2020/21 SEASON

DRAGONS v WASPS

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Match Facts

Pool A – v WASPS, Saturday 12 December Venue Kick-off 17:30 Referee Romain Poite (Fra) Assistant Referee 1 Dan Jones (Wal) Assistant Referee 2 Gwyn Morris (Wal) TMO (Wal) Citing Commissioner Eugene Ryan (Ire)

• This will be the third time the Dragons and Wasps have faced each other in the Heineken Champions Cup, with the English side winning both those games, during the pool stage in 2010/11.

• The Dragons have lost their last 10 games in the Heineken Champions Cup, currently the longest losing streak among the teams that are taking part in this edition; however they played their last game in the competition in January 2011, at home against the (16-23).

• Wasps have lost their last seven away games in the Heineken Champions Cup, their longest such losing streak in the competition, but have won on three of their last four visits to Welsh opposition (L1).

• Wasps’ Jack Willis won 10 turnovers in the Challenge Cup last season, the joint most of any player (also Gabin Villiere), including a competition-high eight jackal turnovers.

• (Dragons) scored 67 points in the Challenge Cup last season, the joint third most of any player; all his points came from kicks at goal, successfully landing 28 of 32 attempts.

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2019/20 Results and Standings*

Pool 1

Rank Pl W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts 1 6 5 0 1 159 103 56 22 12 3 0 23 2 Dragons 6 4 0 2 194 136 58 24 17 3 1 20 3 6 3 0 3 209 127 82 27 14 3 1 16 4 Enisei-STM 6 0 0 6 73 269 -196 10 40 0 0 0

Results - Dragons

Date Opponent Venue F A Result TF TA TB LB Round 16/11/2019 Castres Olympique H 31 17 W 4 2 X 1 22/11/2019 Enisei-STM A 49 22 W 7 3 X 2 07/12/2019 Worcester Warriors A 28 34 L 3 4 X 3 13/12/2019 Worcester Warriors H 25 16 W 1 1 4 11/01/2020 Castres Olympique A 14 42 L 2 6 5 17/01/2020 Enisei-STM H 47 5 W 7 1 X 6 18/09/2020 A 17 56 L 2 7 QF

Pool 3

Rank Pl W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts 1 Bordeaux-Bègles 6 5 1 0 221 72 149 28 6 4 0 26 2 6 4 1 1 140 85 55 16 9 3 0 21 3 Wasps 6 2 0 4 141 145 -4 18 16 2 1 11 4 Agen 6 0 0 6 57 257 -200 6 37 0 0 0

Results - Wasps

Date Opponent Venue F A Result TF TA TB LB Round 16/11/2019 Bordeaux-Bègles A 30 40 L 3 4 1 23/11/2019 Agen H 32 14 W 4 2 X 2 06/12/2019 Edinburgh Rugby A 20 31 L 2 4 3 14/12/2019 Edinburgh Rugby H 7 9 L 1 0 X 4 11/01/2020 Agen A 52 24 W 8 3 X 5 18/01/2020 Bordeaux-Bègles H 0 27 L 0 3 6

*Challenge Cup

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Tournament Records Compared

Dragons Wasps Played 42 112 Wins 9 66 Draws 0 4 Losses 33 42 Win % 21% 59% Total Points For 675 3122 Total Points Against 1049 2280 Largest Winning Margin 43 (v Edinburgh Rugby, 8/1/2005) 68 (v Rugby Club, 15/10/2016) Heaviest Losing Margin -37 (@ Stade Francais Paris, 18/1/2004) -49 (@ Rugby, 12/10/2018)

Head-to-head record

Dragons Wasps 2 Played 2 0 Wins 2 2 Losses 0 0 Draws 0

Head-to-head results

Date Home Away Score Winner 12/12/2010 Dragons Wasps 16-23 Wasps 19/12/2010 Wasps Dragons 37-10 Wasps

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2019/20 Performance Data*

Team Averages

Rank Dragons Wasps Rank 6 30.1 Points 23.5 10 6 3.7 Tries 3.0 10 4 90% Goalkicking % 88% 6 19 88.7 Carries 116.0 7 13 326.3 Metres Made 371.8 9 12 6.7 Clean Breaks 9.7 6 15 18.0 Defenders Beaten 23.8 7 20 3.6 Offloads 8.2 10 17 116.3 Passes 144.3 6 3 24.4 Kicks From Hand 20.5 14 6 129.1 Tackles 143.5 3 15 24.1 Missed Tackles 23.2 11 13 84% Tackle % 86% 9 19 11.9 Penalties Conceded 9.7 6 12 0.6 Yellow Cards 0.7 13 15 0.1 Red Cards 0.0 1 8 12.6 Turnovers Conceded 13.7 12 10 6.0 Turnovers Won 5.3 14 15 83% Lineout Success % 79% 17 10 92% Scrum Success % 88% 15 18 96% Ruck Success % 97% 6

*Challenge Cup

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Appearance Data*

Dragons

Name Appearances Starts Subs Minutes Points Tries Aaron Jarvis 4 2 2 154 0 0 4 4 0 320 10 2 Adam Warren 5 3 2 316 15 3 Arwel Robson 1 1 0 80 19 1 Ashton Hewitt 3 3 0 230 5 1 Ben Fry 2 1 1 95 5 1 Brok Harris 4 3 1 243 0 0 Carwyn Penny 2 1 1 94 0 0 Chris Coleman 2 0 2 12 0 0 Connor Edwards 1 0 1 7 0 0 3 3 0 229 0 0 Dafydd Howells 2 2 0 160 10 2 5 4 1 261 0 0 Ellis Shipp 2 1 1 112 5 1 Harrison Keddie 4 2 2 174 5 1 4 1 3 133 0 0 3 2 1 188 0 0 Jacob Botica 4 1 3 141 0 0 2 2 0 104 0 0 1 1 0 80 0 0 2 2 0 120 15 3 1 0 1 11 0 0 1 1 0 80 0 0 Jordan Williams 2 2 0 95 5 1 Joseph Davies 7 5 2 385 0 0 1 0 1 19 0 0 Josh Reynolds 5 0 5 69 0 0 6 6 0 387 0 0 Lloyd Fairbrother 5 3 2 245 0 0 Luke Baldwin 5 1 4 91 5 1 7 6 1 488 0 0 Max Williams 3 2 1 127 0 0 Nick Tompkins 1 1 0 78 0 0 2 2 0 151 0 0 Owen Jenkins 3 3 0 233 0 0 Rhodri Williams 4 3 1 254 10 2 Rhys Lawrence 2 0 2 7 0 0 4 2 2 180 0 0 2 2 0 140 0 0 3 3 0 217 5 1 Sam Davies 6 6 0 480 67 0 Taine Basham 5 4 1 285 15 3 4 3 1 235 0 0 Thomas Griffiths 4 4 0 211 0 0 4 3 1 258 10 2 Will Talbot-Davies 4 4 0 320 5 1

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Wasps

Name Appearances Starts Subs Minutes Points Tries Ashley Johnson 6 5 1 401 15 3 1 1 0 55 0 0 4 1 3 101 0 0 Billy Searle 3 1 2 128 15 0 Biyi Alo 4 1 3 127 5 1 1 0 1 12 0 0 Charlie Matthews 2 2 0 160 0 0 4 3 1 231 5 1 Gabriel Oghre 4 0 4 95 0 0 Henry Clement 1 0 1 14 0 0 Jack Owlett 3 1 2 118 0 0 Jack Willis 4 4 0 312 10 2 1 1 0 65 12 0 Jeff Toomaga-Allen 3 2 1 115 0 0 5 3 2 268 12 2 3 3 0 152 0 0 5 5 0 361 5 1 Juan De Jongh 1 1 0 80 0 0 Kieran Brookes 2 2 0 119 0 0 Lima Sopoaga 5 4 1 274 22 0 5 5 0 386 5 1 Marcus Watson 3 3 0 240 0 0 2 2 0 155 0 0 Michael Le Bourgeois 4 3 1 251 0 0 3 3 0 240 10 2 4 4 0 294 0 0 Sam Wolstenholme 3 2 1 145 10 2 Simon McIntyre 4 2 2 195 0 0 Sione Vailanu 3 2 1 140 0 0 Theo Vukasinovic 3 2 1 136 0 0 Thibaud Flament 3 0 3 108 0 0 Thomas Young 2 1 1 83 0 0 Tim Cardall 3 2 1 156 0 0 4 2 2 134 10 2 4 1 3 102 0 0 Tom Willis 2 2 0 144 0 0 Tomas Bacon 1 1 0 80 0 0 Tommy Taylor 4 4 0 241 5 1 4 1 3 104 0 0 3 3 0 232 0 0 Will Simonds 1 0 1 20 0 0 Will Wilson 1 0 1 23 0 0 Zach Kibirige 3 3 0 240 0 0 Zurab Zhvania 3 2 1 128 0 0

*Challenge Cup

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