# 2019–20 Scarlets season

The 2019–20 season was the 16th season in the history of the Scarlets, a Welsh regional rugby union side based in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. They competed in the Pro14 and after failing to qualify for the Champions Cup the previous season for the first time in their history, participated in the Challenge Cup.
It was the team's first and only season under head coach Brad Mooar, who was assisted by defence coach Glenn Delaney and assistant attack coach Richard Whiffin, following Wayne Pivac's departure to leathe Wales national team. On December 24, 2019, it was announced that Mooar would leave the Scarlets at the end of the season to join the New Zealand All Blacks' coaching team.
On 12 March 2020, the season was indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The regular season resumed on 22 August 2020, with the number of rounds reduced from 21 to 15; any postponed games were deemed 0-0 draws, with both teams awarded two points. Rounds 14 and 15 consisted of derbie matches for each Welsh region, with the top two teams in each conference advancing to the semi-final stage. Delaney took charge as head coach after Mooar's departure, leading the team in the games played in August and September 2020.

## Pre-season and friendlies

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 7 September 2019 | Jersey Reds | A | 49–17 | Tries: James 2' c, M. Jones 26' c, Hughes 45' c, Prydie 53' c, Rawlins 65' c, O'Brien 72' c, Conbeer 75' c Conversions: D. Jones (2) 2', 26', O'Brien (5) 45', 53', 65', 72', 75' | 1,077 |
| 14 September 2019 | Dragons | A | 17–34 | Tries: D. Jones 54' m, Baldwin 68' c, Lewis 79' m Conversion: D. Jones 68' | 2,657 |

## Pro14
### Fixtures

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Table position |
| 28 September 2019 | Connacht | H | 18–10 | Tries: St. Evans 19' m, Asquith 34' c Conversion: D. Jones 34' Penalties: D. Jones (2) 43', 59' | 6,415 | 4th |
| 4 October 2019 | Glasgow Warriors | A | 25–21 | Tries: Hardy 45' c, Asquith 49' c, St. Evans 51' m Conversions: D. Jones 45', O'Brien 50' Penalties: D. Jones (2) 23', 37' | 6,897 | 1st |
| 12 October 2019 | Zebre | H | 54–10 | Tries: Hardy (2) 1' c, 28' c, Macleod 7' m, Conbeer 21'c, T. Davies 42' c, McNicholl (2) 49' c, 80' c, Helps 72' Conversions: D. Jones (4) 2', 22', 29', 43', O'Brien (3) 49', 73', 80+1' | 6,424 | 1st |
| 26 October 2019 | Edinburgh | A | 7–46 | Try: M. Jones 59' c Conversion: D. Jones 59' | 5,191 | 4th |
| 2 November 2019 | Cheetahs | H | 17–13 | Tries: St. Evans 21' c, Hardy 36' c Conversions: D. Jones (2) 22', 38' Penalty: D. Jones 68' | 6,381 | 1st |
| 9 November 2019 | Benetton | H | 20–17 | Tries: St. Evans 5' c, R. Evans 53' c Conversions: D. Jones (2) 7', 54' Penalties D. Jones (2) 28', 80+1' | 6,383 | 2nd |
| 29 November 2019 | Ulster | A | 5–29 | Try: Morgan 74' m | 12,319 | 4th |
| 21 December 2019 | Dragons | A | 20–22 | Tries: G. Davies 24' c, Owens 29' c Conversions: Halfpenny (2) 25', 30' Penalties: Halfpenny (2) 3', 75' | 5,517 | 4th |
| 26 December 2019 | Ospreys | H | 44–0 | Tries: St. Evans (2) 24' c, 59' m, Conbeer (2) 38' c, 53' m, Hardy 63' c, Macleod 72' c Conversions: Halfpenny (3) 25', 40', 64', O'Brien 73' Penalties: Halfpenny (2) 17', 30' | 13,682 | 2nd |
| 3 January 2020 | Cardiff Blues | A | 16–14 | Try: G. Davies 27' c Conversion: Halfpenny 28' Penalties: Halfpenny (3) 7', 11', 40' | 12,125 | 1st |
| 15 February 2020 | Edinburgh | H | 9–14 | Penalties: D. Jones (3) 10', 35', 47' | 5,639 | 3rd |
| 23 February 2020 | Southern Kings | H | 36–17 | Tries: Ratuva 19' c, Kennedy 33' m, Conbeer 51' c, Cassiem 61' c, D. Davis 68' m, Rogers 71'm Conversions: D. Jones (3) 20', 52', 62' | 5,965 | 3rd |
| 29 February 2020 | Munster | A | 10–29 | Try: Sebastian 60' c Conversion: D. Jones 61' Penalty: D. Jones 7' | 13,554 | 3rd |
| 20 March 2020 | Connacht | A | P–P | | | |
| 28 March 2020 | Dragons | H | P–P | | | |
| 11 April 2020 | Southern Kings | A | P–P | | | |
| 18 April 2020 | Cardiff Blues | H | P–P | | | |
| 24 April 2020 | Benetton | A | P–P | | | |
| 9 May 2020 | Leinster | H | P–P | | | |
| 16 May 2020 | Munster | H | P–P | | | |
| 30 May 2020 | Ospreys | A | P–P | | | |
| 22 August 2020 | Cardiff Blues | H | 32–12 | Tries: Kennedy 4' m, St. Evans (2) 22' c, 42' m, Lousi 48' c, McNicholl 55' m Conversions: Halfpenny (2) 23', 50' Penalties: Halfpenny 32' | 0 | 3rd |
| 29 August 2020 | Dragons | A | 41–20 | Tries: Lee 18' c, St. Evans 26' c, Ja. Davies 31' m, McNicholl 55' c, Rogers 66' m, Blacker 70' c Conversions: D. Jones (4) 19', 27', 56', 71' Penalty: D. Jones 60' | 0 | 3rd |

### Table

Conference B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | PD | BP | Pts |
| 2 | Munster | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 426 | 255 | +171 | 11 | 51 |
| 3 | Scarlets | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 354 | 274 | +80 | 7 | 47 |
| 4 | Connacht | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 302 | 360 | −58 | 8 | 40 |

## Rugby Challenge Cup
### Pool stage
#### Fixtures

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Table position |
| 16 November 2019 | London Irish | H | 20–16 | Tries: Baldwin 28' c, S. Hughes 51' c Conversions: D. Jones (2) 30', 52' Penalties: D. Jones (2) 14', 40+1' | 6,753 | 2nd |
| 22 November 2019 | Toulon | A | 16–17 | Try: McNicholl 14' c Conversion: Lamb 15' Penalties: Lamb 47', D. Jones 67' Drop Goal: D. Jones 69' | 10,212 | 3rd |
| 7 December 2019 | Bayonne | A | 19–11 | Try: R. Evans 28' c Conversion: Halfpenny 29' Penalties: Halfpenny (4) 11', 40+1', 50', 56' | 5,957 | 2nd |
| 14 December 2019 | Bayonne | H | 46–5 | Tries: Conbeer 5' m, Elias 47' c, Hardy (2) 50' c, 68' c, O'Brien 56' c, Halfpenny 74' c Conversions: Halfpenny (5) 49', 51', 57', 69', 75' Penalties: Halfpenny (2) 16', 22' | 6,257 | 2nd |
| 11 January 2020 | Toulon | H | 15–27 | Tries: G. Davies 1' m, St. Evans 73' c Conversions: Halfpenny 74' Penalties: Halfpenny 10' | 7,565 | 2nd |
| 18 January 2020 | London Irish | A | 33–14 | Tries: Baldwin 21' c, D. Jones 28' c, Hardy 36' c, Penalty Try 46', St. Evans 57' m Conversions: Halfpenny (3) 22', 29', 37' | 3,444 | 2nd |

#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | PD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Toulon | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 87 | +90 | 4 | 28 |
| 2 | Scarlets | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 149 | 90 | +59 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Bayonne | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 190 | −97 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | London Irish | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 122 | 174 | −52 | 3 | 7 |

### Knockout stage

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 19 September 2020 | Quarter-final | Toulon | A | 6–11 | Penalties: Halfpenny (2) 3', 29' | 5,000 |

## Statistics

(+ in the Apps column denotes substitute appearance, positions listed are the ones they have started a game in during the season)
| Pos. | Name | Pro 14 | Pro 14 | Pro 14 | Pro 14 | Pro 14 | Pro 14 | European Challenge Cup | European Challenge Cup | European Challenge Cup | European Challenge Cup | European Challenge Cup | European Challenge Cup | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Try | Con | Pen | Drop | Pts | Apps | Try | Con | Pen | Drop | Pts | Apps | Try | Con | Pen | Drop | Pts | | |
| FB | Leigh Halfpenny | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 |
| FB/WG | Johnny McNicholl | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| WG/FB | Steffan Evans | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| WG | Ryan Conbeer | 7+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8+3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| WG | Corey Baldwin | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| WG | Tom James | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WG | Morgan Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WG | Tom Rogers | 0+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| CE | Steffan Hughes | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| CE | Paul Asquith | 7+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| CE | Ioan Nicholas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CE | Kieron Fonotia | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CE | Hadleigh Parkes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CE | Johnny Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CE | Tyler Morgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FH/FB | Angus O'Brien | 6+5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8+8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| FH | Dan Jones | 13 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 74 | 4+3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 17+3 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 95 | 0 | 0 |
| FH | Ryan Lamb | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1+5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| SH | Kieran Hardy | 10+4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13+8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| SH | Dane Blacker | 0+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| SH | Jonathan Evans | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SH | Gareth Davies | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| N8 | Sione Kalamafoni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N8/FL | Uzair Cassiem | 12+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| N8/FL | Blade Thomson | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FL | Josh Macleod | 14+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| FL | Tom Phillips | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FL | Dan Davis | 0+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| FL | Ed Kennedy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| LK/FL | Jac Morgan | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| FL | Aaron Shingler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FL | James Davies | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| LK/FL | Lewis Rawlins | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LK | Steve Cummins | 6+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LK | Josh Helps | 0+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| LK | Juandre Kruger | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LK | Tevita Ratuva | 2+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| LK | Sam Lousi | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| LK | Jake Ball | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LK | Danny Drake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HK | Marc Jones | 3+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| HK | Taylor Davies | 6+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| HK | Ryan Elias | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| HK | Ken Owens | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| HK | Ifan Phillips | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PR | Samson Lee | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| PR | Rob Evans | 4+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| PR | Phil Price | 6+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PR | Werner Kruger | 4+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PR | Dylan Evans | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PR | Javan Sebastian | 0+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| PR | Wyn Jones | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Stats correct as of 19 September 2020

## Transfers
### In

| Date confirmed | Pos. | Name | From |
| 2 April 2019 | LK | Sam Lousi | Hurricanes |
| 20 June 2019 | SH | Dane Blacker | Cardiff Blues |
| 20 June 2019 | LK | Danny Drake | North Harbour |
| 20 June 2019 | PR | Alex Jeffries | Ospreys |
| 2 July 2019 | WG | Tom James | Cardiff Blues |
| 20 September 2019 | LK | Juandré Kruger | Toulon |
| 20 September 2019 | FH | Ryan Lamb | La Rochelle |
| 17 February 2020 | HK | Ifan Phillips | Ospreys (loan) |
| 25 February 2020 | FB | Liam Williams | Saracens |
| 20 May 2020 | CE | Tyler Morgan | Dragons |
| 14 July 2020 | N8 | Sione Kalamafoni | Leicester Tigers |
| 14 July 2020 | CE | Johnny Williams | Newcastle Falcons |
| 25 August 2020 | SH | Will Homer | Jersey Reds |

### Out

| Date confirmed | Pos. | Name | To |
| 14 March 2019 | PR | Scott Jenkins | Bedford Blues |
| 24 March 2019 | LK | Tom Price | Exeter Chiefs |
| 12 April 2019 | SH | Declan Smith | Released |
| 20 May 2019 | FL | Will Boyde | Cardiff Blues |
| 16 June 2019 | LK | David Bulbring | Kubota Spears |
| 21 June 2019 | SH | Sam Hidalgo-Clyne | Racing 92 |
| 3 July 2019 | PR | Nicky Thomas | Bristol Bears |
| 9 July 2019 | FB | Clayton Blommetjies | Free State Cheetahs |
| 29 November 2019 | LK | Juandré Kruger | Bulls |
| 10 December 2019 | PR | Rhys Fawcett | Ospreys (loan) |
| 10 December 2019 | PR | Simon Gardiner | Ospreys (loan) |
| 30 January 2020 | FB | Tomi Lewis | Ampthill (loan) |
| 2 March 2020 | CE | Corey Baldwin | Exeter Chiefs |
| 12 May 2020 | WG | Tom James | Retired |
| 13 May 2020 | PR | Rhys Fawcett | Released |
| 13 May 2020 | PR | Simon Gardiner | Released |
| 13 May 2020 | FB | Morgan Williams | Released |
| 13 May 2020 | CE | Kieron Fonotia | Tasman |
| 13 May 2020 | SH | Jonathan Evans | Retired |
| 13 May 2020 | CE | Hadleigh Parkes | Panasonic Wild Knights |
| 19 August 2020 | LK | Danny Drake | Gloucester Rugby (loan) |
| 21 August 2020 | PR | Dylan Evans | Glasgow Warriors (loan) |
| 27 August 2020 | SR | Steve Cummins | Section Paloise |