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ULSTER
RUGBY
CLUB STATS
//Location
Llanelli, Wales
//Founded
2003
//Ground
Parc y Scarlets
//Capacity
14,800
//Last Game
Leicester Tigers (H) 15-3 (W)
Sat 25th October 2014 // 19:45
//Next Game
Ulster Rugby (H)
Sun 14th Dec 2014 // 17:15
//Recent Form
L W
STAFF
// Coach
Wayne Pivac
// Captain
Ken Owens
CONTACT
Parc y Scarlets
Parc Pemberton
Llanelli, SA14 9UZ
Wales
Tel
+44 15 54 78 39 00
Fax
+44 15 54 78 39 01
TICKET OFFICE
Tel
+44 15 54 78 39 00
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TONIGHT’S
OPPOSITION
Toulon are four points ahead of
Scarlets having secured victory
over Scarlets in the first round and
Ulster in the second.
Scarlets got the opening round of
the campaign underway in true
Scarlets fashion showing plenty
of flair and determination. Scarlets
scored two tries in what was a
thrilling 80 minutes of rugby, and
despite seeing two players sent to
the sin bin, the Welsh side showed
great tenacity until the final whistle
with a late try for winger Kristian
Phillips.
Scarlets’ second round European
Champions Cup clash against
Leicester Tigers was an injury
ravaged affair even before kick-off
with lock Jake Ball pulling up with
a hamstring injury in the pre-match
warm-up.
With Richard Kelly parachuted
straight in to the starting XV to
replace Ball the Scarlets were keen
to get their home crowd firing as
Llanelli Male Voice Choir belted out
a rendition of Sosban Fach.
Scarlets outmuscled the Tigers
with scrum half Aled Davies a
guiding light in the home victory.
With a five point lead at half time
Scarlets knew they had their work
cut out in the final forty but they
kept the Tigers at bay and kept
a clean sheet in the second half
with Tigers unable to add to their
scorecard.
Scrum half Davies crossed for a
second try after the hour mark with
Shingler adding the conversion.
The final ten minutes was a tense
affair; thrilling end to end stuff
as Scarlets continued to build
pressure on the Tigers despite
injuries.
Injured second row Lewis Rawlins
was replaced by winger Jordan
Williams and winger Kristian
Phillips had to play at 8 in the
scrum!
The Tigers came back at the
Scarlets in the final moments,
but the reds put in a massive
defensive effort. The dying minutes
were frantic, tempers flared, the
atmosphere was electric and
after what felt like a lifetime of
deliberating by the referee the
whistle is blown and the victory is
secure.
With four points separating
Scarlets and table-toppers
Toulon, the West Wales region
are fully aware of the importance
of securing strong performances
in the back-to-back fixtures over
Ulster to keep the campaign alive.
With one victory and one defeat in the opening rounds of
the European Rugby Champions Cup Scarlets are sat in
second position in pool three nestled in between current
European champions Toulon in pole position and English
giants Leicester Tigers in third.