Ospreys v Dragons

0:00:21 > 0:00:26It is another derby weekend in the pro-14. The Ospreys hope their

0:00:26 > 0:00:29performance against Saracens last week will kick-start their league

0:00:29 > 0:00:35campaign. The Dragons arrive hungry and confident.

0:00:35 > 0:00:40Yes, hello, good. Welcome for another full-blooded Welsh Derby

0:00:40 > 0:00:45here. Good evening. And a bit of a

0:00:45 > 0:00:50European break - both of these sides arrive energised. The Dragons with a

0:00:50 > 0:00:54win in Russia.From the Ospreys' point of view a cracking

0:00:54 > 0:01:00performance. A corner-turner for them. A Derby this weekend. It is

0:01:00 > 0:01:05all about physicality, Derbies and they have been off the pace the

0:01:05 > 0:01:10opening minutes of the games in Europe. Where they have struggled is

0:01:10 > 0:01:15defensively. They conceded over four tries a game. The Ospreys will look

0:01:15 > 0:01:19to come out large.Sam Cross is the name on everyone's lips. He starts

0:01:19 > 0:01:25again. Just his second game of professional rugby in two years. It

0:01:25 > 0:01:32has raised a few eyebrows. What is Warren Gatland's thinking?Typical

0:01:32 > 0:01:38for selection by Gatland. He's a talented player. We have a few key

0:01:38 > 0:01:45number sevens who have been in the squad previously. So, but it's an

0:01:45 > 0:01:50opportunity for him. He comes with the sevens programme. He's an

0:01:50 > 0:01:54athletic number seven. It's a brilliant opportunity for him. It's

0:01:54 > 0:02:00a big challenge for him tonight.A huge opportunity. Justin Tipuric and

0:02:00 > 0:02:03Dan Lydiate were both injured last week. That is what paved the way for

0:02:03 > 0:02:07him to start against Saracens. They are side-lined tonight. He starts

0:02:07 > 0:02:12again. What does his head coach say about him.

0:02:12 > 0:02:15They have been speaking about the man of the moment, Sam Cross. What

0:02:15 > 0:02:20are your thoughts on him?Did well. Diligent. Wants to go about his

0:02:20 > 0:02:27work. In training he's been positive. Against Saracens and now

0:02:27 > 0:02:32in the national squad.You have taken confidence from two excellent

0:02:32 > 0:02:35performances from two best sites in Europe. You still lost and are

0:02:35 > 0:02:39looking for a win. How much pressure is on you for a win?You put

0:02:39 > 0:02:42pressure on yourselves. We are performing well against two huge

0:02:42 > 0:02:47teams, like you said. We are disappointed in losing, but we can

0:02:47 > 0:02:51take comfort in the fact we are performing. Ultimately we need to

0:02:51 > 0:02:58turn per for mapses into the crease. EnJo I the Derby.Thanks.So Steve

0:02:58 > 0:03:01Tandy talking about the performances in Europe.

0:03:01 > 0:03:06Bernard Jackman joins me now. The Ospreys have not won in seven. That

0:03:06 > 0:03:09is the longest losing sequence in their history. A good time to play

0:03:09 > 0:03:13them?I don't think so. I have seen the tide turning for the Ospreys

0:03:13 > 0:03:17over the last couple of weeks. They are a quality side. They have a huge

0:03:17 > 0:03:22depth and a lot of experience in internationals. A bad start.

0:03:22 > 0:03:25Obviously missing some players at the start of the season. Coming

0:03:25 > 0:03:29together at the right time.In terms of the Dragons, it has been

0:03:29 > 0:03:32interesting for you in Europe. You have got the monkey off your back,

0:03:32 > 0:03:36the first away win in two years. How much of a positive is that for you

0:03:36 > 0:03:41guys?It is something we had to get over. Against The Blues we lost our

0:03:41 > 0:03:44composure a wlilt bit, being in front. -- a little bit, being in

0:03:44 > 0:03:49front. That milestone, a long time since we won a Welsh Derby away from

0:03:49 > 0:03:52home. It is something we want to fix as soon as we can. Are we good

0:03:52 > 0:03:58enough tonight? We are getting better. On form, the Osprey lazy be

0:03:58 > 0:04:02favourites.Briefly, you haven't had much faith in your ben nch recent

0:04:02 > 0:04:07weeks do. You have faith in them tonight?I don't think people should

0:04:07 > 0:04:13get game time unless they deserve it. We gave people it early doors.

0:04:13 > 0:04:16But thankfully against Newcastle away and in Russia last week we saw

0:04:16 > 0:04:21the level of performance we expect. Today we have a bench we have no

0:04:21 > 0:04:24problem bringing on if we need to. Thank you. I will leave you to get

0:04:24 > 0:04:27to your position now. Hopefully speak to you after the game as well.

0:04:27 > 0:04:32That is Bernard Jackman, head coach of The Dragons. This is a place The

0:04:32 > 0:04:35Dragons don't like coming here. They have not won here in 14 attempts K

0:04:35 > 0:04:39they do it tonight? Let's cross over to our commentary team.

0:04:40 > 0:04:43THE COMMENTATOR: Thank you very much.

0:04:44 > 0:04:50Elliot Dee and Leon Brown celebrate being called up to the Welsh squad

0:04:50 > 0:04:51for the first time.

0:04:56 > 0:05:04Tyler Morgan - a 50th start, even though he has only just turned 22.

0:05:04 > 0:05:08For Gavin Henson a return to the region where he spent six seasons. A

0:05:08 > 0:05:15lot of these players for the Ospreys will be familiar, with the talents

0:05:15 > 0:05:21of Gavin Henson. They will know what he can bring. The man leading out

0:05:21 > 0:05:27them on to the field, Alun Wyn Jones. All eyes on Sam Cross. Three

0:05:27 > 0:05:31days ago chosen in the Welsh squad. Tonight playing his first league

0:05:31 > 0:05:36game. Sam Parry alongside, having started the first three of the

0:05:36 > 0:05:43season. Owen Watkin another pick in the Welsh squad, after missing all

0:05:43 > 0:05:48last season. Tom Habberfield, for Rhys Webb.

0:05:55 > 0:06:00He's looking forward to his return, Dan Biggar is looking forward to

0:06:00 > 0:06:05playing against Gavin Henson and Ian Davis, the Welshman in charge of the

0:06:05 > 0:06:12Welsh Derby. And after a couple of weeks in Europe, what better way to

0:06:12 > 0:06:17get back to the pro-14?

0:06:19 > 0:06:27He's not going to forget in a hurry... On the bench this evening.

0:06:27 > 0:06:32The Ospreys facing their worst ever run since interception. Dragons

0:06:32 > 0:06:41looking for a first away win in 27 until the league.

0:06:41 > 0:06:46The Ospreys bottom at Conference A. Dragons one off the bottom of

0:06:46 > 0:06:48Conference B.

0:06:54 > 0:06:59Habberfield...

0:06:59 > 0:07:04Habberfield... Time for Hallam Amos.

0:07:04 > 0:07:08Pretorius...

0:07:23 > 0:07:29Conditions, pretty much perfect this evening. It's been a lovely day.

0:07:29 > 0:07:35Good playing surface. Expect to see both teams, especially

0:07:35 > 0:07:40as the game progresses, looking for try, looking for bonus points. Amos

0:07:40 > 0:07:47is up very quickly indeed. Pretorius gets it away.

0:07:47 > 0:07:53To Lewis Evans. The Dragons' captain after an injury. This is the start

0:07:53 > 0:08:00of his season. Henson plying the corners. The Dragons down field.

0:08:00 > 0:08:05Good evening everybody. A lovely evening here at the Liberty Stadium.

0:08:05 > 0:08:10A cagey start from both teams T Dragons showing a lot of width from

0:08:10 > 0:08:15the early position and some nice early touches for Gavin Henson and

0:08:15 > 0:08:22Hallam Amos. Winter's coming. It is a bit chilly up here, isn't it?The

0:08:22 > 0:08:36layers are coming on. A lot of intriguing battles no more

0:08:36 > 0:08:46so than Biggar and Henson.Good work by Lewis Evans at the tail as well.

0:08:46 > 0:08:55Hill vying for a starting test place for Wales.

0:08:55 > 0:08:58Dan Biggar looks like he wants to get on with things. He means

0:08:58 > 0:09:02business. It was him with rip that created that little turn over there.

0:09:02 > 0:09:07You get the sense tonight that The Dragons need to make the most of the

0:09:07 > 0:09:21position they have in the Ospreys' half.

0:09:23 > 0:09:37Habberfield. Owen Watkin was looking for the short flat pass.

0:09:56 > 0:10:02It's the scrum-half who gets the better of it and sends Hallam Amos

0:10:02 > 0:10:13on his way. Morgan, celebrating a recall to the Welsh squad. As is

0:10:13 > 0:10:22this man, Leon Brown. The first time, the prop was 21 yesterday.

0:10:26 > 0:10:29Fine player, worthy of his call up. Already we have seen a contrast in

0:10:29 > 0:10:35styles. Hallam Amos steps up. A lot of width on The Dragons attack, both

0:10:35 > 0:10:45sides of the ruck.Evans links up with Thomas.

0:10:45 > 0:10:49Looking to spread it wide. James Benjamin...

0:10:49 > 0:10:57Nicely worked behind the defence. Cory Hill pass out of play, but by

0:10:57 > 0:11:04an Ospreys hand. . They have come here to play, as I say, they play

0:11:04 > 0:11:08this two--four-two system, where you have forwards in the wider channels.

0:11:08 > 0:11:12And what started this passage of play, Gavin Henson, much like Dan

0:11:12 > 0:11:25Biggar, your tens now. And James Hook is good at that.

0:11:25 > 0:11:27Look at the Ospreys defence.

0:11:32 > 0:11:42Not looking much different than he did back in 2003.

0:11:58 > 0:12:02Henson, oh, nicely timed to Tyler Morgan. Pretorius, lovely hands from

0:12:02 > 0:12:09Henson. And knocked on by Keelan Giles. No

0:12:09 > 0:12:20back says Davies.

0:12:21 > 0:12:27Hes Henson has superb distribution skills.Good to see this man back,

0:12:27 > 0:12:32Ashley Beck.Good hands, Alun Wyn Jones. Excellent support and a

0:12:32 > 0:12:34decent support to Habberfield, on the outside. Certainly the right

0:12:34 > 0:12:40one. And Habberfield making the most of it. Into The Dragons' 22. Biggar,

0:12:40 > 0:12:45Beck... Cracknell... Forwards, out wide. All forwards

0:12:45 > 0:12:52there. A couple of back row boys there. Sam Cross getting involved in

0:12:52 > 0:13:03the cross. Watkin to Alun Wyn Jones.

0:13:05 > 0:13:11Habberfield looks left. Finds Sam Cross.

0:13:13 > 0:13:21Already we have seen why Ashley Beck is selected. Two interventions.

0:13:21 > 0:13:39King... This is the furtherest downfield that either team's got.

0:13:45 > 0:13:52Alun Wyn Jones in close accompaniment.

0:13:52 > 0:13:57Solid tackle on Owen Watkin. And possession kept by the Ospreys.

0:13:57 > 0:14:03Cracknell...

0:14:12 > 0:14:17Ashton Hewitt cover back...

0:14:19 > 0:14:22Looking fairly ominous at the moment, the way the Ospreys are

0:14:22 > 0:14:25building up. Cracknell, calling for more

0:14:25 > 0:14:32defenders on the far side of The Dragons.

0:14:34 > 0:14:36Dan Evans...

0:14:42 > 0:14:46Little room for Owen Watkin.Great defence for the drag gonz. Making

0:14:46 > 0:14:50hard work of this, the Ospreys. A lot of passes, a lot of phases,

0:14:50 > 0:14:56don't seem to be constructing anything.20 phrases. We have seen

0:14:56 > 0:15:00this a few times this season - a lot of phrases, no end result. This time

0:15:00 > 0:15:04though can they make something? Dan Evans on the wing this evening. In

0:15:04 > 0:15:13the thick of things, as usual. Nicky Smith...

0:15:13 > 0:15:18A long period of pressure. Long period defending for the drag gonz.

0:15:18 > 0:15:22They are doing so effectively -- Dragons. They are doing so

0:15:22 > 0:15:32effectively at the moment. 26 phases later, the Ospreys come

0:15:32 > 0:15:38away empty handed. . Well, this has been a criticism of the Ospreys

0:15:38 > 0:15:44attack this season. They lack ball carriers. 26 phases. And you end up

0:15:44 > 0:15:48with Alun Wyn Jones on the wing. Who's carrying the ball. Who's

0:15:48 > 0:15:52looking to bust it through? You have your captain in second on the wing

0:15:52 > 0:15:58and it becomes an easy defensive session in the end for The Dragons.

0:15:58 > 0:16:02It all came from a real solid break from the Ospreys. This man, Ashley

0:16:02 > 0:16:06Beck is in the team for this. A big man. Lovely off-load. There's one of

0:16:06 > 0:16:11the form players for the Ospreys. Alun Wyn Jones, he has started well

0:16:11 > 0:16:17in this game. When you get doin the 22 you need need some form of

0:16:17 > 0:16:21strategy to get over the line. The Ospreys never did that.

0:16:24 > 0:16:28Ashley Beck, you feel, his career hadn't been blighted with injuries,

0:16:28 > 0:16:32would have earned more than the seven caps he has for Wales.I

0:16:32 > 0:16:39totally agree. Picked him up at the oss prays, as a 15-year-old. He

0:16:39 > 0:16:45could have gone on and played more times for Wales. He's shown glimpses

0:16:45 > 0:16:50of that in his first ten minutes. James Thomas still struggling a

0:16:50 > 0:16:57little bit for The Dragons. Wants to carry on in this defensive

0:16:57 > 0:17:07line-out. Over the top, so close to The

0:17:07 > 0:17:12Dragons' try line and Lewis Evans drives them away.

0:17:12 > 0:17:19A brave call, maybe. But one that has worked well for The Dragons.

0:17:19 > 0:17:27Taken by Keelan Giles though. To Sam Davies. To Dan Evans...

0:17:32 > 0:17:37Ashley Beck...

0:17:37 > 0:17:44Ashley Beck... The Dragons may have dominated the

0:17:44 > 0:17:48opening five minutes, since then it's the men in black who've had the

0:17:48 > 0:17:53ball.This is the problem they have - Nicky Smith a lone carrying

0:17:53 > 0:17:57figure, now it's all slow. They need to construct something better. The

0:17:57 > 0:18:04centres need to get together with the blindside wing.

0:18:04 > 0:18:08Sam Davies, Keelan Giles spinning away. The Dragons just defending on

0:18:08 > 0:18:12that ten-metre line and Giles almost breaking through. Pretorius and

0:18:12 > 0:18:19Hill, made sure he didn't... Sam Davis...

0:18:27 > 0:18:32In the end Dan Biggar has to put boot to ball. Looks for the corner.

0:18:32 > 0:18:40Finds Hallam Amos. He's dangerous Hallam Amos: You can

0:18:40 > 0:18:48see every time he plays he does Something Special in the game.

0:18:48 > 0:18:56Another one who's is he a winger, is he a full-back?A bit like this man?

0:18:56 > 0:18:59Dan Evans, you can play him anywhere. Consistent.

0:18:59 > 0:19:05The ball lost in the tackle there, though.

0:19:05 > 0:19:09James Benjamin hooks up with Amos again. This time he puts boot to

0:19:09 > 0:19:14ball. No second-line defence. A second kick by Hallam Amos.Bernard

0:19:14 > 0:19:19Jackman will be very happy with that. A good exit from their own

0:19:19 > 0:19:24line. Hallam Amos, he's looking to run.

0:19:24 > 0:19:29This is a great service at the Liberty. Shakes off Dan Biggar.

0:19:29 > 0:19:38Makes vital ground. So much easier if it is forward.

0:19:42 > 0:19:49Just this little chance earlier on for The Dragons. Look at Henson in

0:19:49 > 0:19:55Morgan. If he's on his bike a little bit and on Tyler Morgan's shoulder

0:19:55 > 0:20:01then Sean Connor will be shown that on Monday as a potential try. Just

0:20:01 > 0:20:09the fine margins which can make a difference.

0:20:09 > 0:20:15Saw a run by Tyler Morgan. Shows potential that he's got.

0:20:15 > 0:20:19It will be nice to see him get a run again. Injury-free. Still a young

0:20:19 > 0:20:31man. 22 years old and it will be nice to see him in a Welsh shirt.

0:20:31 > 0:20:38Well, we saw James Thomas struggling. On the try line. Aaron

0:20:38 > 0:20:41Wainwwright has come on to replace him.

0:21:03 > 0:21:07Dixon...

0:21:07 > 0:21:10Dixon... A very young Dragons three-quarter

0:21:10 > 0:21:16line, with all due reference to Sarel Pretorius and Gavin Henson.

0:21:16 > 0:21:22Good battle in the centre. Jack Dixon, and Tyler Morgan.

0:21:24 > 0:21:33Four Welsh centres. It is good to see.Three 238 year olds, a

0:21:33 > 0:21:4622-year-old and Jared who will be 22 in December. Sam Davies...

0:21:46 > 0:21:51-- three 23 year olds, a 22-year-old and Jared who will be 22 in

0:21:51 > 0:21:53December.

0:21:56 > 0:22:01Outside the 22, anyway. A bit of a rush of blood from Gavin Henson.He

0:22:01 > 0:22:05was hurried a little bit there. He won't be happy with that. He put his

0:22:05 > 0:22:10side under pressure. They defended very well.Unfortunately after

0:22:10 > 0:22:14singing Tyler Morgan's praises, he's done on one knee, or he was and he

0:22:14 > 0:22:20was is leaving as well. That is a blow for The Dragons, losing two

0:22:20 > 0:22:23players in quick succession - flanker and an influential centre as

0:22:23 > 0:22:28well.One thing about The Dragons at the moment is maybe a lack of

0:22:28 > 0:22:34strength in-depth. Look at the bench compared to the Ospreys. Average of

0:22:34 > 0:22:39#29d on the Osprey bench. Steve Tandy recognises that in his

0:22:39 > 0:22:43selections.Wanted to keep those players on for as long as possible

0:22:43 > 0:22:46before making changes. They are doing an awful lot of defending as

0:22:46 > 0:22:54well. Sam Parry...

0:22:54 > 0:23:00Sam Davies hit the line well. Went high on Rosser on Giles.

0:23:00 > 0:23:04The smallest player on the field. This is better from the Ospreys.

0:23:04 > 0:23:09They have four backs together. Now the forwards can carry to the 22.

0:23:09 > 0:23:28Biggar looks inside. Sam Davies... Again The Dragons defence is being

0:23:28 > 0:23:34tested. Time after time, Alun Wyn Jones.

0:23:34 > 0:23:41Going to take... They are pounding away.The forwards, then looking for

0:23:41 > 0:23:45the quicker men on the inside. That is the quickest of the lot. Keelan

0:23:45 > 0:23:52Giles. They stuck at their task well, did Amos and Rosser. Parry

0:23:52 > 0:23:57driven back.Lewis Evans, good to see him back. Punching tackle from

0:23:57 > 0:24:06him. Sam Davies only cross within passing

0:24:06 > 0:24:16distance. Goes it alone. Habberfield, Cracknell... Loses.

0:24:16 > 0:24:21Pretorius... Wouldn't mind that one staying in. There goes Hewitt after

0:24:21 > 0:24:27it. Unfortunately for The Dragons, although I am sure Bradley Davies

0:24:27 > 0:24:35would say he had it covered. Ball out of play. .It would have been

0:24:35 > 0:24:46interested if that bounced infield. Again are the Ospreys in full

0:24:46 > 0:24:54knowledge of that. It is Bradley Davies...

0:24:59 > 0:25:03Nice pass from Beck to Dan Evans. Watkin... Henson trying to get over

0:25:03 > 0:25:15the ball. Biggar to Giles.

0:25:16 > 0:25:26Sam Cross... Silver medallist from Rio in the severals.

0:25:26 > 0:25:32-- in the sevens. Haven't seen any of him at this level. This is his

0:25:32 > 0:25:38league debut, yet he's in the Welsh squad.

0:25:47 > 0:25:52A penalty coming the Ospreys way. And that's a bit of tired creeping

0:25:52 > 0:25:56in. They have defended a lot of sets here. The Ospreys would have been

0:25:56 > 0:26:01looking for that - get the field position. This man adds some class,

0:26:01 > 0:26:05doesn't he, Ashley Beck.He looks the one different player at the

0:26:05 > 0:26:10moment.

0:26:12 > 0:26:16And they get their first points on the board, or they go for the corner

0:26:16 > 0:26:21and keep the pressure on. Firstly I would like to go for the

0:26:21 > 0:26:25corner, apply the pressure. Really send a message out to the away team.

0:26:25 > 0:26:31You are going to defend more. A good decision on my part by Alun Wyn

0:26:31 > 0:26:39Jones. The last thing The Dragons forwards

0:26:39 > 0:26:42would have wanted to see, is Dan Biggar aiming for the corner. But

0:26:42 > 0:26:46you feel the Ospreys this season have to take these chances. Their

0:26:46 > 0:26:50strike rate is not good enough at the moment.

0:27:02 > 0:27:07Everybody battling for the ball, to be the one to try and crash over the

0:27:07 > 0:27:09line with it.

0:27:13 > 0:27:21Habberfield quite happy for the time being to let them get on with it and

0:27:21 > 0:27:27another pick and go. Again just held out by Dragons. Pretorius, play on

0:27:27 > 0:27:30says the referee. Sam Cross lays it back again.

0:27:31 > 0:27:37Sam Parry waiting out on the wing, well met by Hewitt. Dan Evans there.

0:27:37 > 0:27:40Ospreys still in position. I don't understand that tactic at

0:27:40 > 0:27:44all. Just the hooker well covered in the

0:27:44 > 0:27:46channel.

0:27:51 > 0:27:59King... Habberfield... Again the defence with some stout tackling.

0:27:59 > 0:28:07Surely they will run out of numbers at some stage.

0:28:07 > 0:28:11Dan Evans fires it out to Keelan Giles.It is almost like a training

0:28:11 > 0:28:18session, isn't it? We throw phases at you and you dchd and practise.

0:28:18 > 0:28:22There's plenty of tackling going on. Cross cross, back to Biggar. Owen

0:28:22 > 0:28:25Watkin... Again Pretorius tries to go for the

0:28:25 > 0:28:32rip. Habberfield to Sam Cross. Not in

0:28:32 > 0:28:38time.Lovely play by Sam Cross. He created that. A lovely off-load.

0:28:38 > 0:28:43He's been all over the pitch, in fairness to him. A real engine in

0:28:43 > 0:28:49him and shows some skills. But again 11 phases, seven metres out from the

0:28:49 > 0:28:56line. REFEREE: We have seen this before.

0:28:56 > 0:29:00You are the only voice I can hear on this field. It ends now. OK? Thank

0:29:00 > 0:29:02you.

0:29:04 > 0:29:10THE COMMENTATOR: And it would be a loud voice, too!

0:29:10 > 0:29:11Paddy Ashdownatate, as ever.

0:29:19 > 0:29:25-- passionate as ever.

0:29:25 > 0:29:29-- passionate as ever.

0:29:35 > 0:29:39Again three men from The Dragons. Last time they went over the top.

0:29:39 > 0:29:47This time they go for Cory Hill, who gets fingertips to it.

0:29:50 > 0:29:54The scrum-half was at the bottom of the previous ruck. Now Pretorius

0:29:54 > 0:29:59back up on his feet. Henson on the dead-ball line.

0:29:59 > 0:30:05It is a scrum-half who puts the ball out of play and The Dragons have

0:30:05 > 0:30:09again defended fully and while they come back to the line-out, let's go

0:30:09 > 0:30:14pitch side and see if we can find out about the injuries so far.James

0:30:14 > 0:30:18Thomas had his right knee strapped. This is the more worrying one for

0:30:18 > 0:30:22The Dragons. Tyler Morgan, you can see his right ankle looks in a bit

0:30:22 > 0:30:27of pain. It is a shame because it would have been great to see him, a

0:30:27 > 0:30:33full match against Owen Watkin. Tyler, we can only wish him all the

0:30:33 > 0:30:34best for that.

0:30:45 > 0:30:55Flat to Cross. Beck, to Giles. Looking to use that step. Hallam

0:30:55 > 0:31:02Amos waiting for him.You have to get him in one on ones. That is the

0:31:02 > 0:31:06first time he has had a one-on-one opportunity, he is electric.The

0:31:06 > 0:31:11tackle count for the Dragons has reached 100.It is the opposite of

0:31:11 > 0:31:30the Blues Derby. Already two off the bench.400 tackles in a game.

0:31:39 > 0:31:45It is relentless.

0:31:45 > 0:31:54It is relentless. So far, unyielding. Nicki Smith... Owen

0:31:54 > 0:32:04Watkin. Outstanding game for the Ospreys up at Saracens last week.

0:32:04 > 0:32:09Good young player. They are lacking ball-carriers. Smith is good at ball

0:32:09 > 0:32:14carrying. But it is going to come from one of the centres, you feel.

0:32:14 > 0:32:20Arhip powers onto the ball. James Benjamin with the tackle. So often

0:32:20 > 0:32:26they go for the strip in the tackle. Left from Alun Wyn Jones.

0:32:26 > 0:32:35Habberfield, there are so, so close now. Habberfield has a go himself.

0:32:38 > 0:32:44A second time, but leaves it.

0:32:44 > 0:32:53A second time, but leaves it. Camps now on the Dragons try line. Again,

0:32:53 > 0:33:01repelled, and again, there are 220 features.The defence is incredible.

0:33:01 > 0:33:13The technical tackles are great. Slow ball. Biggar, space now, the

0:33:13 > 0:33:18runaround Henson. Biggar, and he has eventually got the ball down. The

0:33:18 > 0:33:23grounding is good. They are checking the foot wasn't over, but it is Dan

0:33:23 > 0:33:28Biggar that eventually gets the score for the Ospreys. It had to

0:33:28 > 0:33:31come, and Biggar get it.It needed somebody to grab the game by the

0:33:31 > 0:33:35horns. Dan Biggar flashed the other side of the ruck, picked his head

0:33:35 > 0:33:40up, he saw Gavin Henson, and took him on. You see him and Sam Davies,

0:33:40 > 0:33:43rocking to the other side. He goes one-on-one with Gavin, takes him on

0:33:43 > 0:33:57and gets over the line. It is just enough to get in.Backed his pace,

0:33:57 > 0:34:03didn't he, took him on on the outside, had enough room.

0:34:05 > 0:34:11Well, he was turned in the tackle, and there was just enough room, and

0:34:11 > 0:34:17those feet were nowhere near the touch line in the end. Dan Biggar

0:34:17 > 0:34:22keeping his wits about him. 26 phases, and another 20, and the try,

0:34:22 > 0:34:26well, had to come.

0:34:35 > 0:34:44He's getting ever closer to Dan Parks's league record. He would add

0:34:44 > 0:34:53to it on this occasion. 5-0 to the Ospreys, 25 minutes gone.You must

0:34:53 > 0:34:58be mightily relieved to have the score on the Dragons having made it

0:34:58 > 0:35:06all ready, 130 tackles.Incredible. We are not helping ourselves,

0:35:06 > 0:35:11running lines across each other. We are all doing similar jobs. We want

0:35:11 > 0:35:14forwards to be forwards, backs to be back.

0:35:14 > 0:35:17Daniel God this difference in the corner, he went back on the short

0:35:17 > 0:35:21side to the hooker, he was annoyed with that tactic.It is not what we

0:35:21 > 0:35:26are trying to do in the 22 area. We wanted to get the forwards working.

0:35:26 > 0:35:29We shouldn't be holding our width, which we do elsewhere.Thanks for

0:35:29 > 0:35:36joining us.Thanks. COMMENTATOR: There is Biggar showing

0:35:36 > 0:35:43his defensive aerial qualities.

0:35:44 > 0:35:48Hewitt had a look.

0:35:51 > 0:35:58Doing the clearing work. Sam Davies...I want to see the Ospreys

0:35:58 > 0:36:09make passes, Keelan Giles, Dan Biggar was there.James King, not

0:36:09 > 0:36:16going to get them over that gain line with his front foot. Watkin,

0:36:16 > 0:36:20out to Giles.

0:36:26 > 0:36:34Forward.Yeah, the Dragons defensive line looked rather weary. They had a

0:36:34 > 0:36:40real chance, Sam Cross couldn't get the second time, he fumbled it. It

0:36:40 > 0:36:49will be a welcome rest now for the Dragons here.Scott Baldwin's mate,

0:36:49 > 0:36:52isn't it?

0:37:05 > 0:37:22Its Brok Harris, the Dragons loose end. Scrum V live on Sunday is

0:37:22 > 0:37:27including an interview from Gavin Henson. As always, interesting

0:37:27 > 0:37:38thoughts. Any regrets in his career? Probably not having a go at rugby

0:37:38 > 0:37:44league.Is it?Yeah, I used to watch it a lot. I thought I could have a

0:37:44 > 0:37:53go at it.You would have enjoyed it, mind.

0:37:55 > 0:38:01COMMENTATOR: When Jonathan met Gavin. Always interesting to hear

0:38:01 > 0:38:05what he has got to say.You never know what he's going to say.

0:38:05 > 0:38:09Absolutely.

0:38:27 > 0:38:33Henson, first to his own kick.

0:38:33 > 0:38:33Henson, first to his own kick.

0:38:36 > 0:38:40Amos, first time they have had the ball in a long time, Dragons. That

0:38:40 > 0:38:47is a little bit wild.

0:38:57 > 0:39:03They can't go direct to touch. Although, they have done, so it will

0:39:03 > 0:39:10be a line-out at the 22. Inexperience from Keelan. Sam Davies

0:39:10 > 0:39:15didn't touch the ball outside the 22, and therefore he took it back

0:39:15 > 0:39:20in. That ball going out on the full means the Dragons have a welcome

0:39:20 > 0:39:23line-out outside the Ospreys 22. Lovely kick from Henson, kicking the

0:39:23 > 0:39:28top of the ball, so anything can happen on the end over end. Sam

0:39:28 > 0:39:32Davies parries it into the 22. Keelan could not kick that straight

0:39:32 > 0:39:38out. Davies did shout, carried back in.Whether Keelan hurt him or not

0:39:38 > 0:39:46is another matter. That is the result. A very useful line-out

0:39:46 > 0:39:53position for the Dragons, which Elliot Dee is making the most of.

0:39:54 > 0:40:01Henson to Hallam Amos. Up to Hewitt. Hewitt trying to take Sam Davies on

0:40:01 > 0:40:07the outside. Support on the inside. Cover defence prevents the

0:40:07 > 0:40:15grounding. Dixon, he's very close as well. Not quite close enough.

0:40:19 > 0:40:27James Thomas sets it up. Pretorius tries to burrow over himself. So, so

0:40:27 > 0:40:41close for Dragons. Cory Hill uses it. Still within centimetres. Lyon

0:40:41 > 0:40:46Brown, Brown! He uses all his bog, and Brown does get over. What a

0:40:46 > 0:40:49reply from the Dragons.There you go. You have got to take your

0:40:49 > 0:40:55chances. For all the possession, all the defence the Dragons have done in

0:40:55 > 0:40:59their own 22, their first entry into the Ospreys 22, and they score.

0:40:59 > 0:41:05Really well taken. Celebrating his selection in the autumn

0:41:05 > 0:41:09international squad. A great play, and look how they want to get the

0:41:09 > 0:41:14ball in the hand of their danger men quickly. Hallam Amos and Ashton

0:41:14 > 0:41:18Hewitt. He did well to cover it here. Lovely hands from Hallam Amos.

0:41:18 > 0:41:23And then they were patient. Cory Hill doesn't go himself, little left

0:41:23 > 0:41:30to Lyon Brown. He's a big man. He powers over. 126 kilograms of him.

0:41:30 > 0:41:34Just under 20 stone in old money. What a way to celebrate your 21st

0:41:34 > 0:41:39birthday yesterday. The first try for Lyon Brown.

0:41:39 > 0:41:43What a try, he is the only man in the ground that is heavier than

0:41:43 > 0:41:53Anthony Joshua!

0:42:03 > 0:42:08Gavin Henson puts the ball between the posts, and incredibly, half an

0:42:08 > 0:42:13hour played, the Dragons have had just over a quarter of the

0:42:13 > 0:42:17possession, just over a quarter territory, and it is the Dragons

0:42:17 > 0:42:22that lead 7-5.Coaches call it the capital a zone, the red zone or the

0:42:22 > 0:42:26Green zone. Whatever you call it, you had to take your chances. A

0:42:26 > 0:42:29fantastic score, Bernard Jackman will be delighted, not just by that,

0:42:29 > 0:42:35but the defensive sets, too. The familiar hitch kick from Gavin

0:42:35 > 0:42:43Henson sales the ball over, and that's the lead.

0:42:49 > 0:42:54Great following by Keelan Giles. The Dragons just a little bit too

0:42:54 > 0:43:04complacent on the restart.

0:43:15 > 0:43:20May have had a word to say, gazillion Matt Ryan, Sam Cross.

0:43:20 > 0:43:26Important now that the Ospreys get some shape. This is better, get the

0:43:26 > 0:43:31centres together. Get some sort of structure. And make the tackle a bit

0:43:31 > 0:43:36further out, a one out pass to stretch the Dragons defence. It is

0:43:36 > 0:43:44what they haven't been doing.

0:43:46 > 0:43:54Biggar to Bradley Davies. Well timed run, as you'd expect, from Sam

0:43:54 > 0:44:03Davies. Cross...

0:44:06 > 0:44:17Beck. Owen Watkin back to Ashley Beck. Combining well. Here they go

0:44:17 > 0:44:22again, deep into Dragons territory. Good hit on Cross.

0:44:25 > 0:44:29And they've turned the ball over, no, it's not. Alun Wyn Jones to

0:44:29 > 0:44:36Biggar. Dummied and then found Keelan Giles, and they've worked it

0:44:36 > 0:44:41clear for Sam tarry on the far touchline. Farb better handling,

0:44:41 > 0:44:50clinical from Ospreys and Sam Parry the recipient.

0:44:55 > 0:44:59Great score from the Ospreys. Well constructive. Alun Wyn is heavily

0:44:59 > 0:45:04involved, taking was once a bloody, as is Dan Biggar. They had to make

0:45:04 > 0:45:08the pass, one out, a bit wider, and they managed to do that on that

0:45:08 > 0:45:11occasion. The Dragons defence looking tired. A little extra pass,

0:45:11 > 0:45:21few dummy runs. This all came back from a far better organised attack.

0:45:21 > 0:45:27Just drifts at the last. Ospreys will be feeling better, having

0:45:27 > 0:45:35conceded the lead to regain within a matter of minutes. Little dummy from

0:45:35 > 0:45:41Biggar throwing the defence in, creating the space on the outside

0:45:41 > 0:45:45eventually for Sam Parry.Yeah, lovely hold-up from Dan Biggar,

0:45:45 > 0:45:52didn't cross anyone. But it all came from a little incisive run on the

0:45:52 > 0:45:56short side from Sam Davies.

0:45:59 > 0:46:06Ashley Beck with a clean break. I was going to say, the one thing the

0:46:06 > 0:46:10Dragons will be really disappointed with was that Keelan Giles is the

0:46:10 > 0:46:15one that won the restart, because it put them straight back under

0:46:15 > 0:46:21pressure.

0:46:31 > 0:46:36A hack through, which came from a knock-on. Advantage being played in

0:46:36 > 0:46:39Dragons' favour.

0:47:00 > 0:47:07Not the best pass but Amos took it well enough. Lewis Evans...

0:47:09 > 0:47:15Rory Hill.

0:47:16 > 0:47:23Amos still looking to attack.I don't think Bernard Jackman will be

0:47:23 > 0:47:29happy for that. Looking to shape the kick downfield, going for the dink

0:47:29 > 0:47:32over the top. Giving possession away, and here come Ospreys again.

0:47:32 > 0:47:36Dragons would want to concede a third now with only four minutes of

0:47:36 > 0:47:39the first half remaining.They will be happy going in with all the

0:47:39 > 0:47:44defending they have done. It was a needless speculative kick.

0:47:44 > 0:47:49Cross... Arhip.

0:47:52 > 0:47:56Owen

0:47:56 > 0:48:04Owen Watkin. Penalty advantage to the Ospreys. Bradley Davies to Sam

0:48:04 > 0:48:13Davies. They will come back. Rory Hill at the breakdown was asking for

0:48:13 > 0:48:20an explanation. Apparently, he knows exactly what he was doing.Yeah,

0:48:20 > 0:48:25knew exactly what he was doing. You feel that Alun Wyn will be happy to

0:48:25 > 0:48:32get an extra three here to go into half-time.

0:48:36 > 0:48:41Indeed, they are going for goal.

0:48:41 > 0:48:42Indeed, they are going for goal.

0:48:53 > 0:48:57I just want to show you the build-up to the try, Dan Biggar came around

0:48:57 > 0:49:02this site, and this is what he wanted to create, because in, then,

0:49:02 > 0:49:08came Sam Davies into this area. You can see, hear, there is a big gap,

0:49:08 > 0:49:11through Sam Davies goes. That is all you need to get on the front foot,

0:49:11 > 0:49:14and get space in the wider channels.

0:49:27 > 0:49:32The two conversions have been from wide out, and unsuccessful. That

0:49:32 > 0:49:39one, straight between the posts, and Dan Biggar adds to his try, and

0:49:39 > 0:49:42opens up a 6-point lead with half-time approaching.Good strike

0:49:42 > 0:49:46from Biggar. Missing the two conversions so far, which gives

0:49:46 > 0:49:51Ospreys a bit of breathing space. It all came, as well, from eight

0:49:51 > 0:49:56speculative kick from Hallam Amos, youth and exuberance kicking in. He

0:49:56 > 0:50:01should have looked at the clock and seen his team in at 7-10.

0:50:02 > 0:50:10Good take by Alun Wyn Jones. Olly Cracknell...

0:50:16 > 0:50:22Straight down the middle from Zach Davies.Let's see what he does now.

0:50:22 > 0:50:26He wants to run.

0:50:29 > 0:50:33Brok Harris slips it to Cory Hill.

0:50:37 > 0:50:45Lewis Evans... It wasn't Cory Hill, it was Joe Davies previously.

0:50:49 > 0:50:54Benjamin get it to Dixon. Nicely done. Amos is everywhere, isn't he,

0:50:54 > 0:50:59he is so dangerous. He really does want to get his hands on the ball as

0:50:59 > 0:51:02often as possible.

0:51:12 > 0:51:15Brok Harris, as the Dragons look to get something right at the end of

0:51:15 > 0:51:24the first half. Pat Howard, as an early replacement for Tyler Morgan.

0:51:24 > 0:51:31Strength from the South African, driving it forward. Paris again

0:51:31 > 0:51:37involved. Asking a lot of Benjamin. It went backwards. He's still got

0:51:37 > 0:51:41it.A promising attack there. Brok Harris got his past right.It could

0:51:41 > 0:51:46be a long-range effort from Gavin Henson to round off the half.Yeah,

0:51:46 > 0:51:52Cory Hill is already pointing, Henson looks around, the clock has

0:51:52 > 0:52:01turned red. This would be huge for Bernard Jackman at half-time.

0:52:01 > 0:52:05The half-time team talk really turns if Henson can get this over. They

0:52:05 > 0:52:10question- Mark over whether it was a knock-on. He needs to put this over

0:52:10 > 0:52:13Benjamin, and it goes behind the ten metre line, which means it hasn't

0:52:13 > 0:52:21gone forward. Arhip, having been toned -- told to get away, has

0:52:21 > 0:52:27three, four bytes of the cherry.He doesn't look happy, does he.

0:52:39 > 0:52:48Dan Biggar added to the Ospreys' tries. Can Gavin Henson cancel that

0:52:48 > 0:52:52out with a long-range effort? It looks good, but pulled to the left

0:52:52 > 0:52:56of the posts. Distance is not a problem, and disappointment for

0:52:56 > 0:52:59Gavin Henson, and for the Dragons at the end of the first half. They've

0:52:59 > 0:53:03had to do more than their fair share of tackling, but they are still

0:53:03 > 0:53:07within a score. Because at half-time, it is Ospreys 13-7

0:53:07 > 0:53:14Dragons. The Ospreys with better position and territory, but only a

0:53:14 > 0:53:186-point lead. Their captain Alun Wyn Jones is now with Phil.

0:53:18 > 0:53:23A strange first off, how frustrating that you have had the physicality,

0:53:23 > 0:53:28and position, and you are only a score ahead.Interesting question.

0:53:28 > 0:53:34We only got one school. We have probably got to play outside the

0:53:34 > 0:53:3815s, instead of stay outside them. Disappointing to let them back in.

0:53:38 > 0:53:41Not much to change in the second half?We had to take our

0:53:41 > 0:53:47opportunities.Have a good orange. STUDIO: They referenced to there.

0:53:47 > 0:53:48Let me

0:53:48 > 0:53:50STUDIO: They referenced to there. Let me read the statistics for you,

0:53:50 > 0:53:5576% possession for the Ospreys. The Dragons so far have made 159

0:53:55 > 0:54:01tackles, and that was five minutes ago. More to add to that tally.

0:54:01 > 0:54:11Carries, 148 - 141. But possession in the 22, but it is a one score

0:54:11 > 0:54:13game. Bernard Jackman didn't look happy, but given the overwhelming

0:54:13 > 0:54:19stats, he should be.You talk about derbies, it will be an arm wrestle

0:54:19 > 0:54:23in the first half, but they will kick on in the second half. The

0:54:23 > 0:54:29Dragons made 150 tackles, a technical skill was excellent. It is

0:54:29 > 0:54:36amazing, 13-7 with those statistics, it will be an interesting second

0:54:36 > 0:54:40half for them.The tackling stack for me is key. The Dragons this

0:54:40 > 0:54:46season have made 138 tackles game on average. For them to make that 150

0:54:46 > 0:54:49number already, for me, the keys that will be the last 20 minutes. It

0:54:49 > 0:54:53takes a toll, and there is no getting away from that. That is when

0:54:53 > 0:54:57we will see the Ospreys bench hold on. The Dragons have already brought

0:54:57 > 0:55:01on a couple of subs.We saw them Peter out against the Blues a

0:55:01 > 0:55:05fortnight ago with the same thing, after making so many tackles in the

0:55:05 > 0:55:08first half, interesting to see how they cope now. They're kicking

0:55:08 > 0:55:12strategy, the strategy itself has been fine, the execution has been

0:55:12 > 0:55:15poor at times from Dragons, giving the ball back to Ospreys, forcing

0:55:15 > 0:55:17the Dragons to defend.

0:55:17 > 0:55:18the ball back to Ospreys, forcing the Dragons to defend.It leads into

0:55:18 > 0:55:22exactly that, unrelenting pressure from the Ospreys. It is the poor

0:55:22 > 0:55:29kicks, Sarel Pretorius. They are taking the bull on the full, giving

0:55:29 > 0:55:34them time to assess and pick options. They are getting lateral,

0:55:34 > 0:55:39the Dragons. Bernard Jackman is open in saying he plays a system, but the

0:55:39 > 0:55:43players and ball-carriers have two enable you to do that. Putting kicks

0:55:43 > 0:55:45straight out of touch and allowing the back three

0:55:45 > 0:55:47straight out of touch and allowing the back three to take it on the

0:55:47 > 0:55:50full, again, they put pressure straight back on themselves.It

0:55:50 > 0:55:55means the Ospreys are having a heck of a lot of possession. At the half

0:55:55 > 0:55:58hour warm up, they were making use of it.No, they were going through

0:55:58 > 0:55:59the phases quite

0:55:59 > 0:56:03of it.No, they were going through the phases quite nicely, 21 phases,

0:56:03 > 0:56:0626, is it? For me, sometimes you overcome it to the breakdown, too

0:56:06 > 0:56:13many numbers. Then maybe one for the Dragons. I would like to see the

0:56:13 > 0:56:19ball carrier being a little bit more proactive on the full, to place the

0:56:19 > 0:56:22ball quicker. Also, the player they get out of the back, when they get

0:56:22 > 0:56:27the ball out of the back, they see the penetrator coming really hard

0:56:27 > 0:56:30into the line.

0:56:30 > 0:56:31the penetrator coming really hard into the line. At the moment, they

0:56:31 > 0:56:34are getting the ball off ten and it is a lateral pass to a lateral

0:56:34 > 0:56:41runner. There is no momentum coming from there. Speed the ruck up, and

0:56:41 > 0:56:45hit in short, hard lines off the ten, you will see more momentum and

0:56:45 > 0:56:50space created.Should the runners be starting deeper, or is it a result

0:56:50 > 0:56:54of the passive nature of the Ospreys attack?It is definitely a knock-on

0:56:54 > 0:56:57effect from the speed of ball, but they can't judge the speed of ball

0:56:57 > 0:57:02and when they are going to have it. They have got to pull out and

0:57:02 > 0:57:06reload, taking the ball static now in the game these days, you are in

0:57:06 > 0:57:10for a world of problem. Judge the depth and where the ball is coming

0:57:10 > 0:57:13from.They get over the line eventually, Dan Biggar going against

0:57:13 > 0:57:19the grain. The cut inside created the extra man force praise. A good

0:57:19 > 0:57:20finish against some good

0:57:20 > 0:57:20the extra man force praise. A good finish against some good

0:57:20 > 0:57:21the extra man force praise. A good finish against some good defence.It

0:57:21 > 0:57:27was timing the opponents's within the try line. They had more patience

0:57:27 > 0:57:28with it. They stayed tighter.

0:57:28 > 0:57:31the try line. They had more patience with it. They stayed tighter. There

0:57:31 > 0:57:35will always be a point where there are numbers out what. It is the

0:57:35 > 0:57:44hardest place to defend from. Dan Biggar scans, comes late, picks its

0:57:44 > 0:57:50mismatch. As soon as he squares Gavin Henson, he takes the edge, and

0:57:50 > 0:57:51Ashton doesn't want to bite into

0:57:51 > 0:57:51Gavin Henson, he takes the edge, and Ashton doesn't want to bite into

0:57:51 > 0:57:55take the hit.Good play from Dan Biggar. What made it difficult for

0:57:55 > 0:58:02Gavin was the two forwards tight to the ruck. They were tied to

0:58:02 > 0:58:05Benjamin, number seven. Gavin didn't know what was on the inside.

0:58:05 > 0:58:07Benjamin be acted late, and it didn't allow Gavin to push as

0:58:07 > 0:58:12quickly as he needed to. A well taken try under great pressure.The

0:58:12 > 0:58:17first time they have played against each other, Dan Biggar and Gavin

0:58:17 > 0:58:20Henson, 1-0 to Dan Biggar. All the territory and possession, the

0:58:20 > 0:58:23Ospreys making heavy weather of getting over the line, the Dragons

0:58:23 > 0:58:27go back to the other end, first Faure into the

0:58:27 > 0:58:30go back to the other end, first Faure into the Dragons 22.They have

0:58:30 > 0:58:37been industries in defence, as we mentioned, on numerous occasions.

0:58:37 > 0:58:40The first opportunity, moving the ball mostly to the edge. Good

0:58:40 > 0:58:44footwork, great ball back inside. They hold it up, there is control.

0:58:44 > 0:58:51Brown powers through Sam Davies, he has no chance. He is a great

0:58:51 > 0:58:51prospect, but

0:58:51 > 0:58:52has no chance. He is a great prospect, but you know him better

0:58:52 > 0:58:57than I do, but he looks a fantastic rugby player and one for the future

0:58:57 > 0:59:00to be exerted about.In the Wales squad, one of five Dragons in the

0:59:00 > 0:59:03Wales Quad, which we will talk about in a few moments. If you thought one

0:59:03 > 0:59:04Wales Quad, which we will talk about in a few moments. If you thought one

0:59:04 > 0:59:08well stopping what a treat this weekend, another one is coming your

0:59:08 > 0:59:16way tomorrow, Scarlets against Cardiff Blues, Devon: 15, coverage

0:59:16 > 0:59:19from -- 7:15.

0:59:27 > 0:59:35Scrum V is on Sunday, you may have heard we are on the road again, the

0:59:35 > 0:59:38Scarlets region, the Dragons region this weekend. Stuart Davies is a

0:59:38 > 0:59:45guest, Bernard Jackman, some of the guest Simon mentioned, and we hear

0:59:45 > 0:59:51from tonight's number ten, Gavin Henson.

0:59:51 > 0:59:58I played against your dad not so long ago.What the number ten today,

0:59:58 > 1:00:03watch how good he is. I was ball boy.

1:00:03 > 1:00:07I would always come on the field straightaway after. As you are going

1:00:07 > 1:00:15through, he would say, "There isn't any mud on him." That got to me. I

1:00:15 > 1:00:19always made sure I looked great. Brilliant. I am glad I had some

1:00:19 > 1:00:24effect on you, anyway! Well worth a watch. A bumper show on

1:00:24 > 1:00:29Sunday, tune in at 6pm for that. The Wales squad on Tuesday, after Wales

1:00:29 > 1:00:34squads have been so subtle, one or two headlines, we didn't know what

1:00:34 > 1:00:38headline to pick out on Tuesday, was it the return of recent Priestland

1:00:38 > 1:00:50in the squad? Was it Hadleigh Parkes's inclusion? Was it the one

1:00:50 > 1:00:54thing that across all buys a prize. After we die tested it, we came to

1:00:54 > 1:00:57the conclusion, there four fly-halves in the squad, Warren

1:00:57 > 1:01:00Gatland made the point on Tuesday that they had to evolve and change

1:01:00 > 1:01:03the way they are plain. We saw Johnny Sexton and Farrell in the

1:01:03 > 1:01:11Lions playing. Shades of 1988 when Wales had four fly-halves, does it

1:01:11 > 1:01:37signal a distinct change in the Warren Gatland philosophy?

1:01:37 > 1:01:41It points towards that. We spoke about the Ford, Farrell combination.

1:01:41 > 1:01:49It adds extra vision as well. We always want your Number Ten to be

1:01:49 > 1:01:52bossing the game. It is an interesting selection for him to

1:01:52 > 1:01:57make.Owen Watkin 's is a more traditional gain line 12.Some great

1:01:57 > 1:01:59opportunities and great opportunities could come out of the

1:01:59 > 1:02:01series. You Warren Gatland against the Wallabies, who what is your

1:02:01 > 1:02:08number 12? It is a difficult question?Who is your number 12?

1:02:08 > 1:02:12Jamie Watkins, he has the passing ability which we haven't seen enough

1:02:12 > 1:02:23of. He has had a couple of bad injuries. To bring Hadley Park in,

1:02:23 > 1:02:27and the boys have the opportunity to show what they can do over the next

1:02:27 > 1:02:34couple of weeks.The pressure is off, because it isn't an autumn

1:02:34 > 1:02:37campaign you have to win to get your world ranking of the head of the

1:02:37 > 1:02:42World Cup draw. You could lose all four games and have a look at these

1:02:42 > 1:02:49guys without losing anything in terms of ranking?There is an

1:02:49 > 1:02:52opportunity to introduce new players. With that comes

1:02:52 > 1:02:57experimentation. At the end of the campaign, be confirmed there is a

1:02:57 > 1:03:01bit of confirmation, this is the way we can go forward into the Six

1:03:01 > 1:03:06Nations campaign.And ultimately onto the World Cup. Let's see what

1:03:06 > 1:03:14Bernard Jackman is thinking.He is with Philip Steele. What did you

1:03:14 > 1:03:18speak about?How good the defence was but we have defended too much

1:03:18 > 1:03:23this half, our kicking game has been poor. We spoke about getting in the

1:03:23 > 1:03:25right areas. Attacks look good. It is about playing in the right areas

1:03:25 > 1:03:30and looking after the ball.If you get possession, he locked confident

1:03:30 > 1:03:35you could overturn this?Yes, we have come away with a try and maybe

1:03:35 > 1:03:41we should have had the penalty at the end.Looking to change anything

1:03:41 > 1:03:44in the second half?Not at the moment, the boys are still pretty

1:03:44 > 1:03:55fresh.Have a good one.There we are, that is what is going on in the

1:03:55 > 1:03:59Dragons dressing room. We said it is one score game, the Dragons will be

1:03:59 > 1:04:03feeling tired, they will need to rely on the bench, as they have done

1:04:03 > 1:04:08in the pro 14 so far. Do you think they have got it in them to turn it

1:04:08 > 1:04:15around?If I was a betting man, I would say no, they expended too much

1:04:15 > 1:04:19energy. Brendon Leonard looks stripped and ready to come on the

1:04:19 > 1:04:25The Ospreys. They will come out exactly the same as they played the

1:04:25 > 1:04:31first half. It is a physical battle and I don't think the Dragons can

1:04:31 > 1:04:36much The Ospreys, physically?Do you agree?I do, actually. History over

1:04:36 > 1:04:42the last few games the show they go into themselves a little bit and

1:04:42 > 1:04:49lose energy. Ospreys just speed the game.Just one victory in their last

1:04:49 > 1:04:5314 attempts for the Dragons. It's not often they come away and win.

1:04:53 > 1:04:59They got their only away win in two years in Russia last week. We can

1:04:59 > 1:05:02rejoin the commentary team.

1:05:10 > 1:05:15Tom Habberfield looked in trouble as Gavin Hanson was lining up the kick.

1:05:15 > 1:05:28He hasn't come out for the second half. Just one win in six The

1:05:28 > 1:05:33Ospreys this season. Two wins for the Dragons, two wins in the last

1:05:33 > 1:05:39four games. They are still looking for the elusive win away from home,

1:05:39 > 1:05:49as far as the Pro12, 14 is concerned. All hands to the

1:05:49 > 1:05:55defensive pomp and there is another change in the last month onto the

1:05:55 > 1:06:07field from the changing room. It was one heck of a defensive effort from

1:06:07 > 1:06:18the Dragons in the first half. Two tries The Ospreys managed to get.

1:06:18 > 1:06:25Lead of 13-7. It may be Phil Davies returns to the fray. He is having a

1:06:25 > 1:06:42head injury assessment. Right now, James King...

1:06:43 > 1:06:48Hill is off because that was Joe Davis with the tackle.The referee's

1:06:48 > 1:06:53arm is out already. The last thing the Dragons want is to start the

1:06:53 > 1:07:02second half by giving away field position.Leonard to Dan Biggar.

1:07:02 > 1:07:05Owen Watkin.

1:07:11 > 1:07:20That was Dan Biggar's boot. High tackle is what led to the first

1:07:20 > 1:07:26Osprey's penalty in the second half. You would like to think Dan Biggar

1:07:26 > 1:07:31will get this over. That is a 6-point swing either side of

1:07:31 > 1:07:37half-time. Gavin Henson missing that one. If this goes over...

1:07:42 > 1:07:47Just gives them a little bit of a comfort zone. They can relax a

1:07:47 > 1:07:53little bit more because they know if they do make any mistakes and the

1:07:53 > 1:07:57Dragons armed within immediate striking distance.That was a high

1:07:57 > 1:08:04tackle and it was needless. It is a lazy tackle. If he sinks his hips

1:08:04 > 1:08:08and knees and tackles him around the legs, that is a cheap penalty to

1:08:08 > 1:08:15give away. It takes the sting out of Jackman's team talk at half-time,

1:08:15 > 1:08:17that is for sure.

1:08:27 > 1:08:36That is the kick The Ospreys wanted and now they are two scores clear.

1:08:36 > 1:08:42They can relax a little bit. Nice strike from Biggar. He had a look

1:08:42 > 1:08:44and it drifted inside the right post. To give a simple three points

1:08:44 > 1:08:45away...

1:08:52 > 1:08:56James King, looking to share Warren Gatland, who is here tonight, what

1:08:56 > 1:09:04he's missing from the Welsh squad. One or two surprises in the squad.

1:09:04 > 1:09:09Sam Cross being the obvious one. Dan Lydiate injured again. Only had a

1:09:09 > 1:09:15handful of games. Long-term injury. James King might be looking to prove

1:09:15 > 1:09:34a point.Hewitt. Chance to set off and run from there. Gavin Henson.

1:09:34 > 1:09:44Wainwright.

1:09:44 > 1:10:00I feel the tourist's pass is putting Gavin Henson under pressure. It

1:10:00 > 1:10:09falls nicely for Pretorius. Sam Davies, puts it downfield.Not quite

1:10:09 > 1:10:14where he wanted it to go. Big space in the diagonal.Back outside will

1:10:14 > 1:10:21stop Gavin Henson returns it from where it came. Biggar, it links up

1:10:21 > 1:10:33with some cross. Loses his footing. As seen a fair bit of ball in hand,

1:10:33 > 1:10:36the tight head.

1:10:41 > 1:10:47Free ball for Pretorius. He didn't need a second invitation. Hewitt

1:10:47 > 1:10:54gives chase on the far side. Interesting, if it stays alive. Sam

1:10:54 > 1:10:58Davies, more than happy to see that going over the touchline.Lovely

1:10:58 > 1:11:03little kick through. Space on the turnover.

1:11:06 > 1:11:13Lovely reaction from Pretorius. Leon Brown being a nuisance at the ruck.

1:11:13 > 1:11:19The ball is now out. If you take the line forward at Lewis Evans, you

1:11:19 > 1:11:23have a better chance of attacking. They have shifted it on too many

1:11:23 > 1:11:26times.

1:11:40 > 1:11:45Leonard, happy to put it out of play.It is one thing The Ospreys

1:11:45 > 1:11:51are traditionally good at, is their exit policy. They are happy to win

1:11:51 > 1:11:56the good ball, clear it out. Take the line on the 40 metres and this

1:11:56 > 1:12:02isn't good news for the Dragons. Brok Harris, limping off the field.

1:12:02 > 1:12:18Thomas Davies, to replace him. Former Blues prop. Joe Davis,

1:12:18 > 1:12:25supplies the line-out ball. Dixon, on the straight the ball was

1:12:25 > 1:12:34dislodged with some cross' tackle. Disappointing. It was a clear-cut

1:12:34 > 1:12:43hit at play. Second phase structure in attack. Bringing Gavin Henson

1:12:43 > 1:12:46back in. McDonnell from the tackle by some cross. It will be something

1:12:46 > 1:12:51Warren Gatland will be looking at, his physicality. Can he cope? It is

1:12:51 > 1:13:03a good, solid tackle.Exactly what saying. It was the surprise, when

1:13:03 > 1:13:08you look at the likes of James Davis, even Olly Cracknell,

1:13:08 > 1:13:12different type of player, but David playing well over the last few

1:13:12 > 1:13:19seasons and some cross has come in under the radar, to say the least.

1:13:19 > 1:13:23It goes to show, you play against one of the best teams in Europe, and

1:13:23 > 1:13:27perform. That can be an offer some players, they get a chance. But

1:13:27 > 1:13:32there is a lot of depth and talent in this position now.

1:13:42 > 1:13:51Played his club rugby in Gwent. Has been on the seven circuit.

1:14:00 > 1:14:09We have only had three scrums. He has been penalised straightaway.

1:14:09 > 1:14:13Piggyback penalty for The Ospreys. The Dragons are well in this game,

1:14:13 > 1:14:19it is the penalties that will kill them.

1:14:38 > 1:14:45It is the measured way they have walked into this line-out.Sam

1:14:45 > 1:14:52Parry, four years with the Dragons before returning to The Ospreys. Our

1:14:52 > 1:15:01way to Sam Davies. Not much of a place to build from, so they are

1:15:01 > 1:15:08better off with the scrum just outside the 22.Unlucky, Ospreys

1:15:08 > 1:15:14read that well. They had something up their sleeve.

1:15:20 > 1:15:26James Benjamin has passed the head injury assessment, to come back onto

1:15:26 > 1:15:36the field.

1:15:36 > 1:15:41Pressure on young Thomas Davies. His first scrum, first intervention on

1:15:41 > 1:15:47the field. This is in a dangerous play is on. The Ospreys have yet to

1:15:47 > 1:15:52score a try this season from a set scrum. It is something they will be

1:15:52 > 1:15:57looking to address.The Ospreys with just eight tries in six games before

1:15:57 > 1:16:05this evening.It is hard to believe, they were just running in tries last

1:16:05 > 1:16:10season. It highlights the lack of an important ball-carrier, line

1:16:10 > 1:16:15breaker. They have one of the lowest line break averages in both

1:16:15 > 1:16:19conferences as well.

1:16:36 > 1:16:42Dan Evans, poised.

1:16:42 > 1:16:48Dan Evans, poised. Ashley Beck.

1:16:48 > 1:16:53Dan Evans, poised. Ashley Beck. It is turned over. Defensive work by

1:16:53 > 1:17:02the Dragons. Jack Dixon, in particular.Great work, the Dragons

1:17:02 > 1:17:06backs do have a high turnover rate. They must work hard on this. Was

1:17:06 > 1:17:19messy work from the scrum, Pretorius did well to disrupt Brendon Leonard.

1:17:19 > 1:17:27Just takes Ashley Beck out of sync. Cannot pass it. Good tackle coming

1:17:27 > 1:17:30in.

1:17:46 > 1:17:56Scott Baldwin, no alliance jokes. Huge roar when he ran on the field.

1:17:56 > 1:18:06That will do for this evening. Very nicely worked to Hewitt. Superb

1:18:06 > 1:18:11rugby from the Dragons. Inside, Dixon calls for it but the pass

1:18:11 > 1:18:16wasn't accurate enough. The build-up was fabulous. The finishing, not so.

1:18:16 > 1:18:23The idea was right, Hewitt freed his arm. On another day, he would have

1:18:23 > 1:18:28been in better control. Gavin Henson pulling the strings, pulling it

1:18:28 > 1:18:33back. Put the ball in front of Hewitt, it allows him the chance.

1:18:33 > 1:18:39Freeze his arm up, but it was too far in front. It just goes to show

1:18:39 > 1:18:45what is to come from these young Dragons players.That was the best

1:18:45 > 1:18:51move of the night by far, excellent. Just needed that final pass to go to

1:18:51 > 1:18:54hand.

1:19:02 > 1:19:07Got themselves a penalty, the Dragons. They have got their tails

1:19:07 > 1:19:13up at the moment. Thomas Davies, penalised in his first scrum, held

1:19:13 > 1:19:22his own in his second and then did well in that one.Interesting

1:19:22 > 1:19:27decision, showing confidence.

1:19:36 > 1:19:42Cory Hill, takes for the Dragons.

1:19:42 > 1:19:47Cory Hill, takes for the Dragons. Up to the try-line. He thinks he's got

1:19:47 > 1:19:53there. He may have. Well, he broke off earlier than The Ospreys were

1:19:53 > 1:19:58expecting. Did come down short initially, but may have got there by

1:19:58 > 1:20:05placing the ball, which he is perfectly allowed to do.

1:20:11 > 1:20:18They use the reaction of the player. Maybe it did take more than one

1:20:18 > 1:20:25pacing to get there. He may be denied a try. He was definitely

1:20:25 > 1:20:31short. He is allowed one movement to place it. Look how close he is. It

1:20:31 > 1:20:38is on the line. It could be.I think that is a try.

1:20:48 > 1:20:55It is a tight one.John

1:20:55 > 1:21:00It is a tight one.John Mason, the TMO. He's looking at his leg to see

1:21:00 > 1:21:05if he propelled himself. You can have a movement with the upper body,

1:21:05 > 1:21:12but you can't have another movement with the lower body. Creme De La

1:21:12 > 1:21:19Creme we're looking at the actions of the right leg, OK? Right leg, he

1:21:19 > 1:21:25is saying.Still short at that point.Nothing has happened yet.His

1:21:25 > 1:21:37knee, he brings up. He propels himself forward.Hold on.We are

1:21:37 > 1:21:41trying to establish if the ball reaches the line...The ball reaches

1:21:41 > 1:21:57the line, no doubt.John Mason is happy, the rectory less so.

1:21:57 > 1:22:06Personally, I think it is a try.The momentum is with him, it is not a

1:22:06 > 1:22:11blatant several movements. I don't know whether slowing it down makes

1:22:11 > 1:22:18it look worse.To be fair, it is a crucial time in the game, crucial

1:22:18 > 1:22:25score. They have got to get it right.It is there. He's going to

1:22:25 > 1:22:39give it.It is a try. The Dragons, right back in it.His fifth try of

1:22:39 > 1:22:47the season. He is an excellent player, this young man.That is why

1:22:47 > 1:22:55the Dragons went from the corner. This will really test where the

1:22:55 > 1:23:02Ospreys are at now. Yes, they have had some better performances, but

1:23:02 > 1:23:07questions being asked of the home team.

1:23:22 > 1:23:26Gavin Henson succeeds with the conversion and now the Dragons are

1:23:26 > 1:23:36back within a kick.

1:23:43 > 1:23:51Not exactly calling for the cavalry, but it is a triple change by the

1:23:51 > 1:23:58Ospreys. Some cross' league debut lasts 52 minutes. Well played, James

1:23:58 > 1:24:04Benjamin. They have got their tails up and it is whether they've got the

1:24:04 > 1:24:14energy, the belief. Gavin Henson to Jack Dixon. Lewis Evans. Didn't

1:24:14 > 1:24:22force the pass.Didn't, good decision. Showed patients to keep

1:24:22 > 1:24:25hold of the ball.

1:24:33 > 1:24:41Sam Davies.Vincent, is there anyone waiting for it? Hallam Amos,

1:24:41 > 1:24:46alongside him.

1:24:58 > 1:25:03Rob McCusker, has just come on.

1:25:03 > 1:25:09Rob McCusker, has just come on. And the back is just come on is there,

1:25:09 > 1:25:11Cory Allen.

1:25:17 > 1:25:24A lot of experience on the Ospreys bench. It is whether they can

1:25:24 > 1:25:35quickly get themselves into the game. Let's go back to fill.In the

1:25:35 > 1:25:47east, at the top and second place meat. I will be at Colwyn Bay. My

1:25:47 > 1:26:07good food guide -- the former club of Sir Gareth Edwards. Bring havoc

1:26:07 > 1:26:14-- Bryn Hammond, these to say don't be in the square on the match day

1:26:14 > 1:26:18because they will scoop you up, put you on the bus and you will find

1:26:18 > 1:26:28yourself on the wing.Always got an anorak gone. He has a story for

1:26:28 > 1:26:38every club in Wales, I think. Lewis Evans, good tackle by Scott Baldwin.

1:26:38 > 1:26:44Cool under pressure, Gavin Henson.

1:26:49 > 1:26:52Strong runner, Pat Howard, isn't he?

1:26:58 > 1:27:05Puts it behind Dan Evans. Nicely done.Vintage Gavin Henson. Any

1:27:05 > 1:27:10youngsters out there watching, look how we dropped the ball and kicks

1:27:10 > 1:27:16the top of the ball. It runs entirely end over end. Shapes the

1:27:16 > 1:27:24kick, drops his right foot down the big right foot plant. Kicks the top

1:27:24 > 1:27:31of the ball and anything can happen. Horrible for Dan Evans to defend.He

1:27:31 > 1:27:36may have lost a yard of pace, but he hasn't lost any of his vision.Or

1:27:36 > 1:27:53his looks.The SAC was immediate, so it was legal. Brendon Leonard... It

1:27:53 > 1:27:58is the forwards who are still making ground, eventually Brendon Leonard

1:27:58 > 1:28:05puts it downfield.Ospreys so good in these areas. Has has-been that

1:28:05 > 1:28:14trademark for years. Get yourself out of the danger area, measured. It

1:28:14 > 1:28:18does the job. Excellent clearance.

1:28:33 > 1:28:39They get in on the throw. Wainwright to pick up the pieces. Dumped by Dan

1:28:39 > 1:28:55Evans. A lot of fight and a lot of spirit in this Dragons team. Hewitt

1:28:55 > 1:29:01looks for support. Finds Owen Watkin.Another chance for Aston

1:29:01 > 1:29:17knew it.Sam Davies, hobbling after the last tackle. They have lost it

1:29:17 > 1:29:24again. The Ospreys are losing the ball at the moment.Bay are lacking

1:29:24 > 1:29:30in confidence. Being asked questions now the Dragons have a sniff.The

1:29:30 > 1:29:37Dragons fire it out. Hill drops it and that is such a disappointment

1:29:37 > 1:29:46for the Dragons.Where are they have Dan Biggar, but where are the other

1:29:46 > 1:29:55players to back them up? They cannot do it all, all of the time.

1:30:00 > 1:30:07Hallam Amos, never shy of a run. Ashton Hewitt, it is Sam Davies,

1:30:07 > 1:30:12fancies his chances. He does well with the latch ditch tackle. Owen

1:30:12 > 1:30:21Walker, getting himself in the passing lines.How Howard has been

1:30:21 > 1:30:31impressive, coming off the bench. Gavin Henson is lying deep. And

1:30:31 > 1:30:38Elliot Dee, enjoying himself. He wants to stake a claim, he is not

1:30:38 > 1:30:45just going there to make up the numbers. Fairbrother and Charlie

1:30:45 > 1:30:49Davies. Fresh legs for the Dragons as we approach the final quarter.

1:30:49 > 1:30:53Just two points separating the teams. The Dragons have had the

1:30:53 > 1:31:00better of the second half.Much better from them. The Ospreys cannot

1:31:00 > 1:31:03get any momentum. I would like to see the ball in Cory Allen's hands a

1:31:03 > 1:31:07little bit. I rate him very highly.

1:31:19 > 1:31:25A free kick from the scrum, the Ospreys are so tight, but they can't

1:31:25 > 1:31:28kick it straight in. Looking to draw the Dragons forwards in, taking

1:31:28 > 1:31:37another scrum.

1:31:50 > 1:31:57McCusker, good yardage from the base. Cory Allen to Sam Davies,

1:31:57 > 1:32:02recovered. Giles looking for the wide-open spaces, finding them. The

1:32:02 > 1:32:14cross comes Hewitt. Keelan Giles has stayed down.Doesn't look good.

1:32:14 > 1:32:18I think the two Wingers came off badly.

1:32:25 > 1:32:29Well, as the ball went loose and they both slid into the tackle,

1:32:29 > 1:32:35Keelan Giles there has very much come off second best. I hope it is

1:32:35 > 1:32:42not too serious, but it doesn't look good.

1:32:47 > 1:32:50That's a shame, Sean, because really, that was one of the best

1:32:50 > 1:32:54movements we have seen from the Ospreys.It was. We have asked for

1:32:54 > 1:32:57more one-on-one Keelan Giles, and a lovely bit of skill, almost kicking

1:32:57 > 1:33:07it into space. It was a 50-50. A bit of a clash, unfortunately. We never

1:33:07 > 1:33:15like to see anything like that.This could be a serious one. Hewitt is

1:33:15 > 1:33:18all right out of it, but the same can't be said for Keelan Giles. A

1:33:18 > 1:33:27stretcher is coming on. He is in big trouble.For all the physical

1:33:27 > 1:33:32contacts of the big guys up front, it is something, enterprising play,

1:33:32 > 1:33:40and Keelan, it is an unintentional collision. Cory Allen, lovely flat

1:33:40 > 1:33:45pass. Sam Davies on the two versus one. Lovely skill from Giles with

1:33:45 > 1:33:51the kick over the top. They are so competitive these players, the

1:33:51 > 1:33:5850-50, and unfortunately, he has paid the price.

1:34:03 > 1:34:06It's not good, obviously, for all of the players standing around. It is a

1:34:06 > 1:34:08cold night here at the Liberty

1:34:08 > 1:34:12the players standing around. It is a cold night here at the Liberty.

1:34:15 > 1:34:19Concerned from Ashton Hewitt, obviously, as he was involved in it.

1:34:19 > 1:34:25Like we said, purely unintentional.

1:34:26 > 1:34:34Nice touch.Great to see. Great to see. Two future superstars of Welsh

1:34:34 > 1:34:42rugby. A thumbs up from Keelan Giles. They are going to take a

1:34:42 > 1:34:47little look at it. A lovely bit of skill from Giles, going for the chip

1:34:47 > 1:34:53over the top into space. Bit of a football tackle. Both players in

1:34:53 > 1:35:02title, perhaps, to go for that. And an unfortunate situation.

1:35:02 > 1:35:10James Hook comes on, which means Cory Allen moves onto the wing. And

1:35:10 > 1:35:22Burke joins Owen Watkin in midfield. -- and James Hook joins Owen Watkin

1:35:22 > 1:35:23in its field.

1:35:25 > 1:35:30Spilt by Lewis Evans.

1:35:30 > 1:35:35Spilt by Lewis Evans.There we see the difference between the two

1:35:35 > 1:35:40teams, Ospreys in their 22, they clear if it Dragons, under pressure,

1:35:40 > 1:35:50Leonard disturbs the ball at Lewis Evans' feet.

1:35:55 > 1:35:58Leonard Kusk are

1:36:00 > 1:36:06-- Kusk up with his first outing. He had seven years with the scholars.A

1:36:06 > 1:36:09bit of a old hand.

1:36:14 > 1:36:18-- McCusker.

1:36:23 > 1:36:27The Ospreys applying pressure at the last scrum. They will just be

1:36:27 > 1:36:33looking to hold this one study. A lot of toing and froing there.A

1:36:33 > 1:36:40crucial time, 61 on the clock. The next score, obviously, is vital. If

1:36:40 > 1:36:45the Ospreys scorn, they get themselves two scores clear. I can't

1:36:45 > 1:36:50really see the Dragons coming back, but they have been in it the second

1:36:50 > 1:36:55half. They have responded well. They picked up a bonus point in each of

1:36:55 > 1:37:01their last two games after having none in the first four. 26 games

1:37:01 > 1:37:10they haven't won away from home in pro 14 rugby.

1:37:10 > 1:37:19The last one was against Benetton Treviso back in March, 2015.

1:37:32 > 1:37:39REFEREE:Listen, let's keep the weight off, let's keep the scrum

1:37:39 > 1:37:43higher, no one has come here to watch me blow the whistle and CU hit

1:37:43 > 1:37:52the deck.He is a good ref, Ian Davies, no frills with him. He goes

1:37:52 > 1:37:57about his business, makes good calls Alsop he is right and. Two reset, we

1:37:57 > 1:38:02don't want to see that. Thomas Davies and Lloyd Fairbrother,

1:38:02 > 1:38:20two new props for the Dragons. Scott Baldwin in the front row.What have

1:38:20 > 1:38:25the Ospreys got? They don't score off scrums, not this season. What do

1:38:25 > 1:38:37they have? Not needed.It's gone down, it's gone against Tom Davies.

1:38:38 > 1:38:48It's never therefore, is it. -- it's never there for

1:38:51 > 1:38:57It because this from Alun Wyn, it didn't work in the first half.

1:39:00 > 1:39:04This would be a psychological blow here now, really, stretch the game

1:39:04 > 1:39:11away from the Dragons. And equally so, if they don't score, the doubts

1:39:11 > 1:39:15will grow, maybe, even more. A big moment in the game, Adam Beard

1:39:15 > 1:39:23takes. Scott Baldwin right in there. Beard urging his forwards on.

1:39:23 > 1:39:34Brendon Leonard joins in. McCusker and Baldwin.The Dragons have done

1:39:34 > 1:39:38well, they've got it.Yeah. Fairbrother had his hands on the

1:39:38 > 1:39:48ball. REFEREE:You can drive him back, you

1:39:48 > 1:39:51can't proceed then to put the ball. I might take back what I said about

1:39:51 > 1:39:57him stop that was a big call, that one.He probably couldn't see the

1:39:57 > 1:40:01ball and he is deemed to have taken that ball down. He certainly got in

1:40:01 > 1:40:05there and won the ball. We could see it.

1:40:09 > 1:40:17Take two... This time, it's Alun Wyn Jones who slips it back to McCusker.

1:40:17 > 1:40:22And McCusker knows that touchline is approaching, so stays on his feet

1:40:22 > 1:40:29very well indeed. That's the experience of McCusker. Now his

1:40:29 > 1:40:32forwards have gathered around him, and they plough over. And it's

1:40:32 > 1:40:37Brendon Leonard, I think, who is right in the middle of the forwards.

1:40:37 > 1:40:41Amongst the big men, the scrum-half claims it.That's one for Rob

1:40:41 > 1:40:45McCusker, he did fantastically well at the back of the maul. He was

1:40:45 > 1:40:48headed for the touchline with all of his experience, he pulled out, put

1:40:48 > 1:40:52the brakes on, and drove towards the line. As the Ospreys regrouped, they

1:40:52 > 1:40:58added Brendon Leonard, and he is the one that goes over. You can see it

1:40:58 > 1:41:01is well set, but it heads, as the Dragons take it to the touchline,

1:41:01 > 1:41:07McCusker does it extreme the well. Puts the stops on. Leonard joins in

1:41:07 > 1:41:12the mini maul. It is the same maul, back on he gets to it. The Dragons

1:41:12 > 1:41:21come round the wrong side of it, and over they go.Well, they will feel

1:41:21 > 1:41:24doubly aggrieved, the Dragons, that they didn't get away from the

1:41:24 > 1:41:28dangers. The previous time, with Lloyd Fairbrother, looking to have

1:41:28 > 1:41:32stolen it, and at the second time of asking, the Ospreys completed the

1:41:32 > 1:41:36line-out drive over.

1:41:38 > 1:41:47Across the face goes the kick, and how crucial is that try? How crucial

1:41:47 > 1:41:51in Dragons eyes? We will find out, because Phil is with Shaun Connor.

1:41:51 > 1:41:55But the best time to come to you, I appreciate, but what do you have to

1:41:55 > 1:41:58do to get back into the game now?We need to play editor bit more in our

1:41:58 > 1:42:02half. When we have exited well, we have put pressure on them and we

1:42:02 > 1:42:06have got rewards for it. For us, it is making sure we play in their

1:42:06 > 1:42:09half. You are the backs coach, Sean Holley

1:42:09 > 1:42:11has been waxing lyrical about the young backs, what are they like?

1:42:11 > 1:42:16They are very young, but they want to learn, they are approachable, and

1:42:16 > 1:42:23they have got a big future.Good, keep going.Cheers.

1:42:23 > 1:42:3115 minutes remaining, and the Ospreys looking for a four timer, a

1:42:31 > 1:42:35try bonus point for the first time this season in that time. Dragons

1:42:35 > 1:42:39looking to get their third consecutive losing bonus point,

1:42:39 > 1:42:47although they want to turn that around. The next site will be trying

1:42:47 > 1:42:51to even this up, a long way to go from the halfway. A lot of

1:42:51 > 1:42:55experience on the Ospreys team on the field now.

1:42:55 > 1:43:01Still an intriguing position, though. How much has that first-half

1:43:01 > 1:43:09defensive effort taken out of the Dragons in these latter stages?

1:43:09 > 1:43:13Adam Beard trying to keep Elliot Dee on his feet, but the hooker goes to

1:43:13 > 1:43:25ground. Charlie Davies to how Amos. Davies, Henson... Aaron Wainwright.

1:43:29 > 1:43:37Fairbrother, still Pandey of time to go in this game.Yeah, you're right.

1:43:37 > 1:43:4114 minutes of a long time to go. Still only one score.Offside. They

1:43:41 > 1:43:46are playing it on.Chance the bigger.Benjamin brought him to

1:43:46 > 1:43:56ground. -- chance for Biggar. A portion of the 7500 think it merits

1:43:56 > 1:44:03another look.The TMO is looking at this. Cramping up. There was space

1:44:03 > 1:44:09behind the line of the Dragons, that's for sure. Biggar spotted it.

1:44:09 > 1:44:13It's whether somebody changed their line to get into the line of

1:44:13 > 1:44:19Daniel's run, and impeded him. Let's take a look. Seize the space, lovely

1:44:19 > 1:44:26little blink. It was James Benjamin committed to the tackle, that is the

1:44:26 > 1:44:29question.

1:44:30 > 1:44:38He hasn't changed his line, but he wraps his arm around him. He's

1:44:38 > 1:44:43wrapped his arm, dropped his arm behind him, that is a penalty. He

1:44:43 > 1:44:48can't change that into a tackle once the ball is airborne and passing.

1:44:48 > 1:44:57Taken quickly by Sam Davies. Such a sweet left foot, Sam Davies.

1:44:57 > 1:45:05Lovely kick. The play called the Dragons unaware. We heard from Shaun

1:45:05 > 1:45:08Connor, he will be really annoyed. Sometimes you work with young backs,

1:45:08 > 1:45:12they're great and exuberant. Then they switch off, they are a bit

1:45:12 > 1:45:23naive. Sam spotted that.

1:45:24 > 1:45:31Angus O'Brien has come on for Rossa. He goes straight onto the wing.

1:45:31 > 1:45:37Number ten, Angus O'Brien.The Ospreys know they will be sniffing a

1:45:37 > 1:45:44bonus point.Well, they got their third try from a line vote. Rob

1:45:44 > 1:45:57McCusker set it up. He is the one trying to do the same this time.

1:46:13 > 1:46:24The Ospreys can sniff a bonus point now.

1:46:27 > 1:46:32Ma'afu Fia year, a couple of metres from the try line.Battering away,

1:46:32 > 1:46:44and again, it is just a pick and go, easy to defend with it so close.Dan

1:46:44 > 1:46:50Evans, they have spent such a long time defending in the first half.

1:46:50 > 1:46:53More open, as you'd expect, in the second. And it's getting more

1:46:53 > 1:46:57difficult for them to defend. Fia, lovely pass from the prop. Abdou

1:46:57 > 1:47:03Watkin. Fending off Hewitt, who gets in at the second attempt. The ball

1:47:03 > 1:47:08is still not out of play. Henson has to go the long way around. Benjamin

1:47:08 > 1:47:12behind his own try line.Living dangerously. He didn't want that

1:47:12 > 1:47:16there, did he. Amazing defence from the Dragons. You have got to applaud

1:47:16 > 1:47:22them. They live to fight another day. But they still camped on their

1:47:22 > 1:47:26own try line. It will be another line-out five metres out.

1:47:26 > 1:47:30Steve Tandy won't be happy with the poor execution on the line.

1:47:30 > 1:47:33Interesting to see how long they have spent in the game in the

1:47:33 > 1:47:39Dragons 22. Great defence, yes. But organising themselves to finally get

1:47:39 > 1:47:48over the line. Again, they deliver it, a long time in the line-out. I

1:47:48 > 1:47:59thought the old master, they used to call him, James Hook, going around.

1:47:59 > 1:48:03Benjamin did well, he didn't want it there. He has played a bit of

1:48:03 > 1:48:08sevens, Benjamin! He has had the ball may be the hind his own goal

1:48:08 > 1:48:11line in sevens territory, but with all the Ospreys chasing him, it is a

1:48:11 > 1:48:18different ball game. Rob McCusker has made a difference

1:48:18 > 1:48:26since coming on. He has shown a bit of impetus, taking the ball forward.

1:48:26 > 1:48:33Cracknell, and again, McCusker. He is there. So is Scott Baldwin. Alun

1:48:33 > 1:48:43Wyn Jones working hard. Baldwin breaks clear, reaches out stock just

1:48:43 > 1:48:50about managed to hold onto it. Good, low tackle.

1:48:53 > 1:48:58A penalty advantage, anyway, for the Ospreys. Cracknell, King weights.

1:48:58 > 1:49:06Beard alongside him.Tackle. Tactics.It is bodies on the line

1:49:06 > 1:49:13from the Dragons, quite literally, at the moment. James Hook steps.

1:49:13 > 1:49:20Can't quite reach out, though. Well, as it was in the first half,

1:49:20 > 1:49:24relentless from the Ospreys. Biggar runs into Henson, who stands his

1:49:24 > 1:49:29ground with the help of Jack Dixon. There must be gaps out wide in

1:49:29 > 1:49:38midfield. Trying to go Route one, and Ma'afu Fia gets there! That is

1:49:38 > 1:49:43the bonus point for the Ospreys.It is not pretty, but it is certainly

1:49:43 > 1:49:47effective in the end, multiple phases again, battering away.

1:49:47 > 1:49:52Courageous defence by the Dragons, but experience, the size, the power,

1:49:52 > 1:50:00possession, it is too much for the Dragons Ian. No more than they

1:50:00 > 1:50:04deserve for their perseverance close to the line.

1:50:04 > 1:50:11Little off-load, Biggar taking Henson. That is one back for the

1:50:11 > 1:50:18guy. Fia is sniffing the line. Nicky Smith badging on doing. Not helping

1:50:18 > 1:50:29that much. Fia dozen. -- Fia does enough.That is the one that gets

1:50:29 > 1:50:39the Ospreys their first four try bonus point.The place the Ospreys

1:50:39 > 1:50:43are out, they have to try to build. It is four tries. It's pretty hard

1:50:43 > 1:50:47for the Dragons to is called two converted tries now, it is a long

1:50:47 > 1:50:51way to come in less than ten minutes.That's Gerard Ellis,

1:50:51 > 1:51:01replacement hooker for the Dragons. And Paul James. Started the first

1:51:01 > 1:51:08three of the season, hasn't had an outing since then.

1:51:14 > 1:51:19McCusker has certainly given them something.Yeah, hungry for work.

1:51:19 > 1:51:22With a bit of a point to prove, not a lot of game time in the first

1:51:22 > 1:51:26team.

1:51:29 > 1:51:38Kept in by Angus O'Brien. Hallam Amos... Amos slips through. Amos,

1:51:38 > 1:51:41Wainwright alongside him. Hallam Amos still goes. What a run by Amos.

1:51:41 > 1:51:47Can they capitalise? Charlie Davies goes one way, then the other. Ending

1:51:47 > 1:51:55up down a blind alley.

1:51:58 > 1:52:06Wainwright was doing his best in support of how Amos. Benjamin...

1:52:06 > 1:52:14Ospreys have regrouped now. Such a shame, great break.It is the neck

1:52:14 > 1:52:16roll.

1:52:20 > 1:52:24And all that effort for nothing in the end, but Hallam Amos has

1:52:24 > 1:52:28certainly caught the eye tonight.He has been dangerous every time he's

1:52:28 > 1:52:32had the ball. Looks for the half gap, showing a lot of strength and

1:52:32 > 1:52:37power to get through, putting in a couple of tackles there. But as soon

1:52:37 > 1:52:43as the Ospreys regrouped, they were in control, and now, Dan Biggar just

1:52:43 > 1:52:47clears. They have got the bonus point, they just need to keep the

1:52:47 > 1:52:51Dragons at bay. Steve Tandy will be happy with this. This is Amos again,

1:52:51 > 1:52:58the ball in two hands, powerful, a missed tackle from Ma'afu Fia, still

1:52:58 > 1:53:02the king about his tackle. But he is a difficult man to put down, and I

1:53:02 > 1:53:09am in excited to see him in the autumn.

1:53:23 > 1:53:27The Dragons have got six minutes to get a converted try, and a losing

1:53:27 > 1:53:37bonus point.

1:53:49 > 1:54:05Baldwin loses the ball in contact. O'Brien... Dixon.

1:54:05 > 1:54:08Lloyd Fairbrother.

1:54:13 > 1:54:18O'Brien tries to pick out Hallam Amos, who keeps it alive, but Biggar

1:54:18 > 1:54:24has time to pick his spot in the defence, but only picks out O'Brien.

1:54:24 > 1:54:28Henson to Ashton Hewitt.

1:54:35 > 1:54:39They need to try and build as best they can, get down within striking

1:54:39 > 1:54:47distance. Ospreys happy to keep them down in their own half. Dixon clips

1:54:47 > 1:54:54it onto Amos. Back to O'Brien. They are being pushed back all the time,

1:54:54 > 1:55:01the Dragons. Benjamin to Hill. Slips it away, but it is all under

1:55:01 > 1:55:05pressure, it is all forced.They have to come from deep, they have

1:55:05 > 1:55:08two score tries. The Ospreys know that. They are containing them in

1:55:08 > 1:55:13field. This is where they are at their best, the Ospreys. The

1:55:13 > 1:55:17experience on there, they are containing.Back from the ten metre

1:55:17 > 1:55:26line to inside their 22. Henson to O'Brien. Ellis...

1:55:29 > 1:55:35The blindside rocked by Cory Allen.

1:55:37 > 1:55:42The Ospreys happy not to contest at the breakdown, get all the numbers

1:55:42 > 1:55:48out wide, that black line waiting. O'Brien trying to burst through.

1:55:48 > 1:55:54Henson... In the end, just looking to put them anywhere downfield. Sam

1:55:54 > 1:55:58Davies looks to return to the far corner, where O'Brien, in turn,

1:55:58 > 1:56:06weights. -- waits.

1:56:08 > 1:56:14Dan Evans, plenty of kicking options for the Ospreys.Yeah, picked his

1:56:14 > 1:56:17head up, saw that Henson and Hallam Amos were covering both sides, big

1:56:17 > 1:56:20gap down the field.

1:56:23 > 1:56:27A battle of the boot insulin, because it is just too tough for the

1:56:27 > 1:56:33Dragons to run from their own 22. Now for a change, the Ospreys have a

1:56:33 > 1:56:40run with ball in hand. Fia...

1:56:44 > 1:56:50Dan Evans to Alun Wyn Jones.

1:56:50 > 1:56:56Dan Evans to Alun Wyn Jones. Pinging bumps off Ashton Hewitt. Wainwright

1:56:56 > 1:57:04goes back. Gathers at the second attempt. Joe Davies protects as they

1:57:04 > 1:57:10wait for a scrum-half.It's all to do for the Dragons now. As hard as

1:57:10 > 1:57:14they will try, they won't get out of this area. They are tired, they will

1:57:14 > 1:57:19have to defend a lot. Over 200 tackles made. It's been brave, but

1:57:19 > 1:57:24not enough. Not a vintage Ospreys performance, but they have been

1:57:24 > 1:57:31deserved their win. Two minutes remaining, Sean, it is

1:57:31 > 1:57:34your disease and for man of the match night.Thanks for that. It

1:57:34 > 1:57:37hasn't been a vintage Ospreys performance, but they needed a win,

1:57:37 > 1:57:41and they have got a bonus point. No stand-up performance for me for the

1:57:41 > 1:57:46Ospreys, the Dragons youngsters, with signs or bridges. But you need

1:57:46 > 1:57:49a talismanic and a leader, someone to make decisions, and stand-up, he

1:57:49 > 1:57:53has put in a big shift. He has made decisions to go for the corner,

1:57:53 > 1:57:58which has got Ospreys over the line. My man of the match is Alun Wyn

1:57:58 > 1:58:08Jones.13 carries, ten tackles, a lot of the unseen work. And also,

1:58:08 > 1:58:14keeping them going when things are looking a bit sketchy at times.

1:58:14 > 1:58:18Yeah, sometimes on a poor run, you need your big men to stand up. As

1:58:18 > 1:58:23you say, an scene. The influence he has out there is enormous, and on

1:58:23 > 1:58:25the training field.

1:58:28 > 1:58:35Sam Davies. That was high, was it? And there is the man of the match

1:58:35 > 1:58:38with another carry, Alun Wyn Jones. Looking for the off-load. But then

1:58:38 > 1:58:46again, not forcing it. Waiting for help to arrive. Paul James into the

1:58:46 > 1:58:55final minute. Scott Baldwin to Sam Davies. Floats it over.

1:58:58 > 1:59:00Beard to Baldwin.

1:59:14 > 1:59:20Owen Watkin, a fairly quiet time of things as the game has gone on.He

1:59:20 > 1:59:22is a good prospect, neat and tidy, isn't he.

1:59:29 > 1:59:33Trying the clever stuff, and it has worked for Baldwin.

1:59:38 > 1:59:42The Ospreys are finishing stronger, as you'd expect, 210 tackles and

1:59:42 > 1:59:50counting from the Dragons. Hundred of those came in the first 20. It

1:59:50 > 1:59:53did! It shows how they've come back into the game and how the Ospreys

1:59:53 > 2:00:03have done more than enough. A couple of tries in each half.

2:00:05 > 2:00:10The clock red for the Dragons, they are desperate to keep the ball

2:00:10 > 2:00:16alive. They know it is a forlorn hope to go almost the whole length

2:00:16 > 2:00:22of the field.Their best chance is if Hewitt or Amos gets close to the

2:00:22 > 2:00:30ruck and pics to it. -- picks through it.

2:00:33 > 2:00:38O'Brien, Landman. Pressure, still, just as intense from the Ospreys

2:00:38 > 2:00:44defence. They are not letting them go. O'Brien tries something

2:00:44 > 2:00:46different, and succeed, lovely work from O'Brien, looks for Wainwright

2:00:46 > 2:00:53alongside him. It has gone forward, and that will do for the Ospreys.

2:00:53 > 2:00:58They have halted their losing run, at last, they've got a win. And at

2:00:58 > 2:01:02last, they've got the bonus point for scoring four tries. The Dragons

2:01:02 > 2:01:06still looking for a win of their own, but the Ospreys back to winning

2:01:06 > 2:01:12ways, four tries to two. It has been established to

2:01:12 > 2:01:14ways, four tries to two. It has been established to, Ospreys 28-14

2:01:14 > 2:01:15Dragons.

2:01:19 > 2:01:22STUDIO: Little time to chat and wrap this up, but ultimately, the second

2:01:22 > 2:01:27half didn't live up to the first, but it is a precious win for the

2:01:27 > 2:01:31Ospreys, something they desperately needed. Before you answer, Phil

2:01:31 > 2:01:34steals with the man of the match. A well-deserved win, how important?

2:01:34 > 2:01:42Very much so. We can still be a bit frustrated, I think, I don't want to

2:01:42 > 2:01:46say we have got the monkey off our back, but the performances have been

2:01:46 > 2:01:52growing.Thanks for your time. Well done.Cheers.

2:01:52 > 2:01:56We have 30 seconds, it was a win they disbelieve needed.They

2:01:56 > 2:02:00desperately needed it. We saw them last week, and they left 2-3 tries

2:02:00 > 2:02:05out there. Was it from an Ospreys's perspective with the build-up.Can

2:02:05 > 2:02:11you sum it up in a word?Big winner from the Ospreys in the second half.

2:02:11 > 2:02:19LAUGHTER Congratulations to the Ospreys,

2:02:19 > 2:02:2128-14, four tries. As Ms orations to the Dragons. We

2:02:21 > 2:02:26are back on Sunday. Join us if you can. See you then. Good night.