Scarlets

Scarlets

Full name
Founded	2003
Stadion	Parc y Scarlets
Places	14,870
president	Phil Bennett
Trainer	Brad Mooar
Homepage	www.scarlets.wales
league	Pro14
2018/19	4. Conference B
home Away

The Scarlets ( called Llanelli Scarlets until 2008 ) are a professional rugby union team from the Welsh town of Llanelli, established in 2003 . You play in the international Pro14 championship and in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, the Anglo-Welsh Cup . The home games are played in Parc y Scarlets .

history

Until the 2003/04 season, Welsh rugby was structured in a typical league pyramid, with nine professional clubs in the top division. The system was thus similar to the Guinness Premiership in England and the Top 14 in France. However, the Welsh market turned out to be too small for nine professional teams. Then the nine professional clubs began to combine to form regional teams. In the Llanelli region, these were the Llanelli RFC , the Carmarthen RFC , the Llandovery RFC and the Narberth RFC . The amateur and junior teams of these clubs continue to operate under their original names.

The first season of the Llanelli Scarlets, whose squad consisted mainly of players from the Llanelli RFC, was extremely successful. They reached the quarter-finals of the European Heineken Cup and won the championship title in the Celtic League . In 2005, the Scarlets did not qualify for the Heineken Cup, but advanced to the final in the EDF Energy Cup , where Welsh teams were allowed for the first time, where they were subject to the London Wasps . In the 2006/07 Heineken Cup, the Scarlets won all group stage games, but then lost to the Leicester Tigers in the semi-finals . In the 2012/13 season they advanced to the semi-finals of the Pro12, where they were defeated by Ulster . In 2017 the Scarlets won the league title, in 2018 they lost in the final against Leinster .

Regional division

Welsh rugby regions

Professional rugby in Wales is based on four franchises owned by the Welsh Rugby Union and covering a specific area. The Llanelli Scarlets franchise covers the entire west and north of Wales. The Llanelli Scarlets are allowed to include all players who play for clubs in this area in their squad.

Stadion

Most of the Scarlets' home games are played at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli , the home of the Llanelli RFC. Several times a year, however, some home games are held at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham to better represent the north of Wales. Until 2008, the team played at Stradey Park .

successes

• Celtic League / Pro14: Champion 2004, 2017
• Heineken Cup / European Rugby Champions Cup: Semi-finalist 2007, 2018
• EDF Energy Cup: semi-finalist 2006

player

Old logo until 2008

Current squad

The squad for the 2019/20 season:

Front side (forwards) pier  Dylan Evans  Rob Evans  Rhys Fawcett  Simon Gardiner  Alex Jeffries  Wyn Jones  Werner Kruger  Samson Lee  Phil Price  Javan Sebastian  Steffan Thomas hooker  Taylor Davies  Ryan Elias  Dafydd Hughes  Marc Jones  Ken Owens Second row striker  Jake Ball  Steve Cummins  Danny Drake  Josh Helps  Ed Kennedy  Sam Lousi  Blade Thomson Winger / Number Eight  Uzair Cassiem  James Davies  Dan Davis  Shaun Evans  Josh Macleod  Tom Phillips  Lewis Rawlins  Aaron Shingler

Back line (backs) Half of the crowd  Dane Blacker  Gareth Davies  Jonathan Evans  Kieran Hardy Connection half  Dan Jones  Angus O'Brien  Rhys Patchell Inner three quarters  Paul Asquith  Jonathan Davies  Kieran Fonotia  Steffan Hughes  Ioan Nicholas  Hadleigh Parkes Outer three-quarters  Corey Baldwin  Ryan Conbeer  Steffan Evans  Tom James  Johnny McNicholl Goalkeeper  Leigh Halfpenny  Tomi Lewis  Tom Prydie  Morgan Williams

British and Irish Lions

The following players have been nominated for the British and Irish Lions .

trip	player
2005	Simon Easterby
	Dwayne Peel
2009	Stephen Jones
	Matthew Rees
2013	Jonathan Davies
	George North
2017	Jonathan Davies (2nd nomination)
	Ken Owens
	Liam Williams

Web links

• Website of the Scarlets

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Squad. Scarlets, accessed August 30, 2019 .