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Dragons started their Rainbow Cup campaign with a 52-32 bonus-point win over Welsh rivals Scarlets.
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Gwent Dragons
The Gwent Dragons (also known as The Dragons or Gwent Rugby) are one of four professional rugby union sides in Wales. They represent the southeast of Wales in the PRO14 and they regularly compete for European honours in the European Rugby Challenge Cup and Heineken Champions Cup. The team is now owned by the Welsh Rugby Union and plays most of its home games at Rodney Parade in Newport.
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The Gwent Dragons (also known as The Dragons or Gwent Rugby) are one of four professional rugby union sides in Wales. They represent the southeast of Wales in the PRO14 and they regularly compete for European honours in the European Rugby Challenge Cup and Heineken Champions Cup. The team is now owned by the Welsh Rugby Union and plays most of its home games at Rodney Parade in Newport.
Fixtures & Results
Tournaments
Standings
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Heineken Cup -
Challenge Cup -
Pro14 Rainbow Cup
PRO 14 
- PRO 14
- Heineken Cup
- Challenge Cup
- Pro14 Rainbow Cup
| Round 16 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Leinster | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 576 | 285 | 291 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 71 |
-  Munster | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 413 | 250 | 163 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 64 |
-  Ulster | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 469 | 263 | 206 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 64 |
-  Connacht | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 396 | 353 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 45 |
-  Scarlets | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 319 | 333 | -14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 39 |
-  Ospreys | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 326 | 348 | -22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 36 |
-  Cardiff Blues | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 265 | 284 | -19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 36 |
-  Glasgow Warriors | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 335 | 377 | -42 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 30 |
-  Gwent Dragons | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 308 | 398 | -90 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 25 |
-  Edinburgh | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 232 | 330 | -98 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
-  Zebre | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 237 | 491 | -254 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
-  Benetton Treviso | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 237 | 386 | -149 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Round 16 |
|---|
| - Leinster |
| - Munster |
| - Ulster |
| - Connacht |
| - Scarlets |
| - Ospreys |
| - Cardiff Blues |
| - Glasgow Warriors |
| - Gwent Dragons |
| - Edinburgh |
| - Zebre |
| - Benetton Treviso |
History of the Gwent Dragons
The Gwent Dragons side was formed in 2003 when regional rugby union teams were first introduced in Wales. The team immediately entered the Celtic League (now known as the PRO14) and started life with a bang. In their first ever season, they finished third in the competition. The year after, they came fourth.
However, life hasn’t always been smooth for the Gwent Rugby side. In each of the next four seasons, the team finished in the bottom three places of the competition. Ever since, the Gwent Rugby side have been unable to replicate those early highs.
However, the team have had some success in European competitions. Although they’ve never made it past the pools stage of the Heineken Champions Cup, they have featured in the tournament on seven occasions. Similarly, the side have featured at the semi-final stage of the European Rugby Challenge Cup three times. Sadly though, they’ve never made it to the final.
Players
Forwards
Ryan Bevington Prop 
Josh Reynolds Prop 
Aaron Jarvis Prop 
Richard Hibbard Hooker 
Elliott Dee Hooker 
Taylor Davies Hooker 
Rhys Lawrence Hooker 
Ellis Shipp Hooker 
Lloyd Fairbrother Prop 
Greg Bateman Prop 
Chris Coleman Prop 
Brok Harris Prop 
Leon Brown Prop 
Max Williams Lock 
Matthew Screech Lock 
Ben Carter Lock 4 
Joseph Davies Lock 
Joe Maksymiw Lock 
Dan Baker Flanker 6 
Aaron Wainwright Flanker 7 
James Benjamin Flanker 7 
Ollie Griffiths Flanker 7 
Taine Basham Flanker 7 
Harrison Keddie Number 8 
Lennon Greggains Number 8 
Lewis Evans Number 8 
Huw Taylor Number 8 
Ross Moriarty Number 8 Backs
LukeYendle Fullback 
Evan Lloyd Fullback 
Harry Fry 
Aneurin Owen 
Conor Maguire 
Ioan Davies 
Benjamin Fry 
Tavis Knoyle Scrum half 
Gonzalo Bertranou Scrum half 
Luke Baldwin Scrum half 
Rhodri Williams Scrum half 
Dan Babos Scrum half 
Josh Lewis Fly half 
Arwel Robson Fly half 
Dafydd Howells Wing 
Jonah Holmes Wing 
Ashton Hewitt Wing 
Rio Dyer Wing 
Owen Jenkins Wing 
Thomas Griffiths Centre 
Sam Davies Centre 
Nick Tompkins Centre 
Connor Edwards Centre 
Jack Dixon Centre 
Jamie Roberts Centre 
Adam Warren Centre 
Will Talbot-Davies Fullback 
Jordan Williams Fullback 
Jared Rosser Fullback Gwent Dragons Squad
Although the Gwent Dragons have not been overly successful since their formation, a number of giants of Welsh rugby have played for the team. For example, in past seasons, five Gwent Dragons players have been called up to play for the British and Irish Lions while playing for the Gwent Dragons. These are Michael Owen, Gareth Cooper, Dan Lydiate, Taulupe Faletau and Cory Hill.
The current Gwent Dragons squad also includes a number of international players, including tighthead prop Leon Brown, hooker Richard Hibbard and flanker Ross Moriarty.
Read on to discover more about the Gwent Dragons. On this page you’ll find all of the latest Gwent Rugby news as well as the team’s upcoming fixtures and latest results.
