By ALEX BYWATER

KEN Owens acknowledges Wales’ four regions have struggled to trouble Europe’s elite, but he hopes the feelgood factor from the Six Nations might allow his Scarlets side to buck the trend this season.
Hooker Owens was a vital figure for Wayne Pivac’s Wales as they completed a remarkable turnaround from a poor 2020 to win the 2021 Championship last month.
Key Welsh figures Owens, Gareth Davies, Jonathan Davies, Liam Williams and Leigh Halfpenny are all involved for the Scarlets in their Champions Cup last-16 tie with Sale Sharks today.
“I think the...