2015–16 Scarlets season

Scarlets
2015–16 season
Head coachNew Zealand Wayne Pivac
Chief executiveWales Darran Phillips
ChairmanWales Nigel Short
Pro125th
European Champions CupPool stage, 4th
Top try scorerLeague: D. T. H. van der Merwe (7)
All: D. T. H. van der Merwe (8)
Top points scorerLeague: Aled Thomas (114)
All: Aled Thomas (132)
Highest home attendance14,562 v Ospreys (26 December 2015)
Lowest home attendance5,504 v Zebre (29 November 2015)
Average home attendance7,290
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season was the 13th season in the history of the Scarlets, a Welsh rugby union regional side based in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. In this season, they competed in the Pro 12 and the European Champions Cup. It was head coach Wayne Pivac's second season in charge of the region, and Stephen Jones' first season as backs coach after joining from Wasps. In addition to this, Ioan Cunningham was promoted to forwards coach after being part of Llanelli RFC and the Scarlets academy coaching team.

Pre-season and friendlies

Despite being a home game, the friendly against Bedford was played at Llandovery RFC's Church Bank instead of at Parc y Scarlets.

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
15 August 2015 Jersey A 40–27 Tries: Price 27' c, J. Davies 33' m, A. Davies 38' c, Boyde 44' c, R. Williams 58' c, Nicholas 68' c
Conversions: Thomas (2) 29', 39', D. Jones (3) 45', 59', 69' 		1,477
21 August 2015 Newport Gwent Dragons A 29–20 Tries: Owen 40' m, T. Williams 58' c, 74' c, D. Jones 72' c
Conversions: S. Shingler 59', D. Jones (2) 73', 74'
Penalty: S. Shingler 61' 		4,154
29 August 2015 Bedford Blues H 13–27 Try: T. Williams 36' c
Conversion: S. Shingler 37'
Penalties: S. Shingler (2) 4', 27' 		713

Pro 12

Fixtures

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Table
position
5 September 2015 Glasgow Warriors A 16–10 Tries: A. Shingler 5' m, Parkes 21' m
Penalties: D. Jones (2) 29', 55' 		6,562 4th
12 September 2015 Ulster H 22–12 Try: Parkes 45' c
Conversion: D. Jones 46'
Penalties: D. Jones (4) 2', 18', 24', 62'
Thomas 80' 		6,061 1st
4 October 2015 Zebre A 20–8 Try: J. Davies 43' m
Penalties: D. Jones (3) 26', 33', 47', S. Shingler (2) 64', 67' 		2,000 1st
16 October 2015 Leinster H 25–14 Tries: J. Davies 8' m, Van der Merwe (2) 32' c, 52' c
Conversions: S. Shingler (2) 34', 53'
Penalties: S. Shingler (2) 3', 61' 		7,013 1st
23 October 2015 Munster H 25–22 Tries: Van der Merwe 41' m, T. Williams 53' m
Penalties: S. Shingler (5) 27', 40+1', 60', 77', 80+2' 		6,466 1st
30 October 2015 Newport Gwent Dragons H 25–15 Tries: J. Davies (2) 9' c, 65' m, John (2) 18' m, 58' m
Conversion: Thomas 10'
Penalties: Thomas 48' 		6,952 1st
6 November 2015 Leinster A 15–19 Tries: Parkes 3' c, Owen 24' m
Conversion: D. Jones 4'
Penalty: D. Jones 33' 		14,743 2nd
29 November 2015 Zebre H 20–12 Tries: Parkes 8' c, A. Davies 12' c
Conversions Thomas (2) 9', 13'
Penalty: Thomas 22' 		5,504 2nd
5 December 2015 Treviso A 22–20 Tries: Allen (2) 12' c, 52' c, Van der Merwe 27' m
Conversions: Thomas 13', 53'
Penalty: S. Shingler 77' 		4,500 1st
26 December 2015 Ospreys H 26–27 Tries: Barclay 11' c, A. Davies 35' c
Conversions: Thomas (2) 12', 36'
Penalties: Thomas (4) 18', 24', 43', 52' 		14,568 1st
1 January 2016 Cardiff Blues A 27–29 Tries: Owens 6' c, Van der Merwe 11' c, G. Davies 65' c
Conversions: Thomas (3) 7', 12', 67'
Penalties: Thomas (2) 17', 27' 		11,720 1st
10 January 2016 Connacht H 21–19 Tries: S. Evans 46' c, Collins 62' m
Conversion: Thomas 47'
Penalties: Thomas (2) 37', 44', S. Shingler 80' 		5,888 1st
30 January 2016 Connacht A 17–30 Tries: Van der Merwe 44' c, Owen 73' c
Conversions: Thomas (2) 45', 74'
Penalty: Thomas 43' 		5,292 1st
12 February 2016 Edinburgh H 22–21 Try: Allen 6' c
Conversion: S. Shingler 7'
Penalties: S. Shingler 18', Thomas (4) 25', 47', 54', 77' 		5,569 4th
21 February 2016 Ulster A 21–20 Tries: Collins (2) 4' m, 23' c
Conversions: Thomas 24'
Penalties: Thomas (3) 14', 46', 49' 		15,201 3rd
28 February 2016 Edinburgh A 23–24 Tries: Parkes 15' m, J. Davies 26' m, S. Evans 35' c
Conversion: Thomas 36'
Penalties: Thomas (2) 7', 14' 		3,618 3rd
4 March 2016 Treviso H 24–15 Tries: S. Evans (2) 14' c, 72' c, J. Davies 20' c
Conversions: Thomas (2) 15', 20', D. Jones 73'
Penalty: D. Jones 68' 		5,237 3rd
26 March 2016 Ospreys A 25–16 Try: Van der Merwe 30' c
Conversion: D. Jones 31'
Penalties: D. Jones (2) 7', 37', Thomas (4) 64', 68', 76', 80+1' 		12,051 3rd
2 April 2016 Cardiff Blues H 22–28 Try: Barclay 70' c
Conversion: Thomas 71'
Penalties: D. Jones (4) 14', 17', 29' 47', Thomas 55' 		9,546 3rd
16 April 2016 Glasgow Warriors H 10–46 Try: L. Williams 30' c
Conversion: S. Shingler 31'
Penalty: S. Shingler 2' 		8,165 5th
30 April 2016 Newport Gwent Dragons N 34–20 Tries: S. Williams 8' c, S. Shingler 13' c, S. Evans 45' c, G. Davies 75' c
Conversions: S. Shingler (4) 10', 13', 46', 76'
Penalties: S. Shingler (2) 24', 29' 		68,262 5th
7 May 2016 Munster A 15–31 Penalties: S. Shingler (5) 9', 21', 28', 37', 64' 5th

Table

Pos Club Pld W D L F A PD BP Pts
4 Ireland Ulster 22 14 0 8 488 307 +181 13 69
5 Wales Scarlets 22 14 0 8 477 458 +19 7 63
6 Ireland Munster 22 13 0 9 459 417 +42 11 63

European Champions Cup

Fixtures

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Pool
position
14 November 2015 Northampton Saints A 11–15 Try: G. Davies 51' m
Penalties: S. Shingler (2) 15', 38' 		14,512 2nd
21 November 2015 Racing 92 H 12–29 Tries: A. Thomas 57' m, Rawlins 66' c
Conversion: A. Thomas 66' 		8,512 3rd
12 December 2015 Glasgow Warriors A 6–43 Penalties: S. Shingler (2) 11', 46' 6,576 4th
19 December 2015 Glasgow Warriors H 6–9 Penalties: A. Thomas (2) 54', 67' 5,767 4th
17 January 2016 Racing 92 A 14–64 Tries: Van der Merwe 41' c, G. Davies 50' c
Conversions: S. Shingler 42', 51' 		6,931 4th
23 January 2016 Northampton Saints H 10–22 Try: R. Jones 79' c
Conversion: Thomas 80'
Penalty: Thomas 27' 		6,823 4th

Table

Team Pld W D L F A PD BP Pts
France Racing 92 6 4 1 1 174 70 +104 4 22
England Northampton Saints 6 4 1 1 94 93 1 1 19
Scotland Glasgow Warriors 6 3 0 3 114 18 +1 2 14
Wales Scarlets 6 0 0 6 59 182 −123 2 2

Statistics

(+ in the Apps column denotes substitute appearance)

Pos. Name Pro 12 European Champions Cup Total Discipline
Apps Try Con Pen Drop Pts Apps Try Con Pen Drop Pts Apps Try Con Pen Drop Pts
FB/WG Wales Steff Evans 14+1 5 0 0 0 25 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 17+2 5 0 0 0 25 1 0
FB/WG Wales Liam Williams 4 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
FB Wales Jordan Williams 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WG/FB Wales Tom Williams 4+3 1 0 0 0 5 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 5+4 1 0 0 0 5 1 0
WG Fiji Michael Tagicakibau 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WG Canada D. T. H. van der Merwe 14 7 0 0 0 35 5 1 0 0 0 5 19 8 0 0 0 40 1 0
WG Wales Harry Robinson 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CE/WG New Zealand Hadleigh Parkes 22 5 0 0 0 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 26 5 0 0 0 25 0 0
CE/FB Wales Gareth Owen 15+3 2 0 0 0 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 19+4 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
CE New Zealand Regan King 15+2 0 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 18+3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CE/FB New Zealand Michael Collins 10+2 3 0 0 0 15 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 12+4 3 0 0 0 15 0 0
CE Wales Steffan Hughes 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CE Wales Scott Williams 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
FH Wales Daniel Jones 6+3 0 4 17 0 59 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 7+4 0 4 17 0 59 0 0
FH/FB Wales Aled Thomas 13+9 0 18 26 0 114 3+1 1 2 3 0 18 16+10 1 20 29 0 132 1 0
FH Wales Steven Shingler 7+6 1 8 21 0 84 4 0 2 4 0 16 11+8 1 10 25 0 100 0 0
FH Wales Josh Lewis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SH Wales Aled Davies 12+8 1 0 0 0 5 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 12+12 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
SH Wales Rhodri Williams 5+8 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 5+10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SH Wales Gareth Davies 5+3 2 0 0 0 10 6 2 0 0 0 10 11+3 4 0 0 0 20 0 0
SH Wales Connor Lloyd 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N8 Wales Rory Pitman 0+5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N8 Wales Jack Condy 0+8 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N8 Wales Morgan Allen 10+3 3 0 0 0 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 14+3 3 0 0 0 15 0 0
FL/N8 Scotland John Barclay 17 1 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 1 0 0 0 5 2 0
FL Wales James Davies 15 5 0 0 0 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 4 0 0 0 25 1 0
FL Wales Aaron Shingler 15 1 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 19 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
FL Wales Tom Phillips 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FL Wales Will Boyde 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LK/FL Wales Lewis Rawlins 12 0 0 0 0 0 2+3 1 0 0 0 5 14+3 1 0 0 0 5 1 0
LK England Tom Price 8+4 0 0 0 0 0 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 11+6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
LK South Africa George Earle 5+7 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 6+8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
LK Wales Jake Ball 11 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
LK Samoa Maselino Paulino 4+6 0 0 0 0 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 9+7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
LK Wales Jack Jones 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LK South Africa David Bulbring 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HK Wales Emyr Phillips 7+2 0 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 10+3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
HK Wales Kirby Myhill 5+7 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 5+9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HK Wales Ryan Elias 1+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HK Wales Ken Owens 10+1 1 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 13+1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
PR Wales Peter Edwards 12+4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14+4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PR Wales Phil John 8+6 2 0 0 0 10 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 12+7 2 0 0 0 10 1 0
PR Wales Rob Evans 13+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PR Wales Will Taylor 0+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR Wales Samson Lee 9+1 0 0 0 0 0 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 12+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR Australia Dylan Evans 1+10 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 1+13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR Wales Rhodri Jones 1+9 0 0 0 0 0 1+3 1 0 0 0 5 2+10 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
PR Wales Wyn Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Stats accurate as of match played 7 May 2016

Transfers

In

Date confirmed Pos. Name From
19 February 2015[1] WG Canada D. T. H. van der Merwe Scotland Glasgow Warriors
9 March 2015[2] FH Wales Aled Thomas England Gloucester
25 March 2015[3] PR Wales Will Taylor England Wasps
31 March 2015[4] LK England/Wales Tom Price EnglandLeicester Tigers
20 April 2015[5] PR Australia/Wales Dylan Evans Australia Wanderers/Melbourne Rebels
29 April 2015[6] N8 Wales Jack Condy Wales Cross Keys
4 May 2015[7] N8 Wales Morgan Allen Wales Ospreys
20 July 2015[8] FB/WG Wales Tom Williams Wales Cardiff Blues (loan)
11 October 2015[9] LK Samoa Maselino Paulino New Zealand Waikato
26 October 2015[10] CE/FB New Zealand Michael Collins New Zealand Otago
3 February 2016[11] LK South Africa David Bulbring South Africa Eastern Province Kings

Out

Date confirmed Pos. Name To
6 January 2015[12] FH Wales Rhys Priestland England Bath
19 April 2015[13] HK Wales Darran Harris England Rotherham
9 May 2015[14] LK South Africa Johan Snyman France Brive
WG Wales Kristian Phillips Wales Ospreys
New Zealand Frazier Climo Scotland Ayr RFC
Wales Kyle Evans England Moseley
PR South Africa Jacobie Adriaanse France Montpellier
FL Wales Sion Bennett England Northampton Saints
12 May 2015[15] PR Wales Javan Sebastian Scotland Glasgow Warriors
18 May 2015[16] CE Wales Adam Warren Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
14 July 2015[17] FL Wales Craig Price Wales Neath RFC
2 September 2015[18] LK Wales Richard Kelly Retired
23 September 2015[19] FL/N8 Wales Rob McCusker England London Irish
29 March 2016[20] N8 Wales Rory Pitman Released

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