Scarlets

The Scarlets recovered from a dreadful start to beat RaboDirect Pro12 bottom side Zebre by 27-20 at Parc y Scarlets.

Newport Gwent Dragons Chief executive Gareth Davies has admitted that should the Welsh regions fail to reach an agreement with the Welsh Rugby Union about next year, the four sides could join the Aviva Premiership.

The four Welsh regions - Cardiff Blues, Newport Gwent Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets - have again confirmed their commitment to the English proposed Rugby Champions Cup.

Former Cardiff Coach Dai Young believes that the Welsh Rugby Chiefs and the four regional teams will put politics aside and broker a resolution to their bitter feud.

Ospreys completed a RaboDirect Pro12 double over rivals Scarlets at the Liberty Stadium to move up a place to second in the table

Wales centre Jonathan Davies faces an uphill battle to play any part in this season's RBS 6 Nations Championship

Munster dished up another dose of injury-time heroics as Ronan O'Mahony's last-gasp try denied the 13-man Scarlets at Musgrave Park.

Leicester Tigers have joined the fight to lure Rhys Priestland away from the Scarlets, boss Richard Cockerill has confirmed.

Exciting young talent Josh Turnbull, with already over 100 caps for the Scarlets to his name and five in a Welsh international jersey, the flanker spoke to Talking Rugby Union and told us about his season so far and the importance of the LV= Cup.

Tucked away in the corner of a café in Llanelli sits 26 year old Mat Gilbert, the softy spoken professional rugby player making such a name for himself with the Scarlets region.

RaboDirect Pro12: Week 15 Preview

After this weekend there is a strong 14 points that separates Leinster at the top of the leader board from Welsh side Ospreys who narrowly beat Edinburgh this weekend.

During a busy Six Nations, the Celtic and Italian sides are in action this weekend, with squads being stretched due to the unavailablity of international stars.

When Scarlet's back row forward Aaron Shingler was informed that he was to join the Welsh squad, in one of Warren Gatland's infamous training camps in Gdansk, Poland, the icing was well and truly on the cake.

Whether the decision made by the referee is wrong, the players still show huge respect by letting the game continue without fuss

Hello TRU readers, I've been asked to create a blog and give you an inside scope on being a professional rugby player with the Scarlets and Wales 7s.

When asked to write an article about the young crop of talent emerging from the Scarlets I could not have been happier.

When 20-year-old Scott Williams planned out the early stages of his professional career in rugby, he probably saw things going very differently.

After a promising finish to last season the Scarlets were looking to kick off the new Rabo Direct Pro 12 with more of the expansive rugby which had served them so well

Thanks to Dafydd for doing the interview, a great guy and a great interview.