Summary

  • Challenge Cup pool matches - round three of four

  • Cai Evans kicks 12 points before Jared Rosser's second-half try.

  • Scarlets lose 38-17 at Clermont Auvergne after Johnny Williams' early red card

  • Steff Evans & Kieran Hardy score second-half tries.

  • Wales pair Sam Costelow & Josh Macleod off injured in defeat.

  1. Scrum successpublished at 11 mins

    Zebre 0-3 Dragons

    Early success for Dragons at the scrum with a penalty.

    The Welsh side have two new starting props in Luke Yendle and Rhodri Jones.

    Dragons boss Dai Flanagan has chosen to leave Leon Brown out of the 23-man squad while Lloyd Fairbrother has a calf injury.

  2. Penalty: Zebre 0-3 Dragonspublished at 6 mins

    Cai Evans

    Dragons pile on the early pressure and score the first points after full-back Cai Evans kicks a penalty off the post.

    Terrible strike from Evans but three points to the visitors.

  3. Kick-offpublished at 1 min

    Zebre 0-0 Dragons

    Benoit Rousselet blows his whistle and we are under way.

  4. Dyer returns for Dragonspublished at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    Zebre v Dragons 15:15 GMT

    Dai Flanagan has made three changes from the side that defeated Scarlets on New Year's Day.

    Wales wing Rio Dyer has recovered from injury, with props Rhodri Jones and Luke Yendle also starting.

    Wales flanker Taine Basham has been left out of the 23-man squad but hooker Bradley Roberts returns on the bench.

    Captain Steff Hughes is named as a replacement alongside prop Chris Coleman.

    Teams in full:

    Zebre: Lorenzo Pani; Pierre Bruno, Luca Morisi (capt), Enrico Lucchin, Simone Gesi; Giovanni Montemauri, Gonzalo Garcia; Danilo Fischetti, Marco Manfredi, Matteo Nocera, Leonard Krumov, Andrea Zambonin, Guido Volpi, Iacopo Bianchi, Davide Ruggeri.

    Replacements:Giampietro Ribaldi, Luca Rizzoli, Juan Pitinari, Matteo Canali, Giacomo Ferrari, Thomas Dominguez, Geronimo Prisciantelli, Scott Gregory.

    Dragons: Cai Evans; Rio Dyer, Aneurin Owen, Harri Ackerman, Jared Rosser; Will Reed, Rhodri Williams (capt); Rhodri Jones, James Benjamin, Luke Yendle, Sean Lonsdale, George Nott, Dan Lydiate, Harri Keddie, Aaron Wainwright.

    Replacements: Bradley Roberts, Rodrigo Martinez, Chris Coleman, Matthew Screech, Ollie Griffiths, Dane Blacker, Steff Hughes, Ewan Rosser.

    Rio DyerImage source, Huw Evans Picture Agency
  5. Time to head to Parmapublished at 15:11 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    Zebra v Dragons 15:15 GMT

    It wasn't to be for Scarlets, but how will Dragons fare out in Italy?

    Europe has again been a great escape for Dai Flanagan's side.

    A late bonus-point win over Oyonnax and a narrow loss at Pau have left third them in Pool 1.

    They can qualify this weekend with a bonus-point win at Zebre, if Pau lose to pool leaders Cheetahs in South Africa on Sunday.

    Let's see how the teams line up.

  6. Full-time scorespublished at 15:11 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    Some final scores to bring you from elsewhere...

    Investec Champions Cup

    Lyon 34-20 Connacht

    Exeter Chiefs 19-17 Glasgow Warriors

    European Challenge Cup

    Sharks 38-7 Oyonnax

    Clermont-Auvergne 38-17 Scarlets

  7. Full-timepublished at 15:06 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    Clermont-Auvergne 38-17 Scarlets

    So that's it, a much better second half from Scarlets, but the damage was done with Johnny Williams' 26th minute red card.

    Dwayne Peel will now be sweating on injury news on his skipper Josh Macloed who limped off in the second half, while Sam Costelow did not return after his HIA.

    Tom Rogers also left the field late on after a high tackle.

    Scarlets players salute their fansImage source, Huw Evans Picture Agency
  8. converted try

    Converted try: Clermont-Auvergne 38-17 Scarletspublished at 80 mins

    Anthony Belleau, con Anthony Belleau

    Well we did have one last try, but it has come Clermont's way

    Great play between the half-backs sees Anthony Belleau over for his second.

    He converts his own effort to round-off a great afternoon for the French side.

  9. converted try

    Converted try: Clermont- Auvergne 31-17 Scarletspublished at 79 mins

    Kieran Hardy, con Ioan Lloyd

    Kieran Hardy is not to be denied this time, he latches onto a kick and runs in unopposed.

    Ioan Lloyd wastes no time with the conversion and we will have time for the re-start.

    Can Scarlets snatch a losing bonus point?

  10. Sin-binpublished at 76 mins

    Clermont-Auvergne - Scarlets

    Peceli Yato has other ideas though.

    His dangerous tackle on Tom Rogers results in a yellow card.

    Rogers is off for a HIA as Archie Hughes returns for the last few minutes.

  11. Postpublished at 75 mins

    Clermont-Auvergne 31-10 Scarlets

    Clermont are back up to 15 players for the final five minutes as Pierre Fouyssac returns from the sin bin.

  12. No trypublished at 72 mins

    Clermont-Auvergne 31-10 Scarlets 13:00 GMT

    Kieran Hardy thought he was in for Scarlets' second, but a forward pass in the build-up play cancels out his effort.

  13. converted try

    Converted try: Clermont Auvergne 31-10 Scarletspublished at 69 mins

    Steff Evans, Con Ioan Lloyd

    Well, they've made a start.

    Scarlets are over, Ioan Lloyd sends a pinpoint crossfield kick for Steff Evans to score.

    Lloyd adds the extras.

  14. Sin-binpublished at 64 mins

    Clermont-Auvergne 31-3 Scarlets

    It will be 14 against 14 for the next 10 minutes.

    Replacement Pierre Fouyssac is shown a yellow card for killing the attack.

    Can Scarlets get back in the game?

    Joe RobertsImage source, Huw Evans Picture Agency
  15. Macleod's injury woes continuepublished at 63 mins

    Clermont-Auvergne 31-3 Scarlets

    I spoke too soon about the Scarlets skipper.

    Josh Macleod is carried off. What a sorry sight.

  16. Magic from Lloydpublished at 62 mins

    Clermont-Auvergne 31-3 Scarlets

    Something for the Scarlets travelling support to cheer.

    Ioan Lloyd reads the pass, side steps and races up the field, but he is too quick for the support and is turned over.

    Such an exciting talent though.

  17. Replacementpublished at 59 mins

    Clermont-Auvergne 31-3 Scarlets

    A change in the pack and a change at scrum-half for Clermont as Peceli Yato and Jules Plisson enter the fray.

  18. Replacementpublished at 58 mins

    Clermont-Auvergne 31-3 Scarlets

    Ryan Elias' afternoon is over, the Wales hooker is replaced by Eduan Swart.

    Ryan Elias for Scarlets against ClermontImage source, Huw Evans Picture Agency
  19. Postpublished at 57 mins

    Clermont-Auvergne 31-3 Scarlets

    Josh Macloed is back up and running, but it doesn't look like Sam Costelow will be returning after his HIA.

  20. Latest scorespublished at 14:28 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    Clermont-Auvergne 31-3 Scarlets

    Some scores to bring you from elsewhere...

    Investec Champions Cup

    Lyon 27-17 Connacht

    Exeter Chiefs 7-17 Glasgow Warriors

    European Challenge Cup

    Sharks 24-7 Oyonnax