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Welsh side Dragons will hoping to repeat their victory over Timisoara Saracens on Friday night when they take on the Romanian side at Rodney Parade.
- This will be just the second meeting between the Dragons and Timisoara Saracens after their Round 1 clash this season which the Dragons won 54-17.
- They have hosted Romanian opposition on two previous occasions, beating the Bucharest Wolves in both meetings.
- The Dragons have won 11 of their last 13 home games, although they did lose their most recent fixture.
- Timisoara have averaged the least amount of time in possession and the fewest carries of any team in the competition.
- Josh Lewis has slotted 14 of 15 kicks at goal this season.
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— Dragons 🏉 (@dragonsrugby) January 9, 2019
Matthew Screech scored one of nine Dragons tries at Rodney Parade on Friday night.
Dragons entertained Rodney Parade to nine tries on Friday night, defeating Romanian outfit Timisoara Saracens 59-3 in their European Rugby Challenge Cup Pool 1 encounter.
Both sides came into the game unable to progress from their pool, and it was Timisoara who took the lead with Luke Samoa’s first-minute penalty to give the Romanian club a dream start in Newport.
However, two tries from centre Hallam Amos and a try apiece for Will Talbot-Davies and Rhodri Davies – the latter two efforts were converted by fly-half Jason Tovey – put the Welsh region 17-3 ahead at the break.
🏆 MOTM | There was a brace of tries for Will Talbot Davies, Rhodri Davies and Hallam Amos in tonight's game, but it's Hallam that gets the nod from the media for the man of the match award #DRAvTIM pic.twitter.com/c6N41k0fxl
— Dragons 🏉 (@dragonsrugby) January 11, 2019
Talbot-Davies and scrum-half Davies added another try each, while Matthew Screech, Jordan Williams and Ben Fry also crossed the whitewash in the second half to give the Newport-based side a comprehensive win at Rodney Parade.
Dragons will now host in-form French side ASM Clermont Auvergne next week, while Timisoara head to Franklin’s Gardens for their final Challenge Cup game of the season.
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