Scarlets…18pts
Tries: S Evans 20, Asquith 35
Conversions: D Jones 35
Penalties: D Jones 45, 60

Connacht…10pts
Tries: Masterson 55
Conversions: C Fitzgerald
Penalties: C Fitzgerald 38

■ By STEFFAN THOMAS
BRAD Mooar hailed the character and resilience of his young Scarlets side as they repelled wave after wave of second-half pressure to get their PRO14 season off to a winning start.
The Scarlets had 15 players absent due to the World Cup whereas Connacht were missing only two. But the west Walians were far more accurate than the Irish province with their defence allowi...