Dominant Scarlets get Cup boost

THE Scarlets scored five tries to secure Magners League victory over Welsh regional rivals the Dragons at Stradey Park.

Sat, 24 Mar, 2007 - 00:00

Llanelli Scarlets 35 Newport-Gwent Dragons 11 Colin Jones

The home side, who play Munster in the Heineken Cup next week, were so dominant they had sealed a bonus point within the hour as they scored 25 unanswered points straight after the break.

The Scarlets dominated the early exchanges but it took them 18 minutes to open a 7-0 lead.

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<p>TEAM UPDATE: JJ Hanrahan is set to miss Munster’s opening home game of the URC season this Saturday after failing a Head Injury Assessment in the round-one victory at Scarlets. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady</p>

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