Llanelli Scarlets
Nickname(s)	Sospans
Founded	2003
Location	Llanelli, Wales
Ground(s)	Stradey Park
Capacity	10,800
Chairman	Stuart Gallacher
Coach	Nigel Davies
Captain	Simon Easterby
Top scorer	Gareth Bowen (616)
Most tries	Barry Davies (36)
League	Magners League
2007-08	6th
Home colours		Away colours
Official website
www.scarlets.co.uk

The Llanelli Scarlets (Welsh: Sgarlets Llanelli) are a Welsh professional rugby union team based in south-west Wales. Llanelli ( English: Church of St Elli) pron, the largest Town in the County of Carmarthenshire, in south-west Stradey Park (Welsh Parc Y Strade) is a Rugby union Stadium located near the centre of the town of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Nigel Davies is a former Wales international Rugby union player who played his club rugby at Llanelli RFC. Simon Easterby (born 21 July 1975 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire) is an English -born Irish Rugby union footballer Barry Davies (born 5 March, 1981 in Carmarthen, Wales) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who plays for Brive Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short They play in the Magners League, as well as competing in the EDF Energy Cup and the Heineken Cup. The EDF Energy Cup (also known as the Anglo-Welsh Cup) is an English and Welsh Rugby union knock-out cup competition featuring the The European Rugby Cup (known as the Heineken Cup because of the tournament's sponsorship by Heineken) is an annual Rugby union competition involving leading

The Llanelli Scarlets were founded in 2003, as one of the five (now four) teams of the regional rugby era that was introduced by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU). The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU ( Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the governing body of Rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board The Scarlets are represented by the Llanelli RFC, Carmarthen RFC, Llandovery RFC and Narberth RFC. Llanelli Rugby Football Club ( Clwb Rygbi Llanelli) is a Welsh rugby union team founded in 1872 Carmarthen Quins Rugby Football Club are one of two Welsh Rugby union clubs based in Carmarthen in West Wales, the other being Carmarthen Llandovery RFC are a Welsh Rugby union club based in Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Narbeth RFC are a Welsh Rugby union club based in Narberth in Pembrokeshire. 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. Stradey Park (Welsh Parc Y Strade) is a Rugby union Stadium located near the centre of the town of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Llanelli ( English: Church of St Elli) pron, the largest Town in the County of Carmarthenshire, in south-west Sainsbury Standjpg|thumb|The Sainsbury's Stand]]Wrexham FCjpg|thumb|The Mold Road Stand looking towards the Kop]] The Racecourse Ground (Y Cae Ras is a Stadium located Wrexham (Wrecsam is a town and principal area in Wales. It is the largest town in North Wales and lies to the east of the region A new stadium for the club, Parc y Scarlets (English: Scarlets Park), is currently under construction in nearby Pemberton and is scheduled to open in November 2008. Parc y Scarlets ( English: Scarlets Park is a Rugby union stadium in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, that is set to open in mid-November English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Pemberton is an area situated east of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

History

Formation

A diagram showing the representation of the regions throughout Wales as they exist today

In 2003, the WRU controversially elected to reduce the current top tier of Welsh professional rugby from nine clubs into five regions, attempting to mirror the successful formats in Ireland and the Southern Hemisphere countries of South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Southern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is South of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island

Initially it was planned to have a region playing at Stradey Park, with players coming from Llanelli, Swansea and Neath. ^[1] This was then modified to have Llanelli and Swansea merging whilst Neath joined with Bridgend. Llanelli were opposed to both plans and requested stand-alone status. ^[2] Eventually Llanelli (along with Cardiff) were allowed to stand alone. ^[3] On 7 July 2003, the Llanelli Scarlets brand was officially launched. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[4]

Llanelli Scarlets officially represent the whole of West and North Wales, based mostly around Llanelli, although attempts have been made at taking the club to other outposts such as Wrexham. Llanelli ( English: Church of St Elli) pron, the largest Town in the County of Carmarthenshire, in south-west Wrexham (Wrecsam is a town and principal area in Wales. It is the largest town in North Wales and lies to the east of the region Ownership of the Llanelli Scarlets brand is in the hands of Llanelli RFC which also runs a second team in the Principality Premiership in the same way as Cardiff. Llanelli Rugby Football Club ( Clwb Rygbi Llanelli) is a Welsh rugby union team founded in 1872 2008/2009 Season Details 2008-09 Principality Premiership Aberavon RFC Bedwas RFC Bridgend Ravens

2003-present

Largely drawn from the very successful Llanelli RFC side of the preceding year, the Scarlets carried that success forth into their inaugural season. Llanelli Rugby Football Club ( Clwb Rygbi Llanelli) is a Welsh rugby union team founded in 1872 They reached the last eight of the 2003-04 Heineken Cup and finished the Celtic League season as champions by four points over Ulster. The Irish Rugby Football Union Ulster Branch (also known as Ulster Rugby) is one of four branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for Rugby union in the In the Heineken Cup, the Scarlets were drawn in Pool Four along with Northampton Saints, Agen and Border Reivers. Northampton Saints are a professional English Rugby union club from Northampton, England. Sporting Union Agen Lot et Garonne is a French Rugby union club currently competing in the second level of the French league system, the Pro D2 See also Border Reivers for the historical background Border Reivers, originally known as 'Scottish Borders Rugby' were one of four professional The Scarlets won five of their six matches, losing only to Agen, and finished at the top of their pool. Nonetheless, they were defeated by French club Biarritz Olympique 27-10 in the quarter-final. Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque (also known as Biarritz Olympique and abbreviated as BOPB) is a French professional Rugby union team based in

The following season, however, was less successful. Plagued by injuries and retirements, as well as the transfer of influential fly-half Stephen Jones to Clermont, the Scarlets finished a disappointing fifth in the league and were even less successful in the Heineken Cup. Stephen Michael Jones (born 8 December 1977 in Aberystwyth) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who plays at for Llanelli Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne is a French Rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne that currently competes The Scarlets won just two of their six pool games, leaving them third in the pool behind Northampton Saints and Toulouse. Northampton Saints are a professional English Rugby union club from Northampton, England. Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French Rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. The salvation of their season came in reaching the final of the Celtic Cup, where they lost 26-17 to Munster. Munster Rugby (more commonly known as Munster) is an Irish professional Rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the Magners

The Scarlets defeated Bath at the Millennium Stadium to reach the 2006 EDF Energy Cup final. The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff.

In the 2005-06 season, the Scarlets again failed to qualify from their Heineken Cup group and finished 6th in the Celtic League. They did however find more success in the newly-restructured Powergen Cup. The EDF Energy Cup (also known as the Anglo-Welsh Cup) is an English and Welsh Rugby union knock-out cup competition featuring the After finishing at the top of their pool, they defeated Bath by one point in the semi-finals, setting up a dream final for the organisers, who were determined that cross-border competition was the way forward. Bath Rugby (also known as just Bath) is an English professional Rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. The Twickenham final was a tragic let-down for the Scarlets, with several international players missing, and they eventually went down 26 points to 10 to London Wasps. Twickenham Stadium (usually known as just Twickenham or Twickers) is a Stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond London Wasps is an English professional Rugby union team The men's first team which forms London Wasps was derived from Wasps Football Club who In the Heineken Cup, it was a similar story to the previous season, with the Scarlets winning two of their six fixtures, and they finished third in the pool again, behind Toulouse and Wasps. However, their sixth place finish in the Celtic League secured a place in the Heineken Cup tournament for the 2006-07 season as the second best Welsh team in the league. They also re-signed Stephen Jones and full-back Barry Davies extended his contract to stay with the Scarlets. Stephen Michael Jones (born 8 December 1977 in Aberystwyth) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who plays at for Llanelli 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. Leeds Carnegie is an English Rugby union club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire that currently plays in the National Division One after being relegated ^[5]

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. Currently there is opposition by local residents of 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 is "extremely unlikely that (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 believe however that the infrastructure, such as roads and schools, will not cope with 450 new houses being built on the site. On November 28 2006, the regions secured investment from Tim Griffiths, a London-based businessman. ^[6]

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. Draw The top seeds from each of the participant nations (France England Scotland Italy Wales and Ireland were all drawn into separate pools Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French Rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. 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 Irish Rugby Football Union Ulster Branch (also known as Ulster Rugby) is one of four branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for Rugby union in the Ravenhill Stadium is located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is used by Ulster Rugby. The Scarlets went on to become only the fifth team in the history of the competition to win all their pool matches (they would be joined two hours later by Biarritz). Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque (also known as Biarritz Olympique and abbreviated as BOPB) is a French professional Rugby union team based in The Scarlets 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 side, putting an end to their hopes of making it "third-time-lucky" in Heineken Cup semi-finals. Munster Rugby (more commonly known as Munster) is an Irish professional Rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the Magners Stradey Park (Welsh Parc Y Strade) is a Rugby union Stadium located near the centre of the town of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Leicester Football Club (nicknamed Leicester Tigers) is an English Rugby union club that plays in the Guinness Premiership. On the 30th of April 2008 Phil Davies got contraversially sacked from the Scarlets. For the Welsh rugby player of the 2000s see Phil Davies (rugby player born 1981 Phil Davies (born 19 October 1963 in The reasons for his departure remains unclear but it is believed that he found out by media before being noted by the Chairman Stuart Gallacher.

Home ground

From 2003 through the 2007-08 season, the Scarlets played most of their home matches at Llanelli's Stradey Park (which is also the home of the Llanelli RFC). Stradey Park (Welsh Parc Y Strade) is a Rugby union Stadium located near the centre of the town of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, However, they have played several games in North Wales, at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground. Wrexham (Wrecsam is a town and principal area in Wales. It is the largest town in North Wales and lies to the east of the region Sainsbury Standjpg|thumb|The Sainsbury's Stand]]Wrexham FCjpg|thumb|The Mold Road Stand looking towards the Kop]] The Racecourse Ground (Y Cae Ras is a Stadium located The 2006-07 season was planned to be the last season played at Stradey Park, which will subsequently 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.

The new home of the Llanelli Scarlets and Llanelli RFC, to be known as Parc y Scarlets (English: Scarlets Park),^[7] is under construction at Pemberton. Parc y Scarlets ( English: Scarlets Park is a Rugby union stadium in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, that is set to open in mid-November English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Pemberton is an area situated east of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The new stadium will cost £23million to be constructed and will seat up to 14,340 spectators. ^[8] It is expected that the stadium will be open by November 2008. The stadium's main stand will be located on the south side of the ground, and will house 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 will be a training barn for the players, as well as a training pitch and athletics track. The remainder of the site will be taken up by a retail park, which will feature stores such as Morrisons. Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC ( is the fourth largest chain of Supermarkets in the United Kingdom. ^[9]

Players

Current squad

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Nat. Position Player FB Garan Evans FB Morgan Stoddart WG Nathan Brew WG Darren Daniel WG Daniel Evans WG Dafydd James WG Mark Jones CE Jonathan Davies CE Gavin Evans CE Regan King CE Matthew Watkins FH Stephen Jones FH Rhys Priestland FH Ceiron Thomas SH Gavin Cattle SH Liam Davies SH Dwayne Peel

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Notable former players

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A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Ben Broster (born 7 May 1982 in London, England) is an English-born Welsh international Rugby union footballer A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Bruce Andrew Ferguson Douglas (born 10 February 1980) is a Scottish Rugby union footballer A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Phil John (born 25 April 1981 in Gorseinon, Wales) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who currently plays at for the A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Deacon Manu (born 18 February 1979 in New Plymouth, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born Fijian Rugby union footballer A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Iestyn Thomas (born 15 December 1976 in Pontypool, Wales) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who currently plays A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Daniel George (born 10 August 1986 in Wales) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who currently plays at for the Llanelli Scarlets A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 James William Hayter (born 14 August 1979 in Plymouth, England) is an English Rugby union footballer A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Ken Owens (born 3 January 1987 in Carmarthen, Wales) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who currently plays as a for the A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Matthew Rees (born 9 December 1980 in Tonyrefail, Wales) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who currently plays for A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Mahonri Schwalger (born 15 September 1978 in Apia) is a Samoan Rugby union footballer A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Vernon Cooper (born 12 June, 1977 in Morriston, Wales) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who plays for the Llanelli A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Dominic Day (born 22 August 1985) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Adam Eustace (born 9 January 1979 in Gloucester, England) is an English Rugby union footballer A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Scott MacLeod (born 3 March 1979 in Hawick) is a Scottish Rugby union footballer A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Lou Reed (born 10 September 1987) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 James Bater (born 7 January 1980 in Bridgend, Wales) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who plays as a for Llanelli Scarlets A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Simon Easterby (born 21 July 1975 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire) is an English -born Irish Rugby union footballer A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Jonathan "Jon" Edwards (born 5 July 1984) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Dafydd Jones (born 24 June 1979 in Aberystwyth, Wales) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who plays in the for the A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Gavin Michael Thomas (born 20 October 1977 in Leamington Spa, England) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who plays as A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Joshua "Josh" Turnbull (born 12 March 1988) is a Welsh Rugby union player who currently plays as a for the Llanelli Scarlets A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Alix Jon Popham (born 17 October 1979 in Newport) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who plays at or for Brive in the A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Nathan Thomas (born 22 January 1976 in Bridgend, Wales) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who plays in the for the Position Player LK Inoke Afeaki - Signed for French club Grenoble in June 2007 FB Lee Byrne - Currently playing for local rivals Ospreys FB Barry Davies - Welsh international; signed for French club Brive in June 2007 PR John Davies - Reached 100 Celtic League appearances for Llanelli Scarlets; now Llanelli Scarlets academy coach CE Leigh Davies - Moved to the Ospreys, but was released after one season. A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Inoke Afeaki (born 12 July, 1973 in Tofoa Tongatapu is a Tongan Rugby union footballer A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Lee Byrne (born 1 June 1980 in Bridgend, Wales) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer currently playing for the The Ospreys (Y Gweilch formerly the Neath-Swansea Ospreys ( Gweilch Tawe-Nedd) are a Rugby union team from Wales playing in the Celtic League A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Barry Davies (born 5 March, 1981 in Carmarthen, Wales) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who plays for Brive A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 John Davies (born 1 February, 1971 in Carmarthen, Wales) is a former Welsh Rugby union prop. A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Leigh Davies is a former international Wales rugby union player FH Mike Hercus - Later with the Newport Gwent Dragons; has now returned to the USA at Belmont Shore FL Dave Hodges HK Robin McBryde - Current Welsh Forwards Coach SH Michael Phillips - Moved to play for Cardiff Blues, currently with Ospreys. A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Mike Hercus (born June 6 1979 in Falls Church Virginia) is an American Rugby union footballer who plays at fly-half for The Newport Gwent Dragons (Dreigiau Casnewydd Gwent are one of the four professional Rugby Union teams in Wales Belmont Shore Rugby Football Club is a United States SuperLeague Rugby union team named after the Belmont Shore neighborhood of Long Beach A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 David Hodges is the Head Coach of the Denver Barbarians Rugby Club, based in Denver Colorado. A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Robin Currie McBryde (born 3 July 1970 in Bangor) is a former rugby union player who gained 37 Rugby union caps for Wales A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Michael "Mike" Phillips (born 29 August 1982 in Carmarthen, Wales) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who plays Cardiff Blues (Gleision Caerdydd are one of the four professional Welsh Rugby union teams The Ospreys (Y Gweilch formerly the Neath-Swansea Ospreys ( Gweilch Tawe-Nedd) are a Rugby union team from Wales playing in the Celtic League SH Dwayne Peel - Welsh international; signed for Sale in 2008 N8 Alix Popham - Welsh international; signed for French club Brive in 2008 WG Wayne Proctor - Current record holder for most tries in Welsh league and record try scorer for Llanelli RFC N8 Scott Quinnell - Former Llanelli RFC coach and Scarlets forwards coach CE Mark Taylor - Moved to play for Sale Sharks in the Guinness Premiership, but now playing for local rivals Ospreys CE Matthew Watkins - Welsh international; signed for Gloucester in 2008 LK Chris Wyatt - Currently playing for Bourgoin. A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Dwayne John Peel (born 31 August 1981 in Carmarthen) is a Welsh Rugby union player who plays at for Llanelli Scarlets A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Alix Jon Popham (born 17 October 1979 in Newport) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who plays at or for Brive in the A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Wayne Proctor is a former Welsh international Rugby union player who was a Winger/Full-Back for Wales Llanelli RFC and subsequently the Llanelli Llanelli Rugby Football Club ( Clwb Rygbi Llanelli) is a Welsh rugby union team founded in 1872 A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Scott Quinnell (born 20 August 1972 in Morriston, Swansea) is a former Welsh international Rugby league and Rugby Llanelli Rugby Football Club ( Clwb Rygbi Llanelli) is a Welsh rugby union team founded in 1872 A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Mark Taylor (born 27 February 1973) is a Wales international rugby union player who plays at centre. Sale Sharks are a professional Rugby union team who play in England in the Guinness Premiership. The English Premiership (known as the Guinness Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Guinness) is a professional league competition for Rugby The Ospreys (Y Gweilch formerly the Neath-Swansea Ospreys ( Gweilch Tawe-Nedd) are a Rugby union team from Wales playing in the Celtic League A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Matthew J Watkins (born 2 September 1978 in Newport, Wales) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who plays at for Gloucester A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Christopher Philip Wyatt (born 10 June 1975 in Newport) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer CS Bourgoin-Jallieu is a French Rugby union club currently competing in the top level of the French league system in the Top 14.

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Transfers 2008-09

In

Nat. Position Player CE Rob Higgitt N8 David Lyons LK Simon Maling SH Sililo Martens PR Kees Meeuws SH Martin Roberts

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Out

Nat. A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Rob Higgitt (born 12 August 1981 in Ruthin, Wales) is a Welsh Rugby union player A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 David Lyons (born 15 June 1980 in Orange NSW plays Number Eight for the Australian national rugby union team. A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Simon Thomas Maling (born 3 June 1975 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a New Zealand Rugby union footballer and former A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Sililo Martens (born 27th April 1977 Auckland New Zealand is a Tonga international rugby union player A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Kees Junior Meeuws (born July 26, 1974; ˈkeɪs ˈmjuːz is a New Zealand Rugby union prop who currently plays for Welsh rugby side A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Martin Roberts (born 6 June 1986) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who currently plays at for the Llanelli Scarlets in the Position Player PR Ben Broster PR Bruce Douglas LK Adam Eustace FB Garan Evans HK Daniel George HK James Hayter WG Alec Jenkins SH Dwayne Peel N8 Alix Popham CE Matthew Watkins

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Results and statistics

Celtic League

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Celtic League Cup

Heineken Cup

Anglo-Welsh Cup

Honours

• Celtic League: 2004

See also

• Llanelli RFC

References

External links

• Llanelli Scarlets official site (English) (Welsh)
• Llanelli Scarlets on WRU. co. uk
• Llanelli Scarlets on BBC. co. uk
• Llanelli on itsrugby.co.uk