The Dragons U18s face an uphill struggle to reach the final of the WRU Reebok Regional Championship after going down 15-11 to the Ospreys at Abertillery Park on Wednesday night.
Having beaten the Gwent region 31-3 on the opening day of the season, the Ospreys proved too strong for a plucky Dragons side who, to their immense credit, recovered from a 10-0 half time deficit to snatch a bonus point.
Impressive No.8 Scott Hicks bagged a first half try for the Ospreys with centre Kristian Phillips adding a conversion and penalty.
Ryan Bayliss added a second try after the interval, before limping off with a hamstring injury whilst full back Chris Lewis suffered the same injury and played for just 90 seconds of the contest.
Dragons wing Matthew Pewtner struck for the Gwent region in the second half with Tom James adding a brace of penalties. The home region had their chances and almost snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the closing minutes.
Team manager Billy Vyvian, "It was a game that swung two and fro either side of half time. We started well but trailed 10-0 at half time and they bagged a second try at the beginning of the second half before we finished with 11 points.
"I think we can proud of this performance and happy with the manner in whch we approached a very difficult game against a very good side. Now, we must move on and make sure we put things right later in the month."
In the other game, the Blues defeated the Scarlets 34-17 to improve their chances of reaching the final.
Having beaten the Gwent region 31-3 on the opening day of the season, the Ospreys proved too strong for a plucky Dragons side who, to their immense credit, recovered from a 10-0 half time deficit to snatch a bonus point.
Impressive No.8 Scott Hicks bagged a first half try for the Ospreys with centre Kristian Phillips adding a conversion and penalty.
Ryan Bayliss added a second try after the interval, before limping off with a hamstring injury whilst full back Chris Lewis suffered the same injury and played for just 90 seconds of the contest.
Dragons wing Matthew Pewtner struck for the Gwent region in the second half with Tom James adding a brace of penalties. The home region had their chances and almost snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the closing minutes.
Team manager Billy Vyvian, "It was a game that swung two and fro either side of half time. We started well but trailed 10-0 at half time and they bagged a second try at the beginning of the second half before we finished with 11 points.
"I think we can proud of this performance and happy with the manner in whch we approached a very difficult game against a very good side. Now, we must move on and make sure we put things right later in the month."
In the other game, the Blues defeated the Scarlets 34-17 to improve their chances of reaching the final.
