:07:59. > :08:22.The kickers did not want to. We went for the corner. You must give a lot
:08:23. > :08:28.of credit to Scotland. They showed a hell of a lot of character. They
:08:29. > :08:31.kept pressing in the second half. In the end, they definitely deserved
:08:32. > :08:40.the win. They should have credit for that. We have about 100 Welsh people
:08:41. > :08:56.in the house and one lone Scotsman. That is worth around of applause!
:08:57. > :09:00.Andy Nicol... I was about to say can you have sat on the seat many times
:09:01. > :09:03.looking forlorn and defeated. Ten years in a row Wales have beaten
:09:04. > :09:06.Scotland. You have every right to look smug. I would gladly have
:09:07. > :09:12.walked from Edinburgh to Cardiff. It has been a long time coming but
:09:13. > :09:56.there have been painful times in the ten years.
:09:57. > :10:05.have sat here at the start of the campaign saying to win matches you
:10:06. > :10:08.need to be able to score 30 points. Scotland scored 29 against us and 27
:10:09. > :10:20.against Ireland. Three tries against Ireland. We scored one try against
:10:21. > :10:28.England and Scotland. The other trouble has been substitutions. We
:10:29. > :10:32.make bad substitutions early against England and yesterday it was crying
:10:33. > :10:39.out the substitutions when the momentum was leaving us. We feel to
:10:40. > :10:45.do that. Picking up on the point about the two halves, what is it
:10:46. > :10:47.about the second half? Wales scored three points in the second half
:10:48. > :10:53.against Finland and no points against Scotland. Up to half time
:10:54. > :10:58.you thought there was no way Wales was going to lose. It took about 30
:10:59. > :11:02.minutes Scotland is to realise we are as good as this lot of not
:11:03. > :11:06.better. When Scotland upped their game Wales had no answer to it.
:11:07. > :11:12.Sometimes we can be too busy condemning the team without
:11:13. > :11:18.applauding the team that has got it right. Many people in Wales want
:11:19. > :11:23.appreciate this sentiment but what happened yesterday was a marvellous
:11:24. > :11:26.thing for the Six Nations. Scotland have taken 20 years to become a
:11:27. > :11:31.serious team and it's wonderful for the game in a part of the country
:11:32. > :11:36.where they are constantly fighting against Celtic and Rangers that
:11:37. > :11:42.Scotland have come up trumps. I go to matches and I think I've seen it
:11:43. > :11:48.all but I obviously hadn't. A Welsh captain saying I wanted my kickers
:11:49. > :11:57.to kick for goal. In that event why didn't you tell your kicker to go
:11:58. > :12:01.for goal. In 1975 when Wales lost 12-10, Phil Bennett came on as a sub
:12:02. > :12:05.and Mervyn Davies said kick the ball and you said now I've only just come
:12:06. > :12:17.on and he said kick the goal and you missed it! It was calling out for
:12:18. > :12:23.leadership in the second half. How disappointed I use that that wasn't
:12:24. > :12:27.then. We were very good first half and we looked like creating tries
:12:28. > :12:35.and I thought Sam Warburton and Justin to brick combined well. I
:12:36. > :12:37.thought Rhys Webb had a great 40 minutes. I thought he played himself
:12:38. > :12:44.into the British Lions squad yesterday. Then in the second half
:12:45. > :12:48.why they didn't pick this man who came on as said, the Michu on, he
:12:49. > :12:54.destroyed our ball the deck. He got there before war but in and we made
:12:55. > :13:01.mistakes. The handling was far better. When you hear Alun Wyn Jones
:13:02. > :13:09.saying that Dan Biggar had said he's not going to go for goal that is
:13:10. > :13:14.incredible. When you are captain and he tells you to go for gold YouGov
:13:15. > :13:18.goal. Sean Holley has been poring over the tapes and he has discovered
:13:19. > :13:25.what went right for Scotland and what went wrong for Wales. A lot of
:13:26. > :13:29.frustrations around yesterday and it was all about the second half. Wales
:13:30. > :13:34.had plenty of opportunities particularly in that second half.
:13:35. > :13:39.Here we see a great break. A good angle from Jonathan Davies and give
:13:40. > :13:45.credit to Rhys Webb for the support when he makes on the inside. Dan
:13:46. > :13:48.Biggar is on the outside. Can he bring one of these four players in
:13:49. > :13:55.to finish on the space either side. From this line at an old Wales ploy.
:13:56. > :14:01.All the backs are in their butt captain Alun Wyn Jones is penalised
:14:02. > :14:07.for blocking at the front. And was it wasn't it? Rhys Webb a fantastic
:14:08. > :14:13.game. But the TMO showed this was not to be. Scotland seemed to grow
:14:14. > :14:17.whereas Wales capitulated. It was error after error. A knock-on here
:14:18. > :14:23.from Scott Williams. Luke Charteris spills in the 22. Toby Faletau tried
:14:24. > :14:31.to get individual in the 22 and Hamish Watson on it over the ball.
:14:32. > :14:39.17 turnovers against Wales which was uncharacteristic. Look on the inside
:14:40. > :14:42.for Scotland, Jonathan Davies is now lost, George North is worried about
:14:43. > :14:48.the sharp Stuart Hogg and that is enough for the Dutchman to get over
:14:49. > :14:52.for a great school. Look how canny Scotland were. Rob Evans and Alun
:14:53. > :14:59.Wyn Jones are held in by Fraser Brown. They did this all game and
:15:00. > :15:04.created a lot of frustration. They now can't fold around the corner.
:15:05. > :15:08.Rhys Webb is in on the tackle but watch was John Barclay does, the
:15:09. > :15:11.holes on the floor. Now again Alun Wyn Jones have not got around the
:15:12. > :15:16.corner to create that little bit of wit that Liam Williams needs to make
:15:17. > :15:19.a better decision. There are too many options to defend and it's a
:15:20. > :15:30.sublime finish from Tommy Seymour on the wing. We look at those examples
:15:31. > :15:37.and the words that come back is composure, accuracy. Their execution
:15:38. > :15:46.deserted them. Yes and not for the first time. We are not scoring
:15:47. > :15:51.enough tries. I don't think we have made of evolution. It's hard to see.
:15:52. > :15:57.Scotland burst into the game on the 30th minute when they took a quick
:15:58. > :16:02.line-out and through two very long passes. We don't play rugby in our
:16:03. > :16:07.own half. We kick it up in the year. The game is moved on. We have talked
:16:08. > :16:13.about before a long time. Wales used Justin Tipuric a lot in the front of
:16:14. > :16:16.the line-out. Then we send Scott Williams down the ten channel so
:16:17. > :16:20.Justin Tipuric is out of the game. If we are going to use Scott
:16:21. > :16:26.Williams like that we may as well pick Jamie Roberts. We have talked
:16:27. > :16:32.it up but I don't necessarily see we are making the evolutionary steps we
:16:33. > :16:38.need to to open the game up. We spoke about those points in the
:16:39. > :16:43.autumn. If we can see it then why cant people closer to the team. I
:16:44. > :16:48.went to a meeting in the principality and Robert Harley was
:16:49. > :16:59.talking about evolving. They blew us away, the All Blacks in the third
:17:00. > :17:02.test. That one thrashing we had against Australia in the first game
:17:03. > :17:06.of the autumn series put us back and put Rob Howley on the defensive and
:17:07. > :17:13.we had to go back to the old ways of doing. We have not evolved at all. A
:17:14. > :17:18.great servant for Wales, great player, but to see Jamie Roberts
:17:19. > :17:30.coming on as sub yesterday said it all for me. Where are the young
:17:31. > :17:38.kids? Whereas we have lost composure, you guys grew in
:17:39. > :17:44.confidence. Hamish Watson was phenomenal, -- at the breakdown.
:17:45. > :17:49.There was a key moment when it was 13-6 and Leigh Halfpenny missed that
:17:50. > :17:54.penalty. Although it didn't result in a try it gave Scotland the
:17:55. > :17:57.confidence at half-time to say this is how we need to play. But that
:17:58. > :18:03.point Wales had dominated the tackle. Alun Wyn Jones and Ross
:18:04. > :18:07.Moriarty made a big hits and Sam Warburton was getting over the ball.
:18:08. > :18:17.In the second half they are at their game. Scotland had a variety of
:18:18. > :18:21.attack. There were long passes, short passes, they were loops, they
:18:22. > :18:26.were Danny passes. When Wales had the ball they were just very
:18:27. > :18:30.predictable. It was too easy and there was nothing there. Sam Davies
:18:31. > :18:35.had to come on before he did because it was only when he came on there
:18:36. > :18:46.was any variety in attack. I've been saying from afar, and that needs to
:18:47. > :18:51.change. Over the last three fixtures we've seen this recurring theme of
:18:52. > :18:54.turning down points. Alun Wyn Jones said he wanted to go to the points
:18:55. > :18:57.but the kickers overruled. Let's have a look at exactly what
:18:58. > :19:35.happened. Dan Biggar overruling John Lacey
:19:36. > :19:44.there are free and his captain. It may be misleading to fixate on one
:19:45. > :19:46.morning -- moment but we all know how momentum plays a part in
:19:47. > :19:52.international rugby and had they kicked that they could have levelled
:19:53. > :19:56.at 16 all. It was a classic example of how Wales had lost the
:19:57. > :20:02.leadership. The captain has to telling you have to take that kick.
:20:03. > :20:05.He has to be decisive. He didn't and it all unravelled. In many ways the
:20:06. > :20:11.most telling shot of all was the one of Wales head coach sitting with his
:20:12. > :20:16.Lions kick in the stand. My views are well known on this. I don't
:20:17. > :20:22.think Warren Gatland should be with the Lions, he should be with Wales.
:20:23. > :20:26.That is a massive job to be done. Once Wales realised they had to
:20:27. > :20:35.evolve their game, he should be with Wales. Wales have done more than
:20:36. > :20:38.their share of the Lions and there was an overestimation of Wales'
:20:39. > :20:41.capacity to do well in this tournament. I thought before the
:20:42. > :20:47.tournament they would do well to win two games. I don't see where the
:20:48. > :20:54.second one will come from now. Rob Howley, it's a tough world. You can
:20:55. > :20:57.win the Premier League in football and it doesn't guarantee your job so
:20:58. > :21:01.for Ireland and France he is fighting for his job. The Warren
:21:02. > :21:06.Gatland issue comes up time and again. He's going on a second Lions
:21:07. > :21:11.tour along with Rob Howley Neil Jenkins. Treble Townsend was sounded
:21:12. > :21:17.out and he did not take the opportunity. The think Warren
:21:18. > :21:27.Gatland should have taken a longer view and should have stick -- a step
:21:28. > :21:29.to the day job. The president was set four years ago and Rob Howley
:21:30. > :21:39.took over and you won the championship. It was Warren's
:21:40. > :21:43.decision and he wanted it. I don't think Wales have evolved in those
:21:44. > :21:50.four years. Warren Gatland has been coach of oil to nine years with that
:21:51. > :21:55.coaching team. The coach has always go at shelf life and I wonder have
:21:56. > :22:00.they got to that. In Scotland Fearne Cotton is leaving after two games
:22:01. > :22:09.having dinner great job and Craig Lawton Townsend is coming in. This
:22:10. > :22:15.is not the end of the job, the Scotland team is in the middle of
:22:16. > :22:19.its development. Both our countries are at opposite ends of the
:22:20. > :22:22.spectrum. The coaches have overstayed their welcome and in
:22:23. > :22:27.Scotland were getting rid of one too quickly. I just think that Andy
:22:28. > :22:32.knows far more about Scottish rugby but I watch Glasgow quite closely
:22:33. > :22:37.and week in week out the play the best rugby in the Pro12. Its
:22:38. > :22:43.outstanding 15 man rugby. They play with style and pace. Townsend will
:22:44. > :22:48.become the next Scottish coach and I can see them going from strength to
:22:49. > :22:54.strength. What worries me is when you look back at the bloodshed
:22:55. > :22:57.Williams. James Hook is still playing, Gavin Henson is still
:22:58. > :23:01.playing. When you look at the Scottish back three and that Stuart
:23:02. > :23:06.Hogg, he looks up and has a go. The Welsh back three normally dealt a
:23:07. > :23:11.downfield and that has got to change. Are the Welsh team not given
:23:12. > :23:16.enough freedom because I spoke to Finn Russell a few weeks ago and he
:23:17. > :23:20.was talking about the freedom the coaches give them as a team to play
:23:21. > :23:27.what's in front of them. Is that a reason why? It's part of it. Rob
:23:28. > :23:31.Howley has also been in charge with Warren for those years. The success
:23:32. > :23:36.of Scotland are getting is built on the way that Glasgow play. When Finn
:23:37. > :23:40.Russell gets the ball and Stuart Hogg is in the backfield everyone is
:23:41. > :23:45.on edge. You know something is going to happen. That has come through and
:23:46. > :23:49.it's taken them a while to come through with Scotland. We are
:23:50. > :23:55.predictable, we are physical and direct. The only way you can change
:23:56. > :23:59.things is either change the way you play with the tactics that the
:24:00. > :24:04.easiest way is with personnel and we are in the same position now as we
:24:05. > :24:10.were before the autumn. We have not learnt anything and we have not
:24:11. > :24:13.developed any players. We had a glimmer of hope in terms of the
:24:14. > :24:16.intensity against England and if we had played with that intensity
:24:17. > :24:19.throughout the champion ship we would have been mid-table but we
:24:20. > :24:25.will struggle to get there now. What frightens me, I look back at the
:24:26. > :24:30.Black Tom Prydie, Hallam Amos, Tyler Morgan, Ashley Beck and all those
:24:31. > :24:35.young men coming through and we have seen no sign of them. We had a great
:24:36. > :24:39.chance in the autumn series to play those young players. After that
:24:40. > :24:43.first loss against Australia Rob Howley went on the defensive and
:24:44. > :24:47.picked the tried and trusted. But we did have some guys on the bench or
:24:48. > :24:50.could have made a difference. Rob Howley was castigated for taking
:24:51. > :24:55.Ross Moriarty of two early last week but yesterday the knot bringing on
:24:56. > :24:59.the impact players when there was time to turn the game around. Sam
:25:00. > :25:07.Davies should have been on ten minutes earlier than he was. In the
:25:08. > :25:10.end Wales' locker was so empty that the brought on the old warhorse
:25:11. > :25:15.Jamie Roberts who has been a wonderful player. He is the last
:25:16. > :25:23.shot they have got to fire in a losing cause. Who would've thought
:25:24. > :25:26.you could lose the half 20-0. I love the Finn Russell and the way he
:25:27. > :25:31.plays with a smile on his face and he is prepared to take chances. He
:25:32. > :25:41.plays like a Welshman. It concerns me. For me I thought Gavin Henson
:25:42. > :25:45.was probably the best midfield player Wales have had over the last
:25:46. > :25:50.12 years and it's a crying shame he has only played 30 odd times for
:25:51. > :25:57.Wales. He had a good game for Bristol today. He is 34 years of age
:25:58. > :26:03.now. I think in many ways Gavin will admit his is an unfulfilled talent
:26:04. > :26:08.audition at international level. But where are these new players coming
:26:09. > :26:11.through. We've batted Alex Cuthbert because of his defensive
:26:12. > :26:17.deficiencies but what about George North yesterday? Sometimes you
:26:18. > :26:26.wonder about the attitude of these players. It ceases to amaze me. The
:26:27. > :26:30.skill set, coaches are there to improve the skill set. With the best
:26:31. > :26:38.will in the world level not seen any improvement in the Welsh skill set.
:26:39. > :26:44.We saw the passes going astray and the fumbles and the lack of
:26:45. > :26:46.decision. Going back to the attack, the attack us to be a collective
:26:47. > :26:52.attack. It's not about individual brilliance, that is the result of
:26:53. > :26:55.the space that has been created. You add Rhys Webb and Liam Williams why
:26:56. > :27:04.the only two players with any creativity. Scotland now have Finn
:27:05. > :27:11.Russell, Ali Price, Hugh Jones, Tommy Seymour, Stuart Hogg with two
:27:12. > :27:15.sublime bits of skill with the grubber kick and the pass under
:27:16. > :27:21.pressure to Tim Visser. Scotland have now got a collective attack.
:27:22. > :27:27.Townsend has forged a lot of that through Glasgow. Both were asked by
:27:28. > :27:31.Warren Gatland to be attacked coaches for the Lions and the
:27:32. > :27:36.attacked coaches Rob Howley and you look at yesterday and is it the
:27:37. > :27:40.right decision? We have heard about from our guests but let's hear from
:27:41. > :27:48.the experts who were at the ground yesterday. Today I thought we were
:27:49. > :27:54.in control. We had good possession and territory. Our defence was
:27:55. > :28:01.strong. But unfortunately we're not creating anything and we don't look
:28:02. > :28:08.like scoring tries. International rugby has moved on. It's all about
:28:09. > :28:12.creating and scoring tries. Scotland learned their lessons from the first
:28:13. > :28:14.half. It wasn't about getting the ball wide, they didn't give us
:28:15. > :28:24.opportunities to turnover as easily as we did in the first half. They
:28:25. > :28:31.build pressure on us. Scotland to be fair to them scored two wonderful
:28:32. > :28:35.tries. Wales had some decent line breaks but they couldn't continue or
:28:36. > :28:40.retain the ball to make a good attacking to try. I don't think
:28:41. > :28:44.anything happened in that second half would have been from coaches
:28:45. > :28:47.orders. It's a case of keeping it tight, stay in the game and try and
:28:48. > :28:54.make Scotland make errors. We didn't do it. Ten minutes into the
:28:55. > :29:01.second-half Scotland have a lot of momentum and we needed to do
:29:02. > :29:07.something. If you are looking to change something that ten is the
:29:08. > :29:11.obvious one to do that. Justin Tipuric around the half-time period
:29:12. > :29:16.was fantastic. A turnover on Hugh Jones was brilliant. Rhys Webb
:29:17. > :29:20.worked his guts out. He was unlucky not to score. There were some
:29:21. > :29:31.positives but although the guys went off script and locks composer. --
:29:32. > :29:34.lost composure. I think the pack have got to step it up as well. The
:29:35. > :29:40.front row have got to get more involved in the game around the
:29:41. > :29:43.field. It was like a holding operation in the scrum today and we
:29:44. > :29:45.have to find a way to fire up the pack as well as getting the backs to
:29:46. > :29:54.take their chances. Let's speak to someone who has
:29:55. > :30:01.always got plenty to say for himself. I am falling all over the
:30:02. > :30:08.place! Let's hope he hasn't drunk the bar dry, have you, Craig?
:30:09. > :30:12.Malabar and Coke? I have a gin and tonic after. You're a Welsh rugby
:30:13. > :30:23.fan like the rest of this now so what was your assessment of
:30:24. > :30:28.yesterday? It was a hard game. If the kicker is not confident, you
:30:29. > :30:32.don't kick, you say, OK, we go to the corner and score. Being a big
:30:33. > :30:39.fatty upfront you relish the chance is, you don't have to run 95 yards,
:30:40. > :30:42.you only have five yards. You blame Alun Wyn Jones for going with his
:30:43. > :30:48.kickers? If the kickers don't want to kick it you go to the corner but
:30:49. > :30:53.you go with confidence. Why do you not want to go to the corner? You
:30:54. > :30:57.want to push them over, do whatever you have to do, but have confidence
:30:58. > :31:04.in doing it. You have been in this position like the Welsh boys are in
:31:05. > :31:08.now, off the back of a bad defeat. Yes! They will be feeling so much
:31:09. > :31:23.pressure, everyone has an opinion, how will they be dealing with this?
:31:24. > :31:26.It will be hard, they have two weeks before the next game, they could
:31:27. > :31:29.prove -- would prefer next week so they can put it right but it is hard
:31:30. > :31:32.for them. They don't seem to enjoy it when they are winning so losing
:31:33. > :31:35.will be worse. We don't play any rugby so where is the fun in chasing
:31:36. > :31:37.the ball in the air and just hitting it up? Chase the ball wide, spread
:31:38. > :31:43.the field, get running around, enjoyment. You get ten Russell, big
:31:44. > :31:47.smile on his face, Hogg, smile on his face, Williams smiling when he
:31:48. > :31:52.runs, that's all they want to do, play rugby, and I don't think we do
:31:53. > :31:56.it. For the rugby fans to get that enjoyment, what changes would you
:31:57. > :32:00.make ahead of Ireland? I don't know, it's difficult to make changes now
:32:01. > :32:11.because we have played the same rugby for 89 years as the boys said.
:32:12. > :32:14.We are too late to change, we should have made it last summer and brought
:32:15. > :32:17.fresh coaches in. You know Rob Howley well. I do. Our defence was
:32:18. > :32:21.outstanding. The players attitude is fantastic. It is brilliant what they
:32:22. > :32:25.do on the pitch. It is just fine tuning and the way we play and that
:32:26. > :32:32.has to be down to the coaches. Can be fixed in a fortnight? No. How
:32:33. > :32:38.about that? Craig Canal, everyone. APPLAUSE.
:32:39. > :32:44.-- Craig Quinnell. According to Craig Little to cheer in Murrayfield
:32:45. > :32:48.yesterday but the under 20s and women have ambitions of their own in
:32:49. > :32:54.Scotland. Here's how they got on. COMMENTATOR: Can Wales score of
:32:55. > :32:57.their first attack? The drive, a powerful one, Scotland struggling to
:32:58. > :33:05.defend it, Wales at the line and they are over. Going a little
:33:06. > :33:10.sideways, difficult control for Harris, can she pick up? The ball
:33:11. > :33:17.just short of the goal-line and the referee goes straight underneath the
:33:18. > :33:27.posts for a penalty try. Thomson with the charge, lovely angle. On
:33:28. > :33:36.the hour, pick-up, going herself, lovely off-load to Law, and the try
:33:37. > :33:48.for Lloyd. That is another penalty and a chance for Scotland. This
:33:49. > :33:52.could be a winning shot. From Law. Our scrum looked superior and our
:33:53. > :34:01.line-out was good, it is just our discipline let us down. COMMENTATOR:
:34:02. > :34:10.Only three four metre short, a route one ball, and is it a try for
:34:11. > :34:14.Cameron Lewis? No problem with the line-out again, taken off the back
:34:15. > :34:26.by number eight, a simple walk-in for Baldwin. Jones does well to get
:34:27. > :34:33.it to back-up, I the halfway line, defensive ball, and he does.
:34:34. > :34:38.Cutout pass finds the number eight. He gets over the line and the
:34:39. > :34:54.pressure tells for Scotland. He kicks and finds green. A try for
:34:55. > :34:59.Wales, and Williams, in the shadow of the posts of Scotland. Form an
:35:00. > :35:00.orderly queue at the moment for Wales, they look to be over the
:35:01. > :35:16.line. Steaming up towards the posts. The
:35:17. > :35:22.referee awards try. One more pass should do it, and it does for Wales.
:35:23. > :35:28.And a bit of a break. Hutchinson, one of the replacements, still
:35:29. > :35:41.going. It's going to be a Wales try.
:35:42. > :35:45.Pleased overall, I thought it was excellent to watch, real pressure,
:35:46. > :35:48.some of the tries we scored, scored 65 points away from home, full
:35:49. > :35:56.credit to the players. APPLAUSE.
:35:57. > :36:04.A real bounty of points for the under 20s. That takes them back into
:36:05. > :36:08.the top half of the under 20 in the Six Nations table. England and
:36:09. > :36:13.Ireland leading the way, both unbeaten, England reigning supreme
:36:14. > :36:17.with maximum points from their first three fixtures. Similar story for
:36:18. > :36:22.the women, England and Ireland leading both joint on 14 points but
:36:23. > :36:28.England ahead on points difference, Wales force after that agonising
:36:29. > :36:33.last-gasp defeat against Scotland. And there has been some Pro12 action
:36:34. > :36:35.this weekend of course and big results, let's look at the
:36:36. > :36:40.highlights, starting with the Ospreys at the liberty this
:36:41. > :36:50.afternoon. -- the Liberty. COMMENTATOR: He has missed this time
:36:51. > :36:56.that good off-load. Fantastic pick-up from Howells. Giles, he is
:36:57. > :37:00.away, you have to credit the try their for Howells. Incredible
:37:01. > :37:11.pick-up. Jones making his presence felt. Matavesi, Giles, spins this
:37:12. > :37:17.time, gets away, off-loads to Price, has he got support? What a very good
:37:18. > :37:22.kick indeed from Price, it will go all the way, and great play.
:37:23. > :37:34.COMMENTATOR: Boyds to Davies, Davies, a little chip over the
:37:35. > :37:43.defence, and it is a try for the Scarlet. -- the Scarlets. Leading by
:37:44. > :37:49.example, lovely chip from Davies. Boyds controlling again. Gets it to
:37:50. > :37:53.Davies, Davies on a cheeky run, get the tackle, outside him as the
:37:54. > :38:00.full-back McNicol, a lovely dummy, he comes back inside, a wonderful
:38:01. > :38:04.score for the Scarlets. Davies again, changes direction, Jones with
:38:05. > :38:10.a long pass to Williams. Fantastic rugby from the Scarlets.
:38:11. > :38:18.The Dragons conceded eight tries and 50 points against a below strength
:38:19. > :38:24.Leinster at Rodney Parade, this is the first to open the floodgates,
:38:25. > :38:27.taking advantage of a purely ornamental defence before sending
:38:28. > :38:35.Conan to the first of a first half brace. Six tries came after the
:38:36. > :38:40.break including this one fashioned by Deegan and finished by scrum-half
:38:41. > :38:46.Dixon- Park. Dark times indeed for the Dragons.
:38:47. > :38:53.COMMENTATOR: Not getting much change in this Edinburgh defence at the
:38:54. > :39:00.moment. Williams chooses a different route. He streaks for the line,
:39:01. > :39:07.pop-up to Williams and Bennett gets a try for the Blues.
:39:08. > :39:12.A little kick for nothing for Williams and it may work out anyway,
:39:13. > :39:21.yes, indeed it has! So, a great gutsy win for the
:39:22. > :39:30.Cardiff Blues meaning they close the gap slightly on Glasgow ahead of
:39:31. > :39:34.them, sixth in that race. Ospreys back second and strong contenders
:39:35. > :39:37.for a home semifinal, Scarlets remain fourth with a 5-point cushion
:39:38. > :39:42.over Ulster who have a game in hand and it would be rude not to ask you
:39:43. > :39:48.about the Scarlets, Phil. Any win is to be treasured but to win when you
:39:49. > :39:53.are 15 points down at time this monumental. It was probably the win
:39:54. > :39:57.of the season with a side they have, and missing so many players. They
:39:58. > :40:01.have a strong squad then now with good forwards and guys like Shingo
:40:02. > :40:06.playing the best rugby I believe of his career, outstanding form.
:40:07. > :40:11.Eliasson, lots of good young players, but the basis of it all,
:40:12. > :40:15.Parks controlling in the centre but the half-backs, Davies when he
:40:16. > :40:19.plays, and Jones, Wales under 20, I don't think he has missed a kick for
:40:20. > :40:22.five or six games, he controls things. When you are missing key
:40:23. > :40:28.players if you have a key outside-half playing well like Dan
:40:29. > :40:31.Jones, they are firing on all cylinders. Big match against
:40:32. > :40:39.Leinster coming up. John Barclay, what sort of welcome will he get? No
:40:40. > :40:44.one will talk to him! He played well yesterday, captained Scotland with
:40:45. > :40:49.pride and dignity. . Let's round up the rest of the Six Nations action
:40:50. > :40:50.this weekend when Ireland hosted France and England welcomed Italy to
:40:51. > :41:02.HQ. COMMENTATOR: OJ the capture. Reset
:41:03. > :41:11.on the floor at the moment, on comes the drive. Farrell joins in, tries
:41:12. > :41:21.to clear him out of the way. Try awarded. Back to the 22. Penalty
:41:22. > :41:38.He has missed it. Something good could come of it though, it has!
:41:39. > :41:45.Solid to begin with, moving patch. Penalty to England.
:41:46. > :42:03.Courtney Lawes gets the pass away, Care again. Elliot Daly scores
:42:04. > :42:17.again. Campagnaro, the strength of Michele
:42:18. > :42:21.Campagnaro. Brilliant finish by Campagnaro!
:42:22. > :42:33.And still short, penalty advantage, though. Young's had spotted it at
:42:34. > :42:43.last, George is out there, it wasn't the best pass but he has the speed.
:42:44. > :42:56.England are going to finish in style.
:42:57. > :43:06.It has gone backwards, no, can he score a second? He can.
:43:07. > :43:14.COMMENTATOR: Still advantage to France, still their penalty, again
:43:15. > :43:24.back to Lopez for the crossfield kick, it might work for France. Back
:43:25. > :43:25.it goes, and it is a try for France. They might just want to look at
:43:26. > :43:41.something. No try. Back for a penalty. Held at
:43:42. > :43:48.the back there, and the decision of Nigel Owens. Flat ball to within two
:43:49. > :43:58.metres, Conor Murray goes for himself, now gets to within a second
:43:59. > :44:04.move, try given to Conor Murray. The ball turned over, no advantage to
:44:05. > :44:08.Ireland, penalty coming, so a free attack, chance or drop goal, and it
:44:09. > :44:16.is good, Ireland have the three points.
:44:17. > :44:28.Henshaw again, so quick off the mark. Skip infield by Jackson.
:44:29. > :44:39.Ireland have the penalty and this will be a chance for Jackson. 13
:44:40. > :44:43.from 14 for Jackson, Ireland ten points clear with four minutes of
:44:44. > :44:52.this match remaining. Still Ireland's chance to finish with
:44:53. > :44:56.another try. Stander set sit back and they say that is enough, they
:44:57. > :45:02.will take the victory, Ireland with just that one try, a ten point
:45:03. > :45:07.victory over France and their title challenge is still alive.
:45:08. > :45:12.STUDIO: Let's look at the table after three rounds, England still on
:45:13. > :45:15.track for another Grand Slam. Scotland still in the championship
:45:16. > :45:23.after their win over Wales yesterday. Italy despite a good
:45:24. > :45:30.first half performance at HQ not even a losing bonus point to show at
:45:31. > :45:33.the bottom. England roll on, then, top of the table, but they were
:45:34. > :45:38.spooked in that game, Quinn, and perhaps the most abiding memory for
:45:39. > :45:43.me was James Haskell looking bewildered and asking what the rules
:45:44. > :45:47.were. You know where the offside lane is normally all where not to
:45:48. > :45:52.be. It was interesting to see because I have not seen it at that
:45:53. > :45:57.industrial level, it was obviously a premeditated tactic to chat with the
:45:58. > :46:00.referee, saying we will flood the areas. You can't go to the ball
:46:01. > :46:05.because it is an offside line within the tackle but you can stand
:46:06. > :46:08.anywhere else. But I think it will cause problems if everyone starts
:46:09. > :46:12.doing it because if you don't have offside lines the game will be
:46:13. > :46:16.unstructured and people when put anyone in and flood the other side
:46:17. > :46:19.of the ball, but it worked brilliantly today. Obviously people
:46:20. > :46:29.will do it on going from here and it will be in testing to see how
:46:30. > :46:32.coaches come up with strategies to stop them. Matt Dawson has already
:46:33. > :46:35.tweeted that he agreed with you that it could ruin rugby. I can't wait to
:46:36. > :46:38.see all the clubs here tonight, Armageddon next Saturday! Italy
:46:39. > :46:43.needed to do something today. They have been bad in the first two
:46:44. > :46:46.games. For credibility in the whole debate we could have about
:46:47. > :46:52.relegation and promotion, they need to do something today -- needed to.
:46:53. > :46:59.They were innovative. England took too long to cope with what it was.
:47:00. > :47:04.It is used a lot in the world sevens series, without the offside line.
:47:05. > :47:12.They took too long to work it out today. My issues it is almost over
:47:13. > :47:16.coaching, the players do what the coach tells you. It crystallises the
:47:17. > :47:19.moment when no coach had thought about it and the players took time
:47:20. > :47:24.to think on their feet. I have never seen a team is flummoxed as England
:47:25. > :47:28.for 40 minutes, it was hilarious and they looked eminently beatable but
:47:29. > :47:33.no one has got round to doing it and they are 17 in a row now. I wouldn't
:47:34. > :47:41.rule out Scotland winning at Twickenham in two weeks. Stop it!
:47:42. > :47:46.Law of averages, 34 years since the last happened. Ireland of course
:47:47. > :47:50.beating France in Dublin. Jonny Sexton was back. How much of a
:47:51. > :47:55.difference does he make, as Jackson has been playing well. Great form
:47:56. > :47:59.for Ireland but Jonny Sexton on his day is one of the leading half a
:48:00. > :48:03.dozen fly-halves in world rugby and is vital to Ireland, a great
:48:04. > :48:08.tackler, good defensively, but what he brings, different angles and ways
:48:09. > :48:13.of playing. He is vital for Ireland and has come through injury free and
:48:14. > :48:17.will be a huge threat to Wales next Friday. Great win for Ireland in
:48:18. > :48:23.what is evident for me as the ball carrying on the back row, Sean
:48:24. > :48:28.O'Brien, Stander, huge ball-carriers. Which leads us nicely
:48:29. > :48:33.to Sean Holley, looking at Ireland during this championship, what have
:48:34. > :48:36.you made of them? A tough two weeks for Wales but in Ireland we have a
:48:37. > :48:43.confident team gunning for the title. They are also difficult to
:48:44. > :48:47.beat. As Phil Bennett said it is about their ball-carriers in the
:48:48. > :48:52.back row, using them to cut the line. Get them into midfield and it
:48:53. > :48:57.cuts down the space they have. Look at the gain line, give Jackson and
:48:58. > :49:01.Sexton space to allow the outside backs to get over the gain line.
:49:02. > :49:06.Stander has been a principal ball-carrier in the Six Nations
:49:07. > :49:10.already. Heaslip, more of a ball player, then the basher O'Brien.
:49:11. > :49:17.They work in tandem all the time, it sucks defenders into the rucks and
:49:18. > :49:23.earls and Carney have benefited in the wider channels, but they work so
:49:24. > :49:27.well in tandem. Here is seven, guess who follows, eight. They suck
:49:28. > :49:32.defenders in, and there is six, Stander, doing the rest. Wales must
:49:33. > :49:37.combat this. They are almost marauding players at the moment but
:49:38. > :49:40.there is one saving grace. They do have run around techniques and a
:49:41. > :49:45.smart coaching team and in Sexton they needed to get him in the game.
:49:46. > :49:50.This full France a little because they expected big ball-carriers but
:49:51. > :49:54.the forwards into play pass got the likes of Ringrose and Henshaw into
:49:55. > :49:58.play. Watch Heaslip, the French defender is expecting a big
:49:59. > :50:02.ball-carrier but no, he is also ballplayer and puts Carney and on
:50:03. > :50:06.the angle. The saving graces they get isolated, they carry so much
:50:07. > :50:11.that you cannot attack them at this area. If Warbler and -- Mark
:50:12. > :50:15.Warburton Agger Bridge are true to form there will be opportunities to
:50:16. > :50:19.steal it. Can they target Stander or Rob Ryan on their own? How can Wales
:50:20. > :50:24.beat them, how did Scotland beat them? They expose them in the wider
:50:25. > :50:29.channels. If you get good go forward they get tight around the rat, look
:50:30. > :50:33.at this angle with Earls, the widest back, offering space. As they did
:50:34. > :50:38.against Wales Scotland but their white guys here and exploited them
:50:39. > :50:43.with the gas. Hogg does the rest. As I said, a long fortnight of planning
:50:44. > :50:48.for Wales, and I will ask you, Phil, will it be about selection, do we
:50:49. > :50:54.just the performance or is it a must win game? That is a great one there!
:50:55. > :50:59.I think it is about time we took a chance and said, let's go for gold.
:51:00. > :51:03.That means for me Liam Williams has to go back for full-back and let him
:51:04. > :51:08.attack from there. Then I would choose from two wings in one
:51:09. > :51:11.position, either Evans or Giles, whichever is red-hot in training.
:51:12. > :51:17.Made his comeback today for the Ospreys. The other wing, the liver
:51:18. > :51:24.to George North, between and Halfpenny. I would say is it time we
:51:25. > :51:29.gave Sam Davies a chance to say, starred, if you are good enough,
:51:30. > :51:36.play the game at number ten, and upfront... APPLAUSE.
:51:37. > :51:40.I don't know... Just to go back to Sam Davies, we can keep on bringing
:51:41. > :51:44.him on with 15 minutes to go but he has to start. Upfront quickly I
:51:45. > :51:48.might bring Charteris back into the second row and if he is fit maybe
:51:49. > :51:53.fell at our number eight but we have to really give our youngsters a
:51:54. > :51:57.chance -- maybe Toby Faletau at number eight. I think we can expose
:51:58. > :52:02.Ireland. We said it in the autumn, we spoke about the back three and
:52:03. > :52:11.fly half, we never seem to be in a position to throw caution to win.
:52:12. > :52:18.Yes, but that is the same team I was picked as Bill has outlined and we
:52:19. > :52:22.haven't been chatting earlier! The championship is gone and unless we
:52:23. > :52:25.waste more time, we don't know if Davies or Evans can do it at this
:52:26. > :52:29.level but the longer they stay on the touchline is the longer we will
:52:30. > :52:33.not know. They have deficiencies but Russell had deficiencies when he
:52:34. > :52:38.started and look at the player he has become. It is unfair on Biggar
:52:39. > :52:42.because he played so well against England, but we know what is unfair
:52:43. > :52:46.-- what we get from him when he plays, that competitive spirit, we
:52:47. > :52:50.want to see if Davies offers something different. Rob Howley was
:52:51. > :52:54.saying yesterday, I trust my bench. If he trusts Sam Davies and other
:52:55. > :52:58.members of the squad he would start against Ireland and give them their
:52:59. > :53:01.head because otherwise he is saying basically he doesn't trust them. I
:53:02. > :53:06.think we are in a position with George North as we were with Alex
:53:07. > :53:10.Cuthbert, picking a guy who consistently doesn't play well but
:53:11. > :53:13.we keep picking him. They chopped Rick -- dropped Jamie Roberts for
:53:14. > :53:17.poor defensive mistakes in the autumn. They will have to do the
:53:18. > :53:21.same for consistency with George North. Here is the dilemma, if they
:53:22. > :53:25.throw caution to the wind unpick all the players Howley hasn't entrusted
:53:26. > :53:29.with that responsibility yet and winning becomes not the priority but
:53:30. > :53:33.performance, what about world rankings? We know Wales are likely
:53:34. > :53:38.to drop to 7000 result of that defeat now and we know what happened
:53:39. > :53:44.before the World Cup when we dropped out of the top eight and ended up in
:53:45. > :53:50.the pool of death. I don't give a fig for World Cup, World Cup
:53:51. > :53:54.ratings! That is irrelevant at this stage. There is no way he can name
:53:55. > :53:59.an unchanged team on Friday week for Ireland and I agree with Phil
:54:00. > :54:03.Bennett I can't believe Keelan Giles didn't play in November and Steph
:54:04. > :54:09.Evans didn't play against England last week. Why were these changes
:54:10. > :54:12.not made three weeks ago? But this question is predicated on if we take
:54:13. > :54:16.this team we have a chance of winning which no one can see
:54:17. > :54:20.happening. The championship is gone, let's make changes and see what we
:54:21. > :54:24.can do if we open it up and counterattack and let Davies take
:54:25. > :54:29.the ball flatter, see if we can create chances and score more tries,
:54:30. > :54:32.otherwise we will not beat Ireland or anyone else. And Stuart Hogg
:54:33. > :54:44.looked up one occasion in midfield and said, what is in front of me, I
:54:45. > :54:48.will go here, other times he will kick the ball. We don't do that at
:54:49. > :54:51.full-back for Wales, we don't have people looking up and saying it is
:54:52. > :54:54.on, and we have to give them license to play. Williams could do that at
:54:55. > :54:57.15. Your last two games are against the sides playing our first two
:54:58. > :55:02.games so we know it is power. The analysis, not just Ireland, against
:55:03. > :55:06.France, it is direct, physical, it is brutal. Sam Davies will be
:55:07. > :55:10.targeted, absolutely, but you have don't -- to find out about this kid
:55:11. > :55:14.and see if he can cope. I am not sure they will but I think they
:55:15. > :55:17.should. They think they will go with Dan Biggar because they know what
:55:18. > :55:23.they will get and they need to win, Wales needs to win a week Friday. Is
:55:24. > :55:26.the way to beat Ireland is to get the ball into wide channels, Sam
:55:27. > :55:30.Davies with his distribution is the man to do that, isn't it? He has
:55:31. > :55:35.been outstanding with the Ospreys. The thing we don't know is if you
:55:36. > :55:38.can do it internationally. We have to find this out and forever we can
:55:39. > :55:43.have them on the bench and say he played brilliantly for the Ospreys
:55:44. > :55:46.and come on for ten minutes. We have to take a chance and see if he can
:55:47. > :55:50.do it. I think Ireland are vulnerable on the wings. If we have
:55:51. > :55:53.two decent wingers with Pace had somebody with metal -- in midfield
:55:54. > :55:57.to move the ball we have a chance but for goodness sake let the young
:55:58. > :56:01.man have a go. Dan Biggar has been outstanding for Wales, let's see if
:56:02. > :56:07.he can offer something different. Would you consider Biggar at 12 and
:56:08. > :56:10.Davies at ten and have the two playmaker role? Wales lacked
:56:11. > :56:15.creativity, get two playmakers in and see if that makes a difference,
:56:16. > :56:19.try something different. Are we in a position now, such as Ireland ten
:56:20. > :56:23.years ago and England a couple of years ago, do we not need to do what
:56:24. > :56:30.they did, throw youngsters into the mix? Every nation has been through
:56:31. > :56:34.what we are going through. We can only come out of it better, right?
:56:35. > :56:38.I'm trying to be positive, do you think that? If you keep doing what
:56:39. > :56:43.is not working nothing will change. That's my point. We have been saying
:56:44. > :56:47.this for a long time. I think we all agree, everyone is, we need to take
:56:48. > :56:51.that step forward, make a leap of faith that may be a step back before
:56:52. > :56:56.reaping the rewards Scotland are doing now, that if we keep playing
:56:57. > :57:00.the same way, conservatively, without the power players other
:57:01. > :57:05.teams have, we will keep having the same results. What concerns me is
:57:06. > :57:10.the Lions distraction. We have the Chief Executive and chairman saying
:57:11. > :57:14.it is good, our coaches will learn more by going to New Zealand with
:57:15. > :57:18.the Lions. I don't buy that because didn't rub off after Australia in
:57:19. > :57:23.2013. I think the Welsh coaches should be with the Welsh team in the
:57:24. > :57:27.South Pacific. It is a big tour now. I don't think Welsh will get a say
:57:28. > :57:31.in that one. Martin Phillips has said it is good for our country is
:57:32. > :57:37.to go on Lions tours because they will learn more which in the and
:57:38. > :57:43.will be good for our team. I don't see evidence of that, that's all I'm
:57:44. > :57:47.saying. Oh! We will discuss this further because we have run out of
:57:48. > :57:56.time. Please, please, give a round of applause for Phil Bennett... Gwyn
:57:57. > :58:01.Jones... Peter Jackson... And Andy Nichol. APPLAUSE That is it from, so
:58:02. > :58:07.Scotland have beaten Wales for the first time since 2007, just pride
:58:08. > :58:10.left to play for now for Wales and title chasing Ireland are the next
:58:11. > :58:14.visitors to the Principality Stadium.
:58:15. > :59:05.We will catch you soon. Good night. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.
:59:06. > :59:10.It was such a glorious world of music and culture and connections.
:59:11. > :59:12.In '90s Wales, confidence flourished.
:59:13. > :59:16.What you wanted was actually happening.
:59:17. > :59:20.We celebrated our differences and felt liberated like never before.
:59:21. > :59:24.I was gabbing an opportunity to give my kids a better life.
:59:25. > :59:29.On the day of the vote, it was a no-brainer for me.
:59:30. > :59:38.So, apparently Red Nose Day is back. Cool. We love Red Nose Day.
:59:39. > :59:43.Yes. So, Comic Relief have asked if we could maybe help this year.
:59:44. > :59:45.Comic Relief? Yes. So, like, what is that? Right.
:59:46. > :59:47.Like, I don't even know what that is. No.
:59:48. > :59:50.So, Comic Relief is the charity that actually invented Red Nose Day.
:59:51. > :59:52.OK, cool. Yes. So that's, like, who knew?
:59:53. > :00:03.OK, cool. So... Like Red Boot Day. No, hang on! Red Toes Day.
:00:04. > :00:07.So, the thinking was that, as head of brand, you could perhaps... Sure.