Rejuvenated Dragons aim for final European hurdle

Three of seven wins for Dragons this season have been away victories [Huw Evans Picture Agency] 'Did the Dragons lose? ' That is an account name on X that posts after every Dragons game with the answer a simple yes or no. Last season the answer was 'yes' in all but one league game with 17 out of 18 defeats but this campaign there have been some memorable 'no's, including in Europe.

Filo Tiatia's improved side are preparing to travel to face Montpellier in the Challenge Cup semi-finals on Sunday (12:30 BST), looking to make the final for the first time in their history. The Rodney Parade club reached the last four of Europe's second tier tournament in 2007, 2015 and 10 years ago when they were defeated by Sunday's opposition. The 2025-26 campaign was a slow burner with Dragons not winning a game until December.

Their overall current record is won seven, lost 12 and drawn three in their 22 matches in all competitions. Dragons have not won seven games in a season since the 2019-20 campaign when Dean Ryan's team celebrated nine wins and were knocked out of the Challenge Cup in the quarter-finals. Dragons' semi-final dedicated to Gwent and Wales Dragons beat Zebre to set up Montpellier semi-final Some milestones this season include a five-match unbeaten home run, and registering their first away league win in the URC for four years - the first outside Wales since October 2021.

This occurred when they beat Zebre last weekend which was a third successive away win in a row. Unheard of in recent times. It is relative because Dragons can still finish 15th out of 16 in the league and have again lost more games than they have won.