2025–26 Scarlets season

Scarlets
2025–26 season
Head coachDwayne Peel
ChairmanSimon Muderack
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The 2025–26 season is the 23rd 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 United Rugby Championship, its URC Welsh Shield competition and the European Rugby Champions Cup.

Friendlies

As part of their pre-season preparations, the Scarlets announced they would face both Llandovery and Carmarthen Quins on 6 September. The day would see the Scarlets play 30 minutes against Llandovery followed by 30 minutes against Carmarthen Quins (with the two Super Rygbi Cymru sides facing each other in a final 30 minute game).[1] In the end, the games were played as two 40-minute halves and the contest between Llandovery and Carmarthen Quins was cancelled.[2]

6 September 2025 Llandovery 7 – 26 Scarlets Church Bank, Llandovery  
16:00 Try: McDonald 27' c
Con: Potter 28'
 Report Try: H. O'Connor 5' m
Mathias 11' c
Nicholas 21' c
Blacker 29' c
Con: Hawkins (3) 12' 22' 30'
6 September 2025 Carmarthen Quins 7 – 5 Scarlets Church Bank, Llandovery  
17:00 Try: Williams 19' c
Con: Davies 20'
 Report Try: Lewis 34' m
13 September 2025 Dragons 33 – 28 Scarlets Rodney Parade  
15:00 Try: O'Brien 12' c
Westwood (3) 20' m 35' c 39' c
Beddall 53' c
Con: de Beer (4) 12' 35' 39' 53'
 Report Try: Plumtree 8' c
Mee 31' c
Blacker 58' c
Nicholas 73' c
Con: Costelow (3) 8' 31' 73'
Hawkins 58'
 Attendance: 4,263
Referee: Ben Breakspear
21 November 2025 Harlequins 45 – 19 Scarlets The Stoop  
19:45 Try: Walker (2) 23' c 30' c
Treadwell 39' m
Dombrandt (2) 45' m 51' c
Riley 62' c
Friday 65' c
Con: Benson (3) 24' 31' 52'
Bellamy 63'
Friday 65'
 Report Try: T. Lewis (2) 11' c 55' c
Anderson 18' m
Con: Costelow 12'
Leggatt-Jones 56'

United Rugby Championship

League phase

Fixtures

The fixture schedule for the 2025–26 United Rugby Championship season was announced on 21 May 2025.[3] Scarlets' fixture with Connacht was originally due to take place on 4 October 2025, but was postponed due to travel disruptions caused by Storm Amy. The fixture was rescheduled to 13 March 2026.[4]

27 September 2025 Scarlets 21 – 34 Munster Parc y Scarlets  
17:00 Try: Murray 47' c
Mee 62' c
Plumtree 74' c
Con: Costelow (2) 48' 63'
Hawkins 75'
 Report Try: Casey 10' c
Haley 41' c
Kelly 57' c
Ahern 68' c
Con: Hanrahan 11'
Crowley (3) 42' 58' 69'
Pen: Hanrahan (2) 22' 28'
 Attendance: 9,079
Referee: Sam Grove-White
10 October 2025 Scarlets 0 – 34 Stormers Parc y Scarlets  
19:00 Cards: Plumtree 34' to 44'
Page 72' to end' 		Report Try: Roos 11' c
de Villiers 40' c
van Heerden 56' c
Feinberg-Mngomezulu 65' m
Khan 74' m
Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2) 12' 40'
Willemse 57'
Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 16'
Cards: Dixon 28' to 38'
Feinberg-Mngomezulu 52' to 62' 		Attendance: 6,114
Referee: Federico Vedovelli
18 October 2025 Lions 29 – 18 Scarlets Emirates Airline Park  
13:00 Try: Horn 25' m
Marais 58' m
Brandon (2) 69' m 74' m
Pen: Smith 46'
Lombard (2) 52' 80'
Cards: Landsberg 68' to 78' 		Report Try: Penalty try 68'
Roberts 76' m
Pen: Costelow (2) 12' 50'
 Attendance: 1,771
Referee: Eoghan Cross
25 October 2025 Sharks 29 – 19 Scarlets Kings Park Stadium  
16:00 Try: V. Tshituka 4' m
E. Tshituka 18' c
Mazibuko 27' c
Kolisi 48' c
Con: Smith (3) 19' 28' 49'
Pen: Smith 63'
 Report Try: van der Merwe 16' c
Murray 20' c
Rogers 44' m
Con: Costelow (2) 17' 21'
Cards: Plumtree 72' to end' 		Attendance: 9,528
Referee: Sam Grove-White
29 November 2025 Scarlets 23 – 0 Glasgow Warriors Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli  
19:45 Try: MacLeod (16' c)
Page (49' c)
Con: Costelow (2/2) (17', 50')
Pen: Costelow (25', 31', 67')
Cards: Cuckson 71' to f.t.' 		Report Attendance: 5,444
Referee: Christopher Allison
19 December 2025 Cardiff v Scarlets Cardiff Arms Park  
19:45
26 December 2025 Scarlets v Ospreys Parc y Scarlets  
17:30
1 January 2026 Dragons v Scarlets Rodney Parade  
15:00
24 January 2026 Benetton v Scarlets Stadio Comunale di Monigo  
15:00
27 February 2026 Edinburgh v Scarlets Edinburgh Rugby Stadium  
19:45
13 March 2026 Connacht v Scarlets Dexcom Stadium  
19:45
20 March 2026 Scarlets v Zebre Parma Parc y Scarlets  
19:45
28 March 2026 Leinster v Scarlets TBC  
17:30
18 April 2026 Scarlets v Cardiff Parc y Scarlets  
17:30
25 April 2026 Scarlets v Bulls Parc y Scarlets  
19:45
9 May 2026 Ospreys v Scarlets Swansea.com Stadium  
17:30
16 May 2026 Scarlets v Dragons Parc y Scarlets  
17:15

Tables

Overall

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Stormers 6 6 0 0 184 60 +124 23 7 3 0 27 Qualifies for home URC quarter-final;
Qualification for the 2026–27 Champions Cup
2 Cardiff 7 5 0 2 157 122 +35 24 16 4 2 26
3 Munster 6 5 0 1 146 116 +30 21 18 3 1 24
4 Ulster 6 4 0 2 202 140 +62 29 20 5 1 22
5 Leinster 7 4 0 3 174 166 +8 27 23 4 1 21 Qualifies for URC quarter-final;
Qualification for the 2026–27 Champions Cup
6 Glasgow Warriors 6 4 0 2 161 87 +74 22 10 3 1 20
7 Lions 6 3 0 3 176 178 −2 24 26 3 1 16
8 Bulls 6 3 0 3 172 190 −18 26 27 3 0 15
9 Connacht 5 2 0 3 120 91 +29 17 13 3 2 13 Qualification for the 2026–27 Challenge Cup
10 Edinburgh 5 2 0 3 128 88 +40 20 14 2 3 13
11 Zebre Parma 6 2 0 4 106 182 −76 14 27 2 0 10
12 Benetton 6 2 0 4 101 176 −75 11 26 1 0 9
13 Ospreys 6 1 1 4 127 159 −32 19 24 1 1 8
14 Scarlets 6 2 0 4 102 143 −41 12 19 0 0 8
15 Sharks 6 1 1 4 113 180 −67 17 24 2 0 8
16 Dragons 6 0 2 4 84 175 −91 11 26 0 1 5
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2025. Source: UnitedRugby.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won 2) The difference between points for and points against 3) The number of tries scored 4) The most points scored 5) The difference between tries for and tries against 6) The fewest red cards received 7) The fewest yellow cards received.[5]


Welsh Shield

2025–26 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield tables
Welsh Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts Pos overall
1 Cardiff 1 1 0 0 24 17 +7 4 2 1 0 5 —
2 Dragons 2 0 1 1 36 43 -7 5 7 0 1 3 —
3 Ospreys 1 0 1 0 19 19 0 3 3 0 0 2 —
4 Scarlets — — — — — — — — — — — — —
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[6]
  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates teams currently leading the regional shield. Upon the conclusion of the regular season, these teams win their respective regional shields.

(S) : URC Shield champion

European Rugby Champions Cup

The Scarlets qualified for the 2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup as one of the top eight finishers in the 2024–25 United Rugby Championship. They were drawn in Pool 4 alongside URC rivals Bulls (who they will not meet in the pool stage as per the rules of the competition) along with reigning European champions Union Bordeaux Bègles and Pau from France, and Bristol Bears and last year's Champions Cup runners up Northampton Saints from the English Premiership.

Pool stage

Fixtures

6 December 2025 Scarlets 16 – 17 Bristol Bears Parc y Scarlets  
20:00 Try: Davies 32' c
Con: Costelow (1/1) 33'
Pen: Costelow (3/3) 23', 49', 52'
 Report Try: Mata (2) 2' c, 17' m
Rees-Zammit 54' m
Con: Worsley (1/3) 3'
 Attendance: 7,366
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
13 December 2025 Bordeaux Bègles 50 – 21 Scarlets Stade Chaban-Delmas  
18:30 Try: Jalibert (2) 11' c, 26' m
Poirot 14' c
Barlot 20' m
Jacobs 39' c
Uberti 60' m
Mousques 67' c
Bielle-Biarry 70' c
Con: Jalibert (3/5) 12', 14', 40'
Carbery (2/2) 68', 71'
 Report Try: Anderson (2) 9' c , 64' c
Thomas 30'c
Con: Hawkins (2/2) 10', 31'
Costelow 65'
Cards: Taylor  57' 		Attendance: 32,930
Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)
10 January 2026 Scarlets v Section Paloise Parc y Scarlets  
20:00
18 January 2026 Northampton Saints v Scarlets Franklin's Gardens  
15:15

Table

European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 4
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Northampton Saints 2 2 0 0 85 32 +53 13 4 2 0 10 Home Champions Cup round of 16.
2 Bordeaux Bègles 2 2 0 0 96 54 +42 15 8 2 0 10
3 Bristol Bears 2 2 0 0 78 28 +50 12 3 1 0 9 Away Champions Cup round of 16.
4 Scarlets 2 0 0 2 37 67 −30 4 11 0 1 1
5 Bulls 2 0 0 2 38 96 −58 6 15 1 0 1 Away Challenge Cup round of 16.
6 Pau 2 0 0 2 39 96 −57 5 14 0 0 0
Source: EPCR[7]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.

Statistics

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

Pos. Name United Rugby Championship European Champions Cup Total Discipline
Apps Try Con Pen Drop Pts Apps Try Con Pen Drop Pts Apps Try Con Pen Drop Pts
FB Jac Davies 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FB/WG Blair Murray 4 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
FB Ioan Nicholas 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WG Iori Badham 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WG Tomi Lewis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WG/FB Ellis Mee 4 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
WG/FB Tom Rogers 3 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
CE/FH Joe Hawkins 2+2 0 1 0 0 2 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 2+3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
CE Eddie James 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CE Gabe McDonald 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CE Macs Page 2+2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2+2 1 0 0 0 5 1 0
CE Joe Roberts 3+1 1 0 0 0 5 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 3+2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
CE Johnny Williams 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FH Sam Costelow 4+1 0 6 5 0 27 1 0 1 3 0 11 5+1 0 7 8 0 38 0 0
FH Carwyn Leggatt-Jones 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SH Dane Blacker 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SH Gareth Davies 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
SH Archie Hughes 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N8 Fletcher Anderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N8/FL Taine Plumtree 4 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 5 2 0
N8 Ben Williams 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FL Tristan Davies 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FL Dan Davis 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 3+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FL Josh Macleod 2 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
FL Jarrod Taylor 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LK Jake Ball 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LK Harvey Cuckson 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
LK Steve Cummins 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LK Max Douglas 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LK Dan Gemine 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LK Alex Groves 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LK Sam Lousi 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LK Jac Price 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HK Ryan Elias 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HK Kirby Myhill 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HK Harry Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HK Marnus van der Merwe 3+1 1 0 0 0 5 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 3+2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
PR Gabe Hawley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR Alec Hepburn 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR Archer Holz 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR Kemsley Mathias 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR Harri O'Connor 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR Sam O'Connor 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR Henry Thomas 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 2+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Stats correct as of match played 6 December 2025

Transfers

In

Date confirmed Pos. Name From Ref.
13 March 2025 CE Joe Hawkins Exeter Chiefs [8]
29 April 2025 LK Jake Ball Unattached [9]
7 May 2025 SH Dane Blacker Dragons [10]
16 May 2025 FB Ioan Jones Gloucester [11]
3 June 2025 FL Tristan Davies Ospreys [12]
22 September 2025 HK Kirby Myhill Miami Sharks (loan) [13]
9 October 2025 LK Steve Cummins Dragons (loan) [14]
13 October 2025 N8 Fletcher Anderson Crusaders [15]
15 October 2025 LK Harvey Cuckson Bath Rugby (loan) [16]
Alex Groves Stormers (loan)

Out

Date confirmed Pos. Name To Ref.
10 March 2025 FH Ioan Lloyd Cardiff [17]
23 April 2025 LK Alex Craig Glasgow Warriors [18]
13 May 2025 FH Charlie Titcombe Leicester Tigers [19]
2 June 2025 PR Sam Wainwright Cardiff [20]
15 June 2025 LK Ed Scragg Blackheath [21]
3 July 2025 FL Vaea Fifita Montauban [22]
4 July 2025 LK Morgan Jones Doncaster Knights [23]
15 August 2025 HK Shaun Evans Carmarthen Quins [24]
30 August 2025 WG Steff Evans [25]
9 September 2025 SH Efan Jones Ampthill [26]

References

  1. ^ "Scarlets to take on Drovers and Quins in pre-season". Scarlets Regional. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Dwayne pleased with positive first pre-season run-out". Scarlets Regional. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Welsh rugby's Judgement Day shelved for a season". BBC Sport. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Postponed Connacht match rescheduled for March". Scarlets Regional. 20 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Competition rules – United Rugby Championship". United Rugby Championship. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
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  8. ^ "Wales international Joe Hawkins signs for Scarlets". Scarlets Regional. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Jake Ball to return to Scarlets!". Scarlets Regional. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Scrum-half Dane Blacker heading back to Scarlets!". Scarlets Regional. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Welsh-qualified U20s World Cup winner Ioan Jones to join Scarlets". Scarlets Regional. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Scarlets sign back-rower Tristan Davies from Ospreys". Scarlets Regional. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Kirby Myhill returns to Scarlets as loan cover". Scarlets Regional. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  14. ^ "Steve Cummins rejoins Scarlets as injury cover". Scarlets Regional. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  15. ^ Thomas, Steffan (13 October 2025). "Scarlets sign rising New Zealand star from Super Rugby in shock move". Wales Online. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  16. ^ "Scarlets bolster squad for South African double header". Scarlets Regional. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  17. ^ "Scarlets' Lloyd to join Cardiff next season". BBC Sport. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  18. ^ "Scotland lock Craig joins Glasgow". BBC Sport. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  19. ^ "Five signings confirmed for Season 25/26". Leicester Tigers. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Cardiff sign test props Sebastian and Wainwright". BBC Sport. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  21. ^ "Welcome to Archie, Ed and Luke!". Blackheath Rugby. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  22. ^ "Tonga flanker Fifita leaves Scarlets for France". BBC Sport. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  23. ^ "Knights sign Second Row, Morgan Jones from Scarlets". Doncaster Knights. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  24. ^ "Welcome return for Shaun Evans". Carmarthen Quins. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
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  26. ^ "New Signing - Efan Jones". Ampthill Rugby. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
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