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Dwayne Peel, Scarlets head coach
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Scarlets Head Coach

Dwayne Peel

Role
Head Coach
Team
Scarlets
Nationality
Welsh
Age
45
In charge since
Jul 2021
Matches
28
Record W-D-L
6-2-20
Win rate
21.4%
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Record in our match database since Sep 2025

as of
  • 28 Matches
  • 6 Won
  • 2 Drawn
  • 20 Lost
  • 21.4% Win rate

Dwayne Peel has overseen 28 completed Scarlets matches in our database since September 2025 — 6 won, 2 drawn, 20 lost. That is a 21.4% win rate, with 645 points scored and 822 conceded.

Records are computed from the WeTalkRugby match database and cover matches we hold data for within this tenure. They are not an official all-time record.

Record by competition

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Dwayne Peel, record by competition in our match database
CompetitionPWDLWin %PFPA
All matches · Scarlets All competitions28622021.4%645822
United Rugby Championship Sep 2025 – Oct 202623521621.7%495651
Champions Cup Dec 2025 – Jan 202640040.0%103157
Challenge Cup Oct 20261100not available4714

Last five matches

  1. Lost v Bulls 26–54 URC ·
  2. Lost v Stormers 40–52 URC ·
  3. Won v NewCastle RedBulls 47–14 Challenge Cup ·
  4. Won v Benetton Rugby 27–26 URC ·
  5. Lost v Dragons RFC 26–38 URC ·

Every match in our database

28 matches
United Rugby Championship 23P · 5W · 2D · 16L
  1. Lost v Bulls 26–54
  2. Lost v Stormers 40–52
  3. Won v Benetton Rugby 27–26
  4. Lost v Dragons RFC 26–38
  5. Lost v Cardiff Rugby 15–21
  6. Drawn v Dragons RFC 35–35
  7. Lost v Ospreys 20–27
  8. Lost v Bulls 21–23
  9. Lost v Cardiff Rugby 24–28
  10. Lost v Leinster 19–36
  11. Won v Zebre Parma 36–17
  12. Lost v Connacht 14–31
  13. Lost v Edinburgh Rugby 19–24
  14. Drawn v Benetton Rugby 20–20
  15. Won v Ulster 27–22
  16. Lost v Dragons RFC 5–28
  17. Lost v Ospreys 19–26
  18. Won v Cardiff Rugby 21–17
  19. Won v Glasgow Warriors 23–0
  20. Lost v Sharks 19–29
  21. Lost v Lions 18–29
  22. Lost v Stormers 0–34
  23. Lost v Munster 21–34
Champions Cup 4P · 0W · 0D · 4L
  1. Lost v Northampton Saints 28–43
  2. Lost v Pau 38–47
  3. Lost v Bordeaux Bègles 21–50
  4. Lost v Bristol Bears 16–17
Challenge Cup 1P · 1W · 0D · 0L
  1. Won v NewCastle RedBulls 47–14

Career

  • Scarlets Head Coach 2021– 28 matches in our data
  • Ulster Attack and Backs Coach 2017–21

About Dwayne Peel

Dwayne Peel is the head coach of the Scarlets, a 76-cap Wales scrum-half and 2005 Lions Test player, in charge since 2021.

Dwayne Peel is the head coach of the Scarlets, in charge since the 2021–22 season and now working under Director of Rugby Nigel Davies following the restructure of the region’s rugby department in 2026.

Born in Carmarthen in August 1981 and raised in Tumble, he was one of the outstanding scrum-halves of his generation — quick, accurate and a constant sniping threat around the fringes. He came through Tumble RFC and Llanelli into the Scarlets, then played for Sale Sharks from 2008 to 2013 and finished at Bristol.

He won 76 caps for Wales after debuting in 2001, was for years his country’s most-capped scrum-half until Mike Phillips passed him in 2013, and captained Wales in the opening match of the 2007 World Cup. He was part of the 2005 and 2008 Grand Slam sides and toured New Zealand with the British & Irish Lions in 2005 as the youngest man in the party, playing in all three Tests.

Coaching

Peel moved into coaching at Bristol as soon as he retired, then spent four seasons at Ulster from 2017 as attack and backs coach. He was announced as Scarlets head coach in April 2021 and took charge for the following season.

A hard recent run

His best campaign was 2024–25, when the Scarlets finished eighth in the URC and reached a play-off quarter-final at Leinster. The 2025–26 season was the worst of his tenure: fourteenth in the URC with four wins, bottom of the Welsh Shield and four defeats from four in the Champions Cup. That run prompted the appointment of Nigel Davies above him in January 2026 and a rebuilt backroom staff, with Aaron Dundon arriving as lead forwards coach.

Style

An attack-minded, ball-in-hand coach who favours high tempo, offloading and width, and who backs academy-produced Welsh players — a deliberate continuation of the traditional Scarlets identity. He has not yet won a trophy as a coach.

As a player Scrum-half. Llanelli and the Scarlets, then Sale Sharks and Bristol. 76 caps for Wales, part of the 2005 and 2008 Grand Slam sides, and a British & Irish Lions Test player in all three matches in New Zealand in 2005.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the head coach of Scarlets?

Dwayne Peel is the head coach of Scarlets.

When did Dwayne Peel take charge?

Dwayne Peel took over at Scarlets in July 2021, around 5 years ago.

What is Dwayne Peel's record?

From 28 matches in our database: 6 wins, 2 draws and 20 defeats — a 21.4% win rate.

What nationality is Dwayne Peel?

Dwayne Peel is Welsh.

How old is Dwayne Peel?

Dwayne Peel is 45 years old.