In an error-strewn and somewhat controversial yet enthralling encounter, the Scarlets, via the nerveless boot of Steven Shingler, snatched victory at the death against Munster at Parc y Scarlets.
The home side had been trailing 13-6 at halftime, following a more-than-dubious try for Munster’s Andrew Conway – the full-back appearing to knock-on rather than ground the ball at the end of a lengthy kick chase.
But Scarlets showed resolve in the testing conditions, striking back through DTH van der Merwe and Tom Williams, another suspect TMO referral, to level the scores at 16-16.
The two sides exchanged penalties before Shingler stepped up to maintain the Scarlets 100% record, and as such ending Munster’s, with a 50 metres penalty.
With the result, the Scarlets leapfrog Munster to the top of the Pro 12 as Wayne Pivac’s side extended their unbeaten run to nine games from the end of last season and into this.
And as the Pro 12 welcomes back most of it’s World Cup stars, here are five things we learnt from the match.
