Leinster vs Scarlets URC preview: How to watch, confirmed lineups, recent form

Home team	Leinster
Away team	Scarlets
Venue	Aviva Stadium
Competition	United Rugby Championship
Kick off time	7:45 pm
Watch Live in the UK	Premier Sports

Leinster vs Scarlets URC preview as the sides meet at the Aviva Stadium.

Leinster currently sit fourth and would be in line for a home semi-final, but are still only three points above seventh so a win would be crucial as they aim for a home quarter-final draw. The Scarlets sit in 14th, just one point above the Dragons. Their playoff hopes likely rely on them winning the final five games.

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Leinster vs Scarlets confirmed and team news

Leinster (1-15):

Porter, Sheehan, Furlong, McCarthy, Deeny, Deegan, van der Flier, Doris, Gibson-Park, Byrne, Kenny, Osborne, Ringrose, T O’Brien, J O’Brien

Replacements (16-23):

McCarthy, Cahir, Slimani, O’Tighearnaigh, Soroka, Gunne, Prendergast, Henshaw

Scarlets (1-15):

Mathias, Thomas, Holz, Louis, Douglas, Taylor, Davis, Anderson, Blacker, Hawkins, Mee, Williams, J Roberts, Rogers, Murray

Replacements (16-23):

G Roberts, O’Connor, Thomas, Ball, Davies, Hughes, Jones, Page

Recent Form:

Leinster (Home team): L-L-W-W-W

Leinster have lost two games in a row for the second time this season, having lost two away in South Africa at the beginning of the season. Before these two losses, they had won 11 games in a row in all competitions. In the last round, Leinster were humbled by Glasgow with a 38-17 defeat. They took an early lead before conceding four tries in 10 minutes to go 28-7 behind. Glasgow scored two more later on in the game to match Leinster’s two scores to beat Leinster by 21 points.

Scarlets (Away team): W-L-L-D-W

The Scarlets last five games have been bookended with impressive wins over Ulster and Zebre, with a draw against Benetton in the mix. In the last round they picked up an important win over Zebre as they aim to save their season. They pushed out to a 24-0 lead by half-time and conceded two late tries when the outcome was already settled.

Leinster vs Scarlets head-to-head record (last five matches):

Date	Competition	Winner	Score
31st May 2025	URC Playoffs	Leinster	33-21
26th April 2025	URC	Scarlets	35-22
18th November 2023	URC	Leinster	54-5
28th October 2022	URC	Leinster	35-5
16th October 2021	URC	Leinster	50-15

The Scarlets have only beaten Leinster once in the last seven meetings, and that came right at the end of last season when Leinster had already basically confirmed top spot. They then met in the opening round of the playoffs, where Leinster won 33-21. In each of the last six meetings, the winning side has scored 30 or more points.