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Scarlets see off Warriors to reach Pro14 final
By Rob Lancaster
Defending champions Scarlets booked a place in this season's Pro14 final with an impressive 28-13 victory away at Glasgow Warriors on Friday.
The Welsh club were at their clinical best at Scotstoun Stadium, running in four tries as they eased out to a 28-3 lead inside 50 minutes.
Glasgow, who suffered a blow prior to kick-off when Stuart Hogg failed a late fitness test, rallied in the closing quarter, with Jonny Gray and Nick Grigg both touching down.
Yet the Warriors simply left themselves with too much ground to make up and, with the clock against them, suffered a first home defeat in the league this season.
The hosts had installed temporary seating to extend the capacity of their ground for the big occasion, yet it was the Scarlets who were sitting pretty at the break following a sensational first-half display.
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Rhys Patchell broke the deadlock with a try he also converted, though Glasgow did respond with a penalty from the boot of Finn Russell.
However, Gareth Davies capitalised on Scott Williams' initial break to glide over and, after Rob Evans finished a flowing counter-attacking move, the visitors were 21-3 up at the half-time interval.
Grigg saw yellow for Glasgow in the early stages of the second half, and Scarlets captain Ken Owens' subsequent decision to reject a shot at the posts paid off when he capitalised on a rolling maul to put the Scarlets out of sight.
While the Warriors fought until the end, with Gray barging his way over the line before Grigg wriggled free to score, it is Scarlets who move on to face either Leinster or Munster at the Aviva Stadium on May 26.
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Agree with Wilson B- at best. And that is down to skilled individual players who know how to play the game - not a cohesive squad who know their roles and game plan. For those who claim that takes time to develop, the process is to keep the game plan simple at first and add layers as the squad gels and settles in to the new systems. Lack of progress against the rush D, lack of penetration and innovation in the mid-field, basic skill errors and loose forwards coming second in most big games all still evident in game 14 of the season. Hard to see significant measureable progress.
Go to commentsKeep telling yourself that. The time for a fresh broom is at the beginning - not some "balanced, incremental" (i.e. status quo) transition. All teams establish the way forward at the beginning. This coaching group lacked ideas and courage and the players showed it on the pitch. Backs are only average. Forwards are unbalanced and show good set piece but no domination in traditional AB open play. Unfortunately, Foster - Mark 2. You may be happy with those performances and have some belief in some "cunning plan" but I don't see any evidence of it. Rassie is miles ahead and increasing the gap.
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