PRO 14 RD 3 Highlights: Benetton Rugby Vs Scarlets
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The 14 man Scarlets held on for a hard fought 10-3 away win over Benetton in round 3 of the Pro14. The first half was a tight affair, with a lot of kicking from both sides as they looked to play in the right areas of the field. Benetton would open the scoring with a penalty midway through the first half which saw them take a slender 3-0 lead into the halftime break. Benetton missed an early second half kick at goal, with the Scarlets leveling things up at 3-3 with a penalty midway through the second half. Shortly after, the Scarlets missed a long range penalty for the lead, but the visitors would run in the games first try to hit the font 10-3 with around 10 minutes remaining. With 73 minutes on the clock, the Scarlets were reduced to 14 players for the remainder of the match after picking up a red card. Benetton piled on the pressure but were unable to break through some resolute defence from the Scarlets as they notched up their first win of this season.