Pivac: Win has given us selection headaches
SCARLETS coach Wayne Pivac was delighted with his side’s 2912 victory over Ulster that saw them move back into second place in Conference B.
The Scarlets suffered a heavy defeat in Edinburgh in the last round of Guinness PRO14 fixtures, with the prospect of slipping out of the top three a very real threat if a result wasn’t secured.
But a side minus their international contingent dominated the first period and tries from Werner Kruger, Kieran Hardy, Kieron Fonotia and Tom Prydie gave Pivac’s side a bonus-point win.
Pivac said: “I thought the boys set up the win in the first half with the three tries.
“We talked at half-time around controlling the first 10 minutes after half-time, building more pressure, force them to make more tackles.
“It was a big step up from what we dished out in Edinburgh.
“We weren’t very happy with that performance and we knew that today was a big game in the context of our conference.
“If we didn’t get the result Ulster would have a buffer on us and there was a chance that we could have been out of the top three by the end of the weekend if we didn’t get the result. There was a lot to play for.
“This group have been together for three matches, it’s their mini-season if you like. Some of them put pressure on the big boys. That’s what we want, we want pressure on selection, it keeps everyone on their toes.”
The Scarlets travel to Glasgow on Saturday evening before returning to Parc y Scarlets on December 7 to take on Ulster again in the Heineken Champions Cup.