Leinster Rugby v Dragons Preview
LEINSTER RUGBY v DRAGONS
At RDS Arena, Dublin, 7.35pm. Live on TG4
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, competition debut)
Assistant Referees: Dunx McClement, Bob Nevins (SRU)
Citing Commissioner: John Cole (IRFU)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)
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HEAD TO HEAD - RECENT CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS |
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Date |
Venue |
L |
D |
Leinster scorers |
Dragons scorers |
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Sun 12 Apr 15 |
Rodney Parade |
22 |
25 |
Ben Te'o(2T) Jimmy Gopperth(T/2C/P) |
Jack Dixon(T) James Benjamin(2T) Jason Tovey(C/P) T.Rhys Thomas(T) |
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Sat 3 Oct 15 |
RDS Arena |
37 |
13 |
Cathal Marsh(T) Garry Ringrose(T) Fergus McFadden(3C/3P) Isa Nacewa(2T/C) |
Jason Tovey(C/2P) Sarel Pretorius(T) |
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Fri 29 Jan 16 |
Rodney Parade |
13 |
23 |
Fergus McFadden(C/2P) Luke McGrath(T) |
Jason Tovey(T/2C/D/2P) Ashton Hewitt(T) |
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Sat 3 Dec 16 |
RDS Arena |
28 |
15 |
Jack Conan(T) Peter Dooley(T) Joey Carbery(T) Ross Molony(T) Isa Nacewa(4C) |
Angus O'Brien(C/P) Pat Howard(T) Sarel Pretorius(T) |
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Fri 24 Feb 17 |
Rodney Parade |
54 |
22 |
Jack Conan(2T) Ross Byrne(7C) James Tracy(T) Jamison Gibson-Park(T) Luke McGrath(2T) Ross Molony(T) Hayden Triggs(T) |
Matthew Screech(T) Dorian Jones(2C/P) Adam Hughes(T) Sarel Pretorius(T) |
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Sat 2 Sep 17 |
Rodney Parade |
39 |
16 |
Ross Byrne(2C/2P) Cathal Marsh(T/C) Jamison Gibson-Park(T) Jordan Larmour(T) Dan Leavy(T) Penalty Try(T) |
Gavin Henson(3P) Penalty Try(T) |
Overall Guinness PRO14 head to head record:
Played 29, Leinster won 20, Dragons won 9.
Did you know?
- Leinster Rugby’s
five game winning run in all competitions ended when they were beaten in Glasgow in round 8 of the Guinness PRO14. - The Leinstermen have not lost a regular season Championship home match since Dragons visited the RDS Arena in February 2015; their only defeats to a Welsh region anywhere since
then were both to Scarlets in Llanelli in November 2016 and at the RDS Arena in last season’s semi-final. - Dragons have lost their last three Guinness PRO14 fixtures since beating Southern Kings at Rodney Parade in round 5.
- Dragons have lost their last twenty-eight away games, an unwanted Championship record, since beating Treviso in March 2015.
- Honours have been almost even in the last seven encounters between the two sides, with Leinster prevailing by four wins to three;
however the Irishmen have won the last three in a row.
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COMPARISON |
Leinster |
Dragons |
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Last 3 PRO14 results: |
7 Oct - Munster (H) W 23-17 |
6 Oct - Cardiff Blues (A) L 29-43 |
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28 Oct - Ulster (A) W 25-10 |
27 Oct - Ospreys (A) L 14-28 |
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3 Nov - Glasgow (A) L 21-31 |
3 Nov - Munster (A) L 6-49 |
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PRO14 2017/18 |
Conf B: 3rd - W6 D0 L2 - 27pts |
Conf B: 6th - W2 D0 L6 - 10pts |
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PRO14 form |
wlWWwl (17pts) |
WlWlll (10pts) |
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Top try scorer |
4 - Barry Daly, Rory O'Loughlin |
5 - Elliot Dee |
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Top points scorer |
40 - Ian Keatley |
60 - Gavin Henson |
