Our job is to make sure they are free and are able to express themselves. "When you play Leinster you have to make sure you remain in the contest to give yourself a chance to execute. We know they are the form horse, they have been for a number of years and they have plenty of depth. It is an opportunity to have a crack at them and we are excited by it.
What TV channel is Scarlets v Leinster on? Is it on S4C? Scarlets v Leinster will be broadcast live on S4C and Premier Sports 1. What about live streaming? Premier Sports customers can live stream the game via the Premier Player, or viewers can tune in for S4C's coverage via S4C Clic. What's the team news? Giant teenager Carwyn Tuipulotu, 19, is set to make his Guinness PRO14 debut if he comes on from the bench. The 19st 7lbs back rower, son of former Tongan international Kati Tuipulotu, is cousin to Wales international Taulupe Faletau and England's Vunipola brothers.
Player Ratings | Leinster forwards run riot over struggling ScarletsLeinster looked to maintain their unbeaten start to the Untied Rugby Championship season as they hosted Scarlets in Dublin. After a somewhat shaky opening few minutes, the Irish giants soon found their rhythm to dominate the game both up front and out wide. While Scarlets did look dangerous when they opened the game up in broken play, Leinster never really looked troubled as they cruised to another win in the URC. Leinster Player Ratings Andrew Porter 8/10 The Leinster forward pack was completely dominant after the first 10 minutes, and Porter's performance was key to it.
Jack Conan 8. 5/10 The year of Jack Conan continues as the British and Irish Lion carried his tourist form into a strong performance for his province. As was the case with many of his forward compatriots, Conan's running meters would make a winger blush, and his breakdown work was superb as well. Jamison Gibson-Park 7. 5/10 It was difficult to play badly while wearing blue today, and Jamison Gibson-Park was no exception. His speed to the breakdown throughout the match was exceptional, spreading the ball out wide with accuracy and speed.
Dan Davis is back fit to come in on the openside, which is a boost with Josh Macleod away with Wales and James Davies and Jac Morgan both crocked. In addition to being without their 11 Wales Six Nations squad members, the Scarlets are also missing the likes of Kalamafoni, Davies, Morgan, Rhys Patchell, Steff Evans, Samson Lee, Rob Evans and Aaron Shingler through injury. For Leinster, Lions prop Tadhg Furlong starts on the tighthead as he makes his first appearance for the province in 12 months following a long lay-off with back and calf problems. Scarlets: Johnny McNicholl; Tom Prydie, Tyler Morgan, Steff Hughes (capt), Ryan Conbeer; Sam Costelow, Dane Blacker; Phil Price, Marc Jones, Javan Sebastian, Morgan Jones, Sam Lousi, Blade Thomson, Dan Davis, Uzair Cassiem.
Scarlets v Leinster kick-off time, TV channel, live stream info and team newsThe Scarlets host Leinster on Saturday evening in a rearranged Guinness PRO14 derby. After two disappointing defeats to Cardiff Blues, Glenn Delaney's men will face the defending champions in a clash which was originally slated for November - only to be postponed because of Covid cases. Here's everything you need to know about the game. What time is Scarlets v Leinster kick-off? Scarlets v Leinster kicks off at 7. 35pm on Saturday, January 30, behind closed doors at Parc y Scarlets.
Signed by the Scarlets in 2018, Tuipulotu has represented Wales U18s and now gets his chance at regional level. There’s also a first PRO14 start for gifted fly-half Sam Costelow. Welsh international Johnny McNicholl switches from wing to full-back, while Uzair Cassiem will make his 50th appearance as he replaces the concussed Sione Kalamafoni at No. 8.
Fortunately for him, his threat on attack and the dominance of Leinster meant that his main weakness was not as costly as it could have been. Ciarán Frawley 8. 5/10 A deserved official player of the match, Ciaran Frawley was a major attacking threat in the middle of the field. Linking play out wide with clever, accurate passing, and intelligent dummy runs, Frawley kept the Scarlets defenders guessing, and allowed his forwards to make massive breaks up the middle. His playmaking ability served his side well, and he kept his line on defence well.
Defensively solid as well, Gibson-Park was as good as the next man for Leinster. Johnny Sexton 8/10 The class of Johnny Sexton is unquestioned, as is his place as Ireland's first choice flyhalf. However, what has been quite striking over the last two weeks has been how good Sexton has been in blue in the URC, and just how big the gap is between him and the rest. Sexton kicked accurately from hand, controlled the backline well and did not shirk his defensive duties either, with a 100% success rate for his seven tackles. James Lowe 7/10 James Lowe was his typical self lining up against sub-par opposition, looking dangerous on attack, but looked slightly frail on defence. Scarlets were able to get out to an early lead off of the back of a poor defensive read from Lowe, while the 29-year-old also missed half of the tackles that he was asked to make.
He made strong carries over the gainline, and was rewarded with a try off the back of good support running and a powerful pick and go. Rónan Kelleher 8. 5/10 Like Porter, Kelleher was dominant against a struggling Scarlets side, capitalising on the work done by the remainder of the pack to cross over the line from a maul.
The derbies have been a little disjointed. This gives us a chance to refresh, reset and get back to where we were. "Leinster defend differently to Cardiff. We have got a plan to create and there will be opportunity for guys who haven't been playing these past few weeks. That is bringing new energy and excitement to the group.
Replacements: Taylor Davies, Kemsley Mathias, Werner Kruger, Tevita Ratuva, Carwyn Tuipulotu, Will Homer, Angus O'Brien, Paul Asquith. Leinster: Max O'Reilly; Cian Kelleher, Liam Turner, Ciaran Frawley, Dave Kearney; Harry Byrne, Luke McGrath (capt); Peter Dooley, James Tracy, Tadhg Furlong, Ross Molony, Ryan Bair, Josh Murphy, Dan Leavy, Jack Conan. Replacements: Sean Cronin, Ed Byrne, Tom Clarkson, Jack Dunne, Scott Fardy, Hugh O'Sullivan, David Hawkshaw, Jamie Osborne. What has the Scarlets boss said? Scarlets coach Glenn Delaney said: "You look at the games against Connacht, Ulster and then into Bath before Christmas, we were in a purple patch and playing the rugby we wanted to.
While Leinster were not asked to make too many tackles, Kelleher's defensive efforts helped shut down any attack that Scarlets managed to build. Tadhg Furlong 7. 5/10 Tadhg Furlong is arguably the best tighthead prop in world rugby, and he is showing no signs of giving up that monicker. While he fell just short of scoring a try of his own, his physical carries and solidity on defence added up to a good performance from the British & Irish Lion. He was pinged a few times by the referee at scrum time, however he quickly found his rhythm to steady the set piece. Ross Molony 7.
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Caelan Doris 8. 5/10 Caelan Doris was all over the place against Scarlets, making a huge impact at the breakdown while also racking up running metres that would flatter a fullback. While he did give away a few turnovers, those were mainly as a result of a lack of support from teammates at the end of his long runs. Getting a try for his troubles was simply the icing on the cake. Josh van der Flier 7. 5/10 A slightly understated performance by Josh van der Flier was complete with him doing the unseen work at the breakdown and making the hard carries up front, rather than the galloping runs down field. It was by no means a poor performance from the man in the red scrum cap, far from it, but in a pack that dominated, he was much more understated.
5/10 The 27-year-old had an understated performance when compared to the rest of his forward pack, as he made the least meters on attack, but was responsible for some of the biggest defensive hits throughout. He was the main target for a well-functioning lineout, and was overall very solid. James Ryan 8. 5/10 James Ryan is finally finding the form that he was in at his prime in 2019, with some powerful, hard carries, and a great lineout. While Molony took the brunt of the responsibility in the air at the set piece, Ryan's maturity and leadership not just at the lineout but throughout all areas of the pitch shone through.
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