Scarlets v Benetton

[Numbers]

Not to sure about this one, the Scarlets are depleted but still look pretty strong, certainly in midfield and the backrow, here are the teams:

SCARLETS: J. McNicholl; T. Prydie, H. Parkes, S. Williams (capt), P. Asquith; D. Jones, J. Evans; D. Evans, R. Elias, W. Kruger, L. Rawlins, D. Bulbring, T. Beirne, J. Barclay, W. Boyde. Reps: T. Davies, R.Fawcett, S. Gardiner, T. Price, J. Macleod, D. Smith, R. Jones, S. Hughes.

BENETTON: J. Hayward; A. Esposito, T. Benvenuti, I. Brex, A. Bronzini; I. McKinley, G. Bronzini; C. Traore, T. Baravelle, T. Pasquali, A. Zanni, F. Russa, W. Douglas, R. Barbieri (capt), N. Manu. Reps: F. Zani, A. de Marchi, F. Filippetto, M. Lazzaroni, S. Negri, E. Gori, A. Sgarbi, L. Sperandio.

I'm assuming that Emyr Phillips is injured, I'm not sure I've seen the halfbacks on the bench play before.

[Graigwen]

13-3 at half time.

Scarlets on top but Benetton playing well with a good defence.

[Graigwen]

20-8 Full time.

Hard work, but not that close.

[Sandydragon]

Frustrating game to watch, but the Italians had a bit more up front and they defended very well, even if much of it was pushing the limit of the laws.

But a win will do when much of the squad is missing. In other news the Dragons took a hiding, but that really wasn’t a surprise with the few quality players away.

[Son of Mathonwy]

Benetton are more of a handful this year, so acceptable result. Yeah, not a totally enjoyable watch though.

[PoolerSaint]

Benetton seem far more organised this season especially defensively.
They're not exciting but it's good for the league that they're progressing at last.
You'd think the Scarlets will struggle with fluency for the rest of November but it's a good chance for some of their fringe players to put their hands up.
Nice to see Dan Jones at 10 last night looking decent. Good player.

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[Sandydragon]

Benetton seem far more organised this season especially defensively.
They're not exciting but it's good for the league that they're progressing at last.
You'd think the Scarlets will struggle with fluency for the rest of November but it's a good chance for some of their fringe players to put their hands up.
Nice to see Dan Jones at 10 last night looking decent. Good player.

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Aye, Dan Jones did a lot right.