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Most people see fear as a weakness. It can be. Sometimes in this job,

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you have to put fear into other people. Whether that is right or

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not, you have to be ruthless. This failure is not an option.

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A chance to score in the corner. Sam Warburton is going to score!

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You have to be ruthless with yourself. You have to use your own

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fear. It makes you stronger. Welcome to the Principality Stadium.

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Thank you to Michael Kelly for getting us in the mood on a Friday

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night. The gateway to the freedom of the weekend. The start of round

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three of the Six Nations. Both sides in the running. Can France win out

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of the blue? Or will it be a red-hot Wales on a chilly Cardiff evening?

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Tonight for the first time in a long time, we have, in South Wales, the

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sky at night. Owing to a technical malfunction, the roof is open and if

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you look closely, you can see Tim peat looking down on us. -- Tim

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Peake. He will be enjoying the words from our three giants of the game,

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joining us now. Martyn Williams, Ali Williams and Tomas Castignet. First,

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let's reflect on weekend number two. The French rugby revolution, part

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two. France at home again in the rain. Liberty and freedom on hold.

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This was a prison of pain. Agony for the Irish, some of it

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self-inflicted. Frustration for the Irish.

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Would there be a way out of all of this? Jonathan Sexton, keeping

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Ireland ahead. Asking a question of France. You can dish out the pain,

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can you score any points? The answer -the ones that matter. Maxime

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Medard. Wales the Scotland wasn't exactly

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free of pain. There would be fixed in the air. -- victims here. And

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danger. And it would have its talking points. Would the offside

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law ever work in Scotland's favour? It had little touches. It had

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running. It had miscalculations. It had missed chances.

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And it had angles. It did have angles. Acute pain for Scotland.

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Perpendicular joy for Wales. England were on their way. Not

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always England were on their way. Not

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then generous Italy. One team's slap on the back is

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another's pack in the eye. Jonathan Joseph's second try, and

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his third. The pass of the weekend- St George.

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England are unbeaten. And so, before a ball is kicked this

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weekend, the prospect of a Grand Slam showdown exists in Paris in the

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final weekend on the final match. A couple of huge games. Decisive at

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the foot of the table and an intriguing contest at Twickenham.

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We will discuss that at half-time. First, what do we think of it so

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far? What is the southern hemisphere take on what we have been served up?

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It is definitely a special spectacle in terms of the Six Nations. The

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fear of failure outweighs the ability to perform or the excitement

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to create match-winning games for the top it is a great event but I

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think teams are playing within themselves, rather than really

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chucking the ball around and seeing what they can do.

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If you were being brutal, would you say it was less of a spectacle?

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Yeah. Without her make-up. Does that mean it takes away from the

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attraction of rugby? I don't think so. It has attraction and excitement

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in other areas. What do you think, Martyn Williams?

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You go back to last weekend, the rugby all six teams played was

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phenomenal. It is like he just said, it wasn't a fear of failure but it

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was the shackles off. The first couple of weekends, it is safety

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first and about not losing a game. France are the worst offenders.

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Not very interesting? Yes. We won the last two games and it is a long

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time since we did that. For months again, -- four months ago, it was a

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lot of pride, losing. There is a long time in the tournament has been

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played since a very long time and you never one that trophy. You can

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believe that every team wants to do the best spectacle on the pitch and

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to win the trophy means a lot. What kind of a spectacle can we

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expect tonight? Can you believe that the French

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team, since the last game, French players have played in the French

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championship, then they had just two or three days to prepare for that

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kind of game. The Welsh team are used to playing together. They have

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some common faces. They know every player on the pitch. It will be very

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hard and the atmosphere here is very tough. We are French and maybe when

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we don't train much, we are the best.

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The atmosphere is building. A huge French contingent here. I can't

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remember the last time, maybe because it is a Friday night, I

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can't remember the last time there were so many French supporters

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round. A study by Cardiff University on Saturday matches in the six

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Nations showed that every game was worth about ?16 million to the local

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economy and you suspect that might be more on a Friday night cos there

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is no room here. People will spend more money if Wales win and that is

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down to Warren Gatland. Jonathan Davies went to see him.

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Are we all happy and ready to go? OK. Warren Gatland, you have had a

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nice week off. You have made a view changes for the France game. Alex

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Cuthbert, first of all. Back in. He is well aware. We know

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that his form from where it was a couple

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that his form from where it was a anywhere as near.

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

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You can't blame players for that. Social media means you can get

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battered. They are young men and the sometimes struggle with criticism.

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He is getting some confidence back so we wanted to give him some time

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and with ill like the idea of him and dash of Sam Warburton and two

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Buick -- Sam Warburton and Justin Tipuric playing together. The French

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bring a big forward pack and so it is probably ringing a bit more

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physicality with Dan coming into the back row.

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What did you expect from France? I have seen them twice this year and I

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can't seem to work out what they are trying to do.

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I think under Guy Noves, he comes in with credibility in terms with what

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he has achieved as a coach. with credibility in terms with what

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incredibly successful. No Welsh team has won five in a row against

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France. I never beat them! It is a Friday

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night in Cardiff again. You must enjoy the birds and the atmosphere.

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It is the best competition in the world and it is the competition

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because of the fans. Nowhere else in the world do you go and get

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potentially 30 or 40% of the crowd to be the away fans. The atmosphere

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and bragging rights for 12 months. It is special. When you retire and

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come back to watch Wales play, up are you going to sit in a bar, have

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a beef steak and walk in, ten minutes from kick-off!

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I would like that opportunity. I haven't been too many games as a

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spectator here. Hopefully one day. Good luck on

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Friday. Jonathan is here with Ryan Moore.

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Warren Gatland is indescribably relaxed. -- Ryan Moore.

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He is comfortable with the rantings. The team environment. They are

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totally relaxed. They know what they are doing and looking forward to the

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game. The pressure is off a little bit, all the attention is on

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England. You mentioned he doesn't do many press conferences now because

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he sits back. Eddie Jones has taken over winding people up. He is in a

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happy place and we side is the most relaxed I have seen it in a long

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time. The friends are tense. They are

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under a lot of pressure. -- the French.

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How good might they be? Not very, at the moment, to be honest. They have

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one too but they haven't played very well. I expect Wales to be quite

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dominant. All the signs are with Wales, all the experience and the

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caps. 90% goal-kicking against just over 50. 56% is not good enough in a

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close game. Let's focus on the French. When they

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joined the championship 116 years ago, when you look at the

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statistics, ever since France won their first championship in 1954,

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they have never gone more than five years without winning a tournament

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until now. In terms of results and style, it has not been good.

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The biggest victory in Italian rugby history. The Grand Slam champions

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have been toppled. England have won in Paris.

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Wales have won the Grand Slam! They have beaten France!

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Captain fantastic touches down. A try for England. George North is

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in for a try. A wretched campaign.

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A yellow card. It has to be Johnny Sexton! Ireland

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are well clear in Paris. Wales have won a game. They beat

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France in 2012, 2013 last year and now this disappointment pours out of

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the stadium. The slightly shambolic nature of

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French selection The slightly shambolic nature of

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when they picked a guy called Smith for the match, finding out then that

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he wasn't eligible having played sevens for the all Blacks.

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That is incompetence but is there such a lack of talent that France

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are having to fall anywhere to find players from certain positions

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because there are so many overseas players in the game in France?

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We are in a bad situation. You have got some guys today from certain

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teams, Mike Callahan. They are only playing because -- like Callahan.

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You need to place young players too. People like you, you have finished

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your career in France and effectively, you are undermining the

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French campaign? A couple of years in France isn't

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undermining the game. If you come to a foreign place, you put yourself

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and you pass on your knowledge, the other side of it is one side is

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talking and the other side is listening and communicating. The

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French have a way of accepting something or not accepting

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something. He is dense with David Smith, he has immersed himself in

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the French culture and, let's be honest, he might have had something

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to do with the miss communication there. The talent is growing in

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France and the talent has some there. The talent is growing in

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the best in the world. Let's not undermine that. We will

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talk about Wales in a moment but if you focus on the positives from a

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French point of view, it is a very inexperienced team. Maxime Medard is

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one of the few experienced players but here's one that the players can

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aspire to be. He was upset not to be selected for

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the World Cup. The bench made a massive impact in the last game. And

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with him, he knows what it is to play big games and I think today

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will be one of the biggest for the French team.

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Counterpoint to the overseas players are undermining the game, Maxine

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Mechenaud is playing with Dan Jules Plisson said he is learning from the

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best. -- and all-black. He is learning a new way of playing

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the game and France has a bit of a burden with the old coaching

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structure and it will take some time for Guy Noves to talk about how he

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wants to play the game. I wouldn't for Guy Noves to talk about how he

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write them off the day, give them some time to get

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know and love. Welsh songs are ringing around the

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stadium. It is as good as weekend, in case you need reminding we

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thought we would do a bit of cinema. There is a mobile cinema in South

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Wales which turns up wherever you There is a mobile cinema in South

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want it to go and shows what ever you wanted to show. We thought we

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would show the players Wales versus France over the years.

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Three adults, please. Two adults, one child.

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Any popcorn? Cuthbert is clear.

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We are straight into it! What a magnificent finish by Alex Cuthbert!

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Wales when the Grand Slam. Fantastic atmosphere!

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The younger George North. Three grand slams.

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Who is that? I don't know. He wanted a hug!

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Wonderful support. A chance for Wales. Surely, a try for Wales. Dan

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Biggar. You know what is going to happen

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now, don't you? George North is in for the tri-!

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My dad! Good genetics mind, isn't it?

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Robert Howley is on his shoulder. That is a decent line, to be fair.

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He has done well there. He took it. Practice what you preach.

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The charge downfield. Hamon!

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Was that a three? You wouldn't get Samson Lee doing that nowadays!

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Martyn Williams, an interesting talking point over the last few

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weeks, Gethin Jenkins will be doing whatever you do in the front row and

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George North will be adding to his try tally. There is a question about

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Sam Warburton being the captain, how and where he is playing and what his

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role is. He is playing out of position at

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six. You think he is winning turnovers, winning penalties for

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Wales. At six he hasn't had that opportunity. The stats are unusual

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for him after two games. It is hard to see why he hasn't had that

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effect. Sam Warburton is on the blindside.

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Justin Tipuric is in the open. Jamie Roberts has creamed Robbie Henshaw.

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Five yards in front of the gain line. Manna from heaven for an open

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side flanker. He is a yard in front. You would expect him to win a

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penalty, creating a steal. Keep an eye on where Sam Warburton is. He

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has worked around to the far side, not involved. You would expect him

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to be in this breakdown. He hasn't got involved. He should have nine

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and 12 outside him. He is outside his backs. He can't get involved in

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the breakdown to any degree. It gives Ireland the ball. It is quick

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ball, they are on the front foot and get momentum.

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ball, they are on the front foot and Against Scotland, for some reason,

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they have a look at as a tailgunner. They have the six and seven in the

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line-out. They are doing their job and they have to stop the driving

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

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where Scott Baldwin is. They can affect the play. First breakdown.

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Sam Warburton is on the far side. You can see the scrum cap of Justin

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Tipuric. They have stopped the driving maul of Scotland but look

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what happens here. They go wide to win quick ball. Sam Warburton is not

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on the pace because he has been working hard, in fairness. Watch how

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easy it is for Scotland. They have a hooker and an outside half

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defending. Easy yards for Scott Laidlaw. Justin Tipuric is not on

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the pace. It has been poor at contesting defence. This is where

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they have been at their best. Dan Lydiate and Sam Warburton are not

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involved in the line-out. They create havoc in midfield. You can

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see them in tandem. They love playing together. One of the best

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ball carrying centres in France and he is held up. You have to give

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priest and a bit of praise as well. That is where they are at their best

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and at six, he hasn't had that opportunity.

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That was a masterclass. Let's talk about one of the changes

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in the Welsh team - Cuthbert is back on the wing after his confidence

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took a hammering during the World Cup. This is an opportunity to

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re-establish his reputation. Here he came into a position between

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the centres. Every time he is available, he can be destructive. He

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has got some sense. Even if he is a big bite, he can play the defence.

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He goes around the ten, behind Roberts. You can see he goes in the

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defence. Very well exploited by the Welsh. The French will have to

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control it. They have to speak to each other to see where Cuthbert is

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going to get into the line. There is a great atmosphere, 74,000

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seats in this doesn't arena. We actually have the roof open tonight,

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which they often say allows the atmosphere to go up into the

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heavens. It seems really loud to me tonight. Wonderful. I must ask you

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about one aspect of the game, a talking point in all the

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matches-Eddie Jones has said Jonny Sexton will be targeted tomorrow.

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France targeted him a couple of weeks ago. Dan Biggar, he knows he

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will be a marked man tonight. For all of the years you were playing in

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front of the great playmaker, how can you protect your number ten as a

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team? We look at it as an advantage. It is

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a focus shifting away from the team collectively and going on to one

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person. I think the French are doing themselves a disadvantage by

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targeting one person. I don't think they are intentionally. Gatland

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wants them to target him more. You have to stand up on your own two

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feet. Defend yourself. As a forward, make sure you go forward. It is

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easier for the backs. Reading the papers, they are not

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talking about who will win this, they are talking about the winning

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margin for Wales. Is there any danger of that sleeping in to the

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Welsh mentality tonight? -- seeping in.

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There are a lot of players you are not quite sure of. They are

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professionals. Usually, we will have our

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correspondence speaking to coaches and players and all that sort of

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stuff but tonight, she is now with a partisan supporter.

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It is someone with a strong link to Welsh rugby and vice patron of the

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WRU, his Royal high as the Duke of Cambridge. -- Royal Highness. You

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have lived in Wales. How dear to your heart is the team?

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I love coming to the rugby. Having lived in North Wales for a few

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years, seeing the rugby and the passion, I am thrilled to be back.

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It is fantastic to be here and here we passion and excitement. When the

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anthem goes, you know you are in Cardiff.

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He followed Wales during the World Cup and now during the Six Nations.

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What have you made the form of Warren Gatland's men of late?

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They have done a good job of the World Cup. It was a shame that South

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Africa beat them in the last five minutes. I was quite upset about

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that. They covered themselves in glory through the whole tournament.

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In the tarmac, they have started well and have to continue. -- in the

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Six Nations. Enjoy the game. France haven't

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beaten Wales since that time Sam Warburton was sent off five years

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ago. Looking forward to making it five in a row against France. Fierce

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and ferocious. You have to be ruthless. Failure is

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not an option. You have to put fear in other

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people. You have to use your own fear.

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As we wait for the players who are in the tunnel at the moment, where

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is this match going to be won and lost?

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It is the cliche, the tight five. Wales have a set of young props that

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have been outstanding so far. They have the experience of Alun Wyn

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Jones and Bradley Davies so if they get dominance in the front five, it

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could be a long night for the French.

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As we mentioned him briefly earlier on, a lot of the French side are

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very inexperienced. Most will not have played in this stadium. It can

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either inspire you or intimidate you.

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How do you you.

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I think it will inspire. I am pretty sure if they manage to get some

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turnover, we have got quality and Spain in the backs and it can make a

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difference. We have lost so many years, we have to show that we can

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win that game. Here is the reception for Wales and

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France on a Friday night And it is very, very loud. A final

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word to you, as the impartial observer.

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I think the French inexperience is actually going to play into their

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hands. I think they will play with limited fear and try things.

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Defensively, they have come together quite wrongly so it will be a great

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match. It could be a turning point for the Six Nations, get some

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excitement into it. We are going to have a moment 's

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silence before the anthems, for the victims of the cyclone in Fiji

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silence before the anthems, for the week, when 42 people died and tens

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of thousands have lost their homes. You can imagine the devastation that

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has caused. The last time there was an evening match here at the

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Principality Stadium, it was when Wales played Fiji in the World Cup.

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A moment 's silence for the victims of the cyclone in Fiji. After which

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it will be the anthems. # Mae hen wlad fy

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nhadau yn annwyl i mi # Gwlad beirdd a chantorion,

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enwogion o fri # Ei gwrol ryfelwyr,

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gwladgarwyr tra mad # Dros ryddid gollasant eu

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gwaed # Tra mor

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yn fur i'r bur hoff bau COMMENTATOR: Round 3 of the Six

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Nations, Friday night in Cardiff. Its Wales against France, two

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unbeaten sides. Sam Warburton's Wales, drawn one, won one. Bradley

:33:20.:33:25.

Davies is in full Luke Charteris in the second row. Charteris has a sore

:33:26.:33:36.

knee. Tipuric is on the bench. Faletau, tackles made, 38, and he

:33:37.:33:42.

has missed none. Alex Cuthbert is back on the right wing. If he can do

:33:43.:33:46.

what George North is doing, Wales will be fine. 14 defenders beaten,

:33:47.:33:52.

leading the way in the Six Nations. Jedrasiak is back in the second row.

:33:53.:34:12.

Maxime Machenaud starting at scrum-half. Camarasa starts, an

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international left wing for the first time -- Camara.

:34:19.:34:28.

Jake Ball and Gareth Anscombe returning to the Will Spencer. Pirlo

:34:29.:34:35.

will win a first cap and become the first international from the

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overseas French territory of Wallis Island in the Pacific. -- Pelo. The

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night's referee, Wayne Barnes. -- tonight. An English and in Cardiff,

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taking control. Wales against France, Wales looking to beat France

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for the fifth time in succession. The roof is open. It was meant to be

:35:05.:35:11.

closed but we've had political BELL A little mechanical hitch.

:35:12.:35:16.

-- we've had a little mechanical hitch. Still, it is a clear night, a

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dry night and the surface is good. The pivotal point in the Six

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Nations. England playing Ireland at Twickenham tomorrow. Scotland

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visiting Rome to play Italy. It all begins here in Cardiff. Plisson, the

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outside-half, preparing to start. Wales' second home game. Off we go.

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Full-back, Liam Williams, for Wales, just outside the 22. Gareth Davies

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at scrum-half. George North chasing. Well released by Chouly. The captain

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of France, Guirado. The pass was forwards. That evening, Brian Moore.

:36:25.:36:30.

Good evening. That was well full would as well. Enterprising from the

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French. They haven't played this kind of rugby for a while, you can't

:36:34.:36:40.

just switch it on -- well forwards. Giving Wales a good platform

:36:41.:36:44.

actually. Yeah, it'll be interesting to see how the front row cope

:36:45.:36:49.

against a very big, big French row. They showed intent by going wide but

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they didn't engage the Welsh defence when they have the overlap. This is

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one area where I think France might get on top. If Wales do well here,

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then they are comfortable for the evening. No sign of it yet. Faletau

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going begging for it. -- digging. Gareth Davies passing it out.

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Play an. Wales are back in possession -- play on. Sam

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Warburton, the captain, making ground. Plisson washing-up and

:37:51.:37:58.

cutting out the overlap. Medard has to go back. Cuthbert chasing. It was

:37:59.:38:08.

clever, but at least three men were over. If they had moved the ball

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more quickly. I think both defences are going to play with a blitz

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defence. Rushing out of the lines. Lovely kick from Dan Biggar. He just

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overcooked it a little bit. Medard was in position.

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overcooked it a little bit. Medard for the drop out. Off we go again.

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Not quite so high this time. Biggar chasing his own kick. It has come

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back for Samson Lee, the prop. Wales, plenty of possession. Gareth

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Davies, Cuthbert is outside him. Camara making the tackle. Step from

:38:50.:38:54.

Roberts. Lee, he likes the passing game.

:38:55.:39:07.

Jonathan Davies had to take it behind him. Good strength. The

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player who plays in France, for Clermont Auvergne. Coming back to

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the Scarlets next season. George North coming off his wing.

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Pushed back outside the French 22. Picked up again by Evans. Wales are

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much more prepared to get the passes out of the tackle in this game. Rob

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Evans, busy in this opening period. out of the tackle in this game. Rob

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Turned over. France winning the out of the tackle in this game. Rob

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penalty. France out of the tackle in this game. Rob

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recycling, not as quickly out of the tackle in this game. Rob

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would have wanted. They had the numbers, the blitz defence

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controlled where Wales were going to attack. Somebody has to have some

:40:16.:40:20.

quick feet to break the defensive line. That's a result for France. It

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is, but what line. That's a result for France. It

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well, they haven't dealt with the aerial battle so far. They haven't

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fielded the last three kicks well. aerial battle so far. They haven't

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

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that can break down the defence. They are so tight. Jefferson Poirot,

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who won the ball back for France. A good jump from Flanquart. Dan Biggar

:40:50.:41:00.

on the halfway line. It has gone flying over. Just a little bit flat,

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the line of attack. Trying to get Camara into the game, aren't they?

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Bradley Davies, quickly down to Gareth Davies. Biggar, a change of

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tactics Jonathan Davies in hot pursuit. He did well there.

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Brilliant. Guirado, the French hooker, doing well to cover the

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chip. Machenaud, back to Plisson. Biggar,

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as ever, covering. It has gone loose. Slimani, the prop, collecting

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the scraps. Two knock-ons, Welsh ball. Again, France not dealing with

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the aerial ball. Conceding ground and possession. He'll be happy with

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the first five minutes. The territory, the possession they have

:42:28.:42:30.

had. They are winning the aerial battle. They are committing the

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ball, the French players, but no one has really taken it yet. Guy Noves.

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This is the first time he has come face-to-face with Warren Gatland,

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the Welsh coach, since the days of to lose playing Wasps in the

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Heineken Cup final -- Toulouse. The importance of the aerial

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Heineken Cup final -- Toulouse. The you can't deal with it, you are

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constantly losing territory, you don't get a foothold

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Free kick. Going to be a free kick against France. Going for the scrum

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again. Asking the French to wait for the

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ball. Fight to stay square. The law is

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that you're not supposed to push before the ball is put in. Teams do

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it to try to get on the front foot. Wales, I've asked you, don't fully

:44:25.:44:29.

engage. This isn't going to be a scrum. Wayne Barnes, you know,

:44:30.:44:35.

dictating the game. What a mistake that is.

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Again, the French, well, that's self-inflicted. Keeping Wales the

:44:48.:44:53.

within French territory. That's an awful free kick. I just think he

:44:54.:45:00.

must have thought it's a penalty. Jamie Roberts, for the first time,

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crashing into midfield. Boots, Dan Lydiate has too steep for the ball.

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Penalty for Wales -- temp -- oo oops.

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This is Plisson's penalty, direct kick into touch. He must have

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thought it was a penalty where you cannot kick directly into touch.

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Back in the same position, Wales getting possession. Should be three

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points. Dan Biggar, up in the 80s for his

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success rate. Dan Biggar, for the first points. He

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missed. Missing. You can see straightaway if the kicker has

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nailed it, he runs back. He just took there, waiting and waiting.

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Taking so long over the ball now, I don't know how that can help him.

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Faletau catching the restart. Rob Evans, good footwork and hands

:46:51.:47:01.

by the prop. Robert is trying to get the past two

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Jonathan Davies, doesn't work. Chance for France to turn defence

:47:16.:47:23.

into attack. Very good kick. Left footed. Chouly, to Medard. Now,

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Vakoc tala, the danger runner for France. -- Vakatawa. Medard hanging

:47:32.:47:45.

onto it. Faletau with the tackle on the full-back.

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Very narrow, the fringe. Lydiate and Roberts with the tackle. Faletau

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holding them up. Medard delivers. Jonathan Danty in the centre. With

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Liz Truss Lauret, from the French back row, managing in the end --

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Wenceslas Lauret. A bit too far. back row, managing in the end --

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Catching. Eluding and passing to Jonathan Davies. That trusty left

:48:35.:48:38.

foot. I don't think he was looking for touch. Looking for space. Very

:48:39.:48:43.

get very difficult to see who the French

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ball-carrier is for France, with the likes of Picamoles and Buster Road

:48:52.:49:02.

-- Buster Road -- missing. They didn't want to go backwards any

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more. Just going on to get territory.

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Here's a change. France driving them all, and driving it well. -- driving

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the maul. Forward. Having listened to Martyn Williams before the game,

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asking where war button and Lydiate would go, they were very much out of

:49:36.:49:45.

the defensive operation in the maul. War button at the top and there is

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Dan Lydiate. -- war -- Sam Warburton. If you're going to

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do that you have to take people with you.

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The next one is a penalty. Please hold your balance, OK? Bind, hold

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on, wait. Let's get these grams right, fellows -- these scrums. He's

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saying he didn't want anybody to engage fully before he calls. The

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only advantage to that is that you may get a slight advantage in weight

:50:41.:50:45.

being transferred early. To be honest it is so minimal I wish he

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

:50:49.:50:58.

good. Waiting a long time before he gives Gareth Davies the all clear.

:50:59.:51:02.

And it goes down and France get the penalty. I think that came from the

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assistant referee, JP Doyle. There's no way that Barnes could have seen

:51:10.:51:14.

that on this side. And going to the pocket, the microphone, the call

:51:15.:51:18.

came from the system referee. -- the hand. The

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came from the system referee. -- the that the scrum won't...? Yes! Thank

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you! I think that the scrum won't...? Yes! Thank

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it. Going onto the shoulder. that the scrum won't...? Yes! Thank

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tight head prop, just rolling. He does that to protect the drive.

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tight head prop, just rolling. He So JP Doyle has got it wrong. Not

:51:53.:51:52.

Plisson. Distance isn't a problem, surprising.

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Plisson. Distance isn't a problem, but direction, not so much. He

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absolutely well eat it. He had a big kick against the Italians, but that

:52:17.:52:25.

was near the halfway line. -- wellied it. He is a massive kicker.

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Dan Biggar, into the French half. A bit of indecision from Machenaud who

:52:36.:52:44.

catches it in the end. Medard going high again. Beautifully taken, Liam

:52:45.:52:47.

Williams, from full-back. Gareth Davies has a little luck and

:52:48.:53:20.

a little dance. It is gathering momentum slowly, this Welsh attack.

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Patience is required. A good pass by Alex Cuthbert on the outside.

:53:29.:53:38.

Still Welsh possession. Not enough is happening. That is an excellent

:53:39.:53:46.

kick from Dan Biggar. Although Wales haven't score any

:53:47.:54:02.

points yet, they have been more fluent and cogent -- score any

:54:03.:54:07.

points. It seems a matter of time before they score. How much pressure

:54:08.:54:19.

can Wales exert on this French team. Guirado with the throw. No problem

:54:20.:54:23.

at all, so far. Poirot, the prop, going to ground.

:54:24.:54:46.

Here comes the clearing kick from this -- Plisson. Liam Williams

:54:47.:54:51.

thought about taking it quickly. On the halfway line. We will have a

:54:52.:54:56.

line-out. He has got a big boot on him, Jules Plisson. There was one

:54:57.:55:00.

opportunity for Medard, he caught the ball, plenty of time and space,

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and everybody over read the play. If he had done a dummy kick, Lydiate

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was up in the air, and he was clean through. It's just seeing what's in

:55:11.:55:15.

front of you. Alun Wyn Jones winning the line-out. Wales are trying the

:55:16.:55:24.

drive from the line-out. A few metres gained. Gareth Davies,

:55:25.:55:35.

towards back at -- Vakatawa. Advantage for Wales being played.

:55:36.:55:46.

Well picked up, Biggar. Liam Williams is in hot pursuit. Faletau

:55:47.:55:51.

can't get it. Fabulous pick up by the flanker, Lauret. Faletau getting

:55:52.:55:56.

the ball. Passing to Gareth Davies. Rob Evans, with Scott Baldwin with

:55:57.:56:17.

him. Penalty advantage is being played. Good tackle. No advantage,

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it will be a penalty for Wales. I don't suppose Dan Biggar is going to

:56:30.:56:32.

speed up his routine, having missed the first one.

:56:33.:56:46.

Jedrasiak. Faletau seems OK. He watches, as Dan Biggar prepares.

:56:47.:57:07.

Everyone can have a breather! This will take some time.

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His sites reset, Dan Biggar puts Wales into the lead. Wales, three,

:57:28.:57:45.

France, zero. They've dominated territory and possession. 20

:57:46.:57:50.

minutes, I don't think France have had one attack and that is three

:57:51.:57:55.

points they have. They'll be glad to be in front but they lead to be a

:57:56.:58:03.

bit more so. A height, hanging restart by Plisson, well taken by

:58:04.:58:07.

Bradley Davies. Outside, fellows, outside. Cuthbert, having to be

:58:08.:58:18.

careful there. Chouly, was he back on the ground? France are safely in

:58:19.:58:27.

possession. Burban, the flanker, number seven. A good tackle on the

:58:28.:58:40.

moors from Bradley Davies. -- on the -- on Maxime Mermoz.

:58:41.:58:46.

Plisson looking for the second wave. Play on, nothing has gone forwards

:58:47.:58:58.

yet. They aren't offering anything at the moment. The only man taking

:58:59.:59:03.

on the defensive line, Maxime Medard. They seem to be looking to

:59:04.:59:07.

him to create something and then go for it. Vakatawa occasionally. Alun

:59:08.:59:22.

Wyn Jones' tackle. Alun Wyn Jones winning the line-out again. And

:59:23.:59:25.

that's a penalty advantage, free kick advantage. Davies hitting the

:59:26.:59:36.

blindside. That's very clever play by Davies. I think George North just

:59:37.:59:40.

reacted a bit too slowly. He saw the opportunity. They were

:59:41.:59:56.

short on the blindside. Up she goes from the free kick. Good

:59:57.:00:02.

catch from Alexandre Flanquart. The ball has spent a lot of time up

:00:03.:00:20.

there. Again, a fabulous catch by Liam Williams. Callahan tries to

:00:21.:00:27.

hold him up but it is there for Davis. Rob Evans, as many passes as

:00:28.:00:38.

the scrum-half! Wales suddenly moving. Jonathan Davies tries to

:00:39.:00:48.

handoff Damian Chouly. Liam Williams. Scott Baldwin. Bradley

:00:49.:00:57.

Davies makes half a yard. Jonathan Davies, from Dan Biggar.

:00:58.:01:19.

France have to be careful. Anybody upended, all the officials start to

:01:20.:01:23.

have a good look at it. I think we need a pick and drive. We

:01:24.:01:30.

have just one French player in the contact area. Wales have got to pick

:01:31.:01:34.

and drive, pick and drive to drag them defenders in.

:01:35.:01:39.

Bradley Davies did well to pick it up. Challenging for the ball, Liam

:01:40.:01:44.

Williams. Vrimi Vakatawa comes away with it. France just a few metres

:01:45.:01:47.

from their own line. They are going to try and run it

:01:48.:02:06.

out. The second row. And they are getting further away from the

:02:07.:02:11.

touchline. That was a long kick from Jules Plisson but it doesn't seem to

:02:12.:02:16.

bother him. Dan Biggar. George North on his shoulder. Ignores him and

:02:17.:02:21.

finds Jonathan Davies. "The Damian Chouly makes the tackle.

:02:22.:02:33.

Sam Warburton. They are going for the strip. Wales wants to get the

:02:34.:02:43.

ball to ground. Good defence. Good defence by number seven. Antoine

:02:44.:02:52.

Burban. Stop. How could down.

:02:53.:02:58.

His body angle is a bit high. He usually carries with a good body

:02:59.:03:04.

Again, just watch. A tackle.

:03:05.:03:18.

Again, just watch. A The prop goes in. The scrum-half is

:03:19.:03:25.

on his own. Gareth Davies spots it and if he gives a yard closer, that

:03:26.:03:29.

is an opportunity. Well spotted by Gareth Davies. Gareth Davies

:03:30.:03:37.

is an opportunity. Well spotted by He did actually call him as well. He

:03:38.:03:41.

did call to George North but he might not have heard him early

:03:42.:03:42.

enough. The water carriers make their exit.

:03:43.:03:56.

It's not water! Under pressure from Dan Biggar, it

:03:57.:04:30.

will be an attacking throw for Wales.

:04:31.:04:33.

Whatever you say about Guy Noves and his changes around the philosophy of

:04:34.:04:38.

attack, France have offered very little. It almost appears as though

:04:39.:04:43.

they are making it up as they go along. They don't know where they

:04:44.:04:48.

are taking the ball in, they don't have the right players. Awful. It

:04:49.:04:57.

really is shameful. Not looking threatening at the

:04:58.:05:02.

moment. There is no one carrying the ball.

:05:03.:05:05.

Very lateral. Bradley Davies. Good ball. Bradley Davies went for the

:05:06.:05:17.

subtle pass and it hasn't worked. And Wales get the penalty. Antoine

:05:18.:05:26.

Burban is feeling the effects of being flattened by Sam Warburton.

:05:27.:05:36.

That is a brave tackle. Big hit. There we are. Alun Wyn Jones is over

:05:37.:05:42.

him straightaway. He is hanging on. He has rolled over, Dell hanging on.

:05:43.:05:45.

This is the big hit. He has got to check that out.

:05:46.:06:05.

Antoine Burban. Sam Warburton enjoyed it but Antoine Burban did

:06:06.:06:13.

not. He is going off for the head injury assessment. And Wales have

:06:14.:06:23.

the penalty. Loann Goujon comes on for France.

:06:24.:06:33.

I think I ought to put into context the comments I made about France

:06:34.:06:39.

-shameful. When you compare their past and the way they have been able

:06:40.:06:41.

to play, this isn't even a shadow. Half an hour gone. This is to put

:06:42.:07:03.

Wales six points ahead. It is good. Second penalty.

:07:04.:07:10.

You need to knock those over. If you are not getting over the try line,

:07:11.:07:17.

you have to turn that pressure into points. It is the only way they are

:07:18.:07:22.

looking like getting points, through the boot of Dan Biggar.

:07:23.:07:30.

And it is him his catches the restart, putting it down very

:07:31.:07:31.

delicately. A good tackle by Taulupe Faletau.

:07:32.:07:48.

Callahan. France, through their forwards.

:07:49.:08:03.

Jonathan Danty has been very quiet. Samson Lee couldn't quite steal it.

:08:04.:08:18.

Bradley Davies with the tackle. Vrimi Vakatawa. Dan Biggar made a

:08:19.:08:24.

tackle. Sam Warburton. Danger from France. They have suddenly come to

:08:25.:08:30.

life. I think they heard Brian Moore!

:08:31.:08:33.

They have to back the forwards around the ball but it is suddenly a

:08:34.:08:40.

different France altogether. Guirado delivers.

:08:41.:08:50.

Another couple of hard yard gained. Jefferson Poirot, the prop, over the

:08:51.:08:52.

ball. Ever closer, France creep. Jefferson

:08:53.:09:05.

Poirot, again, in support. And on the ground. Loann Goujon over the

:09:06.:09:16.

ball for the French. Guirado weights. Masataka Mikami hovers.

:09:17.:09:23.

Penalty to Wales. Great kick! Great kick! That is how

:09:24.:09:35.

dangerous France can be. Yeah, sealing off. This is how they

:09:36.:09:59.

got into that position. Inside ball from Jules Plisson. And there is the

:10:00.:10:04.

winner, Vrimi Vakatawa. Plenty of winners on the left-hand side.

:10:05.:10:07.

Everything starts coming off from the opportunity. When they are on

:10:08.:10:21.

the front foot, they pick up the tempo.

:10:22.:10:25.

Actually, if you look at just before then, now then, that's not a tackle

:10:26.:10:31.

for me. He has not used his arms at all.

:10:32.:10:35.

I think Wayne Barnes is agreeing with you.

:10:36.:10:50.

You have to make an attempt to use your arms in the tackle and there

:10:51.:10:59.

wasn't one man. -- there wasn't one. We can take our time. It was six,

:11:00.:11:06.

tackling with no arms. Penalty against Dan Lydiate.

:11:07.:11:13.

This is the clearest penalty you will see. Dan Lydiate got it last

:11:14.:11:21.

week, I thought wrongly. On this occasion he is going in and there is

:11:22.:11:26.

no arm in the tackle whatsoever. The right arm is behind the shoulder,

:11:27.:11:31.

then it goes to ground. Just watch. It is an easy, easy penalty for

:11:32.:11:36.

Wayne Barnes and the TMO. It is also unnecessary. He is good

:11:37.:11:44.

in the tackle. Defence has been solid. No reason to give that away.

:11:45.:11:50.

Jules Plisson puts France on the scoreboard.

:11:51.:11:55.

It will be interesting to see what the boys lay in the studio at

:11:56.:11:59.

half-time because there is not much to talk about really. Wales have had

:12:00.:12:05.

a lot of all and pressure but they haven't created much. France have

:12:06.:12:08.

done hardly anything. It has been played between the 22s and defence

:12:09.:12:13.

on top. Imagination is needed to break down the defence.

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Callahan is tackled by Scott Baldwin, who is trapped. And he

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comes. Rob Evans gets a fistful of shirt, enough to drag him down.

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Liam Williams. The simplest of kicks for him. Dan Biggar. Thought I saw

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danger. Liam Williams against Callahan. Davis has to go in and do

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some ruck work. And they have turned it

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over. France now trying to get their passing game going. A Welsh player

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is down at the moment. As you know, we

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at things. We me.

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One of them is OK. Gareth Davies back on his feet. Sam

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One of them is OK. Gareth Davies laces up.

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George North laces up.

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Davies goes in. Nothing laces up.

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the tackle. Play on. He's committed. That's slow motion. He is committed.

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On the list had said of the French scrum.

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It will be interesting to see that in real-time. As you say, slow

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It will be interesting to see that real-time, it will just the marginal

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if anything. real-time, it will just the marginal

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Real-time, just watch. That is nothing at all. Nothing whatsoever.

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Fair play, nothing was given either. Scrum down, Welsh put in.

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Yes, well done to the officials. Perhaps we don't say it enough.

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Yes, well done to the officials. have a hard job, we do realise that.

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Well, maybe not here. Enough! In the studio at half-time,

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I would like to ask them whether Wayne Barnes was allowed to go back

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for that an Aussie. Does it go against the protocol? -- for that

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penalty. As long as the game hasn't

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restarted. Wales have taken the kick though.

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Only a technical thing but something to think about.

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I am getting far too technical for myself! I am boring myself!

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You've only just realised? Faletau feeds Gareth Davies. Davies.

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The speed of Gareth Davies. Who is outside him? Davies spins. Another

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kick from the scrum-half. Vrimi Vakatawa makes a mess of it. Maxime

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Medard gets a foot to it. Liam Williams, diving for

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denied. What a break that was!

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That is a ready and run by this player. They cover him from the

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scrum and he is away. We support should be with him. I

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just wonder, there, the numbers were there.

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The numbers, yeah. Maybe another option. The support should have been

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with him so he didn't have to make the extra half a yard. A brilliant

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break from this man. Electric. You have to say as well, it was a

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brilliant cover. Was it Maxime Mermoz?

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Maxime Medard. Maxime Medard. A real chance for Wales. They are in

:17:08.:17:13.

the corner. Five metres from the French goal-line.

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It is obviously a perfect time to score for Wales and actually, they

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really need this to reflect the dominance they had.

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Taulupe Faletau has made this a specialist position. Going for a big

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eight man Drive. The first penalty to Wales from the five metre scrum.

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Have a guess what's happening next! The forwards regroup. Another scrum.

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Warren Gatland looks on. Robyn Lyn right looks on.

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Interestingly, the entire Welsh backline apart from the right wing

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is inside the left-hand posts. Very, very narrow.

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Time is off. Another lecture coming. I need the shoulder coming out.

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Clearly out. Let's go. I am sorry to say this but I don't

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think referees should give technical advice. Have a scrum and if they do

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it wrong, Pina lies them. If they don't, leave them alone. --

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penalised. Reset again. Everybody has an

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opinion. Just listen to me, OK? I'm going to

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speak English, OK? Your English is fantastic. We have got to get this

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better for the game. I need you both hitting higher and a bit closer

:19:41.:19:44.

together. Number one's shoulder is out. A little bit closer and to the

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left. OK. Just come a little bit closer. Thank you.

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Most of these problems could be stopped if referees verbally

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enforced the no pushing, no driving at all after engagement, before the

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ball is in. So that the feet are not going. You see, the feet are moving.

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They are all trying to go early. Faletau had gone out. George North

:20:29.:20:34.

picks up for the top he batters into Maxime Mermoz. It is there for

:20:35.:20:43.

Gareth Davies. Jonathan Davies. Back in the grasp of the forwards.

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Faletau. Davies. Scott Baldwin, just a metre short. Penalty to France.

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The single runner. French were swarming all over him.

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He was slightly isolated and that was always on the cards. When they

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go in at half-time, Warren Gatland will think, actually, we have done

:21:13.:21:19.

reasonably well. The half-time whistle blows and it

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has been a low scoring affair. At half-time - 6-3.

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12 months ago in Paris, the score was the same. This was the closest

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we came to a try. Liam Williams was foiled at the last. Here are the

:21:45.:21:50.

facts and figures. Jonathan Davies gave us a big

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build-up, saying there is nothing to talk about. It is not the selectable

:21:55.:22:03.

you predicted, Ali Williams. I thought it would be quite

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different, thought both sides would have more energy to play the ball. I

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don't know what we are watching here apart from the fact Wayne Barnes is

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free. It is one of those games when he seems to be controlling it and

:22:17.:22:19.

there is no real cohesion on the French attack. It is disjointed in

:22:20.:22:25.

terms of they haven't trained so much and I think in terms of the

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Welsh, they are trying but it is almost like they like whatever it is

:22:31.:22:35.

will write down the French. Territory is 70-30% in the favour of

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Wales. A 3-point advantage is nothing. I

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think the French will be happy going in three points behind. Fantastic

:22:45.:22:51.

break I Gareth Davies but they are lacking the clinical edge. Wales

:22:52.:22:56.

tend to get better is the second half but I would like to give them a

:22:57.:23:00.

few nudges because we were falling asleep.

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It wasn't great. And from a French perspective?

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We were under pressure. We don't have so many opportunities and

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instead of kicking the penalty from 50 metres, lady we can kick to

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touch, make a drooling more -- rolling maul. Every time we are

:23:19.:23:24.

kicking the ball, we don't get it back.

:23:25.:23:27.

If you are looking for sanity with a spark, Gareth Davies is it.

:23:28.:23:33.

He is so dynamic. Electric. Give him a yard. He is so quick. I think he

:23:34.:23:38.

is feeling the effects from this sendoff. If he gives it to Dan

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Biggar who is screaming for it... There are another two guys on the

:23:48.:23:51.

outside. He didn't need to kick the ball. You should never kick to the

:23:52.:23:54.

opposition 22. You could see Vrimi

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opposition 22. end, he should put the ball out.

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You can see the Welsh are drilled team because they have

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angled the scrum on purpose. They should have got this. They should be

:24:11.:24:16.

finishing those things. You mean they train more than the

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French? An interesting point. A lot of those

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players played last weekend in the top 14 and some of them played 50 or

:24:24.:24:29.

60 minutes. Some of them played on Sunday so a five-day turnaround.

:24:30.:24:36.

That is why we say the French championship is crazy because you

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don't give the opportunity to the team to be successful. They don't

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train during the tournament and some of them played today in the

:24:46.:24:49.

championship. It is mad. If you want the French team to be successful,

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you have to give them the potential. Vrimi Vakatawa can be scintillating

:24:53.:24:59.

but he can be a liability as well. Really well played. Jules Plisson is

:25:00.:25:02.

wide. Vrimi Vakatawa makes the Really well played. Jules Plisson is

:25:03.:25:07.

difference but Maxime Medard should give the opportunity

:25:08.:25:12.

difference but Maxime Medard should he goes wide and Maxine Mechenaud

:25:13.:25:17.

has to give the ball to Guirado and the game is stop. We don't have so

:25:18.:25:24.

many opportunities and when we do good things, we are not clinical

:25:25.:25:26.

many opportunities and when we do we don't finish it so we need to be

:25:27.:25:28.

more accurate, you know, we don't finish it so we need to be

:25:29.:25:35.

The game is becoming so professional that opportunities are becoming more

:25:36.:25:38.

limited and when they do appear, you have to be

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limited and when they do appear, you let's hold on. We will go one more

:25:40.:25:44.

phase or tackle and the space will open up. At the moment it is like,

:25:45.:25:50.

we have made a break and we don't make breaks in the Six

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we have made a break and we don't let's go for it.

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In both those situations, would New Zealand have scored?

:25:59.:26:02.

I think so, I hope so. Yes. We analysed Sam Warburton. How

:26:03.:26:08.

has he played block it back. Full of energy.

:26:09.:26:38.

Justin Tipuric will have a big impact when he comes on as well.

:26:39.:26:42.

Add another Welsh player playing well- Liam Williams. A ruck and the

:26:43.:26:50.

high ball. -- he is great under the high ball.

:26:51.:26:52.

The French don't have many options in attack and he is diffusing

:26:53.:26:56.

The French don't have many options attack straightaway and turning the

:26:57.:27:00.

balance of power back the Welsh. But there is no challenge. Vrimi

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Vakatawa had a chance but he is out of the ball so we need to put more

:27:06.:27:10.

Vakatawa had a chance but he is out pressure. There are a couple of

:27:11.:27:14.

French guys but not committed to the ball really.

:27:15.:27:18.

Here is the last shot of it. I have to say, Dan Biggar under the high

:27:19.:27:25.

ball as well. He is like a fielder. You have to be brave and courageous

:27:26.:27:29.

and that is the edge Wales have over France. France are playing a

:27:30.:27:34.

well-organised Welsh attack and not to take that, they will be

:27:35.:27:36.

disappointed. Three penalties. If it comes down to

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a kicking duel, Jules Plisson kicks it from anywhere so Wales might be

:27:43.:27:47.

worried. It comes down to indiscipline.

:27:48.:27:52.

This is something that doesn't need to happen. The Johnny Sexton charge

:27:53.:27:59.

that results in a sanction. That kind of thing. And Faletau coming up

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for the top was this a yellow card, does anybody think?

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This was a yellow card. He has time to pull out of that. You

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This was a yellow card. He has time need that in the game. You actually

:28:12.:28:15.

don't need it. I don't think that is... It is

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definitely a penalty. It is something that Dan Lydiate needs to

:28:22.:28:28.

look at. Is it not a yellow card because

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there is no malice? The other ones you could cast as

:28:32.:28:37.

cheap shots. That is head-on and he has is technique wrong so I don't

:28:38.:28:39.

think it is card. I was a bit shocked when the French

:28:40.:28:46.

were close to the line. He has been consistent because when the Welsh

:28:47.:28:49.

did the same thing at the end of the first half, you know, he whistled

:28:50.:28:54.

for exactly the same thing. I thought that was good. Wayne

:28:55.:28:58.

Barnes is always consistent, blowing the whistle!

:28:59.:29:04.

Ali Williams! It is nine years ago now! You can't change history! For

:29:05.:29:09.

those of you not aware, in a World Cup quarterfinal here in Cardiff.

:29:10.:29:13.

Watch it on YouTube. It ruined my life!

:29:14.:29:20.

It might have been a forward pass. Can't complain! I think we have

:29:21.:29:23.

exhausted the first half. Anything else? This is what we have tomorrow.

:29:24.:29:37.

Following that, England and Ireland. England women play Ireland women and

:29:38.:29:38.

a Rugby special on Sunday If we talk about England versus

:29:39.:29:48.

Ireland tomorrow, the first time back at Twickenham for Chris

:29:49.:29:50.

Robshaw, you know... When I look at Twickenham, it is a

:29:51.:30:03.

fantastic place for rugby. When you speak about the World Cup, it will

:30:04.:30:07.

always be a part of me in the team and what we went through and there

:30:08.:30:10.

was no getting away from that. So many great memories as well. Was

:30:11.:30:17.

there a point when you thought Australia might have been the last

:30:18.:30:24.

test? Yeah, you are not really sure. I

:30:25.:30:28.

think when the coaches had gone and everybody is in limbo and you are

:30:29.:30:32.

not sure how things have gone, you are always unsure about what to

:30:33.:30:38.

expect. I think being in a national setup.

:30:39.:30:39.

The captaincy has gone elsewhere since.

:30:40.:30:46.

Was that a blow? In all honesty, it was something I was expecting. I

:30:47.:30:51.

spoke to Eddie a number of times and he was always honest with me. He

:30:52.:30:55.

didn't eat around the bush. With new coaches and a new team and stuff and

:30:56.:31:01.

Dylan Hartley has been great. Quite a strong personality.

:31:02.:31:05.

Is he keeping you on your toes? I think playing international rugby

:31:06.:31:08.

keeps you on your toes. You have to perform every time. Eddie has been

:31:09.:31:13.

mixing training up a lot is rough and as players you always want to go

:31:14.:31:14.

out and perform. I've been impressed with how he's

:31:15.:31:23.

worked behind the scenes to make sure the team keeps going. You need

:31:24.:31:29.

glue players and he's one of them. At six now, are you finding your

:31:30.:31:33.

feet in test rugby, your natural home? For myself is about playing

:31:34.:31:41.

and being in the team. Now I've moved to six and that's where I'm

:31:42.:31:45.

focusing. If I play at seven from time to time, so be it. You want to

:31:46.:31:50.

do your bit for the team, whatever. The last coming in played at

:31:51.:31:54.

Twickenham, how important is the performance against Ireland? It's

:31:55.:32:00.

about winning, isn't it? We respect Ireland but it is about focusing on

:32:01.:32:03.

ourselves, us improving, what we need to do. We respect their

:32:04.:32:10.

strengths but is all about getting our game out there, being in front

:32:11.:32:16.

of the home crowd. A lot of English eyes on Chris Robshaw tomorrow.

:32:17.:32:20.

Irish eyes on Jonny Sexton because a lot of people are saying, is he the

:32:21.:32:26.

player he was? He was targeted by the French and England say they are

:32:27.:32:29.

going to go for him as well. How would you respond? I was fly half

:32:30.:32:37.

and the back row players, and Martyn was one of them, I had nightmares

:32:38.:32:41.

because they target the fly half all of the time. You are the main guy on

:32:42.:32:46.

the team and if you are targeted, it means you have to create more space

:32:47.:32:50.

for the other players. That's the way the game is and you must accept

:32:51.:32:55.

it. You have to go with the rules, sometimes they go over the rules,

:32:56.:32:58.

but the contacts are so strong you have to accept it. It is a huge game

:32:59.:33:05.

for Ireland because of their dominance in domestic rugby and

:33:06.:33:08.

internationally, in Europe, losing three in a row at the start of the

:33:09.:33:13.

Six Nations would be unthinkable. You have to feel for England,

:33:14.:33:18.

decimated by injury, picking up key injuries. Can take a lot of hope

:33:19.:33:24.

from Wales, similar situation, loads of first choice players out and they

:33:25.:33:26.

pulled off something special and they will have to do something

:33:27.:33:30.

special. England look really strong at the moment. What is your take on

:33:31.:33:37.

Eddie Jones at the helm for England? He is doing his stuff, he is riling

:33:38.:33:43.

people up, getting in there. What people don't see, he's instilling a

:33:44.:33:46.

confidence with the guys. Instilling a belief, be your own person and

:33:47.:33:52.

coming to the environment and when you on the field, it's you, not me,

:33:53.:33:57.

not the person I want, it is you. You can see that in the Vunipola

:33:58.:34:03.

boys, and even Robshaw, he has more confidence and he's excited to play

:34:04.:34:07.

the game. Dylan Hartley for me has grown. For me it is quite a worrying

:34:08.:34:13.

sign, English rugby is getting better, French rugby is going to get

:34:14.:34:17.

better and Irish rugby, they are going through a tricky patch. I must

:34:18.:34:21.

ask you, it may surprise people, as a man who spent most of your life in

:34:22.:34:27.

a scrum with your head in various places, you have a great vision for

:34:28.:34:32.

the game, how it should be played. Before we came on air, you were

:34:33.:34:35.

talking about your frustrations and we had a fantastic example at the

:34:36.:34:40.

end of the half when there was a scrum on 37 minutes 20 of the first

:34:41.:34:45.

half, still two and a half minutes to go and it took two minutes 24 the

:34:46.:34:51.

scrum to set. Is that entertainment? It isn't, we can refresh the game to

:34:52.:34:57.

the global audience, we can spruce it up and make it more modern. And

:34:58.:35:02.

we are going through that, it's just a slow process. For me we have to

:35:03.:35:06.

get back to the people who support the game and love it, the fans.

:35:07.:35:11.

There are opportunities to do that. I'm sure that World Rugby will

:35:12.:35:15.

evolve and they will harness it. A lot of us love the game and want to

:35:16.:35:20.

see it better. Can France win this? We didn't play very well in the

:35:21.:35:24.

first half, we can only do better but I say that every weekend. Last

:35:25.:35:28.

week the bench made the difference, let's hope that today is the same.

:35:29.:35:35.

Super-confident, worried? Confident. This is the story of the half.

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COMMENTATOR: Round 3 of the Six Nations, Friday night in Cardiff.

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Wales against France. Dan Biggar for the first points. He missed.

:35:51.:35:57.

Plisson, the distance isn't a problem, but direction, not so good.

:35:58.:36:04.

But Wales into the lead. That's the only way they are looking at like

:36:05.:36:09.

getting points, from the boot. Williams, going for the try, denied.

:36:10.:36:17.

It has been a low scoring affair. STUDIO: Low scoring but surely there

:36:18.:36:21.

will be more points in the second half. Last time it was 6-3, Wales

:36:22.:36:29.

won 25 and 13. Can Wales repeat it? COMMENTATOR: Thank you, here's

:36:30.:36:32.

hoping. Wayne Barnes blowing his COMMENTATOR: Thank you, here's

:36:33.:36:44.

whistle. Djbril Camara catching the ball under pressure from Alex

:36:45.:36:46.

Cuthbert, who gets away from his ball under pressure from Alex

:36:47.:36:49.

opposite number. Wales have turned him over. It has gone back, it is a

:36:50.:36:56.

knock-on. It is a scrum. Let's hope this one doesn't take two and a half

:36:57.:37:06.

minutes. Do you want to bet! No, no. It isn't a caricature, because I

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feel I know something It isn't a caricature, because I

:37:11.:37:14.

but tell me, you are not a It isn't a caricature, because I

:37:15.:37:18.

player, what we are seeing, as a spectacle, is it, or is it not? It

:37:19.:37:23.

isn't. They have to do something about it, it's boring Monk lovely

:37:24.:37:27.

blindside. -- it's boring Monk Faletau dealing well cars it's

:37:28.:37:32.

boring! Machenaud is going to attack Dan

:37:33.:37:44.

Biggar. If Faletau can run at Machenaud,

:37:45.:37:49.

Biggar. If Faletau can run at overlap. It is the scrum, here comes

:37:50.:37:54.

Faletau. Such direction. Biggar, passing to Jonathan Davies. Faletau.

:37:55.:37:59.

Sam Warburton. Great interplay. Gareth Davies is waiting. Dan

:38:00.:38:06.

Lydiate, superb catch, but it has slowed everything down. Davies is

:38:07.:38:11.

waiting again. Repositioning Bradley Davies. The other second row, Alun

:38:12.:38:21.

Wyn Jones. In front of the French posts. They are short on the

:38:22.:38:30.

left-hand side. Great tackle. Great tackle. Didn't quite get a full head

:38:31.:38:38.

of steam up, Roberts. Still Ben for Wales. Biggar is waiting. -- still

:38:39.:38:54.

Clare. No, no. -- still there. It is Vakatawa. It is a penalty. We are

:38:55.:39:02.

going to look at this again. That is a tip tackle. Just a

:39:03.:39:30.

penalty. OK, that's a penalty. He is coming 100 may be a -- he is coming

:39:31.:39:38.

100 mph and the momentum has taken him higher. It is a penalty, nothing

:39:39.:39:47.

else. There's no way, no way he can stop him. It is just a penalty. It

:39:48.:39:54.

is getting sanitised. That is a brilliant tackle. Going to the point

:39:55.:40:01.

made in the studio, France had an opportunity in the first half and

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Wales have had a couple, one in the second half. It's all about

:40:04.:40:09.

composure. You make the break, you recycle the ball, you hold your

:40:10.:40:12.

depth and then you can score a try from the next phase. They have been

:40:13.:40:18.

rushing. What let Wales down was a simple pass which was well fielded,

:40:19.:40:24.

down by his ankles, so they couldn't carry on moving. That is poor

:40:25.:40:31.

execution. Wales, nine, France, three.

:40:32.:40:43.

Changes for France. Jedrasiak is going off. Bezy, he won't bring any

:40:44.:41:00.

innocence to the field! Not well taken. Advantage, France. Untidy,

:41:01.:41:08.

from Wales. Having just extended their lead, to six points. Untidy

:41:09.:41:14.

and very unusual from Alun Wyn Jones, who is one of the best locks

:41:15.:41:20.

in the world. And he had time. Can't understand it either. I think in

:41:21.:41:29.

front of the French line you have to give some credit to the French

:41:30.:41:30.

scrambled defence as well. Maxime Machenaud reading the scrum.

:41:31.:41:58.

-- feeding. Chouly reaching for it. Roberts with the title. Maestri,

:41:59.:42:03.

into the thick of it. Mermoz got the ball out of the

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tackle. If they kicked to George North, he's

:42:18.:42:38.

going to charge. Mermoz is back now. Advantage over. A chance for

:42:39.:42:48.

Machenaud to launch from halfway. Alex Cuthbert pushing him back.

:42:49.:42:58.

Poirot, the prop, losing it. Now a real chance for Wales. Jonathan

:42:59.:43:05.

Davies, kicking it long. George North, the bounce is everything.

:43:06.:43:09.

Control is everything. The second chance for North and he takes it the

:43:10.:43:18.

second time! Is an element of luck in that, I think. -- there is an

:43:19.:43:25.

element of luck. He had the second time, he missed it, and then Plisson

:43:26.:43:32.

kicked it back to George North. A great bit of vision, great speed

:43:33.:43:37.

from George North. No one at home. And just watch this. He has plenty

:43:38.:43:42.

of time to pick it up. He kicked it, missed it, Plisson kicked it, picked

:43:43.:43:49.

it up and scored a try. Jonathan Davies with the kick. George's chair

:43:50.:43:56.

shot coming up! He had a second chance -- chair

:43:57.:43:59.

it was well spotted. I presume he's bothered it. Mermoz running on the

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wing against North. I don't know where the winger was, but not

:44:10.:44:15.

perhaps where he should have been. This will force France, they have to

:44:16.:44:22.

play now. How, though? Is symptomatic of what they are doing,

:44:23.:44:28.

from the last set play they took the ball around the corner, they looked

:44:29.:44:31.

organised but they didn't know what they were doing.

:44:32.:44:38.

Dan Biggar adding two points. 6-3 at half-time and quickly becomes 16-3,

:44:39.:44:51.

for Wales. And conversely, Jonathan. Here we go, Warburton, chemical,

:44:52.:44:59.

take the tackle and go through the phases. You have to take anything

:45:00.:45:02.

take the tackle and go through the that is given to you. A good finish.

:45:03.:45:06.

Liam Williams with the catch. Chance for Wales. Oh, again, a bit

:45:07.:45:14.

overexcited now. One of the things, they want to offload, but what they

:45:15.:45:20.

are doing, France, they are off-loading as a matter of principle

:45:21.:45:27.

and not practicality. You can't just go into tackles with the intent of

:45:28.:45:31.

off-loading and execute that, irrespective of whether it is on.

:45:32.:45:42.

And most of the tackles it is not on. You would expect more, really.

:45:43.:45:49.

Calm down, you are looking at me like a madman! Yes, calm down, we

:45:50.:45:55.

agree with you. Shouldn't be off-loading when there is nothing

:45:56.:45:59.

on, really. Just play the percentages, keep your composure,

:46:00.:46:06.

recycle, play in the right areas. Good French scrum. Machenaud coming

:46:07.:46:11.

away with it. Guirado slips and gets back up.

:46:12.:46:44.

Really struggling to get over the gain line, the ball is so slow.

:46:45.:46:49.

Maestri tries to get them going, he loses it and the referee says keep

:46:50.:46:50.

going. Slimani, the other prop. Vakatawa

:46:51.:46:58.

trying to get involved. Danty is held up, but still in

:46:59.:47:19.

French hands. Very, very, narrow. There is no one holding their width.

:47:20.:47:26.

The winner is in the stand-off position. Ryan Evans is trying to

:47:27.:47:34.

hold up the big winger. It's slow from Machenaud. Jamie Roberts holds

:47:35.:47:46.

up Lauret. Gareth Davies stripping the ball from Camara. Wales bundling

:47:47.:47:53.

the new winger almost into touch. Still in play for France.

:47:54.:48:05.

Lydiate's chop tackle. Scott Baldwin has to get away there. This will be

:48:06.:48:22.

an interesting call, do you go for the three points? One thing

:48:23.:48:25.

an interesting call, do you go for they've done quite well, the catch

:48:26.:48:29.

and drive. If I were France I would put the ball in the corner and get

:48:30.:48:33.

the line-out and drive. That's what we are doing. That's one thing they

:48:34.:48:39.

can do well. -- that is what they are doing. The captain, Guirado.

:48:40.:48:51.

They can take their time. I think it's a dislocated finger. Give it a

:48:52.:49:05.

quick tug, strap it up and carry on. Great recovery. Here is the try, it

:49:06.:49:15.

is good vision from Jonathan Davies. The French players are running back

:49:16.:49:21.

is if they don't have a care in the world. George North missed it,

:49:22.:49:25.

Plisson kicked it. Very good pick-up, easy finish. You have to

:49:26.:49:31.

Plisson kicked it. Very good say that for Plisson's quality, why

:49:32.:49:38.

didn't he drop on the ball? That will give George North confidence,

:49:39.:49:42.

two tries in two games. France going for the long ball. They are in the

:49:43.:49:52.

air. That is good around the base. That's brilliant. Alun Wyn Jones,

:49:53.:50:01.

Sam Warburton and Lydiate, brilliant from those three players, especially

:50:02.:50:10.

Warburton. Trying to peel around the left-hand side. That is a brilliant

:50:11.:50:18.

stop. If you see here, well... Lydiate is offside, there. Sorry.

:50:19.:50:24.

Straight through the line-out. There we are.

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The heavyweight work. There's to do. Wales now have the put-in. Close to

:50:32.:50:45.

their goal line, only five metres away.

:50:46.:50:59.

Wales giving away the penalty. Uncomfortable, Brian knows about

:51:00.:51:09.

striking when you are in a good position. France should go for the

:51:10.:51:18.

corner here. They have. Five metre line-out, for the second time. More

:51:19.:51:24.

support here for France, unlike the last time they shouldn't rush to go

:51:25.:51:28.

forwards. Set it up properly, get it to the back properly. Go further

:51:29.:51:34.

back. You can do that, even going backwards, provided there is a base.

:51:35.:51:39.

Then when you go forwards, you are solid. Don't rush. Goujon is coming

:51:40.:51:45.

on for a second time, this time for the rest of the game. Wearing 20, in

:51:46.:51:50.

the scrum-half position for the moment. I think he's about to add

:51:51.:52:02.

his weight to the drive. Guirado has it at the back. On comes the big

:52:03.:52:10.

French drive. Who has the ball? Penalty advantage, for France.

:52:11.:52:20.

France kicking towards Camara. Liam Williams arrives. Medard for the

:52:21.:52:23.

corner. Bundled into touch, but there will be a penalty bag on the

:52:24.:52:34.

other side. -- penalty back. Tremendous scrambled difference from

:52:35.:52:40.

Wales. He is offside, Faletau. He's very lucky there isn't a yellow

:52:41.:52:41.

card. Lydiate in the very lucky there isn't a yellow

:52:42.:52:48.

and now Faletau. Clever kick, it is a free play. Camara does well, but

:52:49.:52:53.

great defence by the Welsh backline again. Cuthbert, brilliant tackle.

:52:54.:53:02.

But they have to be careful. I'm surprised Wayne Barnes hasn't worn

:53:03.:53:06.

somebody. Should be a card, attacking position, going forwards.

:53:07.:53:14.

-- hasn't warned anybody. Here we go again, take three. Five metre

:53:15.:53:19.

line-out. Guirado with the throw. Maestri with the catch. Wales

:53:20.:53:28.

getting a little nudge on the defence. Trying to push France

:53:29.:53:34.

towards the touchline. France spinning it back infield. The ball

:53:35.:53:39.

these to go further back. Going to ground. Guirado picks it up and

:53:40.:53:46.

charges. Close to the goal line. Great charge by the captain.

:53:47.:53:53.

Vakatawa with the pick-up. Inches, now. The ball these to go wide now.

:53:54.:54:00.

France with the put-in. I'm not sure, you know, Vakatawa is always

:54:01.:54:09.

in there. I would be happier if he stayed out and kept the width in the

:54:10.:54:17.

attack. That was a really good initial surge, getting a lot of

:54:18.:54:21.

ground but the ball has to come back faster. The change. Wayne Barnes is

:54:22.:54:32.

looking. Gethin Jenkins is coming on for Wales. Rob Evans comes off.

:54:33.:54:47.

First job, a tricky one, Brian. Fastly experienced, Gethin Jenkins.

:54:48.:54:56.

Although he has had problems in the past -- very experienced. 15 tackles

:54:57.:55:03.

made by Faletau, to add to the 33 made in the first two games.

:55:04.:55:10.

Brilliant player, he is. His work is phenomenal, his touch. He doesn't

:55:11.:55:13.

really get the credit I think, that he deserves. The clock has stopped.

:55:14.:55:31.

As a fly half, if you could have the ball as an attacking opportunity,

:55:32.:55:38.

would you want this, or would you want the forwards to push for the

:55:39.:55:45.

try? You would have to have one drive in first. Vakatawa, or

:55:46.:55:48.

something. Goujon picking up on his own. Chouly feeding Plisson. Danty,

:55:49.:56:01.

going long towards Camara. Into the arms of Jonathan Davies, who holds

:56:02.:56:09.

him up. Roll away. And the advantage against Jonathan Davies. Flanquart,

:56:10.:56:13.

tackled by Jonathan Davies. Plisson, going higher this time.

:56:14.:56:20.

That's a penalty advantage. He isn't going away, number 13. He

:56:21.:56:54.

is lying there, offside, not moving away. Players always

:56:55.:56:57.

is lying there, offside, not moving couldn't help it, they were caught,

:56:58.:57:02.

but Unufe exactly what you were doing. -- but you knew.

:57:03.:57:13.

It is another five metre line-out. Maestri. Another driving maul. This

:57:14.:57:25.

one has more to it. Guirado is in Maestri. Another driving maul. This

:57:26.:57:33.

touch of it, frosting for the line. Did he get down? -- thrusting. It

:57:34.:57:39.

won't be a five metre line-out, it is a five metre scrum. One player

:57:40.:57:44.

has stood out for France, the captain. Guirado has been brilliant.

:57:45.:57:52.

Ball carrying, defence, he has really put everything into this.

:57:53.:58:01.

But if this bit

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But if game over. Everyone has momentum in

:58:07.:58:16.

games and this is France's momentum and they have to get something from

:58:17.:58:18.

this pressure that Moving early. Free kick. Now that is

:58:19.:58:18.

in the Welsh 22. Moving early. Free kick. Now that is

:58:19.:58:40.

Wales, their third, fourth offence inside their 22. I'm not sure if he

:58:41.:58:46.

has warned them yet. Doesn't really need to warn them.

:58:47.:59:04.

Damien Chouly started at number eight for France and now he's in the

:59:05.:59:10.

wing forward position on the far side of the scrum. The ball turns,

:59:11.:59:19.

coming away. Jamie Roberts, heading it down, and Jonathan Davies puts

:59:20.:59:24.

his boot through it. Plisson has to turn. Cuthbert is in front of him.

:59:25.:59:32.

Medard on the dummy run. Chouly tackled by Jonathan Davies.

:59:33.:59:39.

Medard on the dummy run. Chouly whistle has gone. You were ten

:59:40.:59:41.

metres offside, coming all the way back.

:59:42.:59:43.

metres offside, coming all the way offside. Faletau, offside.

:59:44.:59:54.

He is ten metres offside and made the tackle. Number eight, there is a

:59:55.:00:03.

kick and he is ten metres offside. He made the tackle.

:00:04.:00:06.

Let's pick up number eight. He made the tackle.

:00:07.:00:08.

There you are. Faletau was offside, way back.

:00:09.:00:31.

Scrimmage here. Why are they having a scrum here? Why is the penalty

:00:32.:00:42.

here? Faletau was offside... OK. I presume it was there, rather than

:00:43.:00:50.

the kick a lot further away. Shouldn't a scrum be five yards out?

:00:51.:00:56.

That's not where Faletau was. Or Jonathan Davies. For anybody.

:00:57.:01:02.

That's not where Faletau was. Or You're right. Position is wrong.

:01:03.:01:11.

Roberts wraps up the centre for the Welsh. The tackles go in. Alun Wyn

:01:12.:01:21.

Jones hanging onto it. Guirado. Gethin Jenkins is over the ball. So

:01:22.:01:26.

close to a turnover. As it is, here come the French. Liam

:01:27.:01:46.

Williams hauling in towards touch. Alun Wyn Jones with the tackle.

:01:47.:01:51.

Gethin Jenkins over the ball once again. Still in French hands. Loann

:01:52.:01:58.

Goujon. Wales are just swallowing these

:01:59.:02:01.

attacks. Jenkins, again. France are a man

:02:02.:02:08.

short. Damian Chouly is out of action. Back

:02:09.:02:15.

in the line now. Maxine Mechenaud can't release his hands for the

:02:16.:02:20.

past. Here he is again for Vrimi Vakatawa. Not on the wing, but

:02:21.:02:26.

involved. Number 14, still so close to the action.

:02:27.:02:32.

The TMO thinks he has seen something so we might have to go back for the

:02:33.:02:37.

top Maxime Mermoz. Jules Plisson gets away. George

:02:38.:02:41.

North with the interception. He powered his way up to the 22 line.

:02:42.:02:50.

Dan Biggar. The drama may not be over yet. Wayne Barnes holds play

:02:51.:03:02.

up. He will have a chat the TMO. Tell me what I'm about to look at.

:03:03.:03:17.

A tackle by 14 red and 13 red as well.

:03:18.:03:31.

You mentioned a neck roll earlier on.

:03:32.:03:51.

OK. Let me just tell you, I am seeing him really low. I'm not

:03:52.:03:55.

seeing that as a clear penalty but thanks for putting it up. We've had

:03:56.:04:00.

a chat and happy to play that. Well done, Wayne Barnes. Good

:04:01.:04:03.

decision. The difference there is he is so low

:04:04.:04:10.

to the floor. No action required. The French

:04:11.:04:18.

defensive operation, no, the Welsh defensive operation has worked. Now,

:04:19.:04:31.

France bring the changes. Mind you, Guirado is a good player.

:04:32.:04:40.

This guy could be special. And comes Uini Atonio.

:04:41.:04:48.

Camille Chat. And maybe the biggest change, Francois Trinh-Duc comes on.

:04:49.:04:59.

The French tend to have the scrum-half as the general, so... I

:05:00.:05:09.

just don't get it. I spoke to Tomas Castignet before the game and the

:05:10.:05:13.

outside half can see more than the scrum-half.

:05:14.:05:16.

To interrupt you, number 18, with the strange hair. Vincent Pelo, his

:05:17.:05:27.

first cap. A prop. Another large one. Turnover.

:05:28.:05:31.

Have Wales turned it over? Yet. It is there for Faletau. George

:05:32.:05:36.

North has to chase another one. Yet. It is there for Faletau. George

:05:37.:05:42.

Vrimi Vakatawa was in the right position but there was nothing he

:05:43.:05:45.

could do. Precision from Dan Biggar. A great

:05:46.:05:49.

kick. It gave the opportunity for the winner to chase. He might have

:05:50.:05:55.

got there but as it was, it has put France right back on their heels.

:05:56.:06:01.

There is the turnover. The body angle is too high. A lovely, lovely

:06:02.:06:09.

kit. I think Dan Biggar has grown and

:06:10.:06:15.

grown. He is a superb general. He has matured so much in the last

:06:16.:06:23.

24 months. It will be interesting to see how much character we get from

:06:24.:06:27.

the French side. They haven't scored, they are under pressure.

:06:28.:06:32.

This is a test of character for the French side. Dan Biggar goes down.

:06:33.:06:39.

It doesn't look serious. I think he is asking for time out for a bit of

:06:40.:06:46.

cramp. Surely, if you don't want the scrum

:06:47.:06:52.

to take ten minutes, tell the players to stop messing around.

:06:53.:06:56.

Players will always do that. The referee is the only one who can give

:06:57.:07:06.

a penalty. The Welsh forwards have a little

:07:07.:07:14.

lecture of their own from Alun Wyn Jones. They have been on strict

:07:15.:07:18.

defensive duty and are now on the attack. A change of mentality.

:07:19.:07:28.

The way the game has gone, Jonathan, can you see any way back for France

:07:29.:07:37.

at the moment? Before, no.

:07:38.:07:49.

It will be a penalty to Wales after Loann Goujon came in from the side.

:07:50.:07:52.

What will they do? Kick four points. -- kick points.

:07:53.:08:02.

Keep the scoreboard ticking over. It puts over two scores in it.

:08:03.:08:16.

A clear indication, simple decision. Take the points. Dan Biggar lines up

:08:17.:08:21.

the kick. Sort of 19 minutes since Wales

:08:22.:08:43.

scored a try and Dan Biggar was lining up his last kick. 19 minutes

:08:44.:08:48.

of French attacks, close to the Welsh line. They've come away from

:08:49.:08:50.

those with nothing. Which means they will feel the pain

:08:51.:09:07.

of that Dan Biggar penalty all the more. The Welsh lead grows.

:09:08.:09:15.

I think that maybe a signal for Wales cut loose. They have got the

:09:16.:09:21.

game now. Dan Biggar celebrates. Neil Jenkins,

:09:22.:09:27.

his personal coach, celebrates. Changes to the Welsh front low.

:09:28.:09:33.

Scott Baldwin and Samson Lee go off. Ken Owens comes on as her car and

:09:34.:09:41.

Tomas Francis on as tight head. There is the power of Taulupe

:09:42.:09:44.

Faletau. There is the power of Taulupe

:09:45.:09:49.

He has got quick feet to get beyond the tackler.

:09:50.:10:04.

Loann Goujon has to wait. Maxine Mechenaud. Passes

:10:05.:10:06.

Loann Goujon has to wait. Maxine Sam Warburton with the tackle.

:10:07.:10:20.

Maxime Medard. Gael Fickou is also on the pitch. An important tackle

:10:21.:10:27.

from Jamie Roberts. There is immediately more shape when

:10:28.:10:35.

Vincent and Duke comes on. -- when Francois Trinh-Duc comes on.

:10:36.:10:42.

Even Gethin Jenkins has to yield. A couple of speed bumps!

:10:43.:10:49.

Inside ball to Camille Chat. He gets the back.

:10:50.:11:09.

He did very well there, Yoann Maestri.

:11:10.:11:17.

George North with the tackle. The ball has gone into touch. Straight

:11:18.:11:19.

Rip in the tackle. Line-out or out.

:11:20.:11:30.

Rip in the tackle. Line-out or scrum? Line-out.

:11:31.:11:36.

This is it. He straightens up. scrum? Line-out.

:11:37.:11:42.

Simple stuff. scrum? Line-out.

:11:43.:11:50.

the bulb again. There are a scrum? Line-out.

:11:51.:11:55.

from the same club. Not a lightweight club. The old West

:11:56.:12:02.

Coast. That's not straight but play on. Small mercy.

:12:03.:12:18.

France enjoying plenty of possession in this second half. But no points

:12:19.:12:26.

yet. Wales hold up the latest runner.

:12:27.:12:35.

Tackle. Tackle. Tackle. Stripped.

:12:36.:12:40.

Tackle. Tackle. Tackle. Gareth Davies. A chase for George

:12:41.:12:45.

North. Maxime Medard back. Gareth Davies didn't need to kick

:12:46.:12:52.

there. Struggling with cramp. I would get Dan Biggar off

:12:53.:12:56.

straightaway. I would give Rhys Priestland time to come on and have

:12:57.:12:59.

the last ten minutes in a game that is already won. I would bring Rhys

:13:00.:13:08.

Priestland on. Get Dan Biggar off straightaway.

:13:09.:13:14.

Camille Chat is thrown to the ground. There is the struggling Dan

:13:15.:13:23.

Biggar. Not looking so bad. Liam Williams goes up for it. Brilliant

:13:24.:13:35.

by the Welsh fullback. And it is recycled. Dan Biggar. Dan Lydiate.

:13:36.:13:42.

It is on. Faletau droplet. A difficult past to make but you

:13:43.:13:47.

expect Faletau to take everything that comes his way.

:13:48.:13:51.

When you look at the quality of the Six Nations compared to the World

:13:52.:13:58.

Cup, you can't leave those passes. You have to execute them. It doesn't

:13:59.:14:05.

matter for Wales because they have won the game but in future it will

:14:06.:14:07.

matter. There was the past.

:14:08.:14:11.

Just behind him. A difficult path to take.

:14:12.:14:17.

When you look at the way France are playing, people talk about

:14:18.:14:21.

structured rugby and how boring it is that you need some structure to

:14:22.:14:24.

set your patterns to try and get mismatches. To try and create space.

:14:25.:14:30.

France are doing a couple of things but when the ball comes back,

:14:31.:14:37.

France are doing a couple of things to attack and not getting support

:14:38.:14:38.

players there. Huge reception for Dan Biggar. Rhys

:14:39.:14:54.

Priestland is on in his place. A good ten minutes will do him a

:14:55.:15:00.

world of good. He is a different player to Dan Biggar. He will attack

:15:01.:15:05.

the line and bring the centres into the game and be far more

:15:06.:15:09.

threatening. It will be nice to see Wales on the front foot and Rhys

:15:10.:15:13.

Priestland having a good ten minutes now.

:15:14.:15:18.

Sebastien Bezy comes on, a strange one, because Maxime Medard is going

:15:19.:15:25.

off. Sebastien Bezy is a scrum-half/ outside half.

:15:26.:15:33.

The first thing you do now is stick it in the air on him!

:15:34.:15:43.

Welcome! Loann Goujon picks it up. A handoff.

:15:44.:15:55.

Here is little Sebastien Bezy. Stumble on the ball.

:15:56.:16:00.

Jonathan Davies had it for a second but it is back with Maxine

:16:01.:16:06.

Mechenaud. A great tackle by Gethin Jenkins. Interesting. Although, Liam

:16:07.:16:14.

Williams has it covered. A great pick-up from the fullback. He has

:16:15.:16:20.

had a great game, Liam Williams. It is there for the Crown to rocking

:16:21.:16:26.

French -- can to rocking French. Holding on.

:16:27.:16:29.

First one. He is a feisty little one, Gareth

:16:30.:16:42.

Davies. Loann Goujon has played OK since he

:16:43.:16:57.

has come on. Sebastien Bezy doesn't make much

:16:58.:17:10.

ground with that. A few metres. Guirado is back on. The captain is

:17:11.:17:14.

back on, he has the ball and about to throw in.

:17:15.:17:25.

Alexandre Flanquart feeds. Guirado is back, doing what he has done all

:17:26.:17:36.

evening. Here is the other poker. Yes! Gethin Jenkins at his best!

:17:37.:17:46.

Big congratulations for the veteran, Gethin Jenkins.

:17:47.:17:50.

A good kick to touch now, a good attacking position for Wales to

:17:51.:17:51.

finish on a high. You have to say, as poor as the

:17:52.:18:04.

French have been creatively, Wales have been good in defence. Rarely

:18:05.:18:11.

outflanked, done well at scrambling when they have had to.

:18:12.:18:18.

I think they have missed the ball carrying of some of their big

:18:19.:18:23.

players but they have to go forward first, even if they are trying to

:18:24.:18:27.

change. Looking at them now, they've got to

:18:28.:18:30.

change. look is, two scrum-half. It doesn't

:18:31.:18:36.

get any easier. Liam Williams comes off. Well played, the Scarlets man.

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Gareth Anscombe comes on in his place.

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It doesn't get any easier, I understand that. It isn't easy when

:18:45.:18:52.

you have a game plan from Inspector Clouseau.

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Safe enough for Gareth Davies. The speed of the scrum-half. Is it going

:18:59.:19:03.

to be the perfect finish for Wales? Faletau. Ken Owens.

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Here it is for Bradley Davies. Gareth Davies, gain, and Alun Wyn

:19:13.:19:19.

Jones keeps it infield. Dan Lydiate sets up they were -- set up the

:19:20.:19:30.

ruck. Gethin Jenkins, whose turnover

:19:31.:19:30.

helped produce this opportunity. Penalty to France.

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Good play. Who is there a game? The French captain, brilliant. He has

:19:48.:19:56.

had a big, big game, the French captain. He has lead by example.

:19:57.:20:01.

He is not going to get man-of-the-match because it is

:20:02.:20:04.

difficult to give it to players on a losing side but he has admixed

:20:05.:20:10.

ordinary performance. He has shown up so well and it is difficult to do

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on a losing side. -- had an extraordinary performance.

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The French captain in what looks like a losing cause, but on they go.

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Through the middle. Hands away. Ball is available. France try to

:20:38.:20:46.

give it some wit. Now they might. Caught in midfield. For the moment.

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Vrimi Vakatawa. Yoann Maestri. Little Sebastien Bezy. Camille Chat.

:20:59.:21:17.

Lovely play from Francois Trinh-Duc. Jamie Roberts with the tackle.

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These lines are much better. Look at that.

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Where is the support? Not many with him. Here is the captain, Guirado,

:21:26.:21:32.

to his other poker. -- to his other hooker.

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Penalty advantage to France. Alexandre Flanquart.

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Penalty advantage to France. Wrong side. Three and a bit minutes

:22:03.:22:11.

to go. Trailing by 16 points, the instruction is to go for the corner.

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The few instruction is to go for the corner.

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have kept the jumper up in the air for an extended period in the

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line-out. They might want to draw a penalty but if you don't get him

:22:27.:22:27.

down quickly enough, they penalty but if you don't get him

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build the structure around him and defending players get in gaps. You

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need to get him up quick and down again.

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Alun Wyn Jones leads the field. Dan Lydiate leaves, Gareth Davies leaves

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the field. The man-of-the-match is just leaving

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the field now. He is Wales and benign, Gareth Davies of top he is

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my RBS Six Nations and the match. Liam Williams

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my RBS Six Nations and the match. Evans. And Faletau. Big

:23:02.:23:03.

performances. Evans. And Faletau. Big

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there. Penalty advantage. Try. France are over the line. They

:23:19.:23:28.

will go to deduct two TMO? Wayne Barnes had the best view of

:23:29.:23:30.

that. Clearly held up.

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line-out. We have finally got a warning.

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Two minutes to go. To be honest, I think he has been a

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bit lenient. I think it could have been earlier.

:24:04.:24:15.

Yoann Maestri. The hanged time in the air lets Wales get a chance to

:24:16.:24:19.

get in behind and drive. The surge is good. It has to be,

:24:20.:24:22.

surely. It is a try for France. The surge is good. It has to be,

:24:23.:24:32.

Too little, too late. Who was it who came away with the

:24:33.:24:36.

ball? Gael Fickou? Was the captain, Guirado?

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It is a good set and it suddenly gathers pace.

:24:46.:25:01.

The captain, Guirado. It is scant consolation for him

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because the team have gone down and Wales have been worthy and deserving

:25:12.:25:17.

winners. Perhaps if that man had been on from the start, it might

:25:18.:25:21.

have been closer. He would have made a big difference. The confidence of

:25:22.:25:27.

where he wants to be, where he wants to run and attack has certainly

:25:28.:25:35.

given the attack direction. He also kicks the points. 19-10.

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Jonathan, do you think Wales will be happy with this or they want a bit

:25:49.:25:53.

more? Again, I feel like they are trying

:25:54.:25:56.

to develop their attacking game. They haven't executed it properly so

:25:57.:26:01.

composure and execution, I think they will have to work on it before

:26:02.:26:04.

the England game. One last chance. Djbril Camara.

:26:05.:26:18.

Advantage. Another penalty. Lazy running.

:26:19.:26:30.

He takes it quickly, Sebastien Bezy. No, it's Chamberlin. A shocking body

:26:31.:26:38.

position to go in. So high. That will be it. Wayne

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Barnes blows his whistle. The game is over. The Wales coaching staff

:26:46.:26:50.

make their way down. Taulupe Faletau doesn't look delighted because it

:26:51.:26:52.

has been a rather ordinary game. Wales have won. They remain

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unbeaten. The score is Wales 19-10 France.

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As Jonathan said, enough to work on. It is a big tree and they never

:27:12.:27:15.

looked like losing, which is good enough.

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-- it is a victory. We will be on the red button forum with the ten

:27:24.:27:27.

o'clock News coming up shortly. We will hear from the man-of-the-match.

:27:28.:27:34.

Happy, Martyn Williams? A win is a win. Wales defended

:27:35.:27:42.

heroically, making it very physical. Onwards and upwards for Twickenham

:27:43.:27:47.

in two weeks' time. We had a great character with our

:27:48.:27:48.

captain. We had a great character with our

:27:49.:27:53.

It was disappointing. Here is the man-of-the-match.

:27:54.:27:56.

The fifth consecutive win against France. Did the experience tell in

:27:57.:28:01.

the end? To be fair to the French, they gave

:28:02.:28:07.

us a good challenge upfront. It was a bit of a scrappy game but a win is

:28:08.:28:10.

a win. England next at Twickenham. What

:28:11.:28:17.

will you have to work on before taking on Eddie Jones's team?

:28:18.:28:21.

I don't want to say too much but we will watch the video back. Have to

:28:22.:28:25.

get a few things right in training and get everything ready to go at

:28:26.:28:28.

Wigan. Well done to the team and on the

:28:29.:28:34.

man-of-the-match. Brian Moore was talking about the

:28:35.:28:37.

Inspector Clouseau tactics and there was some comedy from the decisive

:28:38.:28:39.

score from George North. That is perfect, really. The surname

:28:40.:28:55.

of Jefferson Poirot. I really don't know what Jules Plisson is doing. He

:28:56.:29:01.

is dropping. This is comedy. George North is not right footed. It is

:29:02.:29:08.

kicked by Jules Plisson and it is just a mess of a game.

:29:09.:29:15.

Something New Zealand haven't mastered, the football skills on

:29:16.:29:18.

show. It was a comedy of errors and it summed up the whole game.

:29:19.:29:24.

There is so much that can happen in this game but it is not unfolding.

:29:25.:29:30.

From a Welsh perspective, going to Twickenham in two weeks' time.

:29:31.:29:36.

Irrespective of what happens, it is monumental.

:29:37.:29:39.

They came away from Dublin disappointed with the draw. Wales

:29:40.:29:46.

get better as they go through the tournament. It wasn't a great

:29:47.:29:48.

performance but Wales were incredibly fit and well driven

:29:49.:29:55.

defensively. Difficult to beat. They will go to Twickenham with

:29:56.:29:58.

confidence. The key moment if the tribe right at

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the end. If France had not scored, it would have been 400 minutes

:30:03.:30:06.

against Wales without a try. They never thought they were going to get

:30:07.:30:11.

a try. We have 75% of possession in the

:30:12.:30:15.

second half and we never managed to do anything with the ball. We made a

:30:16.:30:23.

lot of drives but we were not very efficient. The bench brought a bit

:30:24.:30:27.

of composure and I think Francois Trinh-Duc helped our game.

:30:28.:30:32.

And what about from the southern hemisphere?

:30:33.:30:35.

It is a great game of rugby. I am looking forward to England versus

:30:36.:30:41.

Wales. It is building up for a perfect match.

:30:42.:30:44.

Stay with us for the red button forum. Do hit that very, very

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shortly. Wales are still unbeaten. They could win the title at from

:30:51.:30:54.

Auckland, from Dunedin, they sleep easy. Buy buy.

:30:55.:31:33.

Pedal to the metal, baby! Go on, me! Go on! Whoo!

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