The 2005–06 season was the third season in the history of the Llanelli Scarlets

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team. They competed in the

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, in which they finished in sixth place, as well as the

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and

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. They reached the final of the Anglo-Welsh Cup, losing 26–10 to London Wasps at

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in London. They were also drawn against Wasps in their Heineken Cup pool, as well as

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for a second year in a row, but again managed just two wins to finish third, above only

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Celtic League

Matches

Table

Anglo-Welsh Cup

Pool stage

Knockout stage

Heineken Cup

Pool stage

Notes

References

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Scarlets The Scarlets () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams and are based in Llanelli, Wales. Their home ground is the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the United Rugby Championship and in European Professional Club Rugby c ...