James Botham has delivered a starkly honest assessment of Cardiff’s performance in losing to the Scarlets and admitted it will be personal in Saturday’s re-match.
Dai Young’s team went down to a 35-20 defeat in last weekend’s Welsh derby in Llanelli to leave them stuck in 14th place in the United Rugby Championship. You can read the match report here.
Now the two teams will meet again at the Arms Park in a fixture that was originally due to be played on Boxing Day, but has been rearranged following a Covid cancellation. A bumper crowd is expected for the showdown and flanker Botham acknowledges Cardiff need to respond after a display that earned them a real dressing down from director of rugby Young.
