2019–20 Scarlets season

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Scarlets
2019–20 season
Head coachBrad Mooar
Glenn Delaney
ChairmanSimon Muderack
Pro 143rd, conference B
European Rugby Challenge CupQuarter-finals
Top try scorerLeague: Steff Evans – 9
All: Steff Evans – 11
Top points scorerLeague: Dan Jones – 74
All: Dan Jones – 95
Highest home attendance13,682 vs. Ospreys (26 December 2019)
Lowest home attendance5,639 vs. Edinburgh (15 February 2020) [a]
Average home attendance7,116 [a]
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 season is the 16th season in the history of the Scarlets, a Welsh regional rugby union side based in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. In this season, they will compete in the Pro14 and, after failing to qualify for the Champions Cup for the first time in their history, the Challenge Cup. It will be the team's first season under head coach Brad Mooar,[1] who will be assisted by defence coach Glenn Delaney[2] and assistant attack coach Richard Whiffin,[3] after Wayne Pivac departed to take charge of the Wales national team.[4]

On 12 March 2020, the season was indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The regular season resumed on 22 August 2020, with the number of rounds reduced from 21 to 15 and any games postponed prior to the indefinite suspension of the season being deemed as 0–0 draws and both teams awarded two points. Rounds 14 and 15 took place as derbies for each Welsh region, with the top two teams in each conference progressing to the semi-final stage.[6]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
7 September 2019 Jersey Reds A 49–17 Tries: James 2' c, M. Jones 26' c, Hughes 45' c, Prydie 53' c,
Rawlins 65' c, O'Brien 72' c, Conbeer 75' c
Conversions: D. Jones (2) 2', 26', O'Brien (5) 45', 53', 65', 72', 75' 		1,077
14 September 2019 Dragons A 17–34 Tries: D. Jones 54' m, Baldwin 68' c, Lewis 79' m
Conversion: D. Jones 68' 		2,657

Pro14[]

Fixtures[]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Table
position
28 September 2019 Connacht H 18–10 Tries: St. Evans 19' m, Asquith 34' c
Conversion: D. Jones 34'
Penalties: D. Jones (2) 43', 59' 		6,415 4th
4 October 2019 Glasgow Warriors A 25–21 Tries: Hardy 45' c, Asquith 49' c, St. Evans 51' m
Conversions: D. Jones 45', O'Brien 50'
Penalties: D. Jones (2) 23', 37' 		6,897 1st
12 October 2019 Zebre H 54–10 Tries: Hardy (2) 1' c, 28' c, Macleod 7' m, Conbeer 21'c,
T. Davies 42' c, McNicholl (2) 49' c, 80' c, Helps 72'
Conversions: D. Jones (4) 2', 22', 29', 43',
O'Brien (3) 49', 73', 80+1' 		6,424 1st
26 October 2019 Edinburgh A 7–46 Try: M. Jones 59' c
Conversion: D. Jones 59' 		5,191 4th
2 November 2019 Cheetahs H 17–13 Tries: St. Evans 21' c, Hardy 36' c
Conversions: D. Jones (2) 22', 38'
Penalty: D. Jones 68' 		6,381 1st
9 November 2019 Benetton H 20–17 Tries: St. Evans 5' c, R. Evans 53' c
Conversions: D. Jones (2) 7', 54'
Penalties D. Jones (2) 28', 80+1' 		6,383 2nd
29 November 2019 Ulster A 5–29 Try: Morgan 74' m 12,319 4th
21 December 2019 Dragons A 20–22 Tries: G. Davies 24' c, Owens 29' c
Conversions: Halfpenny (2) 25', 30'
Penalties: Halfpenny (2) 3', 75' 		5,517 4th
26 December 2019 Ospreys H 44–0 Tries: St. Evans (2) 24' c, 59' m, Conbeer (2) 38' c, 53' m,
Hardy 63' c, Macleod 72' c
Conversions: Halfpenny (3) 25', 40', 64', O'Brien 73'
Penalties: Halfpenny (2) 17', 30' 		13,682 2nd
3 January 2020 Cardiff Blues A 16–14 Try: G. Davies 27' c
Conversion: Halfpenny 28'
Penalties: Halfpenny (3) 7', 11', 40' 		12,125 1st
15 February 2020 Edinburgh H 9–14 Penalties: D. Jones (3) 10', 35', 47' 5,639 3rd
23 February 2020 Southern Kings H 36–17 Tries: Ratuva 19' c, Kennedy 33' m, Conbeer 51' c,
Cassiem 61' c, D. Davis 68' m, Rogers 71'm
Conversions: D. Jones (3) 20', 52', 62' 		5,965 3rd
29 February 2020 Munster A 10–29 Try: Sebastian 60' c
Conversion: D. Jones 61'
Penalty: D. Jones 7' 		13,554 3rd
20 March 2020 Connacht A P–P
28 March 2020 Dragons H P–P
11 April 2020 Southern Kings A P–P
18 April 2020 Cardiff Blues H P–P
24 April 2020 Benetton A P–P
9 May 2020 Leinster H P–P
16 May 2020 Munster H P–P
30 May 2020 Ospreys A P–P
22 August 2020 Cardiff Blues H 32–12 Tries: Kennedy 4' m, St. Evans (2) 22' c, 42' m,
Lousi 48' c, McNicholl 55' m
Conversions: Halfpenny (2) 23', 50'
Penalties: Halfpenny 32' 		0[b] 3rd
29 August 2020 Dragons A 41–20 Tries: Lee 18' c, St. Evans 26' c, Ja. Davies 31' m,
McNicholl 55' c, Rogers 66' m, Blacker 70' c
Conversions: D. Jones (4) 19', 27', 56', 71'
Penalty: D. Jones 60' 		0[b] 3rd

Table[]

Conference B

Pos Team Pld W D L F A PD BP Pts
2 Ireland Munster 15 10 0 5 426 255 +171 11 51
3 Wales Scarlets 15 10 0 5 354 274 +80 7 47
4 Ireland Connacht 15 8 0 7 302 360 −58 8 40

Rugby Challenge Cup[]

Pool stage[]

Fixtures[]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Table
position
16 November 2019 London Irish H 20–16 Tries: Baldwin 28' c, S. Hughes 51' c
Conversions: D. Jones (2) 30', 52'
Penalties: D. Jones (2) 14', 40+1' 		6,753 2nd
22 November 2019 Toulon A 16–17 Try: McNicholl 14' c
Conversion: Lamb 15'
Penalties: Lamb 47', D. Jones 67'
Drop Goal: D. Jones 69' 		10,212 3rd
7 December 2019 Bayonne A 19–11 Try: R. Evans 28' c
Conversion: Halfpenny 29'
Penalties: Halfpenny (4) 11', 40+1', 50', 56' 		5,957 2nd
14 December 2019 Bayonne H 46–5 Tries: Conbeer 5' m, Elias 47' c, Hardy (2) 50' c, 68' c,
O'Brien 56' c, Halfpenny 74' c
Conversions: Halfpenny (5) 49', 51', 57', 69', 75'
Penalties: Halfpenny (2) 16', 22' 		6,257 2nd
11 January 2020 Toulon H 15–27 Tries: G. Davies 1' m, St. Evans 73' c
Conversions: Halfpenny 74'
Penalties: Halfpenny 10' 		7,565 2nd
18 January 2019 London Irish A 33–14 Tries: Baldwin 21' c, D. Jones 28' c, Hardy 36' c,
Penalty Try 46', St. Evans 57' m
Conversions: Halfpenny (3) 22', 29', 37' 		3,444 2nd

Table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L F A PD BP Pts
1 France Toulon 6 6 0 0 177 87 +90 4 28
2 Wales Scarlets 6 4 0 2 149 90 +59 3 19
3 France Bayonne 6 1 0 5 93 190 −97 3 7
4 England London Irish 6 1 0 5 122 174 −52 3 7

Knockout stage[]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
19 September 2020 Toulon A 6–11 Penalties: Halfpenny (2) 3', 29' 5,000

Statistics[]

(+ in the Apps column denotes substitute appearance, positions listed are the ones they have started a game in during the season)

Pos. Name Pro 14 European Challenge Cup Total Discipline
Apps Try Con Pen Drop Pts Apps Try Con Pen Drop Pts Apps Try Con Pen Drop Pts Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
FB Wales Leigh Halfpenny 4 0 8 9 0 40 5 1 10 9 0 52 9 1 18 18 0 92 0 0
FB/WG Wales Johnny McNicholl 9 4 0 0 0 20 5 1 0 0 0 5 14 5 0 0 0 25 0 0
WG/FB Wales Steffan Evans 16 9 0 0 0 45 7 2 0 0 0 10 23 11 0 0 0 55 0 0
WG Wales Ryan Conbeer 7+3 4 0 0 0 20 1 1 0 0 0 5 8+3 5 0 0 0 25 0 0
WG Wales Corey Baldwin 4+5 0 0 0 0 0 4+1 2 0 0 0 10 8+6 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
WG Wales Tom James 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WG Wales Morgan Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WG Wales Tom Rogers 0+2 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
CE Wales Steffan Hughes 15 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 5 22 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
CE Australia Paul Asquith 7+5 2 0 0 0 10 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 8+8 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
CE Wales Ioan Nicholas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CE Samoa Kieron Fonotia 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CE Wales Hadleigh Parkes 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CE England Johnny Williams 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CE Wales Tyler Morgan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FH/FB Wales Angus O'Brien 6+5 0 5 0 0 10 2+3 1 0 0 0 5 8+8 1 5 0 0 15 0 0
FH Wales Dan Jones 13 0 19 12 0 74 4+3 1 2 3 1 21 17+3 1 21 15 1 95 0 0
FH England Ryan Lamb 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 1 1 0 5 1+5 0 1 1 0 5 0 0
SH Wales Kieran Hardy 10+4 5 0 0 0 25 3+4 3 0 0 0 15 13+8 8 0 0 0 40 0 0
SH Wales Dane Blacker 0+7 1 0 0 0 5 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+9 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
SH Wales Jonathan Evans 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SH Wales Gareth Davies 4 2 0 0 0 10 3 1 0 0 0 5 7 2 0 0 0 15 0 0
N8 Tonga Sione Kalamafoni 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N8/FL South Africa Uzair Cassiem 12+2 1 0 0 0 5 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 17+3 1 0 0 0 5 1 0
N8/FL Scotland Blade Thomson 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FL Wales Josh Macleod 14+1 2 0 0 0 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 20+1 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
FL Wales Tom Phillips 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FL Wales Dan Davis 0+7 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+7 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
FL Australia Ed Kennedy 5 2 0 0 0 10 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 5+1 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
LK/FL Wales Jac Morgan 1+1 1 0 0 0 5 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 2+3 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
FL Wales Aaron Shingler 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FL Wales James Davies 1+1 1 0 0 0 5 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
LK/FL Wales Lewis Rawlins 10+2 0 0 0 0 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 12+4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
LK Australia Steve Cummins 6+3 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 7+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LK Wales Josh Helps 0+5 1 0 0 0 5 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+7 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
LK South Africa Juandre Kruger 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LK Fiji Tevita Ratuva 2+4 1 0 0 0 5 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 5+5 1 0 0 0 5 1 1
LK Tonga Sam Lousi 6 1 0 0 0 5 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 10+1 1 0 0 0 5 0 1
LK Wales Jake Ball 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
LK New Zealand Danny Drake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HK Wales Marc Jones 3+4 1 0 0 0 5 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 3+8 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
HK Wales Taylor Davies 6+3 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 7+3 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
HK Wales Ryan Elias 2+4 0 0 0 0 0 4+2 1 0 0 0 5 6+5 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
HK Wales Ken Owens 4+1 1 0 0 0 5 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 6+2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
HK Wales Ifan Phillips 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR Wales Samson Lee 11 1 0 0 0 5 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 15+1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
PR Wales Rob Evans 4+3 1 0 0 0 5 2+3 1 0 0 0 5 6+6 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
PR Wales Phil Price 6+10 0 0 0 0 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 7+13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR South Africa Werner Kruger 4+8 0 0 0 0 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 6+11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PR Australia Dylan Evans 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR Wales Javan Sebastian 0+6 1 0 0 0 5 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 1+9 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
PR Wales Wyn Jones 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Stats correct as of 19 September 2020

Transfers[]

In[]

Date confirmed Pos. Name From Ref.
2 April 2019 LK Tonga Sam Lousi New Zealand Hurricanes [8]
20 June 2019 SH Wales Dane Blacker Cardiff Blues [9]
LK New Zealand Danny Drake New Zealand North Harbour
PR Wales Alex Jeffries Ospreys
2 July 2019 WG Wales Tom James Cardiff Blues [10]
20 September 2019 LK South Africa Juandré Kruger France Toulon [11]
FH England Ryan Lamb France La Rochelle
17 February 2020 HK Wales Ifan Phillips Ospreys (loan) [12]
25 February 2020 FB Wales Liam Williams England Saracens [13]
20 May 2020 CE Wales Tyler Morgan Dragons [14]
14 July 2020 N8 Tonga Sione Kalamafoni England Leicester Tigers [15]
CE England Johnny Williams England Newcastle Falcons [16]
25 August 2020 SH England Will Homer England Jersey Reds [17]

Out[]

Date confirmed Pos. Name To Ref.
14 March 2019 PR Wales Scott Jenkins England Bedford Blues [18]
24 March 2019 LK England Tom Price England Exeter Chiefs [19]
12 April 2019 SH Wales Declan Smith Released [20]
20 May 2019 FL Wales Will Boyde Cardiff Blues [21]
16 June 2019 LK South Africa David Bulbring Japan Kubota Spears [22]
21 June 2019 SH Scotland Sam Hidalgo-Clyne France Racing 92 [23]
3 July 2019 PR Wales Nicky Thomas England Bristol Bears [24]
9 July 2019 FB South Africa Clayton Blommetjies South Africa Free State Cheetahs [25]
29 November 2019 LK South Africa Juandré Kruger South Africa Bulls [26]
10 December 2019 PR Wales Rhys Fawcett Ospreys (loan) [27]
Wales Simon Gardiner
30 January 2020 FB Wales Tomi Lewis England Ampthill (loan) [28]
2 March 2020 CE Wales Corey Baldwin England Exeter Chiefs [29]
12 May 2020 WG Wales Tom James Retired [30]
13 May 2020 PR Wales Rhys Fawcett Released [31]
Wales Simon Gardiner
FB Wales Morgan Williams
CE Samoa Kieron Fonotia New Zealand Tasman [32]
SH Wales Jonathan Evans Retired [33]
CE Wales Hadleigh Parkes Japan Panasonic Wild Knights [34]
19 August 2020 LK New Zealand Danny Drake England Gloucester Rugby (loan) [35]
21 August 2020 PR Australia Dylan Evans Scotland Glasgow Warriors (loan) [36]
27 August 2020 SR Australia Steve Cummins France Section Paloise [37]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Excluding the matches against Cardiff Blues and Dragons that were played behind closed doors
  2. ^ a b The matches against Cardiff Blues and Dragons will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[7]

References[]

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