Scarlets v Blues

[Numbers]

I see the BLues have gone for 4 opensides again

Teams:

Scarlets: Michael Collins; Steff Evans, Regan King, Hadleigh Parkes, DTH van der Merwe; Dan Jones, Gareth Davies; Rob Evans, Ken Owens (capt), Samson Lee, Jake Ball, David Bulbring, John Barclay, James Davies, Morgan Allen

Replacements; Kirby Myhill, Dylan Evans, Peter Edwards, George Earle, Maselino Paulino, Aled Davies, Aled Thomas, Gareth Owen

Cardiff Blues: Rhys Patchell; Dan Fish, Garyn Smith, Rey Lee-Lo, Tom James; Gareth Anscombe, Lloyd Williams; Gethin Jenkins (c), Matthew Rees, Taufa'ao Filise, Josh Turnbull, James Down, Sam Warburton, Ellis Jenkins, Josh Navidi

Replacements: Kristian Dacey, Brad Thyer, Dillon Lewis, Jarrad Hoeata, Manoa Vosawai, Lewis Jones, Jarrod Evans, Aled Summerhill

[UKHamlet]

Josh is coming along nicely as a number 8 and both Sam and Ellis can play blind side effectively. We're a bit short in the second row department, so Josh2 gets the call and he's making a fist of it. Our front row looks a bit elderly, which means we'll be under the cosh against the fearsome Scarlets engine room. I'm not expecting anything out of this game, the mutants look on fire at the moment, but if we do get something, it'll be a bonus.

[Cornelius]

Nah
You won't get a bonus anything

The best you can hope for is a warm pie, a warm beer and a warm welcome

[UKHamlet]

Nah
You won't get a bonus anything

The best you can hope for is a warm pie, a warm beer and a warm welcome

As I said, I'm not expecting anything, but living just over the estuary from banjo country has given me a bit of a hunger for straw grasping. Cardiff are a work in progress, but it'll be interesting to see how far behind the best Welsh region we are.

[Mikeyv]

Bollocks, no english commentary available on s4c.

[UKHamlet]

Patchell showing where his loyalties lie

[UKHamlet]

Oh dear, it's all going pear shaped for the Scarlets.

[UKHamlet]

Well that looked EXACTLY ten metres. Ref trying to keep the Scarlets in this.

[wayneha50]

Well that looked EXACTLY ten metres. Ref trying to keep the Scarlets in this.

i thought that too - he is being very pedantic

[UKHamlet]

Great finishing from Tom James

[wayneha50]

briliant stuff from the blues!!!

[UKHamlet]

Followed by poor hands from Tom James

[wayneha50]

9-15 Blues

scarlets dont really deserve to be so close

[UKHamlet]

About time he called sealing off. Every bloody ruck

[wayneha50]

3% in the Blues 22 & imagine thats jst from kick offs

[UKHamlet]

The Cardiff defence is ferocious

[UKHamlet]

Shame Rees has gone off. He's had a good game.

[UKHamlet]

Ref called half time 2 seconds too early. That should have been a lineout.

[wayneha50]

scarlets playing like wales though - not really asking any questions

imagine they will up their game 2nd half but hope we keep playing

[UKHamlet]

scarlets playing like wales though - not really asking any questions

imagine they will up their game 2nd half but hope we keep playing

We were totally dominant in that half and really should have been three or four tries to the good. That might come back to bite us in the second half.

[UKHamlet]

Scarlets have come out firing.

[wayneha50]

ridiculously harsh penalty AND a warning

[UKHamlet]

That looked like a good scrum from the Blues to me. The ref has it in his mind we're turning it though

[UKHamlet]

Sam is playing a blinder

[wayneha50]

wow he blew for the pen AS warburton was passing it out