :08:44.that is the way forward. Ashley Beck. He could not quite free
:08:45. > :09:10.up his hands in time. Sam Davies, deep pass, quick release
:09:11. > :09:21.to Justin Tipuric. Sliding the ball into the 22. Bigger. Happy to put
:09:22. > :09:25.the ball out of play. So good to see Justin Tipuric back in action after
:09:26. > :09:33.a really nasty concussion during the Six Nations. Early doors. I like to
:09:34. > :09:46.see two men taking the ball up, the outside runner taking the offender.
:09:47. > :09:57.When it is organised,... Brushing tacklers aside. Dmitri Arhip. Ten
:09:58. > :10:03.metres outside. Great standing start from Eli Walker. Nicky Smith in the
:10:04. > :10:11.action. As the Zebre defence is pushed backwards.
:10:12. > :10:24.Dan Evans. Gathered and deposited. Kept it alive. Before he hit the
:10:25. > :10:25.touchline. Ashley Beck. Very prominent in the opening 3.5
:10:26. > :10:41.minutes. Great hands. From Dan Evans, to keep
:10:42. > :10:51.that one alive. Nicky Smith. Plenty of possession for the Ospreys early
:10:52. > :10:56.doors. Penalty coming their way. Kick for nothing from Ashley Beck.
:10:57. > :11:04.And they will settle into what could be a shot at goal. Looking forward
:11:05. > :11:08.to this, Martin? This is a good start from the Ospreys and the end
:11:09. > :11:12.result is probably not what they wanted but Zebre look organised in
:11:13. > :11:18.defence but they do fall away as well as concentration, it should not
:11:19. > :11:22.be fitness, their professional or as long as anybody else so this is a
:11:23. > :11:29.good start. Good fluency and a couple of good Hittites. They are
:11:30. > :11:36.looking good. If we look at the Zebre defence, if we run this on...
:11:37. > :11:41.As it comes out... This is what they will try to do. They have done this
:11:42. > :11:45.a couple of times, rushing out and then they have to target that guy
:11:46. > :11:49.and work on the inside and outside shoulder. They have done that on a
:11:50. > :11:57.couple of occasions on both sides, that is what the attacking coach
:11:58. > :12:01.will be looking at. They have studied their laptops and they get
:12:02. > :12:10.the message downstairs. Sam Davies gets the first points for the
:12:11. > :12:15.Ospreys this season. Pressure and territory, keep the scoreboard
:12:16. > :12:23.ticking over. Demoralise the opposition. We saw trivia so already
:12:24. > :12:30.giving away the first try against Leinster, 7-0 litres. With five
:12:31. > :12:35.minutes of the new season we will be questioning the Italians
:12:36. > :12:36.straightaway! Tough task for the Dragons to start the campaign in
:12:37. > :12:52.Belfast. Ruan Pienaar's last season. Dan
:12:53. > :13:00.Evans is through, who can support? Tom Habberfield! Great tackle! From
:13:01. > :13:08.Gabriele Di Giulio. Still on for the Ospreys. Dmitri Arhip trying to ply
:13:09. > :13:11.his way over. The ball released back illegally. Another penalty coming
:13:12. > :13:18.for the Ospreys. That was a great break from Dan Evans and he needed a
:13:19. > :13:19.superb tackle to prevent Tom Habberfield getting the first try of
:13:20. > :13:38.the season. Just watch this. What happens is he
:13:39. > :13:45.throws a dummy, he runs between two Ospreys players, standing each side
:13:46. > :13:48.of the defensive line. Sam Parry, in control from the line-out. Others
:13:49. > :13:54.will work from the Ospreys, turn that around. The try may not have
:13:55. > :13:59.come from open play but it came from the resulting line-out and Sam Parry
:14:00. > :14:14.gets the Ospreys, their first try of the season.
:14:15. > :14:26.That was too easy from the defensive line. You can slide back -- cannot
:14:27. > :14:29.slide back. All of the guys in front are doing hard work and Sam Parry
:14:30. > :14:38.gets the glory. Really well organised. Good drill, as they say.
:14:39. > :14:43.Look at the work. He is doing that, down to break. The ball slipped
:14:44. > :14:46.back. It was too easy, from such a poor defensive line from Zebre early
:14:47. > :14:48.on to give this opportunity. It is so difficult to stop them once they
:14:49. > :15:05.have started. Successful conversion. And the
:15:06. > :15:12.Ospreys have a ten point lead. This is a clever kick. Watch this clever
:15:13. > :15:17.kick. Stop that. Then, runs in between two Ospreys players. These
:15:18. > :15:20.players should have gone on the inside but nothing happened. Clever
:15:21. > :15:34.play from the Ospreys. Poor defence from Zebre.
:15:35. > :15:41.This could be a long night for Zebre. Giving these penalties away.
:15:42. > :15:49.All the penalties have gone for the Ospreys. And that is pure pressure,
:15:50. > :16:04.it is telling even this early on. We can hear from Phil Steele. Martin
:16:05. > :16:10.said about the new law, Ronnie in the Premiership scored 19 tries from
:16:11. > :16:15.a line-out catch and drive. I wonder how that will affect him? He will be
:16:16. > :16:24.going to the Court of human rights to get that put back in! We have
:16:25. > :16:31.seen that it can still work! It'll be something Ebbw Vale will still be
:16:32. > :16:39.working on. The object is to make this a fairer contest. Give the
:16:40. > :16:45.defending side the initial chance to get in and try to get their hands on
:16:46. > :16:52.the ball. And prevent the driving maul. Still difficult, as Sam Parry
:16:53. > :17:02.proved. Leading for space behind. Sam Davies dropped back to cover.
:17:03. > :17:12.The kick is as good as the chase and that chase was dreadful. Olly
:17:13. > :17:19.Cracknell, lead that back. Rory Thornton in midfield. And Tyler
:17:20. > :17:26.Ardron, good to see him back. We mentioned Ashley Beck. Lloyd Ashley
:17:27. > :17:29.as well. They like having five new signings. If they keep their squad
:17:30. > :17:38.fit, they will go a long way this year. In the Premiership, Cardiff
:17:39. > :17:47.after a flyer against Newport. -- off to a flyer. Just London Games
:17:48. > :17:51.blaster, one of them against Zebre and one of them against Leinster.
:17:52. > :18:04.The Dragons have gone ahead in the King's Fund Stadium. -- Kingspan.
:18:05. > :18:19.That says it all! And the territory as well. The flag comes up. Four
:18:20. > :18:27.penalties that Zebre conceded early on. And a needless penalty as well.
:18:28. > :18:56.Nicky Smith, capped by Wales. Not so Sam Parry and Dmitri Arhip. The
:18:57. > :19:07.Moldovan international. Interesting to see what Zebre can do
:19:08. > :19:08.with this ball. They definitely need to keep possession and move through
:19:09. > :19:13.the phases. Definitely not that. Pietro
:19:14. > :19:40.Ceccarelli, going into early. They were back ten metres but it has
:19:41. > :19:49.gone anyway. Off-loading to Lloyd Ashley, straight through! And
:19:50. > :19:59.straight over! So simple. It was too easy for the Ospreys. Josh Matavesi
:20:00. > :20:08.initially and Lloyd Ashley with the strength and the reach. In fairness,
:20:09. > :20:13.the Ospreys did not ask for the reset. Tab and run. Recyclable,
:20:14. > :20:23.great off-load from Ashley Beck early on. Great finish from Lloyd
:20:24. > :20:26.Ashley. Brilliant finish. One dummy. Defensively, the centre goes up and
:20:27. > :20:30.he has too many men outside. It opens up. Just runs over him and
:20:31. > :21:07.scores. That was a good effort. 100% for Sam Davies. And, again, the
:21:08. > :21:15.same defensive problem they have, just run this on again. Stop that.
:21:16. > :21:19.What happens, that is the last man, he should be pushing and drifting to
:21:20. > :21:21.get this guy up. They have the overlap and they get away with it.
:21:22. > :21:45.Ridiculous. The restart is deep. Confidence from the Ospreys to have
:21:46. > :22:09.a go. Josh Matavesi. Direct to touch. Kurt Baker.
:22:10. > :22:21.He is good to watch. There is no half speed, everything is full on.
:22:22. > :22:33.Sam Davies, Justin Tipuric midfield. Nice play. Gabriele Di Giulio. Signs
:22:34. > :22:42.defensively. Dmitri Arhip. Arm in the way from Andrea Lovotti.
:22:43. > :22:46.We have seen the defence push-up, there is a big gap but just too
:22:47. > :22:58.strong. It is noticeable from here, you can
:22:59. > :23:04.see the field and how slow the front five in the Zebre pack are. Tom Ford
:23:05. > :23:12.to kick compare to the Ospreys. With 15 minutes, you can hardly say they
:23:13. > :23:19.are tired. But a huge aspect of the game they are really proud, the
:23:20. > :23:23.Italians. The 22 metre restart. They have to do the simple things well
:23:24. > :23:28.and build on them, get the defensive line and kicking. Mr tackle. They
:23:29. > :23:37.are too far and away from each other. They are bursting their guts.
:23:38. > :23:46.Tom Habberfield, brings in Olly Cracknell. Play on. Recovered from
:23:47. > :23:47.Sam Parry. Dmitri Arhip once the ball in his hands at every
:23:48. > :23:56.opportunity. -- wants. The skipper, George Biagi, with the
:23:57. > :25:05.catch. The drive on. Guglielmo Palazzani. Eventually
:25:06. > :25:08.taken... Olly Cracknell. And the first penalty of the evening for
:25:09. > :25:22.Zebre. This will give them field position,
:25:23. > :25:27.which they have struggled to get. They have kicked every piece of
:25:28. > :25:34.possession they have got. The first try at the Kingspan Stadium has
:25:35. > :25:40.gone. To the Dragons! The cross kick and the chase for the new signing.
:25:41. > :25:46.Howard playing on the wing. And it is as easy as that. It went
:25:47. > :25:52.unconverted but the Dragons, 8-0 ahead against Ulster. Like Rory
:25:53. > :26:17.Underwood, he is behind you! With this time of performance
:26:18. > :26:19.tonight, they might fancy giving him a game in Cardiff on Monday night as
:26:20. > :26:35.well! -- type of. Again, the Zebre pack is very slow
:26:36. > :26:38.in recruiting for the restart. It is incredible, 19 minutes have gone and
:26:39. > :26:45.the second row is walking in to the next phase. You can feel the coaches
:26:46. > :27:06.tearing their hair out, it is not acceptable at this level.
:27:07. > :27:23.Olly Cracknell. He had an impressive end to the season.
:27:24. > :27:42.The 22-year-old. From our juicy. He was a captain at Under 20 level. --
:27:43. > :27:56.RGC. They cannot afford to do that. Kept alive. Tipped back for Sam
:27:57. > :28:05.Davies. The second one. Here comes Ashley Beck.
:28:06. > :28:17.Not much space, here. Olly Cracknell, he gets over the gain
:28:18. > :28:26.line. Hacked through by Jacopo Sarto. The offside position. I think
:28:27. > :28:41.he knocked out on. -- knocked that on. Almost ten times as many tackles
:28:42. > :28:46.made by Zebre in the first quarter. Watching on behalf of Wales...
:28:47. > :28:51.Possibly on behalf of Alliance. We will find out on Wednesday. --
:28:52. > :29:21.behalf of the Lions. Guglielmo Palazzani that the ball
:29:22. > :29:24.was out, but he was wrong. One thing you normally associate with the
:29:25. > :29:32.Italians is the strong set piece and the strong scrum. We have seen
:29:33. > :29:36.neither tonight! It is so difficult at the end of the pump and there is
:29:37. > :29:42.nothing to go to, driving wall or strong scrum. With a good chase at
:29:43. > :29:48.the moment is... They are really clutching at straws here! All they
:29:49. > :29:53.can do, the difficulty is keeping their concentration and not sticking
:29:54. > :29:59.to their systems and not getting overconfident and overcome placated.
:30:00. > :30:07.The perfect start for the Ospreys. You can afford to get Dan Biggar and
:30:08. > :30:12.the rest of them the extra week. I do not think this is the perfect
:30:13. > :30:17.fixture. The whole game is what you want and the weakest teams in the
:30:18. > :30:20.competition... Gives the youngsters a chance and gives everybody some
:30:21. > :30:27.feel-good and some momentum at the start of the season. You target the
:30:28. > :30:35.first game. Preseason, that is all you focus on. When the first game
:30:36. > :30:36.and then start with a good result. Expecting all bonus points, full
:30:37. > :30:50.house. We spoke down there, playing
:30:51. > :30:53.advantage offside. 14 is in high tackle, I need more discipline in
:30:54. > :31:05.this area. Yes, slow it down a bit. Slow it
:31:06. > :31:12.down a bit. I think that is high. It was high, but it was not a tackle! I
:31:13. > :31:22.think he thought, I had better do something. I thought it looked like
:31:23. > :31:34.a scrum. He has gone berserk now. Let's have a little common sense.
:31:35. > :31:41.The catch and drive worked the first time. This time, it is Olly
:31:42. > :31:47.Cracknell who slips it back to Sam Parry. It is the new law, Gareth,
:31:48. > :31:51.come on! They have to be go Dutch they have to be careful not to go
:31:52. > :31:57.ahead. Nicky Smith, his temptation to go in front of the ball but he
:31:58. > :32:02.just held back. The ball cannot go ahead. You have to driving behind
:32:03. > :32:09.it. It is just a little easier to defend. Ashley Beck turns on the
:32:10. > :32:18.tackle and it is trying but three. And Beck returns to Ospreys collars
:32:19. > :32:24.with a try. -- try number three. He has got great feat for a big man. He
:32:25. > :32:29.is very, very powerful. You could see what he was trying to do and
:32:30. > :32:34.passed the first defender, he was always going to score. Dummy runner.
:32:35. > :32:41.A poor misses tackle again and then the full-back, sorry, not the
:32:42. > :32:46.full-back, the scrum-half. He had absolutely no chance. Once the first
:32:47. > :32:50.tackle is missed in that area, he missed one on one on his opposite
:32:51. > :32:56.number. As Marcus said, it you cannot afford to do that. You cannot
:32:57. > :33:07.afford those mistakes. Against quality sides. This could be very
:33:08. > :33:12.embarrassing. Yes, big talent, Beck, he just needs a run of games. He got
:33:13. > :33:17.injured. Hopefully, this season, it could be a really big season for him
:33:18. > :33:23.because he is a huge talent. Simon Davies keeps up his record, the
:33:24. > :33:32.opening penalty. And then he converted all 312 macro tries. --
:33:33. > :33:39.all three Ospreys tries. Walker, not getting a sniff of retries. That is
:33:40. > :33:43.poor, not sure, are they going long, short, competing for the ball? Just
:33:44. > :33:49.backing it and nobody knows. They are not tackling the man on ball, it
:33:50. > :33:56.is not long enough. It is really poor from Zebre. Kurt Baker, former
:33:57. > :34:02.All Black under 20, he played for the Maoris and he was captain of the
:34:03. > :34:09.second team. He must be thinking, this is going to be a long season. I
:34:10. > :34:16.think this was all about keeping their focus, the Ospreys. Playing
:34:17. > :34:22.their game at their tempo. Not getting scrappy. The scary thing for
:34:23. > :34:28.Zebre is the bench Ospreys have got, real quality on the bench. They have
:34:29. > :34:35.said they want to play a faster, wider game and they are looking for
:34:36. > :34:37.the outside spaces. And they are getting in deep to go through their
:34:38. > :34:58.repertoire. Cracknell held on halfway. It was
:34:59. > :35:04.Lloyd Ashley. Habberfield puts the ball downfield. From Baker to Di
:35:05. > :35:11.Giulio. Plenty of tackling to do, the winger, first time he has had
:35:12. > :35:18.ball in hand. A little over exuberant. From the Canadian number
:35:19. > :35:24.eight. He got overexcited, he is dragged by the collar. And he
:35:25. > :35:29.decided to launch over the top. Well, 12- 04 Cardiff. Suddenly
:35:30. > :35:37.turned on its head, 15-12 Newport. Let's see what the Ospreys making of
:35:38. > :35:42.it, we have Griff Greece. You happy you are going wide so far?
:35:43. > :35:47.Yes, we have the balance in our game, we have kicked 11 times so
:35:48. > :35:52.kicking smartly and getting counter-attacked and shape. Beck, a
:35:53. > :35:56.try on his comeback, how important could he be this season? We have
:35:57. > :36:01.missed him for a fair while and we go through him as the tri- shout.
:36:02. > :36:09.Thank you. It is good, when it is not on the
:36:10. > :36:19.run, they kick. Good under pressure. The ball is behind Di Giulio.
:36:20. > :36:21.Palazzani has the drop on it. Padovani steps in at scrum-half.
:36:22. > :36:53.Great ball. Greef. Is there a gap behind? No, Dan Evans
:36:54. > :37:00.on the volley. And he recovers it. Yes, that is interesting. I was not
:37:01. > :37:04.sure who he kicked it into you, it happened so quickly. The referee
:37:05. > :37:10.says he kicked it to his own man. They had a crack and they kept the
:37:11. > :37:23.ball for a couple of phases. Yes, Simon Davies. -- Davies. Sorry, was
:37:24. > :37:33.it Justin Tipuric? I do not know, close call. A converted try, Ulster,
:37:34. > :37:44.to cut the lead of the Dragons to a single point. And a second try for
:37:45. > :37:52.Leinster. See if this, if he did kick it into his own player. Well, I
:37:53. > :38:07.think it is the left foot if anything of Tipuric. Yes, Eagle eyed
:38:08. > :38:10.referee, fair play. Good vision. We had the advantage of watching it six
:38:11. > :38:16.times and he gave it straightaway, well done!
:38:17. > :38:31.That is the second for Ulster so they go ahead. Kick-off as it was
:38:32. > :38:35.here at the liberty at 7:35pm so half an hour has gone at the
:38:36. > :38:44.Kingsbarns Stadium. The first decent scrum Zebre have had.
:38:45. > :39:05.Offside call against Olly Cracknell. Zebre showing character in these
:39:06. > :39:10.last minutes. Yes, a little bit. Recycling of the ball, held onto it,
:39:11. > :39:15.gone through some phases, decent scrum. And now the line-out within
:39:16. > :39:25.striking distance. Olly Cracknell just up a little bit quickly.
:39:26. > :39:39.Yes. Half an hour has gone. They make it into the Ospreys 22. Can
:39:40. > :39:49.they come away with something? Biagi the recipient. D'Apice wants to
:39:50. > :39:57.emulate the achievement earlier on Parry. Still going, it in danger of
:39:58. > :40:05.going in front of the ball carrier. That is dangerous. Top try score
:40:06. > :40:10.last season, one of them. He certainly wants to use it. That is
:40:11. > :40:17.Bisegni, the centre, trying to drive him over. Short of the line and the
:40:18. > :40:23.Ospreys when the scrum. Slightly overcooked by Zebre. Yes. Good
:40:24. > :40:27.defence, they made the early yard is very easy. They reorganised their
:40:28. > :40:45.defence. Just a bit stagnant, wasn't it? Not
:40:46. > :40:55.going forward at pace. The counter knowledge on. They dropped it and
:40:56. > :40:59.that was it. -- nudge. Well defended eventually by the Ospreys, the maul.
:41:00. > :41:01.That was a missed opportunity by Zebre. First good chance of getting
:41:02. > :41:30.points on the board. Arhip has carried the ball more than
:41:31. > :41:34.any player in the opening half-hour. Now the other aspect of his game
:41:35. > :41:50.when he has to concentrate on locking out that scrum.
:41:51. > :42:05.Just take a step back for me. Just space. Go again. Let's go.
:42:06. > :42:16.Short of square one. Crouch. Bind. Set.
:42:17. > :42:32.This time. The scrum settles. Walker. Down by van Schalkwyk. Yes,
:42:33. > :42:43.isolated opportunity to get in there. Palazzani forced into come in
:42:44. > :42:50.from the side. -- macro one. Can they get it right this time? It is
:42:51. > :42:57.amazing what a bit of possession does for you. And hanging onto it.
:42:58. > :43:03.It was 6-0 in the penalty count and it is now 6-5. He was having to
:43:04. > :43:08.defend for long periods, so you concede penalties. That is a much
:43:09. > :43:12.better drive initially, they got the momentum going. That is far better,
:43:13. > :43:19.looking good for the Zebre this time, claiming the try. He cannot
:43:20. > :43:26.quite see for sure. It could well be Simon McDowell's decision.
:43:27. > :43:29.Can you hear me? Any reason I cannot award the try?
:43:30. > :43:35.He thinks it is a try, any reason it cannot be all awarded? Looks like
:43:36. > :43:40.Zebre have got their first try of the evening. And claiming it is
:43:41. > :44:03.D'Apice. The ball in a very good position. Is
:44:04. > :44:09.that supposed to be at the back? They can sort that out in half-time.
:44:10. > :44:14.Was the ball supposed to be at the back? Is that the new law? It does
:44:15. > :44:20.not have to be right at the very back. But nobody can join in front
:44:21. > :44:27.of the ball carrier. If they join behind, they are OK.
:44:28. > :44:31.I have a decision. There is no reason why you may not award the
:44:32. > :44:37.try. The try is confirmed. Zebre with
:44:38. > :44:46.their first of the new season for the hooker D'Apice. So a driven
:44:47. > :45:18.line-out apiece. Padovani wide with a conversion.
:45:19. > :45:45.That will give Zebre a bit of a lift to get on the scoreboard.
:45:46. > :45:56.Di Giulio called early. The supporting players make sure the
:45:57. > :46:05.ball emerges for Palazzani. Try scorer D'Apice. This time, the
:46:06. > :46:13.clearance kick from the scrum-half to put the ball out of play. I will
:46:14. > :46:19.give -- that will give them some kind of incentive and hope. They
:46:20. > :46:24.looked like breaking the Ospreys defence down. They have to try and
:46:25. > :46:31.get good field position to repeat that. Good off the top ball, that
:46:32. > :46:54.looked forward. Davies. Palazzani. And with a pass
:46:55. > :47:05.from outside, giving line-out to the Ospreys inside the 22.
:47:06. > :47:14.They have got to create their own atmosphere as well now. The crowd
:47:15. > :47:18.expecting more tries. It might get a little flat, but they have to just
:47:19. > :47:24.create their own atmosphere and pick up the tempo. They have had a quiet
:47:25. > :47:28.period because possession was with Zebre and is now an opportunity
:47:29. > :47:36.before half-time to get it back from Ospreys. Zebre stood off that time
:47:37. > :47:41.and had not contested the line. It did not engage, it did not want to
:47:42. > :47:47.give the Ospreys a chance to go for the drive. As it is, that crooked
:47:48. > :47:56.throw means there will be a scrum anyway.
:47:57. > :48:06.Last scrum much better, boys, we have to keep that, understand? 2.5
:48:07. > :48:31.minutes of the first half remaining. Cracknell just getting to grips.
:48:32. > :48:36.Both players could have been penalised. There is no binding. A
:48:37. > :48:59.little argument. Sorry, boys, I think there is a
:49:00. > :49:01.scrum going on there! A personal scrum going on there as well!
:49:02. > :49:23.American football, that! That is another one. Enron changed
:49:24. > :49:29.this year. Number eight not allowed to get the ball out of the tunnel.
:49:30. > :49:36.They are so static, van Schalkwyk thought he had to do something. Put
:49:37. > :49:45.your foot on it. Treviso have got a try like Zebre, still trailing.
:49:46. > :49:59.Can the Ospreys wrap up the bonus point? Before half-time. At the
:50:00. > :50:05.tail, Tipuric. A warning to get out of the way as they try to get the
:50:06. > :50:14.drive on. The try has come indeed and so has the bonus point! A second
:50:15. > :50:20.Parry, a fourth for the Ospreys and the job is done on the stroke of
:50:21. > :50:23.half-time. Last year, they started poorly with the defeat. A great
:50:24. > :50:28.opportunity with this fixture to start with a bang. And that is what
:50:29. > :50:34.they have done. The first half, they got the bonus point up. There you
:50:35. > :50:45.are, it is easy. No difference whatsoever. -- defence. Straight
:50:46. > :50:53.through the middle, Sam Parry. Lovely low body angle. Crawling on
:50:54. > :51:05.his knees, but he was not held, except by Arhip. So can he round off
:51:06. > :51:21.the perfect half for himself and for the team?
:51:22. > :51:30.Sam Davies has not missed a kick, the Ospreys have not missed a trick.
:51:31. > :51:35.Bonus point wrapped up. Sam Parry is started it, Sam Parry finished it.
:51:36. > :51:37.And with Ashley Beck in between, at half-time, the points in the bag.
:51:38. > :51:46.31-5. Tom Habberfield, well done as first
:51:47. > :51:49.appearance as captain of the Ospreys, bonus point, it must have
:51:50. > :51:53.been the team talk! A man of few words but the boys have dug in and
:51:54. > :51:57.done what we wanted to do, it is putting the second half to bed now.
:51:58. > :52:01.That is the plan, go all out? We are just going to keep going and going
:52:02. > :52:06.in the second half. Well done, thanks for your time.
:52:07. > :52:10.The Ospreys said they wanted to start with a bang and they wanted
:52:11. > :52:15.five points, they have that in the bag before the second half has even
:52:16. > :52:19.kicked off. Sam Parry first from a rolling maul and Ashley showing
:52:20. > :52:25.great pace and is determined finish for the big man. And then it was
:52:26. > :52:30.Ashley Beck making a long way and bundling his way over the line from
:52:31. > :52:36.close range. Zebre got back in and barely had a sniff in the first
:52:37. > :52:42.half. But D'Apice doing what Sam Parry did at the other end, but Sam
:52:43. > :52:47.Parry said, whatever you can do, I can do it twice. Ospreys already
:52:48. > :52:50.have the bonus point in the bag and look at those statistics, it
:52:51. > :52:59.illustrates what has been a very one-sided first half. 327 metres
:53:00. > :53:05.made, 67 to Zebre. Game line success, 32-6. And it is where you
:53:06. > :53:09.get half-time with one team is so dominant. 77% for the Ospreys.
:53:10. > :53:15.Martin, it really has been totally one-sided. There was a five-minute
:53:16. > :53:20.spell towards the first half were Zebre got back in but all the right
:53:21. > :53:26.noises were made. About how the sides would improve in Italy, Zebre
:53:27. > :53:30.and Treviso, we have not seen that. Credit to the Ospreys, they have not
:53:31. > :53:34.made many mistakes and been clinical with opportunities. They are a team
:53:35. > :53:37.that looks well drilled and organised against a team that is
:53:38. > :53:41.disorganised and fit which is an amazing thing to say for the first
:53:42. > :53:45.40 minutes of the season and you get one-way traffic. I mentioned, look
:53:46. > :53:50.at the bench of the Ospreys. Greece Webb, Dan Baker, Bradley Davies, big
:53:51. > :53:57.boys who can come on so disappointing first half was up.
:53:58. > :53:59.Yes, heavyweight reinforcement. And we should give credit to the
:54:00. > :54:03.Ospreys. Interesting points made by Griff Greece, they have had the Lion
:54:04. > :54:07.share of possession and playing with words but making the right choices.
:54:08. > :54:10.They have kicked the ball 13 times and not just throwing it around.
:54:11. > :54:15.They are playing in the right areas and it took half an hour for Zebre
:54:16. > :54:19.to be in their 22. It shows they can score if they get up there. Playing
:54:20. > :54:24.tactically well, Sam Davies has been sublime. Do not underestimate
:54:25. > :54:31.Habberfield who is really emerging, as captain. The young players of old
:54:32. > :54:37.now maturing, they have experience and they are producing the goods.
:54:38. > :54:42.Yes, Zebre are poor but very few mistakes from the Ospreys so far.
:54:43. > :54:47.Before the game, you picked up Tipuric making a return in the
:54:48. > :54:51.Ospreys jersey. Influential in the first. It might look like I know
:54:52. > :54:54.what I am talking about but I know these players from a younger age I
:54:55. > :54:59.thought it would be interesting to show what Justin Tipuric does from a
:55:00. > :55:04.set piece. His job is to go to the first tackle contest and he pulls
:55:05. > :55:10.back here. At ten, Matavesi steps up. That is Beck and that is
:55:11. > :55:13.Tipuric, moved from the initial phase play. Great to see them
:55:14. > :55:20.hooking up, good skills and footwork and given space. Beck goes to the
:55:21. > :55:26.tackle contest and Tipuric play scrum-half. They have these X Factor
:55:27. > :55:28.things. They can play in the wider channels and subtle footwork and
:55:29. > :55:35.off-load from Beck to create space for Ashley to get his stride. A lot
:55:36. > :55:39.of players would smash into the defender, they used good footwork
:55:40. > :55:43.spin to score. They missed him, quality player. Swivel of the hips,
:55:44. > :55:48.something we we used to seeing when he was a mainstay in the side.
:55:49. > :55:53.Tipuric, as a former number seven, he has every trick. Yes, he could
:55:54. > :55:58.easily play in the centre, 12, 13, 15, he is that much of an athlete
:55:59. > :56:02.and has that much skill and win the game is open, he thrives on that.
:56:03. > :56:06.Fantastic to see him back because he did have a serious injury in Italy.
:56:07. > :56:12.He does the other things well. Because he is so good at the other
:56:13. > :56:16.stuff, you forget how good he is at the tackle, defence, so openside. I
:56:17. > :56:22.am going to tackle -- to tap into a knowledge of the new laws. The Sam
:56:23. > :56:26.Parry try, there have been two tries already tonight and the Sam Parry
:56:27. > :56:31.try shows these new roles in action, they are supposed to give the
:56:32. > :56:37.defending side helping to defend in a rolling maul, that did not help.
:56:38. > :56:45.This is sublime. A lovely corridor created here by Matavesi. This is
:56:46. > :56:50.known by the full-back Dan Evans. The defence is now disorganised,
:56:51. > :56:54.behind, and this is about patience. They get the penalty and it results
:56:55. > :56:59.in Davies going for the corner. The new law suggests you cannot allow a
:57:00. > :57:02.long placement from the capture. And Cracknell has to say really close
:57:03. > :57:06.and state next opponent. The arriving players, the ball has to be
:57:07. > :57:12.transferred and they cannot stay back. And the arriving players
:57:13. > :57:20.cannot go beyond. They do this technically very well. Even Pontins
:57:21. > :57:23.does go beyond. And technically, it is a very good try. Two things,
:57:24. > :57:25.Martin. The long presentation and the fact that the ball carrier
:57:26. > :57:30.cannot slide back between the bodies, it has to be passed back.
:57:31. > :57:33.Tell us why that should make it easier for the defending side. It
:57:34. > :57:37.should make it easier to defend because when you have players flying
:57:38. > :57:42.past the ball carrier, it creates momentum easier than slipping the
:57:43. > :57:48.ball back. The Italians have not sat there. If the man going in to take
:57:49. > :57:53.the ball from the dump is connected, you can pull the man down and it
:57:54. > :57:57.collapses the maul. It is supposed to make the driving maul easier and
:57:58. > :58:01.there have been three tries that way tonight. A new law comes in and
:58:02. > :58:06.there are always ways around it, coaches will be trying to work that
:58:07. > :58:10.out on the laptop. They have executed the driving maul well.
:58:11. > :58:15.Another Welsh region in action tonight, we sought the Dragons went
:58:16. > :58:20.ahead against Ulster, Pat Howard on his Dragons debut with the opening
:58:21. > :58:23.try, 8-0 the score. Ulster have struck back, Jacob Stockdale
:58:24. > :58:27.Crossing for the home side, coming off the bench and drop a little
:58:28. > :58:34.getting a second. 12-8 the Kronen score. But signs of early promise
:58:35. > :58:38.from the Dragons, who are allegedly going to play a new style the season
:58:39. > :58:42.after realising they have not got the pack to mix with the heavier
:58:43. > :58:47.packs in the league and playing with more pace and not a bad scoreline at
:58:48. > :58:50.half-time. It will come good in the second half. It will be a tough year
:58:51. > :58:57.for the Dragons and they have to try something because they are always in
:58:58. > :59:02.the lowly element of the Pro12. Kings -- they have a fresh
:59:03. > :59:05.challenge, new players, not the big players of the other regions. They
:59:06. > :59:11.have to make it difficult. It's to win and get their weak points that
:59:12. > :59:15.way. Dragons playing tonight, and Scarlets and the Blues inaction over
:59:16. > :59:22.the weekend and a lot more Pro12 rugby coming your way.
:59:23. > :59:29.Tomorrow night the Blues open their campaign against Edinburgh and on
:59:30. > :59:32.Sunday I am joined by Martyn Williams and Jonathan Davies,
:59:33. > :59:36.analysing the action from round one and finding out how torturous the
:59:37. > :59:42.preseason regime has been for the Dragons. We came in nine weeks ago.
:59:43. > :59:49.Training real hard on the field. The main priority was getting big and
:59:50. > :59:51.strong. Later on Sunday, watch every minute of the action from the
:59:52. > :59:56.Scarlets season opener against Munster.
:59:57. > :00:03.Plenty more fixtures to look forward to. An intriguing season in store
:00:04. > :00:08.for the Blues. Danny Wilson beginning to enact his vision? Some
:00:09. > :00:14.cracking signings and that has become an emerging weapon? Seventh
:00:15. > :00:19.place last season, nearly the top tier of Europe and if you look at
:00:20. > :00:24.the squad on paper, it is not far off one of the best in the Pro12,
:00:25. > :00:32.his new players, Nick Williams, he has had a big impact, he can be a
:00:33. > :00:38.one-man wrecking ball. Anscombe can be a great player and the rest, the
:00:39. > :00:44.parts are all there. Ellis Jenkins, the captain, no surprise? He was in
:00:45. > :00:51.the academy and I was playing and he has a huge future. So many in the
:00:52. > :00:55.back row. They have strength and depth and the second row would be a
:00:56. > :01:00.question for me, they need the second road to really step up.
:01:01. > :01:06.Morgan, they have signed as well. He could be exciting. So many
:01:07. > :01:12.top-quality names. One of the signings of the year is off the
:01:13. > :01:18.field. Matt Sherrod, the back attack coach. Very shrewd, the players like
:01:19. > :01:22.him. And a good foil for Danny Wilson. And the Scarlets, Sean
:01:23. > :01:26.Martin says the Blues are arguably one of the best squads in the league
:01:27. > :01:32.but they Scarlets will have the best backline with Rees joining Jonathan
:01:33. > :01:37.Davies and John Iain McNicol joining from the southern hemisphere. Tasty
:01:38. > :01:40.looking back row. And Scott Williams. They played a lot of
:01:41. > :01:46.season -- last season without him. Tough season with Europe, the Pool A
:01:47. > :01:50.stuff, whether that pack can cope to get this apply to that talented
:01:51. > :01:56.backline but it is one of the best if not the best backline in the
:01:57. > :01:59.Pro12. Jonathan, plenty to be positive about, can the Welsh
:02:00. > :02:04.regions do better than last season when the Scarlets were the only ones
:02:05. > :02:08.to qualify? I think so, still a difficult battle with the
:02:09. > :02:13.international matches. Maybe they don't have the strength in depth of
:02:14. > :02:17.the other squads but I think Cardiff have signed, the Blues have signed
:02:18. > :02:23.fairly well and not as many Internationals have been taken away.
:02:24. > :02:26.It is the execution and being clinical in execution, they can lose
:02:27. > :02:30.by a few points and that has made a huge difference at the end of the
:02:31. > :02:34.season so I feel they have to emphasise the home advantage and if
:02:35. > :02:38.they are in with a shout in the last few minutes, they have to close
:02:39. > :02:43.down, that has been the problem with a lot of the regions. Just execution
:02:44. > :02:48.being clinical and making the most of the opportunities. The Ospreys
:02:49. > :02:54.have made the most of their opportunities tonight. They have the
:02:55. > :02:57.bonus point in the bag. 31-5 at half-time, what do they do in the
:02:58. > :03:07.second half to ensure they finished this clinically? The senior players,
:03:08. > :03:11.night, and not on the park, keep relaying those messages. They are
:03:12. > :03:14.hungry bunch, they will want to come on for the first game, just keep
:03:15. > :03:19.doing what they have been doing well and do not overcome the good things.
:03:20. > :03:25.With such a big lead, some players might do things they should not be
:03:26. > :03:34.doing. Zebre will tie right. -- tire out. Just keep doing what they have
:03:35. > :03:38.been doing, the Ospreys. 31- at half-time. Both teams on the pitch,
:03:39. > :03:43.Sam Davies will get things under way for the second half. Can the Ospreys
:03:44. > :03:49.really punish Zebre in the second half.
:03:50. > :03:58.Important to start well. And keep going as well. Because the prized
:03:59. > :04:01.bonus points can make the difference, it could be very
:04:02. > :04:06.important at the end of the season. We have seen in previous years how
:04:07. > :04:13.tight things can be. People get squeezed out at the last moment. As
:04:14. > :04:18.the Scarlets know only too well. I think they started well in the first
:04:19. > :04:22.half and they ended well. There was a lull when possession went to
:04:23. > :04:37.Zebre. But start the same and the same defensive line. They did well
:04:38. > :04:45.to hold the ball. Taken by Jacopo Sarto.
:04:46. > :04:56.Charged down by George Biagi and he gets the hack on as well. Eli
:04:57. > :05:01.Walker, at the second attempt, gets the ball back for the Ospreys. He
:05:02. > :05:13.has done well there. Right on the touchline. For June making the
:05:14. > :05:24.carry. -- Rory Thornton. Clear into the hands of Giulio Bisegni. The
:05:25. > :05:34.trial has not been given. The tackle was complete. Federico Ruzza is
:05:35. > :05:38.denied. Is no such as double movement? You have to place the ball
:05:39. > :05:45.immediately and he obviously did not. We will have an at this. I hope
:05:46. > :05:55.that Eli Walker is OK. Somebody fell on him. Let us have a look. He has
:05:56. > :06:04.done. -- he is dying. That is definitely not immediately.
:06:05. > :06:16.-- 31down. And there is a letter for the Ospreys. And disappointment for
:06:17. > :06:27.Zebre. They are a bit loose. Straightout. Taken back in. Little
:06:28. > :06:30.bit sloppy to start. Cardiff have drawn level in a real ding-dong
:06:31. > :06:54.match. Andries Van Schalkwyk, it takes
:06:55. > :07:07.three to bring him down. The first time we have seen him on the run.
:07:08. > :07:11.What was that? There we are. I thought you were clearing her
:07:12. > :07:18.throat! Or there was a wine gum stuck in your throat!
:07:19. > :07:28.The referee was on a tour of South Africa in 98 with Wales, the
:07:29. > :07:34.disastrous tour. One of the games was in Vandevelde Park. I was there.
:07:35. > :07:59.Under 20 international. The influence of the benches...
:08:00. > :08:11.Might be a big ask for them as well. He can play anyone in the back five
:08:12. > :08:16.in the scrum. As you said, with Ashley Beck comment back, they are
:08:17. > :08:23.like new players. Six Nations time, you will not lose Tyler, those
:08:24. > :08:32.players are invaluable. He is a fantastic athlete. Still only 25.
:08:33. > :09:01.He has one a sidestep! There is great YouTube footage of him.
:09:02. > :09:22.Gabriele Di Giulio. He felt that he had managed to break
:09:23. > :09:34.free of the tackle but, no, Andrew Brace is Eagle died this evening,
:09:35. > :09:46.fair play to him. -- Eagle died. -- eyed.
:09:47. > :09:53.Tyler Ardron. Eli Walker in from the blind side. Taken by Tommaso
:09:54. > :10:06.Castello. Another penalty. They started the
:10:07. > :10:11.second half a lot better than the first and then a string of penalties
:10:12. > :10:15.and you think, they are just putting themselves on the back foot. It is
:10:16. > :10:20.pointless, the Ospreys are not going to go for goal, this is a waste of
:10:21. > :10:30.time, they have the bonus point, just pile it on. That was a great
:10:31. > :10:37.kick as well. Great kick. He has made the tackle, they just have to
:10:38. > :10:41.make more of an effort to get away. In fairness, Maxime Mbanda had that.
:10:42. > :10:46.It was just the laziness of the front row boys. At least look as if
:10:47. > :10:49.you are making an effort to get away. Sam Davies really went for
:10:50. > :11:11.that one. Carlo Canna, 12 caps for Italy,
:11:12. > :11:15.comes on. He tries to keep control and he has done. That is a hat-trick
:11:16. > :11:23.for Sam Parry. What an evening this is turning out to be. The top try
:11:24. > :11:30.scorer in the Pro12. The hat-trick for that man. The new law was
:11:31. > :11:35.supposed to make it more difficult to score from driving line-outs. But
:11:36. > :11:42.other teams defend better than Zebre. You get all the plaudits and
:11:43. > :11:45.his name in the papers. All the hard work has been done in front of him.
:11:46. > :12:18.Good long ball. Man of the Match? He started more brightly, Zebre. But
:12:19. > :12:28.a couple of needless penalties. And another point conceded. Changing the
:12:29. > :12:37.front row. For the visitors. Dario Chistolini on the tight head for
:12:38. > :12:45.Pietro Ceccarelli. That is what I like. There is nothing on. Tell you
:12:46. > :12:47.what, kick the ball, good kick, kick it again, better field position.
:12:48. > :13:02.Unbelievable. It is a shame we don't have a
:13:03. > :13:07.picture of the pitch, the Ospreys forwards, chasing the ball, it makes
:13:08. > :13:18.a huge difference to the team when the front five and that slow. -- are
:13:19. > :13:34.that slow. Cracknell. That was a brave tackle by Maxime Mbanda.
:13:35. > :13:44.Dmitri Arhip. Sam Davies, over the top. Dan Evans. That was the Maori
:13:45. > :13:52.sidestep from the Fijian. Great hands, Rory Thornton. Tyler Ardron
:13:53. > :14:03.on hand as well. This is good stuff from the Ospreys. That was a loose
:14:04. > :14:10.pass. That was a knock-on. He kicked that. And there he goes. Going
:14:11. > :14:17.straight. The off-load. Cracknell. Tyler Ardron. Justin Tipuric on the
:14:18. > :14:43.left wing. Bigger. -- Dan Baker. Strange to see him in
:14:44. > :14:46.these colours. He has swapped the black of the Wasps for the Black of
:14:47. > :14:57.the Ospreys. Bradley Davies, back in Wales. Fantastic signing for the
:14:58. > :15:02.Ospreys. When I'm 50 Welsh caps. You would expect very big games with
:15:03. > :15:12.himself and Jones. Fabulous player. -- Alun Wyn Jones. When the second
:15:13. > :15:26.rows are way, there is adequate cover. Tom Habberfield has a go.
:15:27. > :15:32.Davis, to Evans. Eli Walker. Giulio Bisegni is there again. Walker has
:15:33. > :15:38.not had much time to shine tonight. They are closing down very quickly.
:15:39. > :15:40.Stinger after that tackle. They go down that wing again. They will play
:15:41. > :16:01.for the overlap. Ashley Beck. Dan Evans could not
:16:02. > :16:12.take that on behalf of all day. Down on his toes. The Dragons, after the
:16:13. > :16:17.early lead, went behind in the first half. In Ulster. The beginning of
:16:18. > :16:25.the second half, the Ulstermen have got another one. Ruan Pienaar
:16:26. > :16:30.charges down the kick. There was too much time. Too much time. He makes
:16:31. > :16:34.the point by tapping his badge as well. His agents will be rubbing
:16:35. > :16:40.their hands together. He becomes a free agent after this year because
:16:41. > :16:44.of the rule in Ireland, they cannot re-sign him for Ulster. He turned
:16:45. > :16:51.down a move for Toulon to stay in Ulster. He will pick up a club. He
:16:52. > :17:00.will not be short of offers, wonderful player. The Dragons might
:17:01. > :17:13.come for him. Treviso staying within touch of Leinster. Tight game.
:17:14. > :17:25.Cardiff, 22-22. Very few scrums have gone down this
:17:26. > :17:30.evening. They have been good. The new front row, you find out a lot,
:17:31. > :17:35.the new front row comes on. Paul James and Ma'afu Fia. You have to
:17:36. > :17:39.give some plaudits to the referee because he did referee very quickly
:17:40. > :18:01.to give the free kicks, not messing about.
:18:02. > :18:12.The replacement hooker, the 36-year-old Carlo Festuccia. Up to
:18:13. > :18:28.Tommaso Castello. Carlo Festuccia. That was held up.
:18:29. > :18:43.That was good defence from the Ospreys.
:18:44. > :18:57.Ben John comes on and Ashley Beck, the try scorer, returning to action
:18:58. > :19:00.for the Ospreys, 53 minutes of rugby under his belt and the appreciation
:19:01. > :19:11.of the Liberty Stadium cried... He has a nasty cut, Justin Tipuric. He
:19:12. > :19:17.is not happy, he does not want to come. That will take a couple of
:19:18. > :19:23.stitches. After what he has been through, with the concussion. And as
:19:24. > :19:47.he departs, Dan Baker comes on. Justin Tipuric not happy, the
:19:48. > :19:57.suggestion may be that there was a punch involved. We will see whether
:19:58. > :20:07.Aurwel Morgan wants to look at something... Yes, Paul James was
:20:08. > :20:12.penalised for impinging on the loosehead side. The Ospreys have
:20:13. > :20:17.lost momentum in the last five or six minutes. That is two penalties
:20:18. > :20:31.and they have both just come on. Just to add to the front row, we
:20:32. > :20:38.have a couple of collapses, let us get another prop on there as well ex
:20:39. > :20:50.back this is the incident on Justin Tipuric. This left him bleeding.
:20:51. > :21:01.That is have a little look... Let us look at this angle. This is the
:21:02. > :21:07.angle, isn't it? He caught him with the back of his hand. More damage to
:21:08. > :21:24.your arrest than your hand! Rubbish punch! Replaced by Andrea De Marchi.
:21:25. > :21:33.-- tenth -- wrist. Eli Walker and Ashley Beck, they can gel and work
:21:34. > :21:46.together. That was a good tackle, look at that. Powerful as well.
:21:47. > :22:09.15 tackles missed. Dan Baker with his first carry. Spread very wide.
:22:10. > :22:15.The little shift from Josh Matavesi. Step then well. That was a good run.
:22:16. > :22:27.George Biagi in support. They will be wandering back! That
:22:28. > :22:36.was a great chase from the Ospreys but they forgot to make the tackle!
:22:37. > :22:54.Carlo Festuccia misses. George Biagi picks it up. Two passes.
:22:55. > :23:11.Watch out! We have seen Cardiff and Newport having a ding-dong battle
:23:12. > :23:16.busy filling in the Premiership, so that will not make... What are his
:23:17. > :23:42.choices for the weekend? Rhys Webb. Rhys Webb, and the skipper, Tom
:23:43. > :23:50.Habberfield, has done a good job. Making his Ospreys Debbie... Hugh
:23:51. > :24:04.Gustafson. And he takes the place of the hat-trick hero, Sam Parry.
:24:05. > :24:25.Bodies all over the place. Very untidy. There is no momentum
:24:26. > :24:39.whatsoever. Just so poor at clearing out.
:24:40. > :24:47.Let us hear what Phil has in store for this weekend. We have heard all
:24:48. > :24:51.about Cardiff and Newport, big day in the revamped Premiership
:24:52. > :25:01.tomorrow, up to 16 teams, back to the 5-point try, four neutrinos,
:25:02. > :25:05.North Wales, Ebbw Vale, Merthyr Tydfil at Crosskeys and Swansea,
:25:06. > :25:11.great to see them back, at home to Carmarthen. And on Sunday, Ebbw Vale
:25:12. > :25:15.and Llanelli, my guide is in Division one, east Central, and
:25:16. > :25:25.other Zebre, Ospreys clash, the Welsh zebras, coached by former
:25:26. > :25:31.Ospreys. And Andrew Bishop. At home to Porth. That is a real Derby. They
:25:32. > :25:34.will want to put the divots back into the players after the pitch --
:25:35. > :25:40.rather than the pitch after that match! Rhys Webb. That is the
:25:41. > :25:54.danger. Sam Davies, looking for space.
:25:55. > :26:06.Giovanni Pettinelli has just come on. Dan Biggar. -- Dan Baker. He has
:26:07. > :26:11.made an impression in training, I was talking to the Ospreys camp and
:26:12. > :26:20.they have been quite impressed with Hugh Gustafson.
:26:21. > :26:33.Thornton. Rhys Webb. Lovely ball from Sam Davies, to Ben John and he
:26:34. > :26:40.finishes in style. That is a lovely try from the Ospreys. Rhys Webb,
:26:41. > :26:46.Casey as ever, beautiful little inside ball from Sam Davies,
:26:47. > :26:50.straight finish from Ben John. Rhys Webb started with his little break,
:26:51. > :26:55.we can see him in shot, that cute little support line but I great
:26:56. > :27:03.finish from Ben John. He had a really good season last year, such
:27:04. > :27:16.great versatility, Wayne, Centre... -- wing.
:27:17. > :27:25.Five conversions and a penalty... And adds another one. Just watch
:27:26. > :27:30.this again, I'd say -- think they have been working in the
:27:31. > :27:34.off-season... Running on and on. Stop it, the first one to get the
:27:35. > :27:39.ball, that is the block on this band. Watch this silly. That is the
:27:40. > :27:46.block, he gets through, the referee in front, great finish but they must
:27:47. > :27:52.have been doing some training in the summer! They have done very well
:27:53. > :27:56.tonight, the Ospreys. Coaches will be complaining about that in future
:27:57. > :28:03.games. Very nice block. He is very good with that. He just got in the
:28:04. > :28:16.way, he does not have to get out of the way. Sam Davies -- Sam Davies
:28:17. > :28:25.has spotted Ben John. Have they used up the remainder of their bench?
:28:26. > :28:26.Valerio Bernabo is on for the captain and Fabio Semenzato is on
:28:27. > :28:49.for scrum half. Davis tries to get onto the charge.
:28:50. > :28:54.-- Bradley Davies. In amongst the forwards, releasing the ball past
:28:55. > :29:05.Sam Davies but the advantage has been played anyway.
:29:06. > :29:29.Valerio Bernabo has come on to replace George Biagi and has taken
:29:30. > :29:37.over the captaincy. Not exactly a lengthy word to his team!
:29:38. > :29:51.Stitched up, patched up... Justin Tipuric. Rory Thornton is making
:29:52. > :30:10.way. Tyler Ardron into the second row. With Bradley Davies.
:30:11. > :30:26.So a chance to clear. And I think that the Ospreys coach is listening
:30:27. > :30:30.in as well. He has not found touch, so we will carry on for the moment,
:30:31. > :30:43.Canna. Oh, no, here we go. Another chance for them to show that
:30:44. > :30:49.attacking metal. Sam Davies. He is fixing that defence, really having a
:30:50. > :30:56.go. That is an interesting battle at ten. He does take the ball to the
:30:57. > :31:02.line and he commits defenders. Ardron. It has been a long night for
:31:03. > :31:09.the Zebre already and they still have almost 80 Minister defends --
:31:10. > :31:17.to defend and defending is what they are doing in this half -- almost 20
:31:18. > :31:22.minutes to defend. Change of tactics this time from Sam Davies. He has
:31:23. > :31:35.not called for The Queen catch, has he? He wasn't going to put out for
:31:36. > :31:43.that to chase them, Hassler. A knee in the back Hassler piled on. They
:31:44. > :31:44.are saying it may be worth a look. It looked like he wasn't pulling
:31:45. > :31:58.out. He does get a knee in the back. That is full speed, he is not trying
:31:59. > :32:12.to do that, that is just one of those things. I think Andrew Brace
:32:13. > :32:17.agrees with that. Yes. Unfortunate and very, very painful, but not a
:32:18. > :32:23.penalty. Completely accidental, yes. Contact sport. Do you think he
:32:24. > :32:56.called afterwards? He had a mark. He doesn't break stride. Having a
:32:57. > :33:03.look at the big screen. Looking at the big screen, it is not coming up.
:33:04. > :33:17.He did call the mark. Mark! It is time. The ball does go out.
:33:18. > :33:37.Free kick, though. Ben John, wide outside, takes the
:33:38. > :33:45.tackle. The missed tackle count is really going got for the borough.
:33:46. > :33:54.Yes, Matavesi is penalised here, could not help himself. I think
:33:55. > :34:07.Andrew Brace is having a really good game tonight. Yes. He has done the
:34:08. > :34:17.bread and butter stuff. Yes. It is too far away. He did not need to do
:34:18. > :34:26.it, did he? In his defence, EC the number seven. Brad? You think he is
:34:27. > :34:30.going to compete -- you see. Griff Rhys, sorry to keep you hanging on,
:34:31. > :34:37.the object was to keep ongoing after half-time, two tries in 24 minutes,
:34:38. > :34:41.happy with it? Yes, reasonably, disappointed in the last ten of the
:34:42. > :34:46.first half, we were poor in the tackle area and invited pressure on
:34:47. > :34:49.ourselves and they took the five points, before the half-time talk.
:34:50. > :34:55.Have you been working on those clever locks pre-season? Just some
:34:56. > :35:00.subtleties. Trying to influence defenders and playing with more
:35:01. > :35:07.width. So playing like that, you ask more questions as well. Yes,
:35:08. > :35:14.enjoyable to watch. You will have to work on something else over the next
:35:15. > :35:34.few weeks, cheers for that! Canna. But hit. Straight in by Ben John. --
:35:35. > :35:37.a good hit. Rhys Webb. Back on the Zebre side. Could he make it more
:35:38. > :35:57.obvious? Quarter of an hour remaining. Six
:35:58. > :36:09.tries to one, the try count. The Ospreys want more.
:36:10. > :36:19.Has not put a foot out of play this evening, Sam Davies. His dab is here
:36:20. > :36:35.as well keeping an eye on him. -- doubt. Dashes father.
:36:36. > :36:46.Straight over to Festuccia. Well taken by Di Giulio. Bake it in the
:36:47. > :37:02.tackle trying to hold him up, but the ball is there. -- Baker.
:37:03. > :37:08.Festuccia again. Pettinelli making sure the ball does come back again.
:37:09. > :37:24.Van Schalkwyk not quite sure what was going on and I'm not sure Carlo
:37:25. > :37:31.Canna was either. Yellow card. Well, that is going to make a difficult
:37:32. > :37:44.challenge all the more so. For the remaining 14 minutes. Keep the
:37:45. > :37:50.defence is what he said. It is Boni who has paid the price. Yes, Bradley
:37:51. > :37:58.Davies knows what he is doing, putting him into the ruck. Tipuric
:37:59. > :38:17.takes... Not sure if you are in front of
:38:18. > :38:33.their a game, OK? Support left, not sure, OK? -- in front again.
:38:34. > :38:49.Crouch! Bind! Sit! Stay there. Holding the ball up saying it is
:38:50. > :38:54.impossible for him to feed the scrum because there was too much movement.
:38:55. > :39:01.Square and steady, together. Take the hit. Wait for the ball.
:39:02. > :39:23.Crouch! Bind! Rob Little has got another four
:39:24. > :39:30.Ulster as they go clear of the Dragons. It is tough for the
:39:31. > :39:34.Dragons, probably the perfect home game to start the season for the
:39:35. > :39:42.Ospreys but no more tough a place than Ulster. Treviso staying within
:39:43. > :39:45.bonus points distance at Leinster at the moment. Defending better than
:39:46. > :40:00.Zebre, then! Baker. Trying to get forward to the
:40:01. > :40:09.target. Davies. Cleaned out by Tipuric. Rhys Webb has a try from
:40:10. > :40:16.their and to Ben John timed his run but could not hold it. Good
:40:17. > :40:23.opportunity for the Ospreys. A nudge on now. It is 45-5 but you can see
:40:24. > :40:28.this lovely off-load. Just doesn't get his hands on it. Just an
:40:29. > :40:35.opportunity to have a crack at them and disrupt their scrum. You knew
:40:36. > :40:41.that Rhys Webb would have a go and Ben John followed him all the way.
:40:42. > :40:45.Three Ospreys wingers. They have come away from their wings which is
:40:46. > :40:50.good to see, looking for work rather than staying on the wing and waiting
:40:51. > :40:53.for the ball. So hard to defend when a winger comes off his wing in a
:40:54. > :41:17.tight line. The hooker striking, old score. Di
:41:18. > :41:31.Giulio will not thank him for that. He has done well just to keep hold
:41:32. > :41:37.of it. Mbanda. Long pass out to the wing where Palazzani is lurking and
:41:38. > :41:43.happy to hoof it downfield. The ball out of play and Dan Evans can't
:41:44. > :41:45.gather it even if he wanted to gather.
:41:46. > :41:53.Phil has company. Talking about Swansea back in the Premiership. I
:41:54. > :41:58.am with Keith, manager director of Swansea. How you looking forward to
:41:59. > :42:04.being back in the Premiership? Very much so. Two years of hard work in
:42:05. > :42:10.the championship. Really looking forward to getting back into the
:42:11. > :42:16.Premiership. Meeting some of the old acquaintances. At Carmarthen,
:42:17. > :42:19.Malcolm, how important is it as a former Whites play that the names
:42:20. > :42:24.Swansea is in the top tier of club rugby? Great tradition and
:42:25. > :42:31.historical stuff and you are sad when they go out of the league.
:42:32. > :42:36.Unlucky not having a cap for Wales but Clough is back in the fold.
:42:37. > :42:46.Easy. Congratulations and happy retirement, by the way. I will have
:42:47. > :42:51.him on the golf course next. Great to see boys, and Keith.
:42:52. > :42:58.Competitive, these boys. It never leaves them. Lovely football player
:42:59. > :43:06.and I tried to avoid keep when I was playing. He is a very good golfer.
:43:07. > :43:11.Cardiff have just picked it late on against Newport in a game that went
:43:12. > :43:13.one way and the other back and forward. Cardiff have squeezed it
:43:14. > :43:58.25-22. Great position. Ospreys. Especially
:43:59. > :44:03.with Zebre missing one player. Matavesi, Sam Davies. Yes, very well
:44:04. > :44:08.played. Dafydd Howells comes across and he is swamped. Not enough pace.
:44:09. > :44:15.They kept their depth and he could have gone round the one defender.
:44:16. > :44:25.Directness from Olly Cracknell. The ball has slowed down. Gustafson
:44:26. > :44:32.weights and he gets it. Tipuric. Simon Davies. Dan Evans. Held by
:44:33. > :44:55.Pettinelli. Cracknell again. Still, the Ospreys press on. After
:44:56. > :45:06.ten phases, they are keeping their patients. Simon Davies. Flying up
:45:07. > :45:15.with a speculative pass and he leaves the break-out. It is hooved
:45:16. > :45:20.downfield. Just when they lost their patience, the Ospreys lost the
:45:21. > :45:27.opportunity. It has opened up for Dan Evans. Rhys Webb with him, it
:45:28. > :45:31.goes the other way, the cross kick, was he in front, Rhys Webb? Dafydd
:45:32. > :45:36.Howells was not and he gets try number seven! Not the way they had
:45:37. > :45:45.planned it but they will take it anyway. It just sums up their broken
:45:46. > :45:50.defence, Zebre. Dan Evans just picked a gaping hole, look at that
:45:51. > :45:57.defence, shoddy defence. It is good play. There is an injured guy on the
:45:58. > :46:01.floor. I think Rhys Webb was sniffing but Dafydd Howells gets to
:46:02. > :46:04.it. The try that takes the Ospreys up to 50 points in their opening
:46:05. > :46:33.match of the season. Sam Davies adds yet another two, he
:46:34. > :46:39.has not missed a kick all evening, 52-5. Jonathan, Man of the Match? I
:46:40. > :46:49.think that Davies, Sam Davies as had a very good game. He is up there.
:46:50. > :46:53.Also, Ardron. If a hooker scores a hat-trick, there he is, Sam Parry,
:46:54. > :46:57.he has been #ColourYellow that he has been off the field. I have to
:46:58. > :47:03.give it to him. I have to give it to him because that doesn't happen very
:47:04. > :47:07.often. It would have been a bit tight not to! I don't think he is
:47:08. > :47:15.but I have to give it to him, he has got three tries. Great work by Rhys
:47:16. > :47:23.Webb again, Bradley Davies with a little goal. Palazzani under
:47:24. > :47:28.pressure finds Carlo Canna. There is little Zebre can do but just try and
:47:29. > :47:36.buy some time. The Ospreys want more. Dan Evans a game, straight
:47:37. > :47:42.running. Advantage being played in their favour. Matavesi, Ben John,
:47:43. > :48:01.Ardron. Tommaso Boni is waiting to come back
:48:02. > :48:06.on, another ten seconds or so. This has been a stroll in the park. It
:48:07. > :48:09.has been just like a training run for the Ospreys. They have gone
:48:10. > :48:13.through their moves. After getting some early tries, getting in a
:48:14. > :48:34.comfortable position. Another bit of repair work for the
:48:35. > :48:41.Ospreys medical team. That will allow 83 macro to come back on.
:48:42. > :48:46.Zebre up to 15. -- Tommaso Boni. Confident display for this young
:48:47. > :48:56.man, Sam Davies. Good season last year. Yes, very good season.
:48:57. > :49:03.He failed to complete the line-out. The Ospreys. Disappointing thing.
:49:04. > :49:16.Against better sides, that could be crucial. He hooved that up midfield.
:49:17. > :49:21.The pack of Zebre is grazing. They almost have too much time on it, the
:49:22. > :49:34.Ospreys. Not being challenged at all. James, to Ma'afu Fia. Rhys
:49:35. > :49:43.Webb, so dangerous around the fringes. In steps Dafydd Howells.
:49:44. > :49:58.Gustafson. Into the Zebre 22. Here comes the ball again for Rhys
:49:59. > :50:25.Webb. On the angle. Matavesi. Dan Matt Baker as again, the Ospreys
:50:26. > :50:31.rack up the phases. They need to keep their shape and another one is
:50:32. > :50:36.coming and it is another 465 macro and the Ospreys kick of the season
:50:37. > :50:44.with eight tries. That is lovely play -- another for Ben John. Look
:50:45. > :50:50.at the balance. The off-load. Watch, step. Off-load, easy finish. He
:50:51. > :51:00.comes on and his two tries from lovely passes. Good support work on
:51:01. > :51:08.the shoulder. Yes. Step inside, he runs at the prop and he beats his
:51:09. > :51:15.arm. Zebre will be hoping that some Davies takes another 30 seconds with
:51:16. > :51:25.the conversion. Or else it will be another restart. No messing from
:51:26. > :51:31.Davies. His tally goes 90. The Ospreys up to 59. An absolute
:51:32. > :51:39.hammering. One thing as a professional player you can do is
:51:40. > :51:42.organise your defence. That has been absolutely nonexistent for the Brits
:51:43. > :51:50.night. I have really enjoyed the flare and the approach of the
:51:51. > :52:07.Ospreys -- nonexistent for Zebre tonight. They might not be finished.
:52:08. > :52:14.The Ospreys, have they decided to take a breather now? Yes, they have.
:52:15. > :52:19.There is a certain symmetry about the Ospreys opening performance of
:52:20. > :52:23.the season, four converted tries in the first half, four in the second.
:52:24. > :52:28.Just an early penalty from Sam Davies to add and it is job very
:52:29. > :52:40.well done to kick of the season. That was comprehensive. It was also
:52:41. > :52:44.meant against boys. Very, very comfortable start for the Ospreys.
:52:45. > :52:49.After the disappointments of the losing run last year, they have got
:52:50. > :52:53.off to a flyer this time, eight tries, beating Zebre by 59-5. Man of
:52:54. > :53:04.the Match Sam Parry is with Phil. Richard is presenting the Guinness
:53:05. > :53:08.Pro12 Man of the Match medal. Nicky Walker did it, Gavin Henson, Shane
:53:09. > :53:12.Williams, Tommy Bowe, you are the first ever Ospreys forward to score
:53:13. > :53:17.a hat-trick, how does that feel? Yes, it is good. Harry Tector, much
:53:18. > :53:22.credit to the try, the boys up and gave me the platform -- calorie
:53:23. > :53:28.taker. And they were done under this new law change. Is that something he
:53:29. > :53:33.practised? Yes, we have worked hard over the Summer on making the
:53:34. > :53:40.driving maul a weapon so good to see first game we have got positives
:53:41. > :53:43.from it. A hat-trick, will you get a stern letter? Yes, there will be
:53:44. > :53:49.stick already but that was good. Next week, Connacht is a different
:53:50. > :53:53.kettle of fish? Yes, different ball game, it is a tough place to go but
:53:54. > :54:02.looking forward to the challenge. First Osprey to score a hat-trick,
:54:03. > :54:06.told the grandchildren! Thank you. Quite a remarkable achievement for
:54:07. > :54:11.Sam Parry, what a night for him. His hat trick tries the Ospreys in
:54:12. > :54:15.motion in the second half, bowling over from this rolling maul two
:54:16. > :54:19.minutes into the second period, giving him three and the smile on
:54:20. > :54:25.his face said it all. And then looking impressive from the bench
:54:26. > :54:29.tonight, Ben John, for the sixth try of the game. Rhys Webb showing pace
:54:30. > :54:34.and vision to set up Dafydd Howells and Tipuric as he has been
:54:35. > :54:40.throughout the game exemplary. With the eighth and final try of the
:54:41. > :54:45.night, Ben John. Sam Davies with a 100% kicking record, 90 points,
:54:46. > :54:49.converting all those tries. 76% possession. Overwhelming result on
:54:50. > :54:54.the scoreboard and the statistics. Before we speak to the boys, we can
:54:55. > :54:58.hear from Steve Tandy. Excellent win, bonus point, no
:54:59. > :55:02.injuries, that could not have gone better. Good start, a couple of
:55:03. > :55:07.things we need to tidy up next week but good start at the Liberty. A
:55:08. > :55:10.word for Sam Parry? Good to get a hat-trick and the drive tries were
:55:11. > :55:16.pretty decent and we need that for next week. How difficult is Connacht
:55:17. > :55:21.going to be and how different? I think it will still be an open game,
:55:22. > :55:25.the way they play, we will be positive going in. But they are the
:55:26. > :55:30.champions and it is a tough place. This game is set up to be really
:55:31. > :55:35.positive next weekend. At the start of the season last year, that under
:55:36. > :55:38.due, how important was tonight? Yes, much better off with five points
:55:39. > :55:42.than we did after six games last year so a decent start but we have
:55:43. > :55:50.to get ready for next week. He will be very happy, that is a job
:55:51. > :55:54.very well done, 59-5, overwhelming score for the Ospreys. What can you
:55:55. > :56:00.lead into it? Zebre were not the best. Nice to see Steve smiling! His
:56:01. > :56:05.face is much better when he smiles. You can't lead anything into Zebre,
:56:06. > :56:09.they are poor and have continued where they left off last year.
:56:10. > :56:13.Ospreys very clinical and without errors. They put phases together and
:56:14. > :56:16.they looked like they knew what they were doing. Young men put up their
:56:17. > :56:21.hands and experienced players got good game time. Bradley Davies made
:56:22. > :56:25.his debut, Rhys Webb is fit and raring to go and very impressed.
:56:26. > :56:28.That was the pleasing thing, we taught at half-time with a sometimes
:56:29. > :56:35.with such a big lead in the first half you can slip off the pace and
:56:36. > :56:38.gone off the boil, but no sign of that. No, they mixed it up well and
:56:39. > :56:46.went wide, Sam Davies had a great kicking game. And Rhys Webb. Very
:56:47. > :56:51.positive. Steve Tandy has alluded to Sam Parry, a different challenge in
:56:52. > :56:56.Connacht next week. Really positive start for the Ospreys. Great tries
:56:57. > :57:02.in the second-half, and the pick of the bunch is Ben John and Rhys Webb
:57:03. > :57:07.showing class in the build-up. Ben John showed a lot of pace and guile
:57:08. > :57:13.and this was a great key -- team try. He carries here and the Ospreys
:57:14. > :57:18.know whether you're going into position. Good carry and good clear
:57:19. > :57:22.out and look at where Ben John comes from. It is caused by the threat
:57:23. > :57:27.from the outside. Sam Davies squares up and the defenders have to go for
:57:28. > :57:32.him. There is a block by Rhys Webb but the angle allows Ben John to get
:57:33. > :57:37.away from the two defenders. Great team try and it shows they know what
:57:38. > :57:42.they are doing and they have depth. Absolutely. Let's check on the final
:57:43. > :57:47.score from the Kingspan Stadium. The Dragons went 8-0 up during the
:57:48. > :57:51.Ospreys game this evening but it was one-way traffic after that. Rob
:57:52. > :57:56.Herring with the final try of the game, the fifth try for Ulster as
:57:57. > :58:01.they cruised to a 29-8 victory at the Kingspan Stadium. No joy for the
:58:02. > :58:05.Dragons in Ulster but going back to tonight's game, a comprehensive
:58:06. > :58:09.performance for the Ospreys, they got five bonus points, they will be
:58:10. > :58:14.delighted with that. What kind of a challenge is Connacht, it is always
:58:15. > :58:19.a difficult place to go but now they are the champions? Yes, they have
:58:20. > :58:23.lost a lot of players, though. Robbie Henshaw. It is a new
:58:24. > :58:28.challenge. But the Ospreys love going away and they will be the off
:58:29. > :58:32.-- they will be the underdogs and they will thrive on that. They
:58:33. > :58:38.looked really well organised. It is against a poor Zebre team but they
:58:39. > :58:42.went well pre-season in Leicester. They will not be daunted. We taught
:58:43. > :58:46.in recent seasons about the depth of some of the Welsh squads and they
:58:47. > :58:50.have been thin in terms of back-up. Look at the bench tonight and think
:58:51. > :58:54.of the guys coming back like Dan Lydiate, Alun Wyn Jones, this squad
:58:55. > :58:59.is looking quite meaty. Yes, and it comes from last year, blooding
:59:00. > :59:03.youngsters. We haven't mentioned Olly Cracknell, a lot of players
:59:04. > :59:09.haven't played. But Sam Parry and Sam Davies have stepped up.
:59:10. > :59:12.Habberfield lead the side. They have a tradition of bringing on
:59:13. > :59:17.youngsters and they continue to do it and it will be promising. It was
:59:18. > :59:20.a poor Zebre side but they have the bit between their teeth. Thank you
:59:21. > :59:26.for coming tonight. And thank you for watching at home. That is all we
:59:27. > :59:30.have time for one Scrum V tonight. Ospreys have their season off to a
:59:31. > :59:35.flyer. Different proposition next week, they travel to Galway to face
:59:36. > :59:38.the defending champions. We will see you in a week and we will see you on
:59:39. > :59:43.Sunday as well, Scrum V.