Dragons RFC
19 – 23
Halftime: 12 – 13
Attendance: 4237
Emirates Lions
Halftime: 12 – 13
Attendance: 4237
Sunday 13th October 2024
KO 14:30 BST Europe
Rodney Parade
Ref: Filippo Russo
United Rugby Championship
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Dragons RFC |
Emirates Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Tries |
Harri Keddie (14) Taine Basham (24), (42) |
Quan Horn (10) Jarod Cairns (51) |
| Conversions | Lloyd Evans (15), (43) |
Nico Steyn (11) Sanele Nohamba (52) |
| Penalties |
Nico Steyn (28), (41) Sanele Nohamba (49) |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Dragons RFC |
Emirates Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 46% | 54% |
| Posession Second Half | 52% | 48% |
| Territory First Half | 57% | 43% |
| Territory Second Half | 58% | 42% |
| Tries | 3 | 2 |
| Conversions | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties Conceded | 9 | 6 |
| Turnovers Conceded | 14 | 14 |
| Passes | 162 | 143 |
| Tackles | 127 | 95 |
| Scrums Won | 7 | 7 |
| Lineouts Won | 17 | 10 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 1 |
Player Stats
C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won
| No. |
Dragons RFC |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodrigo Martinez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Brodie Coghlan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| 3 | Leon Brown | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Ben Carter | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | Matthew Screech | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | Shane Lewis-Hughes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | Harri Keddie | 9 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | Taine Basham | 11 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | Rhodri Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Lloyd Evans | 6 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Ewan Rosser | 7 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Aneurin Owen | 8 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Joe Westwood | 4 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | Rio Dyer | 8 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Angus O'Brien | 7 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Replacements
C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won
| No. |
Dragons RFC |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Ollie Burrows | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Cameron Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Chris Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Ryan Woodman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Dan Lydiate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Dane Blacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Will Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Harry Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| No. |
Emirates Lions |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Schoeman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Franco Marais | 6 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Asenathi Ntlabakanye | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Reinhard Nothnagel | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | Darrien Landsberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | JC Pretorius | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 7 | Jarod Cairns | 15 | 1 | 5 | 81 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | Francke Horn | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Morne van den Berg | 9 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 59 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Nico Steyn | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Edwill van der Merwe | 6 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Rynhardt Jonker | 6 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Erich Cronje | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Rabz Maxwane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Quan Horn | 13 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Replacements
C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won
| No. |
Emirates Lions |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | PJ Botha | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Heiko Pohlmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Conrad van Vuuren | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Ruben Schoeman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Renzo du Plessis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Sanele Nohamba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Marius Louw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Henco van Wyk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Dragons RFC |
Emirates Lions |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodrigo Martinez | Juan Schoeman |
| 2 | Brodie Coghlan | Franco Marais |
| 3 | Leon Brown | Asenathi Ntlabakanye |
| 4 | Ben Carter | Reinhard Nothnagel |
| 5 | Matthew Screech | Darrien Landsberg |
| 6 | Shane Lewis-Hughes | JC Pretorius |
| 7 | Harri Keddie | Jarod Cairns |
| 8 | Taine Basham | Francke Horn |
| 9 | Rhodri Williams | Morne van den Berg |
| 10 | Lloyd Evans | Nico Steyn |
| 11 | Ewan Rosser | Edwill van der Merwe |
| 12 | Aneurin Owen | Rynhardt Jonker |
| 13 | Joe Westwood | Erich Cronje |
| 14 | Rio Dyer | Rabz Maxwane |
| 15 | Angus O'Brien | Quan Horn |
Replacements
|
Dragons RFC |
Emirates Lions |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Ollie Burrows | PJ Botha |
| 17 | Cameron Jones | Heiko Pohlmann |
| 18 | Chris Coleman | Conrad van Vuuren |
| 19 | Ryan Woodman | Ruben Schoeman |
| 20 | Dan Lydiate | Renzo du Plessis |
| 21 | Dane Blacker | Sanele Nohamba |
| 22 | Will Reed | Marius Louw |
| 23 | Harry Wilson | Henco van Wyk |
Team Stats
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Team stats
The season so far
P: Played . W: Won D: Drawn L: Lost F: For A: Against Diff: Difference BP: Bonus Points Pts: Points (Total)
| No. | Team Name | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 |
|
Emirates Lions | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 402 | 440 | -38 | 8 | 40 |
| 16 |
|
Dragons RFC | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 335 | 637 | -302 | 5 | 9 |
Form Guide
| Dragons RFC | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates Lions | Home | 19-23 | Loss |
| Hollywoodbets Sharks | Home | 30-33 | Loss |
| Leinster Rugby | Away | 34-6 | Loss |
| Ospreys | Home | 23-21 | Win |
| Emirates Lions | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragons RFC | Away | 19-23 | Win |
| Edinburgh Rugby | Home | 55-21 | Win |
| Ulster Rugby | Home | 35-22 | Win |
| DHL Stormers | Away | 29-24 | Loss |
Past Meetings
Sat 2nd Dec 2023
KO 17:05 SAST
Emirates Airline Park
Africa
United Rugby Championship
Emirates Lions
49
V
24
Dragons RFC
Sun 22nd Jan 2023
KO 13:00 GMT
Rodney Parade
Europe
Challenge Cup
Dragons RFC
25
V
30
Emirates Lions
Sat 10th Dec 2022
KO 12:45 SAST
Emirates Airline Park
Africa
Challenge Cup
Emirates Lions
31
V
31
Dragons RFC
Head-to-head
|
Dragons RFC |
Emirates Lions |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 5 | 5 |
| Wins | 0 | 4 |
| Wins at home | 0 | 2 |
| Wins away | 0 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
From data since 2003