Dragons
15 - 24
Edinburgh
09 May 2026
Stage: Regular Season Round 17
Rodney Parade
Dragons vs Edinburgh head to head
Edinburgh Rugby secured a 24-15 victory against Dragons RFC at Rodney Parade. The match kicked off with an early penalty by O'Brien for Dragons, but Edinburgh responded quickly with a try from Ashman, converted by Thompson. Dragons fought back, with Lewis scoring a try and O'Brien converting, briefly giving them the lead. However, Edinburgh regained control with tries from Currie and van der Merwe, the latter scoring two crucial tries, including one in the 73rd minute. The home side struggled with discipline, receiving yellow cards that hindered their momentum. Despite a strong performance from Keddie and O'Brien, the Dragons could not close the gap. Ultimately, Edinburgh's consistency and strong finishing secured their victory.
Weather
Temperature: 11.3°C (Feels like 7.1°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 21.3 km/h, gusting to 37.6 km/h Humidity: 51% Cloud Cover: 22%
Highlights
Events
- Kickoff
-
1'
Substitution
Rhodri Jones on for Rodrigo Martinez · Dragons
-
7'
3 - 0
Penalty
Angus O'Brien · Dragons
-
17'
3 - 5
Try
Ewan Ashman · Edinburgh
-
18'
3 - 7
Conversion
Ross Thompson · Edinburgh
-
27'
8 - 7
Try
Dillon Lewis · Dragons
-
28'
10 - 7
Conversion
Angus O'Brien · Dragons
-
38'
10 - 12
Try
Tom Currie · Edinburgh
-
39'
10 - 14
Conversion
Ross Thompson · Edinburgh
- Halftime 10 - 14
- Second Half
-
43'
15 - 14
Try
Harrison Keddie · Dragons
-
47'
Substitution
Boan Venter on for Pierre Schoeman · Edinburgh
-
47'
Substitution
Paul Hill on for Ollie Blyth-Lafferty · Edinburgh
-
48'
15 - 19
Try
Duhan van der Merwe · Edinburgh
-
48'
Substitution
Magnus Bradbury on for Tom Currie · Edinburgh
-
48'
Substitution
Marshall Sykes on for Callum Hunter-Hill · Edinburgh
-
49'
Substitution
Dylan Richardson on for Freddy Douglas · Edinburgh
-
49'
Substitution
Chris Coleman on for Dillon Lewis · Dragons
-
49'
Substitution
Niall Armstrong on for Rhodri Williams · Dragons
-
49'
Substitution
Elliot Dee on for Brodie Coghlan · Dragons
-
51'
Yellow Card
Dylan Richardson · Edinburgh
-
56'
Substitution
Matthew Screech on for Seb Davies · Dragons
-
61'
Yellow Card Complete
Dylan Richardson · Edinburgh
-
63'
Substitution
Liam McConnell on for Marshall Sykes · Edinburgh
-
65'
Yellow Card
Boan Venter · Edinburgh
-
68'
Substitution
Charlie Shiel on for Hector Patterson · Edinburgh
-
68'
Substitution
Marshall Sykes on for Glen Young · Edinburgh
-
71'
Substitution
Pierre Schoeman on for Dylan Richardson · Edinburgh
-
71'
Substitution
Ryan Woodman on for Harrison Keddie · Dragons
-
73'
15 - 24
Try
Duhan van der Merwe · Edinburgh
-
74'
Substitution
Huw Anderson on for Angus O'Brien · Dragons
-
75'
Substitution
Harri Ackerman on for Aneurin Owen · Dragons
-
75'
Substitution
Dylan Richardson on for Pierre Schoeman · Edinburgh
-
75'
Yellow Card Complete
Boan Venter · Edinburgh
-
79'
Substitution
Piers O'Conor on for Harry Paterson · Edinburgh
- Fulltime 15 - 24
Player ratings
Dragons
- 15 Angus O'Brien 6.2
- 14 Jared Rosser 5.8
- 13 Fine Inisi 6.5
- 12 Aneurin Owen 6.6
- 11 Rio Dyer 8.0
- 10 Tinus de Beer 6.3
- 9 Rhodri Williams 6.5
- 1 Rodrigo Martinez –
- 2 Brodie Coghlan 6.7
- 3 Dillon Lewis 7.1
- 4 Seb Davies 6.5
- 5 Ben Carter 6.7
- 6 Harrison Keddie 7.5
- 7 Thomas Young 6.3
- 8 Aaron Wainwright 7.9
- 16 Elliot Dee 6.4
- 17 Rhodri Jones 5.4
- 18 Chris Coleman 5.9
- 19 Matthew Screech 6.5
- 20 Ryan Woodman –
- 21 Niall Armstrong 6.1
- 22 Harri Ackerman –
- 23 Huw Anderson –
Edinburgh
- 15 Harry Paterson 6.9
- 14 Darcy Graham 7.4
- 13 Mosese Tuipulotu 7.2
- 12 Findlay Thomson 7.3
- 11 Duhan van der Merwe 9.1
- 10 Ross Thompson 6.3
- 9 Hector Patterson 7.0
- 1 Pierre Schoeman 6.4
- 2 Ewan Ashman 7.9
- 3 Ollie Blyth-Lafferty 6.6
- 4 Callum Hunter-Hill 6.4
- 5 Grant Gilchrist 7.0
- 6 Glen Young 6.6
- 7 Freddy Douglas 6.8
- 8 Tom Currie 7.7
- 16 Dylan Richardson 5.5
- 17 Boan Venter 5.7
- 18 Paul Hill 6.6
- 19 Marshall Sykes 6.7
- 20 Liam McConnell 6.6
- 21 Magnus Bradbury 6.8
- 22 Charlie Shiel 6.5
- 23 Piers O'Conor –