NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS got their Magners League season off to a flying start with a three-try victory over a poor Ulster at Rodney Parade.

JASON TOVEY produced a virtuoso performance as the Dragons hit back to steal a crucial Magners League win over fellow basement strugglers Ulster at Rodney Parade.

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BERNARD JACKMAN insists the appointment of Munster coach Declan Kidney as Ireland coach was a “no-brainer”.

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ANYONE dismissive of the trademark horror stories of what it is like to be a visiting player — particularly a forward — in the south of France should look no further than Leinster’s Brian Blaney.

DENIS HICKIE will make his first competitive start of the season in tonight’s Magners League against Cardiff Blues at Donnybrook.

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