:01:12. > :01:19.Welcome to our review of the second week of the RBS Six Nations
:01:20. > :01:30.championship. Lewis Moody, fulfilling a lifetime ambition to
:01:31. > :01:35.appear on Rugby special. We will head off to the Olympic Stadium in
:01:36. > :01:43.Rome. The new ending coach had told his team to give the Italians are
:01:44. > :01:53.hiding. Will they get tangled up in blue?
:01:54. > :01:58.COMMENTATOR: It is the only game in the Six Nations weather supplies.
:01:59. > :02:11.England have done nothing but beat Italy. We may not be best impressed
:02:12. > :02:17.by England's ambition. Jack Grenell makes one change. The back row
:02:18. > :02:27.outstanding. The three quarters with ambition. Campagnaro elusive, Sato
:02:28. > :02:35.powerful. England have swapped askew shirts. Mako Vunipola, laws and
:02:36. > :02:40.Young's where one, four and nine. That mag Lawes.
:02:41. > :02:45.Six forwards on the England bench. Maro Itoje come in for the first
:02:46. > :03:10.caps. Edoardo Gori. Again, hitting the
:03:11. > :03:15.short side. Two can -- Canna. England are on the back foot here.
:03:16. > :03:18.Italy getting through some decent possession. As we have said, it is a
:03:19. > :03:29.shaky start from England. Canna scored a try, penalty,
:03:30. > :03:37.conversion, drop goal against France. This against England. A
:03:38. > :03:48.little bit of curl on it. Italy are in the lead. Italy is 3, England 0.
:03:49. > :03:57.Billy Vunipola's feet just sit in front of the 22 metre line. Good,
:03:58. > :04:05.attacking scrum for England. Penalty goes to England.
:04:06. > :04:17.Owen Farrell, after good work by the England scrummage. He has a little
:04:18. > :04:24.bit of right-to-left draw, and we all square in Rome.
:04:25. > :04:39.They hop, skip and tackle by James Haskel. Italy feel that. Advantage
:04:40. > :04:46.to England. Which they have, through Jonathan Joseph, real chance. Taken
:04:47. > :04:51.low. Gets back-up. Play on. Vunipola, try to get the little pass
:04:52. > :04:56.away. It is therefore Ben Youngs. Farrell, back on his feet. Gonzalo
:04:57. > :05:01.Garcia the tackle. No advantage in the end.
:05:02. > :05:11.Penalty to England. Interesting, Owen Farrell insisting that he was
:05:12. > :05:17.not hurt. Jackson sending him off for a head injury assessment.
:05:18. > :05:35.England take the lead. A simple penalty by George Ford. Italy 3-6
:05:36. > :05:40.England. Gori. Parisse on the wing. He provided under the passes on
:05:41. > :05:50.narrower channel. Carlo Canna, just wide with his drop
:05:51. > :06:37.goal attempt. Italy 6-6 England. Can England go
:06:38. > :06:46.high? Luke McLean catches. Follow-up tackle. Mike Browne Scott Hend in.
:06:47. > :06:51.Italy under real pressure in front of their own posts. England have an
:06:52. > :06:58.advantage. They have a turnover opportunity as well.
:06:59. > :07:11.Billy Vunipola. Owen Farrell on the switch. George Ford. Glen Jackson
:07:12. > :07:15.checked with his touch judge. Try awarded. And under by George Ford,
:07:16. > :07:20.but a much better case by Jonathan Joseph. Straightaway, they put up
:07:21. > :07:24.pressure on the breakdown, turned the ball over. A fantastic finish by
:07:25. > :07:47.George Ford. Parisse controls. He charges at Ben
:07:48. > :07:53.Youngs. Penalty advantage Italy. Biaggi. Robshaw with a strong
:07:54. > :07:55.tackle. Canna. He goes on his own. George Kruis. He had to turn in the
:07:56. > :08:15.tackle. Parisse. Steyn drops it. Parisse is just so powerful of the
:08:16. > :08:17.back of the scrum as we see. He is a talisman for this Italy team, and he
:08:18. > :08:26.is leading but that sample again today. -- leading by example.
:08:27. > :08:31.Canna, delicately, puts over the penalty. And the gap narrows. Italy
:08:32. > :08:49.9-11 England. Italy trying to work the front peel.
:08:50. > :08:51.It turned into a conventional rot in the end. Away comes Lovotti, the
:08:52. > :09:04.prop. England have turned the ball over.
:09:05. > :09:15.Danny Care. How many times have Italy coughed up possession?
:09:16. > :09:31.Nowell. Canna. Quickly to Bellini. Bellini gets the pass away. It is as
:09:32. > :09:37.simple gift for Jonathan Joseph. He won't score is an easier try than
:09:38. > :09:42.that for anybody. But how important is that for England in this game,
:09:43. > :09:48.this struggle for control? Good plate from Jonathan Joseph here. He
:09:49. > :09:57.anticipated that pass, getting in a passing thing, and into sedating it.
:09:58. > :10:03.-- anticipating. The pass was given to Jonathan Joseph. He just said
:10:04. > :10:15.thank you very much. Owen Farrell at the Tui points. And what was to but
:10:16. > :10:24.perfect uncomfortably close is not a convincing lead. -- now. England win
:10:25. > :10:42.the penalty. Andrea Lovotti penalised. David
:10:43. > :10:49.Giazzon has been on for some time as replacement hooker. We are
:10:50. > :10:56.approaching the final quarter, the quarter where England would really
:10:57. > :11:00.like to cut loose. If they want to deliver a hang -- deliver a
:11:01. > :11:14.hammering, they really need to start now. This is a good place to start.
:11:15. > :11:33.Kruis takes it. Hartley controls them all. -- controls the maul.
:11:34. > :11:36.Jonathan Joseph. Try number two! Great work from Danny Care, the
:11:37. > :11:44.Care, the finish the Jonathan Joseph. What a touch from Danny Care
:11:45. > :11:51.off the back of that drive. He took the ball to the line, and put at
:11:52. > :11:58.beautiful little grubber. He will be proud of that, being a football man.
:11:59. > :12:03.They got another John, and they are showing great intent. Like we said,
:12:04. > :12:10.Danny Care comes off the back of the line-out. It was a beautiful kick in
:12:11. > :12:18.for Jonathan Joseph. The simplest of conversions for Owen Farrell. It is
:12:19. > :12:27.looking healthier for England. 25-9 now. Pressure from the England side
:12:28. > :12:33.of the scrum. They have won the penalty. It feels like the tide
:12:34. > :12:37.might have turned. That momentum has certainly shifted in the last five
:12:38. > :12:42.or ten minutes. England have gone 16 points clear on the scoresheet, and
:12:43. > :12:48.he has taken the pressure off, and it seems to have given the team a
:12:49. > :12:53.real lift. Dan Cole keeps the pressure on this nearside. Italy go
:12:54. > :12:58.down on both sides. Owen Farrell, kick number six.
:12:59. > :13:05.England up to 28 points, thanks to Owen Farrell. Scoring tries, but
:13:06. > :13:17.they are taking their penalty points. Italy 9-28 England. Knock-on
:13:18. > :13:30.by Italy. Advantage over, says the referee.
:13:31. > :13:38.Dylan Hartley makes way for Jamie George.
:13:39. > :13:48.That is the entire England bench used up. Overthrow. Sergio Parisse
:13:49. > :14:04.comes away with it. George instantly involved. Biaggi. Presents for Gori.
:14:05. > :14:09.Excellent work by Joe Launchbury. Paul Hill comes away with it. Now
:14:10. > :14:13.the backs have their moment. Joseph. Is it going to be a hat-trick? Three
:14:14. > :14:24.tries for Jonathan Joseph! Great defence here from England.
:14:25. > :14:28.They are getting away and putting pressure on Italy. Some slick hands
:14:29. > :14:33.from England, to get the move on the line. A great hat-trick for Jonathan
:14:34. > :14:39.Joseph. They have had a pretty quiet first half. In 20 or 25 minutes,
:14:40. > :14:47.they will be over the moon with that.
:14:48. > :14:57.Six minutes to go. England on the Italian 22. Billy Vunipola feeds
:14:58. > :15:00.Danny Care. Much more confident now England. Anthony Watson does not
:15:01. > :15:08.find a way through. He will definitely find a way through,
:15:09. > :15:12.sharper. Itoje. It is a penalty advantage to England. They get over
:15:13. > :15:21.the advantage line. Ford. Jamie George. Beautiful off-load for Owen
:15:22. > :15:26.Farrell. England cutting loose. This is pretty much what we expected to
:15:27. > :15:30.see, and it is fantastic to see the team flowing and off-loading again
:15:31. > :15:35.and getting on the front foot. Great play by the England pack, getting
:15:36. > :15:39.the boys on the front foot. Lovely little off-load by Jamie George to
:15:40. > :15:46.his Saracens team-mate, Owen Farrell, to get under the sticks.
:15:47. > :16:00.Simple conversion for Owen Farrell. England and some winners in Rome.
:16:01. > :16:04.Finally this -- final score, Italy 9-40 England. We worked hard in the
:16:05. > :16:12.first half, and we kept a close with the score, but it easy try, and
:16:13. > :16:18.England definitely put us under pressure, especially in the 25
:16:19. > :16:22.minutes. They were stronger than us. The result is key. It was very
:16:23. > :16:27.satisfying. We knew that it would open up in the last 20, and it did.
:16:28. > :16:31.No doubt, it is always going to be difficult at the start. We let them
:16:32. > :16:37.back into the game with a few series -- silly errors. We are exactly
:16:38. > :16:44.where we want to be in the Six Nations. Tee from two. We are ready
:16:45. > :16:49.for Ireland in a couple of weeks. Jonathan Joseph has a nose for the
:16:50. > :16:53.try line. How special is the? He is the lucky one to get the
:16:54. > :16:57.knock-downs! I think that something is important, but the captain, I
:16:58. > :17:02.don't care, as long as we are scoring. So those are the facts and
:17:03. > :17:06.figures from Rome. A lot more carries from Italy and England.
:17:07. > :17:13.Meters made markedly less, and it is not when you have got the ball, it
:17:14. > :17:17.is what you do with it. 61 possession for Italy. That 61%. What
:17:18. > :17:21.a caption does not show you is that 52 minutes in, Italy have just
:17:22. > :17:28.missed a penalty, a very kickable penalty to take -- take the lead,
:17:29. > :17:32.and the game turns on it head. It was a very tough 50 minutes, and the
:17:33. > :17:37.Italians were in it, and then the turning point was this one moment of
:17:38. > :17:42.madness. What the two wingers are thinking... It is a quick throw in.
:17:43. > :17:47.It is a great line by England. Just kick it. Just play your lines. I
:17:48. > :17:53.haven't seen him throw a pass before, and he just throws it... A
:17:54. > :17:57.shocker, an absolute shocker. They go from here. They shoot down the
:17:58. > :18:03.line. That is brilliant play by Danny Care. Must be good
:18:04. > :18:06.communication. Again, they lose the ball, Italian error. They were
:18:07. > :18:11.chasing the game, which is not their style, they don't like it. Then
:18:12. > :18:18.again, they are all over the shop defensively, and that is a brilliant
:18:19. > :18:22.finish. He had to score the third one. It was a fantastic finish. He
:18:23. > :18:28.is a dangerous player on the front foot. But it is very difficult to
:18:29. > :18:33.judge where they are at the moment. They have won two games, they are
:18:34. > :18:44.looking forward to Ireland. That is it. I am not sure how much they have
:18:45. > :18:49.developed, because of that escape. But it is two from two. We cannot
:18:50. > :18:55.complain. In and have not conceded a try in either match. They are going
:18:56. > :19:00.to be happy with that. It has been an area that has been a strong focus
:19:01. > :19:05.for them historically. They will be delighted. Two from two, and it
:19:06. > :19:12.certainly was not the all singing, all dancing performance. Good to
:19:13. > :19:17.have you here. Would you make of England's line-out? That is one area
:19:18. > :19:20.where it is they are a little bit worried. They lost a few in the
:19:21. > :19:27.first half. You have to look at the back row. With Vunipola playing
:19:28. > :19:30.well, a great, strong carrier. But Haskel and Robshaw together, they
:19:31. > :19:36.are pretty much the same type of player. None of them are a line-out
:19:37. > :19:40.option. You are owned only going to get two jumpers. That is one area
:19:41. > :19:47.that might be concern. If you look at this line-out, if I was Italy, I
:19:48. > :19:51.would not worry too much. If you were a lot in the middle, he will
:19:52. > :19:59.not take you one. They using here for the dummy. He don't worry too
:20:00. > :20:04.much about him. You are marking Kruis and Courtney Lawes. That is
:20:05. > :20:09.great contesting by Italy, but there are two jumpers in line-out. That
:20:10. > :20:14.makes things easy. If you look at the other side, England have only
:20:15. > :20:20.two jumpers. Vunipola is not a jumping option, Robshaw, not a
:20:21. > :20:25.jumping option. Italy had 17 line-outs where they won 16. Here,
:20:26. > :20:28.two of them are not options, certainly take the easy bill. If
:20:29. > :20:31.they give them the front ball, they are going to stop the drive, and
:20:32. > :20:36.they are not going to give them space. They give them easy bill.
:20:37. > :20:40.Italians get over the advantage line. They get better position, and
:20:41. > :20:45.they get from football. They are in the game. If you talk about options,
:20:46. > :20:49.the England bench gave them so many more options. Tbilisi much heralded
:20:50. > :20:55.in advance, the future of English lightweight -- rugby today? We saw a
:20:56. > :21:04.great array of guys come on and play well. George Wood the load, Danny
:21:05. > :21:07.Care, with the kick. How he got man of the match, I don't know. There
:21:08. > :21:11.has been a lot talked about with Maro Itoje, and we will see clips
:21:12. > :21:16.the other young men and what he can do in the game. This is his first
:21:17. > :21:22.involvement. It has already highlighted it. It only makes it
:21:23. > :21:26.very easy. Here, we see Campagnaro, he had a good game, but look at the
:21:27. > :21:34.body movement. He is so strong and athletic. This is a great angle for
:21:35. > :21:39.young rugby players. Number 20, in the scrum at. Now, he is a real
:21:40. > :21:43.nuisance to get rid of. He is so strong. There, it is a good example
:21:44. > :21:51.of body height for any young players watching. He is just a good strong
:21:52. > :21:56.ball-carrier. Danny Care lifts it, and they will see a score from this,
:21:57. > :22:04.and Danny Care has come on, and it is just a strong carry. He is a
:22:05. > :22:09.tremendous player. He has an aggressive run. I don't think he
:22:10. > :22:12.passes enough to bring the back free interplay, but when Goode came on,
:22:13. > :22:17.he added something different. He went in the second five. He passes
:22:18. > :22:22.it. He is more of a natural foot player. Where does Owen Farrell set
:22:23. > :22:28.in the pack -- pecking order of centres? There is a wealth there
:22:29. > :22:32.now. That is a nice position to be in. From the southern hemisphere
:22:33. > :22:36.perspective, we would talk about how you view the game over here it a
:22:37. > :22:40.little bit later on, but you saw one thing in England's approach which
:22:41. > :22:47.you don't think would be acceptable in at New Zealand, South African,
:22:48. > :22:52.Australian. There was a lot of talk about where the northern hemisphere
:22:53. > :22:58.teams were in the semifinals. If I look at the game, it is the one area
:22:59. > :23:01.that they are much more conservative in their final third. If you look at
:23:02. > :23:09.England, they only have one option. They can only keep that ball in the
:23:10. > :23:16.nine. If that was the All Blacks, they would have a setup like that.
:23:17. > :23:21.They have an option to play Kruis on the outside. Then they have Ford in
:23:22. > :23:27.behind. Then it is fired on two. Then they have big Dan Cole in the
:23:28. > :23:32.middle. -- five on two. Then it is three on one. That is the first
:23:33. > :23:36.opportunity to them to attack. If they put those in the first line,
:23:37. > :23:42.they need space in behind. But the Italians have four guys back there.
:23:43. > :23:48.They still kick it to him. Yes, they have a good chasing line, they have
:23:49. > :23:52.a hit beyond the 50 metre line. If you play New Zealand or Australia in
:23:53. > :23:59.that situation, I have two sides to attack. They had to defend against.
:24:00. > :24:03.We spoke about the midfield there. That is what Farrell lights. He
:24:04. > :24:12.spots it, let's go wide rather than stick with the court. And Goode has
:24:13. > :24:16.to call it. When you have slayed to come back, is he going to play ten
:24:17. > :24:23.or 12? Two likely is going to come in. They have plenty of options.
:24:24. > :24:28.Let's move on. That's me back to yesterday. Before we see the
:24:29. > :24:32.attrition of France, let's go to the exuberance of Cardiff. Wales are
:24:33. > :24:36.trying to win the ninth consecutive match against the Scots. There was
:24:37. > :24:41.tension in the air at the Prince panty Stadium, because Scotland are
:24:42. > :24:50.trying to get out of their worst run for 61 years in this competition.
:24:51. > :24:55.Andrew Cotter describes it. COMMENTATOR: Baldwin trying to find
:24:56. > :24:57.his men. Patel clutches it despite the intentions of Denton. Davis
:24:58. > :25:11.gives it on. Rob Evans. But she goes. How does it
:25:12. > :25:17.work? Away comes Davies now expect he will go away! Gareth Davies all
:25:18. > :25:22.the way for the corner! The scrum-half scores! What a trifle
:25:23. > :25:30.Gareth Davies! It came from nothing, it came from chaos. But, a question
:25:31. > :25:35.to be asked. Was there a knock-on? They want to check whether there is
:25:36. > :25:40.a knock-on in the plate previously to this. I think the ball has gone
:25:41. > :25:43.back. We will have to wait and see. But what a finish from this guy.
:25:44. > :25:59.This is a chip from B. Dan Biggar. Roberts knotted back.
:26:00. > :26:05.Can you role that back? We are just having a look at that. He is an
:26:06. > :26:13.side. You may award the trite! He has given the trite. -- try.
:26:14. > :26:17.Gareth Davies first to react, and what a finish. It is an amazing
:26:18. > :26:26.finish. Through goes Laidlaw. He is making a
:26:27. > :26:41.nuisance of himself. Jonny Gray. Dickinson again. Bondage to Scotland
:26:42. > :26:45.as well. They are getting closer and closer to Denton. 17 faces for
:26:46. > :26:51.Scotland. Ray continuity. Richie Gray.
:26:52. > :27:05.Laidlaw, just flips it to Ross Ford. Heading towards 20 phases. Valid how
:27:06. > :27:10.is over ball. Jonny Gray. Little chip over the top by Russell. It
:27:11. > :27:19.will surely be a trite for Scotland! And it is for Tommy Seymour! -- try.
:27:20. > :27:26.Great patience. What a response for Scotland. Finn Russell looks up. He
:27:27. > :27:30.knows that Tom James is no -- there, no one in behind. Tom James finishes
:27:31. > :27:39.off. Scotland attacked white and they attack through the middle. A
:27:40. > :27:44.lovely chip to finish. That is a result for Scotland, that is.
:27:45. > :27:47.Seymour is good under the high ball again. Great counter rocking there.
:27:48. > :27:52.The ball is loose for a minute. Through the middle comes John
:27:53. > :27:58.Barclay. They are looking for flyers. Wide it goes, and Bennett
:27:59. > :28:05.into touch. Hogg had come in, and now he flings his arms out wide. But
:28:06. > :28:11.he did not quite see him. Just watch the support. Two in, two out. He
:28:12. > :28:32.should've kept the ball in hand. I think Baldwin slid into him, and
:28:33. > :28:36.he could have injured him. Brave take. Hopefully both are OK. They
:28:37. > :28:43.are both slowly getting to their feet. They made contact. Hogg does
:28:44. > :28:46.not look comfortable at all. Scotland's ball, and the full-back
:28:47. > :28:47.is trying to get back into position. They are attacking with one man
:28:48. > :29:12.down. Cory there is the take. There was a
:29:13. > :29:22.pass out to Nell who did very well indeed. Into the final minute.
:29:23. > :29:31.Defined cries from Wales. It is a penalty to Scotland and a chance to
:29:32. > :29:37.lead at the break. He is not rolling away. His arm is stuck, so he says,
:29:38. > :29:45.and that is the penalty. Into the red, last kick. The Scotland captain
:29:46. > :29:59.gives the visitors the lead at half time.
:30:00. > :30:06.Scotland will try and get the ball moving and away comes John Hardy,
:30:07. > :30:17.sneaking down the blindside. Loses the ball. James into the open,
:30:18. > :30:23.flying down the wing. Still with wheels. The ball is out. It is
:30:24. > :30:32.anybody's now. Bradley Davies has it. Got to go wide. They are crying
:30:33. > :30:38.for it. Bigger crossfield kick for George North. North cannot quite get
:30:39. > :30:44.his hands on it. A chance for a break by James. What a chase and
:30:45. > :30:50.covering tactic. I thought they would get in the first 20 yards but
:30:51. > :30:56.he kept the space with the chaser. Hardy loses the ball and he is away.
:30:57. > :31:00.Keep your eyes on the guy with the white Brits. Duncan Taylor get his
:31:01. > :31:06.angles right. He focuses on where he is going to catch uses the touch
:31:07. > :31:10.line as a defender. This is where you have to open your legs, pick up
:31:11. > :31:26.your knees and make it. Duncan Taylor makes it. Great tackle that.
:31:27. > :31:31.A five metre scrum to Wales. They have managed to stop wheels going to
:31:32. > :31:46.try it. You get the ball out and UK could. What a difference 30 seconds
:31:47. > :31:51.makes. That says it all. No quarter given by the Scottish scrum here.
:31:52. > :31:57.Wheels have to use it. Davis gives it to Roberts. Jimmy Roberts held
:31:58. > :32:01.short now. Gareth Davies gives it wide. The Scottish defence
:32:02. > :32:15.scrambling back. The ball there are again. Metres short. What a tackle.
:32:16. > :32:21.Nell flinging themselves forward. Penalty, offside Scotland. There
:32:22. > :32:28.were one or two heroic tackles from Scotland. A good scrum. Jimmy
:32:29. > :32:34.Robertson was shot down. Jonathan Davies, that man flying of the line
:32:35. > :32:37.and making a tackle. Statement of intent from Wales. It is a
:32:38. > :32:46.straightforward three points but they are going for the scrum. Wheels
:32:47. > :32:52.getting a bit of a nudge. Faletau looking. Use it says the referee.
:32:53. > :32:57.Clancy having a long look here. Wheels still have it. Faletau with
:32:58. > :33:05.his hands upon it. Wheels still with a wonderful opportunity. Bradley
:33:06. > :33:13.Davies drives himself into the arms of Johnny Gray. Crashing through,
:33:14. > :33:19.we'll is looking to open the gap. To the line. They score and it is Jamie
:33:20. > :33:23.Roberts you get down. Wheels have a try, wheels have the lead. A quarter
:33:24. > :33:33.of an hour to go and they are in front in Cardiff. A great hit by the
:33:34. > :33:39.two Scottish players, but his momentum took him over. Wheels in
:33:40. > :33:49.front for the first time in a long while. Wheels with the attack again.
:33:50. > :33:55.North:. North: all the way. What a try for George North and wheels
:33:56. > :34:04.surely it now. This is a simple drop off. Two missed tackles. It unfolds
:34:05. > :34:05.and unfolds. It is a brilliant finish, but defensively were from
:34:06. > :34:27.Scotland. Tired figures on both sides trying
:34:28. > :34:31.to find something. A lovely pass. There is a chance and Duncan Taylor
:34:32. > :34:36.will score for Scotland. They finish with a flourish and Duncan Taylor
:34:37. > :34:44.has his first for Scotland. He delays his pass and what a line like
:34:45. > :34:57.Duncan Taylor stop a good score by Duncan Taylor. Have they the miracle
:34:58. > :35:07.from one end of the field? An ugly pass. A mistake by the scrum-half.
:35:08. > :35:11.It goes. The game is over. What a game. Scotland were looking for a
:35:12. > :35:15.rare first win here but wheels found their place, found their skill and
:35:16. > :35:23.they have won this match. They put us under pressure. We know if we
:35:24. > :35:30.could keep the ball we could did. -- do it. A win is a win and fair play
:35:31. > :35:33.to Scotland. We were getting close. We did so many good things and then
:35:34. > :35:41.there were a couple of soft moments that cost us. The loss doesn't get
:35:42. > :35:45.any easier. I do not like losing. Maybe some information to be taken
:35:46. > :35:49.from that game and that will make is probably a little bit grumpier and
:35:50. > :35:57.we will use that to push for our win. For us having a six-day
:35:58. > :36:01.turnaround to come out with that victory, we are happy. They were
:36:02. > :36:08.tough at the breakdown. We had to dig deep. Very comparable figures
:36:09. > :36:13.from this match to the Italian game in terms of carries from Scotland,
:36:14. > :36:18.similar kind of metres made. Look at the number of titles wheels made. It
:36:19. > :36:24.was a 50% possession game and wheels had a couple of key moments and came
:36:25. > :36:27.out on top. We will focus on those few moments now. The try in the
:36:28. > :36:39.first five minutes was the difference between the sides and was
:36:40. > :36:45.it a try? If we play it on, it is where Dan Biggar kicks. If we posit
:36:46. > :36:53.there, there is a try scorer. The question asked was is this guy
:36:54. > :36:59.offside, Jamie Roberts? No, he is not offside. If we run it on, the
:37:00. > :37:04.next question is, was it a knock-on? No, he touched it back, Duncan
:37:05. > :37:10.Taylor touches it and the try scorer is still there. He starts in an
:37:11. > :37:13.offside position, he ends in an offside position, but it was a
:37:14. > :37:21.brilliant finish. The confusion was, the referee asked about Jamie
:37:22. > :37:26.Roberts on two occasions. The focus was taken off the try scorer and
:37:27. > :37:31.they brushed it and the try was given. It was not a try, it was
:37:32. > :37:39.offside and it shouldn't have been a try. The assistant referee, had he
:37:40. > :37:43.too chosen, could have said there is something you should have a look at.
:37:44. > :37:48.Why doesn't the referee so why should I not love this tripe? That
:37:49. > :38:02.gives BTM no time to look at everything. The try from George
:38:03. > :38:08.North. If you take this guy up, he will score the try. Here he is,
:38:09. > :38:16.George North. Run it on here. It is a great scrum. Scotland have Jamie
:38:17. > :38:26.Roberts down the middle. There is, on the run. Let's get to the tackle
:38:27. > :38:30.area, try to get to the rock first. Unfortunately, they should be
:38:31. > :38:36.filling that whole. That is where they should be going. They don't. He
:38:37. > :38:41.weeps, he beat the bland side, puts on the acceleration and that is a
:38:42. > :38:48.brilliant, brilliant try. Not great defending by Scotland. It is nice to
:38:49. > :38:52.see George North back scoring tries. From a Scottish perspective, there
:38:53. > :38:56.is a fantastic piece by Tom English when he sums up with Scottish rugby
:38:57. > :39:00.is at the moment after last weekend and after yesterday. He says
:39:01. > :39:05.Scotland are trapped in a no man's land. Stuck between the pitiful dog
:39:06. > :39:08.days of old and a proper new dawn. They can see a light, they just
:39:09. > :39:18.cannot reach it and it is excruciating. There are signs of
:39:19. > :39:22.recovery, but they cannot get there. There are and the quality of players
:39:23. > :39:29.they have, it is just the basic errors from --. They keep getting
:39:30. > :39:34.things wrong time and time again. Scotland are in a great attacking
:39:35. > :39:41.position, Hardy takes, could give the off-load, loses the ball. You
:39:42. > :39:45.think, for all intents and purposes, he will get there. The try line
:39:46. > :39:49.cannot get there fast enough and put a great tackle from Duncan Taylor.
:39:50. > :39:55.Now Scotland, their back is against the wall, they have to defend. This
:39:56. > :40:01.is it, this is the key. The with pressure. A great ball to grow. He
:40:02. > :40:08.is expecting a catching drive. People whose lives the top, all of a
:40:09. > :40:12.sudden, you are on your own. After all that great work, you just
:40:13. > :40:19.coughed up easily and wheels scored from that. The with the pressure on
:40:20. > :40:23.the line. When you are on a losing run, as Scotland are, of such
:40:24. > :40:30.calamitous proportions, how much of it is the hands and the feed and how
:40:31. > :40:34.much is the mind? It is confidence. You have to ask yourself, to turn
:40:35. > :40:39.this thing around, they have got to get one or two players to stand up,
:40:40. > :40:49.make the big play and win a game for them. If you do get England, or if
:40:50. > :40:53.you look at George North, that is what they need. They are playing
:40:54. > :40:59.well, they just need the top players to stand up in the game and make a
:41:00. > :41:03.magic play and turn it around. They don't have enough guys playing in
:41:04. > :41:06.high-pressure games where you can develop. The programme is not
:41:07. > :41:14.delivering the pressure and quality they need. Wheels are trying to play
:41:15. > :41:16.this expansive game now. Unfortunately, it didn't work
:41:17. > :41:24.because they are not engaging defenders. They are not executing it
:41:25. > :41:28.properly. If Scotland had a good kicking game, wheels would not have
:41:29. > :41:34.scored from distance. Wheels reverted to the tried and trusted
:41:35. > :41:39.scheme, God over the try line, got into good position and scored two
:41:40. > :41:45.tries. At half time I thought if Scotland do not make mistakes,
:41:46. > :41:53.wheels could be in big trouble. It is also the second weekend of the
:41:54. > :41:56.women's championship. Harris slipped through two tackles five minutes
:41:57. > :42:03.before half time and gives a pass to Hannah Jones who went over to score
:42:04. > :42:11.in the corner and that was a try that made it 18-10 to wheels and all
:42:12. > :42:14.the women's matches replicated the men's results. The Italian side put
:42:15. > :42:22.up a much improved performance. France beat Ireland by 18-6. The
:42:23. > :42:26.table looks similar to the men. Talking about France, that show you
:42:27. > :42:30.one final piece of action from the match in Paris. It was a great day
:42:31. > :42:31.and it was a match that has replicated the weather. Eddie Butler
:42:32. > :42:46.was there once more. Knocked on by the French forwards. A
:42:47. > :43:06.chance for Ireland. Jared Payne drops the ball, so we
:43:07. > :43:14.got back to the penalty. The contact on Jonathan Sexton that, well, let's
:43:15. > :43:25.have a look. That is a completely cheap shot. It was right in front of
:43:26. > :43:37.the referee. Straight like sexting. The team in green leads by 3-0.
:43:38. > :43:47.Ireland come away with it and John O'Brien, enough to sidestep.
:43:48. > :43:55.Jonathan Sexton after his little mistake puts boot to ball. Nice
:43:56. > :44:03.bounce for Ireland. Not much ground made there. Sean O'Brien looks like
:44:04. > :44:09.he is heard there. Did he hurt himself with the side step? Assad
:44:10. > :44:20.sight for Ireland. Just back from one injury and hobbling off with
:44:21. > :44:27.another. Oh my word. They absolutely clattered him. Rob Kearney, his
:44:28. > :44:37.brother keeps the move going. He is currently back on the feet. Here he
:44:38. > :44:48.is. Toner tackled by Antonio, the prop. Sexting is coming Dave
:44:49. > :44:52.Carney's way. He has been stripped. He has lost it forward. It is an
:44:53. > :45:06.advantage of being played. Then shot. -- Henshaw. France penalised.
:45:07. > :45:11.That is excellent defence from France. Ireland need to go through
:45:12. > :45:12.the phases, wood onto the ball and French indiscipline will give them
:45:13. > :45:30.penalties like we have seen there. Very safely through the middle.
:45:31. > :45:56.France zero, Ireland six. Antonio, used in the middle of the
:45:57. > :46:04.park. Just a little experiment once they have the penalty advantage.
:46:05. > :46:10.Five on three there, they didn't even make it count. They were going
:46:11. > :46:17.nowhere. A soft penalty and something they will be disappointed
:46:18. > :46:21.about. The song, he wasn't given kicking duties last week, starts
:46:22. > :46:37.this week and puts France on the board. Ireland get the better of the
:46:38. > :46:41.scrimmage. After a period of defence, will Jonathan Sexton say
:46:42. > :46:44.let's get more points on the board. Completely. Just before half-time as
:46:45. > :47:03.well. Low, tumbling, stripped. France
:47:04. > :47:16.three, Ireland nine. France have a cross within that five metre tunnel.
:47:17. > :47:21.Rory Best, big tackle. They come in through the centre. France still
:47:22. > :47:25.driving. With, but they are that close to the ground. There is a man
:47:26. > :47:32.on his own with 20 metres to spare for France on the right wing. The
:47:33. > :48:00.Sun sees it, he is screaming for it. They are going to go upstairs and we
:48:01. > :48:22.will have a look at this. There is no obvious grounding of the
:48:23. > :48:30.ball. I cannot see people being grounded. I don't want to be too
:48:31. > :48:40.cynical about this but if I were Ireland I would drop it before it
:48:41. > :48:47.moves backward. This is the scrimmage. Don't get those
:48:48. > :48:53.immediately. They took your advice. And thereby avoid a penalty try.
:48:54. > :49:03.France with their best opportunity. It comes out quickly. He scores. The
:49:04. > :49:09.food bag has scored. The conversion is easy and France will take the
:49:10. > :49:16.lead. Look at the quick ball there. I do not understand why it more
:49:17. > :49:21.sides do not do this. Look at this. Stripped out. Almost impossible to
:49:22. > :49:24.Prevent. Tommy O'Donnell was expecting a big surge forward. That
:49:25. > :50:04.makes it such a hard run to defend. Time is up. Off the field goes the
:50:05. > :50:10.ball. A second narrow victory for France. The important thing is they
:50:11. > :50:18.are two victories. France have beaten Ireland by 10-9. We don't
:50:19. > :50:24.control our title. Our title opportunity is in the hands of other
:50:25. > :50:28.people. Realistically, it is only a mathematical chance, but we have to
:50:29. > :50:32.stay one game focused. It is how we have worked our way through the last
:50:33. > :50:38.championships and we will try to put our best foot forward in two weeks'
:50:39. > :50:41.time. It was quite physical. Some of the tackles were bordering on
:50:42. > :50:48.illegal at times. Was that a deliberate tackle -- tactic by
:50:49. > :50:52.France. It is always going to be a physical game. Especially when two
:50:53. > :50:59.sides like this come together. It was either we be physical or we get
:51:00. > :51:07.outmuscled. I felt that referees need to be strong. We were told that
:51:08. > :51:14.would be the case. The same players were involved in two sets of foul
:51:15. > :51:19.play. Jonathan Sexton? Yes. We know he will be targeted over here. I
:51:20. > :51:25.think it is one of those things that Johnny will not step back from. We
:51:26. > :51:31.will work past that and continue to try to play as well as we can and if
:51:32. > :51:36.that becomes part of the game and it is not dealt with strongly, we just
:51:37. > :51:43.have to get past it. Joe Schmidt is under pressure now. He has barely
:51:44. > :51:50.have a team with so many injuries. They get all of those carries. Look
:51:51. > :51:54.at the meters. Look at the tackles. 191. Jonathan Sexton is always the
:51:55. > :51:58.linchpin of the Irish side and he was clearly targeted by the French
:51:59. > :52:02.yesterday and there were one or two cheap shots. What do we make up the
:52:03. > :52:10.way the French tried to nickel and intimidate Ireland. They have always
:52:11. > :52:16.done it. This is a very cheap shot. He is so late, it is ridiculous.
:52:17. > :52:21.That is a yellow card. As simple as that. Be tackle afterwards is
:52:22. > :52:26.ferocious. I think that is just within the limit. The first contact
:52:27. > :52:36.is the shoulder. Here we are. First contact. Is that OK? That is an
:52:37. > :52:42.aggressive head. He has gone off because of the shoulder injury.
:52:43. > :52:49.Rugby is a contact sport. It is a good head. The list hit on sexting
:52:50. > :52:54.is more concerning. If you pass the ball and you relax a little bit. He
:52:55. > :53:00.was that late, you just have to yellow card him. Should we be
:53:01. > :53:05.worried about France? They should be. They were close on both counts.
:53:06. > :53:10.They will take confidence into the game. The French are a very
:53:11. > :53:14.passionate side and they will start believing in themselves. I believe
:53:15. > :53:19.it will be a tough game. For Ireland, they had opportunities in
:53:20. > :53:26.the first 20 minutes to establish a cushion and didn't take it. It is
:53:27. > :53:30.small margins at this level. This is Ireland deciding not to take the
:53:31. > :53:35.points when weather conditions were terrible. Those three points were
:53:36. > :53:40.crucial. They have done that because they had a set piece lined up. Sean
:53:41. > :53:45.O'Brien will come round the front. They did a great job. He draws in.
:53:46. > :53:51.As we play it on, he transfers to one hand. Given that pass and it is
:53:52. > :53:58.a finish worthy winner. He has done what he needed to do. Give the pass,
:53:59. > :54:05.into the corner. Now Ireland have to retain the ball. Another opportunity
:54:06. > :54:11.here just outside the 22. McGrath, overcame, get inside the 15. Easy
:54:12. > :54:18.penalty. It is just a let off. We have to be clinical and Ireland in
:54:19. > :54:22.the first 20 just or not. This is another good opportunity for
:54:23. > :54:29.Ireland. O'Brien, so strong, good game for the 20 minutes they lasted.
:54:30. > :54:35.What a great piece of play, he goes through, takes a khanate, just buys
:54:36. > :54:40.enough time to get over the ball, supported by the French hooker. They
:54:41. > :54:44.manage that turnover. There is the gap. That time has bought enough for
:54:45. > :54:48.them to get in and make the turnover. A wonderful play by France
:54:49. > :54:54.to defend the goal line and keep Ireland at bay. In the list of
:54:55. > :54:58.players who are not playing for Ireland is the incompetent poll
:54:59. > :55:05.O'Brien who has announced his retirement. How good was he? He was
:55:06. > :55:09.a fantastic player. Probably the best player I have played against in
:55:10. > :55:17.my career. He really studied the game. Every town I went up against
:55:18. > :55:19.him I knew I had to put in a letter from work, and Alison, analyse what
:55:20. > :55:22.we were doing because he will be prepared when we go into that game.
:55:23. > :55:27.With Ireland, in the World Cup, when he got injured, they were not the
:55:28. > :55:31.same team. They just missed the leadership he gave them. The detail
:55:32. > :55:35.he put in place, just to leadership and other things. He is a critical
:55:36. > :55:41.eye off the field as well. A great gentleman and I love spending time
:55:42. > :55:47.with hymns. You are playing for a Northampton Saints. You have been
:55:48. > :55:50.here for a month, not the best time of year to play rugby. What is your
:55:51. > :55:58.take on rugby in this country covered to Super Rugby in the south
:55:59. > :56:03.of France? You have to look at conditions. It is difficult to play.
:56:04. > :56:10.It is raining, it is wet, it is soft underfoot. You go through games
:56:11. > :56:16.where it feels difficult. Super Rugby means being in place to defend
:56:17. > :56:20.other guys. You need to get with on the attack, you tried to play the
:56:21. > :56:26.other guys. Here it is a set piece battle. It is the little margins,
:56:27. > :56:30.the breakdown and stop a little different, but it will get drier and
:56:31. > :56:36.we will see more attacking rugby as well. There were plenty of points in
:56:37. > :56:40.the Premiership today. Here we are. This is what the table looks like.
:56:41. > :56:45.If it is going to be a Grand Slam it will beat England or France and the
:56:46. > :56:50.last match in the Six Nations this year is France against England. You
:56:51. > :56:55.can see that on BBC One. Before that, the French Grand Slam
:56:56. > :57:00.ambitions may well, to an end at the principality Stadium on Friday the
:57:01. > :57:05.26th of February. We are back on Friday week for that. As per as the
:57:06. > :57:10.paper is concerned. Bournemouth versus Everton on Saturday. On
:57:11. > :57:19.Sunday we have Chelsea against Manchester city. What an
:57:20. > :57:21.unbelievable day in the Premier League today. We have got to watch
:57:22. > :57:48.that. Thanks to the guys on the day when
:57:49. > :57:53.we may have seen the future of English rugby but in a week when we
:57:54. > :59:21.saw one of the Giants of Ireland's pass leaving. Thank you.
:59:22. > :59:25.I'm raising my game and I WILL come out on top.