Dragons leave it late to seal victory in dour affair

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons grabbed a late victory on a horrible night for rugby as they leapfrogged Glasgow in the Magners League.

The first scores arrived when Parks earned Glasgow territory with a good kick and, when the Dragons made an error 35 metres out, the number 10’s penalty somehow crawled over.

Glasgow kept the Dragons at bay until half-time, with the visitors going in 3-0 up.

The Dragons started well after the interval and when Glasgow went offside at a ruck under their posts, Wales international Ceri Sweeney booted the simplest of three points.

The final surge saw Sweeney hammer home a second penalty as the final 10 minutes approached.

And the home side were rewarded when Sweeney cross-kicked for Wales wing Aled Brew to dive in to score.

Sweeney’s conversion from the touchline was superb and fittingly the last action of the game.

Scorers: Dragons: Tries: A. Brew. Cons: Sweeney. Pens: Sweeney 2. Glasgow: Pens: Parks.

DRAGONS: A. Thomas, Wyatt, Emerick, Smith, A. Brew, Sweeney, Walker, Black, Daly, Harrison, Charteris, Sidoli, Charvis, Ringer, Owen. Replacements: P. Dolman for Emerick (62), Cooper for Walker (65), Fitisemanu for Sidoli (55), Hall for Ringer (78).

GLASGOW: Pens: Parks. Glasgow: Marsden, O’Hare, Morrison, Henderson, Evans, Parks, Beveridge, Tckachuk, Thomson, Low, Murray, Newman, Kellock, Swindall, Barclay, Wilson. Replacements: Milligan for Thomson (75), Wilson for Swindall (55), MacFadyen for Wilson (75).

Referee: G Clancy (Ireland).