Captain Tye Davies grabbed a first half try as Dragons Under-18s were edged out 7-5 by Cardiff in horrendous conditions in the Regional Age Grade Championship at Ystrad Mynach.
In blustery stormy conditions, both teams emerged with credit for producing an entertaining encounter despite the weather that hit the game.
Davies grabbed a seventh minute opener, with the home side capitalising on a stolen lineout to show neat hands and strike out wide.
Cardiff hit back on 19 minutes when Tom Bowen made a break and found Scott Delnevo for the try.
The conversion would prove to ultimatelt settle the game after a scoreless second period.
Dragons were also forced into a late change with prop Morgan William was injured in then warm-up. Our best wishes to Morgan with his recovery.
Dragons Under-18s: Jack Woods (Monmouth Haberdashers & Risca RFC), Harry Rees-Weldon (Coleg Gwent & Ebbw Vale RFC), Tye Davies (c) (Hartpury College & Cwmbran RFC), Oscar Watkins (Monmouth Haberdashers & Alton RFC), Oli Woodman (Monmouth Haberdashers & Chepstow RFC), Harri Ford (Coleg Gwent & Sengenydd RFC), Shay Lewis (Monmouth Haberdashers & Abergavenny RFC); Taran Moa (Llandovery College & Cwmbran RFC), Tomoya Adachi (Clifton College & Whiteheads RFC), Alex Uwimana (Newport High School & Pill Harriers RFC), Dan Wall (Newport High School & Machen RFC), Nick Thomas (Hartpury College & St Peters RFC), Guy Thomas (Monmouth Haberdashers), Kobi Rees (Coleg Gwent & Blackwood RFC), Evan Minto (Hartpury College & Pontypool United).
Replacements: George Tuckley (Monmouth Haberdashers & Abergavenny RFC), Josh Gay (Coleg Gwent & Ebbw Vale RFC), Charlie Undery (St Cenydd Community School & Caerphilly RFC), Evan Barber (Coleg Gwent & Blackwood RFC), Louis Pullen (Newport High School & Newport HSOB), Toby Thomas (Newport High School & Machen RFC), Sonny Greenman (Hartpury College & Pentyrch RFC), Tate Shaw (Coleg Gwent & Aberavon Green Stars RFC)
