First half tries from No8 Leon Samuel and prop Sam O’Connor edged the home side into a 15-7 interval lead and hooker an captain Morgan Macrae and wing Dyland Richards ensured the bonus point after the break with further tries.
Full back Alex Wainwright chipped in with a conversion and penalty and outside half Jac Tregoning added two conversions to complete a 29-17 victory. The young Scarlets had beaten Ospreys (22-12) and RGC (19-15) in their previous outings.
The Ospreys ended their three match block with a first win as they beat the Blues 20-12. Second half tries from Oliver Burrows and Luke Weaver hauled the home side past the battling Blues, who led 7-5 at the break thanks to a Theo Cabango try that Ben Burnell converted.
Jordan Evans notched the first half try for the Ospreys, while a try from Corben Evans after the break for the Blue took them back ahead at 12-10. The Ospreys complete their first block of matches against RGC at Aberavon on Sunday.
The Gogs have yet to win a game, but have been highly competitive at both U18 and U16 levels. Although beaten 46-12 by the Blues in their opening game, they gave the Scarlets a tough test before going down 19-15 at home.
At U16 level, the north Walians picked up a highly impressive 55-12 win over Dragons Black in a game that saw Huw Davies score four tries. Cain Jones got two of his own in a match tally of 22 points and the visitors cross the Dragons’ line eight times.
RGC host Dragons Red this weekend and will be looking to round off a successful first phase with another victory. Still to play next week are Scarlets East v Blues North and Blues South v Ospreys West.
The two Ospreys sides are currently unbeaten, with the East division having picked up wins over Scarlets West (26-12), Blues North (19-5) and Blues South (26-7). Ospreys West drew their opening game against Dragons Black (31-31) and then beat Dragons Red (43-7) and Scarlets East (21-7)
Regional Age Grade U18
August
27/08: Dragons 10 – 27 Blues
28/09: Scarlets 22 – 12 Ospreys
September
01/09: Blues 46 – 12 RGC
04/09: Dragons 38 – 24 Ospreys
08/09: RGC 15 – 19 Scarlets
10/09: Ospreys 20 – 12 Blues
11/09: Scarlets 29 – 17 Dragons
15/09: Ospreys v RGC
Regional Age Grade U16
August
28/08: Dragons Red 17 – 35 Blues North; Ospreys East 26 – 12 Scarlets West; Ospreys West 31 – 31 Dragons Black
September
01/09: RGC 3 – 27 Blues South
04/09: Blues South 19 – 15 Scarlets East; Blues North 5 – 19 Ospreys East; Ospreys West 43 – 7 Dragons Red
08/09: Dragons Black 12 – 55 RGC
11/09: Ospreys East 26 – 7 Blues South; Scarlets East 7 – 21 Ospreys West; Dragons Black 27 – 17 Scarlets West
15: RGC v Dragons Red
18/09: Scarlets East v Blues North; Blues South v Ospreys West
