0:00:51 > 0:00:55No team has ever won three consecutive Six Nations titles.
0:00:55 > 0:01:01EnglandMike bids to do just that began in Rome this afternoon. Wales
0:01:01 > 0:01:05have been champions four times in the past 13 years. Scotland have
0:01:05 > 0:01:08never been champions, but they went to Cardiff yesterday in buoyant
0:01:08 > 0:01:15mood. As did Ireland to Paris. Many experts' favourites to win the
0:01:15 > 0:01:19title, and a match that proved beyond all doubt it really is never
0:01:19 > 0:01:24over until it's over.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28over until it's over. Hello, just one rugby special in this run of Six
0:01:28 > 0:01:32Nations because of the way the games pan out, so make the most of it in
0:01:32 > 0:01:38the company of Jeremy Guscott, Andy Nichol and Jonathan Davies. To Rome
0:01:38 > 0:01:40this afternoon, glorious and springlike day in the Italian
0:01:40 > 0:01:45capital. But how much spring would there be in Eddie Jones' England and
0:01:45 > 0:01:49how much fight in the perennial contenders for the Wooden Spoon?
0:01:49 > 0:01:56Commentary from Brian Moore and Eddie Butler.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01COMMENTATOR: The Italian backs strictly divided into the old hands,
0:02:01 > 0:02:09Sergio Parisse on a cap. Ghiraldini up on 19. The others is just a
0:02:09 > 0:02:15handful between them.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18handful between them. Giammarioli and the rest of the back row, just
0:02:18 > 0:02:23three caps between them. Promise elsewhere, like full-back Matteo
0:02:23 > 0:02:29Minozzi, but no heavyweight at just 12 stone. England are anything but
0:02:29 > 0:02:33lightweight. Courtney Lawes moving into the back row looking for
0:02:33 > 0:02:37action. Number eight is such an important position for England. Sam
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Simmonds of Exeter where is the shirts today and makes his first
0:02:40 > 0:02:47start in the Six Nations. Ben Te'o, out of action since October, playing
0:02:47 > 0:02:51outside Owen Farrell in the centre. So much expected of England. They
0:02:51 > 0:03:00have never lost to Italy. Can they slip easily into top gear? The
0:03:00 > 0:03:04finishes, rather than the replacements, England here will hope
0:03:04 > 0:03:10to have a clear-cut advantage, to cut loose in the last quarter. Chris
0:03:10 > 0:03:15Robshaw, back in the number seven shirt for England. Courtney Lawes on
0:03:15 > 0:03:21the far side of the scrum in the back row. Sam Simmonds in the red
0:03:21 > 0:03:25boots at number eight. Penalty to England.
0:03:33 > 0:03:39That is one of the areas which the referees have been told to be hot
0:03:39 > 0:03:44on. Make sure there is a credible feed and a proper strike. That is
0:03:44 > 0:03:53the difficulty, if you have a hooker who can't hook at the scrum, it's
0:03:53 > 0:03:57stuck there. The Italians can't get any go forward, and that's the
0:03:57 > 0:04:04result.First throw for England captain Dylan Hartley. Maro Itoje is
0:04:04 > 0:04:15clearly up there. I wake up in England. Ben Te'o. -- away, England.
0:04:15 > 0:04:24Jonny May. Anthony Watson. It's some start by England.I hate to use the
0:04:24 > 0:04:29phrase, it's too easy, but it was Ben Te'o with the initial go
0:04:29 > 0:04:33forward, and then a simple loop move outflanking the Italians. It could
0:04:33 > 0:04:38be a long afternoon if they concede so easily.Just three minutes on the
0:04:38 > 0:04:39clock.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Danny Care's first task is to feed the scrummage on the halfway line.
0:04:53 > 0:05:05And set England off. Again, it's the loop that allows Jonny May to come
0:05:05 > 0:05:10away with it again. Anthony Watson, his second? Did he get there? They
0:05:10 > 0:05:18will check, but it looks like a brace for Anthony Watson.Any reason
0:05:18 > 0:05:26why I can't award a try?Be the important question, any reason why I
0:05:26 > 0:05:35can't award the try.Glenn Newman of New Zealand is the TMO.
0:05:35 > 0:05:43New Zealand is the TMO.Not in touch. Try.
0:05:45 > 0:05:52I can give you no reason, so you can award the try.Thanks.Simple
0:05:52 > 0:06:03enough. Anthony Watson with two tries, England 10-0.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11Ghiraldini under pressure to get a strike on the ball. It's a good run
0:06:11 > 0:06:21with Bellini getting the pass away. Excellent
0:06:22 > 0:06:28Excellent take from Tommaso Boni. Cutting back against the traffic.
0:06:28 > 0:06:38Free play for the team in blue. Dean Budd.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Budd. Allan floats one out, and it will be a try for Italy. Scored by
0:06:42 > 0:06:49Tommaso Benvenuti.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Tommaso Benvenuti.Here we are, that's a difficult pass, and it's
0:06:51 > 0:06:59beautifully done.Well, it was all heading one way, but Italy have
0:06:59 > 0:07:03struck back. Benvenuti, the winger, after good work on the other wing
0:07:03 > 0:07:09from Bellini. Italy are comfortable wide out on the touchlines, and they
0:07:09 > 0:07:11are back in this game.
0:07:11 > 0:07:18Dylan Hartley. Quick ball for Ford. Vunipola, good hands from the prop.
0:07:18 > 0:07:29Dan Cole with a run, the tight head. Ford, very nearly went for the
0:07:29 > 0:07:35interception. Clear advantage to England. Vunipola. Could be on for
0:07:35 > 0:07:48England. Owen Farrell is clean through. England's third try.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54This is beautiful hands by Vunipola. That's what I mean by giving
0:07:54 > 0:07:59defenders decisions to make, whether or not you will take the ball in.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04Owen Farrell hasn't landed the conversion yet, but he has grabbed
0:08:04 > 0:08:09himself a try, and now the conversion. Seven points for England
0:08:09 > 0:08:17and their centre.
0:08:20 > 0:08:29Quick ball and the chance for Italy through Tommaso Boni. Minozzi. Five
0:08:29 > 0:08:38metres short. Still in Italian possession, although... No.
0:08:38 > 0:08:39possession, although... No. From an offside position, quickly taken by
0:08:39 > 0:08:52Parisse. Tommaso Castello ran into Mako Vunipola.
0:08:52 > 0:09:01Mako Vunipola. The hooker, Ghiraldini, does well to keep the
0:09:01 > 0:09:11ball away from the touchline. A good end to the half from Italy. They
0:09:11 > 0:09:16won't want to surrender possession here. Have England snaffled it? No,
0:09:16 > 0:09:24Italy have it back. Violi.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31Italy have it back. Violi. Number seven, Giammarioli. Ghiraldini
0:09:31 > 0:09:36again.
0:09:37 > 0:09:44again. They are that close, Italy, big forwards ready.
0:09:45 > 0:09:54big forwards ready. A penalty again against England.
0:10:00 > 0:10:08Allan. Italy are into double figures. Italy 10-17 England.
0:10:15 > 0:10:21They have held it well... No, they haven't. Penalty against Italy! And
0:10:21 > 0:10:30it's against Renato Giammarioli. Handy in the scrum, only the number
0:10:30 > 0:10:40eight is allowed to reach forward and pick the ball up.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44and pick the ball up. Ferrari, just a hand there. He has to wait for
0:10:44 > 0:10:49Parisse to get in, which Parisse is allowed to do from number eight, but
0:10:49 > 0:10:55not him from number seven. And actually, the Italian tighthead,
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Ferrari, had anchored the scrum successfully, so there was no need
0:10:58 > 0:11:12to do that.England are up to 20. Italy, ten.
0:11:18 > 0:11:28Penalty, Maro Itoje was taken out in the air.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36England's focus at half-time should have been on more accuracy, and have
0:11:36 > 0:11:47a more clinical mindset. This is a decent attacking position.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53decent attacking position.Dean Budd just couldn't resist taking Maro
0:11:53 > 0:12:03Itoje in the air. Dylan Hartley to throw. Itoje pulls it long. Courtney
0:12:03 > 0:12:13Lawes, shorter. Simmonds. The pace of the number eight.
0:12:13 > 0:12:19Must have been amazed there was no one in front of him. Had the
0:12:19 > 0:12:24wherewithal and presence of mind to take advantage of that fully.It's
0:12:24 > 0:12:28the bonus point try for England. And it's a straight burst away by Sam
0:12:28 > 0:12:35Simmonds.The problem for Italy, as soon as he is sacked, the ball is
0:12:35 > 0:12:38transferred and there are no defenders behind. Simple running
0:12:38 > 0:12:41from Symonds, but well done for spotting the opportunity and taking
0:12:41 > 0:12:51his chance.Luca Bigi with the throw. This could work. Luca Bigi in
0:12:51 > 0:12:56control.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03control. Ever closer, ever closer... Luca Bigi seems to be buried there
0:13:03 > 0:13:07somewhere. They have a penalty advantage out of it. He only has to
0:13:07 > 0:13:16go burrowing.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20go burrowing. Finally, it comes out. Parisse with the long hands. It's
0:13:20 > 0:13:24even longer now, another long pass that might just work for Bellini...
0:13:24 > 0:13:30It's so close.
0:13:30 > 0:13:43It's so close.Jerome Garces has his finger up, the assistant referee.
0:13:43 > 0:13:50He's saying the pass and grounding are both fine.The reason I cannot
0:13:50 > 0:13:53award the try, please? Can you check whether the player put a foot on the
0:13:53 > 0:13:59line, yes or no?I will check. Although you could say Jerome Garces
0:13:59 > 0:14:04was in the best possible position, he does have men in between him and
0:14:04 > 0:14:14the grounding, so...It's the knee, isn't it.
0:14:14 > 0:14:26isn't it. Oh!That is so... Have you got white or blue tinted glasses on?
0:14:26 > 0:14:32It's absolutely marginal.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35It's absolutely marginal. The divot is not from outside the feed of the
0:14:35 > 0:14:44play.I can't give you a clear reason.So I can award the try.Yes.
0:14:44 > 0:14:56The try is awarded. Sam Underhill is on for Chris Robshaw. Italy have
0:14:56 > 0:15:01beaten Maro Itoje to the line-out.
0:15:09 > 0:15:22Gori. They have managed that very well, Italy. Because they faced a
0:15:22 > 0:15:30major threat on the England throw. Now they are outside their 22.Good
0:15:30 > 0:15:39work from Parisse in getting up.We are under way. England really wanted
0:15:39 > 0:15:44to cut loose in the last quarter, and bring on the finishers. Still
0:15:44 > 0:15:53plenty of time for it to happen. Tackle by Negri on Simmonds.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Beautiful angle from Owen Farrell. George Ford is in support. And
0:15:57 > 0:16:04George Ford scores.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06George Ford scores.They needed England's to finish on a positive
0:16:06 > 0:16:16note. The efforts of the senior players, Farrell and Ford. And
0:16:16 > 0:16:23there's the gap. Important that Ford keeps the continued running line. It
0:16:23 > 0:16:32would have been very easy for him to drop off there.
0:16:33 > 0:16:39Penalty advantage, England. Danny Care gets its two George Ford. Jack
0:16:39 > 0:16:47Nowell. Still penalty advantage being played. The pace of Sam
0:16:47 > 0:16:58Simmonds again. It's the second for the Exeter number eight.
0:16:59 > 0:17:08He may not carry like Billy Vunipola, but he does have feet.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12They get him out of situations. A lovely step inside. And pace as
0:17:12 > 0:17:20well.
0:17:24 > 0:17:31Hurting Italy at the scrum Manoa. Joseph. Jonny May. -- at the scrum
0:17:31 > 0:17:33now.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Itoje.
0:17:41 > 0:17:47England with a penalty advantage. Hepburn.
0:17:52 > 0:17:58Another advantage being played. George Ford can take as much time as
0:17:58 > 0:18:04he likes. Simmonds to Jack Nowell. And England are finishing in style.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13Ford has seen the opportunity out wide. Nowell doing the work to make
0:18:13 > 0:18:16the looping run.
0:18:18 > 0:18:25No one knows what to do, but George Ford does. Lovely pass.Lovely
0:18:25 > 0:18:29passes. Simmonds did well. England have their bonus points and they
0:18:29 > 0:18:38have made a successful start to the Six Nations. Italy 15-46 England.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43The first game is always difficult. Italy are traditionally a very
0:18:43 > 0:18:45difficult opponent. They are well coached by Conor O'Shea and have
0:18:45 > 0:18:50good young players coming through. To have the bonus point at the 52
0:18:50 > 0:18:54minute mark and to go on to win by a substantial score was pretty
0:18:54 > 0:18:58positive for us.In terms of what we put on a pitch and the young fellas
0:18:58 > 0:19:02and their performances, because the second-best team in the world some
0:19:02 > 0:19:06serious problems by playing some proper rugby. We are making massive
0:19:06 > 0:19:14progress. But the challenge we face is a statistic. People can trot it
0:19:14 > 0:19:18out, but we have so much faith in what we are doing. When I see those
0:19:18 > 0:19:21young fellas play like they did today, I'm proud and annoyed and we
0:19:21 > 0:19:26face a massive challenge in six days.I thought they played well.
0:19:26 > 0:19:32They keep the ball, I think they had 55, 60% possession. They will have
0:19:32 > 0:19:36points against you, and we did well not to concede the tries, but it's
0:19:36 > 0:19:40part of the game.STUDIO: Pretty emphatic scoreline in the end and it
0:19:40 > 0:19:45was quite a 50-50 game in terms of possession and territory, but
0:19:45 > 0:19:48ultimately England were so clinical and in certain areas England let
0:19:48 > 0:19:52themselves down. How would you assess the England performance,
0:19:52 > 0:19:57Jeremy?We knew they would get the win, and they required the bonus
0:19:57 > 0:20:01points. We thought it would be a riot after ten minutes but Italy
0:20:01 > 0:20:05gathered themselves. England lost momentum and then regathered it. I
0:20:05 > 0:20:10was interested in the Ben Te'o experiment. It wasn't conclusive for
0:20:10 > 0:20:14me. Jonathan Joseph isn't able to hold down that position yet. You
0:20:14 > 0:20:18waiting for someone else to take it and Ben Te'o had his opportunity.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23Eight carries and not many metres. Not many tackles, eight, and not
0:20:23 > 0:20:28very destructive. He had something to do with some of the tries, but he
0:20:28 > 0:20:32wasn't the dominant figure in midfield.He has barely played.He
0:20:32 > 0:20:37is coming back and the team is rusty. Seven tries, good points,
0:20:37 > 0:20:45good start.I think he's like a 12, but because of the ten, 12 Farrell
0:20:45 > 0:20:48and Ford axis, he will not play there. They need somebody to carry
0:20:48 > 0:20:53the ball. And he's the man. It will take time for him to adjust.We will
0:20:53 > 0:20:58talk about the immense Ford and Farrell in a second. Andy what was
0:20:58 > 0:21:05your impression?England had to dig deep at times, it didn't look like
0:21:05 > 0:21:11it would be the walkover it would be after the two early Watson tries. It
0:21:11 > 0:21:14was a contest, a real contest, which will probably help England for what
0:21:14 > 0:21:18they have coming up next week against Wales.Ford and Farrell have
0:21:18 > 0:21:23known each other since they were teenagers, even before. Today they
0:21:23 > 0:21:27had this momentum from the word go. Brilliant.We have
0:21:27 > 0:21:28had this momentum from the word go. Brilliant.We have seen it while
0:21:28 > 0:21:33they have been together and that's why they remain in the axis of ten
0:21:33 > 0:21:37and 12. They synchronise incredibly well together. Pretty
0:21:37 > 0:21:40straightforward with Ben Te'o into the middle. Straightaway you can see
0:21:40 > 0:21:45how amateurish the Italians are, altogether, 14 in one shot. Bellini
0:21:45 > 0:21:50on the edge of the defence, that's where they are trying to get to,
0:21:50 > 0:21:55where Farrell and Ford really focus, sitting on the edge defender to make
0:21:55 > 0:22:03the choice. They have the overlap if he stays where he is. It's similar
0:22:03 > 0:22:08to rugby league, which I think it's where it's coming from. They get the
0:22:08 > 0:22:11space, get the edge, and Anthony Watson still has to use his pace.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16Great to see the winger go to the outside and back himself. Looking
0:22:16 > 0:22:20for the overlap this time. Doesn't work out. But they get into the
0:22:20 > 0:22:24right banks. Ford and Farrell talking to each other, spotting the
0:22:24 > 0:22:27space. Farrell is saying to George, drag the defender and I will be
0:22:27 > 0:22:32away. It's very simple, but simple things always look easy, but there
0:22:32 > 0:22:37is a lot of communication.The English forwards taking this in,
0:22:37 > 0:22:41nothing much on. Ford goes to the short side. It's brilliant, a
0:22:41 > 0:22:50fantastic line. Support him and goes over for the try. They have known
0:22:50 > 0:22:55each other for a long time. They have a rugby league background. And
0:22:55 > 0:22:58they just play flat and pick the right angles.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00they just play flat and pick the right angles.Has the Ford or
0:23:00 > 0:23:08Farrell debate been put to bed?I think so. They are so comfortable.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13They have so much time on the ball. They try to isolate the last but one
0:23:13 > 0:23:16man in who has to make the decision. When you have your attack deployed,
0:23:16 > 0:23:21you just have to make defenders make the decision. If they make the wrong
0:23:21 > 0:23:25decision, then you score. They are working very well together, and it's
0:23:25 > 0:23:30a question of who they play in the 13.It's so impressive what Owen
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Farrell does, playing stand-off at Saracens and George Ford is at ten
0:23:33 > 0:23:40for Leicester. In a sense, he's playing out of position. To be that
0:23:40 > 0:23:42effective and have that understanding shows their brilliant
0:23:42 > 0:23:49rugby brains and that sets them apart. I think it has been put to
0:23:49 > 0:23:53bed.I don't think it has been put to bed. If somebody comes in and
0:23:53 > 0:23:58plays well, if you look at Ben Te'o, even though he was at 13...And
0:23:58 > 0:24:03Tuilagi might come back as well.It is a slight weakness. In attack they
0:24:03 > 0:24:08are brilliant, but you need Te'o or somebody bigger to make the run. If
0:24:08 > 0:24:13you had the overlap more often then it would be put to bed.I think if
0:24:13 > 0:24:18he gets the run, you need somebody direct. That could be Ben Te'o at
0:24:18 > 0:24:22the moment. But because they are so good together and create a lot. If
0:24:22 > 0:24:26you bring somebody like Elliot Daly, or Watson at full-back, it's another
0:24:26 > 0:24:31threat out wide. They have so many options, which is why they are so
0:24:31 > 0:24:34strong.They are destructive at the end of the game when people get
0:24:34 > 0:24:37tired. When you have those two passes and distributors, they see
0:24:37 > 0:24:43the space and put guys in it.Watson finished well with his two tries.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46And for an inexplicable reason he got the man of the match award,
0:24:46 > 0:24:47because Sam Simmonds was extraordinary.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50because Sam Simmonds was extraordinary.Everybody talked
0:24:50 > 0:24:56about Billy Vunipola not being there, a big loss, but Sam Simmonds
0:24:56 > 0:25:01of Exeter, the defence here from the Italian line-out fell apart, but
0:25:01 > 0:25:04it's the place and speed off the mark. They are going for the driving
0:25:04 > 0:25:09maul and it opens up on this different angle. He is the number
0:25:09 > 0:25:16eight! Incredible. I think he might end up at seven when Billy Vunipola
0:25:16 > 0:25:20comes back. He's so comfortable. If you were looking at is that without
0:25:20 > 0:25:25the numbers on the back of the shirt you would think he was a winger
0:25:25 > 0:25:31coming from the blindside. It's the speed off the mark. 23 tackles, 14
0:25:31 > 0:25:36runs, 80 metres made, three clean breaks, 18 defenders beaten, two
0:25:36 > 0:25:40tries, and he's still not a man of the match!Look at that pass, you
0:25:40 > 0:25:44would have been proud of that. But you would much rather be in Jack
0:25:44 > 0:25:49Nowell's position scoring a try.You try to get the quick men
0:25:49 > 0:25:50Nowell's position scoring a try.You try to get the quick men running at
0:25:50 > 0:25:54the forwards. When you have a big forward who can run very fast
0:25:54 > 0:25:59anyway... He was very impressive today.In today's game he will be
0:25:59 > 0:26:04impressive near the end and on the edges, but you miss Billy Vunipola's
0:26:04 > 0:26:09bulk, and how destructive he is at carrying the ball. Sam is a guy for
0:26:09 > 0:26:13the edge and carrying in the space. The Italian backs were better today,
0:26:13 > 0:26:17posing more threat than we have seen in the past. A perennial debate
0:26:17 > 0:26:20hovering in the background about the Italian place in the championship.
0:26:20 > 0:26:25If we went through the archives and found a rugby special 15 years ago
0:26:25 > 0:26:28we would have been having the same situation about wanton penalties
0:26:28 > 0:26:28we would have been having the same situation about wanton penalties and
0:26:28 > 0:26:31lack of discipline putting them under pressure when they don't need
0:26:31 > 0:26:38to.Conor O'Shea was right to say he was happy and angry because it's the
0:26:38 > 0:26:45same silly errors. A lack of concentration, it's hard to say.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48They put themselves under pressure with a cumulative errors. Towards
0:26:48 > 0:26:52the end of the game, England can run in the tries. Those silly errors.
0:26:52 > 0:26:57They have to cut it out. You are right, John, they were definitely
0:26:57 > 0:27:01better and more direct. Scored a couple of lovely tries, but at this
0:27:01 > 0:27:07level you have to cut out these stupid errors.These are the errors
0:27:07 > 0:27:12that will infuriate, O'Shea because these are the basics. Not kicking at
0:27:12 > 0:27:13ten, they did it twice and it puts
0:27:13 > 0:27:13these are the basics. Not kicking at ten, they did it twice and it puts
0:27:13 > 0:27:17more pressure on the defence. All the penalties we have seen, they are
0:27:17 > 0:27:21in the 22 and it gives England to be clear and easy out and they are
0:27:21 > 0:27:30defending again. They have Tommaso Boni at 13, Minozzi at 15. They
0:27:30 > 0:27:34still like game management at nine and ten, and they have young players
0:27:34 > 0:27:36coming through but they have to cut out the mistakes because it's
0:27:36 > 0:27:43killing them.With 52% possession, if they cut out the errors they
0:27:43 > 0:27:49could have had more possession over their 52%.Ben Youngs went off
0:27:49 > 0:27:53injured, we don't know how serious it is but it looks certain he will
0:27:53 > 0:27:57miss the Wales game next weekend. We might have Danny Care starting at
0:27:57 > 0:28:02nine, that'll be Eddie Jones' call. If you were Warren Gatland watching
0:28:02 > 0:28:07the match today, what would have concerned you and what would have
0:28:07 > 0:28:12encouraged to you?I think the ten and 12 axis and the pace they have,
0:28:12 > 0:28:17whether they pick Jonathan Joseph next week, who knows. They have that
0:28:17 > 0:28:22strength in depth. I think physically he will be happy with how
0:28:22 > 0:28:26they played yesterday. They look at the English pack and they didn't
0:28:26 > 0:28:31absolutely kill the Italian pack. With both performances
0:28:31 > 0:28:32absolutely kill the Italian pack. With both performances, I think
0:28:32 > 0:28:40Wales...England are vulnerable on the edge. You can't go there
0:28:40 > 0:28:42immediately, like Scotland tried to play, you have to be direct, narrow
0:28:42 > 0:28:46the defence and go out there. Wales will see that as an advantage, but
0:28:46 > 0:28:50whether they can get enough ball to do that is the question.It will be
0:28:50 > 0:28:55adjusting to see what defensive strategy they come up with to handle
0:28:55 > 0:28:59be ten and 12. And Shaun Edwards is a rugby league boy as well, so it
0:28:59 > 0:29:03will be an interesting encounter. Let's go back to Cardiff yesterday,
0:29:03 > 0:29:082:15pm, for the match that kicked off the year's championship. The
0:29:08 > 0:29:10first 20 minutes was riveting mayhem. At the end, the match that
0:29:10 > 0:29:14everybody said was too close to call, was anything but.
0:29:18 > 0:29:27COMMENTATOR: Russell, to Huw Jones. With that exhilaration, trying to
0:29:27 > 0:29:35make his way through. Jonny Gray into play scrum-half. Russell uses
0:29:35 > 0:29:44the referee as a decoy run. Price is there at scrum-half. Interception!
0:29:44 > 0:29:48Opportunity for Wales and Gareth Davies. Can anybody catch the
0:29:48 > 0:29:53scrum-half? Going to the corner, Harris can't get there. Try for
0:29:53 > 0:29:59Wales. A gift for Wales, but so well taken by Gareth Davies.The
0:29:59 > 0:30:05interception from Gareth Davies. They had to work so hard to get the
0:30:05 > 0:30:10breakdown of the last three or four minute phase. It became a foot race
0:30:10 > 0:30:15between Davies and Harris and Davies made it.Space out wide for Wales,
0:30:15 > 0:30:20if they can move to Halfpenny in the line. Hadleigh Parkes. Back in the
0:30:20 > 0:30:25field. Wales beginning to gather a bit more momentum and confidence.
0:30:25 > 0:30:30Through the gap again. Shingler looks for support and finds it from
0:30:30 > 0:30:36Cory Hill. Wales pouring forward. Alun Wyn Jones charging on. They
0:30:36 > 0:30:37can't quite get there.
0:30:42 > 0:30:50Evans, the final touch.Brilliant break, good support from Cory Hill,
0:30:50 > 0:30:55I thought Alun-Wyn Jones was there, brilliant from Wales.Scotland will
0:30:55 > 0:31:00be frustrated with their defence, very narrow and that has given the
0:31:00 > 0:31:05Welsh some space. They have tried to overload just with that space.Lots
0:31:05 > 0:31:11of the talk was about the first scrum, great scrum for Wales to
0:31:11 > 0:31:15attack Scotland.In this position Wales will try to put on the
0:31:15 > 0:31:20squeeze. Free kick. They were talking about Leeds. We wonder what
0:31:20 > 0:31:27the decision is? The feed was not straight. They talk about credible
0:31:27 > 0:31:34feeding to the scrum.That is one of the pointers, it does not have to be
0:31:34 > 0:31:38straight down the middle but it has to be sort of in the middle. That is
0:31:38 > 0:31:48such an obvious decision to make. Mariachi holding that.
0:31:48 > 0:31:54Mariachi holding that. Three meters. Short of the line. Davies has a
0:31:54 > 0:32:02look. Shingler is hurled back, two men get to him. Wales punching
0:32:02 > 0:32:10clobbered again. It goes to Cory Hill and there is the gap. Leigh
0:32:10 > 0:32:17Halfpenny! And he is in, two tries in 12 minutes for Wales. We wondered
0:32:17 > 0:32:24how they would play. What a start for the home side!Fantastic
0:32:24 > 0:32:29patients from Wales, scrappy from the back of the scrum, Patchell
0:32:29 > 0:32:33carries and that was a great little ball from behind from Cory Hill and
0:32:33 > 0:32:38great composure and a great finish from Afghanistan Leigh Halfpenny
0:32:38 > 0:32:44ends up. That will do his confidence a world of good, he has not played a
0:32:44 > 0:32:54lot of rugby of late.Wales go down the blind side. Evans. An
0:32:54 > 0:33:00opportunity for Gareth Davies. Into that challenge from Hogg and Wales
0:33:00 > 0:33:09have an opportunity. And the ball is stripped by Berkeley, penalty to
0:33:09 > 0:33:15Wales, illegally done by the Scottish captain.You have to gamble
0:33:15 > 0:33:21and sometimes you get away with them but that was great little play. He
0:33:21 > 0:33:26cannot play that ball, John Barclay, that is concede three instead of
0:33:26 > 0:33:31seven but the build-up play, fantastic kick from Steff Evans.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Putting his shoulder into Stuart Hogg.
0:33:39 > 0:33:45Straight through. And Wales had their first points in this second
0:33:45 > 0:33:51half.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01Moriarty. Showing plenty of power, and that as a penalty to Wales. The
0:34:01 > 0:34:06tackle was made by Harris, both players must release and there was
0:34:06 > 0:34:19not a lot of releasing.John Barclay has his hands up.It is straight...
0:34:19 > 0:34:26Another chance to get Wales to 20.
0:34:28 > 0:34:33His kicking today has been superb, he has scored a try and has knocked
0:34:33 > 0:34:40over the kicks. Wales 20-0 up in this second half. Opportunity knocks
0:34:40 > 0:34:48again. That was so smooth to Alun Wyn Jones. They will try to get
0:34:48 > 0:34:54their small going forward. Wilson tries to disrupt this but here comes
0:34:54 > 0:35:00the red tide. Driving on. Closer still but not quite there, two
0:35:00 > 0:35:09metres short. Shingler complains. And Aaron Shingler will dig deep and
0:35:09 > 0:35:16try to get the ball out. It is not coming up. There it is for Gareth
0:35:16 > 0:35:23Davies. That was a good tackle coming in. Rhys Patchell has gone
0:35:23 > 0:35:30himself. Not quite there. A couple of metres, advantage to Wales. The
0:35:30 > 0:35:38try is coming! Two tries, the drought is well and truly over four
0:35:38 > 0:35:44Leigh Halfpenny and Wales are roaring towards victory.Just that
0:35:44 > 0:35:48physical dominance, fantastic driving line-out from Wales. Again,
0:35:48 > 0:35:52it is not patients, Rhys Patchell took that in and brilliant hands
0:35:52 > 0:35:58from Evans. Leigh Halfpenny is running up the numbers.Leigh
0:35:58 > 0:36:03Halfpenny is the man who has scored a couple of tries and knocked over
0:36:03 > 0:36:08the kicks.
0:36:08 > 0:36:13the kicks. Bye, wonderful pack up and it is a try, surely, for Alun
0:36:13 > 0:36:27Wyn Jones? If it is try number four, it is brilliant.
0:36:28 > 0:36:35Try, yes or no? Perhaps outright, subject to terms and conditions but
0:36:35 > 0:36:40what a pick-up from the replacement prop.I have no clear and obvious
0:36:40 > 0:36:54granting of the ball. -- grinding. REFEREE: No drive.Interception
0:36:54 > 0:37:01again and another ball given away. Add another transfer Wales to go
0:37:01 > 0:37:09hunting. Aaron Shingler, taken down by Gilchrist body gets the ball
0:37:09 > 0:37:17away. Hadleigh Parks steps in. Steff Evans for the corner! They have
0:37:17 > 0:37:24tried number four. Sailing past 30 points. And an opening victory is
0:37:24 > 0:37:31there is in this Six Nations but the final pass, was it forward? They are
0:37:31 > 0:37:41not looking at the past, they finish a stylish one, tried number four.
0:37:41 > 0:37:47Still, they come but they go for a good genre: further. Jonny Gray goes
0:37:47 > 0:37:52to ground. And Ryan Wilson... Through the middle was Peter Horne
0:37:52 > 0:37:57and he is in for the try. Scotland have something. One small thing from
0:37:57 > 0:38:03this match. I don't think many tries have been scored that have been
0:38:03 > 0:38:06celebrated less than that. But that is something for those who have
0:38:06 > 0:38:13travelled.Poor performance from Wales, were you expecting that?We
0:38:13 > 0:38:16have trained really well in the last two weeks. I said to the players
0:38:16 > 0:38:20that we
0:38:20 > 0:38:24Which is what we have been doing on the training pitch and we went out
0:38:24 > 0:38:29there and produced a really good performance.Hugely disappointed.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33They played very poorly right from the start. And we are trying to
0:38:33 > 0:38:37abide by that was the case. It was not a true reflection of what we're
0:38:37 > 0:38:45of. Fair play to Wales, they played very well. They got that intercept
0:38:45 > 0:38:48at the beginning but they took a lot of confidence from that whereas we
0:38:48 > 0:38:53did not and we were very poor after that.The facts and figures, Warren
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Gatland spoke to the Welsh hierarchy on Friday and said Wales would win
0:38:56 > 0:39:02by 20 points and it was more than that! Jerry, I am sure you watch
0:39:02 > 0:39:07that in the press area at Stade de France, could you believe that?Not
0:39:07 > 0:39:11from Wales, I thought it would all be from Scotland and it was
0:39:11 > 0:39:15tremendous and credit to the Welsh staff and the players. Pretty much
0:39:15 > 0:39:22the way we have seen the Scarlets play. Scotland? Clueless in a way,
0:39:22 > 0:39:25they thought they could just go wide and everything would open up and
0:39:25 > 0:39:32Wales would capitulate. They did not. You always rely on the brains
0:39:32 > 0:39:36trust to say, we need to change it and they stuck to something they
0:39:36 > 0:39:39believed would work without thinking about it and being smart and they
0:39:39 > 0:39:44deserve everything they got.It was a reality check for Scotland, they
0:39:44 > 0:39:48played so well in the autumn but they were just friendlies, playing
0:39:48 > 0:39:51the best in the world, that was championship rugby yesterday and
0:39:51 > 0:39:57Wales had their game face on in every sense and that in particular,
0:39:57 > 0:40:02the tactics and the physicality, Scotland lost the physical battle,
0:40:02 > 0:40:05you cannot give yourself such a disadvantage in that space and is
0:40:05 > 0:40:09Jerry said, they had just the one game plan and it did not work and
0:40:09 > 0:40:14they had no other.That were Scotland fell down by just having
0:40:14 > 0:40:16one plan and they carried on
0:40:19 > 0:40:23if you look at the defensive lines, Ali Price is the receiver, Huw Jones
0:40:23 > 0:40:27is going to hold the defence and this happened the entire game,
0:40:27 > 0:40:31trying to get the ball to Stuart Hogg but Steff Evans comes out of
0:40:31 > 0:40:37the line beautifully and in essence that cuts off that out there, Finn
0:40:37 > 0:40:40Russell again forcing the game to Tommy Seymour so they went wide and
0:40:40 > 0:40:45it did not work and they tried that so often and another tactic was
0:40:45 > 0:40:48interesting, Rhys Patchell kicked the ball a lot which allowed Stuart
0:40:48 > 0:40:52Hogg to have a lot of space and time and that is perfect attacking play
0:40:52 > 0:40:57for Scotland and look at all of the space Stuart Hogg has got, in
0:40:57 > 0:41:00devastating form and he chooses to go to McGuigan and look at that
0:41:00 > 0:41:04defensive line, they are together and talking and even Josh Adams has
0:41:04 > 0:41:09his hands up, pointing to who he is going to defend. McGuigan takes that
0:41:09 > 0:41:13and Scotland's try to get things going from here, you could just see
0:41:13 > 0:41:17the line speed from Schengen area, Berkeley stopping that and Finn
0:41:17 > 0:41:24Russell tries to force that. -- from Shingler. This was symptomatic of
0:41:24 > 0:41:28Scotland all day, look at the pace injected by Wales and that was the
0:41:28 > 0:41:32difference. They tried too hard but the accuracy and execution was not
0:41:32 > 0:41:39there.Tell us where Wales... Two selection in the back row indicated
0:41:39 > 0:41:46Warren Gatland, outmuscle them and take them on in the fringes. Four
0:41:46 > 0:41:52tries against them in the autumn so they said this is where they have
0:41:52 > 0:41:55two attack, they have a soft underbelly. The difference was
0:41:55 > 0:42:00incredible, the Welsh forwards sucked the Scottish defenders in.
0:42:00 > 0:42:07Just one hit, isolated on the wing, McGuigan, that is a narrow defence
0:42:07 > 0:42:11and the overlap going wide and they create the overlap and then Russell
0:42:11 > 0:42:15makes the call, they both go in, he maybe should have gone on but that
0:42:15 > 0:42:21is an easy finish Leigh Halfpenny. That was the early and this is from
0:42:21 > 0:42:25behind, watch these players, second row, winger and centre overlapping
0:42:25 > 0:42:31to create the extra man outside and were quick off the ground, wriggle
0:42:31 > 0:42:36around, lovely pass from Cory Hill. And Halfpenny scoring. And from the
0:42:36 > 0:42:46second try... The forwards do their job, look at the Scots, very narrow,
0:42:46 > 0:42:5114 Mon the outside, very quick and everybody overlaps, off the ground,
0:42:51 > 0:42:57holders on his own, three men to mark and that is a simple finish.Is
0:42:57 > 0:43:01it too sadistic to say that Warren Gatland beat Gregor Townsend
0:43:01 > 0:43:09yesterday?I think you could see them. Definitely they got it tactic
0:43:09 > 0:43:13is spot on and Scotland did not have another plan. Scotland had to be
0:43:13 > 0:43:17better, it was their accuracy, they will not see anything different,
0:43:17 > 0:43:23they will try that again against France. They have to carry. When
0:43:23 > 0:43:28Peter Horne got the try in the end, they just played with directness in
0:43:28 > 0:43:32the last few minutes and if they get the balance right they can be
0:43:32 > 0:43:37effective but you cannot just have one style and hope that works.Don't
0:43:37 > 0:43:42forget, there was a 20 minute period where New Zealand only played with
0:43:42 > 0:43:4814 men and the only played against 14 so the expectation had risen.If
0:43:48 > 0:43:52Jonny Gray scored in the first minutes, the game could have been
0:43:52 > 0:43:57different?The intercept kill them, Scotland started well and the
0:43:57 > 0:44:01intercept, the place then went crazy.Sam Warburton said of all the
0:44:01 > 0:44:05people who have criticised league Halfpenny they don't do the game, he
0:44:05 > 0:44:08is fantastic and if he did have critics they were acquired
0:44:08 > 0:44:15yesterday!Sam is very close with him, nobody has ever doubted his
0:44:15 > 0:44:19professionalism, he does is very well, the best penalty kick in the
0:44:19 > 0:44:24world. If my opinion. You always has had that, for the last seven or
0:44:24 > 0:44:29eight seasons, and what we have missed is when he first came in, on
0:44:29 > 0:44:33the wing, scoring tries for Cardiff, and all of a sudden he stopped
0:44:33 > 0:44:40having that ability and you never came in as a full-back. But the side
0:44:40 > 0:44:45that has an attacking full-back, that is an extra dimension so dizzy
0:44:45 > 0:44:49and scoring two tries is brilliant but it has taken 38 matches for that
0:44:49 > 0:44:56to happen. That is poorer in anybody's book.Going to the
0:44:56 > 0:45:01Scarlets, that did him a huge favour, they play expansive rugby
0:45:01 > 0:45:09with the great back three and if Williams is fit for next three --
0:45:09 > 0:45:18next week, that'll be interesting. More rugby on the BBC tonight...
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0:46:26 > 0:46:31tomorrow morning and next Sunday, live at Murrayfield for Scotland
0:46:31 > 0:46:35against France. 2:30pm on BBC One. The final match of the opening
0:46:35 > 0:46:40weekend was the most dramatic. It was in Paris, it was raining and the
0:46:40 > 0:46:48game kind of reflected the weather. Certainly in the first hour. Jonny
0:46:48 > 0:46:52Sexton, his boat was effective and he did miss one penalty that did
0:46:52 > 0:46:58look like it was under Kyvat Ireland kept the score ticking over. And
0:46:58 > 0:47:07actually, the last ten minutes was when the game came to life...
0:47:08 > 0:47:18The new scrum-half, Dupont. Little Stars Nursery. -- Little stab
0:47:18 > 0:47:27through. Rob Kearney, into the night sky. France taking that quickly.
0:47:27 > 0:47:33Dupont, in the clear.
0:47:33 > 0:47:35Dupont, in the clear. Toner is going to score for France! The conversion
0:47:35 > 0:47:41is good.There has to be more pressure than just one man. That is
0:47:41 > 0:47:50an incredible finish. From 60 metres out. Lovely recognition on the short
0:47:50 > 0:47:55side after Conor Murray made a mistake, you are better off in that
0:47:55 > 0:48:02situation overextending. The back three, with good footwork, to try to
0:48:02 > 0:48:08defend in twos and threes. They have taken full advantage and that was an
0:48:08 > 0:48:17incredible finish.To put France in the lead. Byes. All change here in
0:48:17 > 0:48:29Paris. France go into the lead against Ireland. 13-12.
0:48:29 > 0:48:35against Ireland. 13-12. Tauleigne has turned the game around.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41has turned the game around. Penalty to France. The heavyweight
0:48:41 > 0:48:46scrummaging. Did you take that quickly?Nigel Owens will bring them
0:48:46 > 0:48:55back. Ireland lost concentration.
0:49:00 > 0:49:10Sliding wide. Another penalty missed.
0:49:11 > 0:49:23We are into overtime. Iain Henderson.
0:49:27 > 0:49:29France's defending has been excellent. Ireland still in
0:49:29 > 0:49:39possession.
0:49:40 > 0:49:45Sexton risking the kick, Keith Earls rising high. He did not direct touch
0:49:45 > 0:49:55him in the air. Ireland, deep into the French have. John Ryan.
0:49:57 > 0:50:00the French have. John Ryan. Probably in drop goal range. Sexton is down,
0:50:00 > 0:50:05the drop-kick expert is on the ground. Back on his feet. Still a
0:50:05 > 0:50:11long way out for the drop goal.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14long way out for the drop goal. The French captain looking on from afar.
0:50:14 > 0:50:24As big Devin Toner, the ten metre line... Peter O'Mahony... At what
0:50:24 > 0:50:31point do Ireland risk the kick? It is a very long way out. They have to
0:50:31 > 0:50:42get closer than this. The French defence excellent, Priso, 17.
0:50:42 > 0:50:50Heavyweight tackling, Gomes Sa.
0:50:51 > 0:50:56Heavyweight tackling, Gomes Sa. Aki. France's defence still keeping
0:50:56 > 0:50:59Ireland at the halfway line.
0:51:04 > 0:51:14Fergus McFadden, 23, involved. Another replacement, Dan Leavy.
0:51:14 > 0:51:24Peter O'Mahony. Back up to the ten metre. 36 phases. Sexton. Infield,
0:51:24 > 0:51:32or inside to Henderson.
0:51:34 > 0:51:46Henderson again. Creeping closer to the point at which the drop goal
0:51:46 > 0:51:51becomes possible. Sexton waiting, here it comes. It looks good. He
0:51:51 > 0:52:00likes it! Nigel Owens, his arm goes up. And Ireland have stolen the game
0:52:00 > 0:52:08right at the end! And their players care back into their own 22. Look at
0:52:08 > 0:52:15that face. Look at that body, France put themselves in a winning position
0:52:15 > 0:52:22only for Ireland to steal it with the last kick of the game. Johnny
0:52:22 > 0:52:32Sexton's drop goal. The final score, France 13, Ireland 15.Can you
0:52:32 > 0:52:39believe you have done that? Happy to get another chance, I had two score
0:52:39 > 0:52:42is clear, I snatched up that at the last moment, something caught my eye
0:52:42 > 0:52:46and was happy to get victory for the boys who have worked so hard for the
0:52:46 > 0:52:50past two weeks. All of our goals would have crumbled today every lost
0:52:50 > 0:52:53and it is great to be in this position after getting the away win.
0:52:53 > 0:52:59I was looking around for the defibrillator! That was tough! When
0:52:59 > 0:53:05it gets as tight as that. A couple of times we may be earned a penalty,
0:53:05 > 0:53:10there was some slow ruck ball that allowed them to get off the line and
0:53:14 > 0:53:18It was character building for the squad.All of which means this is
0:53:18 > 0:53:22how the table looks after the first weekend. A bonus point from Wells,
0:53:22 > 0:53:27might be crucial come the final. We didn't have time to go into that but
0:53:27 > 0:53:31there was a question over the fourth try given against Scotland yesterday
0:53:31 > 0:53:34because of a forward pass and England have the bonus point today
0:53:34 > 0:53:42and Ireland have a victory, what a victory! Jonny Sexton! How brilliant
0:53:42 > 0:53:46was he? In the moment when the furnace was burning at its hottest,
0:53:46 > 0:53:51to have the composure was incredible.Big players stand up. We
0:53:51 > 0:53:55have a clip of him with cramp before all of these days is started and you
0:53:55 > 0:54:00think, how can he complete this? To have the bottle to stick in that
0:54:00 > 0:54:05kick pass at that stage of the game when it has to be on the money, it
0:54:05 > 0:54:09has to be accurate, Keith Earls has to catch it, I applaud France in the
0:54:09 > 0:54:14situation as well because they are not giving away any penalties
0:54:14 > 0:54:17whatsoever and when they are renowned for doing that, their
0:54:17 > 0:54:22discipline is not the greatest. They are thinking, this is the 25th phase
0:54:22 > 0:54:31and Sexton is on the deck. With cramp. But Sexton and Murray are:
0:54:31 > 0:54:37the chain, shall we keep this tight or go wide? We get to the 41st phase
0:54:37 > 0:54:42and the signal and a chat is coming back from Sexton, from 40 metres in
0:54:42 > 0:54:47those conditions, he strikes out swiftly and it creates over and
0:54:47 > 0:54:52there it is. They win the match. I feel sorry for France because of the
0:54:52 > 0:54:55situation but Ireland were beaten by New Zealand in the dying moments are
0:54:55 > 0:55:00few years ago at the end of the game. Cronin knocked over the
0:55:00 > 0:55:06conversion and they lost the game. Quality play by Ireland.Brilliant
0:55:06 > 0:55:09looking at the best players in the world when it is required pulling
0:55:09 > 0:55:14that skill set that. 45 metres. As soon as it came off the boot you
0:55:14 > 0:55:18knew that was close but that was right on the edge.As soon as you
0:55:18 > 0:55:23strike the ball you know if it is concern that and I thought the
0:55:23 > 0:55:26patience and the execution was fantastic, remember, Sexton said
0:55:26 > 0:55:32that he missed a penalty to put him two scores but Belleau missed that
0:55:32 > 0:55:36easy penalty for France on 77 minutes. That was game over but he
0:55:36 > 0:55:40missed that and this is what happens, the great kicker wins the
0:55:40 > 0:55:45game.The controversy we can look at, the head injury assessment
0:55:45 > 0:55:47situation which Brian O'Driscoll has called nothing short of a disgrace
0:55:47 > 0:55:54today. In the first French player to go off for a head injury, the young
0:55:54 > 0:55:59outside-half, Jalibert, it looked like a knee injury but he went for
0:55:59 > 0:56:07the head injury, but the replacement scrum-half, Dupont, because
0:56:07 > 0:56:10Machenaud had been taken off and France had used all of their
0:56:10 > 0:56:16replacements by this point so if he did not go off for a head injury
0:56:16 > 0:56:20assessment, France would have been down to only 14 men with a few
0:56:20 > 0:56:25minutes to go.This is what happened. The official watchdog is
0:56:25 > 0:56:33telling me this is a head injury and that is the way we will carry on.
0:56:35 > 0:56:38that is the way we will carry on.It is the match Doctor's call. It came
0:56:38 > 0:56:44from the touchline!
0:56:44 > 0:56:47from the touchline!Well, the untoward incident review group,
0:56:47 > 0:56:54which sounds like something out of W 18! They said there was no clear
0:56:54 > 0:56:59evidence of any malpractice, that was last time, but that will be
0:56:59 > 0:57:04investigated? They have to look at this and wonder what was going on?
0:57:04 > 0:57:08There is honesty and integrity and values in this game and I was there
0:57:08 > 0:57:14last year when it happened in France, it was Slimani coming on for
0:57:14 > 0:57:20the French prop with the injury, same as yesterday, it is the
0:57:20 > 0:57:25independent match the doctor was French, that does not help, whatever
0:57:25 > 0:57:30it is, it has to be stopped, Brian O'Driscoll is right, it was a
0:57:30 > 0:57:33disgrace. If they had lost because of that incident, it makes the whole
0:57:33 > 0:57:39thing a complete shambles.They are worried about playing with 14 men so
0:57:39 > 0:57:45let us work out a solution with honesty, it does not get to that
0:57:45 > 0:57:50scenario, get their straight rather than the scripted way.The clock has
0:57:50 > 0:57:59beaten us, which coach sleeps easy as tonight?I think Warren Gatland.
0:57:59 > 0:58:03Yes, he said in the conference that he likes going to Twickenham, they
0:58:03 > 0:58:08have a good record, he is looking forward to that. Eddie Jones also?
0:58:08 > 0:58:15All of the winners! Crystal ball, next weekend at Twickenham that is
0:58:15 > 0:58:20mouthwatering, even more so, who wins?I think England start as
0:58:20 > 0:58:26favourites, tough place to go, Wales will be happy going there. England?
0:58:26 > 0:58:33Home is the key. It goes past very quickly, fantastic first chapter in
0:58:33 > 0:58:37this year's Six Nations story, we will see you for the second next
0:58:37 > 0:58:39weekend, goodbye!
0:58:53 > 0:58:59# Feel the thunder...