Dragons 31-14 Scarlets: Gwent side win derby as rivals fail to turn up

The Dragons ended their season on a high as three early tries set up a Judgement Day victory over the Scarlets at the Principality Stadium.

With a European semi-final to play for next week and nothing left on the line in the United Rugby Championship, there was always the danger that the Scarlets would struggle to get up for the final day of the season in Cardiff, but few would have expected such a a slow start.

Tries from Elliot Dee, Jordan Williams and Sio Tomkinson handed the Rodney Parade outfit their first league win since October. The Scarlets threatened a comeback of sorts with scores from Kieran Hardy and Carwyn Tuipulotu, but Steff Hughes' late score ensured it was a comfortable bonus point victory for the Dragons.

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A Judgement Day press conference last week was attended by all but one of the four professional sides. The Scarlets,through bad traffic, didn't make it.

For a while, you were left wondering if the M4 had ground to a halt again as the early stages provided no evidence of the Scarlets turning up again.

For 20 minutes, any fears over whether the Scarlets' vision would be pulled in two different directions proved to be false, if only not in the way the west Walians would have hoped. Rather than attention being fully on what was unfolding in Cardiff, it felt as if more than one eye was on the looming Challenge Cup semi-final against Glasgow.

Dwayne Peel's side had barely touched the ball when Vaea Fifita was sin-binned for a shove to the head of Aaron Wainwright. Dai Flanagan's men took advantage immediately, with Dee forcing his way over from a driving lineout.

They added a second almost immediately,