In just a few days another season of the Top 14 kicks off with the likes of Owen Farrell, Siya Kolisi, Josua Tuisova, and Davit Niniashvili making the numbers of the overseas players ready to make the headlines and wrestle for the title.
Wales scrum-half Kieran Hardy crossed twice for Scarlets but two converted tries for Edinburgh in the last four minutes forced a 28-28 draw in an entertaining finale to the season at Parc-y-Scarlets.
Scarlets have confirmed the 12 players that will leave the PRO14 region at the end of the season, including three internationals.
Scarlets recorded their first victory of the Rainbow Cup with a 22-6 win over Ospreys in atrocious conditions in Llanelli.
Tadhg Furlong gave the Irish selectors the pre-Six Nations boost they were looking for as he negotiated 40 minutes of competitive rugby in Leinster’s 52-25 Guinness PRO14 victory over Scarlets 52-25 at Parc Y Scarlets.
Scarlets’ swashbuckling attack earned them a 20-14 Guinness PRO14 win over Connacht in heavy wind and rain at the Sportsground.
Johnny McNicholl returns from injury as Scarlets continue their Guinness PRO14 challenge against Edinburgh at Parc y Scarlets.
The Scarlets are the best funded of the Welsh regions and in recent years, the most successful, with a Pro12 title banked in 2017 and a raft of Welsh and British & Irish Lions that pepper their side.
The presence of Benetton and Zebre in the Guinness Pro14 means followers of the league have been aware of the possibility of postponements and cancellations of games because of Covid-19 for nearly a month now.
The Irish province's Conference B rivals paid the price for a 33rd-minute red card and a late Tevita Ratuva sin-binning.
