Summary

  • Dragons beat Ospreys on the first weekend of the United Rugby Championship season

  • Ospreys centre Keiran Williams scored the first try of the game to give the visitors the lead

  • Dragons took the lead through Harrison Keddie's try just before the half-hour mark

  • Two Dan Edwards penalties gave Ospreys a 16-13 lead at half-time

  • Ryan Conbeer's try extended Ospreys' lead early in the second half

  • Dragons sealed the win with the final attack of the game, Luke Yendle scoring a try under the posts which was converted by Lloyd Evans

  1. Replacement: Ospreyspublished at 68 mins

    Dragons 13-21 Ospreys

    Max Nagy replaces Dan Edwards which means Jack Walsh will step into the fly-half role.

  2. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Dragons 13-21 Ospreys

    Why didn't Shane Lewis-Hughes pass?!

    The number eight burst clear completely ignores two fliers outside him and is dragged down.

    Harry Wilson and Jared Rosser were screaming for the ball but the forward holds on and the door is closed.

  3. Replacementspublished at 65 mins

    Dragons 13-21 Ospreys

    Tom Botha stayed down after that scrum and is replaced by Math Iorwerth-Scott.

    And Phil Cokanasinga also takes the pitch for his Ospreys debut.

    George Nott and Dan Lydiate are on for Dragons.

  4. Replacementspublished at 63 mins

    Dragons 13-21 Ospreys

    Ospreys head coach Toby Booth makes his first changes as Huw Sutton replaces Adam Beard and for Steffan Thomas on for his debut in place of his cousin Gareth Thomas.

  5. Postpublished at 62 mins

    Dragons 13-21 Ospreys

    Dan Evans
    Former Wales, Ospreys and Dragons fullback on Radio Cymru

    The game has slowed over the last 10 minutes.

    The penalties are starting to pile up against Dragons and Ospreys are going to the line because they know their strength is in the maul.

    Perhaps we'll see Keiran Williams and Jack Walsh getting back into the game running at Dragons as they were at the start of this half.

  6. Postpublished at 61 mins

    Dragons 13-21 Ospreys

    It's been a promising return for Leon Brown.

    He's a young prop with so much talent but has had a torrid time with injuries in recent years.

    Both he and Dragons will be desperate for him to strong a good run of games together. And so will Warren Gatland who is a known admirer.

  7. Replacements: Dragonspublished at 60 mins

    Dragons 13-21 Ospreys

    Front-row pair Rhodri Jones and James Benjamin are on for the Dragons.

    And now Luke Yendle is on for Leon Brown so Dai Flanagan changes his whole front-row.

    Ospreys yet to make a change.

  8. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Dragons 13-21 Ospreys

    Richie Rees
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

    That was a killer for Dragons, missing touch from that penalty. A brilliant opportunity to get a bit of a foothold in the game .

    Get a bit of territory and go through the phases, there's just no need to try and bite off so much with the kick.

  9. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Dragons 13-21 Ospreys

    Adam Beard and Rio Dyer are both lucky to get away with fouls.

    Beard looked to have led with his shoulder into a tackle on halfway.

    Then Dyer clearly took out Jack Walsh in mid-air as they competed to catch a kick.

    Dyer is penalised but could have been more.

  10. Postpublished at 57 mins

    Dragons 13-21 Ospreys

    That's frustrating for Dragons.

    They had a penalty from the scrum but Lloyd Evans fails to find touch and Ospreys can clear comfortably.

    Dragons have barely been in the Ospreys half since the break and that was a great chance blown.

  11. Eek!published at 55 mins

    Dragons 13-21 Ospreys

    Ooh that looked painful.

    Lloyd Evans stretches to gather a long kick but ends up doing the splits.

    He gets back to his feet to boot the ball out and bring the kicking tennis rally to an end.

  12. Postpublished at 54 mins

    Dragons 13-21 Ospreys

    Richie Rees
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

    We hadn't mentioned Joe Westwood much in attack, he's a good attacking threat but Dragons just haven't managed to go through the phases enough to get his hands on the ball.

  13. Replacements: Dragonspublished at 53 mins

    Dragons 13-21 Ospreys

    Australian centre Harry Wilson and scrum-half Rhodri Williams are on for Dragons in place of Westwood and Blacker.

  14. Missed penaltypublished at 49 mins

    Dragons 13-21 Ospreys

    That's the first mistake with the boot by Lloyd Evans and he misses the chance to cut the gap.

    Ospreys still eight points ahead.

  15. Postpublished at 49 mins

    Dragons 13-21 Ospreys

    Dan Evans
    Former Wales, Ospreys and Dragons fullback on Radio Cymru

    That was surely exactly what Ospreys had been talking about at halftime.

    A brilliant start to the second half, which I'm sure the coaches will be happy with.

  16. Postpublished at 48 mins

    Dragons 13-21 Ospreys

    Richie Rees
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

    Jack Walsh, that dangerman, has to be up there for player of the match, gets himself through the tackle and offloads to Ryan Conbeer.

    It's a good start to the second half for Ospreys.

  17. try

    Try: Dragons 13-21 Ospreyspublished at 46 mins

    Ryan Conbeer

    This time there are no yellow jerseys in touching distance and Ryan Conbeer gets his first Ospreys try.

    It all began with Adam Beard stealing a Dragons lineout but once again it was the footwork of Jack Walsh that did the damage.

    He's having a blinder!

    Ryan Conbeer sprints clearImage source, Huw Evans Picture Agency
  18. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Dragons 13-16 Ospreys

    It was vital that Joe Westwood made that tackle because he was embarrassed at the way Jack Walsh stood him up in the build up.

    Walsh looking so impressive.

  19. No try: Dragons 13-16 Ospreyspublished at 44 mins

    Ospreys go so close!

    Jack Walsh with a sublime run past two defenders.

    He offloads to Keiran Williams but Joe Westwood recovers to get under the Ospreys centre and deny him a second try.

  20. Fairbrother's farewellpublished at 42 mins

    Dragons 13-16 Ospreys

    Just while there's a lull in the action...

    There were warming scenes at half-time as Lloyd Fairbrother took to the pitch with his family.

    The prop has been forced to retire through injury having made himself a real popular figure here at Rodney Parade.

    After joining Dragons in 2014, the Cornishman made 172 appearances and is joint fifth in the all-time appearance charts.

    He even got to pull on the red jersey of Wales when he came off the bench in the non-cap match against Barbarians last year.

    Lloyd FairbrotherImage source, Huw Evans Picture Agency