Editing Scarlets (section)

===2014–2019: Wayne Pivac years===
====2014–15 season====
In May 2014, it was confirmed that the four Welsh regions would compete in the annual Premiership Sevens Series after a three-year deal was agreed with [[BT Sport]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Welsh regions included in Premiership Sevens Series |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/27502315 |website=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2014 |access-date=23 March 2015 }}</ref>

After the 2013–14 season, the Scarlets had numerous changes in coaching staff. Forwards coach [[Danny Wilson (rugby union)|Danny Wilson]] departed for Bristol, while [[Byron Hayward]] joined as a defense coach. [[Wayne Pivac]] was hired as an assistant coach, but selected as head coach when Simon Easterby left the position to become forwards coach with [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/scarlets-announce-wayne-pivac-take-7602454 |title=Scarlets announce Wayne Pivac will take over as head coach as Simon Easterby pursues new role with Irish national team |website=Wales Online |date=12 August 2014 |access-date=12 October 2022 }}</ref>

Under Pivac, the Scarlets' performances did not immediately turn around. Centre [[Jonathan Davies (rugby union, born 1988)|Jonathan Davies]] left for Clermont ahead of the 2014–15 season, but [[Hadleigh Parkes]] was signed from Auckland, and reunited with former coach Pivac. Mid-table finishes continued for the next two seasons. [[Mark Jones (rugby union, born 1979)|Mark Jones]] departed in 2015, replaced by long time Scarlets fly-half and London Wasps attack coach Stephen Jones.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wru.wales/2015/01/stephen-jones-returning-to-scarlets-as-mark-jones-moves-on/|title=Stephen Jones returning to Scarlets as Mark Jones moves on|date=12 January 2015|access-date=14 October 2022|publisher=Welsh Rugby Union}}</ref>

====2016–17 season====
Ahead of 2016, [[Tadhg Beirne]] joined the side. The Irish forward arrived from [[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]], and capable of playing at lock and in the back row, proved to be an influential player in the pack. Recruitment was further bolstered with [[Crusaders (rugby union)|Crusaders]] back [[Johnny McNicholl]] and the return of Jonathan Davies from France. Fly-half [[Rhys Patchell]] was signed from [[Cardiff Rugby|Cardiff Blues]], with [[Steven Shingler]] moving in the opposite direction. The season started poorly, with the Scarlets losing their first three matches. Improvements throughout the season saw the Scarlets finish in third place in the table, qualifying for the play-offs. The Scarlets beat Leinster away at the RDS Stadium, 27–15, despite winger [[Steff Evans]] being sent off in the first half.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allwalessport.co.uk/rugby-union.aspx?cid=10673|title=Pro12: Leinster 15-27 Scarlets|website=BBC Sport|date=19 May 2017|access-date=October 14, 2022}}</ref> The Scarlets beat Munster in the final with an emphatic 46–22 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40056082|title=Pro12 final: Munster 22-46 Scarlets|website=BBC Sport|date=27 May 2017|access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref> This was the Scarlets second title, their first having come in 2004 during the first Celtic League season.

====2017–18 season====
The Scarlets looked to maintain their title the following season in the inaugural Pro14 tournament. [[Leigh Halfpenny]] joined from [[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]], replacing outgoing fullback [[Liam Williams (rugby union)|Liam Williams]]. They topped their pool in the [[2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup|Champions Cup]], and defeated [[Stade Rochelais|La Rochelle]] 29–17 in the quarter-final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/scarlets-vs-la-rochelle/86387|title=Scarlets 29-17 La Rochelle: Wayne Pivac's men book Champions Cup semi-final spot|date=30 March 2018|access-date=14 October 2022|website=Sky Sports}}</ref> The Scarlets fell short of the final, losing to eventual winners Leinster in their semi-final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/43795196|title=European Champions Cup: Leinster 38-16 Scarlets|date=21 April 2018|access-date=14 October 2022|website=BBC Sport}}</ref>

They again reached the final in the league, having defeated the [[Cheetahs (rugby union)|Cheetahs]] and [[Glasgow Warriors]] in the knock-out rounds, but came up short against Leinster, losing 40–32 in the [[2018 Pro14 Grand Final|final]] despite a late flurry of tries and a hat-trick from Johnny McNicholl.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/44252575|title=Pro14 final: Leinster 40-32 Scarlets|date=26 May 2018|access-date=14 October 2022|website=BBC Sport}}</ref>

====2018–19 season====
Wayne Pivac was announced as [[Warren Gatland]]'s successor as Wales coach after the 2019 Rugby World Cup.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wayne Pivac to succeed Gatland as new Wales coach after the World Cup|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jul/09/wayne-pivac-to-succeed-gatland-as-new-wales-rugby-union-coach-after-the-world-cup|website=The Guardian|date=9 July 2018|access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref> With him left Stephen Jones and Byron Hayward, who joined Pivac on the Wales coaching staff.

Crusaders assistant coach [[Brad Mooar]] was announced as the next head coach in December 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2018-12-03/brad-mooar-to-replace-pivac-as-scarlets-head-coach|title=Brad Mooar to replace Pivac as Scarlets head coach|date=3 December 2018|access-date=14 October 2022|website=ITV News}}</ref>

====Project Reset====
{{main|Project Reset (Welsh Rugby Union reform)}}
In 2018, the Welsh Rugby Union sought to reform club rugby in Wales.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Simon |date=11 July 2018 |title=Project Reset uncovered: confidential new Welsh rugby deal changes everything |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/project-reset-uncovered-confidential-new-14896396 |access-date=2 April 2023 |website=WalesOnline }}</ref> Salaries had increased as they worked to entice Welsh players abroad to return, and they aimed to streamline costs with a banding system. The Professional Rugby Board (PRB) was created between the WRU and clubs to attempt to identify a sustainable path forward. The PRB evaluated numerous options including mergers and relocations of clubs, and by early 2019 felt the preferable option was to merge the Scarlets with west Wales rivals the [[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]]; the Swansea club having made a made an approach to the Scarlets in late 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Scarlets-Ospreys merger talks to be held |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/47443612 |access-date=2 April 2023}}</ref> This was not the first time a west Wales super club had been mooted; during the 2003 formation of regional rugby, a combination of the Llanelli, Swansea, and Neath forming a unified club was initially proposed.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 February 2003 |title=WRU drops provincial bombshell |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/celtic/2547339.stm |access-date=2 April 2023}}</ref> The new combined club would play league matches at Parc y Scarlets, with European fixtures at the Ospreys' [[Liberty Stadium]]. Shortly after the proposal was revealed, Scarlets ownership indicated the merger was "off the table", with Ospreys chairman Mike James resigning, and the club formation ultimately remaining unchanged.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Scarlets-Ospreys merger 'off the table' |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/47461662 |access-date=2 April 2023}}</ref>