The West Wales region were denied a win over Munster at the death when Ian Keatley converted JJ Hanrahan’s last minute try to rescue a 25-25 draw. The Scarlets’ still have their unbeaten home record intact, but saw Connacht gain a two-point advantage in the race for the European Champions Cup places.
He said: “It’s definitely the one that got away. There were a few decisions towards the end that could have gone either way. A few calls were pretty disappointing but we probably shouldn’t have put ourselves in that position. We’ve got to look at the positives and we’re still going pretty well.”
Scarlets went 25-13 ahead with ten minutes remaining in the game but Munster hit back with two tries taking two points from the result. Wayne Pivac’s side face another Irish test on Friday night when they travel to the Kingspan Stadium to take on Ulster.
Connacht battled to a 30-25 triumph over a 14-man Newport Gwent Dragons on Sunday to move two points ahead of Scarlets. But Parkes says their away form will decide whether they dine at Europe’s top table next season.
He said: “I thought we had done enough. It was the first time for me playing against Munster – I guess their A game is what came out in that last ten minutes and unfortunately we just couldn’t stop it. They certainly just kept coming and coming. It was never a game I felt that we couldn’t control.”
“There’s still plenty to play for, we actually don’t have a bad run-in now. If we start winning away from home we should be doing well. It certainly is the key. It has to start with Ulster this weekend.”
