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Will Skelton is yellow-carded for this slap on James Davies

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Does James Davies dive?

James Davies hits the deck after Will Skelton's slap in Scarlets' 22-22 draw with Saracens in the European Champions Cup.

Scarlets were 22-15 up with just three minutes to go when they lost Skelton after he slapped Scarlets flanker Davies at a maul after a bit of jersey pulling.

At 6ft 8in, Skelton is not exactly a small man but Davies did seem to milk it for all it was worth and has had to face plenty of criticism for going down so easily.

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With time up on the clock, 14-man Saracens still managed to get the draw after Owen Farrell cut past Davies and passed to Chris Ashton who went over for his second try of the game.

Defending champions Sarries were looking for victory at Parc-y-Scarlets to guarantee a last-eight spot for the sixth consecutive season and a tournament record 14th win in succession. However, they had to settle for the draw - which was still enough to claim a quarter-final berth.

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