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2025–26 Scarlets season

The 2025–26 season is the 23rd season in the history of the Scarlets, a Welsh regional rugby union side based in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. In this season, they will compete in the United Rugby Championship, its URC Welsh Shield competition and the European Rugby Champions Cup.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
2025–26 season
Dwayne Peel
Simon Muderack
← 2024–25
2026–27 →	← 2024–25	2026–27 →
← 2024–25	2026–27 →

As part of their pre-season preparations, the Scarlets announced they would face both Llandovery and Carmarthen Quins on 6 September. The day would see the Scarlets play 30 minutes against Llandovery followed by 30 minutes against Carmarthen Quins (with the two Super Rygbi Cymru sides facing each other in a final 30 minute game). In the end, the games were played as two 40-minute halves and the contest between Llandovery and Carmarthen Quins was cancelled.


16:00	Try: McDonald 27' cCon: Potter 28'	Report	Try: H. O'Connor 5' m Mathias 11' c Nicholas 21' c Blacker 29' cCon: Hawkins (3) 12' 22' 30'


17:00	Try: Williams 19' cCon: Davies 20'	Report	Try: Lewis 34' m


15:00	Try: O'Brien 12' c Westwood (3) 20' m 35' c 39' c Beddall 53' cCon: de Beer (4) 12' 35' 39' 53'	Report	Try: Plumtree 8' c Mee 31' c Blacker 58' c Nicholas 73' cCon: Costelow (3) 8' 31' 73' Hawkins 58'	Attendance: 4,263Referee: Ben Breakspear


19:45	Try: Walker (2) 23' c 30' c Treadwell 39' m Dombrandt (2) 45' m 51' c Riley 62' c Friday 65' cCon: Benson (3) 24' 31' 52' Bellamy 63' Friday 65'	Report	Try: T. Lewis (2) 11' c 55' c Anderson 18' mCon: Costelow 12' Leggatt-Jones 56'

The fixture schedule for the 2025–26 United Rugby Championship season was announced on 21 May 2025. Scarlets' fixture with Connacht was originally due to take place on 4 October 2025, but was postponed due to travel disruptions caused by Storm Amy. The fixture was rescheduled to 13 March 2026.


17:00	Try: Murray 47' c Mee 62' c Plumtree 74' cCon: Costelow (2) 48' 63' Hawkins 75'	Report	Try: Casey 10' c Haley 41' c Kelly 57' c Ahern 68' cCon: Hanrahan 11' Crowley (3) 42' 58' 69'Pen: Hanrahan (2) 22' 28'	Attendance: 9,079Referee: Sam Grove-White


19:00	Cards: Plumtree 34' to 44' Page 72' to end'	Report	Try: Roos 11' c de Villiers 40' c van Heerden 56' c Feinberg-Mngomezulu 65' m Khan 74' mCon: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2) 12' 40' Willemse 57'Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 16'Cards: Dixon 28' to 38' Feinberg-Mngomezulu 52' to 62'	Attendance: 6,114Referee: Federico Vedovelli


13:00	Try: Horn 25' m Marais 58' m Brandon (2) 69' m 74' mPen: Smith 46' Lombard (2) 52' 80'Cards: Landsberg 68' to 78'	Report	Try: Penalty try 68' Roberts 76' mPen: Costelow (2) 12' 50'	Attendance: 1,771Referee: Eoghan Cross


16:00	Try: V. Tshituka 4' m E. Tshituka 18' c Mazibuko 27' c Kolisi 48' cCon: Smith (3) 19' 28' 49'Pen: Smith 63'	Report	Try: van der Merwe 16' c Murray 20' c Rogers 44' mCon: Costelow (2) 17' 21'Cards: Plumtree 72' to end'	Attendance: 9,528Referee: Sam Grove-White


19:45	Try: MacLeod (16' c)Page (49' c)Con: Costelow (2/2) (17', 50')Pen: Costelow (25', 31', 67')Cards: Cuckson 71' to f.t.'	Report		Attendance: 5,444Referee: Christopher Allison


19:45	Try: Grady 29' cAdams 54' cCon: Sheedy (2) 30', 55'Pen: Sheedy 41'	Report	Try: James 23' cDavies (2) 51' c, 57' cCon: Hawkins (3) 24', 52', 58'Cards: Macleod 25'Davies 28'Williams 60'	Attendance: 11,278Referee: Ben Breakspear


17:30	Try: Roberts (2) 35' c, 69' m Taylor 80' cCon: Hawkins (2) 35', 80'Cards: Douglas 75'	Report	Try: Watkin 24' c Lake 29' c Hardy 63' c Hopkins 77' mCon: Dan Edwards (3) 25', 30', 64'Cards: Williams 18' Giles 64'	Attendance: 12,105Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)


15:00	Try: de Beer 8' cBurrows 43' cRichards 48' cRoberts 75'Con: O'Brien (4/4) 9', 55' 49' 78'Cards: Cuckson 23'	Report	Try: Mee 35' mCards: Douglas 42'	Attendance: 8,369Referee: Ben Connor (WRU)


15:00	Try: Murray 10' cMacleod 32' cMee 80+3' cCon: Costelow (3/3) 11', 33', 80+4'Pen: Costelow (2) 6', 72'Cards: Plumtree 67'	Report	Try: Stewart 20' mB Ward 27' cWilson 68' cCon: Doak (2/3) 28', 69'Pen: Doak 76'Cards: Kok 80+2'	Attendance: 6,695Referee: Griffin Colby (RSA)


19:45	Try: Odogwu 37' cGarbisi 71' cCon: Smith 38'Roger 72'Pen: Smith (2) 25', 30'	Report	Try: Davies 42' cLewis 57' mPage 75' mCon: Leggatt-Jones (1/3) 43'Pen: Leggatt-Jones 15'	Attendance: 4,840Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)


19:45	Try: Vellacott (2) 30' c, 49' mBradbury 46' cPaterson 69' mCon: Thompson (2) 31', 47'Cards: Paterson 56'	Report	Try: Roberts (2) 22' c, 62' m Lousi, 28' cCon: Leggatt-Jones (2) 23', 28'	Attendance: 6,657Referee: Peter Martin (IRFU)


19:45	Try: Jansen (2) 16' c, 37' mAungier 46' cBarrett 57' mde Buitlear 69' cCon: Naughton (3) 17', 47', 70'	Report	Try: Roberts 49' cJones 53' cCon: Leggatt-Jones (2/2) 50', 54'	Attendance: 5,649Referee: Ruairidh Campbell (SRU)


19:45	Try: Taylor (2) 2' m, 65' cLousi 13' cPage 25' cMee 36' mDavis 57' mCon: Leggatt-Jones(3/6) 14', 26', 66'	Report	Try: Gesi 64' mStavile 79' mOdiase 83' cCon: Da Re (1/3) 84'	Attendance: 5,029Referee: Peter Martin, (Ireland)


19:45	Try: Ringrose 29' cKenny (2) 34' m, 75' cO'Brien (2) 43' m, 46' mDeegan 67' cCon: Byrne (3/6) 30', 67', 76'Cards: Deeny 17'	Report	Try: Roberts 17'Rogers 57' Douglas 72'Con: Hawkins (2/3) 18', 73'Cards: Roberts 23'Taylor 28'	Attendance: 15,301Referee: Quinton Immelman (RSA)


17:30	Try: Plumtree 23' mJ Williams 46' cBlacker 48' mMurray 54'Con: Hawkins (2/4) 47', 55'Cards: Plumtree 70'Murray 76'	Report	Try: Thomas 10' cSebastian (2) 71' v, 81' cWinnett 77' cCon: Sheedy (4/4) 10', 72', 77', 82'	Attendance: 9,025Referee: Morné Ferreira (RSA)


19:45	Try: Woolley 9' mJames 20' mAnderson 50' mPen: Hawkins (2) 63', 75'	Report	Try: Jooste 3' cPollard 28'cCon: Pollard (2/2) 4', 29'Pen: Pollard (3) 57', 69', 81'Cards: Gans 44'klopper 49'	Attendance: 5,180Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)


17:30	Try: Edwards (2) 7' c, 37' cMorgan 74' cCon: Edwards (3/3) 7', 38', 75'Pen: Edwards (2) 26', 81'Cards: R Smith 45'	Report	Try: Douglas 10' mPlumtree 47' mMurray 57' cCon: Hawkins (1/3) 58'Pen: Hawkins 42'Cards: Roberts 33'Mathias 41'	Attendance: 7,700Referee: Ben Connor (Wales)


17:15

Overall

Welsh Shield

The Scarlets qualified for the 2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup as one of the top eight finishers in the 2024–25 United Rugby Championship. They were drawn in Pool 4 alongside URC rivals Bulls (who they will not meet in the pool stage as per the rules of the competition) along with reigning European champions Union Bordeaux Bègles and Pau from France, and Bristol Bears and last year's Champions Cup runners up Northampton Saints from the English Premiership.


20:00	Try: Davies 32' cCon: Costelow (1/1) 33'Pen: Costelow (3/3) 23', 49', 52'	Report	Try: Mata (2) 2' c, 17' mRees-Zammit 54' mCon: Worsley (1/3) 3'	Attendance: 7,366Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)


18:30	Try: Jalibert (2) 11' c, 26' mPoirot 14' cBarlot 20' mJacobs 39' cUberti 60' mMousques 67' cBielle-Biarry 70' cCon: Jalibert (3/5) 12', 14', 40'Carbery (2/2) 68', 71'	Report	Try: Anderson (2) 9' c , 64' cThomas 30'cCon: Hawkins (2/2) 10', 31'Costelow 65'Cards: Taylor 57'	Attendance: 32,930Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)


20:00	Try: Macleod (2) 23’ c, 37’ cHughes 40’ c Plumtree 43’ cHawkins 50’ cCon: Hawkins (5/5) 24', 38', 40+1', 44', 51'Pen: Hawkins (1/1) 8'	Report	Try: Burlin (2) 9' c, 14' mMondinat 17' cC. Tuipulotu 27' cSénéca 57' c Attissogbe 65' cTokolahi 76' cCon: Desperes (6/7) 10', 18', 28', 58', 66', 77'Cards: Hewat 34'Decron 50'	Attendance: 5,063Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)


15:15	Try: Todaro (3) 17' c, 35' m, 39' cSleightholme 50' cWright 58' cChick 80' cCon: Belleau (5/6) 18', 40', 51', 59', 80+1'Pen: Belleau (1/1) 75'	Report	Try: Elias 2' cHughes 24' cCostelow 66' cJ. Davies 71' cCon: Costelow (4/4) 3', 25', 67', 82'Cards: Mathias 34'	Attendance: 15,153Referee: Kevin Bralley (France)

Scarlets finished the campaign in sixth place in the pool, eliminating them from the European competitions for this season.

(+ in the Apps column denotes substitute appearance, positions listed are the ones they have started a game in during the season)

Stats correct as of match played 27 February 2026

Date confirmed	Pos.	Name	From
13 March 2025	CE	Joe Hawkins	Exeter Chiefs
29 April 2025	LK	Jake Ball	Unattached
7 May 2025	SH	Dane Blacker	Dragons
16 May 2025	FB	Ioan Jones	Gloucester
3 June 2025	FL	Tristan Davies	Ospreys
22 September 2025	HK	Kirby Myhill	Miami Sharks (loan)
9 October 2025	LK	Steve Cummins	Dragons (loan)
13 October 2025	N8	Fletcher Anderson	Crusaders
15 October 2025	LK	Harvey Cuckson	Bath Rugby (loan)
Alex Groves	Stormers (loan)
26 January 2026	FH	Billy McBryde	RGC 1404 (loan)

Date confirmed	Pos.	Name	To
10 March 2025	FH	Ioan Lloyd	Cardiff
23 April 2025	LK	Alex Craig	Glasgow Warriors
13 May 2025	FH	Charlie Titcombe	Leicester Tigers
2 June 2025	PR	Sam Wainwright	Cardiff
15 June 2025	LK	Ed Scragg	Blackheath
3 July 2025	FL	Vaea Fifita	Montauban
4 July 2025	LK	Morgan Jones	Doncaster Knights
15 August 2025	HK	Shaun Evans	Carmarthen Quins
30 August 2025	WG	Steff Evans
9 September 2025	SH	Efan Jones	Ampthill

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