Dragons 15 - 15 Benetton

Full time

28 Feb 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 12

Rodney Parade

The match between Dragons RFC and Benetton Rugby ended in a thrilling 15-15 draw. Onisi Ratave opened the scoring for Benetton with an early try, but Levi Douglas quickly responded for the Dragons. The first half saw both teams exchanging penalties and yellow cards, with Douglas receiving a red card just before halftime. In the second half, Matt Gallagher added another try for Benetton, putting them in the lead, but Fine Inisi scored for the Dragons in the dying moments. Angus O'Brien's penalty brought the game level after a tense final quarter. Both teams struggled with discipline, resulting in multiple cards that impacted their strategies. The draw reflected the evenly matched nature of the contest, with key players like Inisi and Ratave shining throughout.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 6.8°C (Feels like 1.6°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 17.4 km/h, gusting to 36.0 km/h Humidity: 74% Cloud Cover: 94%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
0'

Try

Onisi Ratave · Benetton

0 - 5
4'

Substitution

Evan Minto on for Shane Lewis-Hughes · Dragons
9'

Substitution

Rhodri Williams on for Che Hope · Dragons
10'

Try

Levi Douglas · Dragons

5 - 5
10'

Conversion

Angus O'Brien · Dragons

7 - 5
13'

Yellow Card

Malakai Fekitoa · Benetton
23'

Yellow Card Complete

Malakai Fekitoa · Benetton
28'

Try

Onisi Ratave · Benetton

7 - 10
30'

Yellow Card

Levi Douglas · Dragons
32'

Red Card

Levi Douglas · Dragons
32'

Substitution

Scott Scrafton on for Giulio Marini · Benetton
37'

Yellow Card

Fine Inisi · Dragons
40'

Substitution

Cai Evans on for Tinus de Beer · Dragons
Halftime 7 - 10
Second Half
40'

Yellow Card Complete

Levi Douglas · Dragons
47'

Yellow Card Complete

Fine Inisi · Dragons
49'

Try

Matt Gallagher · Benetton

7 - 15
50'

Substitution

Owain James on for Chris Coleman · Dragons
52'

Substitution

Fetuli Paea on for David Richards · Dragons
55'

Substitution

Nicholas Gasperini on for Bautista Bernasconi · Benetton
55'

Substitution

Oli Burrows on for Brodie Coghlan · Dragons
61'

Substitution

Destiny Aminu on for Thomas Gallo · Benetton
61'

Substitution

Tiziano Pasquali on for Giosue Zilocchi · Benetton
61'

Substitution

Nelson Casartelli on for Jadin Kingi · Benetton
61'

Substitution

Filippo Drago on for Malakai Fekitoa · Benetton
61'

Substitution

Ignacio Mendy on for Matt Gallagher · Benetton
61'

Substitution

Jordan Morris on for Rodrigo Martinez · Dragons
69'

Penalty

Angus O'Brien · Dragons

10 - 15
76'

Substitution

Giosue Zilocchi on for Tiziano Pasquali · Benetton
77'

Substitution

Tiziano Pasquali on for Giosue Zilocchi · Benetton
81'

Try

Fine Inisi · Dragons

15 - 15
Fulltime 15 - 15

Player ratings

Dragons

15 Angus O'Brien 5.7
14 David Richards 5.9
13 Fine Inisi 5.6
12 Aneurin Owen 7.4
11 Rio Dyer 8.7
10 Tinus de Beer 5.8
9 Che Hope –
1 Rodrigo Martinez 5.4
2 Brodie Coghlan 7.4
3 Chris Coleman 6.2
4 Levi Douglas 3.0
5 Seb Davies 7.2
6 Ryan Woodman 7.0
7 Harry Beddall 7.0
8 Shane Lewis-Hughes –
16 Oli Burrows 6.3
17 Jordan Morris 6.0
18 Owain James 6.5
19 Barny Langton-Cryer –
20 Evan Minto 6.4
21 Rhodri Williams 6.9
22 Fetuli Paea 5.8
23 Cai Evans 6.5

Benetton

15 Matt Gallagher 8.9
14 Onisi Ratave 10.0
13 Paolo Odogwu 5.8
12 Malakai Fekitoa 4.4
11 Rhyno Smith 6.0
10 Jacob Umaga 5.9
9 Andy Uren 6.2
1 Thomas Gallo 7.2
2 Bautista Bernasconi 6.7
3 Giosue Zilocchi 7.1
4 Giulio Marini 6.7
5 Eli Snyman 6.7
6 Alessandro Izekor 7.2
7 Jadin Kingi 7.5
8 Riccardo Favretto 7.1
16 Nicholas Gasperini 6.3
17 Destiny Aminu 6.5
18 Tiziano Pasquali 5.7
19 Scott Scrafton 6.4
20 Nelson Casartelli 5.8
21 Cristiano Tizzano –
22 Filippo Drago 6.0
23 Ignacio Mendy 5.9