BBC rugby pundit threatens to ‘sort out’ Six Nations star live on TV | Rugby | Sport

BBC rugby pundit Benjamin Kayser jokingly offered to “sort out” a French player with fellow analyst Martin Johnson during the warm-up before their clash with Wales. The pair were previewing Wales’ second Six Nations match against France when their coverage was repeatedly disrupted.

Standing pitchside, the pundits had to keep ducking as the visitors’ preparations included rugby balls being launched perilously close to where Gabby Logan was hosting. She asked Kayser, who kept looking over his shoulder, if he was enjoying the Beeb’s new studio position so close to the action, which prompted huge laughs from the group.

Former Wales captain Sam Warburton, at the time, was discussing the impact a lack of ticket sales would have on the home team in Cardiff.

Logan described only 59,000 tickets out of a capacity of 74,500 being “unheard of” before saying “sorry about that” to Kayser, who appeared to have come close to being hit by a ball.

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She noticed that it was “one of your former team-mates” to which Kayser replied: “I’ll get him, don’t worry I’ll get him.”

Warburton continued the segment, discussing Wales’ attendance issue, adding: “I’ll be honest, that will be a little bit deflating for the players. I was fortunate that Wales were very well supported when I played.

“But you come out for the warm-up and even in the warm-up you get a vibe of what it is like, so the boys can think of that when they come out. You come out and think ‘oh my gosh, this is going to be awesome.’ “But when you see huge slices of people not turning up it’s a little bit deflating.”

While Warburton was speaking, a French player nearly collided with Kayser again as he then told Logan: “I am not sure if they are going to have 23 men, because myself and John [Martin Johnson] are going to sort them out in a second.”

Kayser, who played 38 times for the French national team, was optimistic of his side’s chances against Wales.

“I was very impressed with France against Ireland,” he said. “They’ve got the building blocks, the strategy has been proven right, the decision making has been right, and now it’s about confirming that.”

And Warburton believes that the lack of support inside the ground will only harm Wales’ chances, adding: “When it comes to international time, I heard a stat that there’s 72 per cent of households that watch Wales when we play in the Six Nations.

“You have to turn up for those people who just want to see their national team win. A lot of people don’t know what’s going on at domestic level. The players will be able to compartmentalise that. I don’t think that can be any excuse for a poor performance.”

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