Second row Sam Lousi will lead the side out on his 100th Scarlets appearance in Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup round three clash against French side Section Paloise at Parc y Scarlets (20:00; S4C & Premier Sports).
The Tongan international has recovered from a back issue to take his place in a starting line-up showing five changes to the defeat in Newport on New Year’s Day.
Wales international Blair Murray has recovered from the ankle injury he picked up against Cardiff before Christmas and starts at full-back. Tom Rogers and Ellis Mee continue on the wings.
The midfield of Eddie James and Joe Roberts remains the same, while there is a change at scrum-half with Archie Hughes coming in to replace Gareth Davies to link up with Joe Hawkins at half-back.
Up front, there is a switch at hooker with Ryan Elias swapping with Marnus van der Merwe, who is named among the replacements.
Lousi resumes his second row partnership with Jake Ball – another who missed the clash at Rodney Parade. Max Douglas sits out the game because of suspension.
Taine Plumtree has overcome a shoulder injury picked up against the Dragons and packs down alongside Fletcher Anderson and skipper Josh Macleod in the back row.
On the bench, 18-year-old fly-half Carwyn Leggatt-Jones is set for his Champions Cup debut, while Dane Blacker provides scrum-half cover.
Scarlets head coach Dwayne Peel said: “We are all obviously disappointed with the two results against the Ospreys and Dragons. There has been a lot of honesty about where we need to improve and now it’s about how we react against a side sitting second in the Top 14.
“We fought hard to qualify for the Champions Cup and we feel we deserve to be here. We have shown we can be really competitive against top sides like Bristol and Bordeaux and we still have an opportunity for knockout rugby. This is a huge game for us and one we are all excited about.”
Scarlets team to face Section Paloise on Saturday, January 10 (20:00; S4C & Premier Sports)
15 Blair Murray; 14 Tom Rogers, 13 Joe Roberts, 12 Eddie James, 11 Ellis Mee; 10 Joe Hawkins, 9 Archie Hughes; 1 Kemsley Mathias, 2 Ryan Elias, 3 Henry Thomas, 4 Sam Lousi, 5 Jake Ball, 6 Taine Plumtree, 7 Josh Macleod (capt), 8 Fletcher Anderson.
Reps: 16 Marnus van der Merwe, 17 Alec Hepburn, 18 Harri O’Connor, 19 Jac Price, 20 Dan Davis, 21 Dane Blacker, 22 Carwyn Leggatt-Jones, 23 Ioan Nicholas.
Unavailable because of injury/illness/suspension
Archer Holz, Johnny Williams, Sam Costelow, Ioan Jones, Isaac Young, Max Douglas.