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Att.: 5191 | Premier Sports |
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DRAWS | |||||
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The Scarlets’ losing run at Murrayfield continued as they went down to a first Guinness PRO14 defeat of the season, beaten 46-7 by Edinburgh at the home of Scottish rugby.
Undefeated after their first three matches in the competition, the Scarlets were stunned by a blistering start from the home side - one which they never recovered from, conceding seven tries in all.
Looking for their first win at the ground since 2013, it was a disastrous opening for the visitors, who conceded two tries to South African wing Duhan van der Merwe inside the opening nine minutes.
It got worse when hooker Michael Willemse made the most of some fragile defence to charge over for the third, leaving the Scarlets with it all to do with just a quarter of the game played.
A slick training-ground move put scrum-half Kieran Hardy over on 33 minutes, but the score was chalked off when the TMO adjudged Taylor Davies’s inside pass was forward.
To compound matters, Edinburgh took full advantage with a fourth try.
There appeared a forward pass of their own in the build-up, but play was allowed to continue and centre Mark Bennett cantered over for the Scots’ bonus-point try.
Home lock Fraser McKenzie was yellow carded for a dangerous clear-out just before the interval, but the Scarlets were unable to take make the most of the numerical advantage and faced a mountain to climb, trailing 26-0 at the interval.
Head coach Brad Mooar made three changes for the start of the second half with Jonathan Evans, Kieron Fonotia and Dan Davis replacing Hardy, Ryan Conbeer and Tom Phillips.
But it was Edinburgh who extended their lead through a Simon Hickey penalty.
With Fonotia a threat with ball in hand, the Scarlets finally got on the board when replacement hooker Marc Jones powered over from close range on 59 minutes.
But it was the hosts who finished in style thanks to a second for Willemse, a hat-trick score for man-of-the-match van der Merwe and a debut try for Fijian Eroni Sau to complete a comprehensive victory.
Edinburgh - tries: D. van der Merwe (3), M. Willemse (2), M. Bennett, E. Sau. Cons: S. Hickey (3), van der Walt. Pen: Hickey.
Scarlets - try: M. Jones. Con: D. Jones.
Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
Edinburgh Rugby | Scarlets | |||||||||
PEN | DG | CON | TRY | PLAYER | POS | PLAYER | TRY | CON | DG | PEN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pierre Schoeman | 1 | Rob Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Michael Willemse | 2 | Taylor Davies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pietro Ceccarelli | 3 | Samson Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fraser McKenzie | 4 | Steven Cummins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Murray Douglas | 5 | Juandre Kruger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ally Miller | 6 | Tom Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Luke Crosbie | 7 | Josh Macleod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nick Haining | 8 | Uzair Cassiem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Henry Pyrgos | 9 | Kieran Hardy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Simon Hickey | 10 | Dan Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Duhan van der Merwe | 11 | Tom James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Matt Scott | 12 | Ioan Nicholas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Mark Bennett | 13 | Steffan Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Eroni Sau | 14 | Ryan Conbeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Blair Kinghorn | 15 | Johnny McNicholl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cameron Fenton | 16 | Marc Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jamie Bhatti | 17 | Phil Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Murray McCallum | 18 | Werner Kruger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sam Thomson | 19 | Josh Helps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Magnus Bradbury | 20 | Dan Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Shiel | 21 | Jonathan Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Jaco Van Der Walt | 22 | Angus O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Taylor | 23 | Kieron Fonotia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Time | Action | Description | Team |
6' | Try | Duhan van der Merwe has scored a try | |
7' | Missed Conversion | Simon Hickey has missed the conversion | |
9' | Try | Duhan van der Merwe has scored a try | |
10' | Conversion | Simon Hickey has kicked the conversion | |
20' | Try | Michael Willemse has scored a try | |
21' | Conversion | Simon Hickey has kicked the conversion | |
32' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Nick Haining | |
32' | Replacement On | Replacement on Magnus Bradbury | |
35' | Try | Mark Bennett has scored a try | |
36' | Conversion | Simon Hickey has kicked the conversion | |
40' | Replacement On | Replacement on Jonathan Evans | |
40' | Replacement On | Replacement on Kieron Fonotia | |
40' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Tom Phillips | |
40' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Kieran Hardy | |
40' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Ryan Conbeer | |
40' | Yellow Card | Fraser McKenzie has been given a yellow card | |
40' | Replacement On | Replacement on Dan Davis | |
52' | Penalty | Simon Hickey has kicked the penalty goal | |
54' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Rob Evans | |
54' | Replacement On | Replacement on Phil Price | |
58' | Replacement On | Replacement on Werner Kruger | |
58' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Samson Lee | |
59' | Replacement On | Replacement on Marc Jones | |
59' | Conversion | Dan Jones has kicked the conversion | |
59' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Taylor Davies | |
59' | Try | Marc Jones has scored a try | |
62' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Fraser McKenzie | |
62' | Replacement On | Replacement on Angus O'Brien | |
62' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Dan Jones | |
62' | Replacement On | Replacement on Sam Thomson | |
63' | Replacement On | Replacement on Jamie Bhatti | |
63' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Pierre Schoeman | |
63' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Simon Hickey | |
63' | Replacement On | Replacement on Jaco Van Der Walt | |
64' | Replacement On | Replacement on George Taylor | |
64' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Pietro Ceccarelli | |
64' | Replacement On | Replacement on Murray McCallum | |
64' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Matt Scott | |
66' | Try | Michael Willemse has scored a try | |
67' | Missed Conversion | Jaco Van Der Walt has missed the conversion | |
67' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Juandre Kruger | |
67' | Replacement On | Replacement on Josh Helps | |
68' | Replacement On | Replacement on Charlie Shiel | |
68' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Michael Willemse | |
68' | Replacement On | Replacement on Cameron Fenton | |
68' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Henry Pyrgos | |
74' | Try | Duhan van der Merwe has scored a try | |
75' | Conversion | Jaco Van Der Walt has kicked the conversion | |
79' | Try | Eroni Sau has scored a try | |
80' | Missed Conversion | Jaco Van Der Walt has missed the conversion |
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Guinness PRO14 | ||||||||
Att.: 5191 | Premier Sports |
Edinburgh Rugby | Scarlets | |
Mark Bennett Michael Willemse(2) Duhan van der Merwe(3) Eroni Sau |
TRY |
Marc Jones |
Simon Hickey(3) Jaco Van Der Walt |
CON |
Dan Jones |
Simon Hickey |
PEN | - |
- | DG | - |
Fraser McKenzie |
YC | - |
- | YC | - |
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WINS | |||||
27 |
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20 | |||
LOSSES | |||||
20 |
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27 | |||
DRAWS | |||||
2 |
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2 |
Edinburgh Rugby | Scarlets | |
Mark Bennett Michael Willemse(2) Duhan van der Merwe(3) Eroni Sau |
TRY |
Marc Jones |
Simon Hickey(3) Jaco Van Der Walt |
CON |
Dan Jones |
Simon Hickey |
PEN | - |
- | DG | - |
Fraser McKenzie |
YC | - |
- | YC | - |
The Scarlets’ losing run at Murrayfield continued as they went down to a first Guinness PRO14 defeat of the season, beaten 46-7 by Edinburgh at the home of Scottish rugby.
Undefeated after their first three matches in the competition, the Scarlets were stunned by a blistering start from the home side - one which they never recovered from, conceding seven tries in all.
Looking for their first win at the ground since 2013, it was a disastrous opening for the visitors, who conceded two tries to South African wing Duhan van der Merwe inside the opening nine minutes.
It got worse when hooker Michael Willemse made the most of some fragile defence to charge over for the third, leaving the Scarlets with it all to do with just a quarter of the game played.
A slick training-ground move put scrum-half Kieran Hardy over on 33 minutes, but the score was chalked off when the TMO adjudged Taylor Davies’s inside pass was forward.
To compound matters, Edinburgh took full advantage with a fourth try.
There appeared a forward pass of their own in the build-up, but play was allowed to continue and centre Mark Bennett cantered over for the Scots’ bonus-point try.
Home lock Fraser McKenzie was yellow carded for a dangerous clear-out just before the interval, but the Scarlets were unable to take make the most of the numerical advantage and faced a mountain to climb, trailing 26-0 at the interval.
Head coach Brad Mooar made three changes for the start of the second half with Jonathan Evans, Kieron Fonotia and Dan Davis replacing Hardy, Ryan Conbeer and Tom Phillips.
But it was Edinburgh who extended their lead through a Simon Hickey penalty.
With Fonotia a threat with ball in hand, the Scarlets finally got on the board when replacement hooker Marc Jones powered over from close range on 59 minutes.
But it was the hosts who finished in style thanks to a second for Willemse, a hat-trick score for man-of-the-match van der Merwe and a debut try for Fijian Eroni Sau to complete a comprehensive victory.
Edinburgh - tries: D. van der Merwe (3), M. Willemse (2), M. Bennett, E. Sau. Cons: S. Hickey (3), van der Walt. Pen: Hickey.
Scarlets - try: M. Jones. Con: D. Jones.
Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
Edinburgh Rugby | |||||
POS | PLAYER | TRY | CON | DG | PEN |
1 | Pierre Schoeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Michael Willemse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Pietro Ceccarelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Fraser McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Murray Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Ally Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Luke Crosbie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Nick Haining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Henry Pyrgos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Simon Hickey | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Duhan van der Merwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Matt Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Mark Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Eroni Sau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Blair Kinghorn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Cameron Fenton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Jamie Bhatti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Murray McCallum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Sam Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Magnus Bradbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Charlie Shiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Jaco Van Der Walt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
23 | George Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scarlets | |||||
POS | PLAYER | TRY | CON | DG | PEN |
1 | Rob Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Taylor Davies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Samson Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Steven Cummins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Juandre Kruger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Tom Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Josh Macleod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Uzair Cassiem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Kieran Hardy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Dan Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Tom James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Ioan Nicholas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Steffan Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Ryan Conbeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Johnny McNicholl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Marc Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Phil Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Werner Kruger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Josh Helps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Dan Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Jonathan Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Angus O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Kieron Fonotia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Time | Action | Description | Team |
6' | Try | Duhan van der Merwe has scored a try | |
7' | Missed Conversion | Simon Hickey has missed the conversion | |
9' | Try | Duhan van der Merwe has scored a try | |
10' | Conversion | Simon Hickey has kicked the conversion | |
20' | Try | Michael Willemse has scored a try | |
21' | Conversion | Simon Hickey has kicked the conversion | |
32' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Nick Haining | |
32' | Replacement On | Replacement on Magnus Bradbury | |
35' | Try | Mark Bennett has scored a try | |
36' | Conversion | Simon Hickey has kicked the conversion | |
40' | Replacement On | Replacement on Jonathan Evans | |
40' | Replacement On | Replacement on Kieron Fonotia | |
40' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Tom Phillips | |
40' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Kieran Hardy | |
40' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Ryan Conbeer | |
40' | Yellow Card | Fraser McKenzie has been given a yellow card | |
40' | Replacement On | Replacement on Dan Davis | |
52' | Penalty | Simon Hickey has kicked the penalty goal | |
54' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Rob Evans | |
54' | Replacement On | Replacement on Phil Price | |
58' | Replacement On | Replacement on Werner Kruger | |
58' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Samson Lee | |
59' | Replacement On | Replacement on Marc Jones | |
59' | Conversion | Dan Jones has kicked the conversion | |
59' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Taylor Davies | |
59' | Try | Marc Jones has scored a try | |
62' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Fraser McKenzie | |
62' | Replacement On | Replacement on Angus O'Brien | |
62' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Dan Jones | |
62' | Replacement On | Replacement on Sam Thomson | |
63' | Replacement On | Replacement on Jamie Bhatti | |
63' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Pierre Schoeman | |
63' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Simon Hickey | |
63' | Replacement On | Replacement on Jaco Van Der Walt | |
64' | Replacement On | Replacement on George Taylor | |
64' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Pietro Ceccarelli | |
64' | Replacement On | Replacement on Murray McCallum | |
64' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Matt Scott | |
66' | Try | Michael Willemse has scored a try | |
67' | Missed Conversion | Jaco Van Der Walt has missed the conversion | |
67' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Juandre Kruger | |
67' | Replacement On | Replacement on Josh Helps | |
68' | Replacement On | Replacement on Charlie Shiel | |
68' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Michael Willemse | |
68' | Replacement On | Replacement on Cameron Fenton | |
68' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Henry Pyrgos | |
74' | Try | Duhan van der Merwe has scored a try | |
75' | Conversion | Jaco Van Der Walt has kicked the conversion | |
79' | Try | Eroni Sau has scored a try | |
80' | Missed Conversion | Jaco Van Der Walt has missed the conversion |