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{ SCOTT Williams will run out for his first home start in the Magners League this evening with head coach Nigel Davies backing the 20-year-old centre to become the next hot prospect off the Parc y Scarlets production line.

In the absence of Wales international Jonathan Davies, the strong-running Williams has been in impressive form in recent weeks.

He made a couple of a powerful bursts in the battling LV= Cup defeat to the Dragons and also stood out in the 17-13 loss to Connacht in Galway last weekend.

Williams has an impressive pedigree.

He scored a stunning individual try for Wales Under-20s against France at the Arms Park last season and claimed the man-of-the-match award in Llanelli's Swalec Cup final triumph at the Millennium Stadium.

With the likes of Davies, Regan King and Gareth Maule all in fine form this season, chances in the Scarlets midfield have been limited.

However, Davies is hoping Williams can now show the future is bright for Scarlets fans still mourning the announcement that All Black playmaker King is on his way to Clermont Auvergne in the summer.

"Scott has really impressed over the last couple of weeks," said Davies. "He has really put his hand up which is great to see.

"Scott is our next level of development player coming through, if you like, and he is going to start putting pressure on people like Jon and Regan, which is what we want."

Williams slots into a back division showing just two changes from last weekend's reverse in Connacht.

New Wales cap Rhys Priestland replaces Dan Newton who drops to the bench, while Scotland's Sean Lamont is named on the wing with Darren Daniel returning to Premiership duty with Carmarthen Quins.

Josh Turnbull for Johnathan Edwards at openside is the lone change up front, with veteran prop Iestyn Thomas retaining the captain's armband.

As for Ulster, they welcome back Ireland's Paddy Wallace, Tom Court and Andrew Trimble from Six Nations duty.

Fly-half Ian Humphreys has passed a fitness test on the shoulder he injured against the Ospreys last weekend and he partners Springbok Ruan Pienaar at half-back.

Ulster will be looking to end a woeful record that sees them without a Celtic league victory in Llanelli. "It's a game we've got to win because we don't want to get too far down the table at this stage of the season," said Wallace.

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