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2024–25 Scarlets season

Scarlets
2024–25 season
Head coachDwayne Peel
ChairmanSimon Muderack
← 2023–24

The 2024–25 season is the 21st 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 and the European Rugby Challenge Cup.

Friendlies

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
31 August 2024 Carmarthen Quins A 26–14 Tries: B. Williams 10'c, R. Lewis 24' c, Phillips 64' c, Taylor 67' m
Conversions: Price (2) 10', 24', Jac Jones 64' 		800
7 September 2024 Leicester Tigers A 7–31 Tries: Taylor 20' c
Conversions: Lloyd 20'
13 September 2024 Saracens A 21–40 Tries: Lloyd 16' c, Penalty try 33', S. O'Connor 53' c
Conversions: Costelow 16', Titcombe 53'

United Rugby Championship

Main article: 2024–25 United Rugby Championship

Fixtures

The fixture schedule for the 2024–25 season was announced on 30 May 2024.[1]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Table
position
21 September 2024 Benetton A 20–20 Tries: Page 40' c, Taylor 52' c
Conversions: Lloyd (2) 41', 53'
Penalties: Lloyd (2) 59', 67' 		3,243 7th
28 September 2024 Cardiff H 15–24 Tries: Page 1' c, Plumtree 10' m
Conversions: Costelow 1'
Penalties: Costelow 4' 		7,394 13th
4 October 2024 Connacht H 23–24 Tries: G. Davies (2) 21' c, 29' c
Conversions: Costelow (2) 22', 30'
Penalties: Costelow (2) 42', 73', Lloyd 52' 		5,080 14th
12 October 2024 Cardiff A 25–19 Tries: G. Davies (2) 32' m, 46' c, J. Williams 59' c
Conversions: Lloyd (2) 47', 60'
Penalties: Lloyd (2) 8', 16' 		12,125 10th
18 October 2024 Bulls H 23–22 Tries: Macleod 11' c, Murray 41' m, Rogers 71' m
Conversions: Lloyd 12'
Penalties: Lloyd (2) 40', 52' 		5,274 10th
25 October 2024 Zebre H 30–8 Tries: Rogers 27' m, Page 42' c, Murray 46' m, Macleod 56' c
Conversions: Lloyd (2) 44', 58'
Penalties: Lloyd (2) 4', 23' 		5,892 6th
29 November 2024 Glasgow Warriors A 15–17 Tries: Macleod 10' m, Nicholas 46' c
Conversions: Lloyd 47'
Penalties: Lloyd 7' 		6,403 9th
21 December 2024 Ospreys A 22–23 Tries: Mee 41' c
Conversions: Lloyd 42'
Penalties: Lloyd (4) 15', 18', 26', 32', Costelow 56' 		6,836 8th
1 January 2025 Dragons H 32–15 Tries: Murray (2) 7' c, 15' c, Macleod 29' c, Mee 42' m
Conversions: Costelow (3) 8', 16', 31'
Penalties: Costelow 11', Lloyd 69' 		7,605 6th
25 January 2025 Edinburgh H 30–24 Tries: Van der Merwe 24' c, Macleod 46' c, Nicholas 59' c
Conversions: Lloyd (3) 24', 47', 60'
Penalties: Lloyd (3) 6', 13', 80' 		5,756 6th
15 February 2025 Munster A 8–29 Tries: Page 57' m
Penalties: Lloyd 17' 		13,714 8th
1 March 2025 Ulster A 28–30 Tries: Page 4' c, Nicholas 10' m, Fifita 57' c
Conversions: Lloyd (2) 5', 58'
Penalties: Lloyd (3) 41', 46', 70' 		11,717 10th
22 March 2025 Stormers H
29 March 2025 Ospreys H
19 April 2025 Dragons A[a]
26 April 2025 Leinster H
11 May 2025 Lions A
17 May 2025 Sharks A
  1. ^ Although the fixture is designated as an away game, the match will be played at the Millennium Stadium as part of the Judgement Day event.[1]

Tables

Overall

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Ireland Leinster 12 12 0 0 360 166 +194 52 24 9 0 57 Play-offs &
Berth in the 2024–25 Champions Cup
2 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 12 8 0 4 353 225 +128 53 29 8 4 44
3 South Africa Bulls 12 8 0 4 316 249 +67 41 29 6 3 41
4 South Africa Sharks 12 8 0 4 313 309 +4 40 43 5 2 39
5 Ireland Munster 12 6 0 6 287 294 −7 46 41 8 1 33
6 Wales Cardiff 12 5 1 6 263 321 −58 41 44 7 2 31
7 Scotland Edinburgh 12 5 0 7 295 300 −5 41 41 5 5 30
8 South Africa Lions 12 6 0 6 280 269 +11 36 38 3 2 29
9 Ireland Connacht 12 5 0 7 277 296 −19 42 38 6 3 29 Berth in the 2024–25 Challenge Cup
10 Wales Scarlets 12 5 1 6 271 255 +16 29 36 2 4 28
11 Wales Ospreys 12 5 1 6 258 258 0 34 33 3 3 28
12 South Africa Stormers 12 5 0 7 272 293 −21 34 37 5 3 28
13 Italy Benetton 12 5 1 6 251 317 −66 31 44 5 1 28
14 Ireland Ulster 12 5 0 7 269 294 −25 39 42 3 4 27
15 Italy Zebre Parma 12 5 0 7 196 268 −72 25 38 2 3 25
16 Wales Dragons 12 1 0 11 226 374 −148 28 53 1 3 8
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2025. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won 2) The difference between points for and points against 3) The number of tries scored 4) The most points scored 5) The difference between tries for and tries against 6) The fewest red cards received 7) The fewest yellow cards received.[3]


Welsh Shield

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Wales Welsh Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts Pos overall
1 Wales Cardiff 5 3 1 1 111 98 +13 16 11 3 1 18 6
2 Wales Scarlets 4 2 0 2 94 81 +13 10 11 1 1 10 10
3 Wales Ospreys 3 1 1 1 57 58 –1 6 4 0 1 7 11
4 Wales Dragons 4 1 0 3 83 108 –25 9 14 0 1 5 16
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[4]
  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates teams currently leading the regional shield. Upon the conclusion of the regular season, these teams win their respective regional shields.

(S) : URC Shield champion

European Rugby Challenge Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EPCR Challenge Cup

Pool stage

Fixtures

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Table
position
7 December 2024 Bayonne A 16–17 Tries: Sh. Evans 41' c
Conversions: Lloyd 42'
Penalties: Lloyd (3) 4', 35', 74' 		9,752 4th
15 December 2024 Black Lion H 36–18 Tries: G. Davies 2' c, Macleod (2) 12' m, 42' c, J. Williams 28' c, Hughes 78' c
Conversions: Costelow (4) 3', 28', 44', 79'
Penalties: Costelow 68' 		6,013 3rd
10 January 2025 Gloucester A 7–31 Tries: James 64' c
Conversions: Lloyd 65' 		11,441 5th
18 January 2025 Vannes H 38–28 Tries: Macleod (2) 6' c, 20' c, Murray 26' m, G. Davies 32' c, Rogers 37' m, Van der Merwe 53' m
Conversions: Lloyd (4) 7', 21', 33', 54' 		5,773 3rd

Table

EPCR Challenge Cup Pool 3
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Scotland Edinburgh (3) 4 3 0 1 127 67 +60 18 9 3 1 16 Home round of 16
2 France Bayonne (6) 4 3 0 1 125 101 +24 18 12 2 0 14
3 Wales Scarlets (13) 4 2 0 2 97 94 +3 13 13 2 1 11 Away round of 16
4 England Gloucester (15) 4 2 0 2 82 115 −33 12 16 1 0 9
5 France Vannes 4 1 0 3 115 108 +7 14 14 2 2 8
6 Georgia (country) Black Lion 4 1 0 3 71 132 −61 6 17 0 0 4
Source: EPCR[5]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.

Knockout stage

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
6 April 2025 Round of 16 Ospreys A

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
Apps Try Con Pen Drop Pts Apps Try Con Pen Drop Pts Apps Try Con Pen Drop Pts
FB Wales Jac Davies 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FB England Ellis Mee 5+1 2 0 0 0 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 9+1 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
FB Wales Ioan Nicholas 7+2 3 0 0 0 15 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 9+4 3 0 0 0 15 1 0
WG Wales Steff Evans 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WG Wales Tomi Lewis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WG Wales Blair Murray 8 4 0 0 0 20 2 1 0 0 0 5 10 5 0 0 0 25 0 0
WG/FB Wales Tom Rogers 8 2 0 0 0 10 3 1 0 0 0 5 11 3 0 0 0 15 2 0
CE Wales Eddie James 5+3 0 0 0 0 0 3+1 1 0 0 0 5 8+4 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
CE Wales Macs Page 6+3 5 0 0 0 25 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 6+4 5 0 0 0 25 0 0
CE Wales Joe Roberts 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 6+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CE Wales Johnny Williams 11+1 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 12+1 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
FH Wales Sam Costelow 5+2 0 5 5 0 25 2 0 4 1 0 11 7+2 0 9 6 0 36 0 0
FH/CE Wales Ioan Lloyd 10+2 0 16 22 0 98 3+1 0 6 3 0 21 13+3 0 22 25 0 119 0 0
FH England Charlie Titcombe 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SH Wales Gareth Davies 12 4 0 0 0 20 2+1 2 0 0 0 10 14+1 6 0 0 0 30 0 0
SH Wales Archie Hughes 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 1 0 0 0 5 2+4 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
SH Wales Efan Jones 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N8 Wales Carwyn Tuipulotu 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N8 Wales Ben Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FL Wales Dan Davis 5+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FL Wales Josh Macleod 9 5 0 0 0 25 3 4 0 0 0 20 12 9 0 0 0 45 1 0
FL South Africa Jarrod Taylor 3+3 1 0 0 0 5 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 4+7 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
LK Scotland Alex Craig 7+5 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 9+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LK Australia Max Douglas 11 0 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 14+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
LK/N8 Tonga Vaea Fifita 5+2 1 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 9+2 1 0 0 0 5 1 0
LK Wales Morgan Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LK Tonga Sam Lousi 10 0 0 0 0 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 12+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
LK/N8 Wales Taine Plumtree 9+2 1 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 12+2 1 0 0 0 5 1 0
LK Wales Jac Price 1+6 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 2+7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LK Wales Ed Scragg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HK Wales Ryan Elias 5+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5+4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
HK/FL Wales Shaun Evans 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+3 1 0 0 0 5 1+5 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
HK South Africa Marnus van der Merwe 7+5 1 0 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 5 10+5 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
PR England Gabe Hawley 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR Scotland Alec Hepburn 7+4 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 8+6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PR Australia Archer Holz 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 2+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR Wales Kemsley Mathias 5+4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR Wales Harri O'Connor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR Wales Sam O'Connor 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR Wales Henry Thomas 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR Wales Sam Wainwright 2+7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3+7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Stats correct as of match played 1 March 2025

Transfers

In

Date confirmed Pos. Name From Ref.
29 February 2024 HK South Africa Marnus van der Merwe South Africa Cheetahs [6]
23 May 2024 PR Scotland Alec Hepburn England Exeter Chiefs [7]
23 May 2024 FB England Ellis Mee England Nottingham [8]
28 May 2024 LK Australia Max Douglas Japan Yokohama Canon Eagles [9]
10 June 2024 PR Wales Henry Thomas France Castres Olympique [10]
13 June 2024 WG New Zealand Blair Murray New Zealand Canterbury [11]
4 September 2024 PR Australia Archer Holz Australia Waratahs [12]

Out

Date confirmed Pos. Name To Ref.
5 April 2024 PR Wales Steffan Thomas Ospreys [13]
18 April 2024 SH Wales Kieran Hardy Ospreys [14]
9 May 2024 HK Wales Lewis Morgan Released [15]
FL Wales Iwan Shenton
CE Wales Jonathan Davies[a]
CE Wales Iestyn Gwilliam
CE Wales Scott Williams
WG Wales Callum Williams
13 May 2024 PR Wales Joe Jones England Doncaster Knights [17]
9 June 2024 FL Wales Luca Giannini Swansea RFC [18]
26 June 2024 HK South Africa Eduan Swart South Africa Pumas [19]
12 July 2024 FH Wales Dan Jones England Ealing Trailfinders [20]
22 July 2024 FL Scotland Teddy Leatherbarrow England Sedgley Park Tigers [21]
31 July 2024 PR Wales Wyn Jones England Harlequins [22]
30 August 2024 WG Wales Ryan Conbeer Ospreys [23]
10 February 2025 N8 Wales Carwyn Tuipulotu France Pau [24]
  1. ^ On 13 October 2024, Davies announced his retirement from professional rugby without re-signing for another club.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Judgement Day returns to Principality Stadium in 2025". BBC Sport. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Championship Table". United Rugby Championship. Archived from the original on 29 January 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Competition rules - United Rugby Championship". United Rugby Championship. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  4. ^ League Format (3) "Competition Rules". United Rugby Championship. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Pool Tables | EPCR Challenge Cup". European Professional Club Rugby. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Scarlets sign Cheetahs hooker Marnus van der Merwe for next season". BBC Sport. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Alec Hepburn: Scarlets sign Scotland prop from Exeter Chiefs". BBC Sport. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Scarlets sign Mee from Nottingham". BBC Sport. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Scarlets sign Australia lock Douglas from Japan club side". BBC Sport. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Wales international prop Henry Thomas signs for Scarlets". Scarlets Regional. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Scarlets sign Welsh-qualified back Murray". BBC Sport. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Scarlets sign Australian prop Holz". BBC Sport. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Steffan Thomas: Ospreys sign loose-head prop from Scarlets". BBC Sport. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Kieran Hardy: Ospreys sign Wales scrum-half from Scarlets". BBC Sport. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Williams and Jones among host of Scarlets departures". BBC Sport. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Wales and Lions centre Davies retires from rugby". BBC Sport. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  17. ^ "SIGNING | Ex-Knight returns from Battle". Doncaster Knights. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Swansea Announce New Signings". Swansea RFC. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  19. ^ @InTouchSports (26 June 2024). "Congrats to Eduan Swart on his official signing with @pumasrugbyunion. We wish you all the best going forward on your journey with your new team. Good luck!" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 July 2024 – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "Welcome Dan Jones!". Ealing Rugby Club. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Star leaves Wales to join English third division amateur club in shock move". Wales Online. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Harlequins Sign Welsh Prop Wyn Jones". Harlequins. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Ospreys sign ex-Scarlets wing Conbeer". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  24. ^ "Tuipulotu leaves Scarlets for Top 14 club Pau". BBC Sport. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Scarlets_season