After reviving their hopes of a place in the United Rugby Championship play offs the Stormers next assignment comes against the Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday
Scarlets v Stormers, Saturday 22nd March, Llanelli, KO 17:00 (South African time)
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
Assistant Referees: Mike English (Wales), Tom Spurrier (Wales)
TMO: Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Weather Forecast - Llanelli
Scarlets:
The Scarlets finished Round 12 in tenth position with a record of 5 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats, it's very congested in the middle and lower half of the log and a tally of 28 log points is just 1 shy of a top 8 finish and a play off spot.
Round 12 saw the Scarlets go down 30-28 away to Ulster and in Round 11 they finished beaten 29-8 at Munster, A Round 10 home game against Edinburgh finished 30-24 in their favour and earlier in the season they edged out the Bulls 23-22 in another home fixture.
The Scarlets made it through to the Challenge Cup Round of 16 where they will visit the Ospreys and they will be due in SA in the final 2 rounds of the URC for games against the Lions and the Sharks.
In the outright betting to win the URC title the Scarlets are 250/1 with WSB.
Stormers:
The Stormers didn't make it through to the knockout rounds of the Champions Cup or the Challenge Cup so their sole focus is on the URC. They finished Round 12 in 12th position level on points with the Scarlets but with an inferior points difference and their record comprises of 5 wins and 7 defeats.
A surprise 19-16 win away to the Bulls has given the Stormers new hope of reaching the play offs. After this they visit Ulster and they finish up with 4 consecutive home games against Connacht, Benetton, the Dragons and Cardiff. The Stormers only match against Welsh opposition this season came back in Round 2 when they lost 37-24 away to the Ospreys.
In the outright betting to win the URC title the Stormers are 28/1 shots with WSB.
Team News
Scarlets: tbc
Stormers: tbc
The Betting,
Average early show, to be updated
Scarlets +1.5 points at 9/10
Stormers -1.5 points at 9/10
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