Dragons' nightmare season ends as club equal unwanted record

THE Dragons' nightmare season came to an end with a 55-15 defeat to the Bulls in Pretoria that saw the club equal the record for the worst United Rugby Championship league campaign.

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The Men of Gwent went into the final game of the season having not won a league fixture since the opening day against the Ospreys.

And, with the title-chasing Bulls heavy favourites with the bookies and the Dragons without 22 players, there was rarely any danger of the lengthy wait for a victory being ended.

On an emotional day in Pretoria, with tributes paid both before the game and during the match to former Springboks winger Cornal Hendricks after his death this week at the age of 37, the league's second-placed side comfortably dispatched the basement club.

With that, the Dragons finished the season on nine points - level with the previous lowest total set by Zebre in 2022.