Scarlets have signed Ospreys hooker Ifan Phillips on a short-term loan as injury cover.
The 24-year-old West Walian will link up with the squad at Parc y Scarlets this week ahead of Sunday’s Guinness PRO14 fixture against Southern Kings.
Scarlets currently have Ken Owens and Ryan Elias on Six Nations duty with Wales; Dafydd Hughes is set to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury; Marc Jones is sidelined with a calf issue, while Dom Booth is part of Wales’ U20s squad.
A Wales U20s Grand Slam winner, Phillips is the son of former Wales captain Kevin Phillips.