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Hooker Shortage Hits Scarlets Before Leinster Test
26 Mar
Summary
- Scarlets face Leinster with five team changes due to injuries.
- Key players Marnus van der Merwe and Ryan Elias are out.
- The team views the match as an international rugby assignment.
Scarlets are grappling with a depleted squad ahead of their match against Leinster, necessitating five alterations to the team that last played. The absence of hookers Marnus van der Merwe and Ryan Elias, due to head injury assessments, has significantly impacted their lineup. Joe Roberts returns at outside centre, with Joe Hawkins stepping into the fly-half role. Dane Blacker will start at scrum-half, while Harry Thomas earns a second URC start at hooker and Dan Davis joins the flankers.
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