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Match officials: Our referee is Adrien Marbot from France. He will be assisted by Thomas Chereque, and Stephane Boyers. Our third match official is Christophe Berdos, rounding out our all-French team of match officials.
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Dragons: 15 Jordan Williams, 14 Rio Dyer, 13 Steff Hughes (captain), 12 Max Clark, 11 Ashton Hewitt, 10 Will Reed, 9 Lewis Jones, 8 Ross Moriarty, 7 Taine Basham, 6 George Nott, 5 Ben Carter, 4 Joe Davies, 3 Lloyd Fairbrother, 2 Bradley Roberts, 1 Rob Evans.
Replacements: 16 Brodie Coghlan, 17 Aki Seiuli, 18 Leon Brown, 19 Sean Lonsdale, 20 Aaron Wainwright, 21 Rhodri Williams, 22 JJ Hanrahan, 23 Jack Dixon.
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Lions: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Quan Horn, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Marius Louw (captain), 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 André Warner, 8 Emmanuel Tshituka, 7 Emile van Heerden, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Darrien Landsberg, 4 Willem Alberts, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 Michael van Vuuren, 1 JP Smith.
Replacements: 16 PJ Botha, 17 Morgan Naude, 18 Ruan Smith, 19 Pieter Jansen van Vuren, 20 Ruhan Straeuli, 21 JC Pretorius, 22 Morné van den Berg, 23 Rynhardt Jonker.
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The two teams last met on the 10th of December, in a nail-biting first round clash that resulted in a 31-31 draw in Johannesburg.
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Despite their superior position on the Pool B log, the Lions are looking to recover from a third round 17-7 loss against Stade Francais at the Stade Jean-Bouin in Paris. Dragons will be charging into this round fresh from a 21-15 win over Pau last week.
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The Lions are currently third on the Pool B log, with the Dragons in fifth position, ahead of today's match.
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Good afternoon, and welcome to Rodney Parade Stadium for our coverage of this European Cup Pool B match between Dragons and the Emirates Lions.
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Kick-off! Off we go. The Dragons kick into the Lions 22 in Newport.
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PENALTY, LIONS, HENDRIKSE! 0-3: No mistake from Hendrikse as he slots the first penalty of the game over and the Lions draw first blood.
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Dragons have been piling on the pressure in recent minutes, looking to breach the Lions defence.
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TRY, DRAGONS, REED! 5-3: At last, Dragons work the ball wide to the left and Reed crashes over!
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The conversion is missed from near the right touchline, so the score remains 5-3 to the Dragons.
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PENALTY, LIONS, HENDRIKSE 5-6: Penalty for the Lions and they opt to go for posts. It's a great kick from Hendrikse. No mistake!
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TRY, LIONS, HORN! 5-11: Great hands from the Lions as they move the ball wide for Horn, who throws the dummy and goes over for the try! Alberts was instrumental in the build-up, muscling through.
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CONVERSION, LIONS, HENDRIKSE! 5-13.
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TRY, LIONS, HEWITT! 5-18: Like a knife through butter, the Lions carve the defence apart and a perfectly-timed pass sets Hewitt free for the finish on their left!
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No conversion from Hendrikse, so the score remains 5-18.
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PENALTY, LIONS, HENDRIKSE! 5-21: Hendrikse's great day from the kicking tee continues as the Lions extend their lead to 16 points, above two converted tries.
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Reed makes a cross-kick and almost picks out Dyer in space near the opposite touchline. It's a certain try if he catches it, but the ball bounces out of play!
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PENALTY, LIONS, HENDRIKSE! 5-24: Another penalty to the lions around 40m out and Hendrikse makes no mistake yet again!
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PENALTY, LIONS, HENDRIKSE! 5-27: Yet another penalty from Hendrikse. The Dragons will surely regret giving Hendrikse so many opportunities from the tee.
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Back underway as the Lions kick off the second half in Newport!
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HALF-TIME: DRAGONS 5-27 LIONS. The Lions went behind to an early Reed try but have scored 24 unanswered points since to lead comfortably at the break.
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PENALTY, LIONS, HENDRIKSE! 5-30: Hendrikse slots yet another penalty over to bring 30 up for the Lions.
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TRY, DRAGONS, SEIULI! 10-30: Brown was instrumental in that and Seiuli finishes well from close range as the Dragons get their second try!
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Yet again, no conversion on the try so the score remains 10-30.
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The Dragons looked down and out minutes ago but they're beginning to look more comfortable.
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TRY, DRAGONS, WILLIAMS! 15-30: The Dragons work the ball to the right, where they have numbers and Williams can finish off!
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CONVERSION, DRAGONS, REED! 17-30: Reed brings the Dragons within under two converted tries.
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YELLOW CARD, LIONS, VAN HEERDEN! Dragons are camped on the Lions line and looking to get over for another try that could bring this game right back on! Van Heerden has been sent to the sin-bin.
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TRY, DRAGONS, DYER! 22-30: The Dragons use their numerical advantage well and move the ball right to Dyer, who stretches over!
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No conversion once again, so the score remains 22-30.
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The Dragons have been totally dominant in the last few minutes but the Lions are managing to run the clock down.
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The Lions win a crucial penalty on defence and have a chance to clear their lines.
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PENALTY, DRAGONS, HANRAHAN! 25-30: Dragons get a penalty and their kicking from the tee hasn't been great today but Hanrahan steps up and slots the penalty over! Back within five!
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FULL-TIME: DRAGONS 25-30 LIONS. The Lions have just about held on by the skin of their teeth! They were 30-5 up at one point but allowed the Dragons back into the game. However, they were just able to run the clock down and hang on.
Dragons
Lions
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Tries
2
9' Reed Will
49' Seiuli Aki
59' Williams Jordan
66' Dyer Rio
16' Horn Quan
18' Van Der Merwe...
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Conversions
1
60' Reed Will
17' Hendrikse Jordan
1
Penalties
6
75' Hanrahan JJ
3' Hendrikse Jordan
14' Hendrikse Jordan
24' Hendrikse Jordan
35' Hendrikse Jordan
37' Hendrikse Jordan
44' Hendrikse Jordan
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Drop Goals
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0
Yellow Cards
0
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Red Cards
0
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Squad
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Evans Rob
Roberts Bradley
Fairbrother Lloyd
Davies Joe
Carter Ben
Nott George
Basham Taine
Moriarty Ross
Jones Lewis
Reed Will
Hewitt Ashton
Clark Max
Hughes Steffan
Dyer Rio
Williams Jordan
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Smith Jean-Pierre
van Vuuren Michael
Ntlabakanye Asenathi
Alberts Willem
Landsberg Darrien...
Kriel Jaco
van Heerden Emile
Tshituka Emmanuel
Warner Andre
Hendrikse Jordan
Van Der Merwe Edwill
Louw Marius
Van Wyk Frans
Horn Quan
Coetzee Andries
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Reserves
8
Hanrahan JJ
Wainwright Aaron
Lonsdale Sean
Seiuli Aki
Williams Rhodri
Brown Leon
Dixon Jack
Coghlan Brodie
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20
19
17
21
18
23
16
Smith Ruan
Van Den Berg Morne
Naude Franco
Janse van Vuren P...
Botha PJ
Straeuli Ruhan
Jonker Rynhardt
Pretorius JC
