Dragons
48 - 28
Connacht
20 Dec 2025
Stage: Regular Season Round 7
Rodney Parade
Dragons vs Connacht head to head
The Dragons RFC secured a convincing 48-28 victory over Connacht Rugby at Rodney Parade. Connacht opened the scoring early with a try and conversion from Gilbert, but the Dragons responded quickly with three tries from Burrows, Hope, and Rosser, all converted by O'Brien. A penalty try and Dyer's try shortly after halftime extended the Dragons' lead. Connacht's Cian Prendergast contributed two tries, showcasing their resilience, but it wasn't enough to overcome the deficit. The Dragons maintained pressure with strong performances from O'Brien and Hope. Connacht struggled with a yellow card to Boyle that hampered their efforts. Ultimately, the Dragons' dominant performance earned them a well-deserved victory.
Weather
Temperature: 8.2°C (Feels like 1.1°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 26.6 km/h, gusting to 51.2 km/h Humidity: 81% Cloud Cover: 97%
Highlights
Events
- Kickoff
-
5'
Substitution
Hugh Gavin on for Shayne Bolton · Connacht
-
9'
0 - 5
Try
Sam Gilbert · Connacht
-
10'
0 - 7
Conversion
Sam Gilbert · Connacht
-
16'
5 - 7
Try
Oli Burrows · Dragons
-
17'
7 - 7
Conversion
Angus O'Brien · Dragons
-
24'
12 - 7
Try
Che Hope · Dragons
-
25'
14 - 7
Conversion
Angus O'Brien · Dragons
-
28'
Substitution
George Roberts on for Oli Burrows · Dragons
-
31'
19 - 7
Try
Jared Rosser · Dragons
-
32'
21 - 7
Conversion
Angus O'Brien · Dragons
-
40'
Substitution
Josh Murphy on for Niall Murray · Connacht
-
40'
Substitution
Finlay Bealham on for Sam Illo · Connacht
-
40'
Substitution
Denis Buckley on for Jordan Duggan · Connacht
- Halftime 21 - 7
- Second Half
-
42'
Yellow Card
Paul Boyle · Connacht
-
42'
24 - 7
Penalty
Angus O'Brien · Dragons
-
43'
31 - 7
Penalty Try
No Player · Dragons
-
45'
34 - 7
Penalty
Angus O'Brien · Dragons
-
50'
39 - 7
Try
Rio Dyer · Dragons
-
51'
41 - 7
Conversion
Angus O'Brien · Dragons
-
52'
Substitution
Jordan Morris on for Rodrigo Martinez · Dragons
-
52'
Substitution
Cebo Dlamini on for Robert Hunt · Dragons
-
52'
Substitution
Sean Jansen on for Sean O'Brien · Connacht
-
52'
Substitution
Shane Lewis-Hughes on for Levi Douglas · Dragons
-
52'
Yellow Card Complete
Paul Boyle · Connacht
-
55'
Substitution
Thomas Young on for Harrison Keddie · Dragons
-
60'
46 - 7
Try
Che Hope · Dragons
-
61'
48 - 7
Conversion
Angus O'Brien · Dragons
-
61'
Substitution
Rhodri Williams on for Che Hope · Dragons
-
61'
Substitution
Dylan Tierney-Martin on for Dave Heffernan · Connacht
-
62'
Substitution
Joe Westwood on for Aneurin Owen · Dragons
-
62'
Substitution
Huw Anderson on for Angus O'Brien · Dragons
-
63'
Substitution
Sean O'Brien on for Paul Boyle · Connacht
-
65'
48 - 14
Try
Cian Prendergast · Connacht
-
65'
48 - 9
Conversion
Sam Gilbert · Connacht
-
66'
Substitution
Jack Carty on for Josh Ioane · Connacht
-
72'
48 - 19
Try
Cian Prendergast · Connacht
-
73'
48 - 21
Conversion
Sam Gilbert · Connacht
-
83'
48 - 28
Try
Sean Jansen · Connacht
-
83'
48 - 23
Conversion
Sam Gilbert · Connacht
- Fulltime 48 - 28
Player ratings
Dragons
- 15 Angus O'Brien 9.2
- 14 Jared Rosser 8.6
- 13 Fine Inisi 7.7
- 12 Aneurin Owen 6.9
- 11 Rio Dyer 10.0
- 10 Tinus de Beer 7.6
- 9 Che Hope 8.2
- 1 Rodrigo Martinez 7.0
- 2 Oli Burrows 7.5
- 3 Robert Hunt 6.0
- 4 Levi Douglas 7.2
- 5 Ben Carter 7.1
- 6 Ryan Woodman 6.6
- 7 Harry Beddall 8.1
- 8 Harrison Keddie 7.6
- 16 George Roberts 7.3
- 17 Jordan Morris 6.1
- 18 Cebo Dlamini 6.3
- 19 Shane Lewis-Hughes 6.4
- 20 Thomas Young 6.8
- 21 Rhodri Williams 6.3
- 22 Joe Westwood 6.3
- 23 Huw Anderson 6.3
Connacht
- 15 Sam Gilbert 7.4
- 14 Chay Mullins 5.9
- 13 Cathal Forde 6.1
- 12 Bundee Aki 7.6
- 11 Shayne Bolton –
- 10 Josh Ioane 6.5
- 9 Caolin Blade 6.2
- 1 Jordan Duggan 6.5
- 2 Dave Heffernan 7.0
- 3 Sam Illo 5.6
- 4 Darragh Murray 6.2
- 5 Niall Murray 6.6
- 6 Cian Prendergast 8.1
- 7 Sean O'Brien 6.6
- 8 Paul Boyle 4.1
- 16 Dylan Tierney-Martin 6.1
- 17 Denis Buckley 6.5
- 18 Finlay Bealham 5.8
- 19 Josh Murphy 6.1
- 20 Sean Jansen 6.7
- 21 Ben Murphy –
- 22 Jack Carty 5.9
- 23 Hugh Gavin 5.7