# 2006–07 Llanelli Scarlets season

The 2006–07 season was the fourth season in the history of the Llanelli Scarlets rugby union team. They competed in the Celtic League, in which they finished in fourth place, as well as the Anglo-Welsh Cup and Heineken Cup. They won just one of their three Anglo-Welsh Cup matches and were knocked out in the pool stage, but despite being drawn in the same pool as Toulouse for a third year in a row, they won all six of their pool matches and qualified for the quarter-finals as the second seed, giving them a home tie against Munster. A 24–15 win at Stradey Park set up a semi-final away to Leicester Tigers, but although they led 17–16 early in the second half, they ended up losing 33–17.

## Celtic League
### Matches

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 2 September 2006 | Ulster | A | 16–31 | Try: Daniel Conversion: S. Jones Penalties: S. Jones (3) | 8,265 |
| 8 September 2006 | Glasgow Warriors | H | 31–17 | Tries: Daniel (3), Peel, Gav. Evans Conversions: S. Jones (3) | 6,366 |
| 12 September 2006 | Newport Gwent Dragons | A | 23–22 | Tries: Gav. Evans (2), C. Thomas Conversion: S. Jones Penalties: S. Jones (2) | 5,574 |
| 15 September 2006 | Connacht | A | 37–15 | Tries: Daniel, Easterby, King (2) Conversions: S. Jones (4) Penalties: S. Jones (3) | 1,765 |
| 23 September 2006 | Leinster | H | 33–21 | Tries: James (2), Afeaki, King Conversions: S. Jones (2) Penalties: S. Jones (3) | 6,721 |
| 5 November 2006 | Munster | H | 25–12 | Tries: James, Manu, Daniel, B. Davies Conversion: C. Thomas Penalty: C. Thomas | 5,563 |
| 10 November 2006 | Border Reivers | A | 19–13 | Try: Mills Conversion: C. Thomas Penalties: C. Thomas (4) | 1,103 |
| 26 December 2006 | Ospreys | A | 24–50 | Tries: Penalty try, Peel, Gav. Evans Conversions: C. Thomas (3) Penalty: C. Thomas | 20,520 |
| 1 January 2007 | Cardiff Blues | A | 10–29 | Try: Penalty try Conversion: C. Thomas Penalty: C. Thomas | 10,480 |
| 5 January 2007 | Edinburgh | A | 14–24 | Try: Daniel Penalties: S. Jones (3) | 2,137 |
| 26 January 2007 | Leinster | A | 34–44 | Tries: Stoddart, King, Stuart-Smith, James, B. Davies Conversions: C. Thomas, B. Davies Penalty: C. Thomas | 5,890 |
| 18 February 2007 | Glasgow Warriors | A | 14–30 | Try: D. Jones Penalties: C. Thomas (3) | 1,825 |
| 3 March 2007 | Ulster | H | 17–11 | Try: B. Davies Penalties: C. Thomas (4) | 5,641 |
| 23 March 2007 | Newport Gwent Dragons | H | 35–11 | Tries: C. Thomas, B. Davies, Bater, M. Jones, James Conversions: C. Thomas (2) Penalties: C. Thomas (2) | 6,320 |
| 6 April 2007 | Border Reivers | H | 53–11 | Tries: MacLeod, Rees (2), James, S. Jones, M. Jones, B. Davies, L. Davies, Owens Conversions: S. Jones (4) | 5,437 |
| 14 April 2007 | Munster | A | 0–20 | | 6,500 |
| 24 April 2007 | Ospreys | H | 6–19 | Penalties: S. Jones (2) | 10,102 |
| 29 April 2007 | Edinburgh | H | 42–17 | Tries: S. Jones, Watkins (2), King, MacLeod, I. Thomas Conversions: S. Jones (5), C. Thomas | 5,108 |
| 5 May 2007 | Cardiff Blues | H | 38–10 | Tries: Watkins (2), B. Davies (2) Conversions: S. Jones (3) Penalties: S. Jones (4) | 7,506 |
| 11 May 2007 | Connacht | H | 19–10 | Tries: C. Thomas (2), Gav. Evans Conversions: C. Thomas (2) | 5,204 |

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts |
| 2 | Cardiff Blues | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 447 | 327 | +120 | 53 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 63 |
| 3 | Leinster | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 472 | 376 | +96 | 54 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 61 |
| 4 | Llanelli Scarlets | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 490 | 417 | +73 | 61 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 57 |
| 5 | Ulster | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 423 | 310 | +113 | 45 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 55 |
| 6 | Munster | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 379 | 294 | +85 | 37 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 54 |

## Anglo-Welsh Cup
### Pool stage

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Pool position |
| 1 October 2006 | Harlequins | H | 26–7 | Tries: Daniel, Afeaki, B. Davies, N. Thomas Conversions: S. Jones | 6,148 | 1st |
| 6 October 2006 | Newcastle Falcons | A | 9–25 | Penalties: C. Thomas (2), B. Davies | 4,368 | 2nd |
| 2 December 2006 | Sale Sharks | A | 5–21 | Try: I. Thomas | 8,339 | 3rd |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts |
| 1 | Sale Sharks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 37 | +40 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Newcastle Falcons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Llanelli Scarlets | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Harlequins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 75 | −23 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 |

## Heineken Cup
### Pool stage

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Pool position |
| 9 October 2006 | London Irish | A | 32–25 | Tries: James 33' c, Easterby 46' c, M. Jones 50' m, I. Thomas 58' c Conversions: S. Jones (3) Penalties: S. Jones (2) 19', 62' | 9,659 | 1st |
| 27 October 2006 | Ulster | H | 21–15 | Tries: King 4' m, M. Jones 50' c Conversion: S. Jones Penalties: S. Jones (3) 28', 40+6', 71' | 8,914 | 1st |
| 9 December 2006 | Toulouse | H | 20–19 | Tries: MacLeod 3' c, Easterby 51' c Conversions: S. Jones (2) Penalties: S. Jones (2) | 9,383 | 1st |
| 16 December 2006 | Toulouse | A | 41–34 | Tries: James 38' c, Daniel (2) 50' c, 66' c, B. Davies 53' c, N. Thomas 80+3' c Conversions: S. Jones (5) Penalties: S. Jones (2) 2', 56' | 16,880 | 1st |
| 13 January 2007 | Ulster | A | 35–11 | Tries: Popham 35' c, King 57' c, Stoddart 63' c, Peel 79' c, G. Thomas 80+1' c Conversions: S. Jones (5) | 12,278 | 1st |
| 21 January 2007 | London Irish | H | 20–16 | Tries: Peel 21' c, James 30' c Conversions: S. Jones (2) Penalties: S. Jones (2) 5', 74' | 8,035 | 1st |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | TF | TA | TD | PF | PA | PD | TBP | LBP | Pts |
| 1 | Llanelli Scarlets (2) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 169 | 120 | +49 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 147 | 145 | +2 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | Ulster | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 111 | 129 | −18 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | London Irish | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 124 | 157 | −33 | 2 | 3 | 9 |

### Knockout stage

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 30 March 2007 | Quarter-final | Munster | H | 24–15 | Tries: James 5' c, G. Thomas 40+4' c, B. Davies 73' c Conversions: S. Jones (3) Penalty: B. Davies 40' | 10,800 |
| 21 April 2007 | Semi-final | Leicester Tigers | A | 17–33 | Tries: M. Jones 37' c, Rees 50' c Conversions: S. Jones (2) Penalty: S. Jones 10' | 30,121 |