With 2006 now upon us we thought we would bring you The Dragons players highlights of 2005.
Aled Thomas – probably the last couple of weeks when I have been playing for the Region in Europe. Also it was great to be involved with the Wales U21 Grand Slam team.
Ceri Sweeney – Winning the Grand Slam with Wales for the first time in 27 years
Gareth Baber – winning the bowl with the Wales 7s team in Dubai, my first trophy as assistant coach
Andrew Hall – Joining The Dragons, beating Glasgow in the first game of the season and being a member of the Scotland squad for the Autumn Internationals.
Hal Luscombe – Beating Leicester at Rodney Parade in the Powergen Cup competition
Kevin Morgan – Beating Leicester at home and winning the Grand Slam with Wales
Luke Charteris – Playing Heineken Cup rugby for the first time
Peter Sidoli – Beating Leicester at home
David Maddocks – Joining the Dragons and winning the Welsh Cup with Llanelli
Richard Bryan – Being captain of The Dragons for two games
Gareth Cooper – Winning the Grand Slam
Richard Fussell – My first start in Regional Rugby
Ian Gough – Getting back into the Welsh team again
Gareth Wyatt – Getting my arm straightened! Probably on the field our performance against Castres, we showed good resilience and it was a great experience for all the team in France.
With another 12 months before us what will 2006 bring?