Official RBS 6 Nations Rugby : Lamont signs for Scarlets

The Perth-born star had been in talks with French club Brive but those broke down and he has opted instead to join the Welsh outfit.

Lamont joined Northampton from Glasgow in 2005 and scored 23 tries in 68 appearances for the club.

The powerful winger has 37 caps for his country, the last of which came in the RBS 6 Nations opener against Wales at Murrayfield in February.

He will join Nigel Davies’ squad for pre-season training in July with no Scotland summer tour this year.

He said: “I’m thrilled to be joining the Scarlets. They’re building an exciting squad and are based at one of the finest rugby facilities I’ve ever seen.

“There’s great passion for the sport in Wales especially across the Scarlets region so I can’t wait to get going and join up with a great group of players and such a well-known rugby club with proud traditions.”

Mathieu Bastareaud scored two-first half tries as France laid down an impressive statement of intent with their 18-9 victory over Scotland in the RBS 6 Nations at Murrayfield.

Flashes of brilliance, muddied by moments of madness - France boss Marc Lievremont will be hoping to find some all-important consistency as his side head to Murrayfield for their RBS 6 Nations opener.

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