United Rugby Championship

[Sandydragon]

Phew. I thought Cardiff had thrown that away for a few minutes. The home team was SO dominant in the second half while not making the Dragons pay. Mason Grady had a great game. Dyer was lively.

It was an exciting finish. Better team won but it deserved to be a close game. Hopefully Hunt is ok but that looked painful. Grady was a pain going forward. Had a few mistakes in defence but if he keeps that up then he must be in the welsh squad and hopefully he gets to stay in one position.

In the first twenty, Newport looked a class apart. If they can sustain that level of ferocity, they can become a force with which to be reckoned. I like what Filo is doing. Cardiff, on the other hand, is showing signs of losing the attacking flair Jockey brought. We seem to be devolving into a one-up carry team.

I was a bit surprised by your backline. In the second half your pack had the edge and the number of turnovers conceded, and penalties, was embarrassing. But Grady aside, it never felt that you were suddenly going to cut loose on us.

Che Hope starting has really improved our backline with his service (he just needs to sort his kicking out to be really good).