The pressure is on Wayne Pivac to deliver with Wales in 2021 and the Kiwi has announced a 36-man squad for the upcoming Six Nations.
Scarlets ground out a hard fought 20-3 Guinness PRO14 victory over a resilient Dragons outfit in Llanelli.
Wales player ratings: Never had Wales been such heavy underdogs going into a home game against bitter rivals England.
Wales were much improved on their recent poor form but it wasn't enough to stop England from progressing to Autumn Nations Cup final.
Having snapped their six-game losing streak with the Nations Cup win over Georgia, Wayne Pivac has run the changes to face England.
Wales player ratings: Wales came into this match with Ireland in the Aviva Stadium desperately in need of a win, after five losses on the trot.
Rather than ring multiple changes to his XV following a fifth successive defeat, Wales boss Wayne Pivac has shown faith in his charges.
Wales player ratings: Wales and Scotland played out a dour denouement to the truncated, pandemic afflicted 2020 Six Nations.