As part of the celebration, the Scarlets paid tribute to 23 former captains of Llanelli and the Scarlets who paraded in a pre-match ceremony and were accompanied by the Llanelli Schools U11s.

Here are a few details on each one of Llanelli and the Scarlets’ great captains.

HANDEL GREVILLE

• Captain 1948-1949
• Played Scrum Half
• Later became Chairman and President. The only man to hold all three positions.
• 1 Cap for Wales v Australia 1947-1948 season

PETER EVANS

• Captain 1953-1954 and the following year 1954-1955
• Played Flanker and a driving force in the back row like his brother Hagen before him.
• During his playing days he went by the nickname of “blondie”
• 2 Caps for Wales v England & France 1951

RAY WILLIAMS

• Captain 1955-1956
• Played Wing
• Top club try scorer 1948-1949, 1951-1952 to 1958-1959 inclusive and 1960-1961.
• Scored 213 tries for the club
• 3 Caps for Wales v Scotland 1954, France 1957 and Australia 1958

HOWARD (ASH) DAVIES

• Captain 1958-1959
• Played Prop
• Regarded as a rugged and whole hearted player in the pack and a vigorous leader as Captain.

ONLLWYN BRACE

• Captain 1959-1960 & 1960-1961
• Played Scrum Half
• 9 caps for Wales between 1956 & 1961
• Onllwyn also had the honour of captaining Wales

AUBREY GALE

• Captain 1961-1962
• Played as a versatile and mobile forward in all three rows of the scrum.

MARLSTON MORGAN

• Captain in part 1962-1963 season and 1963-1964
• A Flanker who played over 400 games for Llanelli
• He captained the club against the touring 1963 All Blacks
• He is currently Chairman of Llanelli Association and a Board Member of the Scarlets

JOHN LELEU

• Captain 1965-1966 & 1966-1967
• A versatile back row forward who had the distinction of captaining 3 clubs – others being London Welsh and Swansea
• 4 caps for Wales during his career

STUART GALLACHER

• Stuart was the youngest elected Captain in the history of the club. He Captain the club 1968-1969 and 1969-1970. Was the Club Captain against South Africa in 1970
• A formidable and passionate second row often leading the team even when he was not playing!
• Successful Rugby League Career
•  1 cap for Wales v France 1970
• Was the first player from Llanelli to play for the Barbarians against a touring team
• Played 12 times for the Barbarians
• Toured with the Barbarians to South Africa in 1969

CLIVE JOHN

• Captain 1970-1971
• A flanker who also played scrum half in his Llanelli youth days
• His two brothers Barry and Alan also played for Llanelli
• He was the clubs top try scorer 1967-1968 season

BARRY LLEWELYN

• Captain 1971-1972
• His father Bryn also played for Llanelli – following a great family tradition
• Played Prop. His power and mobility (even played occasionally in the back row) made him one of the greatest  ever forwards to play for the club
• Played in the famous victory against the 1972 All Blacks. His brother Brian a second row, was on the bench in the same game
• He was capped 13 times for Wales

DELME THOMAS

• Captain Llanelli in the centenary year 1972-1973. Captain of the victorious Llanelli side that defeated the All Blacks on 31st October 1972.
• Played in the Second Row
• Capped 25 times for Wales
• Captained Wales
• Went on three Lions tours in 1966, 1968 & 1971

PHIL BENNETT

• Captain 1973-1974 to 1978-1979 – 6 consecutive season
• Also captained Wales – 1976-1977 1977-1978
• Captained the Lions 1977. He also toured with them in 1974
• Led Wales to a Grand Slam
• Scored 132 tries and 2,532 points for the club in 412 games. Only Andy Hill has scored more

DEREK QUINNELL

• Captain 1979-1980
• Played in the second row and back row
• 372 appearances for Llanelli
• Captained Wales v Romania and represented Wales 23 times
• Derek went on three Lions tours in 1971, 1977 and 1980
• He played for the Lions before being capped for Wales.
• He was a colossus of a forward and has been on a winning side against New Zealand on 4 occasions.
• Father of Scott, Craig and Gavin who have all represented the Scarlets
• He is currently President of the Llanelli Association and Board member of the Scarlets

PHIL MAY

• Captain from 1982-1983 to 1986-1987 5 consecutive seasons.
•  Captained Llanelli against the touring New Zealand Maoris 6th November 1983 when we won 16-9
• Played in the second row and holds the club record for most appearances 552 games
• 7 caps for Wales 

PHIL DAVIES

• Captained from 1987-1988 to 1991-1992 (5 consecutive seasons) and 1995-1996
• Played Second row and back row
• 331 games for Llanelli
• Capped 46 times for Wales
• Phil coached the Scarlets 2006-2008 reaching the semi Finals of the European Cup in 2006-2007
• Phil always gave his all for club and country

RUPERT MOON

• Captained Llanelli from 1992-1993 to 1994-1995 3 consecutive seasons
• Was captain during the time when Llanelli won the award British Team of the Season 1992-1993 in a memorable year that saw Llanelli win the League, WRU Cup and beat the touring Wallabies
• Scrum Half
• Played 272 games for Llanelli scoring 77 tries
• Welsh caps 24

IEUAN EVANS

• Captain 1996-1997. Also captained Wales 28 times – still a record
• Wing three quarter
• 231 games for Llanelli
• 193 tries
• 72 caps for Wales
• He went on three Lions tours 1989, 1993, 1997

ROBIN McBRYDE

• Captain from 1997-1998 to 1998-1999. Llanelli won the WRU Cup in his first year of captaincy
• Hooker
• 37 caps for Wales
• He was a touring Lion in 2001

WAYNE PROCTOR

• Captain 1999-2000. Llanelli won the WRU Cup in his year of Captaincy
• Wing threequarters
• 302 games for Llanelli
• 182 tries
• Capped 39 times for Wales

SCOTT QUINNELL

• Captained the club 2000-2001 and 2001-2002
• Arguably the best Number 8 to have worn the famous Scarlets shirt
• 52 Caps for Wales
• 178 matches for Llanelli scoring 69 tries
• He was a Lions tourist on two occasions. In 1997 whilst with Richmond and 2001 with Llanelli

LEIGH DAVIES

• Captain 2002-2003 and 2003-2004.
• A strong hard running centre
• 21 caps for Wales
• Played 69 games for the Scarlets
• 17 tries

SIMON EASTERBY

• Has been captain of the region since 2004-2005 season. He’s now in his fifth season as captain
• A back row specialist who has given everything for the Scarlets. He has over years, especially as Captain been a magnificent leader who has been the driving force and inspiration to all those who play with him.
• Has been capped 65 times for Ireland
• Lions tourist in 2005
• 2008/09 season was Simon’s testimonial.