2023–24 Scarlets season
2023–24 season | |||
Head coach | Dwayne Peel | ||
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Chairman | Simon Muderack | ||
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The 2023–24 season is the 20th season in the history of the Scarlets, a Welsh regional rugby union side based in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. In this season, they are competing in the United Rugby Championship[1] and the European Rugby Challenge Cup.
Friendlies
On 12 June 2023, the Scarlets announced that they would face the Barbarians in a pre-season friendly. The game would be marked as the Phil Bennett Memorial Game and the culmination of the 150-year anniversary celebration since Llanelli RFC were founded.[2] Former Scarlets players Aaron Shingler and Rob Evans were named as part of the Barbarians squad.[3][4] The Scarlets won the game 33–19 despite Evans scoring for the Barbarians in the 46th minute.[5]
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 September 2023 | Barbarians | H | 33–19 | Tries: Plumtree 25' m, Sh. Evans 33' c, McNicholl 40' c, Hughes 42' c, James 70' c Conversions: Lloyd (3) 33', 40', 70', D. Jones 42' |
5,906 |
29 September 2023 | Cardiff | A | 12–21 | Tries: Morgan 36' m, Hardy 76' c Conversions: Titcombe 76' |
4,289 |
6 October 2023 | Dragons | H | 24–31 | Tries: Plumtree 3' c, Hardy 35' m, James 51' m, Lewis 76' c Conversions: Lloyd 3', Titcombe 76' |
United Rugby Championship
Fixtures
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Table position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 October 2023 | Bulls | A | 21–63 | Tries: McNicholl 30' c, Plumtree (2) 38' c 68' c, Conversions: Lloyd (3) 31', 39', 68 |
3,359 | 16th |
28 October 2023 | Stormers | A | ||||
4 November 2023 | Cardiff | H | ||||
11 November 2023 | Lions | H | ||||
18 November 2023 | Leinster | A | ||||
25 November 2023 | Ospreys | A | ||||
2 December 2023 | Cardiff | A | ||||
26 December 2023 | Ospreys | H | ||||
1 January 2024 | Dragons | A | ||||
16 February 2024 | Munster | H | ||||
2 March 2024 | Connacht | A | ||||
23 March 2024 | Benetton | H | ||||
30 March 2024 | Glasgow Warriors | H | ||||
20 April 2024 | Edinburgh | A | ||||
20 April 2024 | Sharks | H | ||||
11 May 2024 | Ulster | H | ||||
17 May 2024 | Zebre | A | ||||
1 June 2024 | Dragons | A |
Tables
Overall
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | PD | BP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 0 | 0 |
15 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 43 | -18 | 0 | 0 |
16 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 63 | -42 | 0 | 0 |
Welsh Shield
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | PD | BP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
European Rugby Challenge Cup
Fixtures
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Table position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 December 2023 | Castres | A | ||||
15 December 2023 | Black Lion | H | ||||
13 January 2024 | Clermont Auvergne | A | ||||
19 January 2024 | Edinburgh | H |
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 52 | +47 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | Qualifies for a home Round of 16 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 66 | +56 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 92 | +11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Qualifies for a home Round of 16 as second 3rd best |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 91 | −3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 10 | Qualifies for Round of 16 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 86 | −44 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 126 | −67 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
(+ in the Apps column denotes substitute appearance, positions listed are the ones they have started a game in during the season)
Pos. | Name | United Rugby Championship | European Challenge Cup | Total | Discipline | ||||||||||||||||
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Apps | Try | Con | Pen | Drop | Pts | Apps | Try | Con | Pen | Drop | Pts | Apps | Try | Con | Pen | Drop | Pts | ![]() |
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FB | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
FB | ![]() |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WG | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WG | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WG | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WG/FB | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CE | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CE | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CE | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CE | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CE | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FH | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FH | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FH/CE | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
FH | ![]() |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SH | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SH | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SH | ![]() |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SH | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N8 | ![]() |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N8 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FL | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FL | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FL | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FL | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LK | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LK | ![]() |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LK | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LK | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
LK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HK/FL | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HK | ![]() |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PR | ![]() |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PR | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PR | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PR | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PR | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PR | ![]() |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PR | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
In
Date confirmed | Pos. | Name | From | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
18 April 2023 | CE | ![]() |
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[6] |
25 April 2023 | WG | ![]() |
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[7] |
15 June 2023 | FL | ![]() |
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[8] |
FH | ![]() | |||
21 June 2023 | LK | ![]() |
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[9] |
23 June 2023 | SH | ![]() |
RGC 1404 | [10] |
27 June 2023 | LK | ![]() |
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[11] |
28 June 2023 | LK | ![]() |
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[12] |
Out
Date confirmed | Pos. | Name | To | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
12 February 2023 | N8 | ![]() |
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[13] |
21 February 2023 | PR | ![]() |
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[14] |
13 April 2023 | SH | ![]() |
Dragons | [15] |
21 April 2023 | FB | ![]() |
Released | [16] |
LK | ![]() | |||
LK | ![]() | |||
FL | ![]() |
Retired | ||
3 May 2023 | WG | ![]() |
Dragons | [17] |
28 May 2023 | FL | ![]() |
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[18] |
6 June 2023 | LK | ![]() |
[19] | |
SH | ![]() | |||
15 June 2023 | HK | ![]() |
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[20] |
7 July 2023 | PR | ![]() |
Bridgend Ravens | [21] |
12 July 2023 | FH | ![]() |
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[22] |
23 July 2023 | PR | ![]() |
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[23] |
24 July 2023 | HK | ![]() |
Llandovery | [24] |
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