Leinster Rugby v Dragons Preview

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)

HEAD TO HEAD - RECENT CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS
*Date*	*Venue*	L	D	*Leinster scorers*	*Dragons scorers*
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)
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)
Fri 29 Jan 16	Rodney Parade	13	23	Fergus McFadden(C/2P) Luke McGrath(T)	Jason Tovey(T/2C/D/2P) Ashton Hewitt(T)
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)
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)
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.