| Dragons leapfrog Ospreys with home win |
Newport Gwent Dragons |
24 - 14 |
Ospreys |
| Rodney Parade Att: 6,115 |
| Referee: Hugh Watkins |
| Sunday 1st January 2006, 15:10 |
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| Despite going behind early on The Newport Gwent Dragons bounced back to score a valuable Celtic League win over the Ospreys – which sees them rise above the Ospreys in the table. |
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| Ceri Sweeney gets away from Shane Williams |
| © Steve Pope Photography |
The Ospreys had led through a Shaun Connor try after only four minutes but the home side bounced back with converted tries by Ian Gough and Michael Owen as the home side built a 14-11 interval lead after Adrian Cashmore had kicked two penalties for the vistors.
Cashmore levelled things up with a second penalty early in the second half but The Dragons were ahead again, though, within 10 minutes.
Connor tried to launch an Ospreys attack deep in his own half, but Graham Chapman intercepted his long pass and raced clear to score in the right corner. Replacement Craig Warlow added the conversion.
Seconds later, the Dragons were denied a fourth try by Adam Jones' last-ditch tackle on home captain Jason Forster.
Warlow's excellent long-range penalty eight minutes from time took the Dragons two scores clear, and the Ospreys never looked like clawing their way back in the remaining minutes.
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| First half timeline |
| 4 | Ospreys | Try - S Connor |
| 23 | Ospreys | Penalty kick - A Cashmore |
| 31 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Try - I Gough |
| 31 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Conversion - C Sweeney |
| 35 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Try - M Owen |
| 35 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Conversion - C Sweeney |
| 40 +2 | Ospreys | Penalty kick - A Cashmore |
| Second half timeline |
| 41 | Ospreys | Substitution - B Williams on for H Bennett |
| 47 | Ospreys | Penalty kick - A Cashmore |
| 55 | Ospreys | Substitution - J Thomas on for D Dillon |
| 56 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Try - G Chapman |
| 56 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Substitution - C Warlow on for C Sweeney |
| 56 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Conversion - C Warlow |
| 61 | Ospreys | Substitution - M Jones on for S Connor |
| 66 | Ospreys | Substitution - A Millward on for A Jones |
| 66 | Ospreys | Substitution - R Mustoe on for A Cashmore |
| 72 | Newport Gwent Dragons | Penalty kick - C Warlow |
| 73 | Ospreys | Substitution - L Davies on for J Spice |
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