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Scarlets did indeed pose rather a larger challenge than the previous pre season friendlies with played these past few weeks. To conclude our pre-season preparations, we got a scruffy but reasonable 14-26 win over Scarlets in Llaneli It certainly wasn’t the prettiest game of rugby and the conditions were squally blustery (see attached photos, the rain is sweeping in at an angle!) but with 4 different try-scorers, another impressive contribution from Sione Va’enuku and valuable minutes across the squad this was a useful test before the premiership season begins. Having taken up the very generous offer of hospitality in the Carwyn james lounge, a stay overnight at the Diplomat and coach travel to/fro the ground (my thanks to SSAaway and Scarlets for this), we made our way over to Llaneli on Friday afternoon. After a trip to the swimming pool and sauna, we put on our sarries jerseys and awaited departure to the stadium. On arrival, I must admit the staff were excellent and did indeed make us feel welcome, plus the food and drink was pretty tasty too! After many pints of Guinness and a few of the Double Dragon ale (a niche Scarlets one, I believe…) I filled in the score prediction form for 17-25 to us. I was very close as well, if only Scarlets had kicked a penalty at some point! The prize was a bottle of wine and to make things even more frustrating, the guy who did win it had the same forename as me, so I thought I did win until I heard the surname… Oh well maybe next time.We then moved to sit down 5 minutes before KO and observed Scarlets mascot high fiving various fans including our own Nige Eaton. Nice touch indeed from the Scarlets matchday team. | TheSaracens.com : Unofficial Saracens news, views and message boards.
