By STEFFAN THOMAS

Coasting home: Leigh Halfpenny races in to score for Scarlets
PICTURE: Huw Evans

THE Scarlets kept their hopes of defending their title alive with a stunning victory over the Cheetahs in Llanelli.
The West Walians are aiming to become only the second side after Leinster to successfully defend the PRO14 title.
And on this evidence who would back against Wayne Pivac’s side from at the very least reaching their second successive final in Dublin?
To win the competition they will likely have to go up a few gears but this provided a stern warning to their rivals.
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