2023–24 Scarlets season

Scarlets
	2023–24 season
Head coach	Dwayne Peel
Chairman	Simon Muderack
← 2022–23

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	L	F	A	PD
11	Sharks	1	1	21	34	-13
15	Leinster	1	1	25	43	-18
16	Scarlets	1	1	21	63	-42

Welsh Shield

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	PD	BP	Pts
1	Cardiff	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Dragons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Ospreys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Scarlets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

European Rugby Challenge Cup

Fixtures

Date	Opponents	H / A
9 December 2023	Castres	A
15 December 2023	Black Lion	H
13 January 2024	Clermont Auvergne	A
19 January 2024	Edinburgh	H

Table

Pool 3
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Black Lion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Castres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clermont	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Edinburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gloucester	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scarlets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Green background (rows 1 to 4) are qualification places for the Challenge Cup round of 16. Starting table — source: EPCR

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
Pos.	Name	Apps	Try	Con	Pen	Drop	Pts	Apps	Try	Con	Pen	Drop	Pts	Apps	Try	Con	Pen	Drop	Pts
FB	Johnny McNicholl	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
FB	Ioan Nicholas	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WG	Ryan Conbeer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WG	Steff Evans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WG	Tomi Lewis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WG/FB	Tom Rogers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CE	Jonathan Davies	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CE	Eddie James	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CE	Joe Roberts	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CE	Johnny Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CE	Scott Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FH	Sam Costelow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FH	Dan Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FH/CE	Ioan Lloyd	1	0	3	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	6	0	0
FH	Charlie Titcombe	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SH	Gareth Davies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SH	Kieran Hardy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SH	Archie Hughes	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SH	Efan Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N8	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	Ben Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FL	Dan Davis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FL	Josh Macleod	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FL	Iwan Shenton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FL	Luca Giannini	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LK	Alex Craig	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LK	Vaea Fifita	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LK	Morgan Jones	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LK	Sam Lousi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LK	Taine Plumtree	1	2	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
LK	Jac Price	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LK	Ed Scragg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
HK	Ryan Elias	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
HK/FL	Shaun Evans	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
HK	Isaac Young	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
HK	Ken Owens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PR	Wyn Jones	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PR	Samson Lee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PR	Kemsley Mathias	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PR	Harri O'Connor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PR	Sam O'Connor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PR	Steffan Thomas	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PR	Sam Wainwright	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	Ioan Lloyd	Bristol Bears	[6]
25 April 2023	WG	Tomi Lewis	Jersey Reds	[7]
15 June 2023	FL	Teddy Leatherbarrow	Loughborough University	[8]
15 June 2023	FH	Charlie Titcombe	Loughborough University	[8]
21 June 2023	LK	Alex Craig	Gloucester	[9]
23 June 2023	SH	Efan Jones	RGC 1404	[10]
27 June 2023	LK	Taine Plumtree	Blues	[11]
28 June 2023	LK	Ed Scragg	London Irish	[12]

Out

Date confirmed	Pos.	Name	To	Ref.
12 February 2023	N8	Sione Kalamafoni	Vannes	[13]
21 February 2023	PR	Javan Sebastian	Edinburgh	[14]
13 April 2023	SH	Dane Blacker	Dragons	[15]
21 April 2023	FB	Leigh Halfpenny	Released	[16]
	LK	Tom Price
	LK	Lewis Rawlins
	FL	Aaron Shingler	Retired
3 May 2023	WG	Corey Baldwin	Dragons	[17]
28 May 2023	FL	Iestyn Rees	Ampthill	[18]
6 June 2023	LK	Griff Evans		[19]
6 June 2023	SH	Harri Williams		[19]
15 June 2023	HK	Dafydd Hughes	Jersey Reds	[20]
7 July 2023	PR	Phil Price	Bridgend Ravens	[21]
12 July 2023	FH	Rhys Patchell	Highlanders	[22]
23 July 2023	PR	WillGriff John	Racing 92	[23]
24 July 2023	HK	Taylor Davies	Llandovery	[24]

References

"Pro14 becomes United Rugby Championship as South Africa sides join tournament". BBC. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
"Scarlets to take on Barbarians in Phil Bennett Memorial Game". Scarlets Rugby. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
"Wales international comes out of retirement to face former teammates". WalesOnline. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
"Rob Evans latest ex-Scarlet to play for Baabaas". Scarlets Rugby. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
"Phil Bennett memorial match: Scarlets 33-19 Barbarians". BBC Sport. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
"Scarlets pull off major coup with the signing of hugely gifted Wales star". Wales Online. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
"Wing Lewis returns to Scarlets from Jersey". BBC Sport. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
"Scarlets sign title-winning Loughborough students". BBC Sport. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
"Scarlets sign Scotland international Craig". Rugby Pass. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
"Scarlets sign scrum-half Efan Jones from RGC". Scarlets Rugby. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
"Scarlets sign Super Rugby forward Taine Plumtree". Scarlets Rugby. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
"Ed Scragg: Scarlets sign Wales-qualified ex-London Irish lock". BBC Sport. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
"Scarlets: Tonga's Kalamafoni to leave for France at end of season". BBC Sport. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
"Javan to join Edinburgh for next season". Scarlets Rugby. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
"Dragons sign scrum-half Blacker from Scarlets". BBC Sport. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
"Scarlets confirm 2022-23 player departures". Scarlets Rugby. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
"Versatile ace Baldwin join Dragons". Dragons RFC. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
Thomas, Steffan (28 May 2023). "Young Wales international axed by Scarlets to resurrect career in England". WalesOnline. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
Thomas, Steffan (6 June 2023). "Young Wales international leaves for England as new coach 'excited' by talent". WalesOnline. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
"Jersey Reds bring in seven new signings". BBC Sport. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
"Bridgend Ravens sign Phil Price". Bridgend Ravens. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
"Rhys Patchell: Wales fly-half signs one-year deal with Highlanders". BBC Sport. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
"Racing 92 sign Wales prop John as World Cup cover". BBC Sport. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
"2023–2024 Drovers prepare for new season". Llandovery RFC. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

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[1] "Pro14 becomes United Rugby Championship as South Africa sides join tournament". BBC. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[2] "Scarlets to take on Barbarians in Phil Bennett Memorial Game". Scarlets Rugby. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[3] "Wales international comes out of retirement to face former teammates". WalesOnline. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

[4] "Rob Evans latest ex-Scarlet to play for Baabaas". Scarlets Rugby. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

[5] "Phil Bennett memorial match: Scarlets 33-19 Barbarians". BBC Sport. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

[6] "Scarlets pull off major coup with the signing of hugely gifted Wales star". Wales Online. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

[7] "Wing Lewis returns to Scarlets from Jersey". BBC Sport. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.

[8] "Scarlets sign title-winning Loughborough students". BBC Sport. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

[9] "Scarlets sign Scotland international Craig". Rugby Pass. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

[10] "Scarlets sign scrum-half Efan Jones from RGC". Scarlets Rugby. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[11] "Scarlets sign Super Rugby forward Taine Plumtree". Scarlets Rugby. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[12] "Ed Scragg: Scarlets sign Wales-qualified ex-London Irish lock". BBC Sport. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[13] "Scarlets: Tonga's Kalamafoni to leave for France at end of season". BBC Sport. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[14] "Javan to join Edinburgh for next season". Scarlets Rugby. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[15] "Dragons sign scrum-half Blacker from Scarlets". BBC Sport. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[16] "Scarlets confirm 2022-23 player departures". Scarlets Rugby. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

[17] "Versatile ace Baldwin join Dragons". Dragons RFC. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[18] Thomas, Steffan (28 May 2023). "Young Wales international axed by Scarlets to resurrect career in England". WalesOnline. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

[19] Thomas, Steffan (6 June 2023). "Young Wales international leaves for England as new coach 'excited' by talent". WalesOnline. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[20] "Jersey Reds bring in seven new signings". BBC Sport. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

[21] "Bridgend Ravens sign Phil Price". Bridgend Ravens. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

[22] "Rhys Patchell: Wales fly-half signs one-year deal with Highlanders". BBC Sport. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[23] "Racing 92 sign Wales prop John as World Cup cover". BBC Sport. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

[24] "2023–2024 Drovers prepare for new season". Llandovery RFC. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.