FULL TIME! 32-20. Scarlets deny the Sharks a losing bonus point with a fantastic try-saving tackle in the corner. It's brings an end to the match and the Scarlets come with a deserved victory. The hosts were incredibly accurate all evening and punished an ill-disciplined and error-strewn Sharks side.

The Sharks won't be able to win it, but can still finish strongly as they win two penalties in a row.

PENALTY, SCARLETS, COSTELOW! 32-20. Costelow does it again, with his last impact of the game as he is substituted. It has been a brilliant showing from the flyhalf.

Scarlets win a breakdown penalty on the 10-metre line. Unsurprisingly, Costelow opts for the three points. This could be the game.

PENALTY, SCARLETS, COSTELOW! 29-20. Costelow continues his perfect day to take the Scarlets to a two-score lead in the closing stages of this encounter.

A couple of poor errors from the Sharks, including another kick out on the full, gives Scarlets an attacking lineout in the 22. The hosts win a penalty and will take the shot at goal.

PENALTY, SHARKS, BOSCH! 26-20. What a hoof from Bosch! The flyhalf gives it all his power to send the ball between the posts from over 50 metres. The Sharks trail by just six points, having been 16 points down just 10 minutes ago.

The Scarlets are pinged for offsides and Bosch will have a shot from just over 50 metres.

CONVERSION, SHARKS, BOSCH! 26-17. Bosch adds the conversion to cut the deficit to nine points, going into the final 20 minutes of the match.

TRY, SHARKS, MBONAMBI! 26-15. It's a timely score for the Sharks, who put their Bok-powered pack to good use and send Mbonambi over from a powerful maul.

PENALTY, SCARLETS, COSTELOW! 26-10. Costelow converts from the angle as the Scarlets are in a handy position now. It has been a fantastic performance from the flyhalf off the kicking tee.

The Scarlets win two successive penalties and Costelow will once again take the shot at goal. All the momentum is with the home side.

PENALTY, SCARLETS, COSTELOW! 23-10. Davies catches the Sharks napping with a quick-tap, forcing the visitors to concede a penalty in the 22. Costelow converts to restore the 13-point lead that the Scarlets had in the first half.

A positive start to the second half has suddenly gone haywire for the Sharks as Mbonambi overthrows a lineout and Chamberlain kicks the ball out on the full.

CONVERSION, SCARLETS, COSTELOW! 20-10. Costelow continues his perfect record off the tee in this match to extend the Scarlets' lead to 10 points.

TRY, SCARLETS, EVANS! 18-10. The Sharks make a mess of fielding a kick and Evans pounces to score his second try.

PENALTY, SHARKS, BOSCH! 13-10. It's a good start to the second half for the Sharks, as Bosch converts a penalty won from a dominant scrum.

KICK OFF! 13-7. The Sharks get the second half of this URC clash underway. After such a poor first half, it will be interesting to see how the visitors change their approach. The Scarlets will focus on doing more of the same, as they crafted a number of handy linebreaks in the first half.

HALF TIME! 13-7. The Scarlets hold the Sharks up over the tryline to bring an end to the first half. The hosts deservedly take a lead into the break after a dominant opening 20 minutes. The Sharks, by contrast, have taken a while to shake off the rust and only started finding some momentum in the final 10 minutes of the half. It has been a poor performance from the Sharks otherwise, with some shaky moments on defence and a bundle of handling errors.

The Sharks will have one last attacking opportunity from a scrum outside of Scarlets' 22.

Scarlets force a knock-on from the Sharks and clear their lines from the subsequent scrum.

NO TRY! The referees decided that Mapimpi moved twice to ground the ball. However, the Sharks had a penalty advantage and opt for a five-metre scrum.

TMO CHECK! There is a TMO check for a potential Makazole Mapimpi try after a wonderful 60-metre linebreak engineered by Curwin Bosch.

The Sharks get into a promising position after some strong carries, but Bosch opts to grubber kick the ball and the Scarlets are able to cover to win a goal-line drop out.

The Sharks win another breakdown penalty under pressure and Bosch kicks the visitors into the Scarlets' 22.

CONVERSION, SHARKS, BOSCH! 13-7. Bosch adds the extras as the Sharks get themselves on the scoreboard in Llanelli.

TRY, SHARKS, KOLISI! 13-5. The Sharks get the lineout drive correct and take full advantage, shoving the Scarlets backwards to put captain Siya Kolisi over the tryline.

The Sharks win a penalty for a high tackle and kick into Scarlets' 22. However, Scarlets defend the maul and Hendrikse's pass goes above Mapimpi, allowing the hosts to put the pressure on. The Sharks win another couple of penalties to keep themselves in an attack position.

PENALTY, SCARLETS, COSTELOW! 13-0. Costelow is successful with his second penalty attempt as the Scarlets continue their dominance in the first half.

Another good break from a scrum sees the Scarlets win a penalty for offsides. Sam Costelow will take the shot at goal.

There are more signs of rustiness in this Sharks side as Bongi Mbonambi overthrows a lineout, before Rohan Janse van Rensburg knocks the ball on in a promising position.

The Sharks suddenly spark to life as Chamberlain grabs an aerial from Bosch and the ball goes wide to Mapimpi, who toes the ball into touch in Scarlets' 22.

PENALTY, SCARLETS, COSTELOW! 10-0. Sam Costelow slots his first penalty attempt to give the Scarlets an early 10-point lead.

The Scarlets make a couple of strong carries from the scrum and win a penalty for offsides. Costelow will have a shot at goal.

The momentum is fully with the Scarlets as they win a breakdown penalty and even though Costelow misses touch, his kick is knocked on by the Sharks to give the hosts an attacking scrum in a dangerous position.

CONVERSION, SCARLETS, COSTELOW! 7-0. Costelow adds the extras from straight in front to give the Scarlets an excellent start to the match.

TRY, SCARLETS, EVANS! 5-0. Scarlets have found plenty of gaps in the Sharks' defence early on and take full advantage to give Steff Evans an easy run-in for the opening try.

Scarlets catch the Sharks napping from the scrum and break upfield, but Makazole Mapimpi makes a crucial tackle and the visitors win a breakdown penalty to clear their 22.

After seeing out an early attack, the Sharks have a good opportunity, but Eben Etzebeth forces an offload and the ball is lost forward in Scarlets' 22.

KICK-OFF! 0-0. After a moment of silence for late Scarlets player Andy Hill, it is the hosts who get this match underway in west Wales.

Our referee for this game is Ireland’s Eoghan Cross, who takes charge of his ninth league match. Cross will be assisted by Welsh duo Ian Davies and Jason Griffiths. The TMO is Leo Colgan from Ireland.

This is the first time that the Sharks will play the Scarlets in Llanelli. In their solitary previous encounter, they defeated the Welsh franchise by a 17-point margin despite the halftime score being 6-6. The Scarlets are on a three-match winning run at home.

Captain Siya Kolisi is among the eight Springboks who have returned to the Sharks' starting lineup after missing the last month due to an international training camp. This includes an all-Springbok front row of Ox Nche, Bongi Mbonambi and Thomas du Toit. Springbok scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse combines with Curwin Bosch, while Rohan Janse van Rensburg is joined by Lukhanyo Am in midfield. Speedster Makazole Mapimpi completes a talented back three with Werner Kok and Boeta Chamberlain.

Sharks: 15 Boeta Chamberlain, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Phepsi Buthelezi, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche. Replacements: 16 Kerron van Vuuren, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Carlu Sadie, 19 Gerbrandt Grobler, 20 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 21 Grant Williams, 22 Ben Tapuai, 23 Thaakir Abrahams.

Wales international Johnny Williams will make his first start since October for an injury-hit Scarlets side that is without Johnny McNicholl and Jonathan Davies. On the plus side, Scarlets have been able to recall fit-again wing Ryan Conbeer, while scrumhalf Kieran Hardy is back from Six Nations duty.

Scarlets: 15 Tom Rodgers, 14 Steff Evans, 13 Joe Roberts, 12 Johnny Williams, 11 Ryan Conbeer, 10 Sam Costelow, 9 Gareth Davies, 8 Sione Kalamafoni, 7 Dan Davis, 6 Josh Macleod (c), 5 Sam Lousi, 4 Vaea Fifita, 3 Javan Sebastian, 2 Shaun Evans, 1 Kemsley Mathias. Replacements: 16 Taylor Davies, 17 Steff Thomas, 18 Sam Wainwright, 19 Morgan Jones, 20 Aaron Shingler, 21 Kieran Hardy, 22 Dan Jones, 23 Ioan Nicholas.

These two sides have faced each other once before, when the Sharks claimed a 37-20 win over Scarlets in Durban last March.

The seventh-placed Sharks have lost their last two league matches and will know another defeat could well see them drop out of the all-important top eight. On the flip side, victory would leave them really handily placed with home matches to come in the final two rounds

The 14th-placed Scarlets are on the trail of Cardiff in the quest for the Welsh Shield. They are now 10 points behind Cardiff having turned their season around after winning just one of their first nine matches.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this United Rugby Championship round 16 clash between the Scarlets and the Sharks from Parc Y Scarlets in Llanelli, Wales.