The Scarlets were knocked out of the United Rugby Championship play-offs after a valiant 33-21 defeat to top seeds Leinster at the Aviva Stadium. First-half tries from Tom Rogers and Blair

Murray saw Dwayne Peel's side trail by just a point at the break. However, the pressure told in the second-half as the league leaders pushed ahead - even if Johnny Williams' late

score did briefly threaten a comeback. Having reached the play-offs after finishing eighth in the league, the Scarlets were given a tough trip to Dublin to start the play-offs. And, while

they'll be disappointed with how it unfolded - particularly the second-half which saw their discipline falter as they lost two players to yellow cards - they'll be able to reflect

winger James Lowe crossed for the opening try after some relentless pressure four minutes in, it looked like being a long afternoon in Dublin for the Scarlets. Five minutes later, the Irish

province had their second score. Ireland No. 8 Jack Conan was put through a gap, with the Lion putting Jamison Gibson-Park over. The Scarlets had to wait until the end of the first quarter

for their first opportunity, but when it came, they took it well. From an attacking lineout, a couple of quick phases shortened up the Leinster defence, before quick hands from Joe Roberts

and Sam Costelow put Rogers in a bit of space. With the home side scrambling, the Wales wing cut back against the grain to reach over for their opening points of the game. The boot of Sam

Prendergast pushed Leinster further ahead, before the home side looked destined to end the half with a third try. However, after Prendergast failed to hold onto a fizzing pass with the

Scarlets' line in sight, Ellis Mee hacked forward the loose ball before elusive full-back Murray followed up with delicate footballing skills to nudge his way to a superb

length-of-the-field try. That score meant the Scarlets went into half-time just a point behind. However, Leinster once again started the half of rugby strongly - with Jamie Osborne latching

onto Prendergast's chip to score six minutes after the restart, even if the grounding looked a little dubious. The Scarlets stayed in the fight - although a yellow card to prop Alec

Hepburn proved crucial. Down to 14 men, they quickly conceded a fourth try as Ireland full-back Hugo Keenan crossed following a charge-down on scrum-half Archie Hughes. To their credit, even

as they continued to get on the wrong side of referee Hollie Davidson, the Scarlets threw everything at the league's top seeds. Some lovely offloading put recently-recalled Wales

centre Williams over, as the west Walians threatened a comeback heading into the final 10 minutes. However, a high tackle by Vaea Fifita on Keenan saw the back-row sent to the sin-bin, with

the boot of Prendergast ensuring that the Scarlets' play-off hopes were ended at the first hurdle. LEINSTER: Hugo Keenan; Jimmy O'Brien, Jamie Osborne, Jordie Barrett, James Lowe;

Sam Prendergast, Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Ronan Kelleher, Thomas Clarkson, Joe McCarthy, James Ryan, Ryan Baird, Josh van der Flier, Jack Conan (capt). _Replacements: _Dan

Sheehan, Jack Boyle, Rabah Slimani, RG Snyman, Max Deegan, Scott Penny, Luke McGrath, Ciaran Frawley. SCARLETS: Blair Murray; Tom Rogers, Joe Roberts, Johnny Williams, Ellis Mee; Sam

Costelow, Archie Hughes; Alec Hepburn, Ryan Elias, Henry Thomas, Alex Craig, Sam Lousi, Vaea Fifita, Josh Macleod (capt), Taine Plumtree. _Replacements: _Marnus van der Merwe, Kemsley

Mathias, Sam Wainwright, Dan Davis, Jarrod Taylor, Efan Jones, Ioan Lloyd, Macs Page. REFEREE: Hollie Davidson (SRU) _LIVE UPDATES BELOW:_