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Gwent Dragons Newport

London Irish

  • Live Commentary

    Time:80'
    • Gwent Dragons Newport
    • London Irish
    • 80' The final whistle goes and London Irish are firmly in control of pool one with two bonus point wins from two
    • 79' CONVERSION! Hewat again adds the extra points with a simple conversion to finish the match as they started it
    • 78' TRY EXILES! Williams tries to find anyone from his own team but Armitage has read the ball well and intercepts before jogging the 40m to the line unchallenged
    • 75' Just five minutes left down as the match begins to wind down ... the Dragons have possession but fail to hold on to it and the Exiles are able to run from deep as they attempt to finish the match in winning fashion
    • 69' CONVERSION! Ceri Sweeney adds another two points to the Dragons tally as they continue to play for pride. With only 10 minutes left on the clock there is no way back in this match for the Welsh side
    • 68' TRY DRAGONS! Steve Jones thinks he has scored the try as he forces his way towards the line ... the decision goes to the TMO and despite replays showing Jones being short of the line when he touches down before using a double movement to roll it over, the try is awarded
    • 67' The Dragons are still on the attack as Sweeney makes a great break on the angle but he still cannot get to the line as Richards does enough to drag him down
    • 65' The Dragons break through Mustoe ... and there are men over as they try to get some pride back ... but the centre should have got the pass away sooner and Irish are given a chance to track back to defend
    • 63' Rhys Thomas is lucky to escape without a yellow card as he charges over the top of the ruck from 5m out to shoulder charge Leguizamon
    • 61' The Exiles fail to secure the lineout in their first really sloppy play of the day but Wayne Evans can only find Peter Richards with his clearance kick ... Richards finds Mapusua who chips through for Hewat to chase ... but Morgan gets back to leap of the ball just in time
    • 58' Armitage kicks upfield for territory and places it beautifully into touch about 10m out ... they have the lineout as well leading to a perfect opportunity for the visitors
    • 56' Catt goes off as Paul Hodgson comes on making the same switch as last week
    • 55' Armitage finds De Vedia on the wing who makes good yards before being hauled down and only managing to find Rhys Thomas with his offload but the Exiles track back and get Thomas into touch
    • 54' Richards gets the ball out the Exiles decide to run the ball from underneath their own posts ... with Armitage running first ...
    • 53' Michael Owen is the only one injecting any pace for the Dragons as he makes a break for the line but he loses the ball in the hit and the Exiles will have five metre scrum
    • 51' The Dragons are looking for their second try of the match but again it is painfully slow progress as the London Irish defence stands firm
    • 49' CONVERSION! Hewat continues to enjoy a great day with the boot and adds another two points to his tally
    • 48' TRY EXILES! Tagicakibau secures his own kick upfield ... before finding Mapusua, who shows good awareness to make sure he is back onside before making himself available for the pass ... Mapusua is hauled down but a fantastic offload on his way down finds Kennedy and once the 6ft 8in second rower has the momentum there is no way he's going to be stopped!
    • 47' Another mistake at the lineout from the Dragons hands the Exiles their first chance to get on the ball as Tagicakibau boots the loose ball and chases ...
    • 45' Much better from the Dragons as Sweeney finds Gomer Davies ... before the centre finds his Wyatt on his outside ... a neat little step inside sees Wyatt races straight past Leguizamon but Armitage has tracked back well and manages to bring Wyatt to the ground before the errors appear again and Gomer Davies drops the ball to gift London Irish the scrum
    • 43' Richards breaks for Irish but is eventually hauled down before being able to offload to Mapusua and the Dragons manage to turn the ball over
    • 41' The Dragons don't seem to have been able to say anything at half time to reduce the errors as immediately Charvis goes in high on Leguizamon and gives away a penaly allowing Catt to kick for territory within their own half
    • 41' Sweeney gets the second half underway ...
    • - HALF TIME: Gwent Dragons 10-31 London Irish
    • 40+2 Hewat opts to kick for another three points ... it is a tough kick - straight but abotut 50m from the posts ... and the Australian does not quite have the length with the ball dropping just a metre or two short
    • 40+1 Charteris is penalised for crossing giving Irish the possibility of getting deep into the Dragons half from their current position on the half way line ...
    • 39' CONVERSION! Sweeney adds the extra two points getting a little lucky as the ball bounces off the left post and over for the conversion
    • 39' TRY DRAGONS! Michael Owen bides his time before picking up the ball from the base of the ruck and leaps of the top to just touch the ball down over the line ... the decision is sent to the TMO for confirmation but it was a clear try and eventually it is awarded
    • 38' Parks tries to force his way over the line with brute strength but so far the Irish defence is standing just firm enough
    • 36' Sweeney chips for the corner for Gomer Davies to chase but Hewat gets there first and the ball bounces up and over the dead ball line ... the Dragons will have the penalty further back though and Charvis opts to kick for the corner
    • 35' The Dragons begin to make inroads into the Exiles half for only the second or third time of the afternoon with Evans finding Sweeney ...
    • 31' It is all one way traffic at the moment as London Irish again break for the line with a penalty for offside being the only thing that stops De Vedia making another attempt at his hat-trick
    • 29' CONVERSION! Hewat makes it four from four and the Exiles have their bonus point just before the 30 minute mark
    • 29' TRY EXILES! Catt receives the ball out towards the right wing and shows great vision to chip towards the corner on the left wing where the Exiles have men over ... De Vedia eyes his hat-trick but is surrounded by Dragons ... he finds Hewat ... who in turn gets the ball out to Armitage and the centre uses his huge strength to stretch out and touch down despite having both Mustoe and Gomer Davies hanging off him!
    • 27' The Dragons' players barely even contest London Irish's lineout and Richards gets the ball out to Catt who boots upfield and takes the pressure off the backline
    • 26' It's scrappy from the Dragons but they do eventually boot the ball upfield
    • 25' The first mistake from Richards as his attempted flat pass for his flyhalf to chase is judged to have gone forward and the Dragons are awarded a scrum
    • 23' PENALTY DRAGONS! Sweeney puts the first three points on the board for the hosts after Catt is penalised for taking out the Dragons attack in the air
    • 21' The first signs of life from the Dragons as they manage to keep a hold of the ball for a few minutes and make some progress towards into the Exiles half ... but it is painfully slow progress
    • 19' CONVERSION! Hewat maintains his 100 percent record for the afternoon and the Exiles are already eyeing their bonus point try!
    • 19' TRY EXILES! The Dragons have barely had a chance to compose themselves after the re-start as Lea'aetoa picks the ball up from the bottom of the ruck and offloads to Catt ... Catt spots the gap on the inside and nips through the defence to walk over the visitors' third try
    • 17' CONVERSION! Hewat succesfully lands his third kick of the day as Irish take firm control of the game
    • 17' TRY EXILES! Richards, who is entirely in control of the game from scrum half, recycles the ball to Armitage ... Armitage chips upfield and another shocking mistake from Morgan who fails to collect and allows De Vedia to catch and fall over the line for his second
    • 15' The Dragons are looking increasingly out of their depth as London Irish grow visibly in confidence passing the ball around with little pressure on them
    • 13' Not a moment Thomas will want to remember as he lets a deep Catt kick trickle over the line right in the corner which puts more pressure on the Dragons lineout
    • 12' CONVERSION! Hewat has found his range early in this match an adds the extras to extend the Exiles' lead to 10 points
    • 11' TRY EXILES! Dannaher takes the ball from the bottom of the scrum and finds Hewat ... who has men on the outside ... he opts to bypass Roche and put up a high lofting pass for De Vedia to collect and it is a relatively easy run over for the wing, who can touch down just to the side of the right post
    • 10' London Irish bouyed by their first three points attack with renewed vigour with Catt and Richards in particular causing chaos for the Dragons defence
    • 9' PENALTY EXILES! Hewat, so successful in the Super 14, smacks the ball in between the posts to give the visitors a three point lead
    • 8' Richards takes the ball from Catt and kicks upfield ... but the players are called back for an Exiles penalty after Sweeney fails to move out of Richards' way
    • 7' Sweeney tries to drift the ball between the posts and almost makes it but a cruel bounce of the left post deflects the ball across the goal and Mike Catt collects before taking his chance to clear
    • 6' Problems binding at the five metre scrum for the Exiles gifts the Dragons their first penalty of the day ...
    • 5' The Dragons have men over on the left wing and the tall figure of Chateris is the man charged with taking the ball over the line but the Irish cover well and drag him into touch just before he can offload
    • 4' After a pretty even start from both sides it is Michael Owen that makes the first meaningful break down the right wing before the Dragons switch the ball to the left wing
    • 1' Peter Hewat gets the match underway for London Irish ...
    • 13:19 Coming up in around 15 minutes in our featured first match of the day London Irish will be looking to get their second win of the tournament as they travel to Wales to take on the Newport-Gwent Dragons
    • 13:15 Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.co.uk's LIVE coverage of the Heineken Cup

  • Summary

    Gwent Dragons Newport versus London Irish
    Owen 39’, Jones 68’ Tries De Vedia 11’, 17’, Catt 19’, Armitage 29’, 78’, Kennedy 48’
    Sweeney 39’, 68’ Conversions Hewat 12’, 17’, 19’, 29’, 49’, 78’
    Sweeney 23’ Penalties Hewat 9’
      Drops  

Live Team Line-Up

  • Gwent Dragons Newport

    On the Field

    • Black
    • Jones Try
    • Thomas
    • Charteris
    • Owen Try
    • Ringer
    • Parks
    • Charvis
    • Evans
    • Sweeney
    • Mustoe
    • Smith
    • Davies
    • Wyatt
    • Morgan

    Subs

    • Williams
    • Thomas
    • Emerick
    • Daly
    • Bearman
    • Hall
    • Gustafson

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • London Irish

    On the Field

    • Murphy
    • Paice
    • Lea'aetoa
    • Kennedy Try
    • Casey
    • Roche
    • Danagher
    • Leguizamon
    • Richards
    • Catt Try
    • Tagicakibau
    • Mapusua
    • Armitage Tries×2
    • De Vedia Tries×2
    • Hewat

    Subs

    • Coetzee
    • Hudson
    • Ojo
    • Hodgson
    • Skuse
    • Armitage
    • Thorpe

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None