TRY Benetton 12 Scarlets 31

And another for Ioane at the death.

The Scarlets defence has gone to sleep and the winger is put away on the opposite flank.

McKinley is off target with the conversion and the day belongs to the Scarlets.

Now for Bath v Toulon to see how the pool lies.

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TRY Benetton 7 Scarlets 31

A consolation for the home side and it’s wing Monty Ioane who skips outside the attempted tackle of Steff Evans to dive in at the corner.

Replacement Ian McKinley slots the conversion to bring some cheer for the home fans.

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Getting messy

The pitch is cutting up and it’s all getting a bit messy.

Errors mounting from both sides, but this game has long been over as a contest.

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Fans in fine voice

Sosban Fach belting out from the travelling Scarlets contingent who have enjoyed themselves at the Stadio Monigo this afternoon.

They are watching their team put in a comprehensive performance.

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Easy going

The Scarlets have set up camp in the home 22 with a couple of attacking line-outs, but it comes to nothing.

Still so, so comfortable for the visitors

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All change

Dan Jones has limped off so Steff Hughes comes on and Paul Asquith switches to 10.

Game has lost all intensity since that fourth Scarlets try

Plenty of changes being made by both sides with James and Gareth Davies off for the visitors with the job done.

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TRY BENETTON 0 SCARLETS 31

Try number four and that’s the bonus point in the bag.

It’s Gareth Davies again, who snipes from close-range, that’s four tries in two games for the Wales scrum-half.

Halfpenny is once again on target with the extras, Scarlets cruising.

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Yellow card

Benetton have another man in in the bin. This time it’s wing Angelo Esposito for illegally halting a Scarlets attack created by a brilliant Steff Evans gather.

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Second half kicks off

We’re back under way at the Stadio Monigo and we’re going to the TMO to see if there’s an early Benetton try.

The Scarlets were unable to clear from the kick-off but after a charge down it appeared Gareth Davies got back, which he did according to replays. Drop out 22.

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Benetton 0 Scarlets 24

Hugely satisfying half if you’re a Scarlets fan.

A vastly improved defensive display has allowed the likes of James Davies and Tadhg Beirne to get into the game at the breakdown, while they have also taken their chances impressively with McNicholl, Asquith and Gareth Davies crossing for scores.

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TRY BENETTON 0 SCARLETS 24

Gareth Davies is enjoying himself against the Italians and the Wales scrum-half has another try to his collection.

The Scarlets scrum initially won a decision, they went again and then it was all about Davies, sidestepping his way to score at the posts.

Halfpenny converts and what a half it has been for the West Walians

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He's at it again

James Davies grabs another crucial turnover as the home side press. He’s one of the best around at the jackal and is having a field day this afternoon.

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Defensive grit

Brilliant defensive work at a line-out from Tadhg Beirne halts a rare home attack. Gareth Davies clears his lines.

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TRY BENETTON 0 SCARLETS 17

The Scarlets kicking game has been outstanding.

This time it’s Scott Williams who puts through a clever grubber.

McNicholl plucks it out of the air and he offloads to Asquith, repaying the earlier favour, with the centre crossing at the posts.

Halfpenny converts again.

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Yellow card

Benetton are down to 14 men again, this time for just 10 minutes.

Prop Federico Zani is penalised for pulling down an impressive Scarlets rolling maul. The visitors go to the corner, can they take advantage?

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TRY BENETTON 0 SCARLETS 10

Wonderfully crafted try from the Scarlets.

Halfpenny sets it up with a clever kick through, Asquith does brilliantly to pounce on the ball and he feeds McNicholl, who sweeps around and has the pace to cross in the corner.

Halfpenny lands a beauty from the touchline.

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PENALTY SCARLETS 3 BENETTON 0

The Scarlets win a penalty after Benetton infringe at the breakdown.

It’s a straightforward one for Leigh Halfpenny and a kicker of his calibre makes no mistake.

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Scarlets pressure

Another turnover and the Scarlets are on the offensive, but strong home defence keeps the Welsh side out as Jonny McNIcholl and Steff Evans go close.

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Turnover time

Having struggled at the breakdown last week, the Scarlets’ turnover kings are into the game with openside James Davies winning a penalty.

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Ready to go

No Francesco Minto, of course, in the Benetton line-up. The back-rower has been suspended for three weeks following his dismissal for a dangerous tackle in Llanelli.

We’re almost ready to go at the Stadio Monigo.

Frenchman Romain Poite is the referee this afternoon, a late replacement for Andrew Brace.

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All to play for

A reminder that the Scarlets are currently third in Pool 5 on seven points, two points behind Bath and five adrift of Toulon.

Bath and Toulon meet at The Rec later so things could look a lot tighter come the end of play today.

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Landmark for Leigh

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Captain Ken has his say

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Weather set fair

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Away day woes

The Scarlets have lost their last 10 away Champions Cup ties so a win on the road for Wayne Pivac’s side is long overdue.

They also haven’t won back-to-back matches since the opening two rounds of the 2011-12 campaign.

The last time the Scarlets played at the Stadio Monigo in Europe was seven years ago when they won 38-15.

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Travel chaos

It’s not been a particularly ideal 24 hours for the Scarlets.

They were due to fly from Bristol to Venice yesterday afternoon but their flight was cancelled due to the Italian air strike, leaving them stranded in Bristol.

It meant they had to scramble to get alternative travel sorted out and they eventually flew from Cardiff to Treviso yesterday evening.

Not ideal preparation, but they are at the ground!

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Scarlets forced into a late change

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Good morning!

Welcome to our live updates form the Scarlets’ trip to face Benetton in the European Champions Cup.

If Wayne Pivac’s men are going to get out of their group, they can’t afford any slip-ups and five points would be very welcome out in Italy today.

But that’s not to say it’ll be easy.

Last week, the Italians gave the Scarlets one almighty scare and it required some late magic from Steff Evans to clinch the victory despite the visitors playing a large period of the game with just 14 men.

Should be a pretty open game in Treviso.

Stay tuned for all the build up and live updates.

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