SCOTLAND tour captain John Barclay will lead an unchanged Scarlets side in tonight’s PRO12 final as the Welsh outfit bid to upset the odds against Munster.
The Irish province, who have also named the same 15 that began last weekend’s semi-final, are favourites for the Dublin match. But, after becoming the first team to win a last-four clash away from home when they beat Leinster last weekend, and having beaten Munster in Limerick this season, Scarlets are confident that at their best they can triumph.
“We took some confidence out of that win, but it’s going to be a different occasion altogether,” Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac said. “We have to make sure we go out there and play our game and enjoy the occasion. The boys know that if they get it right on the day they can beat anyone, so we just have to get it right on the day.”
Scarlets’ Lions hooker Ken Owens sits the match out as he continues his recovery from an ankle injury. His touring colleagues Conor Murray, Peter O’Mahony and CJ Stander all start for Munster, for whom Donnacha Ryan will be playing for the last time before joining Racing 92.
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