Peel insists he's the right man to lead Scarlets out of their current slump

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- BEN JAMES Rugby writer [e-mail]

SCARLETS head coach Dwayne Peel insists he is the right man to turn around the west Walians' ailing fortunes.

The Scarlets find themselves sitting bottom of the United Rugby Championship, having won just two matches all season. Festive derby defeats to Ospreys and Dragons has only piled more pressure on the former Wales scrumhalf.

Last season saw the Scarlets finish as the highest-placed Welsh side, sneaking into the top eight to make the playoffs and reach this season's Champions Cup.

However, that was the first time the Scarlets finished in the top half of the table under Peel - having been 10th, 14th and 13th in his three previous campaigns.

When asked if he felt he was safe in his job, having won around 35% of his matches in the URC since taking over the Scarlets in 2021, Peel said: “This is professional sport and I understand your questioning around this.

“We're here to work hard and improve the team. So what we've done over the last couple of seasons is transition the team. We've made a big transition in terms of some senior internationals leaving and bringing in some young guys.

“It's a project that isn’t going to be a three-month turnaround. Are we happy with where we finished last season?