Ulster Rugby vs Llanelli Scarlets

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Scarlets’ utility back Hadleigh
Parkes scored his first try in regional
colours against Munster last
weekend and has forged a strong
centre partnership with fellow New
Zealander Regan King in the last
two rounds of the Guinness PRO12.
Parkes (pictured below) was named
man of the match after a sterling
performance when he scored his
side’s only try of the afternoon
against Munster on Saturday.
Speaking after the game Parkes,
27, said that the result was
disappointing but the West Wales
region have to concentrate on
the positives as they prepare to
take on Ulster in Belfast on Friday
evening. He said; “It’s definitely
the one that got away. There were
a few decisions towards the end
that could have gone either way. A
few calls were pretty disappointing
but we probably shouldn’t have put
ourselves in that position.
“We’ve got to look at the positives
and we’re still going pretty well.”
Scarlets went 25-13 ahead with
ten minutes remaining in the game
but Munster hit back with two tries
taking two points from the result.
“I thought we had done enough.
It was the first time for me playing
against Munster - I guess their A
game is what came out in that last
ten minutes and unfortunately we
just couldn’t stop it.
“They certainly just kept coming
and coming. It was never a game I
felt that we couldn’t control.”
With seven rounds yet to play
Parkes believes the Scarlets
have plenty still to play for in the
Guinness PRO12 as they race for
the top six. A victory for Connacht
over the Dragons on Sunday saw
the Irish side return to the top six
with a two point lead on Scarlets.
Parkes went on to say: “There’s still
plenty to play for, we actually don’t
have a bad run-in now. If we start
winning away from home we should
be doing well. It certainly is the key.
It has to start with Ulster tonight.”
TONIGHT’S OPPOSITION
CLUB STATS
//Location
Llanelli, Wales
//Founded
2003
//Ground
Parc y Scarlets
//Capacity
14,800
//Last Game
Munster Rugby (H) 25 - 25 (D)
Sat 21st Mar 2015, 14:40
//Next Game
Leinster Rugby (H)
Sat 15th Mar 2015, 17:15
//Recent Form
L W L W D
STAFF
// Coach
Wayne Pivac
// Captain
Ken Owens
CONTACT
Parc y Scarlets
Pemberton Retail Park
Llanelli
Carmarthenshire
Tel +44 1554 783 900
Fax +44 1554 783 901
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