• Home
  • Rugby
  • Scarlets Bring Back Wales Pair For Pro Clash

Scarlets Bring Back Wales Pair For Pro14 Clash

The Scarlets in a pre-match huddle 2018 . Pic: Replay Images.

The Scarlets in a pre-match huddle 2018 . Pic: Replay Images.

Wales centres Hadleigh Parkes and Scott Williams have been released from national duty to line up for the Scarlets against Benetton in Llanelli on Friday night. The Wales pair are joined by Scotland captain John Barclay who will make his first appearance since September 23rd due to a concussion. Wayne Pivac has made eight changes to the side that beat Cardiff Blues 30-17 last weekend.

Wales centres Hadleigh Parkes and Scott Williams have been released from national duty to line up for the Scarlets against Benetton in Llanelli on Friday night.

The Wales pair are joined by Scotland captain John Barclay who will make his first appearance since September 23rd due to a concussion.

Wayne Pivac has made eight changes to the side that beat Cardiff Blues 30-17 last weekend.

In come Wales’ youngest ever international Tom Prydie on the wing, while Australian Paul Asquith lines up on the opposite touchline.

Scrum-half Jonathan Evans and outside-half Dan Jones partner each other at half back, while prop Dylan Evans and locks Lewis Rawlins and David Bulbring come into the pack alongside Barclay.

A number of youngsters occupy a place on the bench, with hooker Taylor Davies and prop Rhys Fawcett set for their league debuts, while scrum-half Declan Smith will hope to add to his brief lone appearance in the competition to date.

The Scarlets are top of Conference B in the Guinness PRO14, but face a tough challenge against a full-strength Benetton outfit who have improved markedly this term.

“It’s probably our biggest test since we took over as a coaching group,” said Pivac.

“It’s exciting. We’ve talked about how well we’ve gone in the last few years during the international windows and this is the biggest test for that particular group of people.

“We want to put on a good display as a team so everybody can hopefully enjoy the success and enjoy what has been a proud run at home in this competition. Having said that, we’re expecting a big challenge.

“It’s a home game, we see all home games as a must-win for us and if they come over fully loaded, we’ll be very happy to come out of it with a win. It’s definitely a target of ours to get four points.”

Treviso have been able to select the majority of their Italian stars with Jayden Hayward, Angelo Esposito, Tommaso Benvenuti and Alessandro Zanni all beginning the game.

Former Super Rugby-winning Highlanders captain Nasi Manu also gets the nod at flanker

 

Related News

Italy's players celebrate their victory over England. Pic. Alamy

Italy Coach Insists his Team Must Remain “Humble” and Not Take Victory for Granted Against Wales

Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada insists his side must remain humble and cannot take victory over winless Wales for granted this weekend.

Paul Jones | 12 hours ago
Wales players feel the pain of another defeat. Pic: Alamy

Steve Tandy Tastes Defeat Again But Wales' Progress Sweetens the Medicine

Steve Tandy believes Wales are moving firmly in the right direction, even though the downward descent in the results chart continued with defeat to Ireland.

David Williams | Mar 07, 2026
Llandovery celebrate winning the SRC Cup last year. Pic: WRU

Newport Believe They have Wind in their Sails to Blow Away Holders Llandovery in SCR Cup Showdown

Newport RFC will head into Saturday’s Super Rygbi Cup final at Cardiff Arms Park believing they have the momentum to challenge holders Llandovery RFC.

David Parsons | Mar 07, 2026
Wales team training. Pic. Alamy

Wales Aim for Progress and Hope it Might Somehow be Enough to Overcome Ireland

Wales head to Dublin on Friday night hoping that signs of progress shown a fortnight ago can finally translate into a result, when they face resurgent Ireland.

Graham Thomas | Mar 06, 2026
Wales forward James Botham. Pic: Alamy

James Botham Forced to Listen to the Word of the Lord (Botham)

The FaceTime call from Australia was always coming — and James Botham knew it.

Graham Thomas | Mar 05, 2026
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell. Pic. Alamy

Andy Farrell Insists Wales are not as Bad as the Statistics Suggest

Andy Farrell believes Wales are arriving in Dublin with belief and momentum, claiming reports of the death of a rugby nation have been greatly exaggerated.

Paul Jones | Mar 05, 2026