Well, now we turn to sport, with the final of the United Kingdom Indoor Bowls Championship
and International Rugby.
Bill McLaren commentates on the try highlights from Wales against New Zealand, but first
Scotland's match with Fiji.
Really laid back by Jeffery Armstrong, David Soule, Soule thumping on, good tackle there
by Enderi.
On to Marshall, Marshall going for the line, he had Ken Milne inside him, 5-6m shot, magnificent
bust there by the Scottish forward.
That was rousing play John.
Really good play by the Scottish forwards Bill, and I was delighted to see Graham Marshall
get it on there.
Graham's actually one of the quickest players down at Filipelle, and it really showed there.
Game restarted and David Soule driving again, on to Derek White, Derek White to Ken Milne,
Ken Milne his first drive for Scotland.
No wonder he threw it up in the air, you can see the delight written all over his face.
It was David Soule who led it once more, what a forward this fellow has become, and look
at the support from Derek White, the way they laid the ball off, and Ken Milne actually
sidestepped before he drove over, a splendid forwards try.
Better ball this time, Sereve, dummies and dodges, this is what he did to Hong Kong Sim,
but that's a dangerous one, Linneen, Scott Hastings with a great chance here, Gavin Hastings,
Hastings going all the way, look at him surging on, 15 stones of him, they couldn't put him
on the floor, and my goodness this game really is erupting into a tremendous contest.
Just the kind of rugby football this big crowd were hoping to see.
Chalmers, White, Armstrong, this is Stanger, Stanger going to score a deadly try, what
a moment for the young fellow from Hoyt, absolutely thrilled.
A try in his first international, and Scotland stretching away.
It was a superb score, notice how Stanger came beautifully off his right foot, and he
had the pace to get there.
Armstrong waits, the Scots forwards are left with it, this is Chris Gray driving, super
move that from the scrimmage, Armstrong picks up, nicely out there to Stanger, his second
try, and again it was the forwards who really made it with the drive, first by Chris Gray,
then Armstrong, and look how Stanger brushed past three tackles, a super big wings try.
Armstrong goes, Stanger isn't going to get free, a metre short, the drive over, the try
may be given, let's see who comes up last, it was a forward try I'm sure, Chris Gray,
the big lad from Nottingham, his first try for Scotland in an international, it was a
lovely scrimmage that made it, the wide run by Armstrong enabled Stanger to come in on
the scissors, he got within a metre, Nandruku's tackle saved him, but then the heavyweights
came up, great drive over, what a score, they're not having a battle are they, it's just a
friendly cuddle surely, two little scrimmages, it's been actually the game's been conducted
in really good style from the point of view of nastiness, it's been excellent in that
respect, Armstrong, long pass out there to Gavin Hastings, oh what a try, and what a
pass, a magnificent pass from Armstrong, and there's no stopping Gavin Hastings, the crowd
were simply delighted with that, the kilted lads up there on their feet, it was a superb
effort, watch how Gary Armstrong gummied and kitted, and then, look at the length of it,
it's been about 20 metres, and Gavin Hastings angling his run quite magnificently, what a
score, Basu Hulangi did well, Eren Avula, Nandruku, drive on there by Naruma, this other
big flank forward, Kaleni once more, he gets into it, Naituku, chance for Serevi, Serevi
out there to Lobo, Lobo going for the corner, what a tackle, the try is given, referee decided
that he got it down, Scott Hastings thinks he touched the line, but the try is given,
and the little fella who started out as an international with the Tonga national side
has now scored his first try in an international for Fiji, he really did some lovely dancing,
Kaleni started it off first of all, and notice how they missed out there, that was Naituku
pro, and then Serevi, Serevi chased by Gavin Hastings, but this little fella Lobo, notice
his foot touched the line, it wasn't a try, but of course, if the referee says it's four
points, it's four points, and another of the Scots hat, but Kaleni takes the tap penalty,
Basu Hulangi, Nandruku, good tackle by Craig Chalmers, on there to Savay, Savay this huge
lock forward, a great chance there for Naituku, to Kaleni, there's a great try here for Rasari
the lock, brilliant play by the Fijians, they've really caught Scotland a bit cold here, Misaki
Rasari, just watch how they built it up, this is one Nandruku first of all, who's been so
elusive all afternoon and so strong, and then Savay, one of the lock forwards, Naituku was
the link man, and then out it came to Rasari, boom boom boom, he made it, Armstrong, Chalmers,
Scott Hastings, Lenin, Lenin on to Jeffrey, Jeffrey to White, great tackling by the Fijians
there, their cover was excellent, Scotland still I think in charge of the ball, Cronan
hitting and driving, that was Rasari who managed to get it, now it's along the line there to
Scott Hastings, to Tukolo, Tukolo, the ball is down, the try is scored, and Ivan Tukolo
scores his ninth try for Scotland, just watch it here, the forwards had done the first bit
of driving, and then Chalmers with the long ball out, and you can see here the pass going
to Tukolo from Scott Hastings, and well, he's strong enough to get there despite Erin
Avola's tackle, and that has been another Murrayfield spectacular, and this a desperate
position to defend, all kinds of moves on, look at Grant Fox going up there to tell Graham
Bashoff his new strum half exactly what's required, will they go for a shove over, the
Welsh have held them, Bashoff, and it's almost the young fella Craig Innes getting over,
the referee has his hand up, the try is given, and New Zealand are ahead, and would you believe
it, in his very first international, only his fifth game in an All Blacks jersey, Craig
Innes has scored, what a debut.
Well it's a very dream come true for Innes, but you notice here he moves off the light
side wing, there's a dummy run there, but just look for the support that Shelford and
his whole back row gave him here, that they're the guys that give him the impetus to take
him over the line for the score.
Stanley, Gallagher, Gallagher has cleaned through, Gallagher feeding on the try for Bashoff,
and Bashoff also has scored, the two new caps in the New Zealand side have scored tries
on their debut.
Watch also for a magnificent tackle by Robert Jones, because Bashoff fed them away to Joe
Stanley, notice how the full back loop, now watch this tackle, number nine Robert Jones,
boom, puts him on the floor, but Bashoff was there, Mark Jones couldn't catch him, a super
try.
The cut by Murray Pearce, Bashoff onto Shelford, to the Welsh 22, another lovely ball left,
Bashoff, Fox, Fox to Shuster, Gallagher once again, Gallagher light lightning, out there
for a second try for Craig Innes, oh what a debut for the 20 year old, he came here
as a 19 year old out of the New Zealand cold side.
And again you see Shelford there, he takes out, commits the midfield, takes out, stand
off, and the centre, and when the ball comes out, really it's Gallagher that we should
be looking for, coming into the line there at pace, he strains it up nicely, I'm sure
the referee could well have a look at that one again, because it certainly looked a forward
pass to me as Innes went in for the try.
Bashoff, Shuster, he's found a lot of space, and it's Emhyr who has to go back there with
half a New Zealand after him, look at Gallagher, good fall by Emhyr, good follow up tackle
by Innes.
Now it's Gallagher, he's away again, almost up to the Welsh 22, there's Errol driving
on, it's Bashoff once more, out to the open side to Fox, the feed on to Stanley, Stanley
onto McDowell, great tackle by Mark Jones, the pick up by Bashoff, out to Brewer, this
is Fox, Terry Wright, Wright is home, Terry Wright scores once more against Wales, his
fifth try against Wales in the last three times the two countries have met, 29-9, and
they've only about 11 minutes of the match to go.
And again, we see the support player, Joe Stanley, stays on his feet, he knows that
support's going to be there, and look at the prop forward there, the ball, good tackle
by Mark Jones, and when the ball comes out here, I'm certain that Michael will be a little
bit upset that he missed this one, because once he evades Cole's tackle, it's a clear
run in for Wright.
And the All Blacks have won a convincing victory by 34 points to 9, it's their biggest
winning margin against Wales at Cardiff, and they've done it with four magnificent
tries.
Now let's quieten down a little and move indoors for the United Kingdom Indoor Bowls
Championship Final, between David Bryant, the 58-year-old who's won every title the
game has to offer, and Northern Ireland's 29-year-old David Corkhill, who won the first
two of the best of the five sets final, and put Bryant under severe pressure in the third
set.
Corkhill leads 6-4, and needs one shot for the championship.
It's the eighth end, Bryant is holding two, and there are just two bowls to come from
each of them.
Another brilliant draw from the young Irishman, using the Bryant bowl, which was there for
a forehand rest.
So for the second end running, David Bryant facing a match lie.
He does have two bowls left.
It's just as well he's got another bowl left, because he missed his line.
With that third delivery, going for a blocker, trying to wave it across into that forehand
draw, but not really blocking a thing.
Leaving that forehand approach wide open for David Bryant, this next bowl by far the most
important bowl in the match so far.
This could save the match, and win the set.
And a shot in a million, David Corkhill I think knew it was coming.
He knew he'd given the master a chance to get in there.
Not only did David Bryant save the match, he won the set at a stroke, seven shots to
six.
After that, Bryant won the fourth set also, to level at two sets all.
Here in the deciding set, he's ahead 5-3.
In the earlier sets, David Bryant was missing his line occasionally, and he missed it with
that one.
Corkhill looks dead on line, the bounce coming back into his, gallop up the green.
Well, David Corkhill's now within a full house of winning the match, and that's not a bad
start, two shots to him.
All out drive.
Bullseye.
Jack goes into the ditch, the following touching bowl may have run out of the rink in the ditch.
Looking to see whether it's within the confines of the rink.
That upright yellow line, marking it, and it's dead on line.
There's the marker for the jack position in the ditch.
Tremendous strike by David Bryant.
Fair amount of room for David Corkhill to draw, but in the most difficult position possible.
Even though he's got a couple of yards to draw to the ditch, he mustn't go in, be dead
if he does, and he has, the bowl's dead.
Well, I think we can only put that down to pressure.
Nine times out of ten, David Corkhill would have drawn that shot.
David Bryant attempting a closer draw to the ditched jack, must stay on the green.
That's a better weight.
Well, David Bryant's a master of concentration, and there's no better example than that.
What a marvellous ball.
Oh, he should be more pleased than that, David.
Surely David Corkhill won't go into the ditch this time.
Certainly not in the ditch, but he's not beating the last Bryant bowl.
Well then, what an opportunity for David Bryant.
Similar ball to his last, we'll give him the match.
Literally, the bowl in his hand now could win him the championship.
Line's good, what's the weight like? Will he pass the Corkhill bow?
If he does, he's won, he's won.
And David Bryant, a tremendous comeback to become the 1989 champion, wins three sets to two.
Spare a thought for David Corkhill.
It was within a few seconds of a three-love lead.
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