Late score seals hard fought draw
Edinburgh scored two converted tries in the last four minutes to earn a 28-28 draw in an entertaining finale to the season at Parc y Scarlets.
Replacement Boan Venter was the hero as the loosehead prop powered under the sticks in the 82nd minute to secure the hard fought draw.
A crowd of just over 1,000 were present to see Scarlets fail to avenge their 6-3 home defeat in the PRO14 regular season back in November.
It was the first time fans had been admitted at Parc y Scarlets since the Southern Kings fixture in February 2020.
Tom Rogers and Dafydd Hughes also scored a tries for Scarlets with Dan Jones and Sam Costelow both converting two.
Marshall Sykes, Jamie Ritchie, Jack Blain and Venter scored Edinburgh’s tries with Blair Kinghorn and Nathan Chamberlain converting two apiece.
Scarlets had the first chance for points but turned down a kickable penalty in favour of an attacking line-out and they were rewarded with the opening try.
From the line-out they moved the ball wide for Rogers to send Hardy over with an inside pass with a conversion from Jones giving his side a 7-0 lead at the end of an enterprising and evenly-contested opening quarter.
However, Edinburgh looked the more potent attackers with centres James Johnstone and Cameron Hutchison regularly testing the home defence and on a couple of occasions the Scots were only denied by the lack of accuracy with their final pass.
After 24 minutes the capital side deservedly drew level when lock Sykes finished off a succession of forward drives, but within five minutes Scarlets were back in front.
From just inside the opposition half, Hardy took a quick tap penalty to dart away before sending Rogers on a 30-metre run to the line with a conversion from Jones giving Scarlets a 14-7 half-time advantage.
Four minutes after the restart, the hosts introduced Wales international prop Samson Lee for his first game since December.
Lee replaced Pieter Scholtz who along with centre Tyler Morgan and No 8 Uzair Cazziem were making their final appearances for Scarlets.
The home side suffered a blow when lock Morgan Jones was sin-binned for a dangerous clear-out on Edinburgh flanker Connor Boyle and the Scots immediately capitalised when captain Ritchie crashed over from close range.
Scarlets returned to a full complement of 15 with no further damage to the scoreboard before their opponents lost a man to the bin when Blain took out Steff Evans in an aerial collision.
The hosts took full advantage with some neat handling to send Hardy over for his second before Hughes finished off a driving line-out and the game looked up for Edinburgh.
However, Blain returned from the bin to score with a well timed angle, before Venter forced his way over to earn Edinburgh a deserved draw in the 82nd minute.
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Scarlets
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Joe Roberts
23. Replacement0metres made
21MINUTES PLAYED
0TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Sam Costelow
22. Replacement5metres made
27MINUTES PLAYED
1TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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Will Homer
21. Replacement0metres made
14MINUTES PLAYED
3TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Iestyn Rees
20. Replacement0metres made
11MINUTES PLAYED
3TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Danny Drake
19. Replacement0metres made
21MINUTES PLAYED
4TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Samson Lee
18. Replacement1metres made
36MINUTES PLAYED
9TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Rob Evans
17. Replacement6metres made
36MINUTES PLAYED
5TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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Dafydd Hughes
16. Replacement8metres made
21MINUTES PLAYED
3TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Uzair Cassiem
8. Number 815metres made
69MINUTES PLAYED
20TACKLES MADE
6COMPLETE PASSES
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Jac Morgan
7. Back-row10metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
25TACKLES MADE
5COMPLETE PASSES
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Blade Thomson
6. Back-row17metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
12TACKLES MADE
7COMPLETE PASSES
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Morgan Jones
5. Second-row10metres made
49MINUTES PLAYED
7TACKLES MADE
2COMPLETE PASSES
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Josh Helps
4. Second-row0metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
26TACKLES MADE
3COMPLETE PASSES
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Pieter Scholtz
3. Tighthead prop3metres made
44MINUTES PLAYED
5TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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Ryan Elias
2. Hooker8metres made
59MINUTES PLAYED
10TACKLES MADE
4COMPLETE PASSES
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Steff Thomas
1. Loosehead prop6metres made
44MINUTES PLAYED
6TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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Kieran Hardy
9. Scrum-half49metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
10TACKLES MADE
43COMPLETE PASSES
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Dan Jones
10. Stand-off2metres made
53MINUTES PLAYED
5TACKLES MADE
7COMPLETE PASSES
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Steff Evans
11. Wing51metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
4TACKLES MADE
3COMPLETE PASSES
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Steffan Hughes
12. Inside-centre9metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
8TACKLES MADE
4COMPLETE PASSES
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Tyler Morgan
13. Outside-centre9metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
9TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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Ryan Conbeer
14. Wing26metres made
59MINUTES PLAYED
3TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Tom Rogers
15. Full-back77metres made
66MINUTES PLAYED
4TACKLES MADE
7COMPLETE PASSES
Edinburgh
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Kyle Rowe
15. Full-back97metres made
63MINUTES PLAYED
2TACKLES MADE
4COMPLETE PASSES
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Jack Blain
14. Wing55metres made
70MINUTES PLAYED
7TACKLES MADE
4COMPLETE PASSES
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James Johnstone
13. Outside-centre73metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
1TACKLES MADE
2COMPLETE PASSES
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Cameron Hutchison
12. Inside-centre57metres made
60MINUTES PLAYED
5TACKLES MADE
5COMPLETE PASSES
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Eroni Sau
11. Wing67metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
2TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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Blair Kinghorn
10. Stand-off19metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
5TACKLES MADE
26COMPLETE PASSES
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Henry Pyrgos
9. Scrum-half0metres made
53MINUTES PLAYED
3TACKLES MADE
48COMPLETE PASSES
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Pierre Schoeman
1. Loosehead prop25metres made
63MINUTES PLAYED
4TACKLES MADE
3COMPLETE PASSES
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Michael Willemse
2. Hooker1metres made
59MINUTES PLAYED
3TACKLES MADE
4COMPLETE PASSES
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Angus Williams
3. Tighthead prop1metres made
44MINUTES PLAYED
2TACKLES MADE
2COMPLETE PASSES
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Marshall Sykes
4. Second-row7metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
11TACKLES MADE
3COMPLETE PASSES
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Jamie Hodgson
5. Second-row3metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
7TACKLES MADE
2COMPLETE PASSES
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Jamie Ritchie
6. Back-row18metres made
53MINUTES PLAYED
4TACKLES MADE
5COMPLETE PASSES
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Connor Boyle
7. Back-row19metres made
48MINUTES PLAYED
5TACKLES MADE
3COMPLETE PASSES
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Mesulame Kunavula
8. Number 881metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
6TACKLES MADE
9COMPLETE PASSES
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David Cherry
16. Replacement2metres made
21MINUTES PLAYED
3TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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Boan Venter
17. Replacement1metres made
17MINUTES PLAYED
1TACKLES MADE
2COMPLETE PASSES
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Simon Berghan
18. Replacement5metres made
36MINUTES PLAYED
6TACKLES MADE
3COMPLETE PASSES
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Ally Miller
19. Replacement4metres made
27MINUTES PLAYED
0TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Luke Crosbie
20. Replacement5metres made
32MINUTES PLAYED
3TACKLES MADE
2COMPLETE PASSES
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Charlie Shiel
21. Replacement6metres made
27MINUTES PLAYED
0TACKLES MADE
29COMPLETE PASSES
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Nathan Chamberlain
22. Replacement0metres made
17MINUTES PLAYED
0TACKLES MADE
8COMPLETE PASSES
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George Taylor
23. Replacement1metres made
20MINUTES PLAYED
0TACKLES MADE
4COMPLETE PASSES
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