EDINBURGH RUGBY v NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS
At Myreside, 7.35pm.
Referee: Dan Jones (WRU, 8th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Wayne Davies (WRU), Cammy Rudkin (SRU)
Citing Commissioner: Iain Goodall (SRU)
TMO: Jon Mason (WRU)
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HEAD TO HEAD - RECENT GUINNESS PRO12 MEETINGS |
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Date |
Venue |
E |
N |
Edinburgh Rugby scorers |
Newport Gwent Dragons scorers |
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Thu 3 Apr 14 |
Rodney Parade |
23 |
19 |
Matt Scott(T) Willem Nel(T) Jack Cuthbert(2C/3P) |
Ross Wardle(T) Jason Tovey(C/4P) |
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Sat 11 Oct 14 |
BT Murrayfield |
24 |
10 |
Dougie Fife(T) Tom Heathcote(C/4P) Tim Visser(T) |
Angus O'Brien(P) Matthew Pewtner(T) Jason Tovey(C) |
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Fri 8 May 15 |
Rodney Parade |
5 |
19 |
Stuart McInally(T) |
Tom Prydie(P) Jason Tovey(C/3P) Hugh Gustafson(T) |
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Fri 27 Nov 15 |
BT Murrayfield |
32 |
13 |
Tom Brown(T) Matt Scott(T) Willem Nel(T) Alasdair Dickinson(T) Sam Hidalgo-Clyne(2C/2P) Blair Kinghorn(C) |
Dorian Jones(C/2P) Nic Cudd(T) |
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Sun 27 Mar 16 |
Rodney Parade |
16 |
15 |
Sam Hidalgo-Clyne(C/2P) Blair Kinghorn(P) Hamish Watson(T) |
Hallam Amos(2T) Dorian Jones(C/P) |
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Sun 27 Nov 16 |
Rodney Parade |
19 |
27 |
Duncan Weir(C) Chris Dean(T) Bill Mata(T) Jason Tovey(C) Nasi Manu(T) |
Angus O'Brien(T/3C/2P) Carl Meyer(T) Sam Hobbs(T) |
Overall Guinness PRO12 head to head record:
Played 27, Edinburgh won 13, Dragons won 13 and 1 game drawn.
Did you know?
- Edinburgh Rugby
have lost their last eight matches in the Guinness PRO12, their poorest ever run in the Championship. - The Scotsmen have played eight previous PRO12 games at Myreside, winning just two – against Caerphilly in 2001 and Ospreys in 2015.
- Newport Gwent Dragons have lost their last ten matches in all competitions since beating Enisei at Rodney Parade in the European Challenge Cup in January.
- The Welshmen have not won away from home since beating Gloucester in last season’s European Challenge Cup quarter-final at Kingsholm.
- Dragons won 27-19 when the two sides met at Rodney Parade in round 9 and have not achieved a PRO12 season’s double over the Scotsmen since 2011/12.
- Dragons most recent victory in Scotland was beating Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun in November 2013. This will be their first visit to Myreside.
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COMPARISON |
Edinburgh |
Dragons |
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Last 3 PRO12 results: |
24 Mar - Scarlets (A) L 10-26 |
24 Mar - Ulster (H) L 17-27 |
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7 Apr - Connacht (H) L 19-22 |
8 Apr - Zebre (A) L 14-29 |
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15 Apr - Treviso (A) L 6-21 |
15 Apr - Scarlets (H) L 16-21 |
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PRO12 2016/17 |
9th - W4 D0 L16 - 23pts |
10th - W4 D0 L16 - 21pts |
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Last 6 PRO12 form |
lLLlLl (3pts) |
lLlLlL (2pts) |
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Top try scorer |
5 - Magnus Bradbury |
4 - Pat Howard, Sarel Pretorius |
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Top points scorer |
97 - Duncan Weir |
113 - Angus O'Brien |
