Connacht slain by resolute Dragons

NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS secured revenge over Connacht for an opening day Magners League thrashing in Galway this season by clinching a one-point victory at Rodney Parade.

It was one of those ugly wins but head coach Paul Turner saw his side earn a fifth triumph of the campaign which lifts the Welshmen above Glasgow Warriors into ninth spot.

In a first half that had few sparks, the Welsh region led by just a single point as the teams went in at the interval.