Scarlets 35 - 20 Cardiff Rugby
HT 22-13
Sat 02 April 19:35 Parc y Scarlets Ref: Tual Trainini United Rugby Championship
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79

Try

James Botham crashes over from close range for a consolation score. 35-18 #URC

74

Penalty Goal (Opp.)

Costelow extends the hosts' lead from the tee. 38-13 #URC

57

Replacement

A number of changes here as Rhys Carre, Dmitri Arhip, Lloyd Williams and Rhys Priestland all come on, looking to change the tide of this game. 32-13 #URC

54

Strong carry from Ellis Jenkins as the captain looks to inject momentum into his side. Scarlets knock on in the following phase, resulting in a half way scrum. 32-13 #URC

53

Try (Opp.)

McNicholl is over as Scarlets capitalise on a spilled high ball. Costelow converts. 32-13 #URC

51

Penalty Goal (Opp.)

Sam Costelow extends the lead for Scarlets as Dillon Lewis and Jason Harries return. Kirby Myhill is also on to replace Kristian Dacey. 25-13 #URC

50

Yellow Card

Josh Adams the latest to be sent to the bin, this time for a deliberate knock on - despite his best acrobatic efforts to gather the deflection. The penalty brings an end to a breathless phase. 22-13 #URC

49

Frantic passage of play as the game opens up. Edge of your seat stuff as both sides chuck it about, looking for an opening 22-13 #URC

46

A stunning kick from Tomos Williams to find space in the backfield and find touch in the corner, pinning the hosts back on their own line. 22-13 #URC

45

Red Card

Sione Kalamafoni is shown a red card for the tackle on Bradley. 22-13 #URC

44

Gwilym Bradley receiving treatment here after being caught high in the tackle. The back row is sent for a HIA, with Rory Thornton introduced. 22-13 #URC

40

Half Time

Pressure finally tells as Scarlets cross for their third in the final play of the half. Kalamafoni the man to claim the try from the base of the scrum. 22-13 #URC

39

Scarlets claim to have scored a third, but TMO judges Scott Williams to have kncoked on. 15-13 #URC

33

Try (Opp.)

Scarlets strikes from first phase at a line-out. It's McNicholl who finds the space to slide over. 15-13 #URC

30

Penalty Goal

Jarrod Evans slots a second penalty to edge Cardiff back ahead on the half-hour mark. 10-13 #URC

29

Replacement

Disappointing for James Ratti as his evening comes to an end early, hobbling off. Gwilym Bradley is on for his first appearance of the season. 10-10 #URC

22

Try (Opp.)

Botham does well to slice Williams down out wide, but the ball comes back to openfield in the centre of the park and Costelow slices through the midfield to slide in under the sticks. The outside half converts his own try to make it level. 10-10 #URC

20

Crunching tackle from Botham on Kalamafoni as Scarlets look to counter once more. 3-10 #URC

17

Over-throw at the line allows Gareth Davies to clear. Amos is back to cover and deals with the pressure from the chase to clear his lines. 3-10 #URC

16

Big turnover in midfield from captain Ellis Jenkins. Evans brings us back into the Scarlets half, finding touch on the 22m line. 3-10 #URC

14

Try

Jason Harries does well to put pressure on Scarlets aerially. The wing picks up the scraps and fires wide to Ben Thomas. There is loads of space behind and the centre threads it through for Adams, who takes a touch before dotting down. Evans converts. 3-10 #URC

11

Cardiff looking to pin Scarlets deep, with both Seb Davies and Jarrod Evans making crucial tackles on the chase to quash McNicholl's counter runs. 3-3 #URC

8

Cardiff seeking a quick reply to Costelow penalty, but just fumble on the fringe of Scarlets' 22. Chance for the scrum to assert pressure on the hosts. 3-3 #URC

4

Penalty Goal

Pressure turns into points as Jarrod Evans opens the scoring from the tee. Jarrod Evans gyda'r pwyntiau cyntaf yma yn Llanelli. 0-3 #URC

1

Kick Off

We are underway here in Llanelli and Cardiff have the early territory, looking for a breakthrough on the fringe of Scarlets' 22. Caerdydd sydd yn ymosod yn y munudau agoriadol. 0-0 #URC