Referee Gianluca Gnecchi blows his whistle and we're off here at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli!

Billy Burns gets us underway as he send the ball deep into the Scarlets half.

Gareth Davies clears his lines with a box-kick and Ulster have their first lineout.

The teams are finishing their warm-ups on a warm afternoon at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli.

Sunny with a bit of cloud cover: perfect conditions for fast, running rugby.

Just over five minutes to go until kick-off...

Dwayne Peel's Scarlets side today:

Scarlets:(15-9) Ioan Nicholas, Tomi Lewis, Johnny Williams, Eddie James, Ryan Conbeer, Sam Costelow, Gareth Davies;

(1-8) Kemsley Mathias, Ryan Elias (C), Harri O’Connor, Morgan Jones, Jac Price, Taine Plumtree, Dan Davis, Carwyn Tuipulotu.

Replacements:Shaun Evans, Wyn Jones, Sam Wainwright, Jarrod Taylor, Ben Williams, Kieran Hardy, Ioan Lloyd, Scott Williams.

Here's Richie Murphy's Ulster side today:

Ulster:(15-9) Mike Lowry, Ethan McIlroy, Will Addison, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale, Billy Burns, John Cooney;

(1-8) Eric O’Sullivan, Rob Herring, Scott Wilson, Kieran Treadwell, Alan O’Connor (C), Cormac Izuchukwu, David McCann, Nick Timoney.

Replacements:Tom Stewart, Andrew Warwick, James French, Harry Sheridan, Reuben Crothers, Nathan Doak, Stewart Moore, Dave Ewers.

What a day for some rugby!

Join our live text commentary as Ulster head to Scarlets this afternoon hoping to pick up some points in the race for a play-off place in the URC.

After securing two tight wins in their most recent outings including a bonus-point victory against Benetton last time out, Richie Murphy’s men will be looking to pick up their third win in a row this afternoon.

There’s plenty riding on today’s game against the Welsh side in the battle for a play-off spot, with challenging games for Ulster against their provincial rivals Leinster and Munster up next.

Thanks for joining us - it should be a good one!