These are your evening rugby headlines on Friday, May 16. Scarlets have confirmed the signing of "dangerous" Welsh-qualified full-back Ioan Jones following his depature from Gloucester. The 20-year-old, who hails from the West Country, is eligible to play for Wales through his father and has previously admitted "temptation" to represent them on the international stage. However, he joined Gloucester's development pathway progamme as a teenager and opted to represent England at age-grade level before winning the World Rugby U20 Championship with them last year. Jones played nine senior games for the Cherry & Whites this season, making appearances in the Gallagher Premiership and Challenge Cup as well as representing Hartpury in the RFU Championship. However, it was announced earlier this week that he would be departing Kingsholm at the end of the campaign, with Dwayne Peel's side snapping him up to bring him to Wales. Join WalesOnline Rugby's WhatsApp Channel here to get the breaking news sent straight to your phone for free A strong attacking player with aerial prowess and solid defensive skills, Jones has joined the Scarlets' senior academy but will join up with the senior squad for pre-season training the summer. "We are looking forward to welcoming Ioan to the Parc and it is great to see another young Welsh-qualified player committing to the Welsh game," said Peel as the signing was confirmed on Friday. “Ioan is an exciting attacking player who has excelled at U20s level and has already had experience with Gloucester in the Premiership and Challenge Cup. He will add to an exciting young pool of back three players we have at the club.” Scarlets Academy head coach Scott Sneddon added: “Ioan is a talented player with good fundamentals. He is a dangerous runner, with an excellent skillset and is good aerially. "He has been part of a winning team with England U20s and was a real threat in the side that won the World Cup and the Six Nations last year.” Meanwhile, Jones said he was "extremely excited" to be joining the Parc y Scarlets side, adding: "Scarlets are a club with great history and an unbelievable fan base and I’m looking forward to ripping in come the start of the season. “I’m excited to play under Dwayne Peel who has more than convinced me this is the right club to help take my game to the next level. To walk in the footsteps of so many legends like Jonathan Davies, Stephen Jones, Phil Bennett, is a hugely exciting prospect for me. “The Scarlets are a young dynamic team that I'm looking forward to being a part of to continue their progression. I can’t wait to wear the Scarlets jersey and give my all to help the club succeed.” France superstar Antoine Dupont has become a stakeholder in American side Rugby FC Los Angeles (RFCLA). The 28-year-old scrum-half and his company Ouest Coast have decided to invest in the franchise, which is currently competing in its second season in Major League Rugby. It comes after the French captain sparked rumours of his potential involvement with the club having been spotted in public sporting a RFLCA cap. After being welcomed into the franchise's ownership group, Dupont said he was "excited by the opportunity", which the club hailed as the start of a "new era". “Rugby is more than just a sport; it’s a community with strong values," he said. "Beyond competitive success on the pitch for RFCLA, I am excited by the opportunity to grow rugby’s popularity in the States and establish an energetic hub of rugby culture that attracts players, fans, teams, and partners from around the world. “Los Angeles is a unique place, combining the best of sports, entertainment, fashion, and culture – I can’t think of any other place that provides such opportunities for youth development, high performance, and commercial success to go hand-in-hand.” Meanwhile, RFCLA chief executive Pete Sickle added: “We feel very privileged that Antoine has chosen RFCLA as the pathway to inspire new rugby players and fans and to join us in growing a global rugby brand. "He is as dedicated to expanding the rugby community as he is to competing on the pitch ,and his vision for integrating the athleticism and core values of rugby will prove invaluable to building a bright future for rugby in LA and throughout the U.S." Scarlets head coach Dwayne Peel has named his side to face Hollywoodbets Sharks as they bid to secure a URC play-off place in their final game of the regular season. After last weekend's stunning win over the Lions, the region could have their place in the play-offs secured even before their match in Durban on Saturday evening gets underway. But Peel wants his side's destiny to be in their own hands and has named a largely unchanged side for the clash, with two changes seeing Ryan Elias and Archie Hughes come into the starting lineup. Hughes has been handed his fourth senior start as he replaces Gareth Davies - who flew home from South Africa after suffering a rib injury against the Lions - at scrum-half, while Elias comes in for Marnus van der Merwe, who drops to the bench. In the back three, Blair Murray, Tom Rogers and Ellis Mee line up together, with Johnny Williams and Joe Roberts in the midfield and Sam Costelow starting alongside Hughes in the half-backs. Alec Hepburn, Elias and Henry Thomas pack down together in the front row with Alex Craig and Sam Lousi in the engine room and Vaea Fifita, captain Josh Macleod and Taine Plumtree in the back row. The Sharks have named a formidable matchday 23 stacked with Springboks, with Eben Etzebeth, Makazole Mapimpi and Bongi Mbonambi among those included. "There are a lot of things that can happen before our game, but the key for us is that our destiny is in our own hands," said Peel. "The Sharks have been going well, they are a team stacked full of Springboks so to get what we need is going to take a big effort. "The challenge of us is matching their physicality. That will be key. But as much as knowing the quality in their side, this is about ourselves, we are comfortable with how we want to play and it is about being able to replicate last week’s performance this week. "We are prepping as normal, we want to try and get a result, we want to keep the momentum we have built having won our last four games." Scarlets: Blair Murray; Tom Rogers, Joe Roberts, Johnny Williams, Ellis Mee; Sam Costelow, Archie Hughes; Alec Hepburn, Ryan Elias, Henry Thomas, Alex Craig, Sam Lousi, Vaea Fifita, Josh Macleod (capt), Taine Plumtree. Replacements: 16 Marnus van der Merwe, 17 Kemsley Mathias, 18 Sam Wainwright, 19 Dan Davis, 20 Jarrod Taylor, 21 Efan Jones, 22 Ioan Lloyd, 23 Macs Page. Ospreys head coach Mark Jones has made wholesale changes to his side to face Emirates Lions in their final game of the United Rugby Championship season. With both sides already out of the play-offf race, Jones has decided to make seven changes to his team for Saturday afternoon's match in Johannesburg, with Jac Morgan left out of the matchday 23. The other changes see Steffan Thomas replace his cousin Gareth at loosehead and pack down alongside Dewi Lake and Tom Botha, while James Ratti and James Fender replace Will Spencer and Adam Beard in the second row. Harri Deaves replaces organ in the back row with, and with Ratti moving to lock, Will Griffiths goes to blindside flanker with Morgan Morse retaining his place at number eight. Reuben Morgan-Williams comes in for Kieran Hardy at scrum-half, but Dan Edwards continues at fly-half and Keiran Williams and Evardi Boshoff also retain their places in the centres. Ryan Conbeer comes in for Keelan Giles on one wing, with Luke Morgan replacing Dan Kasende on the opposite flank and Jack Walsh continuing at full-back.. Twenty-year-old prop Kian Hire could also make his debut off the bench. Ospreys: Jack Walsh; Luke Morgan, Evardi Boshoff, Keiran Williams, Ryan Conbeer; Dan Edwards, Reuben Morgan-Williams; Steffan Thomas, Dewi Lake (capt), Tom Botha, James Ratti, James Fender, Will Griffiths, Harri Deaves, Morgan Morse. Replacements: Sam Parry, Garyn Phillips, Kian Hire, Lewis Jones, Lewis Lloyd, Kieran Hardy, Owen Williams, Iestyn Hopkins. By Gavin McCafferty, PA Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt hopes momentum and a sell-out home crowd can help drive them into the United Rugby Championship play-offs. Edinburgh sit in 10th place in the URC table ahead of their final league match against Ulster at the Hive Stadium on Friday night. They need to jump two places to secure a quarter-final spot and Champions Cup rugby but are four points behind Scarlets and just two behind each of Benetton, Munster and Cardiff , with their four rivals for the top eight all facing different opponents. Everitt said: “Last weekend’s gritty victory in Galway was a testament to the resilience and character within this squad and it provides us with real momentum as we head into tomorrow night’s match against Ulster. “The passion and energy of our supporters at Hive Stadium have been incredible, and that atmosphere will be absolutely crucial in driving us forward once again. To be playing in front of third consecutive sell-out crowd will be simply amazing – it underscores the connection we have with our city. “We know we are playing for Edinburgh, for our supporters, and we are determined to deliver a performance they can be proud of.” Edinburgh welcome back winger Harry Paterson after concussion and Scotland centre James Lang has brushed off the injury that forced him out of the victory over Connacht. He replaces Mosese Tuipulotu, who misses out with a knee injury. Long-serving pair Jamie Ritchie and Mark Bennett return to the matchday 23 for what could be their final home appearance.