20/03/2016 Scrum V

Don't stop me now, Queen. Celebrate, called the gang.

Don't stop me now. Having a ball. If you want to have a good time, give

me a call! I don't want to stop at all. APPLAUSE

Hello and good evening, welcome to scrum V Six Nations special. That us

get the party started with a heavyweight panel, Jonathan Davies

is here. Martyn Williams. And the main man himself, Mr Shane Williams.

We are also delighted to welcome our friends from Italy, the Italians are

in the house. A very good friend of the show, Mr Roche. Wales's women

are here this evening. But our special guest this evening, give it

up for the Grand Slam champion Wales under 20s. Great to see you boys, we

will talk to you shortly but only one place to start, the principality

stadium and Wales looking for an improvement on Twickenham. Wales

were going for their 10th consecutive win over Italy and with

captain Sam sidelined, Dan Lydiate was leading that his nation for the

first time. Rhys Webb and Justin Tipuric work playing, and Amos

returned from injury for his championship debut. With 17 players

out injured, the Italians had to make five unforced changes. Parisi's

team had never won in Cardiff. COMMENTATOR: Wales trying to get

through. Wales pouring up to the 22. The little push from Dan Biggar. He

gets in ahead of his opposite number, Williams. They have got to

be offside. A clever kick, to the naked eye, they overran it. How the

assistant referee has not seen that, it should be a penalty to Italy.

Rhys Webb has it, and he goes for the line himself and scores. Wales

have a try. Wales, still on the attack. A little 1-2, Wales have

their second try, Dan Biggar. Now, a chance for Wales now as Jonathan

Davies, thou going up the wink in it goes to Dan Biggar, and Parisse

tries to get him but Evans will score.

Charteris, Davies comes in. It goes wide, Williams in their, George

North slips it away and Roberts will score in the corner, eventually it

came, a patient build-up from Wales and Jamie Roberts scores at the

start of the second half. Charteris lays it back, it goes straight

through, George North, George North all the way, what a try from George

North. He does it again, four games in a row in the Six Nations. Nice

little pass inside and a great run from Sato, to his younger brother,

and the lay-off is not quite therefore Geldenhuys, great break by

Italy. A lovely inside ball, I do like Sato, he is a deceptive runner,

plenty of supporting players, a missed opportunity. Defeat beginning

to move, moving towards that line. It may come, Garcia comes in as well

and the try is therefore Italy. Wales into the 22, Dan Biggar.

Roberts, wide to Davies, Williams, Lee Williams with a try. Wales score

again, Liam Williams with a fine finish. A chance once more for

Italy. Garcia for a try, Italy will have another, a beautiful off-load

and in Italy have a second try. Wales begin the March. Great play

and try, it comes to Ross Moriarty. He is the man who gets over for

another try for Wales as they move past 50. Away they go and it will be

a try, it has to be a second try from REIT. -- Moriarty. He is never

going to get there. Anscombe has support, carried by Lydiate, Dan

Biggar, surely. Davies for the try and what age I to finish with. --

what a try. APPLAUSE The crowd in Cardiff loved it, the

studio loved it, what did the Welsh coach and players make of it? We

owed it to the fans this week, still conceded some soft tries but they

played their heart out, I could not ask for more from the squad. It is

difficult to play matches when we lose by 50 points, sometimes we did

good things, we scored a couple of tries but too many mistakes on

defence. They put us under pressure, well played Wales. We showed what we

can do and what we need to do, we deserve that for our hard work this

week. We want to play the way we have been playing, that doesn't

happen overnight, it takes some games to put that together, we have

created chances but have not always been 100% accurate. We had a couple

of passes going in behind but now we are trying to change things and

change things up, play a bit differently and put the forwards in

the channels and getting that combination of communication takes

time. They are an impatient lot and you want things to happen instantly

but today was good. You have to turn up every game, we have to make sure

we are in the right place, and today showed that we can be a good team.

Plenty to talk about as well as yesterday's game, we will also talk

about the tournament in general, a record win, nine tries and virtually

the perfect response after Twickenham. Virtually no win, they

would have expected to score 50 points against Italy, so I thought

they had patients, I didn't understand going for the penalty at

one stage when they were 10-0 up or something but apart from that, they

asked a lot of questions. They showed what they can do, Gatland is

on about my patients, I think they are a great bunch of players and

they are competitive on the world stage. The thing is, we think they

can play a better style as well and can adapt. It shows what they can do

with the execution sometimes on the passing was a bit awry but it was

easy on the high. Was the overriding emotion going to principality

stadium one of thinking what might have been if they had won against

England and then you would be playing a poor Italy side to win the

title? A little bit, you cannot underestimate how big the challenge

is to win at Twickenham, we started poorly in that game. Wales will be

frustrated and tomorrow, they will look, their first game against an

injury ravaged game against Ireland and did not turn up for the first 30

minutes and last week again. I don't think they will necessarily beaten

by a better team's, this is the most talented group we have had in years

for Wales. The talent we have got is amazing, they will be as frustrated

as everyone else. The national paper said yesterday, for the love of

rugby, please play. Nothing to lose really. Italy have been quite poor

in this Six Nations, conceding a lot of points, everyone complained last

week that Wales had not scored many tries and it was a chance to move

the ball around and use their strike runners and play differently. What

they did differently, rather than sending Jamie Roberts up the middle

all the time, they attacked behind him, they used him as a distributor

and it created gaps and holes for George North, Williams, and at times

they played some fantastic rugby and showed everybody what they can do

when they get clean ball and go forward. We will talk about Italy

later in the programme but Wales, it is a sign of how far we have come as

a rugby nation when the audience in the studio and the crowd yesterday

were disappointed that we finished second? It is a tournament a lot of

fans in Wales think they should win. A team with so many superstars

combining, it is hard to understand why a 40 minutes of rugby had such

an impact on who wins it but the different style of attack, aerial

bombardment. That passing before contact and the elusiveness before

contact makes it difficult when you have do defend it. So many variables

happen when there is contact, the off-load can be forced, if you take

that away, everyone plays with width and it puts more stress on a tired

defence and that is when you get 30 points scored so quickly. You picked

up an example. Two a good kicking game and a fantastic defence, rather

than running as far as can into contact and then pass, we were

passing before we made contact. I know the Italians made it pretty

easy in defence, it is great to see what the back line can do, not just

using them as battering rams to get over the line. Getting a second

touch on the ball, we harp on about the Kiwis and Australians but that

is what they do, they don't run as far as

is what they do, they don't run as dictating whether ball goes from the

first play and it has to be from wider, the full-back and the centre

need to communicate and get the ball in because although we won by 60

points, there were opportunities that were easy try scoring

opportunities. They scored from their own half yesterday, they could

have won by a lot more by just being their own half yesterday, they could

something they need to develop. A tweet from Mike Phillips praising

mariachi and how he celebrated his drive. Really impressed with him, he

has a real edge about him. It carries really well. I think we were

40 or 50 points up at the time. The way he celebrates his first try, a

dream come true for him. Wales are blessed in the back row, no sam

yesterday, Sam Warburton, another went off injured, Ross Moriarty has

taken his opportunity. Warren Gatland singled him out for praise,

when he does that it is no mean feat. It is another one to add into

the mix. Hopefully he can get an opportunity in New Zealand. Alan

Amos, we scored 60 points and the ball didn't go to him. I did feel

for him because you could see him waiting for one but the ball didn't

go his way. What did you think of Moriarty? It is awful when you have

another back with a low centre of gravity, he has subtle touches, not

just a battering ram, he has the hard work as well and tight phases.

Another option coming out the back and you were looking for Justin

Tipuric and others, and then you have do worry about Ross Moriarty as

well, you have someone who will fight for the jersey as well. Update

you on Justin Tipuric, he's bent the night in hospital with a bang on the

head, someone else with a headache yesterday was the touch judge. You

may have seen this, this has become an Internet sensation. This is what

happened. There he goes. How did he miss that?

He missed the offside for the kick first of all, that explains it a bit

to be honest. Let us talk about Italy, Carlow, we have some Italian

fans in the crowd here today, fair play, they have come out here today.

They have come out today and they have all been saying how

disappointed they were yesterday, Italy were dreadful and awful

yesterday. Thanks. It breaks my heart, to hear so many people say

that Italy was so poor and White were they poor? You can make all the

excuses you want to, Wales were brilliant at times, not a lot of

teams would have been able to stop what they produced but you look at

the injury list, and there is massive pressure to field a team,

that not a lot of them even have any European experience, there is a guy

who plays in the international -- the Italian league, the full-back,

he was contributing well at the same time but, the one was a tip thing,

if you bleed so many youngsters by force, all of a sudden when the

physio room is empty and they get their jerseys back, Italy have a

wider pool of players to choose from. That have been led rather than

just fed information and can come in. If there is one positive thing,

it would be the extra experience for those players. There is a

suggestion, about relegation, that the team finish bottom of the Six

Nations, Italy, would face a play-off against a team like

Georgia, who beat Romania yesterday, they finished top of the so-called

European Nations cup but is that disrespectful to Italy? It is not

just Italy, whoever finishes bottom should face the top of the year --

the teams below, Georgia yesterday had 55,000 people watching them beat

Romania, they are serious contenders. You cannot just keep

them down. You look what happened with Argentina, they started in

Super Rugby and now a team in the Super 15 and the Rugby Championship,

they are developing. Italy should say, Parisse looked really off

yesterday, as if he had had enough. If we are to stay there, they have

to play Georgia on a home and away basis and if you play well and not,

maybe it would be better to go back and develop players and then come

back again the following year. Rather than lose by 50 or 60 points.

It was tough on Italy with a lot of injuries but whoever finishes often.

I used Italy as an example, it adds jeopardy to the end of the season

and you don't have heard robbers, it could be Wales. Georgia showed they

are a force in the World Cup, Italy would be stronger over two legs but

it is worth looking at definitely. You could have seven nations and

invite Georgia in. We talk about the level two sides, the only way they

compete against the best teams in the world is to play against them on

a regular basis. Not just every four years when the World Cup comes

around. Georgia proved they are a force to be reckoned with and have

gone above Italy in the world rankings, why not? It is something

that could come in and if you don't play well in the Six Nations, you go

down to the second competition and it is an incentive to play well in

the Six Nations. If the tournament was not expanded from five to six, I

would not be sitting here now, it cannot just be a monopoly, even

though my first reaction is super protective. Sergio was annoyed when

it came up in the news conference. I am not surprised, Italy have beaten

everybody except England. But you take a step back and the wider

picture, they have a two year system and Georgia have won it nine times

in a row. Logistically, it makes sense, if it can be possible, every

two years that the rotation can be put in place. Then it can fast track

the development system that is needed to make better decisions. Let

us look at the final Six Nations table. England are Grand Slam

champions, congratulations to Eddie Jones and his team, a remarkable

recovery after World Cup failure. How good were England for you? Allen

good, no doubt about that, they were the best team in the competition,

they performed consistently well and had a tough game in Scotland at

Murrayfield. After winning that and how they won it, I backed them to

get through. It was quite frightening when you look at the

players they have two come in, Henry Slade, Tuilagi could come back fit,

the number eight will be available in the summer. It was not rocket

science how they played but they had clarity. Eddie Jones did what he

does, getting the best of his resources and the resources England

have, it is frightening for the rest of the Northern hemisphere. A

fascinating listening on the radio, saying that this team will mature

and in three or four years they will be a force to be reckoned with, can

you see a World Cup winning side? Yes you can, the strength in depth

is there. They are not going to be in Italy's position, they are a

strong side. It was not a poor tournament, Wales one of the best in

the world, Ireland have dipped a bit because of injuries but England did

what they had to do and did it well. I was impressed with what they did,

very simple and slow all, they kicked it all be forward took it up

and the quick ball and the forward took it, they scored a lot of tries

and looked dangerous. They looked confident. In the World Cup they

were edgy and nervous and we felt we had a chance of beating them and

that is what happened. Eddie Jones just oozes confidence, he says the

right things, go and have a beer and chill out and it is about what you

do on the field, it is about your game and leave him to do everything

else. Just behave yourself and play. I think they deservedly won it and

they will go from strength to strength. The Jo Marler issue has

made the papers again, a respected writer in the Sunday Times, he

doesn't think that Jo Marler, who admitted racial abuse, that he

should have been nowhere near a sports arena? At the end of the day,

he has admitted he has said something racial to Sam and it is

almost as if that is it. It is a serious matter and you can see his

point. How far it will go and what Stephen Jones really wants out of

this I am not sure. The problem you have is that no one really knew what

that meant at the time. Then everyone jumped on the bandwagon.

The Six Nations should have jumped on it straightaway and made a

decision. Banned or not banned and then announce it on Sunday morning

but it has dragged on and rugby, has been dragged through it and the

world game have come in and they will ban him. The problem is the

governing body, world rugby, looking at if the Six Nations committee have

investigated the investigation properly. The rugby union doesn't

know what is going on. The common-sense thing is to ban him for

the last game and draw a line and move on, no one has come out of this

with any credit in my mind. It is a shame it is dragging on. Whether

they retrospectively ban him, I think they will but the damage has

been done. A lot of players in the Six Nations have stepped up to the

mark, these are the views. Not the classic Six Nations we may have been

expecting but I have looked at some of the individual players that some

of the coaches may feel they cannot live without. Scottish Centre Duncan

Taylor has shown he can play 12 or 13. He has a presence of mind and an

uncanny ability to score tries. They rangy individual and deceptively

quick. He has been Scotland's top ball-carrier in three of the four

games he has played in the Six Nations this year. He is a solid

defender as well and in Taylor, Scotland have a centre that can

affect the game at either end of the field. Ireland stand-off CJ stander

had the most carries by a Six Nations were beaten. He has proved

to be a crucial player and he has leadership qualities. But he has

also shown deft skills and touches around the field and the links well

with the likes of Johnny Sexton. Add to that a vital line-out presence

and it makes him one for Ireland's future. Centre Michel Campagnaro has

been the one shining light in Italy's Six Nations, he has carried

the ball more than any other Italian player. Italy sorely missed him

against Wales yesterday. He has the ability to get Italy back on the

front foot when they are in trouble. He is a particularly aggressive

defender with a solid tackle technique. He is renowned as one of

the most difficult players to defend and he makes it look easy. As a

hooker, the French captain, not only does the set piece basics well but

also adds value to the team around the field. Whether it be in the

wider channels as he did against Scotland, scoring his try or in the"

is as he often did against Wales in Cardiff. He has also been used as a

wrecking ball flanker, when it needs to get tight, the captain can do the

job to get over the line. Lock George Cruise is the glue that keeps

England together, the Saracens man as a big tackle count and a huge

work rate, he rarely misses a tackle, especially under the sticks.

Is early try against Scotland proved decisive for the Grand Slam

champions, 50% of England's line-outs were thrown to him and

that with what he showed against France yesterday, it bodes well for

England's future. I have really seen an improvement in

George North. We all know George can be defenders for fun but on things

like this from kick-off, how he really drives his legs a second

effort to get Wales out of trouble. Tracking back from defence, crucial

in defensive aspects for his team. And also his spatial awareness

behind. This is a difficult skill for a winger and downy tramlines in

the five metre channel, a difficult kick that George North does with

aplomb. And improved player yes, there is more to gorgeous George

than meets the eye. Jonathan and Martin have selected

their British Lions side already and it is available on the Twitter feed

and Facebook. Wales are run New Zealand this summer. We have asked

Xavier Rush to be asked are at the bar this evening. What is the New

Zealand perspective of this 6-nations we have just had? It was a

little bit of a let down after the excitement of the World Cup and the

rugby we saw throughout the Rugby World Cup. It was a tad lower than

that but after 2011 World Cup, Wales have a lot of respect down under and

especially in New Zealand. It is a sign of how far we have come that we

are really disappointed to be runners-up. I was thinking that

earlier today. We are now going to places like Twickenham and expecting

to win. It shows how far Welsh rugby has come. Our New Zealand quaking in

their boots at the thought of taking on Wales? It is the best time Wales

will have had to face the All Blacks for some time. They are rebuilding.

We have had the retirement of some fantastic All Blacks. Wales are

getting them at a great time. But there are 12 or 13 other World Cup

winners to deal with. They will have problems but it is better than with

those players better. At the time of year, June, the middle of winter,

their game at the moment were actually suit the time of year. It

will be night rugby again. I would like to see Wales being a bit more

unstructured. They are like to see Wales being a bit more

when it goes from set piece to set piece but what you see from teams in

the southern hemisphere, piece but what you see from teams in

attack from any little break any little turnover.

defence, they will be a hard team to stop. I enjoyed watching Jamie

Roberts and George North hit holes, inside and outside defenders

simultaneously. That is so hard to defend. It is almost unstoppable.

They will always get over the gain line. It is always a very simple

move. It sounds to me like Wales might win a test

The crowd have seen something. Something in the back area, years

getting up. Jones does well. Under pressure. Italy fancy the turnover

but overeager. And Wales can just steady themselves. I think he might

see yellow. Not what Italy needed and he will

spend ten minutes in the sin-bin. Here we go. As predicted. Evans at

the back. In the backs as well. Watkin is there, Thomas is there.

Italy have stood their ground so far but Evans just needs a Smith of that

line and he is over. Smith, it is Milan. Half a gap. Cannot quite get

away can Giles. Again Wales on the front foot, excellent pass,

Williams. Great play from Wales. Try number three. Just short. Smith

again, how did tops again. Fawcett in support. Smith once more. They

have got numbers if they can move it. Smith again. They have options

this side. Desperate to cross, they cross. Murphy is there. And the

referee awards the try. It crams it to Wales. It is Harrison Keddie, man

of the match last week, scores for Wales, the Grand Slam is on its way

to Colwyn Bay. We said from the start we are confident in our

ability but as a team, we have enjoyed and pushed ourselves to be

really humble Madoff the field. Within ourselves, we knew what we

were capable of. I could not been prouder.

So with Wales having secured their first ever Grand Slam at this level,

they will head off to Manchester in June for the Junior world champions

as 6-nations titleholders. It really is a great achievement.

Jason, the coach, is here, alongside Harrison. You must be so proud.

Extremely pleased. The tournament could not have gone any better. Full

credit to the players and the other cultures, Geraint Lewis, Richard

Hodges and Chris Horseman. They did a fantastic job with the players.

They happen superb on and off the field. We keep hearing about this

amazing team spirit. Yes, it is something we have placed huge

significance on throughout the tournament and we have shown it on

the field. They are really close and that will only get stronger until we

reach the World Cup. They are a great group. It is a pleasure to be

a part of it. Harris and we will have a look at your try. How does it

feel to be a Grand Slam champion? A bit surreal. It has not quite sunk

in. There is the ball. That ball has not been seen, by the way. This team

spirit you have got any side is just amazing. When did you realise the

Grand Slam was on? Did you think halfway through the championship, we

can do this? We have always believed in what we can do and that team

spirit God is the end. Jason, the adjusting for you now is, do you sit

down with Warren Gatland over the next couple of months, there is a

suggestion that some of these boys I'd go on the tour to New Zealand?

Or do you want to keep them for the Junior World Cup? We have a lot of

dialogue with the national cultures. They have all been superbly last

couple of months. And that decision will be left to those cultures. What

is important to us is when they leave the 20s, we have done all we

can to develop those players but we are in a strong position and

hopefully they will go on to bigger and better things in the future. You

have made our country very proud. The under 20s, Grand Slam champions.

Well done. Very proud of you. Let's catch up now then with Wales' women.

Wales' women's main aim during this campaign was to ensure litigation

for next year 's World Cup in Ireland and that was achieved

earlier on in the tournament. At which two wins and two defeats so

far, the side were determined to end with a victory against Italy at the

Talbot athletic ground in Aberavon. Wales started brightly but it was

the Italians who opened the scoring. The Welsh defence has been strong in

previous weeks but today it was in a muddle. The second try was

completely against the run of play. Wales spilled the ball inside the

Italian 22, which fell nicely again for Italy. The number ten running 80

metres to cross for a second try. With Italy down to 14, Wales took

advantage. Determined work by the forwards but it was Italy who took a

13-5 lead going into the break. It was same again from Wales in the

second half with Harris scoring her second try. Things took a turn for

the worse as Charis Phillips was stretchered off with a suspected

broken leg. Wales were unable to turn possession into points and a

second penalty saw the Italians hold. France claimed the

championship after denying England the Grand Slam. Wales finished

fourth ahead of the Italians on points difference.

A pretty disappointing campaign. I suppose you started off pretty well

and you had a chance to build on that success but it did not really

work for you. We had a couple of really good games against Scotland

and France. No one can argue that our defensive performance against

France was the best we have ever put in but unfortunately then the two

games following that were both disappointing. I think as a squad we

know that we did not start the game out of the blocks. It took as the

first 40 minutes, which anybody knows you cannot lay an

international rugby game and expect to win it in 40 minutes. You had a

couple of chances but lacking those clinical edge. Yes, both our tries

were scored from our forwards. It is now the tiny little skills with the

backs to make sure we're getting those finishes out wide. We hear

that Carys Phillips has broken her leg. We hope that is not the case

because she is a pivotal part of our pack. I am sure that she will have a

speedy recovery and we will get her back soon. What is next for you?

Some of the girls are going into sevens but as of tomorrow it is part

of our 18 month journey towards the women's World Cup. For us now, it is

getting those little things right and the finishes and making sure we

get those points out wide to put this in a position then for the

6-nations next year and then the World Cup to improve on our rankings

and then make ourselves a force to be reckoned with. Thank you very

much for coming in. Wish you all the very best and let's bring you right

up to date with the Pro12. Excellent service off the top. On

the crash ball and the offload. Quick possessions here, it could be

on. Missed pass, first try for Munster. Rhys Patchell, according to

minds. Keeps possession. Switch of direction. Josh Navidi. Weak

tackling in midfield. Josh Navidi has support and it is a stroll for

Macauley Cook. The Blues will look to go down the front. It is a front

Peel, how cheeky is that from Matthew Rees?

No surprises what Munster will do here. And the Blues are on the back

foot. There is a penalty coming but they want more. They get more.

Cherie at the bottom of the pile. Here they come again. From deep,

Munster. That has been punched and it is Garyn Smith and he will go all

the way. Garyn Smith, pickpocketing the Munster attack.

The Blues come again. Looking for that bonus point try. Evans, Rhys

Patchell, great work from Rhys Patchell. Munster, the game could

well be lost but they will not be giving up any time soon. O'Donoghue.

A third try for Munster. The first time we have beaten Munster here for

seven years apparently, which is a good achievement but way too long to

wait for a win against Munster at home. That win for the Blues sees

them remain ninth but adds to the pressure on the Ospreys as they look

for European qualification. Glasgow beat Leinster on Friday. The

defending champions are up to sixth. Six Welsh derbies over the next six

weeks and there are some really tasty matchups. Next week, it is the

Ospreys against the Scarlets. And a head-to-head between these two

Canadians. You move to sunny Wales, how are you

enjoying the mumbles? It is good. It is a nice little area here. Loving

the beaches and the coffee shops. Ice cream shops. It is nice when the

weather is like today. But it has been a hard few months with the

weather. I can only have one sugar, this is on TV. How have you found

the public just living in Wales? They are quite crazy about rugby. I

try to get to see as many of the games as I can in the 6-nations just

for that exact reason. The whole city is buzzing. I do think there is

really a stadium in the world that has the crazy Welsh fans and

especially when the stadium is closed and everything is amplified

that much more. In having it right in the middle of town with all the

stripper bars and people there I was before the game, having fun. The

stripper bars? The strip. I did not have a clue. Stripper bars are the

best. People are there hours before the game! You have been here for a

little bit now and played a couple of games for the Scarlets and eight

few of the derbies? Derbies everywhere are the same. Coming from

Glasgow for six years, having the huge rivalry with Edinburgh, I was

used to that. But then you come here to Wales where rugby is the normal

one sport and a lot more people know about what is going on and all the

Welsh guys will be coming back. Everyone will be firing and ready

for it. It was funny when I first came to the Ospreys, the one game of

the year that you could not lose was the Scarlets at home. The Scarlets

will want to get to the top of the table and you guys want to start

putting back-to-back games together. We want to get top six if we want to

be in Europe. It is a massive game: not only a derby game at the points

are vital. Both teams will want to get points for different reasons. I

use starting? I do not know. Are you? I do not know. You have been

resting all season for this one, to be fresh. I have been playing every

game. I have been training well recently. Obviously, the Welsh

players coming back, Jake Ball, James King for us. They have been

involved in the Welsh squad. They will be a bit of a battle going on

there. Definitely. Jake Ball is a massive leader for us. Front foot

kind of guy. At the end of the day, when you play these derby games, it

is all about who can create momentum and that starts with the forwards.

There is the potential for you and I to go up against each other. If that

does happen, it'll be a good class. We only done it once. Who do you

think would be the best winger you have played against and why? You

would be up there, even though you were macro I have only played you

once. I have to go low on you. But I have googled Jeff Hassler, gridiron,

highlights. How come when you score tries in rugby, do you not to those

crazy celebrations that you used to in football? You used to do a little

fire stoking. It is expected. Rugby is more of a

gentleman sport. You have got to expect to score and not make a scene

of it. Maybe if I score against you or I will pull that off. I hope to

see you on the field next week. Best of luck and may the best team win.

Good luck for the rest of the season. I hope you guys make the

play-offs. What is it like when you go from being international

team-mates and buddies into knocking seven bells out of each other? It is

good fun. There will be little seven bells out of each other? It is

as it is a big game, you will not have any problem getting motivated.

The fact it is a derby, Ospreys Scarlets, the boys will be firing on

all cylinders. And Ken Owens going up against Scott Baldwin. There is

nothing between them. Scott Baldwin is one of the most improved players

in Wales over the last few seasons. Ken Owens made such a difference at

Twickenham when he came on. Ken Owens made such a difference at

well. Let's bring you back to Wales and the 6-nations and looking ahead

to New Zealand. If you were a schoolteacher and you were being

asked to give your end of term report, what would you give Wales?

Areas to improve on? Marks out of ten for getting continuity in the

front row. They have had the same front row throughout the 6-nations,

something they have struggled with before, the tight head side, Samson

Lee, he is like a cornerstone. He has massive power behind him and the

second rows, pure quality. They have stability upfront. Looking from the

outside, there is one thing I would change, the variation of attack.

They did it on Saturday, Arial, around the ruck, short, close,

deception, against a blitz defence, two lines of attack may be to help

off-load a bit of pressure. That'll be one thing but that takes time and

the more they play together, they more they get that rhythm and

especially against New Zealand, it is gone to be tough. It is good to

be expansive game plan. It feels like you are playing against 15

constantly all the time. Something that vary in that game will be

massive. Any chance for Wales in New Zealand question mark there is

always a chance. I completely agree with what Xavier Rush said, if ever

there is a time to play New Zealand, it is when these players are not

there. They have been the catalyst of everything New Zealand have done

well over the last few years. However there are to be other

players replacing them and coming through. And they will be world

class in a matter of time. It is the hardest place you are going to go

and play rugby. It is the toughest place and the toughest plays in the

world out there but there is always a chance. It is gone to be hard and

it will be interesting to see what kind of score they take their

because a lot of experienced players have played a lot of rugby over the

last year and a half and maybe it is a time for these players to have a

bit of a rest and we have the under 20s boys who were looking superb in

the 6-nations, they might want to be pushed right into the deep end and

experience some of the red -- toughest rugby they were level

expedience. How do you think Wales will do? We are competitive and we

have not had that for a long time. You have to take your hat off to the

current squad. They are up there and they will go up there with

expectations high. If they can have all their best players playing and

they play at their best, they are capable of beating New Zealand. That

is the thing. The players that they will bring in will not appear from

nowhere. They have been in the background for the last three or

four years but not in the first team. I think if we can adapt, Hibs

midfield, good communication, try and get mismatches out why, I think

we can improve a lot and if we do the basics, in defence, set piece,

as we have been, then if we can get our attack working well, I think we

can only improve. We are running out of time but your assessment of Wales

this season? Something like seven out of ten. We are runners-up, which

going into yesterday's game, it felt like we were going into a Wooden

Spoon game. But we are where we are. We are a fit and organised and

committed side. One thing you cannot question with this team is the

commitment. They always come back so well. You have been brilliant

tonight. Thank you very much to Martyn Williams, Jonathan Davies,

Shane Williams, Xavier Rush, thank you very much. That is it from us.

As ever, it has been emotional.