Rogers gives Scarlets Champions Cup fitness boost

European Champions Cup: Scarlets v Bristol Bears

Venue: Parc y Scarlets Date: Saturday, 6 December Kick-off: 20:00 GMT

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Wales' autumn hat-trick hero Tom Rogers has given Scarlets a fitness boost as they prepare to make a return to Europe's top competition.

The 26 year-old wing made history last month in becoming the first Wales player to score a hat-trick against New Zealand, but a hamstring injury saw him miss the final autumn international against South Africa.

Scarlets head coach Dwayne Peel confirmed Rogers "is good to go" to face Bristol Bears in their Champions Cup opener in Llanelli on Saturday.

Wales centre Johnny Williams has also returned to fitness after sitting out of Scarlets' first win of the season against Glasgow in the United Rugby Championship (URC) last weekend.

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Peel is also hoping to welcome back some more Wales internationals, with five involved in Wales' bruising 73-0 defeat by the Springboks.

"We've got a few of them back, one or two are nursing a few bumps and bruises so we'll monitor them over the next day or so, but I imagine some will start and others might come off the bench," Peel said.

"We're reintroducing them back into the group slowly because they've had a pretty tough couple of weeks, it's just being smart with our selections."

After hosting Bristol, Scarlets travel to the south of France the following Saturday to take on reigning European champions Bordeaux Bègles.