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High-flying Cardiff welcome the Scarlets to the Arms Park tonight to kick off the festive derbies.
Both clubs have further Welsh derbies to come on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, but neither will be looking beyond tonight’s clash – with Cardiff aiming to end the Scarlets’ strong run of form in the Welsh capital.
Cardiff’s last win on home soil against the west Walians was in 2021 at the Cardiff City Stadium, with their last win over the Scarlets at the Arms Park back in 2019.
Both sides are able to welcome back Wales internationals for tonight’s derby.
Cardiff have brought Cam Winnett and Mason Grady back into their back-three, while there also returns for Liam Belcher, Alex Mann and Taulupe Faletau.
As for the Scarlets, Blair Murray is back at full-back following his autumn exploits with Wales, while Dwayne Peel has also brought Tom Rogers, Johnny Williams and Gareth Davies back into his side.
Kick-off is at 7.45pm, with the match being broadcast on BBC 2 and Premier Sports 2. Or you can follow the game in the live blog below.
Cardiff: Cam Winnett: Josh Adams, Harri Millard, Ben Thomas, Mason Grady; Callum Sheedy, Aled Davies; Danny Southworth, Liam Belcher (capt), Javan Sebastian, Josh McNally, George Nott, James Botham, Dan Thomas, Alun Lawrence.
Replacements: Evan Lloyd, Rhys Barratt, Sam Wainwright, Rory Thornton, Alex Mann, Taulupe Faletau, Johan Mulder, Jacob Beetham.
Scarlets: Blair Murray; Tom Rogers, Eddie James, Johnny Williams, Ellis Mee; Joe Hawkins, Gareth Davies; Kemsley Mathias, Ryan Elias, Henry Thomas, Sam Lousi, Jake Ball, Max Douglas, Josh Macleod (capt), Fletcher Anderson.
Replacements: Marnus van der Merwe, Alec Heburn, Harri O’Connor, Jarrod Taylor, Dan Davis, Archie Hughes, Elis Price, Joe Roberts.
Live updates below:
