Ex-Scarlets and Wales U20 hooker admits watches robbery

Dominic Booth, now 24, was charged with robbery alongside four others following an alleged break-in in Llanelli on December 24, 2021.

It was alleged that the men stole two TAG watches, one Breitling watch, and one Radar watch – worth a total of £1,800 – from a man’s address on New Road on December 24, 2021.

Booth, Ospreys scrum half Luke Davies, Adam Thomas, Jordan Ball and Jake Ball all pleaded not guilty in June, and a trial was set for November.

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However, Booth returned to court and switched his plea to guilty.

“This is an old case,” defence counsel Andrew Taylor said.

“The defendant is a young man who is now 24, has never ever been before the court and at the time was a professional rugby player.”

Judge Catherine Richards granted an application for a pre-sentence report, and readmitted Booth to bail.

He will be sentenced after the outcome of his co-defendants’ trial.

“The likely sentence here is immediate custody,” Judge Richards warned Booth. “You must make the appropriate arrangements.”

Booth, of Pyatts Nest in Saundersfoot, played his junior rugby at Tenby United RFC before being picked up by Scarlets. The hooker made his competitive debut for Scarlets in the Pro14 against Edinburgh in 2020, and has also been capped at Wales U20 level. He is no longer a Scarlets player.

Ospreys scrum half Luke Davies has denied robbery. (Image: Ospreys RFC) 22-year-old Davies, of Tir Becca in Tumble, signed for Ospreys from Jersey Reds in July last year having come through the ranks at Scarlets. He made 13 appearances in the United Rugby Championship last season, and has been capped at U20 level for Wales.

Davies; Thomas, 24, of Heol Waunyclun in Trimsaran; Jordan Ball, also 24, of Maes Y Glo in Llanelli; and Jake Ball, 21, also of Maes Y Glo in Llanelli, will go on trial for robbery on November 18.