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| Scarlets on the offensive in their 23-19 victory |
The Blues arrived in strong and confident mood, looking to gain revenge for the defeat they suffered earlier in the season at Abercynon.
The visitors started with real intent scoring two tries within the opening five minutes for winger Morgan Raison and fullback Josh Williams to take a 12-0 lead.
The Scarlets responded well and the evening’s third try came soon after, with the West Wales outfit getting on the scoreboard when winger Luke Morris raced in after the Blues were penalised at the scrum.
The hosts now looked a real danger in attack, especially with outside half Daniel Jones pulling the strings, keeping his side camped deep in to Blues territory.
It seemed as though a second try was imminent for the Scarlets and despite pushing strongly on the Blues’ try line, the ball was lost forward, but eventually got their reward on 28 minutes when speedster Morris bagged his second of the night
The Blues failed to lie down though and responded with a touchdown of their own to take a 10-19 advantage, but it was the hosts that would have the final say before the interval, with centre Matthew Pearce crossing the whitewash to reduce the visitors' lead to 19-15.
The second half saw the same intensity with both teams pushing hard to the try line but neither were able to capitalise.
However, it was the Scarlets that finally made the breakthrough first, firing home a penalty and then touching down for a well taken try to seal a 23-19 victory and secure their place in the semi-finals of the WRU Age Grade Championship.
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| Blues North outside half Jarrod Evans looks to release his back line |
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