PRO12 Preview: Connacht v Scarlets

Did you know?

• The Irishmen have lost just twice in Galway since mid-September: against Munster on New Year’s Eve and Leinster in round 20.


• Connacht’s only two home defeats to Welsh regions in the last three seasons have both been to Ospreys.


• Connacht Rugby’s only victory in the last four rounds of the Guinness PRO12 came on a visit to Edinburgh on 7 April.


• Scarlets only loss in the last nine rounds of the Guinness PRO12 was to Leinster in Dublin on 4 March, a defeat which also saw them end a four game winning run against Irish provinces.


• Connacht have won only two of their last ten encounters against Scarlets – both in Galway, in November 2014 and January 2016.

Overall Guinness PRO12 head to head record:
Played 27, Connacht 8 won 16, Scarlets won 18 with 1 game drawn.

CONNACHT RUGBY v SCARLETS

Saturday 29^th April
At the Sportsground, 7.35pm.
Live on TG4 / S4C

Get your match ticket for Connacht v Scarlets here. 

Referee:  Mike Adamson (SRU, 7^th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Lloyd Linton (SRU), Helen O’Reilly (IRFU)
Citing Commissioner:  Murray Whyte (IRFU)
TMO: Charles Samson (SRU)

HEAD TO HEAD - RECENT GUINNESS PRO12 MEETINGS
Date	Venue	C	S	Connacht scorers	Scarlets scorers
Sun 30 Mar 14	Parc y Scarlets	30	32	Eoin McKeon(T) Robbie Henshaw(T) Kieran Marmion(T) Fionn Carr(T) Dan Parks(2P) Miah Nikora(2C)	Gareth Davies(T) Jonathan Davies(T) Gareth Maule(T) Rhys Priestland(3C/2P) Josh Turnbull(T)
Sat 29 Nov 14	Sportsground	14	8	Matt Healy(T) Jack Carty(3P)	Harry Robinson(T) Steve Shingler(P)
Sun 15 Feb 15	Parc y Scarlets	14	32	Jack Carty(3P) Niyi Adeolokun(T)	Harry Robinson(T) Steve Shingler(3C/2P) Jordan Williams(T) James Davies(T) Michael Tagicakibau(T)
Sun 10 Jan 16	Parc y Scarlets	19	21	Matt Healy(T) Jack Carty(2P) Craig Ronaldson(C/2P)	Mike Collins(T) Steve Shingler(P) Steffan Evans(T) Aled Thomas(C/2P)
Sat 30 Jan 16	Sportsground	30	17	Denis Buckley(T) Jack Carty(2C/2P) Jake Heenan(2T) Rodney Ah You(T)	DTH van der Merwe(T) Aled Thomas(2C/P) Gareth Owen(T)
Sat 24 Sep 16	Parc y Scarlets	8	17	Jack Carty(P) Niyi Adeolokun(T)	Rhys Patchell(2C/D) Liam Williams(2T)

 

COMPARISON	Connacht	Scarlets
Last 3 PRO12 results:	1 Apr - Zebre (A) L 22-25	24 Mar - Edinburgh (H) W 26-10
	7 Apr - Edinburgh (A) W 22-19	8 Apr - Treviso (H) W 51-5
	15 Apr - Leinster (H) L 24-37	15 Apr - Dragons (A) W 21-16
PRO12 2016/17	8th - W9 D0 L11 - 44pts	3rd - W15 D0 L5 - 67pts
Last 6 PRO12 form	wWllwL (15pts)	WwlWWw (23pts)
Top try scorer	6 - Niyi Adeolokun	8 - Steffan Evans
Top points scorer	70 - Jack Carty	107 - Rhys Patchell

 

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