:00:15. > :00:20.With his Six Nations done and dusted, the focus shifts to the
:00:21. > :00:30.Pro12. Goodness me, he can shift! Steph
:00:31. > :00:34.Ellis for the corner. Six contenders left, four play-off places up for
:00:35. > :00:41.grabs, we have entered the final stretch. Welcome to Parc y Scarlets
:00:42. > :00:47.well titled content years will hope to take a further step towards Pro12
:00:48. > :00:50.glory. The Scarlets need a bonus point victory over Edinburgh to
:00:51. > :00:57.return to the top four and the Dragons need to do them a favour by
:00:58. > :01:04.defeating Ulster. This is why it is important... A dogfight to fourth
:01:05. > :01:12.place. If Scarlets win, and Ulster lose, they swap places tonight.
:01:13. > :01:20.Welcome to Scrum V Live from a balmy Parc y Scarlets. The summer
:01:21. > :01:23.wardrobe! The weather is great, the conditions are perfect and the
:01:24. > :01:29.internationals are back. Will they look for one? I hope so. A lovely
:01:30. > :01:36.night. The picture looks fantastic. They need to go out and win the next
:01:37. > :01:39.few games. Nice to see some of the International is back, especially
:01:40. > :01:44.Liam Williams and Jonathan Davies, a strong back line with Rhys Patchell
:01:45. > :01:50.back as well. Up front, the young front five, Samson Lee returns, will
:01:51. > :01:53.they win enough ball to combat a big and physical Edinburgh pack?
:01:54. > :01:59.Hopefully they'll banish the memories of their last outing where
:02:00. > :02:05.they got a spanking from Leinster. A rare defeat, 12 of 14 they have one,
:02:06. > :02:09.consistency is important. Yes, especially with the international
:02:10. > :02:17.players having been away. 82% plus success rate so that consistency is
:02:18. > :02:21.there and with the internationals coming back, it will strengthen them
:02:22. > :02:25.further and hopefully they can keep the momentum because sometimes when
:02:26. > :02:28.players win away and come back it is not easy to get the momentum. It
:02:29. > :02:34.will be a challenge but they are doing well on good form. Talking of
:02:35. > :02:38.players being away, Rhys Patchell is back after three months on the
:02:39. > :02:48.sidelines, straight back, a big call. Yes, Scarlets are running out
:02:49. > :02:54.of time, Ulster fighting for fourth. Rhys Patchell has the X factor. Dan
:02:55. > :02:58.Jones has done well, but Rhys Patchell can get on the front foot.
:02:59. > :03:06.A very good player and he has shown up well in training, whether he can
:03:07. > :03:13.get rid of any busty nurse, Pivac is with this. The boys were saying you
:03:14. > :03:18.need to search for a bonus point so what intent have you got? Yes, we
:03:19. > :03:24.will be trying to get the bonus point if we can, grey conditions and
:03:25. > :03:29.hopefully the team can do the job. Rhys Patchell straight in. He has
:03:30. > :03:36.done a lot of work behind the scenes, he has been good in rehab,
:03:37. > :03:40.grey shape. A bit of ring rust but hopefully a good 60 minutes out of
:03:41. > :03:48.him. And this clash and should be so, they must win. Ten points? Yes,
:03:49. > :03:54.it would be great. Thank you for your time, Wayne. Wayne Pivac, the
:03:55. > :04:02.Scarlets are getting ready, final words in the changing rooms. Can
:04:03. > :04:07.they do it? I am sure they can. They are consistent, it is good,
:04:08. > :04:13.international players are back, Rhys Patchell is back, he will guide them
:04:14. > :04:16.around the field, good kicking game and distribution is good. I hope
:04:17. > :04:25.they can do it. Over to the commentary team now. Jonathan Davies
:04:26. > :04:29.has his voice back. I hope I do not lose my voice along the way! My sore
:04:30. > :04:42.throat was in the week. Duncan Weir leads from outside-half.
:04:43. > :04:57.15 starts in a row for Hoyland. A lot of people still wish I had
:04:58. > :05:23.still lost my voice! Samson Lee as we saw is back after
:05:24. > :05:26.Six Nations. His last league game was New Year's Day. Wyn Jones has
:05:27. > :05:30.played every league game, the rest of the pack start the third array.
:05:31. > :05:58.Rhys Patchell is back after three months out after ankle injury.
:05:59. > :06:08.As we have seen, a number of internationals are back. On both
:06:09. > :06:11.sides. And the man he was in charge of Scotland against Wales is in
:06:12. > :07:41.charge for Edinburgh against Scarlets. John Lacey.
:07:42. > :07:48.It was a good steel. Scarlets have been worried, no penetration in
:07:49. > :08:01.those movements. The Edinburgh defence was solid. Benefit of the
:08:02. > :08:05.doubt. A lot has been said about the other teams playing, what will
:08:06. > :08:09.happen if they get results. It is immaterial. Scarlets have to win the
:08:10. > :08:17.next few games with bonus points in those three games. Unless they do
:08:18. > :08:25.that, I doubt they will finish and qualify in the top four. Get a win
:08:26. > :08:34.and a bonus point. As it stands, Ulster are in fourth on 57, Scarlets
:08:35. > :08:37.in fifth on 53. Ulster playing tonight, kick-off is 30 minutes
:08:38. > :08:46.after this and we will keep you in touch.
:08:47. > :08:52.What a return for Rhys Patchell, less than three minutes to make his
:08:53. > :09:02.mark but he can go back and say a big thank you to Hadleigh Parkes.
:09:03. > :09:09.Beautiful. The Edinburgh defence... Three men for the same player. That
:09:10. > :09:20.is where the gap opens up. A sprint in. A beautiful piece of play. The
:09:21. > :09:25.dummy run. He goes outside. Outside centre, the full-back, he has to
:09:26. > :09:31.mark the winner but the gap, you have to cut out the ball carrier
:09:32. > :09:35.first of all, closing down. A great turn of pace, that is what this guy
:09:36. > :09:44.can do. Pins his ears back and is gone!
:09:45. > :09:53.He may have wanted to ease himself back in after three months out! No
:09:54. > :10:01.chance. Straight in on the action. A great finish from Rhys Patchell. The
:10:02. > :10:12.running from over halfway. Still breathing heavily. Just watch, all
:10:13. > :10:18.of these three have taken the dummy from the dummy runner, watch the gap
:10:19. > :10:25.open up. He just pins his ears back, three players on the dummy runner.
:10:26. > :10:31.A lovely finish. John Davies as well, it was not just parks. That
:10:32. > :10:35.run took out the defenders. Edinburgh have got to communicate in
:10:36. > :10:41.defence. One dummy runner comes, you nominate him, they were so narrow,
:10:42. > :10:43.the gap... Rhys Patchell must have thought it was back on a training
:10:44. > :11:04.run! The first try within four minutes,
:11:05. > :11:08.five minutes, you have to exploit the lack of communication on the
:11:09. > :11:14.Edinburgh defence. I watch them warm up, Edinburgh, and they were so
:11:15. > :11:18.lethargic and looked totally disinterested and they have taken it
:11:19. > :12:01.into the game. They really need to pick the game up.
:12:02. > :12:12.Dupre capped in the Six Nations. McNicol up fully.
:12:13. > :12:25.A lovely kick butt Scarlets will be happy with that. -- Scarlets will be
:12:26. > :12:32.happy with that option. He doesn't have to get up!
:12:33. > :12:49.A wild pass. They did not want to concede a scrum five.
:12:50. > :13:04.After winning the line-out, Scarlets put themselves back under pressure
:13:05. > :13:13.as Mata... Wins the penalty. This will be... You see the line-out
:13:14. > :13:20.again. A quick line-out, goes in, that is it. How that! That is his
:13:21. > :14:08.audition as scrum-half gone. Edinburgh's first points of the
:14:09. > :14:14.evening come courtesy of the right boot of Duncan Weir. It is so
:14:15. > :14:20.difficult to kind of stay on the right side of the law. He thought he
:14:21. > :14:26.was upon his feet but you have to listen to the referee. We could hear
:14:27. > :14:35.John Lacey saying release the ball and he didn't. A delicate chip from
:14:36. > :14:46.Rhys Patchell. Anton Bresler without the help.
:14:47. > :14:54.There is not much of an atmosphere, slightly flat. Scarlets need to
:14:55. > :15:05.create an atmosphere. They got the early try which should help.
:15:06. > :15:27.Mata looking lively in the opening exchanges.
:15:28. > :16:06.Billy to put some width win it. The Edinburgh defence is narrow. -- they
:16:07. > :16:12.need to put some width into it. Disappointing the Scarlets because
:16:13. > :16:33.they took it in. Jamie turned it over and Jimmy Ritchie,...
:16:34. > :16:42.A good touch finder from Duncan Weir.
:16:43. > :16:49.That compounds things for Scarlets having lost possession, now they
:16:50. > :16:57.have to defend the line-out deep inside their own 22. A good kicker,
:16:58. > :17:07.Duncan Weir. Ross Ford, 107 caps for Scotland. And a Lion as well.
:17:08. > :17:16.Toolis just got it. As they were trying to recover, Simon Berghan
:17:17. > :17:40.gave the penalty away. The ball goes in, extremely well. A
:17:41. > :17:51.little shoulder. That is harsh because everyone goes to the ball.
:17:52. > :17:59.The line-out has been all over the shop. Lovely hands by Breslin to
:18:00. > :18:01.Berghan. Very diplomatic. Liam Williams with brilliant work at the
:18:02. > :18:07.breakdown. A couple of overthrows, scrappy
:18:08. > :18:50.line-outs. Better, a nice clean line-out.
:18:51. > :19:11.Hadleigh Parkes winning good yards for his team.
:19:12. > :19:35.It was a strong carry from the Scarlets captain.
:19:36. > :19:46.Hadleigh Parkes, a guilty drop goal because he knew he would knock it
:19:47. > :19:51.on. The -- the passing is not precise enough. It is on the
:19:52. > :19:55.shoulder or behind the player. Check the whole movement, especially
:19:56. > :20:06.lovely break from a lovely off-load and then they blew it. They need to
:20:07. > :20:12.be more precise. This is a lovely off. Takes it in. Such a difference,
:20:13. > :20:17.great support and the pass again. Unlucky for Shingler, did not catch
:20:18. > :20:41.it on the run. A little bit more precise, the Scarlets.
:20:42. > :21:12.That was a good effort from Blair Kinghorn. Chris Dean, narrow
:21:13. > :21:17.defensive system at the moment by Edinburgh. He has a lot of ground to
:21:18. > :21:21.cover on his own. They can target him and told him I get on the
:21:22. > :21:23.outside shoulder, outside centre, that is where the Scarlets should
:21:24. > :22:00.attack. Everybody checking as they take the
:22:01. > :22:11.ball. Liam Williams was trying to create something on his own.
:22:12. > :22:23.Neither side is excelling at the moment.
:22:24. > :22:35.It is a good maul. They go to ground, watch how slow that is. So
:22:36. > :22:45.slow and one pass, check. Two passes, check. It is not enough. The
:22:46. > :22:52.defence is organised. And then you have to check and that, things
:22:53. > :22:55.should come naturally. You have to put a ball in front of the man to
:22:56. > :23:01.attack the defender. The ball has to be quicker.
:23:02. > :23:05.It makes it difficult for themselves to attack the organised Edinburgh
:23:06. > :23:21.defence. A good drive from the Scarlets
:23:22. > :23:36.scrum. It was a lovely pick-up by Jonathan
:23:37. > :23:50.Davies. It just sped away from him. If that
:23:51. > :23:59.went straight, Steff Evans was in. There might have been a deflection.
:24:00. > :24:06.Is there? A lovely kick. I think it gets a nudge otherwise a great
:24:07. > :24:16.chance to get there. How long is advantage these days? Usually until
:24:17. > :24:22.there is a kick or someone scores. Nothing comes from the kick, the
:24:23. > :24:33.penalty. I would go for the line-out, go for the try.
:24:34. > :24:47.I think the speed of the recycling and if you put the ball in front of
:24:48. > :24:53.them, defenders take it on. Scarlets looking for tries, needing a bonus
:24:54. > :24:59.point, put the pressure on Ulster for that vital fourth place. And the
:25:00. > :25:10.play-off spot come the end of the season.
:25:11. > :25:20.They want to replicate a good driving scrum.
:25:21. > :25:31.They did not lose their shape at all. Within striking distance! The
:25:32. > :25:36.try-line! And there is the try. It is Wyn Jones who has got it. The
:25:37. > :25:48.previous driving line-out was very good. But that was so easy. The
:25:49. > :25:50.Edinburgh management will be so disappointed how easily the Scarlets
:25:51. > :25:58.made it. They need to replicate that now. Good field position, total
:25:59. > :26:05.domination. The number four is offside, get out of the way. An easy
:26:06. > :26:09.easy passage. One of the easiest tries you will see line-out. Very
:26:10. > :26:30.well worked. Two tries in the opening quarter for
:26:31. > :26:49.the Scarlets. Exactly what they will have wanted.
:26:50. > :27:07.This time Rhys Patchell adds the extras. The Scarlets are up to 12-3.
:27:08. > :28:36.That is all you need to do after a try. Exit plan or just boot it!
:28:37. > :29:11.Not looking great for Simon Berghan. The medical team are coming on.
:29:12. > :29:31.Checking the tight-head prop. Let's go pitch side. You said
:29:32. > :29:38.earlier about Phil Bennett who is here. I can tell you that 45 years
:29:39. > :29:43.ago tomorrow was the last ever international appearance of this man
:29:44. > :29:49.on your screen. Barry John. 20-6 over France. He won his first two
:29:50. > :29:54.caps and we can also mention the Lions tour of New Zealand is coming
:29:55. > :30:04.up, they called him the king. Barry John. We'll ban never be another? --
:30:05. > :30:10.will there ever be another? And with Barry John ending his career, step
:30:11. > :30:20.up Phil Bennett for another illustrious Welsh outside-half
:30:21. > :30:26.career. A rather innocuous... Is a bicep or shoulder? Or elbow. Ease up
:30:27. > :30:33.on his feet anyway. The neck brace has been put away.
:30:34. > :30:44.And the Buchanan, -- Andy Buchanan, Jenkins... Looked pretty nasty to
:30:45. > :31:12.start with. It is OK. Nice Playboy Shingler. -- nice play
:31:13. > :31:15.by Shingler. Gareth Davies gets to ground. Lovely inside ball to Liam
:31:16. > :31:31.Williams. James Davies is straight through for
:31:32. > :31:35.try number three! Another lovely weighted pass by the Scarlets
:31:36. > :31:54.skipper. And James Davies the recipient. There we are. Great
:31:55. > :32:07.tackle. Goes down. 13 is in there. What's this late pass. -- watch.
:32:08. > :32:28.The second of the season for James Davies.
:32:29. > :32:34.Edinboro's defence has look for us. -- Edinboro's defence has looked
:32:35. > :32:53.porous. Two from 34 Patchell. Again, the
:32:54. > :33:05.outside of defence. Just run it on. Stop it there. Just watch. It is a
:33:06. > :33:12.very easy run-in. The outside winger is going out. That is very simple.
:33:13. > :33:20.It is the one area the Scarlets have to attack, the outside channels of
:33:21. > :33:33.Edinburgh. At the moment they have no idea of what is going on.
:33:34. > :33:43.Lovely pass. That is an easy run-in for a Phil Burleigh. Awareness, the
:33:44. > :33:52.kick charged down, simple ball. Edinburgh get a free gift. He has
:33:53. > :34:07.atoned for his earlier defensive error. There we are. Low trajectory,
:34:08. > :34:23.lovely flowed, try. I don't know if that was forward.
:34:24. > :34:31.But it has been given. A mistake by the Scarlets. Edinburgh have made
:34:32. > :34:37.the most out of it. It keeps them in the game. They looked almost dead
:34:38. > :34:52.and buried. Even with quarter of an hour of the first-half remaining.
:34:53. > :35:06.Just one win in the last 94 Edinburgh. -- in the last nine for
:35:07. > :35:13.Mac Edinburgh. Four wins all season. They have a new coach next year and
:35:14. > :35:14.he would have been shouting and bawling over some of the defensive
:35:15. > :35:39.lapses. That one was forward. It needn't
:35:40. > :36:19.have been. No. Let's go back to fill. Mark Taylor,
:36:20. > :36:24.the Scarlets team manager. I was about to say just about the perfect
:36:25. > :36:28.start until that try. Disappointing. We have played a lot of rugby in the
:36:29. > :36:35.middle of the field and we have given a gift. It shows we have to be
:36:36. > :36:41.on the game 100%, otherwise they will hurt us. It is about
:36:42. > :36:46.refocusing. Hadleigh Parkes was a bit of a conjurer there? Yes. The
:36:47. > :36:50.entire try was nice. A good build-up. A nice run in as well.
:36:51. > :37:09.Really happy with that. It's always a bad thing when
:37:10. > :37:18.somebody scores against you, to be honest.
:37:19. > :37:33.Hidalgo-Clyne put it out of play. Just outside the 22. I have been
:37:34. > :37:35.quite impressed with Sam Hidalgo-Clyne. He has good pace
:37:36. > :37:53.about him. Hidalgo-Clyne has fallen down the
:37:54. > :38:08.pecking order. It is one position where they have strength in depth.
:38:09. > :38:19.John Davies watches the bounce. Tom Brown 's stilted. -- Tom Brown
:38:20. > :38:23.steals it. Rhys Patchell! And the Scarlets have done the job within
:38:24. > :38:31.half an hour. That is the bonus point Mike Ross safe. A lot of the
:38:32. > :38:35.work was done by Jonathan Davies. They have watched the videos,
:38:36. > :38:43.analysed their defensive structures from line-outs. A chip over the top.
:38:44. > :38:54.Just watch. Jonathan Davies goes in. That is the turnover. Easy run-in.
:38:55. > :38:59.Good choice of pass. He did all the work there. No way they are going to
:39:00. > :39:28.stop that try. Some return for Rhys Patchell. He
:39:29. > :39:42.got the ball rolling. He got the bonus point. 16 points for Rhys
:39:43. > :39:54.Patchell. More than half of the game left to add to it.
:39:55. > :40:17.Just to make things worse for Edinburgh, not that it could be much
:40:18. > :40:23.worse having conceded four tries in less than half an hour, his
:40:24. > :40:30.expression says it all as he put the ball straight out. Hang it high. If
:40:31. > :40:36.you have no height on it, you have no chance of your players getting to
:40:37. > :40:41.the ball. You have no chance at all if it goes straight in. Duncan Hodge
:40:42. > :41:28.is looking bemused. There is a hand in there. It is a
:41:29. > :41:38.penalty. Why not just call him a prop? Nobody hoaxer any more. --
:41:39. > :41:40.hooks. He is allowed to take it out from the back row but not the front
:41:41. > :42:15.row. It is a little bit like a Hans --
:42:16. > :42:16.Hench mistake. You should know you can't use your hands in the scrum.
:42:17. > :42:25.-- Henshaw. Not going anywhere. Good dummy run.
:42:26. > :42:49.The tackle was high on Tom Brown. Thank you very much. I'll deal with
:42:50. > :43:17.the captain. The maul is gone to get penalised
:43:18. > :43:20.for that. The referee has seen something that happened previous to
:43:21. > :43:27.that in the maul. Anton Breslauer has been picked out.
:43:28. > :43:28.A penalty against you. We're going to go for the original penalty over
:43:29. > :44:02.here. There we are. Scarlets run it. Johnny McNicholl on
:44:03. > :44:21.the outside. Patchell looking for a Liam Williams. Forward by Tom Brown.
:44:22. > :44:37.The first knock-on by Edinburgh. This is the penalty. Just watch.
:44:38. > :44:40.Just watch the number four. Let's have a look. He is at the back of
:44:41. > :45:03.the maul. Keep it going. That is pathetic. If we can get a
:45:04. > :45:25.better at shot of it, it is a contact sport. Come on boys.
:45:26. > :45:31.Scarlets realising now they have got the bonus point, they need tries,
:45:32. > :45:41.they need points, because those are the criteria. Points difference,
:45:42. > :45:50.tries scored, that could make a difference at the end of the season.
:45:51. > :46:04.James Ritchie has got his head on the wrong side. Yellow card.
:46:05. > :46:09.Straightaway to the pocket. Craig Gilroy has got a try for Ulster.
:46:10. > :46:10.That game is about ten minutes old. Ulster have got there first of the
:46:11. > :46:35.evening. There we are. This is the yellow.
:46:36. > :46:46.One handed attempt. Yellow card. This is the neck roll. Number four.
:46:47. > :47:02.You know... It is just pointless from Anton Bresler. It is pointless.
:47:03. > :47:07.Shingler made the most of it -- Shingler didn't make the most of it.
:47:08. > :47:28.He could have gone down. Penalty. Silly play.
:47:29. > :47:40.Fihaki is on further Jamie Ritchie. Ten minutes in the bin for Bresler.
:47:41. > :47:45.The Scarlets look to end the first half. Slips out. Back in two
:47:46. > :48:18.Edinburgh hands. -- into. Davies using his strength. Jonathan
:48:19. > :48:24.Davies needs to perform at his original level, because there are a
:48:25. > :48:38.Lions places at stake. If he plays well... Scarlets run out of space.
:48:39. > :48:45.We hear that Jamie Ritchie is staying off. He has got his head on
:48:46. > :48:57.the wrong side. The wrong side of the tackle. He just copped it. This
:48:58. > :49:06.is the tackle. Just watch where his head is. Yeah. The wrong side, kids.
:49:07. > :49:13.Make sure you put your head on the right side. Hip bones are very, very
:49:14. > :49:34.hard. Harder than your head. Good take by Steff Evans. He is
:49:35. > :50:00.hungry. It is always on. Especially at
:50:01. > :50:07.outside centre and inside centre. There was no communication. There
:50:08. > :50:09.are short of numbers. -- there is no communication. They are short of
:50:10. > :50:26.numbers. There are huge gaps. This should be the final line-out of
:50:27. > :50:41.the half. But after Paris, it is dangerous to say that! And about 3
:50:42. > :50:46.million scrums! That will be that. And the Scarlets will be pretty
:50:47. > :50:51.satisfied with their first 40. Four tries and a bonus point in the bag.
:50:52. > :50:58.Rhys Patchell leading the way with two. Wyn Jones and James Davies with
:50:59. > :51:04.the others. A substantial lead at half-time.
:51:05. > :51:10.26-10. Well done in the first half. You got the bonus point. What is the
:51:11. > :51:17.plan for the second half? More of the same. Probably stay down there a
:51:18. > :51:26.little bit more. Some card tricks in the changing room? You had the hand
:51:27. > :51:36.going first half. No! It makes our job is a lot easier. Cheers. The
:51:37. > :51:39.ever modest Hadleigh Parkes. If we thought Rhys Patchell was going to
:51:40. > :51:43.be rusty, he proved any doubters wrong. What an opening for the man
:51:44. > :51:49.returning after three months on the sidelines. The Scarlets looked like
:51:50. > :52:00.a well oiled machine. Wyn Jones on the receiving end of that. With just
:52:01. > :52:06.half an hour on the clock, before that, Phil Burleigh got one back. A
:52:07. > :52:09.soft try. But with half an hour on the clock, Patchell with his second.
:52:10. > :52:13.16 points altogether for the young man.
:52:14. > :52:18.Scarlets have got a bonus point in the bank before the second half. We
:52:19. > :52:23.said they would go looking for it. I don't think any of us imagine they
:52:24. > :52:28.would have before half-time? No. So good as they have. They have played
:52:29. > :52:35.with enterprise, pace, there is good great and technical work upfront.
:52:36. > :52:42.The backs are playing very fast. I guess it makes the half-time team
:52:43. > :52:44.talk easier, does it? A great start. The forwards have laid the platform
:52:45. > :52:49.and the backs of totally capitalised. They have dominated
:52:50. > :52:53.Edinburgh. I am sure the coaches will want more of the same. They
:52:54. > :52:59.will want to try to get as many points as possible. Pivac admitted
:53:00. > :53:05.it was a gamble to throw Patchell back in. But on that evidence he is
:53:06. > :53:10.ready? He is ready. He is looking fit and sharp.
:53:11. > :53:17.He has done his work. What a start. Look at John Davies's run. It should
:53:18. > :53:22.be defended. This defenders should slip off and have an high on
:53:23. > :53:25.Patchell. They all jumped in. Watch Johnny McNicholl. I love this. At
:53:26. > :53:32.the last minute he changes his angle. Cuts across Kinghorn. That
:53:33. > :53:37.allows Patchell in for the try. It is a lovely try. He has got gas. We
:53:38. > :53:42.have seen it when he tracks back in defence. A clean pair of heels to
:53:43. > :53:46.get over so rarely. Part of a three quarters line that is pouring
:53:47. > :53:50.already this evening. The pack are doing the grunt work as well. That
:53:51. > :53:55.is one area where Edinburgh felt they might have fancied themselves.
:53:56. > :54:01.Looking like a well oiled machine, the Scarlets line-out?
:54:02. > :54:05.Yes. The line-out early on was dodgy. They sorted it out. The scrum
:54:06. > :54:12.is very tight. The front five is good. Shingler is a great line-out
:54:13. > :54:16.forward. They get the ball to be back very quickly by good living and
:54:17. > :54:27.Goodspeed in the air to the ground. Then people are working. -- good
:54:28. > :54:31.leaping and good speed. It is a great ball. They are working hard in
:54:32. > :54:37.front of the ball, which is the most important thing for a line-out. They
:54:38. > :54:43.are keeping their spines in line. Samson keeps hold of the ball. It is
:54:44. > :54:47.a great controlled upfront forward platform for the Scarlets, which is
:54:48. > :54:53.giving the backs the opportunity to run riot. They are getting those
:54:54. > :54:59.opportunities all night. It is the speed of the ball that is forcing
:55:00. > :55:03.Adam Brown to be back foot? It is a feature of traditional Scarlets
:55:04. > :55:11.play. They are all on the same hymn sheet. Look how quick this ball is.
:55:12. > :55:15.Good platform from Aled Davies. Aled Davies is having an armchair ride.
:55:16. > :55:20.It allows Patchell to come onto the ball. A clear pass. Aled Davies can
:55:21. > :55:25.get away quickly. It results in this. Look how close Patchell takes
:55:26. > :55:34.the ball to the line. Parkes plays as a second receiver. It is a Parkes
:55:35. > :55:41.show again. He rocks into position. A little slip bowl for James Davies
:55:42. > :55:47.to get over. Parkes is instrumental but it is the speed of the ball that
:55:48. > :55:49.is significant. Edinburgh not doing themselves any favours. Their
:55:50. > :55:56.defence has looked woefully disorganised? It is very difficult.
:55:57. > :55:59.The ball carrier, when he hits the floor, he has got the secondary
:56:00. > :56:04.movement, which is making it very difficult for Edinburgh. Then the
:56:05. > :56:08.ball is coming quickly. What I like about the support line of the
:56:09. > :56:15.Scarlets players, is fantastic. They are looking for the holy Mac. --
:56:16. > :56:19.they are looking for the hole. They have scored some fantastic
:56:20. > :56:22.tries. It is all part of the Scarlets way of playing. They always
:56:23. > :56:28.look to play with width and ambition. We saw some examples of
:56:29. > :56:34.Hadleigh Parkes. You can only play with width if you're passing is
:56:35. > :56:37.accurate. We mention him a lot when we come down here. They
:56:38. > :56:42.ball-carrier, good defence. Using him as a second receiver denied. Big
:56:43. > :56:47.strong centre. What I like about him is that he is a bit of a leader. On
:56:48. > :56:52.and off the field he clearly has an influence. His distribution has been
:56:53. > :56:57.excellent. He is involved in all parts of the game. Penalised for a
:56:58. > :57:05.high tackle. The last pass for Patchell was sublime. He is a big
:57:06. > :57:09.player. You sent Scarlets are beginning to shift through the gears
:57:10. > :57:14.when it comes. We have five rounds of Pro12 action to come. None bigger
:57:15. > :57:21.than the one coming in are few weeks.
:57:22. > :57:29.Judgment Day is nearly here. Four regions, one M. One of the most
:57:30. > :57:39.anticipated days in the calendar. We will be at the heart of it all. But
:57:40. > :57:43.before the Battle of Wales, a battle of skills. Who came out on top? All
:57:44. > :58:04.will be revealed soon. Cannot wait for Judgment Day.
:58:05. > :58:10.Tickets selling really well. 40,000 at the last count. A big rugby story
:58:11. > :58:15.this week. It will not have escaped your notice that the Dragons have
:58:16. > :58:22.signalled their intention to take over the Dragons -- VWF you. Quite a
:58:23. > :58:25.few questions that remain unanswered.
:58:26. > :58:31.The issue of the name has been an albatross around your neck. With
:58:32. > :58:37.names a sensitive issue, will it simply be the Dragons? Albatross
:58:38. > :58:41.around your neck, elephant in the room, call it what you like. No
:58:42. > :58:45.matter what you are announcing, the first question is always allowed the
:58:46. > :58:49.name. That demonstrates that it has never been dealt with to anyone's
:58:50. > :58:55.satisfaction. We have a hybrid working for nobody. It is a
:58:56. > :58:57.mouthful. I have always said of the time for addressing that
:58:58. > :59:02.definitively is when we enter this new chapter. If we can get this over
:59:03. > :59:08.the line, I'm sure we will deal with it then and we will discuss it.
:59:09. > :59:13.Stuart Davies, the chief executive of the Dragons. Getting it over the
:59:14. > :59:17.line involves overcoming one significant hurdle, persuading 75%
:59:18. > :59:24.at least of the shareholders at Newport RFC to sell the ground,
:59:25. > :59:29.allowing for the takeover. That is yet to come. It will be a big
:59:30. > :59:33.obstacle. The language at the press conference in the week when it was
:59:34. > :59:36.announced was very stark. The message seemed to be this was an
:59:37. > :59:43.ultimatum. If you don't sell, there will be no more professional rugby
:59:44. > :59:47.in Gwent? Yes, and you can see that is going to be the case. If the vote
:59:48. > :59:51.doesn't go the right way for the union and for Dragons, you will have
:59:52. > :59:56.the status quo. We all know what happened in the last ten years. It
:59:57. > :00:00.is all negative news of late that has come out Rodney Parade. There
:00:01. > :00:05.has to be a change if they are going to move up the table. Is there a
:00:06. > :00:10.danger, particularly from the point of view of the other regions, that
:00:11. > :00:14.what is happening may be seen as rewarding failure? I don't think so.
:00:15. > :00:21.The Gwent region is a massive region. 70 odd clubs. I think they
:00:22. > :00:27.are protecting the game in Wales. We need to develop players. We need to
:00:28. > :00:36.develop our numbers as well. We can't afford to go down to three
:00:37. > :00:39.regions. We need to go to five. I think the WIA are the custodians of
:00:40. > :00:43.the game in words and they are doing what is best for watch rugby.
:00:44. > :00:50.The Dragons players have games to play, they are in action this
:00:51. > :00:56.evening. Craig Gilroy scored the only try of the games so far for
:00:57. > :01:03.Ulster. A 7-0 lead. Dragons came back with a penalty. You can see the
:01:04. > :01:11.highlights of that and we will discuss the Dragons in more depth on
:01:12. > :01:20.Sunday. Interestingly, we will bring you the action from a match taking
:01:21. > :01:24.place tomorrow. Shane Williams is in the match day squad. He is looking
:01:25. > :01:35.forward to putting his boots back on. A big game tomorrow... The
:01:36. > :01:43.Ospreys with the opportunity to go ahead if they beat Treviso. We had
:01:44. > :01:47.the news this week, a couple of days ago Alun Wyn Jones is out for six
:01:48. > :01:52.weeks after injury in the French game. Bad news for the Ospreys with
:01:53. > :01:57.big European games and Pro12 games to come but potentially good news
:01:58. > :02:03.for the Lions. He does not like taking breasts! It is like Tovey
:02:04. > :02:13.Fallon et al, but they will miss Alun Wyn Jones. That is the game,
:02:14. > :02:17.they have got strength in depth, the Ospreys. A big game, you can watch
:02:18. > :02:27.that on S4 see tomorrow. Ospreys against Treviso. The teams are back
:02:28. > :02:31.out. It is not yet job done. They need to be beware of Edinburgh. Yes,
:02:32. > :02:36.they need to win the game. They have a tries but they need to make sure
:02:37. > :02:39.they close the game out, start again, get the platform going and
:02:40. > :02:45.get the quick ball moving from the ruck. Here come Edinburgh. Scarlets
:02:46. > :02:51.are all ready out a waiting kick-off for the second half. We can return
:02:52. > :02:58.to the commentary team. As both teams make it out onto the
:02:59. > :03:10.field, no changes from the first half. Fihaki came on before the
:03:11. > :03:18.interval in number 20. Edinburgh start with one man short, number 14.
:03:19. > :03:22.WHISTLE BLOWS Apart from that gifted tried to Phil
:03:23. > :03:26.Bailey, Edinburgh were not in the game. Very poor. They seem to be
:03:27. > :03:43.hanging on -- Phil Burleigh. They like to build pressure, go to
:03:44. > :03:54.the phases and score more tries, Edinburgh.
:03:55. > :03:59.John Lacey apologising for not giving the Scarlets even more of an
:04:00. > :04:21.advantage. First attacking opportunity, an
:04:22. > :04:29.early mistake by Edinburgh. And again, you have to target centre
:04:30. > :04:30.partnership of Edinburgh. On a performance so far, they do not seem
:04:31. > :05:07.to be comfortable. All international front row for
:05:08. > :05:14.Edinburgh. Allan Dell on the near side. Brought up in South Africa,
:05:15. > :05:29.Simon Berghan on the far side from Christchurch in New Zealand.
:05:30. > :05:45.Cornell Du Preez up to the ten metre line.
:05:46. > :05:52.Duncan Weir had no choice than clear the lines. Plenty of time for Johnny
:05:53. > :06:07.McNicholl. Plenty of support. A couple of men over, Scarlets, got
:06:08. > :06:14.the bonus point, the loose of the game gets, the better they look. --
:06:15. > :06:22.looser. The Scarlets, as a team, only had to make 23 tackles in the
:06:23. > :06:28.first half. That says everything! They have not been under pressure at
:06:29. > :06:45.all. 52 by Edinburgh, 74% possession with Scarlets.
:06:46. > :06:53.Johnny McNicholl has settled down in full-back the Scarlets.
:06:54. > :06:59.Six in a row over him. Must be to do with the fact Liam Williams will not
:07:00. > :07:03.be here next year. I can understand they need stability and looking for
:07:04. > :07:12.next year but, for me, we still have this season. Liam Williams is the
:07:13. > :07:15.best should be playing. A poor pass with Hadleigh Parkes. Great take,
:07:16. > :07:53.Liam Williams. The second scrum of the evening for
:07:54. > :08:12.Edinburgh. Sometimes I question what they do,
:08:13. > :08:21.day-to-day! Professional rugby players.
:08:22. > :08:32.Oh, dear me. Well, again, Steff Evans set up beautifully and from
:08:33. > :08:46.that position, wide-open spaces, the result should be much much better.
:08:47. > :08:51.Look at this. It is beyond belief. That is the mistake Scarlets turn
:08:52. > :08:55.and go, Steff Evans is a great job, spots the prop, hands to the tackle
:08:56. > :09:03.and this is bread-and-butter stuff. I have to say, I think the
:09:04. > :09:07.scrum-half has overrun that. You can blame Jonathan Davies for poor
:09:08. > :09:09.execution of tackle but you have to hold your run. You have to hold your
:09:10. > :09:25.run. And it will be one of the finer
:09:26. > :09:40.contributions as Gareth Davies warms up.
:09:41. > :09:49.Phil Burleigh clean through. Supporting him as Blair Kinghorn.
:09:50. > :09:54.Great attack by Steff Evans. A try saving tackle!
:09:55. > :10:01.WHISTLE BLOWS Liam Williams, it looks like a
:10:02. > :10:02.certain try but was prevented. Phil Burleigh will say, I did everything
:10:03. > :10:17.I could. Brilliant, lovely break. It run away from his support. Lovely
:10:18. > :10:38.lovely break. A poor tackle, Rhys Patchell.
:10:39. > :10:44.Straight through, good support. He did not have the legs. The tackle is
:10:45. > :10:50.made. Rhys Patchell and Liam Williams in there. That is a great
:10:51. > :12:05.cover tackle from Steff Evans. CHANTING: Scarlets!. Unbeaten in the
:12:06. > :12:12.last 22, Scarlets. Making a fortress.
:12:13. > :13:15.We are looking for an inside break again by Phil Burleigh.
:13:16. > :13:33.So close to being spectacular by Liam Williams.
:13:34. > :14:04.Looking to make a change. Allan Dell not looking bad. This is the inside
:14:05. > :14:15.ball, Jonathan Davies. He has to hold his run. The pass should have
:14:16. > :14:20.been closer. Applause for Rhys Patchell who has come back after
:14:21. > :14:26.three months out. 50 minutes, 16 points. I'm not sure if I would like
:14:27. > :14:40.to get dragged off after 50 minutes when you going well.
:14:41. > :14:49.There are big games to come, Treviso at home for Scarlets. Europe in the
:14:50. > :14:55.meantime, a couple of weeks. There are big in a sense Scarlets have to
:14:56. > :15:00.win them. As a player, having not played for three months, I would not
:15:01. > :15:11.want to be taken off after 50 minutes. Just saying! Fair enough.
:15:12. > :15:18.Especially when he's playing well. Scarlets next opponents tomorrow
:15:19. > :15:34.night entertaining Ospreys. A look back at the weekends events
:15:35. > :16:03.as well at Rodney Parade, two former Dragons 6p Sunday.
:16:04. > :16:15.A lovely clearing kick. Taken by Hidalgo-Clyne.
:16:16. > :17:23.It was very slow process -- progress from Edinburgh. They win the
:17:24. > :17:38.penalty, the best they can expect. They have offered very little in
:17:39. > :17:43.attack apart from Phil Burleigh. It is a poor performance by Edinburgh.
:17:44. > :17:49.They looked lethargic in the warm up. Not much edge to them. There is
:17:50. > :17:53.not much to play for but as a professional player, you are paid to
:17:54. > :18:01.perform, they are very lax. He will be happy with a 50 minutes
:18:02. > :18:56.he had. Tadhg Beirne knocked it on. Nowhere
:18:57. > :18:57.near the control Scarlets showed when they had Wyn Jones inside the
:18:58. > :19:16.first half. Changes for Edinburgh. Stuart
:19:17. > :19:25.McInally coming on as hooker. Grant Gilchrist coming on for Anton
:19:26. > :19:26.Bresler. Further change as well. Murray McCallum comes onto the
:19:27. > :20:25.field. Edinburgh with no chance to build
:20:26. > :20:29.from that platform. Berghan going into early Dan Jones who started the
:20:30. > :20:44.last five games in Rhys Patchell's absence. A very very good kick.
:20:45. > :21:34.Apologies for swear words picked up on the referee's microphone!
:21:35. > :21:54.CHANTING: Scarlets! It was slightly telegraphed.
:21:55. > :22:03.A couple of good kicks. He turns defence into attack, they have gone
:22:04. > :22:13.90 metres. A few moments ago Edinburgh were
:22:14. > :22:18.looking for an attacking scrum down in Scarlets's territory, now
:22:19. > :22:22.defending a line-out. It is not thrown straight. How frustrating is
:22:23. > :22:33.that? You are binding early. Outside arms.
:22:34. > :23:22.Easy decision. When driver Hull City at Rodney
:23:23. > :23:24.Parade in the first half. Scarlets looking for the Dragons to do them a
:23:25. > :23:57.favour and prevent a bonus point. Emyr Phillips is coming on. And Van
:23:58. > :24:15.der Merwe on the following. Williams took a knock with a high ball.
:24:16. > :24:29.Jon Davies looking to bring in defenders.
:24:30. > :24:49.Were left by Tadhg Beirne. Well taken by Tom Price. -- well left.
:24:50. > :25:14.Should they go to the TMO, was Tadhg Beirne taken off the ball?
:25:15. > :25:24.You have to tackle him. Fihaki was going for the tackle. That was fair,
:25:25. > :25:43.funny. -- for me. A change of scrum-half for
:25:44. > :26:36.Edinburgh. A comedy of errors. It has gone
:26:37. > :26:42.really really scrappy in the second half. There is no pace or tempo to
:26:43. > :26:58.the game. The injuries are getting attended
:26:59. > :27:03.to, back to fill. The national cup semifinals day, Cross Keys against
:27:04. > :27:08.Pontypridd. I will be there for radio Wales. A repeat of the 2012
:27:09. > :27:14.and 14 finals. Cross Keys won the first. And then a new team in the
:27:15. > :27:25.final because Merthyr play our GC at 5pm. Which of these teams is going
:27:26. > :27:35.to find it and Ely Bridge too far? League three action. And an
:27:36. > :27:40.honourable mention to a great afternoon yesterday at the
:27:41. > :27:47.disability Six Nations tournament at the Dragons ground, 15 special
:27:48. > :27:55.schools from south Wales, 170 children taking part in a wonderful
:27:56. > :28:01.event called the disability Six Nations organised by Caerphilly
:28:02. > :28:49.council. Trinity Fields won the little tag rugby in Scotland.
:28:50. > :29:51.Edinburgh Wesselingh some nice passes together. Best we have seen.
:29:52. > :30:07.-- were stringing. A chance to go wide, maybe. Phillips
:30:08. > :30:19.over the top. John Davies to brother James.
:30:20. > :31:03.Betwixt and between. Dan Jones on halfway. A little show
:31:04. > :31:11.and go. Johnny McNicholl with a burst... Emyr Phillips to Steff
:31:12. > :31:18.Evans. Back inside to Gareth Davies. Just short of the line. Shingler
:31:19. > :31:29.arrives. Wyn Jones looking for a second.
:31:30. > :31:40.There could have been a two on one with James Davies and Van Der Merwe.
:31:41. > :31:41.Again it has slowed down. Just when the Scarlets looked to be picking up
:31:42. > :31:53.the pace. Boyde kept it alive. Tom Brown came
:31:54. > :32:32.across for the tackle. Lovely work by Gareth Davies to Emyr
:32:33. > :32:44.Phillips. Can't quite produced the finishing pass. Half a break. Just
:32:45. > :32:52.tried to throw the last ditch pass. Offside on the floor. Lovely passes.
:32:53. > :33:01.There is the first one. Gets a handover. Tries to offload. There is
:33:02. > :34:05.the knock-on. This is the one. He tries to get it away.
:34:06. > :34:37.Again judged high by Parkes. He has to be careful of those. He has gone
:34:38. > :34:44.for the wrap around the shoulders. He was pinged once the half. Duncan
:34:45. > :34:50.Weir takes Edinburgh back into the Scarlets have. Let's hear the
:34:51. > :34:54.thoughts of Phil Davies. The Scarlets looking to try to
:34:55. > :34:57.maintain their momentum from the first half into the second half.
:34:58. > :35:02.That hasn't quite happened. In fairness to Edinburgh, they play the
:35:03. > :35:07.game in the right areas. They have slowed the game down and kept more
:35:08. > :35:11.control of it. They have dominated the field position. Hopefully in the
:35:12. > :35:20.last quarter, they can bring more momentum back to the game, like they
:35:21. > :35:23.had in the first half. After having 73% of the possession
:35:24. > :35:28.in the first-half, it is far more equal overall now. Edinburgh have
:35:29. > :35:42.enjoyed more ball in hand in the second half. They have been better
:35:43. > :35:44.defensively, haven't they? Their catch and drive hasn't been great
:35:45. > :36:20.the last ten minutes. He has had its fair share of
:36:21. > :36:26.injuries. He has done well since he has come on. Hang on. Trouble with
:36:27. > :36:48.his shoes! Anything could happen. There we are. Lovely supporting run.
:36:49. > :36:51.Gareth Davies just overran it. He is conscious of the touchline. He does
:36:52. > :36:59.well to keep the ball in play. A couple of times he has linked well.
:37:00. > :37:10.Sensibly hanging on. He has. Very good strength in depth in that
:37:11. > :37:26.position. In a good position with the hawkers. -- hookers.
:37:27. > :37:38.The final ten minutes. The score as it was at half-time. We need some
:37:39. > :38:01.excitement to bring the crowds back. They are getting smashed,
:38:02. > :38:03.unfortunately. The ball is slow. They are on the back foot. Not
:38:04. > :39:22.getting over the gain line. Rob Evans, fresh from international
:39:23. > :39:26.duty, on to replace Wyn Jones. It feels a long, long time ago that Wyn
:39:27. > :39:44.Jones got the second of four Scarlets tries.
:39:45. > :39:52.Jonathan Davies has spotted well in defence tonight. Again Nathan Fowles
:39:53. > :40:14.quite happy to put the ball downfield.
:40:15. > :40:43.James Davies is in a bit of trouble on the far side of the field.
:40:44. > :40:55.Scarlets' winning run is going to continue. It will take them into the
:40:56. > :40:56.top four for a while. They will go back above Ulster, at least for half
:40:57. > :41:20.an hour tonight. Lewis Rawlins preferred to John
:41:21. > :42:02.Barclay, the Scottish captain. Can the Scarlets finish on a high? A
:42:03. > :42:07.few little touches suggesting there is more to come. A very scrappy
:42:08. > :42:10.period of play from both teams. Edinburgh have increased their
:42:11. > :42:52.effort in the second period as well. Never really coming close.
:42:53. > :42:59.He has certainly done everything asked of him in terms of giving
:43:00. > :43:24.Scarlets position. He has kicked very well for position.
:43:25. > :43:56.Again the ball spilled. An Edinburgh hand in the way.
:43:57. > :44:07.The final five minutes. All four tries, all the points in the game,
:44:08. > :44:28.coming in the first half. Quick ball now. Quick ball. That was
:44:29. > :44:52.well met by the Fihaki. The Scarlets picket up towards the
:44:53. > :44:58.end of the game. Hadleigh Parkes back to Dan Jones. John Davies...
:44:59. > :45:04.The ball being recycled quicker, giving them opportunities. Kick and
:45:05. > :45:14.drive near the try line. They are not committing any players to the
:45:15. > :45:18.ruck. Just watch. Gareth Davies calling for forwards
:45:19. > :45:39.around him. Lewis Rawlins. Good ball. Rob Evans. And last after a
:45:40. > :45:43.dozen phases, no reward. -- lost. Jonathan, it has been a pointless
:45:44. > :45:46.second half. Who is your mathematically macro After 50
:45:47. > :45:56.minutes it was Rhys Patchell, then he was taken off. I think Hadleigh
:45:57. > :46:04.Parkes has just done everything well. Instrumental in both tries.
:46:05. > :46:08.Defensively solid. For me, Hadleigh Parkes, the Scarlets captain, is my
:46:09. > :46:16.Guinness Pro12 man of the match tonight. Yeah, he had a hand in a
:46:17. > :46:32.couple of those tries early doors for the Scarlets.
:46:33. > :46:43.Scarlets reasserting their dominance in the latter stages after going off
:46:44. > :46:54.the boil, really. The Dragons have got a try back. It is ten points
:46:55. > :46:57.apiece. Is that stays like that, or the Dragons can just sneak
:46:58. > :47:01.something, it would be a huge benefit to the Scarlets. When you
:47:02. > :47:12.look at the running, Scarlets at home to Treviso, Dragons on Judgment
:47:13. > :47:16.Day, I waited to Connacht. Scarlets home to the Blues and away to
:47:17. > :47:27.Munster and the Ospreys, home to Leinster. A tough run-in. If the
:47:28. > :47:29.Dragons can sneak that tonight, that would be a huge result. A huge
:47:30. > :48:18.result for Scarlets. Even though Edinburgh have only lost
:48:19. > :48:26.one of the last five games to Scarlets, the run is going to come
:48:27. > :48:37.to an end. McNicol is easy to deal with. A mistake from Hadleigh Parkes
:48:38. > :48:43.after winning man of the match. He wasn't quite expecting the pass from
:48:44. > :48:58.Johnny McNicholl. He is on the field though, is indy? He should be
:48:59. > :49:03.expecting a pass. True. See... 80 minutes up on the clock. The game is
:49:04. > :49:09.dying a slow death in the second half. It is going to be another long
:49:10. > :49:25.journey home for Edinburgh. One win in ten for them. As they languish
:49:26. > :49:28.down in ninth position, Treviso back in the top four. They will be
:49:29. > :49:44.looking to stay there towards the end of the season.
:49:45. > :50:00.Christine, as Edinburgh go through the last motions. -- Chris Dean. No
:50:01. > :50:11.with roofer Nathan Fowles. -- no way through for Nathan Fowles. Holding
:50:12. > :50:18.back. The penalty goes the way of Scarlets. They don't need any more
:50:19. > :50:25.from this fixture. The job has been done. Yes, kick it into touch. So
:50:26. > :50:30.often we see both teams carrying on way past 80 minutes but they don't
:50:31. > :50:35.need to on this occasion. Nothing to be gained. Dan Jones puts the ball
:50:36. > :50:41.off the park. No point whatsoever in the second 40. The Scarlets have
:50:42. > :50:48.done the job. Successful return for a Rhys Patchell. They secure the
:50:49. > :50:59.bonus point. The Scarlets still hopeful of finishing the season in
:51:00. > :51:04.the top four. 26-10. And this is as things stand. Ulster
:51:05. > :51:09.and the Dragons currently drawing at Rodney Parade. Half an hour
:51:10. > :51:14.remaining. The Dragons could do the Scarlets a massive favour if they
:51:15. > :51:28.deny Ulster a point and Scarlets will therefore leap frog Ulster.
:51:29. > :51:37.Jonathan Davies had a cracking game in the centre. As Jonathan, his
:51:38. > :51:42.namesake mentioned in commentary, snuffing out a few Edinburgh
:51:43. > :51:45.attacks. In the second half, it was literally pointless. Which is
:51:46. > :51:52.remarkable because we said here at half-time and said, they got the
:51:53. > :51:57.bonus point after half an hour, we expected an avalanche of tries. What
:51:58. > :52:00.happened? There aren't many halves of games where we don't have much to
:52:01. > :52:08.analyse. There wasn't anything in the second half. A lot of mistakes.
:52:09. > :52:11.A lot of penalties. The job was always -- almost done. Edinburgh
:52:12. > :52:22.Holst and puffed but weren't very good. It was a routine win. A win is
:52:23. > :52:29.a win. Hadleigh Parkes joining us. You're making a habit of joining us
:52:30. > :52:37.after matches. You don't want our job, do you? 1-dayer! We expected an
:52:38. > :52:46.avalanche of points in the second half. There were literally none.
:52:47. > :52:50.What happened? A bit frustrating. We played some really good football in
:52:51. > :52:56.the first half. The second half was disappointing. A win is a win. We
:52:57. > :53:05.put our best for -- foot forward as well. A huge period coming. The
:53:06. > :53:10.Dragons are currently 10-10 at Ulster. If they can deny Ulster a
:53:11. > :53:18.win, that would be great for you guys. Yes. Have you had a word with
:53:19. > :53:23.them in the week? A couple of our guys over there. It would be really
:53:24. > :53:28.good for their club to get a bloody good win. They are at home against
:53:29. > :53:32.Ulster, a top four team. We talked about the first-half performance.
:53:33. > :53:38.You played a part in quite a few of those tries. Clearly the attacking
:53:39. > :53:44.game and the width and the ambition as come to fruition? At the start of
:53:45. > :53:49.the season we were getting a little bit of criticism. The team is
:53:50. > :53:53.starting to build. I think going forward, hopefully this attacking
:53:54. > :54:00.game, we can get it going. Two guys each side, makes it easy for the
:54:01. > :54:07.guys 2-ball play. Enjoy your beer. Cheers, guys. Hadleigh Parkes, man
:54:08. > :54:13.of the match. We will speak to you in a second. Wayne Pivac is with
:54:14. > :54:19.Phil. What happened in the second half?
:54:20. > :54:24.Week created some opportunities but didn't finish them off. To get four
:54:25. > :54:31.tries by half-time, the job was done. We said we needed to go on and
:54:32. > :54:35.score first. It didn't happen. After a few weeks off we were slow to
:54:36. > :54:41.finish them off. We talked about Rhys Patchell before the game. He
:54:42. > :54:44.came out of the traps. He was taken off at 50 minutes. Was that
:54:45. > :54:49.preplanned? How do you go about that decision? He has been out for about
:54:50. > :54:57.ten weeks. There was always good to be a time limit. He had done four
:54:58. > :55:04.kilometres by half-time. That is a lot of running. Treviso at home. You
:55:05. > :55:09.expect to get five from that. Where would that leave you coming towards
:55:10. > :55:12.the end? We had to wait and see what happens with the other results.
:55:13. > :55:17.Hopefully some other teams can do is, favours. We have got to maintain
:55:18. > :55:21.our form. Treviso is our next opponent. Hopefully we can play well
:55:22. > :55:28.and get a win. Keep going. Ultimately a happy man,
:55:29. > :55:31.Wayne Pivac, after a bonus point victory over Edinburgh. We were
:55:32. > :55:36.talking during the second half that old though the Scarlets got sucked
:55:37. > :55:46.into a slow and grinding game, there were some critical moments when they
:55:47. > :55:50.still had the edge? Absolutely. You can see Steff Evans getting
:55:51. > :55:53.back. Patchell over the ball and they get a crucial turnover.
:55:54. > :55:59.Edinburgh trying to play the percentages in the second half. When
:56:00. > :56:04.the key moments were there, the Scarlets had the dominance, if you
:56:05. > :56:10.like, to get the turnovers and to get the big scrum and the penalty.
:56:11. > :56:15.And just sort of close a very scrappy half out. That is the sign
:56:16. > :56:19.of a team with confidence, that even when, in a half like that, as
:56:20. > :56:27.frustrating as it is, you still have the wherewithal and the confidence
:56:28. > :56:32.to win those crucial moments? Yes. Wayne was not happy. -- Wayne will
:56:33. > :56:36.be happy. Four tries, no injuries. Europe next week. They can have some
:56:37. > :56:42.good training weeks and hit the Treviso week running. When the next
:56:43. > :56:48.couple of games and it is potentially on for him. Ulster are
:56:49. > :56:54.back into the lead. Bad news for the Dragons and indeed for the Scarlets.
:56:55. > :56:58.We wondered if the Scarlets would run out of steam at the end of the
:56:59. > :57:02.season, as happened last year, after spending so much time in the top
:57:03. > :57:08.four. They seem to have more inner steel? I think so. When you look at
:57:09. > :57:11.their percentage wins, that has been pretty impressive. But also the
:57:12. > :57:18.strength in depth of the squad as well. Some of the younger players,
:57:19. > :57:21.Boyde, Elias, Shingler, they are playing well. Hadleigh Parkes is a
:57:22. > :57:26.stalled word in the middle of the field. They have got some good
:57:27. > :57:32.depth. We can show you briefly the Ulster try. Jared Payne was the
:57:33. > :57:37.scorer. Craig Gilroy got over the line first. Jared Payne making a
:57:38. > :57:43.remarkable comeback from injury. Back in the Ireland side, back in
:57:44. > :57:47.the Ulster side, scoring tries. Hopefully more to come from the
:57:48. > :57:51.Dragons in that game. Before we go, some important games tomorrow, not
:57:52. > :57:54.least the Ospreys, who could find themselves back on top of the table
:57:55. > :57:59.if they get a bonus point against Treviso?
:58:00. > :58:03.Yes, strength in depth is massive. The Ospreys, like Leinster, their
:58:04. > :58:07.back-up boys are very strong. They get their wings during the crucial
:58:08. > :58:17.times. Expect them to get a bonus point. -- wins. The RDS is a tough
:58:18. > :58:24.place to go. Absolutely. The Ospreys have them in their sights. We are
:58:25. > :58:30.back on Sunday at 6pm. We will be discussing the Dragons.
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