Edinburgh v Newport Gwent Dragons, 27 November

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Edinburgh Rugby v Newport Gwent Dragons
Friday 27 November 2015
KO: 19:35
BT Murrayfield

Live on BBC Scotland and BBC Wales

Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR, 44th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Sam Grove-White, Cammy Rudkin (both SRU)
Citing Commissioner: Iain Goodall (SRU)
TMO: Jim Yuille (SRU)

A. Head to Head

24 Played 24
11 Wins 12
12 Losses 11
1 Draws 1
476 Points 448

B. Form

11 October 2014
Edinburgh Rugby 24 - 10 Newport Gwent Dragons  

8 May 2015
Newport Gwent Dragons 19 - 5 Edinburgh Rugby

C. Teams

Edinburgh Rugby

[tbc]

Newport Gwent Dragons

[tbc]

des wrote:So I've just stuck 12.50 on the Dragons to win and 2.50 on a draw. Hopefully my money's not safe. Dragon's are our second bogey team though.

John Hardie is 7/2 try scorer - very good odds given he's usually at the back of the driving mauls. And there are going to be a lot of driving mauls tonight!

Dragons by 60.

Hope this is on the red button.

Just a reminder that this is on BBC Scotland and BBC Wales - I got confused when I couldn't find it on Alba.

RDW - designated driver tonight seeing a load of pissheads home. Could you update the OP with the teams? Muchas gracias.

Really quite amused that the word 'pissheads' is absolutely fine by our swear filter, apparently

It appears it is on the red button. Glad I can work and watch my beloved Dragons lose at the same time.

Risca Rev wrote:Dragons by 60.

Risca Rev wrote:Glad I can work and watch my beloved Dragons lose at the same time.

Jeez that was some optimism crash, sure you aren't a Scotland fan?!

I knew that wouldn't go unnoticed

This is the first televised Edinburgh game for a while - looking forward to seeing how they get on.

Attendance looks unusually low - went a few weeks ago and there was a decent enough atmosphere on a worse evening.

I'm gonna be switching between this and London Scottish vs Bristol (nice to see them on SKY), should it be the dire affair some predict.

It seems our tactic is kick and then kick some more, so it's only Edinburgh that'll provide a spectacle if anyone.

Their loosehead is from the Allan Jacobson school of nutrition!

Long time calling the maul then really.

Blitz defence from the Dragons (albeit slightly offside) - can't shift the ball deep or we'll keep getting caught

Dragons 3 can barely take the hit

RDW_Scotland wrote:Their loosehead is from the Allan Jacobson school of nutrition!

It's bloody legend Boris Stankovich!

Boris the Blade is a top bloke ha

What a balls up there!

Not great from Tom Brown.

We're looking very physical in defence - still don't look overly comfortable with the ball though!

Is it really a knock on if it's a charge down?

Pushing early or the Dragons front row just crumbling? He just flopped down!

Looked more like a failed catch to me

RDW_Scotland wrote:Pushing early or the Dragons front row just crumbling? He just flopped down!

Agreed, looked more like the Dragons front row couldn't take the hit.

Mind boggling decisions from Mitrea so far...

Ref killing us.

That was a lock Du Preez sat down, thought that was the winger!

Well deserved try!

Great few minutes from Edinburgh - Du Preez is a beast and lovely play by Burleigh.

A Nel special there too!

Our put in - time to find out where the scrum strength really is

Nel and Du Preez are great exemples of the great strength in depth in safas forwards.

Hardie is useful in defence.

As expected - they crumble again!

RDW_Scotland wrote:As expected - they crumble again!

Not sure, it looked like Nel went down on the replay!

Dragons defence is regularly offside

VinceWLB wrote:

RDW_Scotland wrote:As expected - they crumble again!

Not sure, it looked like Nel went down on the replay!

Probably because he's trying to hold his opposite number up too!

We're so so sloppy with the ball in hand

RDW_Scotland wrote:Dragons defence is regularly offside

By a distance. I have reminded the assistant ref twice already...

have no fear gents. We seem content to kick the ball back to you all night. You will have more than enough possession to waste a few chances

No idea what that penalty against Hardie was for!

Dont quite understand how you can not release when youve rolled 6ft away from the ball carrier

Thr Dragons are so poor passng, kicking and first up tackling, they should be in the Welsh premiership based on this game no wonder Toby wants out. I am turning over to the darts, bye.

Glasgow down 3-6 against Treviso, thats how poor they are.

Desperately need a try to get a decent scoreline from this dominance!

We're actually playing quite well. The ref is determined to even things up.

Definitely a try.

Nel putting Maitland to shame again!

Outrageous call!

glamorganalun wrote:Thr Dragons are so poor passng, kicking and first up tackling, they should be in the Welsh premiership based on this game no wonder Toby wants out. I am turning over to the darts, bye.

Don't talk so wet all of your life.

Shaun Knight was way too high then

This is beyond awful. We should be 20 points clear but for this ref. I exaggerate not.