Cardiff and Llanelli performed host to derbies on 26 December and the motion might be in Newport and Bridgend on New 12 months’s Day.

The Arms Park was packed earlier than Christmas to see Scarlets edge out the hosts, and this time a packed home noticed the Blue and Blacks sneak victory.

A sold-out determine of 12,125 tickets issued was introduced by Cardiff, with Dragons head coach Filo Tiatia lauding the environment.

“The gang was superb, for Cardiff and the Dragons,” stated Tiatia, an Ospreys legend from his enjoying days. “It turned a singing contest on the finish.

“It was pleasing to see the place the sport is at with native derbies and followers popping out to help their groups.

“That is what we would like for derbies – that they’re aggressive, grounds are bought out and the sport is rising. It is throughout the tribalism of the areas.”

There have been greater than 12,000 at Parc y Scarlets as nicely, with victorious Ospreys head coach Jones hoping there are extra events like this because the WRU appears to be like to chop a males’s skilled aspect.

“You could possibly inform it was a west Wales derby and lengthy might they proceed,” stated Jones.

“These events are huge. Simply on the finish of the sport, to see your gamers and coaches going over to satisfy their households over within the terrace over the far aspect.

“With so a lot of them and followers turning up after they might be doing all kinds at the moment of the 12 months, however they select to come back down and help their staff.

“It’s superb. We talked concerning the emotional aspect of the sport within the derby and the way it’s important to use the emotion.

“I assumed the boys used the emotion extremely nicely and the Scarlets did the identical. I assumed their care for his or her shirt was equally good.”