Summary

  • Van der Walt scored deciding try and kicked 10 points

  • Scott got Edinburgh's first try at 12-3 down

  • Two G Davies tries for hosts, Halfpenny converted first

  • Edinburgh started fourth and move six points clear of Scarlets

  • Top three in Pro14 Conference B progress to play-offs

Live Reporting

Jamie Lyall

  1. LINE-UPs at Parc y Scarlets

    Scarlets v Edinburgh (18:45)

    Here's a look at the full line-ups with kick-off approaching...

    Scarlets: Halfpenny; McNicholl, J Davies, Parkes, S Evans; D Jones, G Davies; R Evans, Owens (capt), Lee, Rawlins, Cummins, Boyde, J Davies, Cassiem.

    Replacements: M Jones, W Jones, Kruger, Helps, Macleod, Hardy, Fonotia, Nicholas.

    Edinburgh: Graham; Hoyland, Bennett, Scott, Van der Merwe; Van der Walt, Pyrgos; Schoeman, McInally (capt), WP Nel, Toolis, Gilchrist, Barclay, Watson, Mata.

    Replacements: Ford, Sutherland, Berghan, Hunter-Hill, Bradbury, Shiel, Hickey, G Taylor.

  2. Cockerill fields all-Scotland midfield pairing

    Scarlets v Edinburgh (18:45)

    Edinburgh lost a nail-biting Champions Cup quarter-final to Munster a week ago - a game they had enough ball and red-zone possession to win.

    Richard Cockerill makes only two changes to a very strong starting XV. Scotland centres Mark Bennett and Matt Scott - both ravaged by injuries in recent years - replace Chris Dean and James Johnstone, with the latter hurt last weekend.

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    Matt Scott starts at inside centre for Edinburgh

  3. Pivac brings back the big guns

    Scarlets v Edinburgh (18:45)

    Unsurprisingly, Wayne Pivac is rolling out his heavy artillery for this whale of a game.

    Six of Wales' Grand Slam-winning squad are back in the starting line-up after Scarlets were hammered by Cardiff Blues two weeks ago.

    Captain Ken Owens, prop Rob Evans, scrum-half Gareth Davies, centres Jonathan Davies and Hadleigh Parkes and wing Stef Evans are all recalled.

    That makes for an all-Wales front-row of Evans, Owens and Samson Lee, plus a glorious midfield pairing of Parkes and Jonathan Davies.

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    Hadleigh Parkes and Jonathan Davies are restored to the Scarlets XV

  4. Play-off battle hotting up

    Scarlets v Edinburgh (18:45)

    The table shows the monumentally tight battle to reach this season's Pro14 play-offs and seal automatic entry to the Champions Cup.

    Leinster are tearing away at the summit of Conference B and cannot be caught, but there are four teams scrapping for two spots beneath them.

    Edinburgh have paid the price for surrendering winning positions against Cardiff Blues and the Southern Kings in the second half of the season.

    Scarlets, beaten finalists last year, are two points shy of their opponents after an inconsistent league campaign.

    Today's game is a whopper, particularly with third-placed Benetton making the trip to Dublin to meet the all-conquering defending champions.

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