France U20 v Wales U20

:00:14. > :00:19.It's the final round of the 6-nation championships and are under 20s are

:00:20. > :00:24.on a roll. Last weekend they unleashed their attacking flair on

:00:25. > :00:34.Ireland, scoring five tries. A beautiful pass. Putting Corrie

:00:35. > :00:39.Tarrant over for Wales. Williams with an absolutely glorious break.

:00:40. > :00:50.Down the middle comes Williams, heads for the post. Wales come with

:00:51. > :00:55.their third victory. That was last week, can they back it

:00:56. > :01:01.up in less familiar surroundings of France? 30 miles north of the rugby

:01:02. > :01:04.stronghold, Toulouse. A lot will depend on this man, Keiran Williams,

:01:05. > :01:09.man of the match but two rounds running. Scorer of five tries

:01:10. > :01:15.already in this campaign. Tonight he has been given the captain's

:01:16. > :01:18.armband. As we know, as with the maintenant, England have already

:01:19. > :01:23.been crowned champions with a week to spare. They are on the verge of

:01:24. > :01:27.beating Ireland in full-time survey have added a Grand Slam to their

:01:28. > :01:34.championship and what that means is, if Wales wins tonight, they will

:01:35. > :01:42.guarantee themselves second place. Good evening and welcome to Scrum V,

:01:43. > :01:45.live. We must remember, wheels were Grand Slam defending champions

:01:46. > :01:51.coming into this but at the start of the tournament, only seven of their

:01:52. > :01:55.players had under 20s experience. Given that, it's not a bad return if

:01:56. > :01:59.they end up coming second? I think it would be superb. You get a team

:02:00. > :02:04.that has played really well and you decimate them and you have to start

:02:05. > :02:06.from scratch but you also have two get the atmosphere and the

:02:07. > :02:11.continuity of how they play together, it's a big job to do. He's

:02:12. > :02:15.done a superb job and these guys gelled very quickly. Very tough game

:02:16. > :02:18.against a really good England side and they give a good account of

:02:19. > :02:21.themselves right up to the point where there were a few points with

:02:22. > :02:25.they let it slide but they bounced back from that and they have been

:02:26. > :02:29.putting some big performances in and it's great watching them develop and

:02:30. > :02:38.watching these boys being thrown in at the deep end at the start but now

:02:39. > :02:40.coming good. That's the point, we talk about development for this

:02:41. > :02:43.tournament, that's the most important thing and the players

:02:44. > :02:46.might not agree with that but it's about getting players ready for the

:02:47. > :02:51.next step and by the end of tonight 's game, 31 players will have played

:02:52. > :02:55.a part in instrument. That's got to bode well for the future as Mike

:02:56. > :03:00.it's great and with a greater return as well. He's kept a core group of

:03:01. > :03:04.players. People like Keiran Williams. It's nice to get a mix.

:03:05. > :03:08.The venture don't always get enough time but it's good experience the

:03:09. > :03:12.night going to places like France. We've been there with the age-group

:03:13. > :03:16.teams and European teams. It's a difficult place to go at any level

:03:17. > :03:21.and France don't lose many games at home so tough on the night. Ten in a

:03:22. > :03:25.row they've won at home, France. Wales only lost one so far in

:03:26. > :03:29.instrument. But one against England so just the one defeat so far. The

:03:30. > :03:43.rest have been wins, here's a reminder of their campaign so far.

:03:44. > :03:58.Good case there, he is a finisher, he can get it. Keiran Williams will

:03:59. > :04:06.put this to bed under the sticks. He reaches and he makes it! First-time

:04:07. > :04:15.Wales have lost here. In the end, England were too strong for them.

:04:16. > :04:21.That's as good a try as you could wish to see from Wales. It's a try

:04:22. > :04:28.for Wales and it is Rhun Williams. A fantastic win to put the under 20

:04:29. > :04:32.campaign back on track. Williams with an absolutely glorious

:04:33. > :04:40.break. Wales getaway with a thrilling

:04:41. > :04:44.victory. One thing that definitely stands out

:04:45. > :04:50.is the all out attack that Wales have shown in this campaign so far.

:04:51. > :04:54.100 points in the last two games alone, 154 in total. 18 tries, it

:04:55. > :04:57.shows a real statement of intent and pulling the strings has been in

:04:58. > :05:04.return. Ben Jones has been really good. Keiran Williams has got a lot

:05:05. > :05:08.of plaudits but he is quite mature and directs play. Wheels are going

:05:09. > :05:12.one way with the flow and what I like is, he recognises that the

:05:13. > :05:16.Ireland forwards are tighter on the rock and like any good outside-half

:05:17. > :05:19.in the middle of the field, he switches play, takes it on himself

:05:20. > :05:24.to go but that ball and put a slight pattern for the hooker to score. He

:05:25. > :05:31.is confident, he is a good leader. Hearing is upfront. Just rocks in

:05:32. > :05:37.the position for the next phase, this time wrestling behind the

:05:38. > :05:41.forwards to take a pass behind and hit that gap. Then taking the ball

:05:42. > :05:44.up to the defender and keeping it alive. They do use their

:05:45. > :05:48.ball-carriers. Here is Keiron Assiratti from the Ireland game. He

:05:49. > :05:51.has come off the line appear, but that Keiran Williams coming from the

:05:52. > :05:56.centre. He carries on this occasion and a similar position. Here is the

:05:57. > :06:01.proper began with Keiran Williams on his outside, this time through good

:06:02. > :06:05.Williams and as they say, the rest is history. There is a nice balance

:06:06. > :06:09.to their attacking play. They have been a joy to watch this campaign

:06:10. > :06:13.and a man who has been orchestrating that attack, Jason strange, the head

:06:14. > :06:24.coach of the under 20s and he is pitch side. Good evening. Here he

:06:25. > :06:30.is, wheels can finish second in the final table if they win tonight. How

:06:31. > :06:34.much of incentive is that? It's not something we have discussed to be

:06:35. > :06:38.honest. Our focus is on our performance and hopefully we can

:06:39. > :06:42.finish the night with a top-level performance and something the

:06:43. > :06:46.players can be proud of. 9pm local time, that is quite late here. Does

:06:47. > :06:51.that make a difference to you? Now, to be honest. It has been a lovely

:06:52. > :06:55.day, 70 degrees. We had kept the boys busy but they are relaxed and

:06:56. > :06:59.looking forward to a great atmosphere. Just words about the

:07:00. > :07:02.atmosphere, that is French rugby, isn't it? Is all part of the players

:07:03. > :07:07.learning and I am sure they will take a lot from this tonight. Have a

:07:08. > :07:11.good one. Just moments before the game kicks

:07:12. > :07:15.off and we have touched on the Keiran Williams already. Top try

:07:16. > :07:19.scorer with five of the top of the charts, the man of the matches in a

:07:20. > :07:24.row and he is already being compared by many to a certain Scott Gibbs. Is

:07:25. > :07:29.this guy a future international star? He could be, I watched for the

:07:30. > :07:33.Ospreys against London Irish. Very, very good. He has the give ability

:07:34. > :07:38.to play up and he has taken this championship by the horns. A good

:07:39. > :07:43.finisher. There was a good one last week against Ireland. He should good

:07:44. > :07:51.turn and an excellent step. He does remind me of Scott Gibbs. Stocky and

:07:52. > :07:54.powerful and quick off the mark. An opportunity here and here is

:07:55. > :07:58.obviously a talisman because they had made him captain the night.

:07:59. > :08:04.Briefly, we had him in the studio not so long ago and he is a

:08:05. > :08:07.relatively small guy but when you got that kind of power come you

:08:08. > :08:16.don't necessarily need to be huge? Now Scott Gibbs was a big player. As

:08:17. > :08:20.you say, the power, he has great gas and the boys will be living up to

:08:21. > :08:23.him. He has the captain 's armband, he is leading by example, scoring

:08:24. > :08:32.and has to tries and looks to be one to watch for the future. Scott Gibbs

:08:33. > :08:35.wasn't that big when he played. If you can continue that form,

:08:36. > :08:40.hopefully he will be blazing a trail in the regional game. A more serious

:08:41. > :08:45.issue, the front row union are incensed by what they have seen in

:08:46. > :08:49.the last seven days. Have Rob Evans doing a miss pass and the next day,

:08:50. > :08:54.your Maserati with the most audacious of dummies from a prop.

:08:55. > :08:59.What the punishment can make expect? He won't be allowed to set up the

:09:00. > :09:04.back of the bus. A fantastic dummy and good turn of pace. Just working

:09:05. > :09:10.a little bit on his passing and he will be complete. Bit of a tongue in

:09:11. > :09:17.his cheek as he does it, a bit of a swagger, he's on fire! What are your

:09:18. > :09:23.thoughts as a coach on that kind of display from a prop? I think it's

:09:24. > :09:27.great. If you're talking a 15 man game, is an Australian or Kiwi was

:09:28. > :09:31.doing that, we would be applauding the skills. It shows the confidence

:09:32. > :09:36.and shows what Jason and his coaches are trying to instil. I love it.

:09:37. > :09:40.That is exactly what we applaud, the New Zealand front five doing it as

:09:41. > :09:44.well, great to see one of our own doing something so skilful. Let's go

:09:45. > :09:50.back to fill now because I understand from under 20s game, this

:09:51. > :09:54.has a mammoth crowd this evening? It's a sell-out, 10,000 here. Then

:09:55. > :10:00.the rustic atmosphere. You can see the flags waving and we've had the

:10:01. > :10:10.brass band playing, the bigger the south of France. This is rugby area

:10:11. > :10:12.in front. It is at the heart of French rugby and you can tell it

:10:13. > :10:17.from the atmosphere tonight. As Jason was saying there, this is how

:10:18. > :10:21.the Welsh boys will be able to cope with this type of that there is much

:10:22. > :10:26.as how they will cope with what the French team can throw at them.

:10:27. > :10:29.Conditions are rapidly perfect. It's got slightly cooler this evening but

:10:30. > :10:33.earlier on today, were sitting out having lunch in Toulouse where our

:10:34. > :10:38.base is, 70 degrees, absolutely perfect. The teams are just coming

:10:39. > :10:50.out in front of me. Let's go to the commentary team.

:10:51. > :10:56.Welcome to everyone on what has been a glorious day in south west France

:10:57. > :11:01.and it is here the Welsh youngsters will try to round off the campaign

:11:02. > :11:05.on a high note with a second place up for grabs. They should be in a

:11:06. > :11:09.buoyant mood after their win last time against Ireland. Their

:11:10. > :11:14.counterparts will also be keen to round up what has been a disjointed

:11:15. > :11:24.campaign by their standards. With only two wins in the campaign so

:11:25. > :11:29.far. The hash will descend on the stadium for the next few moments for

:11:30. > :11:58.the anthems and first, it is the Welsh national anthem.

:11:59. > :14:00.The anthem being sung with gusto here, with a proud record for the

:14:01. > :14:09.under 20 five that are on a ten match unbeaten streak and the coach

:14:10. > :14:18.with four changes from the team. The changes in the back.

:14:19. > :14:39.names. With the Junior World Cup fast approaching, Jason has tinkered

:14:40. > :14:45.with the starting 15. Steff Thomas comes in with James Botham stepping

:14:46. > :14:50.up from the replacements. Keiran Williams, Star man in the Irish

:14:51. > :15:02.victory, leads the side with Ioan Nicholas. The final act then in the

:15:03. > :15:11.under 20 season with Wales hoping for a strong finish and the finish

:15:12. > :15:15.in second place. Mike Adamson is the referee this evening from Scotland.

:15:16. > :15:25.Wales hoping to kick on from where they left off last week. They scored

:15:26. > :15:33.over 40 points. And five tries with free flowing rugby, the order of the

:15:34. > :15:40.day. From the kick-off of them. This final weekend of Six Nations rugby.

:15:41. > :15:47.Plenty at stake for both sides. Add it goes. Across the three quarters

:15:48. > :15:56.line. Wales holding firm in their defensive line. The scrum-half

:15:57. > :16:11.working at from nine, as most French sides do. It's on to the big man.

:16:12. > :16:14.Bringing the big man on. A good positive start from France and it

:16:15. > :16:23.will be tough in these early exchanges for Wales. Baptiste

:16:24. > :16:31.Couilloud. Wales Bill up in French faces. The scrum-half again on this

:16:32. > :16:36.short side but will smack standing firm in their defensive patterns.

:16:37. > :16:41.The Wales defence has been rock-solid is opening. They don't

:16:42. > :16:46.need to rush anything. They are winning the physical battle and that

:16:47. > :16:49.is a perfect exit from Wales. That is just what they need. They needed

:16:50. > :16:57.to add that little bit of pressure and superb defensive work from

:16:58. > :17:01.Wales. The coaching unit will be mightily impressed with that

:17:02. > :17:09.patients. The discipline and they get their just rewards. It was Shane

:17:10. > :17:13.Lewis-Hughes with the tackle. He has relieved a lot of pressure for Elias

:17:14. > :17:16.El Ansari and they have turned bad. Have turned the defence into attack

:17:17. > :17:20.and they set up a perfect attacking opportunity from the flying out. 18

:17:21. > :17:26.tries so far in the campaign. They do want to play rugby, that is the

:17:27. > :17:29.mantra from Jason and that was clearly evident last week. They

:17:30. > :17:33.cannot afford to come here this evening and just rely on their

:17:34. > :17:36.defence, they got to look to play, to show that little bit of

:17:37. > :17:48.extravagance and have that arrogance and confidence about them. They keep

:17:49. > :17:53.it tight. Keiran Williams, stocky but supercharged and so tough to

:17:54. > :18:00.bring the ground. As is this man, Alex Dombrandt. France are very

:18:01. > :18:10.quickly on the Corey Baldwin. There's not much room to work with

:18:11. > :18:18.as Rhys Carre carries forward. Good reply from the Welsh 15. Straight

:18:19. > :18:27.through, Ben Jones. It's still available. And lunging over his Aled

:18:28. > :18:30.Ward, the Trai has been awarded. Ben Jones, the creator. They didn't

:18:31. > :18:35.panic and that is a superb start for the Welsh under 20 side. They

:18:36. > :18:47.couldn't have asked anything better. Superb work from Jones. He spotted a

:18:48. > :18:52.mismatch in front of him. I think this is Aled Ward over the line but

:18:53. > :18:56.superb vision by Ben Jones. He has backed himself, that is what I like

:18:57. > :19:01.about it. He has had the willingness to try and play that ball and great

:19:02. > :19:05.support from Aled Ward. Over the try line within the first couple of

:19:06. > :19:12.minutes. The conversion to come as well me just what they would wanted.

:19:13. > :19:16.Settling the nerves early on, and this is Ben Jones's run once more.

:19:17. > :19:20.Look how wide and flat he is standing. You're always going to

:19:21. > :19:26.change that challenge that with defender and he has done that. He

:19:27. > :19:41.has taken the hole and fortunately for Wales, scored the try. France

:19:42. > :19:48.just make the ten metres. No advantage so they will come back.

:19:49. > :19:53.France would have targeted this game. They have had disappointments

:19:54. > :19:59.in the campaign, going down heavily to England on the opening weekend.

:20:00. > :20:03.From a Welsh perspective, you couldn't have asked for anything

:20:04. > :20:07.better. This is probably one of the first time this bunch would have

:20:08. > :20:11.played in front of a full house in France, quite an intimidating

:20:12. > :20:14.atmosphere and you can kill the crowd straightaway by scoring a try

:20:15. > :20:18.and that is what Wales have done and they have the ball back now which

:20:19. > :20:26.will allow them to take control of" as you can hear in the distance, a

:20:27. > :20:35.lot of noise reverberating around the stadium. The first one has gone

:20:36. > :20:40.to ground, they will have two be formed. The boys mentioned on the

:20:41. > :20:45.top of the programme, 31 players would have had experience, which is

:20:46. > :20:48.important. This under 20s, different from senior level of course, because

:20:49. > :20:52.they are working for that Junior World Cup in Georgia. It is a

:20:53. > :20:56.cracking experience for the boys as well in general. These boys are only

:20:57. > :21:00.going to get better as players with experience of playing in the south

:21:01. > :21:03.of France. They are playing at the highest level. They are getting the

:21:04. > :21:07.chance to show what they can do in this higher stage and some of these

:21:08. > :21:10.boys haven't had the regional opportunities and that is what the

:21:11. > :21:14.game is, to develop that competition rather than going all out for the

:21:15. > :21:18.win. Fantastic start for Wales and here's hoping for more. Pressure

:21:19. > :21:27.coming through from the French eight Bill. They get away with it.

:21:28. > :21:34.Unfortunately, it has gone out. You could see the Tim Erlandsson is the

:21:35. > :21:42.wide right winger. Plenty of space over the top. I wonder if that is a

:21:43. > :21:45.ploy. You can see him on the wide right there and there's plenty of

:21:46. > :21:56.space there. The French are asking a lot of work to get across there. But

:21:57. > :22:04.kick, it was accurate, but plays all day long. As it is, France will have

:22:05. > :22:13.a second chance. They try to rumble on. Good from Wales. You can just

:22:14. > :22:19.see the French forwards getting back up off the floor. Here, France with

:22:20. > :22:28.the cross kick but it is far too long. Exactly the same mistake, but

:22:29. > :22:34.there will be an advantage called by Mike Adamson of Scotland. What Wales

:22:35. > :22:50.do need to do is give any cheap penalties away. Their discipline

:22:51. > :22:53.needs to be top-notch. We almost bumped into Alexandre Roumat's

:22:54. > :23:09.father who played in the 90s. A chance for France to cut the

:23:10. > :23:18.deficit. After Aled Ward's early try for the visitors. The referee has

:23:19. > :23:32.called for the penalty for the whole of the back being offside. They need

:23:33. > :23:45.to step that extra half major back. Just a half meter and they be in a

:23:46. > :23:51.position. It's gone. A shade to the right of that bright and it is

:23:52. > :23:57.relief for Wales. He knows he should have done better with that one. The

:23:58. > :24:03.discipline will be key in this first 40 minutes for the visitors. They

:24:04. > :24:06.just have to be sensible with it. They have the right to storm the 30

:24:07. > :24:11.minutes and then that is where they're open and expand the game

:24:12. > :24:25.will hopefully come into force. The Tim Erlandsson drives on. Baptiste

:24:26. > :24:33.Couilloud out to the side. Williams spotted it and was there. That man,

:24:34. > :24:37.he has some gas and he has scored three tries in his last two

:24:38. > :24:43.appearances for France. He is definitely one of their most

:24:44. > :24:57.threatening players. He looks to get his hands on the ball at full lot.

:24:58. > :25:11.As the front it come in, Wales trying to stop them at source, but

:25:12. > :25:19.it's still going. That's good from Wales. They've done well but here

:25:20. > :25:24.they come again, keeping it tight. They have a second chance. Haotong

:25:25. > :25:35.Li, who is orchestrating things for the home side. Ciaran Williams

:25:36. > :25:38.leading by example. He has been slowed up prudently and Wales have

:25:39. > :25:42.won it back. Great stuff on the floor. Good work there in defence

:25:43. > :25:46.but they will have it all to do again. Maybe I should have gone out

:25:47. > :25:55.back but that is a good defensive line for Elias El Ansari. It has

:25:56. > :26:01.gone free and Wales turn it over again. Have they got a chance? Ryan

:26:02. > :26:07.Conbeer showing his strength. Still going. The line was almost begging

:26:08. > :26:15.for Keiran Williams. Good counter pressure from the Welsh 15. Twice in

:26:16. > :26:19.that last play. Keiran Williams, initiating the turnover from under

:26:20. > :26:23.his own post. Again, 40 metres up the field, he has managed to get his

:26:24. > :26:29.hands on it. And if the wicket to the left and they just get it.

:26:30. > :26:34.Keiran Williams, great support. Good strength to try and stay in field.

:26:35. > :26:41.The first instinct is to see what's on. You just shift the point of

:26:42. > :26:46.contact. As soon as there is any turnover, the defence is going to be

:26:47. > :26:49.within that five or ten metres. A terrible through by Alexandre

:26:50. > :27:07.Roumat. Somehow, they got it back. We couldn't have asked for a better.

:27:08. > :27:18.Only the one win away from home since the under 20s brought in back

:27:19. > :27:25.in 2013. Up goes James Botham at the tail. Again, they looked dangerous.

:27:26. > :27:31.Their options out wide. Bringing Ryan Conbeer in again. Morgan

:27:32. > :27:34.Williams in his second here. He will have another year after that. Corey

:27:35. > :27:54.Baldwin gives chase. As a France settle things, they will

:27:55. > :27:57.keep it tight. Eight charges down the middle, Wales have found it

:27:58. > :28:02.across the field. They have to get a little bit of pressure on the

:28:03. > :28:05.kickers, on the ninth and ten, and force them into a broad kick. They

:28:06. > :28:12.won't want to give any silly penalties away here. Just keep them

:28:13. > :28:19.pegged back on their 22. Baptiste Couilloud, you can see him trying to

:28:20. > :28:27.get his blockers in place. Williams, a chance to run here and he can

:28:28. > :28:33.shift, Rhun Williams. They have got to ground, just about. It is there

:28:34. > :28:39.for Morgan Williams. Again, Ben Jones going to work. That could have

:28:40. > :28:46.gone anywhere. As it is, it is back on the side. Wales will have a

:28:47. > :28:50.chance here. Plenty of options for Wales, they will be happy how this

:28:51. > :28:54.first 30 minutes or so have gone. Technically, the kicking structure

:28:55. > :28:57.is going well. They are looking to put the ball behind this French

:28:58. > :29:05.defence of life and they have the pressure on. It has given Wales the

:29:06. > :29:16.advantage. Good work from Ben Jones and good tactics all around. A lot

:29:17. > :29:25.of these will be going on to play in Georgia in the June. But finishing

:29:26. > :29:30.second, that is a psychological boost. Inland, of course, winning

:29:31. > :29:38.the Grand Slam after beating Ireland by 14-10. No mean feat finishing

:29:39. > :29:42.second and England of course have impressed at senior level but they

:29:43. > :29:46.have strength coming through in the under 20s as well. Jason touched on

:29:47. > :29:50.it before the game, but they haven't looked at coming second but it is

:29:51. > :29:54.something that they most definitely, England have been a class apart with

:29:55. > :29:59.regards to the 20s this season. They have their key players but Wales

:30:00. > :30:04.have got to win this game here this evening to go on and the players

:30:05. > :30:08.need to push their own individual case leading into the World Cup and

:30:09. > :30:11.getting into the squad and again, a lot of these players are in the

:30:12. > :30:14.first of a two year cycle and they will back again next year so it is a

:30:15. > :30:25.good, interesting dynamic. Only seven remain at this year from

:30:26. > :30:34.the grand slam winning team squad of last season. You rebuild every

:30:35. > :30:38.couple of years and it is quite a high turnover this year so it means

:30:39. > :30:43.they would have had the extra experience this season, and that is

:30:44. > :30:49.only going to push on and help them out next year. France did put a bit

:30:50. > :30:54.of pressure on the last scrum. They have a man mountain on the loose

:30:55. > :31:03.their inner Rhys Carre, he is only 19 years old. There are a couple of

:31:04. > :31:07.big guys, especially props, in this Welsh squad. Thomas is making his

:31:08. > :31:16.first start of the tournament so he is under a bit of pressure.

:31:17. > :31:24.Again a bit of pressure on the Welsh tight five. It has been taken

:31:25. > :31:28.against the head and that power is all too evident. They won that

:31:29. > :31:33.penalty so there is a bit of work to be done in that Fassett. Steff

:31:34. > :31:38.Thomas has for Ciaran Assiratti this week. As a Ratti started the

:31:39. > :31:44.previous four games. There has been a bit of pressure the first couple

:31:45. > :31:51.of scrums for Wales. They will need to address that. There are some

:31:52. > :31:57.Giants in the French eight, as in the senior side. We walked past them

:31:58. > :32:03.earlier and there were some man mountain is walking about, enormous.

:32:04. > :32:17.Plenty of food for thought for the Welsh eight. An encouraging start to

:32:18. > :32:24.the game as a whole. A good ball for France off the top. Trying to get

:32:25. > :32:32.the big men over the gain line. It is Couilloud. That is Roumat,

:32:33. > :32:37.Couilloud is switching direction. They had men on the far side. It is

:32:38. > :32:43.that man, Fartass once more, going through a created havoc in the Welsh

:32:44. > :32:50.ranks. A chance for France behind the Welsh gain line now. Floated out

:32:51. > :32:56.to Cros. We lost his footing momentarily. The Glen Day bay with a

:32:57. > :33:08.bit defensive work for Wales to do now to keep at bay. Great work. They

:33:09. > :33:13.appeared to go with a Welsh line-out but good defence from Wales. Fartass

:33:14. > :33:17.is one of the keyboard players and he looks to get his hands on the

:33:18. > :33:21.ball almost every time and then he beats the first offender with his

:33:22. > :33:27.footwork and strength, he is very deceptively strong. Posing problems

:33:28. > :33:33.for the Welsh 15, as is his name is posing problems for many a

:33:34. > :33:40.commentator, I am sure. Ngandebe brilliantly shattered into touch by

:33:41. > :33:49.water, and Botham was in there as well. It was great work as well.

:33:50. > :33:51.After Fartass got through Wales regathered regrouped put some

:33:52. > :33:56.pressure on the French breakdown. You could see a scrappy ball that

:33:57. > :33:59.was where line speed has come on and Wales managed to fill the field and

:34:00. > :34:06.a defensive set so well done to Wales. The French second row.

:34:07. > :34:13.Capelli is just getting a bit of treatment. Reuben Morgan-Williams

:34:14. > :34:17.has been in the water as well. He created such an impression last

:34:18. > :34:23.year. He has played as much this season. Dane Blacker has played in

:34:24. > :34:29.the last few. They have strength and depth that night Owen Leonard has

:34:30. > :34:32.also been in the squad. We touched on there that they had Dane Blacker

:34:33. > :34:37.and they have serious strength in depth which is good for Wales.

:34:38. > :34:48.Helin scored Barack Obama Corrie Tarrant scored last time against

:34:49. > :34:52.Wales. Morgan Williams is trying to relieve some pressure for his team.

:34:53. > :34:57.You micromini to be careful not to go through too many phrases just ten

:34:58. > :35:07.metres from the line. Getting his blockers in front. Ngandebe, and he

:35:08. > :35:11.can shift as well. It is floated out to Cros, one of the changes in the

:35:12. > :35:20.French ranks. He has done well over the gain line.

:35:21. > :35:27.France are just trying to get back into this one after that superb

:35:28. > :35:34.burst out of the blocks from the Welsh 15, and a chance to counter.

:35:35. > :35:42.It might be on here. The space is just a wide on the far touchline.

:35:43. > :35:52.Just slowed up a bit from the Welsh perspective. They have to get that

:35:53. > :35:58.defensive line in place. There are quite narrow now, Wales, they have

:35:59. > :36:02.to push out. Ngandebe goes down well but they managed to get the

:36:03. > :36:09.off-loading to Cros. It is too long for France. He goes again. Just come

:36:10. > :36:28.back in after injury, Ngandebe. Options on both sides here for

:36:29. > :36:33.France. N'Tamack just shoving his dancing feet. There is not much

:36:34. > :36:36.space to work with. Wales are not committing too many to the

:36:37. > :36:40.breakdown, as you can see, they are standing off and backing themselves

:36:41. > :36:47.regards to the line speed and the physicality of the first hit.

:36:48. > :36:52.N'Tamack spreads it wide. Ngandebe has a bit of space to work with Andy

:36:53. > :36:55.tries to get the flow going. It has gone forward. There will be an

:36:56. > :37:03.advantage. France just getting back into this one. Wales now need to

:37:04. > :37:13.keep their concentration and discipline. They will be mightily

:37:14. > :37:18.relieved to see that penalty given by Michael Adamson. France are just

:37:19. > :37:23.clawing their way back in terms of territory and possession. Yes, it

:37:24. > :37:28.Boniface said he just couldn't help himself, his hands when the cookie

:37:29. > :37:31.jar but it has given Wales this easy opportunity to clear their lines

:37:32. > :37:42.that is just what any coach would have wanted. An easy penalty.

:37:43. > :37:49.They would have expected to be under the cosh for certain periods during

:37:50. > :37:54.this game, playing away from home against the French side, who have

:37:55. > :38:00.got a proud record, as we said. Ten match unbeaten streak here in

:38:01. > :38:11.France. Yes, from any age level, any French side. They very rarely lose.

:38:12. > :38:18.F U players getting treatment. There are lots of famous players on the

:38:19. > :38:22.pitch today. There was a famous name off the bench on Wales, Sid

:38:23. > :38:27.Blackmore is the son of Wally Blackmore who played for Wales at

:38:28. > :38:38.the first World Cup which was 30 years ago. 38 years ago today Wales

:38:39. > :38:45.actually beat England 27-3 to win the quadruple Triple Crown. One of

:38:46. > :38:50.the tries was scored by Elgin Rees. That is a historian on the side. He

:38:51. > :38:59.just nicked it from Clive Griffiths I believe it is only cap. That game

:39:00. > :39:07.was 27-3. That has gone loose and it is the danger man again, Ngandebe.

:39:08. > :39:12.He was just taken on by Conbeer on the far scrapped line -- touchline,

:39:13. > :39:19.they must get to scrappy. Wales are having success with that option.

:39:20. > :39:22.They go that little bit further upfield and France are struggling to

:39:23. > :39:26.deal with it but I think that is the third time that Ngandebe has been

:39:27. > :39:29.pushed into touch and that is an absolute coach killer for me, if

:39:30. > :39:32.you're being pushed into touch so easily you have to work a little bit

:39:33. > :39:48.and harder from the French perspective. Taken by Sean Moore.

:39:49. > :39:51.Morgan Williams surveys the options. Not too far that time. Conbeer gives

:39:52. > :40:05.chase. It is a good chase. It is that man, Couilloud, nothing

:40:06. > :40:10.much on for France here. They don't have to do anything drastic, Wales,

:40:11. > :40:15.just keep them pegged back. What you say about over the touchline? It is

:40:16. > :40:18.absolutely appalling play from France for me, they are just running

:40:19. > :40:22.into touch. That is the fourth time they have just been pushed into

:40:23. > :40:27.touch and given Wales the ball straight back. It is a great tackle

:40:28. > :40:34.here from Conbeer on Fartass. It will be a great battle all evening

:40:35. > :40:37.that. Conbeer is certainly one for the future, he showed his work-out

:40:38. > :40:43.in Italy with that try where he had no right to go in the corner, but he

:40:44. > :40:48.has got pace and power and all the attributes. He is still so young as

:40:49. > :40:55.well, only 18. He has another year himself. It wouldn't surprise me if

:40:56. > :41:06.we see him in the Scarlet 's setup next season. He did see Capelli

:41:07. > :41:17.going off for France earlier, that is Fartass. He is receiving

:41:18. > :41:24.treatment. They have got pace out wide in himself and Ngandebe.

:41:25. > :41:29.Ngandebe incidentally will be hoping for a better outing than last year

:41:30. > :41:38.when he was given two yellow cards. He needs to get his compass out and

:41:39. > :41:44.stay away from the touchline. Morgan Williams. France have slowed things

:41:45. > :41:48.up. Carre drives forwards into the heart of the Welsh field. Morgan

:41:49. > :41:54.Williams has a little snipe on the fringes. The option was very Keiran

:41:55. > :42:03.Williams set him off and he went off to the right hand side. Keiran

:42:04. > :42:07.Williams tried to get the off-load. He doesn't look very big, but as the

:42:08. > :42:14.boys were mentioning he is so powerful and so difficult to trap.

:42:15. > :42:19.We saw his tries in Scotland when he scored five so far in the campaign.

:42:20. > :42:25.Scotland, he got a brace up there, as he did last week. He has been

:42:26. > :42:30.their standout player for an absolute country mile. He is they go

:42:31. > :42:35.to man, whether country -- attack or offence, he gives them their out. He

:42:36. > :42:37.was go forward and always beat the first offender, he leads the

:42:38. > :42:42.defensive line and he is the defensive leader so here's their

:42:43. > :42:45.man. He is their skipper this evening and he is playing

:42:46. > :42:53.particularly well. This is Ben Jones. This would be a handy three

:42:54. > :43:00.points for his team anti-knock sit over no problem at all. A handy

:43:01. > :43:04.cushion developing for the Wales under 20s. Just what they needed

:43:05. > :43:08.after France had come back into the game. Yellow macro Fartass had come

:43:09. > :43:14.back into it most definitely in the last ten minutes but Wales have

:43:15. > :43:17.shown some composure. I like their experience and they are holding onto

:43:18. > :43:20.the ball and not playing too much rugby in their own half. They have

:43:21. > :43:24.got the territory and they will always pick up your penalty and two

:43:25. > :43:29.and that is just what they have done and picked up those three points.

:43:30. > :43:45.N'Tamack is back on the money again but it is back to Tarrant.

:43:46. > :43:51.Taken my Cros, but it is a bit scrappy by the fence once more and

:43:52. > :43:55.Wales Pioline and try and put pressure on their opponents. No

:43:56. > :44:00.cohesion at the moment in terms of the French play. That was almost

:44:01. > :44:06.taken as an interception but it could work for France here. They

:44:07. > :44:12.have managed to keep it alive but lost possession and the chance to

:44:13. > :44:23.counter. There are men out there, and one of them is that man, Keiran

:44:24. > :44:30.Williams. Again Williams saw that there was an option out wide. It is

:44:31. > :44:38.attacking rugby that is the order of the day from the Welsh 15. That was

:44:39. > :44:41.just a little bit too long from Keiran Williams so he gave the ball

:44:42. > :44:52.back to France but they have the territory.

:44:53. > :45:06.Couilloud to N'Tamack and they relieve a bit of pressure. Wide open

:45:07. > :45:10.spaces behind Ngandebe and that was an effective kick from Jones. They

:45:11. > :45:17.will be happy overall with that because, again, they have won the

:45:18. > :45:20.territory battle. He is using that particular where the moment. The

:45:21. > :45:24.cakes are maybe not quite on the button but because that chase and

:45:25. > :45:27.that defensive line is so good for Wales at the moment they are coming

:45:28. > :45:36.out there and on the finish positively every time. Burroughs is

:45:37. > :45:44.on in that the place of Fartass. Incidentally he played last week. I

:45:45. > :45:57.am disappointed to see Fartass go. He has been so lively.

:45:58. > :46:15.Cretin has gone off and Capelli is back on. I think the game is

:46:16. > :46:15.finished for Fartass. If Wales can make

:46:16. > :46:28.another try here. They get points every time they had down here and

:46:29. > :46:32.that is what I like about them. Dombrandt drives on and again there

:46:33. > :46:37.is another penalty and if they pick these penalties off it is going to

:46:38. > :46:40.be a tough day for France, and they look comfortable out there at the

:46:41. > :46:47.moment. An interesting decision, do they go for postal order? He has

:46:48. > :46:53.signalled to go for the corner but I like the Wales are doing. They are

:46:54. > :46:56.trying to take the stage and the intimidation factor out of it and it

:46:57. > :47:03.is working particular well at the moment. They are frustrating their

:47:04. > :47:11.appointments. The crowd is quiet and it is all going to plan at the

:47:12. > :47:16.moment. -- their opponents. Ben Jones sizes this one up. It is the

:47:17. > :47:19.wrong side for him as a left footed kicker.

:47:20. > :47:40.James tries to draw it round and it is on target. Fantastic kick once

:47:41. > :47:47.again by Ben Jones of the Blues. Great stuff from Wales.

:47:48. > :47:51.I am with the Wales under 20s defence coach, how impressive as the

:47:52. > :47:54.defence being from your point of view? I am really happy with the

:47:55. > :47:58.defensive contact, without four turnover so far and we're managing

:47:59. > :48:01.to bides time and get some width but we are too narrow a round ruck

:48:02. > :48:06.chain. We have got enough wits between our defenders at this time

:48:07. > :48:09.but the scoreboard makes for good reading. If we can get the next

:48:10. > :48:21.quarter they had to score three The Met is our main aim but so

:48:22. > :48:26.far so. Went on we expected Wells way of play we had been used to this

:48:27. > :48:29.tournament? The game is very stop start which is not what we won but

:48:30. > :48:33.that will be a key focus for us. Richard Hodges there will be very

:48:34. > :48:39.happy with the work done in his role as the defence coach. That is their

:48:40. > :48:44.fourth kick off that they have tried to target Corrie Tarrant. Wales are

:48:45. > :48:48.struggling to deal with that at the moment so maybe they need to just

:48:49. > :48:54.move position and get some players around to help Corrie Tarrant out

:48:55. > :48:59.there. The handling errors make for grim reading for France at the

:49:00. > :49:02.moment. Five handling errors to one. They have hurt themselves they are

:49:03. > :49:06.failing to deal with the pressure that Wales are putting them under.

:49:07. > :49:09.This is where they have had the upper hand and they have won a

:49:10. > :49:13.penalty once again. If there is one area that Wales had been under

:49:14. > :49:22.pressure in the first 40 it is the scrum. Came from a touchdown just in

:49:23. > :49:25.front of us as Steff Thomas again has signalled to Mike Adamson at the

:49:26. > :49:33.number three is down and there were some pretty decent kick into the

:49:34. > :49:36.corner there. Thomas Laclayat under Boniface are putting pressure on

:49:37. > :49:46.there. They have a huge front row, as we mentioned. There is now

:49:47. > :49:54.defensive work for Wales. He was contemplating wisely then. Through

:49:55. > :50:04.card goes to the back, to the tail, and just about gets his man. Wales

:50:05. > :50:09.have given away a penalty. The outstretched arm of Mike Adamson

:50:10. > :50:13.indicates an advantage. This is where they need to show some

:50:14. > :50:22.character in the final ten minutes of the first half. France attack on

:50:23. > :50:27.the fringes, through their big and burly forwards. Wales are committing

:50:28. > :50:31.so little men to the breakdown. N'Tamack or doesn't want the ball is

:50:32. > :50:36.hands because he is faced with ten men in front of him said this is the

:50:37. > :50:43.fifth kick and goal on the trot now. Driven on this time by Frank Oz. The

:50:44. > :50:51.openside. Changing direction is Couilloud, the flat pass to

:50:52. > :50:56.Ngandebe. Ngandebe is put down. Moving ever closer to the French try

:50:57. > :51:05.line in the distance. The crowd sensed it as well. Boniface drives

:51:06. > :51:09.on the offload. It goes to Verhaeghe and another penalty is going to come

:51:10. > :51:17.towards France. The pressure is beginning to tell, as they drive on

:51:18. > :51:21.into that corner, still on for the forwards. I don't think the ball

:51:22. > :51:30.will appear here as they drive on. Another shove could do it. Wales are

:51:31. > :51:34.desperately trying to keep them out as Francoz is right on the try line.

:51:35. > :51:39.Desperate defence from the men in red. Can they keep them out? They

:51:40. > :51:45.are right there but they have to go back. There was a high tackle

:51:46. > :51:55.earlier in that move but Wales only just keeping their opponents out.

:51:56. > :52:09.Rhun Williams just that kept them out. Well, it was definitely high.

:52:10. > :52:17.Mike Adamson wants a second look at this one. He has trotted over to the

:52:18. > :52:24.other side of the field to get a bit closer to the big screen here. The

:52:25. > :52:28.former Scottish referee is the TMO. Rhun Williams could be in hot water

:52:29. > :52:37.here. The directives are now so strict on any foul play. He has

:52:38. > :52:44.caught him quite forcefully there. Agreed, agreed. Will the man from

:52:45. > :52:54.North Wales get his marching orders here? Mike Adamson has seen the

:52:55. > :53:03.footage. Rhun Williams will be given yellow and it will be ten minutes in

:53:04. > :53:08.the bin. Disappointment for the visitors. They will be under

:53:09. > :53:13.pressure and down to 14 men. I don't we could have too many arguments

:53:14. > :53:15.about that though, the first contact straightaway was across the chain,

:53:16. > :53:18.and here's a little bit of a swinging arm. It is unfortunate for

:53:19. > :53:22.Rhun Williams commie has been playing well but he has 40 minutes

:53:23. > :53:28.to get himself back on the park and to make an impact. It was just

:53:29. > :53:29.instinctive but, as we say, since the new directives you just can't

:53:30. > :53:46.get away with it. Everybody knows now,

:53:47. > :53:49.players, coaches, fans, and as soon as any contact is made them is just

:53:50. > :53:52.something you have to accept and get on with it. A tough time for Wales.

:53:53. > :53:55.They are under pressure and under 14 men. This is a crucial time in the

:53:56. > :53:59.context of the game. If they can keep France out here it will be such

:54:00. > :54:09.a psychological boost. You can see the Wales have just got Corey

:54:10. > :54:16.Baldwin there. No surprises, France try to drive it on. That is Baptiste

:54:17. > :54:24.Couilloud rounds to N'Tamack and then to Ngandebe on the scissors.

:54:25. > :54:28.They have men out wide, as Couilloud spots an overlap. Almost true is

:54:29. > :54:33.Millet. So many options and Couilloud once more. So many men on

:54:34. > :54:37.the far side, and it is going to be so difficult for Wales to keep them

:54:38. > :54:49.out. Couilloud, and through card rides on. -- for card. It has gone

:54:50. > :54:56.to the left. They have to score surely here, driven on by Uberti,

:54:57. > :55:03.and nobody was marking Ngandebe. Still they are short. But the

:55:04. > :55:15.pressure is relentless. Wave after wave of attacking options here for

:55:16. > :55:19.the French. Knock-on I think. Keiran Williams is definitely... We will

:55:20. > :55:29.have to see. He is having a quick look here. Jim will be called once

:55:30. > :55:34.again to see if there was a try score. Needs to have his running

:55:35. > :55:47.shoes on. Yes or no for potential double movement? It is Boniface who

:55:48. > :55:56.was on the ground. He wriggled his way over the line. Call that one.

:55:57. > :56:02.Double movement for me., double movement. He stopped and they tried

:56:03. > :56:08.to go again. Add a second bite of it, Keiran Williams protesting. They

:56:09. > :56:11.will have an anxious wait. I am looking at the players that were

:56:12. > :56:16.short of the line, he them propels himself forward again with a

:56:17. > :56:22.secondary movement. The player short of the line propels himself forwards

:56:23. > :56:27.so we have a nap double movement and no try. When I go I think that will

:56:28. > :56:37.be Wales favour. He's going back to the scrum! No try that it is going

:56:38. > :56:49.back to around advantage. This tough period goes on for Wales. No try for

:56:50. > :56:53.Hugo Boniface as the time ebbs away. Five and a half minutes to go and

:56:54. > :56:58.what are five and a half minutes it is for Wales, to keep their

:56:59. > :57:01.opponents out. You can just pick up on the refs microphone there saying

:57:02. > :57:06.that it is two or three scrums that have gone against you now, Wales,

:57:07. > :57:12.and the position in the field is going to be so dangerous. They must

:57:13. > :57:14.concede a penalty try. France know it, they sense that this is Wales 's

:57:15. > :57:31.Achilles heel. Kalou hangs in there from

:57:32. > :57:36.Morgan-Williams. Now then. We have already got a man in the bin and we

:57:37. > :57:43.won't be surprised to see another one join Rhun Williams shortly if

:57:44. > :57:49.this goes on. The scrum needs to set up now, no other options. I don't

:57:50. > :57:53.think the ball is going to develop here from the France perspective,

:57:54. > :57:56.they just have to go again. Morgan-Williams just gets on

:57:57. > :58:02.Couilloud there. There is nothing worse than having a scrum-half snap

:58:03. > :58:10.your wrists. It is great from Morgan-Williams, he is killing the

:58:11. > :58:16.ball. Serious questions being asked of the Welsh shaped here. If they

:58:17. > :58:20.can survive this remaining five minutes before half-time I think

:58:21. > :58:24.everybody will get a gold star but it is a big, big, important five

:58:25. > :58:30.minutes for Wales. It will give them a serious lift, as bigger left as

:58:31. > :58:42.the try was for Aled Ward early on, but here they go once more. The

:58:43. > :58:48.power and the weight comes through. It is out from Couilloud to N'Tamack

:58:49. > :58:54.and his bedsit wide to Ngandebe. He was marked and Buros once more but

:58:55. > :58:57.the try has come for Couilloud. Baptiste Couilloud comes through and

:58:58. > :59:03.it had to happen in the end, the pressure told on the Welsh. They

:59:04. > :59:10.were down to 14 men in France at the end get their just reward. It was

:59:11. > :59:14.good from France, nearly botched it themselves but they got that man

:59:15. > :59:20.over on the back line. Ngandebe just comes short on the 15 and Cros came

:59:21. > :59:24.to narrow and yet to be in the far 15 but Couilloud is the decent

:59:25. > :59:28.scrum-half Andy is a quick ball and he sniped Sandy has to be one of

:59:29. > :59:31.those players there. Any tight five and Wales have been working so hard

:59:32. > :59:33.in the previous scrums and they would struggle to get where they

:59:34. > :59:41.would normally be around that breakdown. If we're honest, that has

:59:42. > :59:46.been coming, and Wales did well to survive for so long. There should be

:59:47. > :59:57.an extra two points for N'Tamack as well. It was coming for a while. He

:59:58. > :00:04.cuts the deficit to six. Wales will want to go into half-time without

:00:05. > :00:08.giving anything else away. Yes, they need to try and kill the clock can I

:00:09. > :00:13.get into half-time with a score as it is, at 13-7. The French tails up

:00:14. > :00:17.in the crowd is up and it is a very loud and intimidating place at the

:00:18. > :00:21.moment and Wales need to kill the clock. That is exactly what they are

:00:22. > :00:26.doing as Ben Jones is walking towards the ball and in no rush and

:00:27. > :00:27.over 24 drops before he finds the perfect patch of grass to kick the

:00:28. > :00:45.restart from. Jones goes long. A bit of space for

:00:46. > :00:49.the winner. Over the ten metre line. He tried the off-load and it is

:00:50. > :01:00.still there. It is all France now. The momentum has swung the home side

:01:01. > :01:11.way. They have men out wide. As the stream through. There will be an

:01:12. > :01:16.advantage. Baptiste Couilloud. It is a kick through and it will be a try

:01:17. > :01:35.for France. Great opportunist try and it is showing his skills. A

:01:36. > :01:41.little dab through. Very intelligent play from him. Obviously Williams is

:01:42. > :01:49.in the sin-bin so Wales have nobody there. He just rolled edge through

:01:50. > :01:54.and dived over the line. Perfect tactical play for France. His father

:01:55. > :02:01.was a great footballer and he is showing the skills as well. A

:02:02. > :02:12.shell-shocked Wales have to regroup. They have been blitzed with two

:02:13. > :02:16.tries in the space of two minutes. Now with a chance to put his team

:02:17. > :02:22.into the lead. If we could rewind the clock, we said they did not need

:02:23. > :02:33.to concede before half time but it was a lovely brick of play. When you

:02:34. > :02:38.got a guy trying to control the game like that guy there. They are going

:02:39. > :02:45.to struggle to prevent it. He slotted over as we see the second

:02:46. > :02:52.try once more and in a half where Wales looked comfortable at one

:02:53. > :03:01.stage, has swung firmly back in the home side's labour.

:03:02. > :03:12.It all started from this very kick-off. Going down the touchline.

:03:13. > :03:24.And that is that. So, Wales looked promising early on. But they have

:03:25. > :03:28.been hit by two tries by Baptiste Couilloud after the early try from

:03:29. > :03:34.Aled Ward. It means that France under 20s are up by 14 points to 13

:03:35. > :03:44.at the break. That school the pitch side. Would you say at half-time to

:03:45. > :03:48.galvanise the boys Keko we just need to regroup. In the first 25 or 30

:03:49. > :03:52.minutes, we should great composure. When we got the ball in hand, we

:03:53. > :03:58.showed some great threats. At that of discipline around the set piece.

:03:59. > :04:01.We will talk about the penalties at half-time. Just get that control

:04:02. > :04:09.back into the game. Is it fixable? Definitely. Go for it. Begin changed

:04:10. > :04:14.complexion in the last 56 minutes. A great start for will smack. Ben

:04:15. > :04:18.Jones with the initial break. Aled Ward with the finish to put Wales

:04:19. > :04:23.ahead with just five minutes on the clock. He had his kicking goods as

:04:24. > :04:28.well did Ben Jones and it was a 13-0 and up until this point. Rhun

:04:29. > :04:31.Williams shown a yellow card for a high tackle and off he goes and in

:04:32. > :04:36.the period that followed, Franz pummelled about Welsh line.

:04:37. > :04:40.Eventually the numbers and pressure told and it was the scrum-half,

:04:41. > :04:49.Baptiste Couilloud, who went first of all. On the Stuart Malcolm

:04:50. > :04:54.half-time, we saw this. Some of the former French international,

:04:55. > :04:57.crossing not only to give brands their second try but to put them

:04:58. > :05:02.into the lead as well. 14-13 after a period which will smack maybe hadn't

:05:03. > :05:08.dominated but surely they have the upper hand. If we look at the

:05:09. > :05:11.statistics, Franz ahead in terms of possession and territory but Wales

:05:12. > :05:17.ahead of the numbers one. France were on top in the set piece. That

:05:18. > :05:20.is quite a turnaround in the space of five minutes. But so often

:05:21. > :05:25.happens when a yellow card is shown, it changes the compaction. We were

:05:26. > :05:30.discussing but Wales had done so well to quell any idea of a good

:05:31. > :05:33.start from the French. The crowd was silenced and Wales got that crucial

:05:34. > :05:38.score followed up a penalty and France looked a little bit

:05:39. > :05:41.flustered. A lot of errors in their game but the pressure told upfront

:05:42. > :05:46.and the yellow card inevitably means that the pressure gets converted

:05:47. > :05:49.into points and they took a well taken try but the sucker punch was

:05:50. > :05:54.the one at the end. They are going in at half-time down and it is a

:05:55. > :05:59.very different team talk. But yellow card did prove critical. We were

:06:00. > :06:02.talking as it happened and I think our reaction was, it wasn't a yellow

:06:03. > :06:09.card but you see repeated replays like that and we know how harsh the

:06:10. > :06:12.laws are to be applied now. The referee didn't have much of a

:06:13. > :06:19.choice? No, you're always going to steer that way. It was just a

:06:20. > :06:25.reaction but the more you play it in slow motion, the worse it looks. You

:06:26. > :06:30.couldn't argue with him going off. He ran straightaway and change the

:06:31. > :06:34.complexion of the game. Wales took the sting out of France and that is

:06:35. > :06:37.where they kick you. They did superbly well and the last ten

:06:38. > :06:45.minutes, but pressure told. Will smack's pressure creeping. It could

:06:46. > :06:50.be a long night with the possession statistics and territory stats. It

:06:51. > :06:53.will be a tough defensive effort to come back from that but the way they

:06:54. > :06:57.started that game, they are more than the bubble of getting back into

:06:58. > :07:01.it, get up to 15 and give a good account of themselves. Wales did

:07:02. > :07:06.start brilliantly. Have the silenced the crowd and it is a big crowd. The

:07:07. > :07:10.way they came out of the blocks and the confidence that Ben Jones should

:07:11. > :07:13.there in his run for the line, he maybe should have passed earlier but

:07:14. > :07:18.Aled Ward was over for the try. Good follow up from Aled Ward but Ben

:07:19. > :07:21.Jones highlighted a dispatch. They have built up the player and he

:07:22. > :07:27.recognises that in front of him, it is the French tight head and he is

:07:28. > :07:31.going to back himself all day to go for that. Aled Ward sticks with him.

:07:32. > :07:34.He should have given it their two players but they got a lucky bounce

:07:35. > :07:39.and it was a good finish. Follow that up with a conversion and

:07:40. > :07:45.penalty but as I said, this guy is playing with confidence but they got

:07:46. > :07:49.that start and it has given them a settled in the game. France haven't

:07:50. > :07:56.run away with it, they have their tails up and what intelligent play

:07:57. > :08:00.with Williams, to kick it behind when is no full-back? Following in

:08:01. > :08:04.his fathers of the steps. We talked about the set piece and the fact it

:08:05. > :08:07.was creaking. When Wales building that lead from it doesn't matter

:08:08. > :08:11.because as long as you have some distance between yourself and the

:08:12. > :08:14.opposition, you can handle scrums behind the head perhaps but now

:08:15. > :08:18.France have that half-time lead, but will be a bigger worry for Wales. It

:08:19. > :08:23.will change the concept of the game for will smack. Once you are 13

:08:24. > :08:26.points ahead, all of a sudden, they are playing a different type of

:08:27. > :08:31.game. Once they have seen and how the referee is refereeing, which is

:08:32. > :08:36.keeping the ball in the scrum, but will put the pressure on and get

:08:37. > :08:39.this card is kicked to touch and use the power game and that is what has

:08:40. > :08:43.got them back into the game with the yellow card as well. But a great

:08:44. > :08:49.deal to take home about the set piece at the moment. France exerting

:08:50. > :08:52.their power in that department but a couple of flashes of positivity for

:08:53. > :08:55.Wales that we have seen on the outside backs and as we said at the

:08:56. > :09:00.start of the programme, it was the attack that was giving us so much

:09:01. > :09:02.pleasure watching them in the last few weeks. Keiran Williams perhaps

:09:03. > :09:05.hasn't had the amount of time to shine as he had in recent weeks but

:09:06. > :09:12.there have been a few trademark busts up the middle and some siding

:09:13. > :09:16.runs. He is looking to lead the team. He has been involved in

:09:17. > :09:21.crucial tackles. This was really unlucky because he has, from his own

:09:22. > :09:28.22 and he has just taken his eye off the ball a last-minute. Just

:09:29. > :09:32.grabbing the game by the scruff of the neck and giving it a go and that

:09:33. > :09:36.is what you want to see from your leaders. Your players are playing in

:09:37. > :09:42.form and he has no shortage of courage, but the show. This was a

:09:43. > :09:47.tried saving tackle, that Fisher. That scrum did come from that but he

:09:48. > :09:51.is a key player for will smack the moment. We will need his leadership

:09:52. > :09:54.because we talked about the coaches coming up with solutions at

:09:55. > :09:57.half-time and to fix those creaking problems in the set piece but you

:09:58. > :10:00.will need guys like him to step up and say, we have been here before

:10:01. > :10:04.and on these games, what will we do to win it in the second half? It

:10:05. > :10:11.shows the resolve and when people the cup to you, they have shown that

:10:12. > :10:15.in games previously. A tough place to go with a big crowd. He did the

:10:16. > :10:18.hard part, they silence that crowd and got themselves into the game

:10:19. > :10:22.which is normally the hardest part of going to France but it is for

:10:23. > :10:26.these big guys to stand up. They have shown a class and just to carry

:10:27. > :10:31.on in the brakes went on the first half, another few bills, get the

:10:32. > :10:34.confidence back up and get back up to 15 men as quick as possible

:10:35. > :10:40.without conceding any more points. Then give a good account of

:10:41. > :10:46.yourselves. We can't ignore the huge news this week that Evan Hansen is

:10:47. > :10:53.returning to regional rugby, signing a new contract with the Dragons to

:10:54. > :10:56.come back next season. Latterly at Bristol, that is a big signing for

:10:57. > :11:01.the Dragons despite his advancing in years? Is, he is, he is getting on a

:11:02. > :11:05.little bit but he is in good condition. He was has-been and keeps

:11:06. > :11:09.himself in good nick. He played really well in the Premiership,

:11:10. > :11:13.albeit rarely because of injury and that is the crucial thing. If the

:11:14. > :11:18.Dragons can get on the field and keep him on, he will excellent at

:11:19. > :11:22.ten or 12 and because he is so knowledgeable of the game, he puts

:11:23. > :11:25.people in space. He is one of the best players I have ever coached in

:11:26. > :11:28.terms of his abilities and maybe lacking a little bit of pace but he

:11:29. > :11:34.creates space around the others who have pace. He will do a lot of the

:11:35. > :11:38.field for the Dragons in training. Looking forward to seeing him back

:11:39. > :11:42.at Wales rusher. Difficult to believe this is the final "It is

:11:43. > :11:53.Nations. It has flown by. Before we wrap it up, there is of course a

:11:54. > :11:57.bumper weekend to come. Wales's women will be hoping to end

:11:58. > :12:01.a disappointing campaign on a high. Their final match against France

:12:02. > :12:13.kicks off at eight and is live on the BBC website. Before that, at

:12:14. > :12:18.2:45, Wales go in search of second place as they have a sixth win in a

:12:19. > :12:23.row against France in their sights. The plan has to be spot on against

:12:24. > :12:31.France because they almost pick a big pack anyway, that if there are

:12:32. > :12:36.given when you go to France. So, France against Wales. Neither team

:12:37. > :12:39.can win the tournament so that those Welsh players, it will be about

:12:40. > :12:45.putting their hands up for Lions selection. Who in the Wales squad

:12:46. > :12:49.has the most to prove? Everybody. They have all been written off at

:12:50. > :12:52.times but they have come back and put a big performances in. It

:12:53. > :13:00.performance last week but there's lots. There's boys that have big

:13:01. > :13:07.games in this last game that can get them on the plane, that's for sure.

:13:08. > :13:10.There's maybe five you would say with a massive performance and a

:13:11. > :13:15.good result would take the spoils and get on that plane. We hope to

:13:16. > :13:20.have more time to talk about this but here, it is about the under 20s

:13:21. > :13:25.and we can return for the match and Ben Jones is about to kick off the

:13:26. > :13:30.second half. The one change for Wales at

:13:31. > :13:36.half-time, Keiron Assiratti coming on at tight head in place of Steff

:13:37. > :13:41.Thomas. They have been under a bit of pressure in that area and Keiron

:13:42. > :13:46.Assiratti has been sent on to try and stem the flow. I think it's

:13:47. > :13:50.probable either right call. They've been under a little bit of pressure

:13:51. > :13:55.in the first 40 minutes but the previous games, Keiron Assiratti,

:13:56. > :13:58.Rhys Carre, they've done particularly well up front so it's a

:13:59. > :14:02.good choice of they want to win this game. They've brought young Keiron

:14:03. > :14:09.Assiratti onto the field. They lost the line-out and we always talk

:14:10. > :14:14.about momentum being the key thing. It went from's way in the final ten

:14:15. > :14:22.minutes first half, a big third quarter for the Wales under 20s.

:14:23. > :14:31.Baptiste Couilloud, one of the try scorers, in that first half. He has

:14:32. > :14:36.been the orchestrator, working as most French teams do for nine. He

:14:37. > :14:41.has been playing he was on fire for them against Italy, but what will

:14:42. > :14:48.smack me to get back to is what they have, France have an overlap here.

:14:49. > :14:55.Corey Baldwin are trying to get back. A final forward pass and the

:14:56. > :15:03.call came very late on. Some of the players still haven't heard the

:15:04. > :15:08.whistle. I thought he was away. Very, going back to what we were

:15:09. > :15:13.talking about, Wales were very successful, is this a forward pass?

:15:14. > :15:19.Is a tight call. Wales have got away with it. They had a lot of success

:15:20. > :15:23.with in that opening 20 minutes, they were very structured and had a

:15:24. > :15:27.big kicking game and as the half wore on, where France had a little

:15:28. > :15:33.bit of success is, they want stricter, quick ball and tempo. That

:15:34. > :15:37.is what Wales unfortunately because they were sliding off the tackle but

:15:38. > :15:39.it would giving members of the need to get back to what they did

:15:40. > :15:45.successfully in that opening 20 minutes of this game. Bring that

:15:46. > :15:54.little bit more urgency and tackle technique and the kicking game.

:15:55. > :16:08.Keiron Assiratti joining Corrie Tarrant and Rhys Carre. Wales still

:16:09. > :16:13.down to 14 men. He has just come back on so they are back to the Phil

:16:14. > :16:21.Conran into. The French have taken advantage during that time. They

:16:22. > :16:27.have a man over here. There was a man out. Ryan Conbeer, I'm not sure

:16:28. > :16:33.they really needed to kick that one. They should have held onto that one

:16:34. > :16:38.but a cracking start for Wales. There are under pressure here,

:16:39. > :16:43.France. Rhun Williams certainly has got both Mac very fast. His first

:16:44. > :16:49.season with the Blues since joining from our GC. That is what because

:16:50. > :16:55.use, that the top end pace. You cannot replace it and if you think

:16:56. > :16:59.France cannot afford to kick loosely to the three on the field here but a

:17:00. > :17:05.cracking start from Wales. Just here there is two on one here and Ryan

:17:06. > :17:09.Conbeer was waiting for the past that never came. You just got to

:17:10. > :17:15.have that little of composure here and the thought process has to be

:17:16. > :17:19.more clear. That will come of age. Will Spike are here in this final

:17:20. > :17:25.third if they can just hold onto the ball. They are elementary mistakes

:17:26. > :17:29.at the vital moment. That is what they were doing in the first 20

:17:30. > :17:45.minutes of this game. That was a bit sloppy. A good kick. Rhun Williams

:17:46. > :17:50.just as enough. They have one the territorial battle, France. France

:17:51. > :17:54.have definitely come out trying to up the tempo and they are looking

:17:55. > :17:58.for the quick throw ins, the quick tackle, they are looking to play

:17:59. > :18:03.that little bit more. They know that is the strength of their game and

:18:04. > :18:20.that is what France is looking to do at the moment. Wales competing well.

:18:21. > :18:23.Baptiste Couilloud, another star of the first half. A crucial, crucial

:18:24. > :18:38.period, this, as Baptiste Couilloud it out. He is grabbed by Rhys Carre.

:18:39. > :18:49.Wales have found out so there is nothing on the frontier. Trying to

:18:50. > :18:56.peg Wales back into their 22 and that is

:18:57. > :19:02.effective play. We have seen his silky skills but he has a good

:19:03. > :19:06.kicking game as well. Superb work from him. We can see from the

:19:07. > :19:11.previous phases, his vision, he was always looking, where is the space?

:19:12. > :19:17.Is exactly what he did in the previous two kicks and you can only

:19:18. > :19:27.see well done and tap him on the back. He is in the Toulouse Academy.

:19:28. > :19:32.His father of course won the first-ever Heineken Cup back in 96

:19:33. > :19:36.against Cardiff. That is one of those penalties you were alluding to

:19:37. > :19:47.in the first half of the coaching team will be IT and leave the dizzy.

:19:48. > :19:56.Wales will be hoping to get more structure into their game try to

:19:57. > :19:57.slow the game down, take the energy out of what is in the stadium at the

:19:58. > :20:21.moment. That is definitely his other son. He

:20:22. > :20:24.might be one for the future as well. Things we weren't seeing in the

:20:25. > :20:45.first half, sloppy from Elias El Ansari. It might cost them dear.

:20:46. > :21:04.marginally higher again but play goes on. He brings in the Mac onto

:21:05. > :21:14.the ball. Again there will be a penalty. They will have to come

:21:15. > :21:21.back. It hasn't gone forward. Still playing advantage is Mike Adamson.

:21:22. > :21:26.We've after wave, phase after phase of blue shirt now. They've got to

:21:27. > :21:30.start dominating in collisions. They've got to get off that line a

:21:31. > :21:39.bit harder, they cannot afford from damage or two every time. That is

:21:40. > :21:45.the Welsh try line and so difficult to stop. At its goes, straight

:21:46. > :21:54.through the middle. Gabriel Ngandebe. It has gone forward. There

:21:55. > :22:00.was an advantage for offside. There is a bit of an savouries of the

:22:01. > :22:10.ball. I think Ntamack got offended off the ball. That is why there is a

:22:11. > :22:22.melee of players just spoiling over a bit. The big decision here and

:22:23. > :22:30.Wales will happily see France going for the six year. A double advantage

:22:31. > :22:40.as Mike Adamson goes for most of all offside but the second one, he was

:22:41. > :22:49.doing breakdown, Mike Adamson. He will go back to that for corner. A

:22:50. > :22:58.tough time for Keiran Williams's team here. There is a discussion.

:22:59. > :23:04.Or, a sense they got advantage in that area. Wales scrum has been

:23:05. > :23:13.creaking. We listen to the French National Anthem developing around

:23:14. > :23:20.the stadium. This is where these car and Keiron Assiratti, nearly every

:23:21. > :23:27.set piece scrum so hopefully with the addition of Keiron Assiratti to

:23:28. > :23:40.the starting position, he can sure this up a little. Jason changing

:23:41. > :23:44.things. Reuben Morgan-Williams is off, Dane Blacker in his place. Dane

:23:45. > :23:48.Blacker scored last week against Ireland. He has a good looking game

:23:49. > :23:52.so that doesn't surprise me why he has been brought on at this time to

:23:53. > :23:56.try and get that little bit of experience, get that knowledge and

:23:57. > :24:00.kicking game back in and relieve some pressure for Wales. First of

:24:01. > :24:10.all they have to front up here. This is a big test of Keiran Williams's

:24:11. > :24:23.team. A crucial moment. Ten minutes into the second half. The huge eight

:24:24. > :24:36.of France trying to put the squeeze on Wales. Plenty of options as well

:24:37. > :24:43.for France if they don't keep it tight. They have a four to split.

:24:44. > :24:46.That means Dane Blacker will have to stay where he is but it is the shove

:24:47. > :24:53.that come through the power game, it is still there for a Quentin Walcker

:24:54. > :24:59.who ploughs over from short range. The referee will have a look to see.

:25:00. > :25:06.I think he is checking if it was not done. It was a Alexandre Roumat who

:25:07. > :25:11.got over but I think he wants to check just to see if it was the

:25:12. > :25:21.grounding that was valid. He definitely got over the line. That

:25:22. > :25:27.is Quentin Walcker. There he goes. There was no way he was going to be

:25:28. > :25:43.stopped. There is no date that that is the third try. In the last 15

:25:44. > :25:54.minutes of this game, we have seen three tries I don't know what they

:25:55. > :26:10.are looking at here. Just chill this one again to confirm. It's a try.

:26:11. > :26:23.Alexandre Roumat who has put out his third try and it is another son of a

:26:24. > :26:29.French legend who gets France's third. You can see with the upper

:26:30. > :26:32.hand France had enough scrum. James Botham is down and they have to

:26:33. > :26:36.scrummage with all eight and he is just too slow, too late coming off

:26:37. > :26:43.the back of that scrum to give Ben Jones a hand in tackling. It is all

:26:44. > :26:52.going France's Way now. It will be very, very difficult for Wales in

:26:53. > :26:59.this final 30 minutes. No way will spike going to stop that. Five

:27:00. > :27:02.metres out. Yes, it had gone to the right-hand side of the scrum. It

:27:03. > :27:14.takes both of them out of the equation, effectively. Well, they

:27:15. > :27:19.have just been blitzed either side of the heart by those tries. They

:27:20. > :27:23.just need to regroup somehow to get a fertility back in the game. France

:27:24. > :27:28.have really gone through the gears for me. They have gone through two

:27:29. > :27:32.or three years and they are trying to keep the tempo high, trying to

:27:33. > :27:38.keep the ball on the field on the cake and therefore think Wales to

:27:39. > :27:41.try and play out. That Aled Ward try seems a long time ago but they are

:27:42. > :27:48.still in this one, Rhun Williams could provide the spark they

:27:49. > :27:58.desperately need. Dane Blacker get this out to his forwards. On those

:27:59. > :28:07.Rhys Carre into the French wall. France are very quickly on the

:28:08. > :28:16.defensive line. They are behind the gain line once more and they are

:28:17. > :28:26.getting shoved back. There are the mistakes just beginning to creep

:28:27. > :28:34.into the Wales game. Another man mountain of a player. Ntamack just

:28:35. > :28:39.guiding his team down to the 22, and that is all they need to do now,

:28:40. > :28:42.keep pressure on their opponents. Wales, they are their own worst

:28:43. > :28:46.enemy at the moment. They cannot hold onto the ball, they ended up

:28:47. > :28:49.going through six bases there. They are losing collisions and they

:28:50. > :28:54.didn't have the physicality to get them of the gain line. At some

:28:55. > :28:58.point, people are owing to say, but try and get back instead of short

:28:59. > :29:04.sheep and try and get us back into that ascendancy. Ben Jones tried to

:29:05. > :29:08.play that little too much and they turned the ball straight over to

:29:09. > :29:10.France and they are now 15 metres from their own try line. Runs

:29:11. > :29:19.challenge once more and here they come. Baptiste Couilloud, they have

:29:20. > :29:29.men, they have to score out wide. And for the try has come. So, so

:29:30. > :29:35.easy in the end. They had so many men out wide and France now are

:29:36. > :29:40.dominating and it could be a tough, tough last quarter for the visitors.

:29:41. > :29:46.You can see the numbers that France had got out on a wide shot. Wales

:29:47. > :29:50.are simply too now. They defended ten metres from their line. They've

:29:51. > :29:55.got to keep that little bit of width. At the moment now, that got

:29:56. > :29:59.to do something, maybe that is a change or to or just to stop the

:30:00. > :30:11.momentum that brands are running with.

:30:12. > :30:23.Uberti goes over. He was a late change as well. It looks as if there

:30:24. > :30:31.will be some changes on the Welsh bench imminently. They most

:30:32. > :30:34.definitely need someone to break the game up, they need someone who will

:30:35. > :30:41.get their hands on the ball for that little bit of magic. They have a few

:30:42. > :30:44.impact players on the bench like Arwel Robson and Sid Blackmore so it

:30:45. > :30:54.will be very interesting to see who we see rolled onto the pitch now.

:30:55. > :31:03.More points, and they are really on top now. Great recognition from

:31:04. > :31:08.N'Tamack. The carriers effectively stopped and pulled out of the back

:31:09. > :31:17.to N'Tamack and it allowed him to play to the right channel and score

:31:18. > :31:21.the try. A few changes for Wales. Jason Strange trying to do

:31:22. > :31:28.something. I haven't got my binoculars so I can't quite see.

:31:29. > :31:35.Piazon in place of Corrie Tarrant, Jack Pope as well, he is on. He has

:31:36. > :31:45.come on for Sean Moore. The final replacement is Sid Blackmore instead

:31:46. > :31:51.of try scorer Aled Ward. So Jason Strange rolling the dice that he has

:31:52. > :31:55.to. You have two. For me I would even bring Robson and Lane on now

:31:56. > :32:01.they are chasing the game. They have got to do something and have some

:32:02. > :32:05.impact on game. Roll the dice, as long as the defensive line is set

:32:06. > :32:09.and you're walking together, you aren't going to concede too many

:32:10. > :32:14.trials but from an attacking perspective yacht to the summit

:32:15. > :32:20.different. They have given away a free kick from an early engagement

:32:21. > :32:24.are just those things that were not happening are affecting the Welsh

:32:25. > :32:32.game. We mentioned earlier that France were doing things like giving

:32:33. > :32:36.these easy outs and now Wales are doing it. They have the early

:32:37. > :32:39.engagement in the scrum. A few missed tackles creeping into the

:32:40. > :32:51.Welsh game as well, far more than their opponents, as many as 12

:32:52. > :32:59.during this game. Williams. Black and out it goes to midfield. They

:33:00. > :33:03.need a reply quickly. It has gone to ground. That could have gone

:33:04. > :33:10.anywhere. It is just the execution that is letting us down at the

:33:11. > :33:14.moment. The idea of there and the spaces in the way channel. Dane

:33:15. > :33:15.Blacker probably realises they need an injection into this game, an

:33:16. > :33:25.injection of pace. Dombrandt well marshalled by the

:33:26. > :33:43.French defence. Outer goes. Nicholas was slightly isolated on

:33:44. > :33:48.his slow ball. They have gone from one end of the field to another

:33:49. > :33:51.after six phases. Now what do you do? You want decision-makers to

:33:52. > :34:01.decide what to play next. It wasn't a great pass by Blacker. Back to

:34:02. > :34:09.Shane Lewis-Hughes. Just a bit laboured. It was coming and Wales

:34:10. > :34:14.have given a penalty away. There was just no zip to the Welsh attack, as

:34:15. > :34:18.we saw in those early parts. That is a recognition thing. Wales have lost

:34:19. > :34:21.Blacker and he went to the breakdown. The ball was free and

:34:22. > :34:25.available to be played but no one stepped up. He took it upon himself

:34:26. > :34:30.to be the ballplayer and that scrum-half effectively and in France

:34:31. > :34:38.have got in and turned it over and given themselves another crack at an

:34:39. > :34:47.attacking line-out. A few changes for France as well. Simon-Pierre

:34:48. > :34:52.Chauvac comes on in place of Etienne Fourcade. Another change on the

:34:53. > :35:02.front row with Pierre Bourgarit coming on for Ugo Boniface. Their

:35:03. > :35:10.work is done. Many of these players for France have had exposure as well

:35:11. > :35:14.in the Top 14. That is plain to see. You get that exposure, blame the top

:35:15. > :35:17.end with the best players and you train with the best players day in

:35:18. > :35:20.and day out and you will only improve. You will make mistakes at

:35:21. > :35:24.this age but in 18 months or two years' time it will make an awful

:35:25. > :35:31.lot of difference. N'Tamack runs out wide and straight through the

:35:32. > :35:39.middle. Geoffrey Cros, with no one laying a hand on the full-back and

:35:40. > :35:45.the French joy and bounded, but it is more misery for Wales. It is a

:35:46. > :35:50.fifth for the French. Superb play from France here. We said the two

:35:51. > :35:55.shortfall forward runners and it is a beautiful line from Geoffrey Cros.

:35:56. > :36:03.He has just gone on the outside of the Welsh defender. Ioan Nicholas

:36:04. > :36:07.Corey Baldwin were just a bit too narrow. That is the effect if you

:36:08. > :36:10.run a five or six line-up and you just have the forward running

:36:11. > :36:14.running short and no one wants to be cut down the middle. You have that

:36:15. > :36:17.bit of time and the knock-on effect it has if you are always narrow in

:36:18. > :36:23.the wider channels and that is where Wales have conceded but fair play to

:36:24. > :36:26.France, a lovely little try. Great line from Cros. What do Wales do

:36:27. > :36:46.now? Five tries they have conceded. N'Tamack just pushes that one wide,

:36:47. > :36:52.but it won't matter to match because they have a 20 point advantage. This

:36:53. > :36:57.is what we were talking about. N'Tamack just played that ball at

:36:58. > :37:00.the back. He was behind those two forward runners but it is a complete

:37:01. > :37:04.contrast to the opening 20 minutes of this game when Wales were

:37:05. > :37:07.completely in control. They had all the territory and all the possession

:37:08. > :37:13.and they were pulling the strings, and now since probably half an hour

:37:14. > :37:19.gone it has all been France. You were calling for Arwel Robson,

:37:20. > :37:28.commented police -- he is on in place of Ben Jones. Lets hope he can

:37:29. > :37:35.get forward a little bit more. He could become instrumental in this

:37:36. > :37:44.Wales line-up. Owen Lane is on as well, for Ioan Nicholas. That is

:37:45. > :37:48.them all out on the field. There are still 20 minutes left. It could get

:37:49. > :37:53.nasty. Wales have got to show character and because spirit and

:37:54. > :37:58.grit in this final 20. It comes down to team pride and personal pride. No

:37:59. > :38:02.player was to come off the field conceding 50 or 60 points. That is a

:38:03. > :38:05.personal pride thing of the professional Rugby player. No one

:38:06. > :38:08.wants to do that so everyone must work together and they have a good

:38:09. > :38:25.team spirit and he was hoping they can stay together.

:38:26. > :38:38.They switch it down on the left-hand side. Couilloud has has a prominent

:38:39. > :38:43.game for France. Couldn't get through that time. Baptiste

:38:44. > :38:47.Couilloud has a little snipe himself. He is always challenging

:38:48. > :38:52.that second or third defender and it is so hard to defend your five and

:38:53. > :38:59.you are tied in Europe and scrummaging and lifting in the scrum

:39:00. > :39:02.and you don't want NDP scrum-half coming at you. Berry as again,

:39:03. > :39:15.taking control and influencing proceedings. There was another

:39:16. > :39:26.penalty given away. This time against James Botham. He did have

:39:27. > :39:37.two calls only stayed locked in. He gave away a penalty. They just

:39:38. > :39:48.haven't been able to get a foothold. It has been an avalanche of points.

:39:49. > :39:51.When you have got those two guys, Couilloud and N'Tamack, they are

:39:52. > :39:54.pulling all the strings and effectively the puppeteers of this

:39:55. > :39:59.French squad. They have both been superb. If you get that in a side

:40:00. > :40:10.then they will never go too far wrong. Plenty of time to add to

:40:11. > :40:23.their 33 points. That time though the execution wasn't spot-on.

:40:24. > :40:36.Tom Mably was the final replacement, coming on for Rhys Carre. He has

:40:37. > :40:41.impressed, Rhys Carre. He is prominent. For me he has been one of

:40:42. > :40:46.the four players, he has played in every game of this Six Nations. He

:40:47. > :40:49.can scrummage, but defensively and attacking, you have seen him

:40:50. > :40:53.standing every now and again, he plays a tight little ball out the

:40:54. > :41:03.back so he is more than covering its own workload and he has a great

:41:04. > :41:11.future in front of him. Dylan Cretin is on for Geraci on the back row.

:41:12. > :41:22.France put on the squeeze, but a legally so that side. Round the

:41:23. > :41:37.corner and they wield it illegally. A bit of respite for Wales. Let us

:41:38. > :41:41.talk to Geraint Lewis. It has unravelled a bit since the

:41:42. > :41:45.excellent start. Why? We had a good start but we have me unable to

:41:46. > :41:49.control the ball, too many basic errors. Our set pieces have been

:41:50. > :41:54.very mixed and when you haven't got the ball out here and you are

:41:55. > :41:57.conceding terribly it becomes very difficult team to contain. Other

:41:58. > :42:03.leaders out there who could get Wales back into in the last 15? We

:42:04. > :42:07.have some experienced boys now, the bench of come on and I know some of

:42:08. > :42:11.them are desperate to prove their worth so hopefully we can grab some

:42:12. > :42:16.initiative back in the game and get some ball in play and trying get it

:42:17. > :42:24.back into our game. Thank you very much for your time. You very much.

:42:25. > :42:28.The thoughts of Iran to Lewis, a difficult task that they have to

:42:29. > :42:35.keep going, as Robson threads it through. They have the confidence

:42:36. > :42:41.now to go from their 22. It is that man, Cros, once more. He has been so

:42:42. > :42:48.effective this season. We have men the far side, we see football skills

:42:49. > :42:57.from Alexandre Roumat. It is a long stretch for Wales back right into

:42:58. > :43:00.that far corner. Great interlinking, and Geoffrey Cros has proved his

:43:01. > :43:04.worth this evening. Tier there was not an awful lot we can say, but we

:43:05. > :43:08.have to give this French team credit, they are playing some

:43:09. > :43:11.lovely, lovely rugby so far this evening. They are taking every

:43:12. > :43:14.opportunity that they have got an air getting their hands on the board

:43:15. > :43:20.and their dangerous runners are looking to get involved with the

:43:21. > :43:23.game. Editing is coming for them. Roumat ran a beautiful little left

:43:24. > :43:29.footed kick through but it is all France at the moment. It has gone

:43:30. > :43:41.forward, so a rare mistake from the French team.

:43:42. > :43:49.It has been an impressive effort from the French 15. Many individuals

:43:50. > :43:58.creating an impression. None more so than the scrum-half who has gone off

:43:59. > :44:03.now, Couilloud. After Retiere is on in place of Baptiste Couilloud and

:44:04. > :44:09.he was the orchestrator, he was the glue that held it together. Retiere

:44:10. > :44:14.started the first two games for France in the Six Nations and he is

:44:15. > :44:17.as equally talented player, and as we saw, he picked up the loose ball

:44:18. > :44:22.on the turn and he was the one in the shape of the tea previous line

:44:23. > :44:26.break. What Wales have to do now is they need a leader or two to step

:44:27. > :44:33.forward and make a stamp on this game. The 15 boys cannot go into

:44:34. > :44:58.their shells, they France hoping to add to their five

:44:59. > :45:01.tries, and 13 minutes to do so. Plenty of shoving in the line-up but

:45:02. > :45:15.again they have given away a penalty. They just want to gain a

:45:16. > :45:23.bit of respectability in this final 13 minutes. If they could make a few

:45:24. > :45:27.tries. Right definitely now, and Arwel Robson, Dane Blacker, Ellis

:45:28. > :45:30.Shipp, this is where the basics need to be done first. They need to be

:45:31. > :45:36.done well with a decent cake from Robson and Millichip to get this

:45:37. > :45:46.line-up done. Black at Robson who brings the ball into play. It has

:45:47. > :45:55.just slowed up. It goes down the blindside through Dombrandt. Two men

:45:56. > :46:00.straight there in French colours. There is an advantage for offside in

:46:01. > :46:06.a free play for Wales. Keiran Williams had no way through that

:46:07. > :46:19.time. This is where they will try and up the anti-. Dombrandt wasn't

:46:20. > :46:22.held, good off-load. It is still there for Wales, and though it is

:46:23. > :46:28.gone forward once again and that just sums up the second half. It was

:46:29. > :46:31.the right idea for Wales, they have taught the tempo and try things in

:46:32. > :46:35.the remaining 12 minutes but it is just the off-load. We talked about

:46:36. > :46:39.it and it was one of the first plays the second half. They had to kick

:46:40. > :46:42.the ball through and it was probably a off-load that wasn't bearing that

:46:43. > :46:46.is where they can afford to go through an extra three or four

:46:47. > :46:52.phases to get their backs back on their feet and concentrate on what

:46:53. > :46:59.is happening in front of them. The crowd have enjoyed maximum, the full

:47:00. > :47:11.capacity at the Stade Sapiac in Montauban. Letters had quickly to

:47:12. > :47:18.fill steel with a round-up of the weekends rugby. Plenty of club rugby

:47:19. > :47:25.on this weekend. Pontypridd have beaten Ebbw Vale in Tier one of

:47:26. > :47:38.their Premiership and then tomorrow it is these games. Saint Davids have

:47:39. > :47:42.won a game all season and they have conceded, their points aggregate is

:47:43. > :47:54.-1000 and hopefully they can get their season on track. There is

:47:55. > :48:01.international rugby as well. Ngando are against Sweden. I wonder if they

:48:02. > :48:05.will have their Barman with them! I thought there was going to be a gag

:48:06. > :48:13.in there somewhere. We knew that was coming! It looks as if it is last

:48:14. > :48:26.orders on the Wales under 20 side unfortunately.

:48:27. > :48:34.They have been well and truly second-best in the second half. You

:48:35. > :48:38.have to be impressed with the French 15. Particularly the second half. If

:48:39. > :48:45.they would've played like this against England they would have

:48:46. > :48:48.given them a good old game but there was probably a continuity thing and

:48:49. > :48:53.it has always been the French game. They do it for 40 minutes but he was

:48:54. > :49:00.hoping they don't do it all tomorrow. Victim Care Unit they have

:49:01. > :49:13.a shrewd coach. A chance ever Wales. A heavy tackle on black. Scrum-half

:49:14. > :49:17.on scrum-half. Driven on by Ellis Shipp of the Dragons. The space

:49:18. > :49:20.appears for Jack Pope. They just need something, some divine

:49:21. > :49:33.inspiration. It is not going to come. It has just been mistake after

:49:34. > :49:36.mistake. I think it was Owen Lane that time. France from the Powell --

:49:37. > :49:58.that prowl for more. It has been hard work. They have had

:49:59. > :50:05.to toil in the second half. They have just been hit with wave after

:50:06. > :50:10.wave and blitzed. They are losing the physical battle for meat, with

:50:11. > :50:13.the contact there, whether it be a tackle in the contact area, and that

:50:14. > :50:22.is a prime example there. You can't fault the French commitment. They

:50:23. > :50:33.are a bunch of big guys. Potential foul play here. By number 18, the

:50:34. > :50:38.French number 18, Colombe. It started on the chest for me that

:50:39. > :50:51.one. It was a big hit on Sid Blackmore. He just creeps up. That

:50:52. > :50:58.is the best angle, Mike. It started in the chest, did flip up to the

:50:59. > :51:05.head? No foul play there. Correct. There was no foul play. A big hit in

:51:06. > :51:13.the chest. It was always on the chest, no foul play. I think

:51:14. > :51:17.tomorrow is going to be a different kettle of fish. Wales were superb

:51:18. > :51:21.last weekend against Ireland and we got the victory, but I think it is

:51:22. > :51:24.going to be a tough, tough old game tomorrow. There won't be an awful

:51:25. > :51:28.lot in it. It will come down to very similar to today, you win the

:51:29. > :51:32.physical battle anew with the game. France are a big old bunch of units

:51:33. > :51:40.tomorrow, especially the front Tate. They have a huge pack but Wales have

:51:41. > :51:43.a great record, they have lost against France since the infamous

:51:44. > :51:46.semifinal at Eden Park in the World Cup of 2011. There will be no fears

:51:47. > :51:54.of going to Stade de France tomorrow. Wales could end up as

:51:55. > :52:02.fourth in the rankings, of course, if they win, and if England beat

:52:03. > :52:12.Ireland. Plenty to play for on the final day of the Six Nations season.

:52:13. > :52:16.A harsh lesson here though for the under 20s before they had to Georgia

:52:17. > :52:20.in the June. As long as they learn from it, they will go back and

:52:21. > :52:25.probably knowing a lot of the boys they will look at the game this

:52:26. > :52:28.evening and in the morning and there will be individual as well as team

:52:29. > :52:30.reviews and as long as they are learning are looking to get better

:52:31. > :52:37.and they go back to their regions and help their regions whose and the

:52:38. > :52:40.regions help them improve then I think everyone is on tour winner.

:52:41. > :52:45.The fear is, where do they play after they come out of this age

:52:46. > :52:53.group? That has been a question for the last five or six or seven years.

:52:54. > :52:57.You play under 20s and you have been under relatively successful for the

:52:58. > :53:00.last few years but how many of them will step up to the professional

:53:01. > :53:04.game get regular rugby and what is the answer? I don't think anybody

:53:05. > :53:08.knows at the moment. I thought you are putting yourself forward

:53:09. > :53:16.therefore the job! Driven on by France, and they look menacing

:53:17. > :53:20.driving on. Strip and tackle, he has got it back. They had men and it

:53:21. > :53:28.looks ominous for Wales and it is another try. That was easy for Theo

:53:29. > :53:37.Millet. Wales looked dejected. They go back into the posts and it is six

:53:38. > :53:45.tries for France and a real hard lesson for Wales in the second half.

:53:46. > :53:49.It is just a turnover for Wales that are killing them. 50% of tries these

:53:50. > :53:54.days are scored from either kick and receipt or when you get a turnover

:53:55. > :53:58.in that transition period. It just hasn't worked for Wales tonight,

:53:59. > :54:01.they haven't been able to go through a few phases and hold onto the ball

:54:02. > :54:05.and have a little bit of composure. They have lost the physical battle,

:54:06. > :54:12.as we touched on earlier, they have most definitely come in second-best.

:54:13. > :54:15.Their body language says a lot as they trudge under the posts. It has

:54:16. > :54:23.been a long old second half. N'Tamack tries to add to his 13

:54:24. > :54:48.points. He stretches France to 40. It had to

:54:49. > :54:52.come once more. Again it is just the mission action midfielder and the

:54:53. > :54:55.quick ball and the replacement scrum-half, Retiere, just had his

:54:56. > :55:00.the ball relatively quickly and he shifted it just that one shape out

:55:01. > :55:01.and he spotted the mismatch and it was a right foot sept and he was

:55:02. > :55:13.over the try line. It will be a tough one for the under

:55:14. > :55:16.20 boys to take. They would have come into this with high hopes and

:55:17. > :55:25.expectations after their win over Ireland. How easy will this be,

:55:26. > :55:30.tough looking at the tapes? It will be. You have got to be, you'll have

:55:31. > :55:35.to pick up what you can do better next time what you have done today.

:55:36. > :55:41.They have got to learn and in losses sometimes come great things. Here is

:55:42. > :55:44.hoping that the improvements will be made and it is a cracking experience

:55:45. > :55:47.of the boys to be playing out here in this atmosphere in the south of

:55:48. > :55:53.France and he was hoping they do it a lot more. Seguret is on for a

:55:54. > :56:11.Uberti in the centre, and the French fans are in strong song at

:56:12. > :56:13.Montauban. Retiere out to N'Tamack. They bring the replacement Seguret

:56:14. > :56:24.onto the ball, that is his first touch. They just want to hear that

:56:25. > :56:27.final whistle now, do the Welsh boys. Futurist Theatre they just

:56:28. > :56:34.needed to get their hands on the ball and get a turnover. Somebody

:56:35. > :56:38.needs to step up and make that turnover. At the moment they are

:56:39. > :56:43.just chasing shadows and when shadows around this quickly you will

:56:44. > :56:47.never catch up. They enjoyed some dominance in the first quarter and

:56:48. > :56:54.since then it has all been France. It was a big momentum change when

:56:55. > :57:00.Rhun Williams went off. France had them for two tries. Both losing

:57:01. > :57:05.possession and unfortunately we have seen too much of that happening in

:57:06. > :57:10.the second 40. In the second half they are handling turnovers by Wales

:57:11. > :57:13.and that's up to eight and that is pretty high. The boys have to take a

:57:14. > :57:17.little bit of accountability as they carry the ball into contact. You try

:57:18. > :57:21.to do too much sometimes would you be better off going through the

:57:22. > :57:32.extra phase and setting someone up for the next phase.

:57:33. > :57:41.No doubt we will see a few of these French boys stepping up to the

:57:42. > :57:47.senior side in the next few years. A lot of them are already getting a

:57:48. > :57:51.lot of gametime in the Top 14 and that is something we don't have in

:57:52. > :57:54.Wales. A lot of these boys will still be playing semipro games are

:57:55. > :57:59.getting the odd game in the British and are a cup or the LV end is that

:58:00. > :58:01.what we need to do? They need to be played together regulate and form

:58:02. > :58:14.partnerships again those experiences?

:58:15. > :58:28.Yes, to N'Tamack, he might be one of those players in the future. Retiere

:58:29. > :58:34.is a big man coming onto the ball, France have got options all the

:58:35. > :58:40.time. Not that time though. This might be the final flourish for

:58:41. > :58:44.Wales, to get something out of a very disappointing second half. They

:58:45. > :58:49.need to try and end on a high. That was a great kick for Robson, 40

:58:50. > :58:55.metres. That gives them a line-out six metres from the French try line.

:58:56. > :58:59.They must take their time and have a bitter composure just five or six

:59:00. > :59:10.metres from the French line and hopefully come away with five

:59:11. > :59:17.pointer. A chance to get the last word then.

:59:18. > :59:26.Shane Lewis-Hughes, Black has a little luck. A good hit from

:59:27. > :59:32.Dombrandt. He is driving for the line. A chance here. It must come

:59:33. > :59:42.for Wales, it has in the end. It's far too late, but over goes Robson.

:59:43. > :59:47.Unfortunately it will be too little too late. That was what Wales

:59:48. > :59:51.needed, it was that guy again. I mentioned him a few minutes ago, the

:59:52. > :59:55.two began with God over the gain line five minutes ago. It is the

:59:56. > :59:59.urgency he gives you. He said N'Tamack flying and he committed

:00:00. > :00:02.five players to have to tackle him and that shortens your defensive

:00:03. > :00:09.line and when you are playing the flat to the line, Robson gets over

:00:10. > :00:19.the line but well done to Alex Dombrandt.

:00:20. > :00:40.The clock nears VAT and Robson has a chance to convert. That is right on

:00:41. > :00:41.the money as well from Arwel Robson. Something for those Welsh travelling

:00:42. > :00:51.fans to cheer. It has been a relatively decent

:00:52. > :00:57.campaign for will smack during this campaign but it has not gone to plan

:00:58. > :01:11.the night. Here's hoping that their luck will get better. A second try

:01:12. > :01:22.them for Wales. At the end of the match. France might have one final

:01:23. > :01:33.chance to add to their tally. It will be a try. A little dab through.

:01:34. > :01:40.He was on the same wavelength. They will have a look to see that it went

:01:41. > :01:46.over. If I was a betting man, I would say this was knocked on. Let

:01:47. > :01:58.us have a look. A deft kick by Arthur Retiere. That is no try for

:01:59. > :02:13.me. There is no reason for him not to score. But he may have lost

:02:14. > :02:24.control. Let's have another look. He has lost control of the ball. The

:02:25. > :02:29.try is not awarded but that is the end of the match. A disappointing

:02:30. > :02:40.second half. Wales did well in the first quarter but then came wave

:02:41. > :02:44.after wave of French tries. Six in all, four in the second half. There

:02:45. > :02:52.was only one team in it in that second 40. Unfortunately, it was the

:02:53. > :03:01.team wearing blue as France ran out victors by 40-20.

:03:02. > :03:04.Those 40 points were unanswered from Wales. They had the last words but

:03:05. > :03:09.it started ominously in the second half and it was Quentin Walcker who

:03:10. > :03:16.went over for the first try. Not long after, dirty went over for his

:03:17. > :03:21.and probably the pick of the bunch, this is Geoffrey Cross. The Welsh

:03:22. > :03:35.defence at sixes and sevens there. Not sure what is going on there. In

:03:36. > :03:39.this,. The last French effort was ultimately disallowed but it means

:03:40. > :03:44.Wales, who were hopeful of finishing in second place, but was beyond them

:03:45. > :03:48.because France are in second place, still a long way behind Grand Slam

:03:49. > :03:53.champions England who have a massive 27 points at the top. Wales finished

:03:54. > :03:59.third and the game between Scotland and Italy are still going on. 31-5

:04:00. > :04:05.to Scotland as this big. That was a game of two halves and extremist.

:04:06. > :04:09.France just came out in that second half and blue Wales away. Yes, the

:04:10. > :04:14.yellow card was the catalyst. They grew in confidence from that. The

:04:15. > :04:22.early errors eradicated from the game, got the momentum and got the

:04:23. > :04:25.fried -- crowd involved. They laid the platform and Wales had no answer

:04:26. > :04:32.in the end. Too little, too late unfortunately. We can speak to one

:04:33. > :04:39.of the Welsh players, it is the captain Keiran Williams. Bad luck, a

:04:40. > :04:43.tough night of the bus, but was the difference between the other

:04:44. > :04:46.performances in the Six Nations and the night? I think we just went off

:04:47. > :04:49.script a little bit. Now discredited to France, either they were

:04:50. > :04:54.brilliant but I don't think we were at the races at all. We had a first

:04:55. > :05:01.20 minutes that was good but after that we felt of tackles. From there,

:05:02. > :05:07.we didn't perform good enough. What did you learn from the defeat

:05:08. > :05:12.because you can learn in defeat? Of course. You always learn every

:05:13. > :05:18.single game. They think the last few games, we were brilliant. It is the

:05:19. > :05:22.poisoning -- disappointing the end on such a disappointment but we will

:05:23. > :05:27.regroup and get back to training for the World Cup. If one a lot of

:05:28. > :05:31.friends on the campaign, not least by the brand of rugby you been

:05:32. > :05:35.playing, how proud you of that? Absolutely. I am disappointed we

:05:36. > :05:38.didn't implement that the night but I think we will go by, churning

:05:39. > :05:42.field and work on that and see where we went wrong and that is right for

:05:43. > :05:50.the World Cup. Well done on your own performance. Very magnanimous in

:05:51. > :05:53.defeat but we talked about it at half-time, the set piece that laid

:05:54. > :05:57.the platform but that French revival in the second half and the signs

:05:58. > :06:01.were there from the first try. They turned the screw on Wales is, it

:06:02. > :06:07.today at the office for the forwards. They were a powerful pack.

:06:08. > :06:14.We can do that I going forward and this is the position where Rhys

:06:15. > :06:20.Carre got into position and a lot of bit of football and egos over. They

:06:21. > :06:24.really put that pressure three most of the game and it just start will

:06:25. > :06:28.smack of so much ball that they were just defending. You get a lot of

:06:29. > :06:32.penalties away through frustration because they didn't see the ball.

:06:33. > :06:37.The forwards did their job and the well backs too. Lots of options and

:06:38. > :06:42.enter my caddie real cruising the second half. He looked to be

:06:43. > :06:46.enjoying it. The Wales line has been shortened. What you need to do is

:06:47. > :06:51.assess and read and slipped off these three forwards. They're just

:06:52. > :06:56.too short and Williams is left with three. The next try was first phase

:06:57. > :07:02.and you have to say, there's a lot of dummy runners. Not exactly in the

:07:03. > :07:06.right place. But how many people, too upfront, a lot of bodies for

:07:07. > :07:13.Wales John Charles Guy get distracted with but the one person

:07:14. > :07:17.who gets distracted is Ryan Conbeer. Rhun Williams has the last man but

:07:18. > :07:20.when you are a static in a game like that, you got no chance and that guy

:07:21. > :07:27.had a good game along with Ntamack in the second half. Only one team in

:07:28. > :07:30.the second half, let's hope it's not uncommon for tomorrow in Paris. We

:07:31. > :07:39.have little time left, who is going to win? Wales. Yes, why not? Lions

:07:40. > :07:44.places at stake. To Wales in the studio. That's all we have time for

:07:45. > :07:50.on Scrum V tonight. Wales have not lost to France since that World Cup

:07:51. > :07:56.final in 2011 so the omens are good. The former book is good, so, too is

:07:57. > :07:58.history. Wales Mac women are also playing tomorrow, good luck to them

:07:59. > :08:06.and our senior side as well. Full coverage on the BBC and Scrum V on

:08:07. > :08:16.Sunday is at 6pm. We will see you then, have a good again.

:08:17. > :08:32.What a score! On the outside. Another score.

:08:33. > :08:36.They will never believe it. Again, he could go on the way. It is a

:08:37. > :08:48.victory. He is galloping over. He has support

:08:49. > :08:57.aside. On his own. Shane Williams is going to get it.

:08:58. > :09:01.Will he scored? He does. George A thrilling Six Nations

:09:02. > :09:07.concludes across the BBC... My back is absolutely killing me.

:09:08. > :09:20.There is a secret for your back. Rhod Gilbert's enrolled

:09:21. > :09:23.in building school. That's really good

:09:24. > :09:26.for the first attempt. Not going to cry, are you?

:09:27. > :09:29.Oh...I'm welling up. But will he survive on

:09:30. > :09:32.a real building site? Do you kick people off

:09:33. > :09:33.pretty quickly if they're not up to scratch?

:09:34. > :09:36.Er, yes, we do, yeah. Pressure's on.

:09:37. > :09:38.Right, get the bucket. My back is absolutely killing me.

:09:39. > :09:41.There is a secret for your back. Yeah? Yeah.

:09:42. > :09:51.Just man up and get on with it. This is my life, my career!

:09:52. > :09:55.I did not frame him.