Cardiff win Welsh derby at Scarlets
Nation.Cymru staff
Cardiff came out on top in the first Welsh derby of the season with a 21-15 victory at Scarlets.
The pivotal moment came late in the second half when full-back Blair Murray’s kick was deemed to have gone out on the full after hitting the touchline, confirmed by the television match official.
Cardiff took full advantage of the offensive position they were handed with Evan Lloyd diving over for the game’s fifth and final try.
Joe Roberts had given Scarlets, for whom vice-captain Ryan Elias made his 200th appearance, a sixth-minute lead before Dan Thomas was driven over from a maul.
Murray’s individual try put the hosts ahead again but Taine Basham touched down to give Cardiff a 14-12 half-time lead.
Scarlets regained the advantage with Joe Hawkins’ penalty before Lloyd had the final, decisive say.
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21-15 at Parc y Scarlets and the season’s first Welsh derby turns on a kick judged out on the full. Murray thought he had territory. The TMO gave Cardiff the line. Lloyd finished. That is URC rugby in a wet west Wales night: one bounce, one screen, one score. Elias’s 200th deserved a better script than a two-score swing after the break. Roberts and Murray had the place in front. Basham and the maul answered. Hawkins’ penalty put Scarlets back ahead. Then the touchline. Derbies do not rebuild a pathway. They still tell you who can close a game when… Read more »