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Late penalty sees Dragons sink Cheetahs

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The Dragons have come from behind to clinch a win against the Cheetahs in their PRO14 encounter at Rodney Parade in Newport.

As it happened | Dragons v Cheetahs

The Welsh-side won 13-10 after trailing 10-0 at half-time.

The Dragons scored a try through Jared Rosser, but it was the boot of Sam Davies that sealed the victory as he added a conversion and two penalties. 

With the clock on red, Davies secured the win for Dragons on home soil.

The Cheetahs replied with a try of their own by Junior Pokomela, while Tian Schoeman slotted a conversion and a penalty.

Scorers:

Dragons

Try: Jared Rosser

Conversion: Sam Davies

Penalties: Davies (2)

Cheetahs

Try: Junior Pokomela

Conversion: Tian Schoeman

Penalty: Schoeman

- Compiled by Lynn Butler

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