Editing Scarlets (section)

====2011–12 season====
[[File:Scarlets lineout.JPG|thumb|150px|Scarlets players contest a [[Line-out (rugby union)|line-out]] in a match against [[Benetton Rugby|Benetton Treviso]] in 2013]]
During the 2011–12 season, the Scarlets were unable to progress to the knockout rounds of the Heineken Cup, but placing second in their pool earned them an automatic drop-down spot in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup. They lost the resulting fixture against Brive 15–12, despite scoring the only try of the match through Liam Williams.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 April 2012|title=Scarlets exit Amlin Challenge Cup with quarter-final defeat at Brive |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/apr/08/brive-scarlets-amlin-challenge-cup |access-date=2 April 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

Nigel Davies departed the club at the conclusion of the 2011–12 season, and was replaced by defence coach and longtime Scarlets player, [[Simon Easterby]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/18304544 |title=Simon Easterby is appointed the new Scarlets coach |website=BBC Sport |date=2 June 2012 |access-date=12 October 2012}}</ref>