Wales v France

:00:57. > :01:06.Most people see fear as a weakness. It can be. Sometimes in this job,

:01:07. > :01:14.you have to put fear into other people. Whether that is right or

:01:15. > :01:22.not, you have to be ruthless. This failure is not an option.

:01:23. > :01:31.A chance to score in the corner. Sam Warburton is going to score!

:01:32. > :01:33.You have to be ruthless with yourself. You have to use your own

:01:34. > :01:55.fear. It makes you stronger. Welcome to the Principality Stadium.

:01:56. > :01:58.Thank you to Michael Kelly for getting us in the mood on a Friday

:01:59. > :02:05.night. The gateway to the freedom of the weekend. The start of round

:02:06. > :02:13.three of the Six Nations. Both sides in the running. Can France win out

:02:14. > :02:17.of the blue? Or will it be a red-hot Wales on a chilly Cardiff evening?

:02:18. > :02:26.Tonight for the first time in a long time, we have, in South Wales, the

:02:27. > :02:30.sky at night. Owing to a technical malfunction, the roof is open and if

:02:31. > :02:38.you look closely, you can see Tim peat looking down on us. -- Tim

:02:39. > :02:40.Peake. He will be enjoying the words from our three giants of the game,

:02:41. > :02:55.joining us now. Martyn Williams, Ali Williams and Tomas Castignet. First,

:02:56. > :03:13.let's reflect on weekend number two. The French rugby revolution, part

:03:14. > :03:20.two. France at home again in the rain. Liberty and freedom on hold.

:03:21. > :03:26.This was a prison of pain. Agony for the Irish, some of it

:03:27. > :03:34.self-inflicted. Frustration for the Irish.

:03:35. > :03:40.Would there be a way out of all of this? Jonathan Sexton, keeping

:03:41. > :03:49.Ireland ahead. Asking a question of France. You can dish out the pain,

:03:50. > :03:59.can you score any points? The answer -the ones that matter. Maxime

:04:00. > :04:03.Medard. Wales the Scotland wasn't exactly

:04:04. > :04:10.free of pain. There would be fixed in the air. -- victims here. And

:04:11. > :04:19.danger. And it would have its talking points. Would the offside

:04:20. > :04:32.law ever work in Scotland's favour? It had little touches. It had

:04:33. > :04:41.running. It had miscalculations. It had missed chances.

:04:42. > :04:45.And it had angles. It did have angles. Acute pain for Scotland.

:04:46. > :05:01.Perpendicular joy for Wales. England were on their way. Not

:05:02. > :05:09.always England were on their way. Not

:05:10. > :05:18.then generous Italy. One team's slap on the back is

:05:19. > :05:20.another's pack in the eye. Jonathan Joseph's second try, and

:05:21. > :05:26.his third. The pass of the weekend- St George.

:05:27. > :05:37.England are unbeaten. And so, before a ball is kicked this

:05:38. > :05:43.weekend, the prospect of a Grand Slam showdown exists in Paris in the

:05:44. > :05:49.final weekend on the final match. A couple of huge games. Decisive at

:05:50. > :05:56.the foot of the table and an intriguing contest at Twickenham.

:05:57. > :06:03.We will discuss that at half-time. First, what do we think of it so

:06:04. > :06:09.far? What is the southern hemisphere take on what we have been served up?

:06:10. > :06:17.It is definitely a special spectacle in terms of the Six Nations. The

:06:18. > :06:20.fear of failure outweighs the ability to perform or the excitement

:06:21. > :06:25.to create match-winning games for the top it is a great event but I

:06:26. > :06:27.think teams are playing within themselves, rather than really

:06:28. > :06:33.chucking the ball around and seeing what they can do.

:06:34. > :06:39.If you were being brutal, would you say it was less of a spectacle?

:06:40. > :06:43.Yeah. Without her make-up. Does that mean it takes away from the

:06:44. > :06:46.attraction of rugby? I don't think so. It has attraction and excitement

:06:47. > :06:51.in other areas. What do you think, Martyn Williams?

:06:52. > :06:57.You go back to last weekend, the rugby all six teams played was

:06:58. > :07:05.phenomenal. It is like he just said, it wasn't a fear of failure but it

:07:06. > :07:09.was the shackles off. The first couple of weekends, it is safety

:07:10. > :07:15.first and about not losing a game. France are the worst offenders.

:07:16. > :07:22.Not very interesting? Yes. We won the last two games and it is a long

:07:23. > :07:26.time since we did that. For months again, -- four months ago, it was a

:07:27. > :07:30.lot of pride, losing. There is a long time in the tournament has been

:07:31. > :07:34.played since a very long time and you never one that trophy. You can

:07:35. > :07:40.believe that every team wants to do the best spectacle on the pitch and

:07:41. > :07:44.to win the trophy means a lot. What kind of a spectacle can we

:07:45. > :07:49.expect tonight? Can you believe that the French

:07:50. > :07:53.team, since the last game, French players have played in the French

:07:54. > :07:58.championship, then they had just two or three days to prepare for that

:07:59. > :08:03.kind of game. The Welsh team are used to playing together. They have

:08:04. > :08:08.some common faces. They know every player on the pitch. It will be very

:08:09. > :08:13.hard and the atmosphere here is very tough. We are French and maybe when

:08:14. > :08:17.we don't train much, we are the best.

:08:18. > :08:19.The atmosphere is building. A huge French contingent here. I can't

:08:20. > :08:23.remember the last time, maybe because it is a Friday night, I

:08:24. > :08:27.can't remember the last time there were so many French supporters

:08:28. > :08:31.round. A study by Cardiff University on Saturday matches in the six

:08:32. > :08:36.Nations showed that every game was worth about ?16 million to the local

:08:37. > :08:42.economy and you suspect that might be more on a Friday night cos there

:08:43. > :08:46.is no room here. People will spend more money if Wales win and that is

:08:47. > :08:56.down to Warren Gatland. Jonathan Davies went to see him.

:08:57. > :09:03.Are we all happy and ready to go? OK. Warren Gatland, you have had a

:09:04. > :09:06.nice week off. You have made a view changes for the France game. Alex

:09:07. > :09:13.Cuthbert, first of all. Back in. He is well aware. We know

:09:14. > :09:15.that his form from where it was a couple

:09:16. > :09:19.that his form from where it was a anywhere as near.

:09:20. > :09:25.That is confidence, isn't it? He had a try and he is back on the horse.

:09:26. > :09:31.You can't blame players for that. Social media means you can get

:09:32. > :09:36.battered. They are young men and the sometimes struggle with criticism.

:09:37. > :09:41.He is getting some confidence back so we wanted to give him some time

:09:42. > :09:51.and with ill like the idea of him and dash of Sam Warburton and two

:09:52. > :09:54.Buick -- Sam Warburton and Justin Tipuric playing together. The French

:09:55. > :09:59.bring a big forward pack and so it is probably ringing a bit more

:10:00. > :10:02.physicality with Dan coming into the back row.

:10:03. > :10:07.What did you expect from France? I have seen them twice this year and I

:10:08. > :10:11.can't seem to work out what they are trying to do.

:10:12. > :10:14.I think under Guy Noves, he comes in with credibility in terms with what

:10:15. > :10:20.he has achieved as a coach. with credibility in terms with what

:10:21. > :10:24.incredibly successful. No Welsh team has won five in a row against

:10:25. > :10:30.France. I never beat them! It is a Friday

:10:31. > :10:33.night in Cardiff again. You must enjoy the birds and the atmosphere.

:10:34. > :10:38.It is the best competition in the world and it is the competition

:10:39. > :10:44.because of the fans. Nowhere else in the world do you go and get

:10:45. > :10:49.potentially 30 or 40% of the crowd to be the away fans. The atmosphere

:10:50. > :10:55.and bragging rights for 12 months. It is special. When you retire and

:10:56. > :10:59.come back to watch Wales play, up are you going to sit in a bar, have

:11:00. > :11:03.a beef steak and walk in, ten minutes from kick-off!

:11:04. > :11:08.I would like that opportunity. I haven't been too many games as a

:11:09. > :11:12.spectator here. Hopefully one day. Good luck on

:11:13. > :11:16.Friday. Jonathan is here with Ryan Moore.

:11:17. > :11:22.Warren Gatland is indescribably relaxed. -- Ryan Moore.

:11:23. > :11:28.He is comfortable with the rantings. The team environment. They are

:11:29. > :11:33.totally relaxed. They know what they are doing and looking forward to the

:11:34. > :11:38.game. The pressure is off a little bit, all the attention is on

:11:39. > :11:42.England. You mentioned he doesn't do many press conferences now because

:11:43. > :11:48.he sits back. Eddie Jones has taken over winding people up. He is in a

:11:49. > :11:52.happy place and we side is the most relaxed I have seen it in a long

:11:53. > :11:58.time. The friends are tense. They are

:11:59. > :12:02.under a lot of pressure. -- the French.

:12:03. > :12:06.How good might they be? Not very, at the moment, to be honest. They have

:12:07. > :12:13.one too but they haven't played very well. I expect Wales to be quite

:12:14. > :12:18.dominant. All the signs are with Wales, all the experience and the

:12:19. > :12:24.caps. 90% goal-kicking against just over 50. 56% is not good enough in a

:12:25. > :12:32.close game. Let's focus on the French. When they

:12:33. > :12:34.joined the championship 116 years ago, when you look at the

:12:35. > :12:39.statistics, ever since France won their first championship in 1954,

:12:40. > :12:44.they have never gone more than five years without winning a tournament

:12:45. > :12:55.until now. In terms of results and style, it has not been good.

:12:56. > :12:59.The biggest victory in Italian rugby history. The Grand Slam champions

:13:00. > :13:12.have been toppled. England have won in Paris.

:13:13. > :13:21.Wales have won the Grand Slam! They have beaten France!

:13:22. > :13:27.Captain fantastic touches down. A try for England. George North is

:13:28. > :13:34.in for a try. A wretched campaign.

:13:35. > :13:41.A yellow card. It has to be Johnny Sexton! Ireland

:13:42. > :13:48.are well clear in Paris. Wales have won a game. They beat

:13:49. > :13:54.France in 2012, 2013 last year and now this disappointment pours out of

:13:55. > :13:58.the stadium. The slightly shambolic nature of

:13:59. > :14:04.French selection The slightly shambolic nature of

:14:05. > :14:09.when they picked a guy called Smith for the match, finding out then that

:14:10. > :14:13.he wasn't eligible having played sevens for the all Blacks.

:14:14. > :14:18.That is incompetence but is there such a lack of talent that France

:14:19. > :14:22.are having to fall anywhere to find players from certain positions

:14:23. > :14:33.because there are so many overseas players in the game in France?

:14:34. > :14:41.We are in a bad situation. You have got some guys today from certain

:14:42. > :14:53.teams, Mike Callahan. They are only playing because -- like Callahan.

:14:54. > :14:57.You need to place young players too. People like you, you have finished

:14:58. > :14:59.your career in France and effectively, you are undermining the

:15:00. > :15:06.French campaign? A couple of years in France isn't

:15:07. > :15:09.undermining the game. If you come to a foreign place, you put yourself

:15:10. > :15:15.and you pass on your knowledge, the other side of it is one side is

:15:16. > :15:19.talking and the other side is listening and communicating. The

:15:20. > :15:22.French have a way of accepting something or not accepting

:15:23. > :15:27.something. He is dense with David Smith, he has immersed himself in

:15:28. > :15:30.the French culture and, let's be honest, he might have had something

:15:31. > :15:34.to do with the miss communication there. The talent is growing in

:15:35. > :15:39.France and the talent has some there. The talent is growing in

:15:40. > :15:44.the best in the world. Let's not undermine that. We will

:15:45. > :15:48.talk about Wales in a moment but if you focus on the positives from a

:15:49. > :15:55.French point of view, it is a very inexperienced team. Maxime Medard is

:15:56. > :15:58.one of the few experienced players but here's one that the players can

:15:59. > :16:06.aspire to be. He was upset not to be selected for

:16:07. > :16:11.the World Cup. The bench made a massive impact in the last game. And

:16:12. > :16:15.with him, he knows what it is to play big games and I think today

:16:16. > :16:18.will be one of the biggest for the French team.

:16:19. > :16:25.Counterpoint to the overseas players are undermining the game, Maxine

:16:26. > :16:36.Mechenaud is playing with Dan Jules Plisson said he is learning from the

:16:37. > :16:41.best. -- and all-black. He is learning a new way of playing

:16:42. > :16:44.the game and France has a bit of a burden with the old coaching

:16:45. > :16:49.structure and it will take some time for Guy Noves to talk about how he

:16:50. > :16:54.wants to play the game. I wouldn't for Guy Noves to talk about how he

:16:55. > :16:56.write them off the day, give them some time to get

:16:57. > :17:04.know and love. Welsh songs are ringing around the

:17:05. > :17:10.stadium. It is as good as weekend, in case you need reminding we

:17:11. > :17:11.thought we would do a bit of cinema. There is a mobile cinema in South

:17:12. > :17:16.Wales which turns up wherever you There is a mobile cinema in South

:17:17. > :17:21.want it to go and shows what ever you wanted to show. We thought we

:17:22. > :17:33.would show the players Wales versus France over the years.

:17:34. > :17:41.Three adults, please. Two adults, one child.

:17:42. > :17:49.Any popcorn? Cuthbert is clear.

:17:50. > :17:53.We are straight into it! What a magnificent finish by Alex Cuthbert!

:17:54. > :17:57.Wales when the Grand Slam. Fantastic atmosphere!

:17:58. > :18:12.The younger George North. Three grand slams.

:18:13. > :18:17.Who is that? I don't know. He wanted a hug!

:18:18. > :18:21.Wonderful support. A chance for Wales. Surely, a try for Wales. Dan

:18:22. > :18:34.Biggar. You know what is going to happen

:18:35. > :18:43.now, don't you? George North is in for the tri-!

:18:44. > :18:52.My dad! Good genetics mind, isn't it?

:18:53. > :19:01.Robert Howley is on his shoulder. That is a decent line, to be fair.

:19:02. > :19:13.He has done well there. He took it. Practice what you preach.

:19:14. > :19:20.The charge downfield. Hamon!

:19:21. > :19:30.Was that a three? You wouldn't get Samson Lee doing that nowadays!

:19:31. > :19:36.Martyn Williams, an interesting talking point over the last few

:19:37. > :19:40.weeks, Gethin Jenkins will be doing whatever you do in the front row and

:19:41. > :19:47.George North will be adding to his try tally. There is a question about

:19:48. > :19:49.Sam Warburton being the captain, how and where he is playing and what his

:19:50. > :19:55.role is. He is playing out of position at

:19:56. > :19:58.six. You think he is winning turnovers, winning penalties for

:19:59. > :20:07.Wales. At six he hasn't had that opportunity. The stats are unusual

:20:08. > :20:09.for him after two games. It is hard to see why he hasn't had that

:20:10. > :20:19.effect. Sam Warburton is on the blindside.

:20:20. > :20:22.Justin Tipuric is in the open. Jamie Roberts has creamed Robbie Henshaw.

:20:23. > :20:28.Five yards in front of the gain line. Manna from heaven for an open

:20:29. > :20:34.side flanker. He is a yard in front. You would expect him to win a

:20:35. > :20:40.penalty, creating a steal. Keep an eye on where Sam Warburton is. He

:20:41. > :20:44.has worked around to the far side, not involved. You would expect him

:20:45. > :20:49.to be in this breakdown. He hasn't got involved. He should have nine

:20:50. > :20:56.and 12 outside him. He is outside his backs. He can't get involved in

:20:57. > :21:02.the breakdown to any degree. It gives Ireland the ball. It is quick

:21:03. > :21:07.ball, they are on the front foot and get momentum.

:21:08. > :21:10.ball, they are on the front foot and Against Scotland, for some reason,

:21:11. > :21:15.they have a look at as a tailgunner. They have the six and seven in the

:21:16. > :21:20.line-out. They are doing their job and they have to stop the driving

:21:21. > :21:24.maul. They do that for Scotland. If I was open side, I would want to be

:21:25. > :21:29.where Scott Baldwin is. They can affect the play. First breakdown.

:21:30. > :21:33.Sam Warburton is on the far side. You can see the scrum cap of Justin

:21:34. > :21:39.Tipuric. They have stopped the driving maul of Scotland but look

:21:40. > :21:44.what happens here. They go wide to win quick ball. Sam Warburton is not

:21:45. > :21:50.on the pace because he has been working hard, in fairness. Watch how

:21:51. > :21:53.easy it is for Scotland. They have a hooker and an outside half

:21:54. > :22:00.defending. Easy yards for Scott Laidlaw. Justin Tipuric is not on

:22:01. > :22:05.the pace. It has been poor at contesting defence. This is where

:22:06. > :22:08.they have been at their best. Dan Lydiate and Sam Warburton are not

:22:09. > :22:13.involved in the line-out. They create havoc in midfield. You can

:22:14. > :22:18.see them in tandem. They love playing together. One of the best

:22:19. > :22:24.ball carrying centres in France and he is held up. You have to give

:22:25. > :22:28.priest and a bit of praise as well. That is where they are at their best

:22:29. > :22:30.and at six, he hasn't had that opportunity.

:22:31. > :22:43.That was a masterclass. Let's talk about one of the changes

:22:44. > :22:48.in the Welsh team - Cuthbert is back on the wing after his confidence

:22:49. > :22:54.took a hammering during the World Cup. This is an opportunity to

:22:55. > :22:58.re-establish his reputation. Here he came into a position between

:22:59. > :23:03.the centres. Every time he is available, he can be destructive. He

:23:04. > :23:09.has got some sense. Even if he is a big bite, he can play the defence.

:23:10. > :23:16.He goes around the ten, behind Roberts. You can see he goes in the

:23:17. > :23:24.defence. Very well exploited by the Welsh. The French will have to

:23:25. > :23:27.control it. They have to speak to each other to see where Cuthbert is

:23:28. > :23:36.going to get into the line. There is a great atmosphere, 74,000

:23:37. > :23:40.seats in this doesn't arena. We actually have the roof open tonight,

:23:41. > :23:45.which they often say allows the atmosphere to go up into the

:23:46. > :23:49.heavens. It seems really loud to me tonight. Wonderful. I must ask you

:23:50. > :23:56.about one aspect of the game, a talking point in all the

:23:57. > :24:00.matches-Eddie Jones has said Jonny Sexton will be targeted tomorrow.

:24:01. > :24:06.France targeted him a couple of weeks ago. Dan Biggar, he knows he

:24:07. > :24:12.will be a marked man tonight. For all of the years you were playing in

:24:13. > :24:16.front of the great playmaker, how can you protect your number ten as a

:24:17. > :24:24.team? We look at it as an advantage. It is

:24:25. > :24:29.a focus shifting away from the team collectively and going on to one

:24:30. > :24:34.person. I think the French are doing themselves a disadvantage by

:24:35. > :24:41.targeting one person. I don't think they are intentionally. Gatland

:24:42. > :24:46.wants them to target him more. You have to stand up on your own two

:24:47. > :24:51.feet. Defend yourself. As a forward, make sure you go forward. It is

:24:52. > :24:55.easier for the backs. Reading the papers, they are not

:24:56. > :24:59.talking about who will win this, they are talking about the winning

:25:00. > :25:03.margin for Wales. Is there any danger of that sleeping in to the

:25:04. > :25:07.Welsh mentality tonight? -- seeping in.

:25:08. > :25:14.There are a lot of players you are not quite sure of. They are

:25:15. > :25:19.professionals. Usually, we will have our

:25:20. > :25:28.correspondence speaking to coaches and players and all that sort of

:25:29. > :25:31.stuff but tonight, she is now with a partisan supporter.

:25:32. > :25:36.It is someone with a strong link to Welsh rugby and vice patron of the

:25:37. > :25:42.WRU, his Royal high as the Duke of Cambridge. -- Royal Highness. You

:25:43. > :25:47.have lived in Wales. How dear to your heart is the team?

:25:48. > :25:54.I love coming to the rugby. Having lived in North Wales for a few

:25:55. > :25:58.years, seeing the rugby and the passion, I am thrilled to be back.

:25:59. > :26:02.It is fantastic to be here and here we passion and excitement. When the

:26:03. > :26:05.anthem goes, you know you are in Cardiff.

:26:06. > :26:12.He followed Wales during the World Cup and now during the Six Nations.

:26:13. > :26:15.What have you made the form of Warren Gatland's men of late?

:26:16. > :26:20.They have done a good job of the World Cup. It was a shame that South

:26:21. > :26:24.Africa beat them in the last five minutes. I was quite upset about

:26:25. > :26:31.that. They covered themselves in glory through the whole tournament.

:26:32. > :26:39.In the tarmac, they have started well and have to continue. -- in the

:26:40. > :26:46.Six Nations. Enjoy the game. France haven't

:26:47. > :26:49.beaten Wales since that time Sam Warburton was sent off five years

:26:50. > :26:55.ago. Looking forward to making it five in a row against France. Fierce

:26:56. > :27:01.and ferocious. You have to be ruthless. Failure is

:27:02. > :27:06.not an option. You have to put fear in other

:27:07. > :27:12.people. You have to use your own fear.

:27:13. > :27:23.As we wait for the players who are in the tunnel at the moment, where

:27:24. > :27:28.is this match going to be won and lost?

:27:29. > :27:32.It is the cliche, the tight five. Wales have a set of young props that

:27:33. > :27:36.have been outstanding so far. They have the experience of Alun Wyn

:27:37. > :27:39.Jones and Bradley Davies so if they get dominance in the front five, it

:27:40. > :27:43.could be a long night for the French.

:27:44. > :27:49.As we mentioned him briefly earlier on, a lot of the French side are

:27:50. > :27:53.very inexperienced. Most will not have played in this stadium. It can

:27:54. > :27:55.either inspire you or intimidate you.

:27:56. > :28:02.How do you you.

:28:03. > :28:06.I think it will inspire. I am pretty sure if they manage to get some

:28:07. > :28:10.turnover, we have got quality and Spain in the backs and it can make a

:28:11. > :28:15.difference. We have lost so many years, we have to show that we can

:28:16. > :28:16.win that game. Here is the reception for Wales and

:28:17. > :28:35.France on a Friday night And it is very, very loud. A final

:28:36. > :28:41.word to you, as the impartial observer.

:28:42. > :28:45.I think the French inexperience is actually going to play into their

:28:46. > :28:48.hands. I think they will play with limited fear and try things.

:28:49. > :28:54.Defensively, they have come together quite wrongly so it will be a great

:28:55. > :28:57.match. It could be a turning point for the Six Nations, get some

:28:58. > :29:02.excitement into it. We are going to have a moment 's

:29:03. > :29:07.silence before the anthems, for the victims of the cyclone in Fiji

:29:08. > :29:11.silence before the anthems, for the week, when 42 people died and tens

:29:12. > :29:15.of thousands have lost their homes. You can imagine the devastation that

:29:16. > :29:18.has caused. The last time there was an evening match here at the

:29:19. > :29:25.Principality Stadium, it was when Wales played Fiji in the World Cup.

:29:26. > :29:27.A moment 's silence for the victims of the cyclone in Fiji. After which

:29:28. > :30:01.it will be the anthems. # Mae hen wlad fy

:30:02. > :31:47.nhadau yn annwyl i mi # Gwlad beirdd a chantorion,

:31:48. > :31:57.enwogion o fri # Ei gwrol ryfelwyr,

:31:58. > :32:07.gwladgarwyr tra mad # Dros ryddid gollasant eu

:32:08. > :32:17.gwaed # Tra mor

:32:18. > :33:15.yn fur i'r bur hoff bau COMMENTATOR: Round 3 of the Six

:33:16. > :33:19.Nations, Friday night in Cardiff. Its Wales against France, two

:33:20. > :33:25.unbeaten sides. Sam Warburton's Wales, drawn one, won one. Bradley

:33:26. > :33:36.Davies is in full Luke Charteris in the second row. Charteris has a sore

:33:37. > :33:42.knee. Tipuric is on the bench. Faletau, tackles made, 38, and he

:33:43. > :33:46.has missed none. Alex Cuthbert is back on the right wing. If he can do

:33:47. > :33:52.what George North is doing, Wales will be fine. 14 defenders beaten,

:33:53. > :34:12.leading the way in the Six Nations. Jedrasiak is back in the second row.

:34:13. > :34:18.Maxime Machenaud starting at scrum-half. Camarasa starts, an

:34:19. > :34:28.international left wing for the first time -- Camara.

:34:29. > :34:35.Jake Ball and Gareth Anscombe returning to the Will Spencer. Pirlo

:34:36. > :34:39.will win a first cap and become the first international from the

:34:40. > :34:51.overseas French territory of Wallis Island in the Pacific. -- Pelo. The

:34:52. > :34:59.night's referee, Wayne Barnes. -- tonight. An English and in Cardiff,

:35:00. > :35:04.taking control. Wales against France, Wales looking to beat France

:35:05. > :35:11.for the fifth time in succession. The roof is open. It was meant to be

:35:12. > :35:16.closed but we've had political BELL A little mechanical hitch.

:35:17. > :35:28.-- we've had a little mechanical hitch. Still, it is a clear night, a

:35:29. > :35:36.dry night and the surface is good. The pivotal point in the Six

:35:37. > :35:42.Nations. England playing Ireland at Twickenham tomorrow. Scotland

:35:43. > :35:54.visiting Rome to play Italy. It all begins here in Cardiff. Plisson, the

:35:55. > :36:04.outside-half, preparing to start. Wales' second home game. Off we go.

:36:05. > :36:14.Full-back, Liam Williams, for Wales, just outside the 22. Gareth Davies

:36:15. > :36:24.at scrum-half. George North chasing. Well released by Chouly. The captain

:36:25. > :36:30.of France, Guirado. The pass was forwards. That evening, Brian Moore.

:36:31. > :36:33.Good evening. That was well full would as well. Enterprising from the

:36:34. > :36:40.French. They haven't played this kind of rugby for a while, you can't

:36:41. > :36:44.just switch it on -- well forwards. Giving Wales a good platform

:36:45. > :36:49.actually. Yeah, it'll be interesting to see how the front row cope

:36:50. > :36:57.against a very big, big French row. They showed intent by going wide but

:36:58. > :37:07.they didn't engage the Welsh defence when they have the overlap. This is

:37:08. > :37:12.one area where I think France might get on top. If Wales do well here,

:37:13. > :37:27.then they are comfortable for the evening. No sign of it yet. Faletau

:37:28. > :37:41.going begging for it. -- digging. Gareth Davies passing it out.

:37:42. > :37:50.Play an. Wales are back in possession -- play on. Sam

:37:51. > :37:58.Warburton, the captain, making ground. Plisson washing-up and

:37:59. > :38:08.cutting out the overlap. Medard has to go back. Cuthbert chasing. It was

:38:09. > :38:15.clever, but at least three men were over. If they had moved the ball

:38:16. > :38:20.more quickly. I think both defences are going to play with a blitz

:38:21. > :38:25.defence. Rushing out of the lines. Lovely kick from Dan Biggar. He just

:38:26. > :38:27.overcooked it a little bit. Medard was in position.

:38:28. > :38:34.overcooked it a little bit. Medard for the drop out. Off we go again.

:38:35. > :38:41.Not quite so high this time. Biggar chasing his own kick. It has come

:38:42. > :38:49.back for Samson Lee, the prop. Wales, plenty of possession. Gareth

:38:50. > :38:54.Davies, Cuthbert is outside him. Camara making the tackle. Step from

:38:55. > :39:07.Roberts. Lee, he likes the passing game.

:39:08. > :39:14.Jonathan Davies had to take it behind him. Good strength. The

:39:15. > :39:17.player who plays in France, for Clermont Auvergne. Coming back to

:39:18. > :39:26.the Scarlets next season. George North coming off his wing.

:39:27. > :39:48.Pushed back outside the French 22. Picked up again by Evans. Wales are

:39:49. > :39:54.much more prepared to get the passes out of the tackle in this game. Rob

:39:55. > :39:55.Evans, busy in this opening period. out of the tackle in this game. Rob

:39:56. > :40:05.Turned over. France winning the out of the tackle in this game. Rob

:40:06. > :40:05.penalty. France out of the tackle in this game. Rob

:40:06. > :40:13.recycling, not as quickly out of the tackle in this game. Rob

:40:14. > :40:15.would have wanted. They had the numbers, the blitz defence

:40:16. > :40:20.controlled where Wales were going to attack. Somebody has to have some

:40:21. > :40:24.quick feet to break the defensive line. That's a result for France. It

:40:25. > :40:28.is, but what line. That's a result for France. It

:40:29. > :40:30.well, they haven't dealt with the aerial battle so far. They haven't

:40:31. > :40:39.fielded the last three kicks well. aerial battle so far. They haven't

:40:40. > :40:44.You are right, Eddie. Rob Evans, he's had a couple of off-loads and

:40:45. > :40:49.that can break down the defence. They are so tight. Jefferson Poirot,

:40:50. > :41:00.who won the ball back for France. A good jump from Flanquart. Dan Biggar

:41:01. > :41:16.on the halfway line. It has gone flying over. Just a little bit flat,

:41:17. > :41:26.the line of attack. Trying to get Camara into the game, aren't they?

:41:27. > :41:31.Bradley Davies, quickly down to Gareth Davies. Biggar, a change of

:41:32. > :41:39.tactics Jonathan Davies in hot pursuit. He did well there.

:41:40. > :41:40.Brilliant. Guirado, the French hooker, doing well to cover the

:41:41. > :42:02.chip. Machenaud, back to Plisson. Biggar,

:42:03. > :42:12.as ever, covering. It has gone loose. Slimani, the prop, collecting

:42:13. > :42:18.the scraps. Two knock-ons, Welsh ball. Again, France not dealing with

:42:19. > :42:27.the aerial ball. Conceding ground and possession. He'll be happy with

:42:28. > :42:30.the first five minutes. The territory, the possession they have

:42:31. > :42:36.had. They are winning the aerial battle. They are committing the

:42:37. > :42:48.ball, the French players, but no one has really taken it yet. Guy Noves.

:42:49. > :42:52.This is the first time he has come face-to-face with Warren Gatland,

:42:53. > :43:03.the Welsh coach, since the days of to lose playing Wasps in the

:43:04. > :43:06.Heineken Cup final -- Toulouse. The importance of the aerial

:43:07. > :43:11.Heineken Cup final -- Toulouse. The you can't deal with it, you are

:43:12. > :43:39.constantly losing territory, you don't get a foothold

:43:40. > :43:46.Free kick. Going to be a free kick against France. Going for the scrum

:43:47. > :43:56.again. Asking the French to wait for the

:43:57. > :44:18.ball. Fight to stay square. The law is

:44:19. > :44:24.that you're not supposed to push before the ball is put in. Teams do

:44:25. > :44:29.it to try to get on the front foot. Wales, I've asked you, don't fully

:44:30. > :44:35.engage. This isn't going to be a scrum. Wayne Barnes, you know,

:44:36. > :44:47.dictating the game. What a mistake that is.

:44:48. > :44:53.Again, the French, well, that's self-inflicted. Keeping Wales the

:44:54. > :45:00.within French territory. That's an awful free kick. I just think he

:45:01. > :45:06.must have thought it's a penalty. Jamie Roberts, for the first time,

:45:07. > :45:16.crashing into midfield. Boots, Dan Lydiate has too steep for the ball.

:45:17. > :45:23.Penalty for Wales -- temp -- oo oops.

:45:24. > :45:29.This is Plisson's penalty, direct kick into touch. He must have

:45:30. > :45:33.thought it was a penalty where you cannot kick directly into touch.

:45:34. > :45:38.Back in the same position, Wales getting possession. Should be three

:45:39. > :45:51.points. Dan Biggar, up in the 80s for his

:45:52. > :46:35.success rate. Dan Biggar, for the first points. He

:46:36. > :46:38.missed. Missing. You can see straightaway if the kicker has

:46:39. > :46:46.nailed it, he runs back. He just took there, waiting and waiting.

:46:47. > :46:50.Taking so long over the ball now, I don't know how that can help him.

:46:51. > :47:01.Faletau catching the restart. Rob Evans, good footwork and hands

:47:02. > :47:15.by the prop. Robert is trying to get the past two

:47:16. > :47:23.Jonathan Davies, doesn't work. Chance for France to turn defence

:47:24. > :47:31.into attack. Very good kick. Left footed. Chouly, to Medard. Now,

:47:32. > :47:45.Vakoc tala, the danger runner for France. -- Vakatawa. Medard hanging

:47:46. > :47:55.onto it. Faletau with the tackle on the full-back.

:47:56. > :48:12.Very narrow, the fringe. Lydiate and Roberts with the tackle. Faletau

:48:13. > :48:22.holding them up. Medard delivers. Jonathan Danty in the centre. With

:48:23. > :48:24.Liz Truss Lauret, from the French back row, managing in the end --

:48:25. > :48:34.Wenceslas Lauret. A bit too far. back row, managing in the end --

:48:35. > :48:38.Catching. Eluding and passing to Jonathan Davies. That trusty left

:48:39. > :48:43.foot. I don't think he was looking for touch. Looking for space. Very

:48:44. > :48:51.get very difficult to see who the French

:48:52. > :49:02.ball-carrier is for France, with the likes of Picamoles and Buster Road

:49:03. > :49:07.-- Buster Road -- missing. They didn't want to go backwards any

:49:08. > :49:14.more. Just going on to get territory.

:49:15. > :49:30.Here's a change. France driving them all, and driving it well. -- driving

:49:31. > :49:35.the maul. Forward. Having listened to Martyn Williams before the game,

:49:36. > :49:45.asking where war button and Lydiate would go, they were very much out of

:49:46. > :49:47.the defensive operation in the maul. War button at the top and there is

:49:48. > :49:56.Dan Lydiate. -- war -- Sam Warburton. If you're going to

:49:57. > :50:17.do that you have to take people with you.

:50:18. > :50:29.The next one is a penalty. Please hold your balance, OK? Bind, hold

:50:30. > :50:36.on, wait. Let's get these grams right, fellows -- these scrums. He's

:50:37. > :50:40.saying he didn't want anybody to engage fully before he calls. The

:50:41. > :50:45.only advantage to that is that you may get a slight advantage in weight

:50:46. > :50:48.being transferred early. To be honest it is so minimal I wish he

:50:49. > :50:58.would stop messing around and get on with it. Don't we all? So far, so

:50:59. > :51:02.good. Waiting a long time before he gives Gareth Davies the all clear.

:51:03. > :51:09.And it goes down and France get the penalty. I think that came from the

:51:10. > :51:14.assistant referee, JP Doyle. There's no way that Barnes could have seen

:51:15. > :51:18.that on this side. And going to the pocket, the microphone, the call

:51:19. > :51:20.came from the system referee. -- the hand. The

:51:21. > :51:28.came from the system referee. -- the that the scrum won't...? Yes! Thank

:51:29. > :51:35.you! I think that the scrum won't...? Yes! Thank

:51:36. > :51:43.it. Going onto the shoulder. that the scrum won't...? Yes! Thank

:51:44. > :51:52.tight head prop, just rolling. He does that to protect the drive.

:51:53. > :51:52.tight head prop, just rolling. He So JP Doyle has got it wrong. Not

:51:53. > :52:12.Plisson. Distance isn't a problem, surprising.

:52:13. > :52:16.Plisson. Distance isn't a problem, but direction, not so much. He

:52:17. > :52:25.absolutely well eat it. He had a big kick against the Italians, but that

:52:26. > :52:35.was near the halfway line. -- wellied it. He is a massive kicker.

:52:36. > :52:44.Dan Biggar, into the French half. A bit of indecision from Machenaud who

:52:45. > :52:47.catches it in the end. Medard going high again. Beautifully taken, Liam

:52:48. > :53:20.Williams, from full-back. Gareth Davies has a little luck and

:53:21. > :53:28.a little dance. It is gathering momentum slowly, this Welsh attack.

:53:29. > :53:38.Patience is required. A good pass by Alex Cuthbert on the outside.

:53:39. > :53:46.Still Welsh possession. Not enough is happening. That is an excellent

:53:47. > :54:02.kick from Dan Biggar. Although Wales haven't score any

:54:03. > :54:07.points yet, they have been more fluent and cogent -- score any

:54:08. > :54:19.points. It seems a matter of time before they score. How much pressure

:54:20. > :54:23.can Wales exert on this French team. Guirado with the throw. No problem

:54:24. > :54:46.at all, so far. Poirot, the prop, going to ground.

:54:47. > :54:51.Here comes the clearing kick from this -- Plisson. Liam Williams

:54:52. > :54:56.thought about taking it quickly. On the halfway line. We will have a

:54:57. > :55:00.line-out. He has got a big boot on him, Jules Plisson. There was one

:55:01. > :55:06.opportunity for Medard, he caught the ball, plenty of time and space,

:55:07. > :55:10.and everybody over read the play. If he had done a dummy kick, Lydiate

:55:11. > :55:15.was up in the air, and he was clean through. It's just seeing what's in

:55:16. > :55:24.front of you. Alun Wyn Jones winning the line-out. Wales are trying the

:55:25. > :55:35.drive from the line-out. A few metres gained. Gareth Davies,

:55:36. > :55:46.towards back at -- Vakatawa. Advantage for Wales being played.

:55:47. > :55:51.Well picked up, Biggar. Liam Williams is in hot pursuit. Faletau

:55:52. > :55:56.can't get it. Fabulous pick up by the flanker, Lauret. Faletau getting

:55:57. > :56:17.the ball. Passing to Gareth Davies. Rob Evans, with Scott Baldwin with

:56:18. > :56:29.him. Penalty advantage is being played. Good tackle. No advantage,

:56:30. > :56:32.it will be a penalty for Wales. I don't suppose Dan Biggar is going to

:56:33. > :56:46.speed up his routine, having missed the first one.

:56:47. > :57:07.Jedrasiak. Faletau seems OK. He watches, as Dan Biggar prepares.

:57:08. > :57:27.Everyone can have a breather! This will take some time.

:57:28. > :57:45.His sites reset, Dan Biggar puts Wales into the lead. Wales, three,

:57:46. > :57:50.France, zero. They've dominated territory and possession. 20

:57:51. > :57:55.minutes, I don't think France have had one attack and that is three

:57:56. > :58:03.points they have. They'll be glad to be in front but they lead to be a

:58:04. > :58:07.bit more so. A height, hanging restart by Plisson, well taken by

:58:08. > :58:18.Bradley Davies. Outside, fellows, outside. Cuthbert, having to be

:58:19. > :58:27.careful there. Chouly, was he back on the ground? France are safely in

:58:28. > :58:40.possession. Burban, the flanker, number seven. A good tackle on the

:58:41. > :58:46.moors from Bradley Davies. -- on the -- on Maxime Mermoz.

:58:47. > :58:58.Plisson looking for the second wave. Play on, nothing has gone forwards

:58:59. > :59:03.yet. They aren't offering anything at the moment. The only man taking

:59:04. > :59:07.on the defensive line, Maxime Medard. They seem to be looking to

:59:08. > :59:22.him to create something and then go for it. Vakatawa occasionally. Alun

:59:23. > :59:25.Wyn Jones' tackle. Alun Wyn Jones winning the line-out again. And

:59:26. > :59:36.that's a penalty advantage, free kick advantage. Davies hitting the

:59:37. > :59:40.blindside. That's very clever play by Davies. I think George North just

:59:41. > :59:56.reacted a bit too slowly. He saw the opportunity. They were

:59:57. > :00:02.short on the blindside. Up she goes from the free kick. Good

:00:03. > :00:20.catch from Alexandre Flanquart. The ball has spent a lot of time up

:00:21. > :00:27.there. Again, a fabulous catch by Liam Williams. Callahan tries to

:00:28. > :00:38.hold him up but it is there for Davis. Rob Evans, as many passes as

:00:39. > :00:48.the scrum-half! Wales suddenly moving. Jonathan Davies tries to

:00:49. > :00:57.handoff Damian Chouly. Liam Williams. Scott Baldwin. Bradley

:00:58. > :01:19.Davies makes half a yard. Jonathan Davies, from Dan Biggar.

:01:20. > :01:23.France have to be careful. Anybody upended, all the officials start to

:01:24. > :01:30.have a good look at it. I think we need a pick and drive. We

:01:31. > :01:34.have just one French player in the contact area. Wales have got to pick

:01:35. > :01:39.and drive, pick and drive to drag them defenders in.

:01:40. > :01:44.Bradley Davies did well to pick it up. Challenging for the ball, Liam

:01:45. > :01:47.Williams. Vrimi Vakatawa comes away with it. France just a few metres

:01:48. > :02:06.from their own line. They are going to try and run it

:02:07. > :02:11.out. The second row. And they are getting further away from the

:02:12. > :02:16.touchline. That was a long kick from Jules Plisson but it doesn't seem to

:02:17. > :02:21.bother him. Dan Biggar. George North on his shoulder. Ignores him and

:02:22. > :02:33.finds Jonathan Davies. "The Damian Chouly makes the tackle.

:02:34. > :02:43.Sam Warburton. They are going for the strip. Wales wants to get the

:02:44. > :02:52.ball to ground. Good defence. Good defence by number seven. Antoine

:02:53. > :02:58.Burban. Stop. How could down.

:02:59. > :03:04.His body angle is a bit high. He usually carries with a good body

:03:05. > :03:18.Again, just watch. A tackle.

:03:19. > :03:25.Again, just watch. A The prop goes in. The scrum-half is

:03:26. > :03:29.on his own. Gareth Davies spots it and if he gives a yard closer, that

:03:30. > :03:37.is an opportunity. Well spotted by Gareth Davies. Gareth Davies

:03:38. > :03:41.is an opportunity. Well spotted by He did actually call him as well. He

:03:42. > :03:42.did call to George North but he might not have heard him early

:03:43. > :03:56.enough. The water carriers make their exit.

:03:57. > :04:30.It's not water! Under pressure from Dan Biggar, it

:04:31. > :04:33.will be an attacking throw for Wales.

:04:34. > :04:38.Whatever you say about Guy Noves and his changes around the philosophy of

:04:39. > :04:43.attack, France have offered very little. It almost appears as though

:04:44. > :04:48.they are making it up as they go along. They don't know where they

:04:49. > :04:57.are taking the ball in, they don't have the right players. Awful. It

:04:58. > :05:02.really is shameful. Not looking threatening at the

:05:03. > :05:05.moment. There is no one carrying the ball.

:05:06. > :05:17.Very lateral. Bradley Davies. Good ball. Bradley Davies went for the

:05:18. > :05:26.subtle pass and it hasn't worked. And Wales get the penalty. Antoine

:05:27. > :05:36.Burban is feeling the effects of being flattened by Sam Warburton.

:05:37. > :05:42.That is a brave tackle. Big hit. There we are. Alun Wyn Jones is over

:05:43. > :05:45.him straightaway. He is hanging on. He has rolled over, Dell hanging on.

:05:46. > :06:05.This is the big hit. He has got to check that out.

:06:06. > :06:13.Antoine Burban. Sam Warburton enjoyed it but Antoine Burban did

:06:14. > :06:23.not. He is going off for the head injury assessment. And Wales have

:06:24. > :06:33.the penalty. Loann Goujon comes on for France.

:06:34. > :06:39.I think I ought to put into context the comments I made about France

:06:40. > :06:41.-shameful. When you compare their past and the way they have been able

:06:42. > :07:03.to play, this isn't even a shadow. Half an hour gone. This is to put

:07:04. > :07:10.Wales six points ahead. It is good. Second penalty.

:07:11. > :07:17.You need to knock those over. If you are not getting over the try line,

:07:18. > :07:22.you have to turn that pressure into points. It is the only way they are

:07:23. > :07:30.looking like getting points, through the boot of Dan Biggar.

:07:31. > :07:31.And it is him his catches the restart, putting it down very

:07:32. > :07:48.delicately. A good tackle by Taulupe Faletau.

:07:49. > :08:03.Callahan. France, through their forwards.

:08:04. > :08:18.Jonathan Danty has been very quiet. Samson Lee couldn't quite steal it.

:08:19. > :08:24.Bradley Davies with the tackle. Vrimi Vakatawa. Dan Biggar made a

:08:25. > :08:30.tackle. Sam Warburton. Danger from France. They have suddenly come to

:08:31. > :08:33.life. I think they heard Brian Moore!

:08:34. > :08:40.They have to back the forwards around the ball but it is suddenly a

:08:41. > :08:50.different France altogether. Guirado delivers.

:08:51. > :08:52.Another couple of hard yard gained. Jefferson Poirot, the prop, over the

:08:53. > :09:05.ball. Ever closer, France creep. Jefferson

:09:06. > :09:16.Poirot, again, in support. And on the ground. Loann Goujon over the

:09:17. > :09:23.ball for the French. Guirado weights. Masataka Mikami hovers.

:09:24. > :09:35.Penalty to Wales. Great kick! Great kick! That is how

:09:36. > :09:59.dangerous France can be. Yeah, sealing off. This is how they

:10:00. > :10:04.got into that position. Inside ball from Jules Plisson. And there is the

:10:05. > :10:07.winner, Vrimi Vakatawa. Plenty of winners on the left-hand side.

:10:08. > :10:21.Everything starts coming off from the opportunity. When they are on

:10:22. > :10:25.the front foot, they pick up the tempo.

:10:26. > :10:31.Actually, if you look at just before then, now then, that's not a tackle

:10:32. > :10:35.for me. He has not used his arms at all.

:10:36. > :10:50.I think Wayne Barnes is agreeing with you.

:10:51. > :10:59.You have to make an attempt to use your arms in the tackle and there

:11:00. > :11:06.wasn't one man. -- there wasn't one. We can take our time. It was six,

:11:07. > :11:13.tackling with no arms. Penalty against Dan Lydiate.

:11:14. > :11:21.This is the clearest penalty you will see. Dan Lydiate got it last

:11:22. > :11:26.week, I thought wrongly. On this occasion he is going in and there is

:11:27. > :11:31.no arm in the tackle whatsoever. The right arm is behind the shoulder,

:11:32. > :11:36.then it goes to ground. Just watch. It is an easy, easy penalty for

:11:37. > :11:44.Wayne Barnes and the TMO. It is also unnecessary. He is good

:11:45. > :11:50.in the tackle. Defence has been solid. No reason to give that away.

:11:51. > :11:55.Jules Plisson puts France on the scoreboard.

:11:56. > :11:59.It will be interesting to see what the boys lay in the studio at

:12:00. > :12:05.half-time because there is not much to talk about really. Wales have had

:12:06. > :12:08.a lot of all and pressure but they haven't created much. France have

:12:09. > :12:13.done hardly anything. It has been played between the 22s and defence

:12:14. > :12:21.on top. Imagination is needed to break down the defence.

:12:22. > :12:31.Callahan is tackled by Scott Baldwin, who is trapped. And he

:12:32. > :12:45.comes. Rob Evans gets a fistful of shirt, enough to drag him down.

:12:46. > :12:55.Liam Williams. The simplest of kicks for him. Dan Biggar. Thought I saw

:12:56. > :13:01.danger. Liam Williams against Callahan. Davis has to go in and do

:13:02. > :13:20.some ruck work. And they have turned it

:13:21. > :13:25.over. France now trying to get their passing game going. A Welsh player

:13:26. > :13:30.is down at the moment. As you know, we

:13:31. > :13:40.at things. We me.

:13:41. > :13:46.One of them is OK. Gareth Davies back on his feet. Sam

:13:47. > :13:47.One of them is OK. Gareth Davies laces up.

:13:48. > :13:51.George North laces up.

:13:52. > :13:58.Davies goes in. Nothing laces up.

:13:59. > :14:13.the tackle. Play on. He's committed. That's slow motion. He is committed.

:14:14. > :14:17.On the list had said of the French scrum.

:14:18. > :14:25.It will be interesting to see that in real-time. As you say, slow

:14:26. > :14:27.It will be interesting to see that real-time, it will just the marginal

:14:28. > :14:42.if anything. real-time, it will just the marginal

:14:43. > :14:50.Real-time, just watch. That is nothing at all. Nothing whatsoever.

:14:51. > :14:58.Fair play, nothing was given either. Scrum down, Welsh put in.

:14:59. > :15:00.Yes, well done to the officials. Perhaps we don't say it enough.

:15:01. > :15:09.Yes, well done to the officials. have a hard job, we do realise that.

:15:10. > :15:15.Well, maybe not here. Enough! In the studio at half-time,

:15:16. > :15:18.I would like to ask them whether Wayne Barnes was allowed to go back

:15:19. > :15:23.for that an Aussie. Does it go against the protocol? -- for that

:15:24. > :15:27.penalty. As long as the game hasn't

:15:28. > :15:33.restarted. Wales have taken the kick though.

:15:34. > :15:43.Only a technical thing but something to think about.

:15:44. > :15:55.I am getting far too technical for myself! I am boring myself!

:15:56. > :16:01.You've only just realised? Faletau feeds Gareth Davies. Davies.

:16:02. > :16:07.The speed of Gareth Davies. Who is outside him? Davies spins. Another

:16:08. > :16:15.kick from the scrum-half. Vrimi Vakatawa makes a mess of it. Maxime

:16:16. > :16:19.Medard gets a foot to it. Liam Williams, diving for

:16:20. > :16:25.denied. What a break that was!

:16:26. > :16:31.That is a ready and run by this player. They cover him from the

:16:32. > :16:37.scrum and he is away. We support should be with him. I

:16:38. > :16:43.just wonder, there, the numbers were there.

:16:44. > :16:46.The numbers, yeah. Maybe another option. The support should have been

:16:47. > :16:53.with him so he didn't have to make the extra half a yard. A brilliant

:16:54. > :16:59.break from this man. Electric. You have to say as well, it was a

:17:00. > :17:07.brilliant cover. Was it Maxime Mermoz?

:17:08. > :17:13.Maxime Medard. Maxime Medard. A real chance for Wales. They are in

:17:14. > :17:34.the corner. Five metres from the French goal-line.

:17:35. > :17:43.It is obviously a perfect time to score for Wales and actually, they

:17:44. > :17:48.really need this to reflect the dominance they had.

:17:49. > :17:54.Taulupe Faletau has made this a specialist position. Going for a big

:17:55. > :18:10.eight man Drive. The first penalty to Wales from the five metre scrum.

:18:11. > :18:16.Have a guess what's happening next! The forwards regroup. Another scrum.

:18:17. > :18:23.Warren Gatland looks on. Robyn Lyn right looks on.

:18:24. > :18:29.Interestingly, the entire Welsh backline apart from the right wing

:18:30. > :18:48.is inside the left-hand posts. Very, very narrow.

:18:49. > :18:55.Time is off. Another lecture coming. I need the shoulder coming out.

:18:56. > :19:07.Clearly out. Let's go. I am sorry to say this but I don't

:19:08. > :19:11.think referees should give technical advice. Have a scrum and if they do

:19:12. > :19:24.it wrong, Pina lies them. If they don't, leave them alone. --

:19:25. > :19:30.penalised. Reset again. Everybody has an

:19:31. > :19:37.opinion. Just listen to me, OK? I'm going to

:19:38. > :19:40.speak English, OK? Your English is fantastic. We have got to get this

:19:41. > :19:44.better for the game. I need you both hitting higher and a bit closer

:19:45. > :19:56.together. Number one's shoulder is out. A little bit closer and to the

:19:57. > :20:07.left. OK. Just come a little bit closer. Thank you.

:20:08. > :20:16.Most of these problems could be stopped if referees verbally

:20:17. > :20:20.enforced the no pushing, no driving at all after engagement, before the

:20:21. > :20:28.ball is in. So that the feet are not going. You see, the feet are moving.

:20:29. > :20:34.They are all trying to go early. Faletau had gone out. George North

:20:35. > :20:43.picks up for the top he batters into Maxime Mermoz. It is there for

:20:44. > :20:49.Gareth Davies. Jonathan Davies. Back in the grasp of the forwards.

:20:50. > :20:55.Faletau. Davies. Scott Baldwin, just a metre short. Penalty to France.

:20:56. > :21:07.The single runner. French were swarming all over him.

:21:08. > :21:12.He was slightly isolated and that was always on the cards. When they

:21:13. > :21:19.go in at half-time, Warren Gatland will think, actually, we have done

:21:20. > :21:28.reasonably well. The half-time whistle blows and it

:21:29. > :21:36.has been a low scoring affair. At half-time - 6-3.

:21:37. > :21:44.12 months ago in Paris, the score was the same. This was the closest

:21:45. > :21:50.we came to a try. Liam Williams was foiled at the last. Here are the

:21:51. > :21:54.facts and figures. Jonathan Davies gave us a big

:21:55. > :22:03.build-up, saying there is nothing to talk about. It is not the selectable

:22:04. > :22:06.you predicted, Ali Williams. I thought it would be quite

:22:07. > :22:11.different, thought both sides would have more energy to play the ball. I

:22:12. > :22:16.don't know what we are watching here apart from the fact Wayne Barnes is

:22:17. > :22:19.free. It is one of those games when he seems to be controlling it and

:22:20. > :22:25.there is no real cohesion on the French attack. It is disjointed in

:22:26. > :22:30.terms of they haven't trained so much and I think in terms of the

:22:31. > :22:35.Welsh, they are trying but it is almost like they like whatever it is

:22:36. > :22:41.will write down the French. Territory is 70-30% in the favour of

:22:42. > :22:44.Wales. A 3-point advantage is nothing. I

:22:45. > :22:51.think the French will be happy going in three points behind. Fantastic

:22:52. > :22:56.break I Gareth Davies but they are lacking the clinical edge. Wales

:22:57. > :23:00.tend to get better is the second half but I would like to give them a

:23:01. > :23:04.few nudges because we were falling asleep.

:23:05. > :23:09.It wasn't great. And from a French perspective?

:23:10. > :23:11.We were under pressure. We don't have so many opportunities and

:23:12. > :23:18.instead of kicking the penalty from 50 metres, lady we can kick to

:23:19. > :23:24.touch, make a drooling more -- rolling maul. Every time we are

:23:25. > :23:27.kicking the ball, we don't get it back.

:23:28. > :23:33.If you are looking for sanity with a spark, Gareth Davies is it.

:23:34. > :23:38.He is so dynamic. Electric. Give him a yard. He is so quick. I think he

:23:39. > :23:47.is feeling the effects from this sendoff. If he gives it to Dan

:23:48. > :23:51.Biggar who is screaming for it... There are another two guys on the

:23:52. > :23:54.outside. He didn't need to kick the ball. You should never kick to the

:23:55. > :23:59.opposition 22. You could see Vrimi

:24:00. > :24:01.opposition 22. end, he should put the ball out.

:24:02. > :24:10.You can see the Welsh are drilled team because they have

:24:11. > :24:16.angled the scrum on purpose. They should have got this. They should be

:24:17. > :24:19.finishing those things. You mean they train more than the

:24:20. > :24:23.French? An interesting point. A lot of those

:24:24. > :24:29.players played last weekend in the top 14 and some of them played 50 or

:24:30. > :24:36.60 minutes. Some of them played on Sunday so a five-day turnaround.

:24:37. > :24:40.That is why we say the French championship is crazy because you

:24:41. > :24:45.don't give the opportunity to the team to be successful. They don't

:24:46. > :24:49.train during the tournament and some of them played today in the

:24:50. > :24:52.championship. It is mad. If you want the French team to be successful,

:24:53. > :24:59.you have to give them the potential. Vrimi Vakatawa can be scintillating

:25:00. > :25:02.but he can be a liability as well. Really well played. Jules Plisson is

:25:03. > :25:07.wide. Vrimi Vakatawa makes the Really well played. Jules Plisson is

:25:08. > :25:12.difference but Maxime Medard should give the opportunity

:25:13. > :25:17.difference but Maxime Medard should he goes wide and Maxine Mechenaud

:25:18. > :25:24.has to give the ball to Guirado and the game is stop. We don't have so

:25:25. > :25:26.many opportunities and when we do good things, we are not clinical

:25:27. > :25:28.many opportunities and when we do we don't finish it so we need to be

:25:29. > :25:35.more accurate, you know, we don't finish it so we need to be

:25:36. > :25:38.The game is becoming so professional that opportunities are becoming more

:25:39. > :25:39.limited and when they do appear, you have to be

:25:40. > :25:44.limited and when they do appear, you let's hold on. We will go one more

:25:45. > :25:50.phase or tackle and the space will open up. At the moment it is like,

:25:51. > :25:54.we have made a break and we don't make breaks in the Six

:25:55. > :25:58.we have made a break and we don't let's go for it.

:25:59. > :26:02.In both those situations, would New Zealand have scored?

:26:03. > :26:08.I think so, I hope so. Yes. We analysed Sam Warburton. How

:26:09. > :26:38.has he played block it back. Full of energy.

:26:39. > :26:42.Justin Tipuric will have a big impact when he comes on as well.

:26:43. > :26:50.Add another Welsh player playing well- Liam Williams. A ruck and the

:26:51. > :26:52.high ball. -- he is great under the high ball.

:26:53. > :26:56.The French don't have many options in attack and he is diffusing

:26:57. > :27:00.The French don't have many options attack straightaway and turning the

:27:01. > :27:05.balance of power back the Welsh. But there is no challenge. Vrimi

:27:06. > :27:10.Vakatawa had a chance but he is out of the ball so we need to put more

:27:11. > :27:14.Vakatawa had a chance but he is out pressure. There are a couple of

:27:15. > :27:18.French guys but not committed to the ball really.

:27:19. > :27:25.Here is the last shot of it. I have to say, Dan Biggar under the high

:27:26. > :27:29.ball as well. He is like a fielder. You have to be brave and courageous

:27:30. > :27:34.and that is the edge Wales have over France. France are playing a

:27:35. > :27:36.well-organised Welsh attack and not to take that, they will be

:27:37. > :27:42.disappointed. Three penalties. If it comes down to

:27:43. > :27:47.a kicking duel, Jules Plisson kicks it from anywhere so Wales might be

:27:48. > :27:52.worried. It comes down to indiscipline.

:27:53. > :27:59.This is something that doesn't need to happen. The Johnny Sexton charge

:28:00. > :28:03.that results in a sanction. That kind of thing. And Faletau coming up

:28:04. > :28:07.for the top was this a yellow card, does anybody think?

:28:08. > :28:11.This was a yellow card. He has time to pull out of that. You

:28:12. > :28:15.This was a yellow card. He has time need that in the game. You actually

:28:16. > :28:21.don't need it. I don't think that is... It is

:28:22. > :28:28.definitely a penalty. It is something that Dan Lydiate needs to

:28:29. > :28:31.look at. Is it not a yellow card because

:28:32. > :28:37.there is no malice? The other ones you could cast as

:28:38. > :28:39.cheap shots. That is head-on and he has is technique wrong so I don't

:28:40. > :28:46.think it is card. I was a bit shocked when the French

:28:47. > :28:49.were close to the line. He has been consistent because when the Welsh

:28:50. > :28:54.did the same thing at the end of the first half, you know, he whistled

:28:55. > :28:58.for exactly the same thing. I thought that was good. Wayne

:28:59. > :29:04.Barnes is always consistent, blowing the whistle!

:29:05. > :29:09.Ali Williams! It is nine years ago now! You can't change history! For

:29:10. > :29:13.those of you not aware, in a World Cup quarterfinal here in Cardiff.

:29:14. > :29:20.Watch it on YouTube. It ruined my life!

:29:21. > :29:23.It might have been a forward pass. Can't complain! I think we have

:29:24. > :29:37.exhausted the first half. Anything else? This is what we have tomorrow.

:29:38. > :29:38.Following that, England and Ireland. England women play Ireland women and

:29:39. > :29:48.a Rugby special on Sunday If we talk about England versus

:29:49. > :29:50.Ireland tomorrow, the first time back at Twickenham for Chris

:29:51. > :30:03.Robshaw, you know... When I look at Twickenham, it is a

:30:04. > :30:07.fantastic place for rugby. When you speak about the World Cup, it will

:30:08. > :30:10.always be a part of me in the team and what we went through and there

:30:11. > :30:17.was no getting away from that. So many great memories as well. Was

:30:18. > :30:24.there a point when you thought Australia might have been the last

:30:25. > :30:28.test? Yeah, you are not really sure. I

:30:29. > :30:32.think when the coaches had gone and everybody is in limbo and you are

:30:33. > :30:38.not sure how things have gone, you are always unsure about what to

:30:39. > :30:39.expect. I think being in a national setup.

:30:40. > :30:46.The captaincy has gone elsewhere since.

:30:47. > :30:51.Was that a blow? In all honesty, it was something I was expecting. I

:30:52. > :30:55.spoke to Eddie a number of times and he was always honest with me. He

:30:56. > :31:01.didn't eat around the bush. With new coaches and a new team and stuff and

:31:02. > :31:05.Dylan Hartley has been great. Quite a strong personality.

:31:06. > :31:08.Is he keeping you on your toes? I think playing international rugby

:31:09. > :31:13.keeps you on your toes. You have to perform every time. Eddie has been

:31:14. > :31:14.mixing training up a lot is rough and as players you always want to go

:31:15. > :31:23.out and perform. I've been impressed with how he's

:31:24. > :31:29.worked behind the scenes to make sure the team keeps going. You need

:31:30. > :31:33.glue players and he's one of them. At six now, are you finding your

:31:34. > :31:41.feet in test rugby, your natural home? For myself is about playing

:31:42. > :31:45.and being in the team. Now I've moved to six and that's where I'm

:31:46. > :31:50.focusing. If I play at seven from time to time, so be it. You want to

:31:51. > :31:54.do your bit for the team, whatever. The last coming in played at

:31:55. > :32:00.Twickenham, how important is the performance against Ireland? It's

:32:01. > :32:03.about winning, isn't it? We respect Ireland but it is about focusing on

:32:04. > :32:10.ourselves, us improving, what we need to do. We respect their

:32:11. > :32:16.strengths but is all about getting our game out there, being in front

:32:17. > :32:20.of the home crowd. A lot of English eyes on Chris Robshaw tomorrow.

:32:21. > :32:26.Irish eyes on Jonny Sexton because a lot of people are saying, is he the

:32:27. > :32:29.player he was? He was targeted by the French and England say they are

:32:30. > :32:37.going to go for him as well. How would you respond? I was fly half

:32:38. > :32:41.and the back row players, and Martyn was one of them, I had nightmares

:32:42. > :32:46.because they target the fly half all of the time. You are the main guy on

:32:47. > :32:50.the team and if you are targeted, it means you have to create more space

:32:51. > :32:55.for the other players. That's the way the game is and you must accept

:32:56. > :32:58.it. You have to go with the rules, sometimes they go over the rules,

:32:59. > :33:05.but the contacts are so strong you have to accept it. It is a huge game

:33:06. > :33:08.for Ireland because of their dominance in domestic rugby and

:33:09. > :33:13.internationally, in Europe, losing three in a row at the start of the

:33:14. > :33:18.Six Nations would be unthinkable. You have to feel for England,

:33:19. > :33:24.decimated by injury, picking up key injuries. Can take a lot of hope

:33:25. > :33:26.from Wales, similar situation, loads of first choice players out and they

:33:27. > :33:30.pulled off something special and they will have to do something

:33:31. > :33:37.special. England look really strong at the moment. What is your take on

:33:38. > :33:43.Eddie Jones at the helm for England? He is doing his stuff, he is riling

:33:44. > :33:46.people up, getting in there. What people don't see, he's instilling a

:33:47. > :33:52.confidence with the guys. Instilling a belief, be your own person and

:33:53. > :33:57.coming to the environment and when you on the field, it's you, not me,

:33:58. > :34:03.not the person I want, it is you. You can see that in the Vunipola

:34:04. > :34:07.boys, and even Robshaw, he has more confidence and he's excited to play

:34:08. > :34:13.the game. Dylan Hartley for me has grown. For me it is quite a worrying

:34:14. > :34:17.sign, English rugby is getting better, French rugby is going to get

:34:18. > :34:21.better and Irish rugby, they are going through a tricky patch. I must

:34:22. > :34:27.ask you, it may surprise people, as a man who spent most of your life in

:34:28. > :34:32.a scrum with your head in various places, you have a great vision for

:34:33. > :34:35.the game, how it should be played. Before we came on air, you were

:34:36. > :34:40.talking about your frustrations and we had a fantastic example at the

:34:41. > :34:45.end of the half when there was a scrum on 37 minutes 20 of the first

:34:46. > :34:51.half, still two and a half minutes to go and it took two minutes 24 the

:34:52. > :34:57.scrum to set. Is that entertainment? It isn't, we can refresh the game to

:34:58. > :35:02.the global audience, we can spruce it up and make it more modern. And

:35:03. > :35:06.we are going through that, it's just a slow process. For me we have to

:35:07. > :35:11.get back to the people who support the game and love it, the fans.

:35:12. > :35:15.There are opportunities to do that. I'm sure that World Rugby will

:35:16. > :35:20.evolve and they will harness it. A lot of us love the game and want to

:35:21. > :35:24.see it better. Can France win this? We didn't play very well in the

:35:25. > :35:28.first half, we can only do better but I say that every weekend. Last

:35:29. > :35:35.week the bench made the difference, let's hope that today is the same.

:35:36. > :35:42.Super-confident, worried? Confident. This is the story of the half.

:35:43. > :35:50.COMMENTATOR: Round 3 of the Six Nations, Friday night in Cardiff.

:35:51. > :35:57.Wales against France. Dan Biggar for the first points. He missed.

:35:58. > :36:04.Plisson, the distance isn't a problem, but direction, not so good.

:36:05. > :36:09.But Wales into the lead. That's the only way they are looking at like

:36:10. > :36:17.getting points, from the boot. Williams, going for the try, denied.

:36:18. > :36:21.It has been a low scoring affair. STUDIO: Low scoring but surely there

:36:22. > :36:29.will be more points in the second half. Last time it was 6-3, Wales

:36:30. > :36:32.won 25 and 13. Can Wales repeat it? COMMENTATOR: Thank you, here's

:36:33. > :36:44.hoping. Wayne Barnes blowing his COMMENTATOR: Thank you, here's

:36:45. > :36:46.whistle. Djbril Camara catching the ball under pressure from Alex

:36:47. > :36:49.Cuthbert, who gets away from his ball under pressure from Alex

:36:50. > :36:56.opposite number. Wales have turned him over. It has gone back, it is a

:36:57. > :37:06.knock-on. It is a scrum. Let's hope this one doesn't take two and a half

:37:07. > :37:10.minutes. Do you want to bet! No, no. It isn't a caricature, because I

:37:11. > :37:14.feel I know something It isn't a caricature, because I

:37:15. > :37:18.but tell me, you are not a It isn't a caricature, because I

:37:19. > :37:23.player, what we are seeing, as a spectacle, is it, or is it not? It

:37:24. > :37:27.isn't. They have to do something about it, it's boring Monk lovely

:37:28. > :37:32.blindside. -- it's boring Monk Faletau dealing well cars it's

:37:33. > :37:44.boring! Machenaud is going to attack Dan

:37:45. > :37:49.Biggar. If Faletau can run at Machenaud,

:37:50. > :37:54.Biggar. If Faletau can run at overlap. It is the scrum, here comes

:37:55. > :37:59.Faletau. Such direction. Biggar, passing to Jonathan Davies. Faletau.

:38:00. > :38:06.Sam Warburton. Great interplay. Gareth Davies is waiting. Dan

:38:07. > :38:11.Lydiate, superb catch, but it has slowed everything down. Davies is

:38:12. > :38:21.waiting again. Repositioning Bradley Davies. The other second row, Alun

:38:22. > :38:30.Wyn Jones. In front of the French posts. They are short on the

:38:31. > :38:38.left-hand side. Great tackle. Great tackle. Didn't quite get a full head

:38:39. > :38:54.of steam up, Roberts. Still Ben for Wales. Biggar is waiting. -- still

:38:55. > :39:02.Clare. No, no. -- still there. It is Vakatawa. It is a penalty. We are

:39:03. > :39:30.going to look at this again. That is a tip tackle. Just a

:39:31. > :39:38.penalty. OK, that's a penalty. He is coming 100 may be a -- he is coming

:39:39. > :39:47.100 mph and the momentum has taken him higher. It is a penalty, nothing

:39:48. > :39:54.else. There's no way, no way he can stop him. It is just a penalty. It

:39:55. > :40:01.is getting sanitised. That is a brilliant tackle. Going to the point

:40:02. > :40:03.made in the studio, France had an opportunity in the first half and

:40:04. > :40:09.Wales have had a couple, one in the second half. It's all about

:40:10. > :40:12.composure. You make the break, you recycle the ball, you hold your

:40:13. > :40:18.depth and then you can score a try from the next phase. They have been

:40:19. > :40:24.rushing. What let Wales down was a simple pass which was well fielded,

:40:25. > :40:31.down by his ankles, so they couldn't carry on moving. That is poor

:40:32. > :40:43.execution. Wales, nine, France, three.

:40:44. > :41:00.Changes for France. Jedrasiak is going off. Bezy, he won't bring any

:41:01. > :41:08.innocence to the field! Not well taken. Advantage, France. Untidy,

:41:09. > :41:14.from Wales. Having just extended their lead, to six points. Untidy

:41:15. > :41:20.and very unusual from Alun Wyn Jones, who is one of the best locks

:41:21. > :41:29.in the world. And he had time. Can't understand it either. I think in

:41:30. > :41:30.front of the French line you have to give some credit to the French

:41:31. > :41:58.scrambled defence as well. Maxime Machenaud reading the scrum.

:41:59. > :42:03.-- feeding. Chouly reaching for it. Roberts with the title. Maestri,

:42:04. > :42:17.into the thick of it. Mermoz got the ball out of the

:42:18. > :42:38.tackle. If they kicked to George North, he's

:42:39. > :42:48.going to charge. Mermoz is back now. Advantage over. A chance for

:42:49. > :42:58.Machenaud to launch from halfway. Alex Cuthbert pushing him back.

:42:59. > :43:05.Poirot, the prop, losing it. Now a real chance for Wales. Jonathan

:43:06. > :43:09.Davies, kicking it long. George North, the bounce is everything.

:43:10. > :43:18.Control is everything. The second chance for North and he takes it the

:43:19. > :43:25.second time! Is an element of luck in that, I think. -- there is an

:43:26. > :43:32.element of luck. He had the second time, he missed it, and then Plisson

:43:33. > :43:37.kicked it back to George North. A great bit of vision, great speed

:43:38. > :43:42.from George North. No one at home. And just watch this. He has plenty

:43:43. > :43:49.of time to pick it up. He kicked it, missed it, Plisson kicked it, picked

:43:50. > :43:56.it up and scored a try. Jonathan Davies with the kick. George's chair

:43:57. > :43:59.shot coming up! He had a second chance -- chair

:44:00. > :44:09.it was well spotted. I presume he's bothered it. Mermoz running on the

:44:10. > :44:15.wing against North. I don't know where the winger was, but not

:44:16. > :44:22.perhaps where he should have been. This will force France, they have to

:44:23. > :44:28.play now. How, though? Is symptomatic of what they are doing,

:44:29. > :44:31.from the last set play they took the ball around the corner, they looked

:44:32. > :44:38.organised but they didn't know what they were doing.

:44:39. > :44:51.Dan Biggar adding two points. 6-3 at half-time and quickly becomes 16-3,

:44:52. > :44:59.for Wales. And conversely, Jonathan. Here we go, Warburton, chemical,

:45:00. > :45:02.take the tackle and go through the phases. You have to take anything

:45:03. > :45:06.take the tackle and go through the that is given to you. A good finish.

:45:07. > :45:14.Liam Williams with the catch. Chance for Wales. Oh, again, a bit

:45:15. > :45:20.overexcited now. One of the things, they want to offload, but what they

:45:21. > :45:27.are doing, France, they are off-loading as a matter of principle

:45:28. > :45:31.and not practicality. You can't just go into tackles with the intent of

:45:32. > :45:42.off-loading and execute that, irrespective of whether it is on.

:45:43. > :45:49.And most of the tackles it is not on. You would expect more, really.

:45:50. > :45:55.Calm down, you are looking at me like a madman! Yes, calm down, we

:45:56. > :45:59.agree with you. Shouldn't be off-loading when there is nothing

:46:00. > :46:06.on, really. Just play the percentages, keep your composure,

:46:07. > :46:11.recycle, play in the right areas. Good French scrum. Machenaud coming

:46:12. > :46:44.away with it. Guirado slips and gets back up.

:46:45. > :46:49.Really struggling to get over the gain line, the ball is so slow.

:46:50. > :46:50.Maestri tries to get them going, he loses it and the referee says keep

:46:51. > :46:58.going. Slimani, the other prop. Vakatawa

:46:59. > :47:19.trying to get involved. Danty is held up, but still in

:47:20. > :47:26.French hands. Very, very, narrow. There is no one holding their width.

:47:27. > :47:34.The winner is in the stand-off position. Ryan Evans is trying to

:47:35. > :47:46.hold up the big winger. It's slow from Machenaud. Jamie Roberts holds

:47:47. > :47:53.up Lauret. Gareth Davies stripping the ball from Camara. Wales bundling

:47:54. > :48:05.the new winger almost into touch. Still in play for France.

:48:06. > :48:22.Lydiate's chop tackle. Scott Baldwin has to get away there. This will be

:48:23. > :48:25.an interesting call, do you go for the three points? One thing

:48:26. > :48:29.an interesting call, do you go for they've done quite well, the catch

:48:30. > :48:33.and drive. If I were France I would put the ball in the corner and get

:48:34. > :48:39.the line-out and drive. That's what we are doing. That's one thing they

:48:40. > :48:51.can do well. -- that is what they are doing. The captain, Guirado.

:48:52. > :49:05.They can take their time. I think it's a dislocated finger. Give it a

:49:06. > :49:15.quick tug, strap it up and carry on. Great recovery. Here is the try, it

:49:16. > :49:21.is good vision from Jonathan Davies. The French players are running back

:49:22. > :49:25.is if they don't have a care in the world. George North missed it,

:49:26. > :49:31.Plisson kicked it. Very good pick-up, easy finish. You have to

:49:32. > :49:38.Plisson kicked it. Very good say that for Plisson's quality, why

:49:39. > :49:42.didn't he drop on the ball? That will give George North confidence,

:49:43. > :49:52.two tries in two games. France going for the long ball. They are in the

:49:53. > :50:01.air. That is good around the base. That's brilliant. Alun Wyn Jones,

:50:02. > :50:10.Sam Warburton and Lydiate, brilliant from those three players, especially

:50:11. > :50:18.Warburton. Trying to peel around the left-hand side. That is a brilliant

:50:19. > :50:24.stop. If you see here, well... Lydiate is offside, there. Sorry.

:50:25. > :50:31.Straight through the line-out. There we are.

:50:32. > :50:45.The heavyweight work. There's to do. Wales now have the put-in. Close to

:50:46. > :50:59.their goal line, only five metres away.

:51:00. > :51:09.Wales giving away the penalty. Uncomfortable, Brian knows about

:51:10. > :51:18.striking when you are in a good position. France should go for the

:51:19. > :51:24.corner here. They have. Five metre line-out, for the second time. More

:51:25. > :51:28.support here for France, unlike the last time they shouldn't rush to go

:51:29. > :51:34.forwards. Set it up properly, get it to the back properly. Go further

:51:35. > :51:39.back. You can do that, even going backwards, provided there is a base.

:51:40. > :51:45.Then when you go forwards, you are solid. Don't rush. Goujon is coming

:51:46. > :51:50.on for a second time, this time for the rest of the game. Wearing 20, in

:51:51. > :52:02.the scrum-half position for the moment. I think he's about to add

:52:03. > :52:10.his weight to the drive. Guirado has it at the back. On comes the big

:52:11. > :52:20.French drive. Who has the ball? Penalty advantage, for France.

:52:21. > :52:23.France kicking towards Camara. Liam Williams arrives. Medard for the

:52:24. > :52:34.corner. Bundled into touch, but there will be a penalty bag on the

:52:35. > :52:40.other side. -- penalty back. Tremendous scrambled difference from

:52:41. > :52:41.Wales. He is offside, Faletau. He's very lucky there isn't a yellow

:52:42. > :52:48.card. Lydiate in the very lucky there isn't a yellow

:52:49. > :52:53.and now Faletau. Clever kick, it is a free play. Camara does well, but

:52:54. > :53:02.great defence by the Welsh backline again. Cuthbert, brilliant tackle.

:53:03. > :53:06.But they have to be careful. I'm surprised Wayne Barnes hasn't worn

:53:07. > :53:14.somebody. Should be a card, attacking position, going forwards.

:53:15. > :53:19.-- hasn't warned anybody. Here we go again, take three. Five metre

:53:20. > :53:28.line-out. Guirado with the throw. Maestri with the catch. Wales

:53:29. > :53:34.getting a little nudge on the defence. Trying to push France

:53:35. > :53:39.towards the touchline. France spinning it back infield. The ball

:53:40. > :53:46.these to go further back. Going to ground. Guirado picks it up and

:53:47. > :53:53.charges. Close to the goal line. Great charge by the captain.

:53:54. > :54:00.Vakatawa with the pick-up. Inches, now. The ball these to go wide now.

:54:01. > :54:09.France with the put-in. I'm not sure, you know, Vakatawa is always

:54:10. > :54:17.in there. I would be happier if he stayed out and kept the width in the

:54:18. > :54:21.attack. That was a really good initial surge, getting a lot of

:54:22. > :54:32.ground but the ball has to come back faster. The change. Wayne Barnes is

:54:33. > :54:47.looking. Gethin Jenkins is coming on for Wales. Rob Evans comes off.

:54:48. > :54:56.First job, a tricky one, Brian. Fastly experienced, Gethin Jenkins.

:54:57. > :55:03.Although he has had problems in the past -- very experienced. 15 tackles

:55:04. > :55:10.made by Faletau, to add to the 33 made in the first two games.

:55:11. > :55:13.Brilliant player, he is. His work is phenomenal, his touch. He doesn't

:55:14. > :55:31.really get the credit I think, that he deserves. The clock has stopped.

:55:32. > :55:38.As a fly half, if you could have the ball as an attacking opportunity,

:55:39. > :55:45.would you want this, or would you want the forwards to push for the

:55:46. > :55:48.try? You would have to have one drive in first. Vakatawa, or

:55:49. > :56:01.something. Goujon picking up on his own. Chouly feeding Plisson. Danty,

:56:02. > :56:09.going long towards Camara. Into the arms of Jonathan Davies, who holds

:56:10. > :56:13.him up. Roll away. And the advantage against Jonathan Davies. Flanquart,

:56:14. > :56:20.tackled by Jonathan Davies. Plisson, going higher this time.

:56:21. > :56:54.That's a penalty advantage. He isn't going away, number 13. He

:56:55. > :56:57.is lying there, offside, not moving away. Players always

:56:58. > :57:02.is lying there, offside, not moving couldn't help it, they were caught,

:57:03. > :57:13.but Unufe exactly what you were doing. -- but you knew.

:57:14. > :57:25.It is another five metre line-out. Maestri. Another driving maul. This

:57:26. > :57:33.one has more to it. Guirado is in Maestri. Another driving maul. This

:57:34. > :57:39.touch of it, frosting for the line. Did he get down? -- thrusting. It

:57:40. > :57:44.won't be a five metre line-out, it is a five metre scrum. One player

:57:45. > :57:52.has stood out for France, the captain. Guirado has been brilliant.

:57:53. > :58:01.Ball carrying, defence, he has really put everything into this.

:58:02. > :58:06.But if this bit

:58:07. > :58:16.But if game over. Everyone has momentum in

:58:17. > :58:18.games and this is France's momentum and they have to get something from

:58:19. > :58:18.this pressure that Moving early. Free kick. Now that is

:58:19. > :58:40.in the Welsh 22. Moving early. Free kick. Now that is

:58:41. > :58:46.Wales, their third, fourth offence inside their 22. I'm not sure if he

:58:47. > :59:04.has warned them yet. Doesn't really need to warn them.

:59:05. > :59:10.Damien Chouly started at number eight for France and now he's in the

:59:11. > :59:19.wing forward position on the far side of the scrum. The ball turns,

:59:20. > :59:24.coming away. Jamie Roberts, heading it down, and Jonathan Davies puts

:59:25. > :59:32.his boot through it. Plisson has to turn. Cuthbert is in front of him.

:59:33. > :59:39.Medard on the dummy run. Chouly tackled by Jonathan Davies.

:59:40. > :59:41.Medard on the dummy run. Chouly whistle has gone. You were ten

:59:42. > :59:43.metres offside, coming all the way back.

:59:44. > :59:54.metres offside, coming all the way offside. Faletau, offside.

:59:55. > :00:03.He is ten metres offside and made the tackle. Number eight, there is a

:00:04. > :00:06.kick and he is ten metres offside. He made the tackle.

:00:07. > :00:08.Let's pick up number eight. He made the tackle.

:00:09. > :00:31.There you are. Faletau was offside, way back.

:00:32. > :00:42.Scrimmage here. Why are they having a scrum here? Why is the penalty

:00:43. > :00:50.here? Faletau was offside... OK. I presume it was there, rather than

:00:51. > :00:56.the kick a lot further away. Shouldn't a scrum be five yards out?

:00:57. > :01:02.That's not where Faletau was. Or Jonathan Davies. For anybody.

:01:03. > :01:11.That's not where Faletau was. Or You're right. Position is wrong.

:01:12. > :01:21.Roberts wraps up the centre for the Welsh. The tackles go in. Alun Wyn

:01:22. > :01:26.Jones hanging onto it. Guirado. Gethin Jenkins is over the ball. So

:01:27. > :01:46.close to a turnover. As it is, here come the French. Liam

:01:47. > :01:51.Williams hauling in towards touch. Alun Wyn Jones with the tackle.

:01:52. > :01:58.Gethin Jenkins over the ball once again. Still in French hands. Loann

:01:59. > :02:01.Goujon. Wales are just swallowing these

:02:02. > :02:08.attacks. Jenkins, again. France are a man

:02:09. > :02:15.short. Damian Chouly is out of action. Back

:02:16. > :02:20.in the line now. Maxine Mechenaud can't release his hands for the

:02:21. > :02:26.past. Here he is again for Vrimi Vakatawa. Not on the wing, but

:02:27. > :02:32.involved. Number 14, still so close to the action.

:02:33. > :02:37.The TMO thinks he has seen something so we might have to go back for the

:02:38. > :02:41.top Maxime Mermoz. Jules Plisson gets away. George

:02:42. > :02:50.North with the interception. He powered his way up to the 22 line.

:02:51. > :03:02.Dan Biggar. The drama may not be over yet. Wayne Barnes holds play

:03:03. > :03:17.up. He will have a chat the TMO. Tell me what I'm about to look at.

:03:18. > :03:31.A tackle by 14 red and 13 red as well.

:03:32. > :03:51.You mentioned a neck roll earlier on.

:03:52. > :03:55.OK. Let me just tell you, I am seeing him really low. I'm not

:03:56. > :04:00.seeing that as a clear penalty but thanks for putting it up. We've had

:04:01. > :04:03.a chat and happy to play that. Well done, Wayne Barnes. Good

:04:04. > :04:10.decision. The difference there is he is so low

:04:11. > :04:18.to the floor. No action required. The French

:04:19. > :04:31.defensive operation, no, the Welsh defensive operation has worked. Now,

:04:32. > :04:40.France bring the changes. Mind you, Guirado is a good player.

:04:41. > :04:48.This guy could be special. And comes Uini Atonio.

:04:49. > :04:59.Camille Chat. And maybe the biggest change, Francois Trinh-Duc comes on.

:05:00. > :05:09.The French tend to have the scrum-half as the general, so... I

:05:10. > :05:13.just don't get it. I spoke to Tomas Castignet before the game and the

:05:14. > :05:16.outside half can see more than the scrum-half.

:05:17. > :05:27.To interrupt you, number 18, with the strange hair. Vincent Pelo, his

:05:28. > :05:31.first cap. A prop. Another large one. Turnover.

:05:32. > :05:36.Have Wales turned it over? Yet. It is there for Faletau. George

:05:37. > :05:42.North has to chase another one. Yet. It is there for Faletau. George

:05:43. > :05:45.Vrimi Vakatawa was in the right position but there was nothing he

:05:46. > :05:49.could do. Precision from Dan Biggar. A great

:05:50. > :05:55.kick. It gave the opportunity for the winner to chase. He might have

:05:56. > :06:01.got there but as it was, it has put France right back on their heels.

:06:02. > :06:09.There is the turnover. The body angle is too high. A lovely, lovely

:06:10. > :06:15.kit. I think Dan Biggar has grown and

:06:16. > :06:23.grown. He is a superb general. He has matured so much in the last

:06:24. > :06:27.24 months. It will be interesting to see how much character we get from

:06:28. > :06:32.the French side. They haven't scored, they are under pressure.

:06:33. > :06:39.This is a test of character for the French side. Dan Biggar goes down.

:06:40. > :06:46.It doesn't look serious. I think he is asking for time out for a bit of

:06:47. > :06:52.cramp. Surely, if you don't want the scrum

:06:53. > :06:56.to take ten minutes, tell the players to stop messing around.

:06:57. > :07:06.Players will always do that. The referee is the only one who can give

:07:07. > :07:14.a penalty. The Welsh forwards have a little

:07:15. > :07:18.lecture of their own from Alun Wyn Jones. They have been on strict

:07:19. > :07:28.defensive duty and are now on the attack. A change of mentality.

:07:29. > :07:37.The way the game has gone, Jonathan, can you see any way back for France

:07:38. > :07:49.at the moment? Before, no.

:07:50. > :07:52.It will be a penalty to Wales after Loann Goujon came in from the side.

:07:53. > :08:02.What will they do? Kick four points. -- kick points.

:08:03. > :08:16.Keep the scoreboard ticking over. It puts over two scores in it.

:08:17. > :08:21.A clear indication, simple decision. Take the points. Dan Biggar lines up

:08:22. > :08:43.the kick. Sort of 19 minutes since Wales

:08:44. > :08:48.scored a try and Dan Biggar was lining up his last kick. 19 minutes

:08:49. > :08:50.of French attacks, close to the Welsh line. They've come away from

:08:51. > :09:07.those with nothing. Which means they will feel the pain

:09:08. > :09:15.of that Dan Biggar penalty all the more. The Welsh lead grows.

:09:16. > :09:21.I think that maybe a signal for Wales cut loose. They have got the

:09:22. > :09:27.game now. Dan Biggar celebrates. Neil Jenkins,

:09:28. > :09:33.his personal coach, celebrates. Changes to the Welsh front low.

:09:34. > :09:41.Scott Baldwin and Samson Lee go off. Ken Owens comes on as her car and

:09:42. > :09:44.Tomas Francis on as tight head. There is the power of Taulupe

:09:45. > :09:49.Faletau. There is the power of Taulupe

:09:50. > :10:04.He has got quick feet to get beyond the tackler.

:10:05. > :10:06.Loann Goujon has to wait. Maxine Mechenaud. Passes

:10:07. > :10:20.Loann Goujon has to wait. Maxine Sam Warburton with the tackle.

:10:21. > :10:27.Maxime Medard. Gael Fickou is also on the pitch. An important tackle

:10:28. > :10:35.from Jamie Roberts. There is immediately more shape when

:10:36. > :10:42.Vincent and Duke comes on. -- when Francois Trinh-Duc comes on.

:10:43. > :10:49.Even Gethin Jenkins has to yield. A couple of speed bumps!

:10:50. > :11:09.Inside ball to Camille Chat. He gets the back.

:11:10. > :11:17.He did very well there, Yoann Maestri.

:11:18. > :11:19.George North with the tackle. The ball has gone into touch. Straight

:11:20. > :11:30.Rip in the tackle. Line-out or out.

:11:31. > :11:36.Rip in the tackle. Line-out or scrum? Line-out.

:11:37. > :11:42.This is it. He straightens up. scrum? Line-out.

:11:43. > :11:50.Simple stuff. scrum? Line-out.

:11:51. > :11:55.the bulb again. There are a scrum? Line-out.

:11:56. > :12:02.from the same club. Not a lightweight club. The old West

:12:03. > :12:18.Coast. That's not straight but play on. Small mercy.

:12:19. > :12:26.France enjoying plenty of possession in this second half. But no points

:12:27. > :12:35.yet. Wales hold up the latest runner.

:12:36. > :12:40.Tackle. Tackle. Tackle. Stripped.

:12:41. > :12:45.Tackle. Tackle. Tackle. Gareth Davies. A chase for George

:12:46. > :12:52.North. Maxime Medard back. Gareth Davies didn't need to kick

:12:53. > :12:56.there. Struggling with cramp. I would get Dan Biggar off

:12:57. > :12:59.straightaway. I would give Rhys Priestland time to come on and have

:13:00. > :13:08.the last ten minutes in a game that is already won. I would bring Rhys

:13:09. > :13:14.Priestland on. Get Dan Biggar off straightaway.

:13:15. > :13:23.Camille Chat is thrown to the ground. There is the struggling Dan

:13:24. > :13:35.Biggar. Not looking so bad. Liam Williams goes up for it. Brilliant

:13:36. > :13:42.by the Welsh fullback. And it is recycled. Dan Biggar. Dan Lydiate.

:13:43. > :13:47.It is on. Faletau droplet. A difficult past to make but you

:13:48. > :13:51.expect Faletau to take everything that comes his way.

:13:52. > :13:58.When you look at the quality of the Six Nations compared to the World

:13:59. > :14:05.Cup, you can't leave those passes. You have to execute them. It doesn't

:14:06. > :14:07.matter for Wales because they have won the game but in future it will

:14:08. > :14:11.matter. There was the past.

:14:12. > :14:17.Just behind him. A difficult path to take.

:14:18. > :14:21.When you look at the way France are playing, people talk about

:14:22. > :14:24.structured rugby and how boring it is that you need some structure to

:14:25. > :14:30.set your patterns to try and get mismatches. To try and create space.

:14:31. > :14:37.France are doing a couple of things but when the ball comes back,

:14:38. > :14:38.France are doing a couple of things to attack and not getting support

:14:39. > :14:54.players there. Huge reception for Dan Biggar. Rhys

:14:55. > :15:00.Priestland is on in his place. A good ten minutes will do him a

:15:01. > :15:05.world of good. He is a different player to Dan Biggar. He will attack

:15:06. > :15:09.the line and bring the centres into the game and be far more

:15:10. > :15:13.threatening. It will be nice to see Wales on the front foot and Rhys

:15:14. > :15:18.Priestland having a good ten minutes now.

:15:19. > :15:25.Sebastien Bezy comes on, a strange one, because Maxime Medard is going

:15:26. > :15:33.off. Sebastien Bezy is a scrum-half/ outside half.

:15:34. > :15:43.The first thing you do now is stick it in the air on him!

:15:44. > :15:55.Welcome! Loann Goujon picks it up. A handoff.

:15:56. > :16:00.Here is little Sebastien Bezy. Stumble on the ball.

:16:01. > :16:06.Jonathan Davies had it for a second but it is back with Maxine

:16:07. > :16:14.Mechenaud. A great tackle by Gethin Jenkins. Interesting. Although, Liam

:16:15. > :16:20.Williams has it covered. A great pick-up from the fullback. He has

:16:21. > :16:26.had a great game, Liam Williams. It is there for the Crown to rocking

:16:27. > :16:29.French -- can to rocking French. Holding on.

:16:30. > :16:42.First one. He is a feisty little one, Gareth

:16:43. > :16:57.Davies. Loann Goujon has played OK since he

:16:58. > :17:10.has come on. Sebastien Bezy doesn't make much

:17:11. > :17:14.ground with that. A few metres. Guirado is back on. The captain is

:17:15. > :17:25.back on, he has the ball and about to throw in.

:17:26. > :17:36.Alexandre Flanquart feeds. Guirado is back, doing what he has done all

:17:37. > :17:46.evening. Here is the other poker. Yes! Gethin Jenkins at his best!

:17:47. > :17:50.Big congratulations for the veteran, Gethin Jenkins.

:17:51. > :17:51.A good kick to touch now, a good attacking position for Wales to

:17:52. > :18:04.finish on a high. You have to say, as poor as the

:18:05. > :18:11.French have been creatively, Wales have been good in defence. Rarely

:18:12. > :18:18.outflanked, done well at scrambling when they have had to.

:18:19. > :18:23.I think they have missed the ball carrying of some of their big

:18:24. > :18:27.players but they have to go forward first, even if they are trying to

:18:28. > :18:30.change. Looking at them now, they've got to

:18:31. > :18:36.change. look is, two scrum-half. It doesn't

:18:37. > :18:40.get any easier. Liam Williams comes off. Well played, the Scarlets man.

:18:41. > :18:44.Gareth Anscombe comes on in his place.

:18:45. > :18:52.It doesn't get any easier, I understand that. It isn't easy when

:18:53. > :18:58.you have a game plan from Inspector Clouseau.

:18:59. > :19:03.Safe enough for Gareth Davies. The speed of the scrum-half. Is it going

:19:04. > :19:12.to be the perfect finish for Wales? Faletau. Ken Owens.

:19:13. > :19:19.Here it is for Bradley Davies. Gareth Davies, gain, and Alun Wyn

:19:20. > :19:30.Jones keeps it infield. Dan Lydiate sets up they were -- set up the

:19:31. > :19:30.ruck. Gethin Jenkins, whose turnover

:19:31. > :19:47.helped produce this opportunity. Penalty to France.

:19:48. > :19:56.Good play. Who is there a game? The French captain, brilliant. He has

:19:57. > :20:01.had a big, big game, the French captain. He has lead by example.

:20:02. > :20:04.He is not going to get man-of-the-match because it is

:20:05. > :20:10.difficult to give it to players on a losing side but he has admixed

:20:11. > :20:18.ordinary performance. He has shown up so well and it is difficult to do

:20:19. > :20:25.on a losing side. -- had an extraordinary performance.

:20:26. > :20:37.The French captain in what looks like a losing cause, but on they go.

:20:38. > :20:46.Through the middle. Hands away. Ball is available. France try to

:20:47. > :20:58.give it some wit. Now they might. Caught in midfield. For the moment.

:20:59. > :21:17.Vrimi Vakatawa. Yoann Maestri. Little Sebastien Bezy. Camille Chat.

:21:18. > :21:23.Lovely play from Francois Trinh-Duc. Jamie Roberts with the tackle.

:21:24. > :21:25.These lines are much better. Look at that.

:21:26. > :21:32.Where is the support? Not many with him. Here is the captain, Guirado,

:21:33. > :21:55.to his other poker. -- to his other hooker.

:21:56. > :22:02.Penalty advantage to France. Alexandre Flanquart.

:22:03. > :22:11.Penalty advantage to France. Wrong side. Three and a bit minutes

:22:12. > :22:16.to go. Trailing by 16 points, the instruction is to go for the corner.

:22:17. > :22:20.The few instruction is to go for the corner.

:22:21. > :22:26.have kept the jumper up in the air for an extended period in the

:22:27. > :22:27.line-out. They might want to draw a penalty but if you don't get him

:22:28. > :22:32.down quickly enough, they penalty but if you don't get him

:22:33. > :22:37.build the structure around him and defending players get in gaps. You

:22:38. > :22:42.need to get him up quick and down again.

:22:43. > :22:48.Alun Wyn Jones leads the field. Dan Lydiate leaves, Gareth Davies leaves

:22:49. > :22:51.the field. The man-of-the-match is just leaving

:22:52. > :22:59.the field now. He is Wales and benign, Gareth Davies of top he is

:23:00. > :23:01.my RBS Six Nations and the match. Liam Williams

:23:02. > :23:03.my RBS Six Nations and the match. Evans. And Faletau. Big

:23:04. > :23:18.performances. Evans. And Faletau. Big

:23:19. > :23:28.there. Penalty advantage. Try. France are over the line. They

:23:29. > :23:30.will go to deduct two TMO? Wayne Barnes had the best view of

:23:31. > :23:47.that. Clearly held up.

:23:48. > :24:00.line-out. We have finally got a warning.

:24:01. > :24:03.Two minutes to go. To be honest, I think he has been a

:24:04. > :24:15.bit lenient. I think it could have been earlier.

:24:16. > :24:19.Yoann Maestri. The hanged time in the air lets Wales get a chance to

:24:20. > :24:22.get in behind and drive. The surge is good. It has to be,

:24:23. > :24:32.surely. It is a try for France. The surge is good. It has to be,

:24:33. > :24:36.Too little, too late. Who was it who came away with the

:24:37. > :24:45.ball? Gael Fickou? Was the captain, Guirado?

:24:46. > :25:01.It is a good set and it suddenly gathers pace.

:25:02. > :25:11.The captain, Guirado. It is scant consolation for him

:25:12. > :25:17.because the team have gone down and Wales have been worthy and deserving

:25:18. > :25:21.winners. Perhaps if that man had been on from the start, it might

:25:22. > :25:27.have been closer. He would have made a big difference. The confidence of

:25:28. > :25:35.where he wants to be, where he wants to run and attack has certainly

:25:36. > :25:48.given the attack direction. He also kicks the points. 19-10.

:25:49. > :25:53.Jonathan, do you think Wales will be happy with this or they want a bit

:25:54. > :25:56.more? Again, I feel like they are trying

:25:57. > :26:01.to develop their attacking game. They haven't executed it properly so

:26:02. > :26:04.composure and execution, I think they will have to work on it before

:26:05. > :26:18.the England game. One last chance. Djbril Camara.

:26:19. > :26:30.Advantage. Another penalty. Lazy running.

:26:31. > :26:38.He takes it quickly, Sebastien Bezy. No, it's Chamberlin. A shocking body

:26:39. > :26:45.position to go in. So high. That will be it. Wayne

:26:46. > :26:50.Barnes blows his whistle. The game is over. The Wales coaching staff

:26:51. > :26:52.make their way down. Taulupe Faletau doesn't look delighted because it

:26:53. > :27:05.has been a rather ordinary game. Wales have won. They remain

:27:06. > :27:11.unbeaten. The score is Wales 19-10 France.

:27:12. > :27:15.As Jonathan said, enough to work on. It is a big tree and they never

:27:16. > :27:23.looked like losing, which is good enough.

:27:24. > :27:27.-- it is a victory. We will be on the red button forum with the ten

:27:28. > :27:34.o'clock News coming up shortly. We will hear from the man-of-the-match.

:27:35. > :27:42.Happy, Martyn Williams? A win is a win. Wales defended

:27:43. > :27:47.heroically, making it very physical. Onwards and upwards for Twickenham

:27:48. > :27:48.in two weeks' time. We had a great character with our

:27:49. > :27:53.captain. We had a great character with our

:27:54. > :27:56.It was disappointing. Here is the man-of-the-match.

:27:57. > :28:01.The fifth consecutive win against France. Did the experience tell in

:28:02. > :28:07.the end? To be fair to the French, they gave

:28:08. > :28:10.us a good challenge upfront. It was a bit of a scrappy game but a win is

:28:11. > :28:17.a win. England next at Twickenham. What

:28:18. > :28:21.will you have to work on before taking on Eddie Jones's team?

:28:22. > :28:25.I don't want to say too much but we will watch the video back. Have to

:28:26. > :28:28.get a few things right in training and get everything ready to go at

:28:29. > :28:34.Wigan. Well done to the team and on the

:28:35. > :28:37.man-of-the-match. Brian Moore was talking about the

:28:38. > :28:39.Inspector Clouseau tactics and there was some comedy from the decisive

:28:40. > :28:55.score from George North. That is perfect, really. The surname

:28:56. > :29:01.of Jefferson Poirot. I really don't know what Jules Plisson is doing. He

:29:02. > :29:08.is dropping. This is comedy. George North is not right footed. It is

:29:09. > :29:15.kicked by Jules Plisson and it is just a mess of a game.

:29:16. > :29:18.Something New Zealand haven't mastered, the football skills on

:29:19. > :29:24.show. It was a comedy of errors and it summed up the whole game.

:29:25. > :29:30.There is so much that can happen in this game but it is not unfolding.

:29:31. > :29:36.From a Welsh perspective, going to Twickenham in two weeks' time.

:29:37. > :29:39.Irrespective of what happens, it is monumental.

:29:40. > :29:46.They came away from Dublin disappointed with the draw. Wales

:29:47. > :29:48.get better as they go through the tournament. It wasn't a great

:29:49. > :29:55.performance but Wales were incredibly fit and well driven

:29:56. > :29:58.defensively. Difficult to beat. They will go to Twickenham with

:29:59. > :30:02.confidence. The key moment if the tribe right at

:30:03. > :30:06.the end. If France had not scored, it would have been 400 minutes

:30:07. > :30:11.against Wales without a try. They never thought they were going to get

:30:12. > :30:15.a try. We have 75% of possession in the

:30:16. > :30:23.second half and we never managed to do anything with the ball. We made a

:30:24. > :30:27.lot of drives but we were not very efficient. The bench brought a bit

:30:28. > :30:32.of composure and I think Francois Trinh-Duc helped our game.

:30:33. > :30:35.And what about from the southern hemisphere?

:30:36. > :30:41.It is a great game of rugby. I am looking forward to England versus

:30:42. > :30:44.Wales. It is building up for a perfect match.

:30:45. > :30:50.Stay with us for the red button forum. Do hit that very, very

:30:51. > :30:54.shortly. Wales are still unbeaten. They could win the title at from

:30:55. > :31:33.Auckland, from Dunedin, they sleep easy. Buy buy.

:31:34. > :31:38.Pedal to the metal, baby! Go on, me! Go on! Whoo!