Benetton 74 - 21 Dragons

Full time

10 Jan 2026

Stage: Pool 2 Round 3

Stadio Comunale di Monigo

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Benetton Rugby showcased an impressive performance, defeating Dragons RFC 74-21 in the Challenge Cup. Jacob Umaga was instrumental, contributing significantly with tries and conversions, finishing with a personal tally of 29 points. The home side quickly established dominance, scoring four tries in the first half, including one from Umaga just before halftime. Dragons RFC managed to score a try through Burrows, but they struggled to keep pace with Benetton's attacking flair. In the second half, Lynagh added two more tries for Benetton, further extending their lead. Dragons did respond with a try from Dyer but were unable to mount a comeback. Overall, it was a commanding display by Benetton, reflecting their strong form in the competition.

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Weather

Temperature: 2.9°C (Feels like 3.4°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 4.5 km/h, gusting to 7.9 km/h Humidity: 82% Cloud Cover: 95%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Penalty

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

3 - 0
14'

Try

Alessandro Izekor · Benetton

8 - 0
15'

Conversion

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

10 - 0
18'

Try

Onisi Ratave · Benetton

15 - 0
19'

Conversion

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

17 - 0
29'

Try

Oli Burrows · Dragons

17 - 5
30'

Conversion

Tinus de Beer · Dragons

17 - 7
33'

Try

Malakai Fekitoa · Benetton

22 - 7
37'

Try

Paolo Odogwu · Benetton

27 - 7
40'

Try

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

32 - 7
40'

Substitution

Brodie Coghlan on for Oli Burrows · Dragons
40'

Substitution

Robert Hunt on for Cebo Dlamini · Dragons
40'

Substitution

Michele Lamaro on for Lorenzo Cannone · Benetton
40'

Substitution

Jordan Morris on for Rodrigo Martinez · Dragons
Halftime 32 - 7
Second Half
41'

Conversion

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

34 - 7
49'

Substitution

Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro on for Mirco Spagnolo · Benetton
49'

Substitution

Bautista Bernasconi on for Matthew Screech · Dragons
49'

Substitution

Thomas Young on for Simone Ferrari · Dragons
49'

Substitution

Giosue Zilocchi on for Joe Westwood · Dragons
49'

Substitution

Aneurin Owen on for Rhodri Williams · Dragons
51'

Try

Louis Lynagh · Benetton

39 - 7
55'

Try

Paolo Odogwu · Benetton

44 - 7
56'

Conversion

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

46 - 7
56'

Substitution

Scott Scrafton on for Niccolo Cannone · Benetton
56'

Substitution

Leonardo Marin on for Matt Gallagher · Benetton
56'

Substitution

Barny Langton-Cryer on for Levi Douglas · Dragons
58'

Try

Rio Dyer · Dragons

46 - 12
59'

Conversion

Tinus de Beer · Dragons

46 - 14
64'

Try

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

51 - 14
64'

Substitution

Eli Snyman on for Manuel Zuliani · Benetton
64'

Substitution

Alessandro Garbisi on for Andy Uren · Benetton
64'

Substitution

Jac Lloyd on for Tinus de Beer · Dragons
65'

Conversion

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

53 - 14
67'

Try

Louis Lynagh · Benetton

58 - 14
68'

Conversion

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

60 - 14
75'

Try

Leonardo Marin · Benetton

65 - 14
76'

Conversion

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

67 - 14
77'

Try

Shane Lewis-Hughes · Dragons

67 - 19
78'

Conversion

Jac Lloyd · Dragons

67 - 21
82'

Try

Leonardo Marin · Benetton

72 - 21
83'

Conversion

Jacob Umaga · Benetton

74 - 21
Fulltime 74 - 21

Player ratings

Benetton

15 Matt Gallagher 6.2
14 Louis Lynagh 10.0
13 Paolo Odogwu 9.4
12 Malakai Fekitoa 7.8
11 Onisi Ratave 10.0
10 Jacob Umaga 10.0
9 Andy Uren 6.9
1 Mirco Spagnolo 6.6
2 Nicholas Gasperini 7.6
3 Simone Ferrari 6.7
4 Niccolo Cannone 6.9
5 Federico Ruzza 7.1
6 Alessandro Izekor 8.8
7 Manuel Zuliani 8.5
8 Lorenzo Cannone 7.6
16 Bautista Bernasconi 6.7
17 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 6.5
18 Giosue Zilocchi 6.4
19 Scott Scrafton 6.7
20 Eli Snyman 6.0
21 Michele Lamaro 6.5
22 Alessandro Garbisi 6.1
23 Leonardo Marin 8.8

Dragons

15 Huw Anderson 7.5
14 Ewan Rosser 5.9
13 David Richards 6.9
12 Joe Westwood 5.9
11 Rio Dyer 8.5
10 Tinus de Beer 6.4
9 Rhodri Williams 5.5
1 Rodrigo Martinez 5.8
2 Oli Burrows 7.0
3 Cebo Dlamini 6.4
4 Levi Douglas 5.8
5 Matthew Screech 6.2
6 Ryan Woodman 6.3
7 Harry Beddall 7.3
8 Shane Lewis-Hughes 8.6
16 Brodie Coghlan 7.0
17 Jordan Morris 6.0
18 Robert Hunt 7.0
19 Barny Langton-Cryer 6.3
20 Thomas Young 6.8
21 Morgan Lloyd –
22 Jac Lloyd 6.0
23 Aneurin Owen 6.0