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Despite a strong start and a perfect 10 points secured in the Pro14, the Scarlets faced their biggest challenge of the season as they...

A year ago to the day, the Scarlets travelled to Belfast on the hunt for the first points in the campaign after suffering losses...

The Champions couldn’t have asked for a better start to the season last week as they secured a bonus point win against Southern Kings...

May seems an awfully long time away now, but after what seems like a lengthy summer, the dawn of the new rugby season is...

When David Bulbring signed for the Scarlets, he never expected to be opening the 2017-2018 campaign by playing his former team the Southern Kings...

Following much speculation during the off-season, the Scarlets’ big-name signing has finally spoken about his ‘tough’ summer and joining the Scarlets. Leigh Halfpenny admitted that...

They've been a long time coming, but European Rugby have finally revealed the dates for next season's Champions Cup. Exact dates for the first...

Celebrating an unbeaten pre-season thus far, the Scarlets travel to Gloucester on Friday for their final preparations before the first League match against Southern...

On the back of an emphatic try romp against a Premiership Select XV played at Llandovery on Saturday, the Scarlets continue their pre-season friendlies...

It has been just over two months since that historic day at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin when the Scarlets were more than worthy...

Following last Friday’s historic victory against Leinster that saw the West Walians make history by securing the first away win in a League Semi...

With the curtain closed on the regular season and the Scarlets deservedly finishing in third in the Pro12, the Scarlet Army travel to Dublin...

The other week I caught up on one of my favourite art forms…burlesque. It is a somewhat controversial topic to the ignorant mind. I...

Rugby matches don’t come any bigger than this…. Scarlets versus the Ospreys, the battle of our nearest and dearest enemy, the Pro12’s version of...

And so, we reach the penultimate round of this season’s Pro12 campaign as the Scarlets travel to Galway to face reigning Champions, Connacht. Despite strong...

This week I’ve been acting in a comedy thriller called The Ghost train. As I’m theatrically superstitious, there was no way I was writing...

Waw. Here we are then. My very first column. Just you and I, chatting together about the bizarre thoughts that keep me up at...

With just one home game remaining for this season the Scarlets continue in their quest to reach the play-offs as a sunny welcome awaits...

SCARLETS HEARTBREAK AS SARRIES SNEAK A DRAW By Helen ‘Helzbach’ Davies Following the historic victory against the mighty Toulon before Christmas, the Scarlets’ European Champions Cup...

SALE HOLD ON FOR FIRST WIN IN ELEVEN By Helen ‘Helzbach’ Davies After the heartbreak of last week’s draw against Saracens, the Scarlets travel to the...

SCARLETS HANG ON TO CLINCH IMPORTANT ULSTER WIN By Helen ‘Helzbach’ Davies It was a damp and dismal welcome that awaited the faithful few that braved...

SCARLETS HOLD ON FOR BLUES DOUBLE By Helen ‘Helzbach’ Davies Following the disappointment of both the defeat and the way in which the game was...

TOULON PART TWO….THE REVENGE! By Helen ‘Helzbach’ Davies Following a strong over-all performance last week that saw the Scarlets unlucky not to have beaten 3 time...

HEROIC PERFORMANCE LEAVES SCARLETS RUEING MISSED OPPORTUNITIES By Helen ‘Helzbach’ Davies With confidence, high following a run of seven out of seven in the Pro12, a home...

IMPRESSIVE SCARLETS SECURE BONUS POINT AGAINST TOP OF THE TABLE LEINSTER By Helen ‘Helzbach’ Davies Following a two week break for the Anglo-Welsh Competiton, League action...

SUPERB SECOND HALF SINKS BATH By Helen ‘Helzbach’ Davies The Scarlets opened their Anglo-Welsh Cup this season with a home fixture against Bath. Following a break...

SCARLETS SECURE BONUS POINT AGAINST BLUES By Helen ‘Helzbach’ Davies Following a two-week break in the Pro12 with the Scarlets flying the flag for Wales in...

By Helen ‘Helzbach’ Davies As the only Welsh representation in this season’s Champions Cup, the Scarlets play their 130th European game against Sale Sharks. Unfortunately,...

Written by Adam Roberts. 12/10/16. Based on true events of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig during the year of 2010. A tale of Mike Williams...

By Helen ‘Helzbach’ Davies Following an important 22-6 victory away against Treviso last weekend, the Scarlets faced the Dragons in their first Welsh Derby of...

Nihilism just doesn’t have a good rep these days thanks in part to films like ‘The Big Lebowski’ in which nihilists were portrayed as...

By Rev David Jones The first USA Presidential debate between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump will have been held by the time you are read...

Following a start to the season that can at best be described as ‘indifferent’ the Scarlets are back in Parc y Scarlets ready to...

Three UK political parties have already met for their conferences.  The Green party, UKIP and Lib Dems opened this ‘get together’ season and this...

By Cllr W Gwyn Hopkins   The current position is largely captured by the following table of the Tory Cabinet:   MEMBERS OF PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY’S CABINET;...

By Rev David Jones. It was one of those times when I was in a hurry.  Having been in one of our denominational committees in...

by Helen ‘Helzbach’ Davies   Following a break over the summer period, the start of the rugby season is upon us once again. With some new...

The Rio Olympics saw Great Britain with a record 67 medals, exceeding the number of medals won in London four years ago.  What a...

As we all saw in the ending season three of Marvels Agents of Shield, Sky aka Daisy Johnson aka Quake is now on the...

So I know it’s a month late, but I’ve FINALLY seen the new Star Trek movie… At… last! So as the film started, after what...

Written by Adam Roberts, A long anticipated wait has come to an end. One Netflix addition millions has waited to see. You saw him in...

  Written by Adam Roberts. August 17, 2016. Well I finally went to see the new Suicide Squad movie this week, and I’m happy to write...

Earlier this year we travelled to Northern Ireland to inter the ashes of my uncle.  The reason was that his wife, my aunt, who...

By Rev David Jones, The Olympics began with a spectacular opening ceremony on Friday when Rio became the host nation.  What a spectacular sight to...

After witnessing Superman’s capacity for humanity, in what I thought to be an amazing interpretation of Batman V Superman,  a renewed Bruce Wayne embarks...

Get excited people, cause we now know exactly what the New Doctor Strange staring Benedict Cumberbatch, one of the most beloved actors on the...

By Rev David Jones. Imagine my surprise to be invited to open the Llanellli Art Society summer exhibition at the Neville gallery last Saturday.    I...

By Cllr W Gwyn Hopkins, Soon after the Romans left Britain (410 AD), Anglo-Saxons (from northern Germany) began to invade Britain gradually driving the indigenous...

It’s been quite a week!  Who’d have thought that by tonight we’ll have a new Prime Minister.  As soon as Mr Cameron vacates No...

2016….an historic year in Welsh sport, however, for a country that has been traditionally labelled as a ‘rugby nation’, it is the other shaped...