Scarlets overwhelm Dragons

Newport Gwent Dragons 19 - 49 Llanelli Scarlets Rodney Parade   Att: 3,364 Referee: Donal Courtney Friday 29th April 2005, 19:05

Llanelli Scarlets brushed aside the Dragons in the first Celtic Cup quarter final producing some superb rugby to race into a 42-0 lead mid way through the second half.

Aisea Havili - two tries for the Scarlets

© Steve Pope Photography

The visitors had been in command from the off with Ceiron Thomas slotting his first penalty on the way to a haul of 19 points. Tal Selley led the charge with three tries while Aisea Havili scored two and Garan Evans collected the sixth. However after being out played for the first hour the home side stage a mini comeback late on with three tries in quick succession for Sione Tuipulotu, Ceri Sweeney and Ben Breeze; however it was all too little too late and the game ended with the Scarlets again on the attack – Selley scoring his third under the posts just before the final whistle.

Newport Gwent Dragons V Llanelli Scarlets   P D C T Pos Player Player Pos T C D P   Kevin Morgan 15 Barry Davies Gareth Wyatt 14 Garan Evans 1 Percy Montgomery 13 Matthew Watkins Jon Bryant 12 Tal Selley 3 1 Ben Breeze 11 Aisea Havili Kaufusi 2 2 1 Ceri Sweeney 10 Ceiron Thomas 5 3 Gareth Baber 9 Dwayne Peel Adam Black 1 Phil John Steve Jones 2 Matthew Rees Rhys M. Thomas 3 John Davies Ian Gough 4 Adam Jones Luke Charteris 5 Chris Wyatt Rhys Oakley 6 Simon Easterby Jason Forster 7 Gavin Thomas Michael Owen 8 Andy Powell Replacements Jimmy Richards 16 David Maddocks Rod Snow 17 Aled Gravelle Chris Anthony 18 Vernon Cooper Matthew Veater 19 Gavin Quinnell 1 Sione Tuipulotu 20 Mike Phillips Craig Warlow 21 Jonathan Mills Gareth Cooper 22 Lee Byrne Penalty Tries 0 0

All Pictures: ©  http://www.inpho.ie/, Huw Evans Agency,  Graham Stuart