Leggatt-Jones gets Scarlets start for Stormers trip
Archive article. Published on Thu 22 Oct, 18:10. Conditions may have changed since this reporting.
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Carwyn Leggatt-Jones will start at fly-half for Scarlets against Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday, making his first United Rugby Championship appearance of the season. The 18-year-old partners Dane Blacker as Scarlets make six personnel changes from Scarlets’ win over Newcastle Red Bulls. Gareth Anscombe is among the replacements.
Scarlets selection
- Personnel changes from Newcastle
- 6
- Kick-off
- Saturday 24 October, 3pm BST
- Venue
- DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Rugby team sheets
Scarlets
- 1Kemsley Mathias
- 2John McKee
- 3Harri O’Connor
- 4Alex Groves
- 5Sam Lousi
- 6Taine Plumtree
- 7Josh Macleod (captain)
- 8Fletcher Anderson
- 9Dane Blacker
- 10Carwyn Leggatt-Jones
- 11Macs Page
- 12Joe Hawkins
- 13Joe Roberts
- 14Ioan Jones
- 15Ioan Nicholas
Replacements (8)
- 16George Roberts
- 17Sam O’Connor
- 18Gabe Hawley
- 19Harvey Cuckson
- 20Dan Davis
- 21Archie Hughes
- 22Gareth Anscombe
- 23Isaac Murray-Macgregor
Plumtree at blindside, Hawkins at centre
Taine Plumtree starts at blindside, while Joe Hawkins replaces Johnny Williams, who has a calf injury, at inside centre. Josh Macleod captains the side. Isaac Murray-Macgregor is in line for a URC debut from the bench. Archie Hughes could make his 50th Scarlets appearance if introduced.
Saturday in Cape Town
Kick-off at DHL Stadium is 3pm UK time on 24 October. The club lists Premier Sports as the broadcaster. The confirmed Scarlets starters and replacements are below. Stormers’ selection and full-time statistics are not included in the club announcement.
Background and supporting figures
Where this sits
Leggatt-Jones’s first URC appearance of this campaign is distinct from a first-ever appearance.
Murray-Macgregor’s possible debut and Hughes’s 50th appearance depend on their being used from the bench.