:00:16. > :00:23.As we enter the final third of the season the focus sharpens for those
:00:24. > :00:30.in the Pro12. The summit was inside for two of the top sides. Could the
:00:31. > :00:36.ospreys maintain their winning run? The Six Nations returns next weekend
:00:37. > :00:40.and Scotland are wary of Wales's wrecking ball. You do not fancy
:00:41. > :00:47.being on the end of one of those Moriarty specials. Not particularly!
:00:48. > :00:52.And we take a trip north to see how Nant Conwy fared in the National
:00:53. > :00:59.played quarterfinals. First world champion. At darts, that was.
:01:00. > :01:03.The Six Nations has taken a break this weekend,
:01:04. > :01:09.but we've had plenty of rugby to keep us entertained.
:01:10. > :01:12.Martyn Williams and Gareth Delve are here with us to look back.
:01:13. > :01:14.But what better place to start than the Liberty Stadium,
:01:15. > :01:25.as the Ospreys put their 13-game unbeaten run on the line.
:01:26. > :01:38., set some hard yards for the ospreys. Taking the Roman road over
:01:39. > :01:52.the ten. Sam Davies, great handoff, what a start by the ospreys. Davies
:01:53. > :02:02.onto Ashley Beck. Wriggling up to the 22. Twinkling tones from the
:02:03. > :02:09.Kiwi. What a try. Brilliant individual score. Haberfield
:02:10. > :02:21.dictating the base. Ospreys getting possession at will. Options either
:02:22. > :02:29.side. Quick again. Davies, Ashley Beck, he counters in. Is there a
:02:30. > :02:44.hint of a forward pass? Definitely forward. Off the top of Joe Callahan
:02:45. > :02:49.and on the wraparound, off the training paddock by Munster. Jack
:02:50. > :03:00.O'Donoghue. Duncan Williams. Marshall, lovely hands. Saili, great
:03:01. > :03:09.finish by the Centre. And eventually given by the referee. Ospreys piling
:03:10. > :03:18.on the pressure. Lovely take and give, tidied up, Giles and Ashley
:03:19. > :03:27.Beck, into the corner, there is a flag up for the touch, and another
:03:28. > :03:35.one for the TMO. He certainly hit the post but what about Saili not
:03:36. > :03:41.using his arms? 22, no try. They are asking for the tackle. Not
:03:42. > :03:49.impressed. They go for more, Munster in close. The forwards driving. A
:03:50. > :04:03.little flash and dash, over the line, can he get it down? The
:04:04. > :04:14.referee going to the TMO again. Looks a bit short.
:04:15. > :04:23.More caveman staff from Munster, this is what they love. Williams. A
:04:24. > :04:40.little bit stodgy again. The rumble on once more. Has he managed to get
:04:41. > :04:49.over? The try is awarded. A chance for Munster to get ahead for the
:04:50. > :04:55.first time. This is a last chance for the Ospreys. They have got to
:04:56. > :05:05.keep possession, they have got to get off the field. They cross
:05:06. > :05:19.halfway. Bit of a gap. Munster with hands in the air. Conway takes it
:05:20. > :05:23.out of the park that is the drama at the death? Was that tackle on
:05:24. > :05:31.Brendon Leonard and five? Double tackle. Kevin O'Byrne was the main
:05:32. > :05:47.culprit, I have seen those given. But not this time. Their unbeaten
:05:48. > :05:50.run finally at an end. I'm sure some travelling fans wondering how on
:05:51. > :05:57.earth they left Liberty Stadium with a victory. What a match. Brilliant
:05:58. > :06:01.game. You look at the name not involved yesterday on international
:06:02. > :06:06.duty for the good having a drop-off in quality but two of the best squad
:06:07. > :06:12.is probably in the league. The Ospreys well ahead out on stage,
:06:13. > :06:17.Steve Gandhi said he was a bit aggrieved at some of the refereeing
:06:18. > :06:23.decisions. I think rightly so. With Ashley Beck, the second disallowed
:06:24. > :06:27.try, maybe the last tackle from Saili but credit to stay, he also
:06:28. > :06:34.said the Ospreys have more than enough opportunities anyway. And the
:06:35. > :06:40.Ospreys have been one of the best attacking side in the league. If not
:06:41. > :06:43.the best attacking side. The first 20 minutes yesterday some of the
:06:44. > :06:49.rugby they played was the best I have seen. First try here, Ashley
:06:50. > :06:53.Beck standing ready flat, Underhill as well was superb. The support
:06:54. > :07:00.lines they were hitting, they were outstanding. Great support line by
:07:01. > :07:05.James King. Just veering away from the defender instead of running
:07:06. > :07:10.straight. That was a taster of what they did, then they have some really
:07:11. > :07:15.key poor decisions. Baldwin, hold onto the ball. Don't give somebody
:07:16. > :07:20.like Munster the opportunity. In control of the game. They win the
:07:21. > :07:37.turnover, they have stayed alert and this is what happens. The Ospreys
:07:38. > :07:47.have just gone 20-11, they put it out on the full. So they are 20-18
:07:48. > :07:53.and that gives Munster and left. Key decisions at key moments. Interns
:07:54. > :08:00.are some of the standout press, Ashley Beck, and of course his
:08:01. > :08:07.contribution was brilliant. He has been injured so much but he has the
:08:08. > :08:14.strength to get over the gain line. Some brilliant touches as well. Does
:08:15. > :08:23.not even have to break stride. He was superb yesterday. Somebody like
:08:24. > :08:30.Brian O'Driscoll on social media, we have looked at it a couple of times
:08:31. > :08:37.yesterday. Still an unbelievable effort. If he can stay fit he should
:08:38. > :08:41.definitely go on the summer tour. High praise indeed from Brian
:08:42. > :08:47.O'Driscoll, he has been so one fortunate over the years but he has
:08:48. > :08:52.had a run now in the side. The staking his claim with players away
:08:53. > :08:56.on international duty. Ashley paid so much Red Bee from a young age and
:08:57. > :09:01.in the last couple of years he has had injuries so it is just a case of
:09:02. > :09:05.him showing how classy years. He has the time, that is very special, the
:09:06. > :09:11.most important quality. He goes up the middle and makes his tackles.
:09:12. > :09:19.Great handling skills. Potential option for Wales in the future. We
:09:20. > :09:20.could guarantee he is adding to his tally of Welsh caps sooner rather
:09:21. > :09:21.than later. So while the Ospreys had been hoping
:09:22. > :09:24.to return to the summit, their west Wales rivals the Scarlets
:09:25. > :09:27.were hoping to cement their place in the top four when Zebre
:09:28. > :09:41.came to town. COMMENTATOR:. Will Boyd up to the
:09:42. > :09:49.try line. James Davies tries to work his way over, Jonathan Evans, they
:09:50. > :09:58.are so close now. Kept it alive and flicked on, just about enough room
:09:59. > :10:11.for Evans to squeeze in the corner. Fine finish by Stefan Evans and
:10:12. > :10:20.Scarlets are on the board. Great pass to Billy needs and he gets in
:10:21. > :10:30.the corner. -- Bellini. Very effective rugby from Zebre.
:10:31. > :10:48.Jonathan Evans. It is as easy as that. Hacked through, anybody
:10:49. > :10:57.chasing after it. Tom Williams takes it on the half volley. Great
:10:58. > :11:00.breakaway try. He will jog along and hard about the hacked downfield but
:11:01. > :11:18.the pace and presence of Tom Williams gives Scarlets breakaway
:11:19. > :11:21.third try. The line-outs. Make sure they do not get driven over the
:11:22. > :11:31.touchline. Plenty of forwards to choose from. Aaron Shingler the
:11:32. > :11:45.first of them. Taken over by Tom drives. Bonus point try. There is a
:11:46. > :11:53.penalty try in this. Tremendous, no doubt at all, could not gets there
:11:54. > :12:04.under their own steam but referee under the posts for the penalty try.
:12:05. > :12:13.Elias slips it back. Not tackle. Will Boyd straight through and
:12:14. > :12:18.underneath the posts more or less. STUDIO: Handsome win in the end and
:12:19. > :12:21.the mission was to get a bonus point because they want to cement their
:12:22. > :12:27.place in the top four so it was job done. Mission accomplished, it is
:12:28. > :12:33.difficult sometimes against the Italian sides to be at the top of
:12:34. > :12:38.the game. Bonus point and move on. By their own admission it was
:12:39. > :12:45.sloppy, they said at the end of the game they will need to tighten up.
:12:46. > :12:50.Dad says it is difficult sometimes to go out there and, but some of
:12:51. > :12:56.their execution and passing was really poor. They just had too much
:12:57. > :13:02.quality in the end. One man with quality in abundance, Stefan Evans
:13:03. > :13:08.has not played for about four weeks. He looked hungry. In the last 12
:13:09. > :13:16.months he has really stood up, such a balanced runner, give him space,
:13:17. > :13:24.he will beat people. I like this. He comes off his wing as well, looking
:13:25. > :13:30.for work. Just the balance, he has lost a bit of weight, bitter puppy
:13:31. > :13:35.fat. He is in the shape of his life and he can finish. Out and out
:13:36. > :13:41.winger. Did not get his opportunity last week but no doubt, maybe not in
:13:42. > :13:46.this Six Nations but going forward he is definitely international
:13:47. > :13:49.quality. He has worked hard. I have been really impressed, he runs
:13:50. > :13:55.really good supporting lines, that is what the All Blacks do well.
:13:56. > :13:57.Cutting a nice tight line and taking it on.
:13:58. > :13:59.He's put his hand up for selection for Wales next week,
:14:00. > :14:07.We spoke to the WRU today and they said he is back in training but I'm
:14:08. > :14:08.sure Evans is on the sidelines waiting for his chance.
:14:09. > :14:11.And with that Scotland game less than a week away,
:14:12. > :14:13.we caught up with John Barclay, who's relishing the prospect
:14:14. > :14:25.of lining up against his Scarlets team-mates.
:14:26. > :14:36.The game in Paris you perhaps could have won but ultimately a pretty
:14:37. > :14:38.brutal French pack. In my mind that stands out as there with the most
:14:39. > :14:45.physical Test match I have played in. We had five guys with head
:14:46. > :14:51.knocks, Greg got injured, not offering you Synod. The post match
:14:52. > :14:56.lunch nine guys did not go. Pretty brutal. What did you make of the
:14:57. > :15:02.Wales- England game. It was brutal, that was my first impression. I
:15:03. > :15:07.thought Wales handed with 77 minutes on the clock. But on the state. That
:15:08. > :15:16.shows you the nature of international rugby.
:15:17. > :15:24.Your record against Wales is not the prettiest. Scotland have not beaten
:15:25. > :15:30.them since Warren Gatland took over in 2008. Wales record has been
:15:31. > :15:38.pretty damn good. I said at the start if we play well, if we feel
:15:39. > :15:46.like we can play well, we can beat teams. In terms of the opposition
:15:47. > :15:55.you bite face in the back row, what did you make of Ross's performance?
:15:56. > :16:01.He was pretty physical. He is a young, physical specimen. The way he
:16:02. > :16:06.was throwing himself about, he was on fire when he played. You don't
:16:07. > :16:14.fancy being on the end of one of those specials? Not particularly.
:16:15. > :16:20.When I came down here, I thought it would be awesome to play against the
:16:21. > :16:25.boys and be a different experience to play against my team. He did not
:16:26. > :16:33.happen for three and a half years. There has always been a bit of
:16:34. > :16:39.winding up going on. A bit of fun, a bit of banter with the boys. Which
:16:40. > :16:49.Scarlet International would you like to silence? Rob Evans? The guys know
:16:50. > :16:55.how much goes into it. I hope they do.
:16:56. > :17:23.That will be a bumper weekend. It starts on Friday.
:17:24. > :17:41.We will analyse everything. John Barclay keeping his cards close to
:17:42. > :17:50.his chest. The news of his injury, a 50-50 call but they have had a fair
:17:51. > :18:03.few injury worries. They are pretty significant injury worries. They
:18:04. > :18:09.haven't got the strength and depth that the likes of England have
:18:10. > :18:14.shown. They are still a well drilled unit. I think they will take a lot
:18:15. > :18:19.of heart even though they lost in France. Murrayfield has become a
:18:20. > :18:26.real fortress for them. A real tough challenge next week. How much will
:18:27. > :18:31.they miss Leader? He is their main harvester of points. He has done
:18:32. > :18:37.really well at Gloucester. He has been the blue that has pushed them
:18:38. > :18:45.on and it's amazing with Scotland, they have all these nines. History
:18:46. > :18:55.of captaincy at nine. In terms of Wales, Rob Harry will wrestle with a
:18:56. > :18:58.few selection dilemmas. As discussed, Ross Moriarty had a
:18:59. > :19:03.storm. Plenty of debate whether he should be taken off when he was. He
:19:04. > :19:12.has made himself an drop ball but you have a situation with file et al
:19:13. > :19:18.back in the mix. It's a nice headache to have. All four, top
:19:19. > :19:24.players. Moriarty were sensational. It was the same in New Zealand, he
:19:25. > :19:33.was outstanding. I would keep the same back row, it is working. The
:19:34. > :19:44.luxury of Faletau. You can't drop somebody like Moriarty. Just keep
:19:45. > :19:49.them going. So far, so good in this tournament so I would keep it the
:19:50. > :19:55.same and then you have Faletau off the bench. It wasn't so long ago
:19:56. > :20:02.that we were saying who is the next Faletau? It is a fantastic headache
:20:03. > :20:08.to have. You feel sorry for the coaches when we would never thought
:20:09. > :20:13.we'd see the day where they would get stick for getting to be of the
:20:14. > :20:18.bench. Out of the three on the part, they were all playing well against
:20:19. > :20:24.England but he should have been there until his legs dropped off. He
:20:25. > :20:35.was going great. We do stick with the same three and then Faletau on
:20:36. > :20:40.the bench? Ross is one of the three. It's a straight shoot out between
:20:41. > :20:45.the sevens. In terms of that psychological record, the fact that
:20:46. > :20:50.Wales haven't lost to Scotland since Warren Gatland came on board, as
:20:51. > :20:56.players does that play on your mind? It does in a way. Subconsciously the
:20:57. > :21:05.Scottish boys don't know what it is like to beat the Welsh side. Looking
:21:06. > :21:09.at the back row, D1 I think who is in danger is to correct. What this
:21:10. > :21:20.Welsh team have done is out muscle Scotland. Sam and Ross, they really
:21:21. > :21:25.outmuscled them because that is where Scotland have struggled, on
:21:26. > :21:31.physicality. It will play a major part on Saturday. They did struggle
:21:32. > :21:36.against France in Paris. Do you think Wells macro Wilson is a
:21:37. > :21:40.vulnerability there? They go into it confidently because of the back of
:21:41. > :21:44.the performance against England, there is a fair bit of Walsh
:21:45. > :21:53.knowledge in that Scottish camp. John Humphrys coaching the forwards.
:21:54. > :22:00.I think on its merits, we will have to be at the top of our game to get
:22:01. > :22:04.the result. We asked you to pick your lines and I must stress this is
:22:05. > :22:14.as if the first test was this weekend. Who have you gone for? Who
:22:15. > :22:25.would I pick? A lot of players were injured. I suppose the one who
:22:26. > :22:32.stands out is Fraser Brown. He has been really eye-catching around the
:22:33. > :22:37.park. Ken Owens has been superb. At the moment, Hartley and best third
:22:38. > :22:45.and fourth for me. How can you leave Moriarty out? I tried to mix the
:22:46. > :22:51.squad really. It's a decent back row and whoever they pick, the back five
:22:52. > :22:59.of the scrum, such a difficult selection but that is my side. Any
:23:00. > :23:08.differences? I am going to treat him now. I think it is good. With that
:23:09. > :23:14.back row, there is balance. You need the carriers, the Thatcher and your
:23:15. > :23:19.defensive dog and all the best back rows in history has had that
:23:20. > :23:28.balance. It will not necessarily be the three best players, it will be
:23:29. > :23:34.the best balance. Indeed. We have had some sad news today as well.
:23:35. > :23:39.Many of you will have heard that Dan Vickerman was found dead in his home
:23:40. > :23:45.in Sydney this morning at the age of 37. He survived by his wife Sarah
:23:46. > :23:46.and his two sons. Our deepest condolences to his family from
:23:47. > :23:48.everyone here. So from the Six Nations,
:23:49. > :23:51.to the WRU National Plate. Nant Conwy have been enjoying
:23:52. > :23:53.a fine season so far at the top of National League One
:23:54. > :23:56.North. How would they get on against
:23:57. > :24:02.St Peter's in the plate? We sent Garin Jenkins
:24:03. > :24:22.on a road trip to find out. There is a certain bias above North
:24:23. > :24:28.Wales rugby today. And what about a good old-fashioned cup tie to see
:24:29. > :24:33.what it is about. We are a young club but what there is here is a
:24:34. > :24:45.hunger and passion for the game. Junior is, youths, women's,.
:24:46. > :24:50.Grassroots rugby is on its way out. We're working hard and growing the
:24:51. > :24:56.game from schools all the way through to the senior team. All the
:24:57. > :25:07.players today in the squad have come through the youth ranks. They are
:25:08. > :25:11.all local lads. Della Wyn Jones and outside-half to watch? I think so.
:25:12. > :25:23.He has a good boot on him as well. A good guy. Mr Jones looks big. What
:25:24. > :25:31.are you feeding him on? Lots of chicken. The first half has been
:25:32. > :25:45.really good but probably Nant Conwy looks fitter.
:25:46. > :25:54.Leighton Rees, first world champion. A lot of 50-50 decisions going to
:25:55. > :26:15.Nant Conwy. Really exciting. I used to
:26:16. > :26:20.passionate about it? We seem to be able to get it for the big games so
:26:21. > :26:28.hopefully we can hang in there. It is a volatile atmosphere. My
:26:29. > :26:42.daughter plays for the under 15s and we have had a success with our under
:26:43. > :26:47.18s girls team. A club like Nant Conwy are ambitious and they are
:26:48. > :26:55.working hard. If you start to think of it, they have a bus stop outside
:26:56. > :27:00.the club where the kids can get off the bus and come straight to the
:27:01. > :27:04.club. They have a different way of engaging people to their clubhouse.
:27:05. > :27:18.They are embracing the whole side of the community. Hopefully we will see
:27:19. > :27:24.you in Cardiff in May. The trip north has been worth it. Didn't
:27:25. > :27:28.disappoint. What a great day, spills, thrills, passion, excitement
:27:29. > :27:37.and some great finishing from both sides. The cup is still alive. Many
:27:38. > :27:53.congratulations to Nant Conwy. Let's round up the rest of the results.
:27:54. > :28:02.Quinn is too strong in the end. 19 winners there. Nant Conwy victory
:28:03. > :28:29.over Saint Peters. Let's move back to the protocols and
:28:30. > :28:32.the Dragons were hoping to banish their awayday Blues.
:28:33. > :28:44.when they travelled into the lair of the defending champions.
:28:45. > :29:01.Max Healy has room to move. Skate in for the try after a relentless four
:29:02. > :29:08.minutes of action. Blade with a pick-up and blade goes all the way
:29:09. > :29:13.for try number two, just 13 minutes played. Laid a late call-up and the
:29:14. > :29:18.Dragons suffering. This is better from the Dragons, putting a feud
:29:19. > :29:29.phases together. It's hard work into this wind. Can they get the overlap
:29:30. > :29:44.here? Morgan out to Howard. Great attack. Shot the winner in half and
:29:45. > :29:57.the Dragons get a penalty. Look for the flags, up they go and 14-9. Dig
:29:58. > :30:02.it out. O'Brien looks to send it long and looks for the outside.
:30:03. > :30:08.Tyler Morgan tries to crash his weight over but well held up by the
:30:09. > :30:15.Connacht defence. Just a floating pass gave them time to reorganise.
:30:16. > :30:30.The shelf that we expected. That is just a killer moment for the
:30:31. > :30:33.Dragons. I am proud of the team in the way they limited the game plan.
:30:34. > :30:42.The breakdown work is something we focused on. The set piece defence in
:30:43. > :30:45.particular was excellent. But there was a failure to be more patient
:30:46. > :30:50.around the try line, that is probably the difference on the
:30:51. > :30:58.scoreboard. STUDIO: Philosophical, but remarkably Connacht were 14-0 up
:30:59. > :31:04.after 12 minutes but did not score another point. Watching of last
:31:05. > :31:10.night I thought it could have got messy for the Dragons. We say it
:31:11. > :31:17.every week about the Dragons, you cannot fault their commitment and
:31:18. > :31:21.effort. It is just you asked me earlier whether Scotland can get
:31:22. > :31:25.over the line against Wales, it is like the Dragons, they do not know
:31:26. > :31:31.how to win. They lack that bit of maturity. And as we mentioned it is
:31:32. > :31:40.the awayday Blues, they can put on a show at Rodney Parade, but on the
:31:41. > :31:44.road they have this woeful record. 19 oh in all competitions.
:31:45. > :31:51.Psychologically that becomes an issue. And it does. -- 19 in a row.
:31:52. > :31:56.They need to break that down, that includes Italian teams. It is not
:31:57. > :32:04.enough just to get wins at home. I think the Dragons as a young team,
:32:05. > :32:11.let's hope they can reach the tipping point. Compared to the way
:32:12. > :32:16.you is lead by storm last season they are disappointing this season.
:32:17. > :32:21.You do not want to take anything away from last year, in a World Cup
:32:22. > :32:27.year that was a huge advantage, they did not lose players like the rest
:32:28. > :32:31.of the teams. But they lost Robbie Henschel, a lot of quality, so they
:32:32. > :32:36.probably where you would expect Connacht to be in the normal run of
:32:37. > :32:40.things, similar to Leicester City. Still a dangerous side. Goodwin last
:32:41. > :32:43.week against the Blues. Long shot to be in the top six.
:32:44. > :32:47.They were desperate to get back to winning ways after defeat
:32:48. > :33:00.They welcomed Treviso to the Arms Park yesterday afternoon.
:33:01. > :33:07.COMMENTATOR: Nick Williams picks up, all the way to the line, though one
:33:08. > :33:15.going to stop the big man from a distance. Williams assesses his
:33:16. > :33:21.options, with another powerful surge towards the line. The ball comes
:33:22. > :33:34.back quickly. Gdansk, lovely off-load. Dacey, Anscombe, nice
:33:35. > :33:39.floated pass. Real goose-step, puts Matthew Morgan into space. With a
:33:40. > :33:45.field in front of them. Lovely give and take. Steve Schindler has a
:33:46. > :33:50.clean run to the line. Try number three for the Blues. They are
:33:51. > :33:57.beginning to pull away. Anscombe, Matthew Morgan. Straightened up
:33:58. > :34:01.nicely. Two men outside, Sean Bennett there and nobody will lay a
:34:02. > :34:10.finger on the openside flanker. The Blues beginning to run rampant. Back
:34:11. > :34:16.to Matthew Morgan, first instinct is always to attack. Past the first
:34:17. > :34:22.three tackles. The Treviso defence is so porous, can Matthew Morgan go
:34:23. > :34:32.away? Lovely unselfish pass. They see on hand and the Blues well in
:34:33. > :34:44.front now. Sloppy ball. He has done well there. Matthew Morgan out, so
:34:45. > :34:54.much space. What a try this would be. Desperate tackle of the off-load
:34:55. > :35:03.was good. The Blues edge past the 40 point mark. Anscombe floats past.
:35:04. > :35:15.Matthew Morgan over the line, the easiest try of the afternoon. The
:35:16. > :35:21.clock ticking down. Will he need the support? His pace takes him all the
:35:22. > :35:25.way to the line. Alex Cuthbert scoring a try at the end and setting
:35:26. > :35:29.up another, how difficult has this week been for him? He is a good pro,
:35:30. > :35:33.here's thick-skinned, he knows what he has got to do. We saw the
:35:34. > :35:40.response and the character of Alex Cuthbert. I do not know many players
:35:41. > :35:44.who could come out and play like he did. His job today was to come and
:35:45. > :35:50.play outstandingly for Cardiff Blues and he was one of the best players
:35:51. > :35:54.on the pitch today. Handsome win in the end for the Blues. They are
:35:55. > :35:59.still in seventh place. The top looking ever more congested. Munster
:36:00. > :36:10.back on top. Just one point celebrating Munster and the Ospreys.
:36:11. > :36:16.But Ulster have a game in hand. Level on points now with Edinburgh.
:36:17. > :36:23.Danny Wilson they're talking about Alex Cuthbert, who has had his fair
:36:24. > :36:29.share of abuse of social media in the last week, how pleasing was it
:36:30. > :36:33.in that kind of irresistible form. It was out of order some of the
:36:34. > :36:39.criticism but yesterday, I was down there, he was hungry. He has had a
:36:40. > :36:48.tough week. That shows his mental strength. Could easily have had a
:36:49. > :36:55.week off. Which is the old Alex Cuthbert. Great for him yesterday.
:36:56. > :37:07.Brilliant to see the Cardiff players there. They made a beeline for him.
:37:08. > :37:10.They know how tough it is. And as Martin said he could have been
:37:11. > :37:13.forgiven for going into his shell but as far as I'm aware he went to
:37:14. > :37:19.Danny Wilson earlier in the week and said he wanted to play. That says
:37:20. > :37:24.something for him. That is what you need to do, get out and play and get
:37:25. > :37:27.some enjoyment back. When he's running in tries like that there is
:37:28. > :37:31.not many people in the Welsh game like that. He needs a smile on his
:37:32. > :37:36.face, enjoy the good times. That he is a quality player. It is getting
:37:37. > :37:42.back to that level. You yesterday and it looks like a romp when you
:37:43. > :37:46.read the newspapers that up until half-time it was tight. Classic
:37:47. > :37:50.Italian game, first half they were in it and the Blues weren't great,
:37:51. > :37:55.they were struggling, bad loss against Connacht but they were
:37:56. > :38:00.brilliant in the second half. Again the Italian teams in it until
:38:01. > :38:05.half-time and then they just fold like a deck chair. It was a bizarre
:38:06. > :38:11.game. Matthew Morgan was dangerous with ball in hand. Just what you
:38:12. > :38:15.expect when the Welsh team plays in the Italian team at home. It was
:38:16. > :38:19.pleasant watching back the montage, take nothing away from the Blues.
:38:20. > :38:25.You can only beat what is in front of you but it was turnstile defence
:38:26. > :38:28.in the second half. It is something I suppose they need to knock-on the
:38:29. > :38:34.head in terms of the need to be competitive. We were talking about
:38:35. > :38:39.back in a day at least you had Bergamasco running around, the
:38:40. > :38:44.rampant Italian attitude. Some of the games this season they have not
:38:45. > :38:50.had that. Couple of big hits and a bit of a scrap, they lack some
:38:51. > :38:58.spark. Hopefully things will improve before the end of the season. Most
:38:59. > :39:00.of us in Wales dream on pulling it on -- dream of pulling on the
:39:01. > :39:00.feathers. Just over a decade ago,
:39:01. > :39:04.James Bird was a Cardiff schoolboy dreaming of playing
:39:05. > :39:05.fly-half for Wales. Unlike his schoolmate
:39:06. > :39:07.Sam Warburton, it didn't But a job opportunity in the US
:39:08. > :39:11.led him across the Atlantic. And three years later, James Bird
:39:12. > :39:32.became a fully-fledged US Eagle. New York and America, it feels like
:39:33. > :39:41.home now. Elliot Daly, Cuthbert chases him down. Elliot Daly... I
:39:42. > :39:48.guess I was never McAnuff to pull on the Welsh jersey. -- never lucky
:39:49. > :39:50.enough. Life does not always go like you expect, but to be here in
:39:51. > :39:55.America and appeal to play internationally for them is a huge
:39:56. > :39:58.honour. If at myself at 15 I would have an American cup I would have
:39:59. > :40:02.laughed in my own face. I have just loved it, it was the best experience
:40:03. > :40:09.I have ever had in rugby. Playing in a stadium with 20,000 people against
:40:10. > :40:12.Argentina. It was awesome. The Welsh identity people there, you are
:40:13. > :40:17.wearing the American shirt and that is the way it is. I grab in
:40:18. > :40:20.Thornhill, Cardiff, the first time I picked up a rugby ball was probably
:40:21. > :40:32.in the garden playing with my brother. Then from six or seven
:40:33. > :40:35.playing at Rhiwbina. The first memory I have of Sam is in a
:40:36. > :40:41.Tottenham Hotspur shed, Frank was the rugby coach and headmaster, and
:40:42. > :40:44.he tried to get me to get Sam and then in the rugby because they
:40:45. > :40:49.weren't interested. Then they came to training and the rest is history.
:40:50. > :40:53.I saw him in the Millennium Stadium five years ago -- Tottenham Hotspur
:40:54. > :40:59.assured. It was good to catch up with him. This is pre-Tuesday night
:41:00. > :41:05.training, snow on the ground has just been cleared. We are in the
:41:06. > :41:10.Robert Kraft Stadium, pretty novel playing on an American football
:41:11. > :41:18.field. You add in snow and it is a bit different. I miss Tuesday and
:41:19. > :41:27.Thursday down there. In November I was in Chicago at the New Zealand-
:41:28. > :41:32.Ireland match and I didn't feel great, woke up with a stabbing pain
:41:33. > :41:35.and realise my appendix burst. Coming back from injury it is about
:41:36. > :41:40.getting back to where I was before the injury and working towards the
:41:41. > :41:44.June Test matches. Trying to get in the best shape I can. That is my
:41:45. > :41:49.goal, trying as best I can to put myself in contention for the World
:41:50. > :41:55.Cup in 2019. We have to qualify first, we have a couple coming up
:41:56. > :42:00.against Canada. I have thought about playing Wales, it would be
:42:01. > :42:09.incredible. We were lucky enough to play together. It might happen, if
:42:10. > :42:13.it does it would be amazing. STUDIO: Incredible story if he was to face
:42:14. > :42:16.Wales, and we should say congratulations to the US, James did
:42:17. > :42:22.not play after his injury but they beat Canada yesterday, 51-34. There
:42:23. > :42:28.is a longer version of the story online. We have about a minute left
:42:29. > :42:35.so focus back to Scotland and Wales, we talked about the match, but I
:42:36. > :42:40.didn't ask your predictions. I am confident, as in Scotland have
:42:41. > :42:45.improved and they have that X factor of that with the injuries, we have a
:42:46. > :42:54.clean bill of health and I expect us to win. Not comfortably but by two
:42:55. > :42:57.scores, put it that way. It'll be an entertaining game that Wales win. It
:42:58. > :43:01.is always an entertaining game when Wales play against Scotland, and we
:43:02. > :43:06.have had some humdinger is over the years and some special tries as well
:43:07. > :43:09.but none perhaps as special as this one you are about to see, caught by
:43:10. > :43:17.the Master Phil Bennett 40 years ago. Difficult to believe. Hopefully
:43:18. > :43:23.we will be celebrating a famous Welsh victory next week.
:43:24. > :43:35.COMMENTATOR: J PR, Carmichael. What is he doing there? You can see Phil
:43:36. > :43:41.Bennett, out to back inside to Fenway and Bennett, this is going to
:43:42. > :43:59.be the try of the championship. That was absolute magic.
:44:00. > :44:02.Every night, about 40 people find themselves sleeping rough
:44:03. > :44:07.You start losing faith in people and faith in the system.
:44:08. > :44:10.How do they cope? You find little ways to make yourself stand out
:44:11. > :44:13.so people smile when they actually notice you.
:44:14. > :44:21.I've been on the street so long now, I've give up.
:44:22. > :44:24.I'm going to be on the street for the rest of my life, I think.