Iestyn Hopkins scored a match-winning try with the game’s final action as Ospreys beat rivals Scarlets 23-22 in the United Rugby Championship.
Springboks great Albert van den Berg says he would love to put one over on his former coach Jake White.
.Scarlets produced a stunning defensive display to claim their first United Rugby Championship win of the season by beating Cardiff 25-19 in the capital.
After two tough years at the helm, the former scrum-half can see brighter times ahead for Scarlets.
There had been rumours that the forward, who switched his country allegiance and represented Tonga at last year’s Rugby World Cup, would exit Parc Y Scarlets before the start of the 2024/25 season.
The Scarlets have pulled off a massive coup after holding off the advances of Super Rugby outfit Moana Pasifika to retain the services of former All Black’s blindside flanker Vaea Fifita.
It was Scarlets’ fifth victory of the season with wing Tomi Lewis scoring two tries.
Dwayne Peel had already confirmed the signings of prop Alec Hepburn, hooker Marnus van der Merwe, and full-back Ellis Mee.
Edinburgh enhanced their URC play-off prospects as they ran in six tries to claim 43-18 bonus-point victory over Scarlets at Hive Stadium.
Tonga lock Sam Lousi has signed a new deal with the Scarlets after what he has described as a tough season.
