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Second statement Morgan Jones returns for Scarlets arsenic their only alteration for Friday's United Rugby Championship (URC) crippled astatine location to Sharks.
Jones, 24, replaces Scotland fastener Alex Craig who is ruled retired pinch a hamstring injury.
The chair shows 2 changes from past weekend's conclusion astatine Edinburgh, pinch prop Steff Thomas and scrum-half Kieran Hardy coming into nan squad.
Seventeen of nan matchday 23 person travel done nan Scarlets pathway.
Former Wales Under-20s fastener Jones will beryllium making his 17th quality of nan play but only his 5th start.
Wales backmost Ioan Lloyd remains connected nan Welsh region's injured database on pinch Wyn Jones, Steff Evans, Joe Roberts, Jarrod Taylor, Josh Macleod, Teddy Leatherbarrow, Isaac Young and Jac Davies.
Lukhanyo Am leads a vastly experienced, Springbok-laden Sharks team, pinch caput coach John Plumtree besides recalling South African internationals Aphelele Fassi, Makazole Mapimpi, Grant Williams, Ox Nche, Vincent Koch and Eben Etzebeth.
Scarlets are 14th successful nan URC table, 1 spot and 2 points down Sharks. Both sides person won 3 and mislaid 11 convention games.
Sharks' defeat astatine Glasgow past weekend came aft 2 consecutive victories and nan South African broadside person not won distant since February 2023.
Scarlets person mislaid each 3 matches they person played against South African opponents this season.
“We were evidently disappointed by nan consequence successful Edinburgh past play particularly aft starring nan crippled connected nan hr mark," Scarlets caput coach Dwyane Peel said.
"We said astir showing conflict and playing pinch a spot of freedom, and location were elements of that successful our game. We request to enactment successful that conflict for 80 minutes.
"This week, we person prepared for nan champion type of nan Sharks. They tin put retired a Springbok battalion if they want and that is simply a monolithic situation and an breathtaking one. Every clip you play a South African broadside it is simply a beingness situation and you person to measurement up.”
Scarlets: Ioan Nicholas; Tom Rogers, Johnny Williams, Eddie James, Tomi Lewis; Sam Costelow, Gareth Davies; Kemsley Mathias, Ryan Elias (capt), Sam Wainwright, Morgan Jones, Sam Lousi, Taine Plumtree, Dan Davis, Vaea Fifita.
Replacements: Shaun Evans, Steff Thomas, Harri O’Connor, Jac Price, Carwyn Tuipulotu, Kieran Hardy, Dan Jones, Ryan Conbeer.
Sharks: Aphelele Fassi; Werner Kok, Lukhanyo Am (capt), Ethan Hooker, Makazole Mapimpi; Siya Masuku, Grant Williams; Ox Nche, Fez Mbatha, Vincent Koch, Eben Etzebeth, Emile van Heerden, Phepsi Buthelezi, Lappies Labuschagne, Vincent Tshituka.
Replacements: Kerron van Vuuren, Ntuthuko Mchunu, Hanro Jacobs, Corne Rahl, Gerbrandt Grobler, Jaden Hendrikse, Boeta Chamberlain, Francois Venter
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU).
Assistant referees: Ben Breakspear and Dewi Phillips (WRU).
TMO: David Sutherland (SRU).
