Ulster Rugby vs Llanelli Scarlets

TONIGHT’S OPPOSITION

Scarlets: “Still Plenty to Play For”

“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.”

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.

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

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