AT THElast PRO12 final in Dublin two years ago, Scarlets rose to the occasion with a demonstration of attacking rugby above and beyond anything produced by the national team in recent years.
Munster, the pre-match favourites, lost by the length of O’Connell Street, routed 46-22.
Scarlets’ demise from electrifying champions to non-qualifiers for next month’s play-offs provides another example of the transient nature of team sport.
Despite another Dublin final last year and a Champions’ Cup semi, this was always going to be a tricky season given the inevi...