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Gareth Davies scored a double as Scarlets edged out Ospreys with an 18-19 victory in the Wales derby Pro 14 encounter in Swansea on Saturday.

Lock Tadhg Beirne's chances of claiming an Ireland Test spot has received a huge boost as he is set to join Pro 14 club Munster ahead of the 2018/19 season.

Leigh Halfpenny kicked 16 points as Scarlets maintained their top position with a 36-27 win over Connacht in their Pro 14 clash in Llanelli on Friday.

A clinical performance from Scarlets saw them overcome Edinburgh with 28-8 bonus point victory in their Pro 14 clash in Llanelli on Saturday.

Ulster maintained their unbeaten streak in the ongoing Pro 14 season as they completed a 27-20 triumph over Scarlets at Kingspan Stadium on Friday.

Scarlets came with a five-try performance as they trounced Zebre by 10-41 in their Pro 14 encounter in Parma.

Scarlets will miss the services of James Davies for three months as the openside flanker is set to undergo a surgery on his shoulder.

Leigh Halfpenny made an impressive debut for Scarlets as the defending champions ran an eight try riot to trounce Southern Kings by 57-10 in the Pro 14 season opener.

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Welsh Rugby Union has confirmed that fullback Leigh Halfpenny has penned a three year deal with Pro 12 side Scarlets.

Wales international Jonathan Davies believes the move of Leigh Halfpenny to Scarlets over Cardiff will hurt the Blues in the coming seasons.

Fullback Leigh Halfpenny is all set to sign a dual contract with Pro 12 side Scarlets and the Welsh Rugby Union according to reports.

A clinical six try performance from Scarlets saw them defeat Munster by 22-46 at Lansdowne Road to clinch the 2016/17 season of Pro 12 title.

Scarlets winger Steffan Evans has been cleared to play in the Pro 12 final for his side against Munster despite his red-card incident against Leinster in the semi-final in Dublin.

Scarlets came up with a clinical three try performance as they managed to overcome a red card to Steffan Evans to win the Pro 12 semi-final by 15-27 in Dublin on Friday.

Wales international Rob Evans has penned a new deal with Pro 12 club Scarlets.

Former Wales international Stephen Jones has extended his stay with Scarlets as an assistant coach after penning a new contract with the Pro 12 club.

Scarlets have announced that assistant coach Ioan Cunningham will continue in his role after signing a new deal with the Pro 12 side.

Scarlets have consolidated their fourth position after thrashing Zebre by 42-7 in Llanelli during their Pro 12 clash on Friday.