By Lestyn - 01/02/04
February 8 2004

Barry Davies scored a magnificent solo effort as Llanelli, assured Welsh representation in the final eight of this years Heineken cup.

With the earlier end of the Warriors qualification hopes, it was all up to the Scarlets to keep the Welsh flag flying, and they didn’t disappointment.  Northampton were simply blown away in the second half.

The encounter had looked poised for a tight finish, however the combination of on form Scarlet pack, Stephen Jones’s controlling presence at outside half and not to forget a piece of magic from Barry Davies, resulted in a fairly one sided second half.

The full back whom even before today’s game was seen as Kevin Morgan’s likely stand in during the Six Nations, slid along the wet Franklins Gardens turf to gather a dangerous Paul Grayson chip through near the half way line before scrambling onto his feet and bursting through the upcoming Saints defence, to sprint away unopposed under the posts.

Davies’s score on the hour mark was undoubtedly the turning point, however it was the sheer control that the Scarlets forwards had from start to finish that proved to be the biggest difference between the two sides.

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