Scarlets
UnionWelsh Rugby Union
Nickname(s)The Turks
Founded2003 (2003)
LocationLlanelli, Wales
Ground(s)Parc y Scarlets (Capacity: 14,870)
ChairmanSimon Muderack
PresidentDerek Quinnell
Coach(es)Dwayne Peel
Captain(s)Josh Macleod
Most capsVernon Cooper (369)[1]
Top scorerStephen Jones (2,850)[1]
Most triesWayne Proctor (173)[1]
League(s)United Rugby Championship
2022–2314th (Welsh Shield: 3rd)
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.scarlets.wales
Current season

The Scarlets (Welsh: Y Scarlets) are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams and are based in Llanelli, Wales. Their home ground is the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the United Rugby Championship and in European Professional Club Rugby competitions. The club was originally named the Llanelli Scarlets but was renamed at the start of the 2008–09 rugby season.[2]

The Llanelli Scarlets were founded in 2003, as one of the five (now four) regional teams created by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU). The Scarlets are affiliated with a number of semi-professional and amateur clubs throughout the area, including Welsh Premier Division sides Llanelli RFC, Carmarthen Quins RFC and Llandovery RFC. Through the 2007–08 season, they played most of their games at Stradey Park in Llanelli, but they have also played matches at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham. The club's new stadium, Parc y Scarlets (English: Scarlets Park), was constructed in nearby Pemberton, and opened in November 2008.[3]

The Scarlets won the league twice: the initial 2003–04 Celtic League season, and the Pro12 in 2016–17, defeating Munster 46–22 in the 2017 Pro12 Grand Final.[4]

History

Formation

A diagram showing the development pathways managed by Wales' professional clubs

In 2003, the WRU elected to reduce the top tier of Welsh professional rugby from nine clubs into five regions during the introduction of regional rugby union teams in Wales, attempting to mirror the successful formats in Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Initially, it was planned to have a region playing at Stradey Park, with players coming from Llanelli, Swansea and Neath.[5] This was then modified to have Llanelli and Swansea merging, while Neath joined with Bridgend. Llanelli were opposed to both plans and requested standalone status.[6] Eventually, Llanelli and Cardiff were allowed to remain independent.[7] The Llanelli Scarlets brand was officially launched on 7 July 2003.[8]

Despite always having been a 100% owned Llanelli RFC subsidiary, the Scarlets were originally conceived as representing the whole of West and North Wales. In the early seasons of regional rugby, the Scarlets played a small number of games at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham. While nominally continuing to be the regional franchisee for North Wales, the Scarlets presence there has diminished.[9] As of 2018, the Scarlets consider their region to represent the three counties of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire.[10]

2003–2014

2003–04 season

Largely drawn from the Llanelli RFC side that won the Welsh Cup the preceding year, the Scarlets carried that success forward into their inaugural season. They reached the last eight of the 2003–04 Heineken Cup and finished the Celtic League season as champions by four points over Ulster. In the Heineken Cup, the Scarlets were drawn in Pool 4 along with Northampton Saints, Agen and Borders. The Scarlets won five of their six matches, losing only to Agen, and finished top of their pool before losing to French club Biarritz 27–10 in the quarter-finals.

2004–05 season

Scarlets players during a league match against Glasgow Warriors in 2006

The following season, however, was less successful. Plagued by injuries and retirements, as well as the departure of influential fly-half Stephen Jones to Clermont, the Scarlets finished a disappointing fifth in the league. They were even less successful in the Heineken Cup, winning just two of their six pool games to finish third behind Northampton and Toulouse. The salvation of their season came in reaching the final of the Celtic Cup, which they lost 26–17 to Munster.

2005–06 season

The Scarlets again failed to qualify from their Heineken Cup group in 2005–06 and finished sixth in the Celtic League. They did, however, find more success in the newly restructured Anglo-Welsh Cup. After finishing at the top of their pool, they defeated Bath by one point in the semi-finals to reach the final against London Wasps at Twickenham; missing several international players, they lost 26–10. In the Heineken Cup, it was a similar story to the previous season, with the Scarlets winning two of their six fixtures to finish third in the pool again, behind Toulouse and Wasps. Despite finishing sixth in the Celtic League, the team qualified for the Heineken Cup for the 2006–07 season as the second-best-placed Welsh team in the league. They also re-signed Stephen Jones, and full-back Barry Davies extended his contract to stay with the Scarlets. The Scarlets' Director of Rugby, Gareth Jenkins, had been appointed as Wales' national team coach, having been with the region since its inception. Phil Davies, then coach of Leeds Tykes, replaced Jenkins at the Scarlets.[11]

2006–07 season

At the first home game of the 2006–07 season, an information sheet was handed out to supporters with details of the club's financial situation. There was opposition by local residents to plans by the Scarlets to move to a new stadium and sell their current ground for housing development. The information sheet stated that, due to delays caused by the opposition and benefactors pulling out of the club, it was "extremely unlikely that [the Llanelli Scarlets] could survive to the end of the present season unless other financial assistance is found", which would result in "the loss, probably for all time, of professional rugby in West Wales." Local residents believed, however, that the infrastructure, such as roads and schools, will not cope with 450 new houses being built on the site. On 28 November 2006, the regions secured investment from Tim Griffiths, a London-based businessman.[12]

In the 2006–07 Heineken Cup, the Scarlets recorded one of the most famous victories in their brief history as a region, defeating Toulouse 41–34 away, despite twice trailing by 21 points. This was an unexpected victory, despite the Scarlets having won their first three games of the 2006–07 competition. They later secured their place in the Heineken Cup quarter-final with a convincing 35–11 win over Ulster at Ravenhill. The Scarlets went on to become only the fifth team in the history of the competition to win all their pool matches. They beat current holders Munster 24–15 at Stradey Park in the quarter-finals, but were beaten 33–17 in the semis by a strong Leicester Tigers side, putting an end to their hopes of making it 'third time lucky' in Heineken Cup semi-finals.

2007–08 season

On 30 April 2008, Phil Davies was replaced by Nigel Davies after a sixth-place finish in the Celtic League and an end of season slump.[13]

2008–09 season

The Scarlets moved from Stradey Park at the end of November 2008 to a new ground at Pemberton called Parc y Scarlets. The final Scarlets match played at Stradey Park was on 24 October 2008, against Bristol in the group stage of the Anglo-Welsh Cup. The Scarlets won 27–0 in front of a capacity crowd, which included former Llanelli captains such as Delme Thomas and Phil Bennett.[14]

The Scarlets' first match at their new home was an 18–16 Celtic League defeat to Munster on 28 November 2008.[15] Their first Heineken Cup match at Parc y Scarlets was held on 12 December against Ulster and finished in a 16–16 draw.[16] Both matches were held with reduced capacity, as law requires that a new stadium hold three events at reduced capacity before it is authorised for its full capacity. The official opening ceremony was on 31 January 2009, when the Scarlets faced the Barbarians.

2011–12 season

Scarlets players contest a line-out in a match against Benetton Treviso in 2013

During the 2011–12 season, the Scarlets were unable to progress to the knockout rounds of the Heineken Cup, but placing second in their pool earned them an automatic drop-down spot in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup. They lost the resulting fixture against Brive 15–12, despite scoring the only try of the match through Liam Williams.[17]

Nigel Davies departed the club at the conclusion of the 2011–12 season, and was replaced by defence coach and longtime Scarlets player, Simon Easterby.[18]

2014–2019: Wayne Pivac years

2014–15 season

In May 2014, it was confirmed that the four Welsh regions would compete in the annual Premiership Sevens Series after a three-year deal was agreed with BT Sport.[19]

After the 2013–14 season, the Scarlets had numerous changes in coaching staff. Forwards coach Danny Wilson departed for Bristol, while Byron Hayward joined as a defense coach. Wayne Pivac was hired as an assistant coach, but selected as head coach when Simon Easterby left the position to become forwards coach with Ireland.[20]

Under Pivac, the Scarlets' performances did not immediately turn around. Centre Jonathan Davies left for Clermont ahead of the 2014–15 season, but Hadleigh Parkes was signed from Auckland, and reunited with former coach Pivac. Mid-table finishes continued for the next two seasons. Mark Jones departed in 2015, replaced by long time Scarlets fly-half and London Wasps attack coach Stephen Jones.[21]

2016–17 season

Ahead of 2016, Tadhg Beirne joined the side. The Irish forward arrived from Leinster, and capable of playing at lock and in the back row, proved to be an influential player in the pack. Recruitment was further bolstered with Crusaders back Johnny McNicholl and the return of Jonathan Davies from France. Fly-half Rhys Patchell was signed from Cardiff Blues, with Steven Shingler moving in the opposite direction. The season started poorly, with the Scarlets losing their first three matches. Improvements throughout the season saw the Scarlets finish in third place in the table, qualifying for the play-offs. The Scarlets beat Leinster away at the RDS Stadium, 27–15, despite winger Steff Evans being sent off in the first half.[22] The Scarlets beat Munster in the final with an emphatic 46–22 win.[23] This was the Scarlets second title, their first having come in 2004 during the first Celtic League season.

2017–18 season

The Scarlets looked to maintain their title the following season in the inaugural Pro14 tournament. Leigh Halfpenny joined from Toulon, replacing outgoing fullback Liam Williams. They topped their pool in the Champions Cup, and defeated La Rochelle 29–17 in the quarter-final.[24] The Scarlets fell short of the final, losing to eventual winners Leinster in their semi-final.[25]

They again reached the final in the league, having defeated the Cheetahs and Glasgow Warriors in the knock-out rounds, but came up short against Leinster, losing 40–32 in the final despite a late flurry of tries and a hat-trick from Johnny McNicholl.[26]

2018–19 season

Wayne Pivac was announced as Warren Gatland's successor as Wales coach after the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[27] With him left Stephen Jones and Byron Hayward, who joined Pivac on the Wales coaching staff.

Crusaders assistant coach Brad Mooar was announced as the next head coach in December 2018.[28]

Project Reset

In 2018, the Welsh Rugby Union sought to reform club rugby in Wales.[29] Salaries had increased as they worked to entice Welsh players abroad to return, and they aimed to streamline costs with a banding system. The Professional Rugby Board (PRB) was created between the WRU and clubs to attempt to identify a sustainable path forward. The PRB evaluated numerous options including mergers and relocations of clubs, and by early 2019 felt the preferable option was to merge the Scarlets with west Wales rivals the Ospreys; the Swansea club having made a made an approach to the Scarlets in late 2018.[30] This was not the first time a west Wales super club had been mooted; during the 2003 formation of regional rugby, a combination of the Llanelli, Swansea, and Neath forming a unified club was initially proposed.[31] The new combined club would play league matches at Parc y Scarlets, with European fixtures at the Ospreys' Liberty Stadium. Shortly after the proposal was revealed, Scarlets ownership indicated the merger was "off the table", with Ospreys chairman Mike James resigning, and the club formation ultimately remaining unchanged.[32]

2019–2021: Coaching changes

2019–20 season

New coach Brad Mooar started the 2019 season well, winning five out of the first six matches, but left before settling in, having been selected by new All Blacks coach Ian Foster to join his staff as assistant coach. The Scarlets and the New Zealand Rugby Union agreed to a release for Mooar, and his assistant coach Glenn Delaney was named as his successor.[33]

2020–21 season

Former Scarlets Dwayne Peel was announced as head coach for the forthcoming season, with Delaney moving to a Director of Rugby role.[34] Peel was at the time contracted to join Cardiff Blues for the following season, as an assistant coach responsible for attack.[35] Following the dismissal of Blues head coach John Mulvihill, former coach Dai Young made a return to the club initially as interim head coach and finally Director of Rugby.[36] Due to this new coaching structure, the Scarlets and Blues came to an agreement allowing for Peel to no longer join Cardiff as an assistant coach, and instead join the Scarlets as head coach.[37]

After a poor run of matches, Delaney was relieved of his duties as head coach and departed the club before assuming the Director of Rugby role, with Dai Flanagan stepping in as caretaker head coach.[38]

2021–present: Dwayne Peel era

2021–22 season

Ahead of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship, Leinster skills coach Hugh Hogan was brought in as defence coach.[39] The Scarlets finished in 10th place, and narrowly missed out on winning the newly created URC Welsh Shield. Hogan departed after one season, being replaced by Wales assistant coach Gareth Williams.[40]

2022–23 season

Few signings were made prior to the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship season, with All Blacks utility forward Vaea Fifita the headline acquisition, while Liam Williams departed for Cardiff following his second spell with the club. Longtime prop Rob Evans followed Steffan Hughes, and former Dragon Angus O'Brien to the Dragons, along with backs coach Dai Flanagan, who was named as their new head coach.[41]

Following their collapse in October 2022, Wasps head coach Lee Blackett joined as backs coach for the remainder of the season.[42] The season began poorly for the Scarlets, winning only one URC match prior to the international window. Wales prop Sam Wainwright joined midseason, with Samson Lee remaining sidelined with a long-term injury.[43] Upon regrouping, fortunes had changed, with the team winning both matches in the first two rounds of the 2022–23 EPCR Challenge Cup pool stage, putting themselves at the top of their pool.[44] They then beat Bayonne and the Cheetahs in the return matches to finish top of the pool and set up a round of 16 knockout fixture at home against Brive.[45] The Scarlets followed up on their European victory the following week, beating the Bulls despite missing numerous players to Wales call-ups, and earning their first victory over the Pretoria-based team.[46][47]

During the Six Nations, they secured a bonus-point win against Edinburgh, and two bonus points in a loss away to Munster, in which they came back from 35–7 down at half-time.[48][49] They then secured their second win over South African opposition of the season with a 32–20 win over a Sharks team heavily laden with Springboks.[50] The Scarlets made their way into the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup, after beating Brive 19–7, facing ASM Clermont Auvergne at home.[51] This was the Scarlets first European quarter-final fixture since the 2019–20 season.[52] The Scarlets won the match 32–30, with a late try by Ryan Conbeer and a match-winning conversion from Sam Costelow three minutes from full-time, propelling them into a home semi-final.[53] The Scarlets lost the resultant semi-final, their final match of the season.[54]

The squad saw fifteen players leave the club, owing to the reduced salary caps imposed by the WRU.[55] Notable departures included Rhys Patchell, Leigh Halfpenny, and Aaron Shingler, who spent his entire professional career with the club.[56] Corey Baldwin and Dane Blacker were both released, and subsequently signed for the Dragons.[57] In the backroom, Nigel Ashley-Jones departed the club after two seasons to join Eddie Jones with the Australia national rugby union team.[58] Lee Blackett left following his short term agreement with the club, joining Bath Rugby.[59] Forwards coach Ben Franks returned to New Zealand.[60]

2023–24 season

Joining the club were Welsh international Ioan Lloyd from Bristol Bears, and former Scarlet Tomi Lewis returning from Jersey Reds.[61] Numerous renewals were also confirmed, such as lock pair Morgan Jones and Jac Price, centres Ioan Nicholas, Joe Roberts, and Eddie James, and prop Kemsley Mathias– all players developed from the Scarlets academy.[62][63][64] Sam Wainwright signed a full contract, following on from his short term deal.[64] Hooker Ryan Elias signed an extension, despite interest from abroad.[65][66] Also signed was former New Zealand U20 back row Taine Plumtree, who qualified for Wales and was quickly called up to the Welsh squad for World Cup preparations.[67][68] Added to the restructured Scarlets academy were lock Ed Scragg, and Loughborough duo Charlie Titcombe and Teddy Leatherbarrow.[69][70]

Clermont coach Jared Payne signed as the new attack coach, with Lions coach Albert van den Berg joining as the forwards coach.[60] Shane Carney took over as Head of Athletic Performance, reuniting with Peel, having worked at Ulster together previously.[60]

Name and colours

Scarlets logos
2003–2008
2008–

The Scarlets took their name from the nickname of Llanelli RFC, their main feeder club. Llanelli have played in red since 1884 when they played a game against a touring Ireland side.[71] This close link with Llanelli RFC has also led to the Scarlets adopting the scarlet red colour for their primary jerseys, with their secondary colours generally being blue.

The region was originally named the Llanelli Scarlets, but was renamed at the start of the 2008–09 rugby season to more accurately represent the area covered by the region.[2]

Kit suppliers

Period Kit providers
2003–2009 Kooga
2009–2010 Rhino
2010–2014 Burrda
2014–2017 Kooga
2017–2022 Macron
2022–present Castore

Stadium

Scarlets current home ground, Parc y Scarlets

From 2003 to the 2007–08 season, the Scarlets played most of their home matches at Llanelli's Stradey Park (also the home of Llanelli RFC). However, they have played several games in North Wales, at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground, to promote the region's geographical representation. The last league game played at the Racecourse Ground was in September 2005.[72] The 2006–07 season was planned to be the last season played at Stradey Park, which was subsequently to be demolished for the building of apartments. The Scarlets played every home game of the 2006–07 season at Stradey Park to commemorate the historic ground. They played their last game at Stradey Park on 24 October 2008 against Bristol, and their first game at Parc y Scarlets on 28 November 2008 against Munster.

The new home of the Scarlets and Llanelli RFC, known as Parc y Scarlets (English: Scarlets Park),[73] is in Pemberton. The new stadium cost £23 million to be constructed and holds 14,340 spectators.[74] The first game held at the stadium saw Llanelli RFC play Cardiff RFC on 15 November 2008.[75] The stadium's main stand is located on the south side of the ground, and houses the new Scarlets museum and club shop, as well as a sports bar, the players' changing rooms and a players' gym. Stadium blueprints planned for the main stand to be about 20 metres (66 ft) tall. Outside the stadium there is a training barn for the players, as well as a training pitch and athletics track. The remainder of the site is taken up by the Parc Trostre retail park.[76]

Current squad

Scarlets squad[lower-alpha 1]

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players, L denotes a player on loan at the club,
ST denotes a player on a short-term deal at the club,
* denotes players qualified to play for Wales on residency or dual nationality.
Players and their allocated positions from the Scarlets website.[77]
  1. ↑ Taking into account signings and departures head of 2023–24 season as listed on List of 2023–24 United Rugby Championship transfers.

Senior Academy squad

Scarlets Senior Academy squad[lower-alpha 1]

Props

Hookers

Locks

  • Wales Ollie Close
  • Wales Ed Scragg

Back row

Scrum-halves

  • None listed

Fly-halves

  • England Charlie Titcombe

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

  • Wales Jac Davies
(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Wales on residency or dual nationality.
Players and their allocated positions from the Scarlets website.[78]
  1. ↑ Taking into account signings and departures head of 2023–24 season as listed on List of 2023–24 United Rugby Championship transfers.

Notable players

Club captains

CaptainSeason(s)Honours
Leigh Davies[79][80]2003–04Celtic League: 1 (2004)
Simon Easterby[81]2004–05 – 2008–09—
Mark Jones[82]2009–10—
Matthew Rees[83]2010–11 – 2011–12—
Rob McCusker[84]2012–13—
Rob McCusker
Jonathan Davies[85]		2013–14—
Ken Owens[86]2014–15 – 2020–21Pro12: 1 (2017)
Jonathan Davies[87]2021–22 – 2022–23—
Josh Macleod[88]2023–24 – present—

Rugby World Cup

The following players have represented their countries at the Rugby World Cup, while playing for the Scarlets:

Tournament Players selected Wales players Other national team players
2003 10 Garan Evans, Dafydd Jones, Mark Jones, Stephen Jones, Robin McBryde, Dwayne Peel, Mark Taylor, Iestyn Thomas, Chris Wyatt Canada: Jon Thiel
2007 9 Dafydd James, Mark Jones, Stephen Jones, Dwayne Peel, Alix Popham, Matthew Rees Ireland: Simon Easterby; Samoa: Mahonri Schwalger; Scotland: Scott MacLeod
2011 11 Jonathan Davies, Stephen Jones, Tavis Knoyle, George North, Ken Owens, Rhys Priestland, Scott Williams Fiji: Deacon Manu; Scotland: Sean Lamont; Tonga: Sione Timani, Viliame Iongi
2015 7 Jake Ball, Gareth Davies, Samson Lee, Ken Owens, Scott Williams, Liam Williams Canada: D. T. H. van der Merwe
2019 13 Jake Ball, Gareth Davies, James Davies, Jonathan Davies, Ryan Elias, Leigh Halfpenny, Wyn Jones, Ken Owens, Hadleigh Parkes, Rhys Patchell, Aaron Shingler Samoa: Kieron Fonotia; Scotland: Blade Thomson
2023 7 Sam Costelow, Gareth Davies, Ryan Elias, Kieran Hardy, Johnny Williams Tonga: Vaea Fifita, Sam Lousi

British & Irish Lions

The following players were selected for the British & Irish Lions touring squads while contracted to the Scarlets:

Year Tour Series result Players
2005 New Zealand New Zealand 0–3 Simon Easterby, Dwayne Peel
2009 South Africa South Africa 1–2 Stephen Jones, Matthew Rees
2013 Australia Australia 2–1 Jonathan Davies, George North
2017 New Zealand New Zealand 1–1 Jonathan Davies, Ken Owens, Liam Williams
2021 South Africa South Africa 1–2 Gareth Davies, Wyn Jones, Ken Owens, Liam Williams

Stephen Jones was also selected for the 2005 Lions tour while playing for Clermont Auvergne. Former Scarlets Scott Quinnell, Robin McBryde and Dafydd James were also selected for the Lions on the 2001 tour to Australia while playing for Llanelli RFC.[89]

Notable former internationals

Players who have won over 20 international caps and have played for the Scarlets:

Coaching staff

First-team management

Name[90] Title
Wales Dwayne PeelHead coach
Wales Gareth WilliamsDefence coach
Ireland Jared PayneAttack coach
South Africa Albert van den BergForwards coach
Wales Emyr PhillipsContact area coach
Ireland Shane CarneyHead of Athletic Performance
Wales Rhys JonesHead of conditioning
Wales Matthew ReesHead of medical
Wales Jonathan DanielsDirector and general manager
Wales James DaviesRecruitment and operations officer
Wales Sara DaviesTeam manager

Academy management

Name[91] Title
Wales Scott SneddonTransition and academy head coach
Wales Paul FisherSkills coach
Wales Phil JohnSkills coach
Wales Rhodri JonesSkills coach
Wales Tom PhillipsSkills coach
Wales Kevin GeorgeDevelopment pathway manager

Head coaches

NameTenure
Wales Gareth Jenkins2003–2006[92]
Wales Phil Davies2006–2008[92]
Wales Nigel Davies2008–2012[93]
Ireland Simon Easterby2012–2014[93]
New Zealand Wayne Pivac2014–2019[94]
New Zealand Brad Mooar2019–2020[95]
New Zealand Glenn Delaney2020–2021[96]
Wales Dai Flanagan (interim)2021[97]
Wales Dwayne Peel2021–present[98]

Results and statistics

Seasons

Honours

Celtic League / Pro12 / Pro14 / United Rugby Championship

SeasonPosition/RoundPlayedWonDrawnLostBonusPoints
2003–04 1st2216151076
2004–05 5th2090111046
2005–06 6th221019757[lower-alpha 1]
2006–07 4th201208957
2007–08 6th1870111039
2008–09 5th18909440
2009–10 9th185013929
2010–11 5th2212191262
2011–12 5th2212281062
2012–13 4th221507666
Semi-finalLost 28–17 v Ulster
2013–14 6th2211110955
2014–15 6th221138757
2015–16 5th221408763
2016–17 3rd221705977
Semi-finalWon 27–15 v Leinster
FinalWon 46–22 v Munster
2017–18 2nd, Conference B2114161270
Quarter-finalWon 46–8 v Cheetahs
Semi-finalWon 28–13 v Glasgow Warriors
FinalLost 40–32 v Leinster
2018–19 4th, Conference B21100111252
7th, Champions Cup Play-offLost 21–10 v Ospreys
2019–20 3rd, Conference B15[lower-alpha 2]1005747
2020–21 3rd, Conference B16[lower-alpha 3]808739
2021–22 10th1880101345
2022–23 14th186111834

Pro14 Rainbow Cup

SeasonPosition/RoundPlayedWonDrawnLostBonusPoints
2020–21 7th5122313

Celtic Cup

Season Round Match
2003–04 Quarter-final Llanelli Scarlets 12–14 Connacht
2004–05 Quarter-final Newport Gwent Dragons 19–49 Llanelli Scarlets
Semi-final Llanelli Scarlets 23–15 Neath–Swansea Ospreys
Final Munster 27–16 Llanelli Scarlets

Heineken Cup / European Champions Cup

SeasonPool/RoundPosPlayedWonDrawnLostBonusPoints
2003–04 Pool 41st6501323
Quarter-final Llanelli Scarlets 10–27 Biarritz Olympique
2004–05 Pool 33rd6204513
2005–06 Pool 63rd6204412
2006–07 Pool 51st6600327
Quarter-final Llanelli Scarlets 24–15 Munster
Semi-final Leicester Tigers 33–17 Llanelli Scarlets
2007–08 Pool 54th600600
2008–09 Pool 44th611428
2009–10 Pool 62nd6402117
2010–11 Pool 53rd6303315
2011–12 Pool 12nd6303315
2012–13 Pool 54th600622
2013–14 Pool 43rd6213111
2014–15 Pool 34th620408
2015–16 Pool 34th600622
2016–17 Pool 33rd6213111
2017–18 Pool 51st6402521
Quarter-final Scarlets 29–17 La Rochelle
Semi-final Leinster 38–16 Scarlets
2018–19 Pool 43rd610537
2020–21 Pool A5th2[lower-alpha 4]20019
Round of 16 Scarlets 14–57 Sale Sharks
2021–22 Pool B12th401302

    European Challenge Cup

    SeasonPool/RoundPosPlayedWonDrawnLostBonusPoints
    2009–10 Quarter-final Toulon 38–12 Scarlets
    2011–12 Quarter-final Brive 15–11 Scarlets
    2019–20 Pool 22nd6402319
    Quarter-final Toulon 11–6 Scarlets
    2022–23 Pool B1st4400218
    Round of 16 Scarlets 19–7 Brive
    Quarter-final Scarlets 32–30 Clermont Auvergne
    Semi-final Scarlets 17–35 Glasgow Warriors

    Anglo-Welsh Cup

    SeasonGroup/RoundPosPlayedWonDrawnLostBonusPoints
    2005–06 Group C1st3300012
    Semi-final Llanelli Scarlets 27–26 Bath
    Final London Wasps 26–10 Llanelli Scarlets
    2006–07 Group C3rd310215
    2007–08 Group D2nd3201311
    2008–09 Group D2nd320108
    2009–10 Pool 22nd4211111
    2010–11 Pool 33rd420219
    2011–12 Pool 31st4301315
    Semi-final Northampton Saints 27–12 Llanelli Scarlets
    2012–13 Pool 33rd420208
    2013–14 Pool 43rd420208
    2014–15 Pool 34th410315
    2016–17 Pool 44th410315
    2017–18 Pool 34th400411
    1. ↑ 11 teams were involved in this season, so one team did not play each week and were awarded four points instead. Therefore, each team finished the season with eight more points than the table would seem to warrant.
    2. ↑ Only 15 rounds were played during the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[99]
    3. ↑ Only 16 rounds were played during the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, with the remaining matches replaced by the Pro14 Rainbow Cup competition.[100]
    4. ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, only two pool games were played during the 2020–21 season. The knockout stage commenced with a round of 16 consisting of the top eight teams from each pool.

    Individual honours and records

    United Rugby Championship

    United Rugby Championship Team of the Year
    The following Scarlets players were selected in the team of the year.

    SeasonPlayers
    2006–07[101]Simon Easterby, Regan King, Matthew Rees, Iestyn Thomas
    2007–08None selected
    2008–09None selected
    2009–10[101]Ken Owens
    2010–11[101]Jonathan Davies, Iestyn Thomas
    2011–12[101]Ben Morgan
    2012–13[101]Jonathan Davies, George North
    2013–14[102]Gareth Davies, Samson Lee, Liam Williams
    2014–15[103]Liam Williams
    2015–16None selected
    2016–17[104]James Davies, Ken Owens
    2017–18[105]Tadhg Beirne, Rob Evans, Hadleigh Parkes, Rhys Patchell, Aaron Shingler
    2018–19[106]Ken Owens
    2019–20None selected
    2020–21None selected
    2021–22None selected
    2022–23[107]Vaea Fifita

    United Rugby Championship player records

    Category Player Total
    Tries Steff Evans 52
    Appearances Phil John 192
    Points Rhys Priestland 770
    Successful goal kicks Rhys Priestland 270

    Updated 2 January 2024[108]

    United Rugby Championship individual awards

    Category Player Season Total
    Top try scorer Darren Daniel, Barry Davies (joint) 2006–07 7
    Gareth Davies 2013–14 10
    Steff Evans 2016–17 11
    Turnover king Josh Macleod 2019–20 —

    United Rugby Championship team awards

    • 2012–13: Collision Kings[109]
    • 2017–18: Fairplay Award[110]

    ERC Elite Awards

    For the 10th anniversary season of the Heineken Cup, ERC, the tournament organisers, introduced the ERC Elite Awards scheme to recognise and reward the players and teams who have made outstanding contributions to the tournament. The Scarlets were awarded the ERC team award for playing 50 games,[111] and Robin McBryde, John Davies, Dafydd James and Iestyn Thomas were recognised for having made 50 appearances in the competition.[112]

    See also

    References

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