Scarlets v Ulster: Guinness PRO12 preview
Last Updated: 12/09/15 2:41pm
The Scarlets will look to build on last week's impressive win at Glasgow when they host Ulster on Saturday.
Wayne Pivac's side shocked the defending Guinness PRO12 champions in their season opener, recording a 16-10 victory, and the Scarlets head coach has kept faith with the team that started in Scotstoun.
John Barclay, who produced a man-of-the-match display against the Warriors, continues at No 8 with Aaron Shingler retained at blindside flanker after his try-scoring exploits.
There is one change among the replacements with Rhodri Williams unavailable due to concussion so Kieran Hardy takes his place on the bench.
Ulster also got their season off to a winning start as they claimed a bonus-point victory over the Ospreys and head coach Neil Doak makes two changes to his starting 15 for the trip to Parc y Scarlets.
Andrew Trimble misses out with a hip flexor strain so Craig Gilroy switches wings, with Rory Scholes coming in on the left.
Peter Browne, who joined from London Welsh during the close season, makes his first competitive appearance in the second row in place of Dan Tuohy.
"Ulster are one of the top sides," said Pivac. "We played them four times last year and had three real battles and one where they got on top of us at home.
"We know we're in for a tough day at the office on Saturday."
Scarlets: 15 Steffan Evans, 14 Hadleigh Parkes, 13 Regan King, 12 Gareth Owen, 11 Michael Tagicakibau, 10 Daniel Jones, 9 Aled Davies, 1 Phil John, 2 Emyr Phillips, 3 Peter Edwards, 4 Tom Price, 5 Lewis Rawlins, 6 Aaron Shingler, 7 James Davies, 8 John Barclay (c).
Replacements: 16 Kirby Myhill, 17 Rob Evans, 18 Will Taylor, 19 George Earle, 20 Rory Pitman, 21 Kieran Hardy, 22 Aled Thomas, 23 Tom Williams.
Ulster: 15 Louis Ludik, 14 Craig Gilroy, 13 Luke Marshall, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Rory Scholes, 10 Peter Nelson, 9 Paul Marshall; 1 Andrew Warwick, 2 Rob Herring (c), 3 Wiehahn Herbst, 4 Peter Browne, 5 Franco Van der Merwe, 6 Roger Wilson, 7 Willie Faloon, 8 Nick Williams.
Replacements: 16 John Andrew, 17 Callum Black, 18 Ricky Lutton, 19 Robbie Diack, 20 Clive Ross, 21 David Shanahan, 22 Sam Arnold, 23 David Busby.
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