Ulster Rugby vs Llanelli Scarlets

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CLUB STATS
Location
Llanelli, Wales
Founded
2003
Ground
Parc y Scarlets
Capacity
14,800
Last Game
Edinburgh Rugby (A) 20 - 9 (L)
Friday 9th Sep 2016, 19:35
Next Game
Connacht Rugby (A)
Sat 24th Sep 2016, 19:35
Recent Form
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STAFF
Coach
Wayne Pivac
Captain
Ken Owens
CONTACT
Parc y Scarlets
Pemberton Retail Park
Llanelli
Carmarthenshire
Tel+44 1554 783 900
TICKET OFFICE
Tel+44 1554 783 900
OPPOSITION
Captain Ken Owens says the Scarlets will not be hitting the panic
button after losing their opening two games of the Guinness
PRO12 season. The Welsh region face unbeaten Ulster tonight
following defeats by Edinburgh and Munster.
Owens is frustrated by the poor start, and acknowledged Ulster
will be a tough challenge on their home ground:
“Kingspan is probably the last place you want to be going when
you’ve lost two on the bounce,” he said.
“There’s always going to be pressure but we’re not hitting the
panic button yet. It’s the second game into the season and we
could win the next 20 and we finish top!”
Scarlets’ disappointing start follows a summer when they
recruited Wales and Lions centre Jonathan Davies and Blues fly-
half Rhys Patchell.
They were the top-placed Welsh region in the PRO12 last season,
and are Wales’ only representatives in the European Rugby
Champions’ Cup this term, but have scored only one try in two
league matches.
Coach Wayne Pivac says much of the early-season damage is
self-inflicted:
“We’re our own worst enemies, we’re hurting ourselves at the
moment more than the opposition are. They’re taking advantage
of our mistakes and we’re zero from two as a result. Some of the
statistics were in our favour - better than the stats when we were
winning matches last season. So I’m disappointed that we’re not
converting opportunities two weeks in a row.”
CAPTAIN KEN OWENS
SAYS THERE IS NO PANIC
AFTER LOSING START
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