2004β05 season | |||
Chairman | Stuart Gallacher | ||
---|---|---|---|
Head coach | Gareth Jenkins | ||
Celtic League | 5th | ||
Celtic Cup | Final | ||
Heineken Cup | Pool stage, 3rd | ||
Highest home attendance | 8,266 vs NeathβSwansea Ospreys (7 May 2005) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,129 vs Borders (17 December 2004) | ||
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The 2004β05 season was the second season in the history of the Llanelli Scarlets rugby union team. They competed in the Celtic League, in which they finished in fifth place, as well as the Celtic Cup and Heineken Cup. They reached the final of the Celtic Cup, losing 27β16 to Munster at Lansdowne Road in Dublin, but won just two matches in their Heineken Cup pool, finishing third behind Toulouse and Northampton Saints.
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result FβA |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 September 2004 | Borders | A | 26β15 | Tries:
Finau,
Wyatt,
G. Thomas,
Easterby Conversions: Bowen (3) |
2,000 |
10 September 2004 | NeathβSwansea Ospreys | H | 6β23 | Penalties: A. Thomas (2) | 8,173 |
17 September 2004 | Newport Gwent Dragons | A | 0β15 | 5,182 | |
25 September 2004 | Edinburgh | H | 37β16 | Tries:
Selley,
Watkins,
A. Thomas,
Taylor,
G. Evans Conversions: A. Thomas (2), Bowen Penalties: A. Thomas, Bowen |
7,648 |
3 October 2004 | Munster | A | 13β19 | Tries:
G. Evans,
Phillips Penalty: Bowen |
9,000 |
9 October 2004 | Connacht | H | 21β29 | Tries:
Peel,
D. Jones Conversions: Bowen Penalties: Bowen (3) |
6,281 |
7 November 2004 | Cardiff Blues | A | 10β14 | Try:
B. Davies Conversion: Bowen Penalty: Bowen |
4,832 |
14 November 2004 | Leinster | H | 24β22 | Tries:
Watkins,
Havili,
B. Davies Conversions: Bowen (3) Penalty: Bowen |
4,200 |
19 November 2004 | Glasgow | A | 29β40 | Tries:
B. Davies,
Finau,
Phillips,
G. Evans Conversions: Bowen (3) Penalty: Bowen |
1,751 |
28 November 2004 | Ulster | H | 22β9 | Try:
John Conversion: Bowen Penalties: Bowen (5) |
5,334 |
17 December 2004 | Borders | H | 39β22 | Tries:
Bowen,
Havili (2),
D. Jones,
Selley,
Watkins Conversions: Bowen (2), A. Thomas Penalty: Bowen |
4,129 |
26 December 2004 | NeathβSwansea Ospreys | A | 7β28 | Try:
Mills Conversion: Bowen |
10,280 |
1 January 2005 | Newport Gwent Dragons | H | 35β26 | Tries:
Watkins (2),
Jones (2) Conversions: Bowen (3) Penalties: Bowen (3) |
6,372 |
21 January 2005 | Edinburgh | A | 0β23 | 1,628 | |
29 January 2005 | Munster | H | 32β17 | Tries:
Watkins,
Powell,
Havili,
Wyatt Conversions: Bowen (3) Penalties: Bowen (2) |
7,530 |
18 February 2005 | Connacht | A | 18β11 | Tries:
Phillips (2) Conversion: Bowen Penalties: Bowen (2) |
1,660 |
20 March 2005 | Cardiff Blues | H | 25β13 | Tries:
John,
Powell,
Cooper Conversions: Bowen (2) Penalties: Bowen (2) |
6,116 |
25 March 2005 | Leinster | A | 25β31 | Try:
Selley Conversion: Bowen Penalties: Bowen (5) Drop goal: Bowen |
4,200 |
9 April 2005 | Glasgow | H | 30β57 | Tries:
Havili (2),
Selley,
Wyatt,
B. Davies Conversion: Bowen Penalty: Bowen |
6,480 |
15 April 2005 | Ulster | A | 3β16 | Penalty: Bowen | 7,948 |
Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Leinster | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 455 | 350 | +105 | 46 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 57 |
4 | Newport Gwent Dragons | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 381 | 436 | β55 | 39 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 50 |
5 | Llanelli Scarlets | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 402 | 446 | β44 | 48 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 46 |
6 | Glasgow Warriors | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 465 | 466 | β1 | 40 | 58 | 4 | 7 | 45 |
7 | Edinburgh | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 409 | 407 | +2 | 47 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 44 |
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result FβA |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 April 2005 | Quarter-finals | Newport Gwent Dragons | A | 49β19 | Tries:
Selley (3),
Havili (2),
G. Evans Conversions: C. Thomas (5) Penalties: C. Thomas (2), B. Davies |
3,120 |
29 April 2005 | Semi-finals | NeathβSwansea Ospreys | H | 23β15 | Tries:
J. Davies,
G. Quinnell Conversions: C. Thomas (2) Penalties: C. Thomas (2), B. Davies |
8,266 |
6 May 2005 | Final | Munster | N | 16β27 | Try:
Phillips 34' c Conversion: C. Thomas Penalties: C. Thomas (3) 12', 42', 59' |
11,500 |
The Scarlets were drawn into Pool 3 for the 2004β05 Heineken Cup. For the second season in a row, they were paired with Northampton Saints, along with Toulouse from France and Glasgow from Scotland. [1] They began the pool stage on 22 October with a narrow 9β6 defeat at home to Toulouse, a game they should have won thanks to two missed try-scoring opportunities. [2] The following week they faced Northampton, whom they had beaten twice the previous season, but this time they managed just a penalty as Northampton recorded a 25β3 win. [3]
In December, the Scarlets recorded their first wins, home and away against Glasgow. In the away leg on 5 December, the Scarlets claimed the bonus point before half-time thanks to tries from Gavin Thomas, Matthew Watkins (2) and Garan Evans, and held off a comeback by Glasgow to claim a 29β26 win. [4] Another bonus-point victory at Stradey Park the following week, thanks to braces from Aisea Havili, Tal Selley and another try from Vernon Cooper, kept the Scarlets in with a chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals. [5]
That chance was extinguished when European rugby resumed in January 2005, as a last-minute try from World Cup-winning England hooker Steve Thompson gave Northampton a 22β20 win. Although the Scarlets could finish second in their pool with victory over Toulouse the following week, their points total would not be enough to be one of the two best runners-up. [6] Although the Scarlets scored five tries against Toulouse, including a double from Chris Wyatt, the French side scored eight of their own to win 53β36, confirming a third-place finish for the Scarlets. [7]
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result FβA |
Scorers | Attendance | Pool position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 October 2004 | Toulouse | H | 6β9 | Penalties: A. Thomas (2) | 7,867 | 3rd |
30 October 2004 | Northampton Saints | A | 3β25 | Penalty: A. Thomas | 11,939 | 3rd |
5 December 2004 | Glasgow | A | 29β26 | Tries:
G. Thomas,
Watkins (2),
G. Evans Conversions: Bowen (3) Penalty: Bowen |
2,281 | 3rd |
12 December 2004 | Glasgow | H | 38β22 | Tries:
Havili (2),
Selley (2),
Cooper Conversions: Watkins, Bowen Penalties: Bowen (3) |
4,500 | 3rd |
9 January 2005 | Northampton Saints | H | 20β22 | Try:
G. Thomas Penalties: Bowen (5) |
7,197 | 3rd |
14 January 2005 | Toulouse | A | 36β53 | Tries:
Wyatt (2),
J. Davies,
Powell,
Selley Conversions: Bowen (4) Penalty: Bowen |
16,900 | 3rd |
Team | P | W | D | L | TF | TA | TD | PF | PA | PD | TBP | LBP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toulouse (2) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 181 | 104 | +77 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
Northampton Saints (7) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 128 | 101 | +27 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
Llanelli Scarlets | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 17 | β2 | 132 | 157 | β25 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
Glasgow | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 25 | β14 | 107 | 186 | β79 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2004β05 season | |||
Chairman | Stuart Gallacher | ||
---|---|---|---|
Head coach | Gareth Jenkins | ||
Celtic League | 5th | ||
Celtic Cup | Final | ||
Heineken Cup | Pool stage, 3rd | ||
Highest home attendance | 8,266 vs NeathβSwansea Ospreys (7 May 2005) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,129 vs Borders (17 December 2004) | ||
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The 2004β05 season was the second season in the history of the Llanelli Scarlets rugby union team. They competed in the Celtic League, in which they finished in fifth place, as well as the Celtic Cup and Heineken Cup. They reached the final of the Celtic Cup, losing 27β16 to Munster at Lansdowne Road in Dublin, but won just two matches in their Heineken Cup pool, finishing third behind Toulouse and Northampton Saints.
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result FβA |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 September 2004 | Borders | A | 26β15 | Tries:
Finau,
Wyatt,
G. Thomas,
Easterby Conversions: Bowen (3) |
2,000 |
10 September 2004 | NeathβSwansea Ospreys | H | 6β23 | Penalties: A. Thomas (2) | 8,173 |
17 September 2004 | Newport Gwent Dragons | A | 0β15 | 5,182 | |
25 September 2004 | Edinburgh | H | 37β16 | Tries:
Selley,
Watkins,
A. Thomas,
Taylor,
G. Evans Conversions: A. Thomas (2), Bowen Penalties: A. Thomas, Bowen |
7,648 |
3 October 2004 | Munster | A | 13β19 | Tries:
G. Evans,
Phillips Penalty: Bowen |
9,000 |
9 October 2004 | Connacht | H | 21β29 | Tries:
Peel,
D. Jones Conversions: Bowen Penalties: Bowen (3) |
6,281 |
7 November 2004 | Cardiff Blues | A | 10β14 | Try:
B. Davies Conversion: Bowen Penalty: Bowen |
4,832 |
14 November 2004 | Leinster | H | 24β22 | Tries:
Watkins,
Havili,
B. Davies Conversions: Bowen (3) Penalty: Bowen |
4,200 |
19 November 2004 | Glasgow | A | 29β40 | Tries:
B. Davies,
Finau,
Phillips,
G. Evans Conversions: Bowen (3) Penalty: Bowen |
1,751 |
28 November 2004 | Ulster | H | 22β9 | Try:
John Conversion: Bowen Penalties: Bowen (5) |
5,334 |
17 December 2004 | Borders | H | 39β22 | Tries:
Bowen,
Havili (2),
D. Jones,
Selley,
Watkins Conversions: Bowen (2), A. Thomas Penalty: Bowen |
4,129 |
26 December 2004 | NeathβSwansea Ospreys | A | 7β28 | Try:
Mills Conversion: Bowen |
10,280 |
1 January 2005 | Newport Gwent Dragons | H | 35β26 | Tries:
Watkins (2),
Jones (2) Conversions: Bowen (3) Penalties: Bowen (3) |
6,372 |
21 January 2005 | Edinburgh | A | 0β23 | 1,628 | |
29 January 2005 | Munster | H | 32β17 | Tries:
Watkins,
Powell,
Havili,
Wyatt Conversions: Bowen (3) Penalties: Bowen (2) |
7,530 |
18 February 2005 | Connacht | A | 18β11 | Tries:
Phillips (2) Conversion: Bowen Penalties: Bowen (2) |
1,660 |
20 March 2005 | Cardiff Blues | H | 25β13 | Tries:
John,
Powell,
Cooper Conversions: Bowen (2) Penalties: Bowen (2) |
6,116 |
25 March 2005 | Leinster | A | 25β31 | Try:
Selley Conversion: Bowen Penalties: Bowen (5) Drop goal: Bowen |
4,200 |
9 April 2005 | Glasgow | H | 30β57 | Tries:
Havili (2),
Selley,
Wyatt,
B. Davies Conversion: Bowen Penalty: Bowen |
6,480 |
15 April 2005 | Ulster | A | 3β16 | Penalty: Bowen | 7,948 |
Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Leinster | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 455 | 350 | +105 | 46 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 57 |
4 | Newport Gwent Dragons | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 381 | 436 | β55 | 39 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 50 |
5 | Llanelli Scarlets | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 402 | 446 | β44 | 48 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 46 |
6 | Glasgow Warriors | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 465 | 466 | β1 | 40 | 58 | 4 | 7 | 45 |
7 | Edinburgh | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 409 | 407 | +2 | 47 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 44 |
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result FβA |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 April 2005 | Quarter-finals | Newport Gwent Dragons | A | 49β19 | Tries:
Selley (3),
Havili (2),
G. Evans Conversions: C. Thomas (5) Penalties: C. Thomas (2), B. Davies |
3,120 |
29 April 2005 | Semi-finals | NeathβSwansea Ospreys | H | 23β15 | Tries:
J. Davies,
G. Quinnell Conversions: C. Thomas (2) Penalties: C. Thomas (2), B. Davies |
8,266 |
6 May 2005 | Final | Munster | N | 16β27 | Try:
Phillips 34' c Conversion: C. Thomas Penalties: C. Thomas (3) 12', 42', 59' |
11,500 |
The Scarlets were drawn into Pool 3 for the 2004β05 Heineken Cup. For the second season in a row, they were paired with Northampton Saints, along with Toulouse from France and Glasgow from Scotland. [1] They began the pool stage on 22 October with a narrow 9β6 defeat at home to Toulouse, a game they should have won thanks to two missed try-scoring opportunities. [2] The following week they faced Northampton, whom they had beaten twice the previous season, but this time they managed just a penalty as Northampton recorded a 25β3 win. [3]
In December, the Scarlets recorded their first wins, home and away against Glasgow. In the away leg on 5 December, the Scarlets claimed the bonus point before half-time thanks to tries from Gavin Thomas, Matthew Watkins (2) and Garan Evans, and held off a comeback by Glasgow to claim a 29β26 win. [4] Another bonus-point victory at Stradey Park the following week, thanks to braces from Aisea Havili, Tal Selley and another try from Vernon Cooper, kept the Scarlets in with a chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals. [5]
That chance was extinguished when European rugby resumed in January 2005, as a last-minute try from World Cup-winning England hooker Steve Thompson gave Northampton a 22β20 win. Although the Scarlets could finish second in their pool with victory over Toulouse the following week, their points total would not be enough to be one of the two best runners-up. [6] Although the Scarlets scored five tries against Toulouse, including a double from Chris Wyatt, the French side scored eight of their own to win 53β36, confirming a third-place finish for the Scarlets. [7]
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result FβA |
Scorers | Attendance | Pool position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 October 2004 | Toulouse | H | 6β9 | Penalties: A. Thomas (2) | 7,867 | 3rd |
30 October 2004 | Northampton Saints | A | 3β25 | Penalty: A. Thomas | 11,939 | 3rd |
5 December 2004 | Glasgow | A | 29β26 | Tries:
G. Thomas,
Watkins (2),
G. Evans Conversions: Bowen (3) Penalty: Bowen |
2,281 | 3rd |
12 December 2004 | Glasgow | H | 38β22 | Tries:
Havili (2),
Selley (2),
Cooper Conversions: Watkins, Bowen Penalties: Bowen (3) |
4,500 | 3rd |
9 January 2005 | Northampton Saints | H | 20β22 | Try:
G. Thomas Penalties: Bowen (5) |
7,197 | 3rd |
14 January 2005 | Toulouse | A | 36β53 | Tries:
Wyatt (2),
J. Davies,
Powell,
Selley Conversions: Bowen (4) Penalty: Bowen |
16,900 | 3rd |
Team | P | W | D | L | TF | TA | TD | PF | PA | PD | TBP | LBP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toulouse (2) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 181 | 104 | +77 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
Northampton Saints (7) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 128 | 101 | +27 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
Llanelli Scarlets | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 17 | β2 | 132 | 157 | β25 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
Glasgow | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 25 | β14 | 107 | 186 | β79 | 0 | 2 | 2 |