As his Scarlets team-mate revelled in a stunning victory over a Springbok-laden Sharks, captain Josh Macleod seemed almost affronted pitchside that few had predicted a win for the west Walians.
"Never write this team off," he said. "We're building something really special with this coaching team."
That victory was their ninth in 11 matches since the start of December. That was then followed up by victory over Brive in the Challenge Cup round of 16 last weekend.
