{"id":386669,"date":"2026-01-02T10:49:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T10:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/386669\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T10:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T10:49:12","slug":"dragons-burn-scarlets-as-urc-roll-gathers-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/386669\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragons burn Scarlets as URC roll gathers momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>mens<\/p>\n<p>united-rugby-championship<\/p>\n<p>    A URC flag (Photo By Ramsey Cardy\/Sportsfile via Getty Images) <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"expand\" src=\"https:\/\/eu-cdn.rugbypass.com\/images\/common-svg\/select-arrow.svg\" height=\"6\" width=\"11\"\/>      https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/news\/united-rugby-championship-reports-4\/    <\/p>\n<p>Dragons overcame <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/scarlets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scarlets<\/a> 28-5 in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/united-rugby-championship\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United Rugby Championship<\/a> basement battle to rise five places in the table to 10th.<\/p>\n<p>Tries from Tinus de Beer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/ollie-burrows\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oli Burrows<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/david-richards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Richards<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/george-roberts\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">George Roberts<\/a> gave Dragons a bonus-point victory over their Welsh rivals.<\/p>\n<p>Ellis Mee provided Scarlets\u2019 solitary response when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/wales\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wales<\/a> wing wriggled over to make the score 7-5 at half-time.<\/p>\n<p>Dragons pulled away after the break as bottom-placed Scarlets paid for their indiscipline at Rodney Parade.<\/p>\n<p>Harvey Cuckson spent 10 minutes in the sin-bin in the first half for a no-arms tackle, and fellow lock forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/players\/max-douglas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Douglas<\/a> had his yellow card straight after the restart upgraded to a 20-minute red.<\/p>\n<p>Dragons failed to win a game in 2025 until beating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/lyon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lyon<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/challenge-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Challenge Cup<\/a> on December 14, but the Newport-based side have now won two of their last three URC fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>Fixture<\/p>\n<p>United Rugby Championship<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/307.png.webp.webp\"\/> <\/p>\n<p> Dragons RFC <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/312.png.webp.webp\"\/> <\/p>\n<p> Scarlets <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/live\/gwent-dragons-vs-scarlets\/?g=947192\/\" class=\"link-box\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"mens united-rugby-championship A URC flag (Photo By Ramsey Cardy\/Sportsfile via Getty Images) https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/news\/united-rugby-championship-reports-4\/ Dragons overcame Scarlets 28-5 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