Editing Scarlets (section)

===Name and colours===
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The Scarlets took their name from the nickname of Llanelli RFC, their main feeder club. Llanelli have played in red since 1884 when they played a game against a touring Ireland side.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.llanellirfc.co.uk/125-2 |title=Llanelli RFC - History |website=Llanelli RFC |access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref> This close link with Llanelli RFC has also led to the Scarlets adopting the [[Scarlet (color)|scarlet red]] colour for their primary jerseys, with their secondary colours generally being blue.

The region was originally named the Llanelli Scarlets, but was renamed at the start of the 2008–09 rugby season to more accurately represent the area covered by the region.<ref name="Scarlets drop Llanelli from name"/>