Llanelli is the next stop for the Bulls who bid to continue their United Rugby Championship play off push against the Scarlets on Saturday
Scarlets v Bulls, Saturday 25th April, Llanelli, KO 20:45 (South African time)
Referee: tbc
Assistant Referees: tbc
TMO: tbc
Weather Forecast - Llanelli
Scarlets:
The Scarlets are third from bottom of the standings with a record of 4 wins, 1 draw and 10 defeats and with 23 log points they are well short of threatening a play off place.
Last week they lost 28-24 at home to Cardiff and a round earlier they went down 36-19 at Leinster. The scarlets last win came in Round 13, 36-17 at home to Zebre.
Earlier matches against South African sides saw the Scarlets go down 34-0 at home to the Stormers in Round 3 before they headed to SA where they lost 29-18 at the Lions and 29-19 at the Sharks.
After this the Scarlets finish up with derby matches away to the Ospreys and at home to the Dragons.
Bulls:
After last week’s results the Bulls remained in eighth position in the standings with 9 wins alongside 6 defeats. They have 45 log points, just1 point better off than ninth placed Connacht but looking up they are only 3 points behind the fourth placed Lions and their chances of landing a home play off are very much alive.
Last week the Bulls thrashed the Dragons 47-7 in Newport, scoring 7 tries to pick up a bonus point. In other recent URC matches against Welsh opposition the Bulls hosted Cardiff in Round 13 and they came through with a 40-7 bonus point win. They also beat the Ospreys 53-40 at Loftus in the opening round.
After this the Bulls finish up at home to Zebre and Benetton and in the outright betting to win the URC title the Bulls are 7/1 with Hollywoodbets
Line Ups:
Scarlets: tbc
Bulls: tbc
The Betting,
Average early show
Scarlets +11.5 points at 9/10
Bulls -11.5 points at 9/10
Note, odds quoted are available at the time of writing but are subject to change.
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