:00:16. > :00:24.The Ospreys continued to fly the flag for Wales and if Friday night
:00:25. > :00:29.was an audition for Sam Davies, he didn't do too badly. Possibly Mr
:00:30. > :00:33.Howley watching that. I just want to get back into camp and get on with
:00:34. > :00:38.the. The Scarlets in doubling following last week's Munster
:00:39. > :00:42.mission, could they pull off another shock on the road? -- in Dublin.
:00:43. > :00:48.Webb and Baldwin coaching Bridgend this week but both have Ireland on
:00:49. > :00:51.their minds. We know we are fine margins away from being a
:00:52. > :00:59.world-class team and we have unbelievable talent in the squad.
:01:00. > :01:01.Everyone is looking to forward -- forward to it and it couldn't come
:01:02. > :01:05.quick enough. Good evening and welcome to Scrum V. Tonight we will
:01:06. > :01:09.look at Round 17 of the Pro12 before heading to the big one, Wales
:01:10. > :01:13.against Ireland. We are in the company of Ian Gough and Phil Davies
:01:14. > :01:15.but we begin tonight with the Pro12, and the Ospreys away trip to
:01:16. > :01:27.Edinburgh. COMMENTATOR: Just sizing each other
:01:28. > :01:32.up and looking for mistakes. It doesn't take anything out of the
:01:33. > :01:37.Edinburgh defence, they are still lively, double tackling. They
:01:38. > :01:42.haven't had a lot of possession yet. James King set up the initial one,
:01:43. > :01:47.Nicky Smith gets support to get the ball back from Habberfield --
:01:48. > :01:50.Habberfield to Sam Davies, lovely dummy, straight through, superbly
:01:51. > :01:56.done, Josh Matavesi underneath the posts, the magic of Sam Davies at
:01:57. > :02:02.his very best. That's what the lad can do. He takes it so flat to the
:02:03. > :02:11.line. You have to watch everything around him. Gustafson finds his man
:02:12. > :02:22.Big kick, this one, for Sam Davies. Big kick for the Ospreys, for their
:02:23. > :02:29.whole season. They need the breathing space of three points, and
:02:30. > :02:39.it has been provided by Sam Davies. On the Ospreys 22, fouls, Du Preez,
:02:40. > :02:43.the defence has been superb all evening but they need now to call on
:02:44. > :02:47.every sap of strength they have, and they have done, it is turned over
:02:48. > :02:54.from Appia, they just need the ball off the park and managed to do so,
:02:55. > :02:59.and the Ospreys have held on, it has been a titanic effort in the rain.
:03:00. > :03:04.The boys were pretty battered, some real tough games over the last
:03:05. > :03:09.period, five-day turnaround and 27 boys missing but they battled hard.
:03:10. > :03:15.Defence, we looked in good control apart from one set, they were
:03:16. > :03:19.physically barred up. A man of the match performance, talk us through
:03:20. > :03:24.the magic that got you the tri-. A lot of credit has to go to the boys
:03:25. > :03:29.around me opening gaps up. A lot of options for me and luckily I picked
:03:30. > :03:32.the right one and then Josh Matavesi's unification was world
:03:33. > :03:36.class so I could get under the sticks. Hoping Mr Howley was
:03:37. > :03:40.watching that? I will just get back to camp and get on with it now. You
:03:41. > :03:45.think Rob Howley might have been watching? I am sure he was watching
:03:46. > :03:51.because he is watching his boys. Having people like Dan Biggar and
:03:52. > :03:56.Sam in the national camp is really exciting and I'm sure they will do
:03:57. > :04:02.well for Wales. A rare smile from Mr Tandy and the line from Sam Davies
:04:03. > :04:06.on the Wales question but the clamour is growing and he won that
:04:07. > :04:11.game per the Ospreys soap Rob Howley will be watching with interest. I am
:04:12. > :04:16.sure he will. Steve Tandy said, they are lucky to have fly-halves like
:04:17. > :04:21.him and Biggar. He understands the game and plays well through the
:04:22. > :04:26.hands and with the kicking game. Here, it is a great step and a
:04:27. > :04:31.greater awareness and a sleight of hand to put Matavesi over. Superb,
:04:32. > :04:35.great skill and step, Wirral the time, looking around, knows the
:04:36. > :04:40.support players, and that is a great finish. An extremely talented
:04:41. > :04:44.player. They are lucky to have both mark in the squad. They are but the
:04:45. > :04:51.chorus clamouring for his inclusion against Ireland is growing louder
:04:52. > :04:55.still after that display. Are you among them? It is like a symphony!
:04:56. > :04:58.Everybody is batting him in, he is the peoples favourite at the moment.
:04:59. > :05:05.I like the way he plays and what he does I can't see it happening, not
:05:06. > :05:09.for this game. But would you like it to happen? Potentially, I would like
:05:10. > :05:14.to Celia map full-back and ten because those are the best attackers
:05:15. > :05:17.we have at the moment but Dan is a fantastic player. Throw Sam in
:05:18. > :05:22.against Ireland with their pedigree, I would like to see it but we are
:05:23. > :05:27.going down again this week I think. I think Biggar to start and you can
:05:28. > :05:30.see of Sam comes on at the game and bolts, maybe the island defence will
:05:31. > :05:33.get tired and he can produce magic like that. That was the
:05:34. > :05:38.match-winning moment but you could argue the Ospreys defence one than
:05:39. > :05:42.that, they spent so much on the back foot, the stats showed they made
:05:43. > :05:47.twice as many tackles as Edinburgh, testament to the word Davies has
:05:48. > :06:00.been doing. It is amazing, the strength in
:06:01. > :06:03.depth. I noticed last week against Glasgow. It is being built on,
:06:04. > :06:05.fantastic defence. That wins you jumping chips, Iron Curtain like
:06:06. > :06:07.defence. They have the line in place, excellent integrity, they
:06:08. > :06:10.don't panic, they keep working hard against the inside shoulder, no
:06:11. > :06:15.backs for -- gaps for anybody coming through. They are organised with a
:06:16. > :06:19.simple policy, two first forwards on the far side then two nearside
:06:20. > :06:23.forwards, get the line in place and off they go. Here, defensive
:06:24. > :06:29.resilience, Paul James is aware of what is happening. They are aware,
:06:30. > :06:36.around the ruck, they are physical when they need to be, Matavesi is
:06:37. > :06:42.taken out, Underhill is aware what is going on, Baker is being a
:06:43. > :06:46.nuisance, giving it plenty of physicality again. Again, James they
:06:47. > :06:51.know, Gustafson coming round, not panicking, just making the tackles,
:06:52. > :06:56.and they are difficult to break down. Fantastic mentality and credit
:06:57. > :07:00.to the coaches. All part of the Ospreys culture. They are in pole
:07:01. > :07:04.position for a home semifinal with five rounds to go. We can see the
:07:05. > :07:09.remaining fixtures, tough ones among them but eminently winnable for this
:07:10. > :07:15.squad. As we mentioned on Friday, to win this championship you have to
:07:16. > :07:20.get a home semifinal. I don't think the stats have proven that. Very
:07:21. > :07:24.rarely, I don't think anyone has won an away semifinal, but they have lit
:07:25. > :07:27.the league up to start with, with the bonus point victory is, they are
:07:28. > :07:32.superb, but games like that away from home in the rain, backs against
:07:33. > :07:36.the wall, hardly any ball in the second half, the defence was
:07:37. > :07:40.phenomenal. A moment of brilliance in the first half but their
:07:41. > :07:44.defensive effort was superb and that's what wins you leagues and
:07:45. > :07:48.gets you into those spaces to get you into pole position. They did it
:07:49. > :07:54.and have to be chuffed with what they achieved. Thanks. It has been
:07:55. > :07:57.an incredibly emotional week for Cardiff Metropolitan University.
:07:58. > :08:02.Last week they had to say goodbye to one of their own after Ellie nor kit
:08:03. > :08:06.was killed in a car crash. On Friday night they took on Loughborough in
:08:07. > :08:07.the British universities cup quarterfinal and dedicated that game
:08:08. > :08:16.to their former team-mate. On an occasion as charged as this
:08:17. > :08:20.emotions would always come flooding to the surface. It may be as
:08:21. > :08:25.quarterfinal but Friday night was all about honouring LE. Her two
:08:26. > :08:31.duties, 12 and 14, were laid on the halfway line before kick-off, and
:08:32. > :08:36.each team-mate Leda Rose on top as tribute. I will remember her with
:08:37. > :08:40.positivity, the energy was infectious from her, wherever she
:08:41. > :08:46.was, training, she would bounce in and be keen to get stuck in. She was
:08:47. > :08:51.a talented athlete and a powerful runner. She was an integral ball
:08:52. > :08:56.part of this side and had already do play that two cup finals. Not only
:08:57. > :09:01.that but she had five international caps, being the youngest player at
:09:02. > :09:05.the 2014 World Cup when she made her senior Wales debut. Friday night's
:09:06. > :09:08.game was originally scheduled for last Wednesday and postponed
:09:09. > :09:13.following her death, and it was moved from the University 's ground
:09:14. > :09:16.to Cardiff Arms Park. Despite the tragedy her team-mates were
:09:17. > :09:22.desperate to return to the field and do their friend proud. The players
:09:23. > :09:26.were absolutely sure about playing tonight, they wanted to play. We
:09:27. > :09:30.spoke to her family and they were keen that they would play, everybody
:09:31. > :09:37.wanted to express their feelings they had for Ellie, a fantastic
:09:38. > :09:41.student not just in her sport but her academic studies. On the night
:09:42. > :09:46.Cardiff Metropolitan couldn't have paid her a better tribute, beating
:09:47. > :09:48.Loughborough 84-0 to claim a place in the semifinals, a positive way to
:09:49. > :09:57.end and incredibly sad week. Congratulations to Cardiff
:09:58. > :10:00.Metropolitan University for honouring their team-mate the way
:10:01. > :10:04.they did and as a special team-mate they have -- tribute they have
:10:05. > :10:10.decided to retire her jerseys, 12 and 14, till the end of the season.
:10:11. > :10:15.Moving back to the Pro12, the Scarlets hope they could continue
:10:16. > :10:18.their heroic win with another win on Irish soil. Could they do it? --
:10:19. > :10:31.their heroic win against Munster. COMMENTATOR: Strong scrum from
:10:32. > :10:36.Leinster, they have already had a penalty. McGrath, and there is no
:10:37. > :10:39.one in front of him, can he get it down? Yes, you can, and the
:10:40. > :10:44.scrum-half opens the scoring for Leinster.
:10:45. > :10:57.Evans out to Jones, being charged down, a chance for Leinster and star
:10:58. > :11:01.man Luke McGrath. The interlinking between forwards and backs, a
:11:02. > :11:06.prominent feature. Now they have men out wide, it huge pass, not taken by
:11:07. > :11:18.Tom Williams. There was no one in front of the winger. On goes Leavy.
:11:19. > :11:21.Head down, tries to borrow his way through McGrath. There are so many
:11:22. > :11:28.runners and the try had to come in the end.
:11:29. > :11:37.Jones, deep pass, but puts his team under pressure, and this is a
:11:38. > :11:41.pick-up by McGrath. Tackle to save a try by Williams but recycled, and
:11:42. > :11:48.their men out there floating out, and another try, and it is Carbery
:11:49. > :12:00.who scores the try that could very well so this one up for Leinster.
:12:01. > :12:08.Cross kick from Byrne, who puts on the afterburners, dragged short, but
:12:09. > :12:15.Carbery is going to go over for the double.
:12:16. > :12:21.McGrath has really been the star of the show, another cross kick for
:12:22. > :12:23.burn to chase and the same result, burn going all the way, jinking past
:12:24. > :12:44.one and exactly the same result. Out in midfield, there are gaps
:12:45. > :12:54.appearing, and it is Leavy trying to get that pass back inside, McFadden
:12:55. > :13:00.in there, bridging, Gibson, Park, gets it out, Park goes himself, and
:13:01. > :13:05.the nightmare is complete. To many in the first half and it was hard
:13:06. > :13:09.work in the second. Certainly with the turnover they were scoring the
:13:10. > :13:13.other end. You have to give credit to the opposition, they were
:13:14. > :13:16.clinical, good side and just better than us possibly. The pressure
:13:17. > :13:20.perhaps increased on the Scarlets following that heavy defeat to
:13:21. > :13:24.Leinster. Ulster remain a point behind in fifth place but have a
:13:25. > :13:28.game in hand. They just failed to get the bonus point against Treviso
:13:29. > :13:31.themselves but the Scarlets still have destiny in their hands, those
:13:32. > :13:37.are their five remaining fixtures, they cannot afford more slip-ups and
:13:38. > :13:41.that last game against the Ospreys will be tasty. Could be critical.
:13:42. > :13:45.For a while it looked like it would be a tight, intense game between two
:13:46. > :13:48.top four sides but at some point Leinster cut themselves to the break
:13:49. > :13:53.and I guess that tells you all you need to know about the depth of
:13:54. > :13:56.their squads. Yes, 12-9 at half-time and you are thinking, they were not
:13:57. > :14:03.firing but they were well in this. But then, a couple of silly
:14:04. > :14:06.mistakes, handling errors, once the floodgates open, you give the team
:14:07. > :14:11.like that confidence and they show you what you can do. You have to
:14:12. > :14:17.stay in that arm wrestle and on the front foot and they lost their way.
:14:18. > :14:21.They have been going really well, and they had a decent run in to do
:14:22. > :14:26.damage but they couldn't cope then once that tide turned. And it did
:14:27. > :14:32.turn in dramatic circumstances. I know you have picked out one pivotal
:14:33. > :14:39.moment when things began to go awry. It was in the first half, 12-9 down
:14:40. > :14:43.and the pass to Tom Williams. Park had great vision and if it went to
:14:44. > :14:49.Tom's hands he would have been in but uncharacteristic others, Jones,
:14:50. > :14:53.normally taking that. Evans had a knock-on. It didn't allow them,
:14:54. > :14:57.kicking straightout didn't allow them to get a foothold in the game.
:14:58. > :15:00.As we have said they have been consistent Oblak, the Scarlets with
:15:01. > :15:06.good performances. This was the start of it here, poor kick from Dan
:15:07. > :15:10.Jones and a real cross kick, Leinster worked out the Scarlets
:15:11. > :15:15.defence had been tight, then burn picks it up, gets round the
:15:16. > :15:19.full-back and Carbery supports and over he goes. It was a disappointing
:15:20. > :15:24.night but I think Wayne Spivak will be disappointed, but the errors made
:15:25. > :15:28.are fixable and they will need to do that in the next fixtures to finish
:15:29. > :15:32.in the top four. Couple of weeks before the next game so time to
:15:33. > :15:41.write the wrongs. Onto Wales, in interesting week in the Wales camp
:15:42. > :15:43.this week. Most ex-players will tell you they would much prefer a game
:15:44. > :15:46.this weekend to right the wrongs of last week, but that hasn't been the
:15:47. > :15:50.case. Some will be keeping busy, web and Baldwin spending much of the
:15:51. > :15:51.week at Bridgend where both are paving the way for a future career
:15:52. > :16:04.in coaching. We are bang in the middle of the Six
:16:05. > :16:09.Nations on a wet night here. But he managed to sneak away for nights. We
:16:10. > :16:13.have had an intense week training but it is great to be back here now,
:16:14. > :16:18.just giving some advice. My first semiprofessional game was with
:16:19. > :16:24.Bridgend so I've always been down here. I know quite a lot of the
:16:25. > :16:30.coaches as well. Matt got me through my level one and level two. These
:16:31. > :16:36.guys are really bringing in a lot of the current detail and technical
:16:37. > :16:40.aspects of the game. It is a two-way street where we are learning from
:16:41. > :16:46.them in favour maths. So you have a bit more sympathy? Yes, at that more
:16:47. > :16:49.of the beaver dam. When you make those errors on the pitch you see it
:16:50. > :16:52.from a different point of view, which only makes you a better
:16:53. > :16:57.player. It has been really refreshing for me as I have had a
:16:58. > :17:06.lot. What is the atmosphere been like this week? Some pretty harsh
:17:07. > :17:09.words. For the last 40 minutes, errors crept into our game and the
:17:10. > :17:15.referee was against us. Next thing you know, Murrayfield crowd was on
:17:16. > :17:22.our backs. It also divided up than. The last three games, just basic
:17:23. > :17:28.errors have cost us. We need to finish the campaign on a high. Are
:17:29. > :17:37.you looking forward to our lives? Yes, we lost to Scotland's. A strong
:17:38. > :17:40.Irish team. We know we are a fine margin away from being a world-class
:17:41. > :17:44.team. We have unbelievable talent. The players need to back their own
:17:45. > :17:48.ability, have confidence and play smart. We know what Ireland can do,
:17:49. > :17:54.whether strength for. Everyone is looking forward to it. It couldn't
:17:55. > :18:00.come with enough. We know the quality they have. If we take those
:18:01. > :18:02.errors out of our game, we need to put in those performances that we
:18:03. > :18:10.are proud of. We owe that to the coaching staff. With the game plan,
:18:11. > :18:14.we have started to evolve. It is our execution of players. Once we know
:18:15. > :18:20.about, we will be in a good place. A strong team and strong play. That is
:18:21. > :18:30.a challenge you will be relishing. I don't really look at the scrum hours
:18:31. > :18:37.on a personal note. Things like that, I don't repay attention to. I
:18:38. > :18:46.do it's the best my ability, so things should be good. Phil Bennett
:18:47. > :18:51.last week said you have been... You allow yourself to think about it? I
:18:52. > :19:00.appreciate people talking about me. But I need to concentrate on each
:19:01. > :19:08.game as it comes. The next time we will see you, you will be in front
:19:09. > :19:15.of 70,000 in the principality. You lining up Conor Murray? Are you
:19:16. > :19:20.confident using do it? We go into every game. You play a Wells, you
:19:21. > :19:23.put the jersey on and play the game to win. There is no reason why we
:19:24. > :19:32.can't next Friday on the Dunagan performance. The players often get a
:19:33. > :19:36.bit of flak from spending all their downtime on the PlayStation. Only
:19:37. > :19:40.those boys have plans of the future. It is a great initiative, because as
:19:41. > :19:46.Matt Silver said both sides get the benefit. Absolutely. The players get
:19:47. > :19:49.the expertise of Scotland Greece weather. Recent Scots are getting
:19:50. > :19:54.the appreciation of the coaching process as well. In times that helps
:19:55. > :19:59.when they get back into the Wales cap. I think it's fantastic. Do they
:20:00. > :20:04.ever show any future signs of becoming future coaches? They came
:20:05. > :20:10.up... Scott went through Milan for a little while. West and some class
:20:11. > :20:14.nines in front of them as well. They really took the time and large the
:20:15. > :20:18.game, dead the hard way. Webb has come through some serious injuries
:20:19. > :20:22.as well. It is great to see them doing it because it gives them a bit
:20:23. > :20:26.of empathy with what they're doing. Webb is hot-headed that he is a
:20:27. > :20:30.tenacious character. To cool them down a bit and see him from a
:20:31. > :20:34.different perspective will help his game know when. The Ireland game is
:20:35. > :20:38.fast approaching. If we look at the table, while in fourth place. Five
:20:39. > :20:46.points adrift of Scotland, two games left. The championship is gone but
:20:47. > :20:53.there is still plenty of pride to play for. We talked about selection
:20:54. > :20:56.in terms of fly-half 's earlier. The see other talking points are the
:20:57. > :21:05.composition of the back row and the back three. Starting with the back
:21:06. > :21:12.three. What would your back three B? I would like to see Liam. That
:21:13. > :21:17.Halfpenny on the wing. I think you Williams has proved to be the best
:21:18. > :21:26.attack. He needs to be utilised in the best position. He can create
:21:27. > :21:29.more damage where he is. I think they will retain George North. I
:21:30. > :21:35.would like to retire -- see that when they do it. Phil Bennett said
:21:36. > :21:39.it is time for George North to be given a rest after Seth Evans to be
:21:40. > :21:43.given his chance. What do you think? Is a fair point. Set has been
:21:44. > :21:47.playing really well for the Scarlets. George is an international
:21:48. > :21:51.established player. He is slowly coming back to the form that we
:21:52. > :21:57.would all like to see him delivering on the field. But as Ian said, I
:21:58. > :22:01.think they will go with the tried and tested. Lee has been playing
:22:02. > :22:05.well on the wing. Lee is established at full-back. So you would keep them
:22:06. > :22:12.in full-back? I would. I think the battery will be what started the
:22:13. > :22:20.Scottish game. Back row? Probably more your expertise. To look
:22:21. > :22:24.developed out is back to full fitness. I guess the dilemma is
:22:25. > :22:30.whether you start him, and if you do does Moriarty move forward as he
:22:31. > :22:35.rocked the bench? Russia's been playing some fantastic rugby, but
:22:36. > :22:39.fixes is his normal position Gloucester. I would like to see
:22:40. > :22:46.Moriarty at six and one at seven. Then you have a real good balance of
:22:47. > :22:52.energy. Ball carrying, work over the ball in particular. August and I
:22:53. > :22:56.still believe is one of the best in the world are making decisions.
:22:57. > :23:00.Ireland's back row was one of their strengths so that will be fantastic
:23:01. > :23:06.contest. But that is harsh on to bridge too has done nothing wrong.
:23:07. > :23:10.Iron nothing wrong at all. But I can see, they always revert back to
:23:11. > :23:15.type. Gatlin does the same thing as well. He loves people in positions
:23:16. > :23:20.that he likes. I can see Moriarty may be being sacrificed. I think
:23:21. > :23:25.Toby will come in and is he will stick with Tipton and Warburton. We
:23:26. > :23:31.should be governed from Moriarty because I think he is superb. But I
:23:32. > :23:36.think that's the way it might go. You said Rhys Webb FA feisty
:23:37. > :23:41.character, so it's Colin Murray. Arguably the two best minds and the
:23:42. > :23:50.turn in so far. That is going to be one heck of a game. They're both
:23:51. > :23:55.electric. Every bit as good a threat that came from Wales came from
:23:56. > :23:59.where. He was electric. He is on the ball at the moment. He has had to
:24:00. > :24:03.partake over the years from injuries and has come back and super-quick
:24:04. > :24:07.time. Some of those injuries, nobody thought he could come back to play.
:24:08. > :24:12.But he has come back with than expected and Billy displays like
:24:13. > :24:17.that in. Long may he continue. He is a fantastic guy. All those extra
:24:18. > :24:29.sessions. The other massive matchup is bigger against Sexton. Fax
:24:30. > :24:34.intends to bring the best. Is in terms of that one, you have two of
:24:35. > :24:40.the most competitive players on the international stage. He will come
:24:41. > :24:45.out on top? It's downsides. Hopefully it will be done. They are
:24:46. > :24:49.both outstanding players. They're both technically good fly-half 's,
:24:50. > :24:58.good passers, good kickers. There is not a lot of error in the game. It
:24:59. > :25:02.is a fascinating contest. Both outstanding players and players in
:25:03. > :25:07.good form. If you look at Sexton last week, you could swear he had
:25:08. > :25:09.never been away. All takes place against the backdrop of world
:25:10. > :25:14.rankings. We know what happened last time when Wales dropped out of
:25:15. > :25:17.topics and ended up in the pool. They are in danger of doing the same
:25:18. > :25:22.again. It is almost certain to say that Wales will drop tonight if they
:25:23. > :25:27.lose their remaining two games. With that in mind, does Howley go purely
:25:28. > :25:31.bizarre preservation and pick teams to win these games will do you
:25:32. > :25:38.think, forget the world rankings, we have to evolve this style, like new
:25:39. > :25:43.players, that's just go broke? I think they have got to win the game.
:25:44. > :25:47.Rob rankings is a cognitive process that we are playing a team that is
:25:48. > :25:52.above us and if we beat them we get extra ranking points. That will be
:25:53. > :25:55.in Rob 's mind. We've already mentioned about the tried and tested
:25:56. > :26:03.and I think that's what will happen. I think Wales have played well in
:26:04. > :26:08.the championship. Lost a bid of accuracy but overall play some good
:26:09. > :26:11.rugby. Friday night for me is about winning and retaining that place in
:26:12. > :26:16.that top eights. We can't let it happen again. It would be
:26:17. > :26:20.disastrous. The pressure is on. As it is at that level anyway. We are
:26:21. > :26:25.creating chances. I know people are getting on the bandwagon. The
:26:26. > :26:28.chances against Scotland were clear-cut. The accuracy wasn't quite
:26:29. > :26:34.there, they weren't quite clinical enough. But the connotations, they
:26:35. > :26:38.are mind-boggling. If you beat these, what happens when we play
:26:39. > :26:42.France? I think the coach is that they will revert back to type. They
:26:43. > :26:47.are going to do what they think is tried and tested. If you want more
:26:48. > :26:52.Six Nations chance, make your way to our Facebook page and our website
:26:53. > :26:59.for the latest offering. As with the last one, keep your eyes peeled for
:27:00. > :27:06.a cheeky cameo. I have been expecting you. How can we help?
:27:07. > :27:10.Funny you should ask. My friend is Welsh. He has lost his mojo are they
:27:11. > :27:17.want to make him feel like a real man again. Mannequin? Man again
:27:18. > :27:27.although you do look like a mannequin. We're going to show him
:27:28. > :27:39.how it is done. Nice boys. The shark. Well worth a watch, I can
:27:40. > :27:41.guarantee. Right back to the Pro12 now. The Blues were hoping to follow
:27:42. > :27:53.up their narrow victory over Edinburgh last week with another, at
:27:54. > :28:06.the Arms Park. Marshall with the throw. Solid in the first half.
:28:07. > :28:12.Referee shouting breakaway, as you could hear there. And a bit of
:28:13. > :28:22.actors. Starting off the ASBOs convention. Didn't even deserve a
:28:23. > :28:26.Doctor Clyde 's cameo. It's going to be a penalty against red two.
:28:27. > :28:41.Throwing into the ball is not needed. That is just about perfect
:28:42. > :28:45.as well. The Blues retake the lead. Five tries already this season. Is
:28:46. > :28:51.that a close liner from hallow Hollow? The referee is playing
:28:52. > :28:57.advantage. Some use and as from the crowd on that one. It looks very bad
:28:58. > :29:04.there are so I'm hoping those cards the pocket. He is going to go to the
:29:05. > :29:11.BT. To see how bad that was. It wasn't releasing tension but he has
:29:12. > :29:19.missed times that. -- it wasn't really intentional. Gets his part
:29:20. > :29:27.in. He is well over the ten metre line. Williams. It is intercepted by
:29:28. > :29:34.Summerhill for the Cardiff Blues. This is going to be a runaway try
:29:35. > :29:43.for Summerhill! The monster attack broke down. Summerhill was in there.
:29:44. > :29:47.Like a good poacher. One from Academy. Into the... How easy is
:29:48. > :29:59.that? Monster keeping the ball alive. They
:30:00. > :30:20.have upped the intensity since the yellow card. Is that a try out of
:30:21. > :30:29.nothing for Andrew Conway? No try. That is Coco in again. Scannell back
:30:30. > :30:42.in the pockets of the drop goal. And it is there. Lloyd Williams. This
:30:43. > :30:46.will give Munster a chance to plant the flag. They have gone through the
:30:47. > :30:56.back row. Oliver going all the way to the post. The Blues court again.
:30:57. > :30:58.That defeats means the Blues slips to eight place on the table. Nine
:30:59. > :31:09.points adrift of the top six. If they do go on a run and displace
:31:10. > :31:14.Glasgow in the race for Europe, Glasgow would still qualify for the
:31:15. > :31:19.Champions Cup ahead of them. They would therefore use the Blues.
:31:20. > :31:23.Looking at the points it is unlikely but it is possible, and surely adds
:31:24. > :31:28.weight to the argument that it has to be top seven regardless of
:31:29. > :31:33.nationality. It has to be. It would be better to go on a run now, leave
:31:34. > :31:40.everything out there and still be told on a technicality, sorry, all
:31:41. > :31:44.the best, off you go! You would be gutted. The Blues have their destiny
:31:45. > :31:48.in their hands. They started the season so well and slipped up.
:31:49. > :31:56.Munster had five or six players released from Ireland to play last
:31:57. > :32:01.night. Hardly any were release for Cardiff. Is that a legitimate
:32:02. > :32:05.excuse? I think so. The extra edge you get from that. Second half,
:32:06. > :32:09.Munster played Munster rugby and close the game down on the Blues
:32:10. > :32:14.struggled to get out their own half. With that extra depth that would
:32:15. > :32:18.make a massive difference. Dacey and Cuthbert, the guys held back, you
:32:19. > :32:25.argue will not make the 23 for the game against Ireland so Wales would
:32:26. > :32:30.have lost none nothing. It would have given Cardiff more strength in
:32:31. > :32:33.depth, but going back to top seven places, the Champions Cup is
:32:34. > :32:38.supposed to be elite, so for me it doesn't make sense, in the top
:32:39. > :32:41.seven, you've got to. What about the argument that to make it
:32:42. > :32:45.pan-European you have to guarantee entry to other nations? I accept
:32:46. > :32:49.that but I have to go back to the argument that when you are looking
:32:50. > :32:55.at the Champions Cup it is an early competition and you should get the
:32:56. > :33:01.best teams in Europe -- and elite competition. Sometimes that doesn't
:33:02. > :33:04.happen. Ian touched on it, the Blues did contain the Munster Power game
:33:05. > :33:13.for 75 minutes, how frustrating were the last five when it unravelled? It
:33:14. > :33:17.will be but Munster are savvy team. They can pick weaknesses and they
:33:18. > :33:22.did towards the end of the game. The Blues defended to restrict League 2
:33:23. > :33:30.throughout but they were a bit looser times. Moving on to the
:33:31. > :33:34.Dragons, they suffered a mauling at the hands of Leinster last week so
:33:35. > :33:36.they were out to restore wounded pride when they took a trip north to
:33:37. > :33:50.Glasgow. COMMENTATOR: Pretorius off the back
:33:51. > :33:55.of the scrum, Howard crashing through, nearly gets there himself,
:33:56. > :34:01.can the Dragons that anything from here? A charge from the captain
:34:02. > :34:05.Evans inches close, Lambert next to arrive, Brace having a look at this
:34:06. > :34:13.and this will go to the TM O. Did the ball touch the line? His
:34:14. > :34:19.momentum is carrying him overran the ball touches the line. Correct. Big
:34:20. > :34:26.score for the Dragons, a 10-0 lead away from home.
:34:27. > :34:38.That is a very good line from Gregan, the centre, Powell taking it
:34:39. > :34:41.all the way over the line. Burgos, Grigg again, lovely sidestep, three
:34:42. > :34:47.more defenders to beat and another step over the line, his second try,
:34:48. > :34:52.Nick Grigg is on fire. They goes Rory Hughes coming in on the angle,
:34:53. > :34:55.he has beaten the first three defenders and his power taking him
:34:56. > :35:03.over the line, nothing Bridie could do about that. Burgos to Murchie,
:35:04. > :35:06.shot to nothing, advantage being played, and Tagive, no one is there
:35:07. > :35:13.to block the big man on his home debut, the Australian scores. Nice
:35:14. > :35:19.pass from Burgos, Murchie, and Lee Jones on his shoulder, and the
:35:20. > :35:23.Dragons are in disarray. The Warriors looking to attack from
:35:24. > :35:29.their own half, and there is Bennett, who has the pace to go all
:35:30. > :35:35.the way, and he scorches past Bridie, and Glasgow are romping home
:35:36. > :35:39.now. Full of endeavour and enterprise, Glasgow, and that is the
:35:40. > :35:43.reserve Thompson with support either side, goes inside to Peter Horne who
:35:44. > :35:52.has had a great game and capped it with a try, and Glasgow's seventh.
:35:53. > :35:55.Another mauling for the Dragons. Bit of confusion there, wayward pass.
:35:56. > :35:59.Morgan has pounced on this, nothing more than a consolation, but the
:36:00. > :36:03.Dragons will have the last word. Tough time for the Dragons, a
:36:04. > :36:09.century of points conceded in their last two games.
:36:10. > :36:15.Arguably the most telling stat of all, two games, one home, one away,
:36:16. > :36:20.century of points conceded. As a Gwent man and a former Dragon it
:36:21. > :36:25.must be depressing viewing for you. Yes, I remember the inception, when
:36:26. > :36:29.nobody rated us and we were superb in the last game of the season at
:36:30. > :36:33.Lansdowne Road and we had a bonus point against Leinster in the first
:36:34. > :36:39.25 minutes and were hunting for the league, and to see where they are
:36:40. > :36:42.now, they need a lifeline, impetus put in there, players, coaching
:36:43. > :36:47.back-up as well to help them, they have good young coaches like Jones
:36:48. > :36:53.and Connor, but they need assistance supporting them and to push the
:36:54. > :36:56.region through. We want them to be pushing for things and putting
:36:57. > :37:00.performances in, which they have done in the past, so we know they
:37:01. > :37:07.can. Moorefield developments this week, but first on the game itself,
:37:08. > :37:10.as we have seen often from the Dragons, early intent to play and a
:37:11. > :37:15.decent position after half an hour but it all unravelled spectacularly
:37:16. > :37:19.after that. They did. As we see here, there is intent to play, and
:37:20. > :37:29.here they get the ball through the hands, some great attacking play,
:37:30. > :37:34.Beard involved early on, kicking strategy, this one goes into the
:37:35. > :37:39.air, a decent chase coming in behind, and off they go. Nice
:37:40. > :37:47.off-load their, but then, just that final pass goes to deck. This is the
:37:48. > :37:52.Glasgow power with Alainu'uese, who is a big carrier, took its toll. As
:37:53. > :37:57.they evolve they struggled and drop tackles. Some powerful running by
:37:58. > :38:01.the winger and a score. As Ian said, it is the strength in depth that
:38:02. > :38:05.doesn't allow them to continue the intent to play for 80 minutes, when
:38:06. > :38:10.the empty the bench, they have young players with great enthusiasm, but
:38:11. > :38:15.they make a little too many errors towards the end of the game and are
:38:16. > :38:19.unable to maintain that consistency. They desperately need investment,
:38:20. > :38:23.coaching, support for the young coaches and also strength in depth
:38:24. > :38:27.from a player perspective. Experienced people who can gel the
:38:28. > :38:31.young fellows together and push the performances forward. We are seeing
:38:32. > :38:34.the many fixtures coming up, I spoke to Shaun Connor a week ago and asked
:38:35. > :38:38.him what the motivation was when you know you are out of the race for
:38:39. > :38:41.Europe and out of the league and he spoke about the importance of
:38:42. > :38:47.getting wins in the bag. Next season is more positive perhaps but can you
:38:48. > :38:52.see potential victories there? It will be tough. Every game will be
:38:53. > :38:56.tough for them. The confidence you get from that win then carrying it
:38:57. > :39:01.through next week, it leads on, but they are low on confidence at the
:39:02. > :39:07.moment. To start the game I was listening to it on the radio, 10-0
:39:08. > :39:11.up, I thought this could be the point they turned the season, then
:39:12. > :39:16.it all capitulated and fell through. They need that belief to carry it
:39:17. > :39:21.through, couple of wins then get some back up and get the squad
:39:22. > :39:30.going, then pushed through. They are in a tough position. On that point,
:39:31. > :39:33.we understand the WR takeover is imminent, whether with private
:39:34. > :39:36.benefactors as well adding to the investment, what change will that
:39:37. > :39:40.bring out what needs to happen? Hopefully it will give strength in
:39:41. > :39:44.depth as we mentioned. Coaching expertise could come in, an
:39:45. > :39:48.opportunity with private investment for extra players to come in and add
:39:49. > :39:54.depth to the squad, so they at least have 27 or 28 players who can play
:39:55. > :40:00.comfortably at Pro12 level and bring the youngsters through. Gwent is an
:40:01. > :40:03.unbelievable rugby region with 70 Rugby clubs and great history and
:40:04. > :40:08.tradition but the union will hopefully come in and the direction
:40:09. > :40:12.welcome and extra investment on and off the field to drive it forward.
:40:13. > :40:19.Hopefully news sooner rather than later on that point. Moving onto the
:40:20. > :40:21.national cup, quarterfinals day on Saturday with tasty fixtures among
:40:22. > :40:33.them. Katrin Halep has the round-up. Holders Llandovery are out of the
:40:34. > :40:42.competition after losing to our GC. There was plenty to keep the crowd
:40:43. > :40:46.entertained, 11 tries in all. Despite leading 34-22, our GC had to
:40:47. > :40:53.rely on a late Worthington try to secure the victory. Rob Nash
:40:54. > :40:58.couldn't inspire championship leaders Pontypool two victory over
:40:59. > :41:04.the club he captained to cup glory in 2012. A moment of inspiration
:41:05. > :41:12.with number eight Jones setting up Trowbridge with Cross Keys's second
:41:13. > :41:16.two tries. Not a pretty fair as both Ebbw Vale and Merthyr were reduced
:41:17. > :41:21.to 14 men before the first points of the game. The only try from an
:41:22. > :41:27.unlikely source, Trevett bundling over, the iron safely through to the
:41:28. > :41:32.last four. Pontypridd complete the semifinal line-up after an away
:41:33. > :41:35.victory at last week's losing finalists Carmarthen Quins. Three
:41:36. > :41:40.first-half tries one than the game, Williams with the pick of the bunch.
:41:41. > :41:44.A late rally and a penalty try for the home side couldn't prevent the
:41:45. > :41:46.2014 winners from being a step closer to the final at the
:41:47. > :41:55.Principality Stadium next month. So, congratulations to the winners
:41:56. > :41:59.in that. That would have been sweet for Mark Jones that our GC, knocking
:42:00. > :42:06.his old club and holders Llandovery out of the cup. Tier one of the
:42:07. > :42:12.Premiership, in the semifinals, on for the double, aren't they? They
:42:13. > :42:15.have a chance, they put themselves in the position. There is such an
:42:16. > :42:20.enthusiastic bunch of people there and they work so hard, it is great
:42:21. > :42:24.to see and well done to the players, coaches and the supporters behind
:42:25. > :42:30.them. We heard your selection decisions for Wales against Ireland,
:42:31. > :42:34.what is your prediction, Ian? 21-19 to Wales. Two years ago I saw the
:42:35. > :42:38.defensive effort they put him and was sat behind the line where they
:42:39. > :42:43.absorbed and fought back. I think they can do it. Webb, he just wants
:42:44. > :42:47.to prove himself. They just want to prove themselves, get on the field
:42:48. > :42:51.as quickly as you can, the extra week must be killing them and they
:42:52. > :42:56.want to put it right. Loving the possibility -- positivity, Phil,
:42:57. > :42:59.will you back him up? Absolutely, close game on the night, obviously,
:43:00. > :43:04.but our emotional ability to get better and win will be there.
:43:05. > :43:08.Kalandia and say yes, the bookies say Ireland but they are wrong
:43:09. > :43:10.sometimes! That's it from Scrum V Sunday, we will see you in a week's
:43:11. > :43:36.time. Good night. Phillips is away. He is going to
:43:37. > :43:44.score. Jonathan Davies, has two B, Jamie Roberts and Leigh Halfpenny,
:43:45. > :43:46.Leigh Halfpenny scores! We have had an absolute thriller. Wales can
:43:47. > :44:00.celebrate. How well do you know
:44:01. > :44:03.your Six Nations? OK, then.
:44:04. > :44:06.Fingers on the keypads, everybody. Who's made most appearances in
:44:07. > :44:10.the Six Nations in an England shirt. Scott Gibbs scored our
:44:11. > :44:13.last ever Five Nations try. Who scored our
:44:14. > :44:16.first ever Six Nations try? 2011 was the first time
:44:17. > :44:20.an Italian player has been named Player of the Tournament.
:44:21. > :44:23.Who was it?