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Att.: 8282 |
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Scarlets ran in five tries in an outstanding 29-23 bonus-point win over Cardiff at the Arms Park.
Trailing 14-0 after 10 minutes, the West Walians showed a huge amount of character to fight back into the contest and then took advantage of the sending off of Cardiff back-rower Ellis Jenkins to see out the win.
Skipper Gareth Davies claimed a brace of tries, while lock Alex Craig, wing Steff Evans and full-back Johnny McNicholl also crossed.
Ioan Lloyd called the shots with a player-of-the-match display from fly-half, while Craig, Johnny Williams, Evans and Johnny McNicholl were other standout performers as Scarlets celebrated a second URC win of the campaign and a seasonal double over their capital rivals.
In front of a vocal away support, it was Cardiff who were over for the opening try inside four minutes. A rumbling line-out drive had the Scarlets defence scrambling back and inches from the whitewash scrum-half Tomos Williams darted over at the posts. Tinus de Beer added the extras.
It got worse on 10 minutes when the home side made the most of another attacking position to put full-back Cam Winnett over for a second converted score.
Scarlets, though, struck straight back in clinical fashion.
After Eddie James had taken a high kick, centre partner Johnny Williams made the incision in midfield and he did well to draw the final defender and feed his skipper Gareth Davies for a free run to the posts. Lloyd added the extras.
A brilliant dummy and break from deep from Lloyd set up another Scarlets attacking opportunity, and after a series of drives by the forwards and following consultation with his TMO, referee Ben Whitehouse deemed that Scotland international Craig had touched down. Lloyd pushed the conversion attempt wide.
Looking to keep tempo in his side’s game, Gareth Davies put his side on the offensive with a blistering tap and go from his own 22.
Then came Jenkins’s dismissal for a dangerous tip tackle on opposite number Dan Davis, referee Whitehouse showing the Wales international a straight red, much to the anger of the home fans.
Scarlets took advantage with their third try and second for Davies right on half-time.
This time it was McNicholl the provider, scything through and finding that man Davies on his trademark support line. Lloyd’s conversion made it 19-14 at the interval.
A de Beer penalty two minutes after the restart reduced the lead to two points and, after a cagey third quarter, the South African added another to put his side back in front on the hour mark.
The lead, though, didn’t last long.
Strong work by James and Morgan Jones, on his 50th appearance, put the Scarlets on the front foot and slick hands freed wing Steff Evans, who finished well in the corner for the bonus-point score.
Sosban Fach was ringing around the Arms Park on 70 minutes as Scarlets claimed their fifth of the night with more swift backplay leading to McNicholl diving over wide out.
Another de Beer penalty made for a potentially nervy finale, but the visitors showed great composure to see out the last few minutes to secure a much-needed victory.
Cardiff - tries: T. Williams, C. Winnett. Cons: De Beer (2). Pens: De Beer (3)
Scarlets - tries: G. Davies (2), A. Craig, S. Evans, J. McNIcholl. Cons: I. Lloyd (2).
Scarlets | Cardiff Rugby | |||||||||
PEN | DG | CON | TRY | PLAYER | POS | PLAYER | TRY | CON | DG | PEN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wyn Jones | 1 | Corey Domachowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ryan Elias | 2 | Liam Belcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Harri O'Connor | 3 | Keiron Assiratti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Alex Craig | 4 | Seb Davies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jac Price | 5 | Teddy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vaea Fifita | 6 | Alex Mann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dan Davis | 7 | Ellis Jenkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Carwyn Tuipulotu | 8 | Mackenzie Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Gareth Davies | 9 | Tomos Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Ioan Lloyd | 10 | Tinus De Beer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Steffan Evans | 11 | Mason Grady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eddie James | 12 | Uilisi Halaholo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Johnny Williams | 13 | Rey Lee-Lo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tom Rogers | 14 | Josh Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Johnny McNicholl | 15 | Cameron Winnett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Shaun Evans | 16 | Evan Lloyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steffan Thomas | 17 | Rhys Carre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Jones | 18 | Rhys Litterick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Morgan Jones | 19 | Shane Lewis-Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Teddy Leatherbarrow | 20 | Josh Turnbull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kieran Hardy | 21 | Ellis Bevan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Titcombe | 22 | Jacob Beetham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ioan Nicholas | 23 | Gabriel Hamer-Webb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Time | Action | Description | Team |
3' | Try | Tomos Williams has scored a try | |
4' | Conversion | Tinus De Beer has kicked the conversion | |
10' | Try | Evan Lloyd has scored a try | |
11' | Conversion | Tinus De Beer has kicked the conversion | |
12' | Try | Gareth Davies has scored a try | |
13' | Conversion | Ioan Lloyd has kicked the conversion | |
23' | Try | Alex Craig has scored a try | |
24' | Missed Conversion | Ioan Lloyd has missed the conversion | |
27' | Red Card | Ellis Jenkins has been given a Red card | |
39' | Try | Gareth Davies has scored a try | |
40' | Conversion | Ioan Lloyd has kicked the conversion | |
42' | Penalty | Tinus De Beer has kicked the penalty goal | |
51' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Harri O'Connor | |
51' | Replacement On | Replacement on Rhys Carre | |
51' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Keiron Assiratti | |
51' | Replacement On | Replacement on Rhys Litterick | |
51' | Replacement On | Replacement on Joe Jones | |
51' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Corey Domachowski | |
51' | Replacement On | Replacement on Steffan Thomas | |
51' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Wyn Jones | |
60' | Replacement On | Replacement on Morgan Jones | |
60' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Jac Price | |
60' | Penalty | Tinus De Beer has kicked the penalty goal | |
61' | Try | Steffan Evans has scored a try | |
63' | Replacement On | Replacement on Shane Lewis-Hughes | |
63' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Rey Lee-Lo | |
63' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Mackenzie Martin | |
63' | Replacement On | Replacement on Jacob Beetham | |
65' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Teddy Williams | |
65' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Tomos Williams | |
65' | Replacement On | Replacement on Ellis Bevan | |
65' | Replacement On | Replacement on Josh Turnbull | |
70' | Try | Johnny McNicholl has scored a try | |
71' | Missed Conversion | Ioan Lloyd has missed the conversion | |
72' | Replacement On | Replacement on Teddy Leatherbarrow | |
72' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Liam Belcher | |
72' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Carwyn Tuipulotu | |
72' | Replacement On | Replacement on Evan Lloyd | |
74' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Eddie James | |
74' | Replacement On | Replacement on Ioan Nicholas | |
76' | Penalty | Tinus De Beer has kicked the penalty goal |
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BKT United Rugby Championship | ||||||||
Att.: 8282 |
Cardiff Rugby | Scarlets | |
Tomos Williams Evan Lloyd |
TRY |
Gareth Davies(2) Steffan Evans Johnny McNicholl Alex Craig |
Tinus De Beer(2) |
CON |
Ioan Lloyd(2) |
Tinus De Beer(3) |
PEN | - |
- | DG | - |
- | YC | - |
Ellis Jenkins |
YC | - |
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WINS | |||||
20 |
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30 | |||
LOSSES | |||||
30 |
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20 | |||
DRAWS | |||||
0 |
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0 |
Cardiff Rugby | Scarlets | |
Tomos Williams Evan Lloyd |
TRY |
Gareth Davies(2) Steffan Evans Johnny McNicholl Alex Craig |
Tinus De Beer(2) |
CON |
Ioan Lloyd(2) |
Tinus De Beer(3) |
PEN | - |
- | DG | - |
- | YC | - |
Ellis Jenkins |
YC | - |
Scarlets ran in five tries in an outstanding 29-23 bonus-point win over Cardiff at the Arms Park.
Trailing 14-0 after 10 minutes, the West Walians showed a huge amount of character to fight back into the contest and then took advantage of the sending off of Cardiff back-rower Ellis Jenkins to see out the win.
Skipper Gareth Davies claimed a brace of tries, while lock Alex Craig, wing Steff Evans and full-back Johnny McNicholl also crossed.
Ioan Lloyd called the shots with a player-of-the-match display from fly-half, while Craig, Johnny Williams, Evans and Johnny McNicholl were other standout performers as Scarlets celebrated a second URC win of the campaign and a seasonal double over their capital rivals.
In front of a vocal away support, it was Cardiff who were over for the opening try inside four minutes. A rumbling line-out drive had the Scarlets defence scrambling back and inches from the whitewash scrum-half Tomos Williams darted over at the posts. Tinus de Beer added the extras.
It got worse on 10 minutes when the home side made the most of another attacking position to put full-back Cam Winnett over for a second converted score.
Scarlets, though, struck straight back in clinical fashion.
After Eddie James had taken a high kick, centre partner Johnny Williams made the incision in midfield and he did well to draw the final defender and feed his skipper Gareth Davies for a free run to the posts. Lloyd added the extras.
A brilliant dummy and break from deep from Lloyd set up another Scarlets attacking opportunity, and after a series of drives by the forwards and following consultation with his TMO, referee Ben Whitehouse deemed that Scotland international Craig had touched down. Lloyd pushed the conversion attempt wide.
Looking to keep tempo in his side’s game, Gareth Davies put his side on the offensive with a blistering tap and go from his own 22.
Then came Jenkins’s dismissal for a dangerous tip tackle on opposite number Dan Davis, referee Whitehouse showing the Wales international a straight red, much to the anger of the home fans.
Scarlets took advantage with their third try and second for Davies right on half-time.
This time it was McNicholl the provider, scything through and finding that man Davies on his trademark support line. Lloyd’s conversion made it 19-14 at the interval.
A de Beer penalty two minutes after the restart reduced the lead to two points and, after a cagey third quarter, the South African added another to put his side back in front on the hour mark.
The lead, though, didn’t last long.
Strong work by James and Morgan Jones, on his 50th appearance, put the Scarlets on the front foot and slick hands freed wing Steff Evans, who finished well in the corner for the bonus-point score.
Sosban Fach was ringing around the Arms Park on 70 minutes as Scarlets claimed their fifth of the night with more swift backplay leading to McNicholl diving over wide out.
Another de Beer penalty made for a potentially nervy finale, but the visitors showed great composure to see out the last few minutes to secure a much-needed victory.
Cardiff - tries: T. Williams, C. Winnett. Cons: De Beer (2). Pens: De Beer (3)
Scarlets - tries: G. Davies (2), A. Craig, S. Evans, J. McNIcholl. Cons: I. Lloyd (2).
Scarlets | |||||
POS | PLAYER | TRY | CON | DG | PEN |
1 | Wyn Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Ryan Elias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Harri O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Alex Craig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Jac Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Vaea Fifita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Dan Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Carwyn Tuipulotu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Gareth Davies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Ioan Lloyd | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Steffan Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Eddie James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Johnny Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Tom Rogers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Johnny McNicholl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Shaun Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Steffan Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Joe Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Morgan Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Teddy Leatherbarrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Kieran Hardy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Charlie Titcombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Ioan Nicholas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cardiff Rugby | |||||
POS | PLAYER | TRY | CON | DG | PEN |
1 | Corey Domachowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Liam Belcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Keiron Assiratti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Seb Davies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Teddy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Alex Mann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Ellis Jenkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Mackenzie Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Tomos Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Tinus De Beer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
11 | Mason Grady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Uilisi Halaholo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Rey Lee-Lo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Josh Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Cameron Winnett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Evan Lloyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Rhys Carre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Rhys Litterick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Shane Lewis-Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Josh Turnbull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Ellis Bevan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Jacob Beetham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Gabriel Hamer-Webb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Time | Action | Description | Team |
3' | Try | Tomos Williams has scored a try | |
4' | Conversion | Tinus De Beer has kicked the conversion | |
10' | Try | Evan Lloyd has scored a try | |
11' | Conversion | Tinus De Beer has kicked the conversion | |
12' | Try | Gareth Davies has scored a try | |
13' | Conversion | Ioan Lloyd has kicked the conversion | |
23' | Try | Alex Craig has scored a try | |
24' | Missed Conversion | Ioan Lloyd has missed the conversion | |
27' | Red Card | Ellis Jenkins has been given a Red card | |
39' | Try | Gareth Davies has scored a try | |
40' | Conversion | Ioan Lloyd has kicked the conversion | |
42' | Penalty | Tinus De Beer has kicked the penalty goal | |
51' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Harri O'Connor | |
51' | Replacement On | Replacement on Rhys Carre | |
51' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Keiron Assiratti | |
51' | Replacement On | Replacement on Rhys Litterick | |
51' | Replacement On | Replacement on Joe Jones | |
51' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Corey Domachowski | |
51' | Replacement On | Replacement on Steffan Thomas | |
51' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Wyn Jones | |
60' | Replacement On | Replacement on Morgan Jones | |
60' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Jac Price | |
60' | Penalty | Tinus De Beer has kicked the penalty goal | |
61' | Try | Steffan Evans has scored a try | |
63' | Replacement On | Replacement on Shane Lewis-Hughes | |
63' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Rey Lee-Lo | |
63' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Mackenzie Martin | |
63' | Replacement On | Replacement on Jacob Beetham | |
65' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Teddy Williams | |
65' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Tomos Williams | |
65' | Replacement On | Replacement on Ellis Bevan | |
65' | Replacement On | Replacement on Josh Turnbull | |
70' | Try | Johnny McNicholl has scored a try | |
71' | Missed Conversion | Ioan Lloyd has missed the conversion | |
72' | Replacement On | Replacement on Teddy Leatherbarrow | |
72' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Liam Belcher | |
72' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Carwyn Tuipulotu | |
72' | Replacement On | Replacement on Evan Lloyd | |
74' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Eddie James | |
74' | Replacement On | Replacement on Ioan Nicholas | |
76' | Penalty | Tinus De Beer has kicked the penalty goal |