:00:54. > :01:01.Range on England's Grand Slam parade in Dublin, Ireland, the team that
:01:02. > :01:05.beat the Euell Black's provedal bridge too far for the England team.
:01:06. > :01:15.Did anybody really know what was going on? And a third win in the
:01:16. > :01:20.Championship for the first time in decade for Scotland, a fond,
:01:21. > :01:24.farewell for Vern Cotter. And we have three lions in their shirts to
:01:25. > :01:32.discuss a weekend when maybe the rugby wasn't great but the drama was
:01:33. > :01:37.worthy of Sherlock. Jerry Gusmao, Keith Wood and Mike Phillips.
:01:38. > :01:42.England went for a second Grand Slam and a record 19th international Vic
:01:43. > :01:42.trim it was a red rag to the Irish bull.
:01:43. > :01:44.and a record 19th international Vic trim it was a red rag to the Irish
:01:45. > :01:49.bull. Well, Eddie Jones' described this as
:01:50. > :01:53.a once in a lifetime opportunity for his players. They are in touching
:01:54. > :01:58.distance of sporting immortality. Ireland, masters of the ambush as
:01:59. > :02:03.they proved against New Zealand in Chicago and famously against England
:02:04. > :02:06.here in 2011 and 2001. Two changes to the Irish pack where Iain
:02:07. > :02:13.Henderson is include in place of deaf intoner at lock and a late
:02:14. > :02:19.change in the back row. Stander switches to number 8 and Peter
:02:20. > :02:23.O'Mahoney off the bench. One glaring absentee, where Connor Murray's
:02:24. > :02:29.shoulder injury keeps him out. A hugely influential figure. Replaced
:02:30. > :02:39.by Marmion. Vunipola returns to the starting
:02:40. > :02:43.line-up for Eddie Jones' outfit an effective appearance off the bench
:02:44. > :02:48.last week, now deemed fully fit P otherwise the pack is the same.
:02:49. > :02:53.Courty Lawes an impress presence against the Scots last week. After
:02:54. > :02:56.going off prematurely, Elliott daily has come through the concussion
:02:57. > :03:02.protocols to take his place on the left wing, a change on the right
:03:03. > :03:10.where a try-scoring performance against Scotland sees Anthony Watson
:03:11. > :03:15.nudging out Jack knoll. Cian Healy and scan Scannell should make a
:03:16. > :03:25.difference for Ireland. Expect big showing for England from the likes
:03:26. > :03:30.of Vunipola and Te'o. Furlong, Haskell flying up, taking him low.
:03:31. > :03:38.Still the Irish come. Did he yo. Out of his stride. It's there for Payne
:03:39. > :03:41.-- Zebo. Slips through for Daly. Away for Earls and then forward and
:03:42. > :03:48.the chance is gone. What a chance it was. They still have the penalty.
:03:49. > :03:53.Great intensity. They are coming one out runners, towards the end of t a
:03:54. > :03:56.bit fortunate with a half chargedown, Rory Best rolls the dies
:03:57. > :04:17.with the reverse pass one-handed. A gentle looserer for Johnny Sexton.
:04:18. > :04:24.Ireland on the board. Tails up. Vunipola trying to free up those
:04:25. > :04:29.arms. Youngs back. England seemingly going nowhere, so the up and under.
:04:30. > :04:32.Again, it may just have gone forwards from Jared Payne. We are
:04:33. > :04:38.going back for the penalty anyway. One off day with the boot against
:04:39. > :04:51.the Italians for Owen Farrell, otherwise in excellent kicking nick.
:04:52. > :04:53.Farrell turns quickly. 26 in the Calcutta Cup a week ago. Three on
:04:54. > :05:10.the board now. Marmion Z, ebo. Watson giving him no
:05:11. > :05:17.space. O'Brien. England having to dig very deep defensively. They
:05:18. > :05:23.scrambled possession but the arm is outstretched. The referee doesn't
:05:24. > :05:31.like T off their feet at ruck time. Another Irish penalty. -- doesn't
:05:32. > :05:34.like it. . England can't get a solid enough tackle in, in the face of
:05:35. > :05:42.sensational clearout work. The Irish are rucking past the ball. England
:05:43. > :05:45.not getting a sniff of a turnover. Even the behee moths, like Billy
:05:46. > :05:49.Vunipola, they can't get their hands on the ball and then they get
:05:50. > :05:54.blasted out of the way by Irish forwards. Vunipola chanced his arm
:05:55. > :05:59.there and conceded a penalty. Now the volume levels will be turned up
:06:00. > :06:06.inside the Aviva stadium. Rory Best, knowing that this is a golden
:06:07. > :06:12.opportunity. It goes to the tail. Again, it is O'Mahoney. Ireland with
:06:13. > :06:19.the drive. They're very close. Henderson thinks he's over.
:06:20. > :06:28.There was Henderson. There is no debate. There is no debate to be
:06:29. > :06:41.had. The try awarded to Ireland and Iain
:06:42. > :06:46.Henderson and the first side fire the first shot this afternoon. A
:06:47. > :06:58.fifth score in the green of Ireland for Henderson. What a figure blow it
:06:59. > :07:07.might prove to be. You have to think Henderson picked pour power, over
:07:08. > :07:08.Devin Toner. Vunipola gives away the penalty and the Irish execute
:07:09. > :07:25.perfectly. Two more to the tally. Ireland into
:07:26. > :07:29.double figures and England with big questions to answer. Nobody said it
:07:30. > :07:37.was going to be easy. England are hurting themselves at the moment.
:07:38. > :07:46.Conceding penalties. Lack of discipline, Vunipola forced into a
:07:47. > :07:53.mistake. And Ireland, a tied Scannell wave of green. -- a tidal
:07:54. > :07:57.wave of green. A mess from the Irish line-out
:07:58. > :08:05.there, a variety. Haskell sets it up. McGrath comes piling through.
:08:06. > :08:13.Advantage here before Dan Cole drops the ball. That was a basic error
:08:14. > :08:22.from Jack McGrath, he knows it. Owen Farrah says we'll have a go at the
:08:23. > :08:26.post, please d Owen Farrell. Every point precious. Well both teams made
:08:27. > :08:34.a number of mistakes in the first half. Ireland have barely made an
:08:35. > :08:37.error. They've not given England anything. Even then, when they
:08:38. > :08:43.turned it over, they were comfortable in defence. Easily
:08:44. > :08:45.spread. McGrath had no need to play that. England haven't won a
:08:46. > :08:56.collision really, so far in It is the cleanest of strikes for
:08:57. > :09:00.Owen Farrell. And England, despite having been outplayed for so much of
:09:01. > :09:10.this match are only four points adrift. Rory Best steaming up and
:09:11. > :09:15.Itoje has transgressed here, so Ireland with the advantage. A free
:09:16. > :09:18.ball effectively. That's gone forwards from Ringrose. Again the
:09:19. > :09:45.penalty count really hurting England.
:09:46. > :09:53.Complr Rory Best there, looking for some sort of protection for Sexton,
:09:54. > :09:55.who he feels is being significantled out with late hits. He's going to
:09:56. > :10:16.have a crack at goal. It is a long, long way out but
:10:17. > :10:18.that's a monsterous kick from Johnny Sexton. One of his very best. And
:10:19. > :10:37.Ireland's lead is restored. Slow gross here for England.
:10:38. > :10:40.Inch-by-inch at the moment. The pennell -- slow progress for
:10:41. > :10:45.England. Ireland approaching the maul from
:10:46. > :10:47.the side. England will want more than three points from this position
:10:48. > :10:57.if they can. They've made a full 15m here,
:10:58. > :11:05.England, even if it hasn't been rapid progress. They are within 10
:11:06. > :11:08.of the tryline. Farrell a shot to nothing with the advantage, sends it
:11:09. > :11:23.high. It's too much for Watson to gather. The penalty stands.
:11:24. > :11:28.Farrell, keeping England in touch. For all the Irish dominance, they
:11:29. > :11:38.cannot quite shake off the English. Mako Vunipola, driven back hard on
:11:39. > :11:49.the tackle. Ireland are so committed today. And
:11:50. > :11:53.Ireland failing to roll away. That was one that could have gone either
:11:54. > :12:00.way. England the beneficiaries this time. He has let plenty go in the
:12:01. > :12:04.breakdowns, let the teams get on with T Ireland dominated that area
:12:05. > :12:08.of the game. -- get on with it. Probably the first time, from my
:12:09. > :12:11.memory, that England have won a penalty in that area. When you are
:12:12. > :12:16.in this position now, he doesn't want to bite off more than you can
:12:17. > :12:26.chew, Owen Farrell, he wants it stay calm but if you can get this inside
:12:27. > :12:33.the 22, it is a huge game. Niall scan Scannell is coming on -- Niall
:12:34. > :12:36.Scannell is coming on. Pressure on the shoulders of Jamie George.
:12:37. > :12:45.Possession. Everything - and it's been stolen. Stolen in the lanout.
:12:46. > :12:46.-- in the Ianout. Ireland have it and McGrath waits patiently over the
:12:47. > :12:58.ball. England might get further chances
:12:59. > :13:04.but there won't be too many. McGrath. A nasty one for Watson to
:13:05. > :13:09.field. It's gone forward off the fingertips. McGrath gathers. A
:13:10. > :13:14.clever kick down that touchline. The whistle has blown already and
:13:15. > :13:22.here the intervention of Peter O'Mahoney. Absolutely critical.
:13:23. > :13:34.Sinclair clashing into Leavy. Deep into the red. Ford for Launchbury.
:13:35. > :13:47.Mako Vunipola, under huge pressure. Ford gathers it in. The green shirts
:13:48. > :13:52.swarm. England in trouble. Mako Vunipola is kauchlingt just feverish
:13:53. > :14:03.defence from -- is caught. Just feverish defence from the Irish
:14:04. > :14:06.side. The knock-on from Mike Brown heralds the end. And Ireland bring
:14:07. > :14:11.England crashing, just as they did here six years ago. There'll be no
:14:12. > :14:17.slam. There'll be no knew World Record. The English, like the All
:14:18. > :14:23.Blacks, undone by an inspirational wall of green.
:14:24. > :14:29.Dylan Hartley haunted by the feelings of a similar ceremony six
:14:30. > :14:35.years ago, he steps forward to accept the Six Nations trophy. The
:14:36. > :14:41.championship is theirs. But bittersweet will not do their
:14:42. > :14:45.emotions justice. A first defeat as England captain. A first defeat
:14:46. > :14:48.under Eddie Jones are. The record equalling run brought to a
:14:49. > :14:54.shuddering halt right a passionate green machine in Dublin.
:14:55. > :15:00.We are all disappointed, Ireland played superbly, they deserved to
:15:01. > :15:05.win. They shaded us in the line-out and at the breakdown and we
:15:06. > :15:10.struggled to get any momentum will stop in the first 20 minutes, we
:15:11. > :15:14.build confidence. Twice down the right-hand wing we almost got in
:15:15. > :15:20.four tries, that gave us confidence. Ian Henderson was immense. He
:15:21. > :15:24.deserved his try. Johnny slotting over a couple of clicks gave us
:15:25. > :15:30.enough of a margin to keep believing. We knew it would take a
:15:31. > :15:34.big performance. Credit to the boys, especially with the late change just
:15:35. > :15:40.before kick-off, with Pete coming in, you have to give credit to our
:15:41. > :15:46.boys. Discipline cost us. Ireland executed very well. Against a good
:15:47. > :15:50.quality side like that, you can not have poor discipline. Compounding
:15:51. > :15:59.errors, losing territory, then executing well. They are a good
:16:00. > :16:03.side. We have 12 back-to-back Six Nations, one with a Grand Slam,
:16:04. > :16:11.equal world record holders. As I said in the press conference, even
:16:12. > :16:15.Don Bradman got a zero. We have to accept we were not good enough
:16:16. > :16:23.today, learned from it and move on. Eddie Jones is human after all.
:16:24. > :16:32.Italy bringing up the rear by some margin. Another aborted attempt for
:16:33. > :16:38.England to try to get a Grand Slam in Dublin. Keith, did Ireland when
:16:39. > :16:46.ordered England play below what their potential was? Ireland won it.
:16:47. > :16:53.It was a game plan carved out of the ages, a dirty day in Dublin, leek,
:16:54. > :17:00.the rain was pouring, and they got a lot right. It stemmed mostly around
:17:01. > :17:02.unbelievable line speed. All the space that England had last week
:17:03. > :17:11.against Scotland, they had none. England trying to get over the gain
:17:12. > :17:16.line. They make a couple of decent stabs, but if you cut how the Irish
:17:17. > :17:25.players are rushing up, it is a ten, 12, 13 book, quick up the outside.
:17:26. > :17:30.If the ball has the -- if a player has the ball, he only sees green.
:17:31. > :17:35.They are looking for another option. 30 metres back from the initial gain
:17:36. > :17:43.line and it forces England into a dink over the top, and offside.
:17:44. > :17:47.Interesting that New Zealand are gloating, they say, back to square
:17:48. > :17:51.one for England, a team in white that can only play to their limited
:17:52. > :17:56.capacity. How would you assess the English performance? They had a
:17:57. > :18:04.great opportunity. You had to be so ready for this game, and a future
:18:05. > :18:09.before when Ben Youngs said it was just another game, it was more than
:18:10. > :18:13.that, a massive encounter. The pressure would be huge, away from
:18:14. > :18:19.home, they should be used of it, they beat France last season. But
:18:20. > :18:24.whilst there was great line speed from the Irish, there were a lot of
:18:25. > :18:29.unforced errors. Continuation from last weekend against Scotland, when
:18:30. > :18:33.Young's looks up, look at the line of English players, the ball should
:18:34. > :18:38.have gone out and confronted them from the off. They were taking it
:18:39. > :18:47.easy. This was executed last week against Scotland. The pass was not
:18:48. > :18:54.on point. Maro Itoje the almost always get that spot on. No need to
:18:55. > :18:58.give the penalties await, no need to go there and direct. You are giving
:18:59. > :19:02.momentum back, a lapse of concentration from Courtney Lawes.
:19:03. > :19:10.Giving the ball back to Ireland. George Ford is normally so accurate.
:19:11. > :19:15.Aspiration. Has not got it on point. It is giving Ireland too much easy
:19:16. > :19:19.possession. The first time Watson has the ball in space, he drops it.
:19:20. > :19:27.And then Peter O'Mahony gets the ball for Ireland. The line speed was
:19:28. > :19:34.good. It ended as it began, Mike Brown making an unforced error. You
:19:35. > :19:36.think about New Zealand against Ireland in Dublin eight years ago,
:19:37. > :19:43.where they went through those phases. If England want to be as
:19:44. > :19:46.good as New Zealand, they have to be capable of doing that and they have
:19:47. > :19:53.to be tougher and harder than what they showed yesterday. Did that game
:19:54. > :19:57.pan out as you expected? I think so. After the defeat against Wales,
:19:58. > :20:01.Ireland were up against it. Everything was at stake for England,
:20:02. > :20:08.no way they were going to come out and lose that game. Tremendous in
:20:09. > :20:14.attack and events. The line speed was superb. Jonny Sexton kept
:20:15. > :20:22.getting up. He kept control and things. They stood up and wore the
:20:23. > :20:26.jersey with pride. We will talk about Jonny Sexton, but let's talk
:20:27. > :20:30.about Peter O'Mahony first, the man of the match. His performance was
:20:31. > :20:37.exceptional, and there were two key moments. He was a nuisance, the most
:20:38. > :20:41.aggravating player to play against. He is a harassment. He was picked as
:20:42. > :20:49.a third line-out option, unbelievably quick. It is a
:20:50. > :20:53.simple... It should have been stopped, but when the pressure comes
:20:54. > :21:00.on at the end, it is Peter O'Mahony who is upfront again. He was in the
:21:01. > :21:06.heart of everything. So many nuisance items in it, he is awkward.
:21:07. > :21:12.But his line-out play, he won five of them, the most of any player, on
:21:13. > :21:16.a dreary day. Some of the selection turned out to be great, and a late
:21:17. > :21:22.injury for Jamie Heaslip at the last moment, and he came in with no
:21:23. > :21:25.purple regime. We will talk about the Lions at the end of the
:21:26. > :21:32.programme, but having been on tour three times, he screams midweek
:21:33. > :21:38.captain, because his will to win yesterday took the... He was the
:21:39. > :21:42.totem pole for the Irish side, and England did not have that player to
:21:43. > :21:47.inspire you. Jonny Sexton may be the most brilliant playmaker, but he
:21:48. > :21:52.gets involved in so much rough stuff, and England targeted him
:21:53. > :21:56.yesterday. At times it was as if that was their only game plan, to
:21:57. > :22:03.target him. Maybe they put too much attention until it. Every time he
:22:04. > :22:06.got the ball, the focus was to get smashed. Some of them were literate
:22:07. > :22:13.it, some of them were a fraction late. He got smashed time after time
:22:14. > :22:21.after time. When he did, he got up and kicked penalties and played on.
:22:22. > :22:27.He controlled the game after having this bombardment of pressure. He
:22:28. > :22:34.kept getting up. The penalty, the long-range penalty, pushed England
:22:35. > :22:40.at much further on. I played with him at Racing, he is competitive. He
:22:41. > :22:47.reads the game so well. He was superb for Ireland. A lot of columns
:22:48. > :22:54.today say England are not as good as they thought. If that an easy
:22:55. > :23:04.reaction to one game? It was always going to be the case from some
:23:05. > :23:04.corners. If you look at the 18 victories, compare them to New
:23:05. > :23:11.Zealand's, in an era where New Zealand and Australia are not great,
:23:12. > :23:16.in New Zealand, there was lower tier teams come up there was for England,
:23:17. > :23:19.so the only way you can judge is when they play each other, and that
:23:20. > :23:23.will be tough, because you will go for the side that plays at home.
:23:24. > :23:29.They are very close in terms of ability. In terms of the match that
:23:30. > :23:34.is possibly being set up for November, which is a huge cash cow
:23:35. > :23:39.for both of the unions, would you like to see it, or would part of you
:23:40. > :23:42.like to put it on the back burner try not to fabricate unofficial
:23:43. > :23:47.World Cup final? Leave it for the real thing? I do not think it is
:23:48. > :23:53.right they have not played against each other. It has been a long time.
:23:54. > :23:57.You want to see the best teams against each other. They are not
:23:58. > :24:02.going with the record at their back, but they have measured up well.
:24:03. > :24:08.England have played some good rugby over the past couple of years, they
:24:09. > :24:13.were magnificent last week. They are not as good as last week and not as
:24:14. > :24:20.bad as yesterday. Where can they improve? Ben Youngs has been pivotal
:24:21. > :24:27.for England, he has created so much for the forwards. The guys running
:24:28. > :24:33.off in yesterday were just in ones, and that gave the defence time to
:24:34. > :24:36.get up and smash them back. He was a bit off his game yesterday, but he
:24:37. > :24:42.has been one of the best number nines in the world. Having that
:24:43. > :24:46.variety in the play, and when the forwards are getting the ball, they
:24:47. > :24:53.are looking more dangerous. Will England be stronger for that? Yes.
:24:54. > :24:58.Quick question, quick answer! That game was supposed to kick off at
:24:59. > :25:02.5pm, but it was five minutes late, because they were still playing in
:25:03. > :25:07.Paris yesterday, so how do we tell the story of a bizarre afternoon at
:25:08. > :25:13.the start of France? Just a solitary try, Remi Lamerat
:25:14. > :25:18.wrapped after Camille Lopez's neat chip. Despite only having one
:25:19. > :25:22.genuine try scoring opportunity in the match, Leigh Halfpenny's
:25:23. > :25:25.brilliance with the boot kept Wales in the game and ultimately F Head by
:25:26. > :25:31.five points as the final whistle beckoned. After 79 minutes off not a
:25:32. > :25:38.lot, that is when it actually kicked off. The match that will pass into
:25:39. > :25:44.folklore. The last play. The French and the 17th was about to be
:25:45. > :25:47.substituted by a recognised better scrummager, Rabah Slimani, who had
:25:48. > :25:52.been hovering on the touchline. For that to happen, Antonio had to be
:25:53. > :25:57.injured. He has already brushed away the doctor. Wayne Barnes was about
:25:58. > :26:08.to embark on the longest 20 minutes of his refereeing career.
:26:09. > :26:16.I do injured? You are OK? Fine. He is not injured. He has just told me
:26:17. > :26:28.he is not injured. Ten seconds left of normal time. But
:26:29. > :26:32.this is France's charge. We shall have to pause again. We are into
:26:33. > :26:36.overtime, but we shall have the scrum.
:26:37. > :26:45.I needed higher and I need the space.
:26:46. > :26:56.Higher is good for Wales. It depends whether the French get momentum.
:26:57. > :27:03.Once a side gets going forward... He declared itself it, but he is not.
:27:04. > :27:11.Rabah Slimani comes back on. The specialist prop. Really! That is an
:27:12. > :27:15.amazing coincidence! Do you think he needs a head
:27:16. > :27:21.assessment? As a doctor you have said he needs a head assessment?
:27:22. > :27:26.I suppose it depends how cynical you are about this. But the doctor said,
:27:27. > :28:03.yes, he needs an assessment. Here we go again. Rabah Slimani
:28:04. > :28:06.cannot find a way through. No way through the Damien Chouly. Ken and
:28:07. > :28:36.get a hand over the ball. France also close to the line and
:28:37. > :28:51.still not over. A penalty advantage for France. France will have the
:28:52. > :29:00.penalty. Yellow card. It is not the final play. Who is going to be
:29:01. > :29:08.binned? Samson Lee, by the looks of it.
:29:09. > :29:20.Tomas Francis is having a word. Scott Baldwin is having a practice
:29:21. > :29:29.at the scrimmage. The Welsh forwards coach. It has come because you need
:29:30. > :29:35.a suitable replacement, he has to be qualified in that position.
:29:36. > :29:40.Scrum after scrum, reset after reset, 30 minutes now into added
:29:41. > :29:44.time, confusion and pandemonium reigned, and then, if things were
:29:45. > :29:52.not grammatical enough... And accusation of a bite by George
:29:53. > :29:57.North. Say it again. OK. He said it is the last but one breakdown. There
:29:58. > :30:02.is no conclusive footage of the bite, so that will bid got with
:30:03. > :30:09.afterwards. The penalty is against Rhys Webb.
:30:10. > :30:16.Scannell Five more minutes passed now. More scrums, more resets. Would
:30:17. > :30:22.panty try be awarded? Could Wales hold out? How much longer could this
:30:23. > :30:32.go on? COMMENTATOR: Off we go again. Dupont. Down goes the scrum. Dupont.
:30:33. > :30:50.It's going to be another penalty. France that close now. Cart rows
:30:51. > :30:55.tries to disrupt. -- Chartres. Dupont, Slimini. It's another
:30:56. > :31:01.advantage, Dupont goes. Dupont. Can't reach out for the line.
:31:02. > :31:11.Let go now. Wales have to let go. Dan Biggar goes to the bin for
:31:12. > :31:17.kicking the ball on the floor. We heard him there. Biggar is going to
:31:18. > :31:21.go to the bin. Dan Biggar is heading for the bin in the 100th minute of
:31:22. > :31:31.the game, if France don't score. France over the line. They claim the
:31:32. > :31:38.try. And the try by Wayne Barnes is awarded. France have won the game.
:31:39. > :31:42.It has been one of the longest games on record. #
:31:43. > :31:48.STUDIO: The clock had stopped early, it was well into the 101st minute
:31:49. > :31:53.when Lopes kicked the winning point. Amid you will at mayhem was the
:31:54. > :31:57.image and reputation of the game the biggest loser on Paris, even if, on
:31:58. > :32:02.the day, it was Wales who came off second best? Our boys have given
:32:03. > :32:05.everything. A fantastic Test match. We didn't start too well, behind the
:32:06. > :32:09.score board but the character they have played, they have shown away
:32:10. > :32:12.from home, we've go the back in front and obviously the last --
:32:13. > :32:18.we've got back in front and obviously the last 20 minutes of the
:32:19. > :32:21.game, the scrum was on the line and whilst player welfare is really
:32:22. > :32:24.important I'm just not too sure in terms of what happened in the last
:32:25. > :32:28.ten minutes was in the actual integrity of the game. Look, we love
:32:29. > :32:35.this game and that's why we're involved but, like I said to John
:32:36. > :32:39.Davies, Six Nations, it's got to be looked at because player welfare, as
:32:40. > :32:45.I said, it is so important but you just question. Are you saying that
:32:46. > :32:50.France cheated because they put Slimini back on, their best
:32:51. > :32:55.scrummager, if you like, when Antonio went off because he was
:32:56. > :32:58.there for the vital scrum? It was about the process and how Slimini
:32:59. > :33:02.came back on. I think if you look at the footage and how that happened, I
:33:03. > :33:07.think, you know, there is good enough evidence, we have questioned
:33:08. > :33:11.that and if he has got HIA, that's fine, 100%, but in terms of the
:33:12. > :33:15.process leading up to how he gets back on the field and how they make
:33:16. > :33:18.that change, I think we have to question the integrity of the sport
:33:19. > :33:23.at the moment. I'm sure there's people saying we could have put, or
:33:24. > :33:28.we could have' claimed Tom Francis was injured and gone for a contested
:33:29. > :33:33.scrum. I'm not going to lie, I have been on sides where they have been
:33:34. > :33:37.questioned, you would rather defend than contest a scrum. I think we
:33:38. > :33:41.responded with integrity. And Tom Francis came on because he was fit.
:33:42. > :33:46.We were back, and the tightheads, whoever son the pitch can do a good
:33:47. > :33:49.job. You can have a solid scrum. Eventually they played from it. We
:33:50. > :33:53.got another one in the sin-bin, that's the way the game goes, I'm
:33:54. > :33:59.proud of the way the boys played. Just two wins in the Six Nations'
:34:00. > :34:04.Championship. Fifth in the table. Is that a backward step for Welsh
:34:05. > :34:07.rugby? Well, you know, in terms of the outcome, you know, the first
:34:08. > :34:13.time we finished fifth which is disappointing. I think that over the
:34:14. > :34:17.period of time we've played some good rugby and we've deserved pretty
:34:18. > :34:19.much more from games we played, in particular the England game, second
:34:20. > :34:24.half. And obviously I thought we were deserving of a win today. But
:34:25. > :34:31.that didn't happen. STUDIO: Well I picked up a copy of
:34:32. > :34:38.the paper at the airport this morning and front page headline says
:34:39. > :34:42."Madness." Who had 20 minutes of 80,000 people baying for red cards,
:34:43. > :34:46.yellow cards, penalty tries and a statement in the last hour or so,
:34:47. > :34:54.from Six Nations' rugby saying they are going to look in the two
:34:55. > :34:57.disciplinary issue, on ate ledged bite they say an independent review
:34:58. > :35:01.will take place and we'll talk about that incident in a second and they
:35:02. > :35:04.have also confirmed they are looking at concerns regarding France's look
:35:05. > :35:09.of a will of that replacement in extra time. Probably the most single
:35:10. > :35:13.absurd time was a guy gets sin-binned in the red zone time zone
:35:14. > :35:18.and he comes back and plays ten more minutes? It was an unedifying
:35:19. > :35:22.spectacle, at least. I was watching the Irish game, I was at the Aviva.
:35:23. > :35:27.I didn't get to see that until this morning. When I heard it on the way
:35:28. > :35:32.home in the car I was just thinking - the clock must have been broken in
:35:33. > :35:37.the stadium. How could you possibly have an extra 20 minutes, it didn't
:35:38. > :35:42.seem to make any sense. What do you make of the morality of the
:35:43. > :35:46.substitution? Well, when I look at what Rob Howley said, I think he was
:35:47. > :35:51.incredibly controlled in how he phrased it and how he looked at it.
:35:52. > :35:54.It is s this bloodgate without the blood? We don't know. We are going
:35:55. > :35:58.to have to see what they come out with, but it looked wrong all the
:35:59. > :36:03.time. We talk about the HIA and we talk about how it is very important
:36:04. > :36:09.to protect the players. There are doubts in relation to it. And, you
:36:10. > :36:16.know, this player, Antonio says he is fine. He is talking. "I'm OK my
:36:17. > :36:21.back is a bit sore but I'm all right for the most part." Actually in this
:36:22. > :36:27.instance, Wayne Barnes is in an incredibly awkward position. I think
:36:28. > :36:30.he does incredibly well. I'm not his biggest fan, at times I find him
:36:31. > :36:36.pernickity. He does this to the letter. The doctor comes on and he
:36:37. > :36:42.says - yes, he has to come offerings the referee can't argue with him. .
:36:43. > :36:48.France covers, by saying - are you saying he is injured and needs to
:36:49. > :36:53.come off? Well, a lot of things go on. There are things that happen
:36:54. > :36:56.sthaud nt, is it common practice that this skulduggery happens in
:36:57. > :37:01.club rugby, never mind international? Well, I played four
:37:02. > :37:06.or five years in France, there was a bit more perhaps over there, bending
:37:07. > :37:10.the rules. I think Welsh fans will be bitterly disappointed. I thought
:37:11. > :37:14.we did enough to win the game and it was a bit of a boring sort of 78
:37:15. > :37:20.minutes and the last 207 minutes went on, dragged on a bit and Wales,
:37:21. > :37:25.we just wanted them to hold on. -- the last 20 minutes. They were very
:37:26. > :37:32.brave. They were fantastic and kept getting the advantage. They'll be
:37:33. > :37:37.bitterly disappointment. We are second from bottom in the lead.
:37:38. > :37:41.Irrespective of that is right, wrong or indifferent, we know there is a
:37:42. > :37:45.hole in the laws where something like that can be exploited. World
:37:46. > :37:52.rugby and the Six Nations rugby have to look at it. Well, from propgate
:37:53. > :38:02.to bitegate we've probably got the best angle of an inconclusive claim
:38:03. > :38:09.from George North. What do we think? Well, Huget hasn't got the best
:38:10. > :38:13.reputation. Why would George North say that, or go to Wayne and someone
:38:14. > :38:17.has bitten him. Someone bit it. Hopefully they do find out the
:38:18. > :38:26.culprit and they can be disciplined in the right way. It's wrong. It has
:38:27. > :38:30.been said he may have done it to himself. That's the wrong attitude.
:38:31. > :38:34.What would ever possess a coach of the opposition side to say that's
:38:35. > :38:38.the sort of person that George North is, to do it to himself. It is
:38:39. > :38:42.totally wrong. Maybe we'll know more tomorrow. Maybe we won't. Last quick
:38:43. > :38:46.word about France and Wales and how their campaigns have gone? Keith
:38:47. > :38:50.this, French team? I'm delighted it see France trying to play a little
:38:51. > :38:57.bit more. Even though it was dodgy, yesterday. -- to see France. They
:38:58. > :39:01.have tried to have a bit more flair. The competition is better for it.
:39:02. > :39:05.Wales? Yesterday they weren't quite themselves, a lot of mistake and
:39:06. > :39:09.handling errors. They lost the ball in contact far too many times. It is
:39:10. > :39:13.a disappointing end, having beaten Ireland at home. They were going out
:39:14. > :39:21.there hoping to finish on a behind it didn't quite click. I think there
:39:22. > :39:26.was only one break from Rhys Webb that was pretty much the highlight
:39:27. > :39:29.of the 80 minutes, the 100 minutes, whatever it was. But a lot of
:39:30. > :39:34.individuals have put their hands up for the Lion, but on the whole a
:39:35. > :39:40.disappointing tournament. We will come an to Lies on' selection in a
:39:41. > :39:45.moment or so -- Lions' selection. And that was the first match of the
:39:46. > :39:48.final weekend, at Murrayfield. Scotland bouncing back from their
:39:49. > :39:55.hammering at Twickenham it see off Italy in style.
:39:56. > :40:05.COMMENTATOR: Bar lay thumps his way through. Advantage to Scotland.
:40:06. > :40:12.Still Scotland's ball. Still for the forwards. And Ryan Wilson, again,
:40:13. > :40:21.just a meeter or so short. Fagerson this time, can't quite get
:40:22. > :40:29.there. The post is there for Scotland as well. Goes to Gilchrist
:40:30. > :40:36.this time. From a standstill. Rolls his way forward. Alli Price just
:40:37. > :40:40.dragged in for a movement looking to Alex Dunbar this time. And Dunbar
:40:41. > :40:44.tries to step. Power from the centre. Setting it back now, a quick
:40:45. > :40:51.ball for Scotland and it is Russell for the try. And Scotland eventually
:40:52. > :40:56.breach the Italian defences and Finn Russell it is, who scores the hoping
:40:57. > :41:01.try. A great fry Scotland. A lot of the hard work by the forwards.
:41:02. > :41:14.Getting half a yard into the defence. Good decision by Alli Price
:41:15. > :41:19.who goes over for a try. Price delays the pass. Gives it on.
:41:20. > :41:25.Scotland again. Throw their bodies in. Wide it goes now A chance, a
:41:26. > :41:29.chance again for Scotland for Finn Russell and Russell still going.
:41:30. > :41:32.Just short. Trying to get it back, advantage to Scotland. Italy a man
:41:33. > :41:49.down in defence as well. Scotland showing no mercy at the
:41:50. > :41:55.moment. That might be a try for Matt Scott. A really well-worked sky.
:41:56. > :42:00.Price there running hard. Trying to defend. All sorts of problems. You
:42:01. > :42:06.know you have the penalty there. And you have to follow up. Hogg will
:42:07. > :42:10.claim the assist. But Price there in the right place at the right time.
:42:11. > :42:13.Italy desperately searching for something to lift them at the start
:42:14. > :42:24.of this second half. Still just short. Carried in there. Advantage
:42:25. > :42:30.again to Italy. There may be a card coming here. Still they throw
:42:31. > :42:35.themselves at the Scottish line Gori. A chance for the backs. Men
:42:36. > :42:42.over for Italy. Try for Italy coming in. Oh, he can't get it down.
:42:43. > :42:54.Esposito. Esposito held up. He might still have the penalty advantage
:42:55. > :42:57.but, how, how did Italy not use that try-scoring opportunity. Well it
:42:58. > :43:03.almost sums up Italy. All forward power and when it had to be a try,
:43:04. > :43:10.they didn't have the pace, accuracy, the pass. Fair play to Hogg for
:43:11. > :43:16.holding him. But that was a try all day long. The another advantage.
:43:17. > :43:21.This will be a card. John Barclay has just been told that a card will
:43:22. > :43:28.be offered. Who will get it for Scotland? And it is John mar clay
:43:29. > :43:34.himself. The captain -- John Barclay himself. The captain is being called
:43:35. > :43:39.forward. John Barclay is off for ten minutes, Scotland are really up
:43:40. > :43:44.against it now. The John Barclay is actually tackling the man. He was
:43:45. > :43:47.tackling the player with the feet when it is a maul, you can't do
:43:48. > :43:54.that. Scotland try to hold them up.
:43:55. > :44:01.Gori again gives it out, once more underneath the post. Then wide it
:44:02. > :44:05.goes. A looping pass. And Esposito this time brings it in field. Oh, a
:44:06. > :44:12.spill now from Italy. They cannot score. Well, what a team Scotland
:44:13. > :44:21.are. To defend that close to the line is sensational.
:44:22. > :44:31.Barclay feeds it on to Russell. A little chip there and this is the
:44:32. > :44:37.chase. How will it bounce? Visser, bearing down on t and they go
:44:38. > :44:44.forward. Advice celebrates, we'll examine it but Tim Visser feels he's
:44:45. > :44:52.scored Scotland's third try but the decision will go up.
:44:53. > :45:17.A good hit by Luke McLean. Scotland looking for the breakthrough.
:45:18. > :45:30.A trifle Tommy Seymour for Scotland. Murrayfield erupt again. A brilliant
:45:31. > :45:37.team try, patient build-up play, lots of hard yards, waited for the
:45:38. > :45:42.numbers in attack to be there, and the skills and execution and depth
:45:43. > :45:46.to go for what looked simple, but a lot of hard work went into that.
:45:47. > :45:55.Listen to the reception. I know you keep your emotions covered up, but
:45:56. > :45:59.this is a phenomenal farewell. I would like to thank the players and
:46:00. > :46:05.everybody for the past three years, it has been fantastic. It has been
:46:06. > :46:09.great fun, really enjoyed it. We have to solve the issue of not
:46:10. > :46:15.scoring points, and if we do, that will give the energy and it changes
:46:16. > :46:18.the momentum. It hurts at the moment, but we are realistic about
:46:19. > :46:27.how far we have to travel. A tale of two coaches. Vern Cotter
:46:28. > :46:33.has the most outstanding percentage record of any Scotland coach in the
:46:34. > :46:38.Six Nations Iraq. Maybe it is an opportune time for Gregor Townsend
:46:39. > :46:41.to take Scotland to the next level. The structures are in place,
:46:42. > :46:47.Scotland have gained confidence over the past couple of years. They have
:46:48. > :46:51.been close sometimes. They got a huge shock last week, they did not
:46:52. > :46:55.get their head right at Twickenham, and they wanted to make certain they
:46:56. > :46:59.delivered on their promised this season three victories at home, they
:47:00. > :47:05.are happy with that. Gregor will bring a lot to the table, but it.
:47:06. > :47:12.Hastily. They are not too far away in getting... Sorry, they are a long
:47:13. > :47:18.way from the consistency that the other side have. Trying to get close
:47:19. > :47:22.to New Zealand, New Zealand put in at least 65 minutes of top rugby,
:47:23. > :47:27.Scotland have beaten Ireland, Ireland have beaten England, Wales
:47:28. > :47:31.have beaten Scotland, everybody has beaten everybody, because nobody can
:47:32. > :47:37.put in that domination, that top-class performance. Until that
:47:38. > :47:43.happens, we are not going to see the northern hemisphere get close to New
:47:44. > :47:48.Zealand. Do you regard Italy as very much the Weakest Link and play
:47:49. > :47:58.accordingly? Do you see any scent of improvement? In recent years, no. We
:47:59. > :48:02.know they will fall off in the last 25 minutes, that has always been a
:48:03. > :48:08.tactic, keep the tempo up, their discipline is not the best. We knew
:48:09. > :48:12.that going into with. They have not had the youngsters coming through,
:48:13. > :48:19.pushing the older guys off the perch. They have been a bit poor. It
:48:20. > :48:25.was great to see them against England, that was a bit of drama.
:48:26. > :48:32.Conor O'Shea is a great coach, one of the best. He has done a great job
:48:33. > :48:38.already. He can take them forward again. The only way is up. If there
:48:39. > :48:43.is one fundamental thing that needs to be done to bring them up to
:48:44. > :48:48.narrow the gap, what would it be? They need to make certain that their
:48:49. > :48:51.club teams can be competitive in the Pro12 and the European cup, and they
:48:52. > :48:57.are nowhere near it. They are the whipping boys at every competition.
:48:58. > :49:00.If he doubted it by getting the great victory over South Africa, the
:49:01. > :49:06.total confusion over the game against England, if he doubted how
:49:07. > :49:13.hard it would be for him, the harsh reality came home yesterday.
:49:14. > :49:19.Scotland are not as consistent, and they absolutely blew Italy off the
:49:20. > :49:20.park. There was one Grand Slam this weekend, that happened on Friday
:49:21. > :49:27.night. Across the continent there has been
:49:28. > :49:34.a surge of interest in the women's game. They are searching for the
:49:35. > :49:45.Grand Slam. The women in white, Six Nations
:49:46. > :50:13.Grand Slam champions. The chasing pack behind Chelsea or
:50:14. > :50:19.in action on BBC One tonight. Finally, we come to a moment where
:50:20. > :50:22.we say goodbye. After 21 years as a pundit, to Keith Wood, as good off
:50:23. > :50:35.the field as he was on it. Whenever he gets the ball, there is
:50:36. > :50:43.a bit off Tally Ho about him. The characteristic driving run. The try
:50:44. > :50:51.given. The captain is having the day of days. Another chance for Keith
:50:52. > :51:00.Wood, it is a try. He is going to score. That surely is the Grand
:51:01. > :51:07.Slam. The world is green tonight.
:51:08. > :51:14.You could not have picked a better weekend, an Irish victory. We talked
:51:15. > :51:20.about scrummaging the whole time! It is just perfect! It is a good
:51:21. > :51:28.paddy's weekend, Cheltenham, then Ireland doing well over weekend --
:51:29. > :51:32.over England. On behalf of all of us here at the BBC, we would like to
:51:33. > :51:38.present you with this lovely cap that has your timespan here at the
:51:39. > :51:45.BBC. I am not sure if it will fit! No way! Thank you for being a good
:51:46. > :51:51.sport and a good man, it has been a pleasure working with you. As
:51:52. > :52:01.emotional as Vern Cotter! Shall I put it on? I have a very large
:52:02. > :52:04.Swede! That is fantastic, like Jennings or something from Tom
:52:05. > :52:08.Brown's schooldays. We ask you to pick what you think will be the
:52:09. > :52:14.starting 15 in the opening Lions Test match in the summer, and these
:52:15. > :52:16.were the names you came up with. Six Irishmen, for Welshman, for
:52:17. > :52:25.Englishmen and one Scott. I thought I would fight the green
:52:26. > :52:36.corner. I thought Peter O'Mahony was brilliant, CJ Stander has been one
:52:37. > :52:42.of the players of the tournament. Tadhg Furlong played brilliantly
:52:43. > :52:48.yesterday. The Welsh guys are the guys I think have the potential to
:52:49. > :52:53.be captain. Rory Best struggled last week and got it back again this
:52:54. > :53:01.week, once his line-out blend was right again. It is a bit of an
:53:02. > :53:05.Irish... I would maybe throw in Ken Owens, he has been outstanding all
:53:06. > :53:10.tournament. But Rory Best has been on fire as well. Maybe I would give
:53:11. > :53:24.the captaincy to Alun Wyn Jones. Sam Warburton without the captaincy...
:53:25. > :53:33.It goes red! I would put Vunipola at number eight. I would have marital J
:53:34. > :53:41.as an impact player. What do I know about the backs? Judges to run like
:53:42. > :53:44.one! I think it is more balanced. I like the idea of nine and ten,
:53:45. > :53:50.partners all the time, playing together. Elliot Daly would be
:53:51. > :53:55.interesting. I think he has got a bit of magic, he played out of
:53:56. > :54:02.position yesterday, but at 13 he is a really good footballer. Liam
:54:03. > :54:10.Williams has been outstanding, he had a great tour to New Zealand last
:54:11. > :54:14.year. Again, I am Welsh, but I would put Rhys Webb in there, he has had a
:54:15. > :54:21.great tournament, he has been a consistent threat. But Conor Murray
:54:22. > :54:27.as top-class as well. You have a left-field call as captain. It was
:54:28. > :54:32.all about having a guy who was nailed on, and they are Conor Murray
:54:33. > :54:38.and Jonny Sexton, and I would go for either of them is the captain. How
:54:39. > :54:44.are they going to get on? The Lions will win. I fancy the pack being
:54:45. > :54:58.incredibly powerful and strong. You can get some of that power in the
:54:59. > :55:04.centre mix, with George North, possibly... New Zealand rely on the
:55:05. > :55:10.high balls and fitness, and we are as fit now, and we have at least as
:55:11. > :55:15.much power. I will go back to the English guys. When you look at the
:55:16. > :55:23.second row, Alun Wyn Jones and Joe Launchbury, you look at Courtney
:55:24. > :55:31.Lawes, we have a chunk of really big, hefty forwards that can do a
:55:32. > :55:37.job. You have to get to the pitch of the battle on a Lions tour. I love
:55:38. > :55:44.it, it is exciting, I never had the chance to tour New Zealand. I am not
:55:45. > :55:48.as confident as he is. All of the history of the Lions does not stack
:55:49. > :55:52.up particular well in New Zealand, but if we can get the blend right
:55:53. > :55:57.and we pick a team... Those teams are plucked out of the air, it is
:55:58. > :56:00.the blend, and what happens when they tour and play the first Test
:56:01. > :56:05.match together, how much magic can we make? You could pick two or three
:56:06. > :56:12.teams, the talent is there a across-the-board. Ireland, having
:56:13. > :56:15.beaten New Zealand, that is a case for their players. They have been
:56:16. > :56:20.there and done it. England have had a great couple of years. Scottish
:56:21. > :56:24.rugby is on the way up, the Welsh boys are playing well, so it is a
:56:25. > :56:32.great balance, it is a tough job for Warren Gatland. Keith, your punditry
:56:33. > :56:35.career with us spans the 21 years of oppression rugby, so when you
:56:36. > :56:41.started being a pundit, we had just made the transition. How much better
:56:42. > :56:48.his rugby now than it was then? It is more physical, it is faster.
:56:49. > :56:54.Technically, far higher than it was. There is less space now. When I
:56:55. > :56:59.started playing and as a pundit, there was a lot of room, there is
:57:00. > :57:03.very little room now, and sometimes that is a negative, but for the most
:57:04. > :57:09.part I still get excited. Going back into the Aviva Stadium yesterday,
:57:10. > :57:14.watching it as a fan, it was an amazing experience. It has been a
:57:15. > :57:18.great Six Nations. Enjoy what might be the last few weeks of your
:57:19. > :57:25.playing career. You might go on forever! I might get picked for the
:57:26. > :57:29.Lions! Gerry and Kate, who knows when we will meet again. The Six
:57:30. > :57:31.Nations is over and done with, we will see you for another one in 45
:57:32. > :57:56.weeks. Goodbye. England of the Six Nations champions
:57:57. > :58:59.again. Ireland have the victory, England
:59:00. > :59:03.have the championship. The 24-year-old man
:59:04. > :59:06.has been charged with murder. You made sure an innocent man
:59:07. > :59:09.is charged! What gives you the right
:59:10. > :59:12.to say that he's innocent?