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Matthew Southcombe

Dai Young delivers brutally honest assessment of Cardiff's failings as his side come second best 'in every area' against 14 man Scarlets

Sometimes head coaches prefer not to say what they really think in post-match press conferences, sometimes they are in no mood to mince their words.

Cardiff boss Dai Young was the latter of those two after watching his team succumb 35-20 to a 14-man Scarlets side that were comfortably better despite their numerical disadvantage. It was a sobering evening for Cardiff, who were looking to build on their impressive victory over Glasgow following a tough fortnight in South Africa.

But the reality was that Sione Kalamafoni's red card in the 44th minute seemed to galvanise the hosts and their supporters and they roared to victory, with a late James Botham try making the scoreline look a little more respectable than it deserved to be for Cardiff.

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