19/03/2017 Scrum V

COMMENTATOR: France need a converted try to win. Antonio declared himself

fit, but is not. Do you think he needs a head assessment? Yes. Far be

it from me to say that was cheating. Who is going to be binned? Sam Son

Ly by the looks of it. Is he injured? This has been going on for

well over 50 minutes in real-time. Here we go again, 90 minutes on the

clock. As part of the subplot, 30 seconds and counting down to the

return of some Sunli. Duncan Davies has ridden the word shambles done.

France over the line -- return of Sampson Lee. France have won the

game. It has been one of the longest games on record -- Samson Lee.

Welcome to Scrum V, one of the longest, bizarre, surreal and easily

one of the most farcical we have ever seen. It was crazy, we have a

packed show and a phenomenal studio audience. APPLAUSE

And we have Sean Holley. And we have the Wales women and the under 20s in

the house. Let's cut to the chase because we have some great special

guests. Please welcome Shane Williams, CHEERING

Aled Jones, Peter Jackson. CHEERING Brendan Rogers evening. So much, so

much to get through the night, we are going to catch up with all the

guys in a minute but in all the confusion that happened between

minutes 80 and 100 we probably forgot what happened in the first

80, so let's remind ourselves, shall we?

COMMENTATOR: France in possession, Kevin Gourdon weights. Now let's

Serin takeover. The home in a thunderous on the charge. Lopez. It

is the try. V wide players around the fringes were not quick enough.

That point France were on the front foot. France claimed the turnover.

Through Remi Lamerat. Was there a knock-on? Flailing arm knocked the

ball on. REFEREE: A deliberate knock-on, it is a good position but

we're not that the trial is going to be scored so he goes to the bin and

no penalty try. No penalty try about ten minutes in the bin for Virimi

Vakatawa. It is good by Leigh Halfpenny. Warburton plays

scrum-half. Jake Davies. Penalty advantage to Wales, they have a free

play here. Rob Evans does well to ride the first tackle. Biggar. Scott

Williams along the floor. George North outside him. Took the ball

standing still. Dulin, standing tackle. Back to the penalty.

The Welsh scrummage under real pressure. A bit of pulling and

pushing. Long enough. Straight enough. Wales

take the lead. It comes to France on tidal. It

comes to France, but illegally. Halfpenny, does he like it? He does,

he does indeed. Wales creeping forward. High tackle.

Wales have a lot of redshirt around, here they come through Dan Biggar.

Can't get the pass away. France over the ball. WHISTLE

It is a high tackle. And again, the crowd expressed their displeasure.

Are you injured? You're OK, fine, let's go. He has just he was not

injured. Ten seconds left of normal time, but this is France's chance.

WHISTLE One second, one second. I think not

good. He declared himself fit but he is not. It is one of those.

Do this employ specialist prop? That is just an amazing coincidence. Do

you think he needs a head assessment? Yes. Yes, as a doctor

you have said he needs a head assessment. We are happy whatever. I

suppose it appends how cynical you are about this. You fear the worst

when it comes to your analysis here. The doctor actually said yes, he

needs an assessment. France so close to the line, and

still not over, but it is a penalty advantage for France. The ball will

be held up. France have the penalty. Aaron O'Connor yellow card, not the

final play. Samson Lee by the looks of it. You have to have a suitable

replacement: who has to be qualified in that position in the front row.

Leigh Halfpenny is coming. They go wide, they go wider. He can't get

through, the ball has gone loose but we go back for the penalty.

Halfpenny 15. So, George North has made a tackle

on the full-back. And then in the most bizarre circumstances, we are

all looking everybody for a bite. There is clearly a bite mark on his

arm. No conclusive footage, play on. Kroos Dulin tackled by George Low.

No conclusive footage of a bite. The penalties against Rhys Webb. For the

line, Dan Biggar is heading for the bin in the hundredth minute of the

game, if France don't score. France over the line, they claim the try.

WHISTLE CHEERING

And the try by Wayne Barnes is awarded. It goes through, and France

have won the game. It has been one of the longest games on record, but

the upshot is that France have beaten Wales here at the start to

France. There you have it, all 99 minutes

and 55 seconds of it but let's hear what the players and coaches had to

say post-match. Have Wales any complaints, and if so what are they?

In terms of the process, I believe so. I think that leading up to the

substitute, I think there is evidence that suggests the prop was

taken off, you know, with an injury which maybe he didn't have. No

issues about the result, just about the process. Are you injured? I am

good. You're OK, it's fine. He has just me he is not injured.

Do you think he needs a head assessment? Yes. The doctor of the

French team has told me his player needs a head assessment. I am sure

there are people saying me that we could have claimed Tom Francis was

injured and go for an uncontested scrum, which I'm not going to lie, I

have been inside is where those questions have been mentioned. But I

thought we responded with integrity and we were Tom Francis Kaman

because he was fit. That is what we do. Can we have the details of his

injury please? It is pretty obvious in terms of

what happened, there is a technical area and you are not allowed outside

that technical area. Ultimately someone has come outside and allowed

the doctor to go and add a break in play. That is outside the laws of

the game. Wayne Barnes, you can hear him ask him if he is OK. Are you

injured? He says I have got a sore back and then I am OK. Then in the

doctor comes on and he goes. Not for a sore back? Yellow Mavrias. There

was a suggestion by the Wales winger George North that he had been

bitten. The referee said there was clearly a bite mark when he went to

the fourth official. There is evidence that office Leigh

in terms of the TMO they have looked. I have spoken to the three

officials and they have said it is inconclusive, so we accept that

decision. We will talk about the bite, but it

Peter if I can throw the first question to you, in 30, 40 years you

have been covering the game. 50 years! I was being kind, have you

ever experienced anything like that? No, nothing like that, I had the

watch on the game and if you take out stoppage time it ran to a total

of 122 minutes eight seconds. The second half was 75 minutes 55

seconds, so no, I have never seen that. But having seen it now ad

infinitum, I am disappointed that as great a figure as Guy Novas should

react in such a cynical way by biting himself as the clearly

something happen there. I thought also that Wayne Barnes did his very

best in very trying circumstances. I thought he was kind to Wales. Giving

away now penalties in the two session, only one yellow card. Had

they gone down, France probably would have shocked them over. The

game would not have dragged on. They was so farcical one stage I was kind

of expecting Inspector clues to come on with his white Mac and magnifying

glass. If you didn't know much about rugby, you would say what on earth

is going on here? Barnes had no option but to keep refereeing it

until the technical fence came along and he ended the game. Had the

biting been proven, and that is fiendishly difficult if you don't

have video evidence, then of course the game would have been over there

and then. A statement just in from the Six Nations, saying they will

look into that, so if a complaint is brought it will be investigated and

if punishment is required it will be brought forth in the next 48 hours.

Adam, Rob Howley strong in condemning France, saying they

undermined the integrity of the game, did they cheat? Discover

probably. George North was not struggling -- who was not scrumming

particularly well, and they thought that was the best bet. As Pete said,

Wales gave for penalties away in the scrum. Any other referee, under less

pressure, would have given a penalty try against them. Barnes did a

pretty good job for my reckoning. He is a barrister or something, so he

knows the score. If a little French doctor comes on, he has to take him

for his word. It is paramount at the moment, injury, and especially

concussion, so he has to take the fellow at his word. I am sure it

will come out in the wash. It is difficult, Rob was honest after the

game, he did not make any excuses, he was not disputing the result but

the process. He has reason to feel aggrieved, doesn't it? Yes. We have

already spoken about the Atonio incident. He obviously did not know

what his injury was until the doctor came on, and therefore the doctor

kind of explained it. But the process of it all, I kind of agree.

I think Wales were very lucky not to have conceded a penalty try in that

period as well. The French were certainly putting the Welsh under

loads of pressure. Wales defended their hearts out but it was not

enough in the end unfortunately. You have to give credit to France as

well, the way they finish that game, apart from the controversy. They

kept the game well and eventually won the game. That's the way it goes

sometimes. If the scrum scenario was not surreal enough, there was a bite

allegation which made it even more surreal, and then the suggestion of

a self-inflicted. Is George North kind of guy who would bite himself?

LAUGHTER Unless he didn't have his pre-match

meal, I don't know. Why would George do that, if you gets found to bite

himself who would be a laughing stock. I think it was crazy. There

was only one camera angle, which didn't show anything. Why would

George do that? From the camera angle we had we could not see

anything. The game did go on for a bit, so maybe he was hungry.

LAUGHTER Maybe he was. Do you not find it

strange that French TV would only have one angle of the incident? I am

pretty sceptical of a lot of things, but I am not cynical enough to

believe that a host broadcaster would deliberately hold back damning

evidence. Unless I am neither that, I would have thought if they have

the other angle. Two players go into a tackle, it is quite conceivable

you can be bit without any evidence. I remember Sean Fitzpatrick, New

Zealand against Australia, when Johan Djourou had his ear so badly,

19 stitches, and the evidence was there, and they did not actually see

the teeth going into his ear. Sometimes it is difficult to prove,

when you go for a try, there are three or four camera angles, we have

just in one, which is a bit bizarre. I think it was Yoann Maestri who

suggested he may have bitten himself, and then the other farcical

thing for me when Atonio said the Barnes, yes, I'm fit, and Summer Rae

said he probably lost that in translation. I mean, he is a New

Zealander, English is his first language. You talk about Wayne

Barnes and the pressure he was under, when 20 minutes over or more

if you look at Peter's stopwatch, he is accused of bias on both sides.

Yoann Maestri said perhaps the bite was self-inflicted afterwards but

said they had been treated like a small nation, and the British stick

together. They don't think he quite understands the geopolitics of the

UK. He made one bad decision, before Vakatawa was cautioned. I can't

believe both touch judges did not see it. You should have been in the

bin for that. I commenced on the fence saying the Welsh player did it

and he gets a rivet, one of Wales tonne Ashun he gets away with it. A

Both sides accusing him of bias, which probably means he played down

the middle. I thought it was good. As Pete said about the tackle, the

knock-on, what you call it, you have two scrum well. I thought he did a

really good job, and the last 20 minutes you would not want to wish

on any referee, well, maybe you might. I guess a La Turbie would say

he has cost us this game but we could have lost that ten minute

earlier with the scrums. He has done a good job, for me, and he is a

pretty stand-up guy. Talking about the controversy, but to be fair, we

had 80 minutes where maybe we should have put that game to bed and we

didn't so what went wrong? Wales did well to get themselves in front but

some crucial errors cost them after a really poor start. Such a poor

start in fact that Wales lost the first line-out. Alun Wyn Jones under

a little bit of pressure, and overthrow and gave France early

ball. Early scrum, the first scrum, it gets France the ball again. You

have to put this Picamoles down, don't give him a second bite of the

cherry. Some smart play here, shoring up the Welsh defence.

Camille Lopez again gets them on the front foot. Hard for Wales to fall

on the script for now. Liam Williams and Jonathan Davies left isolated

with many French doubles. Kevin Gourdon, we highlighted last week,

rips through the defence. The number of French players going around the

corner and that leaves a problem for Jonathan Davies. As Peter Jackson

rightly said, this on another day could have been a yellow card for

the outside centre. France showed their intent, they went to the

corner for the line-out from a penalty. I want to show you Rhys

Webb and Liam Williams, how the defensive structure is set for

Wales. France now this. Look at their position, it is a tactic that

would have preordained. Liam Williams sweeps and covers the space

on the left, the kick needs to go over the centres where it is hard

for a sweeper to get to, and Lopez does it with aplomb. Great try from

France. Wales have their moment too. Was this a penalty try? Dan Biggar,

if I show you the close-up in slow motion, you will see that the wing

clearly slaps the ball down. That is a penalty offence, a yellow card

offence, George North exasperated, doesn't get over. Wales had to deal

with crucial changes, Captain Alun Wyn Jones and then Ball. Leigh

Halfpenny was back to his imperious kicking best and kept Wales in

front. But they made crucial errors. This is an area Wales had been

targeting the Six Nations. The window gets too far in front, it

happened time and time again. They'll still had control, they had

a penalty to relieve pressure, the score is five points up the Wales of

the 75th minute but they missed the line-up crucially and give Wales the

ball -- France the ball back again. Another error was coming up. Great

work from Sam Warburton, showing her strength again, ripping the ball

from the French. The right decision to hack it down the field and Wales

are really unlucky that the ball bounces on and goes over the

dead-ball line, meaning another scrum to France. From that their

tails were out. You now see Wales tiring. Two of our backroom boys

slipping. They are now in the Wales's 22 with their tails up. You

don't need your present slipping off tackles. Picamoles going to hire

again. Now France are really threatening. They eventually got to

the line and look at the clock. This was the first penalty that Wayne

Barnes gave in this position. That was crucial to the series of scrums

that went on and we all know what happened in the next 20 minutes.

Don't need to go over that again. Lots to chew on. Scrummaging

superiority that France showed, did that alarm you or is it just that

France were very good at that aspect throughout the championship? Heaters

in the click your modern-day prop, assuming he is the best -- he

doesn't look like your modern-day prop. Back to yesteryear. We played

against early in the season, and he caused Joe Marler all sorts of

problems. We are a big pack as well, don't forget that. He is such a good

operator, I was not that surprised. So we finished fifth. No matter how

we trace it up, to store the worse finish we have had since 2007, so I

would take it you would say that is a failure. Absolutely. Wales expects

better than that. I am not sounding wise after the event, I said before

the tournament I struggle to see Wales winning two tries at the very

most. I thought they would be deadly and I thought they would within

France. I didn't see them beating Ireland, don't suppose many people

did. That is not only that, a tries, the fewer number that Wales have

scored in the Six Nations in six seasons. That is not good enough.

There is a danger that we allow the 20 minute stoppage time, and the

biting the change of the to mask the fact that this was, when you strip

it down, another substandard performance. Wales threaten a try,

apart from the move that Vakatawa stopped with his illegal

intervention. Yes, North probably would have scored a try. There was a

strong case for a penalty try, another player coming across so

Barnes estimate a split-second decision and maybe you can

understand him airing slightly on the side of caution. That apart,

didn't see any real sign thereafter of Wales scoring a try. What

concerns me about Wales is that the whole thing is built on defence.

Keep them out. And they are very good at that, I accept that,

terrific. And I admire the courage and the effort that went into it

yesterday. I admire Rob Evans's attitude, we don't care who comes

on, we will handle it. He was fantastic, he went 97 minutes, and

well done. But I come back to the point is that too little is being

created. Dan Biggar commune when he is struggling kazoo starts

remonstrating chucking his arms about and the rest of it. Here we

are now at the end of the international season, we still don't

know how good some Davies will be because he has not been given a

proper run. So I think it is a season of lost up a tune that is --

Sam Davies. He once scored 30 points with the boot. They all count.

Picking up on Peter Bowes Mac point, we have talked a lot in the last 12

months about the solution of our style, this search for a new

identity, a tries in five games does not suggest we have come very far.

Not really, especially when you look at the talent we have in the

backline. The two games I really enjoyed, the England game was

fantastic, adding Wales played with tempo and width and looked

dangerous. Ireland game, George North, 15 plus touches, get involved

in the game nice and early, plays with width. The teams we haven't

played well against we haven't been creative at all. I just think it is

a waste really, especially when the players you do have in your armoury.

We are a good team, some great players that can score tries if

given opportunities but I just don't think we used this close enough. If

you are saying we have got the players, James, does that point a

finger at the coaching of the players? Maybe. Scott Williams, a

quality player, he has all the skills, footwork, great passer of

the ball but we are probably asking him to do Jamie Roberts's job,

really. I think at the moment it is just not working. We have got the

players but maybe it is just our game plan, we have played it so

long, bash it up, get round the corner. You talk about change, but I

think we have got the players, it is just not happening at the moment. I

don't know whether can play like that against Ireland and we can't do

it at France. Wales have been successful on the road in the past,

especially in France, and France are a team that Wales has good tries

against. Apart from the George North incident, the Vakatawa knock-on, we

didn't look like scoring tries. That is the maddening thing, the

inconsistencies. We get an epic win and people think things are back in

sure and then this happens. Wales Kanpur two together in this

championship and people accuse me of being negative that my criticism is

based on the fact that the real world stood up against Ireland. Why

didn't we see more of being negative that my criticism is based on the

fact that the real well stood up against Ireland. Why didn't we see

moreover yesterday against let's face it a French team that is less

than fearsome. I mean, they are better than they used to be, but

still fairly dire. To come away from that 20-18, I thought probably again

you would say two tries to nil. There is only so much the half funny

can do. I thought it was terrific yesterday and answered all the

doubts, and I am not quite sure he will make the Lions trip but it was

nice to see come back. He never looked like missing. There is too

much reliance on him and too little reliance on creating tries. Let's

talk positives. Defence. Shaun Edwards took a bit of a hammering

after the autumn campaign. But far the Scotland game and a few bits in

England, it it has been good but defence is there when you

Championships any more. Not the first time with him. He is a proud

man, a rugby league legend, massive part of his game. He would have felt

it hurt, the autumn, and you could see the way the boys responded. I do

know how he would have been, he was quite angry, he got in your face. He

would have made it known what he wanted. Can I just say a word about

the attack, at the moment we look a little bit as if we are a team of

backs and forwards, no attachment between the two. There are no

forwards running off the backs, so no backs to play the forwards into

the line. You have Justin Tipuric at seven, and he is seen as the perfect

linked player, so why isn't it happening? Played one game plan for

so long, since 2008. I think it takes time. For one game they are

playing one way, another game another. It does take time. To be

fair, Tips is roaming the wider channel so that is not really the

link man. He would be more infield. They are playing 242, sort of

football formation, the front five in the middle of the field. As Mr

Prescott 's work in the autumn, New Zealand and have a strategy, they

play 242 and it is very specific. They don't know if we are trying to

go down that route and not getting the hang of it.

It just looks disjointed to me at the moment. Are just expecting

things to happen too quickly, as a nation? Not really. I think with

professional rugby, we have good players. The likes of Tikrit, he

can't keep in every position. The amount of work he does of the ball,

you would not believe. And when he does get in good positions, it is

like having an extra back. Sometimes we just cannot get in there. There

is no transition, we have players in the team that are good enough to

play, we have done it, why can't we keep doing it? We have exciting

talent. George North, superb and involved a lot. Almost redundant

against France in the second half. The other teams have brought

something innovative to the competition. Scotland with a cheeky

line-out play against Ireland. England's terrific against Scotland.

The way they punished Jonathan Davies's mistake and again, probably

they did not deserve to win but they did. With the best will in the

world, I have seen nothing innovative from Wales this season

alone flashes I have seen from Sam Davies. And when you're under

pressure, you revert back to time. Against Ireland, they were under so

much pressure. When the wee break free of these shackles then? No

continuity in terms of the attack culture, we will have a new player

again after this, arts players confused with mixed messages? I

don't know what was happening with Alex King and Rob Howley but the

likes of Justin to trick, Scott Williams, I know that when you're

under pressure, you go back to your original game plan and ultimately

you have to listen to the couch. Who do we bring in? New look at the

Scarlets, Steffan Evans, another missed opportunity. Stephen Jones

will get his chance in the South Sea Islands at the end of the season. It

is difficult. I mean, to be fair to the coaches, I think they have

limited choice, not as limited as they have made it out to be, and I

do think there is a serious lack of basic skills. I mean, Jonathan

Davies would be the first to admit that passing isn't as strong as it

could be in for an outside centre that is pretty essential. And I

think there a missed opportunity, the autumn series would have been

the perfect opportunity to bring in players who haven't played much, Sam

Davies should have played for more than he did in the autumn series. We

had an opportunity. These are the opportunities to test players in

different positions before a big tournament like the Six Nations. The

problem is, the study Six Nations, a tough start against Italy, bring Sam

Davies on it had a great game. But then under pressure, a big match the

following week, and the haven't really gambled on selection since.

And then it becomes difficult to bring new and young players in. We

will talk about this later. The men played this weekend and the women

and under-25s on. Let's see how they got on.

COMMENTATOR: Wales and the other side and it is at try for showing up

all hues. An advantage coming to France. Can they turn it into a

five? They're over the line. The referee says it is a try. It could

go all the way into the corner here. With Wales again, can they get a

second try? They can! It is Amy Evans. They have run out here. She

goes wide. Is it going to be the score? Yes. France finding someone

with. It's a try. COMMENTATOR: Tries to get the ball

flowed and is still available. And lunging over is Alan Ward. Spreading

it wide. But the try has come. There will be an advantage. France have

their tails up. But it is the shelf that comes through for him. They

have to score out wide. And the fourth try has come. Runners out

wide. And straight through the middle goes Geoffrey Cross. And it

is out. It looks ominous for Wales. Another try, an easy stroll. It must

come for Wales and it has in the end, far too late.

STUDIO: Not be on the under 20 team would have wanted. Their bid to

finish second was scuppered by France. England had already wrapped

up the championship the week before but added the Grand Slam on Friday.

Congratulations to them. And the same goes for the women. 5-5 for

England. Wales finished a disappointing fifth following their

final round defeat to France. Shaun Holley is over there. Yes. We are

joined by members of the 20s and the women's squad. A disappointing end

to the Six Nations but overall a pleasing effort? Yes, obviously

disappointed to lose but I think it was a positive campaign, obviously

disappointing to lose out but overall we can look back and has

been great for us and create to be part of this. Absolutely. And the

captain of the women's team, a difficult campaign for your team and

under difficult circumstances, but what have you learned? Obviously it

has been difficult, but the result and losing one of our own players,

Elli, which was obviously heartbreaking for us. But the girls

put in hard work. They should be really proud of what date it and how

well the got on. Absolutely. And now, you and your boys are looking

forward to a junior World Cup in June. And then back to training?

Yeah, after a positive campaign, the boys are looking for the two full

weeks of rest and recovery. Tough condition to appear in the summer.

The training will be high-intensity. Good luck. And finally, a World Cup

for you? You must be looking forward to? Yes. I think are set pieces are

phenomenal and our backs we just need to work on our clinical edge.

We have a few months of hard work for the World Cup and are looking

forward to it. We all wish you the very best for that. Thanks, guys.

Let's catch up with the rest of the Six Nations action. All matches were

played yesterday and it all kicked off at BT Murrayfield, where

Scotland faced Italy. COMMENTATOR: Dunbar in the centre

and it is Russell for a try! And Scotland eventually breached the

Italian defence is! Advantage Scotland. Italy are one man down in

defence. Fuser is receiving treatment. And Scotland are showing

no mercy of the moment. Ali Price goes for the kick. Berkeley feeds it

onto Russell. How will it bounce? This bearing down on it. And there.

A try for Tommy Seymour! Four for Scotland.

Again, Ireland with the drive. They're very close.

Rory Best teaming up and Maro Itoje is transgressed here.

REFEREE: Offside. COMMENTATOR: It's a long way out but

that is a monstrous kick. Just feverish defence. Still, England

deep inside their half but a knock-on from Mike Brown heralds the

end. WHISTLE And now Ireland bring

England crashing to earth, just as they did six years ago and Ireland

have the victory. So, Dylan Hartley steps forward to

receive the RBS Six Nations trophy. The Championship is theirs. But

bittersweet emotions. A first defeat as England captain today and a first

defeat under Eddie Jones and that record equalling run props to a

shuddering halt by a passionate green machine in Dublin.

STUDIO: So, there it is, the 2017 Six Nations is over. England won the

championship but missed out on the Grand Slam, Ireland spoiling the

party in spectacular fashion. France back to third place, their best

finish for quite some time. First top three finish since 2011 and

Wales, conversely, their worst finish since 2007. So, Adam, no

Grand Slam for England? That's good, isn't it?

LAUGHTER CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I cannot wait to go into training

tomorrow at Harlequins. I spoke to some of them and they

were disappointed but they feel it is a weight off their shoulders all

but the winning streak has gone and they can crack on. It would have

been harder if they had won it to go back to training. The atmosphere in

Ireland was incredible yesterday. Ireland looked like a different team

to the one at principality Stadium, how much better wording is we can?

They were outstanding. That's the one they wanted to win and obviously

for so many reasons. And, for the record, not having the Grand Slam,

but they delivered, in fairness, they were missing so many players,

so many distractions that could have affected them but did not and I

think they pulled it out of the bag. Why? That is what has been terrific

casting about this Six Nations is that any team the ability to beat

any other on any given day. The sad thing is we have to wait another

year for it to come round. Sometimes, the gods intervene. Jamie

Heaslip, who was anonymous, tweaks a hamstring before kick-off. Peter

O'Mahony comes in and played a blinder. Absolute blinder, and you

think, he has to go on the Lions tour. But not just that, I thought

Henderson is a colossal player in the making. He had been dropped from

the game and he has that priceless quality to be able to play blindside

is, a terrific player who made all the difference yesterday. It is just

the tournament's never-ending capacity to surprise us. Just as I

did not think Wales would get back from the Scottish surrender, I

didn't really think Ireland would get back from what they had suffered

here. Which is pretty demoralising. I feel like I want to cry now. The

competition is over. The Six Nations done and dusted for another year but

there is a small matter of a Lions tour to look forward to. Who has

played their way in and out selection? Wales have some fabulous

individual player who are a shoo-in for the Lions but we have some as

well. For me, Alun Wyn Jones, is one of those shoo-in is. In everything

that he does. The physicality, the brute strength, presence, really

makes players around him respond. He tackles and earns respect from all

players. Sam Morgan, criticised before, but physicality is one thing

but he is also a ball carrier, he has been rejuvenated and has proven

he is a test animal. We know what he is like so a likely test starter.

That's Sam Warburton. Now, George North, who has been criticised, but

he is the physical animal that we know Warren Gatland likes. His

performance against Ireland was truly sublime as it was packed his

try scoring best. On top form, likely to start in the first Test

match. One of Wales's best players have been Rhys Webb. A guy who has

really matured under constant threat around the fringes against every

team he has played. He has matured and shown leadership, tactically

very astute but it is the determination and attitude that Rhys

Webb has shown that really catches the eye. He has superseded Conor

Murray as the favourite for test spot. And here's the man you just

cannot ignore. Justin Tipuric is literally all over the place, his

physicality, he has answered all his critics in this championship. In

tandem with Sam Warburton, probably the best partnership on the flank.

Justin Tipuric should be on the plane to New Zealand. Ian Williams

has done little wrong and has proven he can play full-back. Taulupe

Faletau is one of the's favourites. Ken Owens has been supremely

consistent. He could help the Lions squad and this is not to everybody's

liking but Dan Biggar has surely earned some credibility and a chance

to go to New Zealand. Lots of positives for Wales! Thank you. Pubs

have been doing a her mother but it is going to get more serious now.

Shame, you have picked yours, talk us it. I think McGrath has been

superb for Ireland. They have certainly kept the scrum together.

Superb this Six Nations. Alun Wyn Jones, has played well, Warburton,

again, he has had that captaincy taken off him but I think he has

been superb. He seems reborn in the way he is playing. Justin Tipuric,

he is one of my favourites. We haven't seen much of Billy Vunipola

but I think he is a classic and a player on the front foot. Webb has

been great at nine and Sexton superb against England yesterday, really

running the show defensively. North has drifted in and out of games but

he was superb against Ireland. Owen Farrell, probably one of the players

of the tournament. Second distributor there which might work

in New Zealand. Joseph hasn't had much game time but almost a winner

in the centre. Same with Watson, a good player that we haven't seen

much of and Hawk, probably the most dangerous back the Lions could have.

I nearly put Williams in that 15 because he has played exceptionally

well on the wing but for me, Liam Williams as a full-back but Hogg

just does it. OK, what about your selection? Six Welsh men, Adam? The

pack, I would go along with, maybe not the captain. A bit like Robshaw

with England. I would like Liam Williams. I think if he was there,

15, a little bit safer than Hogg. Defensively. Are you would probably

like that but that is probably not a bad show. As APPLAUSE I'm just glad

he is happy with my front row. We were talking about elevation and

he has slipped under the radar. Furlong, number one at the moment?

Yes, Vunipola, there are so many, I don't know if Sampson still has

problems with his Achilles. He doesn't seem a destructor. Again, I

am biased. I've seen him with the Quins and he has that edge. It's not

big to be a scrum best out there. I think Sinckler has a decent chance.

Peter, no Irish back row? CJ has had a fantastic tournament. Would you go

along with Shane's back row options? Phobia for me to take Shane's team

apart because he has 64 tests which is 60 for more than I will ever get.

But... Shane, I would have Maro Itoje in second round, he has a

phenomenal player. I would have him in. A stinker yesterday, though?

Yes, as did Farrell, arguably the player of the tournament. At six,

Henderson or raw money. I noticed fresh in the mind from yesterday but

I think he made such a difference. It's tough on Justin Tipuric but

scrum-half I would have Conor Murray. He edges it for me over Rhys

Webb. Outside centre, Elliot Daly in preference to Jonathan Joseph

because he has a better kicking game. I think he is a really smart

rugby player. Do you need two kicking centres, the? Always handy,

left and right. Adam knows all about kicking. It is interesting Warren

Gatland has the late election until 2019, so means he takes any

Champions Cup, quarterfinals, and semi-finals and you have some coming

back, George Kruis, the Saracens lock, Scottish tight head, with a

bit of luck, who is to say they will not get in? His neck has been pretty

bad for a while. He would have been on the plane, I think. James? Liam

Williams, I think Vunipola, so many quality players. Toby Faletau for

me. He's got time. With Sexton, and Owen Farrell, they need the two I

would choose but Gatlin with the game plan, will he go for them? A

battering ram? But I would def on the go with Sexton and Farrell.

Those that do not make the Lions will hopefully be going on tour,

some of the more senior players, but even rating in one of the papers

today saying Davies has to start regardless of the Lions. I think now

is the time. It is the perfect opportunity for youngsters coming

through. Sam Davies has proved his worth for the Ospreys for some time

when he has played for Wales, he played exceptionally well. It's

difficult not to give him that opportunity. He has almost deserved

that as have other players who have played well for their regions and

clubs. There is the perfect opportunity, these tours, to get

game time and bring confidence back the league and who knows? Who knows?

Who knows whether Sam Davies would be starting in the next Six Nations?

We don't know. We will have to wait and see. Adam, really desperate to

see any Welsh jersey? I think I would like to see Dylan Lewis. I

thought he would come through a couple of years back. Great athlete,

good ballplayer. I'd like to see him come through, instead of some of the

guys ahead of him already. I won't name names.

LAUGHTER Another one for me, Beck, I think he offers a kicking game, a

passing game. They think that's something we need

to. I'd like to see him back in there. I don't know whether he has

had injury issues. He is fit at the moment. It could be the answer to

what we were talking about earlier, James, the lack of creativity in the

Welsh field? Yes. If it's not going quite red, bring the player on and

like Shane used to do, in fairness, and... We have 30 seconds, name some

players you want to see on tour. Shane should have had his

opportunity... I agree with Beck, Olly Cracknell, Thomas Young, Owen

Williams, give him a go, I'm not saying he's going to be good enough

but try him. There is a lot more to be learned from a Welsh perspective

in the South Sea Islands this summer and there will be from the capital

Lions in New Zealand. Really interesting. Another great show.

Shane Williams, everyone! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Adam Jones!

Peter Jackson! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE And thank you

to you for watching at home. That is all from Scrum V. There is a

Facebook live straight afterwards. It was not to be for Wales this year

but plenty of thrills and spills along the way... Good night.

MUSIC: Oh No! by Marina and The Diamonds

The 24-year-old man has been charged with murder.

You made sure an innocent man is charged!

What gives you the right to say that he's innocent?

If police wrongdoing is part of this, I want to know.

Huntley's definitely hiding something.