Rampant Scarlets thump Newcastle
Press Association Sport
Scarlets ran in seven tries in a comprehensive 47-14 Challenge Cup victory over Newcastle.
The hosts led 26-0 at half-time and did not let up their grip in a one-sided start to their campaign.
Scarlets’ first try arrived in the 12th minute through Sam Costelow, who added the conversion, with Fletcher Anderson powering over nine minutes later.
Former Newcastle centre Johnny Williams was the next to chip in, and Gareth Davies added a fourth try just before half-time.
A forward pass saw Scarlets denied a fifth try two minutes into the second half, while the video referee also turned down Newcastle appeals for a try from Obi Ene, with the away side then reduced to 14 men when Murray McCallum was sent to the sin bin.
Ellis Mee and a double from Macs Page extended Scarlets’ lead, although Newcastle did manage a spirited finish as Oli Spencer and Ollie Leatherbarrow went over.
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Watched the match. It was very entertaining. Newcastle were still in the changing room. The Scarlets made mincemeat of them. What Welsh rugby needs is consistency, not chaos. And it doesn’t help the ongoing crisis over which club is getting the chop. It’s unfair to the fans, players and the region affected.
Newcastle Falcons were finished so the new team only exists because of some US money, I don’t think the new owners will stay long to pay for yesterdays performance.
Maybe the Scarlets and Ospreys players are upping their game to compete for places in the single West Wales regional team, as per the original plan. All clubs in the country agreed to being replaced by regions at the pro level, so this now needs to be completed but not via a coin toss between two partial entities who will continue to fail.
A crowd of less than 6000.Woeful!
West Wales should fill the 15k stadium, by combing the Scarlets and Ospreys with many more supporters who believe pro franchises shouldn’t be given to entities who call themselves after the colour of a nearby small town club that no longer even plays.
Yawn Yawn 🥱