Six Nations moves into cup rugby territory now

The Scarlets are in Dublin tomorrow for a PRO14 meeting with Leinster. It’s not the real Scarlets, of course. 

Even with the return of Ryan Elias and James Davies from the Welsh squad, it will be hard for those at the RDS to get a refresher on how the Llanelli franchise has changed the dynamic of Welsh rugby.

For that, Leinster and Munster supporters need only hark back nine months to the business end of the then PRO12 when Scarlets spanked both in semi-final and final.