Dragons vs Munster

The Dragons put their off-field issues to one side to record a long overdue victory over Munster at Rodney Parade. An impressive late try from Rio Dyer ...

Archer was first to crash over first for a converted score, in a move which also saw Dyer sent to the bin for a high challenge on Simon Zebo in the build-up. Chance for the Dragons to take the lead from the tee after Munster give away a breakdown penalty. Really good response from the Dragons, who are starting to ask real questions of the Munster defence. Munster have the first try of the match. Munster penalised for a deliberate knock-on and Dragons kick into the 22. Rides a couple of challenges before motoring his way past the last man to go over in the corner. A clearance from Joel Carberry saw the ball flung inside, allowing Dyer to burst through a gap in the Munster defence before motoring past the last man to go over in the corner. Hanrahan missed the conversion to ensure there were still plenty of nerves heading into the final moments of the contest, but made amends by slotting over with the last kick of the game, as the Dragons sealed a first home win for 18 months, and their first in front of their fans since February 2020. A sloppy early penalty at the breakdown presented Healy with a simple kick in front of the posts to get the visitors off the mark, but the Dragons responded, forcing a number of penalties of their own after applying pressure to the Munster defence. Hanrahan kicked over five times from the tee as Munster, on the back of a stinging defeat to Cardiff, began to stutter. Having conceded 21 penalties in a diabolical defeat to Edinburgh on the opening weekend, the Dragons defence unfortunately appeared to pick up where they left off in the opening few minutes. The Dragons put their off-field issues to one side to record a long overdue victory over Munster at Rodney Parade.