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Weir for the victory! He is celebrating already.

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George North, the pass surely would have done it. A wasted opportunity.

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They have been in control and they can get there again.

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That defeat, of course, was the end of Wales's hope of taking a 36

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Nations title in a row. Scotland could leapfrog Wales in the table,

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but it is seven years since Scotland beat Wales. Keating is not

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Scotland's strong point at the moment. The team is led by Kelly

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Brown. They are enjoying the Cardiff Sunshine, looking like gladiators,

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marching through the streets and down to the stadium today. That is

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the last they will see of the Sun because the roof is closed. Warren

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Gatland is wielding the axe. Adam Jones and Richard Hibbard have been

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dropped. We don't always show you the top, -- the toss, but this man

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here is a rather vigorous toss -- tosser. I am impressed that they

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kept their hands behind their backs! Alongside me today is Andy

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Nicol, the selling of a rather fabulous Williams Sam which, Shane

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Williams and Martyn Williams. Wales has disappointed to some degree

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throughout this tournament, fluctuating form and they have never

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really hit the heights we expected. Have the other teams found at Warren

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Gatland's tactics? It was a slow start against Italy, but it was a

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win. It was a poor performance against Ireland, and their tactics

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were found out by the Irish. The performance against England was not

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clinical enough. The defence was slow in attack, and when they got

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into the 22, Wales did not finish off. The patients was not there.

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They will have to play better today gave -- today against the Scottish

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side. Dougie Fife is a new cap. Yes, he is a player that has really

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developed over the last couple of years, and he does a lot of gym

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work, which is key, because it is such a physical game. He has a good

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frame, but he is up against George North, what an introduction to

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international road the! A bit late for Johnson to finally be settling

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on this. He has messed around. There has been consistency in the backs,

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but he has messed about with the forwards. The selection has

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translated to better performances. A lot of the tries scored by Scotland

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have been good interplay, and you only get that from good continuity,

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while the forwards have been chop and change, although it seems he has

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settled on this pack is the best date. Injury to Johnnie Beattie

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aside. What about the talk of Wales and the deed and that the Lions tour

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took it out of them? Sam Warburton went here anything of it, but he has

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had some time out. I have mentioned in a few interviews, maybe they are

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a bit fatigued. It is an emotional fatigue rather than physical

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fatigue. It is the mental side of it. They have come up against

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Ireland and England, two maximise you had more to prove collectively

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and personally and they have been emotionally right on the edge,

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whilst Wales maybe won't. He read them the riot act, Warren Gatland,

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and got the performance he wanted against France. He has wielded the

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axe again and let's hear about the changes he has made to today's

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line-up. Six changes for today's game. You

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have lost two thirds of your front row. What is your thinking? With a

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six-day turnaround, we needed to freshen up a bit. Those players

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coming off the bench, they have been making a great impact, and they

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deserve an opportunity as well. It is not a bad thing to keep some

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other players under a bit of Russia and it is good for us going

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forward, especially those younger players who have not played much

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rugby. It is a great opportunity for them. Than one survivor from last

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week on the front row is Gethin Jenkins, who today becomes the most

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capped Welsh player. That is some achievement. He is a great warrior,

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he goes out there and give it 100% every time. He deserves all the

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accolades that come his way. He has been great for Welsh rugby. 105

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caps. Pretty impressive. A great day for death in Jenkins.

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Luke Charteris is back from injury, outstanding against France. He is a

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long sign the -- he is alongside the engine, Alun Wyn Jones.

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Halfbacks are always the talk of the town. Mike Phillips is back and he

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will want to prove a point. Dan Biggar will take -- take over the

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kicking duties. This is the 27th time these two have played together

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in the centre. They are so important to Wales's defence. And the back

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three full of power, pace, you name it, they have got it. They need to

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be more clinical than they were at Twickenham.

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It was some of mistakes made by some of those players, but we have come

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to expect great performances against England, which I am sure gave them

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plenty to think about in the last week. For Scotland, you would

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imagine there is just one moment that is dominating their thoughts.

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Scotland are now in with a chance! Interception! And it might be a try.

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He is galloping down the pitch. A try for France. Wide? !

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How on earth did Scotland lose this game?

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That was the 14 point try. That was the moment it went wrong for

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Scotland and a seemingly managed to snatch defeat for the -- from the

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jaws of victory. Another area that Scotland have got to improve on is

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their discipline. We have seen too many penalties. You give away

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possession, you give away territory. You will give away points as well.

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Which is sort of D5 looking around this magnificent arena. What a place

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to come and fill your boots. The roof is on, the atmosphere is

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incredible. He won't forget this experience. He will be hoping to win

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today. If Wales are thinking about the halfbacks, Scotland only has 57%

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for their kicking in this tournament. Not good enough. It

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seems to me that is the justification for Greig Laidlaw to

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be in the team. 57% is not good enough as you say. There were a

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couple of Mrs at the end last week, but the key moment was the

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interception. I am sure they want to improve on their percentage today.

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Wales have not had any problems with their kicks. Lee Halfpenny's 50

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metre efforts put them into which against England. He is not here

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today. He is nursing his injured shoulder. Listen to the menu will

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try to right the wrongs of Twickenham.

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What a reception, as always. Six changes to the side who were beaten

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at Twickenham. This crowd, it must be quite strange having a final day

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when there is nothing other than pride. Yes, we got quite greedy over

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the past few years. There is a lot to prove here today. We will hear

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the anthems, and then we will hear the full set tones -- beta also

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tones of our commentary team. Enjoy this.

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# O Flower of Scotland. # When will we see your like again. # That

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fought and died for. # Your wee bit hill and glen.

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# That stood against him. # Proud Edward's army. ??$NEWLINE #

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And sent him homeward. # Tae think again.

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# Those days are past now. # And in the past they must remain.

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# But we can still rise now. # And be the nation again.

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# That stood against him. # Proud Edward's army.

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# And sent him homeward. # Tae think again #.

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# Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi.

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# Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri.

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# Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad.

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# Dros ryddid gollasant eu gwaed. # Gwlad, gwlad.

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# Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad. # Tra mor yn fur i'r bur hoff bau.

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# O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau #. Wonderful! The answer in a song to

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those who say this game is of little importance. Every match in the Six

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Nations carries weight at -- and those few fly the flag and wear the

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shirt. There is a hint of the future in the Wales front row today. Rhodri

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Williams -- Rhodri Jones comes in, Gethin Jenkins hoping for a more

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sympathetic referee at the scrum. Kicking duties go to Dan Biggar, who

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forms a new pairing with Mike Phillips. Scotland lost Johnny

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Beattie not log into their game against France, so it is Ryan Wilson

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in his place. The same pact with Kelly Brown once again captain. Sean

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Lamont's injury gives Max Evans a start. A first cap for Edinburgh's

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Dougie Fife. Flanker Alasdair Strokosch returns to Scotland's

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reserves. The referee is from France, Jerome Garces, and he waits

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and the crowd waits. Just waiting for instruction from

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that man, Owen Wilson. He gives the final instruction... There we go, we

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are ready. The final match in the 2014 RBS Six Nations for Wales and

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for Scotland. We hope for a classic. There have often been many, many

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tries in this match. Some great, great Wales - Scotland games,

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complemented by the French referee. There is an amazing atmosphere in

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the city centre, a lot of Scottish, everyone hoping for a great game.

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Liam Williams, a replacement for Halfpenny, big shoes to fill. That

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was just on the edge of the range. There was a debate last week with

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the penalties whether to kick them in the corner or go for the line,

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try to win a penalty close to the post. That is what Duncan Weir is

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going to do. The surface is a lot better, I would have thought they

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might have had a go at that. A good kick to touch, though, very close to

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the Welsh try-line. Back in his old stomping ground, former Wales

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captain. Insider knowledge. Scotland's line-out was a mess in

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the early gains in the championship. It has improved a great deal.

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Cuthbert isn't often outmuscled, but he felt that one. Scotland with the

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early possession. The referee giving advantage to Scotland, and the

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penalty is there now. Offside? A bright start by Scotland. It is, but

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Wales are quick on their feet in defence. They have taken a bit of

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criticism and are making a low tackle, popping up onto their feet.

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Scotland keeping the possession, David Denton did well, and Scotland

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have a penalty that Greig Laidlaw will take on. This is the offside.

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Toby Faletau, I think. Giving a final, anxious watch, Greig

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Laidlaw, but it is good. He cleared the crossbar by a good 20, 30 yards.

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The ground was poor last week at Murrayfield for the standing leg.

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This week will be different. Dan Biggar with the restart for Wales.

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After gaining those three point it was important to take the kick off

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well. I think it is a good option, Stuart Hogg gives Duncan Weir a

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little bit more time. Charteris is under pressure at the front but got

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the ball for Wales. Pressure on Mike Phillips. They have

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got to get away. Plenty of time to get the ball away, close him down

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quickly. Almost looked as if they did not know who he was passing too.

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What a contrast in the two scrum half today, a difference in stature

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and the things they offer. Expecting a game from Mike Phillips today. He

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is in need, big player for Wales, carries the ball exceptionally well.

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The first scrum of the day, the first attempt goes down.

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Geoff Cross getting a talking to. I have been impressed since he came on

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against Italy. He has not started regularly at Edinburgh. The noise

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now for Wales. The first time I think they have had the ball. First

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opportunity. Penalty, Wales, is the decision. A good fine early on for

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Wales. Leigh Halfpenny is not playing, but Dan Biggar is a very

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confident kicker. Gethin Jenkins has been given a

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harsh interpretation of the scrum last week.

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Wales have just about the same attacking position that Scotland had

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a few minutes ago. He did not want to give it back!

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The Scottish defence have done well so far. They have numbered up well,

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more defenders than attackers. Wales looking for the first try. Advantage

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to Wales as well. Wales will still have the penalty. Even knowing they

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had that, perhaps there should have been more. There is an injury doubt,

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I can't see who is down but a Scottish jersey on the ground.

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Valiant effort by Kelly Brown, he put his body on the line. They got

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the penalty so they went for a try, but the idea was good, and execution

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poor. The difference is when Wales carried the ball they win the

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contact and get over the gain line, whereas Scotland are struggling to

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do that so far. That is exactly what I was going to say. A lot has been

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made about how Wales play, would there be a change? Battles a

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blueprint of how Wales play with that power. He looked shaky here,

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Kelly Brown. Alasdair Strokosch is waiting. If he had a bang on the

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head he would have to go off and get assessed. That is the correct

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procedure these days. They assess him on the touchline and if they

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think he is OK to get back, he will be allowed back. If not,

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substitution will be made, which I think is a very good idea. A lot of

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head injuries in this tough game. You have to be very sensible about

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it. Dan Biggar looks to poke over the kick, which he does, and draws

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Wales level. Kelly Brown off, he will be assessed, and if Alasdair

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Strokosch stays on them Scotland really now without a scrap at the

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front. Oh, it was a knee in the head. Accidental, but it would have

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hurt, nonetheless. Alun Wyn Jones takes the restart.

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Phillips sends it on. Just a bit too far a game, no pressure on him.

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It may well be an open game today. A slip from Taylor PayPal et al, the

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pitch not quite the firmest. -- a slip from ten Lupe al et al.

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Penalty to Scotland as well. Holding onto the ball in the tackle once

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again. I wasn't sure if that was the right option. A kick, charged down.

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Scrappy, isn't it? You often try to get your big players, goat or list

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players, to put pressure on the scrum half. Hands up, hits him in

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the forehead! From that, Wales try to play out. Sometimes after a

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mistake, you don't want another mistake.

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I think we have seen from the last passage of play the kind of game

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that we are going to have all stopped I think it is going to be

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quite open. Not quite saying it is end of season madness but there is

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certainly an ambition from both sides to play rugby today.

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A tough kick from Laidlaw, tried to come round but did not quite dead.

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What can you do? At this level, not one of the toughest kicks. He will

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be disappointed. Not his greatest strike, to be honest. It did not

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sound particularly good. A lovely day outside. It would be great to

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have that sunshine flooding in on the field. The line-out was too long

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from Lawson, Phillips has it. Scotland's line-out not quite

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functioning in the early stages. I think that is a penalty. He was

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isolated. He had absolutely no chance. Still advantage to Wales.

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Alun Wyn Jones, not only did he make the tackle, he got back on his feet

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and win the penalty. That is the difference. Last week, they weren't

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releasing the tackle before they got back to their feet. Alun Wyn Jones

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did that particularly well there. A touch from Dan Biggar gives Wales

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the line-out. A good attack from the 22. They have

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got numbers around the ball. Look how slow they are to react. It is

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left to the scrum-half to try to clean up the ruck. It is a mismatch

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against Dan Lydiate and Wales get the ball back. A good clean

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line-out. Ken Owens is so often a replacement

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hooker, but here he gets a start. They are only five metres from the

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Scottish line. The forwards are doing their bit. Closer and closer,

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three metres out. And the noise grows inside the Millennium

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Stadium! Ken Owens just had to pause to take that, and he was hit by

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Geoff Cross. The try came from the man replacing

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Leigh Halfpenny. Liam Williams. Very good ball carrying by all the Welsh

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players. Eventually, they had the numbers on the right-hand side.

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Great finish, easy give an state, and a simple try for Liam Williams

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in the left corner, as Wales look at it. But it was all about the

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powerful running. Just watch. This is the end. No options. That is the

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problem. You have Greig Laidlaw defending on the wing. He has got to

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stay out. It is a beautiful dive. Just a result of so many phases.

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Duncan Weir has made more tackles than any other Scottish player. He

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is in for a big afternoon. Dan Biggar has landed a penalty. Very

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tricky conversion. He is a right footer. Beautiful kick. A great,

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great kick. He has composure, he has controlled, and you can feel that.

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The placement has been a lot better. This is the finish. But Greig

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Laidlaw, he was short, but if you are coming in, you have to go for

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the ball, or you stay out. You can't come halfway. The joyous celebration

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of a man scoring his first international try, Liam Williams.

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Has he directed the kick well? Yes, very well indeed.

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That is Martyn Williams! No, he has got more hair than that.

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Wales are only five metres from the line. Phillips will take it upon

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himself to clear. A very good kick from there.

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A well paced start to this match. It has been lively. Scotland's last

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line-out on their own ball went wrong. This one is straight through.

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There is a first touch for Dougie Fife. He has done well to keep it

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in. The Wales defence are doing very well at the moment. They are smartly

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up in a line. Scotland somehow managed to get that

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back. That ends in Scotland's attack.

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Exactly what we said in the first half. They are trying to be more

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creative than me has been and they have had the ball a lot, but they

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are not winning that contact area. This is the turnover. They are

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trying to do the off-load, but both sides are reading the off-loaded

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very well. There is the forward pass. We used

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to say, as coaches, make sure you cite the off-load before you make

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it. Haven't been too many scrums yet.

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What is the decision? Penalty to Wales. Two scrums, two penalties to

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Wales. The referee is saying that they were

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simply walking around. Thanks, Andrew!

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Good kick from Dan Biggar. Played deep into the Scottish half. Dan

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Biggar has started the game well, and already he has cut the options

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at the line-out here. He has but Dan Lydiate inside. He is controlling

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things as well. A good opening 20 minutes. Mike Phillips is at the

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front of the line-out. He just lost his footing there. You

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have just got to place the off-load with patients and clear out. A good

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few turnovers in this match man's Stuart Hogg takes away the

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advantage. Liam Williams hazard. That is a late hit there. It all

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depends. It is definitely yellow, but let the... After ten minutes,

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Stuart Hogg chasing down his own kick, and the ball well away when he

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did his deeds. We saw the incident, but it was not a close-up.

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He's very, very lucky that that is not a red card. That is a red card

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offence. That is a very bad tackle. Dan Biggar recovers from that

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unfortunate tackle. Yellow tones to read. They have looked at the replay

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and it is a red card. The referee has looked at the screen and said,

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that is the wrong decision. Stuart Hogg, Scotland's greatest talent, is

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sent off. That is the first time I have ever seen that. Me as well. I

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thought it was retrospective. He will be so disappointed with that.

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It is a split-second thing, but he knows what he's doing. He is not a

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dirty player, Stuart Hogg, but he had time to pull out of that. He

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could have dropped his shoulder. But he levelled the shoulder, and I have

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to say, that is a clear red card, and the right decision by the

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referee. A brave decision. That is now going to cause huge problems for

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Scotland. They have got 60 minutes to go with one man short.

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Historically, not an unclean player at all, and that was madness. Very,

:41:44.:41:48.

very difficult for his team-mates now. But Dan Biggar is back and

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ready to kick. And a great response. That is what you want. You get

:42:01.:42:05.

nearly sparked out, you get it and you kick a 45 metre penalty. You do

:42:06.:42:10.

not roll on the floor, you get up and take the shot. And an

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interesting point from Dougie Fife winning his first cap, he will have

:42:14.:42:22.

to be 60 minutes without Stuart Hogg. Looking at it from that angle,

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I don't think Stuart Hogg can have any complaints.

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Even the Welsh love watching him he is a great talent. He just lost his

:42:37.:42:43.

head in that moment. There is study five with 14 on his

:42:44.:43:02.

back. Dan Biggar is completely in control and calls for the mark.

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The crowd thinks that line-out was forward, and all swinging the way of

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Wales here. If there was one player who could

:43:22.:43:47.

create something for Scotland, now he is off. You just can't do that.

:43:48.:44:08.

The back two will have a lot of ground to cover. They are always

:44:09.:44:20.

watching for where Dougie Fife is, or Max Evans. Yes, and it is good

:44:21.:44:24.

that Greig Laidlaw is on the field. He can cover, but Max Evans has to

:44:25.:44:32.

come up to cover that space. There is no-one behind. You have to be

:44:33.:44:38.

patient, don't rush to try to attack that space. A lot of people watching

:44:39.:44:45.

will think this is a great shame, because the odds are now that Wales

:44:46.:44:48.

will run away with this. Duncan Weir going for the corner, it

:44:49.:45:35.

is a good kick. He has mature as the Championship has gone on. When you

:45:36.:45:45.

are a man down, that is a tactic to employ, go for the corner. We are

:45:46.:45:56.

hearing with Kelly Brown, it is a concussion, so the captain is off.

:45:57.:46:35.

A penalty, illegally scooped back and so Scotland with a chance to get

:46:36.:46:42.

three points. Greig Laidlaw is a wily old box,

:46:43.:47:13.

taking his time, having a drink. If they can put the penalty over, it

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helps close the school board a little bit. -- close the scoreboard.

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Did he turn it too much? You can miss those kicks. At international

:47:32.:47:42.

level, you cannot miss those kicks. You have got to mail them. Just

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about half an hour gone, Wales ten points to the good, a man up as

:47:52.:47:52.

well. Scotland are a man down in the

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backs, of course. A penalty against Scotland. Didn't release, I think it

:48:17.:48:24.

is. Scotland have got to be careful now on the turnover. It could be

:48:25.:48:29.

very costly for them because of the lack of numbers in the back three.

:48:30.:48:44.

Blocking the player, sorry, not the release. Scotland have got to try to

:48:45.:48:56.

get over the line now. We have seen something today, the novelty of a

:48:57.:49:04.

player who was yellow carded and then got turned into a red after the

:49:05.:49:07.

referee watch the video screen. That was the first.

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Good play from the 14 men of Scotland.

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They have to take a catch and drive now, they are a number short.

:49:35.:50:04.

Let's get thoughts from Martyn Williams. I have been very impressed

:50:05.:50:11.

with Wales today, the speed and pressure they have put on Scotland.

:50:12.:50:18.

Look at the work of Alun Wyn Jones here. Put pressure on Stuart Hogg,

:50:19.:50:27.

forces the kick. A penalty to Wales this time. On Martyn Williams'

:50:28.:50:36.

explanation, Laidlaw was there, then he passed on to Stuart Hogg, which

:50:37.:50:41.

gives the defence more time to put pressure on the second ball-carrier

:50:42.:50:45.

and to compound that he gets himself sent off.

:50:46.:50:59.

His feet were still in the field of play. If the ball crosses the part

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of the line, it is in touch. Great commitment from Denton to

:51:04.:51:19.

fight for his side's cause. They will need a good bitter fight for

:51:20.:51:28.

the remainder of this match. Kelly Brown, he had concussion, that is

:51:29.:51:32.

the reason he is off. What a try for Wales ! What a take,

:51:33.:52:05.

and then the off-load, it could kick from Duncan Weir. The support

:52:06.:52:15.

runners came, George North finished it off. That is a great try, I have

:52:16.:52:28.

to say. What a take this is. That tackle had to be made, Alex Dunbar.

:52:29.:52:38.

We will have another look at that in a moment. Dan Biggar,

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straightforward, two points, takes Wales to 20.

:52:46.:52:57.

That is the costly tackle. He goes to ground, what am off-load that is.

:52:58.:53:06.

Great support. I have to say, I would not have fancied being in

:53:07.:53:09.

David Denton's shoes there, absolutely no chance with George

:53:10.:53:13.

North steaming at him. This is a reaction. What a try. Liam

:53:14.:53:19.

Williams, fantastic take and then the off-load, finished off by George

:53:20.:53:26.

North. It big six minutes for Scotland now. They have got to hang

:53:27.:53:30.

on for this, just before half-time, regroup. Dan Biggar with the

:53:31.:53:34.

clearing kicks, a long slump. He is working hard, David Denton.

:53:35.:53:54.

You cannot do that, you cannot do that now. Here goes George North

:53:55.:53:59.

once again! Listen to the crowd as he gets going and Wales get...

:54:00.:54:07.

Phillips again. That was great by Laidlaw. Into the final five

:54:08.:54:15.

minutes. Max Evans could not quite get away.

:54:16.:54:47.

The dreaded miss pass again. The ball is there, though, for Wales.

:54:48.:55:01.

The tactics books are being torn up in front of our eyes! There is one

:55:02.:55:07.

player on the left-hand side for Scotland. They have regrouped, but

:55:08.:55:10.

they are still on. Will it be a try? Got to go back, he

:55:11.:55:31.

is offside. I thought he was offside. He is going to go back and

:55:32.:55:41.

check it. It looked to me as if Toby Faletau was just ahead.

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REFEREE: Can you check the number eight rate is on-site or off-site?

:55:49.:56:02.

Checking for off-site? Graham Hughes is the TMO. We will

:56:03.:56:07.

get a view of it here. He is offside. That will not be a try. The

:56:08.:56:19.

crowd have seen that now. Yes, he is offside. No try.

:56:20.:56:33.

The referee Jerome Garces underlying his decision. What Scotland have to

:56:34.:56:52.

do now is keep possession. If they keep loosely Wales will

:56:53.:56:55.

counterattack. They have got the extra man. It is going to be a

:56:56.:57:00.

difficult response unless they can try to hold possession, which is

:57:01.:57:08.

difficult for them. This was the celebration which should never have

:57:09.:57:09.

been. Still a very handsome lead indeed

:57:10.:57:28.

for Wales now. A man up. If you are just joining us, Scotland without

:57:29.:57:31.

Stuart Hogg, sent off, a rare in rugby.

:57:32.:57:50.

Just a couple of minutes remaining in this first half. Rhodri Jones

:57:51.:57:55.

taking his chance today. Wales do now have their try! Wales

:57:56.:58:15.

cutting loose in this championship of drought and thirst. They are

:58:16.:58:21.

drinking their fill. What a way to finish the first half. A wonderful

:58:22.:58:32.

pass out to Jonathan Davies. All comes from a poor line-out. That is

:58:33.:58:41.

a great ball by Jamie Roberts. Get past Dougie Fife, stays in the

:58:42.:58:44.

touchline, great off-load as well, but support. -- great support. A

:58:45.:58:59.

Bally and attempt by Dunbar. Both of the tries have come from bursts down

:59:00.:59:11.

the left-hand side. Stuart Hogg obviously isn't there. He cannot

:59:12.:59:13.

close it down from the changing room! Conversion attempt by Dan

:59:14.:59:17.

Biggar. Of the posts, but through, and an

:59:18.:59:28.

extra two points. The referee looking at his watch and he says,

:59:29.:59:33.

that is half-time. It is the biggest win ever for -- the half-time score

:59:34.:59:50.

here is 27-3 to Wales. It felt like there was a pivotal

:59:51.:59:54.

moment when things really changed for Scotland. They say size matters

:59:55.:59:59.

in rugby, don't they? Stuart Hogg is the man I am talking about, a

:00:00.:00:04.

sending-off, not before Dan Biggar had let his route to shine. It was

:00:05.:00:11.

all even Stevens until the incident where Stuart Hogg, here it is,

:00:12.:00:16.

clashes into Dan Biggar. He gets a yellow, then a red, now he is off

:00:17.:00:21.

for the rest of the game. Things now seem less even, Wales opening up,

:00:22.:00:28.

stretching out, scoring tries. North, Roberts, all over the line

:00:29.:00:34.

and the school stretched to 27-3 but the statistics do not necessarily

:00:35.:00:36.

tell back tail, it is all quite even, really.

:00:37.:00:58.

Scott Johnson will try to restore some kind of balance, some semblance

:00:59.:01:05.

of a game plan for a team down to 14 men. It was almost like a Harlem

:01:06.:01:11.

Globetrotters ten minutes, when Wales opened up space anywhere they

:01:12.:01:13.

could find it. Wales have got some very good

:01:14.:01:20.

players. When you are down to 14 men, you need to make sure you do it

:01:21.:01:24.

right and try to control the ball, however difficult it is with the

:01:25.:01:29.

numerical disadvantage. It was a massive issue, the red card. It was

:01:30.:01:34.

the pivotal thing, and when it happened, I thought it was bad, it

:01:35.:01:40.

was yellow. The referee saw that as a yellow, gave it as a yellow to

:01:41.:01:43.

start with, but when it was shown at the replay in the stadium, Jerome

:01:44.:01:51.

Garces looked at it, and it is the fact that Stuart Hogg catches Dan

:01:52.:02:01.

Biggar in the face. Slow motion makes things look more obvious than

:02:02.:02:05.

they were. Stuart Hogg left his feet and junk in the air. A definite red

:02:06.:02:10.

card. If it was shoulder to shoulder, it would just be a

:02:11.:02:14.

yellow, but he has made dangerous contact. Stuart Hogg is not a dirty

:02:15.:02:17.

player. It is a rush of blood which has put his team in terrible terms.

:02:18.:02:25.

Wales have exploited that numerical advantage for the rest of that first

:02:26.:02:32.

half. Only the third ever red card for Scotland, and two of them have

:02:33.:02:36.

been here. Stuart Hogg has the ability to change game. He has left

:02:37.:02:42.

a big app behind in the Scottish defence. Scottish are also dropping

:02:43.:02:48.

dent in to help the wingers, which means they are missing in the

:02:49.:03:00.

defence as well. Wales to look dangerous. We have seen three tries

:03:01.:03:04.

so far and they are playing with a smile on their face, which is

:03:05.:03:10.

dangerous. Even before that, Wales's first try of the game was

:03:11.:03:14.

scored. This is Wales playing their style. It sucks in the Scottish

:03:15.:03:22.

defence. They are drawn into Dan Biggar. But Williams has been out on

:03:23.:03:27.

the left wing waiting for it, and it was just the numbers. It was the

:03:28.:03:31.

epitome of warring ball, if you can call it that. Scotland did not put

:03:32.:03:39.

any pressure on the boys. Eventually, when you are that close

:03:40.:03:42.

to the line, you are going to run out of numbers. We used to say, let

:03:43.:03:52.

the fatties to all the work, and in the backs get all the tries. I would

:03:53.:03:59.

have been there for that one! They are clinical, patient. They are

:04:00.:04:02.

getting over the gain-line. The big boys are doing the hard work.

:04:03.:04:06.

Sucking the men in and exposing that space. We are seeing some

:04:07.:04:14.

contrasting kicks and the difference between Greig Laidlaw and Dan

:04:15.:04:19.

Biggar. Dan Biggar -- Greig Laidlaw is usually a very good kicker with a

:04:20.:04:24.

high percentage. You would expect him to get that. And when you are

:04:25.:04:31.

faced with a situation that Scotland are faced with, you need to take all

:04:32.:04:36.

these points. And here is the contrast. Dan Biggar nails it from

:04:37.:04:44.

the touchline. You cannot underestimate what it is like for

:04:45.:04:49.

the rest of the team. Nicky Kidd keeps missing the kicks and that

:04:50.:04:54.

deflates them. You cannot blame conditions either, because the roof

:04:55.:05:00.

is closed and it is also a glorious day outside.

:05:01.:05:12.

George forces -- North is always there. You don't want to be the last

:05:13.:05:22.

guy there to stop George North. Great support by the Welsh team.

:05:23.:05:25.

They play with a smile on their face and they throw the ball around and

:05:26.:05:29.

it is going to hand at the moment. And it was a libellous -- marvellous

:05:30.:05:39.

take. Mike Phillips is brilliant at tackling the ball. The centres have

:05:40.:05:47.

played 27 times together, so they know each other well and you would

:05:48.:05:51.

expect them to link up. There is a synergy and an understanding there.

:05:52.:05:55.

We thought live there must have been Faletau well in front. This was a

:05:56.:06:05.

trifle Jonathan Davies, but Dave Edmunds at -- slipped. Good passing

:06:06.:06:17.

out wide, but George North holds it. Dougie Fife just stumbles away and

:06:18.:06:22.

doesn't make the tackle. By this stage, the floodgates were opening

:06:23.:06:26.

and Scotland needed the half-time desperately, because they just need

:06:27.:06:32.

to regroup. You have to give Wales a lot of credit, because sometimes

:06:33.:06:35.

when a team goes down to 14 men, it can be difficult to play against

:06:36.:06:39.

them. They have taken their chances and have been clinical. It could be

:06:40.:06:42.

messy in the second half for Scotland, I'm afraid to say. If this

:06:43.:06:49.

was the filler in a Championship sandwich, it was England who started

:06:50.:06:55.

off today, wanting that win to stay in contention for the Championship

:06:56.:06:57.

and needing to score tries. They did just that will stop let's have a

:06:58.:06:59.

look. Dan Brown scores his third try of

:07:00.:07:17.

the Six Nations Championship. That is more likely from England. It is

:07:18.:07:23.

short, and over they go. Owen Farrell is right there, and he

:07:24.:07:24.

touches down. Second try for Mike Brown, third try

:07:25.:07:40.

for England, and the points are starting to build in the sunshine in

:07:41.:07:42.

Rome. Goodness me, didn't he and his

:07:43.:07:55.

team-mates enjoyed that one! Villa Polo goes over the line for

:07:56.:08:19.

another England score. -- follow polar.

:08:20.:08:33.

Chris Robshaw is over. It might just be too little too late. That

:08:34.:08:45.

scoreline means that Ireland's need to beat France in Paris, but not by

:08:46.:08:50.

any specific scoreline, to claim the Six Nations title. They have only

:08:51.:08:59.

won once they're in 40 years. Brian O'Driscoll will be playing his final

:09:00.:09:02.

game of International Rugby Board a two this afternoon.

:09:03.:09:09.

I walked off the pitch today knowing that I would never walk off the

:09:10.:09:16.

pitch again with the team, and that struck home. There are lots of

:09:17.:09:18.

last! . There are lots of last!. Hopefully I can keep it all in check

:09:19.:09:39.

and put objected in the most positive way. This is my opportunity

:09:40.:09:44.

to win the medal. You can see more of that Brian O'Driscoll interview

:09:45.:09:47.

in our build-up to the crucial France Ireland match on BBC One

:09:48.:09:53.

straight after we finish here. What an afternoon in store. We still have

:09:54.:09:57.

a half of rugby here, and Wales are rampant, but that will be a

:09:58.:10:02.

fantastic match. What emotion it will be with Brian O'Driscoll

:10:03.:10:06.

playing his last game offered cheap. He is just arriving at the Stade

:10:07.:10:09.

Francais now. You have all been there, when you know that the end is

:10:10.:10:15.

coming. This is potentially such a special occasion for him and for

:10:16.:10:20.

Ireland. There is so much riding on this game. It is a Championship

:10:21.:10:24.

decider and Brian deserves to go out on a high. It is a big game. I don't

:10:25.:10:33.

know how France will perform at home, but if anyone deserves to go

:10:34.:10:38.

out on a high, it is that man there, Brian O'Driscoll. Only after 140

:10:39.:10:43.

cats had he found anything interesting in the rugby programme!

:10:44.:10:50.

It is all about him, anyway. It is a French programme, he is translating

:10:51.:10:54.

as he reads. He's a brilliant man, a store bought, a trailblazer. He is a

:10:55.:10:59.

team man as well, and more than anything he would love to a trophy

:11:00.:11:08.

under his belt. Dossier Driscoll partnership, they have some more

:11:09.:11:12.

caps to go before they reach that level of understanding that those

:11:13.:11:15.

guys had in those green shirts, but let's turn our attention back here.

:11:16.:11:20.

Princess and is not always make the away trips. She has come out to see

:11:21.:11:31.

Scotland, hopefully. She is the patron of the Scottish would union.

:11:32.:11:39.

-- Scottish Rugby Union. We rejoin our holy Trinity of commentary on

:11:40.:11:41.

the pitch. Euan Murray is on the Scotland. He

:11:42.:12:00.

was not in the Scotland squad early on in this Championship. He just

:12:01.:12:04.

about chopped his finger off at a barbecue. An old school Scott would

:12:05.:12:11.

have held it on the barbecue and said, more meat! Put it in a big

:12:12.:12:13.

Eck! -- in a bag yet. It is a long and hard 40 minutes

:12:14.:12:28.

coming for Scotland's and Wales. Is an opportunity for Scotland to show

:12:29.:12:31.

some fight. They have got 40 minutes of staring down the barrel. Last 40

:12:32.:12:38.

minutes for Scott Johnson in charge as well.

:12:39.:12:48.

Duncan Weir gets as I will -- gets us under again.

:12:49.:13:02.

Dan Biggar, a very impressive first half. He has that controlling

:13:03.:13:09.

influence, Dan Biggar, I have to say. A wonderful Gaelic football

:13:10.:13:13.

take there. A penalty to Wales. Worst start

:13:14.:13:41.

possible for Scotland. Wales will be running up the second-half as well.

:13:42.:13:47.

George North for the try. It comes so early in second half. And

:13:48.:13:51.

Scotland are in all sorts of trouble, and Wales are running them

:13:52.:13:57.

in from everywhere. This is now all a matter of pride for Scotland. They

:13:58.:14:01.

have to roll their sleeves up, get stuck in. They don't number up

:14:02.:14:07.

quickly enough. They run around, and it is simple. They don't shuffle

:14:08.:14:12.

across. You have got to Macon one there. They leave themselves with

:14:13.:14:15.

too much to do. That is where the fullback comes up

:14:16.:14:24.

and closes. It takes the last man. Quick thinking from Mike Phillips as

:14:25.:14:30.

well and a wonderful pass from Gethin Jenkins. George North is

:14:31.:14:36.

going to finish those all day long. The Scottish defence have to work a

:14:37.:14:40.

lot harder now. When that try was scored, a lot of them were walking

:14:41.:14:44.

back with their heads down. Once the penalty is given, you can't hide on

:14:45.:14:48.

the short side. It is a long day at the office for them, but they have

:14:49.:14:51.

to respond positively and work harder than they have ever worked,

:14:52.:15:01.

or this will be a drubbing. Dan Biggar, a good site for the right

:15:02.:15:03.

foot again. We are already in the record win

:15:04.:15:12.

territory for Wales. 24 points was the biggest margin in 2005, and

:15:13.:15:16.

29-3, the biggest win in Cardiff. The Welsh pack of working really,

:15:17.:15:30.

really hard. Scotland have got to get the basics

:15:31.:16:03.

right. Keep possession as long as they possibly can. If you have got

:16:04.:16:07.

possession, you are in control of the game a little bit. Two dragons.

:16:08.:17:02.

It can be only pride now driving Scotland on. They could be on the

:17:03.:17:09.

end of a very serious eating here. Scotland going through a power of

:17:10.:17:30.

working but not really breaching the gain line. In fact, they are being

:17:31.:17:34.

forced back at the moment. 15 phases and still just knocking.

:17:35.:18:06.

They are very narrow as well, now, Scotland, unfortunately, so it is

:18:07.:18:13.

easier for Wales to defend. You have to keep the ball. The ball goes

:18:14.:18:26.

loose and... The 18th phase. It is energy sapping for both sides.

:18:27.:18:33.

Credit to Scotland, they kept the ball there for about three minutes,

:18:34.:18:36.

did not make a lot of ground but have imposed themselves in the

:18:37.:18:41.

second half. As hard as it is to watch for a Scottish man, that is

:18:42.:18:48.

what they have to do. Scotland changing two of their front row,

:18:49.:18:55.

Ryan Grant and Scott Lawson heading off. The worrying aspect for

:18:56.:19:08.

Scotland, the two most creative back players are still on the Welsh

:19:09.:19:09.

bench, and Justin Tipuric. Duncan Weir will put this as close

:19:10.:19:56.

to the Welsh line as possible. What will they be saying in the huddle

:19:57.:20:03.

bed just now? It will just be, what is the best thing to do? They have

:20:04.:20:08.

to keep the ball, they have to have their hands on the ball. Catch and

:20:09.:20:16.

drive, take it around the edge. Denton has been impressive, he will

:20:17.:20:18.

always give everything. That is the one thing you cannot do.

:20:19.:20:32.

A hover show for Scotland at the moment. -- a horror show.

:20:33.:20:46.

A try again, the length of the Millennium Stadium page! Wales have

:20:47.:20:54.

another try! That is an absolutely magnificent try! Again, coming from

:20:55.:20:58.

a Scottish mistake for the line-out. A great drive by Warburton but now

:20:59.:21:04.

the confidence oozing from the Welsh backline. Overthrow from board,

:21:05.:21:15.

Warburton charges it up, the Scottish defenders are scuttling

:21:16.:21:19.

back. Great width in the passing, acceleration from Williams. Does the

:21:20.:21:24.

right thing, a magnificent off-load once again. Faletau, they all there

:21:25.:21:29.

now. Even Ken Owens, the hooker, is there. Another magnificent off-load,

:21:30.:21:40.

and a great try. Conversion from Dan Biggar and Wales near enough to 40

:21:41.:21:48.

points. A horror show for him in his final match. Without that fullback,

:21:49.:21:54.

it opens up space. Too watery of the Welsh guys can score that. He fought

:21:55.:21:58.

hard, he is fighting his course. If there is anything that is going

:21:59.:22:23.

wrong for Scotland, it is at the moment. Shane Williams, what do you

:22:24.:22:28.

make of it? Liam Williams had a big job to do today. He has been superb.

:22:29.:22:34.

Defensively he has not let Wales down, he has not missed a tackle. A

:22:35.:22:41.

great off-load there. He has been very impressive. More from him, I

:22:42.:22:46.

think. He has added a lot to the Welsh

:22:47.:22:58.

attack. Leigh Halfpenny has been exceptional.

:22:59.:24:22.

Wales ever so close to the Scottish try-line again. Scotland did well to

:24:23.:24:31.

slow the ball down. More pressure coming on Scotland here.

:24:32.:24:45.

Dan Biggar does manage the game exceptionally well. Alun Wyn Jones

:24:46.:24:59.

still receiving treatment. 14 against 14 at the moment but

:25:00.:25:02.

Jonathan Davies gets the ball to George North. What can he make of

:25:03.:25:03.

this? Wales showing no mercy to Scotland

:25:04.:25:23.

here. The roof is closed but it rains

:25:24.:25:39.

tries at the Millennium Stadium, Wales racing past 40 points. This is

:25:40.:25:46.

too easy now. Even with a man short. You cannot fall off tackles,

:25:47.:25:50.

you cannot allow floats, and that is what is happening. Warburton comes

:25:51.:25:59.

in, there is an off-load, another flood, and then there is the extra

:26:00.:26:03.

man, the second row. Absolutely no chance.

:26:04.:26:15.

Only 52 minutes gone, that is the worst part of it. Yeah, a man down

:26:16.:26:29.

in defensive -- the defensive coach will always say try to slow the ball

:26:30.:26:35.

down, get yourself a chance to get back in the defensive line. If you

:26:36.:26:44.

are low in the middle of the field, you cannot allow the off-load is

:26:45.:26:46.

because you will be short on the outside. Denied by the post on this

:26:47.:26:56.

occasion. Small mercy for Scotland. Wales lead 44-3. That is a great

:26:57.:27:05.

off-load as well. Cuthbert knew the space was outside.

:27:06.:27:21.

Justin Tipuric is on. A couple of other substitution as well. Dan

:27:22.:27:40.

Lydiate off, Tipuric is on. He will enjoy this game. This is right up

:27:41.:27:44.

his street. Also Rhodri Williams as well. He is very quick. The game

:27:45.:27:52.

will suit him as well. Rhys Priestland and James Hook waiting to

:27:53.:27:58.

come on. Jim Hamilton from Scotland is off, Tim Swinson on for him.

:27:59.:28:16.

The Scottish scrum in a very good position, they have got the

:28:17.:28:23.

advantage, penalty coming. Maybe there will just take the scrum

:28:24.:28:24.

again. Why not? So, Scotland do take the

:28:25.:28:36.

scrum. They are looking for crumbs. Still a great noise inside the

:28:37.:29:03.

Millennium Stadium. What a dark day for his final day as

:29:04.:29:21.

Scotland coach. How will Stuart Hogg be feeling?

:29:22.:29:54.

Scotland are a man short, 41 points down on the scoreboard. A good scrum

:29:55.:30:01.

again from Scotland, though, and the advantage again, penalty again.

:30:02.:30:06.

Denton picks up. As the ball goes loose, there will come back for the

:30:07.:30:10.

penalty. Two penalties from two good scrum is for Scotland. And

:30:11.:30:18.

opportunity, especially near the 22, but that one man short, the

:30:19.:30:21.

advantage is not there. Rhodri Jones is getting a talking to

:30:22.:30:47.

there. Even before this scrum, changes were being made, and here

:30:48.:30:53.

they come. A bit noisy inside the Millennium Stadium. Here comes the

:30:54.:31:01.

replacements. Adam Jones for Rhodri Jones and Paul James for Gethin

:31:02.:31:09.

Jenkins. Fantastic effort, Gethin Jenkins, the most capped Welsh man

:31:10.:31:15.

ever. What a servant he has been to Welsh rugby. He is one of the

:31:16.:31:17.

all-time greats. A day for legends. Such an entertaining game. The last

:31:18.:31:42.

few minutes have been in a scrum. It must be hard to go straight into a

:31:43.:31:47.

scrum. For all the talent and strength and ability they have they

:31:48.:31:52.

have to switch straight into the game, into the heat of the moment.

:31:53.:31:54.

There was the position. About 20 minutes to go. What are we

:31:55.:32:00.

waiting for now? The referee has said he wants

:32:01.:32:22.

stability. This is taken as nearly four minutes now, this scrum.

:32:23.:32:33.

The cargo across the field. He will be picked off easily.

:32:34.:33:39.

The biggest decision for them is what is going to run the clock down.

:33:40.:33:46.

They will try for the line-out. It is important for the Scotland to

:33:47.:34:07.

get this one right. The last Welsh try came from this position. They

:34:08.:34:08.

have to get this right. Denton took it well with his right

:34:09.:34:21.

hand. Those are the things they have to focus on, to keep the ball away.

:34:22.:34:29.

They are on their own line now. That was a fantastic take. Such an

:34:30.:34:30.

athletic take. And then they spoil it all with that

:34:31.:34:44.

pass. Denton was almost put on the bench for the Italian fixture, but

:34:45.:34:48.

he comes back with big performances every time. A scrum there, but

:34:49.:34:55.

Wales's ball this time. Rhodri Williams is getting ready to feed.

:34:56.:35:08.

If the mark is here, stay your feet here. The game really does slow down

:35:09.:35:20.

with the scrums. We are into the final quarter.

:35:21.:35:29.

They had the overlap. Even on their own, one drive is taken in. On comes

:35:30.:36:05.

Chris Cussiter for Greig Laidlaw, scrum-half. Cusiter will take the

:36:06.:36:15.

captain's seat. He has had a frustrating Six Nations, Chris

:36:16.:36:18.

Cussiter. Yes, they are both good players. Greig Laidlaw is making way

:36:19.:36:27.

for Chris Cussiter. He is a terrier. He will give everything he has in

:36:28.:36:30.

this 20 minutes to make Scotland successful.

:36:31.:36:42.

He is disrobed, but Scotland still has it!

:36:43.:36:50.

Great play by Scotland. Very good play. Denton, then Dunbar. Dan

:36:51.:37:03.

Biggar took a risk. He tried to intercept.

:37:04.:37:13.

Wait till after the game to swap jerseys! A great tackle I Rhodri

:37:14.:37:19.

Williams. James Hook on four Liam Williams,

:37:20.:37:51.

Rhys Priestland on for Dan Biggar. The benches are just about clear

:37:52.:37:58.

now. Scotland are trying to disrupt the line-out ball where.

:37:59.:38:05.

Chris Cussiter is being carried on to the line.

:38:06.:38:19.

Can Scotland get a try? They have had nothing in this game. They have

:38:20.:38:26.

the advantage here. A penalty coming for Scotland.

:38:27.:38:43.

Is there to be something for Scotland? Ryan Wilson, two metres

:38:44.:38:50.

short. One thing they can't do is turn it over, because they are all

:38:51.:38:59.

in there. They are so nearly there! Weir says he has got to release it,

:39:00.:39:03.

and the referee agrees. Advantage again to Scotland.

:39:04.:39:14.

He has kicked it away. Over the head of Dougie Fife. Not the right

:39:15.:39:28.

decision, clearly, but they had the penalty. Why they needed a kick, I

:39:29.:39:40.

don't know. Sometimes when teams have the advantage, they will still

:39:41.:39:47.

always get it. It worked last week, but that is one time it didn't work.

:39:48.:39:52.

We said that Cusiter would bring energy. He brought that line-out.

:39:53.:40:02.

After all the pressure, we had a penalty, but he did not take the

:40:03.:40:07.

opportunity. Max Evans is struggling. He is leaving.

:40:08.:40:20.

Max Evans is limping back into position. He is fine to carry on.

:40:21.:40:27.

There he is. Dan Barr, he played for Cardiff.

:40:28.:40:37.

Scotland with the line-out. There is 15 minutes left. They have

:40:38.:40:54.

done exceptionally well to keep possession. Absolutely, it has all

:40:55.:41:01.

been in this bottom corner as well. Not great to watch, but part of the

:41:02.:41:11.

learning. Max Evans is still on. Duncan Taylor is waiting on the

:41:12.:41:17.

touchline. Five metres out. Taken by Ryan Wilson. Wales not contesting

:41:18.:41:20.

the throw, just going for the show of. They are being marched back,

:41:21.:41:25.

Scotland, almost down to the 22. Great defensive work by Wales.

:41:26.:41:54.

Lovely big poor by Alun Wyn Jones coming in there. It is a charge on!

:41:55.:42:06.

Scotland all the way back over their own ten metre line.

:42:07.:42:58.

Rhodri Williams does well, the replacement scrum-half. It is a big

:42:59.:43:01.

loser now. A scrum coming up, but first to

:43:02.:43:14.

Martyn Williams. Down to 14 men, it is difficult to defend, but Scotland

:43:15.:43:18.

have not helped themselves. They have got numbers. Dunbar and Scott

:43:19.:43:23.

have both gone for Jonathan Davies here, which leads to a bad pass.

:43:24.:43:28.

They have got time to take the ball. They have got to make the

:43:29.:43:32.

right decisions when they are down to 14 men.

:43:33.:43:41.

Dougie Fife will hope there are better days ahead, his first cap.

:43:42.:43:49.

Well done Dougie Fife, he has not put a foot wrong. He has tackled

:43:50.:43:55.

tremendously well. He has fought hard. He has almost had to cover the

:43:56.:44:02.

back three by himself. A tough day at the office for him. This is where

:44:03.:44:08.

play has been happening in the second half. Interesting that

:44:09.:44:11.

Scotland have had much of the territory.

:44:12.:44:21.

That is a weary look. He would want to be a coach? Obviously not in!

:44:22.:44:31.

And penalty to Scotland this time. Paul James is the man penalised.

:44:32.:44:59.

Delicate fingers for the big man! He was blind and now he sees.

:45:00.:45:17.

Duncan Weir has popped it into touch and Scotland have the line-out. I

:45:18.:45:27.

remember Gordon Brown telling a great story about popping his fate I

:45:28.:45:33.

in with a clump of grass popping out behind it. -- popping his fourth eye

:45:34.:45:36.

in. Wrong city, my friend. He will be

:45:37.:45:52.

looking forward to watching on the television with the rest of us as

:45:53.:45:57.

France take on Ireland in Paris. If Ireland win, they win the

:45:58.:46:03.

championship. I thought England were very impressive and I think the only

:46:04.:46:09.

thing the English players will be thinking is, how did we lose in

:46:10.:46:18.

Paris? So, Scotland's line-out. No scoring for 15 minutes or so now.

:46:19.:46:43.

A good bit of pace about the Scottish play at the moment.

:46:44.:47:15.

Looking far sharper with queues sitter. Far sharper. -- with Chris

:47:16.:47:28.

Cusiter. All they can do is keep possession, keep pounding into the

:47:29.:47:30.

Wales defence, try to keep possession.

:47:31.:48:10.

Energy sapping stuff for both sides, Scotland with 14 men for much

:48:11.:48:15.

of the match. All this endeavour around the

:48:16.:48:43.

gain-line. They cannot afford a turnover now. You could throw a

:48:44.:48:46.

blanket over the Scottish attackers, they have just got to keep

:48:47.:48:47.

possession. Alun Wyn Jones keeps it alive for

:48:48.:49:27.

Wales. The tackle bad that had to be made. What a tackle but well done

:49:28.:49:40.

for Rhys Priestland. The kit, stayed on his feet, managed to get the

:49:41.:49:47.

off-load. This was Tipuric. Great ball as well. What a tackle. That

:49:48.:49:55.

will go down as a myth, that is how ironic it is. -- go down as a miss.

:49:56.:50:10.

Warren Gatland happy today. He was in charge of the match where Brian

:50:11.:50:14.

O'Driscoll scored three tries in Paris 14 years ago. It acres on the

:50:15.:50:23.

big screen! He is not even with her! Just taking his chance! Did

:50:24.:50:35.

defence as well from Wales. Defence coaches are specially, there will be

:50:36.:50:45.

a target at half-time, no tries. Yes, they would be going, they

:50:46.:50:48.

should not score a try, they are a man short. Seven and a half minutes

:50:49.:50:57.

to go of this Six Nations but these two sides. The school has been

:50:58.:51:02.

resolutely stuck there for 20 minutes or so. -- the scoreline.

:51:03.:51:22.

The revelry is now saying it was a knock-on. This will be interesting

:51:23.:51:27.

to see -- the revelry is now saying. Let's get the thoughts of former

:51:28.:51:40.

Scotland captain Andy Nicol. Scotland have had their guts into

:51:41.:51:45.

the performance in the last 20 minutes. When Wales scored both very

:51:46.:51:53.

quick tries, Scotland have really dug deep. It has been a gutsy

:51:54.:52:01.

performance but would always be a losing one in the situation. Richard

:52:02.:52:05.

Gray has carried the ball, Denton has carried the ball really well,

:52:06.:52:13.

but this is a key moment in the game. That was the red card. As we

:52:14.:52:16.

said earlier, shoulder to shoulder, I think it is a yellow, in the face

:52:17.:52:21.

and it is a bread. These guys have had to pick up the pieces. Kelly

:52:22.:52:28.

Brown went off with concussion. So many things have gone wrong for

:52:29.:52:32.

Scotland. They should be proud of the performance they have put in

:52:33.:52:33.

today. Ready to go again, seven minutes

:52:34.:52:58.

remaining. Do Wales try to win a penalty? We will see.

:52:59.:53:12.

Wales eight against Scotland seven in the scrum. A good effort by the

:53:13.:53:17.

Scottish seven but here, Wales again. -- here come Wales. A

:53:18.:53:32.

wonderful try for Wales! That is a great, great try. Rhodri Williams

:53:33.:53:40.

get over. They have got to check the grounding. Checking the offside on

:53:41.:53:49.

the grounding, OK. They were denied a try in the first half with offside

:53:50.:53:55.

from a cake as Faletau went ahead of Jonathan Davies, so here looking for

:53:56.:53:59.

Rhodri Williams, was he a head of James Hook?

:54:00.:54:07.

What a finish, he controls the ball. The grounding is fine. I thought the

:54:08.:54:25.

kick was fine as well, not offside. Yes, he is onside and the grounding

:54:26.:54:31.

is good. It is a try. Try number seven for Wales, and try number one

:54:32.:54:35.

for Rhodri Williams in a Wales strip. Good scrum and Jonathan

:54:36.:54:42.

Davies went on the outside, just slides off the ball. At that point,

:54:43.:54:48.

I felt James Hook should have come inside, but he knew what he was

:54:49.:54:54.

doing. What a pick-up, what a score. That is a great try. They are a man

:54:55.:54:59.

short but they have had some great tries this afternoon. A beautiful

:55:00.:55:03.

pass by Rhys Priestland to put Jonathan Davies on the outside of a

:55:04.:55:09.

back row forward in the centre. James Hook, takes its past 50

:55:10.:55:14.

points. The half-century is up, five minutes to go, and this rout, a

:55:15.:55:22.

great day for Wales but a very dark day for Scottish rugby.

:55:23.:55:34.

First try for his country, third cap. A very proud moment. Duncan

:55:35.:55:41.

Weir gets underway again. Advantage to Wales, they will come

:55:42.:56:14.

back for a penalty. Quick thoughts from Shane Williams. I think there

:56:15.:56:20.

have been a lot of good individual performances. Rhodri Williams has

:56:21.:56:23.

been sharp around the breakdown since he has been on. Alun Wyn Jones

:56:24.:56:32.

has been immense. He has tackled his heart out there. But Liam Williams

:56:33.:56:37.

for me has been outstanding in holding pretty much everything that

:56:38.:56:44.

Wales have done in the first and second half and has built some big

:56:45.:56:47.

boots with Leigh Halfpenny, who has had a great game. Man of the match?

:56:48.:56:57.

Could be anyone of those but for me outstanding contribution, there he

:56:58.:57:01.

is, Liam Williams, he has been brilliant.

:57:02.:57:54.

Duncan Taylor looking for someone to off-load two.

:57:55.:58:06.

Warburton is in there, that is a turnover. All of the complaints from

:58:07.:58:15.

Chris Cusiter come to nothing. All in the timing, perfect, perfect

:58:16.:58:20.

timing, that is. He gets in, the support players are not there

:58:21.:58:24.

quickly enough, he sweeps in, gets his hands on the ball. Here though

:58:25.:58:34.

Wales, looking for yet more, to heap yet more punishment on this

:58:35.:58:35.

beleaguered Scottish side. A curtain of noise inside the

:58:36.:59:13.

millennium Stadium, all for Wales. Ross Ford manages to secure it, but

:59:14.:00:06.

a little knock-on that and it will be a wellspring as the final minute

:00:07.:00:09.

ticks away. It has been a hard Six Nations for Wales but they are

:00:10.:00:15.

celebrating, sending with a great flourish towards the end here.

:00:16.:00:44.

The final passage of play. Will it end in Anne Hague try for Wales?

:00:45.:00:57.

This will be a record-breaking victory for Wales against Scotland

:00:58.:01:02.

by some margin. But Scotland have the final passage. A free kick.

:01:03.:01:19.

There has at least been some defiance from Scotland here. But the

:01:20.:01:26.

early sending-off of Stuart Hogg... Will there be something at the very

:01:27.:01:34.

end? Nothing. Nothing but three points for Scotland in this game.

:01:35.:01:42.

Wales are emphatic winners. A wretched day for Scottish rugby. It

:01:43.:01:50.

is all celebration for Wales. 51-3. Wales started well with some lovely

:01:51.:01:55.

tries, but the game was over as a contest once Stuart Hogg was sent

:01:56.:02:00.

off. They tried to keep possession and keep the ball away from Wales,

:02:01.:02:04.

but it always looked threatening when Wales had the ball, so a

:02:05.:02:12.

comprehensive winter them. By the lofty standards that Wales have set,

:02:13.:02:15.

they will see this Championship is falling short, but there are still

:02:16.:02:16.

some moments to savour. Two of the Wales tries today were

:02:17.:02:29.

scored by George North and Ross Harries has got the winger now. We

:02:30.:02:44.

will hear from Wales players. But, Martyn Williams, you said it was a

:02:45.:02:47.

little bit hollow in some ways. It does not feel like a true 51-3

:02:48.:02:59.

performance. There is always that down to 14 men. Scotland fell apart

:03:00.:03:03.

early on, but they came back a bit later. They have got so many

:03:04.:03:14.

dangerous backs, they really are a threat. That is a positive from a

:03:15.:03:18.

Welsh point of view today. Handling was great and the tries were

:03:19.:03:22.

spectacular. Two of those were scored by one man, George North.

:03:23.:03:29.

Many congratulations. You really prove a point today. It has been a

:03:30.:03:36.

tough couple of weeks for us. We did not get the result we wanted at

:03:37.:03:39.

Twickenham. We have been training very hard this week and I think that

:03:40.:03:47.

showed today. A lot better performance than last week. And

:03:48.:03:52.

individually for you, two tries? Obviously I am happy with that. That

:03:53.:03:59.

is the way we like to play. You mentioned Twickenham. How much does

:04:00.:04:02.

today's performance atone for what happened last week? Ederson make up

:04:03.:04:07.

for it, but the performance there today was good. We finish on a high

:04:08.:04:15.

note. Well done. Thank you. We can have a look at how the table

:04:16.:04:19.

finishes for these two Tom with one game to go.

:04:20.:04:25.

Wales has finished above Scotland. England finish on eight points, but

:04:26.:04:38.

will not win the Championship in Ireland beat France. Italy with a

:04:39.:04:44.

wooden spoon, no points for them. And the incident which shaped the

:04:45.:04:47.

game came early in the second half. Wales had already scored a try, but

:04:48.:04:52.

that incident, Stuart Hogg's sending-off, a red card. Yes, it was

:04:53.:04:58.

a turning point. It could have been a dangerous and serious injury.

:04:59.:05:01.

Wales got two quick tries, a dangerous and serious injury.

:05:02.:05:03.

Wales got two quick which took the confidence away from Scotland. You

:05:04.:05:07.

knew then that they would really struggle. A lot of the Scotland

:05:08.:05:11.

players put a shifting, but they were against a side who have so many

:05:12.:05:16.

good players and use the space very well. It was really clinical from

:05:17.:05:28.

Wales. There was such good momentum from Wales against France, but

:05:29.:05:32.

Scotland were not able to show that today. When you are a full back

:05:33.:05:46.

down, and you are taking one of your potent attacking players out of the

:05:47.:05:49.

mix, it is always going to be very difficult. Today, Wales did what

:05:50.:05:58.

everyone has been going on about, that all of the coaches seem to have

:05:59.:06:01.

worked out, a very simple game, getting over the gain line, and then

:06:02.:06:07.

playing an expensive wide came. You would take that into the World Cup?

:06:08.:06:12.

Definitely, I think they have learned a lot out of this

:06:13.:06:18.

Championship. Still only three defeats in three years in the Six

:06:19.:06:22.

Nations, which is not a bad record. I think the autumn internationals

:06:23.:06:25.

for me now will be huge. They play the top three sides, and that is

:06:26.:06:29.

when we will find out what this team is made of. Guys, thank you for your

:06:30.:06:35.

company. It is the end of the Six Nations for Wales and for Scotland.

:06:36.:06:39.

But one more match to come, which could be an incredible one, Brian

:06:40.:06:43.

O'Driscoll's last ever game for Ireland. Do not walk the dog, do not

:06:44.:06:48.

put the kettle on, stay right where you are. We will see you next time.

:06:49.:06:52.

It has been entertaining, as always.

:06:53.:06:55.

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