Brace for Wales star Liam Williams as Scarlets crush Cardiff

Liam Williams scored two tries as Scarlets completed a quickfire double over Cardiff with an impressive second half to win 49-14 and make them firm favourites for a Heineken Champions Cup spot next season.

After last Saturday’s 35-20 defeat at Parc y Scarlets, Cardiff made an enterprising start to build up a 14-point lead but their opponents’ pack, aided by two yellow cards, then took total control of the match as the home side folded tamely.

Aaron Shingler, Tom Rogers, Jonathan Davies and Dan Davis were also on the try-scoring sheet and there was a penalty try awarded too, with Sam Costelow converting four and Angus O’Brien two.

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Will Skelton on the Ronan O’Gara slap and Australia vs England | Le French Rugby Podcast | Episode 24

The guests keep getting bigger, literally, as big Will Skelton joins us to talk Ronan O’Gara v Christophe Urios, the slap, the trilogy against Bordeaux, how he hasn’t heard from the Wallabies despite reports he isn’t being considered for the series against England, life in La Rochelle, who the team jokers are and wait for it… how he’s the smallest of three brothers! Plus, we look ahead to all of the Champions Cup Round of 16 ties and we pick our MEATER Moment of the Week…
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Theo Cabango and Lloyd Williams scored Cardiff’s tries with Jarrod Evans adding two conversions.

Despite losing captain Josh Turnbull to injury in the warm-up, Cardiff made an impressive start.

Rhys Carre and Matthew Morgan both made penetrative runs to test the visitors’ defence before the ball was spun wide for Cabango to skin Johnny McNicholl and score.

The home side soon added a second when Owen Lane sailed past lock Jac Price to provide Lloyd Williams with an easy run-in.

Evans converted both and missed a penalty attempt before Scarlets suffered a double injury blow when forwards Ryan Elias and Price clashed heads and were forced to leave the field.

Despite this setback, the visitors livened up when Rogers and McNicholl combined dangerously down the right flank and it took an excellent cover tackle from Evans to keep Cardiff’s line intact.

However, Scarlets continued to increase their influence and with the last move of the half Shingler brushed aside a weak tackle from Morgan to score with Costelow’s touchline conversion leaving his side trailing 14-7 at the interval.

Two minutes after the restart, Scarlets drew level when McNicholl ran elusively to send Liam Williams over but almost immediately McNicholl became his side’s third casualty of the afternoon.

The hosts then suffered a big blow when Evans was yellow-carded for a high challenge on Scarlets centre Johnny Williams, with the visitors taking immediate advantage by winning a penalty try award following a dragged down line-out.

As a result, Seb Davies joined Evans in the sin-bin and it therefore came as no surprise when Scarlets scored their bonus-point try with Davis forcing his way over from close range.

Lions prop Wyn Jones was helped off with a leg injury only 15 minutes after coming on as a replacement but his side continued to dominate with Cardiff-bound Williams, Rogers and Davies all strolling through some weak defence to complete the home side’s misery.