LEIGH HALFPENNY 8 v 5 CAI EVANS
Wales star Halfpenny had a solid match for the Scarlets with a 12-point haul from his right boot while youngster Evans was one of Ospreys’ better players.
RYAN CONBEER 8 v 5 LUKE MORGAN
Morgan was sin-binned in the second half for a ‘clothes-line’ tackle on Conbeer, who crossed the whitewash twice during an impressive showing.
STEFF HUGHES 7 v 5 TIAAN THOMAS-WHEELER
Hughes is fast establishing a reputation as Scarlets’ Mr Dependable and he did the right things at the right time as Wales Under-20 centre Thomas-Wheeler got a lesson.
HADLEIGH PARKES 7 v 5 SCOTT WILLIAMS
Ospreys suffered a huge blow as Williams departed early in proceedings after suffering a cut to his chin, depriving the chance of seeing him go head to head with Parkes.
STEFF EVANS 7 v 4 TOM WILLIAMS
Evans roamed looking for work and was rewarded with two tries while Williams hardly had a look-in as he spent most of the game defending or watching.
ANGUS O’BRIEN 8 v 4 MARTY MCKENZIE
Former Dragons playmaker O’Brien was WalesOnline’s man of the match as he thrived off quick ball to be a master creator. Ospreys substituted Kiwi signing McKenzie at half-time, which says it all.
GARETH DAVIES 7 v 4 ALED DAVIES
Gareth won the battle of the Wales scrum-half rivals but it has to be said it wasn’t too taxing behind a dominant pack.
WYN JONES 6 v 5 MA’AFU FIA
‘Sausage’ Jones had a keen battle at the scrum with Fia and there was plenty of quips heard about eating too much turkey on Christmas Day.
KEN OWENS 8 v 4 SCOTT OTTEN
Otten was provided with a master-class from the Wales hooker, who seemed to be involved in most things as the Scarlets sizzled.
SAMSON LEE 6 v 4 NICKY SMITH
Smith was left treading water as the Scarlets bagged their opening try and it didn’t get any better as the Ospreys front-row was frequently gasping for breath.
JAKE BALL 8 v 4 ADAM BEARD
Ball had a big game with his rampaging bursts as the Scarlets demolished opponents devoid of confidence with Beard failing to make a mark in the battle of the Wales locks.
SAM LOUSI 8 v 4 BRADLEY DAVIES
Scarlets’ Tonga signing, who played in the World Cup, joined forces with Ball to run amok with seasoned Wales international Davies on the receiving end.
AARON SHINGLER 8 v 6 OLLY CRACKNELL
Cracknell managed to put in some hefty tackling but it was a holding operation with it a matter of time before the Ospreys folded. Shingler had a huge match in every facet.
JOSH MACLEOD 7 v 7 JUSTIN TIPURIC
Ospreys skipper Tipuric did his best to lead by example and kept going until the end but too few of his colleagues were up to the challenge.
BLADE THOMSON 8 v 6 MORGAN MORRIS
Scotland international Thomson thrived with his front-five being in control to welcome the promising Morris to the school of hard knocks.
